Yesterday, we rolled out the first in a two-part series of Members articles focussing on team stats over the first three Gameweeks so far. Having assessed the performances from an attacking perspective, we turn our attentions to the men at the back, analysing a variety of key performance statistics from a defensive point of view:
Starts on the bench. And stays there.
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Probably my favourite rap/Hip-hop song of all time. 🙂
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This reminds me of Premier League footy. 🙁
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LOve young Dr. Dre. Can't wait for his new album Detox to come out. I've been waiting for it like forever now!
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Good choice. This is mine, no probably about it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7r0KpWMNxnMOpen ControlsI think this is my favourite JMT song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_S-iO066yUOpen ControlsUncommon Valour is all about Immortal Technique's verse anyway.
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Agree 100%
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Cool. And mine: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulIOrQasR18
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So glad you picked the original and not the one by the Rizzlekicks
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Sirigu
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Sirigu nailed on
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Douchezbag
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you doubling on defence or dumping Alex?
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Sirigu & Muslera make a good combo for rotation
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think I have it cracked
Malafeev, Pyatov
Gibbs, Vidal, Vida, Alex, Alba
Shirokov, Sammir, Robben, Valencia, KPB
Mikhitaryan, Ibra, Messi
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Looks a good team. Do you reckonn RVP will not play regularly or do you just prefer Ibra?
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Why so much love for KPB around here? He's a solid option but definitely priced as such. This Milan is not the team it used to be sadly.
Open ControlsOther than Pazzini, he's Milan's biggest threat in a group they'd expect to win.
Open ControlsI'd expect them to get through yes, but Zenit have the potential to light them up, Russian teams traditionally defend their home ground well in CL too. As for Malaga they've not looked bad at all this year, sort of an us against the world mentality. I wouldn't be so sure of Milan dominating this group.
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If you had to choose, Tevez or Hazard for captain?
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Open Controlshow come? Don't fancy city against Stoke or do you think QPR are in for a hammering?
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hazard, but you really want an arsenal or mufc player.
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Open Controlshe's a hell of a differential, but if he's going to come good sunderland at home is as good a time as any
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Open Controlsmy captain is currently Cazorla, VC Podolski
Open ControlsWell if you're confident about those 2 getting points I can see Giroud getting in on the action, he's had chances in every game and Southampton look weak defensively, will he definitely start though?
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Ye I'd love to captain him to make up for the pain of owning him. If he had scored by now it would look like the safest captains pick. Unfortunately he's wasted a lot.
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Tevez. He's good home and away.
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To score 18 under and still lose is nuts!
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hazard, but you really want an arsenal or MUFC player
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best budget striker, around 6m mark.
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Hopefully this is good enough, but welcome your suggestions...
Sirigu Beto
Maicon Vida Gibbs S.Ramos Lustig
Hazard Pirlo Busquets Shirokov Alan
Ibra Messi CR7Open ControlsI like, though Alba seems to be a good shout in defense and Pirlo assists the assit too often for me
Open ControlsAlba is 6.5 though and I cant seem to find the 1m in case I want Ibra, Messi and CR7 as my front line...
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any suggestions?
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Kjestan, Gillet (anderlecht) Abdoun (olympiacos) only nailed on UCL 4.0m midfielders
Boerrigter (ajax) is making his way into their team.Open Controls
i think i managed to get away without needing to resort to any 4.0 midfielders (see below). wasn't too difficult
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right - latest iteration. and promise the last one i will post. obv i am banking on huge forward line, good defence and budget midfield.
Shirigu/Cech
Vidal/Vermaelen/Alba/Cadu/Evra
diaby/sammir/shirikov/kombarov/bressan
rvp/messi/ronaldo
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Diaby get somebody with attacking potential in there......
Open Controlshe's my guilty long-shot. based on his performance against liverpool and then for france should get chances recovered balls. but he is obviously risky.
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too much spent on defense... downgrade and upgrade midfield... better potential for points...
Open Controlsis that true. i thought the recoverd balls rule makes defence more valuable?
Open Controlsdefensive midfielders more likely to get points as they are more likely to score goals also... and more challenges will be won in midfield... but this is my opinion... maybe defense might score recovered balls points...
Open ControlsTHat's true. And also, in the group stages there are a lot of chances for CSs because of mismatches (eg, Arsenal/Montpellier) so defenders from the strong teams are key at this stage.
Open Controlsexcellent. so given that I am applying that tactic have I done a decent job of it?
Open ControlsI don't know all of your midfielders (Kombarov, Bressan) so I cannot say, but most of it looks good. Check the playing stats on Alba so far this season. For some reason he has not started regularly.
Open Controlsthanks a lot .... will check out the stats thanks a lot
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My UCL team :
Malafeev - Beto
Jenkinson -- Alex-- Dani Alves -- Ramos -- Evra
Hazard -- Pirlo -- Cazorla -- Miguel Veloso -- Babel
Messi (c)-- RVP -- Pazzini
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I like it!
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Thoughy...
A- Robben and Pazzini.
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B- Boateng and Mandzukic + €2.0mOpen ControlsGiroud captain it is so...;)
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How would you improve this WC team?
Foster / Begovic
Rafael / Hughes / Cuellar / Saylor / Demel
Michu / Yaya / Hazard / Cazorla / Guthrie
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as a non rvp and hazard owner is it too risky to captain kagawa? tevez be better i think he has served me well as captain the las 2 gameweeks
Open ControlsKagawa not captain potential...
Open Controlsits a bit of a poxy choice cause kagawa could do well at home to wigan where as tevez may struggle away to stoke but tev should play the 90 and in form
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I'd be a bit concerned about Kagawa's gametime, not sure I'd captain him.
Open Controlsyeah another feican 60mins... wish fergie would play him the full 90 this week.. too hard to know what fergies plans are 🙂
Open ControlsI do have him in my team, hoping he plays 90 mins , but just dont see it happening with options on the bench........
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At the end of the day 60 mins vs Wigan at home is just as good as 90 mins away anywhere. He could get a lot from that.
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UCL spend big on defence and strikers, spend little on midfielders
agree or disagreeOpen Controlsdisagree... IMHO
Spend big on strikers and midfielders... The groups this time look good and have potential for lots of goals... Clean sheet points may become rare and for recovered balls you might look at defensive midfielders...Open ControlsWell the mids are fairly cheap anyway, so yes.
Open Controlsthat is what I have done....
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Please rate:
----Jussi(Bego)----
Baines-Cuellar-Davies (Demel,Clyne)
Michu-Cazorla-Hazard-Bale(Guthrie)
Berbatov-RVP(c)-Tevez-Open ControlsVery Good. Davies is a risky pick with the fact Swansea have got that Popov person? Other then that I like it.
Open ControlsAgree but i got demel as backup if it doesnt work out. 4.0 swansea def in more than a steal.
Open ControlsTrue that, at least the could be the first planned transfer if need be because doubt you will need it elsewhere. I am also hoping for the Bale-maker to get better.
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you mean the Popov bloke that signed for WBA?
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Looks good to me. Davies won't be a regular once Swansea sign a replacement left-back though.
Open ControlsCould be more of a back up for davies. I just hope he gets his chance to shine, then he can cement his spot. Ill probably downgrade baines later and pick up Gibbs and others once Arse fixtures improve.
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who should i downgrade: saylor or rangel? and who to replace with (4.8 and below). i'm thinking jenkinson, but that is very short term since sagna will be back soon, although he has been questioning arsenal's selling of song...
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Saylor: eve NOR rdg UTD sun WBA
Rangel: ast EVE stk RDG WIG city
Tough call, but I'd keep Saylor. I have Jankinson and Sagna's coming back soon. I don't think Wenger's gonna punish him for questioning.Open Controlswhen sagna comes back, i'll downgrade rangel to popov or davies (if it looks like he's nailed on) then upgrade jenkinson to gibbs
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So, I'm on my wildcard right now and shipped Bale
out before the price drop.
Seriously considering bringing him back in on friday
for the next 2 games.
Am I daft?Open ControlsIve hot him. Could explode with Demble and Ade now sure to be in first team. Will get alot of service and hold-up play from ade.
Open ControlsI think he is gonna show you all what you are missing not having him in your team.
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Considering he's done nothing ... and the shake up within the team ... getting him in now seems wildly optimistic.
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will Cazorla rise tonight lads?
Open ControlsFrom GW7, Cazorla or Morrison?
Plan is to do Torres to Lambert GW5
Rafa to Popov/4.5 defender GW6
Noble to Cazorla/Morrison GW7
Could get both but would have to dump HazardOpen ControlsCaz for me mate
Open Controlsbest 4.5 option to replace Rafa tho aquire him then? Leaning towards Popov, if he starts. Not keen to double up with Cuellar?
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Cazorla. And not Popov.
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Cazorla by a long way.
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What is a good gaming headset guys? (reasonably priced)
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I get along with a decent set of headphones (think sennheiser) and use a cheaper microphone round my neck. the sound is the most important aspect.
Open Controlscould you please post the makes, cheers.
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UCL TEAM
Sirigu / Beto
Vida / Gibbs / Uchida / Lichesteiner / Vidal
Iniesta / Hazard / H.Viana / Shirokov / Kombarov
Messi / Ibra / Mandzukic
Could downgrade Viana to Alan and get Boateng for Shirokov but Viana is their set piece man.
As much as i love Ronaldo as a fellow country man i just cant spend all that much on him with their group, Messi and Ibra will have a walk in the park.Open ControlsI owned Viana when he played for Newcastle. Bad memories.
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I'm guessing you haven't seen him in a while then. He's been pretty much essential for Braga over the last couple of years
Open ControlsI have seen him, and I know he does better there than he ever did in EPL. Just saying the memories haunt me.
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English football is too physical for him, he´s too fragile and slow for it. He´s class on Braga tho
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my first CL rmt. never done this one before, go easy on me 😛
sirigu | (beto)
alex sandro | gibbs | demechelis | (evra) | (pereira)
shirokov | cazorla | robben | yarm | (hazard)
messi | huntelaar | pazzini
any glaring issues here? also who would you guys captain? i'm considering pazzini as a bit of a differential, given that i have messi and co. to fall back on anyway.Open ControlsNothing glaring. I don't share many of those players, which probably means your team is rather good.
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Bertrand as an FPL prospect anyone?
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1) Is he expected back from injury for this GW?
2) Is he gonna play?
3) You think his position is his to lose?
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