Arsenal’s battling performance at the Etithad and a dramatic second-half turnaround at the Lane bring Gameweek 5 to a close. Our members can now let the dust settle on their Fantasy scores before gorging on all the stats from all the weekend’s matches, or just read on for the numbers that piqued our interest…
GW7: Bale or Cazorla?
If Bale, I'll get Cazorla in for Hazard in gw8.
Took Bale out for Hazard (-4) two weeks ago and now suddenly those tot fixtures look very promising....Open Controls
After a shit week, I finally clicked on the WC button, can u RMT this team
Jussi/Begovic
Cole-Demel-Rafael-Baines-Gorkss
Hazard-Cazorla-Pienaar-Sterling-Puncheon
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Hazard and pienaar to fellaini and hba
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Don't get the cole pick. Fair enough he scored but he won't do it every week
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Knowing Tevez rotation risk i think Yaya will safe mancity choice. do Hazard,puncheon and tevez to barfa yaya and lambert/berba
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Just dumpted Cole last week on the basis Chelsea's fixtures are about to get tougher. He is solid in that you know he will play unless injured, but there are plenty of decent £5m def options at the mo and the extra £ has a greater differential effect I believe in midfield.
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I thought I had an awful week after loosing my H2H to my main rival and further ground in my ML, yet I have a green arrow overall and I am in the top 3.5k 😀
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Sorry, let me try this again..
Just had a random thought which doesnt seem to register as being logical but cant get rid of…
Bench Bale, Play Michu…???? 😕Open Controls
Is anyone thinking Peter Crouch from gameweek 9?
Open ControlsWhat is everyone's average captain score (not including the extra double points ie. RVP this week would be 6 not 12)?
Mine is:
24 - 12 - 15 - 5 - 8 = 64 = 12.8 averageOpen Controls
12 1 15 1 3
Shit in translationOpen ControlsBale was the week just gone and Baines is for next weekend.
Open ControlsBaines... Damn it... I dunno if I got the balls... 😆 I'm currently sitting on Ba(c) Baines(vc)
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A clean sheet and a goal + BP... nice...
Ivan in GW1 was inspired!Open Controls
You've done well with your (c) selections! 8.6 for me.
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Pratik
How do you think Tevez, Ba and Berbatov will stack up at end of season?Open Controls
I won't go as far as end of the season, but this is what will gradually happen now
Tevez - Many people cite the last few gw's of the season, to show that Aguero will boost Tevez's potential. I, on the other hand, feel that Aguero + CL + Dzeko makes Tevez a HUGE rotation suspect, and with his minutes decreasing on the field, his fpl output will eventually decrease.
Ba - Newcastle looked good, and are on-form. Not to the extent as everybody is going crazy about Everton, but they look decent. B'Arfa looked really good in the Newcastle matches that I have seen, and with Cisse barely a shadow of himself last season, Ba&B'Arfa should easily continue producing the goods as far as the Magpies attack is concerned.
Another reason why they are so good, is you can easily they are the major source of points in the team. That is so awesome in an FPL prospective, where unlike Utd, City you just don't know where the points will come from.Open ControlsThanks - thats helpful.
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Berbatov - While I am not a fan of his lethargic play (it so didn't suit United), you have to admit that he still has the class. He is a favorite of the coach, and I see his game-time, being secure, and Fulham's attacking point will flow through him.
But I like China Mag's thinking that it would be better to play Berba at home, and bench him in a few away matches. Southampton mid + Berba for rotation.
We are truly blessed to see so many options emerge this early on in the season which I actually don't see clearing up as the season moves forward. It will make a lot more of these gameweek's disappointing, but also more interesting in a way.Open Controls
Not quite sharp
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Morning lads
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Pratik, i've come up with a solution of what I will do, if Fellaini and Peanut continue their form, so I can't downgrade for a southampton mid. Rotate Berba and Lambert instead!!
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My team:
Foster Federici
ACole Zabaleta Cuellar Demel Clyne
Bale Yaya Kagawa Dyer Noble
RVP Tevez Berba
1FT, 0.1 mill in the bank.
Need to make some good change/s to my team. What do you think from:
A) Zabaleta -> Jenkinson
B) Noble -> Sterling
C) Take a Hit and do Zabaleta ->Jenkinson, Dyer -> Peinaar
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Vorm / Federici
Ivanovic / Ridgewell / Cuellar / Demel / Clyne
Hazard / Cazorla / Michu / Pienaar / Robson- Kanu (don’t laugh)
RVP / Tevez / Ba
0.0m in the bank
Really don’t wanna do a hit but feel Baines is just essential to have and don’t want to not be able to afford him in the future. So am thinking:
Ivanovic & Cuellar > Baines & Nelson for a 4pt hit.
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Morning gents. Which 2 would you play out of these?
Defoe, Bale (mun), Berbs (MCI), Michu (stk)? And in what order would you put the two subs?Open ControlsIs a Vermaelen a luxury compared with other DEFs - Gibbs, Rafael etc.
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Open ControlsBaines and Gibbs are two.
Open ControlsBaines :-). He is a monster
Open ControlsThanks - apart from the obvious Baines
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I'm pretty geeky when it comes to planning for this, and have a spreadsheet that maps out team selection up until GW20. Normally that will include weekly transfers, as players come in and out of runs of fixtures and rotation. My current wildcard musings are good for the next 10 games (if I keep fellaini), which must be some kind of record for me. Got to be a good sign, right?
DISCLAIMER. I know that reality will never pan out the same as my spreadsheet. Injuries, form, etc will all mean that I will have to make plenty of unexpected changes. But then my plan will change with it.Open Controls
Go ahead mate. Its just, the idea looks good on paper but i would never rotate two strikers. Those top 3 spots are bloody vital imo.
Open ControlsThing is you might want to rotate a mid with a striker and all that but a 7M striker like Berbatov? Na. I'll tell you why.
1) Not many teams are keeping cleanies this season.
2) If Fulham do anything, Berba is most likely to be involved. One of the few teams offering a lone nailed on striker that is central to everything.
3) He has got 6BPS out of 6 in the games he has started.
In short,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zy4bo5oOXSkOpen ControlsYeah. I wouldn't be overly keen either. Its just i'm planning on getting fellaini for a couple of games, then deciding which southampton midfielder to downgrade to, to rotate with berba. Then it struck me, what happens if fellaini keeps ripping it up so I don't want to get rid. I would have a major team selection problem. Rotating berba with lambert was the solution that popped into my head!!
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Would NOT WC with ur team.
Open ControlsI haven't decided if i'm going to or not.
But want to deal with Federici, Zabaleta, Boyce, Marveaux, Torres, Graham and maybe Cuelllar, Hughes and Tevez
It will be REALLY difficult to have the patience to deal with these over the next couple of months.
I'm thinking WC now to get it all over with
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Consider Gerrard, Ronaldo, and Lampard a few years back. The holy trinity were essential to have, and with them in the team you had to have cheap strikers with good rotation. I think last year was the year of the strikers, hence it's got you pegged that striker rotation ain't a good idea.
Berba+Lambert rotation is an option which I could consider. Just wish two of 9+ mids, start performing on a much more regular basis now.Open Controls
just done dyer > pieraar. good choice?
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Can someone tell me if my link is working...should go to my team (Neuer Mind The Ballacks), but for some reason it keeps going to someone named Christopher Gearing....wtf?
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Why are so many people looking to get rid of Hazard? because he had one low scoring week?
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The Grouch stole his thunder.
Open ControlsThere are many lower priced options plus he's a target for freeing up cash because his price is high. It's not necessarily a reflection n his performance.
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Two low scoring weeks mate. People got overexcited. Ronaldo was mentioned too many times. Now it's time to overcompensate the other way and sell 😉
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For those that are saying you "need" City ad Chelsea coverage in a WC team have a look at the fixtures. Chelsea's are the worst in the league and City are away to Fulham and West Brom in the next 3. Definitely a justification to wait and see on the likes of Lescott and Silva
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How can i improve my team? Low scoring start seriously struggling in mini league so played my wildcard after gw3 and have free transfered baines in for gw6
Jaask (cerny)
Ivanovic baines nelsen (demel bendavies)
michu hazard yaya nolan (sterling)
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Tevez < Jelavic
Bertrand (dont ask) < Rafael / Gibbs if get a price increase tonight?Open Controls
