{"id":87141,"date":"2023-10-30T17:28:49","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T17:28:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/?p=87141"},"modified":"2023-10-30T17:28:49","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T17:28:49","slug":"will-aston-villas-best-midfielder-please-stand-up-dream-team-gaffers-undecided-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/sport\/will-aston-villas-best-midfielder-please-stand-up-dream-team-gaffers-undecided-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Aston Villa's best midfielder please stand up! Dream Team gaffers undecided | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
DREAM TEAM managers don't need to be told that Aston Villa players are super viable this season.<\/p>\n
The Villains have popular assets in every position right now and with good reason.<\/p>\n
After ten league games, no team have scored more goals than Unai Emery's side and, in regards to the table, they're just two points behind treble-winners Manchester City and one behind Liverpool.<\/p>\n
PLAY SCORE PREDICTOR AHEAD OF THE WEEKEND'S ACTION – SOMEBODY MUST WIN AN XBOX SERIES X!<\/strong><\/p>\n However, while it's clear that Emi Martinez (\u00a33.3m), Matty Cash (\u00a33.3m) and Ollie Watkins (\u00a34.7m) are the best options in their respective positions, gaffers are having a hard time settling on Villa's best midfielder right now.<\/p>\n There's a cigarette paper between Douglas Luiz (\u00a33.3m), John McGinn (\u00a33.1m) and Moussa Diaby (\u00a33.3m) in terms of both cost and total points.<\/p>\n The latter pipped his team-mates on Sunday with an 11-point haul at home to Luton but McGinn wasn't far behind on ten while Luiz registered an assist for a six-point return.<\/p>\n Time for a three-way statistical analysis.<\/p>\n Total Points<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n It's the Brazilian who leads the way in the metric that matters most having plundered 40 points in his last six outings.<\/p>\n Average Points-Per-Game<\/strong><\/p>\n A perfect illustration of how evenly-matched these three midfielders have been this term – no wonder Dream Team gaffers are torn.<\/p>\n Goals<\/strong><\/p>\n Villa's No6 leads the way because he is the club's first-choice penalty taker – that's a bonus!<\/p>\n Ownership<\/strong><\/p>\n The Frenchman is comfortably the most-popular of the trio – he's the 14th-most selected asset in his position overall.<\/p>\n This is perhaps slightly curious given he's marginally behind McGinn and Luiz in terms of total points but perhaps the following stats explain his popularity.<\/p>\n Assists<\/strong><\/p>\n Shots on Target<\/strong><\/p>\n Big Chances Created<\/strong><\/p>\n The former Bayer Leverkusen man leads the way in three key attacking metrics, perhaps indicating he'll end up with a considerably greater tally of goal involvements than McGinn and Luiz by the end of the season.<\/p>\n Certainly Diaby is the most attack-minded of the three but midfielders are able to earn points through other methods this season.<\/p>\n Tackle Points<\/strong><\/p>\n Bonus Points<\/strong><\/p>\n Diaby's attacking supremacy is offset here and a pair of goose eggs may be a slight cause for concern for his backers.<\/p>\n The Scotsman leads the way for bonus points – a reflection of his all-round contributions – but the fact this is the only metric he tops among the three midfielders probably indicates he's not the optimum choice.<\/p>\n Yellow Cards<\/strong><\/p>\n It's no surprise that the two more combative players have worse disciplinary records.<\/p>\n Luiz owners may be have to contend with a frustrating suspension at some stage.<\/p>\n So what's the conclusion?<\/p>\n If we absolutely had to choose one of these three fine Villa midfielders we'd probably edge it to Diaby because of his superior attacking threat.<\/p>\n Goals remain Dream Team's primary currency and while Luiz's penalties are a spanner in the works, the fact Diaby is sixth among all assets in his position for shots on target in 2023\/24 suggests a greater potential for substantial double-digit hauls.<\/p>\n Get \u00a330 in free bets when you bet \u00a310 – CLAIM HERE<\/strong><\/p>\n 18+ New customers only. Opt in & bet \u00a310 on any sports at 2.00+ odds within 7 days. No Cash out. Get 3x \u00a310 Free Bets on selected markets. Free bets expire in 7 days. Card payments only. T&Cs apply. BeGambleAware.org | Please gamble responsibly<\/p>\n Commercial content notice: Taking one of the bookmaker offers featured in this article may result in a payment to The Sun. 18+. T&Cs apply. Begambleaware.org<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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