Solskjaer: Inter Milan players deserve UEFA Club Awards clean-sweep!

August 26, 2010

Inter Milan’s treble winners have clean-swept the UEFA Club Awards, with Diego Milito winning the Club Striker and Footballer of the Year awards. United legend Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who was present at the ceremony, totally agrees with Inter and Milito’s domination:

“Of course you have talent and all the best players have talent, but what sets the best players apart from the others is the attitude, the determination and work rate, and that’s what impressed me with Inter last season and not just Milito,” he told . “Of course when you get the bonus of scoring two goals in the final, I think his work rate made him deserve that as well.

“They were top-class goals,” continued Solskjaer. “In a final any goal you score is (great) but he took them really, really well and that shows not only determination but that he has the mental strength and toughness of playing in big games. It is one thing to be talented and play well in the easy games but when you go to the big games and do that, that shows strength of character.”

UEFA Club Goalkeeper of the Year: Julio Cesar
Nominees: Julio Cesar, Hugo Lloris, Victor Valdes

UEFA Club Defender of the Year: Maicon
Nominees: Lucio, Maicon, Gerard Pique

UEFA Club Midfielder of the Year: Wesley Sneijder
Nominees: Xavi, Arjen Robben, Wesley Sneijder.

UEFA Club Striker of the Year: Diego Milito
Nominees: Lionel Messi, Diego Milito, Wayne Rooney.

UEFA Club Footballer of the Year: Diego Milito