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Who do you think will be players to watch out for next season with Brighton? I've got Dunk, March, Knockaert and Hemed as certainties. Anyone else?
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but he's played less minutes so the average is different. that would be like saying the graph shows mbappe is better than messi. it doesn't. the 2nd graph looks more dramatic than the first. it's just the eventual grouping. it shows as well that spurs have spread the goals and assists around, whereas others rely more heavily. just look at modeste as a percentage of koln's goals. that's an incredible number.
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Duffy I think could be our best defender. I'm big on March too, could be our best player if he reaches his potential. Our midfield partnership of Stephens and Kayal was a good one until it was broken up by injury so will be interesting to see if they put that pairing back together next season.
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I get the sense with Walcott his numbers are skewed by the minutes but also because he does score/assist in bunches. He'll beat up on sides in the cup and get some good form in the league and play 70-90 mins. Then the minute his form drops his mind drop too. That's why he'd always look like contributing a goal a game
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it's not really designed to be an indicator of how good such and such is. just how important they are to their sides. look at barca. messi and suarez are way, way out in front. neymar barely makes it in.
sterling and kun make it for us. kdb leads the league in assists and doesn't. silva, arguably city's player of the season, doesn't make it.
the guy also forgot to mention that all players have to have played at least 40% of the team's total minutes in the league. otherwise giroud would be on there.
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Duffy? Really? Always thought Dunk was streaks ahead in that category. I can definitely see March being a 10 goals/10 assists player if he keeps going the way he is. I'm not really sold on Kayal or Stephens. Do you think you'll go for someone like Adam Clayton from Boro if you go down?
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I can't tell if you're being ironic but the EPL is not strong compared to La liga, as Leicester can win it and this year another non UCL team is gonna win. EPL also rans can't compete in Europa with Spain's either. I think EPL is ranked 3rd in coefficient, no shame in this. They are better than League 1 and about level with Serie A.
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Hacks Neville and Carragher who combined are shitter than Terry saying he's hurting the dressing room by announcing it.
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Leicester are a bottom half side in England and just knocked out the 4th best team in Spain.
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F365 knows 
10) David De Gea – Manchester United
Jose Mourinho reportedly felt that De Gea needed a kick up the arse in recent weeks, but if it appears his standards have slipped that is probably only because his are so much higher than the vast majority of his peers.
United’s Player of the Season for the last three years has made a couple uncharacteristic mistakes, but the 26-year-old has remained a solid presence behind a back four that has changed on an almost weekly basis. He remains one of the two best keepers in the Premier League and, should United finally succumb to Real Madrid’s persistence this summer, they will undoubtedly be worse off, regardless of who fills De Gea’s gloves.
9) Victor Valdes – Middlesbrough
A few eyebrows were raised when Aitor Karanka brought Valdes to ‘Boro in the summer, given the former Barcelona keeper looked to be finished at the highest level. As back-up at Manchester United and loanee at Standard Liege, the 35-year-old had made just 10 appearances in the three preceding seasons, with Louis van Gaal particularly determined to consign the ex-Spain stopper to the scrapheap.
Valdes has proved those doubters wrong. Having taken some weeks to readjust to being a No.1, the Spaniard has settled well at Boro and provided a solid presence behind a defence that has needed to be competent given their attack is clearly not fit for purpose. A relegation scrap is an experience Valdes has never had prior to this season, but the keeper will still be in the running for Boro’s Player of the Year award.
8) Eldin Jakupovic – Hull City
Things looked bleak for the Bosnian-born Swiss goalkeeper when Mike Phelan signed David Marshall in late August, despite Jakupovic playing his part in decent start for Hull. Marshall, though, had a nightmare when he took the gloves, conceding 37 goals in 15 starts as the Tigers slid down the table.
One of Marco Silva’s first acts was to restore Jakupovic to the starting XI and the keeper repaid the manager with a number of fine performances and crucial saves. Technically, there is not a lot between Jakupovic and Marshall, who was touted for Arsenal during his impressive form at Cardiff. But Jakupovic believes he is a better keeper and sometimes that makes all the difference. The fans’ favourite is a far more confident presence behind a defence that has often needed to rely on its last line. Jakupovic’s shots-to-saves ratio is 68 per cent – eight per cent better than Marshall’s – and his saves percentage from shots inside the box is beter too – 59 per cent compared to 47 per cent.
7) Lee Grant – Stoke City
One of the surprise success stories of the season. Grant, now 34, has gone from being Derby deadwood to Stoke No.1, presenting Mark Hughes with a dilemma now Jack Butland is finally close to full fitness after more than a year on the sidelines.
Butland’s injury had forced Stoke to look for an inexpensive stand-in and they found him on the sidelines at Pride Park. Grant was eager to prove his doubters at Derby wrong, something he achieved before the New Year when Stoke made his move a permanent one. With a 72% shots-to-save ratio, Grant ranks among the top five keepers, marginally better than Courtois and De Gea, despite having faced 47 more shots on target than his Manchester United and Chelsea counterparts.
6) Ben Foster – West Brom
Despite trying his luck up front in the final few minutes against Liverpool, much to Tony Pulis’s chagrin, Foster has enjoyed a successful season in his more customary position in the other penalty area. The 34-year-old has spoken of his happiness at The Hawthorns and he looks extremely comfortable in his surroundings – almost as cosy as the Baggies appear every season when they get to 40 points.
Foster has stayed injury-free this term and he has reaped the benefits of playing every week. He is a keeper perfect for Pulis; an imposing physical presence, capable of making big saves and with a left foot able to send the ball from box to box.
5) Kasper Schmeichel – Leicester City
None of Leicester’s title winners can claim to have maintained their standards from last season, but their keeper must have the strongest case. Schmeichel has remained consistent for much of the campaign, coming up with some big saves during the Foxes’ journey to the Champions League quarter-finals.
He was extremely vocal during the final days of Claudio Ranieri’s reign, though perhaps it was what he didn’t say that was most telling; that being anything to resolutely back the manager. However, even though a number of his teammates sealed Ranieri’s fate with a series of dreadful performances, Schmeichel was not among that group. The Denmark keeper has been linked with a number of clubs this summer, including Arsenal and Manchester United, but with four years left on a £100,000-a-week contract he won’t come cheap.
4) Thibaut Courtois – Chelsea
Courtois’ improvement this season mirrors many of his Chelsea teammates. Last season he was a shadow of the keeper that won the Premier League title in 2014/15, and the Belgian looked like he would far rather be in Madrid than West London.
Little has changed in his demeanour to suggest that is no longer the case, but at least Courtois seems to have realised that if he is to secure a dream move, then he is going to have to prove he deserves it. He also puts his return to form down to the arrival of new goalkeeping coach Gianluca Spinelli, having reportedly clashed with long-serving Christophe Lollichon last year.
3) Tom Heaton – Burnley
Burnley’ captain has played a pivotal role – perhaps even the pivotal role – in preventing the Clarets from ever really being dragged into the relegation dog fight, helping the club to survive in the Premier League for the first time at the third attempt.
Heaton’s success has been built on consistency and quantity over quality when it comes to making saves. Still, he has made some stunners, notably against Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Manchester United when Burnley kept a clean sheet at Old Trafford in October. The England keeper has the highest number of saves (125) of any Premier League keeper having faced the second-highest number of shots on target (165), while his shots-saved percentage (76%) is the best of all the No.1s.
2) Jordan Pickford – Sunderland
The Sunderland keeper is one of the very few positives during a dark, dark season at the Stadium of Light. It’s hard to imagine the Black Cats’ 2016/17 being any worse, but they would have probably have been relegated already had it not been for the academy graduate performing heroics in the sticks.
Pickford has earned a PFA Young Player of the Year nomination on the back of making the second highest number of saves (109) of any keeper, despite having missed 10 games. Having kept out 72 per cent of the 148 shots he has faced, he trails only Tom Heaton and Hugo Lloris, despite playing behind an absolute shower all season. Pickford will have a big decision to make this summer, as the only thing surer than Sunderland going down is that their keeper will be inundated with offers to stay in the top flight.
1) Hugo Lloris – Tottenham
The Premier League’s best defence has at its rear one of the division’s top two keepers and that’s no coincidence. Lloris has not had a stand-out season, but that’s only because he retains impeccably high standards year in, year out. As Daniel Storey wrote while extolling the virtues of Toby Alderweireld, Spurs’ central defenders’ excellence continues to be taken for granted, if not overlooked, and the same can be said for their goalkeeper.
Lloris ranks second behind Tom Heaton, having saved 75 per cent of the shots he has faced. But Lloris is much more than a shotstopper. He has swept up behind his back line more often than any other keeper in the league, with his anticipation so often thwarting attacks before they lead to an attempt on goal. Lloris is similar in this respect to Manuel Neuer and, though he may be rather more conservative than the Bayern Munich keeper, the France captain certainly belongs in the top bracket of the game’s finest goalkeepers.
10) David De Gea – Manchester United
Jose Mourinho reportedly felt that De Gea needed a kick up the arse in recent weeks, but if it appears his standards have slipped that is probably only because his are so much higher than the vast majority of his peers.
United’s Player of the Season for the last three years has made a couple uncharacteristic mistakes, but the 26-year-old has remained a solid presence behind a back four that has changed on an almost weekly basis. He remains one of the two best keepers in the Premier League and, should United finally succumb to Real Madrid’s persistence this summer, they will undoubtedly be worse off, regardless of who fills De Gea’s gloves.
9) Victor Valdes – Middlesbrough
A few eyebrows were raised when Aitor Karanka brought Valdes to ‘Boro in the summer, given the former Barcelona keeper looked to be finished at the highest level. As back-up at Manchester United and loanee at Standard Liege, the 35-year-old had made just 10 appearances in the three preceding seasons, with Louis van Gaal particularly determined to consign the ex-Spain stopper to the scrapheap.
Valdes has proved those doubters wrong. Having taken some weeks to readjust to being a No.1, the Spaniard has settled well at Boro and provided a solid presence behind a defence that has needed to be competent given their attack is clearly not fit for purpose. A relegation scrap is an experience Valdes has never had prior to this season, but the keeper will still be in the running for Boro’s Player of the Year award.
8) Eldin Jakupovic – Hull City
Things looked bleak for the Bosnian-born Swiss goalkeeper when Mike Phelan signed David Marshall in late August, despite Jakupovic playing his part in decent start for Hull. Marshall, though, had a nightmare when he took the gloves, conceding 37 goals in 15 starts as the Tigers slid down the table.
One of Marco Silva’s first acts was to restore Jakupovic to the starting XI and the keeper repaid the manager with a number of fine performances and crucial saves. Technically, there is not a lot between Jakupovic and Marshall, who was touted for Arsenal during his impressive form at Cardiff. But Jakupovic believes he is a better keeper and sometimes that makes all the difference. The fans’ favourite is a far more confident presence behind a defence that has often needed to rely on its last line. Jakupovic’s shots-to-saves ratio is 68 per cent – eight per cent better than Marshall’s – and his saves percentage from shots inside the box is beter too – 59 per cent compared to 47 per cent.
7) Lee Grant – Stoke City
One of the surprise success stories of the season. Grant, now 34, has gone from being Derby deadwood to Stoke No.1, presenting Mark Hughes with a dilemma now Jack Butland is finally close to full fitness after more than a year on the sidelines.
Butland’s injury had forced Stoke to look for an inexpensive stand-in and they found him on the sidelines at Pride Park. Grant was eager to prove his doubters at Derby wrong, something he achieved before the New Year when Stoke made his move a permanent one. With a 72% shots-to-save ratio, Grant ranks among the top five keepers, marginally better than Courtois and De Gea, despite having faced 47 more shots on target than his Manchester United and Chelsea counterparts.
6) Ben Foster – West Brom
Despite trying his luck up front in the final few minutes against Liverpool, much to Tony Pulis’s chagrin, Foster has enjoyed a successful season in his more customary position in the other penalty area. The 34-year-old has spoken of his happiness at The Hawthorns and he looks extremely comfortable in his surroundings – almost as cosy as the Baggies appear every season when they get to 40 points.
Foster has stayed injury-free this term and he has reaped the benefits of playing every week. He is a keeper perfect for Pulis; an imposing physical presence, capable of making big saves and with a left foot able to send the ball from box to box.
5) Kasper Schmeichel – Leicester City
None of Leicester’s title winners can claim to have maintained their standards from last season, but their keeper must have the strongest case. Schmeichel has remained consistent for much of the campaign, coming up with some big saves during the Foxes’ journey to the Champions League quarter-finals.
He was extremely vocal during the final days of Claudio Ranieri’s reign, though perhaps it was what he didn’t say that was most telling; that being anything to resolutely back the manager. However, even though a number of his teammates sealed Ranieri’s fate with a series of dreadful performances, Schmeichel was not among that group. The Denmark keeper has been linked with a number of clubs this summer, including Arsenal and Manchester United, but with four years left on a £100,000-a-week contract he won’t come cheap.
4) Thibaut Courtois – Chelsea
Courtois’ improvement this season mirrors many of his Chelsea teammates. Last season he was a shadow of the keeper that won the Premier League title in 2014/15, and the Belgian looked like he would far rather be in Madrid than West London.
Little has changed in his demeanour to suggest that is no longer the case, but at least Courtois seems to have realised that if he is to secure a dream move, then he is going to have to prove he deserves it. He also puts his return to form down to the arrival of new goalkeeping coach Gianluca Spinelli, having reportedly clashed with long-serving Christophe Lollichon last year.
3) Tom Heaton – Burnley
Burnley’ captain has played a pivotal role – perhaps even the pivotal role – in preventing the Clarets from ever really being dragged into the relegation dog fight, helping the club to survive in the Premier League for the first time at the third attempt.
Heaton’s success has been built on consistency and quantity over quality when it comes to making saves. Still, he has made some stunners, notably against Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Manchester United when Burnley kept a clean sheet at Old Trafford in October. The England keeper has the highest number of saves (125) of any Premier League keeper having faced the second-highest number of shots on target (165), while his shots-saved percentage (76%) is the best of all the No.1s.
2) Jordan Pickford – Sunderland
The Sunderland keeper is one of the very few positives during a dark, dark season at the Stadium of Light. It’s hard to imagine the Black Cats’ 2016/17 being any worse, but they would have probably have been relegated already had it not been for the academy graduate performing heroics in the sticks.
Pickford has earned a PFA Young Player of the Year nomination on the back of making the second highest number of saves (109) of any keeper, despite having missed 10 games. Having kept out 72 per cent of the 148 shots he has faced, he trails only Tom Heaton and Hugo Lloris, despite playing behind an absolute shower all season. Pickford will have a big decision to make this summer, as the only thing surer than Sunderland going down is that their keeper will be inundated with offers to stay in the top flight.
1) Hugo Lloris – Tottenham
The Premier League’s best defence has at its rear one of the division’s top two keepers and that’s no coincidence. Lloris has not had a stand-out season, but that’s only because he retains impeccably high standards year in, year out. As Daniel Storey wrote while extolling the virtues of Toby Alderweireld, Spurs’ central defenders’ excellence continues to be taken for granted, if not overlooked, and the same can be said for their goalkeeper.
Lloris ranks second behind Tom Heaton, having saved 75 per cent of the shots he has faced. But Lloris is much more than a shotstopper. He has swept up behind his back line more often than any other keeper in the league, with his anticipation so often thwarting attacks before they lead to an attempt on goal. Lloris is similar in this respect to Manuel Neuer and, though he may be rather more conservative than the Bayern Munich keeper, the France captain certainly belongs in the top bracket of the game’s finest goalkeepers.
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Your champions knocked out our 7th placed team who only qualified by winning Europa, they embarrassed mid table Pool on the way to the final in that one. La Liga 3rd placed team is about to show your champs how its done.
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My champs? You're the weirdo that supports a league, not me. I just support a team.
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They were 3rd before we showed them how its done.
Also, bring them on. At the King Power, anything goes. I'm confident we can get two goals... preventing one on the other hand with our defenders in doubt... nah, I have faith!
We're going to make sure we get our revenge!
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He seems to in England.
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This is what Atletico do, they will go there to suck it up. They got what they wanted by not conceding at home and have been doing this against everyone in the CL.
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Spurs also went out to Genk, which is arguably worse than Sevilla to a reigning English champion
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Understandable. Unfortunately, as many have noted, we're not exactly your typical CL team.
Honestly, our main focus was to keep it at 1-0. You could tell with the team we set up in the 2nd half that we were more than happy to take 1-0 as we went into a more defensive formation.
They didn't look flash hot in that game, and if they play like that on our turf, I can't see why we can't get 2-0.
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Both the La Liga and the premier league has dropped a bit in standards lately tbf, the top England teams definitely not as good as they were like 5 years ago
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