Our next members article of the week takes a closer look at goal threat from the back. We focus on Fantasy Premier League defenders priced at 5.0 or below as we delve into the Opta data in an attempt to seek out value in our five-man backlines.
Kun > Giroud?
For two weeks.
I'm a fan. Waiting til the presser though to see if Wenger gives any clues
For a short term punt there are better options.
Who do you think is better? Not sure about Lukaku (and I have Bolasie). Don't want Costa either and I've got Hazard.
No Arsenal so if Giroud is nailed then he might just be the ticket with Soton (h) and Hull (a)...
See how Giroud does for France tonight.
Costa or Giroud? Have Hazard and Sanchez as well
Costa for sure
For the next 2 weeks Costa
- Great form
- Better player
- Nice fixtures
i'll give you form (though rooney's is better according to ICT).
HOWEVER:
past 2 seasons:
Costa - 32 goals, 10 assists, 16 yellow cards
Giroud - 30 goals, 9 assists, 7 yellow cards
Next 2 fixtures:
Costa - swa LIV
Giroud - SOT hul
maybe have a rethink and/or look at public info
the stats seem to say that it's a toss up at player quality, and costa is much more likely to lose you points and/or get suspended.
We'll see about that
This, also think its a toss up between the two in the short term...
anyone looking for agueros replacement I think this is the best order
Costa (form)
lukaku (fixtures)
benteke (u know he's gonna score at the weekend)
vardy (pk )
Defoe (proven n pk)
giroud
zazaLukaku is the ultimate troll, steering well clear...
Ibra doesnt even make your top 7 🙂
based on assumption ppl hv already got ibra ....60% ownership
Presumed that alright 😉
BCEFADGwould punt on Bony ahead of one or two of them also...
A. Sterling Lukaku
B. Barkley Costa
A
Close but B. I have sterling barkley and costa 🙂
Hmm.. no Ibra?
Rooney. Much better stats than ibra and better value imo. Having said that it could backfire badly, but worth a risk
Yup Rooney is better value I feel but don't think I'll go without Ibra. Massive risk
go for B
On WC. Is there any glaring mistake in this team?
Foster, Pickford
Valencia, Williams, Evans, Holebas/Pieters, Amat
Hazard, Ozil, Sterling, Antonio, Maloney/Rodwell
Zlatan, Lukaku, Benteke
Thanks and in advance for your opinions 🙂Well balanced team. Not a fan of Lukaku myself but it's a personal choice. Go for it
This
very solid team ..
had a sneaking feeling though about pools mid gonna explode into goals
You going to double up Foster and Evans some weeks I decided against this on WC and went Heaton.
Holebas I think. Flip a coin on 4.5 mid.
Please rate WC team. So difficult to get Kun back I migh just go without Ibra and Kun medium term and see long before I am worse than 3mil OR.
Heaton Pickford
Bellerin Rose Coleman Evans Amat
Sanchez Hazard Nolito Antonio Lamela
Lukaku Bentenke DiomandeAnything ITB? Who do you think will make way for Sissoko at Spurs or will he be on the bench initially?
that's a very good 3-5-2
aguero plan?
plus I like mane or sterling than nolitoPersonally think there's better value than Bellerin.
You don't need 3 mid-premium defs
If you think Nolito is nailed on the fine. else could think about Sterling.
And the big prob which you could have is you don't have Aguero or Ibra and getting them back will be like another WC. Plan for this alteast. else you are taking a big risk with less gain imho.I can't imagine going without Aguero & Ibra! Takes some big cojones!
Thanks for replies. Yes same results could well be achieved with cheaper players.
RMWCT
Foster| Pickford |
Valencia| Kone| Collins | Pieters| Amat
Hazard | Sanchez | Firmino | Antonio | Fletcher |
Ibra| Costa| Gray
Defence might be an issue........
But Kone Collins Pieters rotate nicely!Very good team. I really like it.
Why gray. His stats are not great and no way he escapes a ban. The fa twisting their "
Zero tolerance " because a player is doing all he can to not get a fine or ban. They become
a bigger joke than they already are
What are chances for Valencia to start Mcity derby as he is returning just 24hrs prior from Eucador?
50/50
He will start. Its Mourinho!
Unless he always planned to use Darmian's defensive prowess to restrict City then Valencia is starting.
Sterling or Nolito?
None for this GW
My latest WC:
Heaton Pickford
Valencia Baines Stones Evans Amat
Hazard Ozil Antonio Sterling Capoue
Ibra Benteke Defoe
1.9 ITB. GW6 plan is Ibra -> Aguero and Sterling -> ManeI see you have just bought Ibra for 11.8? right?
No, had him at 11.5.
OK... very nice team
Morning ladies.
Hey mad man 😉
Morning LR. Would like your thoughts on this. Is Ibra an absolute must have? Or can Rooney cover up most of the damage he does? 2.5m is a lot of dough
Should i -4 Bolasie -> Arsenal / Man City cover....
I really don't want to. Imagine if Bolasie scores big and others blank! Will be hard getting Kun in after.
Schmeicel
Valencia / Evans / Friend
Hazard / Redmond / Firmino / Bolasie
Zlatan / Grey / Lukaku
Jaku / Capoue / Stones / Pieters
0FT & 4.8ITB
Which Liv mid would you have in your team
Firmino vs Mane it ends to while making the move.
Leaning towards Mane.
10 votes to decide. ThanksThe Firm One.
very difficult to predict pool
although I Hv a sneaking feeling about coutinho even though most here will say mane which I like a lot too aswell
Firm
Mane all day
Mane
Mane
Firmino might get the points, but Mane is what makes that team move and dance!
Pick firmino, but ditch liverpool attack if Mane ever injured/out of form.
Do I need to use my WC ?
Heaton ( Jaku )
Shaw / Stones / Morgan ( Friend, Amat )
Alli / Hazard / Townsend / Ramirez ( Capoue )
Costa / Gray / Ibrahimovic
into this
Heaton ( pickford )
Evans / Shaw / Williams ( souare, amat )
Ozil / Barkley / Antonio / Hazard ( capoue )
Ibrahimovic / Benteke / Costahow many votes do u need to confirm it for once n all....
think about ahead n think is it necessary
if yes do it
then no....No
I would wait..
Dude, everyday you ask the question. Quit the acknowledgement needs already. FPL is a mindgame. Trust your own intuition.
On WC who would be your defender of choice from the following teams
Bournemouth
Stoke City
Any ideas would be welcomedStoooke
stoke for sure
Pick one
a. ozil coutinho
b. sanchez mirallasOne
one lol
Sanchez but someone other than mira
Bolasie?
Stretch to Antonio?
Already have him. Need some eve cover
Bolasie then. My preferred eve cover is Lukaku and a defender
La la la la la la.
Zi zi zi zi zi zi
Ni ni ni ni ni niHave antonio
How's this WC and Kun plans:
Foster / Jak
Shaw, Williams, friend, Amat, Evans
Hazard, Sanchez, sterling, Redmond, capoue
Ibra, lukaku, benteke
Kun plan is sterling to lamela and ibra to Kun.
Thoughts on this?what if Ibra n Sanchez scores brace?
nice team thoughStill get ibra out
well then that's all well imo..
plus I think pools mid may be full of goals in the coming gw's...Yeah, not happy about getting firm out but will get back in once I can
Lamela or Antonio?
similar dilemma.... i think im gonna go Antonio
Lamela on his wayh back from Argentina, and I think he is better suited to the CL which starts next week...Antonio is the flavour of the month 🙂
Final WC decision:
A) Puncheon & Koscielny
B) Antonio & 4.5 def (starting)B
B
B
A
A) redmond, kun -> Lukaku, Ozil
Or
B) Firmino, kun -> sanchez lukaku
Afraid Firmino might drop againA, hold firmino, he didn't go away with Brazil so will be fresh and raring to go this weekend
RMWCT
Foster| Pickford |
Valencia| Kone| Collins | *****| Amat
Hazard | **** | Firmino | Antonio | Fletcher |
Ibra| Costa| ****
Pick one
A Sanchez Gray/Remy Pieters
B Sanchez Hernandez Williams
C Ozil Benteke WilliamsC for me
C
D. Sanchez, Williams, benteke and Lukaku over Costa
who else thinks benteke gonna score a worldly header this gw? I know I do 😀
25 yard scissor kick
Please RMWCT:
Foster| Pickford |
Shaw | Collins | McAuley | Williams | Amat
Hazard | Lamela | Sterling | Ozil | Capoue |
Ibra | Costa | Hernandez
0.4m ITB.
Shall I go for Antonio > Lamela and Lukaku + Negredo > Costa + Hernandez?I don't like the double-up on West Brom defenders.
They look like a poor team to me.You mean Foster and McAuley. So, which other worthy nailed on 4.6 defender to go for ?
Big Debate !
Ozil v Sanchez
Ozil
Sanchez
Sanchez
both!
transfer ozil --> ??? after seeing who settles into form, no standout candidate yet 🙂
Sanchez, but it's really close when you consider the prices. If the money saved on Ozil allows you to upgrade somewhere else (say Benteke, Baines etc.), I would go for Ozil. If not, then I would go Sanchez.
Both until Sguero returns.
That's a typo, not a hip hop alternative.
A. Redmond and benteke
B. Antonio and negredoB
B
Snodgrass + Tekkers?
Can't see hull scoring many goals
Southampton aren't either at the moment.
A
A for sure!
Will Sanchez struggle playing early hours Wednesday morning in Chile WCQ then straight back to UK for 15:00 KO Saturday?
Plenty of posts around here that have proved otherwise based on his previous form after intl duty
Is it too early to get mane in on wc or better to wait for a couple of gws when the fixtures are better?
I think he's almost more likely to do well against the good teams who push up and leave space in behind. Against massed defences at anfield it might he harder for him. Tough aways at Arsenal and Spurs he was very good so I wouldn't worry about the fixtures too much
I thought the Deadzone had more constructive conversations. Same old drivel it seems
Okay. Here's constructive conversation for you. Is Ibra worth 2.7mil over Rooney when Rooney has stats at par/better than Ibra?
Ibra is now a placeholder for Kun. Funds needed in midfield
Think Costa is a better placeholder tbh. See better value in Costa and Rooney than Ibra and someone like Tekkers
It's his ownership too. Scared to go without him
Yup. Boils down to this more than anything. 60% is massive
This. Doesn't really matter about the rest of your team, if you don't have him and he scores a brace, you're plummeting
This
I don't think so.
I am with rogers here
100% worth the premium, you pay the premium for captaincy.
You may not need to captain him but when 56% of the game does you can kids your gameweek goodbye.
Morning dzzz,
did kun/townsend >> kaku/ozil (-4) a few days ago...any further hits required? or WC?
foster -- jaku
valencia friend souare --- pieters stones
hazard redmond firmino ozil --- capoue
kaku ibra gray
- pieters and friend will drop in price before next gw
- still waiting to find out when gray's hearing is but hope i can play him this gw and then ship outDont WC.
Will Stuani start? How nailed on is he?
don't go there....risky rotation option
