With the international break affording us time to reflect on proceedings, we roll out the first in a series of three members articles. Starting with the defenders, we assess some of the standout contenders across the first three Gameweeks of the 2014/15 campaign.
When did Siggy rise last chaps?
And I said rise not hard on
In that case, no idea!
01/09/2014
Erection?
Big Bony
Fapianski
1st of the month
So if RVP is injured/not match fit. Wouldn't this be the best lineup?
http://lineupbuilder.com/?sk=4f32v
You would think but:
A) LVG still likes to play 3-5-2
B) Mata isn't good on the wing
C) Rooney will complain about playing in midfield.Nice options. I'd go for A, B & C:)
😀
D) RVP has said he doesn't need surgery.
But he said if 😉
There's just no way Rooney can complain about playing attacking midfielder, with the likes of RVP and Falcao in the team.
I couldn't agree more but that's still a problem for him
Then that is indeed a problem 🙂
And i didn't mean the "moste likely lineup", but the best possible lineup. According to the rest of the world
It's still a good lineup I agree
Thanks a lot. But i definetely don't expect Van Gaal to lineup like this. Sadly
That point about Rooney complaining about playing in mid is nonsense. He's played deep plenty.
Do I need to find a way to get Aguero in over the next few weeks as I have no city coverage (Dzeko will be leaving) and he seems the most nailed + highest scoring potential when fit? Could do with another captaincy option too.....(have Sigs, Fab, Rambo, Sterling, 4.5, Roon, Costa, Dzeko)
Nah wait until he completes 90 and scores imo.
didn't he complete 90 against stoke?
City is a rotation/injury/form minefield I'm avoiding til GW6. Last week's result appears to back that up as a good approach. Hopefully a good target will be clear in three weeks.
Thanks all, yeah I had him pencilled for GW8 but getting available cash is affecting transfers in short term so will see how the nxt few weeks develop I guess!
Yep. Aguero is the best thing ever to own when fit. He looked reallyyyyy good to me in their friendly against Germany. Seems to be back to his early-last-season days. I'm going to wait two weeks until after their UCL and tough games are out of the way and if he's still fit bring him in for GW6
I'll sing you a song, a song of the sea!
Tempted to do terrible things to my bench to get this front 7
Krul
Lovren - Naylor - PVA
Di Maria - Fab - Rambo - Sterling - Siggy
Aguero - Costa
Subs: Elliot, Wisdom, Hutton, 4.5m forward
What say ye?Wouldn't say it's worth sacrificing the 3rd striker, now that Falcao and Welbeck have joined the rather large amount of good options
Normally not a fan of 3-5-2 myself, but I can dowgrade a midfielder and upgrade the striker anytime I need to
Yeah i guess. Especially Welbeck could be good for that. I guess you could go for it.
look's very good
Cheers
I'm avoiding Man U til they get out of the relegation battle. 🙂 I dont' care how good their individual players are, they have got to start playing like a team and scoring a few goals first.
So, I'd leave DM for now and strengthen elsewhereThe other option is Di Maria to Boyd giving me up to 9.4m for a 3rd striker. Problem is there's not really anyone in that range I like.
I'm in essentially the same line of thought.
Our front 7 is the same apart from ADM - still debating between him and Silva for that last spot. Tempted to go ADM though just because it gets me united coverage.
Alternatively, also thinking of putting Tadic in there and using that extra money to strengthen the defense with Baines in there.
Only worry is having no option on the 3rd striker though... Would've liked to fit in Naismith somehow.
whos the best option out of:
a) Rodwell
b) Ward-Prowse
c) Zaha?
wont start every game
ThanksWard Prowse long term. He looks a brilliant option this season
c
Zaha. JWP looks dodgy with the Mane signing.
Sholud I do
De jong + Joveta----> sterling + welbeck
For -4?
Only problem is I also have mata and rooney
Should I use my wc and bring Di Maria anf Falcao too?
I would, yes
-4 or wc
worth the -4
Yes, worth a -4 hit IMO.
Ok thanks for help guys
No worries.
-4 reacess mata and rooney next week
Opinions?
1 FT 2m ITB
Should I stick with Rooney or bring in Balotelli or Falcoa?stick for now
You think Falcao will start against QPR?
Depends on all the work permit cafaffle
Chambers to Clyne for -4?
Nope. Not worth it for a defender unless they carry a v. high attacking threat
Who comes in if Chambers misses out?Dummet! With Moore 3rd sub. You think hold fire then? I'd be getting Clyne for long term..
hmm... I'm in a similar position with Wisdom and Hutton (albeit mine are better nailed) but I'm sticking.
Saints do have a decent run, so perhaps if there was a time to do it, that time is now.Thats what I am thinking, especially in view of those stats above which are quite impressive they have conceded the least amount of shots inside the box. The new CB from Athletico worth a look rather than Clyne?
No way, never take a hit for defenders. Southampton could easily concede to Newcastle. Also Clyne doesn't look very attacking.
I have Dummet and Moore on the judy, you think hold fire on the transfer then?
Definitely. Leicester could keep a CS against Stoke, they played well against Arsenal.
Good point sir
I'd probably do it if there wasn't a hit.. Clyne or Bertrand should be worth a look for their upcoming fixtures though (both are decent in attacking)
Yeah I am hearing good things about Bertrand although Clyne is taking all the points at the moment.
Good transfer long term n Clyne looking really good. I'll do it considering you bench
*your
De Jong out for 4 months. Aarons could be a sexy buy
Siem de Jong sounds like nothing but an injury concern.
4 months allegedly
He's been plagued by injury before right? Seems like nothing but a huge risk. 4 months and inevitably another month of fitness building, not great at all.
What's the consensus on whether or not Rooney will drop tonight?
The only consensus is that nobody knows.
We should have consensus in a few hours.
With his high ownership I would of thought he won't be dropping any time soon, will need probably 500k transfers out for a price drop.
Nah. Much less.
39% ownership, maybe 400k, he's safe for now.
Just did Mata & Rooney to Sterling & Diego Costa for a hit...
Worth it..until United beat QPR 5-0 😉
Can't see it being that big, three debutants and a new formation probably. Mata may not even start.
Narrow win for United or draw, I think.
If we draw I'll do a vine of me clapping my own shit.
Considering doing something similar, think I'll just get Sterling though and give Rooney some more time.
Good transfers.
Hee brew
worth it in the long run.
Did exactly the same last Sunday
Good moves imo. Waiting for a game or two but Rooney -> Falcao is on the cards.
madness b4 internationals are over
good job you're the Malaysian manager and not one of the team
😉
Hahahahahha
This article is called The Big Numbers but all that's done is take some small numbers and give them an enlarged bold green font. Next week, I would like to see some really big numbers like 5.7 quadrillion.
Di Maria or Sterling?
Considering I already have Sturridge. Thanks!sterling
Personally I think that United will line up like this:
http://lineupbuilder.com/?sk=4f32p
Di Maria will be deployed in the "Robben" role. Has all the qualities to succeed in that position: good first touch, good finishing and is not afraid to run at a defence.
RVP and Falcao would be rotating for the position next to Di Maria, which was filled in by Van Persie at the World Cup. However, considering RVP's current form I think there is no way he would start over Falcao.
Mata and Rooney would rotate for the 10 spot. I've opted for Rooney in that position considering the way Sneijder was forced to play in the World Cup, in that role. Surprisingly, Sneijder was the player in the National team that covered the most ground in the majority of the games, and a tremendous work rate is not something that Mata is known for.
Now for the central midfield roles. The way I've seen this formation being deployed by LvG, you need one box to box midfielder who has qualities going forward but can also nick a ball off a defender when required. The midfielder that is next to him should be a ball retriever, a player who's only focus is to avoid counter attacks and potential build up play. I think that this role is best performed by either Carrick or Fletcher, but I've decided to put Fletcher in there as he seems to be favoured by Van Gaal.
The wing back positions are filled by Valencia on the right and Blind on the left. These players run up and down the pitch for 90 minutes. That's the reason that I've gone for Blind atm over Luke Shaw, as Shaw's fitness has been criticised publicly by Louis van Gaal. Blind has played this role before and knows exactly what to do and where to be. The other wing back position is taken by Valencia. This has to be a hard worker and Van Gaal likes attacking players in this position (Janmaat and Dirk Kuyt).
The defence seems fairly obvious, a left footed player as left centre back. And a right footed one on the other side. The weak link in this defence is Evans in my opinion, but he will have to do for now. De Gea is the obvious choice in goal.4-3-3 suits United so, so much better.
Might be so and they have the ability to do so in game when it is not working out. Van Gaal did this with the Dutch National team as well. Blind would move into the midfield, Rojo as a left back with Rooney on the left wing and Di Maria on the right, or one of the midfielders would be subbed out for a left winger.
Here's my opinion on the United team: I have no idea.
Sound & persuasive, but the last thing I need is more ammo to prevent me from ditching my ailing Utd assets!
Jevans is their best defender imo.
Might be so, but not the way he has performed in this system. He looks extremely nervous and uncomfortable which has led to conceding a few chances.
I'll eat my own weight in Toblerone if that's the line up.
For a start, I don't see Dimaria playing in a top 2.
In fairness there are umpteen possibilities and there are fitness issues so we not see a true line up anyway.
Thoughts on this would be appreciated guys.
Krul (Elliot)
Azpiliceuta, Moreno, Clyne (Hutton,Wisdom)
Zaha, Cesc, Sterling, Siggy (Boyd)
Costa AGUEROOOOO BadboytelliMay seem like I'm slagging off Liverpool but tripling up is a bit much for me, missing Ramsey but otherwise very good.
I would be open to dropping Moreno as Liverpool are poor at defending, but Sterling and balo will score a lot. Been trying to squeeze Rambo in, but don't want to lose Cesc or Sterling.
I'd downgrade Moreno, also get Moore over Hutton(poor fixtures for 7 weeks or so).
Cheers Parm
Is there a ballpark figure on how much to roughly spend in defence?
I have 24m in defence and I think that's pretty average on here, add 2m for a big hitter
Thanks pal, that's pretty much what I had in mind but gd to gt confirmation
currently have 25.6m in defence... wont be that though for next game week possibly 21.5m
Want to get Sterling in.. Should I do
Ramsey > Sterling FT
Or
Caulker > £4m
Lamela > Sterling -4 hit ?
ThanksI would do Lamela to Sterling
this
guessing he needs to do 2 to free up the cash for swap.
everyone has ramsey..and are going for both ramsey + sterling either way both should get points - but liverpool have the easier fixtures.
im thinking ramsey to di maria.. for myselfYeah would need the cash. Don't know if it's worth the hit..
Can't see Ramsey doing much over the next couple of GWs and would like to give Lamela another week. Could be a good differential.
The 2nd one, but you could wait a week. Caulker + Lamela could give a decent score next week, and you'd have 2FT to get Sterling in next week. Only risk is Sterling bagging a hattrick vs Villa
Can someone please advise on the best replacement for El Ahmadi (4.4) ? Will his price continue to drop?
I currently have 3.1 ITB with 0 FT 🙁
Been playing 3-4-3 for the first 3GWs. Recently bought Naismith in for Jovetic last week to enjoy the price rise!
So now I am thinking of rotating Naismith & the 5th mid going forward.
Any suggestions would be very much appreciated. Many thanksKeep CLyne, Caulker and Debuchy as my back or switch any out?
thanks
Which two of these are the best shouts over the next 4-5 gameweeks?
Sturridge/Falcao/Costa/AgueroJust saw Falcao at 11...
I think that is very very reasonable.Yeah, I'm going to monitor him for now though, pretty happy with Diego Costa and Agüero.
Absolutely, should be very happy with them!
I think it's ridiculous
Ridiculous as too expensive or ridiculous as in too cheap?
I'm presuming you've got a Belgium top on underneath that shiny suit? 🙂
Tadic still 7.5? If so he rotates well with Naismith & almost playing oop
Rotating attackers is a minefield.
Do you see Zaha or Scheiderlin scoring more this season?
Dont know about Falcao yet
so Sturridge and Costa
What's the latest on Siem de Jong? And any good replacements 7.3M or under?
Maybe Mané...
Hodgson needs to be sacked asap.
Who would you have instead Jaf?
Don't really care Somalion. Just think he lacks any ability to inspire.
Tony Pulis?
I wouldn't be averse to seeing how he'd do with a few big names in a team, solid defence with some real attacking talent, could be great!
