Three West Ham United players have received recognition
for their performances in our 3-0 victory over Wigan Athletic on
Saturday. Anton Ferdinand, Lucas Neill and Yossi Benayoun have all
been included in The Actim Index Team of the Week - the Official
Player Ratings of the Barclays Premiership.
Neill, who is the Club's highest ranked player in 94th
position, played his part in securing a much-needed clean sheet and
also set up Luis Boa Morte's opening goal in the crucial win
with a long ball out from the back. This season he has made 98
tackles, 38 clearances, 41 interceptions, eight blocks, nine
dribbles, 37 crosses and 251 passes in 2,688 minutes of Premiership
action.
Ferdinand, currently ranked 128th in the Index, played a crucial
role in subduing Emile Heskey and Henri Camara to join Neill in the
elite XI. Actim Stats reveal that he has contributed 68 tackles, 42
clearances, 43 interceptions, 15 blocks, four dribbles, 112 passes
and he has made one assist in 2,622 minutes of first team football.
Benayoun, who is currently in 206th position, scored our second
goal and was instrumental in much of the side's attacking play
as the Latics were swept aside at the JJB Stadium. So far this
season he has scored three goals and had 36 shots in 2,219 minutes
of football. He has also made 52 tackles, five clearances, 17
interceptions, one block, 30 dribbles, 18 crosses, three assists
and 357 passes.
The Actim Index is calculated using a unique mathematical formula
that rates each player's contribution be it goals, shots,
passes, dribbles, tackles, crosses, saves, clearances, blocks,
interceptions, time on the pitch or number of points gained by the
team with marks deducted for red and yellow cards.
Two additional calculations, which take account of player assists and goalkeeper's clean sheets, have been added for the new season to increase the amount of variables a player is now measured by.
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