By Lachlan Mitchell
Casey fans have the opportunity to nominate Melbourne City players to face footballing giant Barcelona in May.
The Spanish side will face a team of A-League All Stars comprised of nominated players from all 12 A-League clubs.
The All-Stars will be coached by Dwight York, who is no stranger to success winning the Champions League once and English Premier League three-times with Manchester United.
The players were nominated by a panel of nine experts, who are all ex-players and are members of the panel that vote for the prestigious Johnny Warren Medal…the A-League equivalent of the Brownlow Medal.
Fans will be able to vote for their best 11 from the 65 names nominated. There will be one goalkeeper, four defenders, three midfielders and three strikers in the 4-3-3 formation.
Melbourne City has six players nominated for selection with French International Florin Berenguer, goal-keeper Thomas Glover, defender Curtis Good, midfielder Mathew Leckie and strikers Jamie Maclaren and Marco Tilio all nominated.
The highest polling player from each position will be the first 11 into the 30-man side, with the next two players being the highest-vote getters outside the initial 11.
The next 15-players will be chosen by coach Yorke and his assistants. The final two players will be selected by A-League Commissioner Greg O’Rourke, to ensure every club has no more than five players in the side.
The voting closes on the 12 May and the full-squad will be announced shortly after on 19 May.
To vote for your favourite City star’s head to: https://keepup.com.au/a-leagues-all-star-fan-vote
