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….
What do you reckon of a Begovic Szczesny combo for the rest of the season? Thanks
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Too much money tied up in keepers imo
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On an unrelated note, Fox Soccer Channel here in the States is showing classic FA Cup match highlights and is currently showing the team that made me fall in love with this game when I was living abroad -- Middlesborough helmed by the stoic Brian Robson and featuring the motley crew of Juninho, Ravanelli, Emerson, Mikkel Beck, and Gianluca Festa. They were so brutally unlucky...
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nice fella
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Things had gone stale
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I could really do with losing Ba in my wildcard team to balance the team up but it seems quite a stupid thing to do this week really doesn't it!?
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Has Rafa not admitted he will rotate his strikers? They might each just play the one game.
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WILDCARD OR NOT????
bunn bego
gibbs o brien cuellar clyne nelsen
mata michu silva puncheon walcott
berba suarez rvp
3.5m in bank and 0fts.
my defence is crockedOpen ControlsBig yes from me. You could get set up nicely for both DGW.
Open Controlsi have gibbs o brien clyne mata walcott already tho?????????/
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If O'Brien is ok, you're sorted. I wouldn't wc that team.
Open Controlso brien cuellar nelsen and clyne - defence is a mess though. best to wc aint it??
Open ControlsNo... will Clyne be back? Wait on that news. You have a team that can get you through with ease (well, with a few worries).
Why would you want to wc coz of your defence? The crappest players seem to score a bucket load at the most improbable times...Open Controls
Use FTs for your defence
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I'm thinking I'm not going to WC. For -4 I can have this squad, sets me up nicely for both DGW
Turnbull (Begovic)
Luiz - Gibbs - Demel (B.Davies, Cameron)
Mata (c) - Walcott - Bale - Michu (Sterling)
RVP (vc) - Suarez - Berba
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Definitely no need to WC.
I can't see the need to get in any S'oton player for a hit, I can't see more than 8 points coming for anyone.
Tempted to do Sterling > Joe Cole as well?Open ControlsMore tempted by Berba to Dzeko next week! Cole offers a nice alternative though, when I do WC Sterling will get the boot though.
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Nobody knows for sure, varying reports from a month to 6. I'd imagine a month or so.
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Is Azpilicueta a realistic long term player or will Ivanovic take right back when Terry returns? I'm on a wildcard and want some Chelsea defence but don't want to do Turnbull with Cech soon back and I think Luiz is too much.
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ok, about to wc to this team. would like some final opinions:
bego, rudd
luiz, zab, sagna, demel, davies
mata, bale, walcott, fellaini, marveaux
rvp, suarez, baOpen Controlsi hope it works out.
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I like it, it is well balanced. Only concern would be Marveaux, he won't play once HBA and Gutierrez will be back. You really need a player that is nailed on, and will get you at least 2 points every week.
Open Controlsya, but by the time they are back, my team will probably look different, so i will have a little more funds. but as of now with the 2 dgw coming up, i think its worth it for the time being
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Considering every man and his bleeding dog has hit the wc button why Is transfer activity so flat?
There is just no movement at all on Fiso or Totalfpl.Open Controls
Its just this site. No one else is even aware that there is a DGW or a wildcard.
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because they all talking it up , nobody actually pressing the button
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I haven't got any Southampton players. Is Gaston Ramirez, the one to have ?
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In mf, yes. Lambert overall, he's on form.
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Chelsea very crowded fisxture list , can see many rested after a bruising game at the brittania
Open Controlsalthough that would be disappointing, i'm bringing in chelsea coverage not only just for the dgw, but in the long run as well.
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Moses to ACON will make rotation more difficult though. at least for the front players
Open ControlsOscar will play one Lampard will play one Torres will play one ba will play one
luiz due a rest azo due a rest , any of them could beOpen ControlsI agree its a crapshoot when investing. That is why I would suggest going for options you would want long term as well rather than making punts on players who may not even play. And I dont think he will rest his main guys so easilly anymore. More likely a early benching than a start on the bench for guys like Mata and Hazard. The Swansea cup game lineup should help us decide as well.
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Ba might only need the one Stoke game anyway 🙂
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Luiz - see article above
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Quick straw poll please
Have Mata already
A. Hazard + Azpil (-4)
B. Lampard + Luiz (-4)
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I can have this front 8 but my defense is absolute turd:
Demel/Wilson/Bertrand/Davies/Clyne
Famous 5
RVP Ba Suarez
Not feeling it personally. You have to play 3 defenders after all.Open Controlsi have the same front 8, but i dropped michu because it would cause way too much headache. it also let me have this defense:
luiz, sagna, zab, davies, demelOpen ControlsI can't afford that and I find it hard to believe you can!
Open ControlsTOugh to bench one of big 5 as has been said endlessly and no problem to swap one or two in and out as they come in and out of form anyway. A couple of decent defenders on the pitch would improve your team more than one of the big 5 or a quality striker on the bench IMO
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A) Jaask vs Sunderland away
B) Federici vs West Brom home
C) Turnbull vs Stoke away and Southampton home (-4 points)
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any news on o'briens injury, just wondering whether its looking like another tranny i need to make?......
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WC
Turnbull Begovic
Azpilcueta Gibbs Jones Demel Shaw
Walcott Bale Fellaini Michu Puncheon
RVP Berbatov Ba
GW23 - Berbatov > SuarezOpen ControlsNo Mata, no m... oh well.
Would rather have Lambert than Berb for dgw1 but I suppose there's not that much in it.Open Controls
Fellaini or Bale this week?
(If I play my wildcard, only room for one!)Open Controlsim prob going bale after seeing him back in action today.........im sure fella will do well, i just cant fit em all in either
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Do players that go to the ACON get red flagged?
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remember at the start of the season we all saved 2m in the bank for Torres to Rooney but then he got injured 😆
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But it let me get RVP from GW2 😎
Open ControlsThe herd on here (me included) usually make one bad decision at the start of each season, Boselli, Jimenez(west ham) and this year Torres.
Open ControlsTorres had 2 goals and an assist in the first 3 GWs...how is that a bad decision?
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forgive the ignorance... who is this Marc Wilson chap? Will he return to the starting eleven, if so, for who? cheers
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Who to bench (1)?
Pablo Hernandez eve
Walcott MNC
Nolan sun
???Open ControlsHernandez
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probably michu, im in the same boat and swore id never bench michu again after gw1 and i havent.....but this is an extreme circumstance
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*** SHAMELESS REPOST*******
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?
Any suggestions??
Nigh on impossible to get a response round here today!!Open Controlsbego or jussi this gw...................bego as insurance in case chelsea get nada at brittania?
Open ControlsFeedback required please.
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Turnbull Begovic
Azpilcueta Gibbs Jones Demel Shaw
Walcott Bale Fellaini Michu Puncheon
RVP Berbatov Ba
GW23 – Berbatov > SuarezOpen Controls
looks good
which jones is it?Open Controls
Theo benched GW22, Punch GW23?
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See what you've done there, going for Ba as CFC coverage to ease the Mata shaped hole in the midfield. I don't think I could draw a WC team without Mata!
Open Controlsagreed, but if ba became the defacto striker there.......this could be the way forward
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Pretty template.
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11 years, 3 months agoRussel Martin a good choice for this week, Newcastle have close to 0 attacking threat (only first team players playing Krul, Debuchy, Anita, Tiote).