The League Paper

EXCELLENT EMI IS PREMIER CLASS

by
The LeaguePaper Team
14 April 2019

CLASS ACT: Midfielder Emi Buendia has shone for Norwich this season
PICTURE: PA Images

I WAS in almost total agreement with the EFL Championship team of the season.
My only gripe was the absence of Emi Buendia.
I’ve been lucky enough to watch Norwich a few times this season and what a footballer the Argentine is. Quick, skilful, great movement; he’s a Premier League player all ends up.
Otherwise, it was good to see Max Aarons and Jamal Lewis, the two young full-backs, make the cut. Aarons is a little bulldog, like a stockier version of Kieran Trippier.
Lewis is an incredibly ...

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