We delve into the Gameweek 5 data this evening in our first members article of the week. Wayne Rooney’s new role for United comes under analysis, as do Burnley and Leicester’s displays up front, whilst a couple of north London-based frontmen are also placed under the microscope after their contrasting weekend performances.
ADM
I agree.
He is going to be the "Ozil" this year.
Or that 😀
That's reverse Yaya 😉 ?
His points he has got over the past 3 games remind me of the Points Ozil got when he arrived at Arsenal
this..or Yaya himself..
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ADM
Not Fabregas?
How are them quizzes going TFF? Not been around much so....I have Fabregas, so not for me 😀
Same here, been busy lately and haven't hosted them for over a week
Prices are not going to do that, if the thresholds stay as they are. £1.5 max as a rise will mean they can still be bought quite easily.
ADM and Sterling. The crucial thing about both these players, other than talent, is that they are enjoying their football.
Schneiderlin, probably
thish
That was framed to get an adm answer but I take your point.
It wasn't
Fabregas (no goals/ only assist), Ulloa, Schneiderlin, if Downing scores some more points in next 2 etc. etc.Well adm then 🙂
Schneiderlin
Talked about this yesterday in response to Senti Cazorla
http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2014/09/21/the-community-round-up-59/?hc_page=28#hc_comment_8360030
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Schneiderlin
More likely to be this years Ramsey because of his affordable price
Posted this earlier. Which one do you guys prefer?
A. Eriksen-->Di Maria (Will leave me with 0.0 ITB, Will also leave me with 3 united players, Fixtures getting tougher for United)
B. Rooney---> Aguero (Easy fixture for Aguero, Rooney playing in the "hole". Less attacking potential for him. Will be unable to fund for this move if I do A)
C. Chester---->Naylor/Pva/Chambers (Any of these players will be benched this GW. Since I have Dummet I only have 3 nailed defenders. A replacement for Chester will help in the future.)
Im thinking B at the moment as Im not keen on Uniteds upcoming fixtures, could see them losing to WHM, also have DDG. Thoughts?I'd do A and give another look at United if Rooney plays behind the strikers.
Which 3 United players? Their defense is a no go area and 3 attackers is a nigtmare,
b looks the right callDDG, Rooney (and Di Maria if I get him)
I like b because of stats and stuff
On a wc, how's my team? Feel as though defense is light but options are poor
Forster (4.0)
Clyne, Duff, Naylor, chambers, Moore
Fab, Sterling, Di Maria, Siggy, Boyd
Pelle, Kun, Costa
Thanks
Prefer Welbeck to Pelle myself, but looks ok.
What Marknlard said.
Moreno and Ramsey to Bertrand (means doubling with Clyne) and di Maria for free. Sound good?
Soton have three homes in the next four so don't mind doubling up, and Man Utd were the only 'big' team I had no attacker from. Got to be alright, yeah?
I'm thinking of doubling up on Soton defence and doing Lovren + Naismith > Bertrand + Ulloa this week.
I say do it.Thanks!
A cheeky upvote here would be appreciated!
http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/8361825
Because you are canvassing for votes I gave your nearest rival a vote instead 😉
Oh dear me, i thought our rivalry had ended after our fixture 😛
How this WC team look:
Forster - Mannone
Ivanovic - Baines - Wisdom - Hutton - Duff
ADM - Fabs - Sterling - Siggy - Jedinak
Costa - Pelle - WelbeckCrazily similar to mine (above). I don't think Ivan is worth it
Yeah will go after this week I think...
No Aguero court sting you
Feel like maybe you should try to get Aguero in.. would be hard to get him or some other expensive forward (maybe Falcao?) in if they explode as Costa seems untouchable atm.
Pushed the button already Jafooli?
Sorry, I accidently posted this in the DZ.
Any help is MUCH appreciated...
Decisions for next week... Currently:
Heaton
Bardsley -- Clyne -- Naylor
Mata -- Ramsey -- Sterling -- Fabregas
Rooney -- Naismith -- Costa
McGregor -- Kelly -- Marney -- Caulker
2 FT's, thinking of doing:
Mata --> Di Maria
Ramsey --> Siggy
Naismith --> Ulloa/Vardy
Worth a -4? Have to do 3 to afford Di Maria...Read down two posts
Yes.
Anyone think Remy will start this weekend with Costa rested for CL?
No..and it won't matter if he is because everybody has him and everybody will (c) him...The game is ten a side this week....
Nope, Prem the priority for Mou
This
My team at the moment:
Forster (McCarthy)
PvA Moreno Shawcross (Hutton Moore)
Sterling ADM Fab Siggy (Boyd)
Aguero Welbeck Costa
2FT 0.1ITB
Not really sure what to do with this. Would like to get Chambers and Baines instead of Shawcross and Moreno but missing 0.3m for that move so would have to downgrade elsewhere as well (PvA -> 4m, Aguero -> Sturridge when he is fit?)
And Moreno and Shawcross’ fixtures look better than Chambers/Baines’ for the next 2 gameweeks.
Should I just leave it as it is? Seems like a waste of a transfer though.Personally I would just not have di Maria
Mata down to siggy and upgrade Naismith to pelle or wellbeck
No hit requiredThis is a reply fail to Governor -sorry
Ps I wouldn't change much, maybe lose Moreno in a single swap
Robe Wan - You wouldn't have ADM?
How come?
Sorry I haven't been on in a while, but what's with all the Chambers love?
Debuchy out for 3 months so looks nailed on and Arsenal's fixtures look good from GW8 on
Good fixtures incoming coupled with cheap price.
When is yaya off to African Cup of Nations and how long does that period last ?
Lampard on the radar ;Dlol
Most of January until first week of February, I think Fatty's loan will be over then though
I hear he might extend his stay to cover that period
That would be interesting.
any thoughts on Schneiderlin performance last week? why everybody's picking him up even though he didn't score last week? Is it because of the low cost and fixtures?
just dont think he will keep it up
He's amongst the highest scorers in the game and is cheap. Exactly what casuals look for.
not a player i want
Sadly, you appear to have missed the boat.
http://members.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/my-stats-tables/view/1373/
Just points chasing at this stage. Downing is the better and cheaper option.
He made it onto my Caveat Emptor table:
http://members.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/public-stats-tables/view/1517/Was Yaya a mainstay in that last season? 😉
😀 You'd think so wouldn't you? He was in and out but not always after a haul. Occasionally he actually merited some of those goals (not that I got him until the end).
Why do I feel that double soton defense is going to end in tears?
Because it will
Double defences are high risk high reward, so yeah they can be immensely good or immensely bad. We don't really know.
For the next few matches, I'd rather have two southampton than two of pretty much any other team though, put it that way.
Chadli---->Puncheon(-4)
Thoughts?
CheersCould pay off this week, but poor in the long run.
nope
or anyone below 8.0m for a hit?
Wouldn't get rid for a hit. NLD could mean alot of goals. He is inform isn't he?
Wouldn't go to anyone for a hit. The London derby can do crazy things, he might just pop up.
Mmmm...true.
Thank you 🙂
Not for me.
Wouldn't do it.
Madness
avoid
Thanks lads 🙂
The Chad will rise again!
@SAB? TWO replies to you now, Sir. 😕
Ramsey > Di Maria for a FT?
Oh, no - not for me, mate.
Thanks Doos 🙂
50/50. Leaning towards not doing it.
No
Love Rambo but I think that's a good move.
Nah, still getting into good positions. Could have got a couple against Villa.
My Dead Team Challenge team is 4 points better off than my actual team!!
I clawed back 9 pts on mine this week and now only trail it by 26 points
Mine is 13 points better off actual team and that's after my actual team scoring 4 more points & having Sturridge/felippe Luis in my starting 11
2 FT thinking:
Ade to Pelle
And
Balloteli to Costa
Good move or not?Ade bang out of form and Costa is Costa.
Good moves.Most obvious move today
Definitely, even for -8!
West Ham has very nice fixtures after this gameweek. Is Reid a good potential replacement for Cahill you think?
West Ham have a very nice fixture this week too.
😆 Now, now! 😉
Heyyyyyyy 🙁
Collective noun pedant 😉
Yes, very.
http://members.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/my-stats-tables/view/5599/
Keep an eye on Tompkins too ...Thanks all!
City have averaged just 1,6 goals per match so far compared to 2,7 last season. This is probably down to WC hangover for many players and Yaya out of form, but soon City will headline the “Frisking the fixtures” and the goals are likely to flow yet again, especially at home. How are people planning for this? Is Aguero the only way to go? Not many City players around in teams atm
I think they miss Negredo.
I've had Aguero from gw2 and frustrated by him (2 captain fails)
Will probably keep for a little while longer, but have big questions over his value.Yes I think they miss the Negredo of last autum. They dont have as many strings to play at offensively this season when Jovetic also i injured. Seems more static.
It's the reason I'm not getting Aguero. If things change then I'll jump on board.
They'll get a big haul and then people will buy them. As always
The Yaya factor for me. Once he gets over his birthday cake I'll get him in.
I am thinking this too, tho further price dropping is most welcome
Tho there is the chance he will simply return to be a normal good DM this season, without all the goals, heavily critisized ofcourse as people will always compare with last season. Which is a bit unfair maybe, in historical perspective.
Funny joke, but more happened to him over the summer than that. I know what it's like to lose a sibling.
Yes, we must not forget that.
cannot justify his price tag even if you guarantee me 1 goal a game
Silva+Aguero
Am looking at Ramsey->Silva next weekAguero is the way to go for me. Yaya is struggling because of personal issues 🙁 I'm surprised he and Kolo even stayed in Brazil.
Yes, maybe he returned too early.
What do we think about Ramires's injury in terms of Hazard vs Fabregas?
Hard to tell if Mikel will come in. Oscar seems very out of favour now
Fabregas will probably drop back into the pivot and Oscar back in?
I didn't watch much of the Chelsea match, apparently Ramires was on the wing? is that true?
I was 'watching' it but not really watching it at all so that may be true.
This ^^^. Bye, bye clean sheets. 🙁
What clean sheets ???
😆
The ones that I want!!! 🙁
I got Ivan as well. He better gives us a CS or 2 before making way for Baines in couple of weeks
Absolutely!
Fabregas will be tied down in the pivot, and even more dependent on Costa finnishing off his passes from deep. Costa will not keep it up at this rate, statistically nobody does, and a shift to Hazard could well be the wise move.
Doesn't make much of a difference imo. Ramires always starts in the big games.
is haz still on pens?
He was last season, when Lampard wasn't. You would expect so, but we need to wait till they get one to know 100%
ok cheers
Just seen pelle went up in price yesterday.
Damn.Midweek fixtures. Have to wait and see.
I did Ade->Pelle last night. I just hope no one gets crocked in the mid week games
And he will again before Gw6 🙂
Want to get my team sorted early this GW, thoughts on my lineup
STARTING XI:
Krul
Ivanovic / Clyne / Taylor
Sterling / Fabregas / Sigurdsson / Di Maria
Costa / Aguero / Ulloa
BENCH:
McCarthy 1.Boyd 2.Moore 3.Chamberssimilar to mine 😀
The only difference is you have dimaria+ivanovic+taylor for my ramsey+terry+moreno
A)Pelle + Bertrand
B)Baines + UlloaPelle+Bertie+Baines here
😎That's the ideal combo, IMO.
Im still angry for not using my 0.2m ITB to get Clyne over Bertrand last week.
I suppose it would have felt worse benching Clyne than it does now after benching Bertie.
😕Bertie will come good, don't worry!
Oh look at us Saints fans, taking over the world.
Though Man Utd fans did that and then look what happened... 😆
If you benched him anyway, it doesn't make much difference because I don't see much difference in their projected points. Bertrand could edge it actuall. (Note, I'm a southampton fan and have watched 90 mins every match)
COYS, COYS, COYS! 😀
Haha, The only match I actually went to was the loss at anfield, so I am clearly bad luck. The rest i've watched on TV here in HK.
We played well at Anfield and deserved to get something from the game so I wouldn't say you were bad luck at all. I was a season-ticket holder the year we got relegated from the Championship - now I clearly must be bad luck.
Live too far away now so only see a collection of away games and a couple of home games when visiting friends.To be fair I'm not actually that superstitious but was talking tongue in cheek.
However, it is completely your fault we got relegated from the championship 😀
Very close. Can't really call it. I'd say A, just about, but I do have Ulloa and not Pelle.
A
A
this week A
A), at the moment, imo.
Cheers guys. I'm so mad at myself. I accidentally sold Clyne as I was focused on funding Aguero. I'll probably cry all season now.
Just get Bertie in to stop the crying then 😉
He'll definitely be a differential for my ML. I know most will have Clyne. Baines has some good fixtures coming up too though. Pool and United leaking
True but Everton are also very leaky and Baines can't be depended on for attacking returns in those tighter games, IMO.
🙁
The Krul conundrum - strategies for getting him out.
So many of us have Krul, but no one wants to take a hit to get rid, but with so many nice options upfront to play around with, (ADM, Pelle, Aguero, Walcott) all to possibly bring in when do you take a GW to change the keeper? Perhaps it is worth a hit.
I have Krul/Foster, Foster seems like an ok bet this week, but really could do with getting in Heaton, Forster or Mannone.
What strategies are those with Krul taking......Take the hit and then slap yourself in the face when we get ourselves relegated 🙁
Keeping. If anything's to go by, most keepers end up around the same points at the end of the season. Unless on wildcard or no other attacking transfers, I would just keep.
Keeping - it'll balance out.
Keep. If I WC in GW8, he'll definitely go. If not, he'd stay longer.
When it comes to cheap goalkeepers, I'm a strong believer in just being patient. at 4.5, Krul will pick up a few clean sheets and saves. Nobody at 4.5 is likely to be prolific in terms of clean sheets, regardless of form up until now.
I also have krul and foster btw and sticking until I wildcard.I'm on a WC so out go Krul and Foster, in comes Forster and probably Heaton. 😀
I just keep looking at it week by week and deciding that an outfield player is more worth the transfer (this week did Chester > Baines).
GW10 coudl be crunch time....
Foster vs Arsenal
Krul vs LiverpoolD'oh I meant GW18
Krul vs mun
Foster vs MCI
Woo hoo a greenie.....not a hot topic though
A) Rafael to
1) Trippier + 0.4
2) Pieters + 0.3
3) PVA + 0.8
4) Gibbs
B) Rooney to Welbeck + 3.2PVA that exta 0.8 elsewhere in team will come in handy
In that case I will have to double up on SUN against Swansea this GW. Too risky or playing Rafael is riskier?
A) > pieters imo
B) no rush and depends on other strikersHave Costa and Pelle, so up front looks good.
B
Quick Straw Poll:
Ramsey or ADM?
(This is for now, not from GW8 where I know Ramsey's fixtures probably give him the edge)If you have ramsey hold him. If on WC ADM
On WC. 🙂
ADM. Quite comfortably.
Ramsey
ADM
I left a message for you....don't take it the wrong way.
Just trying to help.It's all good. Replied.
Appreciate it.
I'm taking the risk of not getting any Ars cover until GW 8. Hopefully then Walcott is back.
By then it's one of two routes for me...That's a similar plan to mine. As soon as Walcott is starting (I expect him to be eased in), he's in my team one way or another.
ADM
AdM
The guy who looks happy and been enjoying his football. and the immediate fixturesAdM for me. Crucial to United's attack and they will score goals this season I believe.
Di Maria has looked exceptional. In the World Cup he was average at best, and as a player who I was looking at buying, then didn't, I was very happy not to own him.
Will we see his World Cup form again soon?No
Based on...?
disagree. he was great at the world cup too and was arguably better then messi when he played. Argentina could have won if he was available for final
This ^^^
It's the right time to bring in Mark Noble or should i wait?
when ever is the right time in FPL?
wait for the season to get over
Definitely the right time if you have free transfer fantastic player to have
It is always a good time to bring in Mark Noble.
I had him as fifth midfielder two years ago. It seemed like every week looking at his points on the bench. 🙂
Really cant decide between ulloa/pelle or welbeck.
My concern with ulloa is alot of naismith owners in my leagues are going to bring him in and with a good fixture there every chance he could deliver. Worried about not having when alot in my leagues will do.
I cant help thinking welbeck and pelle with QPR are better picks but spurs at home is a tough game and im not sure im trust southampton enough to go with pelle.
having decided to hold off on Di Maria last week, my lead in my leagues is eaten up so have to get this call on the money this week.
Between ulloa/pelle and welbeck who is likely to get best returns this week? Reckon ulloa next week but either pelle or welbeck this week?worry about your own team and back them mate.
Pelle this week for sure out of the 3
Welbeck long term will deliver
Ulloa seems to be bomb proof at the moment - I have him and im impressed but he isnt going to be a massive differential oftenIf there is ever going to be a week to have Pelle this is it
9 years, 7 months agoWho do you think gonna be the Yaya of this year?
Yaya: the player who scores points irrespective of playing position, shots/goal ratio & other not good looking stats. Also he gets drafted in by a majority resulting in his price shooting up and some of us remain rigid around here using some of these logics: Can't sustain the points/not worth it anymore after the price rises/ just plain rigid