After assessing the Defence and Midfield numbers over the last four matches, we turn our attentions to up front this evening. A number of double Gameweek options arrive under analysis, including Everton, City and Newcastle’s main men, whilst we also compare Arsenal and United’s strikers and doff our cap to Tottenham’s man of the moment after a series of scintillating displays.
I have seen a few people asking how Alexis Sanchez has done after international trips. All minutes and stats are from Transfermarkt.
Alexis Sanchez after international duty
13.9.14 v Man City 90' 1+0 (3 days rest, 85’+86’ for Chile)
18.10.14 v Hull 90’ 1+1 (7 days, 90')
22.11.14 v Man United 90' 0+0 (3 days, 85’+90')
4.4.15 v Liverpool 90’ 1+1 (3 days, 45’+90')
12.9.15 v Stoke 83’ 0+0 (7 days, 90')
17.10.15 v Watford 80’ 1+0 (3 days, 90’+90')
21.11.15 v West Brom 90’ 0+0 (earned a penalty, Cazorla missed) (3 days, 90’+90')
7 games, 4 goals and 2 assists
I think he's a good choice. Found some form and 1 goal is all he needs for a double digit score.
He needs to stop losing the ball to start collecting those bonus points again.
Debatable. Last 3 games he has 1 goal, 2 assists, 0 bonus.
Have you done the same with Kun?
Would be glorious to see them both being rested gw32.I had a look at it, but he was often either injured or didn't play on the international friendlies. So very small sample size: http://www.transfermarkt.com/sergio-aguero/nationalmannschaft/spieler/26399
Ah yes of course.
Now he has 66 minutes vs Chile under his belt already and Bolivia on the 30th.
Then free(on flight) the 31st, free 1st and then away game the 2nd.
I'm going to punt on either Payet or Cesc this week before I WC next week. Should I just make the move now and carry on with life or is there a chance they play in a friendly this week and get injured?
Just wait mate
Step back
Have a ciggie/vape/single malt
Wait for fridayciggie it is.cheers
There's always a chance of injury, whether they have a game or not.
Kone going to spoil the Lukaku party?
Kone hasn't started since GW20 or something.
GW32 onwards
Klose or Sakho?Depends if you need GW35
Both but not getting Timm until alot 'kloser' to his DGW
I'll let myself out
Sakho the best Liverpool backline option then?
Lovren has better offensive threat but Sakho is probably more likely to get bonus
but are they both nailed?
Yeah
no chance Kolo or Skrtel get a game?
I want a 2nd Pool defender to go with Sakho
Clyne is your next best option.
Mignolet?
For those not wildcarding in GW33, do you plan on wildcarding in GW36 or even earlier?
36 Unless thinks go wrong somewhere
36 and BB 37
Trying to find the most 'balanced' WC team, if I WC going into GW 33 :
Elliot Robles
Bellerin Rojo Sakho Ward Simpson*
Ozil Firmino Payet Barkley Mahrez*
Aguero Lukaku Kane*
Will play 12 DGWers + 3 SGWers for Bench Boost in GW34.
The upside :
+ Have most of the DGW defenses covered for CS
+ Avoids getting rid of motivated, highly owned players like Kane, Mahrez and Leicester def.
+ Lets me put out 11 starters for GW35 with 2 FT
The downside :
- Missing potentially explosive, lower owned DGW players like Sanchez, Bolasie and Dann
Any thoughts on this ?Prefer PVA to Ward
I got the same defenders and gk
Sanchez Lennon Coutinho Martial instead of Barkley Mahrez Firmino Kane though
Ofcourse I prefer those 4 players over yours but that's just personal.
Except for Barkley, not a fan of him though.Nice, so you're going all in with the DGW. Risky but might pay off great !
So far this will be my WC team for GW33
Mignolet DDG
Huth Bellerin Reid Sakho Rojo
Mahrez Ozil Payet Antonio Firmino
Kane Aguero Lukaku
Would you sooner have Robles + Elliot and spend the money elsewhere?Yep, especially if you could use that money to upgrade Antonio to maybe Barkley for the double-double
I prefer Antonio to Barkley.
Cheers I like the Barkley idea. Never thought about getting him in
Anyone else you would upgrade? I would have 2.6 to spare
If you're getting rid of DDG, you could do Rojo -> Smalling for security. Antonio -> Bolasie then with the remaining money
@What's the Huth
Choking. It's tough. We have hard fixtures to come... Need to hit another purple patch before the end of the season.Who's 'we' out of curiosity?
Would guess Burton based on the grav
Will Cech play this weekend? if not when do we expect him back, thanks 🙂
Darmian or Rojo for GW33 wildcard?
Don't want DDG as I want Robles as one of my keepersRojo
Rojo
Which DGW would you use the TC and BB chip?
TC 34 and BB 37 for me
34 and 37
33, 34
The question you should be asking is who to TC in 34 😉
I was thinking the same initially, but wouldn't BB be more beneficial due to Arsenal, Utd, West Ham and L'Pool all having good fixtures?
I think the fact of not having to lose Kane mahrez and any others is more beneficial.
If you play BB 37 then you can have every player with a dgw and only have to last one more week until end of season
BB34 and I fear people will be unhappy with there squads until the endThis I have to ponder over then. I've not made any WC drafts and transfer plans yet.
Thanks all.
BB 34
TC 33/37
Think I've settled on double Arsenal defence, just can't decide who to partner Kos with?
When's Cech back?Wenger press conference Thursday or Friday should give us some news.
(A) Robles and Sanchez
(B) De Gea and Ozil
B. Just.
If Blind is out, what does United's backline look like?
Blind.
who the heck knows with LvG but best guess
Valencia, Smalling, Rojo, Darmianall we know is Smalling...
Hi folks...been away a few days and would appreciate comment on this wildcard team for gw33, bb34.....not sold on eve or palace and think this is quite balanced...any views?
Ddg Elliott
Koscielny smalling Reid Simpson sakho
Ozil Sanchez mahrez firmino lanzini
Kun lukaku Deeney / rashford
Any views?....thanksMario Gotze keen to join Jurgen Klopp & Liverpool. Klopp confident a deal can be done between £15-£20m. (Paul Joyce)
In a bit lads. This is too good to be true
It is. Won't happen.
Well..as long as he don't join City! 😉
I don't want him to join City.
price prediction for 16/17, 9m?
10
😮
We're going to win the league!Yarns
Gotze has been poor for a good year. There is a reason Bayern will sell and why he will go to a Europa league Prem side.
15 goals & 12 assists in his 1st season at Bayern. 15 goals and 3 assists in his 2nd season.
Bayern just have an abundance of top players.
Can see him joining Liverpool but think the valuation is way too low!
12 months left on his contract but agree
i think i got a good one
Robles Elliot
Bellerin Monreal Sakho Ward Evans
Ozil Barkley Coutinho Payet Frimino
Lukaku Aguero Martial
4 DGW in 33
15 DGW in 34
11 in 35 (martial and ward to defoe and ivanovic)
11 DGW in 37 (aguero and evans to costa and smalling)
3 ars for 38 vs AVL
3 eve for 38 for NORLooks good
Will you not want Martial for United run 36-38?
possibly, but downgrading him gives me a utd defender which may be better
No Kane or mahrez will punish you
I hate this fcking GW 35 blanks!
It's the spice that makes it interesting imo.
Can't have DGW's without blanks
With Butland now out, who is the best replacement for him please, obviously bearing in mind the DGWs??
Thanks 🙂DDG if no WC
Courtois if WC33Mignolet
Lovren over Clyne saves 0.4m
Flanno over Clyne saves 0.8m
shame Clyne is the most nailed of the 3
Sakho is most nailed of all 4 IMO
Already on Sakho?
yeah, Sakho +1
Hmm tough one then.... it will of course depend on what you get for saved dough if you don't go with Clyne.
How do you see Liverpool CS prospects?
Arsenal are also interested in Gotze but Klopp is proving a significant advantage in the battle for his signature. #lfc (Andy Hunter) beeeerrrrbs believe
You gotze be kidding me 😉
To be fair, all of the big clubs should want to sign him. Really good talent.
Big advantage Liverpool have however
Before the GW33 WC madness, there's the small matter of the GW32 punt to take care of. For me it's got to be a Chelsea player. They're currently leading the six week form team rankings for visiting teams and they're playing a very poor side who have not only lost six on the bounce but have also conceded eleven goals in their last three home games.
But who? Traore might belatedly troll us all, Pedro's got the ability (see GW26) and Willian is the conservative choice. However, it's got to be Fabregas hasn't it? Three double digit returns in the last eight games he's started and an assist in the other is nearly the kind of form that made him a 214 point fantasy essential a few years back isn't it?
Fabregas (c) for me it is then. It brings back such fond memories.Ivan
Hate capping a defender personally. Points ceiling is usually much lower than someone playing up field.
I was going Traore until Butland died. So Courtois for me 🙁
Who's your other goalie and are you WC in 33? Makes all the difference.
McCarthy and yes WC next week
OK, not a bad choice then considering.
Get a Chelsea player, but no need to punt captaincy on them even against Villa imo
I believe that I have found a good compromise between going all out on double gameweeks and keeping the highly owned dangerous players like Mahrez and Kane.
GW32. Wildcard
Robles Elliot
Clyne Rojo Sakho Ward Gabriel
Sanchez Ozil Mahrez Barkley Bolasie
Aguero Lukaku Wickham
GW33. Save FT. Triple C Lukaku. 6 DGWers
GW34. Bolasie -> Firmino. Bench Boost. 14 DGWers + Mahrez
GW35. Lukaku -> Kane. Wickham -> Defoe. 11 Starters.
Very Strong Line-up Still (Elliot, Clyne, Sakho, Gabriel, Sanchez, Ozil, Mahrez, Firmino, Aguero, Kane, Defoe)
GW36. Aguero -> Lukaku (Man City's last three fixtures are sot,ARS,swa - not very strong, Everton's are BOU, lei/sun, NOR)
GW37 Mahrez -> Payet (Mahrez last three fixtures are mun, EVE, che - not very strong - no need to keep Mahrez). 9 DGW'ers + 2 of Sanchez/Ozil/Kane. Can add another DGW'er for a (-4) if you want.
Key Points
- 6 DGW'ers GW33
- 14 DGW'ers GW34 + Mahrez
- 11 Starters GW35 (Strong line-up)
- 9 DGW'ers + 2 of Sanchez/Ozil/Kane GW37
- No hits
- Keep Mahrez up until last 3 fixtures (mun, EVE, che)
- Only lose Kane for 3 fixtures (liv, MUN, sto)
Opinions?Taken a screen shot of this - looks really solid planning! Need to digest this in the morning
U sure u can afford the loss on Kane to be able to slot him back in?
With the initial wildcard I have 3.9m ITB and my team value isn't insane.
After the Bolasie transfer this become 1.6m, but the Wickham transfer frees up 0.4m so it should be doable.
Cunning plan - but too much CPL 🙂
2 of these will be benched in GW32, so only playing 1.
They have a DGW in GW33 & GW34.
GW35 None of them in the line-up.
GW36 onwards you're only carrying Ward.
Mata & Deeney or Coutinho & Rashford?
Like Mata as a little bit of a differential but don't fancy the double up with Rashford at all..The latter
Which player should I get in for this weekend (planning on WC week after):
A) Ivanovic
B) BarkleyA
One week punt on Barkley sounds weird.A
A
Who to bench this week? Really tight call IMO.
A) Ali (liv)
B) Siggy (sto)
Ali had great form especially away but a really tough match. Also I expect Spurs to start following the Leicester trend and tightening up and winning by low scores by grinding out results. It's often what the top teams need to do at this part of the season.
Siggy has been in my team since January and has consistently bumped up my weekly average score almost every week. Swansea aren't the best away from home, but have more to play for than Stoke and need a result. Siggy features in a lot of Swansea's goal, should they get any.
Thoughts on who to start?
A
Badly worded post. I've asked who to bench and who to start in the same post 🙁
Please advise on who to bench.B
You can't win with this one I feel. I'd start Alli.
Courtois or Ivanovic?
For one GW?
Yes this weekend
I'm going for Courtois, I already have Azpi tho.
Go Ivan
ManU fixtures are too good to ignore.
DDG and Rojo/Smalling is obvious imo.
What about Rashford though? Suppose it depends on Shrek, if he is returning?Martial here
I can't not with those fixtures
Bench 35Might bring in De Gea when I WC in 36
Might just double Rojo and Darmian since DDG doesn't play in GW35.
Don't know on Rashford quite yet
Who are you guys thinking of bringing in?
Butland>Cech
Eriksen>Sanchez
tempts me with my 2FT. Got Bellerin already.A lot of talk of Cech being back on here
Haven't seen any source tho?
