The Numbers Game – 2014/15 Review – Stoke City

BOUT and WAT, so Francis/Mings and Prodl/Angella

B

B

A easily

I think consensus is split.

I don't personally like the look of Deeney because a lot of his goals last season were straight balls in behind defences, but he doesn't look particularly quick. I imagine the source for many of his goals last season might be cut off in the PL.

(I've only seen highlights)

I think both will disappoint; I have a feeling Hooper at Norwich might be good for a fair few goals.

See I was thinking Clichy. Too much risk in City defence

9

I had Morgan and Francis at first but changed to Huth and Williams as I think they're more nailed

Great team. If you think you cannot improve your weaknesses or are happy to roll the dice with your defence, go ahead! Personally I would not want Nor in goal. I haven't seen a great defence anywhere, at least you spend at little as on that so you can have a great front 7. Your forward line is really expensive but looks amazing.

Your midfield is even better in my opinion and quite similar to mine, haha. I think Cesc is great value and allows for so much more freedom than Haz. Ozil is crucial to Arsenal, and is probably the first name on the team sheet every week. Mane and Chadli are great value choices, and especially Mane has great fixtures. I don't think he is too expensive. Chadli is nailed on and will come good.

I wouldn't really know how to improve this team without changing your perception about some of the teams you selected.

Darmian appears to be backup, according to LvG so would steer clear. Really like the midfield but not a fan of Aggy up front and not sure if Yoshida is a good pick. Maybe downgrade Abdi and upgrade elsewhere?

Stay away from Agbonlahor, he is injury prone, likes a yellow and doesn't score goals. Maybe downgrade Darmian to a 5.0 def to allow a swap of Agbonlahor to Deeney or Callum Willson. Yoshida may not play many games if Saints buy a new CB.

It's a blessing. Don't question gifts from god.

8 goals and 17 non-FPL assists is why. 😉

nice. costa will be missed though

Rooney Depay to Milner Costa

I can see a slow start for Benteke....I don't think it will click for him straight away at Liverpool

He will score plenty more at Liverpool.

Same, it's so funny! Lambert, balotelli, borini, Benteke all big, strong, 'slow' target men. Just doesn't work for Liverpool. They never replaced suarez with pace and skill up front! So funny!!!

Until Sturridge comes back he's great value.

He's getting service from Henderson, Coutinho, Firmino, Ibe and Milner now instead of from Bacuna, Clark, Delph and Agbonlahor.

I think it's interesting that people that Liverpool plays a slinky, smooth passing game.

that defense and no hazard is crazy ass

Needs Chelsea defender and hazard. Essential

You've spent that much on your attack, and still don't have both Aguero and Hazard?

Big hit on defense. GK not so much an issue in my opinion.

I personally wouldn't want to be playing Milner every week either.

I haven't added it up but I don't understand how you could have that defence and no Hazard but still have to shoehorn Wanyama into midfield to stay under budget.

United probably would give him 400k per week after tax

Why the 1st?

Nope

1st of April perhaps.

Toss a coin and pick Milner.

The one in CAPS.

Chadli

Gazpi up above can't decide between Wilson and Deeney - why don't you two help each other out?

Downgrade your gk/def and upgrade Wanyama or your 3rd frwd

3rd striker? And other missing players?

WC should always be saved until DGWs unless in emergenc

If you do get past GW2 without playing a wildcard, does your nose bleed?

Yeah it's rubbish despite our best efforts at kidding ourselves. City from GW4 is the first run to write home about.

*Nobody has more than Two

The triple captain and other chips are making me think holding till a DGW will pay dividends - I typically WC in the first 6 GWs but I think I'll resign myself to a couple of -8s

I decided for first time in history to pick more longterm team this year. True story. Feel free to join me

Isn't after GW4 better? Intl break?

Yep Liverpool, West Ham and Swansea put a spanner in the works with that, could start with Wilson then switch to Sakho gw2 or something like that

The main benefit of an early WC is to see the lie of the land, which cheap defs are playing, who's playing in the hole, that kind of thing. But you need 3 or 4 GWs to see that.

WCing GW2 is too early, you end up with Eric Dier or Marlon Harewood...

Pretty hard to have more than 3 good games in a 3 game stretch or did I misread this WR!

lol nah

I played and finished top 15. It was boring.

pre season form on top of that fact that he killed it as a striker towards the end of last season.

Hat trick

Hope... always hope. 😉

He's a beast.

First name on my team sheet, but everyone else feel free to ignore him!

Best mins per point going around. Awesome fantasy prospect when fit

In a week Pellegrini will announce that Aguero will be fit to start the season and you'll give up even more

I give up too & will copy.

idk. he doesn't score/assist all that much.

Maybe.

I'd say no, but Lovren seems to have been playing in what looked like a predominantly 'first team' in the pre-season games. Obviously it's not necessarily indicative of Rodgers' plans, but it's enough to worry me.

I'd prefer Skrtel

He's in my draft

get some medication for your future headaches. just go with a 4.5

Unless Adebayor..

But nobody to win them. I reckon they're relegated.

Too slow IMO for modern football

5 I think.

People chat shoite.

He does score a few in fairness - 4 last season (out of 13) and 5 (out of 10) the season before. That said I've no doubts with a bit of service from a midfield worth a damn instead of long balling it up that he should be good for 15 - 20 this season

If I think of some of his best goals off the top of my head, most of them were goals he largely made himself.

Skinning of Gary Cahill before slotting past Cech with his weak foot.
Free-kick top corner, against QPR.
25 yard (or so) right foot missile, at West Brom.
Left foot curler in top corner, against Man Utd.
Powering through centre of Liverpool defence before finishing, at Anfield.
One of the best team goals of that season, at Anfield. Same game as above.

Not bad for a limited target man. 🙄

He's got some crazy aerial duel stats. Not just about goals but style

I'm not getting caught up in it but you have to at least agree he's a very different proposition to the SSS that worked there

Why go all out attack gw1 when Hendo and Payet hv difficult away fixtures? Relax. No ones gonna steal your chips!

What time/channel/team?

I would stay if it's City.

Shhh....

You might catch something

I don't want to be forced into an early transfer.

DM being the most urgent I feel, can take so much pressure off a defence

I disagree on the centre backs, as you should know by now I too think Skrtel's a donkey but I actually think Lovren could be a good defender for us as well as the man-mountain Sakho... Ilori and Gomez also waiting in the wings... it doesn't seem necessary...

As for the DM, we've needed one for a few years now! 😀

Yeah, people keep misspelling his name 🙁

Doubt he cares. He got a dream move to Liverpool. Now he just has someone to compete with. If he's not good enough he's not good enough.