90min’s alternative Premier League awards – 2022/23
The 2022/23 Premier League season is over and it arguably gave us more moments of chaos, manager meltdowns and on-field embarrassments than we’ve ever seen before.
There were thrills, spills, shock results, great goals and wonderful individual performances throughout the campaign in England’s top flight, but nobody has managed to get out of the season clean.
To honour the weird and wonderful of the 2022/23 Premier League season, 90min thought it was a good idea to create some alternative awards.
All the best to LUFC! For those who supported Weston in a hostile environment you have my respect! For those who failed to remember it’s a team sport you live to fight another day.🙏🏾 https://t.co/1sKM4EWjJD
— john mckennie (@airborne69) May 28, 2023
Did Weston McKennie’s father actively compare his son’s plight (truly terrible performances) at Leeds United to Harambe’s death? Or was it an accidental quote retweet?
We may never know…
Ah, Wout Faes.
The towering centre back managed to score three more goals than namesake and Manchester United striker Wout Weghorst this season. That sounds impressive until you realise two of the goals were scored for Liverpool and he plays for Leicester City.
„Far too many people think I am old and antiquated, which is so far from the truth. I might be 68 and look old but there’s nobody ahead of me in football terms. Not Pep, not Klopp, not Arteta. It’s all there with me.
„They do what they do, I do what I do. But in terms of knowledge and depth of knowledge, I’m up there with them. I’m not saying I’m better than them, but certainly as good as they are.“
Shortly after these comments, Sam Allardyce would oversee the relegation of Leeds United to the Championship.
Doing the Didier Drogba celebration in front of your home fans after losing 4-0 to Manchester City was certainly a choice, Jesse Marsch.
A 9.1 win percentage and losing eight of 11 games in charge of Chelsea was certainly a choice, Frank Lampard.
Scoring a 93rd minute goal at Anfield to complete a three goal comeback must be a wonderful feeling.
Watching your team concede a 94th minute goal before you’d barely got your top back on after celebrating your leveller must be the complete opposite.
Richarlison felt both of these emotions on 30 April 2023 inside the space of 30 seconds.
Lost for words. Shocking. pic.twitter.com/H94kewciOk
— Jason Tindall desperate to be centre of attention (@jasontindall_) May 7, 2023
Jason Tindall went from just another assistant coach to the most talked about man in world football because of one pesky Twitter account.
That is the definition of ‚meme of the season‘ if we’ve ever seen one.
You simply have to sit back and admire that man’s ‚main character‘ energy.
Was Thomas Tuchel and Antonio Conte’s handshake friendly?
No.
Was it funny?
Yes.
Did this actually happen this season and not 20 years ago?
Amazingly, yes it did.
This is up there, wouldn’t want to get on the wrong side of these 🥶 pic.twitter.com/dof3KA3akt
— 8 (@The_Gerrard_Era) May 22, 2023
The only thing that could possibly make the above photo more Mancunian is if the man on the left was wearing a Pretty Green parka.
Siri, play ‚Oasis – Cigarettes and Alcohol‘.
Tottenham Hotspur ran Chelsea close for this award having sacked an interim manager this season, but ultimately we couldn’t look past the mess at Stamford Bridge.
The Blues accumulated 30 points fewer than they did during the 2021/22 campaign having spent around £500m on new players. Make that make sense.
#AccidentalPartridge ☀️ pic.twitter.com/eGgOGctRos
— Accidental Partridge (@AccidentalP) May 24, 2023
Every current and ex-footballer seems to have a little bit of Alan Partridge in them.
Except for Gary Neville, that is.
Gary Neville has a very, very healthy helping of Partridge energy about him, as best exemplified by calling a holiday a ‚mini-retirement‘ when it is in fact just called a ‚holiday‘.
Just call it a holiday mate, it’s fine.