#Latest news with #FansPlayerOfTheSeasonBBC News23-05-2025SportBBC News'I'm a much better player now than before'Southampton midfielder Mateus Fernandes says he's a much better player now than he was before. The 20-year-old has been named Fans' Player of the Season at the told BBC Radio Solent: "I'm very happy, it's a dream for me playing in England and I did well. It was a tough season for everybody. I am a much better player now than I was before."My personality outside of the pitch is completely different to inside it. I don't like to speak too much outside of the pitch but I have a passion to play football, run and try to be competitive with the other team and of course try to win."It means a lot for me [to have this accolade]. When I speak, I speak for the players and we play for the fans. The thing most important in football is the fans so they know they are very important for me."Listen to the interview on BBC Sounds
BBC News23-05-2025SportBBC News'I'm a much better player now than before'Southampton midfielder Mateus Fernandes says he's a much better player now than he was before. The 20-year-old has been named Fans' Player of the Season at the told BBC Radio Solent: "I'm very happy, it's a dream for me playing in England and I did well. It was a tough season for everybody. I am a much better player now than I was before."My personality outside of the pitch is completely different to inside it. I don't like to speak too much outside of the pitch but I have a passion to play football, run and try to be competitive with the other team and of course try to win."It means a lot for me [to have this accolade]. When I speak, I speak for the players and we play for the fans. The thing most important in football is the fans so they know they are very important for me."Listen to the interview on BBC Sounds
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