This evening’s Members article takes a look over the action in Sunday’s Community Shield showdown between Arsenal and City. Having assessed Alexis Sanchez’ display our lunchtime Technical Area post, we delve into the data to discover for any hints of form ahead of the weekend Gameweek 1 deadline.
Liverpools fixtures are not so bad at all, but made out to be terrible. It would be a good idea to start with an attacker now. I'm even considering Lovren for his goal threat, and the fact 'pool will be tighter
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I've had no Liverpool players in my team the whole preseason. Only now I've actually carefully looked at their fixtures and they're not bad at all.Open Controls
On what basis do you think they will be tighter? Because they couldn't be any less tight or because of lovren?
Open ControlsLovren is solid at the back, really enjoy that signing.
But mainly because BR would have identified the problem, and worked hard over the preseason to rectify it. Their attack won't be as fluent without Suarez, they can't just keep scoring 3-4 goals to win out games. If they are to challenge, they must be strong as a defensive unit.Open Controls
They actually have full backs now and Lovren is excellent.
If Sakho plays I think they could have a great defence, if not they should still be better than last season.Open Controls
Why tighter?
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I think we will be much better defensively over the season mainly due to playing a more balanced possession based system with Luis gone. Also Sakho is only getting better and Lovren is a top signing imo
Open ControlsNot to mention Moreno. If GJ gets dropped we could be very good defensively
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El Ahmadi or Wanyama?
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Hi, can someone lemme know which defenders nick is PVA?
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Fans trolled by Fellaini. 😆
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gayle vs campbell vs chamakh? I'd go with chamakh coz his name is cool XD
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Just get the one who will score more. Torres is a cool name but that doesn't help him anymore.
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@TM... yes 2 days to go... 15th August 11:30am UK time deadline...
So post your team before that...Open ControlsCheers
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You should do some more advertising. Perhaps even an article like TM's?
Everything ready to go?Open Controls
I am going to do one, Zep. Just LAWR is taking all my time.
Open ControlsRight. Thanks. Will have it ready to go Thursdayish. Got a team set up.
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Cool, and then just collect entries from comments there and in your hot topic. Simple enough.
I've added a few more bells and whistles to the spreadsheet...Open Controls
What channel is the Man U game on? or am i streaming 😉
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Thoughts?
Krul
Cahill, Jones, Chester
Hazard, Ramsey, Tadic, Snodgrass, Eriksen
Rooney, Costa
Subs: Elliot, Van Aanholt, Jutkiewicz, MooreOpen Controlsis henderson actually nailed on or is there too much competition?
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Is Siggy out of favour again. Not seeing him in many teams.
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I've still got him and will keep for the first few games at least and then decide if he's worth keeping, at 6.0m its worth a punt
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Still in mine.
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Because Monk experimented with the formation, sticking Sig out wide. People on here take the piss put of so-called casuals and yet many are no better when it comes to losing faith after one poor showing
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Sturridge to Costa after GW1 with a FT is probably the best option for everyone asking...
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I'd rather just start with Costa vs Burnley and save the transfer.
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Shameless repost due to five-minute pages last night
Probable Starters 14/15: Complete!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B03D_KnVF1fRNDd6M1h1cnkzbUE/edit?usp=sharing
5 - looks like he played the whole match
4 - most of the match
3 - played a half
2 - less than a half
1 - less than ten minutes
single underlined - scored
double underlined - scored two
bold underlined - scored three or more
name in red - injured, or suspended, or away on loan
name in orange - 50/50 chance of playing
name in yellow - slight knock or not match fitOpen Controls
Good work
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Now that Evans is a doubt what are his owners doing - the easy switch to Jones, get DDG in goal or just forget about United defence for a while?
Open ControlsWaiting for more news 😀
Open ControlsAre you in LMS? Need the quiz champion in there 🙂
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Jones. Jones isn't much worse of a pick anyway.
Open ControlsTheir defence is starting to worry me, even with their fixtures
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This ^
LvG's Dutch team and the fixtures are the only reason we've been looking at UTD. The sum of the parts doesn't add up to many cleanies, even less so if they have Smalling, Jones and a debutant at the back on Saturday lunchtimeOpen ControlsHad him in my WC Fantasy Team every game except the one he was suspended 😀
Might repeat the trick in FPL but will probably watch a while first
I can see Bony ripping apart a team with a back three who aren't accustomed to one another. I know Rojo is a CB but wasn't he in a 4 man defence in Spain so needing to adjust to a new role?Open Controls
Jones
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I've gone Clyne and used the extra £0.5m elsewhere
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Whats the consensus on Rodwell?
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Doesn't deserve the opportunity to play football professionally.
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WTF?
Open ControlsIf you choose to take a bigger wage for just sitting on a bench at city and play football, not because you love the sport or have passion for it but just for the money you shouldn't be allowed the opportunity.
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He secured the financial future of his family...have you achieved that yet? He's not the first player to go and sit on the bench of an elite club. Footballers have great self-belief he would of thought he is good enough to start for City.
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Glad you're here actually - you reckon Brucey has someone lined up for Long? Can't seem him siginig off on Long's departure with the punishing EL season ahead
Open ControlsI think we should try as hard as we can to keep him but a fee has been agreed. Hopefully Brucey reinvests that 12m into another striker, plenty of good ones around. I'd love it if we got chicarito but we will not 😉
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Damn, harsh critic here.
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Keeping an eye on him, he had a decent FF season at Everton before his move to City
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Think he will play a much more attacking role for us, with Cattermole and Bridcutt/Larsson doing most of the donkey work in midfield.. Gus was talking about the need for a 'box-to-box' midfielder and adding goals to the team immediately before he signed.
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Having made the call that keepers aren't worth the hassle and got with the minimum spend of 8.5 if Evans is injured (why no news)? Evans ➡ Smalling
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So Kelly -> Palace?
Is he going to be in their starting eleven?Open Controls
You would think so.
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It would put huge question marks over Mariappa surely?
Open ControlsYou'd think so, but he may be eased in.
Open ControlsPS is this a rumour or is it likely to happen? I'd consider doubling up with him and Ward if I heard some promising comments from Pulis
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BBC are usually very conservative, and from what I've seen if they call a transfer, on their main site and not in their gossip section, then it happens 95% of the timeOpen Controls
At 4.5, he'll be in my team if he nails down a regular spot, but I think I'll keep Ward for now, I agree with you lot, he'll probably be eased in.
Open ControlsWho said you can only have one Palace defender? 😉
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What about Hangeland? Do you think he is just back up, or will he give some competition and make the starting back line at Crystal Palace even more difficult to predict?
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Probable Starters 14/15: Complete!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B03D_KnVF1fRNDd6M1h1cnkzbUE/edit?usp=sharing
5 - looks like he played the whole match
4 - most of the match
3 - played a half
2 - less than a half
1 - less than ten minutes
single underlined - scored
double underlined - scored two
bold underlined - scored three or more
name in red - injured, or suspended, or away on loan
name in orange - 50/50 chance of playing
name in yellow - slight knock or not match fitOpen Controls
Presuming Kelly will be in most teams now.....who are the best other two £4.5 defs?
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Start Sigurdson vs utd or Steven Davis vs pool
Currently on DavisOpen ControlsSoggy all day every week. Pool will thrash Southampton and should be a lot more assured at the back this year.
Open ControlsNot convinced... Southampton will compete despite changes IMO
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Cannot believe this is a serious question
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My final team ready for GW1?
--------------------- | Foster | Krul | -----------------------
| Mata | Ramsey | Fabregas | Sterling | Shelvey |
-------------- | Rooney | Dzeko | Bojan | ---------------Open Controls
You can always tell someone is proud of their team when they take time to make a fancy layout.
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| Cahill | Jones | Ward | Chester | HuttonOpen Controls
@Doos: Can you honestly tell me if you still rate Young very high and gonna have him in your team when the season kicks off?
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How's it going Avishek? Team sorted?
Open ControlsHey. Going good mate. Been working crazy hours but all is well on FPL front ;). Team almost sorted. Just been weighing Dzeko vs Sturridge
What about you?Open Controlsnot to bad mate. Planning my wedding 🙂 more or less sorted with my team as well... currently no Chelsea mids
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Obviously I'm not Doos, but I think he's an option, considering how well he's played... Certainly for first couple of GWs
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Following up from the helpful replies from "Jake Donehue" (http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2014/08/12/the-numbers-game-community-shield-match-analysis/?hc_page=1#hc_comment_7850550), I just noticed that Wisdom offers good GW1 cover for those going with a defence with one big hitter plus CPL SWA SUN
When do people think he will start having his starting place put under threat by returning players and the new signing? I may go with him over Hutton now since I can't imagine playing Hutton at all.Open Controls
ffs mariappa, what a rollercoaster pre-season.
anyone see kelly starting in gw2?Open ControlsYep me. Class act.
You wrote a little thing last Season about him.Open Controls
Remember when Fletcher had a purple patch in FPL?
Quite a while ago.Open Controls
Lads,
I just got in from 5aside, how the x2 friendlies looking ?
Any stand out players?Open Controls
Fletcher.
Herrera has looked decent tooOpen Controls
Love it. My team is feeling nailed.
Whats this Ward doubt? did we settle it at all?Open Controls
this^
well, just back from Ghost training.Open Controls
Fellaini, Fletcher and Reece James Lol oh and Jones MOTM
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I don't think there's much to read into the ManU game, the team sheet has a very "pre-season" feel, as did the substitutes.
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So, this Evans injury doubt for the weekend has certainly put the cat amongst the Van Pigeons for a few ?!
Open ControlsEvs. What is your defence?
Open ControlsShaw ftw. 😉
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Also an injury doubt now though, just when I was fine tuning 😕
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Jonesie then??
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I'm going to say it again. Don't get any MUFC defenders they are all so injury prone. DDG or a fully fit Shaw only.
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I think Costa could well be the leagues top goalscorer but he's not in my team. Worried now.
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That is silly. For me it's, Rooney, Costa then figure out rest of team.
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