Every World Cup player in the Premier League squad has three brilliant Brazilians

Jump a little, but we reckon he's every Premier League side's World Cup player, from a centre-back conceding seven goals in three games to a guy we don't can't believe he plays for Brighton…

Arsenal: Bukayo Saka (England) Luke Shaw said what we all thought: "I would love him to be my child." On the face of it, Saka is just as important to England off the pitch as he is on the pitch. His “spelling school” has his teammates in stitches and he seems like that guy in the band everyone wants to sit next to at lunch. We bet he would give a big hug, but he might never let go of us. He was also at his best on the slippery pitch for England, and please, please, please let him crush his next penalty.

Aston Villa: Matty Cash (Poland) When asked what it was like to be one-on-one with Kylian Mbappe, Cash said the Frenchman was "the fastest thing I've ever seen" and "burned his legs". The fact that Cash came out of this clash with credit despite Mbappe scoring twice and assisting the other tells you little about Cash and a lot about the scary bastard running at him.

Bournemouth: Kiefffer Moore (Wales) Slim picks for Bournemouth, whose only other option was compatriot Chris Mepham, who was fine, but Moore is given the nod for his 45 minutes against the United States. He was a complete game-changer for Wales, who had been beaten in the first half before Moore's arrival, headed the channels and held the ball. We're not convinced he touched the ball in the next 180 minutes against Iran and England, but hey ho.

Brentford: Bryan Mbeumo (Cameroon)The Danes at Brentford haven't really done much. Let's face it, Denmark didn't do much. David Raya didn't play for Spain and Saman Ghoddos only played 45 minutes for Iran. So Mbeumo comes in, sort of by default, although he did typical Mbeumo-type things: run fast (sometimes too fast to keep the ball under control) and get into good positions before making bad decisions. .

Brighton: Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina) Let's talk about the elephant in the room first: it's really strange that a starting player, scoring and winning alongside perhaps the greatest Argentine footballer of all time plays for Brighton. It doesn't make any sense. Overplaying said greatest footballer of all time in the decisive game against Poland to avoid mass hysteria and a national crisis makes even less sense. And he's only 23.

Chelsea: Thiago Silva (Brazil)Chelsea players are taking advantage of their absence from Stamford Bridge this winter. Christian Pulisic, Kai Havertz, Raheem Sterling and Hakim Ziyech have scored or assisted eight goals in Qatar so far, compared to nine in the Premier League. Mateo Kovacic was excellent for Croatia (as was the guy who could now be a Chelsea player) and Kalidou Koulibaly exemplified Senegal's leadership and courage that he lacked for the Blues. p>

But Brazil have conceded just one goal in Silva's three games - that long-range strike from Paik Seung-ho - and he's also played the tournament ball so far, scoring perfectly a first pass to Richarlison for this beauty against South Korea.

Crystal Palace: Jordan Ayew (Ghana) Joachim Andersen may consider himself a bit unlucky, but Ayew gets the green light after his two sublime crosses helped Ghana win 3-2 against Korea from the South.

Everton: Jordan Pickford (England) Easy to forget he kept England in the first half game against Senegal and Pickford has now managed to maintain his goalkeeping madness - which for a long time made us all feel uncomfortable - on the perfect level, shouting effusively in his defense when needed, but remaining calm enough to make the right decisions pretty much all the time.

Fulham: Aleksandar Mitrovic (Serbia)52 goals in 79 international appearances is a stunning record, and the fact that he keeps £70million Juventus striker Dusan Vlahovic out is a telltale indication of the esteem that takes to the national team. His header in the loss to Switzerland was pure beauty.

Leeds: Tyler Adams (USA)The best midfielder on the pitch in the 0-0 draw with England...

Every World Cup player in the Premier League squad has three brilliant Brazilians

Jump a little, but we reckon he's every Premier League side's World Cup player, from a centre-back conceding seven goals in three games to a guy we don't can't believe he plays for Brighton…

Arsenal: Bukayo Saka (England) Luke Shaw said what we all thought: "I would love him to be my child." On the face of it, Saka is just as important to England off the pitch as he is on the pitch. His “spelling school” has his teammates in stitches and he seems like that guy in the band everyone wants to sit next to at lunch. We bet he would give a big hug, but he might never let go of us. He was also at his best on the slippery pitch for England, and please, please, please let him crush his next penalty.

Aston Villa: Matty Cash (Poland) When asked what it was like to be one-on-one with Kylian Mbappe, Cash said the Frenchman was "the fastest thing I've ever seen" and "burned his legs". The fact that Cash came out of this clash with credit despite Mbappe scoring twice and assisting the other tells you little about Cash and a lot about the scary bastard running at him.

Bournemouth: Kiefffer Moore (Wales) Slim picks for Bournemouth, whose only other option was compatriot Chris Mepham, who was fine, but Moore is given the nod for his 45 minutes against the United States. He was a complete game-changer for Wales, who had been beaten in the first half before Moore's arrival, headed the channels and held the ball. We're not convinced he touched the ball in the next 180 minutes against Iran and England, but hey ho.

Brentford: Bryan Mbeumo (Cameroon)The Danes at Brentford haven't really done much. Let's face it, Denmark didn't do much. David Raya didn't play for Spain and Saman Ghoddos only played 45 minutes for Iran. So Mbeumo comes in, sort of by default, although he did typical Mbeumo-type things: run fast (sometimes too fast to keep the ball under control) and get into good positions before making bad decisions. .

Brighton: Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina) Let's talk about the elephant in the room first: it's really strange that a starting player, scoring and winning alongside perhaps the greatest Argentine footballer of all time plays for Brighton. It doesn't make any sense. Overplaying said greatest footballer of all time in the decisive game against Poland to avoid mass hysteria and a national crisis makes even less sense. And he's only 23.

Chelsea: Thiago Silva (Brazil)Chelsea players are taking advantage of their absence from Stamford Bridge this winter. Christian Pulisic, Kai Havertz, Raheem Sterling and Hakim Ziyech have scored or assisted eight goals in Qatar so far, compared to nine in the Premier League. Mateo Kovacic was excellent for Croatia (as was the guy who could now be a Chelsea player) and Kalidou Koulibaly exemplified Senegal's leadership and courage that he lacked for the Blues. p>

But Brazil have conceded just one goal in Silva's three games - that long-range strike from Paik Seung-ho - and he's also played the tournament ball so far, scoring perfectly a first pass to Richarlison for this beauty against South Korea.

Crystal Palace: Jordan Ayew (Ghana) Joachim Andersen may consider himself a bit unlucky, but Ayew gets the green light after his two sublime crosses helped Ghana win 3-2 against Korea from the South.

Everton: Jordan Pickford (England) Easy to forget he kept England in the first half game against Senegal and Pickford has now managed to maintain his goalkeeping madness - which for a long time made us all feel uncomfortable - on the perfect level, shouting effusively in his defense when needed, but remaining calm enough to make the right decisions pretty much all the time.

Fulham: Aleksandar Mitrovic (Serbia)52 goals in 79 international appearances is a stunning record, and the fact that he keeps £70million Juventus striker Dusan Vlahovic out is a telltale indication of the esteem that takes to the national team. His header in the loss to Switzerland was pure beauty.

Leeds: Tyler Adams (USA)The best midfielder on the pitch in the 0-0 draw with England...

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