It’s been quite a start to the season for Ben Davies. Currently leading all defenders in terms of points with 49 – a number which trails only Sergio Aguero and Romelu Lukaku at any position – the Welshman’s form is inarguable.
In the six matches in which he has featured (Davies was rested for Spurs’ home encounter with Swansea in Gameweek 5), he has returned an average of 8.2 points per match (ppm) – more than a point clear of his closest rival (Antonio Valencia’s 6.7).
Last season, Davies performed admirably while deputising for the injured Danny Rose – racking up a goal and three assists, in addition to his share of Spurs’ league-leading clean sheet total. However, his attacking returns this campaign (two goals, three assists) have already exceeded last season’s totals in just 30% of the minutes.
In order to better interpret this attacking leap, we’ll be breaking down Davies’ early-season heroics, and looking for players who might serve as good benchmarks for projecting the Welshman’s performance over the remainder of the campaign.
6 years, 6 months agoI know it´s early on and this one would surely bite me in the but:
i do not own Lukaku atm, and i find myself thinking that i´m not so afraid of not owning him while he plays for United as i were last year when he played for Everton, that´s a strange feeling... Even against Palace i wasn´t that concerned, i knew that he would most likely score or maybe even two, and it would have hurt, mind you, but for me the way United play and the price you pay for him without pens i feel more confident going with Jesus for now, and in that bracket i could easily swap between him and Morata or Aguero, which could be just a 0.5-1.0m between them in a weeks time going by this rate.