Our third Members article of the week takes the usual look at the Captaincy options ahead of tomorrowโs deadline. We analyse the stats of Robin Van Persie, Luis Suarez and Eden Hazard โthe top three in this weekโs Captain Poll โ and also assess a couple of in-form alternatives, as well as rolling out our usual โUnsensibleโ armband alternative, for those willing to roll the dice:
Time to pick the kids up from school.
As above..Top diff picks for the GW...
Patrice Evra. Check out chanced conceded (united) v chances created (Fulham) and his attacking stats of late..and RVP getting better by the week
Snodgrass...City are woefull at defending on his side of the pich with Silva and Kolarov(?) going walkabout...check his stats and avg position of late, could be an unlikely few FPL points there..Open ControlsAgree on Evra, not sure about Snodgrass
Open ControlsAnd thats why im playing Snoddy over Giroud ๐
Open ControlsSnodgrass had nine shots in a gameweek recently, which i thought was good for him.
Open ControlsThey have him pushed up further than their forwards for some reason at the moment, He's not that great a player although decent on his day, A lot of City's defensive flaws stem from the side with Kolarov playing v high and Silva offering no cover at all at times, even Blackburn managed to exploit that side a bit at home. I haven't picked him btw but as a one week punt he may be a good pick...if a bit of wild one.
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I just can't see any situation where I'm going to want a Norwich attacker in my team.They're toothless.
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yep see tweets
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How likely are arsenal to play gw29?
Open ControlsI wonder what was the reaction on here when Kun scored that last second goal against QPR
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It was awesomeOpen ControlsEveryone had Kun (c) as well
Although fantasy kinda took a backseat that day ๐Open Controls
I was at the Dirtford v Welling playoff final...
Not a good day ๐
Made up for it the next year though! ๐Open ControlsStarts at the bottom of this page and continues for pages after that.
http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2012/05/13/sunday-dugout-discussion-56/?hc_page=24&hc_sort_by=comment_date#hc_commentsOpen Controls
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AGUUUUUUUUUEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!111Open ControlsReply fail to THEFANTASYFREAK
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Missed the Chelsea presser. Anyone kind enough to summarise what José talked about?
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Guys I have some real problems this week, as you'll see below. No need to transfer anyone but who on earth do I bench! (Captain could also be one of many....)
Mannone -> (Boruc)
Shaw - Cahill - Ward -> (Coleman - Burner)
Hazard - Lallana - Johnson - Mata - Yaya
Benteke (Vc) - Suarez (C) -> (Sturridge)
Thoughts please!Open ControlsPlay Ki (HUL) or Noone (swa)
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Open ControlsKi has gone missing last couple. Would go with Noone in the derby despite Sunderland's tasty fixture. He also seems off pens with Borini taking the one last weekend.
Open ControlsLast chance saloon for Ki. Borini takes a pretty good penalty, so he's unlikely to get those back
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Need help, pretty please!
I'm a long way behind in my mini league, but slowly clawing it back. But need some advice:
Current team: team value 103.2 and 2.7m in bank
boruc
ward, rosenior, koscielny
johnson, mata (c), yaya, gerrard
sturridge, suarez, j rod
Bench: kelvin davis, coleman, jedinak, ben turner
Three choices:
a) Really want to change gerrard for lallana, but got three Southampton, so would need a 4 point hit to get kelvin davis out as well.
b) Or I could swap roseenior for a chelsea defender.
c) or something completely different?Open ControlsYou're lucky you put double cream on top and not a cherry.
Rosenior > Cahill/Ivanovic
Swap kos and coleman.
Then you're setOpen ControlsInteresting dhwizzo, not even considered that. Do you think its worth a 4 point hit to get lallana in, he is on fire.
Open ControlsYeah he is, but I tend to think it might be point chasing. It also hurts to get someone at the top of the value.
I toyed with him during my wildcard a few GWs back and went Eriksen.
Willian is a neat differential though that has been ticking over for points.Open ControlsYou also already have SOT attacking cover, so do you want to use up a slot and miss out somewhere else?
Open ControlsWell ideally I would like lallana over j rod, but at wc I needed the money to get aguero in, now he has gone and gerrard has stayed playing super deep I would like lallana sell j rod.
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Have Evans and Chiriches. Who needs to go and what is replacement?
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A) Turner (swa)
B) Koscielny (liv)Open ControlsSo Ade passed fit??
Open ControlsWard. Would think Palace clean sheet more likely than Coleman goal. Hard to see Spurs not notching at home.
Open ControlsI am playing Ward.
Coleman is my first defensive sub, ahead of Kosc.Open ControlsColeman
Open ControlsI'm playing Ward, Coleman first sub
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Now that we know Evans is out, shall I start Collins or Sagna for this weekend? Collins is unlikely to start because Reid is back BUT at least if he doesn't play, Sagna will come in for him. Or shall I take a hit to bring someone in long term (i.e. 6 months)?
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Yoshida / COLLINS/ Azpi
Silva/ Hazard (C) / Lallana / Mirallas
Suarez / Sturridge / Tekkers
Subs: Adrian/SAGNA/Pucheon/Evans
(1.0mn in the bank)Open ControlsWOW almost had a Heart attack:
Logged on to Twitter and saw Sherwood said "Erik is out" , I thought Eriksen.. Comes rushing to check FFS Twitter handle and its Erik Lamela..
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This one is planning Baines to Yoshida and Bony to RVP -4.
Thoughts? Anyone better than Yoshida?Open ControlsBaker?
Open ControlsDo you need the defender to be 4.0 or less and do you need to start said player this weekend?
Open ControlsHave 4.3 for the defender and would need to start.
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Lovren is doing light training. Could be back in 1-2 weeks so Yoshida will lose his place.
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Have any dates been fixed yet for Sunderland and West Brom's double game week?
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Ok what about this:
A) Sturridge->RvP (c) for -4 and by next GW Giroud,Johnson->Sturridge,any mid of under 6.1m
B) Giroud,Puncheon->RvP (c),Noone (bench) for -8 and just Mata->Silva next GW
C) Giroud->Rooney (c) for -4 and bench Puncheon giving me the chance to do AJ->Yaya next GW
D) Stay put and play
Mannone
Coleman Kolarov Cahill
AJ Puncheon Mata Lallana Hazard
Suarez (c) Sturridge (bench Giroud)
Opinions if you would be so kind ๐Open ControlsRight then, down to business.
Giroud > Rooney(c) (-4)?Open ControlsKeep spending them points ๐
Open ControlsSerious note, need to make ground in OR, you can have the H2H ๐
Open ControlsYep OR is priority.
Hit for a captain can just as easily win you the tie as lose it anywayOpen Controls
This is your first reply all week that wasn't "don't take the hit"
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Lambert over Rooney?
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FORCA INTER
i am UTD fan but i must give credit for city win
deavrsedOpen ControlsChanged his name to Forca Liar after that comment
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Why is Ade about to drop? Spurs have decent fixtures and he's their main man.
Open ControlsDon't really get the Cahill love over Ivan. Stats wise Ivan is the pick of the Chelsea defence as far as I can see, with the slight exception of bonus points Ivan is far more likely to come out with attacking points despite many on here claiming Cahill is the better goal threat. Stats just don't agree.
Am I missing something?Open Controlsmore points in less minutes? and was 5.6 shortly ago, cash money
Open ControlsAttacking stats for defender are often poor predictors for goal threat in my experience. Just go with who you has been looking more likely and who has scored more so far. Ivan is more nailed-on IMO so it's worth the extra in this case
Open ControlsPS the attacking stats slightly favour Ivan in almost every important category
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Which stats are you looking at? Cahill has had significantly more goal attempts than Ivanovic and the same number of chances created over the past 4 weeks. He's also more of a bps magnet than Terry, seems like the correct choice.
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Would love a 1-0 fulham YC for Rvp and rooney, a man can dream ๐
Open ControlsYou can dream bigger than that, mate! Fulham 5-0 and RVP and Rooney sent off!
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Would you play Burner (swa) or Bruce (sun) over Kos (liv)?
Open ControlsBurner with Kos first sub. Both likely 0-2 pointers but better shot at Cardiff clean than Kos goal I think.
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is Januzaj Naild on for Fulham ?
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Q: Who should I captain this week?
A: It's extremely difficult to say who will score more as there are so many factors to consider and in reality the only clear pick IMO is RVP, who most can't afford.
If you don't have RVP, just go with your gut. If you don't and get it wrong, you will be more upset than if you do go with your gut and get it wrong.Open ControlsAgree with this!
Im playing you this GW in the FA Cup of Tea. Whats your team id ๐Open ControlsI know! I thought it was last week and got well excited when I thought I'd won ๐ It's in the spreadsheet and in my profile 7449
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Was planning on saving my transfer because got nothing else to do but should i swap clyne for shaw? Cant afford fonte and lovren is back soon. Takes away the uncertainty of clyne starting every week.
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