After kicking off our series of Big Numbers articles with a look at the best performing Defenders over the first three Gameweeks, we now move further up the pitch. This time round we focus on midfielders, with a trio of summer signings all showing plenty of promise in their new surroundings.
Any one else have Phil Jones and what are you doing?
My options...
A) Wait for LVG to say something.
B) Transfer out - Moreno, Lovren or Shawcross?
C) Play PvA (TOT), Jones won't be out for long.
Current defence Krul - Foster - Cahill - Clyne - PvA - Wisdom - Jones
Depends if you have a FT...
FT Yes = Jones > Moreno
FT No = Wait
Just wait. It might not even be a bad injury.
B. Shawcross.
Got a FT. PvA can always come off the bench, a cameo from Jones is unlikely.
I'm holding on to Jones until LVG says something - probably Friday. I made the mistake of pulling out Costa for a hammy injury, and that cost me big time. Not making the same mistake twice.
I'd suggest A, then probably do C to avoid a point hit unless you have a FT.
Anyone know anything about Phil Jones' injury? Or Ben Fosters?
Cheers
should I still get balo
Why not? Who are your other strikers?
I'm thinking of doing Jovetic and Mata >Fabregas and Balotelli (C)? for a hit
yep i like that
cheers
Other than the hit I would say definitely do that. Still reckon good moves overall.
so you reckon its worth the hit then?
I would think so
alright i'll stick with these moves then, thanks
If you don't have Sterling then yep
I have sterling
Blackett a decent option with Jones out? Reckon he'll continue to play?
I wouldn't because in the long scheme of things you'll only be looking to transfer Blackett out.
Or everyone else will be looking to get him in...
Good point fortune. Your right too much hassle in the long run
You never know, he could end up starting by rights. Smalling is a poor poor player. If you had 2 FT's and nothing else to to do maybe.
ON a wildcard. Only reason he's tempting me lol
Ah, wait to see if any news on Jones then, maybe a worthwhile short term punt but really dont like MU defense. Just me.
Dont fancy them too much myself, but looks like they will ditch that 3 man back line and still have great fixtures.
Understand. Guess for 4.5 its worth a go, whats the rest of your defense look like?
currently on pieters clyne moreno PVA hutton. Maybe Blackett for PVA
i would stick with PVA, just my opinion. Good luck which ever way you go
Cheers mate. Think I will stick aswell.
Bego - Gilks
Cahill-Jones-Chambers-Moore-Baird
Siggy-Rambo-Sterling-Lamela-Fab
Rooney-Costa-Mcaleny
A pure 3-5-2 going for 11 nailed on starters. Planning on Cahill>Bertrand/Moreno to free up some money for Rooney>Aguero
Would you double up on Stoke for the next few weeks, 1 FT this week and considering Chambers>Wilson
Chambers could be a great utility to keep hold of though, he is Arsenal's third choice center back and with Champo league coming up....? Mert/Kos like the treatment table.
Maybe hold and keep the two FT?save the FT, you look fine this week
Struggling with who to ship for Sterling...
A Ramsey
B Silva
The fixtures are not great for either one of them, but things clear up sooner for City...
I’ve gone with Aguero and I feel Silva will be heavily involved in these coming weeks. The thing is how brave are you to roll without Aaron Ramsey? I was thinking of dropping him but playing safe can be a good thing. I would drop Silva I had to choose.
You've summed up the dilemma well.
Almost hoping for a minor injury to Ramsey (against Andorra) to make the decision easy. Almost...Cromulent.
This dilemma sums up what i have been thinking recently about this season. There are so many options in midfield and up front that hopefully teams will end up looking quite different. The elation is scoring unique points on a player you have but others in your league don't. The obvious inverse is when you miss out. Makes the season more interesting/ infuriating which imo is great.
Any of these players could make or break a given game week ( i know ANY single player like Nolan could do this but these are more 'odds on')-
Forwards- Aguero, RVP, Sturridge, Falcao, Costa, Rooney, Mario B. To lesser extent- Lukaku, Ade, Bony, Benteke, Dzeko, Pelle
Mids- Hazard, Fab, Ramsey, Sanchez, Di Maria, Yaya, Sterling, Silva, Walcott, Siggy. To lesser extent- Ozil, Gerrrd, Mata, Nasri, Lamella, Erikson,Tadic(?)
Ramsey is much more consistent.
Thoughts on balotelli or rooney captain??
Both would be differential captain choices this week. Assuming Sturridge is out, Balotelli would be my choice out of the two, but eould still be a big risk.
Mata likely to start this GW? Will be shifting him soon, but want to get one more week out of him if possible.
Fully rested, more training sessions with LVG during this int'l break, Falcao not guaranteed to start right away. But then shite form and confidence might be on the low side.Let's see...
Fully rested because he's not good enough to get called up for international duty.
More training sessions for LVG to see just how unathletic he actually is.
The best striker in Europe now in contention.
Generally shite, even in preseason.
Erm, not looking good.thanks for your opinion.
😆 Not what you were after I know.
no, those are good points and I don't disagree. But I just wanted to know if from an FPL perspective, it would be prudent to just keep and assess.
Because if I do keep, I can use the FT to free up some cash to do upgrade Mata next GW. If I do swap him out this week, it would be a 'downgrade' in terms of bringing in a cheaper player (though you can't really downgrade from his shite form)
DDG (myhill)
Caulker - Clyne - Chester
Ramsey - Sterling - Hazard - Eriksen - Siggy
Rooney - Balo (vaz te)
1m ITB
Thoughts on how to use FT?
Also thoughts on Who to captain? thinking:
1. Balo
2.Rooney
3.Haz
4.Sterling
5.Rambo
Sterling
1
My big decision of the week is who to drop for Sterling?
A) Ramsey
B) Sanchez
Don't really want to drop either of them, but Sterling is looking almost essential.
Expect most will say B), but Sanchez plays in a more advanced role, is on most set pieces (including possible pens) and may even get the odd game up frontHi Jins. Yep im still on B
The money does come in handy, but I just have this feelings Sanchez is gonna rip it up.
Is there an argument to either:
C) ditch Hazard instead, or
D) not get SterlingD is a non-starter for the reasons you mentioned above.
C is interesting... depends on whether you have Costa (and whether you believe he'll stay healthy).Don't have Costa but thinking about getting him. You're right on the Ramsey fear factor though!
I understand the dilemna though there will come the time that you need the 1.3m
I had a simlar question on the last page (ship Silva or Ramsey for Sterling).
Comes down to whether we have the courage no lose Ramsey given his ownership. In your case, id lose Sanchez. The extra funds would give you a lot of flexibility.I would keep Sanchez over Ramsey but as Zan says it's the 1.3m that is key.
B
Tadic.
Explosion waiting to happen or lacking end product?Talked up on here alot and apparently stats in favor. Im a wait and see but hey what do i know!
Very wary that his a Coutinho-type FPL player
Coutinho can't shoot for s!it
Can tadic? Ive not seen enough of him so genuinely just looking for insight from those who have
Moore-janmat-shawcross-rojo-moreno
Tadic-miralas-sterling-lamela-ADM
naismith-aguero-weiman
Wildcard active
Any suggestions plsYou only have one genuine captaincy option. Get a second premium striker like costa and drop lamela
But costa is injured. Isn't he. Whom to get instead of lamela
He was injured last week as well...but yes wait for team news before making that call
Forward too lightweight and benching dilemmas.
Downgrade one of your milf (Mirallas / Lamela) and get a second premium striker.
Also that defense is too expensive
Janmat to Colo
Rojo to a 4.5 like PVA/Taylor
Lamella right down to 4.5
Should leave exactly enough for Wiemann to CostaThanks
There you go, sab has kindly done the maths and all your moves for you. Im too lazy for that 😉
Think its right???
Jaanmat, Rojo, Lamella, Wiemman out
Colo, Taylor/PVA, 4.5 Mid, Costa in
Which is better:
A) Terry and Jovetic to Clyne and Balotelli
B) Rooney and Jovetic to Kun and Welbeck
Thanks!B
B.
B is less boring
The option with balotelli is many things but it is not boring 🙂
Having Kun is living dangerously.
Also true
B, though i would consider holding off a week on the rooney > kun part
B
What's the word on Henderson? Played the full 90 mins in a competitive euro qualifying game for England, has to be fit for the Aston Villa game?
Guess you answered the question, seems fit as he started and completed 90.
Morning guys.
Get Welbeck now or wait for his fixtures to get better? Could go with Ade till then.
On WC.I'll wait but I can see why people wuld like him in now
Tough call but i would consider the punt on welbeck i think if i was on my wc. Easier when it is someone elses team mind you 🙂
And more easier when it a rival team. 😉
Ade is gonna explode over the next two weeks.
Disclaimer: I'm a biased owner.still waiting for the Caulker goal
It'll come against Stoke.
😀
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The disclaimer was read too fast! 😉
So my gf just unfriend me on snapchat
Should I be worried?I can get another one for a hit.
Or hold off til next week?Have you compared their underlying stats?
I have no membership in realgirlfriendscout.co.uk
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Best £10 you will spend.
The previous users league table rankings are particularly useful and there are special features on those who regularly get oopgetting someone who regularly get oop is definitely a major plus
big time!
damn!
Who would you say is most important to bring in this week?
A) Sterling
B) Costa
C) Both for a hit
Currently have Hazard and Terry and no LIV playersA
Considering costa and sturidge injured, rooney out of form.
Which one is better balo/ ade or diouf
Balo could do a lot with Sturridge out.
Costa could easily play this weekend.
Balotelli / Ade / Diouf in that order.
hi all - what are your thoughts on using my WC this week? I think the new team would be stronger going forward...
Currently (w/.7 in the bank):
De Gea / Krul
Wisdom – Cahill – Debuchy (Bruce – Dummet)
Siggy – Sterling – Mata – Hazard (Ince)
Costa – Rooney – Naismith
Potential change/use WC to change to (w/ .5 in the bank remaining):
Krul / Mannone
Hutton – Clyne – Ivanovic (Bruce – Wisdom)
Sterling – Ramsey – Siggy – Hazard (Albrighton)
Costa – Rooney – Welbeck
cheers!That WC team quite possibly will have a non playing bench this week. All your expensive players are the same in both of those teams so no need to wildcard, maybe upgrade Bruce to a 4.5m defender if you havent used your free.
thanks - unfortunately I've already used my FT. I just feel like Ivanovic > Cahill, Ramsey > Mata, and Welbeck > Naismith going forward and this would give me a deeper squad at the same time. first year playing this though, so I might be too eager to burn that WC early haha
Like the WC team.
Would make Bruce into NTaylor/PVA with the extra .5
Maybe Mannone to a 4.0. Extra .5 for Hutton/Wisdom to NTaylor/PVA or Albrighton to a 5.0
Think some will say Hazard to Fab but imo Haz is a good shoutgood points - I suppose Bruce isn't really playing/is injured. do you feel clyne and hutton are pretty much penciled in going forward (as well as taylor & PVA then)? thanks man
Clyne, Hutton, Taylor and PVA are nailed on for now imo. Hutton does have bad fixtures in the short term.
nice - I like the flexibility with all of them. big q is though - too early to use the WC, regardless?
thanks again
Options for this week - still none the wiser....
A) Sanchez & Bony -> Sterling & Costa (4 points)
B) Ramsey/Sanchez, Jovetic & Bony -> Sterling, Costa & Welbeck (8 points)
Been on A) all week but the Jovetic injury is swaying me to B) possibly with Ramsey...
Krul, Elliot
Terry, Clyne, Chambers, Wisdom, Hutton
Sanchez, Hazard, Ramsey, Siggy, Albrighton
Rooney, Bony, Jovetic
Bank 0.4mA
I would say A, but wait and see on both Costa & Jovetic.
Don't spend 8 points. Welbeck can wait a few weeks.
A.Problem is if Jovetic is injured - don't fancy much from Chambers, Hutton or Albrighton this week!
Why to get rid off Sanchez? Makes no sense to me.
Terry and bony out if u just take a hit and get costaDon't think Sterling is a must?
I would be looking into removing Rambo not Sanchez
Yeah, looking at that also with B) above
Why get rid of Terry?
That's because Chelsea is leaking at the back and have tough run of fixtures.
Who will score more vs WBA: Eto'o or McGeady?
Game has 0-0 written all over it. Both teams will be desperate to tighten up their defence after gw3 failures.
But as punts go, McGeady us not a bad one.Everton need a win. I can see them doing it.
Eto'o.
Chadli over Lamela?
He plays noticeably further forward on the position mapsBut will he get the mins?
That was my concern but was a comment from pochi that only reason he was rested at start of season was exploits at the world cup and that would tie in with his game time in the first 3 weeks 0, 68, 90 but still struggling to convince myself with the likes of lennon and townsend on the bench
Lamela is more nailed on than Chadli.
Is he nailed though?
I don't know 🙁 🙁 :(, that is the question I've been toying with for days haha
Guys,
I made transfers earlier in the week, using my 2 FT, and taking an 8 point hit on top (made 4 transfers obviously) - if I were required to wildcard now, will that -8 point hit still stand, or does it negate with the wildcard use?it negates
Thanks mate, cheers!
With this being the case, can you see any glaring issues with my squad for this week, pending press conferences?
De Gea / (Gilks)
Clyne / Debuchy / Pieters / (O'Shea) / (Caulker)
Sterling / Siggy / Fabregas / Schneiderlin / Ramsey
Costa / Rooney / (Naismith)
Obviously another transfer would take me to -12 points for the week, so if there is anything to change, would wildcard best my best option or save still?
Thoughts?By it negates you did realise i meant you get the points back so could defo WC if you wanted.
Only slight concern is schneiderlin plays too deep i know he scored well so far will not keep it up, play naismith over him and switch him for some bench fodder, albrighton at 4.5 would be nice frees up an extra mil, not worth.
Personally think the 8 point hit is sufficientYes, what I meant was that if I play one transfer extra, it will take me to the -12 obviously, unless I wildcard, where I will not lose points for this week after your confirmation.
Thinking Naimisth to start also would be better, and Schneiderlin first sub.
Would playing my wildcard just to get bench fodder in for Schneiderlin really be worth it?not for me
My thoughts too, cheers for the help P&F.
A Naylor pva welb di maria
B Moore ivan naismith ramboA.
But I'd prefer A with Ramsey and a SOT defender over ADM and Naylor/PVA.Will have clyne also,
Welbeck should cover ars
A. No contest in my opinion. Im never a fan of expensive defenders or cheap strikers.
Leaning towards A myself
Would leave me without a che defender thoughChelsea defender is hardly essential. ~gw12 I may get one, but until then, none of my defenders cost more than 5.0.
Please help me out with 1FT , have 2.7 in bank
BEGO FAB
JONES CLYNE COLO CHAMBERS PVA
RAMBO MATA STERLING SHELVEY ALUKO
COSTA ROONEY NAISMITH
my main concern is injuries to jones and costa.
should I use FT for injured players or use it for non playing 5th MF.
please suggest, thanks in advance.I'd be tempted to WC with that team.
Shelvey > Siggy looks good, not the best fixture but it'll definitely improve your team.I want to wait and save my WC
I can do aluko to any 7.5 MF any suggestions?
Siggy/Tadic
Sorry for stupid question but playing for 1st time.
if i play 3-4-3 with jones as one of the DF and my fifth mf as auto sub.
can it be 2-5-3 if jones is injured.Nope, in that case a defender would come off your bench.
Thanks so much!
planning to get cheap 5th mf and save the money for nesx GW.
waiting for team news if costa is not playing then straight swap to aguero.
Krul or Mannone? Can only pick one...
Krul for me.
For your only playing keeper? Probably Mannone for the upcoming fixtures. Close, though.
Correct. For my only playing keeper. Currently have both but want to drop one for a 4.0 keeper.
Ive travelled for week and now i come back to see jovetic costa and jones injured
can anyone update me on wether they're gonna play or should i swap any of them out?Costa... who knows, seems to be the same as last week when he played.
Jovetic: nothing known for sure, but I would be fearful given his history.
Jones: I would not expect him to play this week. Was forced off with a hamstring injury against Switzerland.
I just realized I have 4 Argentines in my team! Coloccini ADM Lamela and Aguero. Hopefully I can get a performance out of them like when they spanked Germany.
UCL managers...what would you prefer?
A. Fabregas+Cahill+Carvajal+Brahimi
or
B. Bale+Uchida+Toprak+Xhaka
Also join my UCL league. Code - 1558254-585721 😀Hey PoP, what are your FPL transfers this week?
I'm not revealing it to you. 😉
We're up against each other in LAWR this week and I don't want to jeopardise my #1 rank. 😀Damn... That's why I asked 😆
Haha...I guessed so.
But expect the unexpected. 😉Jovetic > Naismith? 😉
Nope. 😉
Rooney > Pelle. Nice one.
Nope. 😉
You can't guess this one. 😀Tell me who you sold, then I'll figure it out 🙂
No way. 😉
It'll be too easy if I told you who I sold. 😆Mata > Puncheon 😯
Bingo. 😀
You browsed through my previous comments didn't you?
I'll be doing 1 more transfer if injury news regarding certain players go my way.Finally! Nope, realised you have 3m more in the bank this week than last week, so if you got rid of Mata you'd have spent 5.9, and Puncheon is the only real option at that price 😀
Nicely worked out. 😀
I'l reveal the rest to you now that you figured most of it.
Jovetic>Sturridge(c) on the cards depending on news. 😉Do it! Do it now!*
* I can't see Sturridge being fit to play this week.
I might take a hit btw, you could do with a head-start 😉Haha...will only do it if BR confirms that he is fit.
Take that hit Innsie. You know you want to. 😉I'll only take a hit if Sturridge is fit. Make of that what you will 😉
Nice... 😀
What is LAWR, exactly? I've seen many teams in it...
It's a H2H competition with promotion and relegation. It's run by Doosra.
How many leagues are there and what's the highest league?
I guess there're 7 leagues. LAWR 1 is the highest league.
Interesting... next year perhaps.
How can I fix this defense, without using my WC?
Caulker, Chambers , Clyne, Moore, Hutton.
No extra money to spare.
Thanks.Chambers > PVA/Taylor/Shackell.
Hutton has a nightmare run coming up. Chambers I’m sure you know will struggle for game time. As feisty Leicester seem Moore has 2pts from 3 games. Caulker is oddly priced since his drop but may be worth keeping. Clyne is a keeper. Keep Caulker and Clyne! Hutton change to Wisdom and Moore to Duff. Burnley look stingy. As for Chambers plenty of 4.5ers to pick from.
Cheers guys.
