With the previous Gameweek finally coming to its conclusion yesterday evening, we now take time to delve into the data. Amongst tonight’s topics are Chelsea’s stand-in striker and in-form wide man, the City midfield, Palace’s form players at both ends of the pitch and Villa and Arsenal’s clinical frontmen.
why would he be? rested from the week off??
Wenger said recently that he wants to rest him. That might be his best chance to do so.
United, City, Tottenhem lost points there
FA cup is better chance to rest him.
Maybe.
No
Who knows, rumour had it that he was going to be rested before now.
No...why would he ?
Zero chance imo....more chance hes rested in fa cup
I was thinking the opposite... rested and then play fa cup... eeesh dunno now.
No, can't see him being rested 🙂 Especially now when they can see a light in the end of the tunnel
He gets a rest the week after.
He will play v Reading. Weren't they losing 4-0 to Reading in the cup last time ? 😉
No chance
What is the best option for the next 2 gwks?
A. Murray (sun, WBA)
B. Gomis (EVE, lei)
C. Remy (qpr, MUN)
D. Sturridge (NEW, hul*)
*possible blank gw (can someone confirm?)
Sturridge has a blank.
Remy seems to be the go to choice.
any1 know liverpools dgw. 37 or 34
announcement is tomorrow
Im thinking Murray, is he nailed?
Great, now I don't have 11 players for GW 33. Have to get rid of Sterling.
Is it a good idea to bring phillips in after gw 33? with chelsea at home then a blank
Think that ship has sailed
Am i right in saying as im leading my mini leagues, that double gameweeks are bad for me?
Depends how you look at it. I'm leading and would have liked a Blackburn win, let's just say that 🙂
Yes, unless you have a WC
Quick straw poll:
Those with wildcards left. What rank are you?9125
just below 2k
180000 🙁
Went from 7k > 15k this week 🙁
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Fairly high then, should help you cement a decent place. Used mine in gw3 🙂
You sound scared
Of what?
First time I've held onto it, my 2 previous best ranks I used it gameweek 2
15k
8k
12.7k
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I have never used a WC successfully though.
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For the first time in 4 seasons of letting FPL rule my life, I see why people play the WC after GW 1-3.
This year with no riots, strikes or bad weather delaying games, and no international competition meaning there is less FA cup congestion, DGWs really have not been such a big deal.7004
Was 16,300 before this GW.
168k (year 1)
Naugton > Clyne/Bert a good move until WC in 2 weeks? 🙂
yep. it's a coin toss between them really.
Trying to sell Aguero 🙂
Which 3rd striker to bring in ? Already have Kane and Giroud
Remy
Rooney?
Hello!
Please help me 🙂
Guzan, panti
clichy, clyne, iva, koscielny, yoshida
mane, silva, eriksen, henderson, moses
benteke, aguero, kane
1FT
So what to do?take eriksen out for siggy I think with his fixtures. Bring phillips in for moses after gw 33. strikers are fine. Aguero always scores v utd and has good couple of games after. Defence is fine but clichy sometimes has a rotation risk. But he was one of their best players the game v palace.
Downgrade the defence to free up funds to improve the midfield
It's up to you but I would do something like this:
Yoshida - downgrade
Clichy - downgrade
Either Naughton, Yun, Van Aanholt
Mane should be sold. Siggy and Puncheon nice short term solution (gret 3 upcoming fixtures for both) ... I would also consider Moses out 🙂 Try to bring Giroud for Benteke or even Aguero after Arsenal play Chelsea 🙂
Fashanu is an odd job! Anyone watching The Crazy Gang?
I loved them in their pomp...good stuff. And better footballers than they have ever been credited with.
Any ideas on what to do with my team? I'm thinking Siggy for Boyd...
=-----------------Myhill-----Hamer---------------------------
Bertrand--Terry--Alderweild--Dawson--Hutton
--Silva--Erikson--Hazard--Boyd--Puncheon--
-----Kane-----Aguero-------Giroud----------------Do it
I transferred out eriksen for siggy, hopefully it pays off
Murray, Vardy or Gomis(FT) or Remy(-4)?
murray or gomis. I'd say murray
Paul Ince reckons his 'CV is better than most' but he doesn't even get offered interviews simply because he is black. Really???
No doubt a black manager will break through in the Premier League sooner or later and be very successful but I bet it will be one who never even mentions his race and gets there through ability alone.Unlike Ince who seems to play that particular card at every opportunity.
Just like the way Asians have made it through scouting systems and youth academies....
Paul Ince is right, sadly.The best Asians have made it through. And will continue to do so. I can't believe that they would be held back these days.
I mean black players are making it through just fine so race can't be an issue there.
He is right about the bit about "black" managers not being appointed due to racism....but he wouldn't get hired anyway because he's three parts crackpot...
Don't start that rubbish again.
I can't see any harm in trying a Rooney rule equivalent. It might not work but how do we know unless we try?
would you want your club to hire someone who may not be the best for the job? what if they get relegated
The Rooney Rule places no emphasis on hiring - it just means that everyone gets considered. It can't really hurt to give it a try.
Many would end up going through say 5 interviews and not get any of them, and then probably kick up more of a fuss? call X club racist, Y chairman racist. Its a tricky area imo. It's also a bit unfair to give less opportunity to inexperienced coaches who may apply similarly but would not get the interview unless they were black?
i think its worth trialing but i also think there are key problems it could also cause. imo it kind of highlights race in the game a lot more rather than trying to reduce it.
like what if a club hires an inexperienced black manager, then results turn poor. does the focus then turn on the race issue? i would not be surprised if some fans then start chanting racist things, it could just get nasty.
I don't agree with discrimination based on race / gender etc
this is the same paul ince who is advising his son on his career
Paul Ince's reputation precedes him.
#callmetheguvnor.This. He is a sh*t manager and a bit of a nob to boot. Thats the reason he doesn't get a job!
correct...
SHOOT.
Hah was waiting for that!
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iuFeDAzAyLY/UuFuzC4MuSI/AAAAAAAAP6o/bATkVKu5aow/s1600/paul-ince.gif
Race has nothing to do with why he hasn't got a job😆
Never seen that before.
Tactics well ahead of the time.
It's possible to be both a not very good manager AND discriminated against.
wc in 34?
I'll pass on Remy this week then
if Costa isn't back for DGW I can just wc him in
On that note
Night allLuxury position to be in 🙁
how likely is costa to make it for then?
Who is more urgent to have in the team for the rest of the season?
a) Siggy
b) Sterlingsiggy.
thoughts on my team and what needs to change.
K Davis
Koscielny Terry Dawson
Siggy Silva Hazard Sanchez
Aguero Kane Austin
bench: hamer baird bruce ameobi
Siggy
not much urgency needed for either but Sterling for doubles
Austin, Gomis or Murray just for this GW?
gomis i guess
cheers mate
Starting to lose patience with Eriksen, but Mane isn't starting for Southampton. Any suggestions for a replacement around £7.5m?
no point shipping Eriksen before AVL imo
Well that's what I thought last week before the Burnley game, but he blanked there too. Is Siggy worth a punt, or Ki maybe?
same..... i got siggy in for sanchez cos of that thinking instead of eriksen.... may as well hold now tho
I suppose you're right, saves a FT too.
Puncheon would be a possible but I think you have him. Southampton are a pain, Swans look good.
I'm considering Lennon, cheeky? 😉I'm keeping Erik btw.
Interesting, I'll have a look. Cheers!
Burnley away is considerably tougher than villa at home tho. Siggy depends on who ur getting rid of, i would keep Erik if ur getting siggy in for him.
OK thanks. Nice user name btw 😉
haha thanks 😀
No Chelsea def
No Soton def
No Aguero
No Kane
Has to be the way forward for anyone on WC who is hoping to climb the ranks or catch ML leaders. IMO the only essential player from GW34 onwards is Hazard.No Chelsea defender in the DGW seems risky? The others I can see, although Kane is such a good price that he enables other plans.
Well you can't make up ground if you don't have the players who score points. Kane is a must IMO. I'd argue the most must player there is given his price and form.
That's definitely a differential. Like most differentials on here, it's probably a negative one.
Between them, Chelsea and Soton have got WBA, Palace, Sunderland, Villa and Leicester twice in the last 4 games. Might be relegation-avoiding heroics from those teams, or the two best defences in the league might rack up a fair few clean sheets.
Without a WC so if Liverpool have a DGW in GW34 I'd have to go -4 to get Sterling/Coutinho and Skrkel is this enough players for DGW
Pants
Ivan**Slurp** Skertel**
Sterling**Hazard** Sanchez Silva
Remy**Kun Kane
Is Costa definetly out for next few weeks?
No..he definitely might be...that's about all we know.
Reports are that he could be back for the first of the DGW games.
Yes.out for qpr and Man u games
What is the liverpool dgw? 34 or 37
Read the tweets mate.
We'll probably know tomorrow.
Worst week I've had all season after dropping Sanchez for Mata and ignoring the DGW. I am still demoralised from it all.
How do I bounce back with 2FT? 3.5 ITB
Pants / Mill
Terry Clyne PvA Yun* Naughton*
Hazard Silva Mata Eriksen Boyd
Kun Giroud KaneNo need to panic this week. You could bounce back.
Thanks. It was horrible, lost a 35 point ML league and now 10+ points behind. Huge swing and has left me feeling ill 🙁
Any suggestions where to use one transfer?Naughton > someone (Ivan?)
Haha I did exactly that. Have 10 of your likely 11 starters as well. Thought I was being clever saving a FT to use down the line (and I still have WC as well) but I think I would rather have the 40-odd points.
It's pretty much ruined all my ML (I'm talking £1000+) but noone saw QPR and Villa getting 11 goals between them (and the same 3 players - who everyone seemed to have - being involved in every single goal).
Anyway I'm stumped what to do this week as well. Do you have your WC still?Sucks hey. Its a massive blow that is for sure.
Unfortunately I don't have my wildcard available.
Not sure what to do with Mata, it was a failed one week punt and now Naughton is injured!
Naughton > Ivan might be a good shout.
Choose 2 to bench..
a) Aguero
b) Silva
c) Puncheon
d) Giroud
e) Dawson
f) TerryDawson and Puncheon
Quick vote, what is the best option for the next 2 gwks ONLY (I'm WCing gw 34)?
A. Murray (sun, WBA)
B. Gomis (EVE, lei)
C. Remy (qpr, MUN)Murray easily
With Palace and Swansea safe, it has to be Remy, imo.
Just noticed Aguero and Costa fell in price last night. Ouch. Not good for DGW planning 🙁
I'm 0.1 of doing Vertonghen and Krul ---> Azpilicueta and Schmeichel.
Absolutely annoying me 🙁
How many players from the upcoming DGW does everyone have right now? 5 here.
Erm, one.
Your team must be shocking.
Why?
Koscielny, Sanchez, Coutinho, Van Aanholt and Austin. They've mostly been scoring well for me.They are not all from the upcoming DGW
Ahhh aren't they? Damn. I thought GW = Villa, QPR, Liverpool, Arsenal, Hull and Sunderland?
Arsenal / Sunderland is not till 37 and QPR have had theirs.
Best of luck GW 33.
erm. Sunderland and Arsenal don't have a DGW until 37.
And QPR don't have one at all...
4 but one of them is Costa 🙁
Hoping to have 3 total, 4 at max
just 2.. Hazard and Terry. got 4 FTs until GW 34 to rectify that though
Are you your grav?
😆
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Sorry all, I worded this completely wrong. Forgot GW 33 was a blank and not a double.
Team okay for next week?
http://i.imgur.com/tgldbf7.png
Might bench Dawson for Bellerin and then use a FT to take Krul out
for the rest of season.
A) giroud
B) sanchezGiroud because he is cheaper and Arsenals only true striker and at this stage of the season it seems like Sanchez can equally get as many points as Ramsey / Ozil / Cazorla
Both.
Is Courtois a good shout for the DGW?
I went to Courtois once this season and it was a disaster. So no I wouldn't.
Love the fact Giroud is rising tonight. Oh, casuals.
People that don't have him could be getting him in for a decent-ish fixture and then benching, if they have room on the bench.
Hate the term "casuals". If they're still playing actively, fair play to them. Not everyone is obsessed as we FFS nerds 🙂
Plus 42 RCA
I only have two GW33 blanks and still have two FTs, not going for Giroud before the blank myself, but I understand those who might be. Their next few transfers are likely to be concerned with GW34 DGWers.
9 years, 2 months agoGuys - Sanchez likely to be rested v Burnley this week Yes?