
Judged on
categories like rigour, recovery, distribution, chance creation and take-ons,
Pogba is one of the three highest ranked defensive central midfielders in
Europe's top five leagues.
He scored a
89 on their 100-point scale and therefore earned a place alongside Thiago
Alcantara (rated 90) of Bayern Munich and RB Leipzig's Naby Keita (88.5) in
central midfield.
There are
considerably less surprising names in the line-up, such as Lionel Messi (93.5),
who has been given a berth on the right.
And
Cristiano Ronaldo, who took both the Ballon d'Or and FIFA's The Best award in
2016, has been selected for the left flank courtesy of his 90 rating, which made
him the second best ranked winger in Europe.
Bayern
Munich's centre back pairing of Javi Martinez (87) and Mats Hummels (86.5) line
up in the middle of the defence after ranking as the top two for their
position.
Manuel Neuer
(88) is also not a shock choice between the sticks, although he was
surprisingly followed by Sergio Asenjo of Villarreal in second, but elsewhere
there are some unexpected names in the team.
For example,
Alex Sandro just edges out Real Madrid's Marcelo to take a place at left-back
in the side. Because they have selected the team by position, it means arguably
one of the best recent performers in world football - Marcelo - misses out
entirely.
So does
David Alaba, who also plays at left-back, which means Bruno Peres takes the
right-back spot.
The
selection up front may also come as a surprise to most casual football
observers.
Dries
Mertens takes the spot for best central striker after an unbelievable season
for Napoli in which he has scored 31 goals in 43 appearances across all
competitions.
There is
also no place for Kevin De Bruyne in the team, despite his high ranking. This
is because they have used a 4-3-3 formation, meaning no place for a central
attacking midfielder.
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