Having ran the rule over the Goalkeepers, the second part of our series of Member articles focussing on projected value takes a look at the defenders. With the aid of our Projections we’ve analysed the average points expected per player over the course of the upcoming campaign and, applying this to the Fantasy Premier League (FPL) player price list, have listed the top ten in terms of expected value per Fantasy pound for the season ahead…
I have a selection headache, it would be greatly appreciated if I could get some help.
My team as it is looks like this;
Federici / Jaaskelainen
Terry (just for the double gameweek, then trading out for Vidic) Hangeland, Lescott, Rangel, Clyne
Sinclair, Noble, Dempsey, Hazard - then theres a 7.5 million gap. I did have VDV but went for Dempsey instead. I just can't see any value in any 7.5 midfielders. Tough desicion.
Ba, Petric and Aguero make up the front 3.
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maloney and keep the rest for a rainy day. you cant play everyone anyway. Nice team but I would lose Ba - isnt he a practising Muslim? Ramadan will greatly effect him
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yeh get maloney then ba -> torres or bent or tevez ur choice
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I think Ramadan finishes on the 18th this year so may miss the first 2 GWs as he starts training
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In terms of 7.5 mil midfielders, I think Cabaye is an option
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Villa look pretty poor no matter how nailed on he is
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they've had a solid pre-season and not conceded much, who's to say under lambert they won't produce some more solid defensive performances?
Open Controlspre season doesnt really count for much. city have lost a few times and players are rested. I think that there is value is punting on Nzog or Bent as Villa will be ok but not defensively
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Is anyone going for both stoke keepers? They should get a combined 140 points if last season is anything to go by... Probaly more given no europa distractions... For 4.5 each im liking that combo
Open Controlscan i ask why people are backing stoke at the start of the season, does no one notice their horrible fixtures
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also, if you have both sorenson and begovic you have nowhere to go for bad fixtures.... not the smartest strategy.Open ControlsI did the whole GK rotation strategy last year, and lost out on quite a few vorm clean sheets in difficult away fixtures. So might switch back to sticking with one team between the sticks for the season this year, not sure whether its for the best or not
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Fixtures arent great, but GK selections in general look tough this year. Uncertainty over DDG/ Lindegard rotation hasput me off utd... And im generally not a fan of expensive keepers anyway. Suggested better combos?
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krul/mignolet.10.5 perfect home rotation ,nailed on ,buy ,forget about em,problem sorted.....
Open ControlsHmmm, im teying to squeeze in rooney-bent-aguero up front plus bale-slva-dempsey in midfield which leaves feck all budget at the back. Really dont want to downgrade dempsey but may have to... Will play it by ear
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@Pratik, just filled in that form, no idea what it's about, but other people were doing it so i thought i would join in as well 😛
Open ControlsThe most notable Muslim footballers in the Premier League include Newcastle's Demba Ba, Papiss Cisse, Leon Best and Hatem Ben Arfa, Manchester City's Edin Dzeko, brothers Kolo and Yaya Toure and Samir Nasri, Wigan's Ali Al-Habsi and Chelsea's Salomon Kalou to throw in names for starters. There are rumours abound that Thierry Henry and Robin van Persie are recent converts, with the latter married to a Muslim wife. In terms of popularity, the most perhaps well known Muslim of the names mentioned is Demba Ba, whose goal celebration is the Sujood, the prostration performed in prayer to Allah, which Muslims are obligated to perform five times a day.
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Chelsea's Salomon Kalou? 🙄
http://www.fpl-dugout.co.uk/features-and-opinion/premier-league-muslim-footballers-and-ramadan-the-fasting-monthOpen Controlsso basically this has put me off getting Cisse in. Ramadan is extremely difficult and not way he will be fit for a couple of weeks after it. Didnt realise Nasri was a muslim too!
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ramadan ends on the 18th. shouldn't be a problem IMO
Open Controlsactually, they never now when ramadan will start/end. it is all relative to moon cycles. Even so, it will take some weeks to recover from - put the weight back on and get match fit
Open Controlsif you are a professional footballer training everyday then you won't gain weight. and ramadan ends on the 18th. it won't affect fitness. my 2 cents
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Ba was useless at the start of last year due to Ramadan
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agreed but they cant drink any water during the day or eat so training will be pretty difficult. still think their bodies will be exhausted and will need time to recoup!
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crikey - he is in my team. they should release an article on this. would be very interesting
Open Controlsramadan is going as we speak and taarabt has still played and played well? stop reading into all this so much
Open Controlsyeah, your right, I just think its really interesting and would like to know from a practicing footballer/muslim what its like
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it depends how 'strict' a muslim they are though,no? not all Christians go to church on a Sunday 😉
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Friedel Fed
Hangeland Williams Cuellar Cole McCartney
Bale Dempsey Sinclair Maloney N'zogbia(or pienaar?)
Torres Aguero Petric
Rd 2 torres to rooney and cole to hughes or clark
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Morning deadzoners. It's months since I've been on here this time of the morning 🙂 What's happenend to the regulars, Udit, ENR, Happy Ankit etc?
Any members on here? If so can anyone explain the comparison tool to me? What does the overall % and key at the top mean and which is it better to have a higher value in?
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Morning. I believe the % thing is the % of all the stats that are listed there and the key is just the bold stats. I think key is stats that are likely to lead to fpl returns.
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The key stats are most important as they tend to translate into fantasy points. Percentage I think is the average of all the stats in contrast to the opponent.
Well thats my understanding of it all anywayOpen ControlsUdit and HappyAnkit have gone AWOL since the Euros. ENR pops up now and then. Ryan, Fuzzy, Halnone, ChinaMag all still around.
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Quick update -
Udit's prepping up for college so a lot of packing etc....
ENR is heavily loaded with work, gf, and family. So trying to maintain balance but he still posts often.Open ControlsUdit is off to the US, right?
Open ControlsI believe so. I remember he was trying to get into college over there, cant remember which one though.
Open ControlsI think he got into Harvard if I'm not mistaken.
He had got into Duke initially, then got an admit for Harvard as well.Open Controls
If you're interested, I would like to have your email address a I have setup DZ leagues.
I will mail you the codes.Open Controls
Morning guys.
Not been keeping up with things.
Man City playing 3-5-2 now? Clichy a big rotation risk?Open ControlsIf they stick with it then yes. Kolarov is a much better WB than Clichy is.
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probably, I wonder if this apply for lesscot as well?
Open ControlsYeah its kind of interesting. I'd say they will still mix it up so I'd definitely suggest he is a rotation risk. He won't play in a 3-5-2 formation but may do if they revert to their classic 4-2-3-1
Open Controlshe will play the weaker teams at home 3-5-2 and away and in derbies 4-2-3-1
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cabaye is in over 22% of teams. is this auto select or have that many ppl picked him?
Open ControlsThink he is being selected, in that price range he's a definite option
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is dowson considered the first choice for spurs as he is their captain? he could be a great bargain considering his price
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what do people think about having players like Guithre?
has a dgw, but afterwards you will not be playing him anyway, since he is a certain 2 pointers.
also, the other 4 mid would have to be so good that you are able to play them no matter the fixture, as long as you own the 4.5
so is it really worth having a 4.5 in your squad, especially when the TV of everyone is so low that it is impossible to get 4 big hitters in the mid to ply every week.Open Controlsget maloney/noble for 5.0 and play them when they have decent fixtures/at home. problem solved
Open ControlsI am sure a few 4.5 mids will appear as the season progresses I think from Southampton
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latest incarnation. Better Leighton Ever.
Friedel, Federici
Baines, Clichy, Hangeland, Cuellar, McCartney
Bale, Kagawa, Ramires, Sinclair, Larsson
Torres, Tevez, Petric
thats it for me! another night of endless tinkering.Open Controlsbrilliant name. ramires is interesting - you really think he will play? I am also a big Larsson fan
Open Controlseveryones got their opinions on chelsea mids, but the one source i trust tends to think ramires is trustworthy. im only investing in him short term anyway.
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I think that is excellent, but tevez would worry me as Mankini hates him. . . .
It may turn out ok, may.Open Controlsif the experiment fails, i will work up .5 by gw3 to get papiss
Open ControlsOh, and you need chelsea def cover.
You'll be 12 points behind others after gw1 if not.Open Controlsi dont want chelsea defense. if anything if i get sick of baines im replacing him with vidic down the road.
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I have Tevez as well so I will have to ask you to shut up
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Does anyone think Dawson will play for Tottenham? I heard yesterday that he will be the new club captain. Could be good value at only 5.0 if he plays most games.
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I dunno any captain that sit on the bench, Anybody knew one?
Open ControlsMonk and Tate are C and VC of Swansea...
Open Controlswas Parker not cpt last year??? he would seem to be the obvious choice
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Open ControlsDifference is here when the monk, king, neville etc were already captain (playing regular) and then lost their place on form or too new signings emerging.
AVB is making Dawson captain now.
Surely that means he wants him on the field most of the time.
He's been given it now, not had it historically.... There's a difference.Open ControlsSo it could mean, JS Park will be playing 90 minutes all the time? Pity him, at United he always got like, 3 minutes per game despite having 3 lungs...
Open ControlsIt makes a lot of sense to have a defender as captain under AVB. The way he will want that back line to function will be key to their success this season.
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I missed Martin Laursen.
Open ControlsDimitar Berbatov was recently seen in San Sebastian to negotiate personal terms with the Gipuzkoa.
Open ControlsGoing to be my first full season. What do you guys think? Recommend any changes?
Federici (Green)
Pearce, Terry, Tomkins (Taylor S, Mccarteney)
Toure, Lampard, Bale, Song (Noble)
Pogrebnyak, Aguero, Torres
1.5 mil in bank.Open Controlslooks OK but maybe some small changes needed. I love Song but not the best FF player and picks up so many yellows. Toure could be good but presume he will play defensive. You can downgrade JT to save money. Good outlay though
Open ControlsCheers man, what changes would you do?
Open Controlsits all relative. would change Lampard to another chelsea mid. Song out for Noble or someone. probably get a better goalie than Green as well
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See my comment below about JT. Thought I had used reply button.
Open Controlsgood point but if you need money elsewhere was what I meant. Ivanovic is also more than capable of scoring at 1m less
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You could have a different name for starters. And have the pin along with your name.
Pearce not nailed-on.
Reading double defence. Bleurgh!
No United cover?Open Controls
If united sign Lewandoski . . . Will people be purchasing?
No doubt he will be cheaper than Rooney but massive competition for places alongside Wayne.Open Controls
Morning Evs
Utd would become a minefield, as Rooney would be the only player nailed on attacking wise I would probably pay the premium.Open ControlsHey Lightspeed.
It woudlnt, and Rooney moving in the hole would no doubt effect kagawa return as well.Open Controls
There's more chance of him going to Chelsea than United.
Open ControlsI really hope we stop buying strikers and wingers. Hard working centre mids is what we want. And maybe a new young left back.
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Couldn't agree more.Open Controls
JT is a good shout and can be changed seamlessly to Vidic. Also is the most likely defender to score for Chelsea in the dgw.
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You do know they still chop your head off for treason in this country don't you? 😉
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Which combo would you choose to have SWA-SUN-AV in the team?
A: Williams/Rangel-Larsson-El Ahmadi
B: Dyer-Cuellar-N'ZogbiaOpen ControlsIts Antonio Valencia's Birthday today.
Open ControlsI hope he does and he's not allowed to open them until the 18th 😉
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Now i'm kinda happy with my team, however i dont know if i should have Valencia or Hazard. RMT?
De gea federici
Cuellar Cashley Lescott Clyne McArthney (west ham)
Siggy Hazard Larsson Taarabt Noble
Roo Torres Petric
Suggestions are welcome of course..Open ControlsWhere is your city attacking coverage?
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Is that McCarteney from WHU if so doubling up on WHU defence I think will be an error. I like the balance . not a fan of the midfield but I like the spread of cash.
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Open ControlsIf that's for me, yeah.. Its McCartney from WHU. I picked him because i can't think about another 4.0 defender.
The midfield still giving me some headache tooOpen ControlsNope it was for a RMT a little higher up. He had Tomkins and McCarteney. Nothing wrong with a single WHU defender. I like your team. Money well spread. I personally are not a fan of Noble and Taarabt but they are popular on here. Plus it would appear that you have the depth to rotate them. Could do well.
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Open ControlsIf Man City sign Daniele de Rossi, Toure will push forward more, innit?
Could be a good buy at £8.0m.Open Controlsyeah but when City are winning he will sit back and hinder points scoring potential
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For me I can't see anything but Lindegaard getting the nod from the start.
If it was a Cech/Hilario situation then fair enough, but these two are pretty close in terms of quality. De Gea just pips it in the shot stopping but, for me, it's the confidence of Lindegaard dealing with crosses that trumps it. There are those types of balls in that only the keeping coming out can deal with and Lindy just looks so much more confident in that catergory.Open ControlsMight depend on the form and confidence of De Gea. If there is any slip up I would expect Lindy to capitalise. In terms of who starts the season I think the main thing going for Lindy is that he has played all of their pre season games thus far. Of course De Gea now gets an opportunity in their remaining games. Its still a wait and see situation for me. Perhaps we will have a better idea once all the pre season games have been completed.
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A) Yaya + Federici + Begovic
B) Pienaar + Mignolet + KrulOpen ControlsManchester City are set to bid £20 million for Roma midfielder Daniele De Rossi according to the Daily Mail
Open ControlsThe Daily Mail also claim that Manchester United are finishing off a £30 million move for Lucas Moura.
Open ControlsLucas Moura < Oscar ?
Open ControlsAre you and Nitin the same person? 😛
You always announce the same things at the same time.Open ControlsNah. Don't you start that all over again!
I just saw that tweet Maxi posted and was wondering about Toure's prospects.Open ControlsBoo! 😡
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Is Pog a bad option?
Open Controlsno, but probably isnt a good long term option. I have him at the mo
Open ControlsDo you rate petric or Graham or is it worth spending the extra for podolski/bent?
Open ControlsGraham has great fixtures but I already have Sinclair. Very difficult to have any Arsenal players until RVP saga is settled. I like bent but he hasnt played in a long time so will give him a few weeks to settle back in
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Good option for the DGW, I suppose. You could then switch to Graham/Lambert.
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