Taking my life in my hands, I have engaged in my annual task of drawing up my team of the season. My main dilemma was with the forward positions. Last season, Ronaldo and Adebayor both scored more than 30 league goals but this time around Anelka remains the top scorer on 15 and he has been stuck on that total for a while. I think the best striker in the Premier League is Torres and, on current form, I would pair him with the revitalised Drogba. However, neither player makes my team because – on the basis of form over the season – they do not deserve to be there.
I’ve opted for a 3-5-2 formation (this is hard luck on Bosingwa who would have made it at right full-back in a 4-4-2) as follows:

Van der Sar (Goalkeeper)

Jagielka (Centre-half, right)
Vidic (Centre-half, central)
Carragher (Centre-half, left)

Ireland (Midfield, right)
Cahill (Midfield, right central)
Lampard (Midfield, central)
Barry (midfield, left central)
Taylor (Midfield, left)

Gerrad (Striker, support)
Rooney (Striker)