Continuing our round-up of the Christmas period, it’s time to treat our members to a series of articles which examines each of the positions and analyses the form of the key protagonists over the past four Gameweeks. We start in defence, by casting an eye over the top tens for our ICT Index, plus a more in-depth look at the main performers in terms of goal threat and creativity….
Yes he will. Torres is balls.
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Try telling Benitez and Roman that..
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Interesting take on it
Open ControlsThere isnt a risk of benching..he WILL be benched for one of the games. I might still get him but its more of a risk buying him than going without given youll need to work him out later too.
Open ControlsIndeed. You can work around it later. Worse comes to worse you can get him out for a Cisse (if he fires), Berba, Dzeko etc. Hes at least guaranteed 90 minutes. Good enough for me. esp vs soton.
Open ControlsId say that is the most likely game he will be benched for though..Ba vs Stoke (a)
Open ControlsI guess its your call. I can understand there should be a rush to get him in, but i have mainly done it to catch a price rise and take a small risk with the DGW since i have Wced
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Rafa might play the same team that just beat them 5-1. Why not?
Also with Moses out, Torres might come in for him on the wing or Oscar....Open Controls🙄 it's as if none of you know who Benitez is.
Open ControlsIf Ba starts both games I will be shocked...
Open ControlsBut if 80-90 is away to Stoke is it worth?
Open ControlsBa scored a hatty at Stoke.....he can score there.....and then maybe 30mins vs Sot, maybe more.
Remember Rafa will want to bed him in asap....can't do that sat on the bench.
Also imagine if they need goals and he's on the bench, fans will go crazy...Open ControlsAway to Stoke LAST season.
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High ownership is a key component but it works both ways:
1. If the player does well, you will suffer severely by not having him
2. If he under performs, you will gain gloriously by not having him
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I have so I'll hold but wouldn't rush out to get him. Especially not for a hit.
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Agreed. Worse thing is Torres will probably play the easy games.
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Would you sell Ba if you had him? For Lambert or Berbs or Benteke.
Open ControlsNope. But I dont understand the panic to bring him in.
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I said the same yesterday during the rush to sign him.
Torres plays for a team managed by his number two fan boy, and owned by number one!
The fact ba played for 90 yesterday (resting Torres for what is a bigger fixture) says it allOpen Controls
It was his debut, of course he was going to play 90...
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Hey Deadzone!!!! Looks like it is Tevez time again!!!! What a bargain @ 9.0 possibly 8.9 buy next GW.
RVP Suarez Tevez...after the dgw's are over!!!!!Open Controls
I am having that strikeforce now.
How long is Aguero out for?Open Controlsif a "torn hamstring".....i reckon at least a month.
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Or Dzeko time?
Open Controlsdzeko more likely to be rotated with baloteli..........tevez nailed on until aguero comes back
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So tempted to WC and pack team with Chelsea, Southampton, Arsenal and West Ham players – and then offload the ones you don’t want with FT’s. Could pay off with monster scores over the next couple of weeks…
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Am I in the minority by using my wild card BEFORE gw23? Have 4 dgw22 players already and love the fixtures for the rest of my lineup but I am trying to figure out if I am missing something besides price rises by waiting. I actually like being Arsenal heavy through the rest of the month.
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you miss the chance to see what other signings are made and to see how the new signings fit in. if there's a signing like siggy or cisse last year you'll want to get them!
Open Controlsi was thinking this.....but imo we will not know the roles they will be playing...im going to wait and bring in mid feb and see how they fit in to their squad.
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thoughts on ba for the dgw?
and thoughts on pod/giroud for next gw?Open ControlsI have Ba as C 🙂
Open Controls120mins will do me.....and potentially against that Sot def with no Fonte, Clyne, regular goalie....they are shipping goals again......for Ba that is....
Open ControlsNo clyne makes Southampton more defensive (but less attacking)
Open ControlsWeirdly enough I think Lambert's absence impacted the defence more because there wasnt the same option for a long ball, header and hold up.
The biggest problem was the gk, he's mental. Hope something gets sorted out
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I would hold if I had(which I do) would maybe get him in on a FT but I wouldn't get him in for a hit.
Wait until after the Citeh game to see who starts where.Open ControlsAlso I replied last page.
Open Controlsgotcha. hmmm it's just i fear he may explode. it's ba so he can always score well and he's got a game vs soton which could be very profitable
will do. but do you think one of them is/could be worth it for the dgw?
saw your response, thanksOpen ControlsI'm guessing this is another one of those "feelings" like Walcott? Who am I to go against that, after what that did for me? 😀
I do, yes.Open Controls
POD/Giroud Waste of air. Gibbs and wally is enough for me. so i can minimise re-organisation later.
Open Controlseven if pod/giroud would be a one week punt in for lambert or ba and then i'd dump them right after in my wc?
Open ControlsDepends on how much you are to re-organise later. Also depends if you want to waste a FT getting him out when alot of strikers have very nice fixtures. e.g. Dzeko,
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Ba (c) > yes there's a lot of possible rotation but he has form and it could be huge, if he's going to be rotated too much after said DGW then simply transfer to either pod/giroud depending if either look worthwhile having... if not Walcott & Gibbs will be enough for me.
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Who in your squad are untouchable during all this DGW widcard madness for me it is
RVP
Suarez
Michu
ShawcrossOpen ControlsRVP & Michu.....and Mata, Bale, Walcott, Begovic
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Very scared of Bale though - had him most of the season and would hate to miss a big haul
Btw this hacking thing is it dangerous and is there anything I need to be wary of?Open ControlsIt's not hacking...don't worry.....just a glitch....
Get Bale, get Mata, get Ba.....that's my advice......but your rank suggest you know much more than me..... 😉Open ControlsCheers that puts my mind at rest - I'm getting Mata but need to look at Torres situation before getting Ba
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+ Bale
Open ControlsRVP, Bale, Suarez, Bego, Walcott, Gibbs.
Open ControlsRVP Suarez Michu Fellaini
Open ControlsFellaini is interesting but reluctantly going to let him and Tevez go
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Doing Michu to Ramirez,Ramirez to Nolan & back to Michu during WC.
RVP,Begovic,Bale,Zabaleta are mine non-movers!!!!Open ControlsAs I said earlier going without Bale is really worrying but you can't have everybody I suppose
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Walcott has 100+ points in less than 1000 minutes.
If he played every game at that rate he'd get 300+ points!
Obviously he won't quite maintain such form, but to do that well in 1000 minutes shows some true consistency in itself. He will be in my team for as long as he is getting regulars starts, that's for sureOpen Controlswow.....i knew it would be high, but not that high!
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WC Plan:
A) Turnbull/Bunn
Mertesacker, A.Cole, Shaw, Demel, O’Brien
Mata, Bale, Walcott, Noble, Puncheon
RVP, Suarez, Lambert
0M in bank
B) Turnbull/Fed
Gibbs, Shaw, Harte, Demel, O’Brien
Mata, Bale, Walcott, Noble, Puncheon
RVP, Suarez, Ba
0M in bank
Current Team:
Fed/Bunn
Cuellar, O’Brien, ShawX, Gibbs, Nelsen
Caz, Bale, Michu, Sterling, Noble
RVP, Berba, Suarez
0.8M in bank
I will lose 0.5M on Sterling, 0.4M on ShawX and 0.3M on Michu, these are my biggest losses. I do have a 2nd WC. Should I WC to A or B or try to keep some more of the players in my current team? Thanks !Open Controls
Nay
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My provisional plan for the next 2 weeks
GW22
2FT
Caulker > Luiz
Aguero > Lambert
GW23
Pienaar > Walcott
Gorkss > Demel or Garrido > Sagna
-4
Then wildcard
Thoughts?Open ControlsYou, a hit? Get real 🙂
Open ControlsIt would be breaking my no.1 rule...only take a hit for a City striker (c) 🙂
Which is actually the only two times I have taken a hit this season...Tevez (c) and Aguero (c) 🙂Open ControlsI like it. Good plan overall.
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Not sure the hit for a dgw23 defender is needed or profitable. Looks like your Aguero instincts were right yesterday, and look at the cash possibilities that move makes. Luiz or Ivanovic would be the only Che defender worth coupling with the Lambert transfer.
Open ControlsI think it's one of those two. (although I do think Cahill would be a good option)
Luiz is cheaper and has free kicks in his locker. I would say Ivanovic is more naturally a goal threat though. Which do you favour?Open ControlsIt is a close one. Mikel is off to ACON, yes? That leaves Luiz pretty likely for two starts in midfield. I got much joy from Ivanovic early in the year, but not sure what his returns have been lately. If I had to choose now I would go Luiz and keep the money for the WC. Can you wait until after the Pointless Cup in midweek?
Open ControlsI could but Caulker is falling in price probably tomorrow or the next day (very annoying) so I think I will risk it. I know 0.1m isn't much but I'm a bit of a scrooge...I should probably wait though shouldn't I? 😐
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for me only way to bring ba is to defoe(qpr)>ba
is it really worth it???
i only have mata and clyne for this dgw....
or i should caz>bale,defoe>ba
i feel like defoe got something to prove to redknapp.....Open ControlsNo imo.
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Is it smart to get Arteta over Walcot if it means i can get Luiz & Turnbull in?
Open ControlsI am really tempted to sell Tevez for Lambert and for that cash I am able to get Cazorla in for Puncheon for Ars DGW. After Arsenal DGW, I will wildcard to get Lambert and Cazorla out for a more balanced team.
One thing I am worrying is, is it a really bad time to sell Tevez now?Open ControlsAh, after reading the post on uefacouncil, I think I should be more confident in Lambert&Cazorla on covering Tevez score.
Great post anyway! 🙂Open Controls
Na, go for it, I reckon.
Open Controls3,068th ranked player is telling me to go for it. With all the good feeling I've got after reading the post on uefacouncil, I don't think I have any other reason to not go for it.
Thanks! 😀Open ControlsHah, 'Winter Wildcard Discussion' this one. 😉
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Nice three weeks for you Berbilly! Well in son!
Open ControlsWhy thank you. Many thanks to TW for the Walcott suggestion 😀
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Could you imagine the potential of Ba if Abramovich swallowed his pride and played Ba only. It would be a mauling of any FPL prospect in a severe nature.
Open ControlsCan you imagine if Torres got an injury (god forbid) ?
Ba = essentialOpen ControlsHe'd be a 'must have'
Open ControlsHe is in the process of doing it. But he wanted to do it on his terms.
Now Ba has arrived, Torres will disappear. His confidence will be even lower now.
Is Shevchenko still playing for Chelsea.Open Controls
Shevchenko is on a beach somewhere
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Is Mr.Consistent around? Yes unreal i'm talking to you 😀 you like somewhere around 58 do you 😉
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*beep*Open ControlsHe cant be asleep 😯
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huh? 58? come again?
Open ControlsYour GW scores 😀 twoi 58's n a row, and 59 before that, and a couple of 57's about a month before that 😀 Mr.Consistent
Open ControlsOhhh, yes I noticed... 🙂
I always see 55 as the benchmark...if you average that you'll be fairly high in the rankings. I just wish I could have a few more explosive gameweeks like yourself 😉Open ControlsIm the opersite of consistent, I drop like a stone then rise like a kite 😀 😀 (took me a while to think of them)
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Last 8 weeks between 50 and 60 😯
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Open ControlsWeird, isn't it? Before the high of GW11 (77) and the lows of GW12/13 (38/29) my scores were between 45 and 64. I seem to have had the most consistently average FPL season ever! I don't know what that says about my strategy/mindset? 😐 🙂
Open Controls61 if you don't count the hit 😉
Open ControlsThat you need to have more fun and not be negative!!! See what happened for me last week, I got over 1500 points for my risky captaincy choice!!
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3 chelsea attackers, or 2 and one defender?
Also
A)Fellaini/Pienaar
B) MichuOpen ControlsGents,
Need a decent prediction on if Luis will Double rise before next GW. One rise looks certain. really need him to double rise to get that critical 0.1 :S
CheersOpen ControlsIt'll be close but he may miss out, if you are planning anything around that 0.1, act like you dont have it, so you dont get stuck if your move doesnt work.
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Unlikely atm. Still a few days til the 1st rise.
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What about azpili?Open Controlshttp://www.fiso.co.uk/crackthecode.php
You work it out. 😛Open Controls
Currently have;
Begovic Turnbull
Azpilicueta Gibbs Demel Shaw Turner
Mata Bale Fellaini Walcott Michu
Van Persie Suarez Lambert
Still not sure though, I might work in Ba for a week but I don't want to lose any of the midfield, the only one I wouldn't lose a fair of money on is Fellaini who I want more than most.Open ControlsWhat the news on Terry? Will he back to take azpili's place?
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Has Chelsea-Soton DGW been confirmed in FPL yet?
Open ControlsNot on FPL, but it will. Confirmed the game is on by Premier League.
https://twitter.com/premierleague/status/287606570559348736Open Controls
Anyone taking a punt on Bertrand for the dgw? May get the sou game . Did he play against qpr in midfield?
Open Controlshe'll only get 1 game, so no point in getting him just for the dgw imo
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So Ruddy -> Turnbull this week for free,
then Cuellar -> Sagna week after.
Sound good? Gotta use my WC sometime too but don't really want to hahaOpen ControlsSounds good. Keep the wildcard till after these dgw's for sure
Open ControlsYea I'm not sure if i even need it haha. Will probably only make about 4 changes with it. Mainly defenders and goalkeeper
Open ControlsYeah me too. Wish we could hold it for Feb 😀
Open ControlsAren't you scared of Mata?
Open ControlsNa I had him when he went on that big run of double figures but now he's not nailed on. Might get him i havn't had a fiddle around yet to see what I can create
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I know how you feel - was thinking WC this week taking both DGW into consideration. just worried about having too much dead wood to get rid of if I did that
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Any rumours on Ashley Cole leaving? Bertrand 3.9 would be crazy 😯
Open ControlsNo but we can start one 😉
Open ControlsThis years Phil Jones 😀
Open ControlsNo not Phil Jones, Johnny Evans was it last year for 4.5?
Open ControlsDo you mean JEvans?
Open Controlsye
Open ControlsJevans and Cahill last year = bargains at the end of the season...or was Cahill a flop? I don't even know...either way it 'felt' like a bargain
Open ControlsI think Cahill was a flop. JEvans was epic. I had him right from the start of the bandwagon, unfortunately also when he got sent off against Citeh 🙁
Open ControlsI had him before the bandwagon 😉 not meaning to brag or anything, but im a bit of a trend setter 8)
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And Caulker
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How about Bertrand, Naughton, and Wilson for 3 cheapies in defence?
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Best time to WC between GW24 or GW25 & why?
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Open ControlsGW25 imo. The transfer window is closed so you can see who goes where and judge the impacts they will have on their respective teams. Also you would hate to get a player in GW24 and see them sold outside of the PL. It also gives you an extra week to assess transfers like Sturridge etc.
Open ControlsDepends on your team in gw24 I guess. What's the date for gw25 start? We can use it then?
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hey DZ.....where is the CHE v SOT game to be played for DGW? @ the bridge or st mary's ?
Open ControlsThe bridge.
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did not know about it.....anyone care to shed some light on it?
Open Controlsno news on it yet but yeah apparently limped off
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Reports of an injury, not sure how bad. Looking at the game I would not be surprised if he was just subbed off for having the worst game of his life. Fingers crossed that was the reason.
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which will score more?
A) suarez (mun, NOR) + Marveaux (nor, RDG) + luiz/ivan (sto SOT, ARS)
B) ba (sto SOT) + lambert (EVE) + mata (ARS) + walcott (MCI) + nasty/cueller/o'brien (ars/WHU/sun, FUL/wig/QPR ars)Open Controls
Anyone have an estimate on Aguero's injury duration? Are we thinking 2 weeks, a month, ... ?
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What are your thoughts on Ba? I know most on here are hyping him up but imo he'll play 1/2. In that case, Berba might have a chance to outscore him vs WIG(H).
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11 years, 3 months agoSo many people buying Ba...fair enough if he was going to be rotated occassionally but it isnt even that. He is not going to take Torres' place straight away!