Man City to be promoted? Who comes with them.
Other than top 18 Man City lead every other category. They would be at least top 10 in Division 1 so anything other than 1st place will be seen as a fail by the fans and pundits. There are then 7 teams in for a shout at auto promotion and the playoffs. Levante will be clear favourites for 2nd spot. Internacional may get off to a slower start than their rivals but a mighty 88 top 18 means they will have no problems with injuries or suspensions unless really unlucky. Sporting are really strong up front but do lack depth, Schalke are a solid 90 ranked team , sitting just above Stoke who offer a slightly weaker defence. Everton round out the super 7 challengers , maybe they are a keeper away from guaranteed playoff places. To survive D1 it looks like the cut off is 224. So in reality these would be the only teams really gunning for promotion.
Of the rest maybe PSG if they can sort out a new keeper, Anderlecht look solid throughout but could do with bolstering the midfield. Liverpool and Udinese fancy a cup run this season.
At the lower end I would normally say the cut off would be 218 for promotion but this year D2 is different. The average at 222.87 is a point or more stronger across the board. There isn’t a massive gap from Werder to Udinese. Werder for example, lack depth but are a solid 88 team. River Plate have a decent Midfield but are weaker at the back. Southampton lack depth but have 3 ratings at 89. AC Milan have plenty of depth . It will be tough in D2 this season and at the lower end injuries will account for at least 2 or more clubs being relegated which does leave me pondering about Werder, River Plate, Southampton maybe WBA and Koln. A relatively easy fix to get that top 18 rating above 85?
| GK | DEF | MID | ATT | Top18 | Ave | ETOT | Pre | |
| Manchester City | 94.0 | 90.8 | 92.8 | 93.0 | 86.0 | 91.3 | 228.89 | 1 |
| Levante UD | 90.0 | 90.8 | 91.2 | 91.0 | 87.0 | 90.0 | 225.95 | 2 |
| SC Internacional | 90.0 | 89.5 | 89.8 | 93.0 | 88.0 | 90.1 | 225.25 | 3 |
| Sporting CP | 90.0 | 89.8 | 90.4 | 92.0 | 86.0 | 89.6 | 225.04 | 4 |
| FC Schalke 04 | 91.0 | 90.0 | 90.2 | 91.0 | 86.0 | 89.6 | 224.55 | 5 |
| Stoke City | 90.0 | 89.8 | 90.2 | 91.0 | 87.0 | 89.6 | 224.35 | 6 |
| Everton | 89.0 | 90.5 | 90.8 | 90.0 | 84.0 | 88.9 | 224.30 | 7 |
| Hertha BSC | 90.0 | 89.0 | 89.4 | 91.0 | 86.0 | 89.1 | 222.99 | 8 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 88.0 | 90.0 | 89.2 | 90.0 | 87.0 | 88.8 | 222.86 | 9 |
| RSC Anderlecht | 90.0 | 89.8 | 89.4 | 89.0 | 87.0 | 89.0 | 222.41 | 10 |
| Liverpool | 88.0 | 90.3 | 88.8 | 89.0 | 87.0 | 88.6 | 222.09 | 11 |
| Udinese Calcio | 88.0 | 89.0 | 89.6 | 89.0 | 87.0 | 88.5 | 221.73 | 12 |
| Celta Vigo | 88.0 | 87.5 | 89.6 | 91.0 | 86.0 | 88.4 | 221.71 | 13 |
| 1. FC Köln | 89.0 | 88.5 | 89.0 | 90.0 | 85.0 | 88.3 | 221.38 | 14 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 91.0 | 89.0 | 89.0 | 89.0 | 85.0 | 88.6 | 221.37 | 15 |
| Celtic | 89.0 | 88.8 | 88.8 | 89.5 | 86.0 | 88.4 | 221.18 | 16 |
| AC Milan | 88.0 | 88.8 | 88.8 | 89.0 | 87.0 | 88.3 | 220.89 | 17 |
| Southampton | 89.0 | 88.0 | 89.2 | 89.0 | 85.0 | 88.0 | 220.49 | 18 |
| River Plate | 90.0 | 87.5 | 89.0 | 89.0 | 85.0 | 88.1 | 220.05 | 19 |
| Werder Bremen | 88.0 | 88.8 | 88.0 | 89.0 | 85.0 | 87.8 | 220.01 | 20 |
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