Our first members article of the weeks delves into the Gameweek 23 data this evening. Tottenham’s in-form midfielders catch the eye, whilst he also assess the recent displays of City and Liverpool’s weekend goal heroes before analysing the recent decline of Arsenal’s playmaker and Everton’s lone frontman.
That's one of the best top of the page post I reckon.
Good luck in GW27.
If on gw 25 what is the max you suggest? That blank is a major pitfall
Without a WC you can safely get 5 in and use 2 FT's to have a bench's worth. It really depends on the quality of teams in the DGW.
Cool.
Max six.
So you can transfer three out before 27
If it's on 25
best Moreno replacement? My other defenders are Bellerin, Alderweireld, Daniels, Simpson..
How much do you have to spend?
0.0 ITB
Keep for possible DGW
Gamble and go for Targett
good shout. have been thinking about it.
Which combo would you prefer for next week only?
A- Alli + Yaya
B- Alli + Arna
C- Ozil + Arna
D- Yaya + Arna
Yaya + Alli
Form and fixturesNot yaya and Arnie. None for me.
Alli and ozil from those options.
Can't do that mate, not in the options
Its either I drop Ozil and bring Alli to fund Aguero
Or drop Yaya and bring a cheap midfielder
C.
Should I keep Giroud? Have Aguero and Igalo too. Have enough in the bank for anyone. Thanks
yes
guess you wanted more-i think all 3 of your strikers are handy
i'm trying a new plan this year-very simple,unless there are problems just stick.
working very well for me
If you want.
I'd rather have Lukaku.
If you can make way for Alexis, then I think Giroud can go.
No, get Kane.
Champ to tater. That's a big 10-4 tater. Over and out 🙂
*puff puff
Hennessey
Bell Ivan Dawson
Payer Alli Mahrez Ozil
Agueo (c) lghalo Lukaku
Butland Barkley Alder Willy
2.1 Itb
What to do?
A. Ighalo to Valencia (2 gw punt) and back to Ighalo
B. Save and speculate on dgw.
Currently on AWait a few days, the world won't end if you wait and on Sunday evening you'll have a better idea of the overall picture.
So Moreno to be dropped for Flanagan then?
Thoughts on this?I dunno. I posted a link/quote.
Either way,Moreno toast in my team.Surely if he's still a starter after this weekend keep?
I'm benching him this upcoming GW anyway, so will wait and see.He needs to play 180min(and perform) in a DGW. No gaurantee of either I'm afraid. I have a FT to burn and now that I have a keeper in GW 27 I would rather keep Ward and sell Moreno.
DGW defenders are a bit of a "false security".
Quality over Quantity in a DGW.True. Liverpool def is kak atm so maybe best to avoid.
Hull & Leicester boys says Hellooooo Christiiina, remember us???
But hopefully Moreno is not good pick when Liv have dgw, cos sold him last week just like you - to burn one ft.lol, yeah rub it in. One of my biggest mistakes was not getting Kasper towards the back end of last season. Oh, and getting Remy ofc. 😡
There is always a twist in the tail end of a season with relegation sides popping up with defensive resolve. Newc maybe?Oh Remy, he betrayed us all, got injured on the Saturday in training as well.
Janmaat & Wiljnadum could be great picks, especially if they end up having dgw sometime.
Possibly. Flanagan obviously played Lb a lot previously even if he is naturally a right back. Could be an interesting option.
I may look at Sakho as pool defenderIf he plays next game. He's still a starter. Keeping him. Never know. Could get a CS or two.
Potentially. Still think it'll take a few more poor performances from Moreno though
Anyone knows how long is Mirallas out for?
Some big ass numbers
I like big stats and I cannot lie.
One exceptionally big and round one in this article. But the even bigger one that is not shown but that it is compared to, appeals to me even more.
Next weekends FA cup matches doesn't affect on gw27 games/blanks, correct?
Liverpool & Everton will have a blank gw27, correct?
Only other possible blankers are NEW & MCY, correct?
Have we learned anything about the DGWs from last night's matches?
Cheerslol
< / 3
Liv - Eve will have dgw sooner or later.
My money is on later.Actually not so sure about that pair, if MCY goes through, I'm sure they won't have dgw for gw25.
Cheers 🙂
Liverpool and Everton will definitely have a blank GW27, regardless of the result tomorrow. That's all we know for sure
Alright. Thank you. 🙂
2 FTs:
Mahrez & Willian ➡ Firmino & Alli
Yay or Nay?
Just Willian to Alli imo
Keep Mahrez
Just Willian out imo
Just Willian.
GTG and bench set right people? Not sure about keepers nor Dann vs Daniels
Schmeichel
Dann Koscienly Cresswell
Ozil Payet Mahrez KDB
Ighalo Lukaku Vardy
Gomes Arnie Daniels Moreno
0ft & 0.3m itbOh Vardy is now Aguero and Kdb is Alli
Yes. Bench order seems right to me.
Thx
RMT for next game week.
Lloris
Alderweireld Bellerin Moreno
Sanchez Silva Payet(vc) Barkley
Aguero(C) Kane Ighalo
(Hennessey, Henderson, Targett, Huth)
Good to go?Who to play?
A. Hendo vs Leicester (Differential, low ownership, SPs, Pens)
B. Ighalo vs Chelsea (Annoyance and scores when unexpected)I'd probably go Ighalo out of the two.
Ighalos speed will hurt Chelsea
Unless they play Zoom!
Hmmm tough one.. Not sure. Zouma likely to play id say. Any think i should go hendo?
I probably would play Iggy anyway. Don't see much appeal in Hendy (cue a brace as I say that 😀 ).
He only plays on the right, ighalo will move around and get between our lines, it's been our weakness all year
I'm not worried about him on the break, maybe quickness is a better word
For next week it's looking good. U can look at some DGW players once the date is decided.
I hope Lukaku fires atleast during tat periodI'd consider downgrading Toby if Vertonghen is out for a while as it makes the double up less appealing. I'd also keep an eye on Flanagan's time as could decrease Moreno's.
Other than that it is indeed G2G.Good point on Toby.. Im just sticking with spurs double for now as they are well overdue a cleanie lol.. as soon as i stop doubling up the cleanie will come.
Waiting for DBL GWK confirmation before i WC.
Please comment on my team in general and plan for double week.
Foster / McCarthy (to Elliot by 25 - DG player)
Moreno (DG) Dier Smith Richards Target
KDB(DG) Barkley (DG) Meherez (to Firmino -DG) Payet Alli
Kun (DG) Lukaku (DG) Kane
To avoid blank I will have 2FT and may B a hit - KDB, Lukaku and BarkleyHas DBL GW even been confirmed yet?
It's not am just assuming it to be 25 for now. Will have to transfer out KDB immediately if city doesn't qualify.
DGW isn't even confirmed for 25 yet, cool yo jets.
Shawcross to Fuchs or Williams? 0.0 itb so need to do now
Fuchs has attacking threat and seems safe from rotation but Williams better fixtures and BPS magnet
Thinking Swans on the improve but Lei better fixtures after GW27
It's a tricky oneWarrior Williams. Get Simpson or Huth for Leic cover. Cheaper.
Fuchs is worth the extra imo.
But on Williams v Fuchs, depends if you need a defender for the next three weeks. If so, Williams as Fuchs has shocking fixturescheers all
ddg (Henn)
Kosc, Daniels, Dier, Evans
Gut says Fuchs, head says Williams
you lot haven't helped much 😉
Fuchs. I'm not sure Swans are on the up that much tbh. That was Everton's worse performance for at least 3 years and they still conceded.
Thauvin to take a salary cut to return to Marseille.
http://www.laprovence.com/article/om/3774013/thauvin-pret-a-tout-pour-venir-a-lom.htmlWhat do I do with this lot? 2 FT .1 ITb, 60 on RMT
Henneseey Elliot
Jags Kosc Dier Evans Ward
Ozil Payet Silva Alli Stanislas
Lukaku Kane Kun
Just replace stanislas...? Hoolahan or ditch Ozil and go firmino and cheapieWait for DGW/blank news.
Brilliant episode (as always) of Freakonomics which is of particular relevance to us FFSers.
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/freakonomics-radio/id354668519?mt=2&i=360642913
It would be fascinating to see some research and surveying of the backgrounds, educational and vocational, methodology and approach of the FFS community.
Are the HOF elite super forecasters?No they just got lucky.
Continuously. Season after season. Despite bad starts, getting lucky and rising to the top every time. Because that's how luck works. 😀
Yep. Can you explain the bad season of the good players then?
Bad luck? 😀
Check out this guy: http://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/22442/history/
I think he's just luckiest w*nker on the planet FPL.Yep he's on a roll alright. Lucky basterd 🙂
Listen to the podcast and you can!
Not everyone's methodology works every time, it's an ever changing world. Elite super forecasters are quicker and more likely to adapt and adjust to succeed again.
Certainly...but why did they get more luck than others. Is it just that Ville Ronka has had more luck? Is not that he mitigated the risk better? Made his luck more likely?
If he gets a rank of 250,000 next season will that make him a bad player or just unlucky?
It just reveals that he's always been extremely lucky and it's about the time that luck turns. There's maybe 0.0005% skill in FPL as long as my OR is this low.
Love freakonomics
Have all the books
Has Lovren and Sakho played much together at CB? Normally Skrtel is in there somewhere but with him out injured could we see a strong CB partnership between Lovren and Sakho?
It is unfashionable to think that anything good could come of that pair, but I think the potential certainly is there. I have been forgiving Lovren his erratic play for quite a long time now, though, and am starting to think that maybe he just is, after all, a bit carp.
I'm not so sure. I'm beginning to think he could be about to turn it around. Was in decent form before he got injured. Its all about establishing effective partnerships at CB, maybe he can forge a good one with Sakho
He certainly wasn't in a good form in the beginning of this season. He has still directly assisted more goals against Liverpool than any other player this season. I always thought that he's a strong aggressive technical CB in the making, in the mould of David Luiz, and that is a good thing although it occasionally causes an error that people will remember, and when he's young these errors are more frequent as he's still learning to make the right decision. But I'm not sure anymore. Maybe he's just not good enough to play that role. He's also always had a bit bad mentality, that may in the end prevent him from developing into that top class defender that David Luiz turned into.
He was good at Southampton with Fonte sitting back a bit more and being the final man. I guess thats not really Lovrens game.
But going forward has always been his strong point, already in Lyon, and I'd assume that when he was brought to Pool they expected exactly that from him.
Yep going forward is his strong point. Is Sakho the kind of player that will sit back with the striker and allow Lovren to move forward and make the tackles?
Hmm... I think that's the idea. It may not be the best idea.
Now that I think of it, Sakho has worked splendidly for France with Varane, who is highly technical, ball playing defender, but also a player who does not play very aggressively, leaving Sakho to take the opponent more aggressively. There's a kind of dynamic that works there: Sakho defends more aggressively, but when they win the ball, it's Varane who tends to go more forward and Sakho who always sits back.
I'm not saying Lovren is as good as Varane, but if they could develop their game to that direction, then maybe Lovren would also be less prone to errors that he makes usually when he goes aggressively to defend, and still could use his technique going forward? Just thinking out loud, not suggesting this would happen.I used to be a CB myself and I kind of understand the different roles each CB needs. I guess I'm suggesting that it might not be the player but rather the partnership which is most important. If each of these players have quite different characteristics and complement each other well then that is probably a good thing. I guess we are yet to see it in action.
I think we agree here. It's much about the dynamic between the players. Why people often get surprised when a player who was successful somewhere fails elsewhere, and then think he just has become bad somehow.
Particularly concerning defenders. It is hard to set to work well, which is why defenders seldom are sold from the top clubs and the managers want to settle for some defence and change it as little as possible once it starts to work.
Yeah, communication is such an important part of defending. Its why Chelsea and Mourinho were so successful for so long, its only when Terry got too old to keep going that it began to fall apart.
Not in past seasons but they have played together briefly this season and looked pretty good. Lovren in particular.
I think Lovren would be a better foil with Sakho. It'd be interesting to see how the partnership develops anyway.
Will we know tomorrow which teams will have a DGW?
Yep. Just won't know when it is which is a huge factor
Feb 28th, right?
The C1C final? Yes
So, wouldn't the makeup be pretty easy to identify? It would be afterwards and it's a pretty full schedule already...
It could potentially be GW25
With such little notice? Thought hey needed 6 weeks,..
OK cheers. I guess I can start exiting players for GW27 at least.
When will they do the next cup round?
When can I buy adebayor? 🙂
Hennesey or Butland next GW ?
Hennessey. Not sure about Stoke without Shawcross. Besides, Hennessey has the much better fixture
currently on the same problem here
CPL has better fixture but also poor on form.
Repost :
Best Defender for the possible DGW would be ?
1. Baines
2. Sagna/Otamendi ( If City win)
3. Sakho
4. Janmat (If CIty win)
Don't know how safe Sagna is. Don't rate Sakho.
Probably Otamendi, and Baines depending on his opposition. You'd have to rely on attacking returns from him because Everton don't look like getting CS. That's what I'm hoping for against Newcastle 🙁 failed me against swans.
So lets say Liverpool meet Everton in the C1C Final....
Which other teams are likely to get a DGW and when?That would suck b.c hey play each other that week, no other doubles.
If city win, all 3 and Newcastle will have a makeup on the booksso if city win.... we want to be thinking of using our WC for that DGW....
Has anyone asked about DGW yet?
No amazingly.
Its been done to death
Janmaat, and Hart are the only defence that tempt me for the potential DGW
lol. sort by 'bad touches' an you will not be surprised! 😀 The master of the possession losing is doing it again!
😆
Does Newcastle have a potenial DGW?
Oh yes.
ooh thanks!
Only if City wins tonight.. DGW could be on GW 26 I heard
Time to change your sources then.
THIS. lol
Not Moreno?
Problem isn't Moreno, it's the rest of Liverpool unable to finish the chances 🙁
Janmaat is so tempting .
What has happened to the players pictures on fantasy? They now have the team shirts, or is it just my computer playing up?
Should I wait to see if there's a City DGW and keep Kolarov or just get rid right away? I can handle his absence this GW.
wait I guess, nobody knows who might get injured.
Wait
Thanks folks!
I'd get rid - it's highly unlikely he'd play both games of the DGW anyway
Quick Rmt before I start a killer shift.
Butland
Alderweird Jagielka Dawson
Ozil Mahrez Payet Barkley
Lukaku Aguero Kane
Casper Daniels Lingard TargettIt's alright although the defence + Lingard can be improved. Not keen on Barkley but possible DGW is good news.
Yeah I went for Barkley ahead of Deulafeo. Thinking of doing that as Barkley is sitting too deep for my liking.
How to improve defence ?For next week the team is really good though, so keep the defence as it is for now imo. I'm getting rid of Ozil personally.
You bringing in Alexis ?
Barkley was awful at the weekend, You;re absolutely right about him playing too deep.
Really nice team for next week, don't know whether to play Butland or Casper (have a dilemma myself)
Butland for me. I think United will lose there next game and Butland is on the form of his life.
8 years, 3 months agoIf city win I will load up with 11 using wild card. On the downside it will take a while reconstructing a team with the likes of KDB and poo(l) players not forgetting Barkley and Eve defender. Yuck!