Our usual post-Gameweek article for members arrives this evening as we delve deeper into the data for the first round of fixtures. Leicester’s two-goal hero, Man City and Southampton’s chief creators, Swansea’s improved goal threat and an eye-catching cameo from Arsenal’s Chilean all come under analysis.
Rather him than Ozil. Stick him in and leave him. Good pick.
Losing Lens? Not so sure.
That's a good point, Arsenal have tricky games almost every other game until November. It just feels weird without an Arsenal attacking option at all. They're usually quite nicely under priced somewhere.
I'll be running with no Arsenal for a while unless I get Sanchez. And that's less likely as my plans stand.
Are you still on the early wildcard plan?
Have Kos, Darmian, Gomez and Cedric. Benching Cedric. Seems weird, but I think it's the right move.
Correct.
Cool, thanks.
I have the same back 4 except Ivan instead of Darmian and am finding it tough to decide too. Cedric is currently on my bench but am tempted to start him over Ivan.
It's tough to choose thoughCedric v Ivan, better chance of a clean sheet, less chance of attacking returns. the likelihood is that neither will get a CS, though. Soton currently have Yoshida in the mix...
Ivan over Cedric all day long mate
Thanks lads. Done
Yep.
Bottomed out apologies for repost
IBE - Have him as my only Liverpool attacking coverage and a juicy home game against Bournemouth is tempting me to insert into my starting 11.
Is there anyone out of my current front 7 that can make way for him this GW only or could he be rotated for Firmino?
Hazard Wally Sterling Mahrez
Defoe Rooney Pelleyou had a reply
He could definitely be rotated, but I'd probably put him in over Mahrez.
This.
I'm thinking this at the mo, Mahrez isn't going to score every game right 😉
WHU are pretty good at home too so will be hard to break down.
Arsenal news. I think Ramsey could be dropped. Don't think Sanchez will play. Been visiting their forum a lot.
Ramsey is surely the most threatened by Sanchez' return. He's not a wide player, Oxlade is (and is in good form).
Cazorla/Ramsey double-pivot and we're sorted. Coq out!
That would be typical Wenger. Drop your only DM to shoe-horn the favoured ones into the team. But I think he may have learned the error of his ways now. Chelsea 6-1 Arsenal 18 months back (when he also played without a DM) taught him a big lesson I think.
We used it a few times successfully last season, but only against poor teams at home who didn't have anyone creative to trouble us. Coq will have his hands full with Puncheon or Cabaye this game though.
Not wrong.
As a Ramsey owner, I'm definitely concerned about his playing time against Palace.
That'd be an option at home but I don't think Wenger would take such an open side on the road.
Oxlade was responsible for giving away a goal, his defence is shocking and he will be benched, Ramsey maybe too
Was one of their best players attacking wise though. Only one who looked interested. Won't be benched. None of the gunners seem to think so either. Been on their forums.
great at probing but his ball retention is woeful
"He will be benched" is a pretty definitive assertion.
Wouldn't rather express your thoughts as opinions rather than facts? Or do your opinions automatically assume the status of facts because...they are your opinions and you can't be wrong?*pew pew pew*
Wenger doesn't like playing two proper wingers though. He says it's not balanced. I think that was his argument for playing Podolski LW all the time.
Nooo. My criteria was a nailed on Arsenal mid. I assumed Caz Ozil and Ramsey are nailed and then picked Ramsey. This doesn't sound good
Personally, I think it's unthinkable that Sanchez doesn't start. It's not like he's coming back from injury and needs protecting...
One of the posters(arsenal fan) had a genuinely good post about what Sanchez has done so far this summer. He's hardly had any rest and they can't afford a Sanchez burnout this season again.
I'm all for getting Sanchez. But i'll get him when he's played 90.Could Wenger have even Sanchez lead the line against Palace?
No chance that Ramsey gets dropped Imo
Demi said if Sanchez doesn't start he will stop posting on FFS.
We need to find a new line up guy then.
He will start...
Gru
Alexis Ozil Walcott
Santi CoqFair enough. I don't think it is that certain. Anyone's guess really. If you ask me, there are a lot more arguments for him not starting.
I'm not Wenger but if i was a betting man i'd say he wont start.If Demi says he will, I trust him. He said this week Aguero and Alexis will 100% start.
He's neither Pelligrini or Arsene. They are the only ones who know.
I trust Demi more over a few Arsenal fans though.
Gutsy call. Hope it pays off for you though GB.
Ty LR 🙂
+1
Who's this Demi fellow?
No way...Walcott will miss out again, and people still won't learn
I reckon Giroud gets benched for Wally.
Right. Its quiet. And i'm not there tomorrow.
Captain and subs check please.
Rudd
Kos Cedric Coates
Haz Mane Ayew Payet
Roo Kane(c) Tekkers(vc)
Ruddy Huth Wanya Saylor
To put Wanya ahead of Huth? To put Huth ahead of Coates?I don't have Benteke but if I did I'd be captaining him.
over Aguero?
He doesn't have Aguero. But yes, over Aguero too.
Wanya 1st sub and you're good to go
Why Wanya over Huth?
West Ham away, pretty sure they will concede a couple.
Bingo!
Alright. Changed this. Thanks lads.
Mid sub always first (usually)
Coates over Huth
Tekkers over Kane for me but looks like you are set on Kane.Dead set on Kane.
He looked sharpish when he got the ball against us. And he'll get a lot more in the next one.
Plus he's just more used to playing with his teammates compared to Tekkers.Home debut vs promoted BOU. Could be a good chance to open his Liverpool account.
With you on this. But isn't Kane a better prospect?
Stoke are stubborn, and looked pretty good defensively vs Liverpool. Could be a close 1-0 or 2-1 game.
You are making me think twice about this.
Agreed, been reading a bit on Bournemouth and their struggles from set pieces so for that reason alone Benteke over Kane. Although if the delivery on Monday night is anything like it was last Sunday that won't be a factor.
I think Coates to start over Huth. Maybe Wanyama first sub? Could get an assist or goal.
Pelle Ayew or Gomis Mane?
very difficult to decide, i choose Gomis Mane
Gomis on PK
Mane higher chance to CSthanks, any idea Gomis nailed on pens or is chelsea just a one-off?
Thoughts on Ross Barkley?
Is he a serious contender at 6.5 or are Cabaye and Lens better options at that price?pants, least creative no 10 in the league and doesn't penetrate enough before shooting, so he shoots from way out a lot. Also everton have diabolical fixtures until November.
The problem is CRY and SUN fixtures aren't much better. So trying to look for the best option at that price.
Granted Palace's are bad but I have Sunderland as having the 2nd best fixtures over the next 6 weeks for attacking returns.
Thankfully, we have more than a few fixtures to analyze this.
I'm looking at Bolasie though as soon as Palace's fixtures turn green.I need a downgrade up to 6.5 in order to fund Aguero GW3.
(unless I remove both Haz and Wally, and get Aggy GW4)
Monitor Montero as well.
Cabaye a better option, Lens I don't like.
Will Bellerin be fit to play this weekend?
should be. wait for presser.
Why would Debuchy be benched? He's better than Bellerin.
He really isn't
no way he's better
what time did the price change, assuming is +0 GMT
around 1.45am?7:45am
may i know your location? are you on +6 GMT?
know Im on GMT
*no
*sorry BST even so +1 GMT
It definitely wasn't at that time today, because it's not even 7.45am GMT yet!!?
Shortly before 3am UK time.
on a scaled of 1-10, 10 being prison bad. how screwed am I that I don't have mahrez
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good. I hope Sakho outscores him this week
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imo mahrez is only good to raise funds for kun
dont think he will score double digit in the next 4 gamesIn reality though, at 5.5M he doesn't need to be scoring double digits to be good value or a strong team member. If he were to chip with a single goal or assist in each game (on average) that would be a result, and net him about 5/8 points a game.
Not guaranteeing he'll do that by the way, but I think people are setting the benchmark too high when they argue, "he won't get 15 every week". Nor will Aguero.
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Interested to know what you guys think of these two options:
A: Sanchez, Hazard, Aguero + Sinclair and Milner
B: Sanchez, Walcott, Oscar, Toure, Rooney
I had been all set on the 3 big hitters and two budget players but seeing as I can squeeze in 4 solid mids and Rooney (who I think will be very strong this year despite poor start) I'm tempted to sway.A but Chadli/Ayew/Lens over Milner
Cheers, picking the right 7m mid is a big ask this year
May be try Payet/Shaquiri/Gomis in the mix and you might have the big 3... wait on Hazard if you don't have him yet.
Kane or Tekkers (c) boys? I was all set on Kane. Acqua making me think.
flip a coin
Kane (C) for me - I don't have Tekkers ( I have Rooney)
...for what it's worth Kane has the highest score by RMT tool prediction this week.
Im on Tekkers but dont have Kane. If i owned think Tekkers still, just
I am going with Kane
The poll on Triggs blog usually gets captaincy spot on (judging from 2nd half of last season).
Benteke clear winner there with 44% of votes. Kane only on 11%
Ruddy
JT-Kos-Oxford
Haz-Wally-Ozil-Ritchie
Sakho (c)-Tekkers (vc)-Rooney
Rudd; Cedric, Wanyama, Wardinho
What do you reckon? Good to go?Good to go. Might be tempted to start Cedric over Oxford.
If Oxford plays, he's a better pick than Cedric. If not, Cedric it will be.
Leave for this week but Wally downgrade later to fund Rooney to Kun?
yes that's the plan.
Oh, prob Cedric over Richie
I don't know, Ritchie's numbers were great against Villa, he's on set pieces, and I don't trust either Gomez or Moreno to hold that flank.
Ritchie looked good - stands a decent chance, then again Everton's defence doesn't look great...
^ no
I'm for sure going rooney over sakho for cap
I just don't like his past stats at villa park.
really? I thought he was good against Villa... just not away?
Hasn't scored there since 2007 I reckon.
good tip. but he is more likely to score a hat trick than Sakho
Interesting Arsenal discussion. so with Welbeck pretty much fit again I guess he'll lead the line 😉
yeah in cap cup
Or play RW 😆
In Arsenal's front 6, Sanchez and maybe Ozil are the only players I see playing 32+ games this season.
This!
+1
With 16 goals in his debut season, I can see Sanchez being a huge FPL player this season. Players are usually better after their first season.Weirdly, Hazard got the exact same output in his last two seasons! 14g 10a
He had a strange debut season though. 9 goals, 16 assists. The only season he was below 200pts.
Yeah, I reckon Sanchez will hit 200pts again, if injury free.
Santi will surely hit that mark.
yeah, so pretty much do you want 15+ goals this season? then go Sanchez
32 has any special significance??
Gives a few fixtures out for minor injuries or resting. I don't see any attacking Arsenal player playing 36+ games.
In all honestly we have at least 20 different front 6 combinations maybe more and once Sanchez is starting he's the big constant with Ozil following shortly behind. I'm gonna ditch Wally after this week and be done with it until ~gw9 when our fixtures properly turn and I've had a couple of months to assess. Also by then we'll like have injuries and an easier option. I can't get a balance with Haz/Sanch/Aguero that I like at the moment so I wont be rushing Sanchez in yet either.
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RMT please
Ruddy/McCarthy
Oxford/Huth/Gomez/Targett/Richards
Toure/Hazard/Mehrez/Alexis Sanchez/Barry
Aguero/Gomis/Pelle
Who should I start this weekend?
Thanks for the helpbench huth, richards and barry
Who would you captain/VP out of this lot
Gomis(c)-Pelle(vc)
Ok so my transfers over the next two weeks are likely to be:
Walcott > Lens
Rooney > Aguero
Taking that into consideration, in GW2:
Wally vs Palace(A)
Lens vs Norwich(H)
Do I make the transfer from Wally to Lens this week or just save and do the double swap for GW3?Save.
Lens over Shaqiri?
0.5 less. So yes. I need a 6.5 to make this work
id rather have mahrez or cabaye
Not chasing points with Mahrez, and Cabaye's fixtures are just awful (Ars, Che, Mci, Tot in next 5)
I had a friend last year who refused to chase points by buying Kane... That didn't work out so well for him...
Sometimes you're right to avoid a bandwagon, but it's not the right call just on the basis that it's a bandwagon.
Just a thought...
I had a budget of 6.5 for 4th mid and went mahrez as wel. I think montero could be great too.
I dont rate cabaye or lens as better picks.
Join the Lens squad with Ruth and I 😉
have a man-flu from hell.
any good movie recommendations?re-watch all the games from gw1.
dullest gameweek in living memory? no thanks...
think of it as work. for your fpl team.
i've hit the wildcard and am settled. rewatching the games would force me into revisiting my team...
FFS why would you hit your WC? Why? Why? Why? gw2? What is wrong with the world?
much more at ease with my current team. i'm comfortable with the decision.
You are this week... until you see GW2 results! 😀
Blood Diamond.
excellent. haven't seen that one.
Really good film. Definitely worth a watch
rushmore
classic. but have already seen it and am not a fan of rewatching movies.
I would watch a rerun of Dragon Ball z
lame
Apparently there's a movie coming out.
Resurrection FYeah!
DBZ is great. Think I'll watch it when it comes out.
Schmeichel
Merte Cedric Azpi
Hazard Mane Ozil Sterling
Wilson Benteke Rooney
Subs: McCarthy Wanyama Taylor Ward
0.5 bank
Save? Was thinking of switching Benteke/Sterling for Sanchez/Sakho next GW
save
Is Jenkinson or Fabianski a bad Captain Pick this GW?
its a great idea.....
yes and yes.
who to captain?
Pelle, Rooney or Tekkers?Rooney
GTG?
Migs
Kolarov, Shaw, Coates
Sterling, Ozil, Haz, Milner
Benteke(c), Rooney, Sakho
Cedric, Bentelab, Huth
1FT, 0ITB....Good luck this week fellow addicts!Start Cedric over Coates. And I'd captain Sakho.
Bad advice..
Stick as is AF?
Looks good to me bud.
Cheers
one man's bad advice is another man's...
downfall?
you know what I mean. But if Sakho scores more than Tekkers this week-end, I expect you to acknowledge the validity of other people's opinions.
I'm not saying he's a bad option... just think his team is good how he set it.
No changes needed.
Wife?
Cheers, I've considered both of rrheae options and I am struggling! Had Sakho (cc) fwiw!
Dang iPhones
Cedric over Coates
Same question different day - Hendo or Shelvey? Not interested in Ayew
Shelvey, if i had a knife to my throat and had to pick one.
ok lets say the knife is gone. Who would you pick for mirallas in this lot?
cech
azpi target clyne
haz sterling wally mirallas
roo kane Jerome
henn wanyama morgan francispayet
...but if you don't have the extra 0.5, i'd get Ayew.
0.5m more expensive
Ayew
Shelvy will frustrate. A yellow card magnate.
This. Look to Montero!
Smeggs who's your LB in for Baines?
Would normally be Oviedo.
cheers, its disappointing he's classed as a mid.
He is a class act who has had bad injuries. With Distan and Piennar gone or crocked, he may play midfield and galloway sitting back. Del boy when playing, Oviedio will drop back IMO.
Wicked, this is great stuff to know 🙂
Hendo
Why are you limiting yourself to those 2 options?
Could you please look at my team above and suggest some more options? Thanks
I did. I think Ayew could be a good option.
Cheers
If Walcott falls before deadline Im 0,1 from doing Rooney -> Aguero.
Would you do Walcott -> Ayew today?
Ruddy Rudd
Coates Jenko Cedric Huth Saylor
Hazard Mane Depay Özil Walcott
Rooney Sakho Wilson
0,5 itb.If you're set on Ayew there dont risk it. But I'd advise there are better options cheaper.
Thanks. Any suggestions? Mahrez/Shelvey?
Mahrez or Lens or Ox if you're really brave
Lens and Ox better options?!
Ayew serious?eh. Lens because he's cheaper and I don't rate Ayew yet. Ox, well imagine if he was nailed, I know he's not but if I thought he'd even get 4 consecutive starts I'd whack him in.
You don't rate Ayew _yet_, but you do rate Lens? Well, to each his own, I guess.
Lens has 8 seasons of quality output behind him. Ayew has 5 seasons of okay output behind him and two shots in the box vs Chelsea from the same sequence of play.
I did the same transfer for the same reason. I think Walcott will fall before the deadline and even if he doesn't he'll fall before you get to see him play on Sunday. I just couldn't see the advantage in waiting when Ayew has a better fixture and it was a transfer I was going to make next wk anyway.
Yeah, I guess you are right.
Ayew seems like the real deal. And Walcott not so much.
shelvey good fixtures and good performence
In Manchester United's history...the Club they have beaten the most no. of times is Aston Villa!
post fail
Has anyone an idea why Advocaat opted to leave out "captain" John O'Shea...?!?
Say you had £1.5m spare floating about, would you consider 4.5m mid -> Ox and put him in your starting line up in case he played?
with the caveat that you have another good mid on the bench who can come on if he doesn't play.
I would consider Young than Ox..but don't waste the 1.5m...use it else where
No. lol.
lol cheers lads
In Manchester United's history...the Club they have beaten the most no. of times is Aston Villa!
Yeah, but I think a few teams could say that.
No there's not. There's only one... "the club Man Utd have beaten most"... How can there be multiple answers to that?
I would say, though, that stat is skewed by the longevity of each club in the top flight, but how long in recent times Aston Villa have been average in that top flight. Many average teams have probably been relegated at points and returnedChill Bud! It was tongue in cheek.
Thanks for the replies. Now need to decide between
a. hendo
b. ayew
c. Montero
d. shelvey
Might just pick straws!Really tough, depends on what you do with the extra money! ayew if money wasn't an issue, but it is!
The extra cash could come in handy when I want to bring in kun or sanchez in the next few gws. Which is why I thought of shelvey. I could bring in Ayew or Hendo at 7m but wont free up any cash for later. That's my dilemma.
Have there been ay price changes today or are we waiting another hour or so
Should come at around 7am again.
Nope. It's already happended, around 3am. Back to BAU
Shouldn't be any tonight.
But Darmian and Gomez rose last night.
Check stickies.
What he said ^
There were only drops, no risers, and it reverted to the normal time from last year!
Happened around 3am UK time. No risers and a few fallers including Bamford
8 years, 8 months agoUgh I keep mocking up my next 3 transfers to be:
Hazard -> Silva
Wally -> Ozil
Lens -> Eriksen
Then I look at Tottenham's fixtures and don't know if I wasnt Eriksen until GW10