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PFA Team of The Year Announced

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posted on 19/4/18

comment by Nickasaurus (U9257)
posted 37 minutes ago
Walker, I don't know a player who makes so many mistakes and yet still gets complimented as some great rb. Very strange.
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Because most of the time he’s excellent, a great outlet going forward and shiiit off a shovel in terms of pace

We basically traded a top right back who was prone to silly mistakes for an average right back (Aurier) who still makes silly mistakes

comment by BlueJ2 (U4630)

posted on 19/4/18

comment by Nickasaurus (U9257)
posted 23 hours, 55 minutes ago
comment by Christonghen (U20930)
posted 32 minutes ago
DDG
Walker VVD Verts Robertson
Fernandinho
KDB Silva
Salah Kane Sane

Tried to make it a bit more of a functioning team, with an actual DM and not having aguero out wide
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Gotta be kante then, been unreal this season.
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Christonghen, this is my point too. Every player choice is subjective, but we should at least pick players in their correct positions. De Bruyne, Silva and Eriksen have all been great - but 3 doesn't go into 2. Choose two of them, and include a defensive midfield player behind them (whether that's Fernandinho, Kante or someone else). It's stupid trying to shoe-horn De Bruyne into the defensive midfield position just so you can include an additional attacking midfield player.

Similarly, you can't pick both Kane AND Aguero, as they play in the same position. Unless you are thinking of playing 2 upfront, and getting rid of Salah, which is ridiculous. It's either Kane OR Aguero, with Salah on one side, and a left winger the other side (probably Sane).

comment by GOODBYE (U1029)

posted on 19/4/18

Christonghen

No idea who he is

posted on 19/4/18

VVD.

Is he there on the basis that he cost £75m?

comment by X (U4074)

posted on 19/4/18

comment by Nickasaurus (U9257)
posted 5 hours, 29 minutes ago
Walker, I don't know a player who makes so many mistakes and yet still gets complimented as some great rb. Very strange.
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Well Nick given how you rate Otamendi and Walker, it's a wonder City managed to finish in the top 4.
Look you can argue that City had less defending to do because we kept the ball so well, but you can't then just dismiss Otamendi's statistics of complete passes as not justifying his inclusion in team of the season.

Try to ask yourself, if defenders who make great tackles but struggle in possession are superior to defenders whom are not as adept at defending but retain the ball well; why have City conceded the fewest goals and win the league? X

posted on 19/4/18

I haven’t mentioned otamendi once u donut

posted on 19/4/18

Quit banging on about Otamendi Nick

posted on 19/4/18

Fack otamendi!

posted on 23/4/18

comment by Boris 'Inky' Gibson (U5901)
posted 3 days, 16 hours ago
VVD.

Is he there on the basis that he cost £75m?
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I fully agree that VVD shouldn't be in the PFA team of the year. Players voted around January I believe and van dijk was sidelined for half a years. He also didn't play well for Southampton due to obvious reasons. However he is currently the best CB in the league by a fair margin and that deserves a mention.

posted on 23/4/18

Otamendi deserves his place based on the entire season where he was defensively ok and was very good with the ball. Perfect for Pep's playstyle.

Though it's true that defensively he isn't as good as the pfa reward suggest and I think teams will try to exploit him next season. A tendency of losing his cool and getting carded often are things he needs to work on. It's a chance for Laporte to show some leadership when Kompany isn't playing.

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