Having assessed the team attacking statistics in the first of a two-part series yesterday, we roll out the next instalment. This time round, we focus on the defensive data available in our members section and analyse the most and least impressive backlines over the last four Gameweeks:
Pearce(c) it is then
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But DDG is still the only nailed on defender and Linde wants his medal!
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Nah I can see them being much more up for it and they will probably be happy to keep the score down. Suarez all the way!
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free transfer for this week
Bale ----> Hazard
any better options guysOpen ControlsDo penalties mean Gerrard is still a better option than Coutinho for secondary Liverpool cover this week??
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If money no option than yes IMO. But its close.
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I have him, but he is frustating, penalties are most of his points, though I'd have him over coutinho if you can finance it
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How is he frustrating? He's scored consistently well for most the season.
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Irrespective of price just want to see if people think Countinho is going to become a better pointscorer. Have cash for either of them with no obvious place to spend it elsewhere. I have a shocking TV too I can only imagine how much cash the rich teams have going to spare with Bale, Theo & Fellaini all putting their feet up this weekend!!
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Gerrard is on fire with points and will play 90mins - Coutinho will only play 60-70mins.
Gerrard set peices and capable of a 40 yarder 🙂Open Controls
It helps gerrard also plays 20-30 mins more on average
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penalties are a major when you have suarez twinkle-toeing around the box all day
Open ControlsGerrard it is so thanks for all the replies! Leaves the perfect amount of money to do Suarez>RVP next week if I decide to go with that.
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Interesting numbers on Everton at set-pieces. I wonder if AVB might go Jan at LB and Caulker at CB to try and exploit that - especially with Fellaini out too.
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Dawson will score this week
Open ControlsWell he'll definitely start anyway. How he went from somebody we were happy to sell and somebody who didn't fit AVB's system to one of our most important players I'm still not really sure.
Open Controls😀 I know, bit strange, delighted they came round to appreciating him though
Open ControlsHe'll be given a new contract as well near the start of the summer I imagine. We don't play quite the same highline as AVB tried at Chelsea and Dawson's not as slow as Terry. And Lloris helps too.
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this will happen as i drunkenly swapped dawson for jan.....i just know it
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Have bitten the bullet and used my WC today in advance of next week. Sods law is I get a handful of injuries over the weekend now...
Open ControlsFired mine up earlier in the week my team was in an awfull state though so really needed it the timing has worked out pretty well with the Bale injury.
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keep silva for the weekend?
also do we think sturridge will get a game in the weekend?Open Controls
I'm looking to bring in Silva, would expect Sturridge to start, but can't be sure.
I used my freebie on Sturridge > Berbatov before price rises, as it left enough for Siss> Fellaini next week exactly.
Now Theo and Bale are out, I don't need the value so much anymore and would probably have kept Sturridge for this weekend at least. 🙁Open Controls
Saints look pretty good.
Given those stats, if I had Lambert I'd be captaining him. The number of chances Villa concede to set-pieces would be a worry for me given they play Stoke away this week.Open Controls
Someone made an excellent point about the Bale > ? being an isolated transfer.
I'm getting in Hazard for a week with my FT, hoping he scores double figures and then sorting out my DGW plans when I know who is fit/suspended/wearing the correct bib.Open ControlsGood plan 😉
Open ControlsI look at some teams this week and they are full of DGW players, but are completely broken this week 😆
I'm going for the 'focus on GW32 then take an 8 point hit' approach.Open ControlsThis is why I didn't wc this week, the fixtures just don't suit. Plus I was finally convinced of the argument that I can deal injuries better. Theo has backed that theory. For just this week I fancy Hazard as I have feeling Mata will be benched
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Lost on last post,
Who do people reckon will get clean sheets this week?
I’m gonna say Liverpool, Stoke, Everton, QPROpen Controls
Arsenal's position in this list interests me greatly.
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SIssoko to hazard for 1 week punt before his value drop , yay or nay ?
Open Controlsmay i know why ?
Open Controlssiss has a good fixture this week and next.....for the sake of a 0.1 drop hardly seems worth it
Open Controlsbut I will WC next week .. just feel like wan to keep more cash when I WC ...anyway thanks for the advice ^^
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1. didn't realise you were WCing, 2. Sissoko has a great fixture, if you want hazard surely there's a weaker mid you own?
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here is my 5 midfield :
Sissoko , Michu ,Mata , Santi carzola , BALE
for Bale , I bought him when his value is 9.8m . so today drop wouldn affect me .
The only concern now is sissoko going to drop .so ,what do u think ?Open Controls
are you wc next week or something?
Open Controlsyes I will WC next week .
Open Controlsno one else to sell?
Open Controlsmy 5 midfield :
Sissoko , Michu ,Mata , Santi carzola , BALE
for Bale , I bought him when his value is 9.8m . so today drop wouldn affect me .
The only concern now is sissoko going to drop .so ,what do u think ?Open Controls
I'm not stupid transferring in Coutinho instead of Hazard right? Already own Cazorla.
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only u
Open ControlsHe's got the same characteristics as Gerrard, a mean long shot, on pens, on free kicks, on corners but 6.6m and good fixtures.
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Plays deep, no DGW from now until the end of the season .... a decent pick as he is a quality player, but I'm not convinced.
Open Controlslook above though, Gerrard has very very similar characteristics, plays deep but still performs well, but he's 3m cheaper, he's also superior at home, and he has 2 home games in a row. Fulham's defence is terrible too.
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team is linked.
who shud replace bale for me this wk???
1)hazard
2)gervinho
3)young
4)nani
5)kagawa
6)valenciaOpen Controlswow, Bale was like 70% for a rise yesterday, talk about a fire sale.
On that note, Hazard looks like rising tonight, any reason to hold off on the swap?Open ControlsThe Di Canio effect...
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when you attack, you have Danny Graham, when you defend you have Titus Bramble.
Not even Migs can keep that ship afloatOpen Controls
you have mata?
Open Controlsaye quite a plummet and santi on for another rise!!
no...do itOpen ControlsI got Santi last week 😀
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It does changes my DGW planes, but I think I'll do the move.
Open Controlsor plans 🙂
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He looks likely to start against Sunderland then you would expect both Mata and Hazard to start against City and after that they have Fulham away. Can't see him starting all 3 so that means he might be rested for Fulham next week. Makes sense? I think because of this reason I might go for David Silva.
Open ControlsI will be on wc for GW33, so it's only this week. Given he got 70+ mins rest on Thursday I'd back him to start, and he's in form
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Hazard would be a -4 for me as already used my free trasnfer, so I'm holding Bale until we get news.
The good thing is, that I can actually afford the 0.1 fall without losing sale value and looks like most sellers are doing yesterday/today so it should mean his value won't ludicrous on the falls.Open Controls
Whose everyone betting on for the National then? Rare Bob for me.....
Open Controlshavent looked at the runners yet, but will make my bets tomorrow lol
Open Controlshave no idea on horses, might put a cheeky fiver on Bob and thank you if he wins 🙂
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I'll probably pick Alf Ramsey's Porn Dungeon:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDB5Akd4-Z4Open Controls
Id rather keep bale a o.1 drop wont affect me and i think i will wakt till aftrr deadline to do bale >fellaini
Open ControlsFortunately, I have Snodgrass to trade for Fellaini.
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Ugh the early game is Reading V Southampton...
Bore-fest. A team doomed against a team with nothing to play for. 0-0 I reckon.Open Controls
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@trigg like what you said above about isolated transfer, kinda my thoughts, it may or may not take -4 to fix it which isnt terrible to potentially get decent points, it is also influenced by my potential 1st sub being more likely to get just 2 points, so anything over 6 for my transfer is a bonus.
Open ControlsI quite like the idea. I really, really want Hazard in, and the Bale injury is a chance to get him.
Also, who else would you get in your midfield who has a DGW? I have considered getting Fellaini in a week early, but that's crazy. Getting points is the aim of the game.Open Controls
Any spurs fans/ french people/ inlaws, how has lloris played this year? I have only caught snippets of his performances, but as one of the best GKs in the world (as he was said to be) has he delivered? And this isn't saying he hasn't delivered, just curious
Open ControlsBeen fantastic.
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Evans has 3 matches over the next 2 gamesweeks. If you were a gambling man how many would you guess he'll play?
Open ControlsDoes anyone see a certain irony/hypocrisy in Barca complaining about refereeing decisions?
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Yep, but I think pretty much every top team is guilty of it.
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Not at all...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhiURESngAMOpen Controls
Bit like Fergie complaining about too much time added at the end of a game.
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Begovic
Enrique – Mariappa – Davies – Shaw
Cazorla – Puncheon – Sissoko
Rvp – Suarez (c) - Berba
Bench: Turnbull, Walcott, Jevans, Bale
As you can see, team is a mess.
Bale out is no1 priority. £2.5m bank but need £1m for Siss to Fellaini next week.
Bale > Mata/Hazard
Who else would you take out ?Open Controls
Mini-league rival will almost certainly be captaining Suarez this week.
Do I captain Suarez too, or put the armband on RVP/Hazard?Open Controls
