After taking a break for the packed festive period, we roll out our weekly article for Members this evening, offering an in-depth statistical analysis of the main captaincy contenders for the set of fixtures ahead. We analyse the current top five in the Captain Poll, with home games for Tottenham, Everton and United offering possible alternatives as Liverpool and Arsenal hit the road:
Completing my WC and need help on the defence:
Marshall Mannone
Mert Coleman Chester ?? ??
Pick one:
A) Nastasic and Cahill
B) Terry and WardOpen Controls
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A) Oscar + Silva
Or,
B) Hazard + Lallana/Eriksen/Cabaye
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B with aguero?
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For me;
B) Hazard + Lallana/Eriksen/Cabaye
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Is Silva on Peno's if Yaya doesn't play ?
Open Controlswould you sell distin/evans for a hit?have kos,olsson and chester also
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Feel bad leaving Januzaj on the bench this week but can I really bench any of the starters?
Ozil - Cazorla - Hazard - Silva
Suarez - Lukaku - AdebayorOpen ControlsThere is no benching that lot -
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Thinking of this late Jan WC front 8:
Silva, Hazard, Ramsey, Lallana, 5.0
Suarez, RVP, Aguero
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Looking to make a run at top 100 in flp and need to win my money league. Hows my potential W/C look? This is from next week but if players are still not fit I could push it back as long as needed.
Boruc, Davis
Coleman, Chester, Bardsley, Ward, Burner
Hazard, Silva, Ramsey, Mutch, Puncheon
RVP, Aguero, SuarezOpen Controlsgo lukaku/ade for rvp and get ozil and another good defender imo.
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Defence is a bit weak for my liking I'm afraid especially with the poor home games Chester and Ward have til the end of the season.
Assuming you want to keep your front 8, have you considered Coleman, Bardsley + Boruc > Kosc, Nasty and Mannone? At least that way you have 2 decent defensive options instead of 1 and only have to play 1 of 3 cheapies.Open ControlsLove it. Similar to mine above. Any way u can afford Clyne over Ward? The 4 rotate very nicely alongside Coleman.
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Captain choice:
The Smart Choice - Suarez
The Exciting/Risky Choice - Coleman
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Smart Choice.
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You live in his neighbourhood? dint know he was a perv 🙂
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Been a close vote when I've asked today so...Your thoughts please folks 🙂
The only WC decision I have left to make. I already own J Rod and Yaya.
A) Lallana and Negredo
Pros: Cash left over to do a nice, easy Negredo > Aguero FT later.
Cons: Have to "risk" double Southampton attack.
B) Lukaku and Silva
Pros: Lukaku probably a better long term prospect than Negredo.
Cons: More expensive, no direct route to bring in Aguero. Would require at least 2 transfers.Open Controls
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JRod really is the real deal.. thought maybe it was a bandwagon gone crazy on here. hmmm
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yup, am deciding between him and Eriksen or Lallana and Bony atm
Open Controlsi think him and eriksen wins hands down in that combo mate
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I had a dig through some videos earlier and watched five of his goals. Two were good but three were jammy and showed poor technique. He'll probably score a few but I really can't see him keeping up the same rate.
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For his past owners it's about whether they ended up in the back of the net. But for people wondering whether he'll score more, it's all about whether he's good enough to keep scoring from the same types of chances. On the evidence I've seen, I'd say no. If he had those chances again, he'd probably miss.
As I say though, I haven't seen all his goals or - which would be better - all his shots on goal. I might have just seen a really unfair sample.Open Controls
Lads help !
As the days go by I'm thinking of Wc :
1 - Davis may not start ( Boruc )
2 - Burner may not start ( Hudson )
3 - Sterling may not start ( Studge )
4 - Rooney may not be fit
That's 4 big ifs , I've already played my 2 ft.
Davis ?
Goalman (vc) / Mert / Burner ?
Silva / Hazza / Ozil / Sterling ?
Suarez (c) / Negredo / Rooney ?
With : Chester / Ward / dead on the bench ,
This means I've 7 guaranteed starters with 4 big ifs and 2 - 2pts off the bench if a few don't start.
Mmmmmm I don't like it especially when I have another Wc but I'm not budging yet , I really wanted to wait but it looks bad on paper ,
Any thoughts ?Open ControlsI think number 1 is the only one that will happen
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i think out of those only sterlin would be my immediate worry, but id still figure him to start with studge bein eased back as a sub....
i havent heard any news on boruc bar he will return soon......whose your back up keeper?Open Controls
A few things have changed since I played my WC on Tuesday.
Current team:
Szczesny (Marshall)
Kosc Azpi Nast (Evans Chester)
Hazard Silva Ozil Oscar (Livermore)
Suarez Rooney JRod
What would you do on a WC? Had Negredo right up until this GW and was reluctant to drop him (honestly) so considering him again.Open Controls- Open Controls
It was £110.1 before the WC and now £109.6.
I am looking at Lukaku who has some nice fixtures and has almost slipped under the radar. Welbeck is scoring for fun as well, just look at his last 5 GWs!
Every time I own Lallana he does nothing for a month 🙁Open ControlsI'm desperate to get Lallana in. I'm a long term Lukaku owner and reluctant to get rid with his fixtures, especially given the run he went on when he joined Everton. May go in the WC though.
I like Welbeck, but he isn't nailed on long term and is playing in a team out of form, so I think the boats gone on that one.
With £110m, you'd do well to get a bad team! 😉 Love to have that kind of money!Open Controls
I agree with DIDS -
Get Rooney outta there ! etc.etc.Open Controls
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I'll ask again.
Thought about bringing Giroud in for Rooney this week, but am now leaning towards Negredo. My question is, given I have Silva already and if he's fit I'll be getting Kun in next week is Silva, Kun and Negredo too much City attack for the Cardiff game? What to do?
a) Keep Rooney, probably go -4 next week to sell him and Lukaku to Kun and Bony
b) Sell for Giroud and keep him for 2 GWs before selling for Bony
c) Bring in Negredo, under the same terms as GiroudOpen Controlsi have negredo,think i have to keep him vs cardiff even if aguero is back
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giroud until week 25, then negredo
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Has anybody here watched the recent Stallone & Schwarzenegger film 'Escape Plan'? Wondering if it is worth watching
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My current defense and midfield from using my WC
Mannone Kelvin Davis
Ward Chester Coleman Burner ???
Silva Ozil Hazard Januzaj ???
What one should I fill the gaps with?
a) Koscielny, Henderson
b) Clyne, EriksenOpen Controls
Treat yourself to A, although I'm not keen on Henderson as a pick. You must have spent big bucks up front!
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A) Mannone + Marshall + Shaw
B) Boruc + Davies + Azpi/Nasty
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Is a Lallana/Adebayor combo worth the extra 1.7m over an Eriksen/Rodriguez combo? You can do a lot with 1.7m, like keep it in the bank and switch Negredo out for Aguero when the time comes.
Smart idea?Open Controlsi think both pairs will score similar and even if they were priced the same i'd struggle to choose
Open ControlsYa go for the Eriksen/Rodriguez combo, you will want Aguero when he is back fit.
Open Controlsi agree even though i dont like erisken
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I don't really like Eriksen as an option (yet) whereas I like the other 3. That said though, I think the 1.7m is quite a big difference so would be tempted to go with the latter option.
Open ControlsEriksen has been playin brilliant fpl wise of late to be fair.. agree with you though. he does come with a slight risk considerin the other proven options in the price range
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cheers all.
taking a punt on Chiriches in defense as well.Open Controls
just 2 spots in my team cant really decide
a) giroud/lukaku + 4.4 mid bench warmer (no silva or ozil)
b) silva + 4.3 forward bench warmer 3-5-2 with ozil-oscar-hazard-ramsey-silva kun-luis
c) j.rod + lallana (no silva)
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How's this? Enough in the bank for Rooney -> Aguero.
Mannone (Davis)
Coleman, Koscielny, Clyne (Chester, Ward)
Yaya, Ozil, Hazard, Silva (Noone)
Rooney, Suarez, Adebayor
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Whoa! The OX is back! Anyone getting him in?
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Best 4.5 Mid available for bench fodder? Keep leaning towards Parker.
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Which City/Saints combo?
A) Lallana & Negredo
B) Silva & JRod
This decision impacting my ability to sleep.Open ControlsWho is the best Midfielder under 6.3 Currently on Henderson but people seem to be very against the punt
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A) Lallana + Berahino
B) Gnabry + Adebayor
(Have Eriksen)Open Controlsthanks for the input everyone, another question to ponder.
I will lose .6 if I sell Rooney now and want him back. Otherwise, I love my WC.
Suck it up and sell Rooney then?
I wonder if I leave myself enough cash, with all the other wanted players in place on my WC, if I could use my FTs to move Aguero and Rooney in and out of one spot...at least for a little while. Anyone ever implement that strategy before?Open ControlsIts a good strategy Fuzzy - just don't know if Aguero / Rooney would be the combo I would choose.
Presumably this combo would be scoring goals each week - even with a little money left over - the price increases week to week would mean that eventually you could not afford to continue buying them back.
Also, you know how it goes - you may need an urgent transfer(s) due to injuries to your starting 11.
Overall, a good short-term strategy - particularly if you see a 3-4 GW period where such a rotation would milk points for you hand over fist !
Best of luck !Open Controlsyeah i prefaced the notion with "short term". The idea would be to decide on the hot hand when the time came where I couldn't just keep swapping, and stick. Why not the combo of Roo and Kun barring fitness for you? Both armband material with natural home away rotation.
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10 years, 3 months agoAnyone tempted to captain Rooney? It seems unlikely that he will come off the bench. If he's fit, surely he starts.