Gameweek 23 may well be behind us but there’s still evidence to sift that could well unlock some vital nuggets ahead of a bout of double fixtures. In this latest Numbers Game article for Members, we give the Gameweek OPTA stats a rinse to pick out some of the top performers who may have escaped the spotlight…
Sturridge 😯
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Hmm, couple of people have texted me in the last half hour saying they've heard Spurs have approached Liverpool about Johnson, can't find anything to back it up though - anyone esle heard that?
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hello everyone, first time poster and just wanted some feedback on my team re:gw24 formation pls 🙂
robinson(foster)
coleman,vidic,baines,djourou(toure)
vdv,nasri,adam,nani(bale)
v persie,berbatov(carroll)
all feedback welcomed good or bad. cheers all.Open Controls
Play Baines, should be a layup of a cleansheet.
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good team.
I sold Baines recently. I predicted diminished returns in Cahill's absence.Open ControlsThankyou soop, yeah i somehow wish i'd done the same re: baines but with a cpl of goals and his assists return, i thought possibly someone like fellaini would step up and fill the void left by cahill and get on the end of his crosses. He hasnt and his points have dried up but i'm not getting rid now. cahill will be back in a cpl of weeks. Other than that i'm pretty pleased with what i've got, i'm just wondering what formation to play and whether carroll will be back this weekend?
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Anyone think its worth a punt on Jonny Evans for this DGW if Rafael is going to miss both games?
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How are the two related? Can Evans play right back? I would have thought O'Shea would have been the main candidate
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Anyone think Konchesky is likely to play one or both games? I have 2 free transfers and am intending to do Rafael to Vidic and either Konchesky to Evatt or Carroll to DJ.
Open ControlsFrom what i read Dalglish is going to give Konchesky a chance at some point but i'd be pretty amazed if he came straight back into the team and stated both games this DGW
Open ControlsMy guess is he'll start one of the games, but he could easily miss out on both since he hasn't even been in the squad for the last couple.
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Team for the coming gameweek.
Van Der Sar
Coleman - Kolorov - Hangeland
Adam - N Zogbia - Nani(C) - Fabregas
Tevez - Van Persie - Hernandez
Sub1: Van Der Vaart
Sub2: Bardsley
Sub3: Collins
What do people reckon? Any changes needed???Open ControlsFeedback definitely appreciated, I think this is probably the week that random players start getting rest...and given the fact that Fabregas probably won't be that person, RvP or Nasri will be, this is my line-up:
oster
Evra, Coleman, Djourou
Kuyt, VDV, Adam, s. Davies
Rooney(c), Berbatov, Tevez
Bench
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Two things. In reply to Funkyav (Did I spell that right?) to begin with.
I am a fan of Bridge at left back, no matter how much we pay him. He is a good LB and was thrown in at the ultra deep end Vs Arsenal/Walcott. We have Ilunga who is terrible. Gabbidon who is primarily a CB and then Upson who Vs any winger with a little bit of pace will get out done. Also we need him at CB.
And in reply to 1966 was a good year etc etc etc.
I went with Jordan, Playing Hard to get, they are mates and I think she appreciated that I chose her mate. All about upcoming parties anyways. A lot could happen. And the prom date means nothing. Also, Cheryl has decided to go with some ugly kid. So all is good.Open ControlsAlright Alright. I am a bit of a mug for leaving my PS3 on and being idol after asking someone to play. Lets go then.
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fair play greg. Just think its a ridiculous amount to pay an average left back, but you are right that it improves what you have. I have a soft spot for West Ham, always have, but i am not a fan of the 2 in charge of your club, and i think you have a far weaker squad than when you went down last time!
Grant, as much as i am not a fan, has had to deal with all the cr*p that they talk about in media. Why dont Gold and Sullivan learn to keep quiet?Open ControlsTw*ts they are. But they are investing at least, which I like.
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Remember when they first took over and were making a massive thing about how West Ham needed to live within their means and the previous owners had been profligate, blah blah.
Oh and by the way, we're trying to sign Beckham or Henry for 100k a week.
People grumble about foreign owners, but we've got some homegrown stinkers of our own.Open Controls
Mr Ashley being a case in point.
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Wise beyond your years, young Greg (just 1966 will do btw!).
Although Marknland's suggestion was possibly the funniest thing I've read on here 🙂Open ControlsIt certainly was, as was Bonkers's.
First rate posters. 🙂Open ControlsIndeed.
The 16-year-old me would have buggered Greg's situation up completely 🙂Open ControlsOh and me for sure! Would have certainly involved cheap and nasty cider as a catalyst and ended in the utter destruction of my social standing. Probably through unlicensed vomiting for starters.
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pienaar def joining spurs.......bale to left back?
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Open Controlsso how will they line up? will pienaar play centre mid?
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He will backup all the midfield spots. Bale might actually get to sit a game here and there. Good to have options at midfield and cost is minimal.
Open ControlsYou reckon? They've had options all season and Bale hasn't been rested. Kranjcar and Bentley are both class.
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Begovic
Coleman Evatt Hangeland Vidic
Adam Bale Nani(C) N'Zogbia
Torres Tevez
Foster Carroll Brunt Kolarov
1 freebie gents, my team is all set to go but I need to get shut of Kolarov (hardly any returns from him and lost patience)
Djourou?
Skrtel?Open ControlsThey were only a couple of options out their at the moment, I don't think there's any other options is there? I may have to bench Bale to slot Djourou in my defence.
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Just playing around with this team at the moment due to the double gameweek and wildcard being available.
Al-Habsi (Hart)
Vidic Alcaraz Baird (Coleman, Djourou)
Nasri Van der Vaart Nani Adam (Henderson)
Berbatov Rodallega Tevez
Next weeks transfers would be Vidic > Rafeal (if no further ban) and Rodallega > RVP!
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Who will rise today ?
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pienarr to be number 40 at spurs, is he already deciding on being on the bench then?
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Lads how do i type a word with a line through, seen it on here a few times
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Angle bracket, "strike", close angle bracket, word or phrase, angle bracket, forward slash, "strike", close angle bracket ...
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My comment is being moderated, despite having zero curse words. Maybe it's becasue i had the word 'Spurs' in it?
Open Controlsi wrote 'elmander and kolarov' last week and that happened
Open ControlsHa maybe it's you, i was responding to your comment lol. I basically said that Kranjcar can easily be in Pienaar's league and that Bentley was great for Blackburn but wasn't given a chance at Spurs.
Open Controlstbh i havent seen enough of pienaar to comment. i was suprised at the calibre of clubs looking at him and just assumed if hes that good hed be a starter for spurs
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"sadly, it does"
and it got moderated, madness
but andy did comment here yesterday, says theres a bit of a bug and theyre working on it!Open Controls
I could be wrong but regarding this whole 'giving konchesky a chance' thing. I think he may have meant 'il still consider him if hes looking good in training' meaning he wont entirely ostricise him but that he isnt first or even second choice at the moment. Basically saying 'hes not getting a game because ive got better options but i dont hate the lad'
Open ControlsIf you want the down-low, check Lucas' twitter feed.
Open ControlsOooh thats interesting. I dont suppose you could tell what hes said because im using my phone not computer and its a fanny on.
Open Controls"Just overheard Kenny and John Henry talking. Sounded pretty exciting. Henry was asking where we needed strengthening...
Kenny: "2 Center backs, a left back, a center mid, a winger and 2 strikers."
Henry: "Anything you don't need?"
Kenny: *pause*... "Poulsen""Open ControlsWow is that actually true?! Lucas said that?! He would never get a game for me again if i was dalgliesh, going round releasing insider stuff to everyone like a bloody gossiping hairdresser. Christ i cant believe that!
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I'm enjoying LucasLeiva21's take on Kenny. Like Rafa, there's room for a romantic twist and I like the idea that he idolises him but will ultimately be let down by the gruff Scot.
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Babel is in big trouble. He's writing a rap about it. Kenny the first person to encourage his rapping. 'If it makes him more like Barnes...'
i like 😀Open ControlsI liked it when Stevie kicked off on Woy in the dressing room, and 'The Hammer' Hodgson knocked him 'clean out' with one dig! Ha
Open ControlsMighty Blackpool next. Kenny being really nice to me. Said there's a lot of work to do. Said it's a confidence issue, he needs more of it in me.
The seasiders embarrassed us last time. Then again, Mr Roy did insist to us we were playing the 'Tangerine Barcelona' & we had no chance.Open ControlsSoto scored 58 headers in training today.. all from the same cross.
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lol, link me up, i keep forgetting the name of that account.
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I love this one
"Babel is in big trouble. He's writing a rap about it. Kenny the first person to encourage his rapping. 'If it makes him more like Barnes...'"Open Controlsapologies applebonkers...looks like we loved that one at the same time.
Open Controlsif you scroll down the guy seems to forget it's a lucasleiva account and just has a normal go at webb and berbatov after the fa cup game. poor form, always stay in character etc etc
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Now THAT is a class avatar! 🙂
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agreed. even when/if glen johnson returns to the right side there's still aurelio in fornt of konchesky anyway
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Who will rise today ?.
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Who would you guys bench out of evatt and coleman?
I'm leaning towards playing coleman, Evatt could get a clean sheet against sunderland and probabily a point from the united match and coleman should get a a clean sheet plus attacking returns.
I don't like the thought of benching someone with a double but it makes sense doesn't it?Open Controlssadly, it does
Open ControlsAlthough, that said, it's nice to have quality on the bench, even if it sometimes backfires. At least you're never left in the ****.
Open ControlsYeah true soop, i'll give it a good think, Benching coleman does scrare me though haha. cheers for your help.
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Im in a slightly similar situation if i play evatt it basically means benching bale but ive only got five DGWers in my team without evatt so i really want him in there just to bulk up the numbers of games played by my players. Its a tough one. I think toon will win but i think they'll concede.
Open ControlsYeah I know what you mean it's always good to play as many doublers as you can, I think if I was you though I would play Bale, I reckon the most Evatt will get is around 7 points where as all Bale needs is a goal which he could very easily get.
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I hope the Scout team don't waste their time doing a Scout Report on Pienaar to Spurs, as it seems that most people on here are convinced he won't get much game time, even if he does get gametime, he will find it hard to be amongst the points with that glory VDV (not complaining as he in my team, but did I would be seriously peeved as a teammate if he shot at every opportunity, good or bad) Bale and Modric
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Begovic
Coleman Evatt Hangeland Vidic Djourou
Adam Nani(C) N'Zogbia
Torres Tevez
Foster Bale Brunt CarrollOpen ControlsApologies, i've got a Rate my Wildcard Team, any advice/opinions would be appreciated..
Stockdale
Djourou Vidic Kelly
Fabregas Nasri Vdv Adam Nani
Tevez Berba
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i don't see the pioint of stockdale as you will have to waste 4 points getting him out in couple of gameweeks (unless you are going to play foster every week?)
Open ControlsProblem is, i only have 3.9 for a keeper. Until i downgrade Vidic back to Rafael, Stickdale is the best option.
Open ControlsAgree with Nick, don't like Liverpool defence, and Kelly is still not tied down enough for me if I were using my WC.
Rest of team is very nice, I still have Kolarov but am losing patience waiting for that "due a goal or an assist" week! Would have a Spurs defender in there soon enough, too many away fixtures at the minute thoughOpen ControlsCheers man, yeah i don't like Liverpool either but there arent many better options for 4.2. He would only be in there until i downgrade Vidic to Rafeal then i'll get someone like Coleman or Dawson in.
Open Controlscould you not go for evra over vidic, and use the cash to upgrade stockdale to somebody like begovic
evra should play all the gamesOpen ControlsNot a bad idea, only problem is both the people above me have Vidic and if he scores i could lose ground. Definitely worth considering though.
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Stockdale good for at least 2 weeks.
Your forward line is similar to mine and everyone elses... Only difference is Berba/RVP, DJ/Sturridge (don't ask) and your expensive defenders.Open ControlsVidic will be downgraded back to rafael which should free up funds to play around with. Both the people above me have Vidic so i feel i need him for the DGW so i dont lose ground.
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two solid keeper selections
great choices in defence, wouldnt mind hearing a bit more about kolarov,
you dont lose anything price wise by selling him would you not like someone else?
fabregas and nasri, is pretty sweet (im WCing too ,and think will go just fabs for now, and bring in RVP for torres soon) but thats just as good
u have the essential nani vdv and tevez
all in all very good, seems harsh benching dj, but hard to picksome else to rest, vdv maybe?Open ControlsI just can't see DJ scoring in both games again. Still undecided between him and vdv for the bench. Kolarov has shown promise, i think with Dzeko he'll get a few assists and hes the cheapest option for a City defender and now i've lost Hart, i need one.
Open Controlsbut richards was injured in the last game , quite possible he comes straight back in
hard to say who starts out of the 4 fulls really with city, but i suppose if he doesnt play any week, you have fine back ups,
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Does anyone know where I could find a list of players on a suspension tightrope? I don't want to (c) a DGW player only for him to have to miss the 2nd game!
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I doubt anyone worth having is on 9 yellows at the minute?
Open Controlsanorak normally posts it. it's 10 yellows now so no one is really that close. only the likes of tiote warnock and ciaran clark are anywhere near
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/9365440.stm
Mmmmm, modest much?Open Controls
"Do United fans insult me? No, they stop me in the street and say: 'Mario, come to us'. But I dream of beating them because I know how much the City fans care. They are wonderful with me."
Lol 🙂Open ControlsI am absolutely amazed by Balotelli. I honestly thought that there couldn't be a more arrogant dislikeable cun err runt in football than Cristiano Ronaldo. But there he is, with his little rooster hat, proclaiming himself as the second best player in the world.
He's a right nobgoblin first class.Open ControlsThe Ego has landed ...
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CITY AND THEIR COMEDY ROADSHOW JUST CHUGGS ALONG IN FINE STYLE DOESN'T IT? HAHA I SWEAR, THESE PLAYERS ARE PRE DESTINED TO JOIN THE COMEDY STORE DOWN AT THE BOO CAMP HAHA IF THEY WEREN'T REAL WE'D MAKE THEM UP FOR A LAUGH! MARIO BALLOTELLI - MADE FOR MANCHESTER CITEH LOL
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Who should I replace Rafael with?
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David Bentley superb at the weekend? Not sure about that, I'd say he did just OK. Are there any Opta stats to show how many of his 89 touches were little check-backs after he failed to beat the full back? Also, he had 6 of his 7 attempted crosses blocked - due to checking back. He needs to sign up at his local track for sprint sessions
Open ControlsI wouldn't say he was brilliant, but adequate. I think he is still a bit rusty but i'm sure by around gw27 he should be up to full fitness
Open ControlsHe's a good player but he wasn't superb at weekend. I think he's better than Larsson
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There are lies, damned lies, and statistics ... 🙂
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Is there anyone you would bench from this lot in favour of RVP?
Hart
Coleman Vidic Djourou Hangeland
Nani Fabregas VDV Adam
Berbatov CampbellOpen ControlsCampbell, VDV. In that order.
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Yeah Djourou
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13 years, 4 months agoHmm.
Looks like I'll be keeping Sturridge. Seeing as I want to play my entire midfield, there's not point getting DJ just to bench him or one of the others.