This is our second part of the “Real Heroes” section which I’ve outlined the people from the premiership clubs who I believe are the real heroes of last season.
Today I’m going to give you the rundown on Everton to Newcastle.
EVERTON
JOLEON LESCOTT - Once again, I had a choice of players to choose from Everton, but in the end it was down to Arteta and Lescott, and I went with the latter. He’s earned himself an England call-up this season, and he’s scored 8 Premiership goals (and he doesn’t take penalties!!). He’s versatile enough to play anywhere across the back four, and he is a player I’d love Arsenal to sign. Hats off to Joleon.
FULHAM
JIMMY BULLARD - Cheeky chappie Bullard has been on absolutely great form since his comeback from his leg-break, and one of the reasons why Fulham hit such good form during the games when they really needed to hit form. Roy Hodgson needs to spend big in the summer, because they will not survive another season in the Premiership with their current squad.
LIVERPOOL
FERNANDO TORRES - A few raised eyebrows when Rafa spent big on the Spanish youngster, but he’s proved to be one of the best signings of the summer. He’s got pace, power, skill, lovely flowing locks, beautiful thighs, fantastic fingers, and a very caring personality. He just needs to cut the diving out of his game, and stop embarrassing Senderos.
MANCHESTER CITY
MARTIN PETROV - Excellent player. One of the quickest players in the Premiership, and he can cross a ball for fun. Fell off a little bit towards the end of the season, but so did the rest of the Man City squad. I’d love to see him at Arsenal if he was 8 years younger or so.
MANCHESTER UNITED
DARREN FLETCHER - Hard to choose a player really, didn’t really have any outstanding players, so I’m going to plump for the world-class Fletcher. The Scottish Pele, who adds so much to the Man United team when he plays, left the rest of the Premiership in his wake this season. Sent shivers down opponents spine’s last season with his scintillating performances, which has lead to a £45m bid from Barcelona. Could involve a swap deal with Eto’o and Messi.
MIDDLESBROUGH
GARETH SOUTHGATE - Middlesbrough finished the season in 13th with probably the thinnest squad in the Premiership, just a few points behind Tottenham who by all accounts were meant to finish 3rd or 4th this season. I’ve no doubt Gareth Southgate will go on to be one of the top managers in England.
NEWCASTLE
THE FANS - The fans did a great job in ensuring the club get rid of the most over-rated, moaniest, ugliest, fattest people to ever grace the world of football, Sam “if I was foreign I’d be England manager” Allardyce. Couldn’t instill the long ball with a squad of players where a quarter of them probably wanted to play football, and probably found out a little too late that Viduka wasn’t really a clone of Kevin Davies, another overly fat man.
Please feel free to add comments, I’ll be back tomorrow with the “P-Z” of the Premiership.
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