The Numbers Game – 2015/16 Review – Manchester City

How are you guys viewing the Chelsea defence? Out of Man City, Man Utd and Chelsea I have to say I would feel more confident in owning defenders from the Manchester teams to begin with.

How many games is Vertonghen out for?
With the new Wanyama signing, Wimmer could be a steal for early WCers...

Im going Kane over Ibra. Am I crazy?

Foster/4.0
Shaw/Azpi/Ayala/4.5/4
Hazard/Mhki/XXX/Redmond/4.5
Aguero/Benteke/Wilson

I like the look of this.. Probably quite template (if there is one yet)

Completely depends on prices but I'm just really bored lol

Which teams do you think will finish in the top 4 this campaign?
Man City, Man Utd, Arsenal and Chelsea are the bookies favourites. Personally, I can't see a top 4 without Liverpool this season.

Partick Thistle Transfer News:

Nil.

Anyone eying Victor Valdes if he starts this season? Could be a goodie if he's 4.5

I think that, with Champions League football, the Spurs defence may be a bit of a minefield next season. I am looking at Lloris, personally.

Did I just read a hot topic about DGW strategies? 😆

My initial thoughts on a team before prices and pre-season:

De Gea Jakupovic (so long as hull don't sign another gk)

Azpilicueta coleman Dawson(or another WBA def) Ayala Shaw/city def(undecided whether or not to double up on Man u/chelsea/neither)

Hazard Townsend Nolito(if likely to start and a mid) Ozil

Zlatan Origi Gray (no kun as probs wont start opening games)

How is it that I can see some of the photographs on this site in colour in my work? Do you need IE for that?

Can confirm Kante medical completed in West London. Paperwork for £30m move to @ChelseaFC to be done at Cobham tonight

I don't understand why kante would join chelsea?! Surely the money isn't much better than what Leicester have offered him, as well as champions league football. He should at least wait a year imo

Jonny Evans, Romelu Lukaku and Gaston Ramirez all in the PL this season. It's like my own private hell

Insane that I've not seen a top 4 prediction that had last season's champions by 10 points in it 😆

It seems to make sense to me too, but will Leicester really fall that far from grace?

Will this Kante sale trigger a Leicester exodus I wonder?

Mandanda worth consideration to start off with? CP have a very favorable start their first 5 fixtures.

Baragan signs for Middlesbrough

From browsing the boards over the last few days I've seen plenty of speculation about Conte playing 3-5-2 at Chelsea because that's what he's used to. Well , is it? He managed four clubs before Juventus (Arezzo, Bari, Atalanta and Siena). He never really played 3 at the back with any of them. In fact, at Bari and Siena in particular he was well known for favouring a pretty attacking 4-2-4.

So why the change at Juventus? The main reason was that he had to accommodate Pirlo in the quarterback role. He also had three versatile centre backs, all of whom warranted a place in the side. This carried over to the Italy job. Obviously Pirlo was gone but he decided it would be ludicrous to break up the Juventus back line.

Bottom line? He really does do what he said in the presser yesterday: play the way that suits the players at his disposal. As things stand I can't see that being 3-5-2 as they don't have good enough wing backs or versatile enough centre backs. In fact, I'd rule it out altogether if they sign Kante. A player like him simply isn't necessary in a 3-5-2 where you already have an extra centre back and central midfielder.

Kante couldn't get past Matuidi and Pogba in French midfield.... 1 season wonder? Who knows. Definitely see this from the perspective is as more of a negative for Leicester than a positive for Chelsea....

Can't wait to have Baines in most of my initial drafts. He's like a drug.

Any Muslims on here....?? Don't worry it's nothing offensive

Conte + Kante = clean sheets surely?

Love the new season ticket, one thing I do miss is being able to hover over fixtures and see the results of the fixture over the past 4 years and also the date of the fixture.

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http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2016/07/15/the-community-round-up-153/

Anyone else think that 3 city players are must this season ?
I think that city will easily win EPL with at least 15 points advance on the end of the season...

dazzy‏ @fpldazzy
This stat may encourage FPL managers to include KDB in their gw1 squad
Average mins per home goal/assist in PL 15/16:
De Bruyne 64
Aguero 73
Vardy 93
Mahrez 137
Kane 168

For more interesting statistics like this please follow me on Twitter @fpldazzy

does anyone have a link so that I can copy the full season ticker onto an excel spreadsheet?

very tough call this

a) watch a recorded film (Terminator Salvation, Now You See Me)
b) watch a film on tv that I have on DVD but is just quality (Shawshank)

will berahinho be a guaranteed starter for the first few gameweeks?