After delving into the Gameweek 5-8 data for Defenders yesterday afternoon, we now set our sights on the midfielders. Arsenal’s in-form duo arrive under analysis, whilst we also cast an eye over City and West Ham’s summer signings and analyse the recent displays of Southampton’s wide men as the fixtures turn in their favour.
Kun injury .. Standard man. I really do hate international duty
If it's only a week then a will definitely bench him.
Exactly. Waste of 2 transfers to get him out, then back in again.
Has anyone actually sold Kun or pressed the WC button yet?
I hit the WC in GW4 tbh. But definitely keeping a hold of him as long as he has not torn it.
I still have mine and not using it because 1 player is out for 1 week.
If its serious, I might just suck it up and take a hit.Yeah I would hold on to your wildcard especially if your team is fine. I have Wilson and Gomez in my team .. so might need to use my Fts after all.
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Has Aguero had hamstring problems in the past, or is it always a knee issue (or other issue)? If the former, how long was he out injured for with his hamstring?
And anyone seen any footage of his injury?Oh, maybe this is the video. But doesn't really show much: https://vine.co/tags/aguero
I watched the footage -- the injury seemed quite innocuous tbh. however reports are stating that he tore his harmstring and was in tears in the locker room.
Ah, well if that's the case, then it's months...
if aguero's out long term, I'm getting rid of him and shelvey for either:
A) kane + walcott
B) sturridge + eriksen
which combo would you go for?
my other strikers are pelle and lukaku btw.
B
B only because it doesnt have Kane.
Not realy sold on it, any other options
Kane has scored in his last two matches.
One of which was an own goal 😀
😉
What's your budget?
kane and walcott = 1.0 ITB
sturridge and eriksen = exact cash
You own Shelvey 😯 .. i thought i was the only one on here! Just glad i got an assist from him last week 🙂 ..
Gonna be doing Shelvey + Aguero to Lukaku + KDB here OR i may just WCbig fan of him. it's a shame his immense form hasn't translated into FPL points.
oh and i kinda like B)
Kun > Kane? 🙂
Why is no one considering Costa?
F*** Costa.
Red card magnet
How many has he got?
Career 0 red cards in PL.
Extremely due then 🙂
Maybe, but definitely not a magnet, rather extremely teflon.
If anyone's due...
Poor form.
FWIW, I think I'd consider him if Aguero is out for a month.I am for sure
Not too keen of Chelsea before GW12, if then.
Not until Jose has gone
How well dyou lot rate Mane?
I was having a discussion about him being easily being able to slot in most of the top teams in England if not Europe.
Where dyou feel he goes on to from Southampton?
I think he's a fantastic player. Would love him at United
He would slot in well at ManU, probably more so than the other top teams.
But personally I'd like him to stay at Soton.United really need him imo.
Depay is too young and inexperienced to rely on for a full seasonCan Mane play on the left? I've only seen him on the right and as a number 10.
Hmm you're right there.
Matter of fact I haven't seen Depay start any other position than wide left
When hes on his game, like at Chelsea, hes one of the best in the league. On his day. Guess just needs consistency now.
Next? A solid season and i think any Prem club would be interested.
Great player and great value in FPL imo but he is too erratic to be able to slot into most of the top teams imo. His performances are often hit and miss, and he goes on and off the boil a lot. He lacks consistency really. If he can play the way he has been recently on a consistent basis then yes, I agree.
He's barely completed a full season here and I feel the whole Southampton team is a bit inconsistent. It's what separates them from the top
Both Pelle and Mane might move to the next club with major cash infusions. Valencia maybeYeah you're right. But for me that would be a bit of a step backwards.
Hes a beast and I would like to see him alongside Herrera or Schniederlin
At CDM? Interesting place to put him
Alongside them in Midfield .. not in CM
Fair enough. He's one of those players that suits a better mid-table team like Soton, couldn't see him succeeding at a huge club like United
He's not a CM.
think he means ahead of them in the midfield 3, as a playmaker
What you're referring to is the United bench
absolute stud; will move to a "bigger" club next season
I see him in a top Bundesliga team for some reason, maybe Wolfsburg
And then Munich will buy him haha
At least there's a 0.1 buffer on Aguero while we wait for news. #silverlining
A what?
Well most of us bought him for 13.0 and he's now 13.3 so we can afford a 0.1 price drop before losing any money.
There's a buffer of several million.
Manè could be an excellent contender for the captaincy option v Leicester. Leicester are a very attacking team and Manè could get them on the counter, explosive player and is on top form. Huth and Morgan won't be able to keep up with him. O
Yeah you are right. I'm never comfortable captaining him though, I see him miss enough easy chances and it would be double as painful as captain. Hopefully Ranieri plays Mahrez, affording him more space.
In form though.
But torn between him, Pelle and KDB.Pretty much the same here except I have Silva instead of KDB
I'll probs give it to Pelle as a differential to Alexis.
Another contender for me too
I would (C) him over KDB if he was nailed to start.
Mane is nailed.
International break.....
Rarely starts after a trip back from Africa.Finishes earlier than most others though
His only international game is a good 4 days before Soton's game though. That, along with the form he is in and his role in the side, I can't see him being benched, personally.
How long did Mane have to rest last time around when he was benched?
From memory, played two days before.
If that's the case then I would be fine to (C) him. I can see him terrorising Leicester's defence
Yeah. If Aguero is out I'll probably bring Pelle in and (C) him I reckon. He just seems (slightly) more reliable to me.
But as you say, wouldn't be surprised if Mane exploded
It was a Tuesday night game.
He came on in the 67th minute despite that.
He'll start, NQAT.
ireland vs poland and ireland won agianst germany
So did Poland. And it's Poland's home match.
ROI have to win. Can't go through with a draw. Tough match. Hope they make it.... And face the French in the opening match.
If Aguero actually has torn his hamstring then I think cheesestrings are too tough to be what his hamstrings are made of.
Hazard captain vs Villa.
Gotta be a good shout if Kun is out ?really hard to trust a chelsea asset right now...but no harm in giving it a shot
He's been pants, I wouldn't.
Chelseas inconsistent performances have put me off. But he is due a big score and with all the pressure JM is under I think the players will be giving that wee bit extra. But I do think it's a massive gamble giving there current form
Huge gamble, and probably the week to do it in, given captaincy is likely to be pretty spread if Kun is out.
I would if I had him, he has been doing ok recently fantasy wise.
Very lucky though. His stats have been horrific and one of his assists was from a typical jammy Willian FK...
I'll try not to be too twitchy.
Assertain, hold and play Ighalo vs Ars
Oh well at least we got a good week out of him. What are your thoughts on Aguero out?
Bony?Read the past 4-5 pages.
It's a shame, not just in FPL terms but in the pure pleasure of watching him play. And it's for his injuries that I wonder if Real/Barca will ever buy him. Still, it's a boost to the title chances of Arsenal. Every cloud.
Even though I have Mane I'm thinking Pelle. Can't ignore his form
http://www.ole.com.ar/seleccion/Kun-llorando_0_1445255837.html
Translates to Otamendi saying "Kun was crying"🙁
Good find. Not a good sign then. When he went off against Everton last season he was crying 😕
Yup.. i remembered that too
This could change the title race.
Wasn't it around this time last year as well? 😯
Nah, it was the second half of the season. This time last year he'd just slammed 4 past Spurs
Oh right, bad memory 😛
will be a shock to City's system have finally just kicked into gear after some bad results.
Indeed
let's not go overboard yet, he could be crying because he thinks he'll miss their next match which is even more important after they lost at home this time
Kun : "serious looking hamstring injury"
Anyone heard anymore?Everyone's searching for scraps.. my scrap is above 😆
Thanks. Doesn't sound great.
Haven't heard much chatter about him around these parts, not too sure 😉
no
messi vs ronaldo
Messi
I've always said Messi, but if you were to ask me which of those two players I'd rather have play for England, it would be Ronaldo, as I think, as Fergie said, he can slot into any team, which Messi couldn't. But I'd take Messi at Arsenal, obviously.
Messi imo. Ronaldo a better goalscorer, Messi a better all round player
messi gets more votes
Messi all day long
Is it wrong to hope Aguero's injury is serious ?
I'm on wildcard (so no point hit) and support Bournemouth (A slight better chance of getting a result)
still more than a week to go..he will recover by that time
You sound so SUREzho6 .. what's your source?
lol..Finally someone noticed SURE in my name 🙂
No source mate..since he was taken off lot early..hoping he will recover in 1 week time."finally someone noticed"? or maybe finally somebody gave a rat's arse about.
You can hope for it to be minor if you only want him to miss one game??? he'd prob miss the game even if there's the smallest of doubt behind his fitness with UCL and the Derby coming up after
Careful. Lots of people take the moral high ground round here.
Up to you. Your thoughts don't influence it in any way so whatever makes you happy
Nah, there was much rejoicing when Clichy had a serious injury.
Looks like it. Man city confirm he lasted 22min only before being stretched off 🙁
This is why you hold your FTs during international breaks...
I find it's all about a balance, depends entirely on who strikes form and potential price rises just before it.
Personally i'm happy to take a hit - #1 in my main league and top 40k yet i've taken a few hits but managed to get my selling value upto 101.7 - Allowing that 5th mid to be a 7m odd player rather than a 5.5m 🙂Agreed.
plenty will be considering hits this week with anything from 3-8 million in the bank after selling Aguero.
SUPPORT LIVERPOOL
NO THANKS
Ben Dinnery reckons hamstring strain
He also thought Shaqiri and Pedro will start last week.
they did... on the bench
Team is:
Butland, McCarthy
Kolarov, Dawson, Gomez, Nyom, Francis
Sanchez, KDB, Payet, Mane, Mahrez
Aguero, Igahlo, Graham
Already used my FT.
Assuming Aguero is out, what should I do?
A) Aguero + Gomez -----> Costa/Pelle/Lukaku + Bertrand (-8)
B) Aguero + Graham -----> Costa/Pelle/Lukaku/Sturridge/etc and play AOA (-8)
C) Aguero -----> Costa/Pelle/Lukaku and play Francis (mci) (-4)
D) Gomez -----> Bertrand (-4) and deal with Aguero next week.A with Pelle I reckon 🙂
Leaning towards that, cheers 😀
A is what I'm on atm, already had taken -4 for Bertrand/Pelle Monday, just dunno my Aguero replacement, yet.
id be tempted to do b, think leicester will get one against saints. Pelle and Bony might be a good diff. But then i already took -8 two days ago so im screwed aguero owner. Had lovren, wilson coutinho being sht probs
0=Arsenal chelsea suck but liverpool and barca dont suck
New Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has vowed to bring his own brand of "emotional, full-throttle" football to Anfield.
he knows what the fans want to hear.
I bash them a lot on here, but I hope Klopperpool start becoming a force again. It'll make their defeats more sweeter 🙂
haha who do you support?
i'm not a liverpool fanPlymouth Argyle.
But United were the first team I saw live as a young boy and I've been attached since. I've always played with them on Ultimate Soccer Manager 98/99 and other games. They're my secondary team.
Seen Pymouth a couple of times this season, GB - very impressed. You may as well ditch Utd for a while.
Top of the league 😎
My extremely short list for captain next GW just got a bit longer.
True
Aguero seems to be the sort that wants to come off with the slightest discomfort - he's no Bert Trautman - don't think I'll sell just yet!
Butland
Kolarov Dawson Azpi
Sanchez Silva Payet Mahrez
Kun* Pelle Vardy
Subs: Evans Wanyama Gomez
IF kun is out:
A. Kun to Lukaku for -4
B. Let Evans play and do transfer next week for free.
If Aguero is out for any length of time is it worth doing Mahrez + Aguero > Hazard + Lukaku -4?
8 years, 6 months agoManchester City striker Sergio Aguero suffered a hamstring injury while playing for Argentina in the 2-0 World Cup qualifying defeat by Ecuador.
Aguero, who scored five goals in City's win against Newcastle on 3 October, was carried off after 22 minutes.
The 27-year-old is set to have a scan and looks likely to miss Argentina's game against Paraguay next week.
Aguero had only just returned to fitness after a knee injury earlier in the season.
A statement on the City website said: "The striker pulled up holding his left hamstring while chasing a long ball downfield."
The Premier League leaders are next in action against Bournemouth on 17 October.