The Numbers Game – 2014/15 Review – Stoke City

Keepers and Def - not a fan, but not far off being good.
Mids and Forwards, good except you'll need to watch for Aguero. If he's not starting GW1 downgrade him to Rooney/Costa and upgrade a mid/defender.

Could do Milner to Ritchie.

WBA have pretty rotten fixtures, but the appeal of Hennessey would be a 4.0 starting keeper. I'd just swap Myhill for a 4.0 and save the cash, or else you might as well pick a 4.5 keeper with better fixtures.

I think the defence is a little light, with the 4.0s on the bench. I think you need an extra 0.5 just to upgrade so you can rotate Huth a bit.

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Nice, not sure on your keepers though.

I think the base is alright, but think you could do better.

Why the Norwich 8.5 pair when Newcastle is also possible? I know Ruddy is a good shotstopper, but Newcastle surely will improve towards a top half finish now that terrible Carver has gone. I would assume Norwich is one of a few favorites to go down, I would not want to own that goalkeeper.

You know Baker is not playing. If a playing 4.0 comes along you'll take him, but what if he doesn't? Do you keep him? Or prefer a playing 4.5 def?

Midfield is nice, but I don't really know Ritchie. I know the stories and stats, he is one of the better 6.0's around. Walters is another alternative, but is not really appealing haha. Sterling I don't really like, I find him quite expensive to be honest. But I can see the appeal, although Yaya could be golden for the first few weeks with FK, PK. His form at the end of the season was excellent.
And I would upgrade Ighalo, preferably by downgrading Sterling to Mane or an 8.5. That gives you Wilson/Deeney, and by selecting Ritchie you almost implicitly approve of Wilson, so why not 😉

Looks pretty good - Isn't Ighalo more of an impact sub, would expect Deeney and Vydra to be starting?

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BENTEKE IS AT LIVERPOOL BABYYYYY

I am not to keen on doubling up on leicester defense, otherzise pretty solid team

I like it, would personally go for Deeney long term though- or maybe after Wilson vs Villa.

I have very similar.

Schmeichel - Hamer
Ivanovic - Clyne - Prodl - Francis - Bassong
Hazard - Cazorla - Ozil - Milner - Wanyama
Rooney - Sakho - Benteke

Switch

Switch or consider Ivan and someone else. Lukaku-fantasy nightmare.

Azpi and Benteke

Surely Benteke and Azpi now that Chrissy joined liverpool and will have Firmino and Coutinho setting him up as well as Clyne giving him those lovely crosses. While for Lukaku... I don't know what to tell ya mate! He will have to deal with Cleverley and Gareth Barry unfortunately !

5/10

6.5/10

Not sure on Pantilimon, Bacuna or Bolasie.

8/10.

I'd say its very solid and well balanced. I'm personally not convinced by Bacuna, bolasie or shaw.

I like it! One of the better teams with Haz in it!

Looks quite a bit like my team, or the team I am trying to make.

Especially like that it is quite balanced. Can I ask what you are planning to do with Bacuna? I like him, but people here do not fancy a 5.0 villa defender. His attacking output is excellent though, and if Ade joins he could have a nice target to find with his crosses. His free kicks are also excellent. The rotation with your other defenders is what worries me though, when is he going to play?

I doubt you need Myhyll, even though he is a good pick and I think you could use the budget to upgrade your defence. I would love to know what you do with your team if you wouldn't have Haz, do you have any idea?

Playing eleven is really good, bench not so much so i'm gonna give it 7.5/10. With a few changes you could easily score 8/10 or higher imo.

I like it, 8/10

Different, but not necessarily bad. I think you'll do well with that.

pretty decent, personally prefer Ivan and Kos over Mert and Azpi
wouldnt take a punt on lens or payet, though they could very well be in later in the season
chadli or milner better alternatives i think than those two or henderson.
upgrade ighalo to sakho, deeney or wilson
upgrade baker and smith, apart from that pretty good.

A

A.

I'd avoid Berahino talks of WBA buying new forward.

A

Good 7/10. The haz to fab cash does wonders

Could go BOU/NOR for your 4.5 defenders.

7/10

Too punty for my liking, but not bad. A lot seem to be going without City coverage, so I wouldn't worry too much about that.

dont trust 4.0 defenders
prefer mata or rooney to depay and ivan over azpi

Regarding no City coverage, I guess you've got to ask your self one thing. "Do I feel lucky?". Well do ya?

Sakho or Wilson IMO

sakho imo
mitrovic could be a good pick...

Sakho/Deeney

Sakho.

Sakho
BOJAN

Would go for Sakho, Wilson or Deeney

defo A

Like it! Ki and the 4.0 are compromises, but otherwise its very good.

lots of firepower
maybe wilson over deeney, easier games perhaps?
dont like non-playing 4.0's, even for a GK
prefer the plan of bringing aguero in GW4 tbh

agreed

I'm personally picking C

😯

CtC & TFPL both have him rising in price tonight, better get a wriggle on. 😉

He's on 25 now...you could be right.

Still don't see him settling quickly into they way they play. I'll be leaving him out to start with. Got Hendo and double Liverpool before and after SAS was and is generally a bad idea

Not bad mate. Personally I would downgrade Ibe to a 4.5, and consider downgrading Courtois to a 5m goalkeeper, and using the cash to upgrade Shelvey or Agbonlahor. 7/10 at the moment in my book mate.

I'll take out Agbonlahor and put in either Wilson or Deeney.

8 for me. Would downgrade in defense to upgrade Deeney. You will have to play him every week.

B

B

B

B

A for now. Depends if Man U sign another striker though.

Sorry for the added confusion but I am going Milner instead of either as a slight differential. Between the 2 you listed would go Hendo tho

Might as well flip a coin.

I'm on Hendo.

I'm Henderson. But then I never have Tottenham players anyway.

Chadli had slightly better PPG last season but Henderson is a guaranteed starter and a set piece taker. Would go for Henderson.

Milner and Tekers both good picks in isolation, so why not

Netscape?

15 is better 😛

11 or 15 would be better but the Male equivalent of the Log Lady came up with the 10 system. 🙂

If you're marking it in terms of a simple binary "yes I like that player" and "no I don't like that player" I suppose.

I'd say there's more to it than that though.

Front three is strong. Worth finding room for Walcott ahead of ozil or Caz in my opinion.

Norwich do not rotate with Liverpool , Bournamouth or Watford for the whole season . If you are planning a shorter term rotation then this is ok . Just thought I would point it out .

A & B

Mertesacker & Clyne

C and A

A & C
Clyne will probably pick up someassists and Arsenal will be better at the back with Cech between the bars.