Ten Hag is not nominated for the best coach in the Premier League

On May 18, the organizers announced six candidates, Mikel Arteta (Arsenal), Pep Guardiola (Man City), Eddie Howe (Newcastle), Unai Emery (Aston Villa), Marco Silva (Fulham) and Roberto De Zerbi (Fulham). Brighton).

Ten Hag is absent from the shortlist despite a successful debut season with Man Utd. The Dutch coach helped the "Red Devils" end 6 empty years with the League Cup title, reached the final of the FA Cup against Man City on June 3 and took the right to decide in the Top 4 Premier League race. He also won the Premier League's best manager of the month award twice in September 2022 and February 2023.

According to British newspaper Sunsport, the fact that Ten Hag did not enter the nomination for the best coach in the Premier League this season is controversial. "Ten Hag helps Man Utd win the title, has a high probability of finishing in the top 4, has to play all season without a striker with a tight schedule. Before the season, many people only predicted Man Utd to finish sixth. or seven," one fan commented.

"Ten Hag should have been nominated, despite a bad start, but helped Man Utd achieve stable form after that", another commented. Many people think that Marco Silva or Unai Emery do not deserve to be on the short list.

Among the nominations, Arteta and Guardiola are the two brightest candidates, when Arsenal and Man City create a two-horse championship race. Arteta helped Arsenal win tickets to the Champions League and dreamed of their first Premier League title since the 2003-2004 unbeaten season. But Arsenal's lack of breath in the sprint and about to lose the championship to Man City could leave the 41-year-old coach left in the race with Guardiola.

Eddie Howe also impressed when helping Newcastle currently ranked third in the Premier League and will likely return to the Champions League for the first time since 2003-2004. Similarly, De Zerbi - the successor of Graham Potter, helped Brighton compete for the European Cup, and won Arsenal, Man Utd and Liverpool this season.

After taking over the hot seat from Steven Gerrard, Emery brought Aston Villa from the bottom half of the table to eighth, winning 13, drawing three, losing six out of 23 matches in the Premier League. The final candidate is Silva - who helped rookie Fulham win 51 points through 36 matches and will almost certainly end up in the top half of the scoreboard.

Meanwhile, the list of six nominees for the Premier League Best Player award for the 2022-2023 season includes Kevin De Bruyne, Erling Haaland (Man City), Harry Kane (Tottenham), Martin Odegaard, Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Marcus Rashford (Man Utd) and Kieran Trippier (Newcastle). In particular, Haaland is the most serious candidate when leading the list of top scorers with 36 goals, breaking many records since the beginning of the season - including becoming the player to score the most goals in a Premier League season.

The remaining list of nominations for the best young player award in the Premier League season 2022-2023 includes Alexander Isak, Sven Botman (Newcastle), Moises Caicedo (Brighton), Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton), Gabriel Martinelli, Odegaard, Saka (Arsenal) and Haaland. These are players under the age of 23 before the tournament started.