Messi, Lampard march ahead in March!

From one footballer to the next, my award to the best sportman in the month of March goes to Lionel Messi. The magical Messi, scored an astonishing ten goals in the seven matches he played in, including two hat-tricks. He guided Barcelona to the quarter finals of the champions league while they also head the table in La Liga. When on the ball, few can argue that he is simply breathtaking to watch. The way he simply glides past defenders, with skill and speed its a joy to behold. What makes him stand out more, is that he plays with a smile and tends to just want to get on with the football when fouled and diving is not part of his game, as is for many other footballers these days. He has always been compared to Diego Maradona since he started his playing career but to me, he is fast becoming the best player of this millennium thus far. His attitude is very admirable and with performances like this past month, the world player of the year might be keeping that crown for a few years to come.

My award for outstanding individual performance of the month of March, goes to Frank Lampard. The midfielder scored four goals against Aston Villa in Chelsea's massive 7-1 win over the Midlands club. Albeit two of those goals were penalties, he was still simply outstanding, along with majority of his Chelsea teammates. The fact that it was an Aston Villa side, who reached the League Cup final, are currently still in the semi finals of the FA Cup and are sitting in the top 8 of the league makes the achievement all the more remarkable.
It is also the sixth season in which Lampard has scored 20 goals or more, which for a midfielder is unprecedented. We all know Lampard to be consistent but the display against Villa was fantastic to see. For now, I look forward to hopefully seeing him at the World Cup...