KATIE MCCABE HAS been recognised for her excellent club form with inclusion in the Women’s Super League Team of the Year, as selected by the Professional Footballers’ Association [PFA].
The Republic of Ireland captain enjoyed a brilliant campaign in England’s top flight, helping Arsenal to achieve Champions League qualification again with a third-place finish.
From left-back, McCabe contributed five goals and 13 assists. She was rewarded with a new long-term contract by the Gunners last month.
Alongside England defender Leah Williamson, McCabe is one of two Arsenal representatives named in a team that is otherwise made up of players from Manchester City and champions Chelsea.
McCabe will lead a 23-player Ireland squad in Reykjavik this month for two friendly fixtures against Iceland (11 and 15 June).
PFA WSL Team of the Year: Ann-Katrin Berger (Chelsea), Maren Mjelde (Chelsea), Leah Williamson (Arsenal), Magdalena Eriksson (Chelsea), Katie McCabe (Arsenal), Sam Mewis (Manchester City), Caroline Weir (Manchester City), Chloe Kelly (Manchester City), Fran Kirby (Chelsea), Lauren Hemp (Manchester City), Sam Kerr (Chelsea).
How to Overcomplicate an already complicated sport! If it was up to me, no one would be sent off, the offending party would get put on report, sanctioned in the post match review and banned for the appropriate offence (no good behaviour bull). Meanwhile, I’d just let the players on the pitch sort it out amicably amongst themselves….
@Mick O’Shea: Hopefully no one will realise that you are promoting the NRL approach (if I have understood you correctly). Ireland may no longer be a Catholic country, but there are a good few on here who think it heretical to believe we can learn anything from Rugby League.
@Kevin Ryan: we spent years learning defensive systems from RL.
Our national coach is also a league man.
@Mick O’Shea: good to see player welfare is top of your agenda there Mick and letting the players sort it out amicably when one of them has possibly a brain injury. Top notch safety there.
@Paul Power: How do you even get out of bed in the morning? Does your mother still dress you? Poor thing.
@Mick O’Shea: ha ha ha poor comeback more like. I see you got lots of thumbs up for it