We roll out another instalment of our new weekly article for Members this evening, offering an in-depth statistical analysis of the main captaincy contenders for the Gameweek ahead. Each of the top four supply us with a player apiece this time out as we crunch the numbers to determine whether there really is an alternative to a certain Uruguayan for the armband:
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Southampton are in disarray at the back - keep Nasri imo. Rooney is on startling form with great fixtures. I want Lukaku but getting rid of Rooney a false economy imo especially as Lukaku has such a tough fixture this GW.
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thanks gents.
agree patience is the right move.Open Controls
Already have Coleman+Jagielka
Howard+Bannan
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Oviedo+Marshal(Rotate with McGregor)Open Controls
With the fat baldy guy suspended, RVP will be injected with pain killers & forced to play.
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could actually be an exceptional differential this week!
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20% ownership, but I know what you mean.
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What's the point of having players the quality of Hernandez if you never play them properly?
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Don't think so Teddy, Chicarito on the otherhand 😉
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Who best to swap Rosenior for ? Already have one Palace def (Gabbidon) ...
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Some of us aren't pleased with our FPL season so far, but why is that? What's your reasons?
I'll list mine.
1) Picking the wrong team from the start. The likes of Hazard, Coutinho, Walcott, Mirallas, Lambert, Dzeko, Lukaku didn't do any good early on.
Szczesny+Toure instead of Mignolet+Coleman instantly backfired in GW1.
2) Not getting on the early bandwagons. Coleman, Ramsey, Yaya, Lovren, Sturridge, Giroud.
3) Getting on bandwagons too late. Ramsey 1.5£ too late, Hazard 0.6£ too late (6GW ago he was 9.0!)
4) Played the WC a little bit too late. Season is long but WC goes a long way in straightening things up.
5) Spending transfers on not nailed on players. Like K. Toure & Faye.
6) Just picking the likes of Gazzaniga, McAuley & Chico ahead of players like Marshall, Mertesacker & Distin. Just crap decision making.
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1. Same here. Cech , Toure & Lescott instead of Migs, Ivan & Coleman killed me.
2. Definitely. All the players you mentioned except for Studge (my G1 captain).
3. Same here.
4. I picked wrong players for my GW6 WC. Migs, Michu instead of Yaya... the list goes on.
5. Used to have Kolo. Still stucked with Faye (and i actually benched him while he had that 2 Cleanies 🙁 )
6. I just picked Gazza. You made me feel worse 🙁Open Controls5 > We both have Faye, oh the joy 😉 Brought him in instead of Rosenior, Faye not even on the bench while Hull kept a cleanie. Week after I brought Toure in and he didn't play while Pool got a (rare) cleanie. LOL at that!
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I had similar issues, especially 1. Fortunately got 2 right and the one thing I really got right was my wildcard, but still a long way to go
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- i had 8 C fails in first 9gws
-didnt get Suarez in right time
-Silva got injured twice just after i got him in
-walcott....no comment
-series of randomly injurees and Vorm silly red card
-refusing to get Ramsey in whole season
-i can say so manny other stuff wich happen to me every single gw
i seriously can't belive that i am in top 100k , should be way out from top 1MOpen ControlsGot to hurt man. Well played anyway!
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It appears YAYA is second choice pen taker? Milner and Dzeko were on the pitch when he took it. Probably ahead of Silva too? Fair share of freekicks. Looking essential for my WC...
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A) Play Shaw
B) Play Coleman
(the other will be my only sub with Rooney and Morrison benched)
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A) Ivanovic to terry
B) Ivanovic to Zabaleta
C) Sessagnon to 7.0 mid
D) any other changes?
Mignolet Price
Ivanovic Chester Coleman Chico Burner
Ozil Ramsey Sessangnon Brady Morrison
Aguero Lukaku Suarez
0.4 in the bank 1FTOpen ControlsPersonally I think you're set. City are not impregnable away from home and Ivan to Terry doesn't seem worth it.
I've got Sess and am holding, if he starts could be a bonanza v Norwich and you've got a bench to cover if he doesn't.
Hold the FT.Open ControlsHow about Brady? Seems to be popular to ship at the minute and his forms not great
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Hold Ivanovic, hold sessangon, trade morrisson
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Might be benched as Big Fat Sam wants to punish him? 😀
Hard fixtures after SUN also..Open ControlsAgreed, but problem is that the options are limited.
Can only afford 5.1 so looking at:
Whittingham
Barkley
Amalfitano (already got sess)Open ControlsNone of which really take my fsncy
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Then get rid of Sess next week if he disappoints you this gw.Open ControlsI don't mind him as a player but feels overkill to have WBA in my team even if it is a for a short time. If I got a couple of injuries suspension over next 2 weeks I still have both which is far from ideal
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who's playing Brady? Is he a busted flush?
Open ControlsI don't have many options so it's him vs chester, swansea like they odd nil all draw, however he is always a chance for a pen or an assist from a free kick
Open Controlsunfortunately I have to and its an ok fixture. hope for a pen..
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my favorite fpl players Silva and Walcott are constantly Injureed/not player
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Forca, I am so tempted to C Gerrard this week. Have the armband on him at the moment.
Thoughts?Open Controlsdont , Suarez is safe
having say this i would love Gerrard to goes crazy since i get him in 😀Open Controls
Agree forca-Wally was brillant for me captained him both times last year when he scored hatricks/doubles
Silva is my Yaya alternative-just hoping he is back soonishOpen Controls
^this, I am having such a bad season I might yolo captain him
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Assume Rosenoir now out of the starting XI?
Ros -> Ward (-4) and start him over R.Bennett?Open ControlsBe wary of the palace defense, not as reliable as it seems-have come across-hammers who can't score, don't have striker
Hull-were going through injury crisisOpen Controls
Which is the best one keeping in mind Xmas fixtures
A) Michu
B) Miralles
C) Lampard
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A & D most nailed on, but Swans fixtures aren't great and Michu's form is unknown, so I would discount him which is a shame, unless you want to take an almighty risk on him.
Personally I have gone for Lamps (last week). Yes he will miss the odd game, but when he does play it looks like he will be back in the points now that Mourinho has gone back to his older style of play.Open ControlsIve Had Lampard for a while and the only thing he did for me was drop in price ........ A case of Once bitten ... Twice shy for me
Open ControlsI also owned him earlier this season for the bad run, so I understand the doubts.
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Paulinho is a massive no
Mirallas No
Lampard- if you can hold rotation and a wide range of scores i.e. 1,2,1,15,3,9Open Controls
A - Not fit yet.
B - Rotation risk.
C - Rotation risk.
D - Can't shoot.
A, C, B, D - In that order.Open ControlsSuccinct, precise and to the point!
I would agree with this, but picked Lamps over Michu due to the fixture list.Open Controls
Don't people realise that their transfers are reducing the chances of my dream -8 hit next week by making it unaffordable?
Another 0.3 swing against me and I'm in trouble.
Selfish barstewards.Open ControlsYes, this annoys me
I hate taking hits but so is watching players increasing in value
I know it's all about points, but you can't get them if the players are too expensiveOpen ControlsI'm seriously considering this next week:
Migs ---> Howard
Ravel ---> Hazard
Aguero ---> Lukaku
Whittingham ---> Bannan/Oviedo/Other cheapie
Would be for -8, and I'm 0.3 m in credit on it at the moment. Rises/Falls will affect that though.....so if I do decide to do it, it might have to be a Saturday nighter!Open Controls
aguero>lukaku?think again imo
Open ControlsHave you seen the next month of fixtures? I would back Lukaku to outscore Aguero over that period AND be more nailed on over Xmas........Aguero will sit out at least one of those games.
Aguero can always come back in the Jan WC.Open Controls
I like he first two but not Aguero or Whits
I'm also looking at -8 hit and sorting out my entire mid
All I know is that I want silvaOpen ControlsHazard is impossible for me to reach without losing Aguero, and when I look at the comparison:
Aguero & RavMO vs. Lukaku & Hazard it seem more than obvious what the better pairing is.Open Controls
Sorry, I had to move or my own plans would be down the toilet.
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Team news says Shelvey will start up front. If Bony and/or Michu doesn't get fit in time, he should be a good option right? I know that Swansea have EL coming up against St Gallen, but they should go through from the group stage easy. If Valencia loose home to Kuban Krasnodar and Swansea loose away to St Gallen with a 3 goal margin they're out, I don't think that'll happen. I can see some rotation in this game, and Shelvey should play the Hull game.
Open ControlsNot so sure about this^ Michu might play 50 minutes, vasquez could start upfront also, could bode well for a hull cleanie
Open ControlsYeah, this could def. happen. But Shelvey is in form, 2 goals, 1 assist and 3 baps in the last three games. Massive let down for Laudrup if they don't win this game.
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Can't wait for the MOTD lads to start claiming he's playing the false nine position
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Rooney to Lukaku will be one of those transfers Im gonna look back at and realise it was so obvious. I just cant foresee the best way forward at the moment though. Its a big decision as the Lukaku route will have quite a change on the rest of my team over the coming weeks with the 3 million to spend elsewhere. Im 50 points behind in my mini league he has Rooney and will probably keep him. Its real make or break decision. Driving me mad this one!
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do it.
like i keep saying:
lukaku and ozil/hazard is a better combo than a rooney/sessOpen ControlsIts killing me!! Thing is I have Hazard and Ozils fixtures are crap so I wouldnt spend the 3 million somewhere productive enough to justify it. I have 2 million in bank now to do something with my defence.
Open Controlsthink long term though dago. i aint talking about here or now.
all im saying is over a 6-8wk period i can see lukaku and a big hitting midfielder outscoring rooney and sessOpen ControlsI think Im gonna join you mate Im just trying to work out which midfielders gonna make up the points difference over christmas.
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go with lukaku
Open Controlsi bought Rooney last week (chose him over Lukaku). Admittedly it was a bad start (!), but i think for UTD's next 6 fixtures and a busy Xmas season where you might just need more than one captain option he's going to be great.
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I have Saurez/Rooney/Lukaku, decided that SAR had too much money tied up, and quite happy with Yayay for City cover at present. Also as I got Lukaku early at 7.4 it's difficult to swap him out for similar value in midfield.
Working towards...
Cabaye/Paulinho? Hazard Yaya Ramsey
Rooney Saurez Lukaku
Nice spread of top teams covered, with JWP/Brady on the bench.Open Controls
Play Coleman or Brady?
Open Controlsbest defender to get for clyne,budget 6.5, already have terry and coleman. what you think guys?
Open Controlsyou think he's worth 6.3?maybe evans?
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I'm thinking about Evans
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Not sure about Evra till united show some defensive resilence- if I was to get a united defender it would be johnny evans. For 6.5 and under I like Chiriches/McCauley
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Evans & save the surplus?
Open Controlsdon't know if good idea getting evans in december but evra is a little too much i think.
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Do we think Evans will be back in the starting 11 this GW?
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SOU have conceded 8 in their last 3. Switch made #yolo
Open ControlsAguero? Nasri? City Goals?
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Not much talk about Pozeulo - worth bringing in for Morrison/Brady etc.
Open ControlsNah-I rate shelvey he gets lots of shots and gets into good positions, plays a similair role to ramsey without getting the amazing delivery from ozil/flamini offcourse.
If you want consistency De Guzman's set piece ability should provide points-Bony is also out so he will be on pens definitelyOpen ControlsThat makes sense but they are 1.5 and 1.2m more expensive than Pozuelo - not really the same market. 4.2 for a 5th midfielder against e.g. Bannan, Morrison etc doesn't seem terrible but I guess you want your 5th mid to be secure.
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not doing ozil to hazard this week has cost me 0.2m already and another 0.1m tonight. hope ozil repays me on sunday
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Migs (4.0)
Ward, Coleman, Mert Vlaar (Chester)
Yaya , Hazard, Ramsey, Amalfitano (RMorrison)
Suarez(c), Aguero(v), (Rooney)
Good to go? Play chester over Coleman? Might be decided for me if Vlaar doesn't start anyway.Open ControlsPlay chester over coleman, look to move on Ravel-hammers don't have goals in them, perhaps shelvey is a good replacement
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Move it along please ladies and gentlemen...
http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2013/12/06/the-weekend-team-news-109/Open Controls funny one run have an upvote
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10 years, 6 months agoRooney to Lukaku
Nasri to Hazard
For a hit and start??
Or wait for next week then transfer...