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Monitor – Alexis Sanchez

With a single goal in his last six league appearances, Alexis Sanchez’s debut season in the Premier League seems in danger of grinding to a halt. After serving up 12 strikes and seven assists in the opening 21 Gameweeks, the Chilean’s displays made him a must-have for Fantasy managers but, in spite of Arsenal’s late surge up the table, his recent output has been minimal.

There’s no disputing the fact that Sanchez’ downturn has coincided with the return to action of Mesut Ozil. The German has started each of the last seven Gameweeks and managed two goals and five assists over that period, whilst Olivier Giroud has developed a source of consistency which has harvested six strikes and a trio of assists in his previous eight outings.

Despite his price of 11.4 in the Fantasy Premier League (FPL) game, Sanchez is still the third most popular midfielder – only Eden Hazard and Raheem Sterling currently sit in more sides. With some of his 30% ownership starting to scour the market for alternatives, we delve into the data to asses his displays over the two time frames in order to ascertain just what has gone wrong.

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  1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Taarabt wagon ?

    1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      A fine start to the new page 🙂

    2. BIG TONES
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      A glutton for punishment. Adel is a glutton himself considering his waistline

  2. Back on the horse
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Should I bin Eriksen? He has a good run of fixtures coming up

    Here's my team. What should my priorities be? Cheers

    Foster Pantilimon
    Clichy Zouma van Aanholt Clyne Haidara
    Sánchez Silva Hazard Eriksen Ireland
    Giroud Kane Agüero
    2FT 0.2

    1. Az
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      gotta give him the next two imo.

      Clichy needs to go

      1. Bojaninho
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        This, Ireland too

    2. BIG TONES
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Keep Erik this week definitely, and maybe the next if he performs well.

      Mane/Siggy seem popular midfield options in the coming weeks and also act as enablers.

    3. scarlet
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Defence.

  3. Hypnos
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    soooo Rooney or Benteke?

  4. Leaf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Nice article Paul ..,,still getting knocked out of cup 🙂

  5. Dušan Citizen
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Never mind, the most important thing is that Demichelis signed another 1 year deal. -.-

  6. Az
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    • 14 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Off topic -

    Any book nerds out there? Just finished book two of the Kingkiller chronicles (Patrick Rotfuss) - looking for a new epic fantasy series to read.

    Already read Brandon Sanderson, George Martin (GoT), Scott Lynch... any reccomended series out there?

    1. Dr Ennet
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Tad Williams - The Otherland series. I reckon that was a great read.

    2. Mouth
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan

  7. Ajay04
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Rate this team out of 10 please...Thanks...

    De Gea
    Bellerin, Clyne, Alderweireld
    Siggy, Mane, Silva, Hazard
    Kane, Aguero, Costa

    Krul, Mahrez, Rose, PVA

    1. Az
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      7

      Needs an arsenal attacker imo.

      1. Ajay04
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Who and how is my question? Got 0.0 itb

        1. Jonny JAB
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Aguero > Giroud if your'e willing to take a huge gamble!

  8. Wouter
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Since 2011, Man City have spent 327 million pounds on transfers and have only changed 2 players in their starting 11. Fernandinho for Barry and Demichelis for Lescott. 😯

    1. Az
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      and Sagna?

      1. The Light Knight
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Zaba probably edges him still

    2. BIG TONES
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Squad depth wins titles.

    3. Sánchez
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      😆 IS THIS TRUE?

      Hart
      Zabaletta Komany Defender3 Clichy
      Nasri/Milner Yaya Fernandinho Silva
      Aguero Striker2

      Could be about right. Been a few strikers (Dzeko, Negredo, tevez, bony, balotelli, jovetic)
      Also a few centre backs (demichelis, lescott, nastasic, mangala)

      You have a point. Basicallt keep buying subs and swaps for these 2 roles

      Ridiculous

      1. The Light Knight
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Dzeko there before Kun IIRC

        1. Sánchez
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          But hasnt held his place consistently though.
          That role rotates and tends to end at dzeko again

  9. Plymouth
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    So, whats the consensus on PvA and Pants? Sell both?

    1. BIG TONES
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Sell PVA for sure. You could do worse than Panti imo, but if you can get rid of him for free then I would probably do it.

  10. lifes a pitch
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Aguero better do something next game or he's getting the boot....anyone losing patience?

    1. Numb
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Everyone.

    2. FPL Maldini
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      he is still too explosive for me to lose.

      I can't justify bringing in any other striker for him as Aguero whether in bad form or not- can score against anyone regardless of fixtures

      1. lifes a pitch
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        His explosiveness won't matter when giroud kane and costa are all doing the business

      2. Ruth_NZ
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        "Explosive" is a most misleading concept.

        If Sanchez, say, scores a brace for 15 points this weekend, all the Sanchez owners will say "see, I told you so".

        But that "explosion" won't make up for 5 blanks out of 6 since the winter wildcard. He'll still have been very bad value since then and it's highly unlikely many will captain him if he eventually does deliver a haul because they have already had too many (c) fails with him.

        I dumped Sanchez in GW22 when he got injured. Nothing he can do now can hurt me. I am already way ahead on the deal.

        1. lifes a pitch
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          I agree with this. People waiting for explosive detonations losing out on current in form players doesn't make sense to me.

        2. Camp No No
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          3 double hauls in a row would hurt you some.

          1. Ruth_NZ
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Am I prevented from bringing him back?

    3. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Same here and same with Sanchez.

      Even factoring in buying Costa, budget ain't gonna be an issue in the run in to the end of the season!

    4. BIG TONES
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Leaders will keep as a defensive move.

      Chasers will probably go Benteke next week then switch to Costa

      1. lifes a pitch
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Sounds like a good plan the tekkers costa thing.

    5. Dušan Citizen
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      No. I couldn't sell him if he isn't injured. Can explode with hat trick anytime.

    6. nevertrustbony
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      yeah think I'm gonna ditch for benteke after west brom game

  11. The Light Knight
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Wow, Advocaat's career history looks like one off of a scattergun game of Football Manager

  12. Plymouth
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Is it justifiable to bench Austin for Alderwereild this GW?

    1. BIG TONES
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Never bench a striker on pens. QPR can also score at home.

      1. Plymouth
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        True.. Aright

    2. Bojaninho
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Who else is in your defence

  13. Boss Hogg
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    1. Sell Puncheon or Moses?
    to
    2. Buy Mane or Siggy?

    1. BIG TONES
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Puncheon is injured...

      I'm going Caz > Mane this week and probably Eriksen > Siggy next week depending on how well Erik goes

    2. Dr Ennet
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      1. Moses
      2. Coin toss but I would go Mané

  14. So Klose
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Any change needed?

    Panti |4.0
    Terry | Bertrand | Toby | Schlupp | PVA
    Hazard | Sanchez | Erikssen | Mane | Cork
    Aguero | Kane | Giroud

    0FT

    1. Demí
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      No

    2. Dr Ennet
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Yep, remove one 's' in Eriksen. 🙂

      Otherwise I reckon you are good to go mate!

    3. So Klose
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Thank you both.

      Panti & PVA worry me though...

  15. Bapilot747
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Foster owners, thinking about Myhill as a short term replacement?

    1. Boss Hogg
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      I'm looking at Mignolet.

    2. FPL Maldini
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      I have b

    3. FPL Maldini
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      i brought in Forster for Foster

  16. Plymouth
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Aright guys, what would you do:

    Pants (Hamer)
    Bellerin, JT, Vert (PvA, Haidara)
    Eriksen, Haz, Silva, Sanchez (Boyd)
    Kane, Aguero, Austin

    2FT, 0,5ITB.

  17. rozzo
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Got two free transfers. Would it be madness to ditch Aguero and Sanchez for Benteke and Mane and have about 10 mil sat in the bank doing nothing?

    bit tired of sticking with players because of name value and not form.

    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      nope not mad, its the fear of the pricetag and their explosiveness

    2. The Light Knight
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Wouldn't be keen to lose Kun but would defo get Mane

    3. BIG TONES
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      If you're going to punt and get Benteke, I would wait for DGW

    4. FPL Maldini
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      I would double up on Wolscheid

    5. Tom Tom
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Ufff. It wouldn't be a move I'd make. Aguero home to WBA. An argument could be made for Mane. I'm sticking to Sánchez

  18. The Light Knight
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Messi has a 10 rating on WhoScored with just an assist, never seen that before

    1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      How accurate are those sites anyway ? . I'v seen players get ratings of 7 & 8's from various websites and get criticised on here

      1. Camp No No
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        "those sites"? many sites have rather arbitrary way to give the rating. whiskered.com uses some sort of algorithm that counts the rating from the actions that player performs on pitch.

    2. whitters_2014
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Hart must have got 11 then

  19. Bapilot747
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Myhill or Schwarzer?

    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Myhill and Schwarzer sound like a hard nosed NY Law Firm

      1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        and myhill in answer to your question

  20. Richd
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Alderweireld and Bertrand essential for this Gw

    1. Bapilot747
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      I have both

    2. BIG TONES
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Not essential but most (including me) will have double SOT def

      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Most won't

        1. BIG TONES
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Disagree, but respect your opinion.

          1. Wild Rover
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            It's not an opinion, it's a fact. Most players do not have double Soton defs

            1. Wild Rover
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              But I respect your opinion that it's an opinion 😉

              1. Beavis
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 12 Years
                9 years, 3 months ago

                😀

            2. BIG TONES
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              Not currently, but will change this GW imo. Toby has 10k new owners, and most experienced players will already own one of Clyne/Bert/Forster

          2. Beavis
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            It's not an opinion, it's statistically correct.

          3. Ruth_NZ
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            6.3% of the top 1000 have two Southampton defenders.

            Want to disagree with that?

            1. BIG TONES
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              I believe it will change this GW approaching. Should have made that clearer.

            2. Colonel Shoe 肝池
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              how did you get that figure, cant find it on wordpress or fplstats

    3. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Ings and Boyd might have something to say about that

      1. Plymouth
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Boyd? Ha!

        1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          🙂 . As you can see from my attempt to start a faux Taarabt bandwagon I am having some fun

  21. Bapilot747
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Alderwerield to start this week?

    1. FPL Maldini
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      After the way he performed against Chelsea? I would hope so

    2. BIG TONES
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Unless he is struck my lightning on the way to the match, yes he will.

      1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Ah like lightening could stop him 😉

    3. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Yes he is nailed on

  22. Plymouth
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Some advice gents? So stuck on what to do.. 2 FT, 0,5ITB.

    http://s12.postimg.org/4ofa8rebh/Screen_Shot_2015_03_18_at_23_45_51.png

    1. Demí
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Change the armband to Aguero

      1. Plymouth
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Done! Now how to spend that FT?

        1. Demí
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Would strengthen your bench

          Boyd > Phillips in prep for the dgw.

          1. Plymouth
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            And thus bench who in the midfield? One of Sanchez, Eriksen, Haz and Silva then..

  23. Tom Tom
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Evening all. A or B?

    A. Ozil (new)
    B. Austin (EVE)

    1. The Light Knight
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      B

    2. Beavis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      B

    3. Every Dog Has Its Day
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Has to be A

      1. Beavis
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Ozil doesn't seem to do as well away from home, Austin is the main man and has pens.

    4. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      ozil ozil if not ozil then maybe ozil

    5. Tom Tom
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Such decisive answers and yet...

    6. Tom Tom
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      But cheers of course!

  24. FPL Maldini
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Is it just me or is it only worth having Giroud from Arsenal as there is too much risk of midfielders not starting or not knowing which will get the goals ofr points- whereas Giroud is usually involved

    1. Jonny JAB
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Cazorla is mainly reliant on pens, Sanchez has come off the boil, Ozil most likely to get the Assists but Giroud is definitely the most likely to score

  25. Dynamic Duos
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    will pelli push yaya forward already?

    1. Beavis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      He hasn't got anybody to play in centre mid.

      1. Dynamic Duos
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Fernando?

  26. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    sanchez last chance for me this week, too many other tempting options with better form, fixtures and pricetag

    1. Every Dog Has Its Day
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Agreed I will get Mane.

      1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        really tempted to do that transfer this week...

    2. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      I am always too slow to sell under performing players I'm going to have to come up with some sort of system for next year

      1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        seems im punished no matter which philosophy i use............ patience or kneejerk

  27. Ajay04
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Schlupp or Alderweireld?

    Rest of defence- Clyne, Bellerin, Rose, PVA, Naughton.

    Would be for PVA and would also be a -4

    1. Every Dog Has Its Day
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Ald but not for a hit sir.

    2. BeachBadger
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Not worth a hit

  28. Bojaninho
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    What would you do with this ?

    Panti
    Clyne,Ivan,Hutton
    Hazard,Sanchez,Cazorla,eriksen
    Kun,kane,Austin

    1.9 itb and 2 fts

    Thought

    1. Bojaninho
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Krul,Boyd,dawson,pva

  29. vice
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Those with Foster and Myhill - keeping Foster?

  30. McSauce
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Joke

    "Messi could nutmeg a Mermaid"