Our first members article of the international break arrives this afternoon. Assessing the players by classification across the last four Gameweeks, we look at the impact made by Southampton and City’s new centre-halves, Newcastle’s raiding right-back and Palace’s big Norwegian as Alan Pardew’s defence starts to tighten up.
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Your own analysis on the previous page would suggest Cedric. I know that wasn't asked, but might that not be a better choice?
That's what I was thinking!
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Planning to get both. Prefer Bellerin
Fixtures do seem to be on his side as well..
Captaining Ayew next GW as long as he's cleared. Expecting some magic at the Monday Night Football.
too risky to not go with aguero imo
Would you do Hazard --> De Bruyne now or wait?
Wait
Interesting quotes by Wenger on Theo. Is Theo finally the first choice striker?
“I must say Walcott had a hugely committed performance today, and a very convincing one,”
"He was involved in the Ozil one and the Sanchez one, he really fought today. He’s shown he can fight and commit and protect the ball as well. He’s gaining some aspects of his game as a centre-forward."
“In this position it was one of his best games. I was always convinced by him as a number nine. When a guy plays well it is difficult to find people who are not convinced.”
He is 100% first choice now. Giroud's confidence looks shot and is only going to be getting worse sat on the bench. Theo is da man.
arsene knows
Current squad:
Myhill / Mccarthy
Kolorov / Darmian / Williams (Nyom, Oxford)
Debruyn / Sanchez / Payet / Mahrez (Hoolahan)
Vardy / Aguero / Martial
0.4 in the bank. Anything worth a hit or nah?nah
Always played (benched) a cheap 5th mid but finding it really reassuring having a strong front 8 this time. Sure I will have bench points, but 10 bench points is the same as no bench points... Unless you need them. Last week having Ighalo meant I didn't need to do anything with Yaya and I got nine points from the player who would have been sub (and will be again this week)
Is it really worth saving .5m to have a naff 8th mid/fwd?
I've got Sinclair and I hate myself and him because of that.
I had him but long since got rid
I agree. I've never understood that "benching headache" nonsense....you miss a players pts whether you have him in your squad or not, what's the difference?...other than the fact you may get them when needed.
Exactly
This. I like having options and have never seen it as a headache.
If you bench the wrong player, then so be it. Blame the manager.
Once upon a time when I was a casual I used to rotate my 8 attackers. After getting annoyed with points benched (the main culprits were Sinclair, Brunt and Walters) I decided to have a cheap 5th mid to avoid the pain of points benched. The end
There are no Boyd's this year. 4.5m gets you nothing when you need them
I appreciate the 2 points. 3 points and the 5th mid deserves a pint
its always worked for me in the past which is why i continue to do it. there's always that 0.1 or 0.2 missing from somewhere.
I'm with you WR. Right now I have a full eight, with Ighalo, Mahrez, Mane, and Payet my most likely benchers depending on fixtures. Lots of dilemmas, chance of big bench points, but I like it, especially coming off an international break.
good point if you could digest and move on without feeling bad for yourself.benching a 10-15 pointer
yeah and with cl games around some of the big hitters could get rested. good luxury to have
I changed over to a viable eighth on my wild card and like it. It halo was a great early return on that idea.
One thing sometimes overlooked when counting 0.5 or less is the points you hold onto in terms of transfers saved. Avoiding hits or transfers like you did is an excellent source of points over the long haul.Yep, with Wilson out I would have taken a hit to lose Yaya too
I also find a strong front 8 very reassuring. I fell into it quite randomly, too. Knee-jerked in Payet after his brace in gw5, and had enough cash to do a straight swap with Westwood. I haven't looked back.
Mahrez's no-show last week meant Ighalo's points off the bench.
I want that, and will do it once I wc in gw 11 or so.
Guardiola and Pardiola in the same league... WOW.
5 teams still haven't scored from outside the box this season. (Leicester, Stoke, Newcastle, West Brom & Watford)
Mahrez against Spurs when he cut in?
Well inside the area: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQ8rS3TR2bA
So I have this serious FPL weakness: I like to have players throughout the GW. I probably have other weaknesses, but this is the obvious one that makes me do things others would say are stupid. I look at GW 9 and all I can think is, "how do I get players for Sunday and Monday?"
Two questions:
1. Anyone else have this problem?
2. How mad is it for me to switch Ighalo to Ayoze so I have someone playing after Saturday?its only newcastle and norwich, i wouldnt bother over it. not worth it.
There's also Monday--if Ayew is healthy he is the biggest draw for me.
i have butland only so im actually going to be "hoping" its a boring 0-0 😀
Play UFPL.
This is a good point
or daily fantasy
My weakness is that I have favourite real world players who I always have to get for a while ..Cabaye Bolasie, Coutinho and the like....Not that I mind at all...in fact I'm rather fond of my weakness.
I totally get this, and I like mine too: I play this game to enjoy it, and while I seriously try to do well (I'm not cavalier) the whole attraction is having FPL assets to make watching football more fun. I enjoy the whole thing more if I have hopes through the GW, even if they are dashed.
A big thumbs up from me for that. I have always played the game with loads of hits and loads of different players all season long. It's all about the banter with my lads and throwing my shoe at the telly....I don't, and never have, given a monkey's about OR...and never will.
I do it all the time. Not a strength of mine but I can't help it.
Good to hear. In the end, we play for fun.
unless there's some statistically relevant correlation between matchday kickoff times and goals scored - which there might be, i don't care enough to check- team and player form allied with opposition form is how i make decisions. this results in many blue mondays but as new order made a bangin tune by that name, that is sufficient recompense
I'm a Happy Mondays man myself. 😉
😀
Who's more likely to be on pens for Newcastle when Cisse is not on?
Wijnaldum? Mitrovic?De Long?
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More porn references?
Never made any last night... Other wise when asked who was the best striker I would have said Remy Lacroix 😉
🙂 That's a clever nugget.
My defence is
Myhill McCarty
Richardds(che) Kolarov(BOU) Darmian(eve) Prodl(ARS) and Gomez
1 ft, what to do?
Apparently Bayern want Klopp post Pep. Sign da thing Jurgen before them moneybags come a knocking!!!!!
Everton are the only side without a goal from set plays this season. Bainesless.
Cheers Parm.
That'll change next week when Everton turn into Barcelona overnight for their cup final vs United.
They always beat United; I wouldn't be surprised if Barkley bangs in a freekick.
Yeah. Lost the last three at Goodison.
12/13: Fellaini 1-0 win from a corner
13/14: Moyes' last game
14/15: Season was pretty much over and Mirallas scored that goal from an 'offside' where Valencia stopped running.
Tech help please. I have a new lap top and every time I try to sort the season ticker by difficulty, it crashes the web page. I've used IE and the google app but both end up with the same result.
Any ideas?
Thanks.Firefox or Chrome.
Thanks!
Martial to Vardy?
Albania-Serbia tomorrow. You could expect everything there. I wouldn't be surprised if someone shoot at our players if we beating them.
Bus with Serbian footballers was hit by stones today in Tirana.I remember last time... someone got a drone and put a flag on the pitch.
Yup. That man has got arrested todday with 30 tickets for the match and illegal gun.
Might be worth getting Kolarov out of my Euro Qualifier team, as the match will probably be called off.
Good idea 🙂
Football spirit is always nice!
Suppose there are no injuries, would you WC from
Ruddy Hennessey
Kola Cedric Huth Jevans Saylor
Mane Payet Hazard Mahrez Fletcher
Kun Vardy Martial
to
Butland Hennessey
Kola Cedric Dawson Martin Saylor
Sanchez KDB Payet Mahrez Fletcher
Kun Pelle Ighalo
?I would feel better with kdb and sanchez
yeah me too. I love Mane but still feel like Pelle is a better option. Can't afford Vardy in WC team though.
Has anyone posted about players who might be impacted by travel over this break? Haven't been on much and have seen posts like that in the past. Cheers.
no but i heard aguero has a long flight a couple of days before kickoff
Carp posted a list of which teams were playing, but truth is, I don't even know the nationalities of many players these days 😀
Cheers for the replies.
Stuck with the same team all season in my draft league...realistically have these options for captain gw9. Could do with some help choosing, I've currently had Payet as a very successful captain for the last few game weeks.
Payet
Eriksen
Depay
Sakho
Lukaku
ID stick with payet palace hav been lucku defensively
So has everyone bought their 3 Liverpool players yet now that Klopp has arrived? Or waiting for the official new conference before doing the -8?
Lallana time!
Koppany, Kopparov and Koppscielny
*seems my 'l' button got stuck. Still sort of works 😳
Klopp trying . . .
If only it could have been done in the summer! 4-5 players?
Already in negotiations with Milner, Lucas, and Lovren. 😎
Sakho - Gomez at the back I hope.
Due to a frustrating start and trying play catch up to my wife who is 38 points ahead of me!!!!!!!!!!! (Insert embarrassed sad face) I've made some rash decisions and I'm not loving my team at the moment, some advice from the community is needed.
Ranking 290k which isn't too bad but with the Mrs being in the top 40k it needs to improve and quickly.
Current team for next game week:
Butland
Martin, Francis, Richards
Sanchez, Hazard, Mahrez, Morrison
Agurero, Kane, Lakaku
Subs: McCarthy, Hoolahan, Huth, Targett
£0.9 in the bank, a few ideas but what does everyone think I need to focus on as a priority? Wildclard went at GW 4Make 50 transfers for her when she leaves herself logged in.
Im saving that plan in case it's still the same situation come GW 37
Do you have a comfy couch?
Downgrade Kane to 6.5 or less
Use funds to upgrade Defence:- Bertrand / Bellerin / Dawson would be good picks
Your prioity should be your 4th Mid and defence,
If you've got 2 FT's, i'd start with
Morrison and Kane > Payet and VardyIdeally you wanna lose Kane, morrison, Hazard maybe, and most of your defenders
Kane for either Ighalo or Vardy.
Morrison for Payet
Defence needs more money for the likes of Dawson, Bellerin, Cedric, to name a few options. You may have to downgrade Hazard to afford them
Wayne Rooney will miss England's games vs Estonia and Lithuania.
http://t.co/X7kJEoOWh2
and hopefully Everton and City.
So, I have Jevans, Anya (inj), Sanchez (supposedly inj), Sako (dropped), and Oxford (abducted by aliens after GW1).
-4 to change Sako to Cabaye?
Tahttp://members.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/team-stats/defending/
In the chances conceded section, is the left flank the attackers's left flank or the defence's left flank.defender
Ok, Thanks.
International fixtures list
- Wanyama played 90 mins today for Kenya
- Deulofeu played 85 minutes, grabbing 2 assist for Spain U21s whereas Bellerin did not feature from the bench.
http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2015/10/06/lineup-lessons-gameweek-8-part-one/?hc_page=3#hc_comment_11482723
Gomez ->
Williams or CedricWhat sort of season do you see Lukaka having? More than 20 goals?
I think he could easily hit 20, be surprised if he doesn't hit 15 - only needs another 10 for that and he's got 30 odd games to do it.
Is gabriel for arsenal a risky punt will he lose his place ?
hows this for the wc team? I know the defnence is threadbare but the attack sooo tempting:
Myhill Henesseee
Janmaat Cedric Nyom hangland 3.9
Sanchez Walcott KDB MAne Mahrez
Aguero Mitrovic Ighalo
8 years, 6 months agoNeed a Gomez replacement. Who to go for?
A) Bellerin
B) Bertrand