The final instalment in our series of Big Numbers articles focussing on Gameweeks 1-3 is rolled out this evening. After assessing the fortunes of defenders and midfielders, we now turn our attentions to the men up front – Chelsea and Southampton’s summer signings come under assessment, as do Everton’s in-form budget striker and the contrasting fortunes of a pair of Manchester-based front men.
meh.. wally is back soon. ramsey will do till then
Haven't been here for a while. Can anyone please tell me what is happening with goalkeeper situation at QPR?
Rob Green still the number one.
Not clear, but seems like green losing his place is in the cards
Any link or just rumors? Who is second keeper? Do I have him? Confused really, haven't slept 4 days
go to sleep, and stop thinking about FPL
Murphy i thinkThey bought Alex McCarthy from Reading, good keeper but Green will retain number one for time being. Go to sleep mate!
So new transfer. Damn can't catch a break really. I have Green and Murphy. Damn.
Mate I can't sleep had some family tragedyOh I'm very sorry to hear that Daniel. Please take care of yourself
Krul
Terry Chester Caulker
Eriksen Ramsey Sterling(c) Siggy
Rooney Costa Jovetic
Elliott Debuchy Hutton Albrighton
1 FT
1 million in the bank
Jovetic to Welbeck looks my best bet? or does any other transfer stand out?Logical transferr
gives me some spare cash to play with too.. if ramsey/costa/whoever turns out injured on friday i'll just swap em out for a hit(or Albrighton for Zaha if the injury is short term)
1 million short of Balotelli 🙁 .. and dont wanna take a hit unless necessary
Yes balo if you had the money, ade but you have eriksen, so what's left? Just welbeck
yup.. looks about right then. cheers
Last post of last page so here is my different wc team. How do you like this idea:
Bego, McCarthy
Moreno, Bertrand, collochini, naylor, Moore
Fabregas, sterling, siggy, tadic, mirallas
Costa, baloteli, adebayorAnyone care to take a look?
I really like this team
Just a problem who to bench each week
Balotelli a great call with sturridge newsSiggy this week
Fab next week
Mirallas afterFair enough I personally always prefere a budget midfielder so can play other 7 could get stung on bench points .
Atleast we marney know 9 times out 10 only missing 2 points
I have 5 out of the 7 most transferred out players today.
Anyone else similarly concerned?
TV only £100.2m 🙁similar.. team's gonna have almost no value soon. this is why i'm swapping Welbeck in today instead of friday. need to build up some financial muscle
I dont think TV is too big a deal this year with good budget options around. Dont fret! 😀
I think Liverpool will struggle without Sturridge.
Not as keen on captaining Sterling as I was 10 days ago.
Because Sturridge has been so impressive so far...
he has actually IMO at least
His movement and pace make him a threat, things that Balotelli doesn't offer in spades.
Sturridge is the glue that holds their attack together, in form or not. They were dreadful in preseason when Lambert played as the lone striker.
they've managed without him so far 😉 .. (bitter sturridge owner)
ex-owner
Liverpool are a top team. My find Villa difficult to break down but they've got plenty in reserve.
Next week sell first: Rooney, Mata or DDG?
Mata
Let's watch the football first. First after the window shut.
+1 but mata looks the one who will lose his place, or at least will be rotated msot
I will probably sell him before the deadline.
How does this sound to u guys? 🙁 Really thinking about WC,but still dont know. This brought me to the top 41k.
Krul
Cahill / Jones* / Moore
Hazard* / Ramsey* / Sterling / Siggy
Rooney / Costa* / Naismith
Bench:Foster* - Mahrez,Ferdinand,Naylor
* - flagged
I think Jones is the only one at serious risk of missing out. Keep the WC mate.
How's the Europa team coming along?And leave Ferd to come instead of Jones or take a hit to trans out Phil?
I think I will stick with this one:
Neto - Cassio
Albiol - Vidic - Vulicevic - Darmian - Some Legia's guy
Callejon - Valbuena - Radovic - Kampl - Enache
Gomez - Soriano - LazovicYep, Ferdinand will probably get 2 or 1 point anyway, so not worth a hit just to break even.
Not sure about Valbuena, think he's a bit expensive, otherwise very good.
Here's mine.
Kivrak;
Ghoulam, Naughton, Schwegler;
Callejón, Kovacic, Vitolo, Ilicic;
de Jong*, Depay, Soriano.
€3.0m; Nuzzolo, Darmain, Vasiliou.
*€3.5m in the bank, hopefully for Ba if he's fit.Solid,but I think u need some more offensive mid 🙂 Radovic is great,Kampl also..I would consider one of them
Kovacic & Ilicic both play as attacking midfielders, but I'll consider Radovic if I get Gomez.
Lovren or Clyne going forward?? Can't decide
Clyne
Clyne, Clyne, Clyne. 😀
Cheers both - real question is below 🙂
Lovren
Thought I'd replied here but Lovren. Rather switch Clyne to Aldervieweld.
Gerrard & Sterling double up insane or genius?
Expensive. Go Sterling and Hendo if you really want to double up
Both decent picks in their own right. I personally think Liverpool must get fewer penalties this year though, and with Gerrard another year older and more option for BR, I dont think Gerard will teach 200 again.
Sorry, head all over the place tonight, Lovren or Moreno??
Moreno
Moreno.
Cheers both
Moreno
Clyne
Bonnie and Clyne
Clyne tylsely
Kevin clyne
Clyne AndersonLovren for me. Liverpool dont get many goals from crosses, so it's about the BAPS imo.
not sure how accurate that is,did skertel not score 7 goals last season mainly fron set pieces?
I meant from open play, where Moreno would get attacking returns from. Skrtel's haul from set pieces is another notch for Lovren. 🙂
beg to differ,lovren didn't have the services of gerrard last year yet still scored a few
Sorry, I meant Skrtels haul is a good thing for Lovren, because of Gerrards deliveries. We're on the same page! 😉 🙂
ooookay..gotcha!
Lovren.
I know Moreno is the cool pick and that was some goal but Lovren is nailed and you know what your getting.
Keep Rooney or twist for -4?
Really?
Keepi may end up captaining him 😯 .. defo keep imo
1 Di Maria and Naismith
Or
2 Mirallas and adebayor2
1 IMO
Here's a big number...16...First flagged up Williamson last week before his goal for Newcastle...He now has more touches in the box than Sanchez, Sterling, Hazard, Chadli, Lamela, Naismith....and on and on...Not sure what the hell is going on there but he keeps doing it...
Newcastle often have him peel to the back post and head it back across. He's isnt really a threat. I think his goal was his first in 4 years or something...
Aye...he first started popping up high on that stat at the back end of last year..Still gonna keep an eye on him.
More of a threat than Colocini (who I have) though, who stays back for corners!
That's true, but Colo is a Baps monster! He is such an underated defender imo!
Yeah, if they get a CS there's a good chance he gets baps.
I know bigger numbers. For me, 200,000,000 isn't a big number.
Does it include touches in their own box for defenders though?
No...
DDG (Myhill)
Debuchy Cahill Coloccini (Caulker, Wisdom)
Ramsey Hazard Siggy Mata (Boyd)
Rooney Costa Naismith
What do you think guys? Keepo going with this team or WC?Nothing wrong with that team!
Keep
WC? Seriously? Looks good. I'd probably get rid of Debuchy > Moreno/Lovren but otherwise looks pretty good for this week
I had a similar team and WC'd
Soooo many games on Saturday! beautiful..
Sunday a bit meh and monday could quite possibly the worst MNF i can remember 🙂 ... glad i just got chester from that game
On my Wildcard 🙂
Any suggestions to changes?
G: Krul/Elliot
D: Ivanovic, Clyne, Schlupp, (Duff, Wisdom)
M: Sterling, Sigurdsson, Di Maria, Tadic, (Boyd)
A; Rooney, Costa, Pelle
Cheerrrs!! 🙂Showing off 😀 Its good
Cheers 😉 Any better Goalkeeper? E.g Rotations till christmas? I have 2.2 in the bank. 🙂
I dont know rotation list 🙂 But maybe u cann take Krul-Guzan
Think you might have missed the boat on Ivanovic (unless you already had him!). I might downgrade him and upgrade Tadic to Fabregas or Ramsey.
Upgrade Schlupp surely if you have 2.2m ITB...
For all the hype preseason Trippier's stats are pretty poor.. not seen him taking many set pieces too. was so excited at the thought of gettin him GW 5 onwards. looks like a skip now though
Bench Debuchy, Caulker or PVA this GW?
Bench Debuchy..
Clyne, Moreno or Shawcross if Jones is injured?
Clyne
Clyne
Lovren
cheers all
I think I might be the only person on here to be going into the weekend without Sterling!
Problem is, it would mean getting rid of Hazard, Fabregas or Ramsey for a hit.
Surely not worth it, right???Nope. He'll be a marked man from here on out as well.
Just gotta hope that Villa keep solid this weekend!
Liverpool do lack an aerial threat, so Villa should be able to sit deep with a flat back 5. I think they will win, but nothing huge. (5-0 incoming! 😀 )
nope.. not worth it.. i think i'm the only guy going into the weekend without Hazard/Fabs 🙂 .. everyone has someone they wish they owned but dont 🙂
Huge risk man... your mistake really. Sterling in should've been everyone's priority this week.
Just curious, how did you use your FT?
Jovetic > Welbeck
just did that.. high five!
Nice one! That 0.1 might be needed one day!
If Sterling blanks, I look like a genius. If not, well....
I'm Sterling-less at the moment too. Got an FT but need to replace Sturridge. Nasri to Sterling for a hit? Or will replacing Studge with Balo be enough to cover this weekend?
I'd definitely take that hit.
I would do the latter. Would rather replace injured players than fit ones.
Same problem & worry.
I justified initially by reckoning that Liverpool haven't done well v's Villa in the league at home, I'm not so sure now.
not sure what to do...have 2fts and 0.5
krul
jones bardsley chester (naylor ferdi)
ramsey mata siggy eriksen (jwp)
dzeko rooney costa
A: mata >> sterling and carry over other ft
B: mata + eriksen >> sterling + anyone upto 8.4..tadic?
C: mata + eriksen + jones >>sterling + fab + 4.8m def (-4)
Leaning towards A
B and maybe Mirallas/Tadic
A looks good to mate. You'll thank yourself when you have 2 FT's next week and everybody else is scrambling with the latest injury.
Is it too early for Welbeck or should I just stick with my original plan get Balotelli for next 3 gws?
would balotelli be a hit? i've gone welbeck purely cause i needed the cash and i could get him for free
Good move. Welbeck is great value. With Giroud out, I expect him to start.
cheers mate.. i notice below you have Pelle in your options and no welbeck .. how come
My forwards in FPL are Pelle, Welbeck, and Jovetic.
I have the same 3 in my UFPL, but I might change to Berahino there given Blazer's and Dusan's advice below.
Forgot to mention. Wildcard active atm.
Which is the better SOT / BUR / WBA combination?
(a) Clyne, Trippier, and Berahino
(b) Gamboa, Duff, and PelleNot sure why would you choose your players like that... but A.
Because I'm playing UFPL.
I first choose teams based on fixtures and Saturday/Sunday/Monday balance.
Then I pick players to fit into that template based on who the best prospects from those teams are.
a
Aldeweireld is going to elbow Yoshida, not Clyne, out of the starting lineup, right?
Morning lads! With injuries a plenty I'd really appreciate a few opinions:
Krul
Terry *Jones* Chester
*Ramsey* Sterling Fab Siggy
*Jovetic* Rooney Adebayor
Elliot - Wisdom, Marney, NTaylor
1 FT, 2.2 itb.
I've been keen on jovetic -> Balotelli all week, and now that Sturridge looks out for a little while, that option looks very appealing to me. Assuming Ramsey will be ok (fingers crossed), it doesn't appear to be worth making any other transfers, as jones will just have to be replaced next week. Play Wisdom or NTaylor?
Any feedback would be much appreciated. Cheers lads
Do defensive midfielders score well in UCL? For interceptions and tackles etc. Motta is on 16%. I'm in a draft league you see and there are loads of unpicked DMs.
Pretty happy with this...
Begovic;
Terry, Jones*, Wisdom;
Hazard, Sterling, Ramsey, Sigurdsson;
Diego Costa, Agüero, Naismith.
Hamer(sorry Doosra); Albrighton, Frrdinand, Hutton.
-4; £0.5m in the bank.
Only issue is Jones...
😀 Not Terry, mate.
Terry will come good as always...
Watch the tw@t score this weekend 😉
It will be a long punt from the back, then ...
Looks all good to me. And I think Terry's got a sneaky goal in him this week 😛
I hope so! Fed up of watching Ivanovic celebrating.
I'm not. 😉
I'm not grumpy anymore, although my view remains the same. I promise to be better.
Sturridge to Balotelli done. Feels good.
FT or -4?
FT baby. Still have Costa. Been quite lucky with injuries considering.
so... whats the consensus on Boyd? Likely to start?
Who are the heavy hitters that will take a price reduction soon?
9 years, 8 months agoJust read the Big Numbers - midfielders article. It's hard to ignore Alexis on the Wildcard, even with City and Chelsea to come. Great stats.