Dean Smith has won the Premier League’s Manager of the Month award for December.
The Aston Villa head coach beat Everton’s Carlo Ancelotti, Burnley’s Sean Dyche and Manchester United’s Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to win the accolade after masterminding a five-game unbeaten run.
Smith and his backroom team oversaw three victories and two draws as the club ended 2020 in fifth place.
Adding to the unbeaten run, Smith’s side scored eight goals and conceded just once during the month – keeping a league-high four clean sheets.
Back-to-back 3-0 victories against Crystal Palace and West Bromwich Albion helped catapult the team up the table.
It’s the third time that the Villa boss has been nominated for the award this season after he was among the nominees in September and November, eventually missing out to Ancelotti to Nuno Espirito Santo respectively.
Smith’s win sees him become just the fourth Villa manager to claim the award, following in the footsteps of Brian Little (Jan 1995), John Gregory (Sep 1998 and Sep 2001) and Martin O’Neill (Apr 2007, Nov 2007, Dec 2008 and Apr 2010).
reodlnot
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Ole was robbed
zembelmnot
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he deserve it with his most average players compared to other so called big clubs
mezbclnouz
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I don't agree with dis honestly, it should be ole, ole had 4 wins and 1 draw, Dean Smith lost to United dis is wat I don't like about d premier league, most of their coach of d month awards go to English managers😒
SouthForK50
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OGS didnt lose a single game ..and actually defeated dean smith ..so how on earth is Smith a better manager of the month than Ole.Ole amassed more points n conceded less goals than Smith
bizklru
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OGS didnt lose a single game ..and actually defeated dean smith ..so how on earth is Smith a better manager of the month than Ole.Ole amassed more points n conceded less goals than Smith
defeated Aston Villa on the 1st of January not December
liwdinptyz
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Ole was robbed
Oh yeah it’s true Ole Really deserve it I’m a Chelsea fan buh he deserves it
cuubcmrsz
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I don't agree with dis honestly, it should be ole, ole had 4 wins and 1 draw, Dean Smith lost to United dis is wat I don't like about d premier league, most of their coach of d month awards go to English managers😒
yeah but that lose was in January
kocmpsu
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I don't agree with dis honestly, it should be ole, ole had 4 wins and 1 draw, Dean Smith lost to United dis is wat I don't like about d premier league, most of their coach of d month awards go to English managers😒
Youabiruyz
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OGS didnt lose a single game ..and actually defeated dean smith ..so how on earth is Smith a better manager of the month than Ole.Ole amassed more points n conceded less goals than Smith
Smith had 4 cleansheets out of five and they conceded only one goal.Ole defeated Smith 2-1 but it was this January,go check the date.Both managers did well but Smith deserve it more.Appreciate others success bro.