Our usual post-Gameweek members’ article arrives this afternoon, as we take a look at some of the main performers over the previous round of fixtures.
Key midfielders from Man City and Spurs are assessed, while we also analyse Liverpool’s attack since the return of Philippe Coutinho.
Meanwhile, our new expected goals numbers highlight how Wilfried Zaha thrived up front upon his return to the Eagles’ fold.
Probably Morata
Who's de Jesus?
Gabriel Fernando de Jesus
That young Brazilian City forward
if you flash a piece on the lane, he'll take it off you, shove it up your ass and pull the trigger until it goes *click*
Morata for now, wait until Friday for further info
long term
a. Silva
b. Sterling
other City will be Aguero next week.
A
ty
Why the need to plan long term in this case? Sterling is showing unbelievable potential in the short term.
Naugton Mee Cedric Azpi Mbemba
Hazard Salah Alli Carrol Loftus C.
Lukaku Kane 4.5
beacuse my team is crap i need some City players and i dont want to lose Liverpul mid, have 2 transvers so i want Alli out for one city and Mbemba to Jones and next week Lukaku out for Aguer.
Do u have some better idea for me?
What's your intended formation? My instinct would be to go Alli out for Sterling, but then upgrade one of Carroll and RLC. I think that would up your potential points in both defense through rotation, as well as attack.
Elliot
Luiz, Davies, Cresswell
Hazard, Silva, Sterling, Richarlison
Kane, Lukaku (c), Joselu
Pope; RLC, Dunk, Hunemeier
1FT, 0.0 ITB.
A bit itchy to get rid of Davies, at least for the next four. What to do?
Which two should I play this week?:
Elliot / Fabianski
Mbemba / T.Carroll
Elliott, T Carroll (Mbemba probably not play)
Earlier today Jonty posted an excellent Hot Topic on Balance and Flexibility. In the hope that this small article might attain HT status I am outlining an extension to that approach called "Proactivity". According to Wikipedia this means "Proactive behavior involves acting in advance of a future situation, rather than just reacting. It means taking control and making things happen rather than just adjusting to a situation or waiting for something to happen." Well I've done just that over the past 3 weeks and moved up from 1033739th to 58474th - so feeling just a little proud I would like to share this with you and at the same time.
I have resisted all bandwagons up to now...no Kane is a great example.. and this has allowed me to be a bit more flexible with my line up. In using my wildcard in GW6 I brought in Aguero, Morata and Vardy and like many of you suffered the later injuries to the first two players. I have not been afraid to spend 4 points in a gameweek in order to get the desired lineup as quickly as possible. I would be willing to spend 8 points if the situation warranted but have yet to resort to this. My formations have changed over the weeks as has the money applied to defence, midfield and strikers. I have used the Members site to check player comparisons where necessary and get an overview of statistical data - but I am not subservient to this. I have applied thought process to both form and fixtures but above all else if I wanted a player in my squad I would find a way of getting him in but would be patient in the approach. One of the key changes I have made this season is to monitor the FPL Price Change Statistics website so as to both build value in my squad and to time my transfers in order to meet the earlier objective. Last week I tripled on Man City attack and it paid dividends - captaining Sterling in the process.
So I have been aiming to get Richarlison for quite a while now but have had inadequate funds until this week. With Davies situation unclear along with some tough fixtures to follow I sacrificed him for a 4.9m defender and swapped out Kante at the cost of 4 points. I now have my desired midfield of Eriksen/Sterling/Silva/Richarlison/Atsu - all players I would be happy to play most weeks - zero funds! My strike force remains flexible so i can focus on improving the defence when opportunities arise.
stopped at Kante 🙂
Ha ha... Kante had been getting into quite decent attacking positions before his injury and he was my bench fodder until then.
Who is your 3rd defender and 3rd striker?
I'm not giving everything away here but my 3rd striker is Vardy - he is on last chance though given his abject performance last week
cool, how many points did you get this week then?
77, not bad. Sterling captaincy was a nice move 🙂
It worked this time, but another time, you might have been disappointed. Proactivity is a nice word, but taking transfers cost points (and/or FTs), and you won't always get the points back. Just saying. Congratulations on the warm, fuzzy smug feelings though 🙂
Thanks Deulofail - I have actually decided that unless the situation is desparate or it fits in with my overall strategy I would not spend 4 points on a defender. Thanks for allowing me the warm smug feelings!
Why are you getting Richarlison? He's a bandwagon
Very simply because if you watch the Watford games he is clearly a class player above his price and fixtures turn good after Chelsea
So is Kane
I like reading peoples in depth thought processes so it's a +1 from me, especially as you are Kaneless.
Is the gist of this 'plan ahead'?
MAC Demarco you could say that of course but planning without analysis to substantiate will not work alone
Who to replace Bavies with?
Davies
Is there certainty he won't play on the weekend?
I'd probably wait until the press conference. If he doesn't play, I like the look of someone like Stones or Otamendi.
I'd probably wait a week or 2, see if he's playing still, and if not switch to a Bournemouth or Palace defender. If you'd rather have a premium option, a Chelsea defender (possibly better from GW14 when fixtures are amazing and Kante should be back)
Or go double utd defence as they are amazing at keeping clean sheets and seem to be fixtureproof (assume you have Jones already)
Thanks everyone - I shipped out jones a few weeks ago when he looked injured and actually wasn't
Great article and nice to see a few of my picks get positive mentions including Antonio - Friday Night Football hattrick coming up 😀
Best moves here lads?
Krul Elliott
Alonso Davies Kolasinac Cresswell Hunemeier
Eriksen Sterling Chalobah Cork Carroll
Kane Lukaku Vardy
2 FT 1.2 ITB
I would lose either Davies or Kolasinac and upgrade Chalobah - is he still injured?
hi guys, i dont know what to do with my FT.
Foster / Elliot
Kola / Davies / Jones ( Yoshida Rangel )
Salah / Eriksen / Ramsey / Atsu ( Carroll )
Vardy / Jesus(c) / Lukaku
Thinking of Ramsey > Zaha.
Or Kola + Vardy >> Morata and 4.5 def for -4
If Ramsey doesn't make it sell him for Zaha or Richarlison.
Keep Vardy or swap?
Keep
Keep and reassess next week.
Keep for 1 more gw.
Ditch
ohhh mixed reviews...
Keep for now as Aguero and Morata need to prove their fitness first IMO.
Kolasinac owners keeping for next two and then selling?
Yes. A mixture of tough home games and tricky away games all the way up to GW17 after GW10. Plus, we're relying on his clean sheets at the moment for points, he's showing little attacking threat for his price.
Yes.
Gone Daniels in GW 11.
*gone for
I don't get the Daniels love.
Cedric is a better option at that price imo and still has great fixtures.
Cedric has one of the worst fixture runs from GW 12.
Daniels, on the other hand, has sublime fixtures from GW 11. Gets attacking points and Bournemouth are tightening up at the back. Thu, the love. 😉
BS.
Look at SOU fixtures @ [GW12-14],
then look at BOU fixtures in the same period... 🙂
Soton are trash team at the moment.
Guess GW11 onwards Daniels is the better option but I prefer Cedric until then.
Cedric's got to score soon surely, has quite a few attempts.
I won't touch any SOU defender anytime soon I think.
Well, I want to ditch Cedric but feel with WBA, brt, BUR next up there's a decent chance of at least one CS.
Seems like a waste of a FT to move him on before then although Kola, Cedric to Luiz, Stones has tempted me a bit.
Yup, in your case, keep him. 🙂 Good luck!
Aye.
Swansea at home looks a profitable fixture for him and you just know the minute you sell is the minute he gets a clean sheet and a headed winner.
There is no way in hell I want a 6.0 Arsenal defender playing against Man City however, as I expect that to be a bloodbath - will sell in the run up to that.
Is Phil jones considered a big hitter in defence despite his kinder price tag?
He doesnt provide an attacking threat like most premium defs but is a baps magnet
He's just insane value. I don't see him leaving my squad even if injured as at 5.0, you can just bench.
Second highest points scorer of all defenders. Big hitter in my eyes. Price shouldn't come into it.
Best value defender in the game
I consider him a big hitter.
Seriously tempted to do Kane (LIV, mun) -> Morata (WAT, bou) for two weeks and then switch back in GW11.
Don't
Kane is fixture proof. Find another way to get Morata.
Doesn't seem to be Wembley proof and United have the best defence in the league.
Well he ain't gonna score a hatty or brace in either one or likely to, so yeah why not?
Might risk it if Morata looks sharp tonight.
Waste of 2 transfers
Can you see into the future? If Morata scores 3 goals in those 2 games and Kane blanks in both would it still be a waste of 2 transfers?
Three questions for you
1.Do we keep Bavies?
2.Do we keep Jesus?
3.Ota or Luiz if you could have one def from Chelsea and City?
no
yes
Luiz
Yes
No
Luiz
Thanks all 😉
'we' cringe, sorry
🙂
Best for next 3-4 week?
A: Brady
B: Gross
C: richarlison
Cheers.
C but consider Zaha too.
C
What mid best for under 6.4m?
A) Choupo
B) Richarlison
C) other
B
B
Which of these would you prefer:
A) Abraham, Eriksen, Silva, David Luiz
B) Jesus, Richarlison, Zaha, David Luiz
C) Jesus, Eriksen, Fernandez, Daniels
A.
depends on your 2 other forwards
Morata and Kane/Lukaku
a
Sterling, Coutinho, Morata and Kane/Lukaku is the rest of the midfield/attack
Definitely A
A
a
Thanks all
If we presume that Morata is fit and ready, should I get for free:
a) Jesus
b) Morata ( considering Jesus/Aguero problem and that I already have Sterling)
Other 2 forwards are Kane & Lukaku
B
Would you do anything to this team? Thanks in advance for any comments,
Elliot - Foster
Jones - Trippier - Cedric - Zanka - Mbemba
Coutinho - Eriksen - Richarlison - Sterling - RLC
Abraham - Jesus - Kane
2.8 ITB, but no free transfer. Currently sat at 34K which is the highest I've ever been but I'm unsure on my next move.
Trippier / Mbemba get some Burn. in there to save future headaches. Nice rank.
Wouldn't take a hit for anything. Trippier out next week
People playing CL fantasy. Early game today so get your changes/subs done now
Done already.
Who have you got today? 8 players including captain for me.
a bit late to this, but Messi captain, Dybala, B.Fernandes, double Atleti defence, Semedo, A.Sandro and Areola. Good luck for today mate
Wouldn't have noticed that. Cheers mate.
cheers
I have TAA first on the bench and Jorge didn’t play. Trying to make the switch but it’s not allowed. Is it because it’s going to be made automatically? Appreciate your help!
Yeah, same here. Not sure what's going to happen.
For the others,
Even if I change my captain, the other auto-subs should still happen right? Have 2 non-players and TAA and some Petretta guy ready to come in. Need a Messi haul today.
Same position re Messi. Let’s hope we get our 12 points of the bench! Should be the case but not sure.
You can only make manual substitutions if your benched player hasn't played yet.
If you make no manual substitutions, there will be an automatic sub in which case TAA will come on. If you've made other manual substitutions, TAA stays on bench.
Wait, so if I 2 no shows and TAA and Petretta who hasn't played on the bench, then subbing in Petretta will mean I only play with 10, even if TAA could sub in? I wasn't sure on the rules, so only changed the captains.
The relevant rule from the Fantasy UCL website:
"If no manager substitutions or captain changes are made, automatic substitutions will take place at the end of the Matchday, when all fixtures have been played"
This to me implies that even if you've only changed your captain there are no automatic substitutions.
Why didn't you have yesterday's players all in your starting XI? Not feasible formation-wise?
OMG! This is insane. Oh, I just didn't know how substitutions worked and so I played my best XI.
Yeah it doesn't feel 'normal' next to FPL, that's bad luck. Personally, I was used to it because it was the same in Fantasy Euro '16. Basically you have to make sure to always have Tuesday's players on the pitch and then do your subs when the line-ups are announced for Wednesday. (I had Handanovic starting vs. Liverpool for instance, even though I was fairly sure I'd end up playing Areola)
So, in any case, I was stuck with a useless Obamayang 4 pointer and TAA coming in or switching to Messi captain and losing out on TAA points. Why is this silly game so complicated!
It was actually thanks to this post that I made my substitutions in time - all my players blanked yesterday so a captain change at the very least was necessary.
Not sure what it is with this week for me, all my picks in all competitions have done absolutely nothing!
I never changed my captain last week because of the early deadline. This game has been a proper disaster for me.
Zaha, RIcharlison or Gross?
zaha
Probably in that order.
thanks guys
Anybody knows anything about the situation of Mbemba? He hasnt even been on the bench for the last two gameweeks..
basically not nailed anymore?
Obviously, but just out of favour or injured or something?
Just crap
I got his 9 points in gw3. Been keeping him on as an enabler. Im letting go now.
Apparently he was involved in a training session bust up fight it heard a couple of weeks ago
*I
Thanks. Youre right. And I now read the following on a Newcastle site:
"Rafa has trust issues with both (Mitrovic and Mbemba), having doubts over their ability to carry out his specific tactical instructions on the pitch".
*the news article doesnt say anything about what you heard, but says that rafa probably is looking for a new left back
Reckon I can hold this week without playing the WC?
Foster Elliot
Alonso Monreal Bertrand Jones
Eriksen Alli D.Silva Atsu T.Carroll
Lukaku Jesus Quaner
0FT
Yup, think about ditching Alli soon. 🙂 He doesn't worth the money.
1 FT
Do I do
a) Alli > Silva
b) Alli > Hazard
c) Brady > Richarlison (will likely do this next week if not this week)
I have Kane and Sterling for context. All options are affordable
B
Thanks. That would mean Brady would become Choupu Menting instead of Richarlison next week as couldn't afford.
You confident on Hazard to return?
Next GW team:
Elliot
BDavies Jones Simpson Kola
Sterling Atsu Eriksen
Kane Kaku(C) Jesus
Subs: Fabianski, Carroll, Chalobah, Mbemba
Still wondering:
1) Elliot or Fabianski if Fabianski plays vs Simpson
2) Lukaku as C
Bench Simpson and play Tarroll instead.
Captain Lukaku fo sho -- the safest option.
Interestihg idea. And Play Fabianski?
sry for repost but i rly need some tips for this team
Naugton Mee Cedric Azpi Mbemba
Hazard Salah Alli Carrol Loftus C.
Lukaku Kane 4.5
planing to Alli Mbemba to Silva and Jones
and than next week Lukaku to Aguero
any ideas? thanks.
Get some keepers
But Alli Mbemba to Silva Jones looks good
hahaha thank yes i have eliot and foster :p
So after Aguero warmed the bench midweek, what are we expecting from the lineup come weekend?
An Aguero start because Jesus has played two games? Or the opposite, to not disrupt their lineup, and Jesus to get hooked early if they're winning?
I’m not expecting anything tbh. Just hoping that he starts really. If I was to guess I’d say Jesus starts and Kun joins him or that Jesus starts and gets subbed for Kun around the 60 minute mark.
So, if we have 4.3m in the bank for a defender, our best hope is to predict whom madman Koeman starts right? Holgate/Martina.
Best for this weekend's coming fixtures?
A. Jesus, Gabbi, Mkhi, Zaha, Ritchie
B. Abraham, Rodriguez, KDB, Sanchez, Arnautovic
How do these moves look for a -4?
Kane + Chalobah + Bavies > Morata
+ Zaha + Jones.
Could maybe skip last transfer to avoid the hit.
Krul Elliott
Alonso Davies Kolasinac Cresswell Hunemeier
Eriksen Sterling Chalobah Cork Carroll
Kane Lukaku Vardy
6 years, 6 months agoAguero, de Jesus or Morata?
(Have Kane & Silva)
Thanks.