He was narrowly beaten in the highly coveted Balls man of the year award, but Jon Walters is still being given plaudits for his 2015. The early leader for the MOTY prize has overcome the disappointment of the last surge to pip him to be crowned as the Sunday Times footballer of 2015.
Jonathan Northcroft was the wise man who made the decision, proclaiming the 2015 that Walters had to be superior to Jamie Vardy's recording breaking run. The explanation Northcroft uses is simple:
He (Walters) was invited to the BBC’s SPOTY awards and several Irish outlets have named him the footballer of 2015. I agree. Jamie Vardy comes close but nothing beats Walters’ story of good-natured perseverance. Not only Ireland’s talisman, Walters bounced back from the brink of a transfer-window exit to win a new contract and reassert his importance to Stoke, who play Everton tomorrow. They have signed 11 forwards since Walters arrived but he’s yet to be dislodged.
When you put it like that it's simple. And he didn't even mention Walters' legendary status in his argument. We're on board certainly. We think there should be more Jon Walters around the place, and that's why we've given you this handy step-by-step guide on how to be more like Jon Walters.
[Sunday Times]
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