EPL Team of the Year 2009 - Right Back

The Volt

People seem happy enough to go ahead with 4-4-2 at the moment, anyone who wants to dictate that should go here.

Whatever the outcome of the formation, It doesn't look likely to affect the likelyhood that we're looking at a traditional back four so without further hesitation, let the voting for Right Back Commence.

Note: If people genuinely believe McShane was the best RB of 2009 that's fair enough, but they should at least justify their reasoning instead of jokingly voting and ruining the thread and overall team for everyone.

x43r0

Glen Johnson

Ush1

Sagna.

newbie2

Bacary Sagna

The Volt

newbie2 wrote: »

Bacary Sagna

Not consistent enough for me, he missed a fair bit through injury as well. I thought he was going to be better being honest. I don't think the PL is blessed with players in this position but Johnson just takes it.

curry-muff

x43r0 wrote: »

Glen Johnson

Really?

Headshot

go on McShane

The_Kew_Tour

O Shea for me just beats Luke young

CHD

Here, why put fools like McShane in this? Just put up top 4/5 players in that position.

curry-muff

O Shea is by far the most solid defender on this poll, but if you rank it on attacking ability he certainly will lose ground.

The Volt

Because this is all about opinions and if United and Chelsea fans can be biased about Evra and Cole respectively, I want to even that out by letting Hull fans be biased about McShane if they want. There will of course be a percentage of people taking the píss but not enough to sway the vote, hopefully.

My top 4/5 could be different to yours for example

CHD

Voltwad wrote: »

Because this is all about opinions and if United and Chelsea fans can be biased about Evra and Cole respectively, I want to even that out by letting Hull fans be biased about McShane if they want. There will of course be a percentage of people taking the píss but not enough to sway the vote, hopefully.

My top 4/5 could be different to yours for example

If you add up all the joke votes it could well sway it. Anyway O'Shea for me.

leninbenjamin

O'Shea for me as well. He doesn't have the same ability as Johnson or Sagna going forward, but he hits a decent cross and has been very very consistent defensively for the last year or so.

Young's another player who deserves mention, but I haven't seen enough of him to make such a proclamation.

joe123

Mcshane shouldnt be in it. No Ivanovich?

Peyton Manning

Tony Hibbert

Warper

Bosingwa

When you look at the list there are no outstanding players there

The best rightback at the moment isnt even on the list - Ivanovic

Gonzovision

+1 for Ivanovic being on the list at least

The Volt

gonzovision wrote: »

+1 for Ivanovic being on the list at least

Can't edit it now but just vote other and if that outweighs anyone then we can sort it. Alternatively if a mod wants to add Ivanovic I've no problems

CHD

Ivanovic hopped off Liverpool at RB last year and didn't really play there too much again.

He has done a good job this season. Maybe he should be in the list but he doesn't deserve to win it so no real point.

Poll is for the calender year so it has to be O'shea, Johnson or Sagna really. Bosingwa a comfy 4th.

Warper

CHD wrote: »

Ivanovic hopped off Liverpool at RB last year and didn't really play there too much again.

He has done a good job this season. Maybe he should be in the list but he doesn't deserve to win it so no real point.

Thats your opinion. Other people might decide he is the best as that is the point of a poll. In reality we know the majority of Utd fans will vote for O'Shea and Liverpool fans will vote for Johnson - same as practically every poll on here.

CHD

Warper wrote: »

Thats your opinion. Other people might decide he is the best as that is the point of a poll. In reality we know the majority of Utd fans will vote for O'Shea and Liverpool fans will vote for Johnson - same as practically every poll on here.

Yeah but he wouldn't deserve it if he won it. Like Evra in the LB poll. TBF the two you mention would deserve it.

OPENROAD

Sagna or Eboue who imo is a much better defender than people give him credit for with a great attitude, will go for Sagna.

danlen

sagna is the best all round right back on the list. he's solid defensively and good going forward. johnson isnt as good defensively. and o'shea, while solid, isn't close to sagna going forward.

The Volt

I hope O'Shea doesn't win, just incase we get people slating the poll for Irish-bias again >:(

invincibleirish

Luke Young for me. A versatile, solid, no nonsense full back. Granted he doesn't come with the flashy bells and whistles of Sagna and doesn't have the Irish connections that O' Shea does, but i'd rather him in the Villa team to either.

curry-muff

Voltwad wrote: »

I hope O'Shea doesn't win, just incase we get people slating the poll for Irish-bias again >:(

In their positions O Shea is more deserving than Given. Only because Givens position contained two World Class goalkeepers though.

noodler

O'Shea has improved so much this year in my eyes but going for Sagna.

therokerroar

John O' Shea in the lead, that's laughable to be honest and like I predicted before in the left-back thread, I knew he'd get selected due to the Irish bias.

Glen Johnson was far superior to him in 2009 and O'Shea hasn't done much in the 10 Premier League games he's started this season to defy that fact, it has to be Glen Johnson.

nkay1985

therokerroar wrote: »

John O' Shea in the lead, that's laughable to be honest and like I predicted before in the left-back thread, I knew he'd get selected due to the Irish bias.

Glen Johnson was far superior to him in 2009 and O'Shea hasn't done much in the 10 Premier League games he's started this season to defy that fact, it has to be Glen Johnson.

I'm sorry but I don't think you've watched any full games that O'Shea has played in this season because you couldn't have that opinion if he had.

I think Glen Johnson is a good player but I don't see how a defender in a team playing as Leverpool have been can be rated as the best in the league. I voted for Sagna because I've been very impressed by him all season.

therokerroar

nkay1985 wrote: »

I'm sorry but I don't think you've watched any full games that O'Shea has played in this season because you couldn't have that opinion if he had.

Trust me, I have, I subscribe to Sky Sports, there's a United game on every second weekend :rolleyes:

therokerroar

nkay1985 wrote: »

I think Glen Johnson is a good player but I don't see how a defender in a team playing as Leverpool have been can be rated as the best in the league. I voted for Sagna because I've been very impressed by him all season.

It's going on the whole of 2009, as I stated, Johnson was by far and away the best right-back in the league during the calender year, even though he has played at a faultering Liverpool side since the start of the 2009/2010 season, his performances over the whole of 2009 far outweigh O'Shea's.

A player doesn't have to play for Manchester United, Chelsea or Arsenal just to be the best in his position over a calender year.

Photi

danlen wrote: »

sagna is the best all round right back on the list. he's solid defensively and good going forward. johnson isnt as good defensively. and o'shea, while solid, isn't close to sagna going forward.

Sagna might be a better defender than O'Shea but that isn't what the poll is about. The poll is about the best right back this year, and in my opinion O'Shea has been just that.

Pepe LeFrits

O'Shea was the best LB in the league until Evra arrived so it's no surprise that he's the best RB now that he's switched flanks!

Voted for Sagna, as he's been very good this calendar year, I don't rate the competitors as highly as him and because he's the probably the only gooner with a realistic shot of making the team :P

noodler

therokerroar wrote: »

It's going on the whole of 2009, as I stated, Johnson was by far and away the best right-back in the league during the calender year, even though he has played at a faultering Liverpool side since the start of the 2009/2010 season, his performances over the whole of 2009 far outweigh O'Shea's.

A player doesn't have to play for Manchester United, Chelsea or Arsenal just to be the best in his position over a calender year.

What exactly did Johnson do that was so great as a RB for Pompey bar score the odd goal?

Jesus, the irony of people saying there is Irish bias when they choose Johnson is laughable

therokerroar

Pepe LeFrits wrote: »

O'Shea was the best LB in the league until Evra arrived

Ashley Cole was, without a shadow of a doubt. He still is.

Pepe LeFrits

therokerroar wrote: »

Ashley Cole was, without a shadow of a doubt. He still is.

I was mocking the United fans who were saying at the time that O'Shea was.

OPENROAD

therokerroar wrote: »

Ashley Cole was, without a shadow of a doubt. He still is.

+1 and that is from an Arsenal fan.

Pepe LeFrits

invincibleirish wrote: »

Luke Young for me. A versatile, solid, no nonsense full back. Granted he doesn't come with the flashy bells and whistles of Sagna and doesn't have the Irish connections that O' Shea does, but i'd rather him in the Villa team to either.

Sagna, flashy bells and whistles? lol!

Sagna is basically Lauren with much more pace and a better sense of where to be when it matters (in his own third at least). Dani Alves however, he is not.

greendom

It's going to be very hard for anyone to be O'Shea - he's Irish and he plays for Man Utd.

If the internet had been around when Paddy Roche was playing, even he would have won.

x PyRo

Sagna.

OPENROAD

Maybe we should have an open vote to see who people voted for?

newbie2

Sagna =

SligoBrewer

Where's the option for Seamus Coleman?

invincibleirish

Pepe LeFrits wrote: »

Sagna, flashy bells and whistles? lol!

Sagna is basically Lauren with much more pace and a better sense of where to be when it matters (in his own third at least). Dani Alves however, he is not.

Exactly, he is in Arsenals team who play pretty football but he ain't all that, certainly not the PLs best full back. Only thing he has on Luke Young is his youth.

leninbenjamin

therokerroar wrote: »

Glen Johnson was far superior to him in 2009 and O'Shea hasn't done much in the 10 Premier League games he's started this season to defy that fact, it has to be Glen Johnson.

Glen Johnson cost Liverpool three points against Arsenal recently with his woeful defensive position. While he's played well over the year, such errors are not isolated events.

How often has O'Shea cost United points? Maybe I'm off on this as I don't watch either week in week out, but I can't think of any recently.

fkt

danlen wrote: »

sagna is the best all round right back on the list. he's solid defensively and good going forward. johnson isnt as good defensively. and o'shea, while solid, isn't close to sagna going forward.

It's not who is the best. It's who was the best in the last twelve months.

OPENROAD

fkt wrote: »

It's not who is the best. It's who was the best in the last twelve months.

Sagna has been for me.

everdead.ie

I voted for corluka although i probably should of voted for o'shea tbh

fkt

Just noticed Evra got in This is going to be hilarious. Given, Evra and O' Shea in a best XI.

No doubt Sir Ryan had a great career, Joeseph, still going strong, the best player to play in the Premier League, the perfect role model, the genetleman, the character, Giggs OBE MBE will get into this too.

Oh and honest Wayne.

This forum should have it's own slot on Comedy Central.

deisedevil

Is it just me or is that a pretty poor list of RB's? I don't think any of them have really been outstanding this year.

OPENROAD

deisedevil wrote: »

Is it just me or is that a pretty poor list of RB's? I don't think any of them have really been outstanding this year.

None are in the same league as Lee Dixon imo.