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.
whats the deal with Collins?? who is his competition in the starting lineup??
thanks
Ogbonna, but Collins seems to be favored at this point.
Its Collins place to lose until he has a disaster.
Disagree , ogbonna starts are imminent .
Nope. Collins will be first to go.
Reid is lurking as well
Reid is first choice out of the three though isn't he?
Yes he is.
Therefore Collins is about to be dropped.
Do not get collins , he is a rotation risk end off, irrespective of how many starts he's made .
Some say he's nailed. Though Bilic bought Ogbonna, not for back up being assumed, so something has to give.
Isn't it surprising that even people on a WC are not considering the Arsenal defense? They have FIVE 1's in the next 7 Gameweeks in FDR index and with Mustafi coming in, I can only see clean sheets and plenty of bandwagons.
Yes I'd love one but I can't afford one.
Price
Many other teams have decent run of fixtures alsoAzpi and Kosc both are at 6.0.
Everton's only. Baines and Kosc would do great.
I'm getting bellerin on wc, only for 2 weeks though as he's part of the aguero plan
how much longer will holding play?
Cech is in for me. Cheapest route into their defence and hoping for plenty of cleanies in their run.
Morgan/Stones -> Baines worth a hit? cheers
Foster/ Jaku
Valencia / Morgan / Stones / Amat / Friend
Hazard / Firmino / Sanchez / Barkley / Capoue
Tekkers / Ibra / Gray
No. No hits, especially in defence.
Think about it - for Baines to make up for the hit, he'd have to keep a clean sheet AND get some attacking returns really, for you to see any profit. Don't do it.
Sometimes a hit is worth the risk of losing points that gameweek to set your team up for the future. I don't think this is one of those times though
Ok cheers both, will be WCing in a few weeks so will leave it.
Blimey. Only 2 votes in it on the captain's poll. I've never seen one so close before.
Down to 1 😆
Tadic looks like a great option for next two games, will be playing vs tired Arsenal defence and then have Swansea at home.
And his stats are amazing, he is getting a big score very soon. I'm getting him.Aren't his stats always amazing though?
This
Against swans , not Arsenal
Lol, keeping his price to drop?
I would never do something like that...
He is on penalties, he scored one and assisted another for Serbia last night. Watched the game, he was magnificant
No. Arsenal clean sheet.
You already have him. Trying to manipulate transfer activity?
Coutinho, Mane or Firmino?
Depends on your budget but probably Mane.
Foster/Heaton
Friend Valencia Walker Pieters Francis
Hazard Townsend Capoue Redmond Firmino
Gray Aguero Ibra
Want to do Aguero/Townsend ---> Sanchez/ Defoe(Benteke) ?
Who is the better pick, Defoe or BentekeIf this is a WC. Remove pieters for now. He's about to drop in price. Can buy back cheaper
I have 2ft. But wouldnt mind taking a -4 hit. Who can i get in for Pieters?
Davies?
Foster
Souare Evans Friend
Hazard(c) Sanchez Barkley Firmino
Costa Ibra Gray
Who needs a decent defence?You will when Palace Boro finishes 1-1
😯
What is the verdict on the Shaw situation?
Fit
Thanks
I'm optimistic as his withdrawal from the England squad was "precautionary"...
Giroud to be a better option than Lukaku?
I'm not _thrilled_ that Lukaku himself says that he is out of form, but
Giroud is not first dibs on pens. The odds of a pen with Cazorla subbed AND Giroud not subbed (for Perez) seems unlikely
Do we think these will play at the weekend? Yes or no?
A) Friend
B) Shaw
C) Valencia
D) GrayNot sure, Yes, Unlikely, Yes
Yes to all
This.
Yes to all.
Valencia or baines? (I already have shaw)
Baines for fixtures and pens
I go with V but read he might not play?
I would rather have baines at the moment but am going valencia since he will probably rise this week so my last chance to squeeze him in
Baines. Spread the risk.
Anyone else thinking of captaining Gray?
Hazard or Costa...
Costa looks well up for it at the moment!!!
No but decent option.
Who to start?
Foster (BOU)
Heaton (HUL)
There should be a poll for this question.
I'm thinking Heaton since Burnley are at homeYeah Heaton. Burnley are at home and Hull are less of a goal threat than Bournemouth.
Almost done:
Foster / Pickford
Valencia / Walker / Williams / McAuley / Amat
Hazard / Sanchez / Antonio / Sterling / Capoue
Ibra / Costa / (Diomande/Barrow)
Plan is in two weeks do Costa -> Kun
If Diomande Sterling->Fer
If Barrow Sterling->Barry (or other up to 4.8)
opinions plzso you will have barrow capoe and barry?
Sadly yes, cost of the megahitters
think you need to downgrade a defender to squeeze up to a 5.5 mid
The more i think of it I´m afraid you´re right, TA
has negredo been on Pens at any previous clubs?
How's this? Would like Costa/ Baines but can't have them all
Foster Pickford
Valencia Williams Holebas Evans Amat
Hazard Sanchez Sterling Lanzini Capoue
Ibra Lukaku Benteke
Nice looking team.
Cheers mate. Hopefully I don't go crazy before deadline and do Ibra Tekkers to Rooney Costa.
is holebas nailed? watford seem to have so many fullbacks
Not fully sure. Has some great attacking stats though. Could just go for Pieters
Great underlying stats. In the starting 11 on the team news, so leaning yes
he did catch my eye when i saw a bit of the watford game - on corners and always near the box. not sure how is defence is though?
Looks good
kaku fit?
Should be
Sanchez ➡ Ozil allows for Sterling ➡ Mane and Williams ➡ Baines OR Lukaku ➡ Costa
Donno how that affects your Aguero buy back planNah, keen on Sanchez. Think I'm putting the armband on him this gw
I'm 2x 0.1m short on Hazard and Capoue to clone your team 🙁
I'd just get Rodwell for Capoue
Playing AOA this week due to crap defensive fixtures and wanting to save my WC till we have a bit more information.
Foster
Valencia Friend
Capoue Tadic Hazard Sanchez Barkley
Bony Benteke Ibra
Jaku Stones VVD Amat
GTG? Opinions appreciated.Yeah, sure. I'd still go Stones over Capoue though
Looks GTG.
Hi FFS Guys,
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CheersDo you clear your cache on a daily basis?
Not as fara as I'm aware
What browser do you use?
Chrome. Just checked settings and my history is there. There don't appear to be any auto-clear cache settings.
Hey guys, thoughts on taking a -8 vs WC?
I've taken out Aguero, Townsend and Redmond for Ozil, Sterling and Benteke. Plan was to use the WC in a few weeks time to get Aguero back in. Feels like a dumb move in hindsight. Obviously will use WC if any key players get injured in the qualifiers.It is a bit of a dumb move tbh, 8 points now is going to make your rank drop considerably, you'll have no margin for error this week as a bad one establishes your position at the wrong end fighting to get out.
Yeah thanks, that's my thinking too now, might rejig it with a view to getting Aguero back in using FTs instead
Team is:
Foster, Jak
Valencia, Stones, Friend, Kone, Amat
Hazard, Ozil, Sterling, Lamela, Capoue
Ibra, Lukaku, BentekeWait until after the gameweek to judge whether it was a dumb move. Not worth pulling the trigger on WC for me
Is there any Gray owner?
What are you doing with him, selling or holding?Hold
Selling
There are 397,072 Gray owners.
Keeping, only removing if he's banned.
Keeping him, ban looking unlikely before the Hull game.
Not that I expect any more than 2 pts like.
Bottomed....
Thoughts on this WC Team?
3-5-2 formation:
Mandanda/Pickford
Evans/Baines/Collins
Ozil/Antonio/Hazard/Sterling/Puncheon
Giroud/Ibra
Bench: Valencia/Amat/Diomande
2 FT for GW6 to transfer out Giroud & Sterling for Kun & 6+
Does personal hearing means that Gray will play vs. Hull?
Hopefully
No, it just means the article was written before the FA said when it was.
At the time of writing they had no info to suggest otherwise.
Aguero requested one and got his date a couple of days later.
Seen a fair bit of chat about Ogbonna/Collins, from my perspective as a whu supporter its a big gamble to go with Collins. I can see Ogbonna taking his spot at any moment. I would avoid. The only nailed on defenders are Reid and Masuaka, the latter of which looks pretty promising going forward from his brief time at the club so far.
Masuaku looks great from what I've seen. Any thoughts on Lanzini? Fully nailed on ?
I hope so as he really keeps us ticking. Just as important as Payet imo.
Can't say he's fully nailed yet as we have loads of attacking mids now and he hasnt been fully fit to see if Bilic will keep him nailed on.Yeah, you lot seem to love him. Taking a punt on either him or Zaza
I'm tempted by the Zaza punt too
A. Redmond
B. Bolasie
?? thnksI would get Tadic
To buy? To play? To bench? To sell?
?? thnksto slap you with his dick... 🙂
Bolasie, man is a beast 😉
touche 🙂
baines on penas again?
Got lucky with the one he took last weekend, can't say for sure whether he'll keep them
Even if Gray is available to pick against Hull.
A. Will he start after all this?
B. Will the psychological effect play a part in form?
Trying to be a mind reader I know but its a tricky one...when isn't this bleeding game tricky?!
Coutinho, Firmino, or Mane?
Is this lot good to go or should I take a hit anywhere ?
Possible options are Redmond > Ozil (-4) or Lamela > Sanchez (-4) worth the hit ?
Foster
Valencia Williams Friend
Hazard Barkley Lamela Redmond
Zlatan Costa Gray
(Jaku Capoue Stones Amat)
0 FT, 4.8m ITBThe Redmond >> Ozil one might be worth it. I'd hold on to Lamela though, fixtures are tidy.
Foster (Jakupovic)
Valencia Stones Friend (Evans Amat)
Hazard Tadic Barkley Lamela (Capoue)
Costa Ibra Gray
0FT, 3.6m ITB. Which move?
(A) Gray to Benteke
(B) Tadic to Sanchez (have exact amount to do so)
(C) Hold, play Capoue if Gray is banned.
