Midfielders
Midfield: Adam Lallana
Lallana proved himself with Southampton in the last two seasons and made significant progress personally as well as he found himself playing for his country. Lallana can operate wide left or as a central attacking midfielder. His main attributes are his dribbling, vision and his passing. Lallana also works hard on the pitch, has good speed, energy and balanced physicality which makes him a good player overall.
Midfield: Steven Gerrard
Gerrard has adopted a new position in midfield that is of a deep seated playmaker. He positions close to the center backs and spreads play by passing to the wings or through the centre. He is also a decent tackler and reader of the game, which has led to appreciation from many experts who applaud his versatility. He has been Liverpool’s key man for a long time now, and it remains to be seen whether age has caught up with him.
Midfield: Gareth Barry
An extremely important player for Everton last season and a very shrewd buy from Roberto Martinez. He has tons of Premier League experience and knows when to make the tackles, blocks and interceptions. Barry has slowed down because of his age but at times he shows that he still has the goalscoring ability with some decent long range shooting. He is a good passer as well, as he has strong vision to pass accurately and control possession. His defensive workrate and partnership with McCarthy is one reason why the fullbacks can afford to attack so much.
Midfield: Raheem Sterling
It is a tough choice when we consider either Ross Barkley or Raheem Sterling for this last midfield position. Sterling has been performing better and has been under appreciated. Sterling has a lot of end product to his flair, which Barkley needs to develop by improving his numbers. Sterling, a young talent, has a long and fruitful club and country career ahead of him, and so does Barkley.
Forward: Romelu Lukaku
The big Belgian finally transferred from Chelsea to Everton for their record fee of £28m. He has strength, pace, power and attacking workrate and seemed to fit perfectly in Martinez’s system. He needed to play a lot and improve which is possible at Everton unlike Chelsea. He has been consistent in the Premier League for the last two seasons and has 32 league goals in 2 seasons.
Forward: Daniel Sturridge
Another ex-Chelsea striker, Sturridge found his feet at Liverpool banging goals day in and day out. Sometimes people call him selfish but he is really confident and has a really good left foot. Doubts are cast over how many goals he’ll score without his mesmerizing partnership with Suarez, but the Englishman has talent and has proved initially last season that he can play alone and still be consistent.
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