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….
ramirez if you got the dough. was rested today as well
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Gone over numerous wildcard scenarios in my mind and I think I'll just do a 4 point hit...
Two Chelsea and one Soton should be enough. Wildcard the latest I possibly can.
Team still looks pretty decent to me
Cuellar > Ivan
Silva > Mata
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Baines Walker Ivan/Luiz (Shorey Davies)
Mata Theo Punch Michu (Sterling)
Pod RVP Suarez
Leaves me with nowt in the bank but I will downgrade Luiz/Ivan the week after to GibbsOpen Controls
So tempting to WC isn't it?
But I can only see a few Chelsea players that I believe have a good chance of playing 150+ minutes. You're prepared for both gameweeks, as well as in good shape afterwards too. Not tempted to do Sterling > Joe Cole next week too?Open ControlsIt is tempting and I wanted a draw today but basically it's just Soton away to Villa which could admittedly be lucrative and a whole lot of Chelski rotation. Not worth it imho and I've been knocking it around all day
The Sterling > Cole could be a good shout - it's either him or Shorey > Demel. Thought both looked good today!
What are you doing mate? I take it you're holding off?Open ControlsI'm saving my WC and getting in Hazard and Turnbull. Not bothered about S'oton cover to be honest!
Open ControlsI've had Lambo, Ba, Azpili, Mata, Turnbull, Shaw, Punch, Luiz, practically every man and his dog in my team this arvo.
Nothing was leaping out at me so I'll leave it and hope for the best. They could be damp squibs... For all we know, Michu could get a brace at Goodison?Open Controls
Ivan or Luiz for basically a one week punt or perhaps up to wildcard if I don't bother with Gibbs?
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Seeing as clean sheets have been so unpredictable it seems that I may just end up with this defence from my WC:
Mig - Fed
Cameron - O'Brien - Shaw - Wilson - Davies
😕Open ControlsCan't see any stand out mid to high priced defenders.
Maybe Zabaleta, Jevans?Open Controls
+1 hence im going shit defence>>>
Turnbull Begovic
Azpilcueta Gibbs Cuellar Demel Shaw
Bale Walcott Fellaini Michu Puncheon
RVP Berbatov BaOpen Controls
A thought for everyone using their WC & Getting Turnbull:
* Will you be keeping him after Cech comes back & just play your other keeper?
* Will you keep enough money in the bank to replace him after the DGW?
* Have you even thought that far ahead?Open ControlsI'll transfer him for Federici.
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Snap!
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+1
Migs and Fed for me Fed covers Migs poor fixtures nicelyOpen Controls
Jaask & Turnbull makes the most WC sense to me.
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WC him out GW24.
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Had my WC team picked before the Chelsea DGW was announced. Had intended keeping Beg and had Federici as a back up. Idea was to play Beg every week and if worst came to worst at least you had a starting GK(even if he is terrible)
Since the DGW announced, just switched him for Turnbull. As he is the same price, it can be a simple transfer to replace him if needs beOpen Controls
Backup keeper, innit?
I've still got McCarthy, so you can guess how that goes.Open Controls
Please read because I've spent a bit of time on this!!!! Its a bit like Laterisers post. I want to ask one question......
Why are people waiting until after the DDGW??
I know you can see how the knew players fit in but you miss out on prise rises, have to take points hits and rivals will make a lot of points up on you from the double game weeks. You could also say that you can get rid of your unwanted DGW players but if you pick the right ones, you won't need to get rid of them.
My team value is very low so for me I can't get the power 5 and all that so my template would be
Begovic. ?
? ? ? ? ?
Mata/bale. Michu. Fellaini. Walcott. ?
RVP. Suarez. Berbatov.
So if I fill in the blanks with DGW Players and get rid of fellaini for Nolan it would leave me with 2 from each team and happily keep my front 8. Then just swap around the backs and do Nolan TO Fellaini.
Begovic. Turnbull.
Sagna. Shaw. Demel. ? ?
Mata. Michu. Nolan. Walcott. Puncheon.
RVP. Suarez. Berbatov.
i would happily keep my front 8. Then just swap around the backs and do Nolan TO Fellaini. Now that I read it back,it's a lot like Laterisers.
All suggestions would be great!!!Open ControlsI am following this strategy.
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But all your "?'s" are def apart from one. You expect a few 0-0s?
Open ControlsYes I know but I have Walcott,Nolan,Puncheon and Mata all with DGW
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whu and soton will both concede in both games, barring some miracle.
chelsea and arsenal are not exactly solid at the back.
demel isnt nailed on, sagna is apparently fighting for starts with jenks, turnbull will be set aside after cech comes back, puncheon is a good 5th mid that you can bench for nolan but he hasnt scored in how many gw's?
theres better players out there without dgw's and theres like 5/6 good dgw options imo. Mata, haz, wally, caz, ivan/luiz/azil(pick one) and gibbs. most defenders will _have_ to score.
its putting all your eggs in one basket and it could work, or it could fail miserably.Open ControlsWildcard right after the DGW and you get 10 days to trade. With some new players available, I expect there to be some nice double price rises in that 10 day bracket.
A lot of question marks around too, and I hope to have a clearer picture on some things, especially @ Liverpool and Chelsea, before I make a final decision.
Plus, what if Chelsea put out two different teams in their DGW? Same for Arsenal, if they have a busy schedule and a potential cup replay v Swansea? Might be a waste of a wildcard.Open Controls
I have your WC team curently, except Nolan + Punchon, I have Hazard + Sterling..... So, I dont need WC at all by your count????
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I have 5 DDGW players currently, so will take hits to top that up, and then WC after the Arsenal game
Open ControlsAgree, Chelsea and arsenal players are good enough to keep and sot/wh are fine as bench fodder so not that much to fix after dgw's
Open Controls2 transfers just to get Nolan in for 1 week. You realise he's been pulling 2-pointers for some time now?
Might change when Carroll returns.
Also you could have Lambert in for Berbatov in dgw1.Open Controls
1 more question-
Demel Shorey or Clyne (doubtful)?Open ControlsDemel
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Play Beg (CHE) or Fed (WBA)?
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Is Luiz nailed on for both games DGW?
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Azpi is on 99%, but with only 150 transfers in today, and 400 more required, there's little chance he will rise,right?
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Wild Card Draft…
Turnbull Begovic
Baines Sagna Demel Rafael Luiz
Bale Gaston Ram Mata Fellaini Walcott
Rvp Ruiz Lambert
Or Benteke instead of Lambert??
Any thoughts people??Open Controls
my gk the same
mid same
TOOO MUCH MONEY IN YOUR DEFENCE go two like rafa and luiz then go with 3 others
use the money to upgrade lambert imo to suarez?Open Controlsthanks
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Too heavy at the back and weak in attack. Midfield is good
Open ControlsThat attack needs upgrading. Relying on RVP to come up with the goods. I don't think you need Ramirez and Lambo
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Thoughts on Ruiz over Berbs, folks?
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Davies.
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Best way to use my 2 FTs? Put ur decision-making caps on gents please.
Begovic - Jaaskelainen
Baird - Gunter - Cuellar - Nelsen - Shorey
Mata - Bale - Cazorla - Michu - Sterling
Suarez - Van Persie - Defoe
Jaaskelainen, Baird, Defoe > Turnbull, Luiz, Lambert (-4) look the best? - I'm WCing for the GW 23.Open Controls
Cerny + G.Johnson > Turnbull and Luiz for (-4)?
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ok so I might just keep Luiz on wc, but do you prefer Gibbs, Zaba or Evans as the 2nd playing defender (as in playing every week)
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who is playing thier WC this week?
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Practically everyone
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Im really stumped as to who to bench this game week out of my front 8.
Punch Walcott Mata Bale Michu
Rvp Ba Berbatov
Obvious choice is Punch but he has a double Game week... Could really do with some advise.. thanksOpen Controlswalcott if you must.
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Decided to wait until gw 24 for wildcard so for now its all about Chelsea gw22 then arsenal gw23.
Looking at gw22 already have mata and torres. Thinking azplicueta but is he likely to start both games? Been nailed on since gw10 apart from 1 week.
Also tempted by Torres > Ba in which case could afford luiz but then will he play both games?
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a) Torres and Azpli
b) Ba and LuizOpen Controls
some seem convinced this is the right time to activate Wc and imo your making a good case, and im now considering,
But this is my current strategy:
i have Mata/Clyne and 1 ft which looks like Aziz ,(3)
I then have Caz and demel and would do mata > Theo (3)
So essentially 3/3 in both and im prepared to take one hit in each if it looks warranted,
I was then going to Wildcard...
But now im considering Wildcarding , So to wc or not ???
- Any thoughts would be hugely appreciatedOpen ControlsI can get 8 or 9 DGWers without wildcarding and for very little points loss, so I'm not doing it. I think 6 is enough, but if you had to you even do Fed to Turnbull or something like that for -4 and get a 7th out.
I'm keeping mine as I have my strategy messed up, and given the fixtures, now is not the time to get Suarez, plus I'm waiting to see on Aguero. I'd save it mateOpen ControlsThis ^
Far too many permutations and combinations available and my team doesn't seem that much better for it. Gambling on Ba if you don't own him etc is playing with fire imo.
I felt I had to do it because I didn't have any Chelski but I can put in Mata and Ivan/Luiz for not much damageOpen Controls
I WCd before the Chelsea DGW was announced because my team was crumbling. If I had the choice and could accomplish what you can with a hit each GW I would do that and save the WC. The only danger is that certain key players you want will rise out of your price range.
Open ControlsThanks Ej I agree mostly, But all im gaining is a decent team heading into feb and my current team isnt far off where i want to be anyway and i have my other wc- Maybe a punt could pay dividens ?
Open ControlsHmm. If I had both I would use the Jan one to optimise for the two DGWs and then the other to tidy up (if it takes more than one hit to turn it into a decent team for the next GW).
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Walcott...?
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Best 4.0 keeper?? 0.1 of doing Davies to Naughton because I just done Sagna to Gibbs
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Jokes aside, with Aguero away, i think you would be mad not to have Tevez. He always thrives when he feels he is the "main man" and city create a lot of chances. I actually sold him recently but he is coming straight back in
Open Controlsdzeko for me. on form.
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which players you think will rise 0.2 this week? Thanks
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the perfect wildcard team???????/
turnbull begovic
gibbs azpi demel clyne davies
mata michu felliani bale walcott
lambert suarez rvp
thoughts???Open Controls
Guys what will i do? Have two wildcards left and current side is this.
Bego/McCarthy
Sagna Nelsen Nastasic Cuellar Mccartney
Mata Silva Bale Cazorla Puncheon
Rvp Benteke Berba
Happy with my strikeforce, and Have Caz and Sagna for 23 if I just spend 4 this week I could do Hazard and Azpilicueta in for Nastasic and Silva, which would leave me Mata Haz and Azpi. Then 23 Haz to Walcott and use the winter wildcard after that?
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11 years, 3 months agoShipped Yaya for Bale last Sunday so I could be ready to WC for gw23, and am currently with
Guzan (please don't laugh - I had a feeling)
Baines Walker Clyne (Nelsen Demel)
Mata Bale Puncheon Fellaini Michu
RVP Ba Berbatov
as my squad for gw22.
Am I right that my only decision is which attacker to bench? Am going to WC for gw23 and am wondering if there are many stronger gw 22 WC squads. Thanks.