After kicking off our series of Big Numbers articles with a look at the best performing Defenders over the first three Gameweeks, we now move further up the pitch. This time round we focus on midfielders, with a trio of summer signings all showing plenty of promise in their new surroundings.
Yes obv
Yup
Krul / Foster
Jones / Shawcross / Clyne / Coloccini / Wisdom
Mata / Ramsey / Sterling / Tadic / Siggy
Costa / Rooney / Naismith
Currently have 1 FT left:
Rooney -> Welbeck? Would save me money to so Tadic -> a top midfielder
Wait for news on Costa. And Jones too but you have enough on the bench to not waste a transfer on him.
costa is our new suarez fit or not, he must be in ur team specially with mourinhos deceptions
Too soon to sae aft just 3gw?
the stats points to a flourishing season
Krul
Terry Chester Caulker
Eriksen Sterling Ramsey Siggy
Rooney Costa Jovetic
Elliott Debuchy Albrighton Hutton
1 million in the bank
Dont really like Terry, Debuchy, Eriksen and Jovetic but cant take all of em out at once. Jovetic seems to be the priority out.. so
A) Jovetic to Welbeck
B) Jovetic to Welbeck, Eriksen to Fabregas (-4)
C) Debuchy to 4.5, Jovetic to Balotelli (-4)
any other suggestions?A
with A) a swap from Debuchy to Ivanovic/Baines is tempting too
Switching to Ivan would mean no Chelsea midfielder until you use another transfer to get rid of Terry.
next week transfer is gonna be a terry downgrade unless other priorities pop up
A for me
B. Like a peeling off a plaster, do it all in one go quick. Less painful
Guys, little help with this dilemma please;
A.Hazard,Evans and Robertson (or PVA)
B; Fabregas, Moreno, and Curtis Davies
Thanks,
Hazard, Moreno and PVA an option?
What Big boy said
nope, Evans is 0.1m cheaper.
I'm on my WC, so if I get a 0.1 price rise from someone in the next few days it could happen, but probably won't.Oh yeah, forgot about the drop. Whats the rest of defence?
Foster - Krul
Clyne - Caulker - MooreHazard+PVA+NTaylor? Spare change left over
It's an option, I would like to have at least one defender from one of the bigger clubs ideally.
Going for Fabregas over Hazard would solve this probably, but I really want Hazard also, think he will be the top scoring midfield player this year.
Thanks for the feedback
Seriously, forget about Evans.
Why? because he's not nailed on, or because he's awful?
For both of those reasons. If you want anyone in the United defense, which I don't even want to touch right now, try Blackett.
I was thinking Blackett will be the player to go now that Rojo is available?
If Utd stick with the back 3 then Jones - Evans - Rojo will be the three to play?
Admittedly Evans has been poor in the few games I've seen him play, but Utd have good fixtures, and they have to come good soon, right?
Blackett and Jones have been the best united defenders so far this season so I think putting evans in could be a rotation risk
Will blackett play the next matches?
Interesting, thanks guys
Jones is injured.
Evans won't get a look in. He's been shite.
If anything, it could be Shaw, Rojo, Jones...
But I rate Blackett. He's cheap too.Surely Shaw will play wing back, coming in for Young.
He won't play centre backRojo is a centre back.
Yeah, Rojo is, Shaw isn't
It'll be interested to see how Utd line up, but I think if they stick to 3 - 5 - 2 it'll be;
DDG
Jones - Evans - Rojo
Valencia - Shaw
Herrera - Blind
Di Maria
Falcao - Rooney
As above I rate Blackett but there's a ? If he will play so it's a risk putting him in your team. Nailed on defenders are jones if fit and rojo
I have Moreno in my side, but thinking about it, is he really going to be much better than some of the 4.5 options. Liverpool have champions league and he has Enrique breathing down his neck.
Wilson for instance has a similar kind run of fixtures and is a million cheaper. Yes Moreno scored last week but looking at his record it not something that happens often. That million saved could come in quite useful if spent elsewhereDoos has gotten to you too I see!
He was on my watch list even before the Tottenham game last week, with attacking full backs benefiting from bonus points this year I was trying to get as many in my defense as possible.
I still think he will do well this year in an attacking Liverpool side.
People here seem to prefer Naismith over Welbeck. But I see welbeck as a permanent option while naismith would only be temporary, and Id want to use transfers elsewhere in the future... What do you think?
Also is it worth getting Balotelli rather than welbeck or naismith by downgrading a 4.5 defender for a hit?not worth it at all
I think Welbeck is pretty certain to be Arsenals main forward, at least until Christmas, for 6.9m he is a bargain.
Naismith will be a regular if he keeps his form up which I think he will. He's been impressive every time I've seen him. Wenger rotates his strikers a lot even when Giroud was in form. Can see Welbeck and Sanogo rotating often
Dear Jagielka owners, a word of warning:
http://www.ftbpro.com/posts/toby.bryant/1251450/who-should-start-as-centre-back-for-everton-against-west-brom
There are Jagielka owners?
Believe it or not 😉 is a cheap route into what was meant to be one of the best defences in the league
They had/still have crap fixtures though...
Take a look at this:
http://statsbomb.com/2014/08/epl-2014-15-season-preview-everton-2/
Not likely to be one of the best defences in the league this season.
Rubbish. Distin is 37 years old. Why on earth would he first-choice over Jagielka?
Is there an update on Costa? Reason I ask is that a few days ago Silva said he should be fine, now I am seeing plenty of posts for him to be shipped out.
Second opinion needed; keep Sturridge or transfer out for Aguero?Costa. Hoping it will be ok, think best to hold
Sturridge to Aguero seems a yesWait for the pressers
costa will be fine i know im a magician
and he knows how we fantasy managers desperately need him
"Diego Costa is hopeful of being fit for Chelsea's clash with Swansea on Saturday – after the striker's worst fears over his latest hamstring problem were allayed." Mirror.
Keep him.
Get rid of SturrThis
I'm curious as to how many people have two defenders (goalkeepers included) from the same team. So... anyone?
Mannone Pants
I had Begovic and Cameron for almost half a season. Two years ago.
At the moment, no.Yep. Swansea and Stoke.
thats too risky, u pull something like that when u wanna play catch up and cross ur fingers
I have Foster and Wisdom 😳
i say u play ur other goalkeeper even if its against a big club its always better to diversify ur risk
Double, double up from me. Something I planned before and then scrapped as it was too risky. Somehow it's worked it's way back in.
Krul/Colocinni and Foster/Wisdom
If you were Mou, would you play you 'half-injured' star striker at home where there's a UCL game in 3 days and instead you can play your backup that is still better than Arsenal's strikers (combined)?
I think Costa will start from the bench, even if he is fit.Have you seen their group? They could play their D team and still go through. Costa will play PL matches, Remy CL matches.
I'm thinking along these lines too. City next weekend is more important than the CL match. Expect him to play both PL matches.
Yeah it's an easy group, not the easiest tbh but Chelsea should go through comfortably.
At current moment though, would you force Costa to play when he can sit out and play against Schalke "fully fit" instead? It's not like Swansea is more difficult than Schalke too.Would you force Costa to play in mid week with arguably your biggest match of the season over the weekend (away at City)?
Fair point I totally missed the City game.
Then at this point it's really gonna be down to whether he's fully fit or not on Saturday.
I think Mou will be really careful with Costa's injury considering the City game next week.
Swansea is a tough game(look at their form!) and points are points
Theyve been up to easy opponents, Chelsea should win comfortably at home
I think Drogs will start.
They have 2 other good options in remy/Drogba can't see mou taking a risk on Costa with some big games coming up
i admit u have a point, but if hes fit hell start both games pl/cl
We had this reasoning last time when there was the chance him missing the match would be a good excuse for him not to be called up to international duty. That ended well for those benching and selling.
I'll start but not captain if I'm not sure. Siggy will come off my benchno idea who this bloke is but maybe it's news?
https://mobile.twitter.com/BenDinnery/status/509001528578174977Missing a match just to proof your 'injury' to avoid intl duty is a bad reasoning imo.
I just think Mou will be more careful with his injury and play safe with a game vs City next week in mind - not the Schalke one.i dont think u have costa in ur team? am i right
Mata -> Sterling is one of my FT's. Guess its no reason not to wait until friday? None seems like falling/rising.
But my second FT is a bit tricky, Strikeforce are Jovetic,Roo,Costa. Costa seems like a keeper, Rooney also I think, Jovetic -> Welbeck? or another under 8.7? Or ship Rooney also, but that leaves me with no Utd cover(That doesnt sound like a bad thing tho)
Mata may be a surprise faller before Friday. Would wait if possible.
Cheers! Will wait as long as I dare..
What about my other problem?Jovetic to whoever. Wait to see if injured.
Hoping for the best! Thanks again 🙂
That's going to be my only transfer this week and I'm itching to make it. I'll consider doing it tomorrow if no reports of injuries come up for my players
Itched since after last GW! How did Sterling look last night? Didnt see the match
From what I saw good.
With a lack of price movement i believe a 352 now works better than a 343
How so i hear you say
A 352 has eight players that are good, for example Tadic and Naismith. Traditionally that is seen as wasteful as you leave money on the bench as opposed to a 343 for example Ade and Boyd
Previous years if a player was injured you would remove them as the price drops would make holding on a very poor option. Now however it makes sense to simply keep the player until he recovers.
In a 352 this is easy as you can simply play Naismith for example . In a 343 that dosent work, as the 4.5 bench players are useless so there is more pressure to waste a transfer
Having said all this, no doubt next week they will tamper again , and prices will change ten times fasterNot following you old chap. I think it will come down to who the best three strikers are and how much they cost. Just because Naismith is cheap, it doesn't mean owning him forces you into a 3-5-2, as you can play him. If he stops performing later down the line and stops being an attractive asset, no doubt we will need to swap out a midfielder for a cheap 5th mid and invest more up front, possibly for Welbeck
*insert price movement obsession comment here*
This is possible only with Naismith IMO since he is a nailed on cheap striker.
In a way it is somewhat similar with Welbeck + Siggy combo for 3-4-3.
Why did Jutkiewicz drop?
5 people sold him.
Morning! Hoping to catch the tail-end of the DZ...
You guys should participate 🙂
http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2014/09/08/scout-scribbles-mcgeady-at-the-double/?hc_page=2#hc_comment_8219830What's in it for you?
The same that's in it for everyone on the planet
How does my grav look Tinkerman?
Nice! How long did it take you? 😀
I'm not very good with Photoshop, so it's just two images stuck together making the background lighter.
Unfortunately the gravs are a bit small , so you can't see it, but the rainbow is actually made of lego.Kudos 😉
Can't all have the same grav. 😉
I am suggesting that people incorporate it into their grav as it will be more fun! I would do my usual Grav with a rainbow flag in the background but I'm not able to do it right now.
Play Siggy (che) or Jutkiewicz (cry)?
Siggy
Form over fixtures
Do we think Coutinho will start this week? Will trade out next week
If Henderson is injured then only a maybe. Joe Allen has been getting some much needed game time, so could come in for him.
I think he might tbh, Sturridge looks a doubt and i fancy Sterling to be up there with Balo and Coutinho tucked in behind.
Coutinho doesn't play when Liverpool are playing against stronger teams and Rogers is setting up a more defensive team. Home game against Aston Villa? No doubt he will start
2FT
A. Eriksen, Dzeko --> Sterling, Naismith
B. Ramsey --> Sterling (and save 1FT)
C. Eriksen, Cahill --> Sterling, Moreno
D. DDG, Eriksen --> Krul, Sterling
C looks good
A sterling is a must the form he's in. Naismith for that price is a bargain looked good v Germany midweek also
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No camp sends for Brown as polls tighten
I bet no one expected to see a headline where Gordon Brown was sent for to save the day?
Strange days indeed.its is indeed strange but when the alternatives are Cameron or Osbourne it kind of makes sense.
Good Morning Legends !
Morning guys.
Didn't see the game last night. I'm guessing the Welbeck bandwagon is up and running (if wasn't already after his transfer).
In reality, did he play well though?He did ok .. took his chances well.
If he is a starter at Arsenal which I think he will be .. at his price he is well worth it .. he will get chances and will put a few goals away imo .. all about gametime imoShinned goal in, made a few blunders. 9 FPL points all the same.
40 yarder or shinned you won't here anyone on Here complain .
Thanks guys.
Used my transfers this week already, so I guess I'll see how things go before I bring anyone in.
*13
Thought it finished 1-0 😳
Wenger would have taken him off. 😉
Shinned goal? Like Rooney's against Man City?!
When he gets his chance down the centre, he will get so,e form of returns.
He may spray 100 crosses/passes wide, or trip himself up 9 times out of 10, but you only need that one chance to get points.
Aka Yaya. I'll wait to bring him in for Arsenals lovely week 8 onwards fixtures.
Guys would you rather have Wilson or Begovic ..
Team is ...
Begovic
Clyne Moreno 5.5
Sterling Cesc Di Maria Siggz
Costa Welbeck Falcao
Gilks Wisdom Naylor King
Am Thinking if I put in Wilson and Krul I have 1.5 to upgrade elsewhere ?Falcao probably won't start.
Yeah probably save another 0.5 by sticking with Shrek ...where to spend though ??
Don't. Keep Rooney + 0.5/0.6 ITB to make the switch as soon as he's confirmed to start (probably gw5)
Yeah definitely leaning towards that now.
Rest of the team looks ok ?I'd be tempted to keep Hutton over Wisdom. If your other 4 defenders are Moreno, Clyne, Wilson and Naylor. That should see you through Villa's hard fixtures without needing the 5th. Unless you think WBA will be better than Villa defensively moving forward, stick in that case.
Hmm.. That actually sounds like a good idea mate. Villa fixtures do get better. Good shout mate cheers .
Shrek will be absolutely nailed on. Are you on a WC?
Yeah mate. Was gonna save it but team was a bit all over the place so pulled the trigger on the WC
Hmm. Fob off King. At least downgrade to Boyd (4.4m) and I would look at trying to get Ivan. He's been surging forward from the beginning and I fancy him to continue to do so. Not sure you need double United cover either so maybe just stick with one of Rooney/Falcao/ADM - I like ADM but I have Rooney.
If you're bold get Fabianski as well. Stoke and Swansea rotate almost perfectly until GW20 with only one bad GW between the two of them.
Also, try and get some City cover even if it is only Aguero or Silva.Fantastic feedback mate .. Thanks much appreciated.
In 111 minutes of playing time for England Fabian Delph has misplaced just 2 of 58 pass attempts (96.6% accuracy)
Don't rate him .. but he did play well yesterday Tbh
Well, he did after he stopped kicking people in the first ten minutes 😆
Does this team look ok?
Krul
Caulker Clyne Wilson
Sterling Ramsey Lamela Fabregas
Rooney Costa Naismith
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Elliot Sigurdsson Moore Hutton
Did Mata>Sterling and Chambers>Wilson (-4).
Thanks.Good to go wouldn't of took a bit on a defender though
Don't bench siggy
Realistically its between Naismith and Siggy. I've benched Siggy against Utd and Naismith in gw 2&3. So my luck isn't great 🙁 Whom should I bench?
Tbh both of them are on shit hot form.
I think Swansea vs Chelsea will be a close encounter both unbeaten so both teams will score imo .. and any goals that's the swans score .. u can be sure Siggy will have a hand in it ..Cheers. Would you risk benching Ramsey this week?
Sorry, just going back to what i said before, regards doubling up... Liverpool have pretty decent fixtures for the next 8. I'm thinking about Migs and Lovren (or Moreno). Bad call?
AVL / whu / EVE / WBA / qpr / HUL / newFor an attacking side, doubling up is dodgy to say the least.
Moreno will likely be the better choice, save your transfer on your keeper, it would be a waste.Moreno! Don't double up on Pool defense.. they are not good as they look.
There's value in the Liverpool attack, not convinced they're a good defensive unit yet. Lovren is the ideal Liverpool cover at the back imo.
Cheers
I assume you have Sterling - what happens if Sturridge starts scoring loads and you can't get him in because you have two Liverpool defenders?
FOOTBALL (all times BST):
11.20: International Friendly: Japan vs. Venezuela
19.45: Euro 2016 Qualifying: Czech Republic vs. Netherlands
19.45: Euro 2016 Qualifying: Iceland vs. Turkey
19.45: Euro 2016 Qualifying: Croatia vs. Malta
19.45: Euro 2016 Qualifying: Norway vs. Italy
02.00 (next day): International Friendly: Brazil vs. Ecuador
03.00 (next day): International Friendly: Bolivia vs. Mexico
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Ah.. glad I don't have FPL players from this Countries!
wait.. is Sigurdsson in Iceland squad?Livescore has him in the predicted line ups. So I guess he is.
Not a great source but he played their last game.
Krul guzan
Clyne PVA Coloccini Wisdom Naylor
Siggy Ramsey Fabregas sterling wanyama
Costa Naismith jovetic
7.2m ITB
Would you do
A) Jovetic > Falcao
B) Wanyama > Di Maria
C) Anything else?
Thank you 🙂A.
Current team:
Krul, Elliot
Ivanovic, Hutton, Wisdom, Clyne, PVA
Fabregas, Siggy, Sterling, Ramsey, Albrighton
Aguero, Costa, Wellbeck
0.3m I'm, 1FT
Unsure where to go next, any suggestions?You seem fine, I'd save.
Wait for news on Costa and then save the FT.
Good call, thanks lads.
PL players injury table
http://www.premierinjuries.comInteresting, Costa back from injury in time for the league game again then?
Yes, as always! COSTAAAAAAA!!
i have 1.0m spare, really considering doing Di Maria in for Ramsey for the next 4 weeks. On my WC. Hate or appreciate, leave a thought.
9 years, 8 months agoWhat are you Mata owners doing? fixtures look good but talk of his spot being at risk. I haven't got Sterling should I use my ft for a straight swap??