Because most footie-voting fans are p*ssy-lickers for offensive play, that would have to be my vote among what are going to be the natural choices.

It's clear that broke Manchowder's back, and other than awarding the MVP to Rio Ferdinand for captaining his team into crumbling irrelevance, it's the one thing you can really point to.
But blanking Manchowder on a score sheet deserves recognition independent of the individual play. And looking at individual play on both ends of the pitch, and the contrast of what an effective captain can do, it's gotta be Puyol for me hands-down.