Mark
Man United dominate the ICT Index rankings with the performances of both Wayne Rooney of Shinji Kagawa catching the eye and leaving the rest of the Premier League in their wake. All that is, except Luis Suarez who goes on producing the goods and the goals for Brendan Rodgers’ men.
Our members can examine all the numbers from the weekend action via our tables, charts and maps but, as always, we’ve handpicked some of the most notable performers on show.
Those that sold VP recently, buying back after the blank or?
Anyone else share an extreme amount of hatred towards Colin Murray?
Sol Campbell struggling on motd 2
Yeah, he is just waffling on about some generic footballing nonsense.
Here's my WC team, any possible way of making it better?
DDG - Bunn
Dawson - Clyne - Davies - Zaba - Wilson
Bale - Sissoko - Lampard - Michu - Walcott
Benteke - Suarez - Rooney
Nothing left in the bank. Could do with some input here? 🙂
Don't like Lampard, Dawson and Benteke personally.
Rookie mistake, should be Harte instead of Dawson.
I like the look of Benteke for the next few GW's.
4.5ish for a top 4 side defender is a steal no matter the fixtures.
Lampard I feel as there for 'covers sake'. Benteke worth a shot for next two game at least. After the blank who will you bench?
Really? 😯
Can't really think of any defenders that will outscore any of the above midfielders for the remainder of the season.
Any suggestions? Can't really see any defender outscoring him.
FWIW, my suggestion would be Lamps-->Puncheon and Wilson/Clyne/Harte to GJ.
i would love a pool defender for the run in but cant afford
Only highlight of the day was somehow making it out of that hell hole at *hite hart lane today. And i have to take a 12 point hit to get a team out next week. All in all a thoroughly unsatisfying day
Fielding 11 is overrated
Yeah, there are a few people on here who have become a bit bonkers after today's games.
Can't decide what to do
A. get practical with large boot ( or whatever you call it in your country)
B. get sporty won that makes me feel younger again
C. Get cheaper one and spend savings on coco pops
Depends on age.
20-30 B
30-40 A
40-50 B
50+ C
Substitute order correct?
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Mignolet
Davies,Martin,Johnson,Clyne,Harte
Michu,Sissoko,Nzogbia
Suarez,Lambert
(Jaask, Rvp, Mata, Walcott)
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If the last time we were struggling to get a team out taught us nothing else, it is that quantity does not make up for quality.
Scrambling to take hits just to supplement your side with Reading players for GW29 is not recommended.
Excellent. I dont have any now
That's more kinda opinion rather than advice in my opinion. I would advice you to think before you give advice that could be opinion
If someone criticises you for your advice, or indeed opinion, check their rank.
You might discover that it's not even worth arguing back.
who is doin that? 2 free transfers myself. will be improving my team
Notice the reference to 'the last time we were struggling to get a team out'.
You may have noticed that a player with a blank would have outscored Pearce, Pogrebynak et al 2 GWs ago.
Any chance that either Manchester club has their GW29 fixture rescheduled for later in the GW or are they officially postponed?
so is AVB actually a good manager after all? i for 1 had written him off earlier this season, but am eating my words now.
what kind of words are you eating?
He's a fantastic manager...end of story!
i basically said that i didn't think he knew what he was doing. got lucky with porto etc.
He really is
Managers are massively overrated in importance in my opinion. AVB is not bad. He's also not a genius. I don't think there's much between most professional managers except for a few great ones, (SAF, Special One, Wenger). If you don't have one of them, the manager probably doesn't matter much.
i would tend to probably agree with this
what's your opinion of somebody like Moyes then?
what I'm really trying to say is, you're talking crap...
Obviously I didn't list every good manager. My point is, when things go badly, fans want to sack the manager, and I think that generally it doesn't really matter who your manager is, unless you've got a great one. I also think that stability creates good managers, and not the other way around. As in, parr of the reason that Moyes and SAF have been so successful is that they've been at their clubs for a long time, and created a stable environment.
Moyes is good. Has a very good eye for talent. But some of it, even for the good ones can be chalked up to luck. Look at Wenger, I don't believe he's suddenly become an idiot, he's just made some bad transfer decisions, but that's going to happen if you don't have unlimited money.
Never read such rubbish
Couldn't agree less
Alright question then, we've got a time machine and we go back to the beginning of this year. Swap Bale and Walcott: Do you think Spurs are ahead of Arsenal? I don't. Swap Wenger and AVB, do you think Spurs are still head? I do. Obviously it's all just conjecture, but I think the importance of tactics is massively overrated in the modern era. Players make plays.
I think a good manager should be judged over a few years at the same club.
Course he is. Record for Porto proves it, along with what he's doing now. Could never thrive under those conditions at Chelsea
champs league "record" proves benitez is a good manager and look at the flak he's taking. maybe it's a chelsea thing
Hard to tell as bale has been so brilliant.
AVB must surely take some credit for that too
Anyone fancy a big performance from Gerrard in a big game?? I am dumping Mata for either him or Sissoko...any thoughts?
Good eye my boy. I think Gerrard is definitely a big game player and can cone good vs spurs. Better option that N'zogbia and the others names floating about for gw 29
Anyone considering Taarabt? The RMT tool rates him better than Sissoko over the next few gameweeks. Madness or have they got it right?
Well, since he just got dropped and QPR won, he's out for me. Too risky with no guarantee of playing time.
If I was Roman I'd just walk and show the Chelsea brats what administration and a few seasons with Pompey in league 2 feels like.
Chelsea FC is an absolute circus.
I hope Manchester United will never, ever turn out like them in the future.
One day he will tire of his sporting bauble and that's what will happen.
Chelsea would be better of for it.
A few deals have gone south for Roman recently, hence the lack of big money signings these days. He isnt as rich as he was.
Does no one else on here read the economist? Suppose not
Going with only 9 players for next week:
Bunn
Davies Harte Clyne
Michu Bale Puncheon
Lambert Suarez
Subs: Mignolet
No match: Rafael, Baines, Fellaini, Mata, RVP.
Only transfer could do is take out RVP??
Help need some guidance
Have 10 to play
Which one of Walcott, Mata, Van Persie or Stam do I use my FT on to put a full team out?
If its Stam, I have Wilson, Davies, Harte and Clyne already so only viable options are Mariappa or Fonte.
Which one is best considering I'd then be doubling up on either Saints or Reading?
Thx
Mata -> Nzog
Fellaini -> Michu (-4)
What do you say 🙂
Really don't like the Nzogbia transfer. The other one is good though.
For some reason, I seem to be fixated on the idea of getting in Lampard. 😕
When considering Lampard, check the source of most of his goals lately.
If you think that the likes of Hazard, Mata and Oscar can keep the supply of this method of goalscoring up, then by all means, transfer him in.
Go for it then! Sometimes your gut feeling is the best option.
I've been trying to make sensible transfers for a good while, maybe it's time I listened to my gut.
downgrade cameron to ??? and next week mignolet to ddg......
A blocked shot counts as a missed shot, so he's more accurate than the stats make out. All other 6 shots were blocked i think.
Don't like making such early transfers but may be compelled to tonight. Is it fair to assume that the current prices between Fellaini and Michu could swing as much as 0.4m (0.2m up for Michu and 0.2m down for Fellaini) between now and next week?
For GW29, would you rather have:
1) Benteke and Cisse
2) Benteke and Sissoko
Cheers lads.
Who do you think is the better player, Higuain or Benzema?
😉 I don't actually care. 😀
rate them exactly the same.
Don't rate either that much, Benzema probably shades it
Before Higuain's bad injury troubles started he looked like an outstanding talent however, think he's one of those who could've made it to the absolute top but were unlucky and now might not.
Benzema.
I might be in the minority on here but I'm planning on keeping Mata over Walcott if I have to make a choice between them.
The alternative would be to keep both and sell Aguero for GW29 (if his fixture is 100% off)
So if you were to narrow it down to Aguero vs. Walcott. They both have difficult enough fixtures GW30.
Aguero has Everton away and Walcott has Swansea away.
I could do
Aguero > Lukaku/Cisse/Lambert/Remy/Sturridge
or
Walcott > Sissoko/Snograss/Nzogbia/Gerrard/Sessegnon
Which is the better move? Thank you!
Anyone? 🙁
If you see a brother in need, help him out.
It will cost nothing, and you never know when he may be able to return the favour in the future.
I would also keep Mata. The options for Aguero seem to be better than the options for Walcott. Also, Walcott hasn't dipped too much in form, and has Reading at home soon, as well as a confirmed DGW.
I don't think you're going to get a satisfactory answer to this. Aguero has promised a lot more than he's delivered so far this season whilst Walcott if anything has exceeded expectations. I don't even think fixtures are relevant with City this season, they're winning games but not really going to town with goals. Aguero has penalties, Walcott has set plays.
In conclusion, sell Mata. He's involved in 2 more comps that the other guys.
Hmmm, thanks Granville, but what about Mata's fixtures? They're quite tasty. But you make a good point. Chelsea are the only ones with rotation crap going on and Arsenal/City have no reason to rotate. That's got me thinking...thanks for your advice!
Seeing the Liverpool goals again, I wonder if Sturridge will have to wait for a place in the starting 11.
Probably not. I think he will go straight back in.
Lovely link up play between Rooney and Kagawa.
Anyone think Kagawa will get the nod for the Madrid game?
Not sure he will. Played 90 yesterday, and Giggs/Welbeck/Valencia, the other options for his place were all on the bench/rested.
valencia played
Giggs surely won't start? Valencia is terrible and Welbeck can still play with Kags...that's my take anyway.
What're you expecting then Demi?
de Gea.
Rafa, Evans, Ferdinand, Evra.
Jones, Carrick.
Welbeck, Rooney, Giggs.
Van Persie.
de Gea.
Rafa, Vidic, Ferdinand, Evra.
Carrick, Cleverley
Welbeck, Rooney, Kagawa.
RVP
Played the first leg so I don't see why not as he's just shown how lethal he can be.
Sorry if discussed earlier but.. is there any chance bale gets an own goal? watched it live and thought he would.. mildly high(he;s my captain)
Clippers vs Thunder, who else is watching? WHAT A GAME!
I lol'ed at that cock slap by Ibaka 😀
Thoughts on Loric Remy as an option? Fixtures are nice and thinking it's worth a punt at 5.7m.
