We delve into the Gameweek 5 data this evening in our first members article of the week. Wayne Rooney’s new role for United comes under analysis, as do Burnley and Leicester’s displays up front, whilst a couple of north London-based frontmen are also placed under the microscope after their contrasting weekend performances.
The starting XI looks very similar to mine so I'd say you're good to go 😉
Ramsey to ADM
For a hit? I'd like to get ADM in for Ramsey but not worth a hit surely?
Thats exactly what i did (took the hit), hope it works out!
Predict . how many points will this team score this weekend ?
Forster
Pieters Clyne Wisdom
ADM Fab Sterling Siggy
Rooney Welbz Costa(c)
Subs - Elliott,PvA,Marney,Moore53
will get to work on it... should have you the numbers back by tuesday
Around 100 🙂
Planning on doing Lamela to Tadic. But seeing as Naismith has started falling, should I also do him to Ulloa? Can't do the last one alone without the cash from Tadic.
But would have to bench one of Sigurdsson or Ulloa then...save trade
seems maybe like you should just stick with your plan
player prices aren't moving that fast this seasonYeah, guessing I'm just getting a bit carried away.. 😛
Out of Bertrand, Isla, Cahill, Moore, and PvA...thinking of starting Bertrand and Cahill...can't decide on the 3rd defender..
pva
Thanks!
Sell Isla!
Yeah will do..but he's not worth selling for a hit..so Plan on getting Vlaar..when the Aston Villa fixtures eases...
PVA is at home and has attacking threat
baffled by QPR defense ownership at this pointThanks!
PVA for me as well
thanks!
PVa for me
Thanks!
Mornig/Afternoon Dz,
This will happen over a couple of GW's but in a few weeks time would you rather A or B in the missing spots for this team
Krul/Elliot
Clyne/Ntaylor/Hutton/?????/PVA
Fabregas/Di Maria/Sterling/Siggy/??????
Costa/??????/??????
A Pelle, Boyd, Aguero, Wilson and 1m
B Welbeck,Boyd,Rooney, Baines 0.8m
Thanks for any inputA, and find the money somewhere else for Baines
or... Pelle, Boyd, Rooney, Baines and whatever is left overPelle, Boyd, Rooney, Baines works out with .3 to spare. Thanks, will think on that
I'm assuming GW8
BTW, is your team Bangkok Ladyboys?
No!
😕
So who are you in the NZ league then?Mailed you
This week Ramsey is Boyd, decided. Naismith is Pelle/Welbeck. The Pelle vs Welbeck decision is important budget wise for the other moves
B
A
Heels over Head- Thanks, didnt see this-
Krul/Elliot
Clyne/Ntaylor/Hutton/Baines/PVA
Fabregas/Di Maria/Sterling/Siggy/Boyd
Costa/Rooney/Pelle
Pelle, Boyd and Baines in
Naismith, Ramsey and Wilson out. 0.3 left
Much simplerB
Thanks all
Ramsay or Ozil? The stats state Ozil is now playing in the hole and this is where he plays his best football also Ramsays price seems to be falling.
Ramsey still.
+1
Ozil did play in his best position last game. The question is will he keep that spot. Ramsey for caution, Ozil for a punt
Take a punt on Ozil
So if I had Ozil in a 5 man midfield with silva sterling di Maria and fab that should be relatively safe as a punt?
I got ADM in my wc for Ramsey and it has worked out ok so far. Just think that Arsenals midfield will share some points this year.
Write off Ramsey at your peril though
Is this defence good? On WC, so any changes would be appreciated 🙂
Mannone, Gilks
Baines, Clyne, Van Aanholt, Hutton, Moore
Thanks!if on WC, why don't you just do Heaton/Gilks and be assured you'll have a GK weekly until the January transfer window?
might want to consider Chambers instead of PVA... going to be a hot commodity shortly as Arsenal's schedule gets easier after week 7I thought about Heaton/Gilks but Mannone looks beast for high pts...
Chambers is already on 3YC, do you think he can avoid suspension for long?so... he misses one match... then he's still a 4.5 defender at Arsenal with a nice schedule in front of him and 5 more YCs to collect before he can be suspended again
Cheers, will try to fit him somewhere in defence, thanks for input 🙂
what do you do if Mannone gets hurt?
waste a transfer on a GK... a position that almost never earns bonus points and has nearly zero attacking potentialWell, he earned 10pts last GW 😉 Not an excuse though, you are right. Better to be safe in longer run 🙂
Have a feeling that Welbeck will score big this weekend
Same 😐
I have a feeling Jay Rodriguez will finish the season with more points than Welbeck
For the next 3 GW: Ulloa, Pelle or Welback ??
Who is most essential ??
I'd stick with Naismith but Pelle from those
Stick with Naismith ??
He's minutes aren't guarenteed
Form over fixtures. Ulloa 100%
Ulloa for next two.....welbeck thereafter. Pelle could score big this weekend, but have a feeling he'll disappoint people.
Which one should I start?
PVA (Swansea at home) or Naylor (sunderland away)Thats a toughy. PVA at home for me.
Naylor definitely
flip a coin.. Naylor maybe
PVA def......not much in it do got to go for home player. They'll both prob return 2pts anyway. PVA slightly better attacking stats.
Thanks to all who helped on last page...
http://i.imgur.com/ZJcpeS3.jpg
That's my team....
Yay or nay to these:
1) Ramsey > Di Maria
2) Robertson > chambers
3)Balotelli > Lukaku
ThxOwning players from teams you support...
I'm a Clyne owner and I've benched him for most of his points this season. Rationale being if he concedes its doubly annoying as I'm a Saints fan.
Anyone able to ignore their personal bias?
I play completely without bias
That's how you have to play when it comes to Fantasy. Otherwise you're setting limits and assuring failure.
yes... but I banned myself from owning players from my favorite team for two seasons... which seemed to cure the mental errors enough that i could go back to them... of course, i'm still not very good over all at fantasy, but at least i keep finding different ways to make the mistakes 😉
I have played without bias for a while. When I first started I had no idea about the game and loaded my team up with liverpool players.
As a Liverpool fan and FPL player, should I keep Moreno?
I would personally look to sell him, however it wouldn't be a priority. If you have no other pressing issued, then get rid. The fixtures are kind and he is very attacking so he could get you some returns while you work out a way to remove him. We aren't in any kind of for, at the minute and are woeful at the back, so if you have a FT then I would get rid.
I am bias in the sense of I never put in Spurs players because you don't know what the hell is going to happen
I miss bale
Spurs fan aye.. how has eriksen been playin? he's stats always look ok and tempt me into keep him. not sure if i can take more than 2 weeks more of 2 pointer's though
I wouldn't bother mate, tough fixtures in a poor side with a lack of cutting edge, he is far too hesitant to shoot always looking for another pass , fpl wise not consistent enough
In the EPL it's all about Chelsea for me and Leicester were my championship team.. Bought Terry purely out of bias so that dint work out well. Ignored leicester cause Vardy was injured(now he's straight back in!) and based on watching them the whole of last season i thought they'd struggle a bit with their fixtures(and i thought Ulloa would take time to settle and Nugent would be kek) ..
Being a Chelsea supporter I have no problem whatsoever playing Costa and Fab. None at all.
Same.. got Costa and gonna get Fab/Hazard in a few week for Eriksen
I play completely without bias and pick the players I think will score the most points and who are best value at their prices.
I support Newcastle but Mannone is my goalkeeper... I don't have any Newcastle players in my FPL team, because they tend to be shit!
As a Liverpool supportet, i never captain liverpool players (other than Suarez 🙂 )
I don't know whether to get Welbeck now or get Pellè then swap him for Welbeck.
Personally, I think if I get Pellè now it's a waste. If he does well, I won't want to get rid of him, and if he does badly then I will want rid, but the move would have been a waste.why wouldn't you just get the player you want to own in 3 weeks time now rather than making two transfers for the same position?
That's the point I am making. I worry Pellè could score big with the better fixtures however.
Why would you want Welbeck if Pelle keeps on scoring pts?
That's the point I was trying to make. If Pellè does well I won't want to sell him.
Which is good, isn't it?
Yes, but ideally I would like Welbeck for the Arsenal fixtures and I believe Welbeck will do well over the next few games. I was seeing if the community agreed that it would be stupid to abul Pellè when I want Welbeck anyway for the fixtures.
In the end if you are surely going for Welbeck, get him now 🙂
Agree, if you dont already have Pelle then just get Welbeck. Arsenal will create enough chances even against tottenham and chelsea.
If you intend to get Welbeck after 2 matches why not now? He could easily outscore Pelle
I chose Pelle - he's £0.5 more, so it'll be easy to swap him for Welbeck further down the line if he doesn't deliver. Will give him some weeks though, with the nice run of fixtures.
If I were you, I'd get Pellle as that's how I play the game.
As me though I'd get Welbeck as I expect him to do at least as well as Pelle even in the short term. Arsenal will definitely score goals. Saints not so much.
Then get Welbeck.
... and why not both - do Rooney -> Welbeck in a GW or two
Because I am not removing Aguero or Costa at the minute.
Cheers guys, backs up my thoughts. Will probably get Welbeck then as I believe that he will get fantastic service from the Arsenal mids.
Rodalle-
thanks for advice up top. Same dilemma.
I want Welbeck long term. Pelle such nice fixtures.
If i got Welbeck in i would be 'satisfied' and 'happy', team would looks et.
If i got Pelle in i would be 'excited', a 'bit nervous' and still thinking when to switch to Welbeck.
No help at all really! Thinking im 60/40 PellHa, great description. Think it should be 60/40 in welbeck a favour tho 😉
Just get welbeck. There'll be goals in the derby.
Is there a reason why people feel Naismith is dead in the water?
Competition for places at Everton
ETo'o and he really is that good so was never likely to continue form
So he won't start again? They did loose on Sunday after all!
he's not
the problems are:
- he's a rotation risk
- everton seem to be prioritizing doing well in Europa League
- there are a lot of players on the team vying to play his position who can be shuffled in for him
- strikers slots are at a premium with only three and you want to own three that play every weekCheers guys
Eto'o back to fitness, Barkley will likely replace him later on when he comes back, Europa League causing rotation frustration, Ulloa just happened to score big at the same time as all of this so people have decided to jump ship and probably bank the profit made on Naismith's previously surging price.
Those selling Rooney before w ham are asking for serious trouble imo
Not hard to imagine a ten point plus haul , and with over 1m owners it will batter the rankings of non owneresWhat if selling for Kun?
One point wonder that is Kun
Possibly. I think it's kind of transfer that can go either way, so if in doubt save.
what if selling for Costa?
Yes please do it. At the moment it is costa + 2 other strikers.
I said this earlier regarding Kun - Man City have a big game vs Roma early next week so may mean he doesn't start against Hull plus the game after Roma is against Aston Villa away with a flu/bug free defence + captain Vlaar hopefully back fit so this may be two bad FPL weeks for Kun...
Dzeko will probably play against Roma as a lone forward. Aguero didn't start against Bayern so will probably be benched for the aroma game too.
I thought Aguero was benched against Bayern because they were chasing a 0-0 draw away plus had the big game vs Chelsea following. Now that they lost to Bayern they will 100% have to win vs Roma so will have to play the best XI which includes Aguero...right? If this is the case I can't see him starting vs Hull
Dzeko can score big in big games. I believe that Aguero will start against hull and get 30 minutes against Roma.
Roma is must win really. Aguero will start that
Their game vs Hull should be considered a big game if they have any intentions on keeping up with Chelsea.
I thought I read in an interview with Pellegrini that the main focus this year will be Champions League? I may be making this up though haha
Haha, that may be a nice excuse later on for Pelle 🙂
This ! Have enough money to swap him for aguero, but im waiting after west ham
I don't own Roo or Costa (at my peril) but went from 250k to 40k last week.
Don't always have to follow the template teamsBut if you had them both you could be even a lot higher
I wouldnt have been able to afford the same team...
Haha i guess b4 last gw u shld be crying abt not having costa right?
Pelle was my captain, kept pace with rivals at least
One touch in the box. I'm shaking in my boots.
Has anyone ever been chasing a rival in a mini league higher than 4th?!
My rival has 351 points!
(im on 290)i believe you're looking for HuttondDressedAsLahm since it was his buddy that finished first last year
61p is nothing atm
Good morning lads, some final thoughts for my wildcard team please?
Forster / Schmeichel
Duff, Chambers, XXX, XXX, XXX
Fabregas, Di Maria, Sterling, Siggy, Ramsey
Costa, Welbeck, Ulloa
A) Azpilicueta, Baines, Moore
B) Azpilicueta, Jagielka, Lovren,
C) Baines , Lovren, Wilson
ThanksA - has Baines and avoids the Liverpool defensive sieve
A
Go bigger uptop and get a bench fodder in midfield.
It will save yourself heartache on deciding which formation and which fwd/mf player to bench each week.
Right off to work 😥A but get a soton def instead of azpi. Save the cash its really not worth it
thank u all lads
Well, I think that was my worse GW in history (when there's been a full fixture sheet)
Anyway...
Kneejerked on two trades. Welbeck & Dai Maria IN. Bony (grrrr!) & Mata ( grrrr) Outbony and mata dont wont play for a while at least
good movescan u please give some thoughts on my post above?
Sounds like reasonable moves
Surprised you stuck with Bony so long? I binned them both on my wc
Good transfers, forget and move on!suprised you didnt push wtldcard button
Pelle over Selbeck
Thinking the same two in, but for another pair of scapegoats.
Brought the same two players in
Shall I swap Naismith for sakho?
only for ulloa otherwise hold
I already have ulloa is sakho a gamble? I thought west ham were scoring loads!
get Vardy
Leicestershire great and everything but I'm not having 2 of their strikers lol
So Schmeichel is Leicester's #1 or does he split time ?
He's no.1. Was injured the game he didn't play.
Ok thanks!
Morning guys, what do you think about this one? Want to get sterling in and hendo/caulker/cahil out of the team, but..
Bego/Krul
Cahil PVA Clyne Wisdom Caulker
Ramsey DiMaria Rambo Hendo Marney
Rooney Costa Pelle
Would you play Wisdom or PvA this weekend?
Wisdom
Wisdom......Burnley are toothless.
PvA
Pva
Wisdom, would rather bank on a potential clean sheet against a team with little forward prowess than van Aanholt's famous "attacking threat".
So I have two FTs, need to use at least one...
would you remove either of moreno or balo?
(for whom)
Forster Mccarthy
Pieters clyne moreno (moore naylor)
Adm fabs sterling siggy (boyd)
BALO costa pelle
2FT, 1.2Personally, I'd sell Moreno for a 4.5 defender (Shackell/PvA/or even Duff), and bring in Aguero for Balotelli
Yeah, thinking about that but pool have 3 at home in the next four plus they play teams that leak goals... Surely points in there?
Is aguero worth it?If that's how you feel then sell Moreno and save the other transfer
People complaining about Price Changes : I have missed another 0.1 tonight with Pelle
You've got to go by transfers in (round) on FPL nothing else. I'm on WC and have so far caught all the rises for players I want this week thankfully.
so the Price Changes are happening quite regularly , maybe not enough double rises but other than that its like usual
They can always do the transfer right aft the game to ensure they get the rise. No point complaining if they delay and end up missing the it. Everyone knows fiso is not accurate now
What's the highest percentage ever for an owned player ? Costa currently sitting at 59.7%!
65 I think. Bucktooth
who was it?
cristiano
Views on sakho, looks pretty good to me!
Looking very forward to this GW for a change
Who is the cheapest attacker in your front 8? and Those of you who own Ulloa.. is he the cheapest attacker or do you have someone cheaper so you can play him every week?
why would we judge who we play each week based on their price?
8 would include 5th mid, so that's Marney for me
Thoughts on this starting 11?
Forster
Baines Naylor Duff
Di Maria Fábregas Sterling Sigurdsson
Agüero Costa Welbecklooks good on screen
What needs fixing? Am thinking Krul out. 0.7m in the bank
----------------------Krul-------------------
------Moreno - Wisdom - Clyne----
Sterling - Di Maria - Siggy - Fab
-----Aguero - Costa - Welbeck-----
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Subs - McCarthy, Chambers, Hutton, Boyd
Morning all. Anything need fixing urgently or am I good to go? Am thinking Krul out. 0.7m in the bank
----------------------Krul-------------------
------Moreno - Wisdom - Clyne----
Sterling - Di Maria - Siggy - Fab
-----Aguero - Costa - Welbeck-----
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Subs - Chambers, Hutton, Boyd
9 years, 8 months agoMorning guys. Does this look decent enough for this week?
Begovic
PVA, Bertrand, Naylor
Fabregas, Ramsey, Sterling, Sigurdsson
Pelle, Costa, Rooney
subs: Gilks, Cattermole, Rio, Chester
No FT, 2.1 ITB