We delve into the data once again this evening and assess some of the standout statistics over the weekend gone by. Arsenal’s fit-again midfielder, Chelsea’s Brazilian schemer, Sunderland, Swansea and West Ham’s frontmen, Palace’s defence and Everton’s raiding right-back are amongst our main topics this time around:
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If that was to me I can but I rather Demi for Bap potential
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May as well use this to repost my buried post
Why wouldn't united want Roberto Mancini?
Knows united well, city better, proven in the league, something to prove in the champions league, huge rivalry with Jose...
It's the best hire they could make outside one of the happily employed PSG, Madrid, Beyern, or Dortmund managers...
If Carlos loses CL, he'll probably jump ship... But Mancini would be far more interesting!Open Controls
Sorry for repost
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Koscielny Coleman Ward
Nasri Sterling Ramsey Eriksen
Rooney Aguero Suarez
Bench : Ivanovic, Chester, El Ahmadi
Need some advice, friend. Who to captain this week?
Also, should I leave Ivanovic on the bench?Open ControlsRooney for me, Ivan won't play anyway, Jose resting starters
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Ivan will obviously play.
Open Controls"I can't decide by myself," Mourinho replied when asked how the injuries would influence his team selection at Anfield. "I have to listen to the club. I'm just the manager and I have to listen to the club.
"The fact that the match is on Sunday, I think that puts the problem not in my hands but in the hands of those who decide the game should be Sunday, not Saturday or Friday. We represent English football and are the only [English] team in European competition.
"Spain have four and give them all the conditions to try to have success. So I know what I would do. I would play the players who are not going to play on Wednesday. My priority is the Champions League. But I'm not the club. I have to speak to them."
Chelsea are five points behind Liverpool with three games to play. City, in third spot, are another point behind Chelsea but have a game in hand and could potentially win the league on goal difference if Liverpool lose this weekend and Manuel Pellegrini's side win all their fixtures. It was put to Mourinho that he should have the final say rather than anyone else at Stamford Bridge. "I'm not the most important person in the club," he said. "Roman and the board … everybody is above me. I work for them and have to follow what my club decides. I'm just a piece. I'm the manager, no more than that."Open ControlsHe has no replacements. Terry injured.
Azpi Cahill Luiz Ivan will all start in CL.
They're not going to bench their whole backline... maybe Azpi gets a rest for Cole but they don't really have an option to rest defenders..Open Controls
captain suarez? like wad ppl say chelsea may reshuffle and cech terry out
Open ControlsAppreciate it, friends.
I was having doubts over captaincy because obviously Chelsea has a beastly defence, and the fact that Rooney will be vs Norwich
However I have not seen that cutting edge in United's play lately so Im a little hesitant.Open Controls
Anyone have any insight to how giggs views Rooney? Fergi hated him and he was 100% out had Fergi stayed and that couldn't created a slight rift between him and Fergi's boys??? Does he view WR as a Fat Pig and possible bench him for Welbs/Hernan this week?
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That would be a massive call and would only further create a rift at United. Rooney is next seasons captain after all. No way would Giggs have the balls to drop him if he wants to continue in a coaching role next season.
Open ControlsIf VG really becomes our next manager I would bet on Rooney being the team Cap. Rooney seems like a fat and lazy slob half the time and VG defo wont stand for that or pick a cap he views that way.
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Best replacement for Terry?
Moneyno issue (Others are Azpil, Coleman, Chester,Ward)Open Controls
I kinda forgot to ask this after the last GW, but what's the score with Chambers - do we reckon Clyne has take the RB gig for the rest of the season ?
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Morning all, any thoughts here appreciated....
Bank 4.1m, fark all playable defenders:
A) Distin -> Kos/Demi/Evra (4 points)
B) Distin -> Alonso (4 points)
C) Terry -> Demi/Evra (4 points)
D) Terry -> Kos/Alonso (4 points)
B) and D) mean I will have enough cash for Punch -> Yaya next week.
A) and C) mean I can only afford Punch -> Nasri next week
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Baines, Chester, Williamson
Mata, Ramsey, Eriksen, Puncheon
Suarez, Aguero, Rooney
Gazzaniga, Terry*, Distin*, Gnabry*Open Controls
If evra is fit,no way giggs will play buttner right ?
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Terry.
I give up.Open ControlsOur seasons were over a long time ago.
Time to regroup for next season. Think I might take a break from the site. Too much group think that skews player selection.Open ControlsJip.
Might join you.
I took a month break in Jan. It was great. Didn't miss the place.Open ControlsWhat would I do without "Mr Green"
😉Open ControlsBtw Evs, what's your attitude for the remaining 3 GW's?
Playing for ML, pride, fun?
Are you finding it tough to adjust the mind set, especially after last year's run in? Or is it good to not have the stress?Open Controls
Trying to keep in top 10k.
3 times since Xmas I have said 'this is my last season'
It's been hard to motivate oneself after last years 'almost' had.
I was 8 points off top on the evening of gw38 🙄Open ControlsYeah I remember GW 38 last year. Many got burned with Lukaku(WBA). We were all rooting for you. What a let down.
I honestly also feel like taking a break. I think the WC and any fantasy game that relates to it will be the final nail in the coffin called "motivation".
The thing is I prob won't come back if I do take a break.Open Controls
Morn lads, opinions on below are welcomed
Speroni
JT* Demel Coleman
Ramsey(c) Nasri Mata Gerro
Lukaku Kun Suarez
Subs: Marshall Ward BJohnson Chambers
Already on -4
A) JT out for Kos
B) JT out for zaba
C) JT out for Manu defender
D) play WARDINHOOpen Controls
Stoke fans! what are the chances of Pieters starting? and reckon you can get a CS against Tottenham?
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Need some help, my defence is in shambles this week:
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Coleman Terry* Distin* Ward Olsson
Gerrard Silva Ramsey Eriksen Mutch
Suarez Aguero Lukaku*
1.7ITB, 0FT.
Should I do:
(A) Silva to Mata for -4
(B) Terry/Distin to Demi for -4.
(C) Both for -8.
(D) No further transfers.Open Controls
I think Terry > Demichelis + Silva > Nasri are good transfers. Everyone says you shouldn't take a hit for a defender. But Demichelis has a good chance of a clean sheet this weekend, and then a double gameweek.
And I prefer Nasri to Mata. He's part of a more attacking side. Try to get Rooney in for Lukaku.Open ControlsThanks for the help everyone. I think I might do Terry to Demi and Silva to Nasri which will give me enough for Lukaku to Rooney next week.
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My UFPL team is completely ruined.
Cech.
Terry.
Evra.
Hazard.
Yaya.
Sturridge.
Gonna need to check out some loans!Open ControlsHow much do you think Bony will start off at next season?
He started off at £8m this season. I'd love him to be cheaper next season!Open Controls
Reckon he'll probably be more expensive.
Open ControlsHe'll be 8.5 or 9...similar to Lukaku what he has at the beginning of this year..
Open ControlsHe was £8m as well.
Open ControlsShould be the same then..I'm worried about Suarez, Aguero, Rooney prices imagine if all of them are priced 15m next season..
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Open ControlsYeah it would be kinda cool.guaranteed you'd have someone splash all their cash in the 3 forwards and nothing in the rest of their team lol
Can't see it happening though. Suarez 14m Aguero and Rooney likely stay around the same price.Open Controls
Haha! I definable have to have Suarez and Bony and then someone else.
If they were all priced the same and very high, choosing the right one would be key to the perfect start.Open Controls*definitely.
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They won't be. No one has ever been priced 15m in the last 7 years as far as I can recall.
Kun & Rooney's injuries and reduced minutes this season would prevent that.Open ControlsSuarez will likely be 14m like RVP was this year.
Open ControlsEven though I don't want him to be, I agree. It's just a huge chunk of your budget gone on one player.
Open ControlsYeah true. I can't wait. This season hasnt even finished and I'm already thinking about the next one lol
Open ControlsI've been thinking for weeks lol! Certain players I know I want straight in my squad! Like a Chelsea defender for example, and a Palace defender.
Open ControlsThink again. The palace defender will be 5m minimum. Terry prob 7m. Coleman as well.
Open ControlsI reckon chelsea defenders will be well expensive. Palace will probably be decent value.CLyne for southampton maybe.
Open ControlsThe value will be in ManU defenders. Especially is Vidic/Rio/Evra all leave or retire.
Butner with his limited game time might be a snip. Evans as well.Open ControlsWell played!
You seem to know your value players.Open ControlsThey could all be decent shouts. reckon they'll buy in the summer though.
Open ControlsAs I said before, start at the 3 bottom clubs that survive the drop. Then move to the "under performing" top sides of the year before....none better than ManU, especially with a new manager and new players coming in.
Be wary of the "over achieving" teams of the year before that now need to fight on both the PL and CL/Europa fronts. Eg Liverpool or maybe Cpal.
It happens every year. Just look at Fulham and Newcastle of a year or two ago. They experienced crippling injuries, fatigue etc and had disastrous seasons the year after having a good run.
It might happen again.Open ControlsNewcastle are apparently buying big this summer. Could be a few bargains there though I'd be loaath to touch their defence ever lol
Open ControlsYeah, they struggled this season, so they might have some decently priced players.
Remy is interesting as he is on loan from QPR, that might come up to the PL this season. Talk is Podolski wants to sod off back to Jerryland and Remy is on the Arsenal shopping list.
Remy at Arsenal could be massive.Open ControlsI would snap up a decent Arsenal or Chelsea striker. Arsenal with Remy and Ozil at full steam next year would be exciting. If Remy goes back to QPR there could be a cheap playmaker there feeding him the ball 😉
Open ControlsOnly problem is Remy at QPR will be wayyyy overpriced. I doubt FPL will price him at 6m at QPR. Prob 8m.
Open ControlsBest scenario is they price him at 8m, and he moves to Arsenal after they game launches.
8m for Remy at Arsenal....first name on my teamsheet.Open ControlsAgreed. would be a steal. Think he'll have to be second on my shopping list. Suarez may as well just be linked into my FPL account now. 😆
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I will be interested what Benteke would be considering he will prob start the season after kick off.
Open ControlsRVP and Bale were 15 or 14? I meant somewhere in that price range..still Rooney and Kun get points..and everyone picks them..especially if they now start scoring a lot of goals at the end..
Open ControlsRooney and Kun score goals every year though. Just didnt blitz the league like RVP and Suarez.
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None of them will be 15m. Suarez 14m probably, the other two 12ish. It's based on this season's total points, so Aguero's time off for injury will keep his price down.
Open Controlsstill picking up a 14, 12 and 12m strikers...that's a total of 38m..a lot on strikers..
Open ControlsTrue, but there won't be many occasions that you'll want all three at any one time in all likelihood. Injury, out of form (either individual or team), good fixtures for a cheaper alternative. For the times you really do need all three, you'll find a way!
Open ControlsTrue. Likely Hazard will have priced himself out of midfield and Chelsea defenders will be well expensive. Maybe a chelsea striker is on the cards. Arsenal mids of a cheap Ozil exp Ramsey and uninjured Walcott lol
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trio of ozil ramsey and walcott on the cards
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I ditched Baines and Lukaku to Demichelis and Rooney last night - I know I am gonna regret this 😐
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I know its too early but for dgw:
A) Mata + Zaba
B) Yaya (if fit) + Evra
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Did Silva/Mirallas/Lukaku ➡ Ramsey/Johnson/Rooney (-4)
I hope it pays off!Open ControlsThat was a punt. Sunderland playing for life & those fixtures might be the right time for Adam to pick up. Can't see anyone else with that money.
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pick one for the rest of the season:
a) bony
b) podolski
c) giroudOpen ControlsAs we are approaching the end of the season, would like to know what people are playing for?
Mine:
1) With the recent form, targeting 1K
2)No chance of winning my Mini League.Playing for Runner-up.Open Controls1) Mini-League - currently leading but it's tight enough. I have a 60pt lead, but just 3/4 weeks ago he had a 60pt lead so not counting any chickens.
2) top 10K rank, currently sitting 30K so maybe with a bit of luck
3) the fun, as alwaysOpen Controlsno chance in ml...playing for top 100k lol
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30 points off lead in mini league, 2 wins behind 1st in h2h league
Open ControlsGiven up on overall rank ages ago. Cocked it up by taking way too many hits earlier on in the season.
I'm just trying to win my cash mini league at the minute. 20-30 points behind the leader.Open Controlstop 1k
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1) Can still get 4th in my mini league (Goal for my second season was top 5).
2) Do as many hits as possible for fun factor. I'm at 62 transfers for the season...Open Controls
Winning 2 of my Friend's ML..will win have decent points advantage...I'm playing to get under 1K rank...currently 4 points short of it...
Open ControlsIs it worth taking a hit to get a DGW defender (for under 5.2) as I am fielding Azpi against Liv this week which is surely a non CS
Open ControlsNope. Play him.
Open ControlsThis could be one of those weeks where transfers come back to bite us in the ass. I forsee a clean sheet for chelsea.
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CS for Chelsea?
Without first choice GK and CB?
Anyway, it may depend on Mourinho tactics. As Mikel, Matic, Lampard, and Salah are likely to start in MF, it's possible that he will deploy an ultra defensive tactic again.Open ControlsYeah sounds weird but I think they may hold out. They have decent replacements for both and perhaps will turn to more negative tactics because they're out.
Anyways this is just a feeling and sense of foreboding what with everyone shipping them, benching them etc. Logically, you'd expect Liverpool to score at Anfield.Open Controls
@Christina.
I seem to recall you saying to me a few days ago to stay clear of newly promoted teams defenders, yet you went with Marshall straight away. How come? Or am I thinking of someone else?
I'm going sleep now, so I won't be able to reply back, but I'll check out what you said later!Open ControlsHey, yeah it was me. BUT I said stay away from the strikers from the newly promoted sides(unless their surname is Lambert!)
I said fill the defence with the cheapies from the newly promoted sides, especially any defenders that might be on set pieces.
Especially considering the Chelsea defenders & someone like Coleman won't be 6m(Terry) and 5m(Coleman) again. You need those 4-4.5m bargains.Open ControlsOthers will fill the void of course. I imagine Kompany and any United defender will be cheap next season
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Hahaha! 😀
Open ControlsTrue. Every year I talk up Baines at 7.5m and every year I see him score 170pts and I never buy him!
Open ControlsBaines may begiven some midfield freedom next year aswell if Martniez backs what he says
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Vertonghen should be cheap (if he plays) next season..
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With the injuries to Chelsea last night, I think this DF might be preferred for Gw36.
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Zabaleta (cpl) - Coleman (sot) - Fonte (EVE)
Bench: Ivanovic (liv), Ward (MCI)
What do you suggest?Open ControlsI would still probably start Ivan instead of Fonte. I expect Mourinho to aim for 0-0 draw.
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For coming gw: Baines,Ward,Azpi,Mannone.
1 pointters coming 😀Open ControlsClean sheets all round 😎
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What I'd give for Gibbs to be out for the season. Monreal at 4.7 would make life so simple
Open Controlsim afraid gibbo will probably be back this week...10x the player monreal too
Open ControlsTrue that, but fantasy trumps real life this week
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Im prob the only crazy b*stard thinking of doing Luk/punch->Ramsey/Podolski for -4
😕Open ControlsI am getting those two, and one more. But, I am not selling those two. 🙂
Open ControlsNeeds more Ôzil
Open ControlsNever again. Never.
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I like those transfers a lot
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Silva out for the DGW?
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Open Controlsworth doing silva --> mata for -4 ?
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He was unlikely to play both in the double anyway due to the injury which he has been carrying for weeks, but no it also looks like he will miss the palace game and is doubtful for the second game in the double. Sell!
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I love this game. I don't take it very seriously but in my second season I'm 200 pts ahead of my tally last season, top 4 in my semi-competitive mini-league. I'm also at 62 transfers for the year, and that's almost certain to get to 70. Love the rush of a new team every week hoping for big scores. Good times.
Open ControlsMorning folks, did Silva > Rambo last night and I'm now looking at Distin > either Kosc or a City defender.
Arsenal have 3 delicious fixtures and probably 2 cleanses out of 3, whereas City have the extra fixture, which is an unfavourable away game, and they don't look good for a CS. That said Demi looks good for bonus and maybe even a cheeky goal.
Who is your pick?Open Controlsdemi/zab
Open ControlsI fancy Kos but it's hard to back out of a decent DGW option
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Kompany or Zaba
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Manonne
Ward/Coleman/Demi
Erik/Rambo/Mata/Nasri
Podolski/Kun/Suarez
-4
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10 years, 2 months agoCan't afford Zabs?