Moneyball – Adel Taarabt
Filed under: Members - Posted by: Chris Glover
The key factor for a player to appear in this series is to have a visible (or at least perceived) flaw which we believe is either over-emphasised or could end in the coming weeks. We’ve highlighted Jason Puncheon who lacked guaranteed minutes but has shone since securing his place in the Southampton first team. Leon Osman’s ‘flaw’ is simply being unfashionable in a side full of more exciting options, yet he is nipping at the heels of the more fancied Steven Pienaar and even Nikica Jelavic in total points.
This week’s player has a number of such flaws, though most of them are of no concern to us. Adel Taarabt is the prototypical mercurial talent; equally happy playing the part of a sublime match winner as that of frustrating prospect, doomed to never align his end product with his obvious talent.
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Goalkeepers
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change | Hart | MCI | B, Vs |
| Up | Cech | CHE | B, Vs |
| Up | Robles | WIG | C, Vs, £ |
| No Change | Lloris | TOT | C, Vs |
| No Change | Foster | WBA | C, Vs |
| No Change | Vorm | SWA | C, Vs |
| No Change | Mignolet | SUN | B, Vs |
| No Change | De Gea | MUN | A |
| Up | Boruc | SOT | B, Vs, £ |
| No Change | Jääskeläinen | WHM | A |
| No Change | Begovic | STO | C |
| No Change | Howard | EVE | A |
Defenders
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change | Kompany | MCI | B, Vs, Rest |
| No Change | Vertonghen | TOT | A, Vs, Rest |
| Up | Luiz | CHE | A, Vs, Rest |
| No Change | Baines | EVE | A |
| Up | Boyce | WIG | C, Vs, OoP |
| Down | Bassong | NOR | B, Vs |
| Up | McAuley | WBA | C, Vs |
| Down | Johnson | LIV | B |
| Up | Jones | MUN | A |
| No Change | Sagna | ARS | B |
| Up | Huth | STO | C |
| No Change | Cuéllar | SUN | B, Vs, £ |
| No Change | Rangel | SWA | C, Vs |
| Up | Clyne | SOT | B, Vs, £ |
Midfielders
| Player | Club | Factors | |
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| Up | Bale | TOT | A, Vs |
| No Change | Mata | CHE | C, Vs, Rest |
| Up | Walcott | ARS | C, OoP |
| Up | Hazard | CHE | B, Vs, Rest, Inj |
| Up | Maloney | WIG | B, Vs, £ |
| No Change | Y Touré | MCI | B, Vs |
| No Change | Silva | MCI | B, Vs, Inj |
| No Change | Fellaini | EVE | C |
| No Change | Coutinho | LIV | B |
| Up | Morrison | WBA | C, Vs |
| Down | Cazorla | ARS | C |
| No Change | Snodgrass | NOR | B |
| Up | Kagawa | MUN | B, Rest |
| Up | Walters | STO | B |
| Down | Lallana | SOT | C, Vs |
| Down | Sissoko | NEW | C |
Forwards
| Player | Club | Factors | |
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| Up | Tevez | MCI | A, Vs, Rest |
| Up | Koné | WIG | B, Vs, £ |
| Down | van Persie | MUN | A, Vs |
| Up | Sturridge | LIV | B |
| Up | Lukaku | WBA | B, Vs, Rest |
| Up | Benteke | AVL | A |
| Down | Aguero | MCI | B, Vs, Inj |
| Up | Rodriguez | SOT | A, Vs, £ |
| Up | Defoe | TOT | B, Vs, Rest |
| Down | Lambert | SOT | C, Vs |
| Down | Rooney | MUN | C |
| Up | Carroll | WHM | A, VsX |
| Up | Ba | CHE | C, Vs, Rest |
| Down | Berbatov | FUL | C |
| Up | Cissé | NEW | B |
| Down | Remy | QPR | B |
Selection Factors
| A, B, C | Current Form |
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| Vs | Favourable Fixtures |
| VsX | Unfavourable Fixtures |
| Rest | Rotation Risk |
| Inj | Injured/Returning from Injury |
| OoP | Out of Position |
| £ | Potential Bargain |
| Sus | Suspended/Near Suspension |
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November 30 at 4:50 pm
Zoomi says:
Pick one keeper and three defenders.
Begovic/Jussi
Cameron/Ceullar/Demel/Baird/Enrique
November 30 at 5:06 pm
Bedok says:
Pick your own, it’s not like Defs going to make you season. Why don’t you suggest a lot and we coment?
November 30 at 5:51 pm
Zoomi says:
Stop being so lazy and just pick them for me.
November 30 at 4:52 pm
Stoker says:
Good to go?
Jaaskelainen
Baines, Rafael, Enrique
Bale, Mata, Fellani, Michu
RVP (c), Suarez (vc), Berbatov
(Begovic, Puncheon, Davies, Clyne)
November 30 at 4:52 pm
Nick says:
Nice team. Fancy swapping?
November 30 at 4:53 pm
Nick says:
In fact, how is this team even affordable?!
November 30 at 4:54 pm
brod40 says:
You take the team, I’ll take the beard
November 30 at 4:54 pm
Nick says:
November 30 at 4:54 pm
brod40 says:
but yes, good to go
November 30 at 4:57 pm
Thesteady-Michu = "Siggy 2.0 " says:
Indeed Sir
November 30 at 4:52 pm
maaaaloney says:
Michael Owen could start this weekend with news of a Crouch inj doubt. Good scoring record at the Hawthorns which include a 4 goal performance as well as his 100th goal. Looking to be the only player in the world to give him the armband this weekend. Good luck to the rest of the world.
November 30 at 4:57 pm
Santiagounreal - proud owner of garrido says:
Ha! I’d say Jerome/Jones have earned themselves a starting place to be honest
November 30 at 4:53 pm
Omar Devone Little says:
Begovic (Jussi)
Rafael Huth Reid (Gorkks, Clyne)
Silva Bale (vc) Sessegnon Ramirez (Sterling)
RVP (c) Ba Berbatov
2 questions, Bego or Jussi? and Sterling over Sess or Ramirez?
November 30 at 5:00 pm
Thesteady-Michu = "Siggy 2.0 " says:
Jussi. Benitez……………………………………………………………………………………
Sterling over those yes.
November 30 at 4:54 pm
Doosra - "A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes" - A Noble Twain Quote says:
I’m sorry, but I really don’t like this article. I may well be wrong – but it all looks like smoke and mirrors to me …
November 30 at 4:58 pm
Bedok says:
Adel has done nothing, I agree. It’s probably the Harry factor.
November 30 at 4:59 pm
Doosra - "A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes" - A Noble Twain Quote says:
I’ll want the brown envelope first …
November 30 at 5:12 pm
Bedok says:
Brown envelope?
November 30 at 4:56 pm
Thesteady-Michu = "Siggy 2.0 " says:
Which two should I play?
Begovic(wba) or Green(AVL)
and
Fletcher(nor) or Michu(ars)
Cheers!
November 30 at 4:58 pm
Doosra - "A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes" - A Noble Twain Quote says:
Green
Michu
Imo.
November 30 at 5:01 pm
Thesteady-Michu = "Siggy 2.0 " says:
http://i.imgur.com/GqerD.gif
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Joking, thanks.
November 30 at 4:58 pm
brod40 says:
Bego for sure, flip a coin on #2
November 30 at 5:00 pm
Barca forever says:
Bego and mighty michu
November 30 at 5:00 pm
Jack(off)Attack says:
Green and Michu. Is Cesar out?
November 30 at 5:00 pm
Thesteady-Michu = "Siggy 2.0 " says:
Yep
November 30 at 5:04 pm
Jack(off)Attack says:
May as well give Green a run out then. WBA will score.
November 30 at 5:05 pm
Thesteady-Michu = "Siggy 2.0 " says:
Thanks
November 30 at 5:21 pm
Bedok says:
You actually have Green?
November 30 at 5:25 pm
Thesteady-Michu = "Siggy 2.0 " says:
Indeed, have had him from the beginning when QPR was hyped up
November 30 at 5:00 pm
Jack(off)Attack says:
Through GW6-14 Baines’ fixtures were SOT wig qpr LIV ful SUN rdg NOR ARS Baines scored 24 points in 9 games, or a massive 2.7 PPG in those fixtures. 34 defenders outscored him in those 9 weeks, and 4 defenders scored the same amount of points (Clark, McCartney, Tomkins – all with 7 starts, and Ben Davies who is 4.0). When you sort into Value (form) he is the equal 102nd outfield player.
November 30 at 5:01 pm
decisions says:
Rafael to Enrique and tevez to Suarez?
Here’s current team;
Fed/jaask
Fonte, Davies, McCartney, jevans, rafael
Mata, bale, fellaini, sess, puncheon
Rvp, berba, tevez
Yes or no??
November 30 at 6:30 pm
Roonani says:
I think its a good more especially that u have Jevans. I would eventually get Silva for Mata to get City coverage if you get rid of Tevez
November 30 at 5:02 pm
Kerrazy says:
nooooooooooooooo i’m short of 0.1m to do Gorkss/Nelsen>Nastasicc. any other good CS potential player ?
November 30 at 5:03 pm
Jack(off)Attack says:
Enrique in his last 3 – 24
Baines in his last 9 – 24
Come on, more Baines > Enrique transfers.
November 30 at 5:04 pm
Kerrazy says:
not sure what youre trying to do
November 30 at 5:06 pm
Thesteady-Michu = "Siggy 2.0 " says:
http://i.imgur.com/Ixt6n.gif
November 30 at 5:06 pm
Bane007 says:
Who play this – http://www.fantasyleague.com/
November 30 at 5:11 pm
akshaycj47 says:
Suarez or Bale or RvP as a capt??
November 30 at 5:14 pm
Christian says:
The million dollar question
November 30 at 5:17 pm
brod40 says:
Suarez for me. Bale always burns me. Rvp is a pretty safe bet anytime
November 30 at 5:15 pm
faux_C says:
Rumoured Liverpool team for any interested parties (i.e. Enrique owners):
Reina, Johnson, Agger, Skrtel, Enrique, Lucas, Allen, Gerrard, Sterling, Shelvey, Suarez
November 30 at 5:20 pm
Royal5 says:
Enrique back at LB then..?
November 30 at 5:31 pm
Christian says:
If that is the team (Probably isn’t), then yes Enrique LB.
November 30 at 5:19 pm
andres says:
Last call:
Bego rudy
Baines rafael simpson (gorks cuellar)
Mata bale sterling fellaini (puncheon)
Rvp suarez berba
0 in the bank, 1FT
A mata to walcott
B baines to jose enrique
C both, -4
November 30 at 5:36 pm
IL Fantasista says:
Best Guthrie replacement besides Puncheon?
November 30 at 5:56 pm
Hurricane H says:
Gents, who to bench Puncheon or Sterling? It’s been bugging me all afternoon
November 30 at 5:57 pm
Long Live King Eric says:
are you brain dead?
November 30 at 6:32 pm
Hurricane H says:
Lol, no!
November 30 at 6:25 pm
4-4-who? says:
Who’s bringing in Tara-bat?
November 30 at 9:34 pm
aaamanion says:
no1
November 30 at 11:19 pm
bank1881 says:
My team
Raphael spiegel
enrique cuellar nastasic
silva sessegnon taraabt sterling
Rvp Suarez(c) Fletcher
So what you guys think?