Fresh from a comfortable 4-0 demolition of West Brom – their fourth successive Premier League victory – interest in Chelsea’s Fantasy assets is beginning to accelerate.
After a challenging opening schedule that pitted them against Spurs, Manchester City and Arsenal over the first seven Gameweeks, the Blues now enter the kindest window of their season’s fixture schedule.
difficult to tell when not listing your team as a whole. could you do that?
just by the look of it, Jesus is a big no, he will start vs the worst defensive team... Lukaku has agreat fixture so does Kane
Do something with Jones, others are still performing, so not an issue
maybe jesus after this gw. upgrade sterling to Haz or salah
Select a combo of transfers over the next couple of GWs
A- Lukaku+ sterling+ richarlison+ Jones
To
Wilson+ Pogba+ Salah+ azpili
OR
B- Kane+ sterling+ richarlison+ Jones
To
Wilson+ hazard+ Salah+ Daniels
A or B?
TA!
i dont see why kane needs to go out. itll make u scream in agony if u see a 4 goal haul coming in right after u take him out.. trust me caz i got experience on this
He doesn't score regularly enough for me
I'll have to sell one of Kane or lukaku to get Salah/hazard/Pogba
** literally me after ditching hazard before the deadline
A
why Richarlison? you will regret it when he cost 7m and you want him back.. i know fixtures does look a little grim, but both United and spurs missing one defender each of much importance 8i know Jones isn´t rule out, but he will be). Watford attacks no matter who the opponent are and especially at home. Richarlison thir main threat and the way he plays he is always in great positions/in surroundings of goals opportunity. Watfords schedule from Gw16 and onwards looks great. Kane out before West Brom despite this blatant superstition he cant score vs deep lying defence at Wembley is not advisable. Wilson bound to get either injured or rotated.
Who’s your captain for next gw?
Kane
would have been Kun if i was certain he would start but i´m not and Kane is a super captaincy option this week so no regrets even if blanks, which he won´t
It's either richarlison or Gross
I want to get two out of Pogba Salah hazard
Not selling Kane this week, probably doing majority of these transfers in the midweek fixtures
But looking at dropping one of Kane/lukaku to add two of hazard Pogba Salah with maybe azpili or Daniels coming in defence
FWIW I am pretty set on doing Jesus/Richarlison/Jones > DCL/Hazard/Alonso (-4) after this GW.
Im planning to use my WC this week. Is this team ok or should i wait next GW after Chelsea vs Liverpool game
Pope, Elliot
Mustafi, Otamendi, Daniels, Mee, Mariappa
Hazard, Salah, Pogba, RLC, Choupo-Moting
Morata, Kane, DCL
ITB: 0.1
wait
Looks like you've a decent 343/352 for this week- use it when you need it...you already have the Chelsea boys in place...
sorry that was my WC team. My current team is in the comment below
sorry its a bit misleading. my current team is
Foster, Elliot
Kola, Daniels, Zanka, Suttner, Long
Salah, Sterling, Silva, Ritchie, TC
Kane, Lukaku, Abraham
Would you bother taking a hit for Jones > Mustafi or Maguire this week? I have Wimmer (cpl) and Ward (ARS) as bench cover but who knows what other rotation I'll face...
Pope
Davies Jones Daniels
Hazard Eriksen Salah RLC
Kane Jesus Wilson
(Elliot Wimmer Ward Carroll)
keep jonesy one more week. u got wimmer
yes. mustafi will be in my WC team this week or maybe next week
Plan to do Jesus > Morata with FT next wk, would be a hit next week too...but inclined to save, but wonder if Jonesy boy could miss the next few weeks...
Prob keep
i was in the camp that thought one should keep Jones, but now it seems like there´s actually some decent options in that bracket and Mustafi and Arsenal´s fixture looks decent enough and with the uncertainty surrounding Jones´ injury i would say yes. Mustafi edges Maguire in cs as i think arsenal keeps more cs than Leicester, but Maguire is a monster in the box so might even out, go for what you conceive is the best for your team.
Points Prediction this week?
1) Sterling
2) Pogba
7
3
6
1
12
9
0
3
No Sterling -> Pogba this week then 😉
I expect them both to come off the bench tbh
Hmm, Interesting! Would you Bench them?
1) 1
2) 7
2
2
6
12
1
6
Play Choupo-Moting or RLC?
RLC
chupacabra
Choupo
same conundrum and it´s not easy that one. I landed on Rlc but really a toin coss, because it´s difficult to predict the games outcome. And even if one predicts the outcome right it could very wel turn out to CM that gets you most points..
Benteke will do something with that line-up and not sure how it will play out for RLC, stationed at right midfield could both hamper him or it could make him great, well just have to wait and see. Palace´s last 3 home games have ended 2-1, 2-2 and 2-2 which bodes well for goals, and their defence is not great to say at least. Making costly mistakes all over the place. One argument pro CM is he is a goalscorer while RLC more is an assister.
Think I’ll go with CM
A) Aurier to Azpi/Alonso
B) TC to RLC and do A next week
Will play RLC if I get him this week
Aurier played midweek. Might as well get it over with imo. Alonso could return well v Pool. (Assume FT)
Save maybe?
Aurier most likely will not play so if I save, I'll have Duffy and Mee playing and both have tough fixtures.
for me that is b, Alonso not gonna rise and not youre banking on attacking returns for him.
What would you do with this defense and 1 FT:
Jones* Francis* Mee Moreno Duffy
Jones + Francis -> Mustafi + Simpson for -4?
depends on ur bench
Hey guys this look good?
Elliot
Alonso Naughton Daniels
Richarlison Eriksen Choupo.M Sterling
Kun Lukaku Morata
Foster Carroll Moreno Mbemba 1FT
Kun and Eriksen —-> Kane and Pogba -4?
Cheers
Good long term.
Good plan
Elliot
Daniels JONES Fernandez
Hazard Salah Eriksen Richarlison RLC
Kane (c) Lukaku (vc)
Pope Ward Duffy Quaner
1 FT 0.2 ITB
Ideas? I want Sane but Eriksen vs WBA pretty looks good as well.
keep.
That would give options for midweek but no City is scary.
Jones our everything else looks good
I have money tied in him. Could do Jones to Otamendi, Eriksen to Sane for a hit though. Eriksen out for a hit doesnt seem good though especially if I captain kane
what is the connection between captaining Kane vs selling Eriksen doesn´t seem good? I would tend to look at eriksen vs sané, which will get most points this week?
Eriksen is very important for Kane's success imo. Eriksen played bad vs Dortmund and Kane didn't get the ball much. Scored on his only sog.
Sane vs Eriksen is very close in my papers. That's why I'm hesitant using FT for it. But I want Sane eventually and unless I sell Hazard, Eriksen is the only way to get him. What do you think?
totally agree with you, my questin was more related to the way you phrased your concerns. Eriksen obviously important to Kane´s outcome and he has been off the boil for a while. So i follow your logic in that if captaining kane one might as well put a in a stock for eriksen as well. But as i see it i would rather have Sané both because i´d want him and thus to "cover" City´s extremely nice fixtures (and here is cover meant not to cover anyone else, but to make sure you have the most in form attacker in the most attacking team vs one of the most leaky defences kind of "cover" also you still get some cash for the trade which you could very wel lose out on if waiting any longer (not that cash means that much, but if one decides to make a transfer anyway why not gain some money in the process as well?
Anyone like Callum Wilson as an option?
tempting. but want to see for a game or two more
Good option for fixtures, but rotation risk
want to see more
Liked him enough to switch out DCL, i.e. an upgrade - I wouldn't make a 'downgrade' to him right now.
I see it as a 4 wk punt and will probably revert to Niasse once the Eve managerial situ becomes clearer.
Yeah i have DCL and thats what im looking at doing
TBH, if I'd known the Niasse suspension was happening I'd have probably saved
Definitely, he's class, used to be their no.1...but injury record and their plethora of forwards...
Would you risk Pope (ARS) over Elliot (WAT) with Ward (ARS) 2nd on your bench, and 1st bench slot almost certainly covering Jones...? Keen to have BUR cover this week, not sure I want to end up with double cover though!
Pope
Davies Jones Daniels
Hazard Eriksen Salah RLC
Kane Jesus Wilson
(Elliot Wimmer Ward Carroll)
I doubt they'll keep cs. I'm starting Elliot I think.
I would definitely not double-down.
Figu most prob right in his proposition
Why do you want Burnley cover when they're playing Arsenal?
Cause everyone else on ML has one and will be resting. I see an opportunity to steal a march , 0-0 incoming
Anyone have Kane and Lukaku but doing Lukaku(C)?
Some will for sure
Good or bad move?
Who knows both have their risks. I'm not set on Kane but think I will go him. Both Spurs or Man U could easily score 3+. Zlatan could get some minutes? Is it possible he starts? I'll make up my mind after pressers
Lots of dead teams
What are Abraham owners doing?? Need some insight... He's set to drop
Don't care about that, but will he play?
Hey gang.
Would love some thoughts on:
SENSIBLE: Aguero + Jones -> Morata + Smalling
SASSY: Aguero, Jones, TCarrol -> CWilson, SDann, EHazard (-4)
Sassy seems silly, but it provides me with an extra starter over the Xmas period, and Crystal Palace's fixtures look incredible.
Thoughts?
Current squad:
Elliot // (Pope)
Otamendi // Monreal // Moreno // (Azpi // JONES)
Salah // STERLING // Richarlison // (TCARROL // Romeu)
Kane // AGUERO // Firmino
(Caps == concern)
How about Aguero + TCarroll > Daniels + Hazard for a touch of sensible sass
Not Daniels, C.Wilson
Fabianski.
Kolasinac, Daniels, Jones**.
Choupo-Moting, Richarlison, Sterling*, Salah.
Kane, Aguero*, Vardy.
Elliot, Mee, Carroll*, Mbemba**.
1ft, 0.8m in bank.
Still have WC if this matters.
1. Mbemba to Dann
2. Jones to Otamendi
3. Aguero to Morata
4. Save or Other?
Wouldn't do 1. There are better options 4.5 but not this GW. 2 or 3 are both good options.
3
I'm stuck.... thoughts on the below;
I would be playing them every week.
1) Hazard, Loftus-cheek
2) Pogba, Richarlison
2, for me.
Cheers
2
Thanks!
1 (Rich is getting a few nasty matches ahead)
Hmmm, good point!
for this GW only
which one will score more?
A. Vardy + Sane (C)
B. Kun + Pogba (C)
Very difficult to call. I'd be more comfortable with A, personally, but it's marginal.
A
A
I just don't understand that Niasse ban. Dann steps up into Niasse's running line. Clear contact. Niasse fells down easily but still it's a foul. I think ref made right decision to give a penalty as Dann were not even trying to play the ball. He just cut Niasse's running path. Usually you do not get penalties from those but it doesn't mean that's wrong call. And now they give him 2 match ban. Ridiculous. There must be many ban's incoming so good to keep 2 FT available.
i don´t disagree with you in your assesment of situation, but i think the panel probably found that the way Niasse clearly over-acted/simulated, was largely or the main reason to punish him. Compared to Richarlison ealrier in the season the latter fell quite easily but he didn´t made a great fuss about it/made an audition for a an oscar reward, but there can be arguments made both way i guess.
That's true there is arguments in both ways but 2 match ban is really heavy penalty if you compare it to some violent conduct cases which would give you 3 match ban. If that's 2 match ban then straight red should be 5 match ban.
yes it can be felt a little harsh but it is not compared to violent conduct it is judged on the basis of how it affects the match, both as a football match but also it´s a matter of principle (cheating is not allowed) and it could affect the league table and to some degree which teams goes down or not.
I also think they wil benefit from differentiating these kind of incidents, as clearly situations are not alike as for example Rich and Niasse is an example of.
I agree with you that most cases of violent conduct should be given a ban for several matches but aagain, there is differences in these cases too. Some incidents are so mean they should be banned for three and maybe even more but some are lesser inflictments so could be argued that only needs a game or two. For example Rojo trying to put his foot upon a head lying on the ground is far more dangerous and disgracing than Shelvey´s out of his mind step on spurs players toes. First one is dangerous to the other players health as the tinnitus is very unprotected part of the human skull while a foot is obviously important for a footballer it´s hardy constitute any danger to the player, albeit measuring the stupidiness of Shelvey´s action is beyond any metrics-)
No. He was barely touched. It's not a foul at all in any part of the pitch. It's a disgusting dive from a player who knew he couldn't score from the position he was in and the ball where it was.
If he couldn't have any chance to score why Dann stepped into his lane? Imo stepping into other players running lane without even trying to play the ball it is a foul.
It's very difficult to say in the future which is heavy contact and which is not. I can understand it is a dive after the foul but I cannot understand how that's 2 match penalty when he has been fouled. Maybe I don't know the rules well enough.
1/ There was another defender in front of Niasse and Dann who was 100% going to get the ball regardless. That is why he dived.
2/ He didn't "step into his lane" unless you consider his "lane" to have free space on either side of him. Football is a contact sport and shoulder to shoulder is more than acceptable.
3/ How is it difficult to say what is heavy contact? We have slow-motion HD replays; we can see almost exactly how much contact there was.
4/ He clearly dove (literally, by lifting his legs as if he was tripped even thought it was shoulder to shoulder) and the contact didn't justify a foul/penalty according to a team of three professionals who had to unanimously decide with HD slo-mo replays from every angle. That means a penalty was given when it shouldn't have been, which means he willingly deceived the ref by diving, which means it's a two match ban.
Team is:
Elliot
Alonso | Otamendi | Daniels
Salah | Sterling | Richarlison | RLC
Kane | Morata | Vardy
Pope – Choupo-Moting - PJones - Mbemba
1 FT
bank: 0.5
A) PJones ➡ Monreal / Mustafi
B) Choupo & Vardy ➡ Pogba & C.Wilson (-4)
C) sth else?
D) save FT
Easy save
Save. I would plan to upgrade Mbemba to playing def.
Very easy save
Good morning all.Which move?
a) Andy King to Choupo for free?
b) Jones to Mustafi for free.
c) Play one of Murray/Gross and hope more than 1 point.
Thanks guys.
Uff. Depends on future plans.
Morning ladies. Wildcarding today. A few questions.
a) Talk bargain basement defenders to me.
b) Which 3 from Chelsea?
c) First 5 names on the wildcard would be? Any left field gems?
a) Burnley def, maybe would still take 4 games from Daniels
b) I'd go with 2. If 3 Alonso Hazard Morata
c) Salah Sane Kane Morata Pope/DDG
How cheap is the basement? Mee Ward Daniels I guess.
Hazard Azp Morata
Sané Salah Hazard Azp then probably one of Pogba/Silva/Mané/KDB
Monitor Dummett,Mariappa
Morata,Hazard,Alonso ideally. Takes too much money though.
Salah,Pope
daniels
azpi hazard morata
pope, azpi, salah, morata and a city mid
A) Mee, Moreno/Gomez, Chilwell could be bargain if he plays as winger.
B) Alonso, Hazard, Morata
C) Hazard, Silva, De Gea, Alonso, Kane
Elliot
Mee Daniels Bellerin
Salah Sané Silva Sterling
Kane (C) Abraham Vardy
Legz Carroll Ward Mbemba
1FT 2.1 ITB
Is Abraham fit?
Save the FT to do 2 or 3 transfers next week (IE Hazard)
Spend it?
Wait for pressers
Score predictions
1. Spurs v West Brom
2. Liverpool v Chelsea
3. Man Utd v Brighton
4-0
1-1
4-0
7-0 I hope
1-3
4-1
5-0
2-1
4-0
Best cheap striker below 5.9 gw14 onwards?
On wildcard have 4.9 to spend on third striker. Got Niasse in for 4.9 but since got up to 5 and banned for next two. Can’t see any other viable options other than DCL but means finding an extra 0.1 from somewhere. Worth just keeping Niasse for the two banned games for his return?
Team is:
DDG - Speroni
Alonso - Otamendi - Daniels - Mee - Dunk
Salah - Sane - Pogba - Richarlison - RLC
Kane - Morata - Niasse
0.0 ITB
How much are Mee and Ward?
Picked up Mee for 4.5
probably just ride it out yes, only him not playing so seems good.
DeGea to Pope, Niasse to Wilson?
Nice team. Wow. I'm an underdog going for NEW cs and MU blank I think, myself. I think Wilson's finishing looked quality but RLC seems playable.
A) Haz + 4.5 DEF
B) Pogba + Alonso
Which is better?
A, if you captain Haz
B
GW14 onwards which option is better?
A) Moreno, Hazard, Richarlison
B) Alonso, Sterling, Richarlison
C) Alonso, Hazard, Gross with -4
Thanks!
Richarlison has 3 tough fixtures soon but he got attacking returns vs Arsenal and Chelsea already. Would still rather go C I think.
Double Chelsea so C although shame to loose Richarlison
I know but only way I can get in both Alonso and Haz.
Have exact money so may well be priced out
Play Dunk (vs Man Utd) or Carroll (vs Bournemouth)
Carroll
No guarantee that Carroll will start - so I would play Dunk.
Low expectations for both.
I would play Carrol and hope he gets some minutes... Dunk could be in danger of -1 even if i actually don´t think it will. United will surely win but with a tight program i think this is a classic 2-0 win, on half machine second half kind a game.
Really strugling here. Can't make up my mind. Eriksen vs WBA looks very good fixture but going without any City is risky and I want Sane eventually.
Elliot
Daniels JONES Fernandez
Hazard Salah Eriksen Richarlison RLC
Kane (c) Lukaku (vc)
Pope Ward Duffy Quaner
1 FT 0.2 ITB
1) Eriksen to Sane
2) Eriksen > Sane, Jones > Ota (-4)
3) Save
Hmm, who will maul whom more? seems to be the question.
6 years, 5 months agoTeams in bits so I feel I need to make changes
Drop:
Lukaku
Kane
Jesus
Upgrade which midfielder:
Chupo
Sane
Sterling
Richarlison
Also still got Jones and don’t know whether to upgrade him?