Here’s a table to help with your defensive picks for your Telegraph fantasy football World Cup 2014 team. There’s a key below it to explain the stats although no narrative as I’m up against it time wise.
Telegraph fantasy football World Cup tips – defensive options
The telegraph format allows you to make transfers between matches so that is a safeguard against selection although it does mean you use 1 of your 40 transfers if you get a selection wrong. Here’s though what I think are the premium and budget offers in defence. I’ve seperated Germany and Argentina at the bottom, who although are big favourites have had some defensive issues in qualifying. Hopefully thats enough information to take your own view.
Country | Premium def | Club | Budget def | Club | Team WC qualf games | Team GC/CS | ||
Brazil | Alves (£5.0m) | Barcelona | Luiz (£4.6m) | PSG | N/A | N/A | ||
Spain | Ramos (£4.9m) | R Madrid | Alba (£4.6m) | R Madrid | 8 | 3/5 | ||
Belgium | Kompany (£4.6m) | Man City | Alderweireld (£3.5m) | A Madrid | 10 | 4/6 | ||
Colombia | Yepes (£3.3m) | Atalanta | Armero (£2.9m) | West Ham | 16 | 13/6 | ||
Russia | Zhirkov (£3.2m) | D Moscow | Kombarov (£2.9m) | S Moscow | 10 | 5/5 | ||
Switzerland | Lichtsteiner (£3.0m) | Juventus | Schar (£1.9m) | Basle | 10 | 6/7 | ||
Greece | Torosidis (£2.9m) | Roma | Torosidis (£2.9m) | Roma | 12 | 6/8 | ||
England | Baines (£4.5m) | Everton | Jagileka (£4.1m) | Everton | 10 | 4 /6 | ||
Japan | Nagatomo (£2.8m) | I Milan | Nagatomo (£2.8m) | I Milan | 14 | 8/7 | ||
Argentina | Zabaleta (£4.7m) | Man City | Rojo (£3.7m) | S Lisbon | 16 | 15/4 | ||
Germany | Lahm (£5.0m) | Bayern M | Mertesacker (£4.2m) | Arsenal | 10 | 10/5 | ||
Key:
Premium defender: The defender with the best attacking potential
Budget defender: The cheapest defender with what seems secure gametime potential
Team WC Qualifying games: The amount of qualifying games played
Team GC/CS: The amount of goals conceded (GC) the team conceded in qualifying and the amount of clean sheets (CS) obtained in qualifying
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Telegraph fantasy football World Cup tips
Telegraph fantasy football World Cup tips