Written by kirsikka
With no football on and suddenly a lot of time on my hands, I decided these can come out a little early. After all, who knows if the season will finish and it might be a small welcome distraction for some.
All my own opinion and liable to suffer from my memory being a bit pants meaning better options could have been overlooked. Still, hopefully, some nice (and a few not so nice) things to relive for you.
This is part 5, for part 1 click here, for part 2 click here, for part 3 click here and for part 4 click here.
— Most Improved Player In The PL —
Fraser? Big backward step this season. S Cook? Possibly. Adam Smith? Absolutely.
For a player that couldn’t get in the starting XI in the Championship, once he had made his mark in the PL he seemed to get better and better. I’d highlight the Everton sub appearance as the moment that it all came together. You could argue he’s actually turned himself in to the best right back and left back currently at the club. That’s some feat. His forward running makes us look a different side when he’s fully fit and firing.
I’ll be honest, I was rather dubious about him as a player in our promotion season. Shows what I know.
— Best AFCB PL Player —
The sheer consistency of performance, when faced with a bombardment week after week, means this has to go to Ake. He really should be plying his trade at a top-six club and Chelsea were foolish not to re-sign him using their buyback clause.
I really hope it has now expired although with only two seasons left on his deal, should we stay up then no signing we could bring in would be more important than extending Ake’s stay here.
— The AFCB 5 Season PL XI —
Picked based on what they’ve actually done for us in the PL, not what they might yet do.
Ramsdale
A Smith S Cook Ake Daniels
Fraser Lerma Arter Brooks
King Wilson
Subs: Boruc, Francis, Gosling, Surman, Stanislas, Afobe
Player I most wished had made a bigger PL impact: Marc Pugh. Forever an AFCB legend.
Note: Afobe wasn’t brilliant but we needed a striker on the bench and he did score a few at the start. However, we really have done this journey on the back of two strikers so there wasn’t a lot of choice for a sub.
There should also be an award for best tackle but apart from a S Cook coming up with a wonder tackle recently or Ake doing it pretty much every week I can’t think of one individually right now. Feel free to add your own.
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