The Rate My Team Discussion

Nobody ever needs more N'zogbia 😉

not really any nailed on 4.0 def...wisdom is best bet as he started most of pre season and i don't think Liverpool would loan him out unless he was going to get game time

i think go for Dzeko for first few game weeks then switch to Bony...you could get Giroud to have some Arsenal?

nice for and mid but you might get left behind with no ramsey/sanchez....i guess easy swap if hazard has slow start

All looks good, do your defenders rotate well for the first 6?
Do you think Luis is nailed on?
Lukaku has some tricky fixtures coming up.
Do you think Sterling will out-score Ramsey over the first 4 games?

who is bartley?

nice team...siggy and bojan work well together

Hi guys,

RMT please

Guzan/krul

Evans/feline luis/Bruce/wisdom/upson

Mata/hazard/Ramsey/erikson/sigurdsson

Rooney/Diego Costa/Zamora

Thanks for all the help!!

Perhaps B.

and the other 0.5 for Wisdom to Cameron...

I just don't fancy Bojan to get regular minutes, and his record seems really mediocre. Diouf looks like being the first choice striker, ahead of Crouch.

Thanks though. Considering other ways to do Wisdom to 4.5 if i can find something

very expensive defence.....you will be playing 5-4-1 every week....you have no room to adjust when forwards explode.....b davies cahill shaw and baines is complete overkill...d/g two of them to 4.5 and u/g attack

interesting team, different from most on here. You will probably be told you're spending too big at the back but those 4 defenders will all score very well in my opinion. Only thing I'd say is to hold off from Baines until GW8 when his fixtures improve and use the money to upgrade your strikers.

I'd hold off on Baines and get Huth or Ward to start with.
Maybe downgrade Shaw to Jones or Evans.
Upgrade a striker, you probably want a more even spread of money so that you can react more easily if a striker gets a hat trick in the first couple of weeks.

A, don't like Bojan.

i saw that as well!

Maybe he meant that he's not sure if he should keep him or not.

Very nice Snevitz.

Pretty common attack.
Defence is solid so 8/10 from me.

i don't have him but if i did prob wouldn't bother....albrighton wont play anyway but people are using him as bench fodder

go with lowest ownership 4m gk to avoid price drops

7/10 - good gk...good defense but risky as luis, cameron, mariappa and rio are not 100%ers

very good midfield and forward...think Jov will be good for 2/3 game weeks but he is only a short term option and risky

overall good team on paper but a lot of risks...if they all pay off you will score big but you could have too many non starters and have to WC early or take hits to fix

agreed...i think its madness to have no ramsey/sanchez and have hazard and costa.....

Slightly. Looking more long term though, and city/arsenal's opening fixtures just don't appeal in general. That's why i'm not too keen on Debuchy from the start, but he's there right now.

I think Hazard will be the highest scoring player in the game, so want him from the start. Could downgrade Costa to afford one of Sanchez/Ramsey if need be though.

palace are good for a draw. Villa rolled up there last year and turned them over 3-1 in GW1

i like the lovren pick but maybe hold off till gw4? i fancy LFC to tighten up at the back this season but the first 3 fixtures are very tough...

loving the henderson pick! i would have him too but i went with sterling instead...managed to stretch the funds for him as i think he is going to have a massive season...i can always d/g to hendo if he flops!

good balanced team...maybe a little light in midfield but you have all the basics covered so should pay off

Strong attack. Not sure about Bartley as i fancy Swansea to buy another CB, but for 4m, i guess you aren't hoping for much. I guess you think midfield is where all the points are going to come from this season. Overall, i like it. But would still be worried about how often you'll get clean sheets with that back 7.

Wouldn't swop Mata myself unless as you suggest for Sanchez or maybe a City mid, but definitely would not downgrade for Young

I like Tadic, De Jong and Siggy as options but all three seems excessive especially with their opening fixtures

what are your subs like?

cant judge without seeing bench

Who's on the bench?

I wouldn't just be worried about Cameron and Bartley, Cahill is under slight threat of rotation and Wisdom is under threat from Gamboa who recently signed. Thats 4 risky defenders which is too much imo.

Not really a fan of Wanyama either but if you like the concept of pure bench fodder then I guess he will do. He isn't much use as an FPL prospect.

Rest of the team looks solid, just try and get more nailed on defenders really.

I think it's too risky having both Bartley and Cameron, one if not both won't start and you'll end up wasting transfers on your defence very early in the season. I'd use the 0.5 to improve that personally.

I would forget Cameron. Bartley worth a punt as your only 4.0 but I wouldn't be going with Bartley and Wisdom

I agree on the point about investing more in defence, seems absolutely fine to me. Nowt wrong with Diouf though.

Yeah they're good, but just worried about the other three. Can stretch to having one def who might be victim to rotation, but not three.

What's wrong with Diouf?

I like some of the punts (Cabella, Pelle) but it is of course a risk. Generally looks solid though and a bit different.

play Chester / VA over Shackell surely? You clearly think Costa will do well judging by your captaincy choice...

Good thing about this team, it actually has a very useable bench. Nice work 🙂

I'd keep an eye on Giroud.. Didn't look fit at all last weekend.. A good chance he might not start the season.

Utd aren't a top 6 team. With that much spent in defence I'd want baines

Not sure about doubling on Arsenal defence with Everton, Citeh, Spuds and Chelsea in the first 7 GWs

I don't think Cameron will play from the start unfortunately. He's returned late from the WC, and so not had much of a preseason. Somebody also made the point that Bardsley is a natural full-back, whereas Cameron isn't. He could start in midfield and CB, but there seems a bit more competition there. Reports of him being sold too.

Agree on Terry. Jelavic is a decent 3rd striker with their fixtures. Have both Costa and Rooney myself now so like those picks too.

Looks good to me, can't really fault it. Nothing wrong with starting with a heavier midfield and then if you need to switch you can always downgrade 1 of those depending on how they do.

i think the balance is good..a lot more value in midfield this year....i have a similar strategy myself. liking the defense but cahill is a risk and wont start every game and i don't know if its worth the extra .5 for caulker over simpson or rio....maybe just swap him to ward?

No this looks good, although I'd try and squeeze a liverpool attacker in, I even think Henderson could have a good season as a box-to-box mid

Midfield is a punt-fest, could be amazing or could be terrible. I don't really rate siggy, he had a few good games a couple of years ago and now everyone has him?

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