Injuries and Bans Leave Gunners In Tatters
Arsenal and Wenger will be licking their wounds this morning after a battering at the Britannia stadium yesterday. The Gunners were on the wrong end of a Delap-inspired defeat and also suffered the loss of both Walcott and Adebayor, in addition to having Van Persie red-carded. They now face United next weekend with a string of absentees…
Lets tackle the Van Persie situation first. The “challenge” on Sorensen will be seen as “violent conduct” and will therefore see the Dutchman handed an immediate three match ban, pending an Arsenal appeal.
Wenger could well go to the FA with such an appeal but, based on the success of previous appeals from other clubs and the chance that the ban could be extended if the FA see the appeal as “frivolous”, it seems unlikely.
Van Persie will miss the United game next weekend, the Wigan Carling Cup tie the Tuesday after, and the home Premiership fixture with Villa the following weekend. He will be eligible to return against City.
Having lost one key attacking player for next weekend, Wenger may well have lost two more. Walcott was stretchered off with what appears to be a dislocated shoulder. If that is the case then the Arsenal man will face at least 6-8 weeks on the sidelines.
Adebayor also suffered an series of injuries and although details are currently sketchy on his status, Wenger has described his situation as “very bad”. We await details but can only imagine that he will face at least several weeks sidelined. I’ll keep you posted.
Sagna also picked up a knock and Eboue and Gallas were already missing from the lineup with injuries. No doubt there will be a few more scrapes surfacing from the Emirates in the coming days as they prepare for the Champions League clash with Fenerbahce on Wednesday.
The likely fallout from this array of absentees is that Wenger will be forced to face United, and possibly several opponents beyond that, with a forward line of Bendtner and Vela. The two have combined in previous Carling Cup outings but are obviously inexperienced on the Premiership stage. Diaby is another option - we’ve seen him lineup in an attacking role in the Champions League with good effect a fortnight ago.
Bendtner, Vela and Diaby could well offer some value during this spell of injuries and bans then, although whether fantasy managers should look to invest in Arsenal during this time is another matter. Their morale must be rock-bottom right now having been pegged back by Spurs and bullied by Stoke. Ferguson must surely be looking forward to unleashing Ronaldo and Rooney on a fragile Arsenal defence next weekend and Arsenal’s performance on Wednesday will now act as a key test of their resilience.
Great news for Utd with Arsenal injuries!!
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Reply by Fran on November 2 2:03 pm:
Ronaldo could get his first hat-trick against Arsenal. They are now weak up front with no first team strikers and dodgy at the back and are without their regular captain. Could be a serious goal of entertainment. I don’t see Fabregas staying at Arsenal for that much longer. Arsenal will be lucky to get a champion’s league place now!
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Reply by Jinker on November 2 3:48 pm:
And the award for stating the blikin obvious goes to FRAAAAAN!
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Captain Ronaldo, do your worst my friend.
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Their upcoming fixtures dont look too kind either. Where it not for that i might be tempted by a gamble on Diaby
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was going to bench evra but i think it might be worth playing him now…
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Zamora out Bendtner in? Could be worth a cheeky punt although fear fixtures and that the return would be very poor or i would never start with him?!! Oh why couldnt the fantasy gods have created a nice run of fixtures!!
Alumnia out. Reina in for me this GW. Boring but a necessity.
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Ronaldo doesn’t have a great record against the other clubs in the top four, but Arsenal is the one side he has scored against (3 times). I’m not going to take the armband off him for this game, especially with Arsenal looking so frail.
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Reply by Dog of War on November 2 12:17 pm:
Good choice.
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Reply by Akers on November 2 12:59 pm:
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He had no problem scoring against Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea last season.
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Reply by Cowboy Outfit on November 2 1:32 pm:
1 goal against a ten man Liverpool for a harsh sending off (tame compared to what we see from Neville et al) in 9 fixtures is hardly a great return. Went amiss in the Champions League and nearly cost you it. His return against Arsenal is better and expect it to continue this GW. Against Liverpool or Chelsea it may be worth looking elsewhere in your team to captain but not against Arsenal, especially now: point I was trying to make!
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Reply by Berbatov's touch on November 2 2:50 pm:
I think he scored against Chelsea in the final of the Champions League.
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Reply by Akers on November 2 3:50 pm:
Yeah I seem to remember that.
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How long more will Carvalho be out? If he misses the next 3 EPL matches i might go for Alex..
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Reply by CK on November 2 12:20 pm:
Yeah get him in mate. Worth it for a few weeks at very least!
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I know it’s tempting to take in a bargain striker for the gunners but I would avoid them all. I think there will be very little return as Arsenal are all over the place at the mo
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Reply by Gordon on November 2 12:21 pm:
Think i agree actually.
Never be too quick to bag a bargain!
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Reply by max on November 2 12:32 pm:
agree!! i remember when terry got injured last year i quickly bought ben haim, not realising that without john terry, chelsea are far more likely to concede. needless to say i didnt get many clean sheets!
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Reply by what2do on November 2 12:26 pm:
Agree - Man U, Villa, Man City and Chelsea away - perhaps one of the hardest possible runs of league matches, and with the state Arsenal are now in, it could be really nasty for them. Pretty safe to suggest we’ve seen the end of Arsenal’s Premiership challenge already!
Does make selecting VDS, Ronaldo, Rooney and co a little more attractive for next week though…
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Reply by Old Gregg on November 2 1:19 pm:
Disagree. Arsenal will always compete in these games involving top opposition, and goals will come no question.
Avoid the defence of course, but someone like Bentdner looks particuarly inviting at £5.3m.
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I am thinking for dropping bosingwa for alex and ade for torres . What the view on that guys .
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Reply by max on November 2 12:29 pm:
not worth it because when carv returns you will b without a chels defender. especially if you have had bosingwa for a while, you wont be able to buy him back easily.
torres is a great purchase, find another way of getting him in without selling bosingwa. when it comes to big 4 defenders, dont go cheap. peaople who jumped on the agger bandwagon got burnt when they played pompey. also, you never know ivanovic might start sometimes. not worth it imo
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Reply by what2do on November 2 12:37 pm:
Bosingwa’s a long term answer (alex is only while carvalho’s out) - can you have both?
Torres - I’m put off by his price tag and would rather accommodate Ronaldo and Lampard if prioritising - who else do you have?
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Reply by Rafa on November 2 12:37 pm:
max is right in that if you lose a lot on Bosingwa the door, then perhaps it is not worth doing. If you’ll get around 6.9 for Bosingwa anyway, then I’d go for it! I know I don’t regret trading Kompany for Alex last week.
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Reply by Rafa on November 2 12:39 pm:
*showing Bosingwa the door
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Reply by max on November 2 12:51 pm:
Be careful, selling bosingwa and using the money elsewhere means you will be making a double transfer at some later stage when alex no longer plays, unless you are willing to forgo chelsea defence at massive risk
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Here’s one for the boys……..
Barry and Defoe (current selection)
or
Marney and Torres
N.B I already have Lampard and Ronaldo(c).
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Reply by ddj on November 2 12:51 pm:
Neither imo. A.Young and one of the several strikers in that range.
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Reply by max on November 2 12:57 pm:
go for it. marney is decent for his price and torres, well, is torres!!
liverpool have a very nice run of fixtures, aston villa dont. only concern is that you’r selling two starters for Torres and a bench player, unless you intend starting marney?
I had to decide between Berb+Reina or Torres+Turnbull (to be rotated with Schwarzer). Went for berb+reina since not having a liverpool defender is stupid and i cant afford carragher and am not willing to gamble on any other pool defenders starting…
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Reply by Gordon on November 2 1:05 pm:
Cheers. Marney or Zamora would start depending on fixtures, with Torres and Zaki being my forever present forward line and Modric, Lampard, Ireland and Ronaldo being my always starting midfield. Can’t decide ahhhhhhhh!!!
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Reply by Gazzamania on November 3 4:54 am:
Same midfield as myself come the weekend. Except I have a human ground-to-ground laser guided missile system howitzer called Rory Delap.
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Thanks guys . Well i already have lampard , ronaldo , let me see what else i can do to bring in torres .
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who is in your team johann
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I’ve dropped Fabs for Bentley yesterday. Finally had enough of persisting with him.
Was tempted to bring in Kuyt instead of Bentley, or perhaps even Modric, whom I had early on.
Though none of these guys are getting much of a mention on here. Was this a wise move or bad move?
On another note, VDS is a bad move in my view as SAF has already said he will be rotated, a la against Hammers last Weds.
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Reply by max on November 2 1:03 pm:
good move. tottenham are resurgent under redknapp and bentley should profit. ashley young would have been better though IMO
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I was going to bring in Adebayor after the Chelsea game, but now with Arsenal in a bad patch and him being injured the talk of Torres makes it interesting. When is he due back anyway? (Will only be able to bring him in after 4 weeks)
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Reply by max on November 2 12:59 pm:
supposedly against west brom next weekend
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With the Adebayor injury and Lampards good form, I’m going to make the move Young A >> Lampard. Getting rid of Adebayor at the same time, who would be the best alternative
(considering I have 8.1 million to spend, and already have Carew and Zaki)…
I am thinking Crouch is my best option, but also Bent, possibly even Fuller are still in my mind.
Anyone I have missed that anyone thinks is worth a go?
Any thoughts or ideas would be greatly appreciated, and quickly because Lamps’ price is bound to rise soon.
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Reply by Gordon on November 2 1:11 pm:
How about trading Adebayor down to a Fuller or Zamora and playing a 5 man midfield? Trade your worst midfielder up to Lamps and continue to hold A Young???
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Reply by Gordon on November 2 1:12 pm:
Obviously play Fuller or Zamora as first sub. so 3-5-2
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I’m downgrading Adebayor for a mid priced striker to strengthen elsewhere my options are Defoe, Carew, Agbonlahor or anyone else in that price braket i’m leaning towards aston villa but i dont fancy their next few games? Any advice please..
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Reply by Gordon on November 2 1:14 pm:
Berbatov or Zaki?
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Hi guys, i’ve looked at my transfers page, i can either get Torres in 2 or 3 transfers.
which line-up do you guys think is better?
Ireland, Carew, Torres
or
Bentley, Bent, Torres
I think Bentley will outscore Ireland from now onwards, but i’m not too sure about the Carew/Bent situation. Thanks.
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Reply by Tom on November 2 1:15 pm:
carew will score much more than bent so i would say option 1
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Berbatov is too expensive and i have zaki?
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Reply by Aris on November 2 1:19 pm:
Out of your 3 choices i think stay away from Defoe, with the possibility of him getting rotated on away games with the new manager. So it’s a choice between Agbonlahor or Carew. I prefer Carew between the 2 cause their points tally are nearly the same and Carew is cheaper (albeit a little) so you can spend the money somewhere else if you want. The only downside of having Carew is when will he get into O Neill’s good side?
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Reply by Gordon on November 2 1:21 pm:
Keane or Crouch or Alvez or Bellamy?
As i keep saying on hear though, how about playing 2 up front and upgrading one of your midfielder to play 3-5-2. Modric at £6.9m looks better value for points than strikers for a similar price IMO??
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Reply by Gordon on November 2 1:24 pm:
Carew and Agbon both have poor fixtures coming up though. Deffinately neither of these if you have Young as you will be too exposed to poor Gameweeks.
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Ireland, Carew and Torres.
The latter is too long spurs and doubts of Bent starting every game.
Although i fear for Ireland’s starting role after Jan transfer window.
How about trading Carew down to someone like Crouch and investing into Modric for Ireland. Unsure of the math though.
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Anyone sniffing round Malouda at £7.3m????
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Reply by fergiesrednose on November 2 1:25 pm:
nearly got him this week but gave SWP another chance
when drogba’s back though will he play as much?
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Reply by Gordon on November 2 1:28 pm:
My instinct is it will be a straight Anelka out and Drogba in. Although there is the fear of him reverting to a 4-4-2; doubt it though. Might be interesting to watch next line up before investing.
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Reply by max on November 2 2:07 pm:
more worrisome is return of ballack. malouda cant play anymore then, but good for short term buy i reckon
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Are there any (preferably psychic) Stoke fans out there who know whether Shawcross is a certain starter for the forseable future?
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Reply by WEareSTOKE on November 2 1:28 pm:
Yeah he should be a certain starter quality player
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Why are people so sure the Arse will get steamrollered next week? Fat Frank for armband over Ronaldo looks like a safer bet?
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Reply by a bloke on November 2 1:31 pm:
It’s a close call between 4 players for the armband this coming gameweek. I’d say it’s; Lampard or Ronaldo, then Zaki, then perhaps A.Young. Obviously if you can get in Gerrard or Kuyt then i’d say they’d be serious considerations too.
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just wondered what people think about Defoe. His form seems to have dipped, and the threat of being benched for some away games is a worry. There don’t seem to be any better options for the price though. I’m thinking it’s worth keeping him for a few weeks and see what happens. Portsmouth have reasonable fixtures over the next 6 weeks or so. There doesn’t seem to be an obvious time to get shot (maybe for away at arsenal in wk 20, or for wk 18 replace with Robinho).
Ideally i need his value to go up 0.1 first though.
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Reply by fergiesrednose on November 2 1:27 pm:
As soon as torres is back im gettin rid of Defoe
lpool have an easy run
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Reply by Timbo on November 2 1:45 pm:
I think he may have had his best times already. I swapped him for Berbatov this morning.
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Reply by a bloke on November 2 3:31 pm:
already have Berb (and Zaki, of course). Can afford Robinho…just. I want to see if Defoe picks up first, and see what happens in wks 14 & 15 when pompey have 2 home games (and Robinho is playing Arsenal then Utd). The other more dodgy options are Alves, Carew or Agbonlahor, Yakubu. Shame Robbie Keane is doing nothing or he’d be in.
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I was thinking on Malouda, but will he get a game when Ballack is back?
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Reply by max on November 2 2:10 pm:
no imo
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Is Bridge at £5.1 worth a short-term punt if Cashley is out for a few weeks (scan today)
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Still dont know who 2 get? Help
Fabs out ? in
Upgrade a striker with the extra cash. (no cash in bank)
Strikers are
Davies, bednar, (Windass)
Mabe Giovanni and zaki?
Ant other ideas would be good
Thanks
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I really need some guidance. I have had it with Rooney!
Had him as captain for 2 GWks now and got burned……… I have Ronnie
If i drop him who should i get.
My team
Turnbull/Schwarzer
Dawson/Bosingwa/L Young/Donk/Traore
Arteta/Ronaldo/A Young/Geo/M Taylor
Zaki/Defoe/Rooney
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Reply by max on November 2 2:13 pm:
presumably no money in bank?
i think rooney for berb is a good move. i did exactly that yesterday! berb is massively underpriced for a united forward who plays every game and consistently gets assists and bonus.
or else torres, but you would need to sell taylor for delap (possibly) to accomplish that. personally i thin delap will outscore taylor in any case
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am i right in thinking that it’s going to be time to get rid of Traore very soon. With it uncertain how many minutes he’ll get, is it worth the bother of keeping him? I mean, the single most important thing for your defensive players is that they’re assured of playing over 60 minutes every week. He could end up at left-back, but there is a lot of competition for that slot, and Kranjaer would be first choice left-midfield.
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Reply by Tom on November 2 1:46 pm:
i’d give it a couple of games if u can to see how adams plays his players
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Reply by a bloke on November 2 1:47 pm:
good point - it should become clearer over those 2 away games.
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Reply by smuggs on November 2 1:56 pm:
i think you are right mate i would consider letting go all the best
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Crouch or Zaki????????
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Reply by smuggs on November 2 1:52 pm:
crouch for next 5 games
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Reply by a bloke on November 2 2:08 pm:
zaki for me. wigan have arguably the 2 easiest home fixtures of the season in the next month (stoke and west brom).
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Reply by CK on November 2 4:00 pm:
Both look solid for the next 4 or 5 games… I have a slight preference for Crouch being more consistant
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MY TEAM
cech (schwarzer)
carrager rio ferdinand distan ashley cole (figueroa)
lampard swp bullard (richardson and delap)
rooney(c) zaki yakubu
i have 508 points and am 268,153
i am 71 points behind my league leader and need some help guys
i have played my wild card as i picked some shocking players on week 1
rooney i he going to score big soon?
ashley cole how bads the knock he picked up?
yakubu 9 with no goal is it due to end?
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Reply by max on November 2 2:19 pm:
too much money in defence. i think you need ronaldo at all costs, but obviously you want to minimise the transfers taken to achieve that.
Some possibilities to improve/get cash for ron:
Carragher should stay.
Rio–>Evra ($)
Ashley Cole–>Alex ($)/Agger (short term) or perhaps L.Young from Villa
SWP–>Ronaldo/Cahill
Rooney–>Berbatov ($) or torres
Yakubu–>Carew/Miller
Hope this helps
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Done the trade : Adebayor >> Torres, Young A >> Geovanni
Possible Next week trades: Arteta >> Lampard, Carew >> Fuller
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Reply by smuggs on November 2 2:01 pm:
sounds good mate just hope that torres get through the week and can do 90 mins i fear that if liverpool are 2 up at half time v west brom he might pull him off and try and give keane a chance to get going
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Already got Carlton Cole stuck on my bench so it looks like Adebayor has to go if he’s gonna be out for a while.
Can’t afford Torres, so I have to choose between Berbatov, Rooney and Robinho.
At the moment I’m leaning towards Robinho.
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Reply by max on November 2 2:21 pm:
berbatov no questions. he plays for the far better team and is the better player IMO
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Ronaldo could get his first hat-trick against Arsenal. They are now weak up front with no first team strikers and dodgy at the back and are without their regular captain. Could be a serious goal of entertainment. I don’t see Fabregas staying at Arsenal for that much longer.
Arsenal will be lucky to get a champion’s league place now!
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Reply by dadoune on November 2 2:12 pm:
so if Fran is saying that, I recommend all FPL players not to captain ronaldo this week. I think, u could even bench him!! Trust me..
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Reply by Dilzy on November 2 2:21 pm:
DO U THINIK SO…OR DO U JUST H8 ARSENAL.
LIVERPOOL WILL BE LUCKY TO GET A UEFA CUP PLACE AFTER LOSING TO SPURS THEN.
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Reply by max on November 2 2:22 pm:
u might be right. he will be most keen to show that his form extends to big teams, not just minows like west ham and hull. All out attack from Ferguson, a big win will be massive psychologically
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arsenal to win 2-1. Crisis? what crisis?
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Fran ur an idiot
you come out with so many reaactioniary statements u cant think past the next week ahead…
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Arsenal has gone to Carling Cup final with his young team 2 yrs back and are winning a lot of matches with that kind of team.. I could be a good idea to see the likes of Brendtner and Vela playing together. They have been given that chance in preseason and have been doing well.. But I dont see Wenger playing 2 forwards against United..
Beware guys, Arsenal is strongest when u think they’re down..
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Reply by joe on November 2 8:19 pm:
theres a big difference between sheffield utd. and manchester united.
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Gives me an excuse to go Adebayor to Robinho/Berbatov/Defoe and Fab to Modric.
Then hopefully can upgrade Arteta to Ronnie
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Fran always take a bet.. Me i’m saying that Ronaldo will be rested next week!!! Hahaha dilemna to u guys???
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Reply by max on November 2 2:24 pm:
no way ferguson rests ronnie against arsenal. the only time thats a worry is when united play away to easy teams (like Bolton, when they subsequently lose)
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Reply by a bloke on November 2 2:26 pm:
Ronaldo doesn’t do as well as Lampard away from home, plus Chelsea are more likely to win the match and therefore gain bonus points. I still think Zaki or Kuyt are good options for captain.
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best buy?
Zayatte or Dawson of Hull
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Reply by a bloke on November 2 2:23 pm:
Dawson. He takes some of the set pieces (3 assists already). Handy if you need an ok first choice defensive sub.
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Reply by Aris on November 2 2:25 pm:
Dawson takes some corners and free kicks, so i’ll say Dawson. (I have them both btw so less chance of bias)
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I like the idea of bringing in Kuyt for the next 6 games (wba, fulham, w.ham and hull at anfield), but i’d have to sacrifice 0.1 and wave goodbye to the dependable Ashley Young. My worry is that Liverpool might make hard work every single team they play or worse still, Kuyt might be rested or benched for 1 or 2 matches. That would be my transfer for the week, or i could change defensive personnel (yawn) - 2 defenders possibly to accommodate Arbeloa. The other option is to swap Defoe for Robinho now to beef up my attack for the next match (but sacrifice a lot on Defoe’s value)…..decisions, decisions…..any ideas?
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Hi big changes afoot
Cech-Schwarzer
A Cole Boswinga,Figueroa,Traore Agger
Ronaldo, Arteta,A Young,Delap,Marney
Cole,Carew,Zaki plus 3.6million
Had enough of Arteta and A Cole probably injured so thinking
A Cole-change to Evra
Arteta change to Lampard
Would need to also do Figueroa to Dawson to afford the deal?
Comment???????
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Reply by spidey on November 2 2:31 pm:
All sounds good to me.
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Reply by max on November 2 2:35 pm:
do the figueroa–> dawson and the arteta–>lampard this week, and the evra move the following week. Its hardly ever worth transfering defenders if it costs u 4 points. united prob wont keep it clean against arsenal in any case. lampard should be purchased now just cos his price will perhaos rise. only fear is evra rising/ashley cole dropping in value, making the deal unaffordable. use the crack the code website to see if thats likely or not. if evra not gonna rise in price before saturday, transfer him in when the deadline closes/after the united game
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Reply by Bestret on November 2 2:38 pm:
That would leave me with 4 chelsea players so I would have to do Arteta -Lampard and A Cole-Dawson for now
What do you think?
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Hey guys.. Iv got a really bad problem i need solving! Iv got 31.3 to buy 4 players.. 2 forwards and 2 midfielders, i really want to fit lampard in there and i think a villa striker would also be useful, all 4 need to be starting line up players, help!!!!
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Reply by Aris on November 2 3:17 pm:
How about:
Lampard, Delap/Marney
Carew, Berbatov
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Reply by Bruce on November 2 3:21 pm:
Iv already got marney and berbatov(Who i think has just started to find his feet at united and very soon will be a ‘must buy’). My current mid and forwards look like this: ronaldo ireland modric gera marney, berbatov robinho v persie
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Reply by Aris on November 2 3:59 pm:
How about:
Ireland/Modric -> Lampard
Van Persie -> Zaki/Carew/Agbonlahor
Gera -> Delap (play Delap for Stoke home games)
Would you have enough cash for those moves? Don’t have to get Delap in if you have enough money to upgrade Lampard and downgrade Van Persie.
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Myhill or schwarzer the better choice for the next 6 weeks?
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But- That would leave me with 4 chelsea players so I would have to do Arteta -Lampard and A Cole-Dawson for now
What do you think?
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Reply by max on November 2 2:51 pm:
oh i see. yes thats a good move. then you can start figs and dawson next week, and get evra the following week if you want to
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depends, do u have a defender from either fulham or hull? (in which case pick the other)
who is ur other goalie?
or are you going on holiday and leaving your team? in which case shwarzer
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i’ve got rid of ronaldo as part of my cunning plan
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Reply by a bloke on November 2 2:50 pm:
cunning or crazy?
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Reply by bob on November 2 4:03 pm:
id say crazy
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i will captain rooney next week instead
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i have a front line of rooney, agbonlahor and drogba
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Reply by max on November 2 2:53 pm:
midfielder seem to generally outperform strikers in FPL, especially when midfielders like ronnie and lamps seem to score more goals than strikers!!
that said, its a nice way of diversifying away from everybody else. i wish you luck, i got tired of rooney
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i have taken a points hit because all the players have the same players
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Guys please help me out with my post above..
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Reply by Pasqualinho on November 2 3:19 pm:
Bruce - Looking at injuries/bans/fixtures for the next feew weeks I would advise the following:
for midfield go for Lampard + 1 of Geovanni, Alonso, Valencia.
Up front Carew/Agbonlahor + 1 of Bendtner, Miller
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Reply by Bruce on November 2 3:26 pm:
Yeah that sounds good, lampard alonso, agbonlahor bendtner.. Hmm.. Or what about getting 4 players that bring in good scores every w end type thing instead of lampard, maybe bentley young agbonlahor and somebody?
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Reply by Pasqualinho on November 2 3:32 pm:
I would say your first insticts are better - Lampard should continue to rise in price at a faster rate than Bentley and Young (Bentley may become a bandwagon soon though) so you will always have the option to swap him out later if you wish. Bear in mind also that most people on here see Lampard as an essential purchase.
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i still have my wildcard
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i don’t have lampard
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i have deco, fabs and have a very strong defence and world class strikers
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i’m going to upgrade agbanlahor to torres next week
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i’ve sacrificed my strikers to beef up the midfield. Ronny and lamps at the heart of it now. It’s the only way to keep up and then the real skill is making sure you pick the right players around them to come good. HAving Ron in your team seems to add its own set of limitations/problems to give many fantasy managers. You’re damned if you do and damned if you don’t. I wish ronny would have gone to madrid!!!
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i noticed half of my players are selected by only about 2% of other fantasy players or less so if i do well I will really shoot up.
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ronny and lmaps is the easy way out and shows no imagination. i have decided to use my skill to beat players who have both lamps and ron and that will bt the ultimate satisfication so it is more interesting and that is why i don’t have them.
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I think that he’ll go with Vela if he has any sense- I suspect that United will win but it’ll be tight. Berbatov is looking to be an essential purchase, as is Fuller if you need to save cash;).
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i will be countering those who have ronaldo as captain with rooney.
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Reply by ddj on November 2 3:31 pm:
Doubt it lol
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Rooney hasn’t really been a points magnet as of late.
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i agree fran ronaldo could well get a hat-trick this weekend. i’m going for zaki as captain and hope he will get a hat-trick
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thanks max for the reply i have taken on board about two much money in defence i d agree but i feel lescott is wortha punt because not manh people have him in now is ashley cole out lescott n good buiness look a few messages up for my team cheers lads for any replies
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i’ve decided not to captain rooney
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