Having assessed the defensive data over the last four rounds of fixtures earlier in the week, we now turn our attentions to the centre of the park. We analyse a host of playmakers from Everton, Spurs, Arsenal, West Ham and City before casting an eye over the recent new arrivals at Sunderland and Newcastle, as the Wear-Tyne duo step up their battle to beat the drop.
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Damn I misjudged that one
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The battle for promotion in K&N is wide open!
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Zasa's squad is best imho
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Doesn't stop it being wide open! Wait, who are you?!
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...you underestimate the false sense of hope I have given you
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To be fair last week was the first time I got points from Coutinho (Who was my replacement for Mane who I also got no points for from 1st pick)
So I am amazed I'm even in contention!
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Haha, good to see Liverpool are scoring more than 2 goals now. Should keep us both locked & loaded for promotion 😎
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Ha yeah Coutinho looked immense. Happy with that comeback. He was stuttering before injury.
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I have had no breakfast or lunch today (2:20pm), but am relying on ridiculously frequent instant coffee concoctions (latte, cappuccino, mocha etc) from the coffee machine at work.
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Go 4th and conquer
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Please choose 2 to play from:
A. Daniels (wat)
B. Stanislas (wat)
C. VVD (CHE)
D. Bellerin (mun)
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Interested to see Martial buyers now. GW 30 could slow things down outside casuals.
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Maybe, maybe not
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I have this grand plan of 11 gw 30 and 11 dgwkers in gw 34. First, Aguero and Barkley will have their fixture gw 34. What is the percentage probability that the games might fall on a different gw?
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I benched this guts BTW and thanks to patience for gw 34 I benefited from Barkley's Jammy brace a while ago.
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11 in GW30 and 11 DGW in 34 will be very difficult (I think impossible) without a wildcard/ multiple hits.
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Play one. Other two defenders are toby and morgan
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Play one >>
a/ Daniels
b/ van Aanholt
c/ VVD
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Has anyone watched The Hateful Eight?
I found it a touch disappointing.
Also Black Mass with Jonny Depp - what did you make of that?
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Excited for the final whistle in the FA Cup! Can't wait!!!
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Wow. Deadzone is starting to rot
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Hi guys can I take a quick straw poll on where you're at with WC strategies around the blanks/dgws?
A) I've used mine already
B) I'll use it before DGW34
C) I'll use it between DGW34 and DGW37
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It all currently depends on the FA Cup results for me. Will decide on Monday I guess. Will probably be going for the option C if no extraordinary circumstances come about.Open Controls -
B) or C, leaning towards B) especially if good teams have 2 dgws.
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Edging to C, but technically D
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B or C depending on Cup results.
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Bench 2:
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I'd play 4-5 of the defence, the weakest for cleanie; Dann and Daniels like mids.
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Looks like Aguero is getting closer to a drop, don't panic people... 😉
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those dropping him will have to panic later on!
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You are not helping. Every mention of this leads to more people considering this idea to save money. But the cool kids 😎 are ignoring money problems in favour of the extra information we will have after 2 days.
Personally I have exact budget to get Sánchez with all the United defensive injuries, but I am willing to miss out on this as I am going to wait out the FA Cup matches. With the state of the game right now, if we are about to miss out on a player we want, there are always good options. Khazri / Payet / Siggy etc. so many template busters are available if we want to.Open Controls
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Is there a good article with the various DGW/blank possibilities out there?
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BLANK POSSIBILITIES:
Arsenal vs West Brom – If ARS beat HUL or if WBA beat REA.
Man Utd vs Crystal Palace – If MUN beat SHR or if CRY beat TOT.
West Ham vs Watford – If WHU beat BLA or if WAT beat LEE.
Aston Villa vs Spurs – If TOT beat CRY.
Liverpool vs Chelsea – If CHE beat MCI.
Sunderland vs Everton – If EVE beat BOU.
Norwich vs Man City – If MCI beat CHE.
Bournemouth vs Swansea – If BOU beat EVE.
Leicester vs Newcastle – Can’t be a blank.
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What happens if CHE vs M.City ends up in a draw?
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I have asked this question and nobody seems sure when replays would be played
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They could both blank GW30 if the replay is scheduled for then. It's all up in the air at the moment. Probably best to relax and let the matches play out.
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Cheers.
Just hope CRY wins. My only issue since I tripled up on Spurs and would lose high TV is I am to sell them!Open Controls
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Most likely seems replay goes in gw30 and the QF gets moved back.
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How many points are we hoping to make up over our ML rivals with our DGWs? Many of us are hoping for huge swings to the order of 30-40 points if our DGWers fire well along with our bench boosts and what nots.
I just realised that the swing in points although still in our favour could be much lower considering that rivals could get the same team as us with 2 FTs saved and a -12 or even a -16.
Not trying to sound pessimistic though. This is just a reminder to not put all your eggs in the DGW basket (WC just before/after) and play sensibly till then, especially if you are already leading or near to the leader. I myself am currently leading so it's safety first for me. Don't care as much about OR as I do my cash ML.Open Controls-
74 billion
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80pt behind my min-league leader.
He already used his WC.
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No target. Just trying to get as many points as possible.
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Good luck! If I get that much (especially as most in my ML have used theirs,) they may just boot me out for being too-successful. 😀
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If any of City, Everton, Liverpool & New have a match in GW30, they could be the ones to get... A game in hand with no blank sounds like gold dust to me.
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NEW doesn't blank.
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Probably get slated for this question .. but I need to know when and if there's a dgw. I have been slipping this season man.
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Firmino > khazri and ighalo>vardy for -4 is it maddness or g2g ,im chasing in league
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I'd prefer Ighalo this week.
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Who's best DDG replacement if it's bad news? I'm thinking Courtois. Already have Elliot which is a great joy for this week (sigh) but means least means I have a keeper for gw30. Chech the only one I can't afford
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Since you have a keeper for GW30 you might want to ensure a future DGW and go for someone who blanks in GW30.
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I am thinking Forster. If they can keep their defensive form then even a double-up seems ok. And if they don't then he will at least tick along nicely till the end of the season anyhow. If you already have a SOT defender then that is a different matter then. Courtois looks a good bet as you point out.
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Forster but i read that utd dont think its that serious
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8:00 – Eddie Howe, Bournemouth
8:30 – Steve Bruce, Hull City
9:00 – Arsene Wenger, Arsenal
9:00 – Tony Pulis, West Brom
10:00 – Slaven Bilic, West Ham
13:00 – Guus Hiddink, Chelsea
13:00 – Paul Lambert, Blackburn
13:15 – Manuel Pellegrini, Manchester City
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Where do you get these from?
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Sterling work as well. You just never stop assisting do you? Carry on!
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Ooh a greenie, not seen one of thsoe for a few days
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For my own personal gain.
I'd like the following.
Man city to lose.
Spurs to win.
Everton to win.
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Its going to be crucial to time Sanchez in. There is a back to back haul waiting to happen there.
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Get him in now then
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Waiting on the results buddy.
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Totally agree. But also waiting on results to make that decision on bringing him in. DDG is nor helping matters though.
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I'm stuck with him but regret it. Prefer a steadier points machine like Payet.
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Has anyone got that code for the extra Bench boost?
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Chelsea. MCI. Lei. Southampton.
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Who to bench?
A) Bertrand
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Tough. Prob Bert.
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My Bench is Firmino. Aguero. Moreno.
I have 1 FT. Targett playing.
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