A decidedly tepid Gameweek which saw the big guns misfire. Oliver Giroud at last made an impression, Santi Cazorla boosted his reputation, while two of the “template squad” were rejuvenated as Eden Hazard and Michu delivered. Our members can hoover up all the data from the weekend action and, as usual, we’ve picked up the numbers that have caught our eye so far…
tevez will play week 8 for sure as all other 3 city srikers are on international duty, 2 of the other 3 will be playing the champions league fixture and then tevez will play week 9 with swansea.
make sense to keep tevez then for at least another 2 fixtures?
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Probably already talked about alot but if RVP gets banned will people trade him or keep him??
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Why will he get banned? What did i miss?
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Trade if he's banned, but I'm kind of hoping that the FA do have a look and make a statement to announce that they think Cabaye was play-acting. He may have got a touch but its clear to me that he's thought about it for a second, then tried to get a fellow professional sent off. One of the aspects of the game that I really despise.
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Funny to see sheeps calling people who sold rvp sheeps when they all were sheeps in the first place buying him after his hatrick.
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i bought him b4 😎 .. no one is essential though. seriously considerin gettin rid to free up funds
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I bought him after the hatrick worst decision I ever made got rid last gameweek Jelly got me five this week
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Greetings everyone, I have a question and I am hoping someone can help me out.
How do I find out how many people from a particular country, or supports a particular team ? I am having my best season so far sitting pretty with 460 points and ranked 41 in the united states, and 89 amongst arsenal supporters I am trying to find out how many people from the united states and or supports arsenal are participating in fantasy premier league ? ThanksOpen ControlsIts impossible to do that they do not provide such stats unless you do it manually you could finish counting by the end of the season
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Alright lads so need a little bit of help here.
Team for GW 8 looks pretty good even without any transfers at all but i definitely am dead set on getting an Arsenal attacker.
Starting xi as of now.
Jussi
Rafael Gibbs Baines
Michu Pienaar Yaya Sterling Hazard
RVP Berbatov Tevez
I know i have played 8 attackers because all of them have fixtures and form on their side. Will probably have to bench one of Yaya/Sterling/Hazard.
I have 0M in the bank and there are two transfers i can think of. Definitely do not want to take hits.
Options for me are
a) Hazard > Santi
This is the most 'sensible transfer' so to speak since Hazard has 4 tough fixtures and Arsenals fixtures are absolutely tasty. But for this, i have to let go off Hazard, which is a little sacrifice.
b) Yaya > Gervinho
I have to get rid of Yaya but hey Gervinho, i'm not too convinced and is now a rotation threat imo with Walcott around.
c) Tevez > Giroud
This is the one i really tempted to make. Could propel me up the rankings and you lot know my love for Giroud. Its not such a 'sensible' transfer to make since Tevez has a good set of fixtures too (Better than Hazard) but Giroud could possible get a lot of goals with the team around him and i do think he's a good striker.
Between A and C for me.
Would love to know which transfer you would make in my position and who would you bench after making that transfer.
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Has to be a) for me. Reasons - Giroud is as much, if not more of a rotation risk than Tevez. Tevez also has great short term fixtures. Hazard has 6 really tough games in a row. Santi is the best Arsenal coverage - nailed on for 90 mins each week and everything goes through him.
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Far too long a post for this early in the morning 😀
Open ControlsHaha, in good time then mate. No stress 🙂
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has to A
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A and bench Yaya imo mate
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B; A, C in that order... Santi is "sensible", but Gervinho has scored in something like 5 of their last 6 games? Not convinced by Giroud (yet).
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Definitely A.
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A, did I say A? Yeah, A! 😀
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A and bench Sterling 🙂
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I'd go with C personally. I was at the Chelsea game on Sat and Hazard was absolutely class. I personally think he's fixture proof as well as it is some of the best footie I've seen at the bridge in a long time. Yes, I know it was only Norwich, but I think if we play like that against any team we can win, and he will be in the mix for a lot of the goals. Also with Tevez, we know he's a rotation risk and is bound to cause further annoyance in the future. Just my opinion 🙂
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Hazard > Santi for me. Stats, form, fixtures all point to Santi being the better player. The other targets are rotation risks.
As for risk and reward vs. playing it safe, I would always do the safe transfer unless I needed a differential to catch someone. The safer bets pay off more often than the risky punts and mean you need less transfers/hits to rectify problems.
The two risky punts I've done this season were Kagawa and Adebayor (as he was first coming back to fitness). This clearly didn't work and I ended up wildcarding the week after, which turned out to be a great move for me. All my wildcard picks were solid, 'safe' option and I've had green arrows every week since.
I've also refrained from taking risky short-term punts this season (apart form the Kagawa and RVP transfers, where my hand was forced slightly due to Rooney's injury and Lampard's blank) e.g. I refrained from Tevez > Berba/Suarez last week, which has paid off so far. I've also tried to save my transfer unless absolutely essential.Open Controls
I will do A, if that's the only way you can get Santi.
If so, I may not buy back Hazard even after the tough fixtures. Torres and Mata could score similar points as Hazard, but cheaper.
Besides, Hazard may not start sometimes, if CL competition not going that smooth with Moses and Marin could start instead.Open Controls
TW, you were asking about Bego's BPS. Crosses collected/punched, passes made are also counted as +ve PPI apart from Saves.
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Hughes had 3 interceptions, 16 clearances(monster stat!), 8 effective clearances(whatever that is!) and 1 blocked shot.
http://www.whoscored.com/Matches/614972/LiveStatistics/England-Premier-League-2012-2013-Southampton-FulhamOpen Controls
oh wow! i guess it makes sense then
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and yeah, Giroud is a possibility. I'll see, thanks! 🙂
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My team still contains Federici, Ivanovic, Kompany, Fonte, Michu, Cazorla, Kagawa, Pienaar and Tevez. All of which were in my gameweek 1 squad and I have taken no hits. Must be some kind of record.
Open ControlsGreetings everyone, I have a question and I am hoping someone can help me out.
How do I find out how many people from a particular country, or supports a particular team ? I am having my best season so far sitting pretty with 460 points and ranked 41 in the united states, and 89 amongst arsenal supporters I am trying to find out how many people from the united states and or supports arsenal are participating in fantasy premier league ? ThanksOpen ControlsJust realised, if RVP gets banned, Giroud is in 😉
Open ControlsAny ideas what to do with my free or could take a hit??
http://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/33178/history/
thanksOpen ControlsNo need for a hit. Team in good shape. Save your free or make a defensive change depending on injuries.
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Open ControlsYou changed your name on FPL too?! 😆
Don't see anything wrong in the front 8. You could ship out Demel/Saylor.Open Controls
repost. would really appreciate a couple people's thoughts
foster, bego
baines, gibbs, rafa, saylor, cueller
bale, cazorla, hba, pienaar, michu
ba, fletcher, lambert
2ft’s and 1.9 in the bank
1) do i have anyone in that squad who has international games? ( and no cazorla doesn't count as i doubt he'll play ahead of xavi, iniesta, silva, xabi, cesc and mata)
2) fletch to berb?
3) should i dump one of gibbs rafa or saylor for a punt on kolorov?
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Open Controlshuh? they weren't meant as options they were meant as seperate questions and i used numbers to help distinguish them
Open ControlsTeam in decent shape for next week. Kolarov is totally your choice but its a very chasing the points kind of move. I personally think you squad is strong enough to handle Kolarov. That strikeforce looks a little weak. Lambert did not exactly convince me either.
Open Controlsi know it seems like i'm chasing points its just i remember all the times last year when he actually played and scored very well fantasy wise but no one ever got him because he was too expensive for a rotation risk. yeah thats what i was thinking too. i'm fine if he doesn't play only thing i'm not fine with is if he plays for 5-10 min...
who would you propose up top then? yes but i'll give him a couple weeks at least. especially given his fixtures. remember the teams he's managed to score againstOpen ControlsBerbatov/Jelavic and the expensive ones. Suarez has looked good as well.
And then, there is Giroud, who is a fav for me.Open Controlsthinking of berb in for fletcher. then how does it look?
jelly is a no go cuz i already have 2 everton and i think 3 is a bit much...
the expensive options i don't think are worth the money atm and i'd rather avoid the rotation headache. i don't rate suarez tbh. i'll have to be convinced by some more concistancy. same with giroudOpen Controls
People have off days Lambert will come through after all no striker scores every game even Messi misses some
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1) Don't know.
2) Yes
3) Have you balls of steel?
4) I wouldn't.Open Controls2) okay thanks. should i wait til the end of the international break or do it now?
3) well i have no manchester attacking coverage so i'd say yes... how often is he brought on for the last 5 min or so though?
4) thanksOpen Controls2) Wait. You've got plenty of dosh.
3) Prob a couple of times a season. He is a PPG king though, so if you can cover his no-shows then he's well worth it.Open Controls2) true
3) only a couple times? okay. comments from a few others made it seem like it happens or could happen more often that than. i can cover his no-shows i'd just hate to have a good option on the bench but have him play for 5 min and get 1 point... very true about the ppg king which is why i'm temptedOpen ControlsWith Kolarov, you have to cop the cameos on the chin, knowing that when he starts he'll likely get a massive score.
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What would YOU do with this front three?
Tevez - RVP - Fletcher
I want to get rid of one of RVP or Tevez but I can't justify either. If I get rid of RVP I almost certainly won't be able to get him back and we all know that 'he scores when he wants'.
I'm not too sure on getting rid of Tevez either because it seems that he'll start the next game as well against WBA.
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Open Controls.1m in the bank but how could I get rid of Fletch with the form that he's been in and the fixtures he has in the next 3? 😕
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fletch to berb for starters
then maybe rvp to ba after next week and upgrade in mf and defOpen ControlsYou know what? I actually like the sound of that. I only have one big hitter in mf and this would allow me to get Caz.
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He now says he assists when he wants not the kind of striker you'd pay 13.5 for
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Any ideas what to do team chaps?
2 FTs which is very unlike me!
http://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/190785/history/Open Controlsstam and federici out as they dont play and maybe hazard to santi to save some cash to invest elsewhere. vorm has to go out as well but maybe not this week although wigan will score imo
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I played Giggs Boson in a H2H at weekend - Can't believe he had Kolorav in his team 20 pts !
, obviously I lost - well done mate if your about 😉Open Controls😀 Bad luck!
P.S: 26 points ahead of you now 😉Open Controls
I didn't have quite Anuff to get Jobi at the beginning so I ended up with Guthrie 🙁
Open ControlsLikewise. Did Guthrie>Sterling 3 weeks ago though, just before Guthrie got benched.
Open ControlsI did Noble (finally) to Sterling last week
Had to do fed to bego last night as no funds otherwise and would have missed him.
Depending on RVP news my other transfer this GW will be Haz - Silva and it will be for a hit... Have a great feeling about him..
looks like Guthrie will stay for another wee bitOpen ControlsGood transfer that. Santi in for me, or, maybe, Giroud.
Open ControlsGiroud does look interesting (maybe he's not chamakh in disguise after all).. If RVP is banned I may get him myself.
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Kebe is down to £4.8m. One to watch out for.
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It will feel wierd but I think I will have to not make a transfer over the next two weeks and save my free for the GW after. Do you agree?
Foster
Baines / Vermaelen / Vertonghen
Silva / Bale / Cazorla / Michu
Suarez / Jelavic / Lambert
Begovic / Sterling / Nelsen / Gorkss
0.1m spareOpen ControlsYeah your teams nice...
Open ControlsHow did the acca go? 😀 Swans let you down, I guess?
Open ControlsYup! I nailed 5 out of the 6 on Sat (Aguero anytime, Torres anytime, WBA win, Jelavic anytime and Arsenal win). Sunday was a shambles though lol........But yeah, Swans fecked it up anyway. Annoying as was tempted with Michu anytime instead of the Swans win. Will remember for next time though 😉
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That midfield. Hot. I love your team.
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That is some defence also!
Open ControlsI can't afford that by £1.7m 🙁
Open ControlsWow. My team value is only 103.3m which I don't think is anything particulary great. You must have lost alot of team value on some players?
Open ControlsI think it's the lack of ever owning Michu, so I have to buy him expensive. My TV is 102.6.
Open Controlsmy team value is 103.5 and I can't afford it.. can't work out why?
Open ControlsHe's got rises on players you haven't got and vise-versa, so your selling value is lower but the purchase price is his TV.
Open Controlsok... think I understand now 😉
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yeah this must be the reason
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i have Michu.. anyway never mind I wouldn't switch the whole team around anyway...
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You will have value locked in Tevez/RVP whereas I have sold them and banked the profit.
Open Controlsnice team btw Smurf.. I like it
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I thought i could but I am also 0.7 out on this team
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Thinking about doing this over the break.
Out: RVP, Fellaini
In: Jelavic, Bale
My reasons:
Have 2FTs
RVP not looking worth13+
Fellaini dropped deeper this weekend, with rise of Mirallas
Still need EVE cover however, hence Jelavic
Bale is a must-have - his underlying stats are superb
Frees 2.8 to upgrade elsewhere
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Sounds likea good move. I've just got rid of those myself for the exact same players, so im with you ! 🙂
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I like those moves. Jelavic looks involved every game and Bale will be a big hitter all season.
Open ControlsCheers Smurf
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Contemplating RVP > Jelavic myself. Good moves, imo.
Open ControlsGood moves IMO.
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Do people think RVP will get banned?? Also best defender to replace Taylor.S for 5.0mil??
Open ControlsYes I think he will...
Open ControlsShawcross at 5.0 could be a good purchase, as Stoke's fixtures really ease up after the Utd game.
Open ControlsWilson @ 4.5 surely the better bet.. i'm already payin premium(hangeland over hughes) for one defender and sufferin cause of it
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I hope RVP gets banned* so that a) all the dead teams with RVP captain won't do well and b) I can finally free up £13.5m without living in fear that he'll suddenly become a 'must-have'.
*purely from a fantasy perspectiveOpen ControlsAnd why sell Saylor???
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Didn't see the incident - how bad was it?
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LATERISER - if you're still about, Hazard > Cazorla FTW
Open ControlsWhat do you DZers think of this WC draft?
Foster – Begovic
Baines – Rafael – Kolarov – Wisdom – Nelsen
Bale – Santi – Mata – Silva – Sterling
Ba – Mirallas – Berba
Bank: 0.1mOpen ControlsI think Mirallas could be grand. Kolarov could be Gibbs/Sagna if I bottle it.
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I like that back 7!
Midfield is orgasmic.
Gotta be Jelavic from Everton, imo.Open ControlsHow about Kolarov, Wisdom and Mirallas –> Sagna, Gorkss and Jelavic?
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Or Pienaar in mid and Aguero up top?Open ControlsHmm, I can afford that but do I think Aguero is worth it?
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What's going on with Wisdom? Worth a punt? Thinking Demel > Wisdom as a part of my 2 FTs. Injured plus WHam's fixtures take a turn for the worse shortly.Open Controls
silva to pienaar mata to hba
upgrade mirallas wisdom and nelsen. then you're goodOpen ControlsHBA and Ba?
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Pardew has pis*ed me off with asking the FA to look at the RVP elbow... I am not a man u fan but what about Tiote's stamp on Cleverley's shin..? I bet he hasn't asked for that to be reviewed...
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Cabaye was play acting.
After he was hit, he hesitated for a while then decided to go down.Open Controls
Your point? The fact is that RVP clearly elbowed him...
Open ControlsDo you even know how much elbowing goes on in the PL? On corners alone.
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Yeah I saw it... My point was Pardew has pis*ed me off...
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Alreet lads. I would like to keep fletcher for this week as a safety net in case he scores against us (likely), but I will be swapping him for berba soon enough, who has villa at home. Also if I don't do the transfer, what else would I do? Have 2 ft so need to make one really. Demel and fellaini are really the only ones that I would consider getting rid of and I'm not sure it is worth a transfer for my 5th defender who will only miss a couple of games, and would like to give fellaini another couple of chances. Thoughts?
Open ControlsDefo Fletcher > Berba for me.
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Fellaini -> Sterling this GW for me
``Money to be used 2 upgrade Suarez after RDG``Open ControlsI'd definitely do the Fletcher -> Berba move this week. Plenty of time to decide, and Berba may even drop in price further.
Whatcha reckon about my predicament - down to these 2 options?
A) GW8: Save, GW9: Michu & Suarez -> Santi & Berba
B) GW8: Tevez -> Berba, GW9: Michu & Suarez -> Santi & Ba/Tevez (4 pointer)
Jaask, Fed
Baines, Cuellar, Hughes, McCartney, Clyne
Bale, Barfa, Michu, Pienaar, Guthrie
RVP, Tevez, Suarez
Bank 0.5m, 1 freebieOpen ControlsA seems more sensible to be honest. You may be forced into a change anyway with injuries picked up over the break. Tevez looks like he'll start GW8. Suarez also deserves another game in your team, especially given the fixture!
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So, any news on RVP's potential ban? Sweating hard on this.
Open ControlsIf you had Federici (injured), Ridgewell (injured), Demel (injured), Suarez (potential ban) and RVP (potential ban) , would you WC?
Open ControlsWhy would Suarez get banned?
Open ControlsFor doing the most blatant dive I've ever seen. Surely the FA have to look into him now for diving every week?..
Open ControlsPulis called for a ban because of his blatant dive yesterday. It was actually pretty funny.
I have RVP and Suarez. Oh my.Open ControlsSo Suarez should be banned, but not Huth 🙄
Open ControlsSuarez wont get banned for a dive, although I think players should..
Bale's dive was MUCH worse btw and even as a Spurs fan I think it deserves a 2 match banOpen ControlsEmbarrassing to say the least!
http://i.minus.com/iI04qBVyEBQp2.gifOpen ControlsI think players who repeatedly dive every week will start to get banned IMO. The FA love a good fine 😉
Open ControlsI'd love to see it but it needs FIFA to update the laws - which I don't think they will as fooling the ref is seen as a legitimate tactic in some areas of the world. I don't have too much of a problem with Bale's dive because it's possible that he did it to avoid getting hurt - there was certainly no appeal on his part as he knew there was no contact.
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Replacements for Demel? Only .2 in the bank.
Open Controlsnelsen the only one.. not sure i'd get him in tbh. Can you stretch to wilson/cuellar?
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Here is my WC team so far, how’s it looking?:
Mignolet
Skrtel, Rafael, Gibbs
Bale, Cazorla, Nolan, Pienaar
Aguero, Jelavic, Torres
Foster, McCartney, Nelsen, SterlingOpen Controls
QUICK POLL:
a)Vermaelen
b)VertonghenOpen ControlsVermaetonghen for sure..Quickly
Open ControlsI've just watched the highlights of the United game and here's my opinion on the incident between RVP and Cabaye:
RVP was running up behind Cabaye (off the ball) and as he approaches him, he looks at Cabaye and raises his arm, which connects with Cabaye's neck/head
There are two possibilities. The first one is that RVP anticipated that Cabaye was going to move to block him off and so raised his arms in order to help balance himself and allow him to stay on his feet and run past Cabaye. The second possibility is that, for whatever reason, RVP has decided to elbow Cabaye in the face because he lost his temper due to a previous challenge.
Although the first scenario seems more likely, it certainly looks like it was intentional from RVP and Cabaye going to ground certainly won't help. At this point I predict the FA will review the footage and give RVP a ban. We'll have to wait and see!Open ControlsI tend to agree with this
Tiote should be banned as well as the ref didn't see that! Fergie will make sure the FA review that incident as well purely to spite Pardew for being such a bitter feckerOpen Controlshowever Tiote is owned by 1.2% so doesn't really matter..
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RVP was in niggly oul form yesterday, gettin involved in things when there was no need, a crazy sliding challenge in his own half in the first half. He looked pissed off all game and got absolutely no service
Open ControlsThat's a good point actually, it's possible that frustration got the better of him. He'll have to get used to being less involved in the game now that he's at United.
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Is getting RVP out really a bad thing? Who knows... it might turn out to be a blessing in disguise.
Open ControlsYeah, I mentioned that above. So many casuals own him and it finally allows us to free up the £13.5m, especially given the sheer number of cheaper, solid alternatives
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Please rate:
And yes Kolarov for potentially explosive GAMBLE. I see him nailing down a first team starting role if he can produce like he did and his attacking potential speaks for itself.
-----Begovic(McCarthy)-----
Baines-Gibbs-Kolarov--(Nelsen, Gorkss)
HBA-Cazorla-Pienaar-Fellaini-(Frei)
Tevez-RVP-Berbatov--
Thanks for your time.Open ControlsOne word on Kolarov - NO.
This your first season playing FPL seriously?Open Controls
Like he said, explosive gamble. If you have a decent bench it could be a great punt. Your first season playing FPL?
Open ControlsThe reason I asked if it was his first season on FPL is becuase anyone who played last season knows how annoying it was to own Kolarov last season. He will play in 60-70% of games but a lot of those will be as a second half substitute or being subbed off before 60 mins. He gets 0 or 1 pointers more often than not.
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Yes first season playing although i watch EPL alot. Well played half last season.
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good but could be better
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Ivanovic/ cole r better options.. they can create more explosions... and u have another explosive player in Baines..
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