We delve into the data once again this evening and assess some of the standout statistics over the weekend gone by. Arsenal’s fit-again midfielder, Chelsea’s Brazilian schemer, Sunderland, Swansea and West Ham’s frontmen, Palace’s defence and Everton’s raiding right-back are amongst our main topics this time around:
Just done it - feels good
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yeah i might as well pull the trigger, provides a safe cpt option
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Maybe C over A if Yaya is fit for this week.
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Just do it
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on bottom of last page..
Viability of Man United players with Moyes gone, strong or weak? There are definitely arguments for both sides.
Though if Rooney is even marginally fit I could see him still playing to ramp up match fitness rather than flat out resting.
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Really difficult to tell. My thinking is that Giggs will guide United to their more traditional style under SAF. That means we will play more through the center and I'd expect Welbeck to get some game time possibly up front with Rooney or on the left wing.
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yeah, i posted on this last night. It's a wildcard, similar to GW1. They just don't have anything to play for.
Yeah, they are a strong and proud team, many of the players have team spirit, etc etc.
But... What team doesn't?
Sunderland and Norwich aren't the strongest teams but they are fighting relegation, and will not be pushovers. They may not keep clean sheets, but they will score on United.Open ControlsThat said, I still have Sturridge, so I think using my FT on Rooney is a fairly safe play. 13 minutes to reconsider ;/
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Just one more question. Who would you rather have this week, Dzeko or Lukaku?
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Gerrard to mata for a hit is abit mental isnt it?
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Mourinho really is the master WUM. Even after all these years of his psychological games people accept what he says at face value. Brilliant
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Open ControlsI can't stand him. And that has nothing to do with his personality.
Open ControlsWhat is it to do with then? Surely we love or hate anyone on their personality?
Open ControlsWhat he did to football. Him winning UCL 2010 with Inter led to the worst World Cup ever played.
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I don't like him
he talks good so that he can get heat from people and other managers
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Silver to ---> Ramsey or Nasri? Nasri or Ramsey? Aaugh.
Current team is below... already used my free transfer to get Rooney, so this would be for a 4-pt hit. Thinking Ramsey, but also keeping an eye on the DGW next week.
Or should I just wait on news for Yaya?
Mannone (Adrian)
Baines, Coleman, Chester (Ward, Mariappa)
Gerrard, Ericksen, Mata, Mutch (Silva)
Auguero, Suarez, Rooney
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Made my free transfer for the upcoming gameweek already; Mirallas to Ramsey
Leaves me with:
--------------- Speroni
------- Zab - Baines - Chester
Eriksen - Ramsey - Sterling - Lallana
---- Aguero - Lukaku - Suarez
Davis --- Silva - Ward - M. Olsson
Have 0.6 itb.
Good to go or should I make another transfer?
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Since you don't have Rooney, Silva -->Mata bench Lally. Doesn't sound good but I'd try to get Utd assets for Norwich and DGW.
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Guys what are doing with Silva?
waiting or selling?
already done 2 transfers this week for -4
sell him this week or next week?Open ControlsIf you have 11 to play this week, hold.
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Sell him.....
Open ControlsMaybe mourinho's statement has confused me
does that mean azpilicueta wont play
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I want Podolski in my team. 🙁
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Why do so many Arsenal players get injured?
Open ControlsMust be training methods - can't be coincidence
Open ControlsBecause they are soft. That is generally the case with small yet skillful european players.
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In contrats, the big guys, Mertesacker and Giroud, presumably train under the same methods as the skill guys, yet they seem to hold up just fine.
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- Mourinho tactics vs Liverpool
I assume you have seen this already right? wtf
"Jose Mourinho: I want to rest key players against Liverpool at Anfield"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27121567Open ControlsJust a way to deflect attention from the complete lack of offense today.
Open ControlsHe was receiving praise for a job well done, I don't think there's much to hide from. He trolls a lot but this is actually a dumb thing to say which is why it sounds like a fail on his part. It actually focuses pressure on his team as opposed to other teams. No matter what he does now, he loses. If he keeps his promise and rests his players, he concedes the title and gets abused. If he doesn't, he puts his CL tie in jeopardy and comes out as the boy who cried wolf.
Open ControlsI think he's trying to make Liverpool complacent by talking about Chelsea's focus on the CL. I don't think its a bad ploy to make the Liverpool encounter seem worthless when its probably the biggest game of the season for Liverpool.
Open ControlsYeah, but given it is the biggest game of the season for Liverpool, I seriously doubt they are going to slack off in it. Saying "we are going to throw away this game" could become a self-fulfilling prophecy too.
Open ControlsYeah Liverpool should call his bluff but at the very least if might make them angry. Its a real slap in the face to Liverpool and what they have achieved this season.
Open ControlsYeah would be funny if it motivates Liverpool to go nuts!
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It will not be weak. It will be different.
Schwarzer
Azpili - Ivan - Cahill - Cole
Salah - Matic - Lampard - Schurrle
Oscar
TorresOpen ControlsLooks about right to me. Chelsea have insane depth so no matter who they put out it will be a really tough side.
Open ControlsIt's hard to picture a Chelsea B team that man for man wouldn't be better than Liverpool's in midfield and defense. Up top it's different of course.
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Yeah had a guess below and it's not too different, think he might rest some of Oscar/Torres/Azpi though given you'd expect they'll play in the 2nd leg where they need to attack.
Open ControlsAzpi its a beast. Do not need rest. But yeah, could be…
I think from those David Luiz its the most likely to get rested.
And Jose gets a test with the 4 defenders who will play 2nd leg to Atletico.
On wed miss will be:
Willian - Luiz - Ramires - Hazard (if fit)
Oscar
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If that's his goal he's wasting his breath. There's no way Liverpool have come this far to let up on preparation for this because Chelsea might rest some players.
Open ControlsAy this is probably true. To me it seems like pure mind games from Mourinho all the same but I wouldn't expect Liverpool players/management to take him seriously.
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English press amazes me. I can't see the German or Spanish press praising Bayern or Real for going to Atletico and only mustering 2 SOT while conceding any chance of winning if it comes to away goals.
Open ControlsThey do eat out of the palm of his hand. He keeps them in a job with all his lovely quotes.
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possibly just all PR nonsense and mindgames, no way he'll completely give up on the title
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He may just be covering himself, as he usually does, if they lose he'll just point to the focus on the CL and the fact their chance of the title was slim anyway.
Open ControlsThink that looks like the likeliest scenario right now. Expectations management, as usual. A bit like when he kept insisting Chelsea weren't actually top because of City's games in hand.
Open ControlsThe problem is that he's complicated it by making a pledge of sorts to actually play a certain team.
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Given their lack of goal scoring of late.....a new line up might be welcome in the league!
Open ControlsWhich eh players do you think he will rest? You do the maths
Open ControlsAre they not both injury doubts anyway?
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*key
Open ControlsIf you go by "I would play the players that are not going to play next Wednesday [against Atletico Madrid]"
His team would be something like
-----------Schwarzer (forced)
Ivanovic Cahill (forced) Luiz Azpi/Cole (one has to play)
-----Mikel Matic
Salah Lampard Schurrle
------------Ba
Meaning Torres, Eto'o, Oscar (I assume he'll need him to attack Atletico), Ramires, Willian and one of Azpi/Cole get rests.
Hypothetically.Open Controls
He's absolutely right o the representation part, I'd see the game played on Saturday to give them a rest, English teams have done poor of late and that will have negative consequences on slots allocated to English clubs in the CL.
Open ControlsI get the impression - I don't know if this is the reason behind this instance - that TV companies dictate to us when the games are played.
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Evening. Great conversation. That Chelsea B might be a top five team in its own right.
Open ControlsThat's a whole new can of worms - the Premier B League. I think Chelsea B would beat Liverpool and City B...
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what time are the price changes due?
Mannone
Mertesacker Baines Cahill
Ramsey(vc) Gerrard Eriksen Mata
Rooney(c) Aguero Suarez
K Davis Lallana Ward Chester
How does the above look for this weekOpen ControlsMannone
Terry - Kompany - Baines
Ramsey - Gerrard - Mirallas - Puncheon
Lukaku - Aguero - Suarez
Adrian - Ward - Noone - Yoshida
1 FT, £3.2m itb (keen on taking 1 hit)
Thoughts on this one guys?Open ControlsSilva might only play one more match all season. The only ways he plays two is if he's ready for this weekend (highly unlikely) or the first match of the DGW (possible but also difficult) based on Pelle's comments that he can't even train for a week after playing a match.
Open ControlsEverything i know about this game tells me to start stocking up on DGW players and ignore those with out. Aaron J Ramsey.....you seem to be my nemesis!!!!
My team
Mannone,Adrain
Ivan,Baines, Bertrand, Ward, Chambers
Mata,Nasri,Eriksen, Mutch, Punch
Suarez, Aguero, Lukakku
Bank 2.0
A) Baines & Lukkaku > Demi & Rooney -4
B) Ward & Punch > Chester & Ramsey -4
C) Ward>Demi this week then Baines & Luk > Rooney and United Defender next
D) Any other suggestions are more than welcomeOpen ControlsYou have or getting Ramsey?
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Drop one of Baines/Ivan. Too much funds on non-DGW players. Lukaku-->Rooney
Open ControlsBaines is going for sure, might sell both
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Ramsey is a captaincy option this week. I think you'll be making a mistake to ignore him.
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^This!
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I'd love a Chelsea clean sheet this weekend. My ML leader has Terry, and always captains Suarez!
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My take on United assets for what it's worth!
Rooney and Mata 3 home matches vs NOR SUN HUL. Both nailed on and very central to the united attack. Cant go wrong.
Januzaj / United defenders.....might well hold off until DGW and see how Giggs will line up. Both could do extremely well in DGW.Open ControlsGood reasoning. For me its a little awkward getting in Rooney for Lukaku as I'd need to downgrade somebody else. I'm not going to manage that if I have to sell Silva -> Yaya. I think if its too difficult to get a United asset then holding off for a week isn't a bad ploy.
Open ControlsYou sold on Yaya? No more peno's now that Kun is back. Consider Silva > Nasri?
Open ControlsI'm 0.2 off Silva + Lukaku -> Rooney + Nasri
Still I'd prefer Yaya to Nasri anyway and with Silva out I wouldn't be surprised to see Yaya more involved in the attack.Open ControlsNot so sure....Nasri was a beast on Monday. On any other day, he could have had 1 goal and 3 assists.
Open ControlsYaya has simply been bossing it all season. His free kicks are amazing and he will be more involved in the attack with Silva out. Nasri is a good option too but hasn't been getting the same amount of points this season.
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I am thinking the same. But i have Ramsey.
JT, Mirallas, Noone and Yoshida all out.
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Do manager mind games ever work? If so, when have they?
Open ControlsRafa played them perfectly that year that he got in fergies head and won us the league after his genius "facts" rant. Oh wait
Open Controlsi reckon not. I think managers have a couple of different game plans which they work on in training the week of the match. When the team sheets are announced, final instructions are given on the actual game plan. I think manager mind games hurts us fantasy football managers far more than the opposing manager who is getting his team prepared to play the game.
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People always credit Jose with minds games or taking the pressure off his players.
Most of the time it looks to me like the ramblings of a stressed out football manager.Open ControlsI don't know think anyone takes Jose seriously. Not even his own players.
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Already done Lukaku->Rooney.
Should I take a hit to do Gerrard->Mata/Ramsey?Open ControlsCan't wait for the footy this weekend. What a way to end the season with city and chelsea coming to anfield.
My guess on lineups would be pool in 4-3-3 Mig. Flanno, Skrtel, agger, gj. Gerrard, allen, coutinho. SSS.
Chelski 4-2-3-1. Schwarzer. Cole, Cahill, ivan, azpi. Matic, luiz. Willian, Oscar, ramires. TorresOpen ControlsShould be a cracking match, I just hope it isn't ruined by Mourinho's 19th century tactics. Defend deep and try to nick it.
Open ControlsYeah I'm sure it will be. I disagree on his tactics tbh. He is the defensive master no doubt but it's a highly technical and difficult way to play. I truly loved the tactical battles between him and rafa back in the day. High stakes no margin for error stuff. Different at anfield now though. It gonna be the irresistible force meets the unmovable object
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I really hope Rodgers starts Agger instead of Cissokho
Open ControlsIt's possible. Or schurlle. I think they'd be best using both off the bench though
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Mannone
Coleman DeMichelis Vlaar
Ramsey(vc) Gerrard Eriksen Mata
Rooney(c) Aguero Suarez
Boruc Ki Ward Azpilicueta
Defense bench always a challenge.Open ControlsNext week Gerrard>Nasri/Toure and Ward>ManU defender
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If you had a wildcard what would your 11 be for this game week and beyond (within a realistic budget)?
Open ControlsAm absolutely confounded. Had planned to take a few hits to increase the DGWers in my squad but I now have two City players to deal with, Dzeko and Silva. Is selling Rooney for Suarez now and then getting Suarez back for 38 nuts?
In essence, will Rooney outscore Suarez by the eight pts in transfers in gw 36/37?Open ControlsI've seen this asked a few times. In general people say it's crazy, but I don't see why. I will expect Rooney to outscore Suarez in this period. As long as you can afford the plan then it's all good. Just make sure your plan has allowed for a lower TV as you will surely lose money on taking Suarez out.
Open ControlsSuarez away to cpl would worry me. That saidr, it is unlikely that you are going to give the armband to Suarez in either GW36 or DGW37. You can always bring Suarez back for GW38 for a hit and captain him.
If ever there was a time to drop Suarez altogether, now is the time.Open ControlsEven so, at the back of your mind you know the man is capable of wonders, cometh the hour, cometh the man, it may be his time to shine brighter than he already has done all season...
...then again maybe not.Open ControlsI hear a lot of ppl saying that they will sell Suarez.
Why? He's healthy, not banned, his team need to score goals, and the other striker is injured.
Unless you think fixure trumps form, I just don't get it.Open ControlsIt's the punt of all punts.
1) Drop the top-scoring FPL asset,
2) buy ____ with the funds
3) ... somehow profit?Open Controls
Mourinho says things to create this frenzy that everybody so easily buys into.
He's a ridiculously successful manager and we are not.
Stop battering your keyboards, we are all preaching empty sermons.Open Controls
Price Changes already happened...
Risers: Rooney Ramsey Eriksen Aguero Puncheon Baines
Fallers: Sturridge Dzeko Yaya DeJong Mutch CabralOpen ControlsI forgot the clocks went back a while ago, I was expecting it to happen in another hour...
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But the time of price changes never changes for you...
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-0.3m for me right there. My cushion is thinning quickly.
Open Controls+0.2 for me, but now my Lallana & Lukaku > Mata & Rooney has absolutely no buffer...
Mata will rise in the next few days, so I might have to make the move earlier than planned or get Ramsey instead...Open Controls
+0.5 for me. Can't wait to invest all my money ... oh wait, the seasons nearly over 🙁
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Hey Zep....long time....you well?
In fantasy MLS....who you bringing in for the DGW?
I have Henry/Sam/Robles/Bruin/Barnes/Sarkodie (only one game)/Horst - 4
(C) HenryOpen ControlsHey bro, I'm doing well thanks.
Just celebrated my 30th birthday weekend, so recovering from that...
I did Fernandes, Acosta & Jewsbury > Sam, Horst and 4m this week...
I only have 3 DGWers, since Houston and NYRB are both in shit form...
I will captain Sam...Open ControlsHappy birthday zepster. 30 eh. I hit that landmark just a few months ago too
Open ControlsHappy B day Zep
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Got every riser. Pointless at this stage of the season mind you!
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ok ladies take a look at this.
Mannone
Baines/Coleman/Kompany
Mata/Eriksen/Ramsey/Holtby
Suarez/Aguero/Podolski(c)
Davis/Azpi/Chester/Ward-Prowse
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Open Controlscheers champ 😉 whats ur transfer plans for the gw?
Open ControlsDone and dusted mate. Silva and Lukaku to Rambo and Rooney. Might use my last two years this season to do suarez to kun then Rooney to suarez/Sturridge.
Wish I had your captainOpen ControlsShould've got pod over rooney this week! 😉 Im using my last two to go:
gw 37: suarez to roon
gw38: anyone to suarez ahah (will be a hit if pod, free if kun or roon)Open Controls
Com'on Raptors!!!!!!!
Man it is tough being a Toronto sports fan.Open Controlslong time nets fan or just since they moved to brooklyn? Not over yet.....Toronto teams are known for collapsing.
Open ControlsPretty recent. I stopped watching NBA for years as it stopped being easily accessible over here, I've not long got back into it and I picked a team to support to make it more interesting. I chose the Nets because I like their kit 😀
I find it hard to have any sort of real identity and support when I'm from the UK.Open Controls
Choice this weekend
A) Lukaku>Rooney -4 and spend weekend hoping Lukaku remains quiet
B) Keep Lukaku and spend weekend hoping Rooney remains quiet
Went with A as pain could be gone early.Open ControlsA) 100% without doubt
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10 years, 14 days agoDo lukaku >> rooney before the price rise?
manone
zaba baines kaboul
silva salah mata AJ (barkley)
suarez aguero lukaku
A: lukaku >> rooney....and silva+baines >> yaya + utd def (-4) in gw37
B: lukaku + silva >> rooney + nasri (-4)....and baines >> utd def in gw37
C: silva >> yaya....and bianes + lukaku >> utd def + rooney (-4) in gw37
D: baines + silva >> utd def + yaya (-4)....and lukaku >> rooney in gw37