English Premier League Team Of The Week

 

After this weekend matches Leicester City went to the top of Premier League table, thanks to a defeat to Manchester City by Liverpool, and also Leicester ensuring a win from themselves. Jamie Vardy who scored the first goal for Leicester made history as he equalled Van Nisterooy's record of 10 goals in goals consecutive matches when he took his goal tally to 13 for the season.

Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham also recorded some vital win while Arsenal was less impressive as they slipped to defeat by West Brom. With that been said let take a look at our team of the week, those whose performance stood out.

Here are our selections.

Formation 4-3-3

Goalkeeper - David de Gea (Manchester United)

Since his return to first-team action he has been superb, and prior to the game he had a run of six matches without conceding but the goal which he conceded was a penalty kick which his defender Rojo gave away after tripping over Nigerian International Odion Ighalo and his Captain Troy Deeney stepped up and fired home an equalizer goal, little did he knew that he would score an own goal.

Defender - Ryan Shawcross (Stoke City)

Ever since he had returned from the back surgery which left him out of the beginning of the season, he has been ever reliable as he did not let his team down when they faced Southampton over the weekend as they halted their run of 8games unbeaten. He holds my right back position.   

Defender - Martin Skrtel (Liverpool)

Liverpool is known to have paraded several A-list defenders, such as Carragher, Hyypia, Phil Neal, Alan Hasan and the list goes on. Skrtel is not left out of the Great defenders Liverpool has, soon to be 31 and he's still on top of his game. His composure and ability to help the team has made him one of the longest serving at the club, in his 8th year now. His performance last weekend against Manchester City and his brilliant goal brought him into my team of the week as he holds the centre back.   

Defender: Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham Hotspur)

The Belgian has been an astute signing for the Tottenham as he once again proved to be an important player as he scored and also stopped the opposition West Ham from Scoring, he gave Victor Moses and Andy Carroll limited space to cause any threat. He pairs with Skrtel at the heart of the defence.

Defender: Funes Mori (Everton FC)

The young Argentine defender definitely deserves a place in my team. I put him at left back, because of his heroics performance against Aston Villa. He didn't give J Ayew any chance to play his game. He also stopped Grealish on several occasions.  

Midfielder - Dele Alli (Tottenham)

The 19year old, won himself the man of the match award against West Ham, even though he didn't score, he had a hand in most of the goals. His form has been so far top notch, just recently he made his full England international debut, and he got himself a goal. He deserves a place in my team of the as the centre midfielder.

Midfielder - Ross Barkley (Everton)

Barkley gets better after each games, he's known to provide several assist for Lukaku and even scoring himself as he scored twice to help Everton defeat Aston Villa. England midfielder Barkley is now playing for Everton in an advanced position where his talents are best utilised and he is really starting to express himself as a consequence. He plays as the anchor in the midfield supplying passes to the forwards.

Midfielder - Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool)

If you had to single out a player that caused havoc and wreck the City defence, it has to be the little Brazilian, he is a magician. He taunted and provoked the former champions and most times made them look like inferior. He is playing as an attacking midfielder alongside with Barkley.

Forward - Jamie Vardy (Leicester)

So he's done it. Jamie Vardy has equalled Ruud van Nistelrooy's record of scoring in 10 consecutive Premier League games. He deserves the right to be named in every team of the week, because he's the most in-form striker in the league and he guarantees you a goal every weekend.

Forward - Harry Kane (Tottenham)

Something rather special is happening at White Hart Lane at the moment. Mauricio Pochettino has got Harry Kane scoring goals again, and his side is starting to look like a team capable of winning a Champions League spot. Twelve goals for Kane in 14 London derbies is impressive. After a torrid start to the season, he begins to show reasons why the coach had faith in him. He's unlucky not to get his second hattrick this season as he missed a seater during the win over West Ham. He will play as my number 9.

Forward - Romelu Lukaku (Everton)

Nine goals in 13 matches, Lukaku is a star for the future, the Chelsea outcast has never stopped scoring ever since he was bought from Anderlecht. His double and an assist helped his team defeat Aston Villa.  The Belgian now joins an illustrious group of players, like Michael Owen and Robbie Fowler, who have scored 50 Premier League goals under the age of 23.

Coach of the Week: Jurgen Klopp

The magician from Germany has been top notch ever since joining Liverpool and his battering of Manchester City over the weekend was classic as he gave Manchester City no chance to express themselves. His tactics has been superb so far and I see him taking Liverpool to the top 4 and if possible winning the league.  

The team of the week is based on my assessment of each player’s contribution to the success of their team, well if you think I omitted a player feel free to put them in the comment box. Watch out for the Spainish Team of the Week.

Complied by: Adekunle Adewale