Arsenal and Wales get three players into 40-man UEFA Team of the Year shortlist but not a single Englishman
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/arsenal-wales-three-players-40-9305671
UEFA Team of the Year の候補者40人のリストのうち
3人のウエルズ人の選手名があがったが イングランド人は皆無だった アーセナルからは 3名の候補者 と言う記事です。
最終候補者40人の中から オンライン投票で イレブンが選出されるそうです。
ウチからは ポグバとズラタンが リストアップされています。
UEFA has announced its 40-man Team of the Year shortlist with three Arsenal players included, the most of any Premier League side, but not a single English, Irish or Scottish player.
Wales play a starring role in the list, with Joe Allen, Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey all in the running for the final XI.
Now in its 16th year, the online poll asks fans to pick their formation and team from a list of four goalkeepers, 12 defenders, 12 midfielders and 12 forwards.
GOALKEEPERS:Gigi Buffon (Juventus), Keylor Navas (Real Madrid), Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid), Rui Patricio (Sporting).
DEFENDERS: Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham), Jerome Boateng (Bayern Munich), Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus), Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid), Diego Godin (Atletico Madrid), Raphael Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund), Juanfran (Atletico Madrid), Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich), Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal), Pepe (Real Madrid), Gerard Pique (Barcelona), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid).
MIDFIELDERS: Joe Allen (Stoke), Yannick Carrasco (Atletico Madrid), Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), Andres Iniesta (Barcelona), N'Golo Kante (Chelsea), Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), Grzegorz Krychowiak (PSG), Riyad Mahrez (Leicester), Luka Modric (Real Madrid), Dimitri Payet (West Ham), Paul Pogba (Manchester United), Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal).
FORWARDS: Sergio Aguero (Man City), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund), Gareth Bale (Real Madrid), Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid), Gonzalo Higuain (Juventus), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Man United), Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich), Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Neymar (Barcelona), Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid), Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal), Luis Suarez (Barcelona).
まず CLに出て活躍したり リーグ優勝しないと 目立たなくて 候補にはあがらないのかな~
Zlatan Ibrahimovic (left) and Paul Pogba are the only two Manchester United players among the nominees