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.
If you had £2.9ITB , What would you do with this ?
guzan
baines , azpi , naylor
haz , sig , downing , sanchez
rooney , bony austin
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Upgrade Siggy to silva
good thinking.
No its not
how ?
Silva without a striker is not a good choice imo
Hookers and coke
Siggy -> Eriksen maybe?
Whilst I appreciate you are trying to get some informed opinion, why not also become a member and do some research + also give some feed back to others - might get more willing responses ??
YAYA, Nasri or Eriksen?
Yaya
Eriksen
nasri
Eriksen
Repost: Please pick 3 of the 5 here guys…?
Cahill | Baines | Naylor | Dummett | Wisdom
Cahill, Baines, Dummett
Baines Cahill Dummett
Will think about this untill next weekend, but how does Mata -> Silva sound?
Mata is a decent option at the moment I think. Probably not worth a transfer
He's been very lucky to get goals last few weeks and didn't really play that well imo. I almost took him out after that performance vs Soton. Also with ADM fit, his place is in question.
Have you seen his goal to game ratio for utd? It does come across as lucky, but it keeps happening...
Haven't seen it. I guess it's wise to keep him for at least one GW.
I'd keep Mata until ADM is fit
no way is that worth it, utd banging in goals and mata is on form and their next 2 fixtures should see them score atleast 3 or 4 goals
Siggy to Eriksen, done. Best I've felt about my team in ages.
----------------------------De Gea----------------------------
---------------Baines | Zabaleta | Clyne------------------
Hazard | Sanchez | Yaya Toure | Eriksen | Downing
-------------------------Kane | Austin-------------------------
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Elliot | Lukaku | Cissokho | Moore
Looks good
Wow, that formatting is on point!
Teams looks great too. Not sure about benching Lukaku, though. The injuries are getting to Southampton now, especially with Schneiderlin and Cork out.
looks very nice.
I can see a benching dilemma though!Looks close to mine, same midfield.
Lukaku is a worry though I'd agreeYou mean benching him is a worry, or having him in the team?
A bit early but what would you be looking at changing this week?
http://i.imgur.com/SMhDrc1.png
1FT; £3.6m in the bank.I would upgrade Siggy
£10.1m to spend but I really don't fancy any of the other options that much more than Gylfi.
Eriksen
Could do, although i'm not a fan of his fixtures after the next 2.
Wait till Di Maria is back, and get him
Great shout.
Elliot to Hart
Nah, hate spending that sort of cash on keepers.
Better than rotting away in the bank no?
With Aguero out, may as well use the spare change.
Either that or Mirallas to Yaya if you can afford that?I can afford that, but i'd like to see how Mirallas does tomorrow first.
Probably a good time to get a more reliable keeper or upgrade Albrighton
Sounds good, either Elliot to Pantilimon or Albrighton to ????
If it wasn't for the fixtures I would probably say Walters at this moment in time. I would however probably prioritise a keeper as you don't want to be relying on Hamer week in week out. Panti looks ok, Guzan looks good after this week
Food for thought and certainly something to mull over throughout the week, cheers mate.
Agreed, best route to take with that front 7.
Can't underestimate the bench right now
mirallas to yaya
So ignore my ignorance but is Demi 100% nailed on now?
He is. But without Kompany City's defence are weaker. On the plusside without Aguero they have to be more solid at the back to win games. Can't depend on him to give them 2 or 3 goal headstarts.
Yes, until Kompany is fit.
Cheers guys he was somewhat a bps magnet when getting regular gametime last season
Assume dzeko to bony is the transfer to make ?
Not now, try Caroll.
Errrr, if RVP got the assist then it's offside!
Yup. But he did, and it wasn't.
Therefore it's a linesman error.Shhhh.
Really?. Was only 2 nil so
why does costa get no bonus points???
Because he's really not all that good.
Yellow cards don't help matters
i'm sure theres some stats behind it but if you watch the chelsea games he's nowhere near their best player
This. Compared to other strikers like Aguero, Bony and Austin (who pick up BAPS regularly) he is less involved in play
I also think that the PL scouts have found his weaknesses and thus making it more difficult for him to get into his preferred positions.
Not true. He's getting more shots in the box now.
He's literally just a finisher.
He just doesn't do anything except put the ball in the net. Jolly nice skill to have though.
Actually he does do one other thing, get booked.!
because he looks rather unsophisticated dahling
Bony or giroud
Bone
Bony imo
My capt choices are:
Costa
Rooney
Kane
Sanchez
Do I need to make subs to get in Austin, rvp or yaya? Already have haz and fab
Clyne > Clichy tonight?
clichy looks about to rise
Is it worth doing:
Mignolet (who I got for jokes), Clyne, Boyd, Costa, Perez
to
Jovetic,Giroud, Yaya Toure, Yun and De Gea
For -16 considering I'm around 50,000 and want to do well in the cup.Nothing's worth -16, especially not Jovetic.
This. He isn't even fit
The cup is such a hit and miss. On a week to week basis it's pure luck as to who may have the higher score in one game week. are you not contending in any mini leagues?
No dont do it Mignolet should be back after Brad Jones' performance. I'd change Perez though
The cup is a lottery always a chance you get someone with a wildcard in a dgw when you don't have yours etc, not worth the hit
Which price changes site do you guys use? Haven't really bothered checking this year, but would be nice to see if Bony's rising tonight
http://totalfpl.com/pricechanges
I missed Azpi drop
Clichy about to go up.When was the Azpi drop? Can't recall that there had been one.
This is the worst site there is, do not use it.
Bony usually rises in the morning mate
Mostly in night time
Anyone else struggling to keep your teams up to scratch?
Have a serious hit craving I can't get rid 🙁 Having Dzeko & Oscar certainly doesn't helpWhat is wrong with Oscar?
Better options, & better value elsewhere imo. His awkward price does't help either 😉
Got him in 2 weeks ago for AdM instead of Downing, horrible move
Thought this may just be spiteYeah, good points. But he isn't doing that bad that you should waste a FT on getting rid
You may be right here, Nick.
On a Sunday night, it's hard to tell the difference between a proactive & reactive move 😉Haha yeah. Who are you looking to bring in for him?
For Dzeko, possibly Lukaku or RvP.
Likely short term punts as Jovetic place holders though for me
How about you mate? What's your aim this w/e?*For Oscar, Eriksen or Silva/Nasri
Haven't watched the games yet though, will make a decision after i watch the re-runs 😉Fair enough. I brought in Kompany this week, happy with the 8 points but will wait for more news about his injury.
If the reports that he is out until the New Year are true then I'll sell for Demi.
Pellegrino confirmed he'd be out til Jan
Yeah, but that was immediately after the game, I doubt he can accurately diagnose the injury just after it happened in a post match presser.
Hamstring injuries tend to last a lot longer than two weeks. Doubt they'll rush him back
he is OK but fixtures turning bad for chelsea
This too in a way, Oscar is also similar too Hazard in the sense that Oscar is a home performer this season.
In a sense, it puts a limit to my 3rd mid ceiling, when I can have an Erkisen or a Silva there with great home fixtures next week. While the former Oscar is likely to blank away again.
would it seriously be good option to get milner when he plays as no 9?
or should i get yaya?
Depends what you are looking for.
For an out and out striker, Gary Taylor-Fletcher would be the choice for me. Guaranteed returns and a great differential with the big lad that looks like your dad.
Instead of the overly expensive Yaya, I'd actually go with the underrated Andy King. Always gets a few minutes for Leicester at the end of a game and the potential for points in those 4-5 minute periods is phenomenal.
Good luck.Jedinak at that price just maybe not next week.
Rooney or Bony in for Dzeko?
I think Bony is better but Rooney always scores vs Villa
Yeah theres just something about Rooney. He's always in the points
Bony
Cheers
I think Bony's your man here Badger 😉
Cheers man
How's the pressure at the top bud? Sustainable?
Dzeko and Azpi out cost me dear. PLaying with 10 men this week. Dropped well back. Hopefully Baines and Yun can drag be back up a bit.
One good thing about this GW is my cup opponent seems to have had a nightmare. He brought in Dzeko AND Jovetic this week
You really want to focus on the striking power of Andy Johnson or Gary Taylor-Fletcher. Both absolute monsters in front of goal and likely to score more than Roon dog, Bony M and Eddie D put together.
Good luck!
Did a hit already today! Got 2 players in that aren't on the 1st page of transferred in as well but feeling good about them
Tell us.
Hart and Silva
I went Clichy and Hart, but thought about Silva,
If Clichy starts the next 4 he will be great for you
Is it just me, or does RVP look a bit like John Travolta?
😆
Other way around
Guessing this has been discussed already but I've just seen Hamilton won SPOTY. Should have been Rory surely?!?
Think Hamilton being English helped him win
I agree. Poulter summed it up perfectly imo:
Ian Poulter @IanJamesPoulter · 36m 36 minutes ago
.@BBCSPOTY has turned into a complete joke. It's such a great shame. Huge congrats to @LewisHamilton, but he had 1 person to beat all year.Spot on.
Hamilton's achievements perhaps fresher in the memory? I really don't get the hype around the award as a whole. What does it even mean?
The award is pretty meaningless I suppose. But still, Rory won 2 majors and the Ryder Cup. Hamilton was given the best formula 1 car and beat his teammate. Ridiculous.
McGinley won the coach award, golf was never going to win 2 awards.
But yes Rory should have won!Also nothing to do with personality, Murray won it.
😆 good point.
Bony is so bloody annoying. Scores every match but never gets baps. Also looks like he's gonna score a hattrick every game but doesn't
He got one BP...
thats what i mean, he always gets 6-7 points whenever he scores, never more. those extra potential baps accumulate a lot over matches. whereas someone like downing will always get the 3 baps even for just an assist
As a striker you can't really complain with one BP, especially when there are other scorers in the game.
And no, Downing gets 1-2 BPS for an assist, not 3.
My point being, be happy that he is actually getting bonus points unlike Costa when he scores
Bony's offside a lot - which doesn't help.
Are we talking about Bony or Gary Taylor-Fletcher?
Scores every match is enough for me
he could be bringing his owners so much more though, i think he's an unlucky player to own. have had him for weeks now and he always looks like exploding but never does.
So, like Costa, but 2.5 cheaper.
But
Bony 8.5
Costa 11.1
Same problem, cheaper striker. More acceptableFor less than 9m he's not bad. Them strikers over 10m get baps, play the piano, quote Shakespeare with reckless abandonment but they got no character 😉
A) Rooney n Costa ---> rvp(c) n Austin
B) Costa n Boyd ----> yaya(c) n AustinB.
I dont like either out the 2 id do B)
I have limited captain choices:
Rooney
Sanchez
Kane
Costa
Tempted by a Sanchez to Sterling in a couple of weeks 😯
Say what?!
Only DDG prevented double figures today
Errrrm
Best Combo to replace sigg/Bertrand
A) Yaya/Oshea (Rotates well with rest defence)
B) Silva/City Cover (Play every week
c) Eriksen/BainesBaines points have dried up as much as Bertrand's
Must admit Between A-B
Just thot i would put the C) out there as eriksen looking good
Would you be looking to
A) Do Siggy -> Silva/Eriksen/9.7m (No city cover)
B) Upgrade a defender to a city one .
C) Do rooney -> rvp .
guzan
baines , azpi , naylor
haz , alexis , sig , downing
bony , rooney , austin
krul-cattermole-dummet-wisdomId do a)
Think City defender have to much money in defence
Im still not sure Rvp worth 2.0 more than rooney
Almost exactly what I'm contemplating, though I can do SIggy > Yaya. Not a fan of C though
Why do people thik Courtois is better than De Gea? I know De Gea has a lot more chance to show off with United's makeshift defence, but he looks just as good to me
I'm not sure you'd get many saying that right now...Both great keepers, just one has less to do than the other.
I don't know either.
DDG seems better to me.
But to be fair, Courtois displaced Cech who is no muppet.Courtois doesn't have to make anywhere near as many saves as DDG
In a word, more "commanding".
DDG is the best shot stopper, but Courtois controls every inch of his box, especially crossesNobody better at that...
i think this is probably it.
The chance to be a shot-stopper is the key point.
Everyone raved about Mignolet at Sunderland, Marshall at Cardiff etc. for the same reason.
That said DDG is very good, just not as good as Courtois.I think Courtois looks more like the finished product. He has been at a higher level for longer plus we've seen him in Athletico and Chelsea - two awesome defences. DDG has been part of a transitioning Utd team while also developing in front of us. Or it could be that Courtois just looks a bit bigger and safer than DDG.
Giroud or Kane for next GW? I'll get a -4 for Giroud.
Moore ---> 5.2m ???
Foster
Moore Baines Caulker
YaYa Hazard Sanchez Siggy
Austin Costa Bony
Myhill Marney Hutton PVA0.2 short of Boyd -> Silva. 🙁
Get nasri
I'll sleep on it.
