Versus – Low to Mid-Price Midfielders

decide for yourself: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vI5M3kaapc3B25RSVAUnhzWwdyWJj96HC_BsjG-s1FM/edit

Just get De Gea.

Valencia

no one?

Ferdinand imo

Ferdinand, but Danny Simpson's a better QPR pick IMHO

Sturridge and Alexis

Costa, Cesc, Yaya, Sanchez, Ramsey, Chelsea defence

Sanchez fabregas sturridge and sterling

Yaya

Ramsey, Eriksen

Sturridge, Sterling, Eriksen, Sanchez

YAYA.

sterling, ramsey, alexis, chelsea def

only became a member a few weeks ago but they are really top stuff. help compare and highlight a few of the options I was already considering while also giving me 1 or 2 other players to consider

I must get my credit card off the missus to upgrade

Love The Big Numbers, preferred Captain Sensible when it first started.

This article is the first one since i became a member.And i love it!

Mata over sterling for me till gw6

Teams solid imo

Isla will displace Simpson.

😆

not me. I prefer to save my WC for when I need it most. last year I saved it til very late, one of the dgws towards the end of the year. the year before that it lasted me until late november/early december if I remember correctly when my team was decimated by injuries and out of favor players. I personally have found more value out of saving it and taking a hit here and there if need be

yep, I'm thinking the same as you, might take a punt on 3x chelsea defence:

De Gea (4.0)
Cahill • Azpili • Luis • Chambers (Baird)
Yaya • Mata • Ramsey (Sigurdsson) (Marney)
Rooney • Jovetic • Bojan

I tried it, but it's so similar to my normal team it didn't seem worthwhile

The first Int break week will be the most popular week to WC - it has been for at least the last 3 seasons. So nothing wrong with the strategy in theory. However, as usual, it's the quality of the wildcard that really counts and not necessarily the timing.

actually any team u would form be it season/3gw would be 90% similar since if a player has 3 bad fixtures at the start u would only want to get him in after the fixtures.

Injury risk, but he'll be the cheapest route into their starting backline. Is get Caulker if you can afford him.

I've been saying Simpson, but now they've signed a decent RWB then it has to be Rio.

........ untill he gets the knack, after which Rob Green becomes the best option

i want to double up on Palace defence but gonna start of with C.Davies and Ward instead. after 5 weeks when the Palace LB situation becomes clear and Hull's fixtures turn sour i'll swap Davies out for my 2nd palace defender(after ars, new and eve too conveniently)

You a Palace fan Keith?

Dammit!

Not sure about this conclusion. Mariappa was excellent at RB, as was Ward at LB. Logical arguments, just don't see any changes, they did fantastic

Ty

Baines.

neither?

Baines
But I won't spend that much on a defender 😀

Baines

Everton has 4top teams In their 1st 7 matches so might make it hard to get cs

would not be too sure of that tbh.. Stoke are a different team now. more attackin and less defensive. Hughes seems to have faith in him and so do the fans. Probably play in the hole. very low risk price too. good run of fixtures. can always swap him out in a few weeks

It's fairly irrelevant though as its mostly in a 352. Think of him as Albrighton

Home games v Villa,Lei,New,Swa,Wham & Burnley to start make him worth a look at 5.5.

But.....he is only 5.5 bench fodder really. No biggie

8.

a) Sanchez & Sterling

or

b) Ramsey & Silva + 1m

Rooney is a lock then 2 of Costa/Studge/Lukaku/dzeko/ade/bony/gru/austin?

plenty of options imo.

I agree completely.
Rooney & Costa are locked into my team, but there is uncertainty with almost every forward in the 8-8.5m slot. Dzeko, Giroud, Jovetic, Bony, Remy all have upside, but may all have questions over game time or effectiveness at the beginning of the season.

A bit too light, unless they rotate particularly well? I think downgrade hazard to fabregas and maybe even adebayor to someone else. That extra money will make you many more points in defence.

Adebayor is a risk IMO

Lamela and etiksen look like gold

He'll still get a decent amount of penalties this year. Takes corners and will probably take over for freekicks from Suarez too.

Agreed. Those 9M mid spots are precious though.

no one is forgetting him, just choosing not to pick him 😛

Nice idea if u have a spare United slot, most don't

Spare utd slot ..no one has that

Would pick one Chelsea attacker I feel...

I think you need to find a decent 3-way rotation to support jones and debuchy.

Lose mannone for foster as there is a ? over him starting.

Bojan is gonna let you down. Fletcher better IMO for same £.

I don't like that gk combo

Rest debuchy is a yellow card machine..solid up top..

Ince looks interesting at 5.5... Can't stretch?

Hoilett at 5 looks likely to succeed imo

Davis/Ward Prowse

Arfield for me.. or Davis

Davis. Or Colback if you're feeling fruity.

ramsey for sanchez and upgrade other positions

rest of team?

Amazing. Your poor defence/strikers though.

Looks great to me, but it depends on the rest of your team.

Depends how the Community Shield goes.

Haz and Mata 😉

Mata and Eriksen?

like campell punt don't like barkley and Snodgrass

downgrade Snodgrass for a 4.5 mid, luis for evans and get fabregas/silva/mata

Mariappa Clyne
Dzeko

Probably not, but nowt wrong with Lukaku, should also improve.

definitely b

and i'd probably say c too

Mata and Eriksen

Mata + Lamela

Sterling and Eriksen.

B,Lamela

thank u all

all sorts of opinion which is good but makes my choice no easier 🙂

thanks

Neither

That's the million dollar question. Given how he uses Kuyt for Holland, I think it might be B. However, with United slots so important at this stage, I think it's a massive risk to go with Young from the off.

probably A but would u waste a man utd position for young?

I would say so, yep he looks a good option.

If fit he should partner Shawcross in the middle and Bardsley will probably play ahead of Cameron. Cameron not a nailed on option and i wouldn't be sticking him in my team thinking he was.

Both, but Sterling 1st choice for me