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The Numbers Game – The Charge From the Back

18 February 2011 1140 comments
Mark Mark
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With a break from Premier League action this weekend, we’re presented with some breathing space to allow us to take stock and assess strategies for success for the remaining Gameweeks.

This season has seen the evolution of template midfields and attacks with the same names rotation across thousands of Fantasy squads. As a result the defence has become a key area for differentials and while clean sheets have been hard to come by all season, the quest for defenders who can return attacking points and Fantasy Premier League (FPL) Bonus, remains a key one.

In this latest Numbers Game article for Members, we take a look at the Gameweek OPTA statistics gathered over the past four Gameweeks to analyse those defenders who have offered the best potential in these areas.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

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  1. Mulder
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 11 months ago

    YES!!!! LAMPARD

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  2. jamsiep
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 11 months ago

    Love you Frank.

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  3. Locarno
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 11 months ago

    Lampard. Legend. 🙂

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  4. DublinDude
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 11 months ago

    Lampard!!!!!!!!

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  5. Boom!!!
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 11 months ago

    WHO ELSE BUT LAMPS 😉

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  6. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 11 months ago

    Fat frank 1-0

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  7. Hank
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 11 months ago

    Lampard is sh*t.

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    1. jamsiep
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 11 months ago

      Are you seriously trying this?

      Great work by Anelka.

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      1. Hank
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 11 months ago

        "Just get Lampard off already. Why doesn't Carlo just have the balls to drop him? He's done nothing all season."

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        1. Cheggers
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 11 months ago

          "+1

          Said the same thing earlier! The Lampard myth has been one of the greatest in the history of football."

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        2. jamsiep
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 11 months ago

          Why would a tap in after good work from Anelka and Drogba change my opinion on that?

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          1. Hank
            • 15 Years
            14 years, 11 months ago

            Sack Carlo too, he doesn't have a clue.

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            1. jamsiep
              • 16 Years
              14 years, 11 months ago

              Goodbye.

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              1. Hank
                • 15 Years
                14 years, 11 months ago

                How are those words tasting? 😛

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            2. Gargamel
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 16 Years
              14 years, 11 months ago

              You're taking the piss.

              Lampard has played like a poorer version of Darron Gibson all game, I know that you know it.

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              1. Hank
                • 15 Years
                14 years, 11 months ago

                Shhhhh garg! You are ruining this! 😀

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                1. jamsiep
                  • 16 Years
                  14 years, 11 months ago

                  Ruining what? You being an immature little prick?

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                  1. Hank
                    • 15 Years
                    14 years, 11 months ago

                    http://transitionfarnham.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/handbags.jpg

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              2. Cheggers
                • 16 Years
                14 years, 11 months ago

                Hes won the game for Chelsea though and no one else has looked great.

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        3. Demí
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 11 months ago

          haha

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  8. gooner dave
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 11 months ago

    1-0 lampard

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  9. Gargamel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 11 months ago

    Great number by Anelka

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  10. Attila the Bum
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 11 months ago

    Lampard - shows why he is too good for the Underachiever Athletic side./
    What a pro!

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  11. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 11 months ago

    Anelka made that goal

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  12. Cheggers
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 11 months ago

    FRANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK

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  13. DublinDude
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 11 months ago

    If its not the Penalty spot, its in and around that spot

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    1. IAmTheWalrus
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 11 months ago

      best place to be

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  14. The Rock
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 11 months ago

    Looks like my bet for Everton to win the cup is gone 🙁

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  15. Lewis - Sky Pod
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 11 months ago

    Why couldn't the Fat useless pri*k have done that pre E.T

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    1. rasher
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 11 months ago

      because he's a Fat useless pri*k

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  16. Gargamel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 11 months ago

    Stoke lining up with their first team, except Begovic. That means Etherington starting too, for those of us who have him. Not sure if that's a good thing, I want Nani to replace him.

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  17. Boom!!!
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 11 months ago

    for feck sake tamim hit out or get out 😡

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    1. Demí
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 11 months ago

      hey boom, which is your team in the league, and do you what Applebonkers' team is ?

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      1. Demí
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 11 months ago

        know what*

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      2. Boom!!!
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 11 months ago

        my team name is :fantasy over reality!!!
        don't know anything about appleboners's team...
        just take a look at Graham Samways team ,he should be top in our league...

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        1. Boom!!!
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 11 months ago

          *Applebonkers

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        2. jamsiep
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 11 months ago

          'appleboners' lulz, so calling him that from now on!

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          1. PFOR
            • 15 Years
            14 years, 11 months ago

            Heheh

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  18. PFOR
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 11 months ago

    Didn't see the goal, but I presume someone else did all the work and put it on a plate for Fat Frank, as per.

    Am I right or am I right?

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    1. jamsiep
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 11 months ago

      You are right, and you are right.

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    2. Hated, Adored but never Ign…
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 11 months ago

      You're right

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    3. Cheggers
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 11 months ago

      108 goals and 82 assists in the premier league.

      Say no more

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      1. PFOR
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 11 months ago

        His scoring record is amazing, I'll give him that, but most of them are penalties/arrving late in the box.

        His general play is average at best, but the English make him out to be world-class.

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        1. Cheggers
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 11 months ago

          The same can be said of Scholes to be honest. I couldn't believe that statistic that he hasn't managed 50 assists in the premier league. Unreal.

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          1. PFOR
            • 15 Years
            14 years, 11 months ago

            Not really, because Scholes has been arguably the best midfielder the Premier League has ever seen, and Xavi/other greats worship him.

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          2. jamsiep
            • 16 Years
            14 years, 11 months ago

            Goals and assists aren't the be all and end all....

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    4. Marknlard
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 11 months ago

      Not at all. Frank moved his right leg all by himself.

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    5. Hank
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 11 months ago

      It was great work from Drogba. Or, the ball hit his chest and fell to the floor for the mercurial Fatman to stroke home with aplomb. Wonderful player, we'll take you Frank.

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  19. jamsiep
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 11 months ago

    Very much looking forward to ESPN man of the match Frank Lampard's interview after the game.

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  20. Locarno
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 11 months ago

    Urrgghhh... amateur mistake. Put the wrong bloody Hasan in my team. Cue a first-ball duck when my guy walks out.

    Was wonder why Shahib wasn't classed as an all-rounder. 🙄

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    1. Attila the Bum
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 11 months ago

      Which team is yours?

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    2. Boom!!!
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 11 months ago

      😆 the other hasan is also a decent batsmen... 😉

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      1. Locarno
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 11 months ago

        I know, but this guy's got a run out, a wicket and 28 runs and counting...

        Attila: It's Who Did Butt Back? or summint like that.

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  21. Lewis - Sky Pod
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 11 months ago

    Right, accumulator for the afternoon.

    Birmingham
    Stoke
    Man Utd
    Swansea
    Charlton

    £20 = £143 returns

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    1. Locarno
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 11 months ago

      Adding Man Utd can't be much value?

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      1. Hank
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 11 months ago

        With Gibbo playing it's a red herring.

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        1. PFOR
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 11 months ago

          Any team news yet?

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          1. Hank
            • 15 Years
            14 years, 11 months ago

            Same as vs Southampton i think, but with the added homeless edge of BEBE!

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    2. Akers
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 11 months ago

      Charlton, Millwall, Leeds, Huddersfield.

      20/1.

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      1. Locarno
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 11 months ago

        Like it - first two are tied-on certainties...

        *says the Charlton fan and the guy who's backed Boro to go down.

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  22. jamsiep
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 11 months ago

    applebonkers' cricket side is pretty serious... He's managed to fill it with entirely SRI, NZ and Indian players.

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    1. Attila the Bum
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 11 months ago

      India have 3 games (2 easy 1 difficult) in the space of 6 days from Mar 6-12th.
      Packing the side with them fellas for that.

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      1. jamsiep
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 11 months ago

        Indeed. I'm all over that.

        Australia do too towards the end....

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  23. Akers
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 11 months ago

    C'mon Bainesy.

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    1. Hank
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 11 months ago

      GOAAAALLLL!!!!!

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    2. Akers
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 11 months ago

      BEAUTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  24. jamsiep
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 11 months ago

    Oh good.

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  25. Jonah Takalua
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 11 months ago

    will this mean no fixture for chelsea in gw28??

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  26. strongbad
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 11 months ago

    o poo

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  27. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 11 months ago

    Baiiiinnnesss

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  28. Locarno
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 11 months ago

    We've got pens.

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  29. Damp
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 11 months ago

    Sick goal from Baines

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  30. Gargamel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 11 months ago

    Quality.

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