Our regular post-Gameweek delve into the members’ data is next on our Tuesday schedule.
We look at why Sergio Aguero has profited from a change of tactics and try to ascertain just why Harry Kane’s output remains a major issue at Wembley Stadium.
Man City, Brighton and Liverpool’s playmakers also find a place in this week’s article, while the West Ham and Swansea defences also catch the eye.
Liverpool Leicester
Leicester City vs Liverpool.
Great - not bad. Hopefully Bobby and Mo will get a rest mind you!
Bristol City v Stoke - COYR...
Yes.Good team.
Too late. Knees got jerky, already done 42 transfers.
I'ts not your team.
Or get rid of Danilo. 5.5 is a lot. Hegazi won't keep cleanie and not sure mbemba will play
Gameweek transfers:
42
Total transfers:
806
😮
Yet he's still not ranked last overall? 😆
Either a poor sod who failed to press wildcard, got hacked by mates or rather poorly going for top scorer each week
yes
wtf ?? 🙂
Ownership this year is killer.
My 3 transfers (-4) all scored and the players out blanked. 7/11 of my players for returns. Kane fail and Lukaku (non owner) last minute doing well made me fall in rank
The one player who'll be a staple in my team all year is Lukaku unless something drastic happens. If you want differentials do it elsewhere as I just don't feel the reward is worth the risk when he's performing so regularly.
I wouldn't say I've differentialed with Kane, Firmino and Jesus
No I agree, but Lukaku is just very highly picked so without him you're always going to notice rank drops if he performs. I guess it may balance itself though on weeks where he doesn't when you have 3 potential performers like those. Firmino probably wont be too good without Mane in the side though atm as when he's played out wide he's way less effective.
You simply can not ignore Lukaku because of ownership
44.2% of people have 🙂
Play Cédric (MUN-H) or RLC (MCI-A)?
Cheers
RLC
What do you think?
A) Morata Jesus
B) Kane Vardy
C) Kane Firmino
B
Interesting. I have A. What's your reasons for B then over A?
B just over C
What're your reasons for B over A then? As Jesus and Morata surely both come above Vardy in the pecking order but is Kane just that superior in your opinion then?
Jesus is minutes. Not seen Chelsea with Hazard etc. Both I reckon won't have pens either
Okay that makes sense. Well I'm hoping it goes my way as guy top of the league I'm in has Kane and Vardy and I have Morata Jesus just behind him. I guess if Jesus' minutes get reduced once we're in full flow of 2 games a week then I'll have to reconsider. Thanks!
Definitely A. Kane will only get you two very expensive points, while both Morata and Jesus might score a few. Ideally you’d have Agüero instead of Jesus, but I understand that it’s hard to find that extra £1.something
Bottomed.
A. Alderweireld + Monreal
or
B. Bavies + Kolasinac
Bear in mind, I'd ditch the Arsenal defender for Alonso in GW 8.
B
B for sure
b
There's a sky blue express train coming down the track, & it's about to smash asunder any Citehless squad parked on the gw6 level-crossing, and it's being driven by Kun.
😉
Cue 1-0 with an OG.
Those who have Kun looking to captain him over Kane, Kaku?
Kaku and Kane aren't great options IMO this week.
As a West Ham fan I can't bring myself to have Kane (C) and Eriksen against us, also Antonio in that game and the ideal situation will never happen with Kane scoring a brace assisted by Eriksen and West Ham winning 3-2....
If I had Aguero I'd go for him 100%, as it is, Kolasinac going to be my captain.
West ham fan! What do you think of Carroll as an option?
I wouldn't build a team around it - but if I had Joselu/Gabbi etc - I'd be seriously looking at him for a punt yes.
I think he's a genuine option now. Bilic seems to want him in and results have been better since he's played.
I'm punting on him next week as a double up with Antonio, dropping Mounie for obvious reasons.
I'm considering him in for Bobby next week actually. Carroll adores Swansea.
Brave desicion.
Nah, when Kun gets benched there will be scenes
If you have Kun and don't captain him for Palace, you may as well sell him.
defo
No point having him if you can't captain him at home to Palace.
Alonso & Firmino > Mbemba & Aguero(-4)?
Not for hit.
I wouldn't. Others will disagree though
That could bite you in the ass
Thanks, needed talking out of it. Started the season poorly and chasing points.
Like many. Top 500 finish last year and I'm currently languishing 2m+ rank. Just gotta look at Mark and Hof Peter. Show faith with the lads you got
😀 same here
Not for me. Alonso is a season keeper
All transfers can bite you. I wouldn't want to lose Alonso, but Firmino is saleable.
Not for me
Rooney or Siggy more likely to make the Scout Picks this week?
Rooney might make the bar
Hi folks;
10.8 to spend on 1 midfielder and 1 forward. Only 1 out of those 2 plus RLC required to play each week. Which do you like best?
A) Hemed & Ritchie
B) Ayew & Gross 0.2 itb
C) Joselu & Can 0.3 itb
On Wildcard and pretty set on the rest of the team playing 442:
Pickford/Elliott
Kolasinac/Davies/Jones/(Cresswell/Ward rotate well for the 4th spot)
Eriksen/Salah/Silva/____/RLC
Aguero/Lukaku/____
Thanks in advance.
A
A
If it was me I'd go A.
Thanks guys. After reading through some comments, maybe overlooking Big Andy Carrol as an option.
A) WC team with Kane Kaku Kun
Foster Elliot
Cedric Jones Naughton Ward Memba
Salah Silva Ritchie RLC TC
Lukaku Kane Kun
B) WC team with Kane and Kun only
Foster Elliot
Kola Bavies Jones Naughton Memba
Salah Ritchie Mkhi Gross TC
Kane Kun Vardy
Take your pick
I had MkhiPog and that was a good cover until the injury - you might be able to do the same (when he's fit) in this set up.
Thanks! Will keep switching between these two lineups until Friday I guess..
A, very tasty
It is.. but leaves me a bit light in midfield and defense..
I think it is hard to get the mids option correct ... but look at that attack ...
I am similar but have Mkhi and Silva and trying to make it work with Alonso too
Nice, had Alonso until I Wced this week.. he'll get points and goals just couldn't resist the front three.. and there's no way I can afford Alonso now 🙁
Not sure I can afford Alonso either, on WC too and caught .6 in rises and hoping a few will rise again so I can sell them and bank the profit
I am going to rotate some of my top 6 players every 2 weeks so if Morata or Firmino comes in then Alonso comes in too
I would be 433 and pick either Ritchie or Gross and bring on RLC to rotate with your 4th defender and Carroll
That's the plan! Thanks for your input!
Might as well have A). But Aguero is the one I'm leaving out.
I know it's chasing points after last week but Aguero on pens while Lukaku isn't anymore.. with the fixtures coming, I just felt Lukaku might be the one to drop if any..
Thinking I will go with the three of them and downgrade if needed at international break with 2 FTs hopefully.. good plan?
Dunno. But I wish you luck. I am waiting for the big midfielders, so I have got in Rashford for Firmino.
Cheers! Good luck to you to!
Naughton still blue arrows and % falling.........what is life
Mendy versus Walker
The only thing Mendy has over Walker really is his penchant to get into the attacking third and whip in crosses.
Walker meanwhile is no slouch when it comes to getting forward and is an assist machine. More notably for me, he rarely loses the ball whereas Mendy does. Waker's pass completion, tackles and dribble success are very strong. This makes him a regular candidate for BAPS. Mendy may have the upper hand when it comes to assists (or may not), but Walker's consistency and likelihood to be more involved in BAPS gives him the edge.
Thoughts?
Both great option.But i go Mendy.
Walkers 2 assists so far have been completely jammy
Last season most assists out of any defender and he didn't play the last third/quarter of the season.
Anything worth a hit ??
Was thinking
Eriksen +Firminho>>Abraham+Sanchez ?? Yay or nay? Offcourse after the cup games
Eliot
Jones. Mee. Naughton
Eriksen*. Salah Silva. Brady
Firminho* Kane. Kun
Bit too early for Sanchez.
Also will leave me with 1 in the bank to upgrade hegazi or. Sobhi(5th mid) > Gross later
Any way to improve this w/c team? 0.4 in the bank...
Fabianski, Foster
Stones, Jones, Kolasinac, Lascelles, Naughton
Eriksen, Mkhitaryan, Can, Obiang, Carroll
Lukaku, Aguero, Jesus
Only thing I could think was to downgrade Jesus < Rashford and upgrade Can < Salah?
midfield is too weak. Can >> Atsu at 5m.
Consider Mbemba at 4m or Elliot at 4m to free up cash.
Aguero / Jesus double up is bold. Jesus >> Morata or Vardy would allow some spend elsewhere.
Foster
Otamendi Cedric Monreal Jones
Salah Richtie MKH
Kane Aguero Morata
Thoughts?
Tidy. Hows the bench looking....
Hello
does a free hit week work like a wc week ie you can make as many changes as you want during that gameweek then your teams reverses to what it was ?
thanks a lot
If you make transfers then play your free hit chip you don't pay for any transfers you've just made.
and can you change them again during that week ? thanks
Yes. Personally, I'd wait until an FA cup weekend when there aren't as many matches to play the free hit chip.
totally !! was just curious 🙂 thanks again
I think the midweek city game will be a perfect indication of peps plans. I can see Pep playing Jesus wednesday and resting Kun, bringing off Jesus midway through the 2cd half and starting both against Palace as usual.
I don't think any of them would play.
Very good chance tbh, gives Sane, Sterling, Bernado Silva, Yaya Toure a chance
Is it madness to go into this w/end without a City forward? I have a front 3 of Kane (who I took a hit to get in last week), Lukaku and Firmino. 1FT but it feels wrong to shift Kane out so quick, but the fixture and form make me think its wise to follow the points. I'm having a bad season so I'm at a loss what to do for the best. I'm not convinced that Silva is worth getting in as the only players I could move for him are Erik and Mhki who I believe are worth keeping. Thoughts?
Dunno about madness, brave certainly.
What is madness though, is taking a hit to bring in Kane.
smh
Wc
A
Elliot
Kol Davies Jones Mee Mbemba
Ritchie salah Mkhy TC RLC
Kun Jesus Kane
B
Elliot
Nsughton Mee Jones kol mbemba
Gross Silva Mkhy salah RLC
Vardy Kane Kun
a
Both amazing squads. Would lean towards B myself fir balance
Thank you 🙂
Probably right regarding balance too
Reading comments on WC teams that include Alonso, bavies, mendy and kola..people saying 'your midfield is too weak'. Err ok but they have 4 wingers with amazing cleany and attacking potential
That was the gist of it when I posted my 5-2-3 formation 😆
Exactly. Three at the back is hard to justify when there are so many good defensive options.
if u want to consider them as wingers they're pretty shite fpl wingers. alonso had 6 goals and 5 assists, pretty sure if a 7m mid had those stats no one would consider him
same goes for mendy
kolasinac is actually as attacking as normal wingers though, not the other two
Wingers with clean sheets and bps, big big difference
when u include bps and cs ur considering them as a whole, in which case i agree they're good picks, which they are
i just think this whole they're more attacking than normal wingers talk is bs, they're not wingers, theyre wingbacks
Not many decent wingers in the 5.0 - 7.0 bracket that will touch a decent wing back, plus the wingers tend to get rotated and subbed
they're more attacking than wingbacks, and will get more attacking returns
Heat maps says no, touches of the ball say no, crosses say no, touches in final third say no, points last season say no, minutes played say no ... imho
You havent factored in sheets though.
all im saying is they're not more attacking than wingers, which quite a few seem to think on here
7m with occasional clean sheets + 6 goals + 5 assists? Sign me up!
i have alonso and davies, never said they were bad picks
can you give an example of a good 7m MID winger?
willian gets more assists and goals than alonso
maybe u don't understand what im saying to u right now, the original comment considered the likes of alonso davies etc as wingers. they're not. people exaggerate their attacking threat becuase they get cleanies
With all the wing backs I think you need to consider the defenders and mids as a whole - some wing backs are more advanced than mid options
this
elliot (foster)
kolasinac, naughton, cedric, (hegazi) (manquillo)
eriksen, salah, miki, brady (choupo m)
lukaku, chicharito, morata
a) chicharito and eriksen for Jesus and Ritchie
b) Lukaku for Aguero
c) Leave
would be very grateful for replies!
how much money ITB?
Who to captain this GW?
A) Kane
B) Jesus
I'll probably captain Jesus if he gets subbed at 60' and Kun plays 90' in league cup.
Firmino falling - what to do?
Vardy
Was it a dive ?
Keeping regardless
Sell or stick
I'm keeping him. My squad value is 101.8 so I'm not too bothered about a drop.
GW6 Team, any thoughts, right order of line up and bench?
Fabianski
BDavies Jones Mbemba Kola
Miki Ramsey Eriksen
Kane Aguero(C) Firmino
Subs: Elliot, Simpson, Carroll, Chalobah
Pick one out of this bunch (Chicharito replacement)
A) Lacazette
B) Rooney
C) Morata
D) Abraham
Cheers.
A
C
Definitely Morata.
Depend have you used wc or not.. if going to wc after 2 weeks, lacazette actually good punt for 2 weeks, (gunners have 2 home games in row)
On WC.. any suggestions?
Foster - elliot
Jones - cedric - naughton - ward - mbemba
Salah - silva - gross - ritchie - Rlc or Tc
Kane - aquero - lukaku
0.1 ITB
Good to go
I can't choose between RLC or Carroll either. Which one are you going for?
Carroll has better fixtures
I think rlc is more dangerous but Tc more nailed.. i really dont know
any news on pedro's injury / knock yet?
Only a knock. Partly a tactical sub
ok cool. would be good news as thinking of taking willian out for ramsey
Which would you rather have in a draft league?
A. Richie & Laca
B. Sanchez & Joselu
6 years, 7 months agoAny shocks possible in the EFL? Any games to watch?