With Gameweek 1 concluded, itβs time to delve a little deeper into the data in our first “Big Numbers” article for members of the campaign. We analyse the display of Arsenalβs new wide man against Palace, the QPR front pairing at home to Hull, Liverpoolβs ever-improving youngster, Southamptonβs delivery under Ronald Koeman and Unitedβs weekend scorer in the 2-1 home loss to Swansea.
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How do people like this for a team?
Krul
Clyne - Chester - PvA
Siggy - Ramsey - Fabragas - Sterling
Rooney - Costa - Sturridge
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Elliot: Hutton, Marney, Moore
OR swap Sturridge with Aguero and Clyne down to a 4.5?
Any help/suggestions welcome thanks.Open Controls
Very nice. Though the defence is very weak, if you think it works..
Is this a WC team?Open ControlsYeah it's a WC team, cheers, yeah defence is narrow but i kinda like it, lovely fixtures for Southampton and Hull i suppose, staying away from an expensive defence this season, all out attack π
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i'd want aguero in there if its a WC team
Open Controlscool, i like the look of Aguero so i've got him in at teh moment, think i'll stick with him. Got Sterling for pool cover i guess.
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So ive resisted Fabregas so far, and resolved to save a transfer this week, but am considering taking a hit for him.
I've checked the points - a 4 point hit takes me from 1k OR down to about 4k.
Eriksen and Jovetic out.
Fabregas and Naismith in
Gives cash itb to move Costa or Rooney to Aguero at a later date.
This doesnt really make sense, and considering Eriksen has QPR this week it doesnt make a huge amount of sense, but does allow me to drop Jovetic. Any thoughts?Open ControlsDo nothing
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No robs with getting Fabs in but not sure Naismith in for Jovetic is a good move.
If you think Spurs will do us (QPR) then Eriksen should score similar to Fabs.Open ControlsIm 0.5 short of Eriksen to Fabregas, hence the hit. His fixture does mean i should keep him tbh, QPR defence was not solid the other day.
Jovetic is probably one to get rid of before too long, but I'm happy holding, or even benching him this week i guessOpen Controls
Sit tight.
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Will I do mata to fab or not...
Open ControlsI did. Makes money. Fabs at leicster has to be good.
Next transfer might be mata back in tho. But hell be 8.8m united need rvp backOpen Controls
Hi lads!
Any transfers needed here: http://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/265925/event-history/1/
I was thinking of saving a FT.Open ControlsWhat are we all going to do when RVP scores his hattrick?
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Take.my mata assists to the bank π
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I have same issue someone should make a topic about this. Have used my free transfer. Trouble is there is no obvious replacement, especially in terms of a free transfer. If you have no other issues in your team you could, or you could bench Jovetic I suppose.
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Yeah agreed, I'm playing a 3-4-3, but defence I could have cahill, kos, lovren, chambers if I bench jov. Do you think jove will start this weekend?
Open ControlsI would say no but hopefully there will be some news before Saturday. He got subbed before Dzeko which was worrying. Aguero will likely be fit but that is never certain of course.
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No other £7.0 replacement though.
You either need to downgrade or take a hit and get an £8.5m striker, or just get Aguero in.Open ControlsSit tight. Save Ft. Get Aguero in next week.
And Jovetic will start this week. If he scores well then it'll be a different scenario altogether.Open ControlsWhy do you think he will start?
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Dear FFS community,
For the past 2 seasons I have gained lots of valuable information and advice from you so I decided to give back to this community I benfited alot from so bear with me. This is an honest advice on the mata to fab craze. First of all, in a vaccum I do not object the transfer at all what I object is the attitude. This is my 3rd season playing FPL, my 1st season was a disaster finishing around 150k dont really remember. My second season was much better achieving a top 60k finish which could have been much higher if I was not hasty with some of my transfers like doing transfers on monday and that player gets injured midweek thus taking alot of unnecessary hits. Due to my fall from the top 15k to 40k by gamweek 34 I stopped playing. Sorry for taking that long in introduction I just wanted to make clear that im atleast a decent player by now.
1) Do not underestimate fixtures guys. Last year we were bringing in players like Nolan and Mutch just because they were going into a decent run of fixtures. What im trying to say is a player playing for a worse team can match or surpass a player playing for a better team just because of easier fixtures.
2) Those bringing in cesc for his home game against Leicester next week are in my opinion very short sighted as chelsea dont have very good fixtures after that game
3) A FT is way too valuable to use switching between Mata and cesc depending on price changes and who does better in a given gameweek. This is why I heavily objected getting people like young and chambers who are bound to lose their place eventually. These FT are key to adapt your squad to the ever changing environment of this game.
3) One thing that really served me well last season was staying ahead of the game by monitoring several players and getting the good ones in just as their side is going into a good run of fixtures. I think Mata to Fab is thinking about the past instead of thinking into the future.
4) What happens if an expensive player like Aguero or sanchez explodes next week and you only have 1 FT? You will take a hit but if you saved your FT especially when that transfer is not a pressing transfer due to injury.
5) I know it sounds like im not fully appreciating the importance of team value but I do. Getting fabregas to catch the rise does not really gain you much money in the short term since he is staying your team for a good while since you didnt care about the fixtures anyway. By the time you want to sell Mata can rise to a similar value.
6) Fabregas' output last weekend was 2 assists. Nothing to scoff at but its really like he scored a hatrick to warrant such a bandwahon.
7) Back to Fixtures, it doesnt really take a diehard chelsea fan (which I am) to know how mou sets up against top sides 0-0s and 1-0s all day so the creative players like fabregas get shackled thonk how amazing hazard was at the etihad but still got no FPL output.
8) Dont be too worried if u cant do Mata to fabs if you wait there are plenty of other alternatives like going for silva or sterling or tadic its not like fabregas is essential at this stage of the seaso especially with sterling playing in very advanced position and liverpool's great fixtures starting gwk4 and the same applies for silva starting gwk 6.
I know this is a very long post but I just wanted to give my insight on the current situation. Excuse my typos since I am writing this from my smarthphone which is really inconvenient. Would be great if you guys could make this green so alot of people read it
Thanks for your time.Open Controls
I was sticking before and this just makes me more confident. Cheers and have a +1
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Form over Fixtures
AllwaysOpen ControlsMata's form going into GW1 was good.
Fabs has 1 GW of form.Open ControlsFabs has a lifetime of form
Mata is surrounded by players off form.Open ControlsI refer the right honourable gentlemen to points 2) and 7) m'lord.
Open ControlsMata is in a top 6-10 team
Fabs is best player in the leagues favourites.
Manus fixtures look easy but are actually tough
Chelseas fixtures look hard but for that team of huge ability everywhere, not so toughOpen Controls
one game does not constitute form. form is over the course of a few to several games
Open ControlsFabregas on level 10 form. One of best players in the world
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This.
Especially point 2) which I have been saying on prev pages.
Chelsea do not put teams to the sword like Liverpool, Man Utd and Man City like to do. Burnley 2nd half was prime example of this. If that was City or Utd they'd have been looking to put 6 or 7 past a Burnley team that were ridiculously outclassed.Open ControlsThey are now. Attack never stopped against burnley
Open ControlsI thought Hazard came to life in second half. And fabs was very lovely whole game. I see a different chelsea this year
Open ControlsA lot of the slowing down was due to costa loosing possesion.
Open ControlsI have Costa so not in a hurry to take hits for Fabs when I perceive that the tougher games on the immediate schedule will have an effect on his pointage.
But not stopping anyone else from going for him.
If I get him in it would be for Gerrard but Liverpool have some nice games coming up and there could be some juicy pens and FK's for Gerrard coming up, which leaves me reluctant to change it.Open ControlsGerrard to fabs in next half hour is gonna be a defining moment of ur season
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huh? What do you mean attack never stopped against Burnley? The second half was the most boring half that I've ever seen. They were just passing the ball around to rest the team for the upcoming games.
First half was crazy though!Open ControlsIt was slower but they didnt park the bus
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Nice,
I agreeOpen ControlsA 0.5M team value swing is worth taking a -4 hit for.
Open ControlsGood post.
Hulk this.Open Controls
I wish I could upvote this more than once. I am going to read it every day until Saturday to help me stick to my guns.
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I had 5 of the GW1 dream team in my squad but had 2 of those benched. Ah the joys of FPL.
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Swap Eriksen - Fab for a 4 point hit before price rise tonight or hold????
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Any clues pre-season if Fab or Costa might nick pens off Haz? Both listed as takers in Set-Piece section.
Potentially big influence on my Chelsea transfers...Open Controls
on wildcard :
A) tadic + dzeko + ivano
B) silva + pelle + terryOpen ControlsA
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Cranky. Had what I would consider a pretty poor vacation and now I have to go back to work. First world problems
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I swapped Caulker for Clyne in a bit of a drunken haze on Sunday and now wishing I hadn't as it makes sense to do Mata > Schurrle? Worth the hit? Had a good first week am in top 3k:
krul foster
chester debuchy clyne pva moore
sterling siggy fabregas ramsey (mata / schurrle?)
costa rooney jutkicewiczaijaoicjcoadokd
am i kneejerking? quite keen to upgrade the jutki with the extra 1.5 (if I do it before Mata drops)..Open Controls
Current team:
DDG (sun)
Baines (ARS) - Cahill (LEI) - wisdom (sou)
Hazard (LEI) - Ramsey (eve) - silva (LIV) - Davis (WBA)
Rooney (sun) - Sturridge (mci) - Naismith (ARS)
Bench Elliot - Chambers - marney - Bartley
So...
I would like Fab and Sterling after this weekend's performances, but it's hard to fit them in! Any ideas? Not wild carding as I'm on holiday with crap wifi. Could also get Hutton in for Bartley?Open Controls
7 of Siggy's last 8 goals in the league came away from home. Rotation WHO?
Open Controlsim really itching to take a hit to do Sturridge--->Aguero(c) next week...
just could be an amazing differentialOpen ControlsSave
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Ok I am doing it I held tough all day but if you told me I could choose to be .5m richer in TV difference after the 1st GW before the season started id have bitten your hand off for it.. In the long run I think the points will even out .. Mata to Fab it is no matter how dirty I feel.. Please pay off goodnight folks
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Yaya>Fab done. Roll on, next week.
Just please don't troll, Troll. π―Open Controls
I bet he nails a FK vs Liverpool.
Open Controlsdropping Yaya before back to back home games?
Open ControlsUse money to get auero in next week and jr sorted
Open ControlsI'm thinking Sterling/Clyne the next two weeks and Baines the next. That plan probably won't last though.
Open ControlsI wouldn't want to get baines. as good as he is I wouldn't want that much money in defense when there's tons of expensive mids that look good. cesc, haz, sterling, silva, ramsey, walcott (when he returns), sanchez (once he adjusts) will all be great picks. then up top you've got aguero, rooney, costa, sturridge
6.5 for a defense is the most I wanna spend until the second half of the seasonOpen ControlsBaines would be the move assuming none of the other mids take off. Currently have...
Haz Rams Fab Sig Albrighton
May be that I want to upgrade Albrighton and go 352 or upgrade Diouf if he sputters. We shall see.
Do like the flexibility I have at the moment.Open Controls
That's it. Doing Young -> Sterling Dzeko -> 8.0m striker.
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Just realised that none of the players that I'm considering will be going up tonight. I'll have a better think tomorrow. Night peeps
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So I orginally had Clyne in my team and thought Id take a punt on Chambers for a game then switch to Clyne GW2 for his fixtures. I also have Jovetic and Mata and want to make a trade on one of them. With Jov and Chambers possibly losing their starting place and mata > sterling (money bags), any suggestions on which of the 3 is most important to trade first?
Open ControlsI'd hold Chambers. Arteta injured today. Could find himself playing in midfield.
Mata's a tough one. I'd sell but then others would say hold. Decent trade for me though.
Jovetic is worth waiting on too. He'll surely start or get a 30 minute cameo with Aguero being eased back in.Open ControlsThats kind of huge for chambers value, thanks.
Yea Mata is tough, i want to get on the money train but the tables could turn quite swiftly if Sterling blanks and Mata sees he back of the net.
I guess Jovetic might be my only transfter or .. Hold on to the transfer for next week.Open Controls
Where is Rojo going to play ?
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Play ShawX or Bojan this week? I would normally player a striker over a defender but Stoke are away to Hull, who seem tight at the back without much threat of attack.
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