Eduardo was still finding his feet in the hustle and bustle of English football at the start of last month but by the end of December he was justifying Arsene Wenger's billing as Arsenal's "secret weapon". The fans certainly agree - they have picked the Croatian striker as their Player of the Month. Eduardo only featured in five of Arsenal's nine games but still did enough to scoop 27.8 per cent of the votes. He was quiet at Newcastle and Middlesbrough but exploded into life in the Carling Cup win at Blackburn, firing the young Gunners into a two-goal lead and slotting home the winner in extra time after Rovers had pegged back Wenger's side.
The Croatian produced two more clinical strikes at Everton to turn a one-goal deficit into a 2-1 lead. It was yet more evidence that the Croatian is probably the Club's most natural finisher since Ian Wright. Eduardo has staked an early claim for the January prize too after goals against West Ham and Burnley, taking his recent tally to six in just four games. Manuel Almunia finished second in our December poll, earning plaudits for his consistency in goal - and that penalty save against Tottenham before Christmas. Gael Clichy, consistently excellent at left back, was third.
Competition winner Phil Allen from Epping in Essex has won the chance to present Eduardo with his award before the home fixture against Birmingham on Saturday.
"Eduardo has found his feet at last," said Phil. "He is looking so classy and scored some vital goals in December - he's definitely my player of the month."作者: jacksonkua 時間: 2008-1-8 11:04 PM
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