The Stock Check – Sunday
Filed under: Scout Notes, The Stock Check - Posted by: Mark
Two quick-fire goals from Gareth Bale and Aaron Lennon catch the Gunners defence flat-footed and, with the Spurs back four holding firm, North London superiority is very much with Andre Villas-Boas’ side tonight. Here’s the Stock Check on Sunday’s events…
On the Up
Gareth Bale
It’s seven league goals in his last five league matches as Bale continued his incredible form and saw him repay those who placed the armband with the Welshman. There’s little to be said on Bale that hasn’t been said already – his Fantasy Premier League (FPL) price tag has risen 0.6 in the space of two Gameweeks and there’s every reason to expect that to go on ascending as more Fantasy managers concede defeat and acquire his services.
Michael Dawson
Spurs have now gone 12 league outings unbeaten and, in that spell, they’ve kept five clean sheets and conceded more than one goal just once (at West Ham on Monday). The installation of Dawson in central defence has been a major factor – he’s started ten of the last eleven and was outstanding once again in a second half rearguard effort. At just 4.6 in the FPL, Dawson may not have appealing fixtures but, given Tottenham’s current form, he may still continue to deliver value.
Gylfi Sigurdsson
The Icelander scored his first league goal for Spurs at Upton Park on Monday and that was enough to see him start ahead of Lewis Holtby this afternoon. Sigurdsson again returned, slotting a smart pass through for Bale’s opener – his fifth assist of the season. It remains to be seen if he can hold his starting role, particularly once Clint Dempsey regains fitness. With Bale monopolising our attention, however, Sigurdsson seems unlikely to attract too much Fantasy interest.
Aaron Lennon
Lennon is another playing in the shadow of Gareth Bale. Today’s goal was his fourth of what has been a consistent season for the fleet-footed winger. At 7.2, ordinarily, Lennon may earn some Fantasy interest but with Bale’s form so relentless, he remains little more than a fanciful differential.
Going Down
The Arsenal Defence
While Tottenham’s rearguard has delivered five shut-outs in twelve and shown some determined consistency, Arsenal’s defence continues to look brittle and was exploited with ease by two through-balls today. It’s just two clean sheets in the last ten for Arsene Wenger’s back four – they came against Stoke and Sunderland – two teams amongst the most impotent in the league. Those holding Arsenal defensive assets will surely be looking to trade in for the Gameweek 29 blank and will consider the merits of acquiring them back, even with the confirmed double Gameweek 33 beckoning.
Olivier Giroud
It’s four league outings without a goal now for the Frenchman who, at one stage looked to have settled in Wenger’s lineup but now looks out of form and vulnerable once again. Giroud’s stint at centre-forward has led to Theo Walcott shifting to the flank and that has led to his returns dropping – Walcott has also failed to score in the last four Gameweeks, keeping his tally ticking with three assists. We could well see changes to Wenger’s tactics following the Gameweek 29 break.
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March 3 at 8:16 pm
ola32 says:
Went down 50k places overall this GW, cant get any worse now I guess..
March 3 at 8:18 pm
Tin of Directors says:
Guy Demel’s website is quite funky!
March 3 at 8:20 pm
ola32 says:
Indeed
Too embarassed to link my team now.
March 3 at 8:27 pm
I Am Your Father says:
What is your overall rank just out of interest?
March 3 at 8:17 pm
Acquafresca says:
Canadian Football, who you (C) for MLS?
March 3 at 8:18 pm
Canadian Football says:
wondo….did not realize that you can change (C).
March 3 at 8:18 pm
Acquafresca says:
Me neither..
March 3 at 8:19 pm
Acquafresca says:
Apparently you can only change though if your (C) doesn’t play at all.
March 3 at 8:18 pm
Canadian Football says:
hey noticed that you are like #1 in the after xmas league….are you in contention for top manager in february?
March 3 at 8:19 pm
Acquafresca says:
No clue. How do I check that?
March 3 at 8:20 pm
Canadian Football says:
not sure!!!!
March 3 at 8:18 pm
mosstapha says:
my points total is higher than my rank. sweet
March 3 at 8:28 pm
mch - Paddy Power Cup Winner 11/12 says:
Impressive!
March 3 at 8:18 pm
Balotellitubbies says:
I’m sure this has been argued 100 times already, but…surely that was a Bale own goal.
March 3 at 8:19 pm
Tin of Directors says:
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
March 3 at 8:21 pm
Balotellitubbies says:
Care to explain the own goals rule then? I clearly don’t understand it.
March 3 at 8:23 pm
Tin of Directors says:
You said it when you said – “I’m sure this has been argued 100 times already”
More like 1,000.
It’s an OG no doubt.
But Mertersacker’s been credited.
I’m sure bookmakers would have paid out on him scoring if you had him next goal.
Can’t see it changing now.
Dubious goal panel may have a look but that’s weeks away potentially.
March 3 at 8:29 pm
I know... From now on, I will never get a big fat green arrow again. I am finished... says:
IF you remember Vertonghen goal against United. It was credited as his goal.
But later after several weeks, changed to Evans OG. that’s the same now.
March 3 at 8:19 pm
berttbert says:
Thought ade helped it on its way as well to be honest
March 3 at 8:24 pm
Tin of Directors says:
His afro did.
If an OG was awarded it would go to Bale.
March 3 at 8:23 pm
Tommy J says:
i’m not convinced-watched it several times and I don’t believe anyone can be 100% certain that Mertesacker header wasn’t on target.
Vested interset declaration but it is my view.
March 3 at 8:24 pm
Tin of Directors says:
As a Bale owner I would 100% credit that as a Bale OG.
Mert’s header was going towards the corner flag at best.
March 3 at 8:27 pm
Tommy J says:
Bale was behind Mertesacker so ball was going forward so not sure it is as clear as you say. I’m sure it won’t change.
March 3 at 8:31 pm
Tin of Directors says:
It was going forward but not on target.
March 3 at 8:33 pm
Tommy J says:
might have been spinning……
March 3 at 8:27 pm
Balotellitubbies says:
+1 I’m not the type to write complaining emails to FPL, but that is the sort of decision that makes the game feel a bit mickey mouse.
March 3 at 8:30 pm
Tommy J says:
it’s nothing to do with FPL-it’s the actual game itself that has awarded Mertesacker(press association)-nothing to do with a ‘Fantasy’ game.
March 3 at 8:30 pm
Tin of Directors says:
But it’s not the FPL, it who the goal is officially credited to.
FPL won’t change it unless it changes officially.
March 3 at 8:25 pm
Balotellitubbies says:
I’ve got Walcott and Bale (not captain) so I would lose 5 points plus Bale bonus perhaps. But Mertesackers header was nowhere near on target from what I saw.
March 3 at 8:19 pm
laernu ogaitnas says:
If FPL was a film it would be Rank Wars: The Template Strikes Back!
*buys Sessegnon and captains him for the rest of the season*
March 3 at 8:19 pm
BabyDave says:
PLEASE can we not make the next 3 days about whether the blanks will stay? Its like listening to a load of old women. There is no way those games are going to be back on. Find something else, do your transfers if you need to, move on.
March 3 at 8:22 pm
boc610 says:
there’s blanks??
March 3 at 8:26 pm
BabyDave says:
theres A RUMOUR about some blanks, but I reckon wait till Sat to decide – they can always agree with UEFA, organise police, supporters, tickets, TV and all the other stuff in the blink of an eye you know….
March 3 at 8:20 pm
sarnaB-erba says:
Wait for the news of United/City game postponement or do the transfers now ??
Cameron, Fellaini , RVP & Pog > Martin, Sissoko, Suarez , Benteke (-8)
March 3 at 8:22 pm
Hutton dressed as Lahm says:
Timing!
March 3 at 8:24 pm
sarnaB-erba says:
Who is this bloke?
March 3 at 8:25 pm
ILOVEBAPS says:
-8 not worth it. The games that are on I think will be a big disappointment. Many FPL teams will field 9 or 10 players only and many more will take a hit, but don’t take two.
March 3 at 8:28 pm
BabyDave says:
[heavy sigh]
March 3 at 8:20 pm
Twisted Saltergater says:
This game is all about your captain choice paying off. Your team can explode, but if your captain returns 2 (or worse), there’s always the tendency to rue what might have been.
I didn’t do Suarez(c) (actually, I was quite happy when I checked my mate’s team at midday and found he had), but I did bring in Suarez this week and gratefully, Bale returned the goal most of us expected. Arsenal were never going to roll out a side concerned with nullifying the threat of Bale; they don’t have a natural DM and Wenger was typically French in shrugging off how they would plan to contain him.
Following form, fixture, and reasoned knowledge of the game, paid off this week. Next GW should be interesting without the comfort blanket of the RVP auto-captain.
March 3 at 8:23 pm
Canadian Football says:
but this week there are limited games so the choice is narrowed and much easier. I would agree in regular GW.
March 3 at 8:25 pm
Twisted Saltergater says:
This GW more than any other, we’ll get the “Who to captain?” question
March 3 at 8:26 pm
chinmusic says:
Sissoko is the man
March 3 at 8:20 pm
nebbis says:
OK, best midfielder option next 2 GW:
Fellaini out for:
1) Sigurdson (liv, FUL)
2) Snodgrass (SOT, sun)
3) Sessegnon (qpr, NOR)
4) Coutinho (TOT,sot)
March 3 at 8:20 pm
sarnaB-erba says:
3
March 3 at 8:27 pm
ILOVEBAPS says:
3. I take it you have Sissy already.
March 3 at 8:33 pm
meerlight says:
5) N’Zogbia (rdg, QPR)
March 3 at 8:21 pm
I Like Small Butts & I Can Lie says:
This is weird, but the other night I had a dream that I scored 80 points this GW.
I’m currently on 72 with Aguero and Zab to play. Zab cleansheet + Aguero just playing 60+ minutes?
March 3 at 8:22 pm
Just A Hat └(-.-)┘┌(-.-)┘┌(-.-)┐└(-.-)┐ says:
I hope Man City keep CS tomorrow!
March 3 at 8:24 pm
I Like Small Butts & I Can Lie says:
How strange tho if I do hit 80 exactly.
March 3 at 8:21 pm
C'MON YOU FOXES says:
Suggestions please.
6 Nonplayers this GW. 1 FT.
Who should I remove? I feel like keeping all six.
Evans Azpili Lampard Mata Fellaini Walcott.
March 3 at 8:22 pm
ajay_kl says:
one of lampard/mata or fellaini
March 3 at 8:24 pm
C'MON YOU FOXES says:
Fellaini maybe.
Lamps and Matas fixtures are just too good, although in the last game versus WBA, Lampard was completely uninvolved in the entire 90 minutes
March 3 at 8:22 pm
Giggs Boson says:
11-year old Rooney: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gyKVUwc2xE
March 3 at 8:24 pm
Declan- If you don't know what i'm saying it's probably swahili says:
Some of them look like big 11 year olds
March 3 at 8:22 pm
BGFC says:
fellaini or walcott to sissoko?
March 3 at 8:26 pm
I Like Small Butts & I Can Lie says:
Fellaini. Walcott definitely has the DGW plus 3 nice games after the blank
March 3 at 8:28 pm
BGFC says:
ok
March 3 at 8:28 pm
LOCO ABREU says:
fellaini
March 3 at 8:23 pm
Dr Funk says:
A season of 2 halves.
Can anyone beat this for contrasting fortunes.
By GW2 I was 9745 in the world, then I had 10 red arrows out of 11 and slipped to 560,277 by GW13.
Since then, over the last 13 weeks Ive had 12 green arrows and risen back up to 37,261.
It wasnt even as if I played my wildcard and drastically changed my team. My luck just shifted.
Why couldnt the season have started in October?
March 3 at 8:25 pm
Declan- If you don't know what i'm saying it's probably swahili says:
similar stry for me up over 900,000 places since Gw15. Just the way it is i suppose. It always happens
March 3 at 8:28 pm
Corkyote says:
Link your team dude
March 3 at 8:28 pm
The Viper says:
Have been in the top 10k since gwk14. I’ve been just fluctuating up and down, hard to make the break through into the top 1k
March 3 at 8:23 pm
berttbert says:
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/ho.....telli.html
How’s this for racism then. Sterling journalism from the sun as usual
March 3 at 8:26 pm
Count Of Monte Hristo - "Corner the market, then raise the price. Simple economics" (Heisenberg, 2009) says:
Disgusting people and an even worse newspaper for doing the story.
March 3 at 8:27 pm
Shankly Gates says:
you can’t see what you don’t read, my advice is not to look at that rag.
March 3 at 8:24 pm
1966 was a great year for English football - Eric was born says:
1) Aguero and Berbatov to Benteke and Cisse
2) Berbatov or Aguero and Mata to Benteke and Sissoko
Vote early and vote often, please, gentleman!
March 3 at 8:25 pm
Count Of Monte Hristo - "Corner the market, then raise the price. Simple economics" (Heisenberg, 2009) says:
1
March 3 at 8:27 pm
ajay_kl says:
+1
March 3 at 8:29 pm
1966 was a great year for English football - Eric was born says:
Cheers lads!
March 3 at 8:24 pm
Count Of Monte Hristo - "Corner the market, then raise the price. Simple economics" (Heisenberg, 2009) says:
Start Federici in the hope he plays or just start Begovic?
March 3 at 8:26 pm
Declan- If you don't know what i'm saying it's probably swahili says:
Might as well play fed. He’ll get 90 mins or 0
March 3 at 8:26 pm
The Viper says:
Don’t see the harm in just playing Federici?
He either plays or doesn’t. If he does, he has a better chance of a CS than Bego..
March 3 at 8:27 pm
1966 was a great year for English football - Eric was born says:
Start Federici – he’ll either start or won’t play at all.
March 3 at 8:27 pm
ajay_kl says:
hope and then let him sub on
March 3 at 8:28 pm
Wild Rover says:
Fed obviously.. Why wouldn’t you?
March 3 at 8:33 pm
Count Of Monte Hristo - "Corner the market, then raise the price. Simple economics" (Heisenberg, 2009) says:
Reading are leaking goals more than I thought tbh.
March 3 at 8:25 pm
☆ Triggerlips ☆ says:
On the same points as Pepin again , we must be attached by a rubber band.
March 3 at 8:26 pm
Acquafresca says:
CF. Not sure what this means but I’m 28th overall in Quarter 3.
March 3 at 8:27 pm
C'MON YOU FOXES says:
3rd quarter of the FPL season
March 3 at 8:27 pm
Declan- If you don't know what i'm saying it's probably swahili says:
https://www.google.ie/search?hl=en&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1366&bih=673&q=not+bad+meme&oq=not+ba&gs_l=img.1.0.0l10.87.1848.0.3487.6.6.0.0.0.0.230.805.1j4j1.6.0…0.0…1ac.1.5.img.EohPl46aKwQ#imgrc=081FMT_19hVeHM%3A%3BfYY4zJK9XyuJ3M%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252F29.media.tumblr.com%252Ftumblr_lltzgnHi5F1qzib3wo1_400.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fknowyourmeme.com%252Fmemes%252Fobama-rage-face-not-bad%3B288%3B288
March 3 at 8:28 pm
Giggs Boson says:
Dat url…
March 3 at 8:28 pm
Declan- If you don't know what i'm saying it's probably swahili says:
Hoped it wouldn’t format like that
March 3 at 8:30 pm
Giggs Boson says:
“Copy image url” is better than “Copy link address”
http://29.media.tumblr.com/tum.....o1_400.jpg
March 3 at 8:37 pm
Declan- If you don't know what i'm saying it's probably swahili says:
Noted
March 3 at 8:26 pm
JKisthe1 -Tel-Aviv for EUROPA - Parm and China Mag, you're going down, Zlatan, Mila is mine says:
Looks at bank, sees 7 million without RvP
Smiles
This is what it feels like to be able to change your team
March 3 at 8:28 pm
chinmusic says:
I would rather have the money invested in RVP. Might feel different if I didn’t have Suarez
March 3 at 8:26 pm
Crouch Potato says:
I have decided religion is actually a good thing and have decided to say a little prayer before go to bed. It goes,
Dear God person, I think you are great,
Could you do me some little favours, and I will always be good, I promise,
Let Clark score for Villa, only because it would cheer him up,
Please give Aguero a day off, because he has worked ever so hard,
Ta very much Mister God type person.
March 3 at 8:36 pm
Crouch Potato says:
:p
March 3 at 8:36 pm
Crouch Potato says:
:p
March 3 at 8:27 pm
Supersonic says:
Clean sheet for City tomrw and i lose my h2h match with 84 pts
March 3 at 8:28 pm
I Like Small Butts & I Can Lie says:
I think they’ll get the CS
March 3 at 8:27 pm
Daniel - U don't know what u r doing!!! Rafa out!!! says:
I had Bale and Walcott today and got a big fat arrow. How come? Bale captaincy is that big or everybody own Mert and Parker? Really don’t get it.
March 3 at 8:28 pm
Daniel - U don't know what u r doing!!! Rafa out!!! says:
* Fat red arrow
March 3 at 8:28 pm
The Flying Bananas says:
bale captain was big
March 3 at 8:29 pm
Supersonic says:
Rooney and suarez
March 3 at 8:34 pm
Daniel - U don't know what u r doing!!! Rafa out!!! says:
I am talking about today only, Rooney and Suarez was yesterday but today was only one game
March 3 at 8:29 pm
The Viper says:
bonus points?
6 of the top 10 had Bale captain so i’d imagine quite a few did in the top 10k!
March 3 at 8:30 pm
Count Of Monte Hristo - "Corner the market, then raise the price. Simple economics" (Heisenberg, 2009) says:
There could be a lot of teams with plenty Arsenal and Spurs cover and the 2 points x 4, 5 or 6 players adds up and knocks you back.
March 3 at 8:31 pm
Wild Rover says:
I have both also, my gw rank went from over 1m to 700k today but my rank went down!
March 3 at 8:35 pm
Daniel - U don't know what u r doing!!! Rafa out!!! says:
hmmm… strange
March 3 at 8:38 pm
Back to Back Ballacks says:
Same here WR, had Monreal too.
gw rank 1.2 mill > 600k
OR 787 > 840
March 3 at 8:28 pm
Portuguese&Proud says:
Hopping Aguero can magically turn my red arrow into green this week..
March 3 at 8:29 pm
No Leaf Clover says:
+13131313
March 3 at 8:28 pm
The Parmtree says:
Still outside the top 3k
March 3 at 8:29 pm
laernu ogaitnas says:
And you lost to the La Liga leader
I was backing you to win
March 3 at 8:35 pm
Declan- If you don't know what i'm saying it's probably swahili says:
Hello
Not over yet. Aguero and Clichy could definitely get 18
March 3 at 8:30 pm
Acquafresca says:
Cheer up. Anything in the top 10k is respectable.
March 3 at 8:30 pm
The Viper says:
I have 1 point more than you!
March 3 at 8:28 pm
No Leaf Clover says:
Hoping that Kun will do good tomorrow… To save my week
March 3 at 8:30 pm
Portuguese&Proud says:
March 3 at 8:31 pm
No Leaf Clover says:
I did
cheers mate
March 3 at 8:31 pm
Declan- If you don't know what i'm saying it's probably swahili says:
Kun doing well would not be fun a 1-0 win for Villa with a weimann goal no assist would be magnificent.
March 3 at 8:29 pm
Kylos says:
Sorry, not been around here lately. Is that definitely all the games that are playing next week, or could more possibly be added or have the fixtures been decided?
March 3 at 8:29 pm
The Flying Bananas says:
Need a 13 pointer from aguero 2moz
March 3 at 8:29 pm
deejay10 says:
Walcott owners what are you planning ?
I’m thinking of selling now, and evaluating closer to their double gameweek to bring him back or bring Cazorla in.
Also is the Chelsea-Fulham game definitely off ??
March 3 at 8:31 pm
BKR says:
I am not sure, which games are definitely off…! But enough of Walcott
March 3 at 8:32 pm
Twisted Saltergater says:
Sticking, I think. Might be doing a 2-3-3 or 3-3-3 formation and keeping Mata and Walcott. There isn’t really anyone else from the Arsenal team I’d want to potentially captain in a DGW.
March 3 at 8:37 pm
Shankly Gates says:
better than the 0 0 2 0 my next opponent in my h2h league will have after automatic subs
March 3 at 8:34 pm
Declan- If you don't know what i'm saying it's probably swahili says:
I’m dfinitely keeping wally. Chelsea Fulham is definitely off
March 3 at 8:29 pm
Butters says:
Brag time
11 Greens in a Row from 8500 to 295 overall rank.
Consistency
March 3 at 8:32 pm
Declan- If you don't know what i'm saying it's probably swahili says: