Time to roll out our first post-Gameweek delve into the 2017/18 members’ data and assess some of the stand-out performers over the opening round of matches.
Tottenham’s top scorer misses chances aplenty as the transfers-out pick up pace. Man City’s front two and Liverpool’s summer signing from Roma arrive for analysis, while Chelsea and Palace’s left wing-backs also make the cut thanks to forward-thinking performances.
Agree. In front of a back three he could be more free to do his dangerous, late arrival, runs into the box
Could be Zaha to a non template solution such as Richarlison or Walters and bank the change
Might do this & play a back 4 of TAA, Mee, Ake & Stephens this week?
I have Trippier and can't seem to figure out when he will be back? Should transfer to Ben Davies before his rise tonight? Or will Rose be replacing him once he has been "punished" for his bizarre statements
I would wait as reports are he should be back week 3 or 4
Thanks. I don't have anything else to use my free transfer for though. Still not?
I see people are looking for 7.0m replacements for Zaha/Fabregas and West Ham's Ayew is being overlooked. I think he's quite a good pick despite West Ham's opening game performance, a differential as well.
He is a rotation risk with Lanzini and Antonio gaining fitness
True, lots of players of similar quality on these positions...
Ayew is a very good player, one to monitor 100%
I'd pick him before Tadic (everyone seems to have a hard on for him here)
me too
Yep. Dead balls are most of his apeal pretty much, Ayew is far more exciting. 🙂
I'd pick Walters ahead of Tadic. Or Mooy, or Richarlison, or Brunt, or Fraser, or Matic, or Phillips, or Knockert, or Ince, or Ritchie, or Albrighton (i could go on).....
A) Zaha --> Willian
B) Zaha --> Ramsey
C) Zaha/Ritchie --> Mikhi/Atsu
Not C for me, as Ritchie to Atsu is sideways for a hit imo. Other two are both viable.
Zaha --> Willian
I'm contemplating C but I feel it's a bit backwards.
Atsu has never been consistently proven and seems like a bit of a live wire to me, unpredictable.
I went C. Not thrilled about it. But I think Mikhi will outscore Ramsey et al by more than Ritchie will Atsu. Plus I get the price rise tonight. Atsu can be benched also, which takes some of the sting out of it.
Could well back fire! All it takes is Newcastle to get a couple of pens.
Who do we think the best defender at 4.5 is?
I'm attempting to ditch Danilo to free up some funds for Mkhi.
Already have Kola, Bertrand and Suttner.
I would go with Mee.
TAA tonight 🙂
Can't see him starting many in the league?
Depends, 100% so far
Who else plays at right back for Liverpool?
What are the chances of TAA starting?
Hegazi if he isn't rotated. Otherwise Ben Mee
Hegazi isn't at 4.5
I stand corrected. Forgot about tonights price rise
This is likely Willian's last week given that Hazard has returned to training today, right? Almost makes me want to jump on Ramsey for the weekend, Spurs can surely hold Chelsea to 0 or 1.
Willian will get another few weeks I think. Pedro still injured and Hazard still needs time, don't want to rush him straight back
Yes, saw that they're expecting 10-14 more days. Even if it 's the low side of that I'll definitely stick with Willian, he looked lively.
Can anyone describe how price changes are calculated (or the general thinking as to how it works)?
at the min it seems like about 140k net transfers in, give ot take.
drops are more difficult to ratify. try this site:
http://www.fplstatistics.com
About 100K = 0.1 rise
About 10% ownership selling = 0.1 drop
Cheers, that's what I was after
Supply and demand just like everything related to economics. Websites that track price movements even show u the target (of managers buying or selling) that needs to be reached in order for the price movement to occur.
Near bottom of last page...
DDG / Elliot
Kompany / Monreal / Stephens / Mee / Rosenior
KDB / Salah / ZAHA / Fraser / Carroll
Kane / Lukaku / Abraham
Obviously Zaha has to go & it's either Mhki in for a -4 or a downgrade to someone like Mooy.
For the Zaha > Mhki move I have to free up 1 mil somewhere, so:
A) Fraser > RLC
B) Monreal > 4.5 ... who?
C) Kompany > 5.0 ... who?
D) DDG > Foster ... don't fancy it much.
E) Abraham > 4.5
Looking to do the transfer tonight, to be honest.
B. Maybe Lowe? Or Zanka if you want a price rise. Both HUD, have reasonable fixtures coming up but don't know how they rotate with Mee
I've just done c myself
Yoshida perhaps?
I'm doing A tonight, but I like D too (I already have Foster). C is decent too - I can't do it because I would like to keep Kolasinac (for Yoshida, Jones or Dawson). Keep Monreal as a Trippier placeholder.
Mooy's stats from the Championship are poor. He looks a quality player but not really an FPL player, IMO. More of an assisting the assister type. Although Mounie will help. Worth a punt if you don't want Mkhi badly enough.
Thank you. I think I'm going to go with C to Yoshida. Double-up is a risk, but if I am ever going to do it - now is the time. Early days but Yoshida looks better than Stephens; I'd like flexibility to switch.
I agree with Monreal as my Trippier placeholder. It's the only reason he's in my team at the moment & I will want to switch back.
Happy to hold onto DDG for now, with the good fixtures. If United become slack at the back, I can easily downgrade.
Gabbiadini owners, keeping faith?
One more week. If he doesn't score 4 he's out.
I agree with 90% of this post
Darmian and Zaha to who?
Begovic Elliot
Darmian Stephens Fosu-Mensah Mee Long
KDB Salah Mkhitaryan Zaha Carroll
Kane Lukaku Abraham
So Ramsey is a good replacement for Zaha?
Consensus seems to be that he is not nailed-on, still. Could play, but may not.
iwobi is gonna troll me, start and score!
I think he is, but it's still all speculation. he was well involved when he came on.
Yes
I understand the love for Ramsey at 7.0 but looking for the next 2 games only - planning to WC after. Which would you prefer?
A) Ramsey (stk, liv)
B) Ritchie (hud, WHU)
Ritchie by a mile imo
Ramsey by a mile imo
Thanks for the help guys 😀
I need to transfer out Milner & Alonso
Who should I be considering as replacements cos I have no clue who to get
B Davies is nailed for the time being (until rose fit) and price will rise soon.
Other popular defs are Komoany and Kolasinac
TBH I think you've overspent in defence...
Cedric, kolasinac and Davies are my other 3 defenders
Then you definitely over spent in defence. Get a 4.5 DEF (e.g Mee, Lowe, Suttner) this week for your least preferred of the two. Then start bolstering your mid and attack with that 2m+
There's a chance Milner will play as Henderson dragged off in CL.
I just don't see anyone At good value in mid and attack in comparison to the defence. The plan was good tbh
Want shot of Alonso myself too...
Alonso out?
Why?
Cos Ive seen this Chelsea movie before
Ship him out then and give all his owners delight when he scores decent points the next 2 weeks
(i do not own him but if I paid 7.0 mil for him and saw his individual performance I'd keep him all day every day)
Poor fixtures and they're having a mini crisis, Chelsea
is Sanchez back this weekend?
Hes not coming back :((((()
Zaha to Tadic done.
Why did you pick Tadic?
Many of the options were only really viable for a few weeks, or not safe for starts. Tadic had 7 touches in the box last week and plays fairly high up the pitch. Think he can get a few returns over the coming weeks.
Thoughts and prayers.
End of the day he's a 6.5m mid, not expecting the world of him, and can shift him on once a proper budget midfield bandwagon emerges. In the meantime he has good fixtures.
At least you are rational about it. Hopefully he can have a brace of assists (for Gabbi goals) this week. Cheers
Redmond Ward Prowse or Tadic?
redmond
Zaha > Ramsey/Willian/Ritchie
or
Zaha and Phillips > Mkhi and Atsu (-4)
This is driving me nuts
Already have JWP and KdB
Kane > Morata & Zaha > Eriksen for -4?
Cheers, lads.
No way. Keep Kane. Get Willian/Ramsey for Zaha
This
I already have Willian and I don't think Ramsey will start.
Yes this could work, But you could also do zaha to willian and keep kane for now.
Love my team. Pants gameweek incoming!
Begovic
Soares - Mee - PvA
Salah - Alli - Mkhi - Redmond
Firmino - Lukaku - Jesus
(Elliott - Moreno - TC - Mbemba)
Captain?
Lukaku or Firmino. Probably Rom.
Nice team, go well
Cheers BC, and to you
Likelihood of firmino scoring high in the next few games?
High
How about vardy?
Its vardy. I always give him a chance to score against anyone.
So vardy or firmino? Been debating all day
Firmino for me
Vardy if you're looking short term
Firmino it is then thanks
Where's that? Or is it a new female name 😆
"The Irishman failed to pick up any Fantasy returns at Stamford Bridget"
Zaha looks like he may drop tomorrow!
A) Monreal> TAA + Zaha> Mkhi -4
B) Zaha> Ramsey
Redmond Tadic or Arnie for Zaha? (Already have Willian and think Rambo not nailed plus tougher fixtures)
Redmond
Cheers
Would you start PVA, Matic or Carroll?
Probably Carroll
Thanks
Given his impending price rise is anyone considering Doucoure as £5.0m pick rather than Atsu?
Help please lads 🙂
A) Zaha to Tadic for free
B) Zaha and Danilo to Mkhi and Mee for -4
C) Zaha and Ritchie to Mkhi and Atsu for -4
D) Zaha and Willian to Mane/Eriksen and RLC for -4
I'm in bit of a jam. Need to take out Zaha but can't decide who to replace him with. My mind is stuck between four players : Ince (6.0), Mooy (5.5), Gross (5.5) and Atsu (5.0). I would have chosen Ince without thinking it twice if it wasn't for te money factor.
For the record, I started the season with three big hitters in midfield (De Bruyne-Alli-Salah) and Zaha. In that order I only chose one of Lukaku and Kane (fortunately, the belgium) and go with Jesus and Gabbiadini upfront to join him. Set up a pretty cheap defence too (Yoshida and Aké as my more expensive players). The idea was to get very strong performance in midfield and take shots with a budget defence and a budget 3rd striker (playing the fixtures game).
I really thought Zaha could return big points and be the key factor of my team budget wise, alongside Jesus-Gabbiadini as a differential duo for the start of the season. Well, as you know it, that didn't go to well, even if I did okay during GW1 (69 pts). But now, since I don't want to take a hit, I am a little bit stuck with Zaha's injury. Downgrading him to a cheaper midfielder seems the most wiser move, but that will kill my 4-perfect-midfielders idea (which led me to ignore Kane and premium defenders in the first place). While I don't think there is another 7.0 that's worth considering a season keeper.
So the better move to marry my july idea would be bringing Mkhitaryan. With no money in the bank and no time to wait 2 FT due to price rise that would involved a hit and a Jesus or Gabbiadini downgrade. First of all I absolutely don't want to take a hit. Second I want to trust both Jesus and Gabbi for a little bit longer. So that's out the window, and there comes my july idea downed in tears.
The second option could be to free up enough cash (1.5) transfering out Zaha to upgrade Gabbiadini to Firmino next week. But is it so wise to bring the brazilian just before he faces up against two top teams like Arsenal and Man City ? Anyway, in that case, Mooy, Gross and Atsu would be the only viable options. Bringing Ince (which I rate more) would only help me upgrade my defence (TAA -> Trippier GW3).
So I really don't know what to do, will appreciate some feedbacks and new ideas.
Firmino will be 8.6 before deadline.
Let's go for Ince then, easier.
What i think you should do is sell Gabbi for a 4,5 and replace Zaha with Eriksen. Eriksen played very well for Spurs this week and will be involved in a lot of Spurs goals this season.
Likelihood of vardy scoring more points than firmino in the next few games
Tadic.
Seems to get lots of props here. Streaky player at best, and not streaking at present. Can't fathom why he'd be recommended....
He had a good game 3 seasons ago
6 years, 10 months agoOwn Tadic & Willian so has to be Zaha -> Ramsey right?