Fantasy League Player Focus

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'Player Focus' is a new feature of the Fantasy League where there will be a regular analysis of some of the players featured in the League. Most players to be highlighted will be young stars and the lesser known players, although there will be exceptions, and if anyone has any requests, feel free to pm them my direction.

Player Index
Peter Odemwingie (http://www.pesgaming.com/showpost.php?p=985740&postcount=2)
Andreas Ottl (http://www.pesgaming.com/showpost.php?p=985741&postcount=3)

Coming Soon:
Yohan Pele
Craig Gordon
Guillermo Ochoa
Giovanni Dos Santos
Anatoliy Tymoschuk
Juan Arango
João Alves de Assis Silva
Antonio Barragan
Aleksei & Vassili Berezutskiy
Younes Kaboul
Ashley Young
Dudu
Jean Makoun
Jose Jurado
Antonio Puerta
Yaya Toure
Arthur Boruc
Adriano Correia
Daniel Agger
Raul Albiol
Gareth Bale
Manuel da Costa
Johannes Djourou
Marcell Jansen
Rafinha
Matias Fernandez
Mathieu Bodmer
Abou Diaby

Requests taken via PM

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Player Focus: Peter Odemwingie

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Full name: Osaze Peter Odemwingie
Date of birth: July 15, 1981 (age 25)
Place of birth: Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Height: 1.82 m
Position: Striker/winger

A player of immense pace, the young Nigerian has attracted interest from some of Europe's biggest clubs, including Man Utd, Arsenal and Inter Milan. Capable of playing both out wide or as a striker, his versatility is a useful asset. With an impressive strike record of 4 goals in 9 games for the Super Eagles, and starring in the 2004 African Cup Of Nations with 3 goals, he is arguably Nigeria's greatest prospect, above the likes of Jon Obi Mikel and Chinedu Ogbuke.

Odemwingie was recently at the centre of Champions League controversy, when his "goal" was ruled out, as he was deemed to have nudged Nemanja Vidic before proceeding to head the ball past Edwin van der Sar. That, however, didn't stop the young attacker from showcasing his talents in an impressive performance, where he caused the solid English defence a number of problems.

His goalscoring record of 24 goals from 56 goals alongside his speed, dribbling ability, technique, movement and athleticism suggests he can go from strength to strength and prove a success in wherever his career takes him, with a move to one of Europe's premier clubs looking a possibility in the not too distant future.

Peter Odemwingie currently has a transfer value of £8m.

Watch Peter Odemwingie in action (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bTV7FI9B6k)

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Player Focus: Andreas Ottl

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Full name: Andreas Ottl
Date of birth: March 1, 1985 (age 22)
Place of birth: Munich, Germany
Height: 1.85 m
Position: Defensive Midfielder

Munich born Andreas Ottl is one of the bright spots for Bayern Munich, on what has been a dismal season, and one they'll want to soon forget.

The 22 year old has made around 30 appearances for the German giants, having rised through the ranks of the Bayern youth setup, to catapult himself into the spotlight amongst other German youngsters, such as Philip Lahm, Christian Lell and Bastian Schweinsteiger.

Ottl has shown signs of being able to fill the void which may be left by the possible summer departure of Owen Hargreaves, who continues to be linked with Premiership leaders, Manchester United, by performing the holding role capably.

Though the German may lack impressive pace and technique, he possesses good aerial ability, strong determination and mentality, a faultless work rate and good concentration and awareness. The young Bayern Munich star has also occasionally been able to get forward and support the attack when necessary, particularly on corners, where his heading ability is of a decent standard, though as a defensive midfielder, this is not his primary concern.

With the Bayern Munich squad the weakest it has been in some time, it may be up to the likes of Andreas Ottl and Christian Lell to help restore Bayern Munich to the force they once were in the Bundesliga, and on the European scene.

Andreas Ottl currently has a transfer value of £3m.

Ottl scores his first goal for Bayern (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OeplU_NGlI)

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Player Focus: Hatem Ben Arfa

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Full name: Hatem Ben Arfa
Date of birth: March 7, 1987 (age 20)
Place of birth: Clamart, France
Height: 1.78m
Position: Attacking Midfielder/Support Striker

Ben Arfa has been one of the shining stars for Lyon this season after they have failed to show the dominance over their competitors that they usually do.

After losing such key players as Eric Abidal and Florent Malouda in the summer it was clear that they would need some of the younger players to step up this year. Ben Arfa has been one of the players they have relied on to help and he hasn’t disappointed. Himself and fellow Frenchman Karim Benzema have been running the show alongside Brazilian ace Juninho this season.

It all started in the European Under-17 Championship in May of 2004, France went on to win the tournament with Ben Arfa playing a key role alongside fellow stars Jeremy Menez and Samir Nasri. At this level he scored 18 goals in 27 games. He was asked to play for Tunisia at the 2006 World Cup but decided to stick with his French career.

He has now played 39 times for Lyon and these performances led to him getting a call up into the French national squad for the games with the Faroe Islands and Lithuania. He was bought on late into the game with the Faroe Islands and managed to get on the scoresheet in a 6-0 victory.

He is well known for his silky skills and brilliant dribbling ability. This has led to plenty of interest from Europe’s elite. Most notably from Arsene Wenger who reportedly made a £10,000,000 bid during the summer and more recently a sensational £40,000,000 bid for him and fellow Lyon attacker Karim Benzema.


Credit goes to Top Gun for this article.