Is Tim Sherwood a good manager? Is he a great manager? Is he a genius manager?
While all the above questions are still far from being answered with any semblance of finality, what’s clear is that the first-year Aston Villa boss is brilliant when it comes to instilling the confidence and belief in strikers after taking over a team mid-season.
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Sherwood did it last year with Emmanuel Adebayor after being named interim Tottenham Hotspur manager in December, and he’s done it again this season with Christian Benteke.
Benteke bagged another pair of goals in Villa’s 3-2 victory over Everton in leading his teammates to the brink of Premier League safety (35 points — three teams and two points clear of the final relegation place). For his contributions, Christian Benteke is the Premier League Player of the Week.
Premier League Player of the Week
Week 1: Raheem Sterling, Liverpool
Week 2: Nacer Chadli, Tottenham Hotspur
Week 3: Diego Costa, Chelsea
Week 4: Diego Costa, Chelsea
Week 5: Frank Lampard, Manchester City
Week 6: Edin Dzeko, Manchester City
Week 7: David De Gea, Manchester United
Week 8: Sergio Aguero, Manchester City
Week 9: Wilfried Bony, Swansea City
Week 10: Alexis Sanchez, Arsenal
Week 11: Shane Long, Southampton
Week 12: Danny Ings, Burnley
Week 13: Lee Cattermole, Sunderland
Week 14: Sergio Aguero, Manchester City
Week 15: Andy Carroll, West Ham
Week 16: Olivier Giroud, Arsenal
Week 17: Charlie Austin, Queens Park Rangers
Week 18: Eden Hazard, Chelsea
Week 19: Mame Diouf, Stoke City
Week 20: Frank Lampard, Manchester City
Week 21: Alexis Sanchez, Arsenal
Week 22: Eljero Elia, Southampton
Week 23: Jonathan Walters, Stoke City
Week 24: Harry Kane, Tottenham Hotspur
Week 25: Chris Smalling, Manchester United
Week 26: David Silva, Manchester City
Week 27: Wayne Rooney, Manchester United
Week 28: Jordan Henderson, Liverpool
Week 30: Harry Kane, Tottenham Hotspur
Week 31: Ander Herrera, Manchester United
Week 32: Yannick Bolasie, Crystal Palace
Week 33: Jason Puncheon, Crystal Palace
Week 34: Dame N’Doye, Hull City
