As we brace ourselves for yet another international break, we turn to Saturday and Sunday’s fixtures and delve into the data in our first members article of the week. We assess Southampton’s chief creator and main frontman as the points start to dry up, cast an eye over Chelsea’s penalty box predator, Man City’s talismanic Argentine and Newcastle’s recent defensive displays as the clean sheets keep coming for Alan Pardew’s men.
How does this sound? No hits
ADM>Chadli
Tadic>Sanchez
sounds good
Good
Just had a quick look at your team and noticed you've still got ADM but no Sanchez. I've been trying to hold off getting Sanchez as I don't want to get rid off of ADM for him, would prefer the both of them but I cant' fund it any other way! Are you doing the same switch anytime soon or holding off until after the break?
I've looked getting Sanchez in my team while keeping ADM but just can't see a way of doing it 🙁I'm literally in exactly the same boat. I wish I could have both but Sanchez price will continue to rise and ADM will go the other way. I know ADM has scored 3 goals already but if you look at his career records, he's not a big goal scorer. Yes he'll continue to get plenty of assists, but goals win over assists, so I think the switch to Sanchez makes sense.
You think his goal stats at Madrid are relevant? I'm sure they can tell you a bit but with the line up they had over there is it any surprise? He was playing about 4th or 5th fiddle there!!
I see your point but I think they are relevant to an extent. Even in regards to his assists as we've seen so far. Some of the balls he has played through this season would have been converted if he was still at Madrid but that's because you've got players like Ronaldo and Benzema getting on the end of them.
Of course those stats are relevant. He still got plenty of pitch time and given the amount if times real steam rollered teams, you'd actually have expected him to score more goals.
Very good point! I didn't think of the goals v assist part of it but that's now made me consider Fab>Sanchez as ADM is more of a goal threat than Fab, would you agree?
I just wish I would've done ADM>Sanchez 3 weeks ago as looking back no it made so much sense with their respective fixtures.I considered Sanchez over adm in WC but played it just as adm was going nuts. Thems the breaks. If you have haz I'd prob lose fabregas, but given Chelsea's fixtures I'd personally keep fab over ADM. Could will out either way though. Just go with your gut.
Lucy, what moves did you make?
Chadli and Costa in?
A. Sanchez & Downing
OR
B. Siggy & Sterling
ThanksB, after gw12
A now
DZ quick pole -
Would you rather have:
ADM / Chambers / Tadic (in a 3-5-2)
or for a -12
Kun / Downing / Wisdom (or other 4.4) in a 3-4-3
Answers on postcard - thanks xHow can Moses and Michael Dawson (!) be rated top 10 in the league on whoscored... they must have found the secret to beating the system!
Moses = assists/dribbles
Dawson = Blocks/Clearances/lack of minutes
saw that last night actually. it's almost a case of the higher a defender is rated on that the worse they are
Whoscored ratings give a lot of weighting to dribbles/takeons.
Is this nuts?
Costa, Ivan, Di Maria out for Kun, Azpil and Sanchez?Yup
Yep, get Kun and Sanchez in another way
Struggling!
Maybe just the last two.
Ivan and Azpil will be roughly the same come end of season
Sanchez is looking like he will outscore ADM, however, my big worry with him is rotation when Wallcott and Ozel are fully fit,
What's the deal with Chadli?
Is he actually any good or has he just been really jammy?
Always look like scoring. Very attacking.
He's good enough and is good value to boot.
Gets into the box a lot. Takes his chances. Exact what you want.
neither really. he's about mirallas level, albeit a different style of player
not sure,he's pochetino jay rodriguez this season maybe
Krul,Taylor
Ivan,Baines,Clyne,Hutton,Wisdom
Fab,Sanchez,Chadli,Siggy,Jones
Aguero,Wellbeck,Pelle
2 FTs 0.6 in bank trying to figure out what to do...
1.Pelle to Austin
2.Ivanovic to Taylor
3.Any ideas/abuse/chat up lines welcome 😀
liverpool fixtures pick up and with sturridge declaring himself fit for palace game might be worth getting sterling back.
Also which moves would you do this week?
1. Berahino to austin
2. PVA to Dummet
3. PVA to Yun
4. PVA to Yun and Berahino to Austin -4
5. PVA to Dummet and Berahino to Austin -4
Thanks
2
5
3 for the long term, unless you have cover for Toon's tough fixtures
1 if you have 3 ok defenders this week
Fab or Haz on a WC?
Oscar
Haz, easily
Hazard
Haz oh yes
Hazy
Fab might be injured. I'd have said Hazard anyway, Fab on 4 yellows as well
I feel not as stupid now dor bringing Ings in thus gw!! 😀
*for
*this
Read the last line of the article again 😉
Cut him some slack dude, he's just back from injury and straight into the PL! Plus they have great fixtures upcoming!
2FTs, 0.0m in the bank. Should I wildcard?
Forster - Foster
Baines - Chambers - PvA - Wisdom - Saylor
Fabregas - Sterling - Tadic - Siggy - Marney
Aguero - Costa - Pelleno
Any ideas with the transfers?
Tadic -> Sanchez and find the funds by selling Pelle or Baines or Sterling I guess.
Tadic and Sterling out Sanchez and Downing in
I'd kill a herd of sheep for that side
no
No chance
Tadic and ADM to Sanchez and Chadli worth a hit?
Adm got great fixtures coming up!
No other way of getting Sanchez. 🙁
I'm in same boat. My reasoning is I fear not having Sanchez more than I would ADM.
Not seen Arsenals two last games so not sure. Could work out, but I think ADM will come good as well.
My vote is yes
A) Baines Alderwereild Cattermole (5th Mid)
or
B) Azpilicueta Jagielka Downing (5th Mid)a
Or, on the other hand:
GW 12:
Begovic
Chambers, Clyne, Baines
Sánchez, di Maria, Sigurdsson, Hazard(c)
Agüero(vc), Eto'o, Austin
Fabianski; Downing, Dummett, N Taylor ... - 4, 0.8 ITBEto'o, Doosra?
Yep. Flying high in the tables for three weeks, now.
Haz(c), nice.
Indeed. Avoids the yellow peril with Costa.
Torn between Hazard and Aguero. Kicking myself for not captaining Kun this week.
- as am I. 😐
Prefer Diego Costa & Downing to Hazard & Eto'o personally.
Well, it is close. But my instincts all are screaming that Hazard is about to embark on a run.
Well good luck to you, but I fear for another great Hazard performance without the points to go with it.
400 odd points in the last 2 seasons.... matter of when not if he catches fire
I can't stand to watch Chelski again without him in my team ...
🙂
I feel exactly the same way about that BIG lummox Diego!!! 🙁I was disturbed by those two shoulder charges. I know it's a man's game, but still ...
Not sure about Eto'o . Due to his age + competition he is far from guaranteed a place let alone 90 mins . He could come on for 10 mins etc and this leads to benched Downing points .
Three straight 90's. I prefer to have him than sit with Costa on my bench.
prefer the team with costa
Fair enough. On balance, I prefer this one. But I am a sucker for a strong midfield.
- and thank you for taking the trouble! 🙂
Fab -> Sanchez or should I wait a week? Got Hazard.
Sanchez will rise another 0.3m before he t week. He's already too expensive so think I'm just going to get him.
Whpo are you ditching?
See below.
I'm keeping Adm fwiw. Like him better than Fab atm
Wait until near gw begins if you can
I just now did di maria to Sanchez myself. I haven't let prices dictate my moves this year and it has worked out very well, but but this looked too obvious.
Seriously? Fab has WBA while Alexis has MUN.
Your point is?
Man U are hardly a defensive force.
This. If that is what he meant? United are awful at back. Worse than WBA.
United are awful at the back? Are they really? 2 goals conceded in the last 3. The 2 conceded were against Chelsea and City.
The are a mess. De Gea has been good though. Can't see them getting a CS at Emirates though. Do you?
Yes, I do. Arsenal are in a bigger mess than United atm.
Very well. Good luck 🙂 I think it will be an open game with goals each way. Would be happy to have ADM and Sanchez.
ADM > Sanchez for free?
Come back next week
I will......with Sanchez.
😀
What happened to the 0-0 you promised me today!!!Ha, well I got the draw part right anyway! Couldn't see goals and telling that they both came from set pieces.
Foster (Gilks)
Clyne - Chambers - Bertrand (N Taylor - Moore)
Sanchez - Fabregas - Di Maria - Sigurdsson (Marney)
Costa - Aguero - Berahino
1FT - 0.7m ITB - WC Available
I'm very close to pushing the WC button tonight. Why?
A) Baines. Today feels like the straw that broke the camel's back, and I'm not sure I can go on without him any more.
B) West Brom - I still think they're a decent side, but the next couple of fixtures are che/ARS, which doesn't bode well for Foster, nor Berahino, who wasn't so much the main man today with Anichebe in the side.
C) Southampton - next week still looks a good bet for CS for my double up, but I think this defence will need a sort out after that, given their tough run and Moore losing his place at Leicester.
D) The Break - Allows me to play the price rises/falls with the likes of Di Maria, and monitor injuries, including reports over Fabregas potentially being out.
Good time to do it, or an overreaction?similar side (sort of) to me, very tempted myself as I am also Sanchezless on top of Baines 🙁
Definitely an overreaction!
Total over reaction, you have a great squad!
Interesting, cheers. Baines is probably the biggest source of my frustrations... just sitting there every week while he racks up the points again and again.
don't
Chadli or Siggy in at this stage?
I have both...
Overall rank of 6,256. My highest ever. 🙂
gg
Well played
Ni
just done a -4 hit. everything looking ok?
foster - krul
clyne - reid - chambers - naylor - shackell
sanchez - di maria - siggy - chadli - jedinak
aguero - costa - austin
can you believe that balotelli was priced at 10.0 and almost 300,000 people bought him at that price
ADM + Pelle -> downing + kun
Good move?
No hitsthink so,you need kun
I know he got an assist today but Dat guy just doesn't seem to be producing the returns I expected. Based of form, fixtures and price rises/falls, is it worth Welbeck > Austin
Thanks.the last 100 pages on this forum talk about this.
yes. im doing it
Remarkable how different Austin's stats are home vs away.
At home his ICT index is better than Costa at home (!), but away he's hardly top 20... Reassuring knowing that I'll probably bench him for Newcastle and Swansea aways, but start him vs Burnley and Leicester 🙂Nice stats. Don't get him if you are considering benching though... 3-4-3 FTW
1FT and £1.6min the bank. Plan over next couple of gameweeks? Want Bego and prob Tadic out but they have good fixtures this week
Bego
Baines Clyne Chambers
Sanchez ADM Tadic Siggy
Aguero Pelle BerahinoI was hoping it would be easier to split Aguero or Costa but it's difficult.
Costa is not in the Spain squad and Aguero is playing at Upton Park and Old Trafford so not travelling far.
Costa is most effective when playing a game a week so two weeks will help him rest but not help his rhythm. When returning against QPR, he was a bit off the pace but then you could see against Liverpool he was back on it.
Is it safer captaining Costa with such high ownership still?I don't have Costa and will captain Aguero. Easy.
Costa might be my GW13 Pelle replacement, unless he gets booked and Bony or Sturridge become alternatives, or Pelle becomes a keeper.
Let me put it like this. Who would you rather have next gameweek:
ADM(ars) +4
or
Sanchez(MUN)
Framed that question in a way that says you favour ADM. I'd agree if Sanchez means taking a hit
sanchez
Will PvA drop or is he protected due to injury?
out for so long that he'll surely drop. flag just slows down falls i think
He is flagged but I would expect him to fall
Thanks. Might have to just take the drop and do Welbeck -> Austin now. I miss out on value either way unless I take a hit, which doesn't seem worth it
was naughton's red card fair? Wanna know it's safe to boot him from my draft team
cant see them appealing. albeit moses on the ball isnt a goalscoring chance
