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ICT Analysis – United Under Scrutiny

19 August 2011 745 comments
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Our Members got the first round of ICT Index Data at the weekend, enabling them to assess the statistical performance of players across three crucial disciplines – Influence, Creativity and Threat.

Week by week we’ll be using this data to analyse teams and players in an attempt to aid Fantasy team selection. Our first article for Gameweek One turns the attention away from City’s sparkling 4-0 win over Swansea and looks to the reigning Champions, examining how Alex Ferguson’s men performed in their 2-1 win at West Brom and assessing the key performers on show ahead of their Monday night meeting with Spurs in Gameweek two.

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

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  1. Burton
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    Riddle me this (please)-

    α)Tate, Baines, Yaya & Torres; or
    β)Brown, Bosingwa, Young & Aguero.

    I already have Silva, and have no Chelsea/ManU cover other than the above.

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    1. MCM
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      B, by far in my opinion.

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      1. Burton
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 3 months ago

        That's where I'm headed I think. α is really just about getting Baines in somehow. Cheers.

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  2. DV8R
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    Does anyone else have this feeling that Torres will be rotated against West Brom and come on as a sub? Surely Lamps is a safer player to have?

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    1. Xabi
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      Yep, lamps is safer for sure - who knows out of Torres and Drogba who will start, could be one or both of them.

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    2. Scratch
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      He is the safer option. I still think Torres will start though.

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  3. Scratch
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    Aguero's in the predicted lineups I see. At the expense of Adam Johnson. So presumably you expect him to play rw forward?

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    1. Xabi
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      He'll play off Dzeko i'd imagine, unless Balotelli gets a recall.

      Who knows, we've only seen him for 20mins, but what a 20 mins that was.

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      1. Matt_
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 3 months ago

        32mins* 😉

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        1. Scratch
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 3 months ago

          I just don't see that myself. Mancini's the most conservative manager in the league so it'd be very unlike him to A. Change a winning system now and B. To play 2 strikers in an away match.

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  4. Caboose
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    2 midfielders for 15.5?

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    1. Matt_
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      Short or long term?

      If short term, how many GWs?

      Details are the key!

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    2. Xabi
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      VDV, Moses + 0.5mill

      Moses, Dyer + 6mill

      Downing, Anderson

      Cahill + Moses...

      Seriously, there's so many options its unreal. May aswell ask best 15 players for 100mill and be done with it.

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  5. Matt_
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    Fulham or Stoke defence for GW 2? Cheers.

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    1. User
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      Both teams have been very good defensively but I'd go with Fulham as I'm backing Norwich to score.

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    2. Xabi
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      Both good, but both away so a tough call.

      I'd pick the player with the most goal threat from which ever club you have and go with that. Or play both and drop a weak mid.

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    3. MCM
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      Stoke this week. Probably both next week, but Stoke are the best choice for next.

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      1. Matt_
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 3 months ago

        I have Shawcross and Senderos.

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  6. seanie3
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    Please RMT

    Given (Vorm)

    Lescott, Boswinga, De Laet (S taylor senderos)
    Nzog, Sessegnon, Silva, Nani(vc) (moses)
    Suarez, Torres(c), Fletcher

    Have 0.5 in the bank

    My df is a bit weak looking to swap out senderos & taylor for Woodgate and Enrique

    suggestions welcome please

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    1. Xabi
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      i dont see why anyone would keep 0.5 in the bank and be playing a norwich defender - there are so many good 4.5 shouts i'd use that and get rid.

      very good team though, Torres (c) is a gamble, but a lot of people going that way so could pay off.

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      1. Matt_
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 3 months ago

        Play Senderos, not De Laet.

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      2. seanie3
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 3 months ago

        can you give me some pointers then on who I should swap him out for or who is weak in defence and swap out for..

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        1. Matt_
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 3 months ago

          You could do Lescott > Kompany, and use the .5 + your remaining .5 to do De Laet > Shawcross as Stoke are solid.

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  7. J_K
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    Sorry if its already been mentioned but can anyone tell me how the hell Lukaku could start tomorrow when he doesn't appear to even be in the FPL system?! He could be one hell of a cheeky gamble (if he existed in the game :P)

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    1. Xabi
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      I'd love it if AVB went to bring on Lukaku but the ref refused to allow it as FPL havent added him into the game yet.

      It could happen seeing as they spent so much money on him an di have no idea why FPL havent put him in the game, i can only assume he doesnt have a squad number so hence is eligible to play a game. Seems strange though.

      He is the 'new drogba' so you'd have thought it would be a while until he plays with the actual drogba still there fighting for pitch time with torres.

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      1. J_K
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 3 months ago

        I can just imagine the uproar if he does play and bag a few. Another week of free transfers to make up for it?

        Cheers for the reply, just joined your league 🙂

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  8. Matt_
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    Xabi, you seem to know what you're doing, what is your opinion on VDV?

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  9. Sergeant Slaughter
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    Does Muamba have a starting place at Bolton? Rate him?

    Need a 5M mid other than Moses.

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    1. J_K
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      Muamba is madly defensive don't let the goal last week fool you. 5 or less midfielders you're pretty much restricted to Dyer, Faurlin, Moses (attacking but in poor teams) or Lucas, Mikel.

      Mikel's hatful of PPI points last week was interesting... and I think he's a pretty nailed on starter for Chelsea until Essien's fit and they've got good fixtures.

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  10. roooooooooneyyyy
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    what do u guys think im tim cahill? will he be starting this week?

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    1. roooooooooneyyyy
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      think of**

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  11. Optimus.
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    last week i had 9 of the scout picks and failed with 42

    this week good or bad ive only 3 of the scouts picks

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  12. Nutella
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    Ok, Have To Leave The House in 20 Mins And Wont Have Computer access For 2 Days So Is Everything Ok?

    Given
    Brown Kompany De Laet
    Sinclair Moses Silva Malouda(C)
    Aguero Suarez Bent

    Subs: Vorm, Brunt, Simpson, Enrique

    Is My Subs Order And captain Choice a Good One?

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    1. Reedy
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      Seems fine to me. I was so unimpressed with Arsenal though I've actually opted to start Enrique against them. Could prove a mistake of course...

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  13. Matt_
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    +1 this if you expect VDV to do well at Man Utd.

    -1 this if you don't

    I would just like to get a general idea of what you guys think.

    Any reasons would be appreciated, cheers.

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    1. ThierryHenry
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      0 i think he'll do alright, maybe an assist

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    2. Bedok
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      +.65

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    3. tw
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      not sure myself. perhaps he'll score once or twice considering man utd have a weakened defence and more importantly de gea seems to be troubled with long shots.

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  14. Matt_
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    shawcross or Enrique for this GW?

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    1. ThierryHenry
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      shawx

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  15. jamie20
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    I won't miss these free transfers!! 35 so far!...

    i may have cracked it though people! 🙂 I shall let you judge...

    given/(vorm)

    kompany/bosingwa/brown(de laet/simpson)

    yaya/cahill/moses/young(tiote)

    rooney/torres/saha

    Personally i cant see much i can improve there. Perhaps changing young but i'm a ST holder at united and i think he's going to run riot against spurs on monday so am reluctant to get rid...thoughts fellas??

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    1. jamie20
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      I realise louis "bolsa wood" saha may be a risk but its one i'm prepared to take. Sure to get chances against that QPR

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      1. jamie20
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 3 months ago

        defence*

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  16. The Gambler.
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    Given (Vorn)
    Kompany, Bosingwa, Senderos (De Laet, R Taylor)
    Lampard, Downing, Yaya, Sessegnon, (Dyer)
    Drogba, Zamora, Bent.

    Have i missed anything?

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    1. tw
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      drogba might not start

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  17. sabre
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    What about this then?

    Given (Al-habsi)

    Kompany, Cole, Enrique, Terry (Simpson)

    Silva, Hoolahan, Moses, N'Zog (Tiote)

    Suarez, Torres(c) (Saha)

    Any transfer suggestions?
    Also I'm thinking Saha should come in, but not sure who should go on the bench for him?

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    1. sabre
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      0.5m in the bank too

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    2. Matt_
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      Bench Enrique maybe? For this week.

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      1. sabre
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 3 months ago

        yeah I was thinking he may be the one to drop

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  18. Reedy
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    Bandwagons:

    Q. What's a Kun-corde?

    A. A supersonic Aguero-plane

    🙂

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  19. Nani-17
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    Given (Ruddy)
    A.Cole, Kompany, Brown (Hughes, Simpson)
    Malouda, N’Zogbia, Jarvis, Sinclair (Hoolohan)
    Torres, Bent, Saha.

    Thinking is as follows:
    A. Cole has 2 good home games, and is a guaranteed starter (Boswinga isn’t).

    Malouda will start on the left of a front three (hopefully).

    The smaller players, like Sinclair (pens), Jarvis, Saha, N’Zogbia Given & Bent (pens) have 3 of the next 4 at home in very “winable” games so I’m aligned fixture-wise

    I can swap A.Cole freeing up 2+ million to get Suarez instead of Saha after the favourable home games for Chelsea & Everton, and missing Suarez’ tough looking game away to Arsenal.

    Sound ok? RMT please, thanks.

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  20. Matt_
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    A quick RMT please.

    Given (Vorm)

    Shawcross Senderos A.Cole Kompany (Enrique)

    Downing VDV N'Zog Moses (Ferguson)

    Aguero Rooney (Graham)

    Who should my (C) be? Thank you, and good luck to all.

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  21. Tactical Rob
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    Hi, an RMT would be much appreciated, I can't stand tinkering much longer!

    Given (Vorm)

    Hughes Kompany Bosingwa (Simpson) (Lopez)

    Jarvis Taarabt Cahill (c) Toure Young

    Rooney Suarez (Holt)

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    1. baza
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      know what you mean,unlimited transfers doing my head in! like your team,well balanced throughout. I'm trying to fit baines in my def his stats are just too good,

      RMT Given(vorm)
      Baines,senderos,bos(enrique,simpson)
      toure,n'zog,sessengnon,moses(ferguson)
      rooney,suarez,torres

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      1. Tactical Rob
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 3 months ago

        Woah, that is a quality team! Not really sure how you've managed to fit all those names in haha. Moses is tempting, I'm tempted to get rid of Taarabt to free up some money and maybe upgrade Bosingwa to Cole...

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        1. tsm
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 3 months ago

          i've gone for jagielka over baines. Lets see if he's as good as last season.

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  22. tw
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    couple questions:

    is baines worth it?

    why is moses so popular?

    and who's the best bet for this week: aguero, rooney or torres?

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    1. Timmyfine
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      I can offer my personal opinion on the strikers..

      Aguero would be my choice as he is clearly in form, closely followed by Rooney and never Torres lol

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      1. tw
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 3 months ago

        thanks! right now i've got aguero bent and suarez as my strikers but wondering if I should try to switch for torres or rooney

        can you explain why so many people are going for moses? because I don't really understand

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  23. shivamutd
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    Hilario
    Brown, Warnock, Tate
    Nani, Lampard, Cahill, Sinclair
    Rooney, Bent, Fletcher

    Who would you captain here?

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    1. tw
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      that's a tough one. probably bent or lampard

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