Team "T" is in Town - A Terrific Premier League Line Up

If you were a football manager who could assemble a squad of players from the Premier League with the only restriction that their surnames begin with the letter “T”, then your team may look something similar to the one below.

Theoretically, you could field a back 4 of Taylor’s (2 from Newcastle, 1 from Swansea and 1 from Cardiff) with another Taylor (Matt from West Ham) in midfield. Alternatively, you could opt for a double Taylor, Turner (Ben from Cardiff and Michael from Norwich) defensive unit, but that’s up to you. Let’s see who I would pick and you can agree to disagree if you have a preferred 11.

Goalkeeper – Tremmel (Swansea City) I couldn't unearth another current “T” Premier League goalkeeper, so let’s hope he doesn’t get injured!

Defenders – John Terry (Chelsea), Neil Taylor (Swansea), James Tomkins (West Ham United), Kolo Toure (Liverpool)

Midfielders – Yaya Toure (Man City), Cheick Tiote (Newcastle United), Andros Townsend (Tottenham Hotspur), Alexander Tettey (Norwich City)

Forwards – Fernando Torres (Chelsea), Lacina Traore

Subs and Squad Members: Taylor x 4 (See above), Turner x 2 (See above), Tonev (Aston Villa), Tiendalli (Swansea), Tunnicliffe and Tankovic (Fulham)

On paper, this “T” team doesn’t look as strong as some of the previous entries into the series but there is still plenty of quality on show. A leader at the back in John Terry, plenty of other experience from Kolo Toure (who has had a hard time from fans of both Liverpool and Man City in recent seasons). The midfield is quite tasty with many believing the Kolo’s brother, Yaya is one of the best (if not the best) midfielders in world soccer. Cheick Tiote will provide plenty of steel and Townsend the flair going forward.

Up front, Fernando Torres may not be the prolific striker he once was but he would still walk into the starting line-up of the majority of Premier League teams, while Everton’s Traore is really untried at this level, but he is an Ivorian international goalscorer so plenty of pedigree.

Do you think you can assemble a better “T” team from the current crop of English Premier League players?