Another Gameweek, another Harry Kane blank.
As covered in Sunday’s Knee Jerk, it wasn’t supposed to be like this, so in this week’s Technical Area we’ll be digging through the rubble of another disappointing weekend at Wembley and dissecting exactly what seems to be ailing Spurs – and in particular their talismanic forward.
KDB to Mane. If you have a 2nd ft take Danilo out for Davies/Luiz
Cheers! No FT so may just hold, Kane needs to do the business soon!
WC? To get rid of those 2?
Hardly requires 5 transfers.
They're 22.4 combined
With the 1.5, 23.9
Is it really needing a WC?
Not like you need to upgrade them
Always simple to downgrade
I was more thinking because losing value on those two + question marks over Kola, Danilo, Willian, Tadic. And no Liverpool cover
I would not sell Kane.
£150m for Coutinho. We'll accept that, if we get Lemar + another in. He's lost Klopp's trust.
Makes complete sense. Lemar and VVD with the money is a result
I'd want one more, personally. Butland/partner for VVD would be my shout but I doubt it. Maybe another attacker.
No chance those 2 go for less than 130 combined
Close to 150 probably. Last few days of window.
150m with add ons?
I don't know. Need to get Lemar in first apparently.
Why have you got a mullet and a ponytail? 😉
Just showing the fancy blonde lads how it's done. 😉
😆
If you get the £150m I can see Monaco holding out for £100m for Lemar (a bit like the Dortmund Dembele deal)
Apparently we want Lemar before we sell Coutinho for this very reason
Pleasant surprise seeing that Keita news this morning. If we were to get Lemar and VvD also..
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/enisEolQXnw/hqdefault.jpg
Don't get the whole signs in 2018 thing at all. They need him now
Release clause.
The rejected £66m for now. Accepted £48m + £3m for next summer.
Is it an obligation? If he tears a cruciate in April do you still have to pay it and sign him?
Yes, I would assume so. Risk worth taking. He's one of the best already.
Who would turn down a chance to play for Barca when he clearly wants to go and they want him? Liverpool getting a massive fee.
Win, win all around. Nothing to do with trust at all.
Yep , better to cut loose and move on , have to be decisive for the betterment of those that remain
Likewise Sanchez must go , but we have so many issues , he just one of them
True. On our part we're getting a massive fee and two good players in. Not sure how you guys would replace Alexis.
Any chance of Toby Alderweireld without new Spurs contract and Schmeichel- was he not wanting away
Doubt it. I'd prefer Butland to Schmeichel anyway.
He has acted worse than sterling to get a move. Get out. Not before we've got lemar and vvd tho
get another left winger and a defensive midfielder
Do goals in international break tend to slow down price falls? Do the casuals take note traditionally?
Don't think casuals would take note.
Not an issue really , in the grand scheme
most people don't tend to make random transfers during the week anyway, add in the fact that Kane is immense, and that a lot of transfers will be done using Wildcards, I don't see anything to worry about either way really.
Int. break transfers tend to be quite slow, its why I can't see a 0.2 drop for Kane. He probably would have needed to have dropped already.
that question strikes me as something a casual would say
It will count if Kane bangs in a hatty
Doing Stones and PVA to Jones / Naughton / BDavis. Wait until deadline in case of injury or do it know? Cheers.
Wait. I have PVA. don't make him fall again eh?
If no price moves , hold.
If convinced on moves then do those that are affected by price rises/fallers , otherwise wait
fellow pva owners, it looks like he may not drop again this gw, do we think he's guna start against burnley?
Hiya lads, on a WC, so just a quick question here:
Foster
Hegazi I XXX I XXX I
Eriksen - Salah - Mkhitaryan - Atsu
Firmino - Morata - Lukaku
____________________________
Elliot I Carroll I Mbemba I XXX
These 'X' slots are what i'm having issues with, so have narrowed it down to maybe two options.
A) Davies + Alonso + 3.9 non playing defender
B) Luiz + Alderweireld + Naughton
It all boild sown to whether or not anyone reckons Alonso is worth having a the expense of a non playing defender, not sure as i do want him.
or any other suggestions for these slots is most welcome, thanks guys 🙂
I would pick Davies over Toby, the assist/goal threat is good. I wouldn't go 3.9 because it's Axel Tuanzebe, a valuable mun spot. So B w/Davies. You could go Davies, Bailly & Naughton of course.
Cheers Netley, yeah that's what massively puts me off the Tuanzebe move as it cancels me out of a utd spot.
I do prefer Davies, but just hope he carries on playing and is more favoured than Trippier to drop out should spurs sign Aurier.
Your suggested moves are bang on i'd say, makes a lot more sense over the expense of Alonso.
Go with B. Alonso is good but probably not enough to make up for both Luiz and Naughton, but your guess is as good as mine. I have almost an identical WC team if you go with B, love the attacking 6. (I also went Chalobah+ Forster over Atsu and Foster)
Yeah it's a fair point you make, i would love Alonso, but like you say i can't see him covering two players points i can have week in week out.
Cool, it's a good way to go with the WC so cheers man, i had avtually thought about Chalobah & Forster haha, but i can't help but got cheap in goal, but both are good anyway, barring any injuries/new signings i think i'm pretty much sorted now, followed Netley's moves above and it looks much better.
Fair enough. I also prefer cheaper keepers, but having hegazi it's hard for me to invest in Foster as well. And I just don't see many other great options at the 4.5 range
Yeah that's the only drawback i suppose, although Hegazi is just there to gain some profit until after internationals in case i prefer some other defender, if not, then i guess i can roll with double WBA defence for the time being haha. not many great options at 4.5 though your right for sure.
ranked over 2.3m, forwards kane,lacazette and jesus, of the 3 its laca whos under the most pressure and yet he will be captain gw4,if that oaf welcrap gets in ahead of him again he will be gone and I vow to have no more gunners this year,as bewildering as playing rb bellerin as a lw is,i feel playing welbeck instead of the movement lacazette gives is totally incomprehensible,how can I earning peanuts, have more nous than a geezer on 9m a year,#grrrrrrr
How's the WC looking? 0.1 ITB
Forster
Dawson Jones Alonso
Salah Pogba Carroll Eriksen
Lukaku Morata Firmino
Elliot RLC Mbemba Rosenior
Nice team.
very decent, as long as you are happy with a non playing defender and playing Carroll every gameweek 🙂
Well I've got RLC to rotate with Carroll
Yep that's true, but isn't he injured? plus i dont expect him to get much tbh, 2 4.5's in a WC team just looks a bit iffy to me.
Zouma's advice below sounds sensible.
Forster down to Losl and then upgrade Carroll to Atsu/Mooy/Gross?
Captain picks for gw4?
Rashford
Vokes
Kane + Ramsey to Morata and Salah -4?
and then back the other way when the former both score in gw4? id hold
Kane & Willian --> Morata & Mane (-8)?
BS
Are you in my ML ? then sure
Do it over 2 GWs. No need for break even hits
What would you do with this team apart from WC if no international break issues?
Foster Elliot
Bertrand Cedric Daniels Suttner Long
Eriksen Mkhi Salah Ritchie Carroll
Kane Lukaku Mounie
1 FT, 0.5 in bank
Cheers
Definitely don't Wildcard 😉
Daniels to Jones if he's fit.
roll a transfer...
save
Kane > Morata & Mounie > Firmino gives a lovely balanced forward line
Tempted by it. Already costs 0.2 more.
Would leave you with Eriksen, Mkhi, Salah, Morata, Lukaku, Firmino... some serious firepower right there
Save.
Daniels to Jones is an upgrade I guess, but no hurry for that. Save and assess next week.
Save ft (safe)
or Kane to firmino if bothered about price rises (risky)
TM , you are a stalwart , keep the faith
I would save and reassess before gw 5 .
SIt
I think I would save transfer s looks good
Cheers all 🙂
Mounie to Tammy or Ritchie to Jese/Richarlison.
Bert to Tripp of Bavies (do this on eve of deadline)
Or Daniels out if he looks like dropping
We have the exact same team except I have Ake & Stephens over Daniels & Cedric with exactly the same amount in the bank.
I'm thinking of either Ake to Jones or Save FT.
It all depends what you want to do with Kane. You can go for Morata +Firmino but than you have to stick with it for a few GWs. You have a good team.
7 out of the 8 attackers are the same. Phillips v Ritchie the only difference. I'm saving this week but last week in my team for Mounie against that shambolic West Ham defense. I've benched him 2 out of 3 weeks anyway.
Why has Manè got zero baps despite scoring in every game so far?
loses the ball often. Not many succesfull passes
Because there are 27 other players on the pitch too.
18, 29, 36 bps in the 3 games.
1 goal + 60 minutes = 24 bps so he loses plenty of bps elsewhere.
Similar issue with Salah, I think. Firmino on the other hand.
Firmino gets more bps as a forward for a goal.
He's not a bapper, bit like Alli. You lose baps for misses, lost possession, fouls etc
How much do you estimate Kane will drop in price until the next deadline?
.2
.2 max, will likely rise .2 soon after
Or fall further with a blank at Everton
Doubt it with Swans up next . Looks a shoe in Cpt
And Captains are what make the diff in this game
Gets a goal to Everton plus .1
Prior to home Swans gets a plus .2
.1 with the way its been going till now.
.1 within the next two nights. Then another .1 next Friday.
Wouldn't think it would be more then -0.2
.1
I'm on a wildcard and playing the TV game for the time being, but was thinking finishing the international break on:
Foster/ Elliot
Trippier / Jones / Cedric / Naughton / Mbemba
Pogba / Erikson / Phillips / Atsu / Carrol
Lukaku / Kane / Morata
The problem with that is having to play 2 out of Phillips, Atsu and Carrol every week and no Liverpool forwards.
Other options could be to exchange Morata for Firmino and upgrade Phillips to a 8.0 mid? or ditch the top heavy method switch Morata & Phillips to Hernández & Salah?
The mid is a problem. Rather downgrade a fwd
Naughton/Carroll is limiting as you wont play them together surely
Good point on the Naughton/Carrol combo, depend on the fixture but would try to avoid.
Get Firmino over Morata and Phillips to an 8 m. David Silva with view to getting Siggy once Everton fixtures turn?
0.1 off getting silva and that's only if Kane drops by 0.2 and morata rises by 0.2 unfortunately
Can you do lukaku to firmino and Philips to mhky
Could do yeah, but don't want to go without lukaku
Lacazette vs Welbeck debate:
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10155574234600050&id=219938921350321
Thoughts on this WC team
Foster Elliot
Jones Trippier Yoshida Naughton Mbemba
Salah Mkhi Eriksen Richarilson Carroll
Morata Luka Firmino
Thats what the template WC looks like so decent. Trippier at risk though with Aurier close.
Will keep an eye on him
Solid. Not too fussed on Richarlson personally
Who do you think I should get in his place?
Mooy so you can go lukaku to kane if need be if price changes allow it
Naughton/Carroll is not sound as it limits your flexibility. You wont play them together surely?
Yes if the fix are favorable
Only just seen the news Rambo called Kos a shit captain and started on Sanchez before getting hauled off on Sunday. Really hope that's true. Hilarious.
source??
give him the armband!
tbh, it did look bad, but even on the Firmino goal when he wasn't looking, Ramsey did seem to be bollocking Chamberlain about something too, good on him
Good on him for what.. turning away from the game to abuse other players while abandoning his own duties.. needs a good slap
+ 42.
he wasn't the one that gave the ball away cheaply, he also wasn't playing DM - that isn't his job in that formation, they are playing 3atb. Everyone crying about him not sitting in all game, that isn't his role and never will be. Even if it was his role, it would be the wrong one for his skill-set - not his fault.
he's also relying on the help of two players that were throwing their arms up in the air at every opportunity after about 5 minutes, not even trying, he has every right to have a go at them
If he is doing his job then fair enough he can demand more from those around him.. he was pitiful and he could have at least waited until the ball was out of play before having a go at anyone
He was part of a side that was embarrassed bullied and ran over for 90 minutes.. the team as a whole were a disgrace and Ramsey as an individual was a disgrace i'm not singling him out.. to turn his back on the game while it is going on when he could have been getting himself back to help the others is unforgivable
He should be concentrating on the game, I won't deny that, but I'm assuming he was just trying to do what Koscielny, Wenger and Bould wouldn't do and that therefore is forgivable in my eyes. Slightly irrelevant but Arsenal also had 7 men in the box and still couldn't prevent the goal.
I have no issue with an experienced player trying to rally the troops and have a pop at others while the manager is sat twiddling his thumbs and playing with his zip on the bench but pointing the finger at anyone when you aren't keeping anywhere near the required standard of effort yourself is going to cause more harm than good.. and doing while the game is going on behind you is like i said just unbelievable tbh
Quite so.
he was putting in much more effort than Ox, which wasn't hard tbh, but yeah that's fair. Most people were accusing him of just having a casual conversation about the weather or something - at least he was trying to sort them out.
A centre midfielder in a two man midfield has to defend.
yes, moreso in a 442 - but not sit in front of the back 3, which really Xhaka should be doing anyway - one of them is more advanced - that's how they have played in that formation.
you want him in the opposition box and shielding the back three? he's not some sort of super human
No they are at Anfield they know what to expect even if Wenger has lost his marbles.. when they have the ball get behind or at least make an effort to do so it it's not rocket science
he was doing what he had been instructed to do imo, and none of the goals were his fault.
You think Wenger told him to turn his back on the game and have a wee chat with Ox while Liverpool were bearing down on their goal.. wise up mate
oh thought you were talking about the rest of the game, glad that's sorted.
Not sure if i believe that or not but both should have ripped his head off in that dressing room if that is the case.. he should look a little closer to home his own performance was shameful
This. Jumped up little so and so.
What?
Just backs up what I said a couple of nights ago.
That wasn't a team that had an off day, as most clubs have from time to time...that was a team that looked for all the world like big dressing room problems.
Carragher nailed it.. no ruthlessness from the owners the manager which spills onto the pitch.. all a pack of fannies
What about making the transfers together in a GW. How about Jesse?
Rambo is no Yaya
Although he thinks he is
berb's new grav NOT COOL BOOOOOOO!!!!!
I apologise to absolutely nobody.
where can I get it?
Hello, guys.
Foster/Fabianski
Kolasinac/Yoshida/Lowe/Suttner/Davies
Ward-Prowse/Pogba/Fabregas/Alli/Loftus
Lukaku/Jesus/Chicharito
FT:1
Bank: 1,8
What should I do? Wildcard or no?
Captain check?
Danny Welbeck
M(o)rata
Doubt many know yet ?
On De Gea till I find some inspiration.
Nope, French
Morata
Hey I would appreciate some help with this lot. I'd rather not WC yet, but suggestions welcome! ) 0.0 ITB! Thanks!
Foster Elliot
Jones Bertrand Suttner (Aké Long)
De Bruyne Pogba Ramsey T.Carroll (JWP)
Kane Lukaku Firmino
KDB to someone. No need for WC. Then monitor Ramsey.
KDB -> Eriksen it is then. JWP needs to go as well, possibly for Brady.
Cheers for the help.
Do people still think Ozil is better than Coutinho then?
http://bit.ly/2wg5Ep5
No , but debate will be over soon anyway
Not by a long way
2 years ago many people seemed to..... think my argument stands up quite well
Yep.
Pity he's messed it up and is off to Barca to watch his old team win the champions league
Apart from the fact that you were completely wrong for 2015/16. Özil was marvelous that season.
Coutinho sets himself apart with the ferocity of his shooting. He gets such power from outside the box. It adds a valuable dimension to his game that the other midfielder No.10s don't have.
Hit the WC last week so have Kane and no Firmino, but with those underlying stats I can't get rid of Kane.
Would be more tempted to ship Lukaku and Chicharito for Firmino & Morata and keep Kane (have Erikson and Mkhi)
Best front 3 for GW4/Season?
A) Lukaku, Chicharito, Kane
B) Firmino, Morata, Kane
Definitely B imo
Yep B. But a week is a long time in this game
You forgot the -4pts. A) wins GW4. B) over the season.
It's tempting though and right now the money goes perfectly.
I've got 0.3 itb if I wait to make the move for GW5, but that's a long wait.
Looking forward to the Community Watch article. Interesting to see if any manager picked me. Seems like a fun concept. Stupid waiting game, makes me feel like the fat kid anxiously waiting to not get picked last- or not at all. If any Community Watch manager sees this, I'm not fat, I'm just big boned!
So I hit the WC button, despite my better judgement, but at least it's making the boredom of the international break more bearable. My current WC team is below, any obvious flaws?
Forster, Elliott
Trippier, Jones, Cedric, Hegazi, Naughton
Alli, Salah, Pogba, Brady, Carroll
Lukaku, Morata, Firmino
If Kane drops by 0.2 & Morata rises another 0.1, I'd look at leaving 2.2 ITB for a FT Morata>Kane swap when harry inevitably starts firing to pick him up at his cheapest. Probably Salah >Fabregas if taking that option... WC's are fun!!
I like Luiz and Atsu over Tripp and Brady personally. Don't see TOT getting too many CS this year
KDB > Salah or Mane?
Salah for value and baps... but either are massive upgrades
Pick 1
A)Eriksen
B)Mane
C)Alli
D)Salah
A
Mane
This isn't my usual style but I think I'm going to try it out anyway.
I currently have 2.0m in the bank and I'm looking to invest 1.0m in upgrading my 4th/5th midfielders. Have Atsu and Carroll and looking at a Carroll -> Brady transfer.
Brady and Atsu rotate perfectly for at least 6 weeks, outstanding home games for your 4th mid.
I'm usually all about 2 really cheap bench players. I know this probably won't end up working (benching points) and I'll want that 1.0m back next week probably but fook it.
Atsu & Brady both look great, as does Carroll as a fifth mid. Spoiled for cheap midfield choice this year
Which one (4th mid)?
A) Atsu
B) Ritchie
C) Mooy
Prefer Brady at 5.5m looking at Burnley's unbelievable run of home fixtures through to week 17 (except Arsenal but that may be easy too!). Of your choices Ritchie
This - Brady to emerge as a FPL star between now & Christmas, FK's corners & maybe even pens
Yep. Created a lot of chances and those home fixtures look good. And showing some threat now away too.
Please rank in FPL terms:
!) Salah
2)Pogba
3)Mane
Thanks!
Mane
Salah
Pogba
Over a full season. But all good picks.
Hard one! All good but I would say
Mane
Salah
Pogba
6 years, 7 months agoWC or just ship KDB & Kane? 1.5itb
Foster
Jones Cedric Danilo Kola
KDB Miki Willian Tadic
Kaku Kane
Elliot TC Long Quaner