Well another Premiership season is finished and it’s time for that all important season summary. This season has been full of more twists and turns than a rollercoaster ride. There have been some amazing saves, defending, attacking and goals scored this season. Some players have excelled beyond all imagination. For me the team of the season was a hard one this year. There were so many players to choose from and I had some hard choices but here they are… My special 11
My team of the season:
Goalkeeper – Tim Krul – Newcastle. The Newcastle goalkeeper has had a great season. He has been in great form and made some very good saves. He has really proved himself this season, he has been better than most of the other premiership goalkeepers. His stats were pretty impressive too.
Right back – Kyle Walker – Tottenham. After the season he has had he fully deserved to win young player of the year. He is strong fierce and a generally good all rounder, he is not afraid to tackle. I think he actually could be one of the best right backs I have seen for a few years. Also not forgetting that cracking free kick he scored against Blackburn this season.
Central Defender – Vincent Kompany – Manchester City. At £5 million this has been the best money that Man City have spent. His attitude and mentality are brilliant, he dominates a defensive and has an eye for detail that enables to him to see where to position himself best to defend. I think he is one of the strongest defenders I’ve seen for a while. Bags of talent.
Central Defender – Laurent Koscielny – Arsenal. I debated this position a lot because Arsenal’s defense were awful this year but actually without Koscielny, it would have been dramatically worse. This young player has grown up so much from the player he was last season, he has improved so much. He still gets booked a little too much but actually he has made some awesome defensive tackles and he has held Arsenal’s defense up for most of the season.
Left back – Benoit Assou-Ekotto – Tottenham. He has had a fantastic season. He is a fast paced accurate attacking left back who can gravitate in between players and around the left side of the pitch. He has defended so well this season and fully deserves to be in this list.
Right Midfield – Antonio Valencia – Manchester United. In my opinion he has been their best player by far this season. His non stop running everywhere and consistent passing is what makes him so good, not to mention the fact that he assists and contributes to the goal tally on a regular basis. Great player.
Valencia instead of Dyer. one was injured most of the campaign the other excelled. Sessegnon was good during the first half of the season, rubbish in the second half. Poor choices