FIFA Premier League Team of the Season- Biggest snubs ft Alisson, and more

Creating the team of the season and comparing players, debating the snubs and deserved choices are at the heart of any sport. It is no different in football. As FIFA Ultimate Team’s Premier League Team of the Season was revealed yesterday, the internet is abuzz with who got snubbed, who got chosen unfairly, and who should have been there instead.

We take a look at the top-five biggest snubs from the Premier League Team of the Season. First off, here are the chosen Premier League Team of the Season nominees-

Premier League Team of the Season snubs

Alisson (Liverpool)- Goalkeeper

Liverpool’s play has swung between two extremes this season. They either blow teams away with remarkable displays of goalscoring or collapse unbelievably and concede a lot.

Were it not for Alisson, they would have conceded even more. At the time of writing, Liverpool have conceded 42 goals in the Premier League. However, their PSxG (Post-Shot expected goals), which measures how likely the goalkeeper is to save the shot once it’s hit, is 49.3.

This means that as per the quality of chances teams have created against Liverpool, they should have easily conceded at least 49-50 goals. Alisson’s brilliance has saved them almost eight goals, a monumental swing over the course of a Premier League season.

In comparison, Ramsdale has conceded 39 goals from a PSxG of 36.9, actually underperforming from the shots he has faced. It is clear that while Ramsdale is a part of the better team, Alisson has been the better performer.

Luke Shaw (Manchester United)- Left Back

The same argument of Zinchenko being in the better team but Shaw being the better player can be made here.

Arsenal’s title challenge has seen four of their players make the Premier League Team of the Season. However, their season has been an example of the team being more than the sum of its parts.

While Zinchenko’s leadership and versatility have been invaluable to the Gunners, Luke Shaw has played more minutes, in a worse team, and been the more valuable player to his team. He has slotted in seamlessly at CB as well, solving United’s worries in the middle of the park.

Shaw playing in the worse team can be seen by the fact that he has accumulated more xAG, i.e., expected assisted goals. However, his teammates’ finishing has let him down tremendously.

This case is not as clear-cut as Alisson over Ramsdale, but there is a definite argument for the inclusion of…