Next up in this week’s series of articles focusing on goal threat are the forwards. Having analysed the midfielders yesterday, we turn our attentions to the men up front. First, we take a look at the potential hinted at by our very own ICT Index before digging deeper into the Opta statistics, highlighting a variety of crucial attacking indicators from the top 20 forwards in terms of goal attempts over the first seven Gameweeks of the new season…
if you look for advice on here with specific questions, who's advice to you trust the most? what posters have form with predictions etc?
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Tangtastic. The only guy that speaks sense round here.
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always listen to me son
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I listen to everybody but mainly those who give a reason. Tosey is usually a good one because he's a bit leftfield but still consistently good.
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Two weeks ago... me. Last week, anyone but me. It doesn't work like that, nobody on here can see the future. I read everyones advice and make my own decisions.
Open ControlsJoking aside, ShipstonTrev is a reliable old hand.
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i trust to majorty of regurals
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Its true, but I didnt need to write it thereOpen ControlsI do agree with Forca, I didn't want to write it myself because it sounds pretty sycophantic.. but on the whole most of the regulars are always worth listening to.
No-ones is right or wrong all the time, but by merit of investing so much time in analyzing the game, the regulars tend to have more considered opinions imo.Open Controls
Mainly Ronh but also King Cabbage.
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Always listen to Martin Real, but never Martin Unreal. It's an easy mistake to make.
Open Controlsand the bad? dare i ask?
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And the ugly also!
Open ControlsDoo's and Ginkapo... 😉
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Tangtastic. That guys an arse hole.
Open ControlsMark is the worst
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Most of the regulars are great, in fact. Personally, I love reading Portsmouth Bubblejet's stuff, but you won't catch him on too much anymore..
Open ControlsHe rarely post anything FPL related tbf....
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Anyone thinking getting rid of cashley is a good thing ?
Open Controlsseriously? despite what's going on throughout the country?
http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/sport/sport-headlines/mass-demonstrations-in-support-of-ashley-cole-2012100944107Open ControlsCheryl...
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How does my team look, what changes are urgent?
Jussi (Begovic)
Jenkinson Baines Davies (Caulker Demel)
Bale Mata Michu Santi (Sterling)
RVP(c) Berba(vc) TevezOpen ControlsJenkins might b a rotation risk but apart from that ok
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Hazard > cazorla
Lambert > berba
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fletcher out for berb? berb's two next fixtures tempt me but then after that not so much while fletcher has better fixtures in general for the next several weeks. however i think berb has the potential to be more explosvie.... what do you guys think?
Open Controlssounds like a good transfer
Open Controlsi prefer berb. having said that i've been banging on how fletcher will do nothing much for quite a while now, and been shown up, so who knows?
Open ControlsFletcher is unpopular compared to Berb but I'm reluctant to take out one striker at home for another...would like to see how Berba gets on against Villa before making the move.
Open Controlssee the problem is if you wait a week to get berb he won't quite as worth it. also fletcher plays newcastle which could be a tough game
right now i've got fletcher first slot on the bench, if i get berb then i'll bench either lambert or hba. what do you think?Open ControlsDon't come crying on here when he gets a hattrick...
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I am tempted to do this a 2week punt.
But then Guthrie and Nelsen have to stay put for longer unless I treat myself to my second hit of the season.Open Controls
This is based on nothing (other than hope and him saying the right things in the press) but I reckon Guthrie will regain his place.
Open ControlsIt is a risk I am not willing to take as I need someone to play when Michu has tough games vs City and Chelsea as I want to keep Michu in long run. Another nailed on Reading mid, Kebe or McAnuff fits bill perfectly.
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Hunt isn't a mf in FPL, so you can't really think of rotating him with Michu until you've upgraded that 5th spot. I'm doing the same now I guess, with Kebe in next week.
Open ControlsNo I wont be doing that. But didnt Guthrie use to play behind Pog i mean and now Hunt is playing up with him I think.
I think I am doing Fletcher to Berba next GW. Bale in and Guthrie out for -4 week after. Then asses if I want to keep Berba after then.Open ControlsYeah, I think Guthrie has lost his 'in the hole' position, he wasn't much of a threat. I think he's just gonna fall deeper. So you're gonna bench Michu for all of his tough games? Too much value on the bench, no?
Open ControlsProbably. I dont believe in too much value on the bench baloney. I benched Kompany a few times. I look at fixtures first.
Suddenly feel like gambling on Berba for AVL and rea despite talking myself out of it earlier. I dont really have an issue with getting a Reading mid for a -4 as they always look like scoring. Plus it sorts out my bench fodder solution.Open Controls
how nailed on is caulker in your opinion
Open Controlsnot at all. he's probably 4th choice. if he was nailed on, he'd play when others uninjured. right? a few people seem to be looking at him tho, so maybe i've missed something.
Open ControlsHe's 3rd choice.
Depends how long Benny is out for really - Caulker looks good for a couple of weeks yet.Open Controls
Apart from Everton and arsenal the other games for Fulham seem ok . Berbatov can score against any team and is on pens ... Tidy darts !
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I think he wont take pens when Petric will be playing(if he will be playing)
Open Controlsno way. berb will take the penos, surely
Open ControlsHe has never really taken them and I can remember some really poor ones from the United shootouts. Petric on the other hand has a nice record with them. But I could be wrong.
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best mf 8.5 or less? already have cazorla, bale, hba and pienaar as my other mids
Open Controlssurely you haven't seen my team! not sure where else i can spend besides up front!
probably squad at the beginning of gw 8
foster, bego
baines, rafa, gibbs, kolorov, saylor/cueller
bale,cazorla, hba, pienaar, michu (to be shifted next gw)
ba, berb(or maybe i'll keep fletcher...), lambertOpen Controlsget a cheap mid for Michu and then beef a mid to Silva perhaps or get Aguero for someone.
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Things are picking up a small bit again 🙂
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More people really need to see this, especially you Liverpool fans:
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Which one of these is the better pair? To me it's so close...
A) Rooney and Ben Arfa
B) Van Persie and Nolan
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Soooo Bale or Silva? Discuss
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Bale better goal potential, Silva better fixtures, Bale more rotation-proof, flip a coin.
Silva for me on the basis of fixturesOpen Controlsim going to run the rule over silva over the next two games and go from there!...meaning if he doesnt score im not getting him...
seriously though i only have yaya and if he can live upto his stats would be a cracking differential for me at the moment but he appears to be just missing something at the moment (match fitness?)Open Controls
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Felix Baumgartner.
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My confidence in RVP is beginning to wane. Is this just impatient, or are others feeling this too with the good performances of mid price options?
Open Controlshold firm and you shall be rewarded with double figures!
Open Controlsdoesn't seem like it goalscoring wise with Rooney's new position
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im going to hold out as im going to want him for his good run from gw11 onwards and im not willing to rebuy him at a higher price!
nice points so far ryan...Open ControlsIf SAF goes left field and plays Rooney and Hernandez or something especially with Braga 3 days after stoke...I'll rage that's all
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I think with Chelsea Away being after Braga he will do this:
Stoke - Full team (inc RVP)
Braga - Rest
Chelsea - Full team (inc RVP)Open Controls
The Irish Independent reporting Trappatoni could be sacked within the next week.
Owned by the man that pays Trap's wage.Open ControlsSeems logical, lets hope it happens.
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The 16 qualifiers for the 2013 African Cup of Nations have now been decided this weekend. The Premier League players who *might* be called up for the tournament, which takes place from 19th January to 10th February 2013, are as follows:
Algeria: -
Angola: -
Burkina Faso: -
Cape Verde: -
Congo DR: -
Côte d'Ivoire: Guy Demel (West Ham), Gervinho (Arsenal), Kolo Touré (Man City), Yaya Touré (Man City), Cheick Tioté (Man City), Arouna Koné (Wigan)
Ethiopia: -
Ghana: Emmanuel Frimpong (Arsenal)
Mali: Modibo Maïga (West Ham), Mahamadou Diarra (Fulham), Samba Diakité (QPR)
Morocco: Karim El Ahmadi (Aston Villa), Oussama Assaidi (Liverpool), Adel Taarabt (QPR), Marouane Chamakh (Arsenal)
Niger: -
Nigeria: Mikel John Obi (Chelsea), Victor Moses (Chelsea), Peter Odemwingie (WBA)
South Africa: -
Togo: Emmanuel Adebayor (Tottenham)
Tunisia: -
Zambia: Emmanuel Mayuka (Southampton)Open Controls
Cheers PB.. most helpful.
Open ControlsThat should read Cheick Tioté (Newcastle), naturellement.
Open ControlsAdebayor has retired from international football, as far as I'm aware.
Open ControlsAdebayor retired in 2010 after the attack on the team bus in Angola, but made his return for Togo in November 2011.
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http://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/1831866/history/
My girlfriend's team, (doing better than me atm, SHAME!)
1 FT, 1.1 in bank
Would need Berbatov to drop 0.1 to do Petric > Berbatov straight swap
Or could do Hazard > Cazorla, Petric to Berbatov for a 4 point hit?
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Get the hit. You will be needing Santi from now on...
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you sounds fine to me but it depends how willing you are about taking a hit?
could you not space them out over two gws
oh yeah and your points total is crap so far... 😉Open ControlsWell doing just Hazard to Cazorla she would be playing Noble
Doing Petric to Berbs and taking a hit would mean Berb in for Noble. Is that worth 4 points?
And looked at your score haha, this is my girlfriend's team btw 😉Open Controls
That's quite a tight spot to be in. 2nd option sounds good. I would get rid of Cole though to save some money. He looks pretty useless for the next 6 gw's, plus Hazard isn't exactly a problem. I would definitely want to get Cazorla in long-term though.
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Just how bad is this defence?
Baines Cuellar Clark Gorkss Clyne
Thinking of going with this from gameweek 9 onwards. Is this taking the cost cutting a bit too far? Would be getting rid of Rangel and Jenkinson. This would really be only to fund a Suarez --> Aguero move...Open Controls
Can you not find 1mil to bump Clark and Clyne to Wilson and Hughes? Cuellar may get fortnightly points, otherwise you're relying exclusively on Baines for your defensive points. Otherwise I predict a lot of 1s.
Open ControlsDon't really want to double up on any defence so not really interested in Wilson. Hughes is an option but fixtures aren't that great for when i need him. Also virtually no attacking threat..
Open ControlsFair dues. I personally don't think it's too big a risk to double up on Stoke's defence for home games, I'll be rotating Wilson with Cuellar or Hughes each week. For defenders this cheap you are unlikely to find any significant attacking threat. I guess Gorkss has a little, Clyne a little too, but I'd rather clean sheets.
Personally I stick with Suarez, who is nailed on week in week out and have a better defence.Open Controls
Alrght, you already have Cazorla, which 2 of:
HBA, Gerv, Ba, Giroud
I'm leaning towards double Newcastle.Open ControlsOut of those, yes i would agree. I'd go HBA/Jelavic though!
Open ControlsYes, that's also an option, already have Baines and Pie though. It would be Ba or Jelly.
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Ah, that would mean losing HBA from midfield and going with one of Nolan/Walters/Morrison instead.
I've kinda been persuaded by Berbatov by all on here giving me an RVP, Berb, Ba/Giroud/Jelly front 3.Open ControlsShh, RVP is the pillar around which I have based everything. Take him out and I wouldn't know what to believe in any more.
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Just seen your on a wildcard. How about Pienaar --> Nolan/Morrison and then get in HBA + Jelavic?
Open ControlsJust cause I think Pienaar will do better than either Nolan or Morrison.
So HBA, Pienaar and Ba will outscore HBA, Nolan/Morrison and Jelly.
Possibly not, and there is nothing to say HBA, Pienaar, Jelly isn't the way to go. It's just a lot of eggs in an Everton basket.
Thanks for all the suggestions.Open ControlsNolan will probably score double digits this season. Especially now with Carroll back. I'd say he will outscore Pienaar. He should have scored a couple against Arsenal, which on another day he would have..
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other defenders and mids:
baines, gibbs, rafa, kolorov
cazorla, bale, hba, pienaar
which combo do you prefer starting next week? and please suggest which mf you think is best for that price range. btw my plan is to rotate based on fixtures so will still be playing my 5th mid a good amount. and mmy 5th defender i'd probably play a decent amount if they have good fixtures and a decent cs potential
a) 8.0 mf + saylor
b) 8.5 mf + cueller
c) 8.8 mf + demel
d) 9.0 mf + fonte/clyne/daviesOpen Controls
A, because I don't think there is much in the 8-9m range for mids, besides HBA, who you already have.
Open ControlsPersonally I would want to play Baines and Kolorov every week (hoping Kolorov starts) and Gibbs and Rafa almost every week, meaning the 5th Defender would hardly ever get played. If you've not got Jask already, then demel, but he would leave you just 0.1 mil shy of getting Mata.
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e) 9.1 mf (Mata) + gorksOpen Controlshmmm you really think mata is worth it even with his tough fixtures??
Open ControlsIts a funny price bracket.
I think mata is the best mf you can get (that you don't have already) for under 9.1m. I think that you may as well get gorks and pocket the extra 0.1 over any of the 3 cheapies you listed.
Nasri would be a punt and rotation prone IMO, though city have best short term fixtures. Yaya will get consistent, average returns.
Valencia, Nani, Kags are all prone to rotation and none have really shown form yet. If say Kags starts coming good then I wouldn't hesitate to get him in for GW11 onwards, but in meantime despite heavy opposition, Chelsea will still score and I think Mata is showing real class again.Open Controls
Any advice on transfers to the below this week?
Jaask
Baines, Hughes, Cuellar
Bale, Barfa, Pienaar, Michu
RVP(c), Suarez(v), Tevez
Fed, McCartney, Guthrie, Clyne
Bank 0.5m, 1 freebieOpen ControlsNice team for this week .I would just do Fed --> Begovic as a long-term transfer. Him and Jussi rotate like a dream. I think next week you should seriously consider getting rid RVP and boosting your midfield.
Open ControlsCheers - you reckon it's worth saving the transfer and doing Fed -> Begovic next week instead (I'd be starting Jaask this week anyway, and it eliminates the worry of Begovic getting injured this week)?
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Yeah i'd at least wait 'til he's about to rise, you never know. Not sure when that will be, at 4.6 he is a serious bargain though!
Open ControlsHa. Which of these do you think is best?
a) GW8 save, GW9 Michu & Suarez -> Santi & Berba
b) GW8 save, GW9 Guthrie & RVP -> Santi & Ba/BerbaOpen Controlsa) cause in GW 10,11,12 Man U have avl,nor,QPR,WHM,rdg
It would kill me to take RVP out the week before that run.Open ControlsThat MUN run starts in GW11, but I see your point. If I did b) and then saved the transfer in GW10, I could get RVP back in GW11 with a double transfer if he looks a must have for then?
Open ControlsAh, and to think I corrected myself. I need to get to bed.
I'm hoping there will be no 'if'. But you may find that by the time GW 11 rolls around you have more pressing matters than a hit to get RVP back.
I'm a little enamoured of the man and am unwilling to shift him out for anyone.
That said.... I didn't read your conundrum properly I reckon Michu + Suarez will score more than RVP + Guthrie, so boot him. Caz and Berb/Ba are very tasty propositions.Open Controls
Man that's so hard. I'm still not sure what to do with Michu myself and i really want Berba in too. Every player on there is class except Guthrie. I'd go B with Berba.
Michu is good for regular goals this season think it's worth keeping him, Suarez, fuk knows. I think i might sell him gw9 myself but he can always explode..Open Controls
Alreet lads. Still a couple of days until Kolarov!
Open Controls:D. i can't wait tbh! but still trying to figure out which defender to lose for him which pretty much has to do with picking a mf option 9.1 or less
Open ControlsNot that many options around in that bracket.
Did you ever check that spreadsheet I sent you? If i had to make this decision (based on rotation), I would use that spreadsheet to find exactly which games I would need the player to play, and then decide based on that. Somebody like lennon might be good if he fits into the rotation plan. Or possibly walters, but i'd prefer to see where he lines up in the next home game before deciding. Would leave you loads of cash though.Open Controlsmata valencia the main ones. also yaya and kags could be possibilities...
oh right! i forgot about that. will have a look now. thanks. hmmm i guess. already have bale though. yeah walters another good possibility. dang wish silva was a tad bit cheaper though!
well i can spend up to 9.1 if i get gorkss in as my 5th defender. with saylor i can spend 8.0 so wouldn't have quite as much in the bank if i got walters.Open Controls
Jaaskelainen (Begovic)
Baines Rangel Jenkinson (Clark Clyne)
Bale Nolan Michu Cazorla (Hazard)
Suarez Fletcher Jelavic
1 FT, 0.3 in bank.
Thinking to save transfer this week and next week take a 4pt hit.
Rangel/Jenkinson/Suarez --> Cuellar/Gorkss/Aguero
Is this insanity?Open Controls
