ESPN announced the Team of the Year for the past season. The pay channel offered supporters of all clubs the opportunity to vote for their favorite in the various positions. In total, more than 150,000 people cast their votes, with Feyenoord coming out as the big winner. The Rotterdammers deliver no fewer than four players and can therefore call themselves purveyor to the court. Erik ten Hag has been elected trainer of the year and is therefore also part of the team.
Supporters had via the social media channels of ESPN the ability to choose a favorite player at any position from five suggestions pre-selected by the pay station. That ensured that Joël Drommel was chosen as goalkeeper. The FC Twente goalie, who will transfer to PSV this summer, is the only player of the Enschede team in the team of the year. At the right back position, the first Feyenoord player can be found in the person of Lutsharel Geertruida. He is supported in the heart of the defense by Jurriën Timber and Marcos Senesi and sees a place reserved for Owen Wijndal of AZ on the left.
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In midfield, the followers of ESPN Remarkably enough, Sander van de Streek was chosen as the driving force behind. The FC Utrecht midfielder did not have a particularly strong season, but he could count on appreciation from the viewers. Next to him are Ryan Gravenberch from Ajax and Jens Toornstra from Feyenoord. In the vanguard, a place has of course been made for top scorer Giorgos Giakoumakis. The VVV-Venlo striker was good for 26 goals in the Eredivisie last season and it must be strange if the Greek does not want to make a nice transfer this summer.
In the vanguard, Steven Berghuis is the fourth and last Feyenoord player in the team. The captain is in his trusted right winger position. On the left, Cody Gakpo is the only PSV player in the team. The team is led by Erik ten Hag as trainer of the year. The Ajax coach won the national title, captured the TOTO KNVB Cup at the expense of Vitesse and reached the quarterfinals of the Europa League. In it, he and his team were eliminated by AS Roma.
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