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How Azpilicueta’s goal threat is affected by Alonso and Hudson-Odoi

Chelsea’s 2-2 draw with Burnley on Monday night was a mostly disappointing result for Fantasy managers who own the Blues’ defenders.

Although he was unable to bank a 15th clean sheet of the season, Cesar Azpilicueta (£6.4m) at least compensated with an assist for Gonzalo Higuain‘s (£9.1m) goal against the Clarets.

That was Azpilicueta’s seventh attacking return of the season, with five of those arriving in the last 11 Gameweeks.

Having played mostly as a centre-half under Antonio Conte in a three-man backline, Azpilicueta has had to re-acclimatise to life as a right-back since Maurizio Sarri’s appointment last summer.

The Spain international has not been without his detractors this season, especially for his limited ability going forward.

Marcos Alonso (£6.3m) had previously suffered criticism from Chelsea fans and beyond, of course, but his weaknesses are very much defensive in nature and Fantasy managers cared little about negative critiques of his all-round ability as a left-back while the attacking returns were flying in at the other end.

It is actually since Alonso lost his ever-present status in Gameweek 24 that Azpilicueta’s output has improved in terms of goal involvement.

Having registered no goals and just two assists up until that point, Azpilcueta has one goal and four assists from the beginning of February onwards.

Azpilicueta would traditionally be the full-back to hang back in defence as Alonso bombed forward but the latter’s frequent absence of late has perhaps freed up Azpilicueta to get forward a little more.

Not that Alonso’s no-shows and Azpilicueta’s increased attacking threat are mutually exclusive: the much-maligned left-back has been on the pitch for three of those five most-recent returns.

Nevertheless, we will use Gameweek 24 as the starting point for our analysis of Azpilicueta’s performances in the Members’ article below.

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

    Kdb not even on the bench!

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      because he is injured!

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

        Yes! Or is he also in New York with Salah and Auba?

        1. FPL Forward Thinker
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          No, he is injured

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

    As a KDB (c) here I'm hoping Pep was playing games when he said he wont play against MU 🙂 ....!

    1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Can they just put a KDB jersey on Zinchenko?

    2. MTPockets
        4 years, 11 months ago

        KDB wasn't playing games when he hopped off

        1. FPL DONKEY
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          He was playing hopscotch

    3. CRO KLOPP
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Murić benched

      1. jdp219
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        sonuva...

    4. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      2 mins til SCENES

    5. tucaoneo
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      No Mustafi. Not ideal!

    6. OldBenKenobi
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Hope Joe is ok and gets well soon.
      Really puts things in perspective.
      Our thoughts are with him and his family.

      1. brianutd-why always we? 20
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        What happened to Joe?

        1. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Sticky

        2. cravencottage
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          See hot topics

          1. brianutd-why always we? 20
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Thanks

      2. OldBenKenobi
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Remember folks enjoy FPL as it’s only a game!
        There are worse things that can happen in life.

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

        Be well, Joe.
        We'll look forward to seeing you again when you're ready to come back.

    7. brianutd-why always we? 20
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Rashford double incoming

    8. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Eurgh rival has Laca, was hoping he'd randomly not play but instead Auba gets Emery Roulette.

    9. JammySprat
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Kola & Auba owner 🙁

    10. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      SCENES

    11. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      No foden

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

        No Phelias Fogg

      2. TheDragon
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        LoL - you are cheeky

    12. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      All start

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

        Except for kdb

        1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          KdB lookalike starts.

    13. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      ⚽ Team News 📰
      MUN: de Gea, Shaw, Lindelöf, Young, Darmian, Smalling, Pogba, Fred, Pereira, Lingard, Rashford
      Subs: Romero, Dalot, Mata, Matic, Lukaku, Sánchez, Martial

      MCI: Ederson, Walker, Kompany, Laporte, Zinchenko, Fernandinho, Gündogan, David Silva, Sterling, Agüero, Bernardo Silva
      Subs: Muric, Otamendi, Danilo, Sané, Jesus, Foden, Mahrez

      1. Ginkapo FPL
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Young

        Gg

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

        So leaks were only speculations

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

          Sorry, kaku bench

        2. MTPockets
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Looks the same

        3. brianutd-why always we? 20
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          4-0 city with that Utd team

        4. diesel001
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Interesting Utd team. Looks like has has gone for mobility for defensive purposes (no Lukaku, Matic) and counter attacking pace (Rashford, Lingard).

          Will OGS play Pep's bluff though and leave two up top at all times and force City to keep more than two defenders back? Rashford and Lingard have the pace to beat Kompany and Laporte.

      3. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Keep Sterling quiet please Herrera!

        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Will leave him for dead

        2. Top Lad Dakes.
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          oh aye....

          wait herrera aint playing mate 🙁

          1. Hazz
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            LOL

            Misread Andreas as Ander 😆

        3. FPL Pillars
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Spec savers

        4. OldBenKenobi
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          No thanks

      4. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Laporte, Sterling, Aguero, LET’S GO!!!

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Nice 🙂
          I have 5/6 in Jimenez Jota Doherty Kun Raz©
          KDB was a bad pick though 😕

          1. Big boy Bowen
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Not bad just very unfortunate

            1. Amey
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Yeah

      5. Bolivian Seaman
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Is that five at the back or four?

        1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          9...

        2. Monklane
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          It's 11.

          1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Nah, they need one up top in case ederson attacks

        3. Pat Bonner
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Not sure, darmian young or shaw could be in midfield

        4. TheDragon
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          12

        5. FPL_Gyarados
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          It's hard to tell with that bus parked there

        6. Now I'm Panicking
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Mourinho would be proud

      6. Dannyb
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        I'm a United fan, we are gonna get battered tonight.

        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Agreed

        2. Poseidon.
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Guessing you’ve seen it’s marriner In charge!!

          1. Here's Tom with the We…
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Alright, enough with the ref stuff.

        3. Dr Dream
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          I’m a Blackburn fan...United are gonna get battered tonight.

          1. Here's Tom with the We…
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Hopefully

        4. Ginkapo FPL
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          I own a chipshop, United are getting battered tonight

        5. Je suis le chat
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          All logic says this though history of derbys suggests a 1:1 type draw is likely.

      7. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Leaked MUN lineup correct

        1. g40steve
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Looks that way

          1. Here's Tom with the We…
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            It usually is.

        2. Amey
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Absolutely.
          Must be someone from inside the club.
          Should not be allowed though

      8. Mo Mané Mo Problems
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Did people punt on Mendy?

        1. Big boy Bowen
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          I don't get why he's not even been on the bench past 2

          1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            He’s lazy and arrogant. Flair only gets you so far in life.

            1. Big boy Bowen
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              True, played champs league though

      9. Pat Bonner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Looking at those lineups, Man City will win by 2 or 3

        1. brianutd-why always we? 20
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Or 4

          1. El-Kloppico
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Or 6. ManU has been locked to 6 these days

      10. RUUD!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Wow that guy got the Man U line up correct an previous page. Fair play

      11. Bolivian Seaman
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Shaw can't play centre back surely

      12. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Fingers crossed Jonty is better soon

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          What happened

          1. Big boy Bowen
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Hot topics

      13. FER FUSCH AKE
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        No surprises

        1. Now I'm Panicking
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Radiohead

      14. boc610
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Kompany starts, good news for rashford

        1. Now I'm Panicking
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          If the ball gets vaguely near him

      15. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        All six start inc Ster C!!

      16. Tsparkes10
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Lukaku and Kolasinic bad start :(. Didn't exactly want Lukaku to score anyways tbh. He was punt against WH and Everton I guess but sooo bad

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

          Exactly, he was a punt, you got him knowing the risks.

      17. Je suis le chat
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Hoping City draw so Liverpool have to look to score 10 vs Huddersfield.

        1. TheDragon
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          That’s not how it works

          To get to sane points need Liverpool draw and city loss

        2. Mr. O'Connell
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Shame it doesn't work like that

      18. TheDragon
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Oh captain my captain! Chaaaaarrggggeeee

      19. balint84
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        A) Yedlin or Valery to Matip
        B) David Luiz to TAA/VanDijk/Robertson