Paul
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.
Guys, How is this strategy for the coming weeks?
This week: Do Siggy --> Stanislas This week (For Free), 2.8 ITB
Hope for a 0.1 rise from somewhere and do
Ramirez --> Coutinho (For Free) the week next
Sounds good yet some other issue will likely pop up. Maybe switch Siggy to someone more decent; Lallana?
I can do that..but feel Coutinho would be a better option...will wait for the United fixture to get over..thanks! 🙂
What's the .1 rise 'from somewhere' got to do with Ramirez to Coutinho...
I will have the funds to do the move..
It's not like a rise goes into your bank so that makes no sense
Need some advice, which option looks the best ?
A. Origi>Giroud -4 ( means I could go giroud>lukaku later on)
B. Payet>Sanchez -4 (stuck with cheap third attacker, payet has palace at home)
C. Don't take a hit
A
A it's worth the gamble seeing as origi far from nailed
cheers
A
B is nice, A is to be done first though
There should be a most discussed player of the week award on the scout. Ake would win this week of course to the utter bemusement of casuals.
It's kun. It's always kun
It's tough reading comments in this forum sometimes. Far too many people are 'flavor of the day' folks. It's boring. The talk about Aguero... why he's not worth his price, if he's on or off pens, my god. Endless. The fact is, Aguero may very well still be on pens for EPL games. It would be interesting to track the player most talked about player
FFS could introduce hashtags and follow the trends, similarly to social media, although I'm no tech geek so might be easier said than done
Hey guys, any idea on the extent of Bellerin's injury?
Cheers
Amputation imminent.
From the look of it , left ball a bit swollen.
Vague at the moment
He didn't make it
Sprained his eye lashes....
Is Giroud nailed for the next 2-3 games?
Appreciate your thoughts!
Should be, in a goal scoring form.
Nope
How can u say nope when he's started last 3 games
Non-owner
I wanted him to realize that himself
Not in the side when both him and Walcott have been fit. Only starts the last 3 games because Walcott has been injured. Fairly clear he was not first choice. He's done well and it remains to be seen what Wenger does next. Nothing to do with being an owner or non-owner.
Team looks much better with Sanchez as striker
Wenger's yet to figure out a way to get the best out of both together,
Won't be surprised if Sanchez gets a match or two at striker again with Giroud coming off the bench
I wouldn't be surprised to see Sanchez get a match or two off once Walcott and Ozil are back, I'm sure Wenger will want to give him a little recharge before Bayen.
Swansea, Burnley, Watford, two home games, perfect time for it.
Sanchez rested
haven't heard that in a while..
You'd have to assume that Wenger will want to go into that Bayen game with him at full pelt rather than hanging because he's exhausted.
History tells you Sanchez won't be rested
Hey, I'm a Sanchez owner but my mind is not closed to the possibility, Bayen is a huge game, several 'easy' fixtures before that period start's because there's no time to rest him after it, the month during the Bayen games is horrific.
Neithers mine but seeing as you not gonna bench him for those games, until it happens it's pointless thinking about it
He's just has his rest
hull 11/2, bayern 15/2, southampton 25/2, sanchez might get reduced minutes against hull but thats it.
He's in trouble as soon as Theo back. Should be safe for swans at least
How? Giroud Striker AML/C/R
Sanchez Ozil Walcott
They haven't used that line up all season so why would they now
Because he's an owner and that's what he's hoping for.
Doesn't that apply for non owners wanting to believe what works for them aswell?
Yeah, but I was just throwing his smart comment back that he directed at Champ up above...
Sorry, didn't see that.
Historical when Sanchez doesn't play up front. 2 losses followed by 3 unbeaten. Ain't broke don't need fixing
Theo, Ozil, Perez, Welbeck all chomping at the bit to get back in that side.
He should be
What if and only what if
Coutinho starts today , score 2 goals
Its only Plymouth. I'll be monitoring Joe Gomez personally.
Who is the best replacement for Origi among those?
A- Gray
B- Wilson
C- Defoe
D- Giroud
D
Heaton
Walker Chambers Ake Baines
Lallana Alli Sanchez
Costa Defoe Ibrahimovic
Foster Phillips Pieters De Roon
WC team look good to go?
I'd play Philips
He will probably come in as auto sub for Ake anyway
Good team. I'd switch out Foster to Jaku and Defoe to Giroud.
Why get rid of Defoe?
Giroud has competition for his place especially with Welbeck now also back.
I actually miss out by 0.1 for this and is Jaku going to start?
Giroud plays best when he has competition for his place, he plays badly when he knows he's getting an unchallenged run of games.
4 goals in 4 starts shows and the desire to hold on to his place now he's got it back shows some sort of motivation.
Ake out - not nailed in Chelsea
Apparently replacing Alonso
Not bad, basically my team except I have Aguero instead of Costa and a better defence. Must have low TV
Any changes needed for the next few game weeks?
Grant (Jakupovic)
Baines,Rose,Daniels, (Brunt Yoshida)
Sanchez,hazard,lallana,Phillips,Stanislas
Kun,Costa (Barnes)
Will Jaku start?
Sorry if I missed it earlier, but in a nutshell would anyone mind explaining the lack of Gray love?
He plays for Burnley
Not entirely relevant when you consider Defoe plays for Sunderland.
Awkward
All i'm doing is telling the guy why FFS isn't interested in Gray.
Crouch Potato 😯 bast from the past, hello mate
*blast 🙂
*beast
So next season I will use my wild card when very few people use to gain some profit from double risers by buying and selling them
We might as well give you the crown now. Well done
Why would you do that?
the double risers will be the players you want.. you will not sell them
I'd keep that to yourself if I were you
Thanks for letting us know.
So the big question is Defoe or Giroud?
Defoe won't get 2 penalties every week and tough fixtures
True, but, unfortunately Giroud won't start every week.
Ridiculous logic. Defoe has somehow managed to sit in 3rd spot, just 10 points behind Costa and Ibra with half the season gone. And he's nailed on, unlike Giroud.
scored 5 penalties from his 11 goals I think
Exactly. And he sweeps up bonus points.
Defoe is the FPL player of the season for me. I have put him in at the beginning of ths season and left him in. Giroud is an option. But an option alongside Defoe for me (although I prefer Kun and Ibra to him).
Maybe both with Zlatan.
Got Costa and Zlatan
Anything you'd change on this WC chaps?
Heaton
Baines, Alonso, Rose
Alexis, Alli, Phillips, Lallana
Ibra, Costa, Giroud
(Robinson)(Brunt, De Roon, Holgate)
Downgrade Rose or Baines to get Lukaku over Giroud?
Yes. I would lose Holgate. Hd isn't a starter. One of the Swansea 4m defenders would make more sense.
I would also downgrade Alonso to a cheap defender and upgrade Costa to Kun.
Hmm, maybe. Just not entirely convinced Kun is worth 2.2m more than Costa. That move would also leave me with no Chelsea players which is a worry!
I don't think no Chelsea player is an issue (although I do still own Hazard). Costa isn't captain material and doesn't explode. Kun is and does explode. That is the additional amount you are pating for. Losing Alonso means that Brunt will play every week. I have owned Brunt since his first game back and (with worse fixtures) has outperformed Alonso. The fixtures are now switching. I don't see him as a bench defender.
Defoe is better than Giroud
Is Jaku now no 1 at Hull again after starting yesterday under the new manager?
Most teams rotate their keepers for cup games so no not yet
Have the same question. Better to wait for the next pl match to get a better idea on this.
It is a wait and see situation.
Would it be mental to save FT on this if Tekkers is declared fit? 0ITB
Heaton/Pickford
Alonso Holebas Ake Pieters (Amat)
Hazard Sanchez (c) Lallana (phillips, fletcher)
Kun Ibra Benteke
Saving it looks like a good idea. You can even play Phillips if Tekkers is out.
Cheers Demel
He'll be playing Phillips either way by the look of it
No. Wait for the sake update and then act.
I think I want to wait on Ake too. Alonso is on shaky ground IMO. And with 0ITB and Ake at 4.3 my options are limited too...
Sorry just logged in since the last gw
If Ake gets recalled is everyone here assuming he will be rotting on the bench for the most part?
no one knows really, but if they do they are probably lurking somewhere here...
I don't own him but if I did it would depend on if he was my 4th or 5th def. 5th def then I would look to downgrade him and free up cash. 4th defender then I would want an active defender. So no. Too expensive to rot as a 5th defender. Too near the starting line up if a 4th defender.
I meant more so in the actual Chelsea starting 11 that is everyone on here assuming he won't get a look-in
I don't see him starting ahead of Azpi, Luiz or Cahill. And he may well be behind Zouma. Bench (if lucky) for me.
Yeah. Wouldn't common sense say to you that with Conte publicly praising him and saying they might need him...he has a role planned for him? Alonso came off after 60 odd minutes against Spurs with Willian coming on. Moses often gets subbed too. I think that wingback position is one that Conte likes to refresh. Alonso has played a lot of games and does a lot of running...so I think at the very least Alonso will be seeing more reduced minutes.
Yeah, not close to being nailed at Chelsea in my opinion. Squad/rotation player.
I fancy he'll get minutes. Alonso is very average and I suspect Conte will drop him.
Well I don't rate Alonso at all and Ake played LB all last season at Watford. At the moment, if I was managing a team against Chelsea, I'd be throwing everything I had down that wing because I'd expect Alonso to mess up.
So which option is better on WC
A Heaton & Defoe
B Jaku & Giroud
Other GK is Foster
Grant and Defoe.
A by miles
Morngin everyone
Thoughts on that lot? Pretty template, went ultra heavy upfront and quite skinny at the back - havinh Love from SUN, plan is to downgrade Gibson to Chambers, and use the 0.4 mil to upgrade Love to a 4.4 def
Heaton
Rose, Love, Chambers
Sanchez, Lallana, Alli, Phillips
Kun Aguero, Ibra, Costa
That defence is just too weak for me. Swap Costs for Defoe and increase the value of the defence and you have a team. You can always downgrade a defender to bring in a KDB or Hazard if they look like exploding again for one of your 2 midfielders.
Yeah it's a gamble, but I'll take it for a few games. I'm happy with a Spurs & Bordo defenders, and I'll take it if Love plays in the next few games
But is Friend even above Fabio in the pecking order at the moment?
Subs any good?
Not much - Amat, Brad Smith and Clayton 🙂
Something like this looks better to me:
Heaton
Rose, Baines, Alonso
Sanchez, Lallana, Alli, Phillips
Ibra, Costa, Defoe
Yeah, actually was just playing with my team and came up with something similar. I may go for it, but instead Costa, I will keep Kun, i.e
A):
Heaton
Rose, Baines, Alonso
Sanchez, Lallana, Alli, Phillips
Ibra, Aguero, Defoe
B)
Heaton
Rose, Cahil, Gibson
Couthinho, Sanchez, Lallana, Alli, Phillips
Ibra, Aguero
Which one appeals more to you?
any benteke news? fit for next game?
🙁
Could be. Have to wait for update
cheers
As per physio room, he might be ok to play and may be required to take injection on his shoulder.
Arsene Wenger hails Olivier Giroud as "captain material" after the Arsenal striker scores another late winner
http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/arsene-wenger-hails-olivier-giroud-as-captain-material-after-the-arsenal-striker-scores-another-late-a3435281.html
Captain underpants, lol! Remember those lovely pics of the Gallic stud with the stripper.
Captain Material? It's Swansea away and they have leak the back. He is nailed on for armband for me.
Wenger doesn't know how to play this game, meh.
If Wenger had inferred that Giroud will be captain for the next few games then that would be great info but he doesn't so it's just more fluff
GTG?
Heaton
Bellerin Brunt Friend
Lallana Phillips Hazard Alli Sanchez
Ibra Kun
Grant Love Holgate Barnes
Lallana and Barnes to De roon and Defoe and is getting there. There is also too much of a rotation risk with your 3 cheap defenders.
Going to give up on Benteke with Giroud in this form.. 2FTs Allen + Benteke -> De Roon + Giroud, good transfers? Would give me this team..
Heaton
Alonso - Jones - Holebas
Sanchez - Pogba - Eriksen - J Rod
Ibra - Costa - Giroud
Foster - De Roon - Nyom - Amat
Good transfers. Definitely a good idea freeing up the Allen cash.
Thanks. Does end up leaving me 0.0 after Giroud but really want him in with the upcoming fixtures. Will be on penalties too with Cazorla out.
And you can always move to Defoe if things don't work out.
Good moves
Is there a template now?
Heaton - Filler
Baines - Walker - Alonso - Filler - Filler
Sanchez - Alli - Lallana - Phillips - Filler
Ibrahimovic - Costa - Striker*
* Whoever you can afford from Defoe / Benteke / Aguero / Lukaku
Yes this is template.com at the moment
Nice, I have only 2 of them... Glad not even close to template team 😮
That looks close to it allright... I would like to somehow get a chelsea & spurs defender, backed up by Brunt/Jones/Stones... I got Jones at. 4.7 which is fine for a 4th def & stones is now down to 4.7 also... Stones\Jones have alternating home games until end of season so a good sub for any injuries anywhere else on the pitch & very cheap.
Chelsea & Apurs defences really stand out in the league table goals against column - lots of CS's still to come imo!
Carroll --> Giroud for -4pts? Yay or Nay?
Nah
Yay
Do it for the lolz... Giroud is in form so should have another few games of double figure scores, he has the fixs too. Carroll is a player i never get around to getting in Fpl, although he can be good & is very cheap...
I did Carroll>Giroud -4 last week. Worked a treat
Not necessary this week unless you really want to captain him. Carroll has Palace at home, who are fairly shocking defensively too.
West Ham prepare new bid for Robert Snodgrass
Having bid last week what's reported to have been a measly £3m for City's star man which was immediately knocked back by Hull, West Ham are understood to be planning on coming back in with a bid of just £2m.. 😆
http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/hull-city-january-transfer-window-rumours-as-west-ham-prepare-new-move-for-robert-snodgrass/story-30039558-detail/story.html
.....but this time offering striker Ashley Fletcher as part of the deal(neermind that bit 😉 )
*nevermind 😎
😳
😀
Will be rejected again, should have bid 1m! 😛
Never let the truth ruin a good story 😉
There should be a rule that a player must not be sold for lower than his FPL price.
Talking about Chelsea transfers, Craig Burley reckons Llorente is a goer.
He told ESPN FC: "This deal has gathered some legs over the past 24 hours.
"I think it could happen because, while [Diego] Costa's been great, we know that he can boil over at any second and the red mist comes down.
"Conte's talked about [Michy] Batshuayi being young and inexperienced and maybe not quite ready.
"I think this guy [Llorente] has experience, is a good target man and in a better team, you'd see a better Fernando Llorente.
"I think, as a squad player, this is definitely something that could happen to bolster Chelsea for the run-in for the title.
"And he wouldn't be particularly expensive either, you're not going to shell out millions and millions to get him.
"But he's going to give you somebody who could come on and change the dynamic."
It might be a goer but i wouldnt listen to anything that clown says about football. Terrible pundit
He's a dreadful pundit. The sole reason for using him is he's ex-Chelsea, so if he's saying there's interest there he could well be getting that from somewhere in the club. Makes sense too seeing as Llorente was so good under Conte.
Would you go for
A) Lukaku + Ward(Burnley)
B) Giroud + Daniels
C) Carroll + Koscielny + 2.2 to upgrade Can(5th mid, 4th is Stanislas)
B for me
B
B
Really thought A was a decent option, B it is cheers everyone
😆
Is Arsenal tv an online show or is it on satelitte? I've seen yourself and Berb mention it
Its a youtube channel
Love it.
Heaton
Walker Chambers Ake Baines
Lallana Alli Sanchez
Costa Defoe Ibrahimovic
Foster Phillips Pieters De Roon
Any changes to consider?
Obviously Ake is a wait and see at the moment with moving back to Chelsea whether he is a good or bad option going forward
Paul Merson's treble yesterday - Everton, Stoke and Bournemouth.
Cheers for that.............
