Manchester City defender Alex Greenwood is the February winner of PFA Vertu Motors WSL Fans’ Player of the Month in recognition of her achievements.
Greenwood reached the ultimate vote with 24% of all votes, simply forward of Leicester’s Jemma Purfield. Chelsea’s Jess Carter completed in third place, whereas Millie Bright, Ashleigh Neville and Ashleigh Plumptre had additionally been included within the robust checklist of six gamers.
For Greenwood, her performances in February additional underscored her transition to a world-class midfielder since returning to English soccer in 2020. Her potential to play ball and browse the recreation makes her each a high defender and a crucial first attacking level.
The 28-year-old noticed a large quantity of ball when City met Chelsea within the WSL to begin the month, with extra touches than just about all of her teammates, and was unfortunate to find yourself on the shedding aspect at the top of a really arduous fought recreation.
She performed 13 precise lengthy passes that day for example her function as a play-maker. Her dying recreation supply additionally gave City a crucial attacking outlet within the troublesome climatic conditions.
One week later within the second of City’s two WSL video games in February, Greenwood was most likely one of the best participant on the pitch within the Manchester derby. She match so properly, noticed much more of the ball than she had carried out towards Chelsea, and defended herself on the entrance foot together with her studying of the recreation to stifle what a usually full of life Manchester United assault might create with the ball.
Greenwood deserves additional reward for February as she was ready to keep up her efficiency at a excessive stage regardless of a revolving door of defensive companions, which some gamers would possibly discover worrying. She was a companion of Ruby Mace towards Chelsea, and later Alanna Kennedy within the derby, however it has additionally been a function for a lot of the season resulting from many defensive accidents.
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