Sheps. Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 WhoScored have a decent set of Opta stats - their Madrid coverage here. No average positional graphs though.ESPN do have some heatmaps but they seem to have declined in quality since the site revamp. There's also some stuff on the fishal waffa site. An unlikely candidate may be fantasyfootballscout. You can check some comparison stuff in this video. If I recall correctly, there was some positional info too. It's not free though, and I don't know if they include all matches or just PL matches. Cheers fellas some good information there, all of which was exactly what I was looking The UEFA site actually had some really good stuff where you could pinpoint an individual players key moments in the game, unsurprisingly all Xabi Alonso's moments are after the sending off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pangaea Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Yes, he is very important for them. I wonder if we could have managed to hold on if we still had Welbeck on him instead of shifting him wide. Of course, Mourinho could then have done something different down our sides. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldberg Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 The new & inventive excuses we put out there when we don't want players appearing for international teams never ceases to amuse me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
headshotbg Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Isn't that old news? I think this was completed a couple of months ago Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pangaea Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 I like the end of this video [video=youtube;9xmBdPmSJZM] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartwork Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 The metal community has decided. DDG is now David de Slayer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pangaea Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 Love that Just a heads up to those interested in our (hopefully) future stars: The U21s are playing Arsenal today, in about an hour I think. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razzler Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 How many players do you have sitting on 4 or 5 appearances short of a medal and who you reckon will be shoe-horned in to get one? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pangaea Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 Nice try. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icelander83 Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 Screw that, it's now about the all time points record in the league 22 points to get it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razzler Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 Come on, you're not seriously scared of the jinx, are you. It's over! Middle of April, said it long time back, maybe from January. It's safe, it's not like last season. Honest Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icelander83 Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 It's nothing like last season, City are completely inept and would be lucky to gather 15 points from the last 9 games, never mind overtaking us Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razzler Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 been saying that for months, worst title defence ever Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew_ Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 Should never have been defending it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razzler Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 That's cause yours was worst title defence ever too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icelander83 Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 Should never have been defending it Well, technically you could say they haven't defended it at all Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew_ Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 That's cause yours was worst title defence ever too Don't make me start a thread Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
roseboy64 Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 Jones needs 1 while Lindegaard needs 2. Fletcher, Powell and Buttner both stuck on 2. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razzler Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 Stuck on 2 meaning they need 8? Damn, Lindegaard needs 2, that's gonna screw up my fantasy league team Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
metal_guitarist Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 Looks like the U21s are really struggling with no recognised striker. Good goal from Ekangamene though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pangaea Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 Yeah, not a great game by them, and they lost it right at the death. Frustrating to watch the Arse blokes throwing themselves to the floor all the time though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartwork Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 Love that Just a heads up to those interested in our (hopefully) future stars: The U21s are playing Arsenal today, in about an hour I think. Only just found out that apparently DDG has openly described his girlfriend's music as ****. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheps. Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 Looks like the U21s are really struggling with no recognised striker. Good goal from Ekangamene though. Been watching the U21's quite a lot recently and they are just so boring to watch. Joyce seems to have drilled them well defensively, but their is just no attacking impetus, which of course isn't helped by having no striker in the squad. Against Arsenal for example, they've put Januzaj upfront by himself, which is fair enough as they don't have anyone else to play there, but then instead of trying to work it through the midfield and then into Januzaj's feet to make the most of his technical ability - the midfield instead lay it off to the defence who just pump it forward in the hope that Januzaj might somehow be able to outstrength two huge centrebacks. Really frustrating to watch as that seems to have been the tactic in the past few games I've watched, and it gives the reserves no idea of how the first team play. I'd rather them try to play passing, possession football and lose than play like that and scrape wins. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
metal_guitarist Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 Yeah that's a good point actually, mind you Petrucci wouldn't be such a miss if we could have Powell playing there. Would like to see James Wilson get some runouts towards the end of the season, crazy that he's been banging in goals for 3 years in the U18s and is still a first year scholar. One of Zaha's runs tonight for England's U21s: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSB Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 Yeah that's a good point actually, mind you Petrucci wouldn't be such a miss if we could have Powell playing there. Would like to see James Wilson get some runouts towards the end of the season, crazy that he's been banging in goals for 3 years in the U18s and is still a first year scholar. Zaha's goal tonight for England's U21s: Just came in to post that that's not his goal though: [video=dailymotion;xydph3]http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xydph3_inglaterra-u21-1-0-rumania-u21-gol-de-zaha-amistoso_sport Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew_ Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 Just came in to post that that's not his goal though: It didn't look like it went in Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
metal_guitarist Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 Err...oops I'm just gonna make a quick edit... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
x42bn6 Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 Rumours we've had a bid accepted for Garay: http://www.record.xl.pt/Futebol/Nacional/1a_liga/Benfica/interior_premium.aspx?content_id=811233 That's a lot of centre-backs... And a lot of strikers, too, but where are the midfield signings? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razzler Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 I maintain that I don't think Zaha will be on loan next season, think he'll play more than we may expect Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icelander83 Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 Razzler dropping a bombshell on the thread! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ72 Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 Opta stat: Welbeck's scored 5 goals from 5 shots on target for England - now that's goalscoring! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icelander83 Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 Should clearly take more shots then Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ72 Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 Yeah but then they won't be on target Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razzler Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 Don't see why that should be a surprise to anyone. We paid £15m for him, thats immediate first team player money. I am sure some of yous said they reckon he'd loaned out Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icelander83 Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 Should clearly have more shots on target then damn pedants Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldberg Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 I was going to ask how Ashley Young was managing to look so average against the worst side he'll ever face & then he goes and spanks one in from there Would've beaten any keeper too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ72 Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 RVP's scored at last! Hopefully that's the dam burst... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldberg Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 Hernandez has bagged a goal for Mexico too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott MUFC Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 RVP is saving those goals for the 8th Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldberg Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Brace for Hernandez, goal for RvP & Rooney scored a freekick. Shame they were all in international games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pangaea Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 UEFA still being clowns non-shocker. SAF fined, Nani suspended. Though I suppose it can be seen as lenient punishment, while they still do *something* to satisfy the suits that are worried about precendent no matter what happens. If they had any sense of course, they'd admit what everybody with working brains and eyes saw, that the ref ****ed up big-time, and by extension themselves by letting such an inexperienced bloke ref arguably the biggest matchup of the tournament. Good to see RVP score again, hopefully he starts banging them in for us again. We could use a couple against Chelsea... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigcwwe Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Good to see RVP get back on the scoresheet last night. Hopefully he will get back to his early season form. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren24 Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 Linked with Mario Goetze today... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReggaeBwoy Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11701/8596120/Stoke-keeper-Asmir-Begovic-happy-to-be-attracting-interest I don't understand this. Maybe a United fan will but how I see it, DDG makes a few mistakes but he is forever improving and some of the saves he has made this season has been excellent, so what would be the sense in getting Begovic? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icelander83 Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 There's no sense, there's no chance we're after him Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
milnerpoint Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Perhaps DDG fancies getting out of the madness of the english press and go back to Spain? They have done nothing but try to ruin him over the past 18 months, despite him not doing that much wrong. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icelander83 Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Lindegaard looks like he is leaving, even when this rumour started it was always meant that Begovic would replace Lindegaard and provide a challenge for De Gea. Personally I would just promote Amos and eventually Johnstone. I just don't see Begovic being happy as a back-up for a younger, better keeper. He's 25, pretty much first choice the last three years, don't see him fancying a change in that aspect unless it's for a much older keeper who's soon to retire Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddidiodion Posted March 25, 2013 Author Share Posted March 25, 2013 Amos just isn't good enough to be a backup, if De Gea got injured for any length of time we'd be in some serious poo. Johnstone is a couple of years away but certainly has backup potential, was kind of hoping Lindegaard would stick around for a couple of years until then. Begovic is a complete nonsense rumour unless De Gea wanted out, which I cant see, not good enough to be first choice but too good to sit on the bench. And I've just watched the goal Scholes scored in his testimonial, one more of those this season Scholesy, go on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pangaea Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Begovic.... not good enough to be first choice but too good to sit on the bench. The Begovic "rumour" is BS, and I've said so from the very start. Makes zero sense we're after a keeper like that when we already have a better one. The quoted line is correct, but arguably true for Lindegaard too. He's probably not too happy, and I can see him wanting to change clubs this summer, also to try to become Denmark's number 1. Doesn't make sense to bring in a keeper that would cost quite a bit as number 2 though. Like what I've seen of Johnstone, but he's too young for that. Most likely, we'll try to keep hold of Lindegaard. International break is soooooooo boring Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brett.spurs Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Stoke signed Butland as they know Begovic is going. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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