It's time for the sixth issue of the Top Five series and this time we are taking a look at Aston Villa.
Just in case you don't know why I'm doing the Top Five series competition, it's so I can find the most popular football player, not just on Bleacher Report, but to whoever wants to vote as well.
The competition works like this: the players will be my choice and my decision, and will be selected from the opinions of friends whose football knowledge I respect. Any players that could be added can be sent by comments from the viewers of the article.
I'll do a poll every issue to see who is the most popular player from each club, then at the end of the long article series, I will put all the top names into one big league article.
After I've gathered the favourite players from each league, I will put them into the end article to find out who's the most popular player overall.
I will try not to just include Europe in the competition but also include some of the other major clubs from around the world as well.
The leagues I will look at will be the Premier League, Ligue 1, Serie A, Bundesliga, LFP, MLS, Brazilian League, A-League, Portuguese League, and the Dutch League.
In the first five issues we looked at Arsenal, Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea, and Spurs. In all five of the articles, people came out in their hundreds to vote and thousands to at least view the articles and for this I thank you as your opinions mean so much.
The Arsenal vote saw Fabregas win the Arsenal poll with 69.6% of the 273 votes, and the article got 3709 views.
The Manchester United vote saw Wayne Rooney take 39.9% of the 248 votes cast by the United fans and the article got 1667 views.
The Liverpool vote saw Steven Gerrard take 59.3% of the 322 votes cast by Liverpool fans, and the article had 2144 views.
The Chelsea vote saw Frank Lampard win with 59.7% of the 216 votes cast by Chelsea fans and the article made 1310 views.
The Tottenham vote saw Ledley King win with 41.8% of the 91 votes cast by Spurs fans and the article made 1128 views.
It's now time for the Aston Villa fans to step up and vote for their favourite player.
So without further ado, let's start the Villa vote.
No player has been ranked and the list is not in any particular order.
5.
Name: Martin Laursen
Position: Centre Back
Age: 31
One of the best Centre Backs in the Premier League, Laursen is such a rock for Villa and is the captain of the club. His grit, determination, passing, and ball control make him the solid player he is today.
4.
Name: Gareth Barry
Position: Midfielder
Age: 27
Such a sound midfielder who has deservedly broken into the England team many times. In many people's opinion he should be partnered with Steven Gerrard and not Frank Lampard. He is a Villa die hard and despite all the rumors from the summer, he has stayed to fight for his place.
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about 1 month ago
I absolutely love Gabby, Barry and Laursen to bits and they're all quality players but Young is by far our most effective players for us, so Young it is....
about 1 month ago
Nice one Ben,
Got to agree with Jermaine on this one, Ashley Young is our best player (Gabby a close second.)
Honourable mention for Stillyan Petrov, he's been outstanding this season in the middle.
from about 1 month ago
Thank William, Petrov has done well this season but when it came to picking the top five , he just fell short. However I agree with you that he has been a class act this season.
Buy the way I hope you and Villa dont think youve got away with that 0-2 robbery at the Emirates, Villa park her we come,lol.
Cheers for the comment and vote mate
about 1 month ago
I'd say Agbonlahor he looks a real talent
from about 1 month ago
Needs to be more consistant but when he starts scoring 20 or more a season, England and Villa will have a great striker.
Thanks for comments and vote Maire
about 1 month ago
I like Ashley Young.. looks like a really good player.
from about 1 month ago
Seems young is the favorite at the momment.
Thanks for the vote and comment Shyam
about 1 month ago
I love Carew I always have.
from about 1 month ago
A player that deserves alot of Praise.
thanks for the comments and vote Anthony
about 1 month ago
I voted Young, looks like he has the makings of a top player. Nicely written mate.
from about 1 month ago
Young seems to be the getting alot of love on the Votes side, cheers for the comment and vote Illya
about 1 month ago
Ashley Young, he is there most important player, provides a constant attacking outlet, as well as forcing teams to double mark him-freeing up space for other Villa attackers. As well as he played in Germany, cannot believe Stewart Downing is picked ahead of him
from about 1 month ago
I agree with you Young is miles better then Downing and should of played against Germany, he too good to be left out.
Cheers for the comments and vote Alex
about 1 month ago
Gotta be Laursen, very seen him miss a header. The term "defensive rock" doesnt do him justice. Quite possibly the most solid centre back in the premier league.
Young and Agbonlahor are the players that will make villa a top 4 club in the future though.
from about 1 month ago
I chose laursen too, great player underaited by some people, but id have him at arsenal any day. Thanks for the comments and vote Glen
about 1 month ago
Hmm...Ill go with Ashley Young on this one. Pace, ball control and a superb brain for the gam he has it all. Hes also lethal in dead ball situations.
Well written mate. Im enjoyin the series...
from about 1 month ago
Thanks Keith, always great to her from you.
from about 1 month ago
Piss off Glory Hunter.
from about 1 month ago
Haha what would you know Villan you little prick?
Go shout at Birmingham fans....rat
about 1 month ago
gabby gabby gabby
from about 1 month ago
thanks for voting Kavir
about 1 month ago
i have to go for ashley young, closely followed by gabriel agbonlahor. although they're all great players, and personally i think all the villa players should be on the list. anyway, good stuff mate.
from about 1 month ago
Thanks Yoosof, Young seems to be the landslide leader.
about 1 month ago
I'm glad a lot of people diudn't underestimate the importance of Laursen, he's an immense defender!
from about 1 month ago
He got my vote, thanks for the comment and vote Ricky
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