Bastian Schweinsteiger & Rio Ferdinand pick their FIFA 21 Team of the Year Football legends Bastian Schweinsteiger and Rio Ferdinand have shared their TOTY picks for FIFA 21 Ultimate Team, so let\u2019s take a look at which players the pair have decided deserve the ultimate honor in FUT. Team of the Year is working a bit differently in FIFA 21 than it has in the past, but one thing that hasn\u2019t changed is that players still have the chance to vote on their picks for who should make the exclusive side. That means absolutely everyone who plays gets the chance to have their choice counted, and now former professional footballers Bastian Schweinsteiger of Germany and Rio Ferdinand from England \u2013 both of whom are ICONS in FUT \u2013 have revealed their picks. Bastian Schweinsteiger\u2019s TOTY picks It\u2019s no surprise @BSchweinsteiger\u2019s #TOTY is strong and creative. But what\u2019s your side look like? Be heard: https:\/\/t.co\/9cCkIYYo87 #FIFA21 #FUT pic.twitter.com\/4uHBL1qYmI \u2014 EA SPORTS FC (@EASPORTSFC) January 11, 2021 Since his video was tweeted first, we\u2019ll begin with Schweinsteiger\u2019s choices for who he thinks should make the cut. Notably, the legend left out Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo from his 3-4-3 lineup, but as you would expect, he also features some of the best German stars right now. First, is keeper Manuel Neuer; then Marquinhos, Virgil Van Dijk, and Sergio Ramos make up his defensive backline, while at midfield it\u2019s Joshua Kimmich, Raphael Guerreiro, Jordan Henderson, and Kevin De Bruyne. Read More: Best young players in FIFA 21 Career Mode – Instead of Messi or Ronaldo up front (which some fans see as a major snub), Schweinsteiger went with what he called 3 \u201creal weapons\u201d in Neymar, Kylian Mbappe, and Robert Lewandowski. Schweinsteiger\u2019s FIFA 21 TOTY GK: Maneul Neuer \u2014 Bayern Munich – CB: Sergio Ramos \u2014 Real Madrid – CB: Virgil Van Dijk \u2014 Liverpool – CB: Marquinhos \u2014 Paris Saint-Germain – LM: Raphael Guerreiro \u2014 Borussia Dortmund – RM: Joshua Kimmich \u2014 Bayern Munich – CM: Jordan Henderson \u2014 Liverpool – CM: Kevin De Bruyne \u2014 Manchester City – LW: Neymar Jr. \u2014 Paris Saint-Germain – RW: Kylian Mbappe \u2014 Paris Saint-Germain – ST: Robert Lewandowski \u2014 Bayern Munich – Rio Ferdinand\u2019s TOTY picks .@rioferdy5’s gone for goals, goals, goals in his #TOTY. Agree or no? Be heard at: https:\/\/t.co\/FnsksLW9Yc#FIFA21 #FUT pic.twitter.com\/GdwTa6KTXi \u2014 EA SPORTS FC (@EASPORTSFC) January 12, 2021 Ferdinand chose to go with a more classic 4-3-3 lineup, and starting things right off with the Premier League and Liverpool\u2019s Alisson Becker at keeper, explaining that \u201cif you want Mr. Consistency. Mr. Quiet, but get my job done. He\u2019s the man. Simple as.\u201d Like Schweinsteiger, Virgil Van Dijk and Sergio Ramos also found their way into Rio\u2019s TOTY selection, joined by Alphonso Davies and Trent Alexander-Arnold. Read More: FIFA 21 Update 8 patch notes – Kevin De Bruyne, who Ferdinand called \u201cthe best midfielder in the Premier League\u201d also made this team as well, along with Thiago \u201cThe Artist\u201d and the most \u201cintelligent\u201d player in the Prem, again is Jason Kimmich. Robert Lewandowski could very well be a TOTY pick, as he was selected by both legends, and unlike his German counterpart, Ferdinand was more than happy to include Ronaldo in his forward three, along with Sadio Man\u00e9. \u201cNo need to explain why. Goals, goals, goals,\u201d the Manchester United leged said of his attacker picks. Ferdinand\u2019s FIFA 21 TOTY GK: Alisson Becker \u2014 Liverpool – CB: Sergio Ramos \u2014 Real Madrid – CB: Virgil Van Dijk \u2014 Liverpool – LB: Alphonso Davies \u2014 Bayern Munich – RB: Trent Alexander-Arnold \u2014 Liverpool – CM: Kevin De Bruyne \u2014 Manchester City – CM: Thiago \u2014 Liverpool – CM: Joshua Kimmich \u2014 Bayern Munich – ST: Robert Lewandowski \u2014 Bayern Munich – ST: Cristiano Ronaldo \u2014 Juventus – ST: Sadio Mane \u2014 Liverpool – As always be sure to follow us on Twitter @UltimateTeamUK to keep up with Dexerto as the TOTY release draws ever closer. You can bet we\u2019ll have all the updates, news, and any SBCs that happen when the players are revealed and the promo goes live.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Bastian Schweinsteiger & Rio Ferdinand pick their FIFA 21 Team of the Year Football legends Bastian Schweinsteiger and Rio Ferdinand have shared their TOTY picks for FIFA 21 Ultimate Team, so let\u2019s take a look at which players the pair have decided deserve the ultimate honor in FUT. Team of the Year is working a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-67425","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67425","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67425"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67425\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67425"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=67425"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67425"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}