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Moneyball – Adel Taarabt

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.

Chris Glover Creator of the plfantasy blog, providing a stats focused approach to fantasy football. Exiled to Canada but still prefer my sports played on grass rather than ice. Follow them on Twitter

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  1. Zoomi
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Pick one keeper and three defenders.

    Begovic/Jussi
    Cameron/Ceullar/Demel/Baird/Enrique

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    1. Bedok
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      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Pick your own, it's not like Defs going to make you season. Why don't you suggest a lot and we coment?

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      1. Zoomi
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        11 years, 3 months ago

        Stop being so lazy and just pick them for me.

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  2. Ashley ♥
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    11 years, 3 months ago

    Good to go?

    Jaaskelainen
    Baines, Rafael, Enrique
    Bale, Mata, Fellani, Michu
    RVP (c), Suarez (vc), Berbatov

    (Begovic, Puncheon, Davies, Clyne)

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    1. Kevin Twine
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      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Nice team. Fancy swapping?

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      1. Kevin Twine
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        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        In fact, how is this team even affordable?!

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      2. Love In the Time of Kolarov
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        You take the team, I'll take the beard

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        1. Kevin Twine
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          • 12 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          😆

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        2. Love In the Time of Kolarov
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          but yes, good to go

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    2. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
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      11 years, 3 months ago

      Indeed Sir

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  3. maaaaloney
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    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    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.

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    1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Ha! I'd say Jerome/Jones have earned themselves a starting place to be honest

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  4. Omar Devone Little
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    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?

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    1. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
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      11 years, 3 months ago

      Jussi. Benitez................................................................................................

      Sterling over those yes.

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  5. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    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 ... 🙁

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    1. Bedok
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      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Adel has done nothing, I agree. It's probably the Harry factor.

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      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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        • 14 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        I'll want the brown envelope first ... 🙂

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        1. Bedok
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          • 14 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          Brown envelope?

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  6. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Which two should I play?

    Begovic(wba) or Green(AVL)

    and

    Fletcher(nor) or Michu(ars)

    Cheers! 🙂

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Green
      Michu

      Imo.

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      1. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
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        11 years, 3 months ago

        http://i.imgur.com/GqerD.gif
        ..

        ..

        Joking, thanks.

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    2. Love In the Time of Kolarov
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      11 years, 3 months ago

      Bego for sure, flip a coin on #2

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      1. La Roja
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Bego and mighty michu

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    3. The Finnisher
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Green and Michu. Is Cesar out?

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      1. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
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        11 years, 3 months ago

        Yep

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        1. The Finnisher
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          11 years, 3 months ago

          May as well give Green a run out then. WBA will score.

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          1. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 3 months ago

            Thanks

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    4. Bedok
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      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      You actually have Green?

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      1. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Indeed, have had him from the beginning when QPR was hyped up 😛

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  7. The Finnisher
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    11 years, 3 months ago

    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.

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  8. decisions
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    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    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??

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    1. Roonani
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      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

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  9. सनकी
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    nooooooooooooooo i'm short of 0.1m to do Gorkss/Nelsen>Nastasicc. any other good CS potential player ?

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  10. The Finnisher
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Enrique in his last 3 - 24
    Baines in his last 9 - 24

    Come on, more Baines > Enrique transfers.

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    1. सनकी
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      not sure what youre trying to do

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  11. SuperOsçarBaby
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Who play this - http://www.fantasyleague.com/

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  12. akshaycj47
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Suarez or Bale or RvP as a capt??

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    1. Make United Great Again
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      The million dollar question

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      1. Love In the Time of Kolarov
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Suarez for me. Bale always burns me. Rvp is a pretty safe bet anytime

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  13. faux_C
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    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Rumoured Liverpool team for any interested parties (i.e. Enrique owners):

    Reina, Johnson, Agger, Skrtel, Enrique, Lucas, Allen, Gerrard, Sterling, Shelvey, Suarez

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    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Enrique back at LB then..?

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      1. Make United Great Again
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        If that is the team (Probably isn't), then yes Enrique LB.

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  14. andres
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    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

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  15. IL Fantasista
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Best Guthrie replacement besides Puncheon?

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  16. Hurricane H
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Gents, who to bench Puncheon or Sterling? It's been bugging me all afternoon

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    1. Long Live King Eric
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      are you brain dead?

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      1. Hurricane H
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Lol, no!

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  17. 4-4-who?
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Who's bringing in Tara-bat?

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    1. aaamanion
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      no1

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  18. bank1881
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    My team
    Raphael spiegel
    enrique cuellar nastasic
    silva sessegnon taraabt sterling
    Rvp Suarez(c) Fletcher

    So what you guys think?

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