The Numbers Game – 2014/15 Review – Stoke City

13th.

Really like Bojan

Fitness is the issue though

No - he's worse than Moses according to the stats above!

Great flair player, not quite FPL material yet for me, but definitely worth watching

He's certainly not nailed on.

He's a good pick if he gets the minutes. That's definitely not guaranteed.

he should play majority of the games, the odd game he will be rested.

Start of last season in the first game for instance I think he was benched to the suprise of many

Good pick, the rotation risk is too much for me

Thoughts?

Love it. 9/10

would be perfect for me, I just cant get behind Deeney because I know nothing about him.

Dummet - Olsson - Oshea - Baker will end in tears.

That's actually pretty damn good

AS otheres have said, defence will be your downfall - Dummett, JoS & Baker are shaky at best.

ufpl that is

Depends what you do with it of course. But in UFPL it makes more sense as you get to move players around when they don't perform.

Tough one, was in two minds myself. Have gone with Ivan myself...

Deeney

which one, deeney or ighalo?

ighalo seems to be the more explosive

Deeney nailed on

Bears will love it.

you have to "ran" because its past tents....

Here's another bad one: Better stay away from the beans, then.

not nailed but when I have seen him he is attacking little player yes

I got a decent answer on that yesterday, let me find it for you......

I would like to know if he is nailed too

RWB or RW very attacking, can beat a man and can finish. Will be rotated.

Scored this beaut against Neuer -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-sIyyG2j_M

Abdi better pick at 5.0 imo

He's a backup player. Stay way way away.

Anya's appearances will be very limited this year. He's a backup player.

Likely to be first choice creative/attacking midfielders for Watford: Abdi, Jurado and (if he signs, which looks likely) Berghuis.

Jurado is probably the safest pick purely because he has history with QSF, whereas the others do not. Abdi just signed a new 3 year contract so he's tied down, but has had a couple of unlucky seasons from an injury standpoint (non-recurring injuries, a string of bad luck). If he stays injury free he's an excellent play that runs the Watford midfield.

Until WHM do sign another striker Sakho is certainly first choice up top.

hmm... maybe B slighter better fixtures

B

b

B

Pelle

Downgrade Pelle

A

a

A

A

A. For sure.

Are you sold on Kane at 9.5?

A) assuming stek is your bench keeper
Can you do b with hendo, ivanivan ?

10/10

no defensive subs to play at 4.0. would not work

Meh

No Sanchez

No and not unless FPL changes how it distributes points (like ufpl). If points were awarded for interceptions, pass completion and tackles i'd consider him.

Under the old bonus system some were (Barry Ferguson) but adding additional points etc. has been discussed to death, and the consensus seems that it would add too much confusion.

Game would become more boring if they got points outside bonus points. Just need to sort out the BPS system to give them more chance of baps.

Can't see it really, very hard to give someone points for that position. If they're playing well they shouldn't even get noticed for it!

It'd involve a fundamental change to the point scoring system and thus make it more complicated, no? Think the simplicity of it is one of the main factors for the FPL towers. Although it would be nice.

No and it shouldn't happen.

I don't think there's a need for that. It's good that you understand that, but I don't see a special points system for such players, they are in every team - Coqlen, Carrick, Song etc.

The only way they could do it without amending the points would be to add another position, so you have a 17 man squad, have to pick two DMs and play one every week. They'll never do it though.

2 points for a CS might spice it up, anything else would overcomplicate the game.

I think Haz and Aguero are essential, so Mata v Rooney... maybe mata for the extra $ ITB

A

A

tough one. If Kun is fit, I would say B barely.

b

Taking price out of it, Benteke.

The two arent in the same price realm. Definately Benteke!

Benteke

Bent eke.

He's a writing machine.

pre-season reasons. Lukaku is no 1

It's pre-season.

To give him a game.

Everton don't like trophies.

Spent most of last season injured. If Stoke can find a place for him, and if he doesn't do a sulk...

11 goals in the last 4 seasons. Would have to see an awful lot from him to make me even consider it.

Rotation, rotation, rotation.

I like it. Good to see the crack pipe is treating you well mate.

But this conversation has been good. He is now out of my team. But will follow Stokes friendlies with a close eye....! Thanks, guys

One of him, Milner or Chadli will hit form.

Semi-tempted to double on Hendo/Milner

I think siggy plays in the hole

Hendo great but sitting deeper than Coutinho

No
No

You left Siggy out last year?

Different but decent.

Really like this team

Cabaye/bolasie Wanyama

Ritchie?

I think Mert may be rotated with Gabriel this year downgrade to 5.0 def (Schlupp) maybe

Bring in Wanyama and Milner

If you can find 1.0 somewhere, I'd go with someone like Cabaye/Bolasie and Atsu/Redmond as the last two midfielders. Or take a gamble on Lens or whatever your gut feels.

You have your bases covered there anyways, would never go Courtois/4.0 but I'm an average player at best so what do I know..

Cheers guys! Plenty to think about

+10

Same

Looks decent but I'd downgrade Clyne and upgrade at least one of the 4.0 defenders.

Looks great

If you pick at least one playable 4.0 Def then that team is a contender. But that's a big if.

Who you got as your two 4.0? Targett? Baker?

Can I see your team ?

it'll be exciting at least

That's good in my book.