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ElFenomeno1: Why wont Rio walk into SC Paderborn's defence?!

You think Patrick Ziegler or Michael Heinloth will start ahead of Rio?

Heinloth only made his Bundesliga debut last month for fu...ck sake.......

Rio will walk into more than half, infact 80percent of the Bundesliga sides as things stand.

You are insane Dayokunu!

You must be very silly for this statement

I sit next to a QPR supporting colleague and you should hear him cursing Rio everyday.

Rio has been solely responsible for at least 50% of the goals QPR conceded this season

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/09/20/1411216571772_wps_11_Peter_Crouch_of_Stoke_Cit.jpg

http://www.fansnetwork.co.uk/football/queensparkrangers/forum/126305/rio#.VCqSORY098E

That's a recent thread from a QPR forum with his own fans dissing him

Havilah93: Twickenham, the second largest stadium in England and fifth largest in Europe at over 80,000 capacity hosts rugby union almost exclusively; it's unclear what the likelihood of granting Chelsea such a privilege and significant exception
to that rule may be.

When is the proposed move sef?

Cos Twickenham is the spiritual home of Rugby Union and is hosting Rugby World Cup games this time next year....

I wasn't going to join the Costa bandwagon but that ediotic Rooney has forced my hand. My FT just wasted now.

coogar: lampard scores again...

jose must be cursing his luck....

Cursing what luck?

C'mon West Ham!!!

elampiro: What has Rooney done there? Rooney why?

Elampiro has been betrayed by the love of his life...

Omo Costa is a differ kind of beast....

mithel: Loool keep it up..

You for no even answer the troll

City are floundering sha....

Bloody hell, nobody is wasting time at all today...

My Captain and Rooney have already scored....within 5 minutes

This could be a great week...

I'm beginning to see why Romelu had to go...

The boy plays like a pant sometimes...including today against Liverpool

MaziOmenuko: Lol...these are not spoilers. I view many manager's team and I assure you that the teams all look alike, with some minor differences here and there. The team-sheet seyi42k posted up there is almost same as mine, from mildfield to strikers, except the defense line that is different.

The differential will come mostly from choice of captain, starting 11 and may be 1 or 2 players you have that others don't have.

I believe that 90% of us will either chose Di Maria, Costa or Rooney as captain and the returns will certainly not be the same.

I captained neither...and infact I suspect that I'm the only one on the planet without Costa in his team

MaziOmenuko: @nihilist, does one have to read all that long article just to select a captain? Jeeezzz!!!! Never knew it was such a hard decision!

Omo! See charts and graphs!

Mehn.......

Upon all that, I'm in 88th position...

I'll read all that long text....then go ahead and captain Guzan

[size=18pt]Captain Sensible[/size]

Reproduced in it's entirety from fantasyfootballscout.co.uk

From now on, we’re shifting our Captain Sensible article to a Thursday evening slot, giving you more time to assess the data on offer. Once again, we roll out a three-part approach, which takes in the weekly poll standings, the Opta statistics and our Rate My Team projections to help steer your thoughts on the Captain conundrum.

For the second section, we’ve reverted back to the formula from the end of last season, creating our own custom tables from the Members area and looking at player and team statistics over the last four matches as a gauge of form.
Captain Poll

Unsurprisingly, it’s one-way traffic in this week’s Captain Poll as Chelsea prepare for a home encounter with Villa. After serving up a 17-point return in his previous appearance at the Bridge, Diego Costa has been nominated by 55% of the voters so far, with Eden Hazard and Cesc Fabregas persuading just 1% of Fantasy managers that they’re worthy of the armband.

A goal and assist in each of his last two appearances makes United’s Angel di Maria second only to Costa – 11% have given the Argentine the nod, with 2% opting for Wayne Rooney and Radamel Falcao. Despite netting against Leicester last weekend, Robin van Persie has been selected by less than 1% ahead of the home clash against West Ham – an indication, if ever, of our collective loss of faith in the Dutchman’s capabilities.

Southampton’s Graziano Pelle is also highly fancied, with over 7% giving him the nod. The Italian, who has delivered three goals and an assist in his last three, entertains a QPR side that has conceded four goals in both away matches under Harry Redknapp so far. Five goals in as many matches brings Leicester’s Leonardo Ulloa into consideration as he travels to Palace – the Argentine has been selected by 3%, the same as compatriot Sergio Aguero, for City’s visit to Hull.

Player Statistics Over Last Four Matches

First up, we take the top five in this week’s Captain Poll as our starting point and construct a members table based around a number of their key statistics in order to flag up any other players offering a similar sort of threat in recent matches.

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It’s easy to see why Costa is so highly regarded. Compared to his main contenders in this week’s poll, the Blues frontman leads the way for big chances (seven, which is more than double any other player in the league), shots on target (10) and touches in the box (34) and has subsequently scored six times over that period.

Furthermore, Costa (eight) is only third to Alexis Sanchez (11) and Di Maria (nine) in terms of total chances created. Given he has only played 228 minutes over that period, Di Maria’s creativity is all the more impressive – that equates to an average of 25.3 minutes per key pass, easily the quickest on show, with Sanchez next in line on 30.2.

In terms of goal threat, though, Di Maria’s stats underline how little he sees the ball in the danger area – he’s managed just four touches in the box, with two attempts from close-range. Given that he’s also scored with both his efforts on target, it’s fair to assume he may struggle to maintain his recent scoring standards. Compare that to Sanchez who over his last four matches has registered 24 touches in the box and fired five shots from inside the penalty area, and the Arsenal man is clearly one to monitor.

Pelle’s prospects are highlighted by a total of 17 attempts on goal over his last four appearances – more than any player in our analysis. The Saints frontman also betters Costa for efforts in the area by 15 to 13 but has managed just seven on target. Ulloa matches Pelle for touches in the box (32) and big chances (three), though while he’s outscored the Italian by four goals to three, it’s interesting to see that the Leicester man has only managed four shots on target during that period.

Aguero sits fourth for touches in the box (28) and third for attempts on target (six), despite playing just 285 minutes. An average of 21.9 minutes per effort is the quickest here and has led to a couple of goals, though his creativity has been very poor, with just a single key pass to his name.
Team Statistics over the Last Four Matches

Next up, we turn to team statistics. We take a look at the most impressive attacks and also highlight the defences that have shown a weakness over their last four matches – the idea being to pinpoint any potential weekend match-ups between in-form attacks and weakening backlines.

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Listed above are the attacks that have averaged at least a couple of big chances over their last four, whilst the defences that have afforded their opponents at least two big chances per match are highlighted below.

Perhaps surprisingly, given that they’ve only scored eight times in their last four, Arsenal lead the way for big chances, with a total of 13. Despite firing 61 attempts, they’ve managed only 18 on target, though, with just 33 of those efforts arriving inside the box.

Everton and Chelsea have both produced 10 big chances apiece over their last four, two more than City and United. Jose Mourinho’s side have the most goals (13), highest shot accuracy (38.7%) and shot conversion (17.3%), though the Toffees have netted an impressive 17% of their 53 attempts.

In defence, only four teams have been particularly porous in terms of big chances conceded. QPR and Leicester are the most culpable with 10 apiece – the R’s are second only to United for errors leading to a chance (four to six) and have resultantly shipped 10 goals – only Everton, another of our featured quartet, have been beaten more often.

The Foxes, meanwhile, are top for shots conceded inside the box (48) and from distance (46) – with that in mind, it’s somewhat surprising their opponents have only scored six times; the same number as Chelsea, for example.

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As we can see, there are no examples of top attacks against weak defences this weekend but the tables nonetheless will strengthen confidence in a number of players. The Arsenal attacking stats surely bode well for Aaron Ramsey and Danny Welbeck – both have been handed three big chances apiece over their last four, with the Welshman also chipping in with 11 key passes. If there are goals in the north London derby, then, those two could well have a part to play. Similarly, Tottenham’s Emmanuel Adebayor and Nacer Chadli will be looking to take advantage of their hosts’ porous backline – the pair are equal for big chances (three) and shots in the box (nine) over the last four.

Romelu Lukaku and Steven Naismith have both been handed three big chances apiece over the last four as Everton roll up to Liverpool. Lukaku is second only to Pelle for shots in the players’ table, with a total of 15 – the big Belgian’s average of 22 minutes per shot is just edged into second by Aguero, though a mere four efforts on target illustrate why he can be such a frustrating Fantasy option.

Robin van Persie is top amongst United players for big chances (three) and efforts inside the box (seven) in the last four and could be set to benefit against the Hammers if Louis van Gaal’s side continue their free-scoring form.

QPR’s stats merely strengthen Pelle’s case for consideration. As mentioned, he’s had more shots inside the box than any player over his last four and now faces a side that have handed their opponents 10 big chances over the same period. The Italian is bound to get a few chances and will be looking to replicate the 13-point haul from his last match at St Mary’s, while Dusan Tadic owners will be hoping his chances created (10 key passes in the last four) can be turned into assists by his team-mates.

Finally, Leicester’s shots against will afford Neil Warnock’s Palace a degree of optimism this weekend. The Eagles have notched three times in two of their three matches under the new manager, and with Wilfried Zaha looking likely to be benched again after playing 120 minutes during the midweek cup defeat to Newcastle, Jason Puncheon – with nine shots and seven key passes – may well fancy his chances against a backline with a single clean sheet to their name so far.
Rate My Team

Obviously, the current RMT rankings are based on injury news as it stands – given that the likes of Chelsea and City have yet to host their weekly press conference, this data could be subject to change.

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The Blues are strongly favoured by RMT, with four of their players finding a spot in our top ten. Hazard is number one on 5.91 and, combining that with his 1% in the Captain Poll, that suggests he could be a great armband differential this week.

Wayne Rooney, Van Persie and Di Maria are also looked upon favourably for the Hammers clash. Given that United have notched seven times in two matches since switching to a midfield diamond, the RMT has plenty of faith in Louis van Gaal’s side, making the Red Devils’ skipper top amongst non-Chelsea players for the Gameweek. Intriguingly, Ramsey – subject to significant sales this week – is the only player to feature from the north London derby, whilst the collective show of faith reflected by Aguero and Pelle’s places in the top five of the Captain Poll is also backed up by RMT here.

chrisley024: If Costa no dey on clutches beside JM that day

For where? How can? By the time Matic catch that Blind.....make I no go talk too much before my tea go cold...

In other news, the story of elampiro and coogar below:

Oboy see better shakabula wey Costa hold for that picture...

E go red that day, Walahi.

For now I stay sipping on my green tea with lime and honey...

Wasere DJ

Olaone1 oooooo

How markete?

DJ abeg give me Let's Groove Tonight by Earth, Wind & Fire

Coogar you mean you can't see a conflict of interest where an agent owns the player he's selling?

You mean you can't see anything dodgy in queiroz who Mendes represents recommending a player who Mendes owns for sale at a ridiculously inflated price?


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