Yes, we know this week’s battle for the armband is done and dusted. With 86% of the votes cast, Luis Suarez is the undisputable favourite as Liverpool prepare for the visit of Cardiff on Saturday. The Uruguayan is hunting his fifth successive double-figure haul at Anfield and it’ll be a brave, or perhaps desperate, Fantasy manager who goes against the grain. Once again, our midweek regular for members sifts through the statistics to ascertain whether there really is anyone else worth considering:
Lost on the last page. What's the latest on Koscielny and Clyne?
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just google newsnow koscielny
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Pablo to Silva/Walcott worth a hit? I own Ramsey, and I don't have City cover at all.
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Walcott, surely more explosive
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Play Ravmo or Hernandez next 2 gameweeks?
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I am looking for a replacement of Zabaleta, or shall I hold?
My team for this week:
Speroni // [Sub: Marshall]
Zabaleta // Coleman // Baker // [Subs: Mertesacker // Walker]
Yaya // Silva // Hazard // Ramsey // [Sub: Brunt]
Suarez // Lukaku // Berbatov
1.0m in bank, 0FTOpen ControlsNice Berbatov differential, wait for a week i'd reckon to replace Zab
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Team for GW17:
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----Coleman ¤ Ward ¤ Distin---------
Shelvey ¤ Ozil ¤ Ramsey ¤ Hazard
--Rooney ¤ Suarez(C) ¤ Lukaku
Bench: Harper-Burner-Kim-Vlaar
1FT
0.3M in bank
Should I do?
A: Kim ➡ 4.6 midfielder, one of Redmond/Bannan
B: Vlaar ➡ M.Olsson/Bardsley
C: Ozil ➡ Walcott
D: Ozil ➡ Walcott and upgrade Kim for a 4 point hit(might be smart if Roopig doesnt play)
E: Please suggest something if you would want to do something else...
F: Save FT
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F, I think. 2 FT's should come in quite handy.
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Given the Rooney debacle, my bench order may become important - agree with this?
Panty
Evra, Ward, Terry
Mirallas, Ramsey, Nasri, Hazard
Suarez(c), Rooney(v), Lukaku
Davis, Ravel, Clyne, MOlssonOpen ControlsLooking decent
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What you reckon on mine?
Pantilimon
Terry, Coleman, Flanagan
Ozil, Hazard, Hazard, Bannan
Suarez, Rooney, Lukaku
Davis, Ravel, Williams, BurnerOpen ControlsDouble Hazard! 🙂
Looks good, although I might be tempted to go with Williams over Terry.Open ControlsOops, meant to be Ramsey, lol...
Yeah, Terry vs Williams is a tricky one. I've currently got it on Terry as I think both Chelsea and Swansea will concede, so basing it on the fact that Terry is more likely to get attacking points.Open Controls
I will try to play Clyne, bench order is MOlsson, Terry and then Ravel.
If Clyne can't play, I think Norwich has a far higher chance to get a CS than Terry, and MOlsson actually has some attacking threat that may give you an assist.
If you play Terry you can betting he gets a goal.
Ravel playing away at MU means that his positioning will be quite deep.Open Controls
Rooney will be fit! *touches wood*
Open ControlsYup, he will be
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Thoughts on this line up?
Shezz
Coleman, Zab(c), Jags, Chester
Silva, Walcott, Ramsey, Walcott
Suarez(vc), Lukaku
Subs: Davies, Rooney, Morrison, Burner
Right subs and bench order?Open ControlsThought I would annoy my rivals by having Rooney come in autos in for Zab whilst armband jumps to Suarez, should make Mondays score jump quite a bit.
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Loving the VC choice 🙂
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4 or 10 pointer
Whereas Suarez will probably get 135667888Open Controls
Would you start Clyne (TOT) or Terry (ars) this week?
Whilst Clyne's got the better fixture, he's been out for a few weeks so there's always a risk he gets a cameo. Also, Terry has the bigger goal threat. Gotta be Terry right?Open ControlsTerry.
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How's this lot looking for upcoming week Gents?
Howard
JT Davies Flanagan
Ramsey Hazard Yaya Januzaj
Rooney Lukaku Suarez (c)
Subs: 4.0 Barkley Burner Koscielny
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Nice team
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I put all my eggs in one basket with a ridiculously strong starting XI but Rooney out means I am starting an out off a our Norwich defender or Pozuelo who may not even make the bench! Oops.
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Marshall
Distin Kompany Evans
Hazard Walcott Silva Ramsey
Suarez Rooney NegredoOpen Controls
Morning lads
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% chance rooney plays vs West ham?
Open ControlsSo Evans likely to be out this week then? Likely to miss all of Xmas fixtures? Was gona bring him in. Damn
Open ControlsHe isnt injured
Open ControlsThat's not what I'm reading on here?
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what? What's wrong with him?
Open ControlsWas clutching at his hammy last night. No idea on how serious.
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I wanted to bring him in too but won't do it even if there is slightest of doubts.
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My squad is in perfect order (for the first time this year). With just the 1FT is it worth doing Rooney->Negredo? Extra cash can be used to beef up MF a bit next week, eg Brady->Cabaye maybe.
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Need to get Myhill out next week as i fell this will be his Last GW (even that is pushing it)
QUestion is who do i get
A) Chesney
B) Howard (4YC) (-4)
C) De Gea
I have Coleman.Open ControlsChesney
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a) mirallas for lampard for a hit
b) theo for lampard for a hit
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Is the general consensus to hold Rooney and hope?
Open ControlsLots of talk about Suarez perma-captain but in GW18 Suarez is away to City and Roonry away to Hull. Are we really going for Suarez when there are better options?
Open Controlslukaku home to sunderland?
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Wait 8 weeks.
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After Chelsea,
How does this look for the Xmas Run:
Szczesny (4.0)
Terry. Coleman, Ward, Chester, Baker
Walcott, Silva, Ramsey, Hazard, Ravel
Negredo,Rooney, Suarez
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Need a cheap defender to rotate with Chester and Ward as of next week. Narrowed it down to:
A) Martin Olsson
or
B) Ben TurnerOpen ControlsCardiff defence is tighter.
Norwich has a free toll gate at the back.Open Controls
Norwich defence is tight at home and against lower table teams. It's just away against the big clubs that they concede a lot. If you remove the 4 matches (CHE, ars, MCI, LIV) in which you wouldn't have lined him up in any case, Norwich has conceded only 11 goals in the rest 12 matches, and just 5 in the rest of their 7 home matches. Remove those few bad games and their defence is pretty okay. With these fixtures, I would not count it out getting a Norwich defender.
While Cardiff has conceded more evenly against all teams, both teams have equal number of clean sheets: 3 home, 2 away.
I would rather have a Norwich defender, because you're more sure to avoid the big team and to get a clean sheet against the bad teams that they are going to play in nearby future.Open Controls
probably burner
have u checked if one of the two rotates better than the other though?Open Controls
10 years, 5 months agoSo Redmond/Terry comes off the bench if Rooney does not start.. meh. i can live with that 🙂