Having already run the rule over the Goalkeepers, and Defenders for the season ahead, the third part in our series of Members articles sees us analyse the midfielders. 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…
After united's match today i have a few questions.
A) Do you think Kagawa is likely to be another modric in FF terms, assiting the assister, so not getting the points he deserves. As was the case twice today when he almost set up goals in his 20 min odd stint.
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Kagawas stats for Dortmund suggest he will get assists, he plays too up front not to. A la Silva and I think Jones was not fit as Fergie was quoted on saying that he will start at RB against Everton.
Open ControlsJa his dortmund stats are what first convinced me to go for him, plus fergie oft mentioned his goalscoring ability, hinting he would play him in an attacking role. Still i could see him feeding the ball out to Young/Nani/Valencia for them to feed it back in.
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Agree with A, depending on what formation they will play.. in a 4-4-2 I can really see him being a "Modric" type of player.. if he gets to play further up behind a lone striker, he could be a real machine in FPL.
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Bolt = Incredible. Wish I listened to this betting blog. They haven't got a thing wrong in the olympics yet! http://www.onestopbetshop.co.uk/A55D88/onestop.nsf/OSBS_Display_Blog.xsp?action=openDocument&documentId=792EAA52ED6E4D4F86257A4A006F02DE
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They've written about three dead certs, I could have told you about these bets
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Friedel Federici
Hangeland Lescott Ivanovic Demel Cuellar
Sigurdsson Taarabt Yaya Toure Dyer Pienaar
Tevez Torres P.CisseOpen Controls
I must say this selection articles are way too much informative. If you read them carefully, pretty much you can let Mark pick your team honestly. Not good for our rankings and its like giving the computer to pick your team. I don't like it I must say.
When I first came on this site as a novice I was expecting this kind of articles but then I realized that here are facts given and sometimes opinion but they won't choose your team. I spent years to get some facts clear and how to get my choices right and sometimes wrong but this is what is all about.
I preferred the old FFS and the one incognito one. We can not influence that now FFS is in public I understand why is that and I support it. But this kind of articles let me pick your team are giving away value and competitive spirit on this game.
Thoughts?Open ControlsI havent looked at the player projections this year for this very reason. Comparison stats are amazingly useful though
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+1
They give you so much about stats and average positions etc, help you to find out how involved players are. Tevez's v Aguero could be interesting later on down the lineOpen Controls
Agree with you actually, most of what has been written has been on my mind pretty much all the time. Then again, they "have to" give their paying members something.
I guess the main point is, lot of the members here will have similiar teams. With that said, theres no guarantee at all that it will be succesful. 🙂
Read it as information, and make up your mind based on what u think.Open Controls
If the competition improves you will just need to adapt again and that surely makes it more interesting not less
Open ControlsWell I was talking about the previous post. I can't even read this member article. I didn't mention that
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pervious post should help to new ppl at this site i guess
my team was picked by simillar strategy even before mark posted that
most of us have more less simillar team anyways
punts will decide who is better
i am interesting to see can i do better than last year 50k finissh with this site
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Nobody but me picks my team!!! 😀
Open ControlsWell because you are here plenty of time like us and we are trying to look smart and we pick some punts, as Forca said and we go down'in the ranking. The casuals will choose the obvious one.
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If you're going to blame anyone for generic (argh) teams, blame FPL. They've set up a system which breeds it.
Any half-wit can figure out who the players to have will be by week 5 or so. The problem is the point/BP allocation system which, for example, make DMs utterly useless.
This same complaint was uttered when the link to FFS was installed on FPL last year and I had one of my best years. It doesn't seem to affected much. I doubt it will be any different this year. The game is partly about initial teams - but just as much, or more, about the changes that need to be made during the season, line ups/formations, and captain choice.
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generic 😛
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PPI calculation may be different this year. I hope so. They couldn't very well change it mid-season last year.
Open ControlsI hope so, too. Enhancing stats for passing/crossing/blocks/tackles/RBs and diminishing stats for missed shots and goals - unless game winners - would be nice.
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Mancini on RVP in an interview with Sky Italia: "Van Persie? No, I don't think he will come here."
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/1129910/roberto-mancini-cools-man-city-signing-arsenal's-robin-van-persie?cc=4716Open Controls
Cant see it happening myself to be honest. In fact I think City could actually keep all of their forwards and just go with a new CB and CDM maybe de Rossi.
Expected outs: De Jong, Touré. Can see a loan for maybe JohnsonOpen ControlsTrue. There's also talk of Milner to Sunderland on loan.
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Yeah Dzeko's happy there, Tevez has had his tantrum and cooled down, Mancini loves Balotelli and Aguero is Aguero so see it staying the same this year up front.
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I have a horrible feeling he's staying at Arsenal for another year...
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To anyone that watched the Utd game, how'd Anderson do? Interested to see if he'll get another crack at the whip this season
Open ControlsCame on at the hour mark. Went pretty unnoticed. Had one very good chance to score towards the end - and hit it into the crowd.
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Gunter.
I'm keeping an eye on Ness thoughOpen Controls
What about Demel, Clyne, Tierney, Stevens?
Who is Ness?Open ControlsNess plays for Stoke, was signed from Rangers this year. He's young which makes me think he wont get much game time til next year. But he's been subbed on in the preseason during a few games. He's 4.0 and has been played in midfield in the preseasons when he came on.
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Gorkss, Clyne
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nah, would still prefer Skrtel. I had Williams, changed to Rangel, lower owndership
Open ControlsI just think he's a bigger goal threat, I may of course be wrong. tbh if i was looking for a route into Pool defence I'd be inclined to pay the extra 1 million for Reina
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Enlighten me please. I have WIlliams in my team for now as a Swans member
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Does anyone think having Lescott, Silva AND Aguero overkill? its great having them in my team but, is it overkill from City?
Open ControlsI'm going Kolarov (or Clichy), Yaya/Nasri and Aguero
Open ControlsSilva will need to show his early last season form to be worth the dough. He dipped a good bit down after new years. If that's a system based change he wont get back to those heights again.
Open ControlsI reckon he'll do fantastic this season, main reason for including him really, did great in the euros, just hope he gets off to a great start.
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Not really for the first 3 fixtures at least, maybe lose 1 or 2 for GW4.
Open ControlsNot having any chelsea players worries me slightly, i did have A.Cole and Torres up until yesterday but thought why must i have them, i have greater confidence with city than chelsea, im torn between the two really, also having no spurs is a bit foolish, team is:
Federici - Friedel
Lescott, Hangeland, Williams, - Gorkss, Demel
Park, Silva, Kagawa, Park - Maloney
Aguero, Rooney, GrahamOpen ControlsHaha! meant to say Larsson
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Personally going 3 chelsea and 2 CIty unless I see Yaya playing advanced at the Comm Shield as well, than ill have 3-3
Open ControlsThats a good way of looking at it really, shall be paying close to attention to yaya myself too, might shove him in for silva.
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The love for Tevez is growing
Are people thinking that even if he is not a 90 minuter he will at least make an impact in most games and thus much better value than Aguero ?
Part of me thinks his goals per minutes on the pitch will be higher if he is now 1st teamer (I loved him at Utd)Open Controls
Growing? I married him in my first draft and he is still there.... I only love Jess more but she will get me no points.....
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Christina!!! What a great race. What a lovely tummy! 🙂
Open Controlsthose are some abs.
She's only run under 50s 3 times in her career.
2008 Olympic Final - Finished 1st
2009 - World Championship final - Finished 1st
2012 - Olympic Final - Finished 2nd
She may not do it often, but blimey does she do it when she needs to.Open ControlsAmazing girl. I love her! 🙂
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Excellent stuff! 😛
She used to go to my Secondary school as well 🙂Open Controls😯 😀
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How’s this for a team – taking a flyer on GW1 results going right and will then use transfers to change it up… going for a 4-3-3 for first couple of weeks
Cech (De Gea GW3)
Lescott, Zabaletta, Ivanovic (Dawson GW3), Hangelaand
Arteta, Sigurdsson, Michu
Ba, Aguerro, Torres
Subs: El Ahmedi, Robson-Kanu, Clyne
Am guessing it’ll get a beasting but gives me plenty of options with potential to get off to a flyer too..?Open ControlsLove the names, hate the fixtures
Open ControlsYeah, that's where the subs come in - might end up having taken an 8 point hit by the time GW3 is out of the way, but hoping the defensive double ups with Citeh and Chelski more than compensate.
If it goes right, that team could hit 70 + points in the first week, so could afford the hit...Open Controls
Having in mind the Olympic tournament, will Sinclair be back in time in order to start GW 1? Any news or statements? Link maybe? Or opinion ?
ThanksOpen Controlstheuglydance.com/?v=qgahwbdsav
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I reckon so, will the swans line up like this? Note Dyer could be replaced with Routledge...
Vorm
Rangel -- Chico -- Williams -- Taylor
--------- De Guzman ----- Britton --------
--- Dyer ------ Michu ------- Sinclair ---
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Open ControlsBut what is those rumors about Williams leaving? And Naylor too. If that happen the team will be teared up basically
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Who can tell me what time the running final with Bolt is, also is it BBC1, 2 or 3?
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Never even heard of this gut before... blown away!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnTDuX-tMmkOpen Controls
Open Controlsseriously?he is quite legend
i've seen majorty of his youtube videos and most of them are hillarious
he been in jail few times as well 😀Open Controls
What the hell was that Kenyan doing at the finish?
Open ControlsHe did it in his heats too, crazy man
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Seeing Kolarov brings a smile, albeit a nervous one, to my face
Open Controls*Seeing Kolarov in my team
Open ControlsIts such a good feeling
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Have you gone for him JK? That takes balls 😀
Open ControlsI love him and his PPG but I know he's a risk. I had him last year and he didn't get a single minute while I owned him, but he got me 16 points via auto-subs. If he doesn't start the community shield he's OUT
Open ControlsFair enough. I want as little cash in defence as possible so 6m is a huge figure for me to have in defence, despite his huge FPL potential.
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Just make sure you have a decent 1st sub at the ready 🙂
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There are too many things bothering me. For one, what do young girls see in Justin Bieber? Secondly, why do the people who have Torres in their team talk about picking 'proven talent' when all Torres has proved is that he isn't a talent? Thirdly, where is Parmtree? I haven't seen him in days!
Open ControlsI think Parmtree has gone away, let me check.
Yup he's away. Back on SaturdayOpen Controlsparm is at hollidays
Torres is only dgw punt cause Rooney ussualy do bad against everton awayOpen ControlsOn August 8th next week, it is announced who is in to the UEFA comp, so how will he have input if he's on holiday do you reckon?
Open ControlsThey pretty much decided, its only late entrants that will affect things
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Bieber carries a 9 inch Tool.....whilst Torres is a DGW punt simples
Open ControlsHow he got Selena Gomez i'll never know! She's stunning.
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1) Hyped up media duping kids into thinking that Beiber is what the perfect guy looks like. Another media-conformist load of bull plop.
2) I have Torres. DGW and played ok in the Euros. Here's hoping.
3) Good question where is he? 😀Open Controls1. He's a 'safe' boy. Cute and asexual.
2. DGWs drive people mad with the promise of big hauls. I once captained Schwarzer when he had a DGW. Yes, that's shameful. No need to mention it.
3. Answered already.Open ControlsHe is a talentless prick, and therefore unthreatening - but, he is famous.
You are horribly wrong about Torres, and I think he has overcome the "yips".
Midnight at the Oasis ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6lJ7NWxDwsOpen ControlsLadies and Gentlemen... Mr. Conway Twitty...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2aeRg_yMSEOpen ControlsThis ... I do not understand. 😉
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El Ahmadi, but plays def?
Puncheon, but bad fixtures?
Guthrie, initial double?
O'Neill, nailed on?Open ControlsEl Ahmedi is DCM, but can get forwards too. Been one of Villas best players pre-season, so could be on for BPs too if Lambert can turn things around. Definitely the most solid 4.5 for my money, will play every game..
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I'm keeping an eye on Puncheon. Don't know if he'll be a regular starter, but seems to be doing OK in pre-season.
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Holman
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To think that Chelsea started incredibly two years ago, but their assets have been so underwhelming since October 2010.
Open Controlscurrently only have the Fat one. Plan on switching to a United mid for GW2, just don't know which one
Open ControlsWe play bad in the preseason more often than playing good all of this years. But we always rock in the start of the season. Christmas is our bad time.
Open ControlsIf I chicken out of Kolarov, JT will be back in
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Psst ... start with 2 MFs, DDG, and RVP. Four Utds for the first few weeks 😉
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Here we go folks.
See you in about 10 minutes and 9.5 secondsOpen ControlsNollan and Pog or
Noble and Petric ?
For the initial 11? And why if possible.Open Controls
noble and petric
Noble Pens/FK/Corner
ptric hot form
POG overrated
Nolan is fine, but noble is better value
hope this helps!
(btw i took Graham over Petric)Open Controlsnoble and petric mate
Open ControlsNoble and Graham if I can ruin your thought process. Noble is just the best 5 mil out there IMO, and Graham is a more proven scorer than Petric. I think petric will be a failure in the PL unless he will be taking penalties.
Open ControlsWell I can't make my self pick Noble. He isn't good, simple as that
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Open ControlsForca and Petric = Croatian.
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Anyone having problems logging in to fpl using chrome?
Open ControlsTHIS IS IT !!!
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