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.
Weren't you content on saving yesterday? What's changed now?
Zaha news.
Yes jump Gabbi to Vokes
Me myself im tempted to go dofferential early on this week and get Ramsey as a straight swap without taking a hit, but cant argue with Mkhi points potential
Or Tadic ?
Mkyhi is gonna kill it this year get on before price rises unless you have .5 to spare
This is what i'm worried about. How do i make the 1m though?
Above
I see 2 viable ways, either gabbi to 6m and mkhi or ritchie to atsu and mickie
Zaha and Richie to Mkyhi and Atsu
Richie to Atsu and Zaha to Mhki?
Also good
Save for now. Take the Zaha 0.1 loss and play Mee (he's home to West Brom, for crying out loud).
So much could happen this week that could impact your Mkhi move: KDB could look awful or get injured and it's an easy downgrade; the same for Salah; heck, Mkhi, himself, could get injured.
Yes and we all suffer Mykhitaryan scores big and no one misses it
We all suffer? I don't follow. Mee could easily get a 6-pointer this week. Mkhi would have to get 10 just to even things out. Hits this early in the season just don't make sense to me, but maybe I'm simple and not daring enough.
If Mykhitaryan get injured or blanks.
Hmm.......This also could be sensible. I think i just get caught up in this price rise talk. He should be safe for today anyways.
Too many moving parts to work Mhki in to your side. I would wait on official Zaha news. Zaha to a £7m or cheaper alternative?
He is worth the -4
Personal preference, I guess. I would prefer Son, Pogba, Pedro at the same price point
Mkhi's moments away from a rise, so any decision better be quick!
And...... too late!
I'm going to stick him on the bench until there is more news.
Hart
Bertrand / Ake / Cedric / Mee
KDB / Salah / Richie
Kane / Lukaku (C) / Gabbiadini
Elliot / Carroll / Long / Zaha
£0, 1ft
Me too for now. I've already used my Ft and don't want to take a hit, but if it's confirmed he's out for a while later today his value will crash so i'll have to move. Considering Mooy given I might need a spare million to upgrade Danilo to Walker or Mendy in a week or two.
Did anyone that got mkhi in actually watch him play? I just watch every touch he made on youtube... how was that a performance thats convinced so many people? Is it only the points people look at? Was not special at all for me to be convinced his going to be a nailed and consistently scoring option. doing zaha to ramsey or RLC now myself.
Any thoughts?
Look at the members tables. It tells you what you need to know
Im sure mourinho looks at that too when he decides who is going to be starting in his XI.
Sure he may have had good stats, but from what i saw it didnt look convincing to me.
Im not hating on him btw, im just trying to decide whether to jump on the bandwagon or not, atm its no!
I agree with you. I did not go with Miki, look elsewhere.
No hit required.
I just confirmed zaha > ramsey. If a hit wasnt needed i would of pulled the trigger, but not worth taking a hit for someone im unsure about.. Hopefully i dont regret it!
(I did watch the game live too btw)
This is going to sound stupid but looking at his history he is an every second year performer and did not perform last year ....
Might be onto something there
Watched the game. For me the positions he was getting into was dangerous.
Same here. Vindicated my choice of starting with him.
Saw him play better and worse previously but he looked decent.
Decent punt for 8.0 and with them fixtures could be good.
Not so sure of the stats myself but not a bad Zaha replacement. + Rise the gravy train
chooo chooo
I agree with everything you said. Decent punt. If it pays off then i will be kicking myself for not jumping on, but im not taking a hit to get him in.
I just felt like his too likely to let me down
Even if he doesn't do much the weekend he may even have another .1 in him so it's not the worst risk.
I've no problem taking hits at the start but that's just me playing my game. It's hard to get info at this early stage especially from hit haters!
He played great. I watched the whole match. He made loads of good passes and runs. Not sure what you're talking about
How long till price rises?
About 5 mins
Want Ramsey but extra 0.5m from Tadic could come in handy
I watched the Southampton game and tadic was pretty good
Eriksen or Alli
coin flip, neither is going to be a bad pick, it will all probably even out by the end
Eriksen
I've got Alli but i wish I'd chosen Eriksen.
Didn't like any replacements for Zaha so went for Tadic because of fixtures. See if it pays off.
Me too. Look at those fixtures.
Yeah time will tell 🙂
Agreed he looked good if someone can actually finish one of his assists
Tempted to go with Tadic as well, just can't decide if he's a better pick than Willian...
Option worth considering. My zaha replacement is ramsey, but i also have jwp.
Anyone keen on Son? I want him in but ill probably give him this weekend to see if he starts. surely sissoko to the bench this week? Son is the cheapest way into the spurs mid and if he can hit end of last season form I can sit back and wait for the points to roll in.
Absolutely! Should take over for Sissoko this week. Watch his performance against Chelsea closely. Make your more for GW3 if he impresses
Very keen. If he nails down a spot I'll find a way to work him into my team. Fantastic towards the end of last season and very reasonably priced.
Big time
I really don't want to sacrifice anyone in my current line up but I will get Son somehow.
Well we have to wait and see if he gets nailed on. I hope so, he was a lot of fun for me at the tail end of last season.
He kills even on cameos - I will get him unless minutes are really limited.
cheers fella's, if he stays fit he'll have big season
I'm a huge fan of Son. He's coming in for Willian as soon as I know he's nailed.
Price Changes - 16th August 2017
🔺 Mkhitaryan, Lukaku
🔻 Depoitre, B.Veiga de Carvalho e Silva, Lindelöf
Couldn't just put Bernardo? 😛
Next you'll want Lindelof.
That's Bernardo Silva or some guy from Watford I haven't heard about?
That's Bernando Silva btw.
Missed the price change... ended up being .1m off Mkhi. Back to the drawing board for me
The first .1 is the deepest
baby I know
Unlucky mate, there is always Pogba or Son.
How ??
niceness
Is the Portuguese name Joselu of Stoke? Given he's moving to Toon he could yet game time in due course.
Jose Luis Mato Sanmartín
Thank goodness. Zaha not expected to drop but remember getting screwed last season when KDB was showing 69% and rose or fell can't remember which
First .1 of the season
Let's be 'avvvin' yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
that sweet sweet 0.2
No Mounie rise... must have been Wild cards
He'll go within the next 48 hours anyway
Damn, rushed to get zaha out for ramsey thinking his price would drop. Ohwells
I planned this trade and will still do or Tadic. Zaha should drop so you would've done it anyway
Tried to get Mkhi in at 2am UK time, FPL was down and took 10 mins to load and then my transfers wouldn't go through.
Never leave your transfers late guys
16 Aug 02:00 was mine.
Is Moreno likely to start again this GW?
Klopp rolled with the same line up from Watford against Hoffenheim. I dare say that we could potentially see some rotation this weekend. I'd expect Milner to start against Palace. Whether at LB or CM - anyone's guess
Eh, I'm not worried about the big guns. Maybe they'll get subbed at the 70th minute, but it's still early in the season so fitness is less of an issue and Klopp said that he wouldn't take PL matches lightly.
I saw the lineup and some minutes and that is exactly why i asked. Both Moreno and TAA started and Milner came in as a sub so i was a bit worried he might take one of Moreno or TAA's places
After losing 2 point to Watford Klopp won't take risks. He'll play his strongest side and make early subs if they're comfortably ahead.
This Coutinho thing to Barca for £100m is really bizarre.
Like £100m!! Alexis is miles better and has 1 year remaining, just throw £50/60m at Arsenal to get him back and they'll sell, being a selling club. Hell, i'd rate Eriksen ahead of Coutinho too and they'd probably get him for £60m
It's the age of Coutinho that's making the difference
Eriksen is the same age though. And Coutinho will never be as good as Sanchez who's only 3 years older.
LFC should target Eriksen if Coutinho is sold. He is brilliant but don't think Levy will sell
Eriksen wouldn't even want to go to LFC anyway it's a step down. It's a different story when Real or Barca come calling however they always turn a player's head.
No way they'd get Eriksen for 60m when Spurs have a 50m valuation of Dier imo
Sanchez won't swap Arsenal for another perennial '4th is the new 1st'. And no way will spurs let Eriksen go.
Barca want Coutinho as Iniesta's replacement after attempts to sign Verratti failed. Sanchez doesn't fit that bill and then there was the fact Messi played a part in ostracising and then forcing Sanchez out.
Anyone got a link to the ffs mods and cons league?
Can you give me that Scout Pod Cast link again this week TM? ... I will bookmark it this time
Cheers. Thanks TM!
Hey TM, u also in the hit club i see 😎
Mki in?
mounie & silva i guess
nvm
Should I sell Zaha asap or wait until after weekend fixtures? When is his price expected to drop?
First price drop probably tomorrow. He could drop again on Friday if confirmed out.
Decent chance to drop tomorrow.
What time tomorrow? After midnight?
2 am BST
Best defender for 4.5 other than Lowe?
Short-term Hagazi, TAA, KWP
I can put out an XI with Carroll on the bench but I'm not willing to take a 0.2 drop on Zaha at this stage of the season so assuming I bring in Ramsey or Willian who would you relegate to the bench out of these three:
A) Alexander-Arnold (CRY)
B) Daniels (WAT)
C) Atsu (hud)
D) None of them (bench Ramsey/Willian)
A by a distance
I've got TAA. given his last 2 appearances and Palace being a shambles, no way am I benching him.
And, C
This is my thinking too. On free kicks and corners with a decent chance of a clean sheet. The upside is high.
C
Also Kolasinac + 4.5 def or Otamendi + 5.0 def?
Depends on the rest
Daniels --> Jones anyone?
Fost (Elli)
Bert - Komp - Daniels - Mee (Hune)
Salah - KDB - JWP (Zaha, Carroll)
Luk - Kane - Mounie
0,5 ITB 1FT
No need to do that this week. Daniels is home to Watford.
Sell Zaha or save?
1FT / 0.0 ITB
DDG
Kolasinac / Cedric / Daniels / Mee
KDB / Willian / Atsu
Kane / Lukaku / Firmino
Elliot / Zaha* / Carroll / Long
Cheers.
Same position as me. Can't decide if to sell and giving myself a benching headache or save and suffer the price falls.
Thoughts on Ramsey?
I'm probably getting him.
It will depend on how long he's out for. Should know more later today.
Ive a very similar team (TAA & Tadic for Kola & Atsu).
My first option was to swap for Ramsey but now thinking I might play 4 in defence. Don't want to lose value though so might transfer in someone with a good GW3 fixture!?
I have TAA and Atsu. Might have to bench Atsu as I really want to play TAA. Considering the GW3 fixture as well but don't see anyone with a great fixture then that I could bench this week. Let me know if you find someone!
I'd save.
Really don't wanna lose 0.1/0.2 though
If you see someone who's 7.0 or less who you REALLY like, go for it. Personally, I don't really put much stock in the team value game. I think it's overemphasized in these parts.
If a rival's team value is 100.1 with 0.5 in the bank and 0 transfers, the only explanation is that he's wildcarded, right? (no, he didn't have all the risers last week)
Yeah
If you're saying his overall team value is 100.6 then yeah he must have wildcarded.
Thanks - I probably wouldn't have wondered normally, but it really took me by surprise as this was someone who only made changes when he absolutely had to and finished last year with a team value of less than 100!
I wouldn't worry too much about him then tbh.
Really cannot decide between Rambo and Arnie for Zaha replacement :/
Rambo
Rambo = Ramsey?
Anywhere I can see stats for Harry Kane against Chelsea for previous encounters?
I know big harry loves the big games..
8 appearance, 4 goals, 2 assists, 6 YC.
Good enough to own, don't captain.
I will preface this by say dont ask but with what I have
A Elliot hud
B Hart sou
Hart.. Southampton can't score
With Hart in goal Gabbi might just net a couple.. . Did you watch Hart last week?
Southampton is no Man U.
And Newcastle has lost LeJeune, Dummit, and Shelvy...
A probably.
Elliot for me.
Thanks all
Are we expecting some Zaha news tomorrow?
Given at least 2 reports saying 4 weeks out, I'd expect official news soon, yeh.
I'm hoping more than expecting
Am I mad to think about captaining Mounie for gw2?
Yes.
Just picked him up, but not captaining him
So what moves did Mark make lads? Seems he made two.
Got link to his team? His moves were Valencia to Jones and Zaha to Mykhitaryan.
Thoughts on Ramsay as Zaha replacement?
FPLD!!!!
Also Zaha replacements?
Will Danilo play this weekend?
Thank you.
this
Is this GTG? Already taken a hit !
Foster
Davies Daniels Stephens
Mane DSilva Mkhi Carroll
Kane Lukaku(c) Gabbi
Elliot Suttner Iwobi KLong
Ex KDB owner?
Yes! KDB & Zaha to Mkhi & DSilva.
Ouch
Solid, holding onto Gabbi myself but he could be next one out especially if Mounie scores again this week.
Willian or Ramsey for Zaha?
6 years, 10 months agoStuck with what to do! Should i jump on the Mkhi bandwagon?
Hart
Bertrand / Ake / Cedric
KDB / Salah / Zaha / Richie
Kane / Lukaku (C) / Gabbiadini
Elliot / Carroll / Mee / Long
£0, 1ft