PFA Awards: Team of the Year & Ronaldo wins (yet) again

It came as no surprise this morning when I woke up to the BBC Sport headline crowning Cristiano Ronaldo as the PFA player of the year.

The Manchester United winger was the stand-out player this season. I often think that the PFA award is a foregone conclusion and this year was nothing different. His goals from midfield coupled with his general all-round play have been genuinely first rate.

He was in the running to scoop the Young Player of the Year award as well but lost out to Arsenal's Spanish international Cesc Fabregas. It is just me who thinks that if you are Player of the Year and are eligible for Young Player of the Year then you should automatically win the latter category?

It is like saying that Ronaldo is the best player in the Premiership but when it comes to under-23 year-olds, Fabregas was better than him. It really doesn't make a lot of sense does it?

The Premier League Team of the Year was as follows:

David James (Portsmouth), Bacary Sagna (Arsenal), Rio Ferdinand (Man Utd), Nemanja Vidic (Man Utd), Gael Clichy (Arsenal), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal), Cristiano Ronaldo (Man Utd), Ashley Young (Aston Villa), Emmanuel Adebayor (Arsenal), Fernando Torres (Liverpool).

So no Chelsea players made it despite them fighting for the title. Only two players from outside the perceived big four - David James of Portsmouth who seems to of been a shoo-in and Ashley Young of Aston Villa - who has had an excellent season.

TalkFootball.co.uk has put together its Team of the Year:

David James (Portsmouth), Glen Johnson (Portsmouth), Rio Ferdinand (Man Utd), Nemanja Vidic (Man Utd), Joleon Lescott (Everton), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal), Cristiano Ronaldo (Man Utd), Ashley Young (Aston Villa), Emmanuel Adebayor (Arsenal), Fernando Torres (Liverpool).

We'd like to hear your opinions, please put together your Teams of the Year and comment.