The Knee Jerk – Tevez Shows The Way
Filed under: The Knee Jerk - Posted by: Paul
This afternoon’s five-goal Community Shield thriller give Fantasy managers plenty food for thought ahead of the season kick-off next Saturday. Roberto Mancini maintained a 3-4-1-2 formation for the showdown against Chelsea and, with Sergio Aguero failing to have a hand in any of his side’s trio of goals, there will no doubt be a reaction over the next few days as we juggle our City options prior to their home clash with Southampton a week today…
While there is little question that Aguero will continue to flourish in 2012/13, Carlos Tevez’s price tag is starting to sway many the latter’s way. Coming in at 9.0 in Fantasy Premier League (FPL) compared to Aguero’s 11.5, Tevez clearly has the potential to outscore his compatriot in any given Gameweek and with Mario Balotelli still some way short of full match fitness, he is surely set to begin the season alongside Aguero up top. Tevez started last term the dearest of the two but his strop in the Allianz Arena and subsequent lack of game time until the final few weeks of the campaign has seen his price plummet this time round – if he can continue in the same vein as this afternoon’s display, that extra 2.5 saving he affords looks a significant factor in building our squads, though Aguero’s propensity for more explosive returns still looks the best armband option.
Samir Nasri picked up a goal and assist in his role in “the hole” and with David Silva still being eased back into action, the Frenchman could well be handed a starting berth for the Saints game. If Mancini continues with this formation over the course of the upcoming campaign, the position could well yield points aplenty as Nasri demonstrated today. Yaya Toure also served a reminder of his capabilities with a finely taken equaliser – the Ivorian’s deep-lying position could be a worry to his Fantasy suitors; his surges forward tended to come after the break, when Chelsea had been reduced to 10 men.
For Chelsea, much of the talk surrounds the decision to send off Branislav Ivanovic. Certainly, the two-footed lunge looked far from clever and seemed the right decision by the man in black. Ahead of the Blues’ double Gameweek, it seems that he will only miss league action if the FA choose to intervene – a crucial factor for Fantasy managers when assessing our Chelsea options. Certainly, according to the FA website the rulings specify that Ivanovic will avoid an automatic suspension…
“In order to address uncertainty over disciplinary sanctions in pre-season friendlies, sanctions for red cards shown in such fixtures will not now apply to competitive first team games. Any such sanction will apply only in the same competition (i.e. other friendlies including The FA Community Shield).”
They do, however, follow this up with a warning that they still have the ability to step in, should the challenge be deemed enough to warrant intervention…
“However, The FA retains the right to charge players in the most serious of misconduct cases and make sanctions applicable to competitive first-team fixtures if it is felt necessary.”
At present, there is still plenty uncertainty and confusion surrounding any possible suspension. The Reading Official twitter site have tweeted earlier this afternoon that it “looks likely” Ivanovic is out for their trip to Stamford Bridge – both clubs’ second match of the double Gameweek. We plan to clarify this matter this with the FA over the next 24-hours.
Elsewhere, Fernando Torres did his best to tempt investment ahead of his games against Wigan and Reading next week. The Spaniard’s coolly-taken opener will surely see many jump aboard the bandwagon, with even the armband a temptation. Caution is likely to be courted when eyeing up Ramires until the Ivanovic decision becomes clearer – the Brazilian (7.0 in FPL) continued in his recent role on the right of the attacking midfield and supplied the assist for Torres’ strike but was moved to the right-back berth upon the Serbian’s dismissal.
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Mata Over Form says:
A) Hazard/VDV/Kagawa
B)Lampard/VDV/valencia
C)Lampard/Bale/Kagawa
D)Hazard/Bale/Yaya
August 12 at 8:28 pm
riQuelme techniQue - Moses' Sold Me Down The River says:
C
August 12 at 8:29 pm
Pineybyrne says:
C
August 12 at 8:30 pm
Andy1 says:
Lampard, bale, yaya
August 12 at 8:30 pm
beric says:
C
August 12 at 8:28 pm
afc1903 says:
Can anyone recommend a good £5mill midfielder?
August 12 at 8:32 pm
stewpot says:
Surman or Diaby perhaps
August 12 at 8:36 pm
Specialist says:
You’ll have trouble getting Diaby for that price.
August 12 at 8:36 pm
torres love says:
Kacaniklic
August 12 at 8:53 pm
bqk7 says:
noble
August 12 at 8:28 pm
dinsdale43 says:
I only have 0.5m left in the bank… Is this too small do you think?
What would you recommend?
August 12 at 8:29 pm
BobB says:
No, the more money invested in your team the quicker your value will rise. Spare money can’t earn interest in the bank.
August 12 at 8:30 pm
Holy see says:
5.5. Enough to upgrade Guthrie to Silva after gw1.
August 12 at 8:46 pm
Back on the horse ..¦. says:
If it’s possible to upgrade Guthrie…
August 12 at 8:30 pm
Pineybyrne says:
depends what your strategy is. Have you set out a team to last weeks, or have you gone for a Chelsea-heavy line for the DGW?
August 12 at 8:54 pm
dinsdale43 says:
A team to last weeks…
Have managed to end up with 1m after putting Kagawa over Gerrard.
August 12 at 8:28 pm
Pineybyrne says:
How many people are going with this Torres > Rooney GW2 malarcky?
Also, is Bale worth the extra 1m over Kagawa?
August 12 at 8:30 pm
EpicFAIL - AVFC <3 says:
38763
No.
August 12 at 8:31 pm
beric says:
Loads of people.
I think so, yes.
August 12 at 8:31 pm
The Parmtree- No Grav & No Link = NO RMT Reply...on most occasions! says:
Lots
Nope.
August 12 at 8:28 pm
The Shuffling says:
Could anyone please reckon how Arsenal’s starting team should look like?
August 12 at 8:29 pm
riQuelme techniQue - Moses' Sold Me Down The River says:
cr@p
August 12 at 8:29 pm
The Parmtree- No Grav & No Link = NO RMT Reply...on most occasions! says:
Chesney
Jenkinson, Verm, Kosc, Gibbs.
Arteta, Song
Walcott, Cazorla, Podolski
RVP/Giroud
August 12 at 8:29 pm
The Mountain Called Monkey says:
Szes
Yennaris – Kos – Verms – Gibbs
Song – Arteta if fit
Cazorla
Walcott – Van Persie/Giroud – Podolski
still a lot undecided though..
August 12 at 8:30 pm
The Mountain Called Monkey says:
Yennaris till Sagna gets back of course
August 12 at 8:30 pm
kaz- bundesliga --> ligue 1 swap? contact me says:
GW 1
chesney
jenkinson vermo koscielny gibbs
arteta song
walcott cazorla gervinho
rvp
August 12 at 8:31 pm
★A-O-Chamberlain★ says:
Szczesny
Sagna | Koscielny | Vermaelen | Gibbs
Arteta | Song
Cazorla
Walcott | Giroud | Podolski
Wilshere would get in for either Song or Arteta when he is fully fit
August 12 at 8:34 pm
The Parmtree- No Grav & No Link = NO RMT Reply...on most occasions! says:
Maggot Brain(Sagna) is also out.
August 12 at 8:59 pm
The Shuffling says:
So, it seems Gervinho is not expected to start.
August 12 at 8:28 pm
BobB says:
If Lescott was just rested he would still be my City defender of choice.
August 12 at 8:28 pm
King Cabbage says:
Did he not play today?
I missed most of the game.
August 12 at 8:29 pm
BobB says:
No, and City conceded two – including one against 10 men.
August 12 at 8:34 pm
hillbillypete says:
either way Zab will play……either at RB or one of 3 CB’s
August 12 at 8:30 pm
Smurf says:
Anyone know the likely front 6 for WBA? Will El Ghanassy be a likely starter?
August 12 at 8:31 pm
The Mountain Called Monkey says:
probably eased in, comes form belgian league (which sucks) so will need period to adapt, but has the potential to do a job for west brom
August 12 at 8:36 pm
Smurf says:
Thanks. Im just worried that WBA have too many options and he might not be guaranteed to start.
August 12 at 8:33 pm
Boing_Boing says:
Should be.
August 12 at 8:31 pm
halnone says:
Can’t wait for the Di Matteo bubble to burst.
August 12 at 8:35 pm
Infinite Sheldon says:
Can’t wait for Hazard to flop.
August 12 at 8:31 pm
Infinite Sheldon says:
Kolarov or Zabaleta?
August 12 at 8:31 pm
Jez says:
Zabaleta until Richards is back. Then Lescott
August 12 at 8:33 pm
Infinite Sheldon says:
Check your link.
August 12 at 8:35 pm
Mohit Gianani says:
I think it might be on purpose, is it?
August 12 at 8:33 pm
EpicFAIL - AVFC <3 says:
Neither.
August 12 at 8:33 pm
Infinite Sheldon says:
Zabaleta will play though.
August 12 at 8:34 pm
Evs says:
Yep, zab.
Richards being out makes him more of a cert for first few weeks until we can work out what’s going on…
August 12 at 8:31 pm
Andy1 says:
Allen + ba
Or
Yaya + pog
August 12 at 9:47 pm
assassindan104 says:
Personally, I’d go for Yaya and Pog
August 12 at 8:32 pm
Doosra - "A Liberty is both Universal and Indivisible. Anything else is just an excuse for bad behaviour by the rich." - A Noble quote. says:
I love the smell of napalm in the evening …
August 12 at 8:33 pm
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You leave those Vietnamese neighbours of yours alone!
August 12 at 8:47 pm
Doosra - "A Liberty is both Universal and Indivisible. Anything else is just an excuse for bad behaviour by the rich." - A Noble quote. says:
It is too late!!!
August 12 at 8:34 pm
Doosra - "A Liberty is both Universal and Indivisible. Anything else is just an excuse for bad behaviour by the rich." - A Noble quote. says:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v.....re=related
August 12 at 8:58 pm
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Doos I hear you were looking for me?
August 12 at 8:32 pm
Jez says:
a)Taarabt/ Graham
b)Nzogbia/ Graham
c)Taarabt/ Petric
d)Nzogbia/ Petric
e)Michu/ Petric
??
August 12 at 8:35 pm
Evs says:
F) Morecombe & Wise?
August 12 at 8:46 pm
Doosra - "A Liberty is both Universal and Indivisible. Anything else is just an excuse for bad behaviour by the rich." - A Noble quote. says:
F), please.
August 12 at 9:48 pm
assassindan104 says:
Probably e)
August 12 at 8:32 pm
Gr3g says:
Me vs Wife – RMT
Me:
Friedel, Begovic
Ivanovic, Lescott, Hughes, Mariappa, Cuellar
Lampard, Valencia, Taarabt, Noble, Dyer
Tevez, Bent, Torres
2m in the bank
Wife:
Schwarzer, Al-Habsi
Terry, Kolarov, Lichaj, Demel, Tierney
Kagawa, Santi Carzola, Ramires, N’Zogbia, Maloney
Aguero, Rooney, Pogrebnyak
August 12 at 8:34 pm
The Parmtree- No Grav & No Link = NO RMT Reply...on most occasions! says:
Your wife has plenty of flair…
August 12 at 8:35 pm
tangtastic says:
I like the shape of your wife’s setup. Very tempting.
Could definitely do some damage with that.
August 12 at 8:40 pm
Gr3g says:
Yeah… I have plenty of good old boys… most will start at least for first few GW
Not so sure about half of her team
August 12 at 8:38 pm
little_wizard123 says:
Sounds like your wife uses FFS too. What are the odds!?
August 12 at 8:43 pm
Gr3g says:
1:1, she is very much for equality, lets see…
August 12 at 8:33 pm
Mozart_s Balls says:
So which one for midfield rotation pair:
A) Noble + Maloney
B Dyer + Guthrie
August 12 at 8:34 pm
Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad says:
I’m sitting on A art the moment
August 12 at 8:44 pm
Podge, if you didn't know it's Kacaniklic :) says:
Dyer and Kankles
August 12 at 8:33 pm
Dynamic says:
Which do you prefer in defence (Both with ACole)
A) Vidic then three-way rotation; Barnett, Gunter and Demel
B) Two two-way rotation; Collocini/Cuellar and Dawson/Hughes.
August 12 at 8:43 pm
seamy88 says:
I’ve gone very similar to A…. So A
August 12 at 8:34 pm
nicho152 says:
Hi was wandering where I can improve on my team
De Gea (Cerny)
Ashley Cole Lescott Colocinni (seaborne, barnett)
Allen Bale Hazard Larsson (cork)
Rooney Aguero Pogrebnyak
August 12 at 8:35 pm
Jez says:
Get rid of Allen
August 12 at 8:38 pm
Specialist says:
By replacing seaborne.
August 12 at 8:34 pm
Wild Rover says:
New Post fella’s
August 12 at 8:35 pm
Mohit Gianani says:
New post!
August 12 at 8:35 pm
Giggs Boson says:
Would you prefer:
Graham & Pienaar
OR
Petric and Michu?
August 12 at 8:36 pm
webbywebbywebby says:
Everybodys team looks the same, mine looks different to most RMTs on here. I feel confident with it but i welcome criticism and advise.
Green, Jussi
Verm, Terry, Gunter, Tierney, Stevens
Lampard, Siggy, Pienaar, taarabt, Kacaniklic
Aguero, Torres, Graham
2.5 in the bank
August 12 at 8:42 pm
RHCP says:
I would swap Terry with Cole A to free up some money, swap Jussi with someone like Friedel, and depending on how Torres performs I may swap him with Rooney soon, otherwise a pretty good team.
August 12 at 9:16 pm
freshy says:
Terry looked a step behind today. Could be it was because of MC or too many matches and age catchin up
August 12 at 8:36 pm
chuiku2 - join my mini league: 130105-39487 says:
Jumping on the Tevez bandwagon…
RMT please…
Freidel-Federici
Cole-Williams-Hangeland-Demel-Gorkss
Hazard-Bale-Kagawa-Yaya-Noble
Torres-Tevez-Graham
August 12 at 8:36 pm
goonerbyron says:
RMT please guys…
Federici (De Gea)
Koscielny Cole Zabaleta (Demel) (Clyne)
Mata Bale Pienaar Guthrie (Mcclean)
Torres Tevez Graham
+ 2 million
Planning on doing Cole -> Vertonghen and Torres -> Rooney before GW3..
August 12 at 8:38 pm
nicho152 says:
so for the same price as allen who do you think would do a better job?
also bale or dempsey?
August 12 at 8:47 pm
RHCP says:
Noble, he’s .5 less and has better fixtures to start out with, and Bale because I think dempsey is supposed to miss the start of the season.
August 12 at 9:17 pm
Mike says:
Agreed.
August 12 at 8:43 pm
Corrigan says:
Just thinking back to Mark’s team last year…
He had no heavy hitters up front. I think Bent, Suarez and Holt. He missed a lot of major hauls and yet he achieved a fantastic rank thanks to cash in all areas. Food for thought.
August 12 at 8:44 pm
Doosra - "A Liberty is both Universal and Indivisible. Anything else is just an excuse for bad behaviour by the rich." - A Noble quote. says:
Now you are getting there …
August 12 at 8:47 pm
Back on the horse ..¦. says:
Mark is so connected he has a direct line into SAFs office
August 12 at 8:47 pm
Holy see says:
He’s a fluke. Every season. I really want Bent, but Graham ‘looks’ better value. Can see Bent getting double figure hauls on a few occasions. *goes back to mess team up yet again*
August 12 at 8:49 pm
The Mountain Called Monkey says:
same problem here!
August 12 at 8:47 pm
nicho152 says:
cheers gives me an extra 0.5m so could upgrade larsson to sinclair
August 12 at 8:49 pm
Count Of Monte Hristo says:
Are you guys struggling to care about the Sky FF even with it’s addition to the FFS community?
August 12 at 8:59 pm
besT OR RESt says:
not sure about my defence. any holes in the team?
Juske begov
cuellar colo/santon tierny clyne vidic
yaya noble nzog bale theo
tevez torres graham
3.5m in the bank but 2.5 going for torres —> rooney
fire away with comments pls
August 12 at 9:12 pm
NICKNAME says:
vidic? not sure…
santon better attacking than colo but rotation risk. right?
maybe consider another player for DGW
August 12 at 9:07 pm
RHCP says:
Green
Cole A Lescott Williams
Valencia Mata(C) Noble Bale
Jelavic Rooney(VC) Pogrebnyak
SUBS: Friedel Guthrie McCartney Rangel
Any advice? No money left in the bank but I am prepared to make changes
August 12 at 9:11 pm
freshy says:
Get rid of Howlin’ Green and replace with anybody else
August 12 at 9:10 pm
Greatest Mind says:
Prince Henry of Wales?
August 12 at 9:13 pm
paulgaynor says:
Amended lineup #
juss
aFerdinand/enrique/zabaleta
kagawa/ramires/mata/yaya
tevez/torres/dcisse
any opinions welcome … yaya or nasri or arteta??
rooney in gw2 !!