EFL Team of the season

[hogesar 10,762]

[BroadstairsR 2,273]

That's about right.

Ben Godfrey hasn't featured long enough to come into the reckoning I suppose, and others such as Vrancic and Leitner would have likely presented a strong case if it had not been for the many games they have missed due to injury and the form of others.

Buedia is the big miss though, but we mustn't be greedy and there will always be near misses.

 

On recent sighting I would have picked James at Swansea over Hull's Bowen, but that's based upon my limited knowledge of both.

Wilder as manager? Huh!

Also, as it's widely expected that we need another 'keeper should we go up is Randolph at' Boro worth a look? We'll find out in a few days.

 

Edited March 27, 2019 by BroadstairsR

[splendidrush 720]

Waste of time, the Team of the Season is the Team that finishes top... in other words, us. 😁

[dylanisabaddog 6,141]

Agree with the original poster. In my opinion Dan James has been the best visiting player at Carrow Road this season. 

[CANARYKING 708]

How can they pick this with eight games to go ?

[Bethnal Yellow and Green 2,424]

Pablo Hernandez from Leeds missing out seems a bit wierd also, but guess there are only so many places. 

Glad Lewis and Aarons have both been recognised for their importance to the team and consistently high levels of performance. 

I fully agree with Wilder as manager of the year, his work at Sheffield United continues to stand out as superb. 

They always announce this before the end of the season and I’m always confused why they do so. 

[hogesar 10,762]

Wilder as manager is interesting. Not sure it's as clear cut as Bethnal points out. Especially if, for example, we won the title and Sheff went out in the playoffs.

Also worth noting that Farke has had a small budget, but integrated excellent passing play etc playing football at a much higher technical level than Sheff. Again, Wilder has done excellent and they are an effective team but still.

[BroadstairsR 2,273]

All of the managers of the top three stand out for various reasons.

The proof of the pudding will be revealed by the final standings I suppose.

I, personally, would have gone for Paul Lambert.😁

[cornish sam 1,040]

I actually agree with wilder as coach. Much as I love farke, wilder has (over a longer period I think) built a team to play how he wants them to on a far smaller budget than us and he is trying things tactically that are unusual. I wouldn't like him as our manager and don't particularly like him, but, you can't fault his managerial acumen.

[Bethnal Yellow and Green 2,424]

38 minutes ago, hogesar said:

Wilder as manager is interesting. Not sure it's as clear cut as Bethnal points out. Especially if, for example, we won the title and Sheff went out in the playoffs.

Also worth noting that Farke has had a small budget, but integrated excellent passing play etc playing football at a much higher technical level than Sheff. Again, Wilder has done excellent and they are an effective team but still.

Norwich have a much larger wage budget that Sheff United and Farke inherited better players.

Timm Klose and Grant Hanley cost more than the entire Sheff U first team and they only paid a fee for one player in the summer, the rest being free transfers. 

I get why people aren’t fans of Wilder, but his performance as a manager is undeniable. 

[BroadstairsR 2,273]

42 minutes ago, cornish sam said:

I actually agree with wilder as coach. Much as I love farke, wilder has (over a longer period I think) built a team to play how he wants them to on a far smaller budget than us and he is trying things tactically that are unusual. I wouldn't like him as our manager and don't particularly like him, but, you can't fault his managerial acumen.

Interesting stuff about Wilder there. None of us are particularly fond of him because of his sour grapes last season but I, personally, never thought that they would last the pace at the top.

One of the reasons was that I did not think their main strike force would last so long. The combination of Sharpe who is a lower league stalwart never proven at the top level and is getting on a bit and David McGoldrick, and the fact that has lasted the season without injury after his appalling record in the treatment room of Portman Road being somewhat miraculous, has always been fragile, imo.

I would have expected both to be crocked by now.

If either of these do get injured in the run in they will surely be thwarted somewhat?

However, there is clearly there  more to it than that and I suppose it is hardly necessary to look beyond the recent run of games without conceding to get a vital clue as to their continued success. The opposite to City really.

I thought that they were a bit dirty at Leeds and that full-back, whose name has deserted me, was very lucky not to get a red.

I think perhaps that Leeds are the better unit, but the Blades continue to grind out those results.

[AJ 1,359]

Surely they should pick this at the end of the season...?!

[wcorkcanary 4,784]

Mcgoldrick was excellent for Ireland last night, very smart runs and constant hard work closing down defenders and keeper. ....Pukkistyle!!

[splendidrush 720]

8 hours ago, BroadstairsR said:

 

One of the reasons was that I did not think their main strike force would last so long. The combination of Sharpe who is a lower league stalwart never proven at the top level and is getting on a bit and David McGoldrick, and the fact that has lasted the season without injury after his appalling record in the treatment room of Portman Road being somewhat miraculous, has always been fragile, imo.

I would have expected both to be crocked by now.

If either of these do get injured in the run in they will surely be thwarted somewhat?

 

No problem with Wilder, doing a great job.  I'm wondering what they'll do if they're promoted, neither Sharp or McGoldrick are likely to pull up trees in the Premiership, they might surprise but their age is against them. So they're going to need to spend and this is where the problems start.