We delve into the Gameweek 23 data this evening in our first members article of the week. Liverpool’s flourishing attack, Southampton’s misfiring frontman, Angel Di Maria’s eye for goal and Eden Hazard’s worrying home form are all on our radar.
Play Krul or Foster
and two out of Clyne, Wisdom and van Aanholt.
Is Cuadrado better than Schurrle?
Today Fifa Interactive World Cup 2014 Grand Final competitor David Bytheway and Football Manager expert Alex Stewart on BBC :
"Cuadrado is a popular player on Fifa 15 because he's extremely fast and has five star skill moves which is up there with the likes of Neymar and Ronaldo. Schurrle is a useful player because he has decent pace and is always a threat around the box due to his good shooting stats. Both players trade even blows in the attacking and technical department and are both great attacking options but it's the defensive work that separates them.
"Cuadrado's defensive stats are substantially better than Schurrle's. His marking is 54 which is 31 ratings better than Schurrle's dismal 23. It's not just the marking he wins in, his standing and sliding tackle stats are 25 and 23 ratings better which makes it an easy win for Cuadrado."
Yup, definitely what Mourinho used to ponder over the move..FIFA and FM
I don't think he really gave Schurrle a shot
That's really not true.
Schuerrle had 3 problems this season:
1. The World Cup win went to his head. Up until a few weeks ago he was still tweeting about it and in his most recent interview with Chelsea TV he was still referring to it.
2. He has had a viral illness which took some time to recover from. Then, when fit again, he played pretty poorly whenever put in the team. He just wasn't giving us an option.
3. He thinks of himself as an attacker and hasn't learned to cover the defensive aspect required of his position in Chelsea's system. Hazard does it (and does it well) so there was no excuse for Schuerrle really.
The bottom line is that both the club and the manager thought highly of him and wanted him to come good. Jose thought he was "the most clinical finisher at the club". But we desperately needed someone that could come in and allow Hazard, Oscar or Willian to get an occasional rest. That's what Cuadrado's for and he's ready made because he'll do all the team defence work as well as having great technical talent and pace.
cuadrado is the sort of player jose likes
Cuadrado is a better fit to Chelsea. I guess that's key.
Jaysus H Christ. I'm off again.
I'm a fan of games but seriously, wtf did we just read???
Schurrrle is class. Not close to being given a proper chance.
Had he been more keen to defend he would have got a better chance.
Zaba nailed in?
Did you see the last game?
Well he didn't play.
Distin not going to West Ham is great for West Ham
+42. Rather have Kaboul, me.
He'd become an option if he signed, wouldn't he? Fancy him?
🙂
Who are Krul/Panti owners playing?
Krul at home but Swansea not exactly the most free scoring side..
Week 1 of this combo already didn't work. I expect this to continue to be the case.
I am playing KrulI wouldn't say it didn't work. Panti kept a clean sheet & got a save point.
I'm edging towards Panti and I'm starting PVA too 😯
Panti for me
Keeping it as I planned, started Krul last week, probably start Pantilimon this GW.
Krul
And finally, Filip Djuricic joined Southampton 😀 Yay, one more Serb in Premier League 😀
A good one ?
Can we pick an entire Serb team, yet? 🙂
he's a quality player, good addition to the squad
what kind of midfielder?
Playmaker but can also play on the wings.
ANOTHER ONE!? URGH
any good?
so happy for schurrle - finally get out of his nightmare 🙂
Aaron Lennon is in talks with Everton as I write
looks like it's a done deal.
not sure it's going to get a load of fantasy interest!I dunno, reckon could be an option
As a Spurs fan I will be sad to see him go. He is the last of the "old guard". Having said that he has gone backwards over the last few years. I hope he can push on at Everton.
Lennon will be an everton player as soon as spurs agreed
To pay half of his wages..
Southampton have signed Filip Duricic, an attacking midfielder who hasn't scored a league goal since March 2013.
A midfielder then 🙂
And couldn't hack it at Mainz, FFS.
Same thing they said about Elia.
he hasn't been that good....
Got them the three points vs Newcastle and has barely had time to show himself..
those two goals were lucky
Still scored them.
Dude, he's only managed those 2 shots in his three games so far. That doesn't exactly set the world alight at Southampton.
Who is sh!t. They need help upfront and at the back yet Koeman keeps buying washed up attacking mids.
nah, love mane up top for my team
What did you expect him to do in those 3 games he's played?
Sure they need a striker but not really a risk signing a player like this on loan.He's Robinho with less talent, the antithesis of what Saints should be after.
Maybe manage to get another shot after those two?
Would you choose A or B for your midfielders...
A. Hazard, Sanchez, DiMaria, Silva, Ameobi
B. Hazard, Cazorla, Oscar, Silva, Sterling
Aguero, Giroud, Kane as forwards.
Thanks!B comfortable for me
A
b
Shameless repot - who will score more between now and the season ending?
a.) Siggy & Pelle
or
b.) Boyd & Sturridge (tough fixtures)b
B), fitness permitting.
Cuadrado ain't going to shift Willian fully is he ?....And what about on the other side, can he play both wings ?
wouldn't think it really matters TOO much as Hazard can definitely play both wings..
His skill stars are bigger so of course he will. Except when it's time to defend then he be ahead of Hazard since his defensive stars are bigger.
@Leaf....
I see your luck is still going bad...Omg !
More red arrows than biggin hill airshowHow's yours ?
Selling kane on my Wildcard for Pelle worked a treat ,
What impact, if any, do you think Bony will have on Aguero? Will they both play together like Dzeko and Aguero partnership in the past?
yeah i think so, could be quite devestating
dont think agueros returns will be significantly affected though
any chance that Bertrand drops tonight? only on -51% on FPLStats..Sunderland play tomorrow so on principle would like to wait, but in the end I only have Panti so could go early and have Krul just in case
Need a replacement for Betrand for next few GW's
Suggestions??
Clichy
i have him already, any others?
Is it really worth it with Kolarov lurking?
clyne or bellerin
bellerin might not get game time! good option tho
went for bellerin due to the form factor
Naughton
does anybody know if Fulham looking like signing someone?
reports they are putting together a deal to get the michael jackson statue back on loan
tbh , thats where we went wrong.
Eisfeld out is the only news I think
Heskey on loan, 100k a week.
He's better than Fulham.
Filip Đuričić is another erm... 'bold' signing by Southampton.
He was very promising indeed in the Eredivisie for Heerenveen, and looked well-positioned to make the leap to a bigger league. But he failed to convince both for Benfica and Mainz, who felt that his wages and loan fee didn't justify Đuričić's very meagre returns on the pitch.
Looks like another player in the mould of Elia, whom Koeman has good memories of from the Eredivisie and whose careers he reckons he can salvage.Billy Beane strikes again
Suddenly I'm getting very unhappy to own a Southampton attacking asset.
A spot of moneyballing then. Much needed depth anyway
Good luck to them , can't all be united and Chelsea and pay £30m + for a proven player 4 or 5 times a year
RMWCT please
Foster Myhill
Azpil Jones Bellerin PVA Baird
Hazard Dimaria Cazorla Silva Ameobi
Aguero Giroud Kane
also who to sub this week ?? thanks in advanceGood team
Play Azpi PVA BellerinOther than Azpil s lack of game time and DiMaria s daft manager, it looks rather splendid.
I still have faith in Soton defense since Wanyama and Schneiderlin return for QPR (allegedly, Koeman to confirm this week)..that is a HUGE boost to the solidity of their team..
I'm not sure if it's enough for me to Berty > Clyne (already have Toby) but I definitely feel good overall..They only conceded one at the weekend, it was hardly a disaster...Even the greatest of defences let the odd goal in from time to time.
Who to play this GW
A Heaton (H WBA)
B Pants (A Swans)
Play one out of these 3
A Jones
B PVA
C WisdomPantilimon + Wisdom
I'm on Heaton and PVA just because of PVA attaching returns but anyone's guess
1) Bellerin + Sterling
2) Wisdom + Cazorla
or another suggestion?
Current team:
Pants
Clyne Terry Wisdom
Sanchez Di Maria Hazard Cazorla
Aguero Giroud KaneYour score prediction for City - Hull ?
6-0
5-1
20-0
All from Aguero
People will need many changes of underwear and trousers if this ever happens.
170pt (C) 😀
And all unassisted just to screw owners of the all non-Aguero City players.
4-0
5-0
Who is the better player to get long term.....sterling or eriksen....already have Kane sp erikesen involves doubling up on spurs.....do u think sterling is better option?
Is it considered bad to have 0 ITB while wildcarding?
in hindsight I would say so
I bet Hummels doesn't even have five skill stars.
Do. Not. Want.
unlike Jones and smalling, they have all the moves
when you've been to the treatment room so much you may as well samba to break up the monotony.
Southampton trying to sign one more player on a permanent deal.
Ryan Bertrand's loan move from #CFC could become permanent.
carlton cole in talks with west brom
Panti - Krul
Ivan - Clyne - BERTRAND - Wisdom - Wasilewski
Should I replace Bertrand with:
A. premium DEF - the likes of P.Jones, Zaba, Kompany, Koscielny
or
B. some cheapo to rotate with other 2 cheapos - most likely one of PvA, Wollscheid. Bellerin
??B
PvA does not rotate well with Wisdom
CRY SWA WBA SOU avl/hul
in the next 5 for the 3 cheapos, not that bad, is it?
B
I didn't realise people rated Willian so highly on here.
seriously though...really?He does a lot of selfless work and adds real balance to the side, he allows others to do a little less tracking back themselves than if he wasn't in the side.
Why would they not?...
its more a fact of cuadrado showing absolutely nothing to suggest he is any better
Who rates him?
ok, maybe I'll look at him harder next time.
All I ever see is a guy dribbling nowhere fast and losing the ball as a result.
