PETER CROUCH responded to missing out on the PFA awards this season by mocking the trophy and himself.
The Burnley striker, 38, cheered himself up with a typically self-deprecating tweet.
He shared a cropped photo of the bizarre-looking trophy, which is actually given to the players who are voted into the Team of the Year rather than the individual winner.
It features two players, with exceptionally-long, Crouch-like legs, tussling for the ball.
And the former England striker said: “Extremely proud to be the Pfa player of the year trophy.”
Crouch can count himself unlucky not to collect either the individual or team gongs after a stellar season in front of goal.
The 6ft 7in star has netted an impressive two goals in 31 appearances this term.
He bagged in Stoke’s 2-2 draw with Preston on August 18 and then again in the FA Cup third-round clash against Shrewsbury to earn a replay.
It was his fine form that earned him a dream move to Sean Dyche’s Burnley – although he has struggled to make his mark just yet and has still not got his tally underway.
But in the individual award voted for by his fellow professionals, Crouch surprisingly failed to make the cut for the six-man shortlist.
Instead Manchester City trio Bernardo Silva, Raheem Sterling and Sergio Aguero were in alongside Virgil van Dijk, Sadio Mane and Eden Hazard.
It was of course Van Dijk who picked up the trophy at last night’s awards, becoming the first defender since John Terry in 2005 to do so.
Meanwhile, Sterling was named the PFA Young Player of the Year and added the Football Writers’ Association award today.
The pair joined Ederson, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Aymeric Laporte, Andrew Robertson, Fernandinho, Paul Pogba, Aguero and Mane in the Team of the Year.
We can only presume Crouch was named on the bench and will be the super sub turned to when they need a hero…
