In spite of a five-match Gameweek, there’s still plenty to pore over in our first members’ article of the week. We cast an eye over City’s troubles on the road, Bournemouth’s upturn in output, Marko Arnautovic’s home comforts and the contrasting fortunes of Harry Kane and Jamie Vardy up front in recent matches.
Best 2 options til the end of the season for one of my draft leagues?
A.) Mata (2 DGWs!)
B.) Willian
C.) Lamela
D.) Arnautovic
A and D.
A and B
Thanks both....I was thinking Mata and one of Arnie / Willian, so that confirms it.
For those who are planning to play the wildcard in GW 33, should we be worried about rotation for City and Liverpool players assuming they dispense of United this week.
City have CL quarter finals before GW 33 and GW 34 and of course Liverpool will have Europa. What are the chances Kun will get a rest comsidering City are probably out of the running for the league esp if the tie is on a knife edge?
Dangerous loading up on too many Pool and City players.
And if City get through to Semis, their CL ties will be before GW 35 and 36.
City still need to get at least 4th spot but your point is valid.... Pool on the other hand...
makes the case for keeping Kane, Ali, Mahrez
would be a brave brave man to leave out firminho from your fpl squad in a dgw
True. I said too many Pool players
I think Mignolet, Firmimo is enough Pool.
Kun is enough City I think esp if Kompany is out. I wouldn't put it past Pelle to rest Hart for one game
Really?? I wouldn't think he'd change up GK
Maybe consider Flanagan? He isn't illegible for Europa
Kun played full 90 mins last night...even though thrg to next round
yeah but they were forced into early changes, who knows pelligrini would've done if he had three subs at his disposal later on
1FT, 1.6 ITB
Butland - Myhill
Otamendi - Dawson - Fuchs - Wimmer - Smith
Eriksen - Firmino - Sigurdsson - Mahrez - Watson
Aguero - Kane - Vardy.Otamendi to Williams if you're wildcarding for DGW34.
Not very sophisticated, but may be of use in deciding on those WC defenders:
http://members.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/public-stats-tables/view/13895/
Thanks LMB
I'm gonna have to get a City def somehow
😆
Kane or Siggy for armband is harder decision than I thought.
Currently best attack vs decent defence or decent attack vs worst defence
Dullard move is Kane, definitely
Well I'm dullard and poor at picking captains.
Kane isn't great at home but everyone will captain him. It is a dilemma. I'm on Kane.
Does he genuinely have a problem playing at home, or are we spotting patterns and drawing false conclusions?
You would think the data analysts at Spurs would advise Poch not to play him then.He has a tendency to blank at home against weaker teams, baffles me as to why.
I don't agree with this. Check his history.
8 goals at home this season, 11 away.
I'm on Kane.
Kane(C), Siggy(VC) atm. Id go with best attack
Kane for me. Bournemouth defence leaky of late.
Siggy seldom scores more than once
Currently 5 players above me in my ML and only 1 of them have not used their WC
😀 Nice!Who do you think will be the Vardy/Mahrez of next season(if any) that could be underdogs in a title challenge
Coutinho/Firmino, Lukaku/Barkley, Martial/Depay ?
Tettey
I think the Stoke lads could be very good next year.
Good shout Shaq/Arnie/Bojan. has potential . not sure about a title challenge though
No, definitely not a title challenge. But they could be the next to be cheap and explode.
Maybe Hazard! 😉
Would love to see the old hazard back. .Costa/Fab of last season in first half was awesome too
If Rafa works his magic; Wij/Mitrovic having had a year to settle
I wonder if De Jong fits into his plans.
Perez too.
Boydinho
boydinho was a big troll for me. scored around 5 times when i benched him 😀
Worked the opposite for me. Scored when needed.
Callum Wilson and Max Gradel.
yeap or wilson and ritchie.. an early injury means we saw little of them playing together
Snodgrass
Abel Hernandez
Hazard (5.5m)
Eden will be gone next year to PSG or Madrid.
Seriously if he stays , I reckon he will be around 8.5 or 9Not a chance being under 10.0
IWell maybe 9.5
Sadly I see a return to the big teams dominating at the top. Really hope I'm wrong, but the managerial changes (particularly Guardiola) will be huge.
My big hope is that an unexpected gem breaks through for City; Guardiola tends to pluck gold from seemingly nowhere.
probably Iheanacho
Adalberto Penaranda at Watford. Trust me.
Would you do Vardy to Lukaku for free?
Yes.
Yep if there's nothing more pressing.
no
no...
I'm swaying towards no - Leiceister got easier fixtures by far next three.
I don't have BB but do have TC and WC.
I've always been a 'WC in 33, TC in 34' kinda guy but the lack of genuine triple captain choices in 34, some poor fixtures for DGW34 teams in GW33 (i.e. Arsenal away at West Ham, United away at Tottenham) and the potential of a Everton TGW in 37 is enticing me to WC in 34 and save my TC until 37.
Anyone else (without BB) considering this?
Best short term replacement for Kompany..?
Williams, Fonte, Francis, Toby, Komp* my current defence.
Prob going to WC in GW 33.Fuchs
Have Schmeichel, Mahrez and Vardy already so not an option.
Get Walker then
WIlliams/Shawcross ?
If I decide to leave my WC/BB til 36/37, is this really a terrible DGW team to put out without any hits? (May need take a hit to lose Kompany)
Robles
Rojo - Kompany - Cresswell
Firmino - Sanchez (Triple C) - Ozil - Mahrez
Aguero - Martial - Kane
Hennessey - Alli - VVD - SimpsonKane is supposed to be Lukaku actually!
not at all, that's actually very strong
Going Aguero-less in a GW33 WC?
Like everyone else ive been looking at potential squads for a WC in 33 & with the commen concensses that we should maximise our DGW player & use the bench boost 34 instead of the TC. Im starting to think it make sense to maybe drop Aguero out.
Chelsea at home is far from easy & a Benitez led Castle could be a tougher propostion than first thought.
For example if we went with say Martial at roughly £7m less. That would allow for De Gea instead of Elliot & Payet instead of Henderson etc etc.
Its a risk no doubt but with little intention of TC 34 at the moment i think its something worth considering atleast.Going Kunless for ManC dgw is fpl suicide
I agree it is a risk. But it really does give a far better rounded team with far more involvement in the big teams
I am toying with the idea, the only real concern is the lack of striker alternatives. Lukaku, Martial and who?
I have feeling that scoutcast is cancelled. Scoutcast Q hot topic should have been posted already
Miss the old scoutcasts with just Mark, Granville and the intro music...
rarely listen / watch them any more...
I'm sure that's nothing personal Andy and Luke! 😉
Punt or Plan?
For those playing to use WC in GW33, is the plan to punt your way there. Or plan by buying in some key players for the DGW that are likely to rise in price to avoid the possibility of being 0.1 off your ideal team.
I.e: Lukaku possible rise tonight*Planning not playing
Wondering the same in looking for a replacement for Kompany..
2 GW's- WBA or some team or play the percentages etc..
Plan to get some key players, already bought in Lukaku to avoid rise.
I'm thinking the same. That .1 could be the difference.
Yeah i've got another FT this week will probably get firmino, can see him rising from now to gw 34
Yep he's another.
Thinking I'll take my chances with Lukaku price rise - Leicester next three fixtures simply so much better
They are... but are they going all out attack? Seems to be the only way Everton play.
It's a close call, I agree....
Anyone else think Lukaku won't play both gw34 games? Can see him big rested for the fa cup semi final. Same might go for the likes of Payet and ighalo
Whatever the case it's madness to go without him
DGW37: Firmino TC?
I think so
Hey all:
Forster//
Kompany*//Fuchs//Ivanovic
Ozil//Mahrez//Siggy//Alli
Aguero//Vardy//Kane
Subs: Hennessey, Arnie, Moreno, Daniels
2.0 iTB
A: Kompany --> Alderweireld
B: Stick to original plan, Vardy --> Lukaku (and play Moreno)
Will be WC'ing GW 33 anyway.B can see bournemouth scoring
Bournemputh will score, even AV were really close to score against Spurs. If you have e 1 FT just save. Next week is international and a lot of things can happen
Bournemouth have only conceded 3 goals in their last 5 away games. Not so leaky as I thought
Not exactly great opposition though.
Thats true, they lost 5-1 to city earlier in the season
Best WC draft I came up with:
Cech-Elliot
Rojo-Bellerin-Ake-Sakho-Olsson
Mahrez Firmino Payet Antonio Ozil
Lukaku Aguero KaneThink 3x LFC is a must
Not really
I completely disagree. Only pick that looks viable for me is Firmino
which 3 ? defender + firminho , who's the third
Why?? They'll only have 2 decent fixtures from GW33 Mahrez is essential and possibly one other
Ahh wait I got mixed up with LCFC my bad
Help with this lot please:
1FT 3.2ITB
Thinking eriksen > firm
Hart
Huth VVD Williams
Mahrez Eriksen Payet Siggy
Aguero Lukaku Kane
Hennesey---Daniels--Hoolahan--Bellerin
Or get rid of Hoolahan for a DGW player?Will Aston Villa go for the 3pts against Swansea? Do they have a choice?
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Alternately, Bournemouth are on 38pts, 2 away from the "safe zone" of 40. Do you think they'll play for the point and set up a bus?Bournemouth seem to play a little more conservative away
I don't think Bournemouth will ever play to take a point, which is why theyre such a breath of fresh air in the prem. They'll go to Spurs playing their attacking football, and knowing that any result is a bonus! They are safe.
Bournemouth have little to play for now..
I am getting rid of Daniels / Surman (never played him) this weekBournemouth are safe.
Pretty much, but I don't think that will be in Howe's team talk.
I can see a Daniels peno and him sitting on my bench...
Any chance Kompany will be back for GW34 anyway?
He's still an injury risk
Si I was planning on transferring out VVD for a double up on the Swansea defence (risky I know) but with Kompany out should I use both my FT and get someone like Azpilicueta in as well??
A) VVD & Kompany -> Azpilicueta & Fernandez?? Already have Williams
B) Just one of the above??
C) Any other defensive ideas?
Pick two to have for the next 2 GWs.
1. Silva
2. Ozil
3. Alexis
4. Arnie
5. Firminho
6. Wijaldumozil and firminho
None of them excite me for the next two GW's
- New Article Posted
Which defender is the best pick for the next two weeks? Money no object.
A) McCauley (NOR,sun)
B) Williams (AVL,stk)
C) Bellerin (eve,WAT)
D) Ivanovic (WHU,avl)
E) Other....?
Have Toby, VVD, Fuchs, Smith and Kompany. WC in 33.
Williams in a slight edge over McCauley
Was there a Cheltenham forum on here?
this Kompany injury could be a blessing in disguise if he's out for a while, it free's up 1m with Mangala as a replacement
This is probably really premature, but what do you guys think of this potential GW 34 team?
Depay looks like a weird one, but with Villa home, and him being a bully of weaker teams, I think the punt is worth it.
Mignolet Robles
Olson Targett Clyne Cresswell Simpson
Firmino Sanchez Depay Yaya Wij
Ighalo Kun Giroud
It's not 13 double GW players, but Simpson and Targett are so cheap i feel it's worth keeping. It's also 11 for the next GW excluding FTs
Any opinions more than welcome!
I can do Kompany to Toby and i WC in 33..no point me faffing about with a PVA punt really when leading my ML is there?
