ICT Analysis- Chelsea Gameweek Four

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16 September 2011 740 comments

Paul

We’re trying a new approach to the ICT articles, focussing on individual teams and tactical decisions in the Gameweek gone by. Saturday’s game at the Stadium of Light saw three players -Raul Meireles, Juan Mata and Daniel Sturridge- all make their first league starts of the season for Chelsea and Nicolas Anelka also played the central role of the front three for the first time this campaign.

The 2-1 win means Chelsea maintain their chase of both Manchester clubs at the top of the table and all four played a significant part in the victory. Here’s some analysis on their ICT ratings and how each of the quartet fared overall:

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jamlove

14 years, 10 months ago
where's the comments
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1. jamlove
  
  14 years, 10 months ago
  ah right
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zee303

14 years, 10 months ago
Who to bench

Bosingwa or Simpson?
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1. jamlove
  
  14 years, 10 months ago
  B
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2. Basicilly
  
  14 years, 10 months ago
  Tough call, both are likely to concede although Simpson is less likely and Bosingwa is more of a threat going forward. I've left Simpson on the bench and regretted it so might lean towards him.
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Spoiler

14 years, 10 months ago
any chances barkley will start
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1. AP
  
  14 years, 10 months ago
  Yes according to Big Dunc. Waiting for the executionersblog's view though too.
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Random_Guy

14 years, 10 months ago
How's my team looking?

Vorm
Ward, Kompany, Bosingwa
Dyer, Brunt, Young, Silva
Rooney, RVP (C), Dzeko (VC)
Subs: Krul, Simpson, Moses, De Laet

One free trade left.

Any changes required?
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1. Spoiler
  
  14 years, 10 months ago
  good. leave your team
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  14 years, 10 months ago
  Exactly my team.. I'm probably starting Simpson before Bosingwa and (c) Dzeko / (vc) RVP.
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3. j.m
  
  14 years, 10 months ago
  i have the exact same starting lineup
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Basicilly

14 years, 10 months ago
Having a captain headache this week. Its between Rooney, Aguero and Silva.

Rooney
Pros - He's on fire and I'll be at Old trafford so will get double delight if he scores
Cons - Chelsea are an unknown quantity at the moment and look to be hitting some consistency but haven't really been tested. Fergeson might play Rooney deeper as he tends to do in competitive games

Silva
Pros - Amazing form and weak enough opposition
Comns - Might suffer in his returns if Nasri plays

Aguero
Pros - Agaim on fire and looks a real threat. More likely than Silva to score.
Cons - Rotation!

What to do!
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1. Spoiler
  
  14 years, 10 months ago
  rooney..
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2. exammy
  
  14 years, 10 months ago
  Silva
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3. J0E
  
  14 years, 10 months ago
  if I had him I'd captain Silva. As it happens rooney gets my armband, after a brief hover over RVP earlier today.
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Baines on Toast...

14 years, 10 months ago
Stick with Brunt this week with Simpson to come in if he doesn't play at all or switch him to Walters right away?
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  14 years, 10 months ago
  Stick.
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yash

14 years, 10 months ago
Which two defenders to play from Gabbidon Simpson and Bosingwa??
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1. jamlove
  
  14 years, 10 months ago
  G and S
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Baines on Toast...

14 years, 10 months ago
Adebayor, Bent, Rooney and Odem all to score this weekend is 30/1 with SkyBet, might have to throw a couple of quid on that xD
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1. sachmo
  
  14 years, 10 months ago
  That's a good bet...
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RASPUTIN - the foking bom t…

14 years, 10 months ago
Baines captain anyone?

I am

Also worried about dzeko playing/ not playing

low scoring week from the usual suspects i feel this week
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1. Louis Van Balls
  
  14 years, 10 months ago
  yep I'm all over that
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2. Hughes the Daddy
  
  14 years, 10 months ago
  My current thinking is not to captain him. Reason being that I think having him in my team is differential enough and will be rewarded anyway if he scores big. The risks of him scoring low are just too great I think for me to give him the armband. Rooney's form is so good now that even though playing Chelsea I think it'll be Rooney for me - (and hopefully a nice haul of Baines points as a bonus).
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3. PAVLYUCHENKOSAURUS
  
  14 years, 10 months ago
  No, Everton, Yeurcchhh!!!
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Connor's Calling

14 years, 10 months ago
Rooney or Baines for (C)
Currently top of mini league and no-one has Baines. Is Baines an unnecessary risk or simply the best option for this week?
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1. Louis Van Balls
  
  14 years, 10 months ago
  A goal, assist and clan sheet for Baines and a yellow card for Rooney.
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2. PAVLYUCHENKOSAURUS
  
  14 years, 10 months ago
  If you are top, why play differentials?... Cue an argument.
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jamsiep

14 years, 10 months ago
RMT

Vorm
Baines (c) Ward Brown
Walcott Jarvis Petrov Taarabt
Rooney RVP Dzeko

Baines captain, yeah? Wigan at home is the sort of game that Everton make a right meal of....
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1. Fray Bentos
  
  14 years, 10 months ago
  i'd play it safe - rooney
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  1. jamsiep
    
    14 years, 10 months ago
    There is a 0% chance of me doing that. I'm usually okay with not letting real life motives get in the way of fantasy football, but there's not a chance in hell I'm captaining him against Chelsea. Not on my watch.
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    1. Fray Bentos
      
      14 years, 10 months ago
      forgot about that! my bad
      
      RVP?
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    2. exammy
      
      14 years, 10 months ago
      +1 I could never bring myself to captain a player playing against Chelsea.
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      1. Louis Van Balls
        
        14 years, 10 months ago
        Rooney will be playing deeper and running all over the pitch. Hernandez would be my pick to score.
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    3. Granville
      
      14 years, 10 months ago
      This has got nothing to do with United v Chelsea, this is fantasy.
      
      Well you're not hardcore (No you're not hardcore)
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      1. jamsiep
        
        14 years, 10 months ago
        😥
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    4. Dave Bauer
      
      14 years, 10 months ago
      So if you were top of the whole game and this was the last gameweek, you wouldn't captain Rooney because it was against Chelsea? Nonsense.
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      1. jamsiep
        
        14 years, 10 months ago
        Generally, it doesn't make sense to captain players against the best teams in the league, who have the best defensive records.
        
        Rooney won't be my highest scoring player this week.
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        Dave Bauer
        
        14 years, 10 months ago
        Possibly, but that's really a different argument.
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        jamsiep
        
        14 years, 10 months ago
        I know. 😉
        
        In answer to your question, I still wouldn't captain Rooney. It's just wrong, I'd feel so guilty if there was a part of me (quite a large part because I love FPL so much) that was happy when Rooney scored against Chelsea.
        
        Unless Chelsea had already won the league, then I'd consider captaining him. 😉
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        Dave Bauer
        
        14 years, 10 months ago
        I do understand, I just think you have to switch that off for FPL....
        
        I remember being sat at Fratton Park a few years ago when Ash-hole whipped a cross in to Drogba (c) who tucked it in.
        
        A pointless game for Pompey (always going to lose anyway) but a captain goal and an assist for me!
        
        So in conclusion, don't captain people playing against your team or you'll get relegated and nearly go out of business; stick with Baines.
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        jamsiep
        
        14 years, 10 months ago
        lol
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        AP
        
        14 years, 10 months ago
        I remember you posting last year that you felt no guilt in © Rooney because Chelsea were already out of the title race. Great days.
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        jamsiep
        
        14 years, 10 months ago
        Yeah, I was quite disillusioned with Chelsea at the time.
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        Christina.
        
        14 years, 10 months ago
        +1
        
        Baines will.
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        Shakey
        
        14 years, 10 months ago
        Agreed. Rooney isn't a safe choice at all.
        
        His hat-trick vs. Arsenal's comedy defence and midfield is blinding people a little.
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        Hate that rotation
        
        14 years, 10 months ago
        He wont even score against Chelsea. It will be tight with Hernandez scoring.
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    5. PAVLYUCHENKOSAURUS
      
      14 years, 10 months ago
      The good news is that Chelsea are good opposition so you rarely feel the urge to captain a player of a team playing them.
      
      Bad news for Swansea / Norwich / QPR fans.
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  2. Louis Van Balls
    
    14 years, 10 months ago
    safe is boring
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    1. Hughes the Daddy
      
      14 years, 10 months ago
      It also gets you points 🙂
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      1. Louis Van Balls
        
        14 years, 10 months ago
        So what - like I'm going to get more points than 2.5 million other people
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    2. Fray Bentos
      
      14 years, 10 months ago
      slow and steady wins the race - tis true
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    3. denial
      
      14 years, 10 months ago
      I was wondering what who you might be captaining this week James. We've got the same front 3. I have RVP at the moment, but is this setting myself up to fail again? If I captain Rooney this week, it's bound to be the week he does sod all.
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      1. jamsiep
        
        14 years, 10 months ago
        Still thinking RVP is a good choice, but I'd be so annoyed if he failed yet again. Plus he's playing in the early kick-off!
        
        His ownership is still really low, so if he does do well then he should be a decent differential over the majority of people in your/my mini leagues.
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2. Granville
  
  14 years, 10 months ago
  I think Everton will concede but don't let that put you off. As you well know there are other ways for Baines to score points
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  1. AP
    
    14 years, 10 months ago
    Everton Wigan was a 0-0 borefest last year. I am tempted to © dzeko though. Fulham really aren't that great under Jol.
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  2. Louis Van Balls
    
    14 years, 10 months ago
    FFS if Everton concede against Wigan at home then they will concede against everyone
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    1. Granville
      
      14 years, 10 months ago
      They do 🙂
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      1. Louis Van Balls
        
        14 years, 10 months ago
        Doesn't Mark have Baines?
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3. njfsdkffslkf
  
  14 years, 10 months ago
  rvp
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4. Connor's Calling
  
  14 years, 10 months ago
  exactly my concern mr. Priest. Dead scared that WIG is exactly the kind of game Everton might draw 1-1 or something silly
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5. applebonkers
  
  14 years, 10 months ago
  the only reliable captain choice in that 11 is petrod
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  1. jamsiep
    
    14 years, 10 months ago
    You joke, but he could be an inspired captain choice this week.
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    1. applebonkers
      
      14 years, 10 months ago
      amazed he's not more of a differential. people must have thought well he plays with gary cahill so he must be amazing
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6. samcro
  
  14 years, 10 months ago
  Go with Baines, I am.
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  1. jamsiep
    
    14 years, 10 months ago
    Well if you are..... 😉
    
    I think I will stick with Baines. It's been on him all week.
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    1. samcro
      
      14 years, 10 months ago
      Disclaimer: I captained Torres in GW2.
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      1. jamsiep
        
        14 years, 10 months ago
        I tried to as well.... I did it on the morning of the game on my crappy phone out in Africa, thankfully it didn't work. Although I didn't realise until I had internet again a week later. Sat through the entire Chelsea game thinking I had Torres captain. 😕
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        samcro
        
        14 years, 10 months ago
        Who did you get instead?
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        jamsiep
        
        14 years, 10 months ago
        Lampard. So only 3 points difference in the end, was still chuffed when I found out though!
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7. MAD
  
  14 years, 10 months ago
  I'd captain Dzeko out of that bunch.. He's surely the safest out of the trio this week as he was rested in the last PL game and taken off early in CL. Aguero has played a lot of games lately so I think it's Tevez & Dzeko up top in this one.
  
  I wouldn't captain a gooner as you already have two of them and they play the first game of the GW.. I'd rather have my captain play late in the GW 😛
  
  Next best choice after Dzeko is Petrov, he's been playing as forward as Davies if not higher and Bolton should backlash vs Norwich.
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    14 years, 10 months ago
    I hope so. Cant tell with Mancini, he might go with Balotelli.
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    1. MAD
      
      14 years, 10 months ago
      He's only just said that Balotelli won't play in the next few games.
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      1. Hate that rotation
        
        14 years, 10 months ago
        Great then. Whats the reason he not playing Balotelli? Thought he had great faith in his Italian compatriot.
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    2. MAD
      
      14 years, 10 months ago
      He could go with Aguero on the left though and start all three... Nasri being the one left out. He has too many options that Mancini.
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      1. The Pooer
        
        14 years, 10 months ago
        Silva hasn't been rotated yet. Be careful of that one.
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        MAD
        
        14 years, 10 months ago
        I don't think Silva will get rotated, he's way too instrumental to that team. Taken off early, yes, but not rotated.
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        The Pooer
        
        14 years, 10 months ago
        He will get rotated/rested at some point. Maybe not at the weekend against Fulham, but don't be surprised if it's soon...
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J0E

14 years, 10 months ago
Love this stat from the Totalfpl boys for the Swansea game.

Referee for the match, Martin Atkinson, awarded the most penalties (14) and the most red cards (11) in the 2010-11 Premier League season.

Could this be Sinclair and in deed Dorran's moment to shine?
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1. J0E
  
  14 years, 10 months ago
  Here;s another for owners of whoever plays left mid/wing for Man City....likely to be nasri according to totalfpl
  
  "Fulham's weak spot has been at right back this season, having conceded 40% of their shots (typical value ~ 15%) from the left side of the pitch. Samir Nasri is likely to get the nod to start at left wing and will hoping to take advantage against a weakened Fulham defence."
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  1. ManofKent
    
    14 years, 10 months ago
    Useful 🙂 might solve my RvP v Rooney dilemma...
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  2. MAD
    
    14 years, 10 months ago
    Nasri was awful vs Napoli though... he was trying way too hard.
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  3. Pablitto
    
    14 years, 10 months ago
    Is then Silva also nailed on start?
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MA

14 years, 10 months ago
I'll throw my hat into the ring with a "who to bench" this week?

Vorm / Al Habsi
Bosingwa / Enrique / Ward / Kompany / S.Taylor
Dyer / M.Petrov / Nasri / Young / Moses
Rooney / Suarez / Dzeko
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  14 years, 10 months ago
  I'd bench Vorm, Bos, Enrique & Moses
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  1. MA
    
    14 years, 10 months ago
    Youve named my bench 🙂 Reassuring words, MOK.
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2. Baines on Toast...
  
  14 years, 10 months ago
  Moses, Enrique and either Staylor or Bos...probably Bos as both offer attacking threats and Staylor has more chance of a clean sheet.
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  14 years, 10 months ago
  Bench: Al Habsi + Moses / Bosingwa / Enrique in that order
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Valar(Keith)

14 years, 10 months ago
this week
Brunt to Dyer
Next week
Kompany to Gabbidon
Sessegnon to Mata(c).. -4
sound? the non mata moves are to free up cash.. team will be
Given Vorm
Gabbidon Bosingwa Enrique Simpson Brown
Silva Walcott Mata Dyer Moses
Rooney Suarez Dzeko
0.0 in bank
do i stick with the plan or twist?
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Christina.

14 years, 10 months ago
What's Villa Boas saying? Sturridge?
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samcro

14 years, 10 months ago
I'm likely to wildcard next week. With that in mind who would you bring in this week for Cashley?

Kompany

or

Ward
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1. jamsiep
  
  14 years, 10 months ago
  Ward.
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  1. samcro
    
    14 years, 10 months ago
    That's what I was leaning towards.
    
    Well if one of us has a bad week this week then the other is sure to!!
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applebonkers

14 years, 10 months ago
feeling like i should be starting s.taylor (avl) over enrique (tot). sensible?
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1. CarelessGenius©
  
  14 years, 10 months ago
  Not sure....spurs not scoring loads at the mo, but then Villa aren't either....
  Toss a coin.
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  1. applebonkers
    
    14 years, 10 months ago
    did best of 3. went heads taylor, tails enrique, heads taylor.
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2. Spoiler
  
  14 years, 10 months ago
  yes
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3. Attila the Bum
  
  14 years, 10 months ago
  Affirmative.
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4. dogtanion
  
  14 years, 10 months ago
  Yes..both will prob concede but Taylor might scroe at least
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  1. applebonkers
    
    14 years, 10 months ago
    makes sense, plus seems more bappable. hopefully your glamorous gravatar does nothing
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    1. dogtanion
      
      14 years, 10 months ago
      unlikely..innit!
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5. It's 1879...
  
  14 years, 10 months ago
  If it helps, clean sheet % chance...
  
  Liverpool 27.4%
  Newcastle 20.8%
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CarelessGenius©

14 years, 10 months ago
Ditched Suarez for Dzeko. Liverpool seem out of sorts at mo. Captain Dzeko or Rooney? Makes sense to go with Dzeko as Man v Che may be 0-0. No surprises if it were.
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1. It's 1879...
  
  14 years, 10 months ago
  Assuming Dzeko plays of course... (which I think he will)
  
  I'm toying with Silva, Dzeko or Rooney for skipper. Or maybe Arteta, but I think that's too fanciful...
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The Holy One

14 years, 10 months ago
Give or Vorm this week?
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1. CarelessGenius©
  
  14 years, 10 months ago
  Given. Newcastle don't score because they don't have anyone who can.
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2. Merlinho
  
  14 years, 10 months ago
  Given for sure.
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Dave Bauer

14 years, 10 months ago
So it looks like Rooney is shaping up to be a nice little captain differential, no-one seems to want to give him the armband - happy with that!
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1. jamsiep
  
  14 years, 10 months ago
  I guarantee that Rooney will be the most captained player this week by an absolute mile.
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  1. Dave Bauer
    
    14 years, 10 months ago
    I meant amongst us *adopts smug grin* higher level players*
    
    *Geeks that inhabit this messageboard
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  2. Attila the Bum
    
    14 years, 10 months ago
    ^
    Truth.
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  3. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
    
    14 years, 10 months ago
    He's not preferred on the dark side, either ... 😉
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    1. Somalion
      
      14 years, 10 months ago
      Hmm I don't know about that.. 😛
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  4. Hate that rotation
    
    14 years, 10 months ago
    So hopefully he doesn't score
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exammy

14 years, 10 months ago
Just looking through the weeks so far, my captains have scored 78 more points than my rivals captains,haha.
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1. applebonkers
  
  14 years, 10 months ago
  wtf. mine have scored 26 in total
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  1. jamsiep
    
    14 years, 10 months ago
    Is that after doubling? Mine have scored 28 (56)
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    1. Dave Bauer
      
      14 years, 10 months ago
      55 (110)
      
      But it won't last, I'll be back to 1 (2) before long.
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    2. applebonkers
      
      14 years, 10 months ago
      yep, 13 pre
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      14 years, 10 months ago
      26 (52)
      Left field punts on Tevez (0 after doubling), Baines (4), Carroll (4) haven't exactly been genius.
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  2. Dave Bauer
    
    14 years, 10 months ago
    Ouch. Seriously?
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    1. applebonkers
      
      14 years, 10 months ago
      i've even captained rooney once. these contrasts are depressing
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  3. DarPaC
    
    14 years, 10 months ago
    mine........28! which is bad enough but gets worse when you consider that 18 of those cam in GW1 lol
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2. MAD
  
  14 years, 10 months ago
  You're my hero.
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3. Attila the Bum
  
  14 years, 10 months ago
  If you got Rooney as emergency captain last week (from Dzeko) and are still boasting then I hope you get a serious dose of genital warts.
  If not then well done.
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4. Adamski243
  
  14 years, 10 months ago
  14. After doubling..... 🙁
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  1. samcro
    
    14 years, 10 months ago
    Wow!!
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    1. Adamski243
      
      14 years, 10 months ago
      Yep. Lampard, Torres, Torres, Van Persie. I sure know how to pick them!!
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      1. DarPaC
        
        14 years, 10 months ago
        who are you going for this week? might be useful to know 😉
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        Adamski243
        
        14 years, 10 months ago
        Lol. Was thinking either Van Persie or Young. I tell you what, I'll make a decision tomorrow morning at about 10 and then post it on here so people can change if necessary!
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  2. Dave Bauer
    
    14 years, 10 months ago
    Wow. Some serious Torres in there I suspect!
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  3. DementedFlamingo
    
    14 years, 10 months ago
    Same!! and your overall position?
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    1. Adamski243
      
      14 years, 10 months ago
      1,263,213.
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5. AP
  
  14 years, 10 months ago
  40, 80 for me. Rooney 8)
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  1. exammy
    
    14 years, 10 months ago
    88 Score in total from them, i only captained rooney once!
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Attila the Bum

14 years, 10 months ago
How the fruck did Tevez go down in price?! He was only owned by about 10 people. The other nine must be really flighty bastards.

😡

Captaincy choice is bloody tough this week.
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1. MAD
  
  14 years, 10 months ago
  Grow some balls and captain Tevez (again?) 😛
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  1. Attila the Bum
    
    14 years, 10 months ago
    I might too (I did last GW) 😥 . But then he was apparently a little shit in Europe so might get dropped.
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    1. MAD
      
      14 years, 10 months ago
      Can't really judge him on the basis of those 10 minutes he got in the CL. I think he will get a start tbh... at least I hope so :s
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    14 years, 10 months ago
    Captain Tévez is a fine shout this week. He had a belter at the Cottage last season too...
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gaz1185

14 years, 10 months ago
OK, I think I'm set & safely prepared for GW5 & 6 with transfers already prepared for the next round:

Given
Boyota Ward Shorey
Walcott Young M.Petrov Silva
Rooney(c) Odemwinge Agbonlahor

Bench: Vorm, R. Taylor, Bosingwa & Meireles

I did have Dzeko & Jarvis but with Dzeko's uncertainty I think I'll go with Walcott & Agbonlahor.
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TimeDrifter

14 years, 10 months ago
Very interesting article. If sturridge was guaranteed 90 minutes, 2 out of every 3 games, he'd be worth it. However he often seems to come off after 60, and doesn't start that often. Wait and see I think.
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1. It's 1879...
  
  14 years, 10 months ago
  Sturridge, given his price and team, is a bargain IF he plays. That's the risk. Can't see many folk lining up with him and a MCFC forward given their rotation policy too... too much risk!
  
  A wait and see in my book, but the gamblers in our midst might well be rewarded...
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2. si
  
  14 years, 10 months ago
  I think his limited minutes may be due to fitness at this stage as his season has only just started.
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Merlinho

14 years, 10 months ago
What's the risk of Dzeko not playing this week then? I don't have Silva, I have Toure, and I'm tempted to ditch Dzeko for Graham and then beef up my midfield with either Toure or Adam to Silva and then Adam to Young next week.

Am I mad?
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AP

14 years, 10 months ago
Urgh. Handbrake on the Hernandezwagon:

""Danny Welbeck's back training now. He could maybe be ready for the following week [at Stoke]. Vida's still not ready, Rafa's still not ready, Tom Cleverley will be out for another three weeks." "
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1. applebonkers
  
  14 years, 10 months ago
  if cleverley beats holden back from injury it will be funny
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  1. Leysh
    
    14 years, 10 months ago
    I thought Holden was back from injury? Or is he just back in training?
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    1. applebonkers
      
      14 years, 10 months ago
      back training. he suffered a worse tackle yet had the decency not to be a drama queen on twitter
      "i might be out for the season" no tom you wont, no one ever missed a season with a foot injury.
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  2. AP
    
    14 years, 10 months ago
    😕
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Elniñorules

14 years, 10 months ago
RMT please.
Given
Baines (WIG), Brown (STO), Collins (NEW)
Adam (TOT), Sinclair (WBA), Eagles (NOR), Sess (STO)
Roon (CHE), RVP (BLA), Dzeko (FUL) (c)
Sub – Vorm (WBA), Moses (EVE), Simpson (AVL), De Laet (BOL)

Should I use my FT this week?
Or save it for next week? (thinking Baines–>Enrique & Sess–>Mata in GW6)
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It's 1879...

14 years, 10 months ago
G'day Gents...

MCFC's striker rotation means it'll be Dzeko & Tevez this w/e right??? Aguero's started their last three, time for a rest?...

Also, does anyone know if Mancini has been in the habit of revealing his team's early this season??
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1. ToonTom
  
  14 years, 10 months ago
  Its anyones guess mate, could say Dzeko played midweek so wont play prem...its a guessa and thats why I have dropped him
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SmokeyH

14 years, 10 months ago
Team this week:

Vorm
Brown, Ward, De Leat
SWP, Young, Dilva, Arteta
RVP, Dzeko, Suarez

Bench: STaylor, Bos, Dyer

Correct Bench?
Not made a sub this week but hoping for 2 next...can I afford to do that?!
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1. ToonTom
  
  14 years, 10 months ago
  Taylor/DeLaet a toss up for me..but looks fine mate, Dzeko a risk but you know that...saving two looks fine..is Dilva realted to Silva 😉
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  1. SmokeyH
    
    14 years, 10 months ago
    Its if you say his name really quick like Staylor!
    
    Other Keeper is Krul as well
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ToonTom

14 years, 10 months ago
Alright guys, ideas about this WC team?

2.2 in back to upgrade one of dyer/moses or elsewhere next week

Vorm/Ruddy
Kompany/Simpson/Ward/Shawcross/Gabbidon
A Young/Taarabt/Moses/Dyer/Silva
Rooney/Odem/Suarez

Thought about Klasnic for a week instead of Suarez?
Other ideas?

Cheers
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1. Attila the Bum
  
  14 years, 10 months ago
  Pretty balanced, I'd keep Suarez as you never know if you have to make a forced change for next week.
  
  Personally though I would get Mata or someone instead of Young, you need a bit of Chelsea in there.
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  1. ToonTom
    
    14 years, 10 months ago
    Cheers mate, that was my other thought
    
    Young/Shawcross-Mata/Baines
    
    change Baines back next week to Shawcross...
    
    Cheers!
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