Of all the Barcelona midfielders to pick for a star-studded selection of the best players, the Kopa award-winning Pedri was even ignored, which is nothing but confusing.įinally, onto the forwards. With Busquets and Alves, this team seems more like a La Liga team of the season from 2012 rather than a list of modern footballers earning praise for their showings in the last 12 months. The list of midfielders that have been snubbed is truly endless. Frenkie de Jong and Sergio Busquets are named over the likes of Joshua Kimmich, Fabinho, Thomas Muller, Marco Verratti, Nicolo Barella. Somehow, more Barcelona players find their way into the list. Bruno Fernandes could be considered a bit of a stretch given his performances so far in the 2021/22 season, but his early year form was among the best. Champions League winners N’Golo Kante and Jorginho and Premier League winner Kevin De Bruyne make up the top of the list. Surely either of the three could credibly be chosen in place of either left-back. Andy Robertson can feel hard done by in the conversation as well. The big debate following the Euro 2020 final was a vicious back-and-forth between the finalists, with English and Italian football fans battling for either Luke Shaw or Leonardo Spinazzola to be crowned as Football Twitter’s greatest left-back. Jordi Alba and David Alaba make up the left side. He makes his way in the side in the place of the likes of Reece James and Joao Cancelo with seemingly no explanation or recognition for two of Europe's finest right-backs. On the right side, Trent Alexander-Arnold is joined by 38-year-old Dani Alves, a bemusing choice for a man of such an age who left Sao Paulo, his boyhood club, due to unpaid image rights in the summer to return to his former home of Barcelona. The defender's shortlist has six full-backs dominating the list with only Leonardo Bonucci and Ruben Dias making an appearance as centre-backs, something difficult to argue with other than the quantity.
They are unquestionably three of the best keepers in world football, with Mendy particularly impressive with his defensive records in the Premier League and Champions League. Starting with goalkeepers, Alisson Becker is joined by Edouard Mendy and Gianluigi Donnarumma. FIFA has released its World XI with the 23-man squad featuring some of the world’s best stars - among some absolutely baffling choices.
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