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The Numbers Game – Community Shield Match Analysis

12 August 2014 7256 comments
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This evening’s Members article takes a look over the action in Sunday’s Community Shield showdown between Arsenal and City. Having assessed Alexis Sanchez’ display our lunchtime Technical Area post, we delve into the data to discover for any hints of form ahead of the weekend Gameweek 1 deadline.

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  1. favel nedved
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Anyone care to let me know the following

    1. Vergini (sun) a starter?
    2. Is hutton the most nailed on 4 mil defender?
    3. Dzeko or Jovetic
    4. Which man utd defender r u going with?

    Thanks

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    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      1. yes
      2. hmm three way tie with moore and wisdom
      3. dzeko
      4. im not 🙂

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  2. MJ6987
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Is Hazard playing?

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    1. VougieDipond
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Hazard still playing survived the half time cull

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  3. pundit of punts
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Anyone tempted with Costa(c) over Rooney?

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    1. Yome
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Gotta go for the home runner 🙂

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    2. Villan
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      With his current performance possibly. But he'll be away against a defensive side. Where as Rooney will be at home, with LVG paraded....

      Has to be Roo for me but could be a good punt/diff

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  4. JK - Cønt ⭐
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Jones charging about like a maniac again

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  5. El Muñeco
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    I really hope Gnabry goes to the saints. He turned down palace apparently so if he goes i think he will be looking at regular first team football.

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  6. LewanGOALski
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    I really like my new defence made of:

    Ward - Clyne - PvA - Collocini - Ferdinand

    It gives me this rotation for the upcoming first 8 GWs, as I will try to squeeze a CHE defender around that time when it will be clearer who is nailed on for Jose this year:

    HUL / wba / ars
    WHU /WBA / avl
    CRY / SUN / qpr (whu)
    BUR / NEW / sou (TOT)
    STO / HUL / bur
    LEI / QPR / SWA
    STO / hul / swa

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    1. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Fixtures do look good but the only team I even remotely trust to keep CSs out of those is palace

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      1. LewanGOALski
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        The only 2 teams in the whole EPL I trust to keep CS are Palace and Chelsea tbh. And waiting woth CHE to be more clear about the choice made.

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      2. Villan
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        I agree with this but I don't think Sunderland or QPR will be that bad defensively.

        I bet it frees up a lot of cash for further forward!

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    2. pundit of punts
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Whatever the fixtures are, defenders other than Ward are not gonna keep many CS.

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    3. The Mighty I
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Really like that, I'm looking to stay cheap in defense and like yourself looking to see who Jose favours

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    4. Kew Pee Arr
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Would ditch both Ferdinand and pva. Plus, I would not plan further than 4/5 games ahead due to injuries, form and the ease/difficulty of forthcoming fixtures.

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  7. Obi Wan Elokobi
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    What's the betting if Bojan has a good season people on this site will be so stubborn and not put him in.

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    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      This would be funny

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  8. Captain Shirokov
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Ronaldo goal

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  9. Rupert The Horse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Oh Ronaldo.

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  10. Lord Flashheart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Always preferred fletcher to wickham

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      OK. But why? Old git syndrome? 😉

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      1. Lord Flashheart
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Fletcher is like 25... Just looks 35

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  11. KingPig
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    I'm sure this has been done to death but is Bartley likely to start for Swansea? Likewise for Moore and Leicester?

    If not, who is a better 4m shout? Wisdom? 😐

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  12. TigerJK
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Having in mind Costa 2 goals until half time:

    A) Sturridge
    B) Costa

    Don't mind the extra cash from B

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    1. Podge
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      B

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    2. Ben Mee Over A Table
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      I have Sturridge instead of Costa and I'm captaining him GW1.

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  13. JK - Cønt ⭐
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Young, Mata and Smalling off, Kagawa, Lingard and M. Keane on

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    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Mata good or a bit meh?

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  14. Little Lukin
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Is Phil Jones playing tonight?

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWOTdt9Bovk

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    2. Mata-Is-The-Juan
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Yup--- Looking like he'll get to stay on for all 90+min

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  15. pundit of punts
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    I'd love to see Lingard to go out on loan to another PL club.

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    1. Podge
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Yeh deserves a chance

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  16. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Young nailed on under van gaaaal

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    1. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      ..?

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    2. Jax
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      doubt it

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  17. FPL AXE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    A: Debuchy and Sanchez

    B: Shaw and Hazard ?

    Any thoughts?

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  18. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    What is the best alternative?

    A: Ramsey, Costa, Luis, Jovetic

    B: Hazard, Giroud, Cahill, Dzeko

    Thanks! 🙂 .

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    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      B, probably. Nothing in it though.

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    2. The King
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      A.

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  19. ol
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Ok last bit of tinkering needed and its come down to:

    Jovetic and 4.5 mid (probably Wanyama)
    or
    Bojan and Eriksen

    I have Siggy who rotates with Bojan pretty much each week, or would have to play Siggy every week but have Jovetic instead of Bojan

    Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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  20. erasedcitizen1
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Two conundrums here: Jovetic or Adebayor? Similarly Isla or Caulker? A justification would also be appreciated.

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    1. Villan
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Both strikers are risky as not nailed (Jovetic not when Aguero comes back)

      Isla could be rotated with Simpson, Caulker is a threat at set pieces so I'd say him

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    2. Ben Mee Over A Table
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Jovetic early on because Soldado has a chance of being Pochettino's first choice striker.

      Caulker because he is Caulker and Isla isn't Caulker, simple.

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  21. JK - Cønt ⭐
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Must...not...kneejerk....Mata...out

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    1. The King
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Why would you?

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    2. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      why not, everyone is kneejerking

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  22. The King
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Pick one please guys:

    1) Silva
    2) Nasri
    3) Lamela
    4) Eriksen
    5) Coutinho
    6) Sterling

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    1. Reeker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Silva or Sterling

      And 1 pound silver would be more valuable than 1 pound sterling so Silva

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      1. The King
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Cheers.

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  23. Nahko23
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Yo guys pretty stuck on which team i like best, what do you think is strongest? and rate /10 please!

    Team 1:

    Gk: Begovic
    DF: Ward....Caulker....Debucy
    Mid: Ramsey...Mata....Henderson...Fabregas
    FC: Rooney....Costa....Giroud

    Bench: Myhil.....PVA......Wanyama....Wisdom

    Team 2:

    GK:Krul
    DF: Coloccini.....PVA,...Ward
    Mid: Ramsey...Mata... Siggurdson...Eriksen
    FC: Rooney...Costa....Sturridge

    Bench: Myhill....Vlaar.....Wanayama....Wisdom

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    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2014/08/11/rate-4/

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    2. Kew Pee Arr
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Caulker too expensive - qpr will leak goals

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      1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        so did cardiff.....did you see caulkers score

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        1. JK - Cønt ⭐
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          1 point less than Ward, who kept 12 CS

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  24. Cheggers
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    No Evans tonight? Not even on the bench?

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    1. Tim Canterbury
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/06/19/article-0-1A66A43D000005DC-256_306x682.jpg

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    2. Jax
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      nope

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    3. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      http://i.imgur.com/hbN5xzw.jpg

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  25. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Didn't have mata

    Today hasn't convinced me to get him

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    1. Obi Wan Elokobi
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Lol. I see so many teams around here with him I was scared not to have him, but seriously considering changing him to Sterling.

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      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Its whether you get taken in by the hype created on certain players. There is like a fear of not owning him rather than you wanting him

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      2. Wilshere Knowledge
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        99% of people on here have no clue.

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        1. Wilshere Knowledge
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          I'm not necessarily excluding myself. 😉

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  26. The Missing Link
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Luis looking good at left back. Ivan cahill terry luis me thinks.

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    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      i dont know man, azpi just aint goin to be left out like that

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      1. The Missing Link
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Someone has to sit out.

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    2. VougieDipond
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      over lapping every time we go forward

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      1. The Missing Link
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Worth the risk imo

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  27. Misunderstood Genius
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Rate these defenders likelihood of starting out of ten: Yoshida, Moore, Cameron

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    1. Mull
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      9, 8.5, 3
      Yoshida won't be starting for long though.

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  28. Sting
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    2, 9, 4

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  29. S.Kuqi
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Have anyone managed to get Costa,Roo,Studge and still have decent mid&def?

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Yes. But no defence.

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      1. JK - Cønt ⭐
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        who needs one?

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        1. Yome
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          Those who have a good rank at the end of the season, good defense is important IMO

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          1. Sting
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            11 years, 4 months ago

            The good defence can come from the Jan wildcard onwards when your team value should be 110m+

            As we know defender prices don't change as much as mids and forwards

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        2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          Me, mi'Lud. 😉

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      2. Heytch
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        I really want this strike force!! Love my mifpdfield too much

        And wine too according to my spelling of midfield

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    2. Sting
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Yes.

      Silva Ramsey Eriksen Hendo (4.5m)

      Costa Rooney Sturridge

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      1. S.Kuqi
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        I like it. Defence?

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      2. Heytch
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        I hate that having them up front means Henderson and Studge. Double Liverpool *shudders* too many good options to take that route, with their 2 tough away games in first 3

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    3. The Manbearpig
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Mine's decent

      sczc
      evans - naughton - cameron - mariappa - hutton
      hazard - ramsey - young - hendo - wanya
      costa - studge - rooney

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      1. The Manbearpig
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        might rearrange the D a bit, but I have 28.5 million to spend

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        1. The Manbearpig
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          32.5*

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  30. Podge
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Costa misses sitter everyone SELL SELL SELL !

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      OK. 😉

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