The Dutchman has been a revelation since Harry Redknapp brought him to England for €9 million on the last day of the summer window, scoring 12 goals and becoming Spurs’ leading goalscorer.
The former Real Madrid man won 80 per cent of the vote, beating Manchester City’s David Silva and West Brom’s Peter Odemwingie, who both picked up 7% each of the votes cast by members of the League Managers Association.
The survey, answered by 15 of the 20 Premier League managers, also revealed that Lionel Messi is their dream signing. The Barcelona and Argentina star landed 46% of the vote, ahead of Wayne Rooney, Cesc Fabregas and Nemanja Vidic, who all claimed 14%.
Gareth Bale and Steven Gerrard (both 6%) also featured on the list.
Jack Wilshere’s impressive form for Arsenal and England has not gone unnoticed by the country’s top managers.
The 19-year-old came out on top of the most impressive young English player category ahead of £35m Liverpool striker Andy Carroll, on-loan Sunderland striker Danny Welbeck and Blackburn’s Phil Jones.
Meanwhile, Manchester United were backed by 80% to win the Premier League title this season, while manager Sir Alex Ferguson was voted as the greatest boss of all time, ahead of the likes of Jock Stein, Bob Paisley and Jose Mourinho.
Manchester United’s Ryan Giggs, who has scored in every Premier League season since its inception in 1992, was voted as the league’s greatest player ever ahead of former team-mate Eric Cantona, Alan Shearer, Thierry Henry and Steven Gerrard.
Ian Holloway’s Blackpool have been a breath of fresh air in their first season in the league and they were recognised as the team of the season so far.
Remarkably, tactical know-how received no votes at all when the managers were asked what the most important prerequisite to being a successful boss was. Man management came out top with 53% of the vote.
Also part of the survey was a more light-hearted question on what the Premier League managers would most like to have been had they not made their grade in the beautiful game, with a varied and amusing array of answers.
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Premier League Managers Rate Rafael van der Vaart As Best Summer Buy And Choose Sir Alex Ferguson As Greatest Boss Ever