Troy Deeney's Team of the Week: Player names here

2025-03-11 03:34:00

Abstract: Deeney's Premier League Team of the Week features Henderson, Rice, Salah & more. Howe is Manager of the Week for Newcastle's win-at-all-costs mentality.

Each week after the Premier League matches conclude, BBC football pundit Troy Deeney selects his Team of the Week and Manager of the Week. Here are his choices for this week; do you agree? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments section.

Deeney's Team of the Week includes: goalkeeper Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace), defenders Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest), Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa), Murillo (Nottingham Forest), Milos Kerkez (Bournemouth), midfielders Declan Rice (Arsenal), Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United), Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United), and forwards Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), and Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace). Deeney specifically highlighted Henderson's outstanding performance against Ipswich, as well as Aina and Murillo's crucial roles in Nottingham Forest's victory over Manchester City. He also praised Mings' performance after returning from injury and Kerkez's potential as one of the best left-backs in the world.

Regarding Rice's goal celebration, Deeney believes he should not be criticized and praised him for developing into a highly talented "number eight" player. He also pointed out that Guimarães performed excellently in Newcastle's crucial match for Champions League qualification, giving his all despite the upcoming League Cup final. Deeney also changed his past criticism of Fernandes, believing he has shown a new face under the new coach and is an indispensable member of Manchester United. In addition, Salah, although not in his best form, still scored twice, helping Liverpool extend their lead. Deeney believes that the overall quality of this week's matches was not high, with many teams struggling and players seemingly needing an international break to adjust their form.

Deeney awarded the Manager of the Week to Newcastle United's Eddie Howe. He believes that Howe could have chosen to rotate the squad in the match against West Ham United to prepare for the League Cup final, but he chose to go all out and ultimately won the game. Deeney praised Howe for instilling a "win every game" mentality into Newcastle, allowing them to maintain strong competitiveness even when the team is plagued by injuries. Do you agree with Deeney's choices? What does your Team of the Week look like? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments section.