We delve into the data this evening in our first members article of the week. Watford, Man City and Everton’s strikers arrive under analysis, whilst we also assess United and Newcastle’s attacks before casting an eye over a couple of defensive differentials from City and Liverpool.
Who would you start this week between Azpi (stk) and Cedric (sun)?
Cedric no-brainer
Yet stk has the weakest scoring team, but again its chelsea
So yup cedric
Cedric
thanks all
Hey Gang. Are the scoutcasts still being posted on FFS to listen to?
I know we can watch it on youtube. But i would rather listen to the podcast than watching it while driving is all.
Cheers.
Yeh I was asking similar question last week. think the reason it didn't get posted was because they had technical difficulties...not sure though.
PS - I listen whilst driving in on a Friday. Great way to kick off the weekend!Fair enough. Thanks for that FFB.
It does help to steam the kettle doesn't it? With all the podcasts about these days it would be nice if they could at least space them out for each day of the week. Would make the morning drive much better.
Call me mad but I am thinking about benching Sanchez this week. He always struggles when Giroud plays and Spurs look tight at the back. Would bring Payet back into my team at home against leaky Everton...
This is also my initial thought. Glad to see an Arsenal fan thinking the same. Not my Spurs blinkers that is swaying me this way.
Am I right in thinking he also goes missing in big games?hmmm I haven't really seen much evidence of that - always steps it up at big international games.
Not that I would call playing Spurs a big game 😉 hehe (laughs nervously at prospect of losing to you!)I dont make any claims of Spurs being a big club to be honest. But the NLD certainly is a big game.
Wont bench sanchez but i agree his points slightly decrease when giroud plays
Its the opposite for Ozil though. Ozil Giroud combo seems to work pretty good for arsenalGood case for Sanchez to Ozil?
Personally im reluctant. but if Ozil keeps his form up and Sanchez isnt gettiing the points id be tempted.
if both are producing i fancy a double up . have to sacrifice someone like Payet from the template mid ifor me to get ozil though
Ohhh, Manchester Unite, they've gone seven hours of football in all competitions without conceding a goal. Yet also just ended a run (vs CSKA) of 404 minutes in all competitions without a goal, they've also created the third least amount of chances in the PL.
Talk about dull affairs eh 😉Yeah. On the plus side they are the new Pulisesque while still being a 'big club'. Guarantee of CSs is therefore greater
I'd agree to a certain extent for sure, they're very solid at the back. That attack though, dear god no.
bring back Depay!
he's mediocre with an attitude that never deserves to play
Bring back CR7!
Agreed. Wouldn't go near any of their attacking options with a barge pole!
They're seeing the vacancy left by Chelsea.
Why didn't KDB play yesterday?
Rested
Was rested and came off the bench. Bit of a masterstroke by Pellegrini as City dominated the game and he only had a 20 min run out.
It was genius tbf.
KDB captain this gw?
Fernandino and Yaya together in the middle of a 4-1-4-1 with Sterling and Navas on the wings was all sorts of brilliant.
Pefect time to play Navas who has experience in spanish soil
Good for KDB owners imo.
Does anybody know what happens if you play AOA but then one of your mids/forwards doesn't play?
Does it auto-sub a defender? Does it still count as using your chip?
Thanks
Sub def and chip lost.
Thanks
Yes and Yes 🙁
Cresswell --> Premium Defender ?
I currently have Azpi, Kolarov, Targett, Francis.
I think VVD, Rojo and Smalling seem to be good optionsAnyone has any view about which defender I should select
So who's everyone captaining this week? I am torn between Vardy and Mane.
Add Lukakaa to the list too.
De Bruyne at the moment.
Mahrez
Mahrez
KDB captain after being benched midweek?
*rested
KDB played 660 minutes of club and international football in the month of October alone.
@ Sepp
When is the FIFFSA tournament starting? Have all the unaffiliated managers been allocated to teams? Still time to create a new team?
GW 13 is teh fisrt gameweek. No there are still plenty of unaffiliated players looking for teams. Yes tehre is still time to create a team. Check the recent article for information
Cheers Secretary General Jerome Cheesoid 🙂
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I think my typing went a bit awry. The gist was there though
Thanks guys. I may just captain a team unless Jinswick is creating one.
There's something like 40 players on the unaffiliated list so plenty to choose from if you do start up a team 🙂
I think I counted 47 when I updated it earlier. Enough for a whole continent
😮 they could take us up to 60 teams if they got their heads together
I can't help but feel that if they were going to form teams some of them would have tried by now. I know I would have
Yeah you're probably right, hopefully a few latecomers like Jinnsy can galvanise the crowd.
Why didnt Darmian play last night?
He is suspended this weekend and the break comes after that
Yes, it is not a good sign
I imagine because Young looked good in his cameo at RB vs Palace and LVG took a risk because he knew we needed to win this.
But who is the best Hoff?
David Hasselhof
Phillip Seymour Hoffman
Dustin Hoffman
"If we're gonna make it like a true survivor"
Dustin for me. Genuis
Not me though, can't even spell the bloody word!
I doubt I spelled any of the names correctly
Can't be Phillip Seymour, I don't think I've ever watched something where he's played the protagonist.
Very much an ensemble kind of guy.
The Master, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead, Doubt, Charlie Wilson’s War, his range shown in Boogie Nights, & of one of the best single performances of the decade, Capote. I think he wins for Capote, alone.
Louis van Gaal is gold:
https://vine.co/v/eAOEUpQIhiV😀 hate the football but love the guy
That really is gold
Who is the best Darmian replacement?
A) Smalling/ Rojo
B) Koscielny/ Bellerin
C) VVD
D) Moreno
B Kos
I have BCD+DDG .. I prefer A with smalling (if you have enough cash to get aguero @Gw 13/14)
Safe-A
Punt-ish-C
I have VVD; think he will come good and score and NOT keep CS so that the others don't get the CS points.
What are peoples thought on a Bony (c) this week.
I brought him in last week to play against Norwich and Villa before Kun return so I might as well right?
Other options are KDB, Pelle, Vardy, MahrezGood choice although I don't know if the new manager will hunker down like Norwich; I am going for Vardy simply because I want him to keep scoring. Also, in case of a penalty, Vardy may take it over Mahrez.
Vardy is a great shout. I'd do Mahrez over Vardy though. Personal preference I guess.
he was very close against Norwich and did score today
True true.
good shout ... but I wouldn't (Away+ won't play 90mins)
He played 90 mins against Norwich though. In a way it wasn't worth bringing him in if i'm not going to captain him right?
I did the same thing Jape. I'm going to captain him this week.
Got plenty of opportunities last week, this week should be no different. Will probably have sterling next to him again and they seem to link up well together. Man City played well today and apart from norwich have been scoring plenty of goals against opponents. Plus Bony's low ownership could help for making a move up the ranks.This. Sterling was the missing ingredient last time out, as shown by the Champs League game.
Great! Bony it is then 🙂 Cheers for the reply man
Moreno selected by Spain for upcoming internationals?
Thinking Darmian > Rojo this week. Not 100% sure if he'll keep his spot though.
Smalling or DDG.. others are rotation risk..
De Gea defs someone I'm looking to bring in, Smalling too pricey imo.
Hi I am newbie to FPL and this community, currently ranked 630k and wasted a bit of WC at GW9 which brings this poor defence line. Now desperately need advice:
Begovic
Dawson Gabriel Toby
Mahrez Mane Sanchez KDB
Vardy Lukaku Pelle
Bench: Hennessy Payet Davies Souare
2FT 0.1 ITB
Any food for thought? Thanks!
Fix Gabriel this week imo and roll over the other FT for the international break. Rest looks good!
Good idea. But which defender with less than 4.9? Moreno?
Quite a few options in that range, but Moreno's my pick for the long term.
Bringing him in for Saylor this week.
Depends on whether you want a rotating option or one to play every week.
What's your total PB (bench) score this season?
Mine's 36 in 11 weeks. That's less than a point per bench player per week - looks like I've been playing with no squad to speak of!
Do you think the PB/Total ratio might be a good indicator to track to learn about your strengths and style?
(http://anewpla.net/fpl/)99 for me !! whaat ?
lol@me
47, damn Ighalo benching both Gw10 & 11.
You can achieve 0 PB by having non starting players 😛
yes, but that's hardly the point of the game or the post 🙂
My point is it doesn't mean anything, certain players are with rotation risk, not nailed or not even a starter. I'd say It is very difficult to judge based on PB.
I agree. Depends on what you're trying to learn while being aware of hindsight bias.
Esp for those who like playing with strong defenses, or 8 attackers.
Assuming you have a nailed on bench:
If PB/Total says you're benching too many points compared to starting 11 - you might want to rethink how you set your team structure.
If PB/Total says you're making the right calls on rotations more often than not, continue regardless of others' opinions on team structure.
Atleast that's the way I see it.I don't think I can afford all starters on my bench with a decent first XI. And that also depends on individual, certain people like rotation but some don't. Those who likes rotation, will definitely have a higher potential to get more PB.
Doesn't mean too much unless all 4 benchies are starters. You could easily get 36 just from a 2nd GK.
True, Saylor and McCarthy for me.
But if combined with looking at how many Autosubs you needed, could be a good indicator to learn how good you're at rotating across the board.
55, 11 of which were Joe Gomez in week 1.
Somebody in the grand playoffs has 81 in the last 6 weeks alone.Mine must be pretty high
History page say 85, this week was a winner.
Yay!
41 points for me
Would you make any changes to this defence this gw or save ft?
bego McCarthy
bellerin skrtel vvd morgan whittakersave
Save, IMO. Whittaker/Morgan should go soon though, IMO.
Ighalo's goal to game ratio for Watford is fantastic. Huge reason why I had faith in him early on. Not benching anymore 😉
Morning dzzzz, been making a bad decision with every passing gw..have 2FT and 0m
begovic --- henessey
janmaat cedric moreno -- souare davies
sanchez yaya kdb mahrez --- mane
martial pelle vardy
A: martial + janmaat >> lukaku + nyom
B: martial + davies >> lukaku + simpson (nailed on?)...gets rid of a non starter (davies)
C: davies >> nyom, play AoA, bench cedric, keep martial and carry over FT
D: martial >> ighalo, then bench ighalo and carry over FT
Ighalo is a a great enabler and an easier benching problem. On a the other hand, lukaku is a buy and hold strategy. will play AoA this gw, then will downgrade yaya/kdb to fund Kun by gw14Think you need to pick between Ighalo and Lukaku first. T
The other FT if needed would probably be an enabler, else roll FT.
My bias - I sold Ighalo->Lukaku last week.
Please advise how you would adjust this team, thanks:
Elliott / Henessey
Bertrand Jamaat Kolarov Souare Simpson
Sanchez Mahrez Mane KDB Payet
Vardy Bony Pelle
2.1 ITB
1 FTelliot→DDG/Cech
play AOA with kolarov bertrand .
Pretty standard team, which isn't bad. Goalkeeper probably needs an upgrade soon
Defense. Kolarov Nyom Janmaat VVD Souare
Thinking souare to Rojo
Thoughts? Too much money in the back? Im used to having 2 heavy hitters and 3 cheapies but not doing good in the back. Have 2.2 itb which im saving for Kun 1 transferhttp://anewpla.net/fpl/
Looking at 'Total Actual Captain Points as % of Highest Possible Captain Points'
Anyone know what a good benchmark is while aiming for a top 1k or top 10k finish?60% is a good starting point.
Thanks!
1st overall = 63%
2nd overall = 29%, should be miles in front.102 vs 45
LEI vs WAT
Will the Mahrez/Vardy train finally hit a snag here?Nope, imo.
I am only 38 points behind to break 100K and 81 points behind to breach 10K....10K looks like a decent target to achieve before March..
Before January
I don't have Mahrez...that will affect...Jan is achievable but I will start taking Punts again..so anything can happen
it's All about the right Captain (8/11 fail for me this season)
get mahrez MONH (that "Ņ") 🙂Nah, Gonna avoid Mahrez this season
😀
so it's before March then .lol
I am 16pts behind you. Is this also an achievable target for me?
Yes..as HY Liverpool said most about Captaining right...I tend to be bad at that
Only once I made the captain right, which was Kun 25pts. That doesn't seems like an achievable target 🙁
Being Lazy but I see Bellerin is doubtful starter. where did the news come from?
Doubtful for today's game, or weekend?
Weekend.
Groin niggle. Will play imo
Arsenal website.
Cheers
I cant substitute player who got - points in CL fantasy?
Doubt you can get rid of red cards.
yes, useless game though...
Replace Davies with?
A. Nyom
B. Ward
other defenders
Bellerin Cedric Coleman MorenoNyom
Ward
Ward, as you Hail Hydra...
Ward
Cheers all
hail hydra
