Getting the right backline in your winter Wildcard will be crucial. For those of you either still with a Wildcard or looking to overhaul your backline here is a list of the best cheap defensive rotations, which offer good rotation until the end of the season. I have included some of the key players to consider as well as the ideal fixture list (upper case for home games) using these pairings.
SWANSEA – SUNDERLAND
Players to consider: Kyle Naughton* (Swansea, 4.3) and Patrick van Aanholt (Sunderland, 4.2)
BUR/SUN/QPR/WBA/bur/hul/AVL/avl/HUL/CPL/lei/new/STO/eve/LEI/cpl
*Assuming the rumoured Naughton transfer from Tottenham goes through.
SWANSEA – STOKE
Players to consider: Naughton (4.3) and Philipp Wollscheid (Stoke, 4.5)
QPR/SUN/wba/avl/HUL/EVE/wba/CPL/HUL/EVE/lei/SUN/STO/TOT/bur/cpl
SWANSEA – WEST BROM
Players to consider: Naughton (4.3) and Andre Wisdom (West Brom, 4.5) or Chris Baird (West Brom, 3.9)
TOT/SUN/wba/sun/bur/avl/STO/avl/HUL/LEI/lei/new/STO/new/MCI/cpl
STOKE – WEST BROM
Players to consider: Wollshield (4.5) and Wisdom (4.5) or Baird (3.9m)
QPR/bur/SWA/avl/HUL/avl/STO/CPL/QPR/LEI/cpl/SUN/swa/new/bur/LIV
SUNDERLAND – ASTON VILLA
Players to consider: Van Aanholt (4.2) and Alan Hutton (Aston Villa, 4.4)
BUR/swa/QPR/WBA/new/WBA/AVL/SWA/NEW/CPL/QPR/sto/EVE/WHM/LEI/BUR
NEWCASTLE – WEST BROM
Players to consider: Paul Dummett (Newcastle, 4.3) and Wisdom (4.5) or Baird (3.9)
hul/bur/cpl/sun/AVL/avl/STO/ARS/QPR/LEI/cpl/SWA/lei/WBA/qpr/WHM
LEICESTER – HULL
Players to consider: Marcin Wasilewski (Leicester, 4.0) and Curtis Davies (Hull, 4.8) or Michael Dawson (Hull, 4.6)
NEW/CPL/AVL/QPR/sto/SUN/HUL/tot/swa/wba/SWA/bur/NEW/BUR/sun/QPR
9 years, 2 months ago
Thanks Jonty!
With Naughton passing his medical, it looks like a lot of these rotations are viable.
The Hull players mentioned are slightly above budget but that is due to the sheer amount of injuries they have.
Let me know if anyone has found any more. I may post an update involving triple rotations if it's something the community are interested in.