Premier League players and managers call it fixture congestion. Supporters see it as a testing time that can make or break a campaign. Meanwhile, our managers know it is the best time to PlayTheGame. Indeed with games being played two or three times every week, the managerial mettle of PTG managers will be put to the test in the coming month. With this in mind, we have produced a list of PTG scoring category leaders. Some of the listings offer little in the way of unearthing obscure talent but others such Successful Passes confirm the greatness of Cesc Fabregas and show that his closest fit challenger is Dietmar Hamann (this is the same midfield player whose goal for Germany at Wembley led to the end of Kevin Keegan's reign and ushered in the era of Sven-Goran Eriksson who is now on the same side as the German at Manchester City proving that the world of football is indeed a small one). Who knew?
Clean Sheets
=1. Juliano Belletti CB CHE 8
=1. Patrice Evra LB MAN 8
=1. Rio Ferdinand CB MAN 8
=1. Jose Manuel Reina GK LIV 8
=1. Nemanja Vidic CB MAN 8
Goals
1. Benjani Mwarumari FOR POR 8
=2. Emmanuel Adebayor FOR ARS 7
=2. Nicolas Anelka FOR BOL 7
=4. Gabriel Agbonlahor FOR AST 6
=4. Cesc Fabregas CM ARS 6
=4. Robbie Keane FOR TOT 6
=4. Cristiano Ronaldo RM MAN 6
Assists
1. Cesc Fabregas CM ARS 6
=2. Elano Blumer LM MCY 5
=2. Carlton Cole FOR WHM 5
=2. Frank Lampard CM CHE 5
=5. Dimitar Berbatov FOR TOT 4
=5. El-Hadji Diouf FOR BOL 4
=5. Alexander Hleb RM ARS 4
=5. Jermaine Jenas CM TOT 4
=5. Grant Leadbitter CM SUN 4
=5. Nani LM MAN 4
=5. Roque Santa Cruz FOR BLA 4
=5. Nicky Shorey LB REA 4
=5. Shaun Wright-Phillips RM CHE 4
=5. Ashley Young FOR AST 4
Defence
1. Rio Ferdinand CB MAN 816
2. Gael Clichy LB ARS 754
3. Kolo Toure CB ARS 723
4. Richard Dunne CB MCY 722
5. Pascal Chimbonda RB TOT 693
Average Goals Against (minimum 500 minutes played)
1. Juliano Belletti CB CHE 836mins 0.32
2. Sami Hyypia CB LIV 825mins 0.44
3. Nemanja Vidic CB MAN 1010mins 0.45
=4. Patrice Evra LB MAN 1170mins 0.46
=4. Jose Manuel Reina GK LIV 1170mins 0.46
=4. Alex CB CHE 590mins 0.46
Average Goals For (minimum 500 minutes played)
1. Wayne Rooney FOR MAN 585mins 2.62
2. Emmanuel Adebayor FOR ARS 944mins 2.38
3. Fernando Torres FOR LIV 740mins 2.31
4. Luke Moore FOR AST 677mins 2.26
5. Papa Bouba Diop CM POR 724mins 2.24
Points
=1. Gael Clichy LB ARS 33
=1. Kolo Toure CB ARS 33
=3. Cesc Fabregas CM ARS 30
=3. Rio Ferdinand CB MAN 30
=3. Mathieu Flamini CM ARS 30
=3. Bacary Sagna RB ARS 30
Successful Passes
1. Cesc Fabregas CM ARS 718
2. Paul Scholes CM MAN 646
3. Dietmar Hamann CM MCY 600
4. Frank Lampard CM CHE 566
5. Michael Essien CM CHE 545
Comments (1)
Now, I'm feeling smug I picked up Elano early this season.
Posted by Ben | November 28, 2007 7:48 PM
Posted on November 28, 2007 19:48