Swansea City are represented in the latest Premier League team of the week that has been selected by BBC pundit Garth Crooks.
Actually Garth is now down as a ‘Football Analyst’ these days, a posh term for a pundit then!
The performance by Alfie Mawson in the one nil victory over Everton at the weekend at the Liberty Stadium was enough to earn them a place in the side alongside the other, in the opinion of the former Spurs striker anyway, most impressive performers in the topflight over the latest weekend.
I think we’ll already know ourselves, and not just based on the latest performance, why Crooks, we’ll also not argue with it, selected Mawson as part of his team but explaining his choice he told the BBC.
‘Any win for Swansea at this stage of the season could be a lifesaver as we approach the season’s finale. If ever there was a game where a Swansea player could be forgiven for taking a stiff drink at half-time then this was it. This was a game that needed cool heads and Swansea played against Everton with a cold clarity of purpose. Swansea’s entire defence was brilliant but the standout player for me was Alfie Mawson. The ball that Romelu Lukaku flashed across the face of goal was an instant cure for constipation but somehow Mawson kept his head and cleared the danger when a lesser defender might have panicked and deflected into his own net. Mawson’s decision-making was so impressive, and with two games left to play, Swansea now have their Premier League future back in their own hands.’
It’s always good to see the club represented in this way, and well played to Mawson for his recognition, but the most important thing about the weekend was of course the win.
Full Team:
Jordan Pickford (Sunderland), Axel Tuanzebe (Manchester United), Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal), Vincent Kompany (Manchester City), Alfie Mawson (Swansea City), Ryan Bertrand (Southampton), Manuel Lanzini (West Ham United), Kevin de Bruyne (Manchester City), Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal), Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City), Sam Vokes (Burnley).
