Ferdinand: "PFA voting system flawed"

Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand claimed that the PFA Player of the Year voting system is flawed, adding that it is not a true reflection of the season.

Gareth Bale swept aside all competition to grab the Player of the Year award along with the Young Player of the Year award before being named for the Football Writers’ honor as well.

For the Football Writers’ Award, members could vote up to the last result being confirmed, but for the PFA prize, players had to vote much earlier in the season.

Bale faced stiff competition from this season’s leading goalscorer Robin van Persie and Liverpool‘s Luis Suarez for the Player of the year prize. And 34-year-old Rio said that Robin van Persie failed to grab the prize because of the goal drought he suffered in the middle of the season.

“The problem with the PFA awards is that the voting system is flawed. There’s so much technology at hand that you could do it over an iPad and just say ‘bang, bang, bang’ at the end of the season.

“I am not just being biased but if it was voted for today Robin van Persie would win it by a country mile. But it was voted for by the players in late February or March.

“Gareth Bale is a worthy winner, but for me it isn’t a true reflection of the season.”

Meanwhile, the former West Ham and Leeds United defender expressed his desire via twitter to get into coaching after calling it a day on his playing career. Ferdinand tweeted:

“Trained with the u18′s today….nice little workout! Coaching youngsters could be a bit of me, who knows!”