In light of Sergio Aguero’s knee injury, we delve into the data to highlight a number of forwards’ weekend displays. Wilfried Bony and Robin van Persie’s fine form arrives under the spotlight, whilst we also assess Diego Costa’s recent toils for Chelsea. The Gunners’ weekend scorers and Tottenham’s in-form Dane are also amongst this evening’s topics as Fantasy managers look to spend that left over budget from the Aguero fall-out.
How do I improve this team?
Hart (Elliot*)
Baines Terry Caulker (Wisdom Hutton*)
Sanchez Hazard Yaya Downing (Siggy)
Costa Austin Kane
1.1itb, 1FT
😀 Anyone who suggests a good idea gets a chocolate chip cookie 😀niiiiiice, top of the page. As Charlie Sheen put it, Epic Winning! 😀
Sit back, relax and save the transfer 🙂
Smoke, save the trannie. Eat out. Open. Doors.
haha cheers
Do nothing.
No thanks, my wife's cookies are better 😛haha, lovely
Your wife bakes you cookies? Must be first year of marriage surely 😀
If its beyond 2 years marriage they're probably laced with some rat poison or something... 😀
😆
Not when she's doing it for the money 😆
The marriage or the cookies?
Save. Same 8 as me except I have sakho over Kane.
Now where's my cookie?
here it is
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HrnWC8zBcE
😀Oh it is online. But I've disabled cookies.
excellent 😆
keep the FT
That's the same as my team! Although you have few better options (hart, caulker, Siggy for Forster, duff, boydinho). Fwiw I'm thinking of doing Costa->Carroll or van Persie. Not sure I see Costa getting much return from next 3 gameweeks and might be rested for one particularly as tricky away.
And I only got Costa in last week as well!
nice, you must have some decent cash lying around then!
My plan is to play costa vs sto and WHM, and then sell for benteke or balotelli---probably benteke 😉
The article says Costa is shooting as often as before.... Yes.
The problem is, his current strike rate is a lot more realistic ruN his early season form where he scored almost every half decent chance.
What he's doing now is more reflective of his stats IMO.
Unfortunately I don't know who I'd like to replace him with. Would've been dzekoIgnore weird phone typo 😆
Yeah not many stand out options at the minute. And most of us don't need to save cash
So annoying. If Liverpool or City had a decent striker I'd go there
Balotelli looked really dangerous today.
Seriously, he was lurking in the parking lot outside Old Trafford with a knife in his hand!
😆Yeah tempting, but Jesus he is about as out of form as it gets
costa is still in my team becos i m busy getting in other players..
I agree that its more reflective, and was saying weeks and weeks ago that Costa (and Chadli fwiw) would fall in production as their 35%+ scoring rate wasn't sustainable and should fall in line with aguero's at around 18-20% soon enough..
I still think Costa is the safest bet for a non-blank among the forwards any given week. His funk has alot to do with Chelsea as a whole playing crap, but that should change soon enough.
The problem with Costa is that he picks up yellow cards as often as he scores, so he's basically on three points per goal.
chadli>downing (already have sakho and adrian)
yay or nayYay
yay
yay
y
Frustrating when someone keeps counting post and change the page leaving you at bottom 😉 Repost:
Current team:
Heaton
Baines Coleman Terry
Sanchez Yaya Sigurdsson Downing
Benteke Rooney Austin
Bench: Clyne Duff Tiote
Save FT? Anything worth taking hits like Benteke and Duff to Kane and Demi?
Thanks!Not a fan of doubling up EVE D. Coleman/Baines out for a City defender. Your pick.
^ this
Thanks! Considering Coleman to Demi/Zaba 🙂
Agree on the Ev doubling up. Get rid of Baines/ Coleman for Zab
Later Tiote upgrade
YYT>? 18.3 max
Guzan
Baines Chambers Azpili
Sanhez Hazard YYT Siggy
Kane Austin Sakho
Elliott Wisdom SDavis Duff
Ronaldo ❓
Messi???
Pelé circa 1970
Alan Shearer
Posted this earlier and A was the clear winner. Just ran the numbers in the RMT tool and C is the clear winner.
Revote?
A) Dzeko -> Austin (benching Siggy)
B) Siggy -> Silva
C) Chambers -> Zaba (benching Wisdom)
D) Save
Hart
Terry, Yun, Wisdom
Sanchez, Hazard, Eriksen, Downing, Siggy
Costa, Kane
Elliot, Chambers, Hutton, Dzeko
Bank 3.4m, 1 freebieD could work if you dont mind play 352
If no, A
A
Without a clear return date, I would get rid of Dzeko.
So, A.Yeah, he would go next week if I went with one of the other options this week.
Bony or perhaps even Giroud the likely candidates
still A
Still A for me
Thing with A is im then stuck with a benching headache this week and 2 attackers with tough fixtures next week (Downing & Austin). Got Downing cheap also so inclined to not get rid.
A, headaches are amazing this time of season
Migraines ever better! Feck of Ibuprofen I say!
any suggestion to improve this team?
heaton
baines, dummet, wisdom
hazard, sanchez, siggy, downing
giroud, benteke, costa
subs: schmeicel, boyd, mcnair, hutton.. 1 FT, 2.5 itbLooks good, save FT
Mc Nair to Zaba?
thanks mate..bench wisdom then?
get a CHE or City defender..drop McNair
Please reate my team...
Hart(CRY)
Azpi(stk), Cresswell(LEI), Baines(sou)
Hazard(stk), Sanchez(liv), Yaya(CRY), Downing(LEI)
Austin(WBA), Lukaku(sou), Kane(BUR)
Sub: Guzan(MUN), Dummet(SUN), Siggy(hul), Yun(WBA)
Sub Order ok???Very good, I'd put Sig first sub.
Should I play Dummet in place of Baines? or even Play Yun??
Feel not right to play away player but well it is Baines Rule there.I'd leave it as it is.
Thanks sir
I wouldn't put dummet in for the Tyne-wear derby. There's always goals there
thanks good point
what she said 😉
Selling values chaps?
103
102.8
102.8
102.4
TV 104.7
103.6
104.3
Cheers guys, just wanted to see how mine compared.
so yours is?
104
Nice
tiny
*giggles*
104
Less than most but more than I need
103.0 😎
I'd like to thank Marney, Caulker, & of course Duff for your help. Without you guys, I wouldn't be where I am today104, or higher if i've earned something in the last couple of days
*opens calculator*
101.6103.0
102.6 🙁
104.7 🙂
104.1
frustrating where u double up bartley+taylor and siggy...then realise u cannot get bony 🙁
oh well have to find another alternativeThey have 3 aways in next 4 then Bony off to ACON
Haha hopefully he will not go too crazy!
Fantasy Football Fix says Rooney Sanchez & Costa all rising tomorrow and Hazard tonight. I'll take that 0.4 thank you.
Glad I looked at that before swapping Rooney out.Here is an interesting table on team offensive form. Can fully understand why the top teams in this table are doing well. Keep an eye on those teams not doing so well.
http://members.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/my-stats-tables/view/7973/
Very interesting table Ryan cheers
It was interesting to see Uniteds shots inside the 6 yard box stat. I now see why they have been doing so well.
*Brings in Crouch* 😀
Yeah Stoke were similar. Not sure if Crouch will remain nailed on but it bodes well for him
That stat for them is crazy when you consider about 1/3 league haven't managed 10% of that.
When you have Crouch in there you just have to hoof it too him around the 6 yard box. Someones bound to tap it in from the knock down. Either that or he'll just head it in himself.
I was wondering if it was corners and free kicks aimed for the big fella.
Chelsea jumps from top to bottom, and back again each column you move left to right! 😯
Eh? they should be 3rd on the table
i changed columns... 1 shot in the 6y box, only 5 BC's
How so? is that last 2GW's or something?
last 4 matches
They are still getting plenty of shots inside the box though which explains why they still managed 6 goals.
They are still top for touches in the penalty area too
great table btw, summarizes it really well
Feel free to vote for it. (not that I'm particularly bothered but anyways)
You're obviously bothered, if not you wouldn't have even mentioned the voting. 😉
Just playing TM here 😛Na I'm not really. Normally I keep the tables to myself but have found it useful when applying a point so need to make it public so people can understand.
I'm just messing with you. 😉
Anyway I raise my other point about Spurs being a dodgy option. This table shows why they have been struggling for goals (among an array of other teams too of course).
#BlameLamela
that horrible moment when you realise you forgot your headphones
Why do you need headphones?
I listen to podcasts or music on my 1.5hr commute to work
Damn that sux.
It's just me and you guys now 😀
What podcasts do you think are worth listening to?
Getting into them myself recently during study.Football wise, guardian football weekly, football ramble, BBC 606 phone in, world football phone in, times the game
Non football, you could try freakonomics, Kermode and Mayo film review.
When you're done with them come back for more!I get enough football on here but I'll give the other 3 a go, cheers!
not cool
better than the moment you realize your headphones cables are faulty and you need to buy new ones despite only buying these ones less than 6 months ago...
I feel your pain.
lol, it hasn't happened for a while now, but i must be on my 6th or 7th pair of Bose in-ear headphones by now. The last 2-3 times i've got a brand new pair for free though since i complained that it was a mechanical problem and not wear-and-tear 😀
How do I look, DZ?
Hart;
Baines, Naylor, Dummett;
Sanchez (c), Yaya, Hazard, Siggy;
Rooney, Austin (vc), Kane.
Gilks, Siggy, Wisdom, Hutton*.
1.9 ITB.
What would you do with the spare money?Get a Chelsea defender.
get Terry
what they said
that's what she said
you probably need a nose job, you face looks completely disproportionate to the rest of your face
your team is great though, almost identical to mine in fact. naylor and dummett are the issues, naylor more so i'd say
Looks good, not sure about the double up on Siggy though 😛
Assuming you meant Downing haha
So the New Template Midfield now is
Hazard Sanchez, Downing, Siggy and one of Yaya or BoydI prefer Haz/Sanchez/Eriksen/Downing/Boydinho
This. Get Bony in place of Sigg.
Nailed on.
Pretty much mate, yeah
*though Eriksen in for Siggy to follow soon though I imagine
Yes, My thinking as well
Just 'cos it's obvious doesn't mean it's wrong 😀
Fàb differential then! 😉
Thoughts on Costa and yaya to RVP and Silva?
No
i would consider costa -> rvp alone
this
no way jose
Hell no
No
Cheers...cant do costa to rvp alone though...would have to downgrade elsewhere..just have a feeling rvp could get a hattrick soon,maybe against Villa..hmmm...Costa to Rooney for free is also an option.
Nope
Its a bit sideways in the grand scheme of things. Better to just leave it
Which one is better?
A. Bale Mata Walcott Michu Fellaini
B. Hazard Yaya Sanchez Siggy Downing(A) All day
B. Only because I would put them all in my fpl team but would only have the first 3 of A. Michu maybe.
Fellaini was a beast that time.
I won Mini league with that MidField and was like about 4000 Overall rank that year.
well done. They didn't call it the Power 5 for nothing.
Who was the popular cheap mid that season? Like the bargain basement ala Noone, Boyd.
Ferguson i guess
I think he was the season before no?
can't remember properly lol
C) Sanchez Yaya Downing Sigurdsson Tiote 😀
Tiote instead of Haz? *vomits 😀
How reliable is the Daily Star
good for soaking up one small puddle in about two minutes
Gotcha
For what? Boobs?
Oh wait that's the daily sport?BBC sport have an article up from the, about Bale to Man Utd for 90m in order to fund Hazard and Sterling to Madrid
*them
Just to make sure
For next gw, play yun or clyne?Clyne IMO.
Clyne
clyne. I like to play my best players..
To be fair... The guy has the potential to come good...
Mario Balotelli Ultimate Skill Show 2013 HD: http://youtu.be/s3lF1BQDdwIA Great Talent. Just bcoz of Degea he failed to score yesterday
You can bookmark this, but I reckon Balotelli will be one of the top 5 scoring strikers in the next 6 gw's
I agree with this
I mean, look at these fixtures... somebody's got to score goals for them, and he's bound to shoot about 700 times in those games
21 Dec 16:00 Gameweek 17 Arsenal (H)
26 Dec 15:00 Gameweek 18 Burnley (A)
29 Dec 20:00 Gameweek 19 Swansea (H)
01 Jan 15:00 Gameweek 20 Leicester (H)
10 Jan 12:45 Gameweek 21 Sunderland (A)
17 Jan 15:00 Gameweek 22 Aston Villa (A)
31 Jan 15:00 Gameweek 23 West Ham (H)so we should believe it just cause you said so? 😆
He's had shed loads of chances all season, but isn't converting. Why do you think he'll start now?
Last chance saloon to avoid being sold in january 😀 haha nah, i dunno, probably because he looked good today
Good luck, but I doubt I'll be following you! 🙂
I doubt i'll be following myself either 😛 haha.. its a fun thought. Nailing a balotelli-punt could put a person in the hall of fame lol 😛
All of a sudden? Improved? I like that guy and was excited when he joined Liverpool. But he has been poor and very different from what I thought 😐
Yesterday he was good IMO. Of course he will be made scapegoat but he at least had some quality and De Gea was a machine
His underlying stats haven't been that bad all season actually. Been unlucky with many of his shots, though alot of people tend to remember the wayward and blocked shots from bad angles more than they do the good chances...
Fixtures don't get much better than that either. We shall see.
4 week punt tempting
(I say 4, meaning 4+ with the option of wildcarding)
same. it'll be benteke vs balotelli i reckon.
Problem is, he really would be a huge exception to my usual selection process!
same here. the weeks leading up to the jan wc feels like the best time of the season to take a punt though 😀
Would you prefer:
1) Yaya and Kane or
2) Erikson and Sakho?
Cheersdefo 2nd. cause how useless Yaya with his price tag is.
Useless might not be an accurate descriptor of his potential over the next few weeks though.
talking about potential, you seen him play last game? deep at best.
Thought of doing Costa to Hazard in some manner.
Would I do Costa->Bony, then Sigg->Hazard and then Austin->Kane or something to make up the price difference?
Or skip the last transfer and instead upgrade Fabregas to Hazard?Oi guys please let me know how to do this for the long term.
Fabregas ➡ Hazard was a no brainer last GW. Not sure I'd do it now.
Re: my post about my team...
Dummett > Azpi
or
Naylor > Terryeither one is good, but i think terry is more nailed on.
Teery Move
Now I'm thinking about all these Zaba vs Mangala vs Demi talk. It's a lottery to be honest.
Demi's banned.
???
tickling the junior mods
Oh.. That's why I haven't seen his line-up announcement lately.
Aye, would rather stay away from the minefield.
I'm just gonna be quiet about it until Baines scores his brace tonight to settle the matter once and for all. 😀
zaba-see rickys zaba rotation research
How does Dzeko > Giroud look? Quite like the look of Arsenal's fixtures after Liverpool... which in itself is a decent fixture these days...
Hart
Baines Azpi Caulker
Sanchez Yaya(c) Hazard Siggy
Giroud Bony Austin
Elliot - Wisdom Duff Boydyou can't afford any of Rooney/RVP?
Nope, 8.4m to spend....
you should too, look at Sakho. im just against doubling up, but heck with Arsenal's form why not.
Yeah I'm thinking I'll go that way myself. Arsenal look full of goals and they have nice fixtures. Worth doubling up with Sanchez
Thinking of him as potential Costa replacement in order to get Haz. I'd go for it.
That is one cheap strike force 🙂
Only 4 more weeks to Jan WC, then it'll be back to normal...
Yeah worth a punt then. I'm trying something different before the Jan WC too.
It could definitely work Zep, Sanchez on the wings & improving his crossing ability has improved Giru's output immensely. Looks a good bet unless you want to go Sakho & get some greasy ham on there
if there is only one hostage-taker i can't imagine he is going to surrender peacefully? tough situation.
Early captain poll?
Sanchez.Y.Toure
Between Austin & Azar for me
i think it will be RVP at the top. im going for Yaya though.
Austin
No idea. The names in my head now are Austin, Sakho and Yaya
Sanchez is always an option tooAustin.
Not yet decided, its friday decision 😛
Probably Rooney/YayaAustin or Yaya
giroud
For those worried about yaya playing deep. Don't worry, lamps won't start every game.......
.....Will he?
If he does, what a bargainLampard as ST or CF 😮
Was intented to get in lamps instead of downing..until i saw his 59min sub..went for the safer downing option in the end. he might start the next 2 but will be the 1st to be subbed off..not that it matters to super lamp though?
Tom the Legend Heaton (Gilks)
Baines/Azpi/Chambers (Moore/Dummett)
Haz/Sanchez/Siggy/Downer (Boyd)
Costa/Bony/Austin
1 FT, 4.0 ITB
Needs MCI cover, right? So:
A] Moore --> Zaba
B] Boyd --> Nasri
C] Siggy & Chambers --> Yaya & Wisdom for -4
D] Save
E] Other
Thanks folksSeriously Considering Balotelli
Lukaku & Downing to Balotelli and Sterling on the card:O
Why not, Their fixtures are too good to ignore and they will not always be at No.10 in league table. They have to score goals and those two must involve for sure.
Downing fixtures turn bad soon and Lukaku is just one week punt for QPRWhere do I start...
BR has completely lost the dressing room, all of the players are low of confidence and hence not producing. Sterling can't finish and although Balo looked alright yesterday he still doesn't have a BPL goal and I don't see him getting one anytime soon. He is a lazy player and a yellow card magnet. Also continues to drop in price.
Downing probably has the best value in the game, will continue to score well even in the tough fixtures imo. Only needs an assist to get BAPS and with Carrol, Sakho and Valencia in front of him its not hard for him to get an assist. Everton's fixtures are good so you could keep Lukaku or sell for someone else, e.g. Bony, Austin, kane, Sakho etc.
I couldn't think of anything worse than having a Liverpool double up.
By the way, I support LFC. Step away from the keyboard buddy.
😯 😯 😯
Are you sure to go that path ?Yes I am
Benteke vs Balotelli will be an interesting decision for me for sure, in gw18 or 19
