Having assessed the defensive data over the last four rounds of fixtures earlier in the week, we now turn our attentions to the centre of the park. We analyse a host of playmakers from Everton, Spurs, Arsenal, West Ham and City before casting an eye over the recent new arrivals at Sunderland and Newcastle, as the Wear-Tyne duo step up their battle to beat the drop.
Damn I misjudged that one
lol
The battle for promotion in K&N is wide open!
Zasa's squad is best imho
Doesn't stop it being wide open! Wait, who are you?!
Eden h
Oh that makes sense. Should've guessed by the frequency of posts! I am dropping fellaini on a free unless you want him. Seems he may have a slight injury and i can't field 7 next week
...you underestimate the false sense of hope I have given you
http://i.imgur.com/p2zJSEB.gifTo be fair last week was the first time I got points from Coutinho (Who was my replacement for Mane who I also got no points for from 1st pick)
So I am amazed I'm even in contention!
Top 3 get promotedHaha, good to see Liverpool are scoring more than 2 goals now. Should keep us both locked & loaded for promotion 😎
Ha yeah Coutinho looked immense. Happy with that comeback. He was stuttering before injury.
I think you will probably finish 2nd but you were jumping the gun declaring it so confidently on the league chat hahaWhen Coutinho's on, he's a beautiful player to spectate, I bid thee luck & godspeed with the magician.
Was just trying to spark some tension 😎
Looks like Yoda! 🙂
TM hates us
4th
You cheeky swine
😛
I have had no breakfast or lunch today (2:20pm), but am relying on ridiculously frequent instant coffee concoctions (latte, cappuccino, mocha etc) from the coffee machine at work.
Recipe for disaster?
Good idea for now..
Terrible idea for later..Uh Oh. I will just make "now" last indefinitely
Recipe for something worse then 😆
Go 4th and conquer
February the 19th be with you.
Please choose 2 to play from:
A. Daniels (wat)
B. Stanislas (wat)
C. VVD (CHE)
D. Bellerin (mun)
thanksC
D or A depending on whether you look for defence or attack*D or B
If it was me I would play BC
But I would play A if you want more uspide since he has penalties (but most likely to blank too)
A & B
Interested to see Martial buyers now. GW 30 could slow things down outside casuals.
Maybe, maybe not
I have this grand plan of 11 gw 30 and 11 dgwkers in gw 34. First, Aguero and Barkley will have their fixture gw 34. What is the percentage probability that the games might fall on a different gw?
I benched this guts BTW and thanks to patience for gw 34 I benefited from Barkley's Jammy brace a while ago.
11 in GW30 and 11 DGW in 34 will be very difficult (I think impossible) without a wildcard/ multiple hits.
11 in GW 30 is easy if you've been planning it a while.
It's gw34 that's a mine field
*35
Depends on this weekends cup results, and if the Everton/Liverpool and Newcastle/City games are in GW34. If one or more of those teams have a game in GW30 and a DGW in GE34, it will be possible.
Play one. Other two defenders are toby and morgan
a. bellerin
b. vvd
c. dannc
A.
InjusterUtd won't score!
Play one >>
a/ Daniels
b/ van Aanholt
c/ VVD
Thanks.A
Has anyone watched The Hateful Eight?
I found it a touch disappointing.
Also Black Mass with Jonny Depp - what did you make of that?
Having watched the trailor for Deadpool, I don't get the fuss for this movie.
Seen it. Yea, not good compared to Tarantino standards.
A few that i've really enjoyed that i've seen recently:
Spotlight
The Big Short
TrumboTrumbo is on my watchlist - any good, Laterz?
Yes. Really recommend all three!
Sounds like my GW30 team
can't even bring myself to watch any Tarantino movies anymore, they were always style over substance but most have been borderline unwatchable since the 90s
Trying to increase comments boom
Excited for the final whistle in the FA Cup! Can't wait!!!
*unless it is a draw
I am hoping not ALL matches are draws, that would be a kick in the teeth for my 2 FTs.
Just hope CRY does the thing.
Wow. Deadzone is starting to rot
Hi guys can I take a quick straw poll on where you're at with WC strategies around the blanks/dgws?
A) I've used mine already
B) I'll use it before DGW34
C) I'll use it between DGW34 and DGW37
D) I'm undecided
D
D.
It all currently depends on the FA Cup results for me. Will decide on Monday I guess. Will probably be going for the option C if no extraordinary circumstances come about.
B) or C, leaning towards B) especially if good teams have 2 dgws.
Edging to C, but technically D
C
I'm looking at C. Don't want to have WC team for too many games. But like others has said it still depends on the cup
D
D
Hard to say but edging to C, but may not have enough info to answer comprehensively Balders.
D
B or C depending on Cup results.
Bench 2:
Dann-cresswell-Daniels-Fuchs-ivan??I'd play 4-5 of the defence, the weakest for cleanie; Dann and Daniels like mids.
Looks like Aguero is getting closer to a drop, don't panic people... 😉
those dropping him will have to panic later on!
maybe, I'm happy to take the risk and bring him back after the Liverpool game
Keep him against LFC, we'll surely concede.
You know.. its Mignolet between the sticks.too late, I sold him for Vardy last Sunday!
You are not helping. Every mention of this leads to more people considering this idea to save money. But the cool kids 😎 are ignoring money problems in favour of the extra information we will have after 2 days.
Personally I have exact budget to get Sánchez with all the United defensive injuries, but I am willing to miss out on this as I am going to wait out the FA Cup matches. With the state of the game right now, if we are about to miss out on a player we want, there are always good options. Khazri / Payet / Siggy etc. so many template busters are available if we want to.I know, I was deliberating stoking the fire 🙂
I could guess that already. have seen such activity for some time now. It's something of a justification bias in our FFS behaviours. 😛
Is there a good article with the various DGW/blank possibilities out there?
BLANK POSSIBILITIES:
Arsenal vs West Brom – If ARS beat HUL or if WBA beat REA.
Man Utd vs Crystal Palace – If MUN beat SHR or if CRY beat TOT.
West Ham vs Watford – If WHU beat BLA or if WAT beat LEE.
Aston Villa vs Spurs – If TOT beat CRY.
Liverpool vs Chelsea – If CHE beat MCI.
Sunderland vs Everton – If EVE beat BOU.
Norwich vs Man City – If MCI beat CHE.
Bournemouth vs Swansea – If BOU beat EVE.
Leicester vs Newcastle – Can’t be a blank.
Stoke vs Southampton – Can’t be a blank.Thanks
What happens if CHE vs M.City ends up in a draw?
Do they blank on GW30? When will the replay be played?I have asked this question and nobody seems sure when replays would be played
And its impact on GW30? Will they both blank?
Or is it that the replay will be scheduled before GW30, so it determines who qualify?They wouldn't both blank unless the replay is scheduled for GW30
They could both blank GW30 if the replay is scheduled for then. It's all up in the air at the moment. Probably best to relax and let the matches play out.
Cheers.
Just hope CRY wins. My only issue since I tripled up on Spurs and would lose high TV is I am to sell them!
Most likely seems replay goes in gw30 and the QF gets moved back.
This
How many points are we hoping to make up over our ML rivals with our DGWs? Many of us are hoping for huge swings to the order of 30-40 points if our DGWers fire well along with our bench boosts and what nots.
I just realised that the swing in points although still in our favour could be much lower considering that rivals could get the same team as us with 2 FTs saved and a -12 or even a -16.
Not trying to sound pessimistic though. This is just a reminder to not put all your eggs in the DGW basket (WC just before/after) and play sensibly till then, especially if you are already leading or near to the leader. I myself am currently leading so it's safety first for me. Don't care as much about OR as I do my cash ML.74 billion
I think you could still catch 100 points on someone, even on fellow FFS members. Many weeks still to go.
80pt behind my min-league leader.
He already used his WC.
Confident I will get him.. if I don't just blow my chances!
No target. Just trying to get as many points as possible.
This. Targets are such bs. No offence to Matt and his family
😆
Good point. I feel ashamed for limiting myself to 74 billion now.
74 billion? To achieve this Moreno will finally have to mirror his stats 😆
And so you should. I'd expect that as a minimum with no chips left.
At least 160 😎
Good luck! If I get that much (especially as most in my ML have used theirs,) they may just boot me out for being too-successful. 😀
I'm soo far behind I'll prob have to not triple cap kun. Scary
If any of City, Everton, Liverpool & New have a match in GW30, they could be the ones to get... A game in hand with no blank sounds like gold dust to me.
NEW doesn't blank.
Between LIV and MCI, only one will blank.I am talking about a game in hand. They all blank in GW27
Oh I see what you mean though... Yeah it is a shame Newcastle are so terrible, but yeah Liv/ City will be very tempting with their game in hand. Coutinho could be worth a punt if so.
Probably get slated for this question .. but I need to know when and if there's a dgw. I have been slipping this season man.
Thanks dude.
This is where you should start reading up.
NEW doesn't blank.
Between LIV and MCI, only one will blank.reply fail.. sorry
Firmino > khazri and ighalo>vardy for -4 is it maddness or g2g ,im chasing in league
I'd prefer Ighalo this week.
Chasing or leading doesn't make a difference.what you think about khazi/arnie instead of firmino ?
Who's best DDG replacement if it's bad news? I'm thinking Courtois. Already have Elliot which is a great joy for this week (sigh) but means least means I have a keeper for gw30. Chech the only one I can't afford
Forster
Since you have a keeper for GW30 you might want to ensure a future DGW and go for someone who blanks in GW30.
The only problem with that logic is that Newcastle at Leicester isn't necessarily much better than a blank!Yeah. A blank keeper the way forward so won't do it till after fa cup assuming ddg out.
I am thinking Forster. If they can keep their defensive form then even a double-up seems ok. And if they don't then he will at least tick along nicely till the end of the season anyhow. If you already have a SOT defender then that is a different matter then. Courtois looks a good bet as you point out.
Forster but i read that utd dont think its that serious
Hopefully
Thsnks for the replies. Food for thought
8:00 – Eddie Howe, Bournemouth
8:30 – Steve Bruce, Hull City
9:00 – Arsene Wenger, Arsenal
9:00 – Tony Pulis, West Brom
10:00 – Slaven Bilic, West Ham
13:00 – Guus Hiddink, Chelsea
13:00 – Paul Lambert, Blackburn
13:15 – Manuel Pellegrini, Manchester City
13:30 – Alan Pardew, Crystal PalaceWhere do you get these from?
A magician never reveals his secrets
Except when he does.
I'm in a really good mood today! 😛
Eric Fail !
Arghhhh....
Sterling work as well. You just never stop assisting do you? Carry on!
Have a +1 as always.Thanks man! Always a pleasure. 🙂
Lovely! Lets see any new developments!
Yes! Have a good Friday guys!
Ooh a greenie, not seen one of thsoe for a few days
For my own personal gain.
I'd like the following.
Man city to lose.
Spurs to win.
Everton to win.
Except for the man city to win. The other two results will hurt the casuals*man city to lose
Defo want man city yo win but chelsea prob will given the likeky team sheets
Rather have city playing gw30.
Aguero vs villa then Norwich.
Dream!Yeah but everyone who is trying will copy. If City blank it gives more options plus Aguero and Kolarov highly owned
Its going to be crucial to time Sanchez in. There is a back to back haul waiting to happen there.
Get him in now then
Waiting on the results buddy.
Totally agree. But also waiting on results to make that decision on bringing him in. DDG is nor helping matters though.
I'm stuck with him but regret it. Prefer a steadier points machine like Payet.
Firmino > Alexis soon for me too.
Has anyone got that code for the extra Bench boost?
Up up down down left right B R2 Start
Fascinating? Fill me in!
↑ ↑ ↓ ↓ ← → ← → B A
I started off writing the Konami code, then mixed it up a bit 😀
😀 You monster, he'll only get a second AOA now.
Yeah use a sharp implement to scratch Moreno into your arms and it shall be yours
On a megadrive
What does the extra bench boost do as your bench will be exhausted by then? Boost your rivals' bench?
Why would you want to boost a bench? Better to steal, say, diamonds?
Chelsea. MCI. Lei. Southampton.
These four have the best fixtures imo.For what period?
Next 6. Wanted to not lose site of the next 6 in just planning for GW30.
I still can't get myself to trust Chelsea. I may have to reconsider.
And Stoke but their form is concerning.
Who to bench?
A) Bertrand
B) StanilsasTough. Prob Bert.
My Bench is Firmino. Aguero. Moreno.
I have 1 FT. Targett playing.
It does make sense to get rid of Moreno for Fuchs/VVD doesn't it?I guess so but I took the opportunity to lose Firmino. Coutinho looks the better option now anyway so not fussed bout keeping him
You could use a tfr to take out a player who could play GW30. wait until after the cup.
Does. Don't risk Targett. Koeman is very unreliable with his XI currently.
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