As we brace ourselves for the second international break of the season, our Sunday members regular delves into the Gameweek 7 data. United’s record signing, City’s in-form frontman and Swansea’s resurgent striker are amongst this evening’s topics, as we also analyse the recent displays of a number of favourably priced midfielders across the last few Gameweeks.
Just had a look at the next 5 fixtures for my 3 strikers... If I don't get big hauls from these 3 forwards in the next 5 games I never will... Very promising! 🙂
Diego Costa ..cpl mun QPR liv WBA
Pelle ...........SUN STO hul LEI avl
Welbeck.......HUL sun BUR swa MUN
Exactly my line up! And, yes, very promising indeed...
1FT and £0.5m in the bank. Can anyone suggesting anything apart from saving?
Bego
Terry Clyne Lovren
ADM Sterling Siggy Tadic
Costa Aguero Ulloa
Bench - Duff, Chambers, MarneyTadic for...? Although the fixtures are ripe for the near future...
So, no. I'd hold it.I've just got Tadic in lol. I'd prefer Chadli for the price but not sure it's worth a transfer.
Thinking save this week and change Terry next week? Tough fixtures coming
Wildcarded with 13.9 to spend on two midfielders. Not sure how to fill in the gaps.
Schmeichel - Krul
Azpilicueta - Clyne/Bertrand - Chambers - Hutton - Dummett
Di Maria - Sterling - Sigurdsson - ______ - _________
Aguero - Costa - Welbeck
A) Tadic + Chadli
B) Fabregas* + Boyd
C) OtherB, I guess?
ofc B, you will just getting benching issues by getting tadic and chadli, that front 3 gotta play each week, Imo ofc 🙂
Hmmm...seems like my transfers this week will be easy.
Balotelli>Welbeck freeing up 3M for the week that follows.
Pelle Welbeck Costa seem deadly for the next few games!That's mine!
I'm stuck with Balotelli as well, but I have that strange feeling that he'll come up with something against the whipping boys they face next gameweek.
Not really sure what to do here. Need to fix up this defence as it is extremely leaky. Was thinking of downgrading Falcao but now he scored so even more confused.
2 FT; 0.2 in the bank.
Forster (McCarthy)
Lovren Clyne Trippier Shawcross Wisdom
ADM, Sig, Fabregas, Sterling, Boyd
Sakho, Falcao, Costa🙁
Heaton/Howard
Lovren, Clyne, Duff, Ward, Vlaar
Sigi, Fabregas, Hazard, Henderson
Costa, Falcao, Pelle
1 FT and 0.6M itb. I am interested in getting ADM as I am Chelsea heavy, and he seems to be a must-have, but cannot do a straight swap from Fabregas. Should I take a -4 hit do to make a move to ADM, and who should I downgrade (Lovren?, Falcao?). Perhaps:
a) Lovren to $4.5M flavor of the month defender (fill in blank)
b) Falcao to Sakho, Naismith, Welbeck, or Berahino
c) wildcard this team and make wholesale changes
Had 69 today, and have done above average last 3 gw's. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks very much!I certainly wouldn't wildcard. I'd do the Lovren to 4.5 defender if it were me. Of course, I'm not sure that I'd get rid of Fabregas before Hazard...which would let you do a straight swap of Hazard to ADM, no?
Thanks Vic. Yes, I could do Hazard to ADM. I'd love to have both Eden and ADM as I think Hazard is pretty on par in terms of scoring potential, and takes penalties. I drafted Eden, and held and patience paid off today. He seemed to really press the action, and could have had even more points. I'll consider this move as ADM is a force, and also the Lovren downgrade. Thanks again.
I was a Hazard supporter as well until I couldn't bear watching Fab's price continue to rise. I still think that Hazard will outscore Fab over the course of the season, but the question is whether or not ADM will outscore whoever you have in his possible spot more than Hazard will outscore Fabregas...
That is a good logical conclusion. I think Hazard will outscore Fab, and Adm will outscore Fab, but that Haz will be about equal to ADM. I am a measly 0.1M off from a straight Fab > ADM swap to test that out. I guess am leaning to Lovren downgrade
Good evening all!
So here's my dilemma for the day. I've finally ran out of patience with Cabella (I know, I know. Why did I even think that was a good idea in the first place, right?) Unfortunately he's continued to plummet and now I need a replacement. Here's the current squad:
Llloris / Gilks
van Aanholt / Moore / NTaylor / Chester / Jones (I know...I was addressing other problems)
di Maria / Sterling / Fabregas / Sigurrdson / Cabella
Costa / Pelle / Welbeck
1 ft, .8 ITB
So, with that mess there, should I exchange Cabella with:
A) Chadli (and end up with 1.8 in the bank to be splashed on the front or back)?
B) Some bench fodder (Mahrez, Jedinak, etc. leaving me even more to splash)?
C) Eriksen (who I've had before and seems like the perpetual tease and leaving me with .3 ITB)?
D) Someone that I haven't listed (and, trust me, I'm open to suggestions here!)?
Thanks in advance!No takers, huh? That's never a good sign...
I think your best course of action is bench fodder, and use the cash to upgrade your defense
I was a hardcore supporter of the 3-5-2 at the beginning of the season and have since seemed to move to a 4-3-3 approach...so, yeah, probably best to go with bench fodder.
That said, with the way Cabella's been performing, any bench fodder is already better than he is...I've been rotating 352 and 433 so far, and thus far my benched odd-man out has collected only 15 points in 7 games total and only 1 goal so it has worked very well for me. I've benched Fabregas, Siggy x2, and Tadic x2, and avoided their blanks.
However, I'm now moving closer to a 343, even though I now have Downing as my 5th mid and benching Tadic/Siggy in gw7-8. He's awesome value but I may downgrade him soon if i need cash, though i don't foresee that being an issue, especially the way he's scoring... having him today got me 8 points instead of Tadic's 1 🙂
Consider Downing instead of Cabella and use the extra funds to get a Baines or Chelsea defender
Hadn't considered Downing...Of course, I'm probably not the only person in the world that forgot that he even existed after his Liverpool exile...
Downing is one of the best 5th mids imo. He might cost 1m extra over the dirt cheap ones, but as i just said above it can really help having a reliable guy who can score well when one of your other players has a tough fixture
Very good points. Thanks for the feedback and thoughts!
Probs B or A if you plan to rotate
Wheels about to fall off Southampton?
They have been very fortunate thus far, playing teams when they at their worst etc. Honeymoon period now over, and other teams starting to take them more seriously , can see them gradually slide down to mid table
Or are they too good for that?
Probably will end up about mid-to-to-top half of the table I should imagine. I wasn't too surprised that they lost to Spurs yesterday. They are a better side overall.
0-1 away to Spurs wasn't a shocking result though?
I think they have another 4-5 good games to come. Their slide will only start in GW13 when they play City, Arsenal, and United on the bounce.
Think Southampton will end up in 7-10th place. Wheels won't fall off, but they won't beat top 4-5 teams unless Tadic starts to score instead of hitting posts.
Take it you didnt see Mane's open miss? If he had scored that would you have asked this question?
Is doubling up on Southampton defenders a bad idea? I have Bertrand and looking to bring in Alderweireld for either Stones or Moreno in my draft side. Clyne and Fonte are both taken.
I'd diversify.
2FT
Coleman --> Baines
Valencia --> Welbeck
Siggy --> Puncheon
Thoughts?
Don't transfer out Siggy IMO
sideways
good if you have the cash
don't do itthis
Siggy is untouchable.
I don't understand how my GW rank was so bad considering I had most of the high scoring players.
ADM, Costa, Fabregas, Siggy, Sterling.
Apart from Aguero and Chelsea defense, I really don't know what drove the average so high!
Agreed. I thought I had a decent week and had some good differentials as well (Sakho), but still got a red arrow. 😕
It's been a weird 3 weeks for me.
Went from 3k to 40k in that span 🙁
di Maria (C)?
Nope. Costa
No, I was suggesting that the point total was higher because of people having captained ADM...Chelsea and ManC clean sheets helped...as well as people still playing Chester?
Oh ok I see. But even in the top 10k let's say, I don't think many have City defense or Chester.
True...what they need to add to the game is something like the ability to see the highest point team for the weekend for the average team. I'm sure they could program an algorithm that could spit out the "average" team for the week...
That would be interesting indeed!
Everyone has them, and lucked out with CS too.
I think it's the back four but apart from Chelsea, I fail to see the highly owned CS. Tottenham, West Ham and Hull aren't highly owned.
Many people have the same players. It is the one or two different players that make all the difference. I picked up Downing and played him instead of Pelle today. That helped me. Chelsea defenders helped many today.
The difference between average 51 and getting around 60 for a green arrow was literally one goal by ADM and not having a CS. Very fine margins in this game.
Henderson, Hazard, Naismith owned by more than you'd think.
Yeah, you might be right.
You beat the average by 1.
Still dropped by from 20k to 40k which is why it's puzzling.
Since Chambers is suspended for next GW, will monreal or bellerin take his place?
Bellerin most likely. He played the cup game against Southampton.
If Mertesacker or Koscielny get injured in the next two weeks on international duty Arsenal's defense will be down to its bare bones again...
Ross Barkley due back soon? When do you think he'll back up and playing?
Month maybe? In terms of ready to take 90 minutes.
Hi lads!
My team:
Bego Elliott
Baines Caulker Duff Moore Wisdom
AdM Sterling Siggy Fabregas Marney
Pelle Welbz Costa
Got 1 ft. 3.6 itb.
Would getting Bertrand for Caulker be best move?Yep, sorting the defence is the only thing that stands out.
Would be a good move. Maybe even Alderweireld as the extra 0.2 saved may help down the line (Aguero potentially?) - I currently only have 0.1 ITB with my team. I only got him because he was cheaper though, but the Saints' back line definitely seems like a good bet.
Which would you rather have?
A) 104.0 TV
or
B) 101.0 TV + 50 pointsStill B)
Just need to find a cheaper alternative in one position.Its the difference between affording a Walcott instead of a Henderson if you're on a WC, which can make a huge difference points wise though, especially over a few months.
I'd probably take the points too though. You can always find an in-form 4th mid rather than big hitter. Chadli, Siggy, Henderson, Downing, etc are all good options tooIf Walcott is on fire, the cheaper team will get him quickly anyway.
Is Siggy leaving the template when Walcott is available?
I'm probably gonna do Tadic>Walcott in GW13, if not before incase Tadic misfires another couple of games.
Tough one, but i'd say 104 this early in the season. If half the difference between 104 and 101 is actually value you would have when you sold the players, that could mean a player worth 1.5 more, which could give you more than 50 points difference over the rest of the season. Just my opinion.
Good points. I agree that its really important to build some cash early on, but I was just thinking about what the cost of each 0.1 would be... for example, would you take a hit if it meant you could avoid a drop of 0.1, or take a hit to gain 0.1 on someone who's rising?
How many 0.1's is 4 points worth?Haven't thought about it that deeply. I wouldn't take a hit to avoid a 0.1 drop if I think the player is of value (earlier i took hits on Mata (pre-Falcao) and Rooney) and price will come back. However, I was quick to jump on Naismith and Ulloa bandwagons, which allowed me to bring in a cheaper player and build value. Sold Naismith +.3 and Ulloa is +.2 if sold now.
This year finding the differentiator will be key, and having a little extra cash to upgrade players may make the difference.Totally agree, and in fact I'm very guilty of doing just what you described: Mata>Fab and the musical chairs that was Bojan>Naismith>Ulloa>Welbeck.
I've pocketed a tidy 0.5 from their rises, but have really suffered points-wise with only 7 points from 5 starts from that group as I chased the points. I'm confident that Welbeck is heavily undervalued though so I'll just sit on his price rise for a long time now barring anything drastic. I really hope my forward line of Costa-Pelle-Welbeck can stay together until at least GW13 now, allowing me to finally spend my 5.4itb on Baines and other upgrades.
DDG,
Cahill, Clyne, Chambers,
Di Maria, Mane, Sterling, Siggy,
Ulloa, Welbeck, Costa
Subs. Gilks, Naylor, Wisdom, Marney,
6.7m to upgrade.. 1ft
Disappointed I didnt do better this GW.
Ulloa my capt obviously the biggest let down.
What should I do here?Naylor starting in place of Chambers with the suspension..
Look at Baines, Downing, Fabregas as possible ways to use some of that 6.7 over the next couple of weeks. Baines is like a midfielder, and with fixtures easing up he could start to see some CS.
And captain Costa or ADM
Sakho: 3 goals and 1 assist in 4 starts 😯
Two of them against United and Liverpool!Wish I got him over Ulloa. No room for him now probably.
It won't last IMO. But still incredible start.
I've decided to avoid cheap 3rd strikers from now on and stick to the big teams. I wasted 3 FT's on jumping around trying to follow price risers and points, and 7 points is all i have to show for 5 starts from Bojan-Naismith-Ulloa.
Begovic - Krul
Terry - Clyne - Naylor
Siggy - Fab - Sterling - Di Maria
Costa - Ulloa - Welbeck
I have 5.4 Mill to upgrade, but I also have 2 trades
Suggestions, ThankyouUlloa or defence upgrade needed probably.
What to do with Courtois?
Shattered I missed out on the extra 5 points.Wait for more news.
Think he'll start vs Palace? (if he's declared fit)
2 weeks. He should.
A) Ivan Tadic Welbeck
B) Azpi ADM UlloaB. ADM is essential, Ivan's goals/assists won't continue, Welbeck and Ulloa will probably be a toss-up, but ADM much better than Tadic
Costa with a good fixture, Pelle at home. Who to captain?
Costa. In fact, I think that I've just decided to sew the armband directly on to his arm...
Costa, until his hamstring falls out of his leg.
This.
And ha!, by the way...
Ok. New question. Which of the following options is most appealing?
A) Cabella to Downing (2.5 ITB)?
B) Cabella to Chadli (1.8 ITB plus the possibility of a .2/.3 price rise)?
C) Cabella to Mahrez/Jedinak (3.2/3.1 ITB)?
D) Cabella to oh, wait, Mohamed Diame's fixtures in the near future stink...but still... (2.7 ITB)?
Thoughts?A or B.
A. I bought in on Downing this weeks game, and it paid dividends. Think the new WHU fits Downing quite nicely, and Downing only owned by 4.7% and is cheap
Hmm...this is why I come to this board. To give me new ideas that had never crossed my mind to add to the dilemma of making transfers. Thanks for complexifying my life!
Thoughts on these choices:
1) fabregas and tadic (or any other mid 7.6 and under)
2) di Maria and mane (or any other mid 6.9 and under)
3) di Maria and Chadli and use extra funds to improve a defender down the road
4) bego to anyone 5.1 or less that will ever get cs's
5) falcoa to wellbeck or pelle and tadic to di Maria
6) other
Current team is:
Bego (4.0)
Clyne PVA duff (wisdom Hutton)
Fab sterling tadic siggy (boyd)
Costa Aguero falcoa
Thanks in advance3. Big fan of ADM and, while i don't like Spurs, Chadli continues to perform well.
2 FTs with this team. Dont know what to do with it.
Forster
Clyne Chambers Naylor Moore Duff
Fabregas DiMaria Sterling Siggy Boyd
Costa Aguero Pelle
Unless theres an intl injury, nothing obvious.
Aguero Naylor -> Welbeck Baines in the cards.
Feels so wrong transferring out an in form Kun tho.i wouldn't sell Kun unless he picks up injury over Intl break.
DDG,
Cahill, Clyne, Naylor
Di Maria, Mane, Sterling, Siggy,
Ulloa, Welbeck, Costa
Subs. Gilks, Chambers, Wisdom, Marney,
6.7m to upgrade.. 1ft
Disappointed I didnt do better this GW.
Ulloa my capt obviously the biggest let down.
What should I do?
Who's the best replacement for Lamela. I have Downing as my 4th mid at the moment.. Thinking either Lampard or Chadli but don't know if Chadli/Downing is a waste on the pine.
Forster (McCarthy)
Ivan - Baines - Clyne (Wilson - Duff)
Fabs - ADM - Sterling - Siggy (Boyd)
Costa - Pelle - Welbz
0.2 ITB - 2FT
Thoughts? 😀My team next week (no hits):
Doing Balotelli>Welbeck
Begovic
Baines Clyne Duff
Fabregas Sterling Sigurdsson Di Maria
Pelle Welbeck Costa
Subs: Wisdom, Moore, Marney
Question:
Should I upgrade a 4.0M defender for a hit to someone like Ivanovic?
I would wait and do it on a free transfer.
Anyone losing patience with Ulloa? Sakho and Pelle are looking tempting
If you've brought in Ulloa, you've probably brought him in precisely for two of the next three games (and even the SWA game isn't all that scary)...
Will wait to see Newcastle, Swansea ... if nothing but 2's, he's out.
What to do with 1FT // 0.7 ITB? Cheers.
Courtois
Clyne PVA Coloccini
ADM Silva Sterling Siggy Chadli
Aguero (vc) Costa (c)
Gilks Vaz Te Moore Wisdom
A) Save FT
B) Silva and Vaz Te > Boyd and WelbeckHey Davies! 🙂
Why are you still so adamant about swapping Silva and Welbeck? Seems like a very big waste of 2FT's imo. Silva has been unlucky not to score loads recently.
As I've suggested before, your biggest worry should be Coloccini, and you've also got a concussed goalkeeper and no backup....
