As the dust begins to settle after last night’s match at the Bridge drew a line under Gameweek 1, we cast an eye back over the 11 matches played out. In particular, we analyse some impressive attacking performances at the back and, crucially, highlight a number of protagonists who stood head and shoulders above many of their team-mates last time out from an offensive point of view.
Sorry if this has already been posted but thought i'd inform u all anyway:
Via @WBAFCofficial - Nicolas Anelka will not play against Everton on Saturday after being excused from club duty on compassionate groundsOpen Controls
Tweet tweet said the little birdie.
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Soldado starting tonight - opens door for a Defoe appearance at the weekend perhaps?
Just putting it out there.Open Controls
Eh.....no
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I doubt it so early on in the season. Plenty of reasons for Soldado to start;
- lacking match fitness/sharpness
- Away tie so a decent win here will almost wrap it up and allow for resting next timeOpen ControlsNope.
Working on fitness.Open Controls
Jay Rodriguez seems to now have his time limited on the pitc due to new signing Osvaldo - do you think J-Rod will get a look in this weekend? If not what worthy alternative 6m strikers are out there? I have looked at Weimann but would prefer to bring in Benteke after GW3.
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Will West Brom bring back Lukakakuka to fill in for Anelka..
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def not. they're saying either lefondre or demba ba to replace him...
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nice karate kick there
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Is there any chance of mannone starting this weekend??
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4 point hit already, 0 in the bank and Anelka retires.
I hate this gameOpen Controls
So Anelka retiring? 😕
So much for that.Open Controls
It turns out it wasn't his brother who died.
https://twitter.com/chrislepkowski/status/370568993326637056Open Controls
Good work, must have been very close.
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Thanks for the help on my post on previous page lads
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Don't know if this is encouraging for Lambert owners, or discouraging that Jrod isn't mentioned
http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/8883086/Open ControlsThe bad news for Lambert owners is that he recognises Osvaldo as competition for Lambert...
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This. JRod's place is safe. That much we can guarantee ourselves. Only issue is wether he'll play 4-4-2 or 4-3-3
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JRod on the other hand is under threat, cant see all 3 playing
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- -wanyama - schneiderlin --
lallana - lambert - rodriguez
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rodriguez has little to no competition for his place on the left wing, it's really just him and lallana as winger options, then you fall down to guly do prado, mayuka, or an oop gaston ramirez. one of rodriguez's best assets is he can play wing, support striker or centre forward. lambert doesn't have the luxury of a wide roleOpen Controls
Premier League: Rickie Lambert assured he is needed at Southampton
http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/8883086/Open Controls
He would make a good signing for Arsenal, for squad depth and experience
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Anyone got some insight for me on the Spurs back four, Dawson looks like a safe and steady option for £5.0M atm (if I downgraded Ivan it would give me the cash to do Anelka to "Rip Van Winkle". Is the Daws fairly safe in his place?
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I asked the same thing last night and got some unanimously positive assurances. Dawson's GW1 stats looked pretty good. I went for Hangeland ultimately (and somewhat impulsively)
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Kaboul Captain tonight puts question marks on Dawson for me
Open Controlshmm tempting (fingers crossed for a Kaboul thigh strain tonight), cheers lads
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Ravel Morrison at 80% to go down in price according to FPL. Why did I take him as my cheapie mid. I don't want to take a 4 point hit to transfer him out having already transferred out Lukaku this gameweek.
Open ControlsWhat do you value more, the points or the team value?
Open ControlsI don't want a 4.4 mid. I want a 4.5 mid who plays to aid in overall team depth and can play when one of my players is out. I should have went for Jedinek or Livermore.
Open ControlsHe's had plenty of praise from Big Sam in the papers and Joe Cole mentioned him in his MOTD interview, I went a whole season without a price drop last year but im gonna take one on him i think (im sure he'll come good but he's only ever gonna be a supersub so dont expect another Raheem Sterling price rise)
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This is one of the reasons why punts are to be kept to a minimum at the start, especially among cheap bench players.
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Shaw or Clyne(if fit)?
Money not an option.Open Controls
Shaw.
Open ControlsThe cheaper one (Clyne). The 0.4 will be wasted.
Both have equal attacking threat imo.Open ControlsShaw
Open ControlsShaw went up to 4.6 Ruk
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Shaw score more pts, so therefore must be better.
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Get a fit ClyneOpen Controls
I've said it before, this 5.5m striker business up front in a FPL team never works out.
Never.Open ControlsMark won't be happy...
Open ControlsMaybe not 5.5, but 6.5 an under definitely can.
Lambert last year a great example.Open ControlsTrue. Bent could do well this season. But 5.5m is scraping the barrel.
*Thinks back to owning Pog for his red card last seasonOpen Controls
Recorded the scoutcast today. I gave it out to him about his budget striker. It's Pogrebnyak all over again.
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Cornelius anyone?! I'm thinking straight swap for anelka.
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Come on we need the captains poll.
Open ControlsI don't wish anything like what has happened to Anelka on anyone but I do hope this season we get back to saving our transfer till Friday/Saturday because of the unexpected/injuries etc. Change in price rises is helping as well. Now we just need derailed bandwagons.
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Is spurs match on itv?
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ITV4 5.00pm
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WILDCARD SITUATION
I'll probably ride out this weekend with the following:
Boruc
Ivan Toure Chester Ward
Hazard Walcott Coutinho Mirallas
Soldado Benteke
Subs: Foster, Kim, KOMPANY, ANELKA
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this was my team for the first matches, got me to top of my league so thanks people who gave advice from this site! what changes would you make?
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koscielny - coleman - ivanovic
lampard - walcott - hazard - silva
giroud - soldado - anelka
subs - davis - kim - garrido - clineOpen Controls
hmmm well im not sure my current rank qualified advice but I'd downgrade one of Lamps/Hazard to upgrade anelka next week. I'd consider Nolan
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Pick one of these 3:
M.Turner / Chester / WardOpen ControlsAdd Celustka and pick 2 😛
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Anyone else against hits this season (like me) and just keeping Lukaku at least till after Man U game?
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Yeah. So no Anelka this gw. Best 7.5m replacement? Lambert? Dzeko?
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