Troy Deeney’s Premier League Team of the Week Selections

BBC football pundit Troy Deeney presents his selections for the Premier League team and manager of the week following each round of matches this season. The following are his choices for the current week. Readers are invited to share their opinions via the comments section. Andre Onana (Manchester United) was selected despite his team’s draw, with Deeney noting, “I know they drew, but he made some massive saves to keep them in the game at Ipswich. I think he is growing a lot.” Aaron Wan-Bissaka (West Ham) earned his spot for his defensive excellence against Newcastle, in addition to scoring a goal. Deeney highlighted his effective performance in “shut[ting] down Anthony Gordon” and observed “really good signs of the guy that was signed for such big money from Crystal Palace all those years ago.” Ben Davies (Tottenham) was praised for his performance against Manchester City. Deeney stated, “I, like many others, thought he would be the weak link against City, and expected Erling Haaland to get away from him and score. But that wasn’t the case – he was excellent, excellent, excellent.” Max Kilman (West Ham) was described as “growing week by week. An absolute monster.” Pedro Porro (Tottenham) was included despite Deeney’s usual reservations, who commented, “I’m not usually a big lover of this guy, I think he is a massive luxury. But defensively he was good and he had the goal and assist.” Tomas Soucek (West Ham), a holding midfielder, was chosen for scoring “a really good header” against Newcastle. Deeney remarked, “You could see this happening. It was miles better by West Ham.” Mikel Merino (Arsenal) was selected as the second holding midfielder. Deeney noted his comfort in the Premier League, adding, “He does a lot of the ugly stuff and passes the ball really well.” James Maddison (Tottenham) was chosen as the number 10. Deeney highlighted his “couple of goals” and excellent performance, stating, “There was loads of pressure on him, lots of fans started to turn on him and he showed why we think so highly of him.” Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) was an obvious choice, according to Deeney, who called him “a shining light at Southampton in what I thought was a bad game for Liverpool.” Deeney added that Salah “gets better and better and carries Liverpool through games sometimes.” Matheus Cunha (Wolves) was identified as the primary reason for his team’s survival, with Deeney asserting, “He is the reason they are going to stay up single-handedly. His goals and the manner of goals he scores are unbelievable.” Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) contributed “a goal and an assist at Leicester.” Deeney praised his “unbelievable finish” and “perseverance for the goal,” noting, “He put so much pressure on.” Ange Postecoglou (Tottenham) was selected as manager. Deeney observed that despite “all the pressure that is on him,” Postecoglou maintained his team’s style of play, leading to “a massive 4-0 win at Manchester City.” Readers are invited to express their agreement or disagreement with Deeney’s selections and propose their own Team of the Week via the comments form.