In the first instalment of a new, weekly article for members, we conduct some in-depth statistical analysis into one of the most crucial aspects in any given Gameweek – just who we entrust with the Fantasy armband. This week the options are plentiful – Chelsea, Liverpool and Tottenham all feature at home, City travel to basement-dwellers Sunderland, while a couple of Belgians are also in the running as clear captain contenders. With an array of talent on show, just who is “Captain Sensible”?
Off to bed.
Night ladsOpen ControlsWho would you bench from the following (assuming Lukaku is fit)
Chico , Fonte, Vert, Terry,
morrison, ozil, ramsey, lallana,
Im thinking Chico, Morrison, and honestly ozilOpen Controlsmorrison..westham is always quite a defensive unit
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I am worried on Augero ownership. But lack of silva could dry up his goals as silvs assists in them.
Team for GW 11
Boruc
Ivan, Coleman, Zab
Lalana, R Morrison, Oscar, Ramsey
Rooney, Suarez (C), Lukaku
Subs : Mert, Mcauley, Brady
Does anyone know Rooneys stats vs ARS. I have heard he has been on fire against themOpen Controlsunited won 8-2 in 2011, rooney scored a hatrick. Would be very suprised if this happened again, more likely to be a very even game.
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2 things:
1. How important is a wildcard towards the end. (iv been burned but bringing in too many DGW players with WC then being stuck)
2. Suarez and Aguero. Essential or Bandwaggon 🙂Open Controls1. Keep your WC if you haven't used it by now. Instant impact, invaluable.
2. Essential.Open Controls1. Very important according to me.
2. Essential. Took many hits to get them and I don't take hits normally.Open Controls1. Not very. If your team is in pathetic shape, if you can set a team for 10 weeks, you're gold.
2. Essential Bandwagon.Open Controls1. depends on whether the DGW got tasty fixtures or not. still feel that wc shld be used when u feel the need to whether than forcing urself to save for DGW..of cos it will be handy
2. dun like the word essential as i always got burned by "essential" players..michu terry baines just to name a few..but surely they are very good to have for the upcoming fixtures + their stock rising..n if u have sturridge giroud etc it is likely that they are dropping prices as ppl rush to get suarez and aguero. will take a hit to get them in but if u have players like lukaku n sturridge maybe u will want to keep for another week moreOpen Controls
Why is everyone slating Hazard? And thinking of dropping him. Alright Mourinho dropped him for one match, but he will be back this weekend and he now has reason to pick up his game, as he has to maybe fight for his position. Plus if I'm not wrong , he has created the most chances from open play, and Chelsea's fixtures are great, Hazard shouldn't be on the 'out' list in my opinion. Who here has Hazard? What are you guys doing?
Open ControlsRight then. Too many bloody fecking options. I am bloody confused
VORM 4.0
Vidic Terry Dawson Clyne Burner
MICHU Ramsey Brady Ravel Barkley
Robin Suarez Aguero
0.7 in the bank. 1 FT.
A) Vorm -> Migs (Play Brady)
B) 4.0 -> Harper (Play Brady)
C) Michu -> Cout (Play 10 men)
D) A/B + C
E) PUNT ON PANTIMILIONSOpen ControlsA
Open ControlsDon't know if i can afford to lose value though with RVP Kun Suarez. Vorm is solid value at 5.0. Top fixtures until Jan WC.
Open Controlsthink you need to downgrade VP soon enough tho. Can't justify paying so much when you're not going to captain him week in week out.
Would target VP > Benteke in gw13Open ControlsYeah VP will downgrade as soon as a solid MF option emerges. Happy to keep Robin until then.
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I'd be tempted with D) Vorm & Michu -> Mignolet & Cout.
Liverpool have great fixtures and both should be nailed on good options.
What's the plan for Walcott though?Open ControlsC for me
Much more upside
May even risk Swanseas Tremmel for -4 much more chance of a cleanie than HullOpen ControlsOh dear.. you got to make a goalie transfer. Vorm back next week so
4.0 + Michu to Harper + SilvaOpen ControlsTake a hit on the goalie as atleast you get a back up for a -2 point hit
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Michu has to go but who for is a bloody good question right now. Probably Oscar given he has the fixxies.
Open Controlsthing is i can play Brady this week which isn't the worst option. Thing is what i do about the keeper situation.
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Probably need to make the call on this tonight given Michu's likely drop - best option?
Imagine (A) will get the most support, but it would mean triple Arsenal attack next week, which seems a little risky...
(A)
GW11: Michu -> Coutinho
GW12: Nolan & Mirallas -> Walcott & Brady/Amalf/Januzaj
(B)
GW11: Michu & Giroud -> Silva (if confirmed fit) & Benteke
GW12: Nolan & Baines -> Walcott & Mertesacker [4 point hit]
Boruc, Davis
Baines, Terry, Toure, Clyne, Ward
Michu, Ramsey, Mirallas, Nolan, Ravel
Aguero, Suarez, Giroud
Bank 0.4m, 2 free transfersOpen ControlsB.
Also think Feoooo needs to be monitored for a couple of GWs before purchasing.Open ControlsSelling Gru for Tekkers is good for this week but not for the next few weeks
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I definitely prefer B. Coutinho did nothing before his injury, and Silva is Silva. I think I'm willing to absorb another Michu drop to get definitive news on Silva. Benteke well worth having too.
Open ControlsProblem is I can't afford the trades in (B) after Michu drops - just seen he's now been red flagged so he may not drop until Fri/Sat anyway! 🙂
Coutinho does have much better fixtures and it means I get to avoid a hit and keep Baines.
Cout averaged 7 ppg last season and was a little unlucky not to score better this season before his injury;Open Controls
B. Wouldn't get Mert though, look at a Stoke defender maybe.
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NZ News reporting that winston Reid out for about 10 weeks
huge loss just before the world cup qualifier , and not good news for w hams defensive assetsOpen Controlsoh jeez!! that's my transfer out next week then ðŸ™
Open ControlsBrought him in in GW10 and was expecting 3 to 4 cleanies over the next few weeks. Ah...sometimes it just happens.
Open Controlsit was a smart move 🙂 .. who you gonna look at for a replacement?
Open Controlsdevalues Rat as well , far less likely to keep cleanies without their organiser.
As for the all whites he was their one big star. They have two leg playoff versus Mexico for a place in world cup finals , it an absolute disasterOpen Controls
Damn, I did Evra to Rat before his price drop. If I had known I would have bought Terry instead.
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Start Januzaj or Ramsey this weekend?
Have Oscar, Silva and Ravel as other midfielders.Open ControlsRamsey
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Mirallas to start and play our of his skin so that i dont have to worry about takin him out next week please! Got injury and rotation worries mountin already ðŸ™
Open ControlsHazard will start. It will be fine.
Open ControlsWorst two players you have owned this year?
Altidore and taarabt for me.......Open ControlsSnoddy and Kim Bo-Kyung
Open ControlsCoutinho and Michu. Kimbo too but he was cheap and nassty.
Open ControlsI see you're flaunting your membership status already? 😉
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which option would keep the more clean sheets over the next few weeks. current def of:
baines vidic dawson wilson burner
A:
gw11: baines (cpl) dawson (NEW) nasty (sun)...burner/wilson backup
gw12: baines (LIV) nasty (TOT) murner (new)...will be doing wilson > murner; dawson backup
gw13: baines (STO) nasty (SWA) murner (CPL)..burner/dawson backup
B:
gw11: baines (cpl) williams (STO) vidic (ARS)...burner/wilson backup
gw12: baines (LIV) williams (ful) vidic (car)....burner/wilson backup
gw13: baines (STO) vidic (tot) rat (FUL)...will be doing wilson > rat; burner/williams backup
leaning towards B...as i dont want to waste a FT on a def just after the intl breakOpen ControlsBloody hell.. now rumors from the pool camp that kolo has got a suspected hamstring injury. on the forums.. will search for a link. Toure and Reid owner here ðŸ™
Open ControlsHe did look to pull something in last game I thought
Open Controlsah.. guess they are referrin to that 🙠.. all my bench players comin on looks like
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just fans talkin on the liverpool forums.not panickin at all..
Open Controls:Reid Toure Hazard Mirallas: Yippee!
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All kinds of rumors emerge from the fan forums though.
A stranger screening through a Chelsea forum will call Ivanovic a massive rotation risk.Open Controlsyup.. not gonna worry till there is reason to worry(Tomorrow evening will clear all doubts 🙂 )
Open ControlsThe boltum forums saved me 2 years ago when i wanted petrov and he was performin amazin in fpl. they said he would be dropped on there and on here ppl were takin hits to get him. Hey presto.. he was dropped and i went Barfa instead who did brilliant. Been followin forums ever since
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Not an expert on who can play left, right, centre, left right out etc - but does this help Agger get a run in the Liverpool defence again? Agger owner here ðŸ™
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Need a budget def under 4.6m to replace collins
A) Vlaar/Lowton
B) Rat
C) Murner (Norwich)
D) Clyne
E) OthersOpen ControlsTempted by Yanga-Mbiwa for a punt. Not sure if he's nailed on though
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Premium Michu replacements - for me there are now only 2:
Silva & Coutinho
Silva's stats are much better and he's bang in form, but he's a potentially injured
Coutinho has much better fixtures and is cheaper
Who gets your vote and why?Open ControlsSilva if fit.
Coutinho - will he start? Is he fit to play 60+? I'd really wait on him.Open ControlsCout should be fit - played 45 last week, got glowing reviews from BR and has had another week of training.
I know form over fixtures, but Cout's just look waaay better from an attacking perspective.
Silva: sun, TOT, SWA, wba, sot
Cout: FUL, eve, hul, NOR, WHUOpen ControlsIf he does start, he should be an okay option I spose.
Silva and City are a different animal at the moment though, they're capable of breaking down good defences and killing poor defences.Open Controls
Mingolet
Terry - Clyne - Williams
Ozil - Mirallas - Silva - Barkley
Lukaku - Suarez(C) - Benteke (VC)
xx Whittingham - Koscielny - Gabbidon
does the team look ready for the weekend?Open ControlsTomkins.. hmmm. Remember him bein a crazy goal threat too
Open Controlsone thing is for sure.. without Reid and Collins to play CB this week the norwich - west ham game wont be a 0-0 for sure. very worryin for West ham the next couple weeks cause they have no attack and now their defense will struggle
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Really angry about the Winston Reid injury. Now all my Ravel Morrison 3s will become 2s.
Why am I still up? NightOpen Controls*Why am I still uptight?
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Migs davis
Walker coleman williams wilson chester
Whits michu ozil lallana jedinak
Roo lukaku suarez
1.6, 1FT
A michu to silva/oskar/rambo
B luk and michu to kun and 6.5mid (-4)
C roo and michu to kun and oskar/hazard (-4)Open ControlsYou're certainly persistent. A...
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Migs still a good buy at 5.7?
Tempted to make the Vorm -> Migs switch.Open ControlsMigs has the better fixtures over the next 7 weeks - and plays this week 😉
Open Controlsdon't buy migs atm.. maybe bring him next week if he gets a cleanie this week..
Open ControlsDo youknow how stupid that sounds, punk
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So you suggest he play Vorm this week? 😕
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Too expensive for a Wham keeper plus Reid is injured.
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Was planning to sell Mig the past 2 GWs but other issues kept cropping up. But with the run Liverpool about to have, not adverse to selling now.
Could be worth it getting him in. Would you want Vorm over Mig next few weeks though? If yes, use the transfer elsewhere and play without a keeper perhapsOpen Controls
Another keeper related question.
Chesney at 5.5 or Migs at 5.7? Until the Jan WCOpen ControlsOr is it worth looking at Pantmilion the City keeper at 4.9?
Open ControlsAgain Cech is bloody 6.3. Too much money and have Terry.
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How about Jussi?
Migs over SzczesnyOpen ControlsThanks CS.
Don't like Jussi.Open Controls
tried tolook at your team but not linked
Shame , had some cracking good advice lined upOpen ControlsId in there Triggs.
Open ControlsOk i got some advice but you may not like it.
Keep vorm and use your two free transfers
1) To change Vidic into GJ
2( Michu too player of your choosing
Vorm only out one game , i would wear the zero
GJ much better value than MingOpen ControlsThat is good advice Triggs. Can afford to bench Vida this week so is not that big a priority since i can play Dawson Clyne Terry.
Migs does have better mid term fixtures than Vorm though which is tempting me.Open Controls
Around 3°C and raining...
*sigh*Open ControlsTriggs, I hear you have a decent Captaincy record? Average..??
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For all the lovers of Chelsea milfs...
Terry had more attempts at goal from with the opposition box than both Hazard and Oscar with 10 in last 6 gameweeks.Open ControlsVomr (Inj) - Boruc
Coleman (cry) - Ward (EVE) - Toure (FUL) - Riether (Sus) - Collins (Inj)
Morrison (nor) - Oscar (WBA) - Ramsey (mun) - Barkley (cry) - Michu (Inj)
Aguero (sun) - Suarez (FUL) - Sturridge (FUL)
Bank = 1,8M
1FT
Problem : I got 4 players out this round, and need to make either 1 or 2 transfers to sort it out. Also, i really dont want to play Ward, -cause Palace is shit.
Possible fixes :
A: Riether --> Terry
B: Riether --> Terry and Michu --> Nasri (-4p)
C: Riether --> Nastasic and Michu --> Hazard (-4p)
D: Any other suggestions?
The only midfielder i really want is Silva, but i am not sure if he is fit for the weekend.
Any suggestions or advice would be very much appriciated! =)Open Controls
looking for michu replacement, cant afford silva.. so im down to couthino or nasri?
Open Controlsor hazard.. but i do ave oscar!
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