Gameweek 8 saw a handful of the key Fantasy targets produce some of their best performances of the season. Our members area is brimming with statistics to help piece together the story behind them but, as always, here’s our summary of just some of the figures that leap out.
Seriously considering doing RVP -- Ba this week and Berbatov -- Rooney next week. Would love if unted had a penalty on Saturday to see who would take it. Surely Rooney?
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Im keeping both RVP and Hazard.
I dont think there is much in it between Hazard and Mata.
I think RVP > Rooney, the recent outscoring notwithstanding. When push comes to shove, Rooney will play as a midfielder whereas RVP will always be upfront. I also rate RVP as a better finisher than Rooney.Open Controls
OK, the use of WC was a big waste with Arsenal misfiring and my GW ruined to a score of only 25 points to get a 6th straight red arrow and my rank falling to 700000ish...
Moving on to UCL fantasy where I am doing surprisingly good... 722 in the world and 8th in the FFS Scouts League...
How does my team look, have 2 FTs...
Beto Malafeev
Maicon Vidal Vida Lustig Gibbs
Hazard Schweinstieger Pirlo Shirokov Serero
Ibra Messi CR7
Obviously Gibbs got to go cause he is injured... Maybe I will bring in Alex Sandro from Porto (Porto have surprisingly kept two straight clean sheets and can be expected to keep the same against Kyiv)
Second FT, I will probably use to get out Serero who hasnt played any of Ajax games so far... But not sure which 4.0 midfielder to get in... Any suggestions???Open Controls
You got 27 & are still ahead of me. Chin up 🙂
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Open ControlsFor GW9, I got in Mata and Wilson... for Pienaar and Ivanovic... I am expecting Chelsea to continue their good form against United and expecting atleast one Mata goal and one Hazard assist or vice versa...
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Well,I had an excellent FPL week on all fronts. Night sukkas.
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Will Bale be back soon or is he just going to hover around his kid for a while, need Dempsey to go back to playing the hole
Open ControlsRVP to Ba
Guthrie to Mata
(Keep in mind I am a Chelsea fan)Open ControlsWhat do you suggest?
Open ControlsNo point asking me, I am terrible at FPL. 🙁
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Then im not sure what your point in commenting my post if youre not here to suggest. Do you have a problem with me ?
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Seriously considering doing RVP — Ba this week and Berbatov — Rooney next week. Would love if unted had a penalty on Saturday to see who would take it. Surely Rooney?Open Controls
I think it's about 50/50, don't see why he would change it up though. I think RVP will take the next one if they are both on the pitch.
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THEROETICAL QUESTION?
If this is my team, how am I doing until jan?
Begovic (Davis)
Baines, Rafael, Jenkinson, Wisdom, Wilson.
Santi, Mata, Michu, Sterling, McAnuff
RVP, Tevez, LambertOpen Controls
jinks rafael and wisdom are not guaranteed to start every game but you should field 3 defenders each game except that sometimes you wnt get to chose who
michu have 2 upcoming tough games but should be ok after that
mcanuff i dnt know much about him really
lambert seems to rotate from time to time with rodrigez, for which they paid stupid money
tevez is not guranteed starts especially around CL weeksOpen Controls
Do you have any opinions of my UCL fantasy wildcard team?
Felgueiras - Malafeev
Alba - Evans - Lichtsteiner - Sakho - Maicon (porto)
Kroos - Lucho Gonzales - Pirlo - Veloso - Shirokov
RVP - Messi - Ibra
1,5 in bank - Should I still change something or keep the money? maybe Lichtsteiner or Maicon -> Vidal/Ivanovic?Open ControlsJust wondering, why is everyone bailing on Suarez, is it really that bad?
Open Controlsmost of the people who are actually watching the pool games are getting really really frustrated with him
honestly he is a disgraceOpen Controlshe is simulating and diving starting for the middle of the park
he is arguing every decision the referee makes
he is keeping the ball in his feet 3 seconds more than he should, thus killing the conceo of free flowing football
and he is missing sitters and shooting when he should pass and taking shots while hes surrounded by 3 players and then having a face as if he is unlucky....
i liked him the first half season under dalglish
since then hes been really really disgustingOpen Controls
Unreliable
Open ControlsCos he is totally woeful as a striker. His accuracy is appaling. He may have many shots, but he wont get bonus cos they're all off target.
Im keeping one more week, but then he's gone, and I wont get another Liverpool player ever again, regardless of fixtures!Open Controls
Great, a 17 year old and a defender earned me the most points. Great...
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a 17 year old milf.
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Was hoping for some great points yesterday from Ba, Fletcher, Pienaar and Baines, after a pretty grim Saturday.... a shambles of a gameweek. GW8 ended up based on whether you had Nolan, Nolan and / or Sterling. I had neither Noble or Nolan, and had Sterling 1st sub.
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Tiniest of tiny green arrows, but it was fun. Send offs, own goals, no-shows.
Ahh who the feck am I kidding it was shite.Open ControlsWhere do I start....
Let see...Ba OG(-2) in 85th min cost me Simpson(-4) CS
Sold Haz(9) for Santi(2) for -4
Suarez missing 10 chances that my 13yr old Labrador would have scored....screwing up my 8/1 Rvp/Nolan/Suarez AGS.
Enough?Open Controls...and don't tell me to stop whining.
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Jelly (C) a let down.. Otherwise all pretty good.. Another green arrow so can't complain
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Sorry lost on last page.. in light of Pienaar’s red card my midfield is looking rather dodgy for next week,
Foster Federici
Lescott Rangel Clyne Demel Gorkss
Bale Pienaar Fellaini Michu Noble
RVP Aguero Ba
Obviously have faith in Bale, but Michu has some tough fixtures, Fellaini is a doubt and well Noble isn’t going to score twice every week. 0.7 in the bank, do I keep the faith in these guys and use my free transfer to get rid of Rangel or Federici instead?Open Controls
For anyone wanting an opinion chelsea fans opinion on the haz oscar mata conundrum: I’ve watched every minute of every game and:
Haz: Brilliant player but playing in unpreferred position on the left. He creates the space while dribbling before handing it off to oscar/ mata/ a.cole who either pass or cross. Therefore, he definitely has assist potential but tends to get the pass before the assist pass. Also, david luiz thinks he’s C.Ronaldo and is hogging right footed free-kicks (and scoring that screamer in the champions league just makes matters worse). Also, Haz is most likely to be substituted, and will not have penalty duties when frank is on the pitch (very likely for weaker sides as ramires is playing the bigger games).
Oscar: He’s the number 10 and seems to be taking up the most forward positions and getting in a lot of goal attempts. He’s not subject to rotational risk (as many seem to think) and if anyone’s seen his performances for brazil (where he's got tons of goals and assists), he’s just waiting to explode in FPL. A real bargain waiting to happen.
Mata: Since being dropped from Spain, he has become the most rested of the front 3. He will essentially start and finish every game and has all left sided set pieces.His form is undeniable right now both in assist potential (with his understanding with torres) and he’s got a ton of goals. He also seems to be the best in terms of creating chances and assist potential.
Conclusion: Mata is better than Haz right now (especially considering price) and for those short on cash Oscar will provide a fine differential.Open ControlsMembers, check these out:
http://members.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/my-stats-tables/view/713/
http://members.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/my-stats-tables/view/714/
Hope this helps guys 😀Open Controls
Good post, thanks. Food for thought for my potential sideways move of Haz - Mata this week.
Open Controlsno worries, its not as sideways as you think. I've already done mine to catch price rises. Holding thumbs for no injuries.
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Nice note, thanks. I agree with all the above but the question on here is should people be transferring Haz to Mata at this point?
I decided not to this week but would appreciate you inputOpen ControlsIf I was WC-ing right now I'd obviously have Mata, but I'd reckon most people have bigger fish to fry than doing Hazard -> Mata? I know I do. Hazard is performing well, hoping to see him cut inside more from his left flank, he seems to be a bit more hesitant to take defenders on the past few weeks though. Could just be the quality of opposition has improved.
Open ControlsIf anyones seen the tables haz has 8 chances created (1 proper assist) against mata's 12 (5 assists). Also Mata has 13 goal attempts vs Hazards 5.
Open ControlsAlthough I do think Hazard will move to the center quite often whenever Torres goes to the right (that being often) it also provides a chance for Oscar to play up top for a few mins.. I think a double up on Haz and Mata wont be the worst transfer ever
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If youre looking for a cheap 3rd stiker id look no further than the Pog his next 4 fixtures are great.
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Was looking at him too, but his form is terrible and Reading's service isn't much better...
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Danny Guthrie stepping up two weeks running, bloody hell. 😀
Open ControlsIm happy to keep him now if hes getting game time
Open ControlsI read through the Reading forum last week and they were all saying they rated him as their best player on the ball and it was a matter of time before hes back. Would love a sneaky goal or assist vs Fulham.
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see, you chose your subs wisely for just this kind of situation.
Open ControlsIt would have all been swell if I didnt rush for Berba and Mata's price changes.
Not too fussed, its only a week. Although I dont like my team too much for this week. Can we just skip to GW10?Open Controls
next week is the kind of weeks that scares me the most
all my big hitters are playing each other
baines jelavic vs sterling suarez
hazard vs rvp
not to mention michu away at city
this is a recepy for disasterOpen ControlsShould be okay. Chelsea v United will have goals goals goals
Open Controlsshould be interesting match to watch ...... expected plenty of drama and goal(s) ....
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im not really sure about that
both team are scoring machines, however they both know very well that on a bad day any of them can be hammered and end up conceeding 5-6
so unlikely to see a game as open as the totenham one
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Morning all,
Lets start the day with a nice easy one 😀
I have Gibbs, Demel, Pienaar, Michu, Lambert.
Lambert out is the priority right? I'm thinking for Crouch. (only have 7.4 available)Open ControlsIm thinking Pog would be a good shout.
Open ControlsYes I would do it or Berbatov, Stoke's fixtures are better but Berbatov is the better pleyer
Open ControlsDidnt realise I could afford Berba. As you say fixtures arent great tho.
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Demel and Mitchu can be taken off that list. Changing a striker is always the most points potential imo
Open ControlsI agree, just added them in case. Hopefully gibbs will get back soon and thats one more I dont need to worry about.
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Who would you bench from berbs, Suarez or jelly?
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hi guys some advice seeked
foster, bego
rafael,saylor, baines, demel, hughes
pienear, cazorla, nolan, michu, guthrie
tevez, rvp, berba
not sure what move to do this week, have 1ft and 2.0m in bank, was thinking foster and pienear for mata and mccarthy for 4 point hit? what do u guys suggest???Open Controls
is it worth doing piennar to walters ?
or stick with peinaar as everton score more than stoke who however have better fixtures ?
thanksOpen Controlsyou just answered your own question.
keep Pienaar.Open Controlsfor one game. against LIV.
then he has ful, SUN, rdg, NOR.
long term thinking.Open Controls
Keep peanut
Open Controlsi thank u all gents
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You really want to look at your team and see Walters?
Open Controlswhat do u mean? my team is linked i will appreciate some help, i have 2FT no funds
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No assist for Pienaar?
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Who is more likely to score more than 2 points this week Michu or Rafael? I will have to play one of them if Demel isn't fit
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Bego/Jaask
Jenkinson, Rafeal, Baines, Demel, Davies
Cazorla, Michu, Sterling, Haard, Pienaar
RVP, Tevez, Lambert
Any suggestions for this team? Got 2 FT. Was thinking Walters for Michu and then Berb for Lambert. Thoughts? Cheers!Open Controls
You don't know what epic is unless you see this week's episode of Homeland....the ending gave me chills. Watch that show guys, you will seriously thank me.
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season 1 episode 9 for me.. hated it and put if off for months.. love it now though
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Bego
Baines/Simpson/Cuellar
Bale/Michu/Santi/Nolan
Rvp/Ba/Lambchops + 1.9m
Foster/Demel/Rangel/Kaca
Speak to me.Open ControlsNo city cover - Is that worrying or can it be ignored?
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And no, I'm not going Rvp(c)Open Controls+1. WHo would you get? None of their strikers are nailed on. Will Silva be back?
Open ControlsCan't do Silva.No cash.
Lamb/Rvp to Carlito/Rooney for -4?
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No, seriously I'm thinking Rvp-->Kun depending on CL.Open Controls
For me?
Very very worrying.Open Controls
I would lose Michu or Rangle this week. Probably Rangel as Michu could still show some worth.
Maybe Rangel ----> Wilson if you are happy to double up on the Jolly Green Giants.Open ControlsYeah, but no Citeh.
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Leave it for this week?
Or maybe Lambert -> Defoe (don't know their prices/if you can afford) for two weeks?Open Controlsif u HAVE to make a tranfer
u might consider upgrading kaca to walters/knightly/noble/nolan or even sterling
another strategy is upgrading rangel (who is most likely to be benched for you at least 3 or the coming 5 games) to shawx who has a good run comingOpen ControlsYeah, I was thinking Rangel to huth a diff.
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I'd save your FT. Unless you wanna do Michu > Yaya but that's a bit meh isn't it..
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if I have already done a -8 and I decide to use my wildcard will the -8 be removed?
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11 years, 7 months agoSo after playing my WC I have RVP and Hazard in my team. This week would appear to be all about the sidestep.
RVP-->Rooney and Hazard-->Mata (over the course of the next two weeks would free up lots of cash to upgrade Lambert.
I'm wondering who is considering doing the sideways shuffle with either of these two players and why you think it might be a good idea? Also, is anyone sticking to their guns with one or both of them?