Some surprises in PFA's Premier League team of the year
Six Chelsea players have been named in the Professional Footballers’ Association Premier League team of the year.
Jose Mourinho’s men are on the brink of a first title since 2010 and their dominance over the past nine months was highlighted by a cluster of blue shirts in the XI announced by the PFA on Sunday.
The entire back four started the season as Blues players, with centre-back pairing John Terry and Gary Cahill joined by Branislav Ivanovic and Ryan Bertrand, the latter of whom signed permanently for Southampton in February having joined on loan last summer.
Congratulations to the SIX Chelsea players named in the PFA Team of the Year! #PFAawards #CFC pic.twitter.com/jKPCQoJkuh
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) April 26, 2015
Eden Hazard, favourite for the main individual award after a superb season in which he has notched 18 goals for the Stamford Bridge outfit, was in midfield along with club colleague Nemanja Matic, Liverpool’s Philippe Coutinho and Arsenal’s Alexis Sanchez.
Congratulations to @Alexis_Sanchez for being named in the PFA Team of the Season! http://t.co/el48KJKIDW pic.twitter.com/Se8SPXP8aV
— Arsenal (@Arsenal) April 26, 2015
Tottenham forward Harry Kane – tipped to be crowned young player of the year at London’s Grosvenor Hotel later on Sunday – was the only English attacking player, chosen up front alongside Chelsea’s 19-goal striker Diego Costa.
Congratulations to @hkane28 who has been named in the Premier League @PFA Team of the Year! #PFAawards
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) April 26, 2015
: David De Gea (Man Utd); Ryan Bertrand (Southampton), Branislav Ivanovic (Chelsea), John Terry (Chelsea), Gary Cahill (Chelsea); Eden Hazard (Chelsea), Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool), Nemanja Matic (Chelsea), Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal); Harry Kane (Tottenham), Diego Costa (Chelsea).
