S2 Sports Journalism 'Team of the Year'

 

Mark McGuire - Premier League Team of the Year


Mark McGuire talks us through his Premiership Team of the Year

De Gea- GK - De Gea is a very important player for Man Utd he is very passionate and shows his emotion on the pitch. De Gea has saved (no pun intended) Man Utd this season, without him they would be 7th or 8th.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bellerin-Rb- I picked Bellerin because he is young very fast and great in defence. He also helped Arsenal in the race for the Champions league spots. He can get down the wing and cross the ball very well

 

 

 

 

Rose-lb- Rose used to get a lot of stick from the Spurs fans but he has improved a lot and has been great in defence this season and can be one of the best in the future.

 

 

 

 

 

Alderweireld-cb- has been rock solid for spurs helping them have the best defence in the premiership this season and the best goal difference. He can make very good tackles and doesn’t give away fouls a lot.  I think he can help spurs win the league next season.
 

 

 

 

Morgan-cb- the captain of title winning Leicester has been great in defence this season and has scored very crucial goals on the way to the title.

 

 

 

Kante-cdm- Kante has just about intercepted everything this season he has set up chance after chance for Vardy and Mahrez and is rock solid in defence

 

 

Dembele-cdm- Dembele is a rock in the midfield for spurs having a 92% dribble completion rate and he is great defensively and if Spurs keep him he can be one of the best midfielders in the Premiership

 

 

 

 

 

 Mahrez-rm- Mahrez has been magic this season scoring 17 goals and getting 11 assists and helped Leicester to the title

 

  

Payet-lm- Payet helped West Ham to a European spot and scored wonderful free kicks on the way.

 

 

Alli-cm- Dele Alli is 20 years old and has been quality, having 10 goals and 9 assists throughout the season including a wonder goal vs Crystal Palace.

 



 

Kane-st- at the start of the season everyone called him a one season wonder but he ended up as the winner of the golden boot with 25 goals

 

Calum Grant -Team of the Year


Calum opted for a slightly different team going from player from accross a variety of leagues in England and Scotland most of whom are from his favourite teams Stirling Albion and Dunfermline

GK- Chris Smith- He is in the Scottish league 2 team of the year because he has kept Stirling in contention this season. He has played some great games like v Inverness. He could probably should have conceded 2 or 3 goals that day but kept a clean sheet. Chirs Smith played at Dunfermline before he came to Stirling Albion.

 

LB –Ben Richards - He has been one of the best defender in Scotland I think. He has linked up well with Cardle. He has worked very hard on his game this season. He is a strong player on the ball and a very quick runner. He played for England U17, 19s.

 

RB- Hector Bellerin- He has played very well for Arsenal helping them claim second place. He is very fast and he works very hard on his game. He is a big player for Spain.

 

 

CB – Wes Morgan- he has played outstanding this season with Leicester and he has been one of the best  defenders in the world this year. He is very handy at corners too.

 

 

 

Maherz-CM – He was Leicester’s best player this season I think. He will be a great player for Algeria and a superstar for years to come

 

 

 

 

 

Kante- cm- he has been unstoppable for Leicester in the midfield. He has linked up well with vardy and morgan at the back.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Joe Cardle-LM- he is a great player for Dunfermline this season. He links up well with Fassiel el Bakhouti and Ben Richards. He played for Ross county and Raith Rovers before playing for Dunfermline.

 

 

 

 

 

Smith- RM- He has been absolutley great for Stirling Albion. He has linked up well with Steven Doris.

 

 

 

 

Doris-ST- He has scored lots and lots of goals for Stirling Albion. He has moved to Arboath now and will do great there.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vardy-ST- He has scored tonnes of goals for Leicester and will be a big player for England too.

 

EL Bakhouti-ST - He has scored 30 goals for Dunfermline and he is a massively under-rated player in my opinion. I think he should stay on at Dunfermline because Dunfermline could get double promotion if he stays for another season.

 

Larbert High 7 - 0 Alloa

Ochilview Stadium Stenhousemuir 30/03/2016

It was a goal fest at Ochilview in the Forth Valley U-15 Cup Final with a 7-0 victory for Larbert High. Larbert dominated the game throughout especially in the second half where they scored 6 of their 7 goals. 

The teams get ready to recieve their medals

Early on in the first half Jack Donaldson’s whipped corner was too much for the Alloa keeper to handle and Keiran Mckinnon headed in for the first goal. Moments later another corner for Larbert resulted in a good chance that was headed over the bar by Owen Lake.  At half time it was 1-0 to Larbert but thanks to chances they created it could easily have been 2-0 or 3-0. 

 

In the second half Alloa were falling apart and started very poorly. Early after the re-start the second goal came for Connor Gamble.  Jack Donaldson delivered a perfect free kick to the back post leading to an easy tap in from Connor Gamble. 

 

It was 3-0 soon after with James Maxwell scoring.  A miss judgement from the Alloa goalkeeper led to a header to make the score 3-0 to Larbert.  James bagged a brace that his performance certainly deserved.

Larbert were starting to crush Alloa who’s heads were obviously down.  Keiran McKinnon got his second goal after the Alloa keeper saved he followed it in to make the score 4-0 to Larbert. Connor Gamble claimed his brace to make the score 5-0.  A great cross yet again from Jack Donaldson led to another goal from Connor tapping it and making the score even more convincing.

James eventually got his hat trick. A lovely bit of skill from the left winger helped him beat his defender and slot the ball into the bottom corner making the score 6-0 Larbert.  A double substitution followed soon after with Larbert replacing James Maxwell with Jamie Forrester and Keiran going off for Dominic King-Harris. 

 

The U-15 team ran out comfortable winners in the cup final

Larbert pushed for another goal which came after another great attack from Larbert. At first the Alloa goalkeeper, who was Alloa’s best player, tipped an amazing shot onto the bar however James wrapped it up in style shorty after slotting the ball into the corner and making the score 7-0 to Larbert.

Full time at Ochilview and the final score was Larbert 7- 0 Alloa.  It was an absolutely brilliant performance from Larbert who lifted the trophy in style. 

Alloa weren’t as poor as the scoreline suggests but were undoubtedly outclassed by a top Larbert U-15 side.  The two teams collected their medals at full time with captain David Fowler leading the Larbert celebrations.

 

by

Innes O'Donnell