Former Watford striker Troy Deeney is taking over from Garth Crooks this season in picking the Premier League Team of the Week for BBC Sport.
I'm delighted to tell you that I am taking over from the legend that is Garth Crooks to select BBC Sport's Premier League Team of the Week every weekend, and it is a great honour to get to fill his shoes.
Garth genuinely believes in what he says, and the same applies to me, or at least I'd like to think so!I was lucky enough to make Garth's Team of the Week on a couple of occasions during my Watford days, although it has to be said I was not always put in the position where I had played on the pitch.but used me as a holding midfielder instead of a striker.
The first thing I'd say I am going to be looking out for in a player is their bravery or fearlessness on the ball, but I am also going to try to recognise some of the unsung heroes each week - so, any players who might not be in the spotlight or have done anything spectacular for their side, but who I think have played a key part in a big performance.
For example, we now kind of expect Erling Haaland to score every week for Manchester City but just because that has become the norm for him doesn't mean he will have to do more than any other striker for me to pick him. The player I am looking forward to seeing most, however, is Chelsea's Cole Palmer. Last season he showed so much of that fearlessness on the ball that I love to see.
Palmer had a great Euro 2024 and was one of the England players who came out of the tournament really well, but I think the way he was used in Germany is an example of how I will have to be careful when I am picking players who don't start games.
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