As we brace ourselves for yet another international break, we turn to Saturday and Sunday’s fixtures and delve into the data in our first members article of the week. We assess Southampton’s chief creator and main frontman as the points start to dry up, cast an eye over Chelsea’s penalty box predator, Man City’s talismanic Argentine and Newcastle’s recent defensive displays as the clean sheets keep coming for Alan Pardew’s men.
He's superb actually. Especially for his age.
Right, must have watched Soldado running around wearing a Kane jersey, missed a sitter and insisted on taking a free in an excellent position only to boot it into the wall. He was terrible.
Young, I'll accept and room to improve but he was useless.90 mins to judge a player.
It sounds weird but missing a sitter is not the worst thing - you judge a player by the number of shots in dangerous positions they are able to get off and Kane is doing very well on those counts because actual goals are random and can overperform or underperform over even a season (yaya vs suarez in his first season)
Unfortunately that's not my thought process - just the hiring team of every club.If you really want to judge a striker it is about overall contribution, not necessarily shots. Kane, a number of times, made very incorrect decisions on the ball. Great example is a counter attack they had in which Chadli makes a lovely move for him. Ignoring the run, Kane keeps on running until hemmed in by 3 defenders and has to turn around, play it to Mason and see that the Stoke defence had regained shape.
If I wind up being wrong about him I'll gladly accept it, I do believe in admitting error but as of now, I cannot see how he will be anything big for Spurs.Honestly if you really want to judge a striker than it is perhaps more than 90 mins.
While this maybe overdoing a bit - his numbers are through the roof.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fancy-stats/wp/2014/11/04/behind-the-numbers-of-harry-kane-the-premier-leagues-top-prospect/I'm basing it on more than 90 it's just this weekend was a perfect example of that.
As for these stats, they contradict your argument as they compare him in a tiny amount of time to other strikers with a lot more minutes.
Second of all, stats give no indication of quality of shots or passes, they give the location of shots (the so called danger zone) but I've seen plenty of woeful attempts at goal from in this area. A similar point could be made about assists.
And perhaps the most salient stats are these, in 830 total minutes played in the premiership so far in his career, he has scored 4 goals and received 1 assist.
He is awful, at the moment. I suppose that he may improve.
Actually he's quite Abel.
😉 nicely done.
I try.
when soton tough fixtures start..will u play clyne over the following defenders in the upcoming fix?
gw13: clyne(MANC) vs yun(LEI)
gw14: clyne(ars) vs wisdom(WH)
gw15: clyne(MANU) vs wisdom(hull) or taylor(wh)
Nope, I'd ditch.
just wondering if i have enough covers to actually save myself a transfer to do clyne->someone..and i might actually be tempted to play the above defenders instead as many teams are not exactly keeping cs too
Would play in GW14
I was saying before this weekend that I'd switch to Coloccini, even though he's probably just used up his one goal of the season! They have enough good games for when I need him and he's cheap.
good for u! 😀
Was a bit gutted when I saw he'd scored a week too soon. But at least he's in goalscoring form now I guess!
maybe with a little price rise too
I will play clyne in gw13 and see how soton does against top sides and later decide on whether to substitute him or not.
Can't understand why so many want to get rid Pelle,while MC - Ars & MU defences are like swiss cheese.
And i don't have the money to get him....
That's the reason. We need money.
Leicester's like red cheese, though. And he had no shots against them.
Have a look at the article we're commenting on!
😆
Because Costa or Sturridge that's why
I'm keeping Tadic for the rest of the year!
Only 34 points in 10 games where he wasn't playing in a joke match. Is that enough?
Got 2 FTs and 0.9m itb, not really sure what to do with them, any help?
Forster (McCarthy)
Bardsley Naylor Coloccini (Wisdom Hutton)
Hazard Alexis Tadic Chadli (Boyd)
Kun Costa Welbeck
I'm thinking Tadic and Wisdom to downing and yun
2FTs... Thinking Tadic + Bertrand -> Chadli + Baines are my best options but also feel it might be a week early to lose them two? Any thoughts??
Krul
Chambers - Wilson - Bertrand
Sanchez - Siggy - Oscar - Tadic
Aguero - Costa - Welbeck
Foster - Wanyama - Chester - Naylor
2FT, 0.9 in the bankI'd do it now I think. It could come back to bite you, but Chadli and Baines could easily outscore them this week.
Would do it.
replied previous page 🙂
will be getting rid of pelle soon, which is the best cheaper replacement
- ayoze austin berahino sakho
considering i have costa and aguero i dont mind a cheaper replacementSakho or Austin.
perhaps austin as i have downing
Ideas on this lot?
Elliot ᵍᵏ Krul
Moore ᵈ Duff ᵈ Baines ᵈ Clyne ᵈ Chester
Hazard ᵐ Di María ᵐ Sánchez ᵐ Albrighton ᵐ Sigurdsson
Sakho ᶠ Pellè ᶠ Diego Costa
2 FT, £1.5m in the bank.
Thinking of Pelle to Aguero but would need to downgrade a big hitter in midfield.
Worth it or something else?
Thanks in advance 🙂
It sucks having to downgrade a mid but I think any move that includes getting Aguero in is a good move 😉
Terrible team value doesn't help. Might be a blessing.
whats your tv?
id reluctantly lose adm to get kun102.7, I'm poor. Higher than my normal rank at this stage at least.
What's your team value TM?
Either way, Chadli and Downing looks like solid mid-price options so far. Not to mention Pelle's fixtures are taking a turn for the worse.
i'd lose ADM until United look like scoring a few goals again
Hazard to chadli maybe ?
Think ADM is the one to go at least for a week. Hazard could have scored double figures last week. Chadli gives me 0.2
You re right i guess
Out of your big hitters, I would downgrade ADM
You need Aguero, wouldn't make any transfers until the end of the international games as he may get injured. It is hard to lose either di Maria or Hazard with those fixures, but I think I would downgrade AdM.
None of your midfield big hitters are as essential as Aguero TM, so if that's what you need to do to get him in, so be it...
Cheers all. An injury somewhere will make it easier.
Pellè to Austin
and Albrighton to Colback, to start preparing for the busy period. Or Moore to Naylor.No Aguero is hurting.
Then, I am afraid, you have to get rid of Costa. TINA, as Mrs. Bloody Thatcher used to cackle.
Thoughts on ADM > Oscar + Pelle > Costa for -4?
Looks good to me.
My defence is anus.
Kaboul,Bertrand, Shackell, Moreno, Moore
euurgh...That is some collection ... 😆
Assuming you could only get one who would you choose Hazard or Costa?
Costa.
Costa
Costa
costa
Costa
Costa for obvious reasons.
Hazard. Fewer yellow cards.
+ extra point for goal
On Pens and less likely to be injured
Hazard
Ooof seems unanimous
@DOOSRA Team value £104.6m
Ah. Where is it, then? I just thought that you looked too squeezed with Agüero and Costa in.
Yes
Bego
Baines - Moore - Clyne ( Taylor & Rfeal 🙁 )
ADM - FAB - Sanchez - Dowing - Siggy
Costa - Pelle - Berahino
What to to do to get AgueroRafael to Yun/Dummett
Berahino to Austin(Which you should have done last night!)
Pellè to Aguero?
Or: Fábregas to Colback, which is what I would do.Dude 😀
FAB & Pelle & Bearhino > Colback & AGUERO & Austin
0.0 in the bankBoom! 🙂
Repost, bottom of last page..
Krul
Clyne Bertrand Chambers
Fab ADM Downing Siggy
Kun Costa Pelle
Mannone Wisdom Moore El Ahmadi
2FT 1.4ITB
Any Red Flags?
Suggestions?Save for the moment. GW13 could be a massacre if Pelle & Costa get yellows & S'ton going on a hard run.
Do we reckon Ayoze is going to continue with his run in the Toon team even when Cisse is back? His cheapness gives me the option to get Costa back. Any views?
its a risk. I prefer Austin. nailed on & pen taker
I'm afraid there will be rotation. Ayoze in good form at the moment, but I would look at other means of getting Costa in.
Definitely for me, scoring goals, no niggling injury problems
need to downgrade Pelle to a significantly cheaper striker to fund some other moves. Which one?
A) Austin
B) Ayoze Perez
C) SakhoC
A - form & fixtures & pens & nailed on
cheers
Seeing a lot of ppl dismiss Oscar on here and i'm not sure why. Over the last 6 fixtures he's scored 37 points and has created more chances and taken more shots than Hazard. Plays in the no. 10 position so is always in an area where he could score. Sure he's upped his defensive game this season.. but that's the reason he is now a regular and there's no need to drop him for tough away games. He is a goal scorer too.. 3 goals and an assist in the last 6 and can see him scoring plenty more over the next run of fixtures. Whether he is worth the price over Siggy/Chadli is debatable.. but right now he looks a very good option especially with the suspension threat hanging over Fabregas and Hazard flattering to decieve
Yea he looked very bright against Liverpool too.
Just feel he's one of those players that will be sacrificed if the team is not scoring - whether subbed off early or just benched altogether.He delights and frustrates in equal measure. Timing is everything when owning this one.
Doesn't the same apply to Haz?
Because of last year, when his form dropped off without warning.
That is a worry.. that i shall worry about when burnout hits in post Jan 🙂
Well, Evs, who owned Hazard, as I did, suddenly started touting Oscar about.
I so nearly did it! Oscar's form did not make it past November.
I agree.
Yes agree. He's a viable alternative in the current system and because of that, I don't think he can be considered a 'poor mans' Fab or Haz.
What happens him since gw10. It's amazinghow he always scores when he should, in the easy games you expect him to!
He is one of those players, possibly even more so than Hazard, that it is impossible to judge what way his returns will go. Love owning him when he is getting the points, absolute horror show when he isn't.
Clyne>Baines
Pelle>Austin
Fab>Sanchez
for -4, leaves 1.6 ITB and keeps my WC intact..
current team is..
Krul Foster
Clyne Chambers Bertrand Wisdom Hutton
Downing Siggy ADM Fab Boyd
Aguero Pelle Costa
Tempted to delay til next week and just do Baines for now, but another week without Sanchez could hurt
Wait a week IMO. (what im doing)
Thanks mate
Who's WCing this week?
Me.
Has Baines used up all his penalties this season!?
He was owed a few from last year.
He's stolen all of Gerrards this season
hopefully not he's my transfer in this week
With Barkley and Coleman strong dribblers, Eto'o experience and Lukaku's penchant for jammy calls...I think we're seeing only the tip of the ice berg mate.
how screwd my defence is 4 gameweek 13 clyne(MCI) rose(EVE) baines(TOT) widom(ARS) taylor(CRY)
Could be worse. Having all 5 at home is not great planning, though.
Surgeons needed:
Krul/Mannone
Baines/Chambers/Aziplili/Wilson/Hutton
Hazard/Siggy/Schneiderlin/ADM/Downing
Auguero/Pelle/Wellbeck
1FT, 0.1ITB
Would Pelle, Welbeck and Schneiderlin OUT for Costa, Austin and Boyd for -8 be insane?
Would wait on Welbeck, but personally dont like the -8 hit hehe
Sanchez in for:
A) Hazard
B) ADM
C) No Sanchez.C
ty! feel its pretty risky going without though. But so is it with shipping both Hazard and ADM
Can't have em all!
A
Fab > Sanchez today with FT? Have Oscar and chambers only
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/45786544/Screen%20Shot%202014-11-10%20at%2010.01.35.png
Would you WC with this team?
122 points behind my rival, albeit he's 459th in the overall rankingsi'd just take a hit
Mane, Chadli or Downing best option around that price point? Already have Siggy
Yeah. Consider brunt after gw14 😉
Baines has given me 42 points in 5 weeks
And a penalty miss in United game
is Baines worth a hit? FT used and 3M ITB.
Krul Foster
Ivan Bertrand Chambers Naylor Moore
Sanchez Tadic Siggy Downing Marney
Kun Costa AustinSee the post abve
Bego
Baines - Moore - Clyne ( Taylor & Rafeal 🙁 )
ADM - FAB - Sanchez - Dowing - Siggy
Costa - Pelle - ( Berahino )
What to to do to get Aguero ??
A- ADM & Pelle > Aguero for - 4 pts
B- Bearhino > Austin and bench Dowing or Siggy for free
C- Save FT
D- ADM & Dowing & Pelle > Chadli & 4. 3 M mid player & Aguero for -8Replied above, with some suggestions.
FAB & Pelle & Bearhino > Colback & AGUERO & Austin
0.0 in the bank
Should i bring in
A) Welbz, Fab -> Costa, Downing
B) Welbz, Haz, Chambers -> Costa, Chadli, Yun -4
9 years, 5 months agoKane is useless.