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Technical Area – The Rise of Ben Davies

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.

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  1. Deulofail
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 27 days ago

    If Morata is out of at least 2 GWs, what would you do?

    A) Downgrade defender by 0.2(+) to get Jesus (-4)
    B) Sell Morata for anyone cheaper

    Fabianski
    Alonso Azpilicueta Kolasinac Bavies Cedric
    Sanchez Carroll
    Kane Morata Vardy
    Elliot | Cork, Chalobah, RLC

    1. Ghost Gooner
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 27 days ago

      A

    2. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 27 days ago

      Have you still got WC? Could to RLC to Carrick?

      1. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 27 days ago

        No way I'm WCing. I'd love my team if Morata was fit.

        I would get rid of Chalobah first, RLC last (of my 4.5 mids). Actually this could be viable, especially since I also love my defence as it is.

        Shame I'd be taking a hit to get Jesus the week after I took a hit to sell him for Morata! Haha

  2. Ghost Gooner
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 27 days ago

    Messi with a shot that goes out for a throw in! He is human after all 😛

    1. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 27 days ago

      Robots can also kick a ball out for a throw non-purposefully.

      1. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 27 days ago

        Cats are notoriously bad at shooting, too.

        1. Deulofail
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 27 days ago

          I'm sure there are humans who have never had a shot go out for a throw-in, e.g. me. Messi is therefore more human than me. I am the legend.

      2. Ghost Gooner
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 27 days ago

        and aliens?

  3. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 27 days ago

    Dybala's on the bench for Argentina. Wtf?

    1. Ghost Gooner
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 27 days ago

      He is useless for Argentina

    2. goriuanx
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 27 days ago

      Icardi starting?

      1. Forza Papac
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 27 days ago

        Nope, some geezer called Benedetto is playing up front

      2. Ghost Gooner
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 27 days ago

        No, poor workrate

        1. goriuanx
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 27 days ago

          Tina deserve to lose then.

    3. dark91
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 27 days ago

      Shouldn't be a surprise
      Their genius coach said that him.and Messi can't play together!!

  4. Sahil Yadav
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 27 days ago

    Any insight of Lukaku injury?

    1. Mini Mane Mo
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 27 days ago

      Belgium qualified don’t need to risk him

    2. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 27 days ago

      Might be career ending.

      1. Albrightondknight
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        • 9 Years
        7 years, 27 days ago

        Dingo in sarcastic form tonight I see from this and other replies 🙂

        1. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 27 days ago

          Sarcasm is the lowest form of humour.

          1. bigbudgie
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 27 days ago

            and the highest form of wit

  5. Costaplenty
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 27 days ago

    Batshuayi ownership creeping up.

    😎

    1. Ghost Gooner
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 27 days ago

      I wanted to do the same but got scared by him not being favoured by Conte.

      Him looking terrible v Burnley also turned me off

      1. Costaplenty
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 27 days ago

        16 points is a lot to turn your nose up at.

        😉

        1. Ghost Gooner
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 27 days ago

          16 pts 😕 Hahaha 😀

    2. MartialMatas
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 27 days ago

      Seems like a risky choice

      1. Costaplenty
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 27 days ago

        lmao

  6. Ghost Gooner
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 27 days ago

    This current Argentina might be the worst of all time. Weird as they have Messi, De Maria, Kun, Dybala, Higuain, Icardi 🙁

  7. Pierce34
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 27 days ago

    How many automatic qualifying spots for South America? And how many playoff?

    1. Ghost Gooner
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 27 days ago

      Top 4 go to WC, 5th plays New Zealand

      1. Pierce34
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 27 days ago

        Thanks

  8. Albrightondknight
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 27 days ago

    Only thing I don't get is how Mou can play these guys at the weekend but not have them play for international team is any other club manager getting away with this?

    1. Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 27 days ago

      Reply fail to SY

    2. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 27 days ago

      It's because he is the Special One.

  9. MartialMatas
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 27 days ago

    Get Sane and Sterling in for Mkhi and Salah if I get no injuries in the international break?

    Begovic Elliot
    Bavies Jones Naughton Mee Mbemba
    Eriksen Salah Mkhi Ramsey Carroll
    Kane Lukaku Abraham

    2ft 0.3m itb

    1. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 27 days ago

      I feel like this is one of those moves where it feels right to do both simply because you can't decide between them, when in reality neither transfer is oarticularly inspiring by itself. I would consider Mkhi to Sterling, or using the FTs to do something less arousing but more sesible and .... point-scoring.

      1. MartialMatas
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 27 days ago

        An example of the second transfer being what exactly?

        I'm pretty happy getting rid of Mkhi due to his poor stats and utds fixtures
        Also fairly happy with getting rid of Salah with Liverpool in bad form with utd and spurs next

        1. tets mcgee (Ha La Land)
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 27 days ago

          just do mikhi to 1 of them. agree with the poster below silva would be optimal if u have enough money

    2. tets mcgee (Ha La Land)
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 27 days ago

      wont u want salah from gw10? im planning how to get him..

    3. RESULT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 27 days ago

      Silva

  10. ★Kuntheman★
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 27 days ago

    *sigh*

    1. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 27 days ago

      We came at the same time 😮 :')

      1. Albrightondknight
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 27 days ago

        Can't be great if you just sigh afterwards.

        1. Deulofail
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 27 days ago

          I get existential at the point of climax and realise its meaningless

          1. Albrightondknight
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 27 days ago

            🙂 🙂

      2. ★Kuntheman★
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 27 days ago

        *shudders*

  11. G-Whizz
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    • 7 Years
    7 years, 27 days ago

    Messi hits post

    1. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 27 days ago

      What a tease

  12. Ghost Gooner
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 27 days ago

    Messi shanks open goal 😯

  13. ★Kuntheman★
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 27 days ago

    Fook off Di Maria. Fook off Argentina.

    Bunch of bottlers 🙁

    1. goriuanx
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 27 days ago

      🙂

    2. Ghost Gooner
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 27 days ago

      Messi? He's the biggest bottler of the lot! 😡

    3. Pierce34
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 27 days ago

      What did Di Maria do?

      1. RESULT
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 27 days ago

        Brushed his teeth

  14. RESULT
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 27 days ago

    1. Alonso Willian lukaku
    2. Luiz hazard vardy

    Which is better

    1. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 27 days ago

      2

      Willian the weak link in 1. Luiz is the second weakest link.

      1. RESULT
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 27 days ago

        Worth getting B for -4, currently have A

        1. RESULT
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 27 days ago

          Mean 1 not A

          1. Sahil Yadav
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 27 days ago

            No

  15. Too Mane Men
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 27 days ago

    Anyone watch the Brazil - Bolivia game?

    0-0

    Bolivia park the bus or were Brazil rubbish?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 27 days ago

      Goalkeeper had a great game.

    2. Ghost Gooner
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 27 days ago

      Jesus wasted some good one on ones

    3. Magic Bean
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 27 days ago

      Suppose that lad lost his bet

      1. Ghost Gooner
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 27 days ago

        He shouldn't have listened to internet strangers 😛

  16. ★Kuntheman★
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 27 days ago

    Cult hero Gago

  17. That Was Easy!
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 27 days ago

    How do I fit in some Man City this week?

    Alli, Ritchie, Coutinho, Chalobah, Carroll
    Kane, Lukaku, Vardy

    0.2 ITB

    A) Coutinho > Sterling (coutinho has tough fixtures, and I could bring him back after those)
    B) Lukaku > Jesus (not too keen on this, as I prefer Sterling for MC)
    C) Alli + Vardy > Jesus + Sterling (-4)

    1. Ghost Gooner
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 27 days ago

      A if Coutinho is injured otherwise I wouldn't do this for a hit

      1. That Was Easy!
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 27 days ago

        Haven't heard anything about Couts being injured, what's that about?

        I can't lose Alli before Bournemouth at home, and yes the (-4) looks a bit sideways at best.

        Perhaps Lukaku > Jesus is justified.

        1. noquarternt
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 27 days ago

          Went off early for Brazil.

          1. That Was Easy!
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 27 days ago

            Cheers, limping or what?

        2. Ghost Gooner
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 27 days ago

          Subbed due to injury

          1. That Was Easy!
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 27 days ago

            That's rough...

    2. goriuanx
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 27 days ago

      Alli to Sterling.

      1. That Was Easy!
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 27 days ago

        Cheers, you think it's even worth it before Bournemouth, statistically the poorest defending team so far?

        1. goriuanx
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 27 days ago

          Ya probably. He just looks off the pace. Maybe this break will do him good.

    3. noquarternt
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 27 days ago

      You might have to do A and B if they're both injured.

      1. That Was Easy!
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 27 days ago

        What's happened to Coutinho?

        1. noquarternt
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 27 days ago

          Not sure exactly, didn't watch it, definitely monitor though. You know what he's like with knocks.

  18. ★Kuntheman★
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 27 days ago

    Hope Kane has some Argentine blood in him

    1. goriuanx
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 27 days ago

      Why didn't Icardi play? He's a top striker.

      1. Ghost Gooner
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 27 days ago

        Lacks workrate/movement

        1. goriuanx
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 27 days ago

          Give him the ball and he will score. Seems like the manager is a dud.

      2. ★Kuntheman★
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 27 days ago

        Because we have a manager trying to be a genius by not doing obvious things

  19. TorresMagic™
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    • 15 Years
    7 years, 27 days ago

    Peru keeper having a good game.

    1. goriuanx
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 27 days ago

      Manage to resist wildcard temptation?

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 27 days ago

        Have you?

        1. goriuanx
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 27 days ago

          Yeah, got 2FT. Can sort things with a hit.

          1. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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            • 15 Years
            7 years, 27 days ago

            Very nice.

  20. ★Kuntheman★
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 27 days ago

    Need to win game, subs on Gago and effectively benches one of Dybala or Icardi.

    Gago gets injured, Dybala and Icardi forced to stay on bench.

    If I wasn't a fan of this team, I'd be laughing so much at how this stupid manager's arrogance backfired there

    1. ★Kuntheman★
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 27 days ago

      And the real kicker is that we had hope with Sampaoli. The dude revolutionized Chile.

      AFA is a disgrace, these players are a disgrace, and we have a bunch of managers trying to be overthink with the best offensive weapons in the world.

      1. Ghost Gooner
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 27 days ago

        Picking new players in a crunch game is a gamble but the strikeforce has been bad for years though

  21. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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    • 15 Years
    7 years, 27 days ago

    400 minutes in South America

    5 games - 1 goal.

    1. Rainer
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 27 days ago

      Somewhere out there Tony Pulis is smiling!

      1. Magic Bean
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 27 days ago

        Probably West Bromwich

    2. Ghost Gooner
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 27 days ago

      No whipping boys in South America, every game is tight. Position 4-8 can still qualify

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        • 15 Years
        7 years, 27 days ago

        Not anymore, top 6.

  22. Rainer
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 27 days ago

    No Messi at the World Cup would be devastating 🙁

    1. ★Kuntheman★
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 27 days ago

      Gonna happen if we don't find a goal here

      1. Rainer
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 27 days ago

        Sampaoli will have to go into protective custody.

  23. ★Kuntheman★
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 27 days ago

    Fookin Benedetto starts over Icardi and Dybala...just fook off...

  24. TorresMagic™
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    • 15 Years
    7 years, 27 days ago

    Colombia 1-0

  25. TorresMagic™
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    • 15 Years
    7 years, 27 days ago

    Currently

    Brazil 38
    Colombia 29
    Uruguay 28
    Chile 26
    Peru 25
    Argentina 25

    1 game left, 5th gets a playoff

    Ecuador vs Argentina

    1. ★Kuntheman★
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 27 days ago

      Colombia could just roll over against Peru and end us.

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        • 15 Years
        7 years, 27 days ago

        5th now.

    2. Chandler Bing
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 27 days ago

      Chile just conceded. They are now 6th

    3. Pierce34
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 27 days ago

      Who do Chile play next?

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        • 15 Years
        7 years, 27 days ago

        Brazil

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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          • 15 Years
          7 years, 27 days ago

          the reserves probably

      2. Chandler Bing
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 27 days ago

        Brazil

        1. Pierce34
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 27 days ago

          Thanks both

  26. ★Kuntheman★
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 27 days ago

    Ecuador 1-1 Colombia

    1. ★Kuntheman★
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 27 days ago

      Life saver for Argentina there...if there is any life left

  27. TorresMagic™
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    • 15 Years
    7 years, 27 days ago

    Chile 2-1

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 15 Years
      7 years, 27 days ago

      Alexis

    2. Pierce34
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 27 days ago

      I don't know why I bother posting updates with you around 😉

  28. Rainer
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 27 days ago

    Brazil & Columbia match fixing inc

    1. ★Kuntheman★
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 27 days ago

      We deserve it if they do

  29. ★Kuntheman★
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 27 days ago

    Chile 2-1 Ecuador. Argentina fooked again

  30. Pierce34
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 27 days ago

    GOAL Alexis!