Our first members article of the week delves into the Gameweek 13 data this evening. We assess the downturn in form of a trio of premium midfielders, as Alexis Sanchez, Kevin De Bruyne and Eden Hazard’s displays arrive under our radar. Harry Kane and Roberto Firmino’s weekend showings are also analysed, whilst we take a look at Bournemouth’s midfield improvement since Eddie Howe switched tactics in Gameweek 11.
Firmino - way better player.
Firmino definitely.
Barkley is better for the next 6, Firmino for the next 3 probably
Cheers guys. Firmino yolo it might have to be
Sanchez just might have be the (C) against Norwich.
Here's hoping him and Ozil can continue the form..
Both played really well today, yes not against the best Champs League team but still there for a reason, imagine what they can do against norwich
Before today's game I had Lukaku (C) and Sanchez (v). That might change.
I had it the other way around Gerrard before tonights game, hard one to call imo
Will I lose value on De Bruyne when he drops?
CP - 10.7
SP - 10.4
PP - 10.2No you will not
No
Cheers. I was unsure whether it was odds or evens.
I believe not. I'd keep him anyways though (unless you get him out on a FT).
Cheers. It would be for a hit. If I were to lose value on him though I'd be very tempted as I'm a sucker for not taking a price drop. A horrible trait indeed.
it is simple as elementary maths, how cannt people get it? @@ @@ 😯
Obviously not as simple as elementary English 😛
rekt 😮
He probably understands but wants assurance.
This was indeed the case, haha.
Wtf, Maccabi Tel Aviv have 2 of Tal Ben Haim? One was not enough?!
apparently not haha
Pellè on -80%. Should survive tonight, yes?
Yes
Who'd have thought at the start of season Smalling would go up in price to 6.8m, and counting!
I guess its been one of those seasons
will rise to 7m by Xmas. Without scoring a single goal yet and 1 assist only.
lots of utd fans around i guess..trying their best to fit a utd player into their team
the only utd asset that is worth considering
Him and DDG
Who to bench? Mahrez Ayew or Delboy?
Ayew
Ayew, imo.
Already have Lukaku and Vardy.
A. Martial to Ighalo for free
B. Martial to Kane for hit. Would have to dg Kolarov. No Kun and not going to get rid of KDB yet.
C. Keep and use it get rid of Williams or Westwood. United's fixtures look decent till GW18.
A
Thanks. Ighalo's next 3 games look good too.
B
B.
I like Ighalo and he's staying in my team for the next three but I'd sooner think long term if I were buying and go for Kane.
Wouldn't be bothered by selling Kolarov either, wouldn't want him in my team at Christmas anyway as he'll certainly be rotated.Thanks. Bought Kolarov GW 5 or so and he's been pretty underwhelming since.
May get Wolly. Leaving me with Wolly, Bellerin, VvD, Dawson and Williams. Not great but decent maybe.
Who to play this week?
A) Hennessey New(H)
B) Butland Sun(A)
B
B
B
Pretty conclusive then!. Cheers
Just did kdb to Firmino for a hit yolo!
Standby..... Price changes imminent.
I can't believe Sanchez is the 4th most sold player this week. Great fixtures and he is probably the 2nd best player in the league playing for one of the best teams. I'm not even bothered by the price drops if it means he's reaching differential status..
Let them sell. He's my captain this week. 😀
Completely agree. 57k+ that have sold him will regret it
definitely could start to become a differential.
the 10 blanks in 13 games speaks volumes however.
if Pelle or Lukaku did the same, they'd be called the biggest donkey of all time etc etc
Risers: Ighalo, Lukaku, Wollscheid
Fallers: Amavi, Cazorla, De Bruyne, Gómez, Grimes, Hoolahan, McCarthy (CRY), Thauvin
Wednesday 25/11/2015, 01:12:29 AM
1 riser!
Lukaku. :c2ool: 😛
5th rise this month!
So many are going to be trolled hard these next few matches when he is the most captained. 🙂
Wow, Ighalo has rose twice since I got rid of him.
Lukaku up, De Bruyne down.McCarthy still at 11% ownership but falling slowly
Yep. Had a 0.1 buffer on him so he stays in my team for now. I guess the rest are in the same boat as me.
Same riding that 0.1 buffer too. Concerned about Ashley Williams right now. Surprised he hasn't dropped.
Boo, Barkley rise will have to wait until tomorrow
Damn you KDB!
Lukaku up, KDB down.
That's what I call fair play.Hmm, isn't Muniesa a direct threat to Wolly now that he's fit? Or he just out of favor?
I'm sure Wolly will hold his place with Stoke's defensive form
He was out of favour before injury. Order is probably Wolly, Cameron, Muniesa/Wilson to partner ShawX
Ah, interesting, cheers both.
Dropped KDB for Sanchez yest... Got in just in time
Such a simple but effective website:
http://www.rainymood.com/watch?v=XjTSpgAm8QMYou should try this one, I love it!
http://asoftmurmur.com/Damn that's awesome, thanks.
Hate early transfers so much. Risky while also leaving you bored for most of the week...
Get rich or die tryin'
I like early transfers so I can relax all week and not think of FPL unless an injury happens 🙂
I'm nearly hoping for an injury so I have an excuse to take a hit.
Ooooozil Oooooooozing for goals oooooooo
What a name! Nce.
Woah woah woah woah woah.
Lukaku is at 40% ownership.Wouldn't want to be a non-owner anyway.
Me neither but thats ridiculously high and its up to 65% ownership inside the top 10K.
Form, fixtures, good team and a decent price I guess.
Realise it is cutting nose off etc but bit annoyed that he has done SO well and SO many people have brought him in. Ah well.
Damn that sucks. Captaining him makes him a bit different at least.
glad I hopped on early.
Arsenal after Mauro Icardi. Just what they need imo
who's that?
Another Striker from Serie A we don't need.
Ugh. You remind me of unlucky Pod.
Icardi is quality, I'm a Juve fan and I admit that
Serious? He's the captain of Inter Milan. Massive upgrade on Giroud
He can play up front with Cavani and Benzema l guess..
Nah, he's actually a realistic target. Not quite on the level of the players you mentioned but still a major upgrade on what Arsenal currently have up front
Been out of the loop. For weeks.
*months
*yearsI think he was taking they mickey. But yeah, I hope Arsenal seriously pursue that signing is the point I wanted to make
Poor Giroud.
Poor lad. But realistically can't see Arsenal winning the Prem with him leading the line all season
Would anyone be interested in a weekly comprehensive look at expected goals for each team (maybe players xG as well), to pinpoint good captaincy picks or to deduct where teams have been strong in the last four?
sounds good Zasa, have you been putting it together for a while to see if it correlates?
Honestly no, but are you referring to the idea of expected goals in general? Or my take on it?
Probably both mate, I respect your input.
And im a data man, so love that element too.Well expected goals has been covered by many, many analysts & it's been one of, if not the most reliable & consistent analytical metric in football to determine seasonal rank projections, form, overperformers, etc. It's been tried & tested for a while now.
What metrics go into computing the xG measure you're proposing to use Zasa?
I'd be using Michael Caley's model & shot values, could even impute them into a simulator.
Yes 🙂
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Some good feedback guys, tanks. Think I'll give it a go as a regular post for now, maybe an article if it gains popularity 🙂
Good morning all
Lots of transfers in but I've been frustrated with Barkley. His goals are not well crafted, often lucky, and I've been wanting to transfer him out for weeks. Madness?
Would take him out for Ozil to get:
Ozil, Sanchez, Mahrez, Coutinho, AlliDon't take him out if you have him, but I wouldn't get him in over anyone I currently have. Hiis points are inconsistent
I've had him since GW7 with diddly squat returns (benched against Arsenal). No way I dump now after the explosion and good fixtures to come
Yeah I know, just hate being caught in the middle. I didn't even get his points this week, benched him 🙁
Yeah pretty much keep if you have him now for the fixtures, but don't expect returns every week
How does this look for next gw lads?
Butland
Monreal, Dann, Evans
Sanchez, Ozil, Mane, Mahrez
Kun, Lukaku, Ighalo
Schmeichel, Francis, Van Dijk, AnyaHey Nabeel.
Strong team. I'd still consider starting Van Dijk over Evans though.
No love for Kane?Liking it!
Good to go. Maybe have VvD as first sub option just incase.
Love it when you have a nice amount of strong fixtures in your team:
lei, SOU, SWA, nor, nor, nor, SOU, bou, bou, avl, CHE.
Have high hopes for this week.Same here, this season has been quite troll though
Very troll. Glad this isn't my first year playing FPL, I might have given up on it already.
This. So many players have trolled me (and some are still doing it for me)... Barkley, Mane, Pelle, Kos, just to name a few.
Who would you play this weekend?
Smalling (lei)
Rose (CHE)Tough. Maybe Smalling
Currently what i'm on, but not sure if I can see Utd keeping Leicester out.
Also if they do keep them Leicester out I feel like this'll be when a lot of people sell Vardy.Well same thing can be said about TOT keeping CHE out.
I'm a sentimental guy, so I think maybe United will do this one to preserve Ruud's record 😉True.
Haha it would be funny if they actually do.
Smalling.
Currently what i'm on. Thanks
Rose, Chelsea have struggled in all season, even more so on the road
Think they still have quite a good record in terms of scoring in games though? Remember being surprised at how few times they've blanked.
They'd still score I think. So if I played Rose it'd be for his attacking returns this game.
Is now a good time to jump off Kolarov? Surprised he's only registered 1 goal and assist all season so far considering how attacking he's meant to be. Also, City without Kompany means no clean sheet.
Yeah
I want to sell Sagna soon because of the rotation threat over Christmas and the same logic applies to Kolarov. With money stretched elsewhere I wouldn't want an expensive defender I can't rely on to play every game.
Yeah, I'm looking at Rose or Toby as a replacement right now.
This week is my Aguero move, next week Kolorov out
Dont move until Clichy starts a game.
http://members.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/public-stats-tables/view/12209/😳 rf to Kaizer.
Very true. It does look good and would like to see how it might be now Aguero is back..
Def on CK and FK
Balders, thoughts on my post above?
I keep myself up to date 😉
Also you need to emerge from the shadows of twitter
Ha 😉 Decent idea though, no?
Will do, think I've followed every football account out there by now.
I can't make my mind on the starting DFs.
Bellerin surely takes the first spot, but the other two are tricky.
Two at home : Simpson (MUN) and Richards (WAT)
Two away : VVD (mci) and Dawson (whm)
Which two would you pick?Dawson and VvD
VVD/Richards
Cech / Gomes
Janmaat / Smalling / Rose / Dawson / Moreno
Ozil / Sanchez / KBD / Mahrez / Wanyama
Vardy / Kane / Lukaku
1FT and 0.4ITB
A) Janmaat > Wollscheid/Ward/4.4/4.5
B) Save FT
Freeing up funds for Kun in a week or two.A for sure as it gets rid of a Newcastle defender.
Ward is fine. Is Simpson of LEI nailed? If so looks good for cash saving, this defender wont get much time on the pitch, Smalling and Rose basically every week with with one of Dawson and Moreno is fineOk cheers man
I know he knows what he's doing but I'm still trying to wrap my head around the fact Ville Ronka got in Ritchie...
Another defensive question. Which 3 would you play of
Smalling, alderwield, Dawson, nyom, bellerin
Thinking probably bench alder, not sure of the others.
8 years, 5 months agoWould you rather Barkley or Firmino over the next few?