Paul
It’s time for our usual rummage around the Gameweek data this afternoon, in our first members’ article of the week.
We assess Sergio Aguero and Alexis Sanchez’ home and away displays after both bagged a brace last time out, while a pair of Southampton assets also come under analysis. We also check in on Swansea’ City’s playmaker and a cut-price Liverpool alternative to Philippe Coutinho, with the Brazilian now set for over a month on the sidelines.
Upgrade Heaton to Karius by downgrading a 4.5 to Ake?? Worth it?? On a WC....So hits dont matter.....Already have Nyom so is Nyom+Ake too much uncerrtainty?
Yeah Ake is not nailed at all
That is way too much, especially with Nyom going to AFCON
Ake has only been covering suspension (smith) and injury (daniels) so avoid.
Foster, Heaton
Holebas, Smith, Morgan, Pieters, Amat
Hazard, Gundogan, Sanchez, Allen, Firmino
Aguero, Lukaku, Austin
£0.5m ITB, 2 FTs
Lukaku and Gundogan to Kane and Fletcher?
Enough to get Can instead of Fletcher?
If not go even lower and get Hojberg or De Roon
sadly no, £0.3 short! been too slow on the price rises/falls this week. but can seems a decent option
Is Can a good option?
I don't fancy Allen as a 4th mid but he has a good fixture this week so could sort that out next week?
Yes I'm going to sort that out next week too.
yeah not super keen on allen as 4th mid either. perhaps kane will offset that though?
If I do Kun to Costa I will have more funds but I've just realised that I really don't need it. The only improvement I can do now is Holebas to Cedric than my headache who to choose for coming weeks is even bigger...
You have Kane / Hazard / Alexis / Firmino and Chelsea defender? Obvs no Costa either
Funds are always useful
I only don't have Sanchez, I can live with Wally imo
It is looking like Gareth Southgate is going to be appointed the England manager on a permanent basis
I wish Gareth well but i have reservations about his experience to take on the top job in English football having been a manager at only one club i.e. Middlesbrough who he played for then he got the under 21 job and now is the English senior team manager a meteoric rise by any standards
I really thought big Sam was a great pick for the job having been through the mill in the English football management world and for the first time ever i said to myself that England look like they could do something here under Allardyce but the dogs in Fleet Street rounded on him and that is that
There are surely some other candidates for this job that the FA looked over in there expedient appointment of Southgate
For me David Moyes or Mark Hughes might have been a better bet
Who is your choice for the England job?
Ronnie Pickering
😀 is what I meant
Boo to International football. I wish him well, but I struggle to show any interest in England
I always find it strange that the English public don't get wholeheartedly behind the national team this is one of the many reasons they under perform on the international stage imo
They don't under perform at all. They are just an average team.
Average teams can do great things under the right conditions as we have seen in the Euros like Denmark Greece and more recently Portugal
That's a good point, although on the other hand for every Greece and Denmark there are at least 10 average teams that don't over-perform.
We've been let down too many times in comparison to the hype. Plus internationals get in the way of league football, which probably has a stronger following than in most other countries (92 clubs).
Good point on the hype/media factor this is one of the other reasons for under achievement
But i do not accept that domestic league support is a bad thing for the international team there is strong domestic leagues in Spain Italy Germany and France and it does not seem to get in there way
What is this International football you speak of?
It's that annoying thing that randomly happens every so often that means we have to climb the walls for 2 weeks waiting for the PL to restart.
I wonder whether part of it is the expansion of the international calendar to take in more friendlies, longer training periods around qualifiers etc. I find the two week break so dull, and the early one when the league is just warming up kills momentum.
Not sure if serious ....
A Scotsman and a Welshman !? 😆
Republic of Ireland here
Aye, cant see either of them wanting the England job.
Moyes hotly tipped for Scotland job if Gord fails
If England had the Republic of Ireland s management team they would win the lot 🙂
Defensive problems.
Alonso, Walker, Fuchs (prodl,Amat) 0.5 itb 1ft.
Any suggestions?
if you are ok with the rest of your team and dont want to sell prodl i think its fine.
fuchs to cedric
Stoke might have solved their defensive problems out. In the last 8 games they have conceded 5 goals and 3 of those games they achieved a clean sheet. In every game they only conceded one goal which tells me that their chances of getting a clean sheet looks promising.
I admit that they did play "easy" opposition, but I still think they've got that confidence to defend again. They shouldn't be conceding 4 goals in a games like they were doing previously. Also at the start of the season, they were punishing the tugging of shirts in the box but it seems like that's quickly been ignored these days. They were conceding alot at set pieces earlier in the season.
Now as to which one to choose, I'd pick Pieters since he's the cheapest and will play. I'd probably downgrade Fuchs since Leicester are no longer the team they were last season. I'd only put Fuchs in, if Leicester start to go on a defensive run.
i agree the only problem is Stoke's fixtures.Dont think is a good period except gw14 to bring in a stoke defender.
I just don't think there's any "easy" fixtures out there any more. I think every fixture is hard these days. I think it team mentality and philosophy matters more than which team you play against. There's a reason why Conte and Pulis manage to get clean sheets this season. It's just my opinion.
I aggree and generally of course in english football every fixture is hard.But we must try to find these fixtures that may give a clean sheet.Pulis manage to get only 2 clean sheets.I think you mean Hughes.
No I mean Tony Pulis with West Brom. West Brom are not top guns in the prem but come the end of the season, Pulis will have his team within the top half of the defensive record.
Looking for more opinions on McAuley - can he keep up his goal-scoring form or is it a bit of a fluke? 3 goals in 13 matches so far when he's never scored more than 3 in an entire season.
(Thanks Zoopa for reply on previous page)
I like him but he has tough fixtures coming up.
He's one of those defenders, for me anyway, who you need to play every week because of his goal threat and the danger of benching him the week he scores.
And therein lies the problem with his upcoming fuxtures: You're gambling a starting spot in the hopes he scores because there are unlikely to be many cleanies in that lot of games upcoming.
I was considering wildcarding this week and looked at him but his next set of fixtures genuinely put me off.
own him from gw1..
Good points, thanks.
Don't think it's a fluke he is genuinely dangerous from set pieces. He hit the post v City so it was almost four goals.
I've had him since week 1, I'll be benching over Xmas as after that fixtures get good again.
More likely to ditch Foster from my WBA contingent.
Pullis effect
Pieters, Lovren, Nyom. All quite cheap for what they do and reasonable fixtures.
Could get Pedro and Cedric
Or stick with redmond and alonso
?
Thoughts on Eriksen?? I think he is a great punt given Spurs fixtures but I'm not fully certain.
I've punted Alli
Same, plays more central, is more of a differential and is a proven FPL prospect.
Eriksen always seems to under perform fpl-wise.
Not a fav of mine
Im not convinced if the Spurs outfield love at the moment, to be honest with you.
It may just be me but I don't think they're prolific scorers like Liverpool or Chelsea and Eriksen has 1 goal and 1 assist all season, I think.
To me anyway that doesn't justify paying 8.1m or however much he is now. I think there's better value mids at the moment, Pedro, Walcott, Moses, Mata, Siggy, Milner all cheaper and have done more than Eriksen.
This 100%. Indeed Spurs aren't prolific scorers this season. I understand that Lukaku -> Kane is a decent move (not a great one), but Eriksen and Alli are absolute punts. If not for the fixture, no one would've brought their names up.
They have to start somewhere though, right?
They had good fixtures at the start of the season too and were garbage. And no, they don't 'cover' Kane.
I meant Spurs in general - they have yet to really get going so, if they do, it'll be now (if that is, could always continue to settle for mediocrity). I agree with the Kane or nobody, though.
On WC:
1: Alonso, Pedro, Austin (0.3 ITB)
2: McAuley, Walcott, Defoe (0.5 ITB)
Rest of team:
Heaton, Robinson
Walker, Cedric, XXX, Amat, Browning
Haz Firmino Siggy XXX Cook
Kun XXX Kane
1, although I would prefer Walcott to Pedro
Rose instead of Walker and do this
I bought Rose at 5.6 so this isn't an option!
Any other way to get Walcott in?!
1
1
Really want Kane in for the juicy fixtures coming up, but to fund that, I have to get very cheap 4th mid.
Which option is better:
A. Emre Can
B. Duncan Watmore
Thanks
A
Who's the current striker and midfielder that you'll be changing? Not sure I can see much upside unless you are going to captain Kane every week.
Can
He's pushing forward a lot of late.
A lot of Can love suddenly? About to do Gundogen > Lallana, is Can worth considering as a cheap alternative or not in the same league?
Lallana is injured?
Should be back but I wouldn't be buying him before the presser
Nice. If only he were a little cheaper 🙁
If you were a member you would know why so much love suddenly 😉
I won't be making the change until Saturday morning 😉 surely Can can't be considered as the 4th mid!?
Or Can he?
A
Just done Aguero to Kane, so Kun hattie is pretty much guaranteed now 🙁
Nah, Chelsea solid at the back. Kane is good shout
I now have 2.9m itb which feels like a luxury! I might be able to afford a third striker that actually, you know....scores occasionally!
Let's hope so
Vomits everywhere.
leaves me with -
Cech
McAuley - Clyne - Fuchs
Sanchez - Walcott - Hazard - Firmino - Allen
Kane - Austin
I'd sell Cech.
Think you will regret, you had some many opportunities and sola Kun...
*sold
Well done Gareth
We'll see what the feeling is in 20 months time
Unbelievably well done really
1st Middlesbrough manger where he was not up to much
2nd England under 21 Manger where he won noting
3rd England international manger?
Hows this looking guys?
Grant
Walker Gibson Evans
Sanchez Hazard Mane Phillips
Aguero Kane Austin
Pickford--Marney--Holebas--Amat
Bangin'
Very good
Awesome. Would love it
Will Alonsos price rice by next week? I want to do Fuchs to Alonso next week but I'm already on a -4 hit this week and Fuchs has an easier fixture even though Leicester are terrible. I have the exact funds to do the transfer as long alonsos price doesn't rise?
Cheers guys
Unlikely
Cheers
Nope. In the same boat! Sit tight! 🙂
Thanks mate!
Any transfer advice please? Many thanks
Make them
Cheers 🙂
Foster, Pickford
Walker, Alonso, Lovren, Holebas, Amat
Hazard, Firmino, Walcott, Redmond, Fletcher
Aguero, Lukaku, Deeney
0.7 ITB, 1 FT
Deeney > Austin
then Redmond > Siggy next week
Maybe it´s a good idea. I´ll think about it. Thanks mate 😉
Go with what you believe is the right thing and don't be afraid to do your own thing you will make mistakes but that is only another word for experience
I believe that you´re totally right it's a wise answer, but I just wanted a bit of brainstorming, anyway at the end of day I'll make my own decision 😉
From next GW onwards:
A) Alonso + Can
B) Cedric + Moses
Don't own any Chelsea players atm...
A
A. But not if you intend to play Can every game
He would be my 4th mid. Could go up to 5.6m but don't really fancy anyone in that bracket more than Can.
Is Can supposed to be your 4th MID?
Yeah.
Personally I wouldn't like to play him every GW but out of those 2 options definitely A for me.
It's either Alonso + 5.6 mid (no one I like at this price more than Can) or Cedric + 6.8 mid (no one I like at this price more than Moses). Wish I could afford Pedro or Mata but my options are limited.
Do we think lallana will be back this weekend?
Yes
30 minute run out expected when it's still 0-0
bench
Any news on the injuries to heaton holebas and firminho and if they're going to be fit for the weekend?? Cheers
Nothing official
Wait for the pressers then I take it
Nope. Have all the 3 you listed. I wouldn't worry much about them. Wait for the presser. 🙂
Cheers fella
know when the liverpool one is by any chance? cant afford drops and rises to my masterplan but only firmino out would do it
Think it will be on Friday. Whose price drop are you talking about? Coutinho is not going to fall anymore this GW (0.3 max per GW). Firmino is no where near a price drop.
any kane owners not going with him as captain this week?
I'm not sure yet, Kane or Austin for me
I think Palace will win
Kane could still be a good captain though
Might go with Austin, still pondering
Do you have Sanchez or Aguero?
Yep, Aguero. Too risky this time to capt I think
I own him but have still not decided who to armband yet but he is in the running for sure
kind of scared not owning him, but really don't want to dispose Kun or Costa. the answer is no, b/c I don't own him! 😉
*...yes, b/c I don't own him!
Took a hit to get him in. Definitely giving him the armband.
Not me - seems the sensible choice
Haven't decided between him and Sanchez yet
Any one have all of Kun, Kane/Costa, Sanchez, Hazard, Firminho & Chelsea def?
I will have acquired a Chelsea defender by next week in all likelihood
I m planning to get Alonso in the next gw, but have neither Kane nor Firm
yes 🙂 have all
Now please dont tell me your 4th mid is Siggy?
nah!!!!
some consolation for me then 😀
It thought that was impossible. Who are you other players?
No Sanchez - Kun, Costa, Haz, Firm, Alonso
Walcott for Arsenal cover?
I have kun Kane Costa firminho alonso no hazard no Sanchez
Kun, Kane, Costa, Hazard and Firmino here.
Snodgrass 4th mid 🙁
Same as me, I want Sanchez though
I'd rather have him but realistically I'd get Walcott.
Atm I have Siggy.
that forward line though!
No Firm (Pedro & Siggy 3rd and 4th mids) and no Chelsea def (Cedric coming in next week for me)
similar to mine, i have walcott & siggy
Walcott was just out of my budget. Quite happy with Pedro given form and fixtures, although have to admit not that excited to own him. See how it goes
All but Sanchez
I have Kun, Kane, Sanchez, Hazard, Firminho & could afford Chelsea def but will be getting Rose & Cedric instead.
And yes, my 4th midfielder is Siggy.
All sounds nice on paper, but ranking not great.
i have kun kane sanchez hazard siggy alonso cedric but dont have liv mid...
Thats like the most desired front line right now. You will surely see the green arrows from now on 🙂
Hi all
Am I mad by hanging onto Gundogan for one last week? I have sneaky feeling he may start this one however I dont think I can handle another no-show! If I get rid who do you think is a good replacement?
Current team:
Pick/Jaku
Stones Williams VVD Amat Friend
Sanchez Firmino Siggy Gundo (Barry)
Kane Aguero Austin
0.5 ITB
Taking Gundo out would leave me with 6.1 to spend.
Any suggestions welcome!
No, you've weathered a few price falls already. I'd wait until next week and then bring in Zaha.
Ok, yeah I thought I should give it one more week, although there is another imminent price drop! Thanks Ha. Zaha could be a good call.
From gw16
Holebas + wally + diomande
Or
Valencia + de roon + Austin??
holebas+wally+anichebe???
B
Its probably earlier than needed but just in case people end up with squad full of them over xmas period I decided to write up the potential AFCON players who may be missing
the tournament runs between 14th jan- 5th feb. so likely GW21- GW24. There is a cup weekend prior to the start so it is unlikely anyone will miss games before tournament as I am pretty sure most players fly out around 10 days early at most. Though you should note that if a player wins it they have been known to go missing after the final.
please note this was done by abacus and papyrus so there may be the odd error.
gabon- ndong (sland)
b faso- none
Cameroon- nyom (wba) matip (lpool)
g bissae- none
Algeria- guedioura (wfd) mahrez, slimani (leic) feghouli (whu)
Tunisia- khazri (slnd)
Senegal- gueye (eve) kouyate (whu) diouf (stoke) mane (lpool) saoure (cpal) niassie (eve) djilobodji (slnd) shako (whu)
Zimbabwe- none
I coast- kone (slnd) gradel (bmth) bony (stoke) bailly (mu) * I am assuming toure will be retired
DR congo- bolasie (eve) mbokanie (hull) afobe (bmth) mandanda (pal)
morocco - boufal (spton) amrabat (wtfd)
togo- none
Ghana- schlupp (leic) amartey (leic) ayew (whu)
mali- sako (pal)
Egypt- el mo (hull) elnenny (ars) sobhi (stoke)
Uganda- none
so at first look I don't see it making much of a difference, maybe half a dozen first team regulars amongst them. Obvious ones are mahrez, slimani, bolasie, bailly, ayew & matip
I have not included loan players, if you have them and you haven't noticed already you are beyond hope
anyway hope it is of use, at very least you know when it is
Zaha - Ivory Coast
its not approved yet has it?
Another player that will catch out some managers
Nice work mate
nc post thanks
+1 good post
Mane Mahrez and Bolasie should catch out a few managers when the time comes
yip
think matip could hurt Liverpool defence
I forgot about Matip indeed he will be missed from Liverpools back line
jeez that Senegal line is hard to read
Demarai Gray could become a budget mid option.
Liverpool are unlikely to lose defender Joel Matip to the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in January as his self-imposed exile from the Cameroon squad continues.
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-defender-matips-self-imposed-11820074
http://www.kickoff.com/news/71073/cameroon-urging-liverpools-joel-matip-to-return-at-africa-cup-of-nations
Not sure why Mandanda is in the list.
Good info, cheers
Matip isn't going to AFCON. Said he wants to stay and keep Liverpool place.
Worth doing for free?
Lukaku & Mane -> Kane & Siggy/Pedro
would like to hold onto Mane, but understand you need those funds to get Kane.
i would
Lukaku to Kane yes
Not sure about getting rid of mane but I assume it's to fund the Kane move
yep.
siggy if you have haz
do you have firmino?
if yes then do those transfers otherwise not keen on mane to siggy transfer particularly this week
find another way to get Kane imo if you really want to
Borderline yes, due to the captaincy option in Kane
Yep with Siggy
any updates on friend injury???would love to start him this weekend against hull
He has absolutely zero chance of starting this weekend basically.
All set ?
many thanks
Pickford
Lovren Alonso Pieters
Hazard Firmino Walcott Chadli
Aguero Kane Rondon
Jaku Capoue Holebas Amat
chadli may not start,and come off the bench for a 1 pointer
True, but Would rather risk that than playing Capoue...
yeah he is a risk but i believe he has had a long rest and hopefully he starts. Capoue is a good shout too. will wait till pressers.
g2g??
Heaton
Koscielny-McAuley-Fuchs
Son-Hazaard-Walcott(C)-Watford-Capoue
Austin(VC)-Agüero
Bench
Jakupovic-Stuani-Alonso-Kingsley
captaic Watford imo will score more than anybody
Could you put the following in order of being most "essential".
A) Aguero
B) Hazard
C)Sanchez
D) Firmino
E) Kane
F) Costa
Thanks
A
C
B
E
F
D
I want them all apart from Kane (and do)
If you absolutely had to, would you rather do:
A) Sanchez to Walcott
B) Aguero to Kane
B, but don't 😉
I wouldn't do any. Whatever you want to do find another way.
