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Which playmaker or defensive midfielder(s) should be in the EPL team of the season?

Discussion in 'Southampton' started by OddRiverOakWizards, Apr 17, 2017.

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Which playmaker or defensive midfielder(s) should be in the EPL team of the season?

Poll closed Apr 20, 2017.

  1. Etienne Capoue (Watford)

    1 vote(s)
    2.4%

  2. N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea)

    31 vote(s)
    73.8%

  3. Harry Arter (Bournemouth)

    1 vote(s)
    2.4%

  4. Victor Wanyama (Spurs)

    5 vote(s)
    11.9%

  5. Nemanja Matic (Chelsea)

    1 vote(s)
    2.4%

  6. Mousa Dembélé (Spurs)

    11 vote(s)
    26.2%

  7. Idrissa Gueye (Everton)

    3 vote(s)
    7.1%

  8. Oriol Romeu Vidal (Southampton)

    19 vote(s)
    45.2%

  9. Paul Pogba (Man U)

    1 vote(s)
    2.4%

  10. Other

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
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  1. OddRiverOakWizards

    OddRiverOakWizards Well-Known Member

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    The PFA announces each Division's team of the year towards the end of April. Last season the team was as follows:
    GK - David De Gea (Manchester United)
    RB - Hector Bellerin (Arsenal)
    CB - Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham Hotspur)
    CB - Wes Morgan (Leicester City)
    LB - Danny Rose (Tottenham Hotspur)
    Mid - Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City)
    Mid - N'Golo Kanté (Leicester City)
    Mid - Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur)
    Mid - Dimitri Payet (West Ham)
    CF - Jamie Vardy (Leicester City)
    CF - Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur)
    This year there are a lot more debatable choices. I thought that we could compile our own team and see how close we get to the real thing. I am assuming a 4-4-2 formation.

    I will put up one poll at a time and anyone is free to vote (non-Saints fans too). If you choose other please state their name and afterwards the player(s) with the most votes will be selected. Each vote will be open for 3 days.

    2016/17
    GK - David De Gea (Manchester United)
    RB - Kyle Walker (Tottenham Hotspur)
    LB - Ryan Bertrand (Southampton)
    CB - Virgil van Dijk (Southampton)
    CB - Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham Hotspur)
     
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    OddRiverOakWizards, Apr 17, 2017
  2. Paddy Podped

    Paddy Podped Well-Known Member

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    Much as I love Romeu, I've voted for Kante and Dembele.

    Both outstanding throughout the season, and in particular Dembele stood out against Saints, completely bossed the midfield
     
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    Paddy Podped, Apr 17, 2017
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  3. OddRiverOakWizards

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    Me too, Kante has been the outstanding player this season and Dembele has been immense too; bit worried we are going to have a supremely biased XI!
     
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    OddRiverOakWizards, Apr 17, 2017
  4. st_brendy

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    Joke or not, I'm banning the person who voted for Pogba.
     
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    st_brendy, Apr 17, 2017
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  5. Libby

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    <laugh>

    Has to be Dembele and Kante surely?
     
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    Libby, Apr 17, 2017
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    What like Virgil & Bertrand? :)
     
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    Libby, Apr 17, 2017
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    <cheers>
     
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  8. Archers Road

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    Bit surprised I'm the only one to vote for Harry Arter so far. It's the penalty miss isn't it?
     
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    Archers Road, Apr 18, 2017
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    N'golo Kante X 2. :)
     
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  10. Clem Fandango

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    Lee Cattermole
     
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    Kante and a half-vote each for Dembele/Wanyama. With all due respect to Romeu, he isn't the driving force behind a title-winning team as Kante likely will be, or one of the fiercest defensive units the league has seen in years, as Dembele/Wanyama have been.
     
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    Schad, Apr 18, 2017
  12. tomw24

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    He already has been!
     
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    tomw24, Apr 18, 2017
  13. OddRiverOakWizards

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    van Dijk was great but due to his long absence and the immensity of Alderweireld and Luiz I would have picked them ahead.
    Left back is debateable as Rose has been injured a while, so a toss up between Bertrand and Alonso (though I couldn't bring myself to vote for him).
     
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    OddRiverOakWizards, Apr 18, 2017
  14. Paddy Podped

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    Think there are a lot of people on here who vote the same way I do when there's a Saints player in Goal of the Month
     
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    Paddy Podped, Apr 18, 2017
  15. Archers Road

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    Hope so.
     
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    Archers Road, Apr 18, 2017

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