Next this Saturday, we catch up on the member’s area statistics over the last three rounds of fixtures with our usual post-Gameweek article.
We assess the lay of the land at Arsenal as a result of Olivier Giroud’s first-team return before analysing Tottenham’s man of the moment and Manchester United’s pair of form players.
West Ham and Everton also play a part in our thinking ahead of some fine upcoming fixtures.
Budget?
Oh yea sorry, 4.5m
Great question, such a pain this is
Yes. This hurts..
Pieters, Evans/Nyom or Chambers.
Will he not play for Chelsea?
Not sure about it but maybe, who knows
Pieters maybe?
I can't believe this news, I got him in this week for Cedric....Fuchs to Cedric to Ake, rediculous. I really hope he plays for Chelsea but can't see it given how solid the team have looked (Spurs defeat the exception).
Smith ?
Not enough, he is 4.7
Perhaps Yoshida (4,2), now when fonte is on the way out
RMT
Just transferred in Hazard to Alli for free as I couldn't ignore Alli's goals any longer
Heaton
Alonso Ake Baines
Lallana Sanchez Alli Phillips Allen
Ibra Kun
Subs Jako/ Lorente/ McAuley / Amat
1.8 million in the bank.. in 2 gameweeks when I have 2 FT, I could then go Lorente/Allen to Barnes/Coutinho. What do you guys think?
Gud team, like the plan
Just watched the first episode of Westworld. My head is absolutely wrecked.
The pilot is outstanding 😀
Binge watch and don't look at any spoilers would be my recommendation!
I don't know if I can handle watching another right now. My head hurts from attempting to understand what the F is going on. Was good though.
stick with it bubz. even if you've no real idea what the hell is going on, there's loads of boobs to keep you vaguely entertained.
it's about a 7/10 all in all for me.
Best thing since prison break.
Fantastic show
I know that feeling, I watched a double episode of Mr Bean an hour ago on ITV
It is mindbendingly good.
Listen for the self-playing pianos playing contemporary music in an old-west style...subtle, but awesome!
Watched the final episode last night, an hour and half finale and a superb ending to a great series, quality stuff, enjoy !
oh arse biscuits........ ake was my one definite transfer this week.......... great, what the frick to do now
I'm having a feeling that he will be the first choice. Cahill out
i just cant see it........would be awesome for 4.4, but i cant see it
Yup i know
Out: Mane & Origi (15.8)
In: Sterling & Wilson (13.9)
Leaving me 1.9 ITB....I think Sterling has looked dangerous lately and Wilson on pens with 3 great fixtures...crazy?
Crazy for me
Im sure his has been discussed but....
Any chance Ake gets a shot in the team or are we waiting for an injury?
I assume hes just being brought back as cover?
Im not taking him out, not yet anyway til the day he misses a GW
I think Conte is not only interested in him for his defensive qualities but for his goal scoring attributes. If Hazard and Costa drop off they need everyone they can to be scoring
I reckon that assumption is spot on Andy, can't see him starting too many myself
Benchwarmer in all likelihood...crying shame
Bringing him back to sit on a bench would be odd.
Conte said he was a 'very very good player'. Dont remember him speaking that highly of Alonso
He didn't loan him out either.
But he is recallng him
I can't see Ake getting near the Chelsea first team at present; but I think he has been recalled to increase pressure on our defenders (obviously an inform player who will out the fear of God into them and ensure they perform)
Alonso is not that good though, is he?
Interesting that the Scouts have Eriksen above Alli on the watchlist. Both are great options, but who do you think scores better the rest of the way? I think I'd bet on Alli, but it is hard to say.
Eriksen
I think Eriksen- has both goal and assist potential. Alli is a goal scorer but not much of an assister
That's true. Eriksen's game does seem to be slightly more bonus friendly too. Alli's been getting into the box more than Kane lately though.
Alli all season long for me, Eriksen is like Couytinho. Capabale of the spectacular every so often but not every week and he wont be scoring into double figures
He won't score double figures? 😀
look at Eriksens previous seasons. He got ten goals once, so yea he might equal that or get 12 if he is lucky. Alli is set to get like 15+
Aaaah ok, I thought you meant he won't be getting double digit FPL scores. Yeah not too bothered about how many goals he scores. He's an all rounder.
Eriksen looks more dangerous than ever. Think he will get his best fpl score this season
Walcott or Giroud most likely to get most minutes over their kind run?
Giroud for sure. Scored today again
Giroud must now have the advantage, with his recent form and being captained and all.
Both can be accommodated for goodness sake
But Giroud had played last 4 I already have but happy for people to keep overlooking
I had exact cash to move Cedric to Ake and Carroll to Giroud for a hit but only made Ake move at the time due to uncertainty over Giroud game time....Seems rediculous in hindsight, I'm now .1 short.
So....Bring Stanislas in as a 5th mid and play a 3-5-2 or wait until next GW, downgrade Capuoe to raise funds and take a hit to get Giroud on board?
In summary, would you rather have Stanislas for the next 3 fixtures or Giroud for the two home games after Swansea. Both options mean taking a hit.
What are the odds that Ryan Fraser would nail a starting spot? He's been scoring very nicely the few times he has been fielded.
Stanislas is a more secure pick
He looked great the other day and his stats are awesome, also note that when he got subbed thats when it all went wrong for Bournemouth. Coinicidence? I think not
His minutes is an issue tho as you say, they can only increase mind you.
Yeah but will they increase, that's my question. Listed as injured with 75% chance to make it now? Is this something that he has had for long or just a knock in the last match?
Knock in the last match and they had 3 goals Eddie probably thought he had done enough, doubt its anything serious.
Thanks!
Better with Ake looking like he's off back to Chelsea. Removes the Smith risk.
So, what exactly are you saying?
Smith was playing in midfield but he then got dropped to the bench. He will play as RB now ake going
ok, so that leaves less competition for Fraser's spot?
Yeah but smith was benched last two games. King is a threat to his starting position
Well there's still Ibe (who looks out of favour), King can play wide, they could play Wilson and Afobe together, drop Wilshere back and play a CM out wide.
'Nailed' is unlikely, but he could become first choice. Ake out simply removed Smith as a RM option, who had been playing there regularly.
Damn it. Looks like I'll just opt for 3-4-3. The return of the Giroud makes it easier.
I wouldn't recommend Giroud, personally. Him getting some goals has been masking some abysmal performances.
Perez, Walcott, Iwobi and Ozil all good, form options to support Sanchez as striker.
Hmm... I don't know about that abysmal. He was quite silent against Palace, but other than that he's been fine.
The problem is the chance of benching, but come on, Walcott and Perez better form than Giroud? I understand that they are options and Giroud may be rotated time to time with Perez or Walcott on, but that Perez would be preferred and Iwobi/Walcott more in form is a bit harsh.
They of course are an option if Wenger wants Sanchez back upfront, but right now I don't see why that he would. Arsenal was doing awfully for a while, carried by luck and Sanchez's form. And now their game is going much much better, they are really deserving the wins they get.
And when you look at it, it's not that Sanchez had got worse by moving to flank. He has both taken and created more shots, and more good chances, since moved to flank, possibly because Giroud pulls the defenders with him which leaves Sanchez more space. It's only that he has suffered of bad luck recently, or some would say that he's just been misfiring, but I'd say that there's a definite luck factor for example in his misses against WBA and Palace, where he took 17 shots but 8 out of them were either blocked or hit the woodwork.
I mean, mind elaborate? There's something in your reply you assume known and that I am unaware of.
Ake was a CB, Francis will move from RB to CB and Smith will play RB.
His main issue seems to be picking up injuries. Seems to be more consistent recently and took some corners against Arsenal
Would I risk that as the 5th midfielder in 3-5-2? I guess I would.
Not sure how bad his injury is? Fantastic player but is very injury prone. Stanislas is the better FPL option imo as he has started every game when fit and Fraser is far from nailed.
I dunno. Fraser seems more efficient (per minutes) and also 0.3 cheaper, which is crucial here.
I really like Fraser and he was our best player when we had him on loan at Ipswich last season but I'd definitely get Stanislas ahead of him in FPL.
Ok. Thanks. I probably will not get Stanislas though, but might give the whole B'mouth midfield a miss then.
Thanks to all for clearing this situation up for me. I just picked his stats, but looks like his lack of field time is still an issue.
Ake next 3 fixtures were mint F**k Conte seriously
His ML rival has Ake.
im in total agreement with these sentiments
As a Francis owner, ha! 😉
Is this the Francis that will be going back to CB with less attacking threat?
No, this is the Francis with a 3 match ban for his straight red against Arsenal. 😀
Should be rescinded. Barely made contact and Ramsay fell into his path
They appealed and failed, to my frustration. 🙁
A. Hazzard + Carroll for Alli + Giroud (-4) no Chelsea coverage
B. Hazzard + Carroll for Pedro + Giroud (-4)
C. Don't do anything
????
Don't do anything imo
RMT please, got 2.1 ITB and 1FT. Going to save the FT and do Siggy > De Roon, Diomande > Lukaku next week. What do we all think?
Heaton
VVD - Alonso - Pieters
Phillips - Lallana - Sanchez - Alli - Siggy
Ibra - Costa
Where's the rest?
Is anybody confident that Benteke will start?
Koeman wants to sign Wilshire [Mirror]
Wilshere setpieces with Baines 😉
Great pun. 😉
😎
Didnt even seen it at first
Im just that good 😉
But who is the fairest of them all?
promising 25 year old at best. 1 of the most overrated players in past 20 years for me
Hate speech wont be tolerated on here.
no offence mate 😉
Sorry but is Ake to Chelsea confirmed? When is it?
It's not confirmed. I imagine that Howe is begging Conte for him to stay.
Can someone explain Ake to me? I have haz and Alonso so Ake will just become my third Chelsea player yes? How many minutes will he get
Probably a backup player.
Change your grav rating to "G" if you want it seen by others.
Unlikely to be fpl shattering but apparently Hogan (Brentford) to West Ham in and Feghouli (to Roma) are close.
Whatever happened to signing Bacca or Lacazette?
Thoughts on using my FT this week? 2.4 in bank
Heaton
Alonso - Coleman - Holebas
Hazard - Alli - Lallana - Phillips
Aguero (c) - Zlatan - Origi
Jaku - McAuley - Fletcher - Amat
Thinking of doing Origi > Giroud. Only worry is Sanchez, but I could only get him in for Hazard and that would mean keeping Origi. Maybe I'm being silly continuing to ignore Sanchez, but doing well inside top 10k.
Swansea are set to resist attempts from #Chelsea to take Spain international Fernando Llorente away from the Liberty Stadium. [Mirror]
Also West ham.set to offer 5mil plus fletcher for Snodgrass
*2mil
Such a tight club
West Ham playing the transfer market like its 1995
They should do if they want to try and stay up
Why would Chelsea want Llorente?
Worked with Conte at juve and is wanted as back up to Costa
Batshuayi is done then
In fairness their offers are relative to the money they pay out for their stadium.
*ducks down in case doosra is about
Ake news has scuppered my plans to double up on Chelsea defence.
Fancied Zouma to come in alongside Ivan.
Alongside him on the bench?
Can't afford Terry 🙁
Ivanovic is so far down the pecking order at the moment.
I was looking at some of the top players in fantasy the other day seems they all use the same tactics. They all have highish squad value about 105mil due to them all doing 2 transfers a week so -4 every week pretty much. And about 26 total transfers so far, ignoring their wildcards. By the looks of things all they do is jump on any bandwagon if someone scores two games in a row or gets a big haul and instantly drop anyone who doesnt perform. Doesnt look that hard to be honest, boring mind you
Yeah, jumping on every bandwagon and taking hits seems to be the best approach this season. Wakey has been doing well with it.
So for instance this week, I suspect the kind of moves they will amke is drop Lallana for either Snodgrass, Phillips or a Bournemouth mid
that's nonsense essentially.
21, 19, 30 = 1st 3 teams transfers, so they don't "all" do anything
next 2 are 19, and 20 transfers?
And thus concludes today's lesson on the importance of sample size. 😛
when I looked at like the top ten other day the average transfers were about 25 and value 105. There might be some who dont hit every week but most do from what I can see
17, 17, 14, 23, 18 completes the top 10
Yea know your right im chatting chit, i Must have been drunk when I looked or not at enough peeps and it was before currrent GW
well things are changing fairly rapidly, so maybe that's the way it was leaning last week. point is though, imo, that there's no real strategy that's working this year, all a bit of a lottery 🙂
Four of the top five have already used their BB and TC.
Yeah. Terrible players for sure.
How many points do we reckon those chips are worth? Last years max TC value was 25. Bench boost something similar?
They're done then
A. Hazzard + Carroll for Alli + Giroud (-4) no Chelsea coverage
B. Hazzard + Carroll for Pedro + Giroud (-4)
C. Don't do anything
?????
I would say do nothing until Wenger decides what his best team is when Walcott is available.
Am I in trouble if I have both Ake and Alonso? The general consensus seems to be that they will be competing for a place should Ake return
So I have Costa, Hazard and Alonso....What will happen to Ake in my team? Can't have 4 Chelsea !
The next transfer you make has to be a Chelsea player out. Until then you have 4.
Haha, well I better start planning then, will have some ground to make up
You have to start again
Nothing. You just wont be able to confirm any transfers until you reduce your Chelsea count back to 3.
Lol, wow harsh rule, thanks for the heads up, I'll sell Costs now then to solve the issue 🙂
Then the highest scoring player in your team will be excluded, Costa in your case
You could keep all four for the rest of the season. if you dont make another transfer.
Who would you start - Phillips (tot) or Barnes (SOU)?
Phillips is the form man but fancy Burnley to score against a leaky Saints defense.
Id punt on Barnes myself
I have the same problem, veering towards Barnes at the moment as WBA will likely park the bus at WHL
How nailed on is Barnes to start? Phillips pretty much guaranteed I'd say
Barnes was a used sub today alongside a few 1st team regulars so think he's got a high chance of starting.
Loftus cheek costs 5.1 in fpl and is wanted on loan at Swansea, watford and middlesborough. Whats his best position? He was playing an attacking role for chelsea last season didnt he?
Always saw him as a B2B. A rounded player without excelling in any one particular area.
Hiddink did play him more advanced, as a 10 or second striker.
Plays in an attacking role, like to create and float around the field like a cadillac.
Has Holebas dropped yet? Noticed he's on -100% but thought he'd dropped a couple of days ago
Have you looked?
Yes, but I can't remember whether he was on 4.8 or 4.9.
He hasn't gone down this GW.
Much appreciated.
Have you refreshed it?
I personally think Ake is being recalled as backup
Yes, he is playing regularly at Bournemouth but he has done well. Conte has limited backup at LCB so rather than going out and spending money why not recall Ake.
Also he provides an option at CB in the fa cup games (if they progress).
He gets to train with the first team and conte gets to learn about him. Likely Terry or even cahill will be there next season so this is a good time to learn about him as a player.
Sucks for Ake if he ends up with no playtime. But a contract is a contract
I think he comes in for Dave.
Conte will have noticed that Spurs targeted him aerially.
7 years, 3 months agoBest replace for Ake? (Got Nyom and Chembers). Cheers lads