Saying "Sterling deserved an award" is a bit nonsensical though isn't it. Planty of people "deserve" them, the whole point of individual awards is that they pick one stand-out player above the rest. There isn't a runner up, and shouldn't be. The YPOTY award needs to be revised. I was having a look around the other day and the general consensus seems to be consistent across all bases - the age range needs to be revised as 24 is no longer young in the modern game, it's getting on for mid-career for some players. I reckon a cap of players turning 23 in THAT season (so at most those that turned 23 between January and May this year, for example) would be a lot more accurate in reflecting and recognizing young breakthrough players, which is the whole point of the thing.