The country vs club enigmas

When it comes to selection for the national teams in a major tournament, there are usually two criteria. One, the form of the players in the season before the tournament and the other the big name players.

However, there are times whereby the club form cannot be translated into country form and vice-versa.

Let us take a look at 5 players who club form differs vastly when donning the national colours.

* All ratings provided by WhoScored.com

Aaron Ramsey

It will not be far-fetched if we are to say that Ramsey was Wales' most influential player in their march to the semi-finals. With four assists, one goal and a rating of 7.7, the midfielder is in WhoScored.com team of the tournament. In contrast, Ramsey managed only a rating of 7.21 for his club.

Olivier Giroud

Like his Arsenal team-mate, Giroud is one player the Gunners' fans will not be too upset to see leaving the club. The striker's form coincide with Arsenal mid-season slump and not many would have predicted his impact for France. With a club rating of 7.07 versus 7.60 for his country, he certainly made his selection justifiable.

Eden Hazard

Hazard and his Chelsea team had a torrid season which resulted a personal rating of 7.11 for the recently concluded season. But his rating of 7.92 shows that his form picked up during the course of Euro 2016.

Thibaut Courtois

Like team and country mate Hazard, Courtois had a poor season with a rating of 6.66. His improved performance for Belgium culminated in him being named in WhoScored.com team. His rating of 7.1 ranked him as the best performing goalkeeper.

Cristiano Ronaldo

The biggest name in Euro 2016, the Portuguese was expected to take the tournament by storm. After a quiet start, Ronaldo started to chip in some goals. But his tournament rating of 7.37 paled to his club form of 7.99.

Do you think of any players who should be in the list? Let us know by leaving your comments below.

Chelsea crowned Champions.

When Chelsea hosted Crystal Palace on Sunday, the equation is simple. Win and Chelsea will be crown champions.

Win they did, 1-nil (what other scoreline will one expect). Arsenal should hand over their famous chant "1-nil to the Arsenal".

While clubs in similar situation will put up a good show, to win the game in style and reward the fans, this is not in the DNA of Jose Mourinho.

Remain tight, grab a goal and close out the game.

Thou I hated to say as much, it works and they are the "best" team during the course of the season. "Best" in churning out results, low on entertainment value.

Not that it matters to Mourinho, as long as there are trophies at the end of the season.

Anyway, kudos to Chelsea.

Now that this is settled, the top four should be done and dusted, with position to be decided, the focus will be on the relegation battle.

Barring a miracle, Burnley will be relegated. Two among Aston Villa, Newcastle, Hull City, Leicester, Sunderland and QPR will be joining The Clarets.

Who will face the drop? My picks, Newcastle and QPR.