ANTHONY MARTIAL WINS GOLDEN BOY AWARD

Manchester United striker Anthony Martial has won the 2015 Golden Boy award for Europe’s best young player.

Established by Italian newspaper Tuttosport in 2003, the award is reserved for players under the age of 21 and is voted for by journalists from 30 major newspapers across the continent.

The 20-year old French international scooped the prize ahead of Bayern Munich’s Kingsley Coman and Arsenal’s Hector Bellerin. His Reds team-mates Luke Shaw and Adnan Januzaj were also on the 40-strong shortlist.

Martial’s exciting rise in the calendar year of 2015 included a successful end to the season with Monaco (who finished third in Ligue 1), a first senior cap for France in September and a highly promising start to his Reds career, with six goals in his first 19 appearances.

Anthony Martial wins Golden Boy Awards

Anthony Martial is the third Manchester United player to receive the award, after Wayne Rooney (2004) and Anderson (2008) – no other club has had more than one winner.

Martial succeeds Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling, while other previous recipients include Lionel Messi, Cesc Fabregas, Sergio Aguero and Paul Pogba.

Arsenal Receive Major Injury Boost

Arsenal fans should be happy with the news that Bellerin, Chamberlain & Ramsey players are back in the squad and fighting for a place in the starting lineup when the gunners square up against West Bromwich Albion this weekend.

The Gunners had to make do with French International Mathieu Debuchy who deputised for Hector Bellerin but the Frenchman has been far from convincing so far and should once again be on the bench as Bellerin is likely to start ahead of him against be Baggies.

Oxlade Chamberlain who had earlier suffered a hamstring injury in Arsenal’s shocking 3 nil defeat to Sheffield Wednesday in the Capital One cup has resumed light training before the international break and he should definitely be fighting for a place in the starting lineup this weekend

Flying Welshman Aaron Ramsey was also out with a hamstring problem in the Champions league victory over Bayern Munich. Ramsey has a 50% chance of playing in this weekend game as he looks to help Arsenal push high as they can in the EPL this season.

Hector Bellerin
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Other first team players that are still out with injuries include; Wilshere, Welbeck, Rosicky & Walcott.

The Gunners have been plagued with injuries yet again this season but have still found a way of keeping their EPL hope alive as they are joint top in the EPL with the Etihad Landlords Manchester City.

Moses Simon And Kelechi Iheanacho Among Contenders For Golden Boy Award

The prestigious Golden Boy award which is reserved for players under the age of 21 was first established by the Italian newspaper Tuttosport. The award was won by Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling last year and boasts Wayne Rooney (2004), Lionel Messi (2005), Sergio Agüero (2007) and Mario Götze (2011) among its former winners.

The winner of the award, which is voted for by journalists from 30 newspapers around the world, will be announced in
December.

The full shortlist:

Andrija Zivkovic (Partizan Belgrade)

Nathan Ake (Watford; on loan from
Chelsea)

Moses Simon (KAA Gent)

Dele Alli (Tottenham)

Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal)

Jordon Ibe (Liverpool)

Kelechi Iheanacho (Manchester City)

Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea)

Anthony Martial (Manchester United)

Divock Origi (Liverpool)

Luke Shaw (Manchester United)

Adama Traoré (Aston Villa)

Marco Asensio (Espanyol)

Zakaria Bakkali (Valencia)

Ángel Correa (Atlético Madrid)

Danilo Barbosa (Valencia)

Munir El Haddadi (Barcelona)

Dahoud Mahmoud (Borussia Monchengladbach)

Alen Halilovic (Barcelona)

Francisco Rodríguez (Wolsfburg)

Sandro Ramírez (Barcelona)

Kingsley Coman (Bayern Munich)

Pierre-Emile Hojberg (Schalke)

Adnan Januzaj (Borussia Dortmund; on loan from Manchester United)

Max Meyer (Schalke)

Ricardo Kishna (Lazio)

Adama Traoré (Monaco)

Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio)

Alessio Romagnoli (Milan)

Mario Pasalic (Monaco; on loan from Chelsea)

Adrien Rabiot (PSG)

Jason Denayer (Galatasaray; on loan
from Manchester City)

Anwar El Ghazi (Ajax Amsterdam)

Gaston Pereiro (PSV)

Tonny Vilhena (Feyenoord)

Goncalo Guedes (Benfica)

Ruben Neves (Porto)

Nemanja Maksimovic (Astana)

Marko Pajca (Dinamo Zagreb)

Youri Tielemans (Anderlecht)

Newfanzone BPL team of the week (Game Week 11)

Formation: 4-1-2-3

Goalkeeper- Jack Butland (Stoke City):

The English goalkeeper was outstanding at the weekend making six saves against Newcastle. He made two world-class saves to deny Moussa Sissoko and Jamaal Lascelles from scoring against his team.

Right back- Hector Bellerin (Arsenal):

The young Spanish defender had a solid performance against Swansea at the weekend. He combined with Joel Campbell effectively on the right-wing throughout the match. Defensively, he snuffed out the threat of Swansea’s Jefferson Montero.

Centre back- Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal):

Another top defensive performance from the French defender against Swansea at the weekend and he capped it off with a goal.

Centre back- Nicolas Otamendi (Manchester City):

The Argentine defender had an outstanding performance at the heart of Manchester City’s defence and scored a thumping header to give his team the lead against Norwich City at the weekend.

Left back- Nathan Ake (Watford)

The young Dutch defender had an impressive performance against West Ham at the weekend. He made a lot of darting runs which helped his team to put a lot of pressure on West Ham’s defence. Defensively, he made more tackles than any other defender in the match.

Defensive midfield- Dele Alli (Tottenham):

The 19-year-old English midfielder had an impressive performance against Aston Villa on Monday night. His passing skills and calmness in midfield was a joy to watch, he capped off his night with a lovely goal.

Attacking midfield- Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City):

Riyad Mahrez was at his best against West Bromwich Albion on Saturday. It has been a wonderful season so far for the Algerian playmaker, his pace and dribbling skills are simply breathtaking and he capped off his sensational performance with two beautiful goals.

Attacking midfield- Mesut Ozil (Arsenal):

The German midfielder continued his blistering form by grabbing two assists in Arsenal’s 3-0 win at Swansea on Saturday.

Forward- Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool):

The Brazilian forward had an outstanding performance against Chelsea on Saturday scoring two beautiful goals.

Forward- Arouna Kone (Everton):

The Ivorian striker had an impressive performance against Sunderland on Sunday scoring his first premier league hat-trick.

Forward- Odion Ighalo (Watford):

The Nigerian striker continued his goal scoring form with two lovely goals against West Ham on Saturday.

Newfanzone BPL Team of the week (Week 23)

The lads at the Newfanzone have chosen this weeks BPL Team of the Week, do you agree? Or have you got your own team of the week? If so please send mail to fanzone.fans@gmail.com, you can also follow @Newfanzone on Twitter and like our Facebook page

Formation: 4-4-2 Diamond

Goal Keeper: Hugo Lloris (Tottenham)

Lloris had a standout performance at the weekend making a lot of point blank saves to help his team get a win.

Right Back: Hector Bellerin (Arsenal)

The young Arsenal defender continues to impress in the right back position and capped off his outstanding performance against Aston Villa with his first Arsenal goal.

Left Back: Patrick Van Aanholt (Sunderland)

The Dutch defender gave a man of the match performance against Burnley,co-ordinating in defence and building up attack throughout the game. He created the assist for Sunderland’s second goal of the match.

Centre defender: Kurt Zouma (Chelsea)

The young French defender justified the faith his manager has in him with standout performance against the league champion Manchester City. He was commanding in defence throughout the game winning all five duels he competed in on Saturday.

Centre defender: Fabricio Coloccini (Newcastle United)

Coloccini had an excellent performance at the KC stadium on Saturday. Fabricio Coloccini’s clearance off the line was a telling moment in the game,as he helped his team keep their first clean sheet since November.

Defensive midfielder: Daley Blind (Manchester United)

The Dutch midfielder had an outstanding game at Old trafford at the weekend,building up attack and co-ordinating the midfield. He gave an assist to Robin van Persie with a sublime pass and was credited with the assist for Wes Morgan’s own goal.

Midfielder: Mesut Ozil (Arsenal)

The German midfielder was back to his best and was the tormentor in chief of the Aston Villa side. He scored and created a lot of attacking moves throughout the match.

Midfielder: Christian Eriksen (Tottenham)

The Danish midfielder continues to give the Spurs fans something to rejoice about,his sublime free kick goal was a delight to watch.

Attacking midfielder: Raheem Sterling (Liverpool)

It was another outstanding performance by the English midfielder and he capped it off with a lovely goal.

Forward: Jonathan Walters (Stoke City)

It was a terrific performance by the Republic of Ireland striker scoring a perfect hat-trick (left foot, right foot, head) against QPR at the Britannia stadium at the weekend

Forward: Harry Kane (Tottenham)

The young English striker continues to be a revelation this season scoring goals with ease. He scored a lovely brace against West Bromwich Albion at the weekend

Newfanzone BPL Team Of The Week. Game Week 16

This week we’ve adopted the 4-3-3 as all the lads at newfanzone.com, argued it out till we finally selected this week’s Barclays Premier League team of the week (Week 16). 

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Formation: 4-3-3

Goal Keeper: David De Gea (Manchester United)

The Spaniard had an outstanding game against Liverpool making eight saves in the match,pick of the bunch was his save from Balotelli that he sensationally pushed onto the bar.

Right back: Hector Bellerin (Arsenal)

The young spanish defender did a great job at right-back against Newcastle United. He had a solid defensive display and was rampant down the flank,he capped off his fantastic display by setting up a goal for Olivier Giroud

Left back: Gael Clichy (Manchester City)

Clichy had a commanding performance in defence at the weekend.

Centre defender: Eliaquim Mangala (Manchester City)

The Frenchman was at his best against Leicester City,making eleven defensive clearances.

Centre defender: Michael Keane (Burnley)

The young defender was a commanding figure in the Burnley defence and was one of the main reason his team kept a clean sheet against Southampton

Central Midfielder: James Morisson (West Bromwich Albion)

Morrison was an outstanding performer at the weekend. He made threading passes and dictated the play in the middle of the pack.

Central Midfielder: Frank Lampard (Manchester City)

Lampard had a very good game against Leicester city and scored a landmark goal that took him level with Thierry Henry in the Premier league’s all time scoring charts with 175 goals.

Newfanzone bpl team week 16

Attacking midfielder: Juan Mata (Manchester United)

Juan Mata continued his prolific goal scoring form when he ghosted into the liverpool defence,heading home the second goal of the match. He set up the third goal of the match with his pass to Robin van Persie.

Forward: Eden Hazard (Chelsea)

The Belgian attacker was at the heart of everything Chelsea did attacking wise. He scored the first goal of the match,heading home from a lovely oscar cross and he set up Costa to score the second goal of the match.

Forward: Olivier Giroud (Arsenal)

Since his return from injury,the Frenchman has looked impressive . He scored a power header and his second goal against Newcastle was a lovely flick.

Forward: Santi Cazorla (Arsenal)

Cazorla was at his best against Newcastle United scoring two fantastic goals.