Troy Deeney points out this Newcastle United trio

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·2 janvier 2025

Troy Deeney points out this Newcastle United trio

Troy Deeney has picked his best 12 performers from the weekend’s action.

The Premier League team of the week (and manager) that have most impressed him.

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Included in his dozen choices are three from Newcastle United.

This NUFC trio all playing their part in the excellent win over Manchester United.

Troy Deeney explains why he has picked out Martin Dubravka, Fabian Schar and Joelinton for his Premier League team of the week and then the full eleven (twelve) are listed below:

Martin Dubravka (Newcastle)

“He’s done well since he stepped in and against Manchester United, even though they dominated, he was excellent with his feet, setting off the attacks.

“I thought he had a really solid performance and it’s not something that I have said about him over the years.”

Fabian Schar (Newcastle United) and Jacob Greaves (Ipswich Town):

“I thought both of them were solid, made really good tackles when they needed to.

“A lot of the work was done in front of them but any work they were called upon to do, they did really well.

“They were solid in the tackle, they’re not both known for being good footballers but were neat and tidy and did everything you want from a centre-half.”

***I have no idea what Jacob Greaves is like as a ‘footballer’ BUT I do know that Fabian Schar is absolute class on the ball! He is one of the very best at playing it out from the back and his long-range passing can only be bettered by very few in the Premier League, I certainly struggle to think of many (any?) defenders who are better than Schar on this front. You have to question exactly how ‘expert’ the expert judgement is from Troy Deeney…

Joelinton (Newcastle United)

“We had him in last week, back-to-back weeks now.

“I just keep thinking how did anyone think he was a number nine?

“This guy is a monster. He runs over people.

“That ball got put in the box and there was no chance little Lisandro Martinez from Manchester United was getting that. Arm across him, get out the way, goal. I thought it was a big powerful display.”

Troy Deeney Premier League team of the week:

Martin Dubravka (Newcastle United)

Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool)

Fabian Schar (Newcastle United)

Jacob Greaves (Ipswich Town)

Leif Davis (Ipswich Town)

Mikel Merino (Arsenal)

Joelinton (Newcastle United)

Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham)

Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)

Luis Diaz (Liverpool)

Liam Delap (Ipswich)