Fantasy Football as a Way of Analysis, Vol. 4

Posted by Kevin Breathnach on December 28, 2009 | No Comments

Just a quick one here in the wake of Man City’s 3-0 defeat of Wolves tonight. Following City’s victory over Stoke, Cathal wrote that Mancini had made his first mistake in dropping Craig Bellamy so that the most expensive man in British football, Robinho, could make a start.

Mancini put that right this evening, and Bellamy repaid him in abundance, winning man of the match, setting up the first, consistently pressuring the Wolves back-line and always looking dangerous. This contrasts hugely with Robinho, a player who managed just 38 metres of what could be term full-sprint last season, according the number crunchers at Chelsea.

The Fantasy Football statistics bare this truth out quite clearly. Robinho has 17 points in total in comparison to Bellamy’s total of 79. Granted, Robinho has missed much more games than Bellamy has, but when you work it out, the Brazilian’s average of 2.4 points per game remains unimpressive beside the Welshman’s 5.3 per game.

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