We turn to the Opta data next for our regular post-Gameweek check on the top performers over the weekend for members.
A host of midfielders catch the eye this week, with assets from Liverpool, Spurs, Leicester and Stoke all impressing. The growing influence of Burnley’s playmaker is also highlighted as we also check in on Manchester City’s left-back debutant at the Vitality Stadium.
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Grrrr. I just want my 4th/5th defender to play every week and not fall in price. But Mee and Suttner are tumbling toward price falls.
is Suttner still tumbling after his 7 last week?
Think he's basically stalled out at about 80% to a fall. Nobody's buying him (700 transfers in this week) but not too many are selling him (1700 out).
Agreed would consider if I was wc
When's the next scoutcast??
Next Tuesday I think
Thanks
So what's everyone thoughts on Liverpool possibly buying the ox.? (in real life as he's not a fpl option imo)
The guy is addicted to the bench
I don't think he'd be part of their best 11, even assuming Coutinho is gone. Can/Wijnaldum/Lallana is a better midfield trio IMO. He'd be a decent depth piece because of his versatility.
Surely Chelsea & Liverpool are both only in for him to have extra depth in their squads because of Europe.
Not sure he improves what they have, or if he will get the game time he wants, but he is a hard working "Klopp" style player so it could work out for both parties. And £40m is a great price for Arsenal to cash in at.
Arsenal are the winners.
Enjoying checking FPL stats and seeing Kane getting further away from dropping! Need him to cling on for as long as possible; and hopefully score a few goals for England to remind the casuals that he is good (I need to use this week's wildcard to sell KDB)
*transfer. Not wildcard
I honestly couldn't care less if Kane falls. He's in my team for a long time now with those fixtures coming up. As long as he isn't injured then his price doesn't matter.
Higher price is worse for those who could be forced to buy him back pronto
this
I swapped him out for Firmino but I have banked the difference to get him back in a hurry if needs be!
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How would that do for a WC team?
Fabianski
Cedric Zabaleta Hegazi Alonso
Salah Pogba Eriksen
Lukaku Morata Firmino
Elliot Carroll Chalobah Mbemba
I'm guessing Zabaleta is in there because of West Ham's good run of fixtures? Forget about their fixtures, they're terrible at the moment sochet someone else. The rest looks really good to me.
*so get someone else
Yes just going off fixtures really surely they'll come back they done this last year as well
I think you'd be better off replacing Zaba & Mbemba with two £4.5m defenders who rotate well personally. West Ham are toxic at the moment, you don't want to be relying on them to turn their form around, and Mbemba will be back on the bench soon when others return to fitness.
So this is either guna be a great move or its guna come back to bite me. And unlike most people im keeping faith in kane. But goin with a team without lukaku. This is my team
Foster
Valencia, luiz, cedric
David silva, tadic, pogba, hazard
Kane, hernandez, firmino
Bench: elliot, mbemba, carroll, rangel
I'd WIldcard that team
Same
Downgrade Valencia to Bailly
Tadic will be dropped soon, he's not playing well. Upgrade him to fabs
Kaku will return same amount of goals as Kane but costs less to own. Silva is looking promising but if the results don't come, KDB will be pushed forward and Silva won't be sharing the space.
Until Hazard settles I would definitely rather have Salah or Mane.
Your team is great for in about 4-5 weeks time but I would be worried on losing points until Hazard, Kane, Silva settle.
It is a great team and by Christmas we could all want Kane and Hazard but I think its a risk before they are actually firing.
I held on to Kane and a couple other players knowing they would start firing at some point, I am now 60 points off the top of my league!
Thinking about WC'ing my team, what do you guys think of this?
Foster/Elliot
Soares/Jones/Hegazi/Naughton/Mee
Alli/Salah/ Richarlison/Carroll/Mooy
Lukaku/Kane/Firmino
Definitely don't need to Wildcard.
Is this pre or post WC?
Nah wouldn't wildcard
Just sort the mid out
who is that guy spurs just signed? Juan Foyth?
He's the new Coates. Maybe.
whats he like, only 18 or something too
another defender?????
Yup!
i think that it..... who is he??
Don't go having sleepless nights...
https://www.pes-patch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/PES2017-Juan-Marcos-Foyth-Face-by-AlessoFM.jpg
haha your bit late just googled him and saw that scary pic.... 🙂
I doubt he will be ready for the first team this season.
Will likely play U23s
Do we think Hegazi will keep his place when Evans and GMac are back from injury?
nooooo
kris that a big nooooo... why do you think that? whats wrong with hegazi ?
Just signed Gibbs for LB role, Nyom (RB)...
Leaves Dawson & McAuley/Evans (if he stays) to play in the middle. Hegazi will be back up.
i dont think so - i think it'll be dawson and evans ultimately
He might keep McAuley out but not Evans. But then Evans might be off anyway. It's a wait and see, unfortunately.
This.
Another clanger like last weekend and he'll be replaced quicker than a Sugababe
Whats the must have players then??? Im wildcarding
just copy the template...........
Anyone got a link to Chapelle's team?
nah not me...
Template??
Foster/Elliot
Sou def/Hudd def/Top 6 Def/WBA def/4.0 bench fodder
Mkhi or Pogba/Alli or Eriksen/Salah or Mane/Mid range/Tom Carroll
At least two of Lukaku/Kane/Firmino/Morata
Fiddle until costs right amount
just grap one of the rmts around that will do.........
I'd say: Alonso, Firmino, Alli/Eriksen, Mane/Salah, Pogba/Mkhi.
Kane, Lukaku, Morata, Jesus are not essential imo.
Not any outstanding defender showed himself.
Man City have CPL, STO, BUR all at home in the next 6 gameweeks.
They could score somewhere between 9-15 goals in these 3 fixtures alone (ignoring the fact they've not been overly free scoring so far). Some attacking coverage will be essential.
3-5 every game ? Not a hope
Burnley have conceded 4 goals in 3 despite playing Chelsea and Spurs away
This.
Burnley conceded as many away to Spurs as they did at home to WBA 😛
"Ignoring the previous evidence of this season"...
Perhaps, but they're going to average more than 1.66 goals per game but the end of the season.
They beat palace 5-0 last year, watford away 5-0 last year. They averaged about 3 goals a game against bottom half teams at home last season. Only bad result was 0-0 against stoke in double game week
All three of those teams will park the bus and City have struggled to break down teams doing that at the Etihad. They usually win but don't blow teams away. I'd be more confident of big attacking returns away from home.
9-15 in these three fixtures? LOL
15 perhaps too optimistic. But 9-10 certainly possible.
Would it be a surprise if they scored 3 vs Burnley, 3 vs stoke and 4 vs palace?
Burnley were solid against Chelsea and Spurs, it's not the Burnley away form we saw last season.
I only watched Stoke against Arsenal and they looked quite good too. Don't see 3 there.
Palace have lost all their games, but I mean, it never feels reasonable to predict 4 goals, it's always a bold prediction, but I guess it's possible.
Even then, why bother with coverage, especially in City? When Spurs have good fixtures as well. City is a minefield. Are you going to pick Jesus? No one knows if anyone is nailed in that team. And would you even captain him? I currently have Jesus and am just waiting for the opportunity to get rid of him. If the goals are spread out, no one is a good pick. Jesus has to be involved in almost all their goals to be worth his price. Don't worry about coverage. Go for the players that are always amongst the points in every team.
jesus has to be involved in al their goals? thats not true at all hes a great pick at his price as long as he is nailed and thats the problem. Im still not convinced hes not though. Cant really read much into the fact he was taken off when they had ten men imo.
Funny how this was considered a ridiculous comment to make prior to Man City vs CPL....need to gloat as i'm not proved right very often....!
Anybody going with Elliot and another 4.0 keeper if NEW doesnt sign another gk, or Darlow could start, he is flagged and expected 10 sep?
Darlow was on the bench for the first two and played in the Carabao cup. He isn't really a threat. I have Elliot as only playing GK and waiting a bit nervously if Benitez signs another one. If on a wildcard you should probably look long term and someone who plays to partner him.
Thats great, I was considering him as only playing and another one for 4m, that could give me this front 7, with SOU and MUN def
Erik Mhki Salah Antonio
Kaku Morata Firm
Hi all, first FF season for me. Hoping for some advise.
Current:
Foster
Blind, Bavies, Alonso, Hegazi
Pogba, Mhiki, Eriksen, D Silva
Kane, Chicha
0,4 itb.
Can change to 4:3:3, with Pogba (Or Mhiki?) out, Firmino in instead.
Should I do it?
Cheers
Looks ok at the mo.
love your 442 just dont like Chica.................. 🙂
yes
Why do Spurs keep buying defenders? Their defence is already great.
Strength in depth - competing on four fronts (until UCL group stages are over at least :P)
19 and 21. these kids are the future.
Lads, and lasses where appropriate, we are in the most God-awful mess. 🙁
DO NOT PUT WEST HAM PLAYERS IN YOUR TEAMS.
For your own sakes, please?
Not even Hernandez?
Especially not Hernandez. Sakho was at Rennes Airport last night, having a medical, without permission.
Would you transfer him out for a -4 Doosra?
Depends on if goalies like Forster will continue throwing the ball at his boots.
Can't rely on that, sadly. And neither can we rely on Sakho. 🙁
Nope. Not that I support his actions if, as you say and I have no reason to doubt you whatsoever, he went for the medical against club rules but I imagine the guy is fed up to the teeth.
The first time they announced they needed to sign a better striker it signaled the end for his loyalty imo. Think a transfer request followed quite soon after? Terrible state of affairs everywhere. Still can't understand turning both goalies against the club by bringing in Hart (and subsequently losing Randolph).
The trouble is, he started it, with his "back trouble". Slav got the hump.
Later, Slav forgave him, but the physios struggled to get him anywhere near fit enough, until now.
If you were in our situation, you would HAVE to sign another striker.
I may find it hard to resist Lanzini at some point but I'll try.
Knee. 🙁
Pffttt, never do Doos, never do.
🙂
Fair enough.
Although.... Lanzini is on the watchlist.
Keep a knee guard handy.
Oh, and Antonio now I think about it 🙂
He is actually fit, or so they tell me. 🙂
Yea, West Ham are rubbish.
*Removes Masuaku, Haksabanovic and Carroll*
😆
The only predictable thing about our beloved Hammers is the extent that they are guaranteed to go to pot once they get beaten once. An opening day defeat away had a knock-on effect for confidence for two more consecutive away games and before you know it the team is a shambles.
To be fair, no team should ever have to start a season with three away games. It's such a confidence game and it's tough with a schedule like that.
Nothing to do with it. Everything to do with the sentimental board purchase of Hart.
Smashed the dressing room asunder.
Oh, well, you know more than I do. So the rest of the team were unhappy for Adrian?
Yeah. Adrián, as senior player, and Noble were the bedrock of the players discipline. Why we got out of trouble, last Season.
Is it true that Noble is the dimmest player in the Prem? I heard that once. Not to take anything (much) away from him as he seems like a decent cove.
Fair enough 😉
🙂
Players as decent - and good - as Noble are as rare as hens' teeth. 🙂
I feel old. I remember his breakthrough season when he was 17. There was a 606 regular called MarkNobleistheFuture and he really felt like it back then. He's had a good career to be fair.
He has. And steered our team through some very troubled waters.
Thanks in advance for a guaranteed Antonio hatty next game, I'll enjoy the points. 😉 Or Löwe's fourth clean sheet, realistically.
Joe Hart for save points?
He's as likely to punch himself in the face as to stop a shot.
^^^!!! 😆 😆 😆
hey Doosra i am trying very had to let everyone know but i think they don't believe me... come on you can do it with your stats knowledge right??? 🙂
stats are over rated - doosra is the living proof 🙂
Brought in Chicharito for Jesus last week..
Worst move ever? 😉
(C)hicharito
If you insist. 🙂
Don't see Kane or Lukaku being captained in huge numbers this week so i may get away with a punt.. surely the Huddersfield wheels have to come off at some point and West Ham may just show us something in their first home game of the season.. go clean on MNF
I won't be doing it. Would rather captain Löwe. As you know, I never captain players against the Hammers.
I shall get pissed on that Monday.
Hernandez locked in for the next 7, enabling Milivojevic > Son for the same period
Reckon Hernandez will match Firmino in the same period
....Having Joe Hart as one of my 'keepers is enough for me to WC alone?!
KDB to...
a) Mane
b) Salah
c) Eriksen
d) Alli
(I already have Kane & Firmino)
B
Literally any of those are a good pick. Salah frees up most money but is also arguably highest rotation risk
A
A
who is nailed in Watfords back four?
Britos 😉
Gomes probably a reasonable shout tbh if you are WCing, not sure a GK is worth a FT at the mo unless you have no other issues
Jose Cholevas
holebas?
Check who's been getting baps 🙂
Should I WC this team:
DDG
Bavies, Danillo, Stephens
Eriksen, Mane, Ritchie, JWP/Caroll
Kane, Lukaku, Jrod
Elliot Caroll,Suttner, Long
to
DDG
Naughton, Alonso, Bavies
Mkhi, Salah, Alli, Ritchie
Lukaku, Firmino, Abraham
Ellio, Caroll, Long, Suttner
1.7m ITB
Thanks
Renato Sanches to Swansea on loan done apparently
Wow. Nice work Swans.
Seriously?
Good timing
It's a good move for him. At such young age, he just couldn't handle the pressure at Bayern and was making silly mistakes which had a knock-on effect.
Is he a DM? will he be of interest in FPL?
Sanches has been noted for his versatility in midfield, being comfortable in defensive, attacking, central and wide roles. His attributes include physical strength, passing ability, and being composed in possession. For these traits and his hairstyle, he has been likened to the Dutchman Edgar Davids.
At least that what it says on Wikipedia
I think he will be pushed up in to an attacking role, might squeeze Ayew out a bit. Have to wait and see and keep the WC back for a few weeks to see how all the new purchases bed in
Hi Xerheart very polite your request........
i am guessing your playing a 352?
i like that is that is not looking like everyone's teams........but you got couple of issues imo..........lets see
foster elliot its good..
jagielka is a issue last week only got subbed in Zanka,luiz ok clark had a good week but dont know if he can keep this pace up
Alli Pogba mhika salah are ok but pedro he is to expensive for a 60 min player i cant remember a game where he played 90 min
firmino is great ,dont enjoy morata much he has great points per minute yes but watching him did not convince me ( perhaps i am one of few thinking this here)Okazaki well dont believe in leicster at all...
all in all i think you need to go back to the drawing board but its the best part of the game. Hope i could help and not confused you more good luck
wrong column again how that bloody happen again sorry guys.......
FPL price? 5.5/6.0
8 I reckon
5-6 would be about right
He went downhill quicker than Franz Klammer
🙂
Bad news for Carroll? Quite a bit of competition for this midfield places with Clucas and Renato joining.
Could be a bargain FPL asset...
Playing the KDB 2017/18 role
.@renatosanches35 on loan from @FCBayern to @SwansOfficial
https://twitter.com/DiMarzio/status/902919543886143488
https://twitter.com/DiMarzio/status/902918718556168192
Lovely
wird nicht reichen.
Who are the players to target in draft now?
Whos coming to the league?!
🙂
Not Foyth. Tempting as he might look, he is a trap.
What about D Sanchez?
Renato Sanches to Swansea - anyone fancy a bit of that in their team ?
Will definitely consider it, looked tidy at the Euros.
He'll need time to bed in.
He should around the same price as Fer. Relatively big name but poor scoring record. Not really a fantasy player, might get a few returns and created a Xhaka-like bandwagon but that's it. That is if he plays as a CM.
be*
*create. Should check these before posting...
Renato Sanches on loan to Swansea, wow...
He's not as good as you think.
The potential is there.
Thinking of using my wildcard?
Foster/Elliot
Rangel/Jones/Yoshida/Mee/Mariappa
Mane/Atsu/Pogba/JWP/Carroll
Jesus/Kane/Lukaku
Losing my faith in Kane
Renato Sanches to Swansea only makes their attacking options more attractive
Is there any truth to this Costa to Everton loan business?
Very much doubt it.
I'll believe it when I see it.
Seems like Atletico or bust for our Diego...
Hi Everyone.
Kindly assess my team and also give some adjustments to make. Thank you in advance.
Foster Elliot
Zanka, David Luiz, Kiko, Jagielka, Clark
Alli, Pedro, Pogba, Mhki, Salah
Firmino, Morata, Okazaki.
Would downgrade Pedro to upgrade Okazaki personally (or vice versa) but looks nice - different to most!
I want to focus more on mid though... also Pedro still has his spot once hazard is ready to go... Okazaki will still have his spot coz i think slimani will move to Monaco.
Not sure either of those are guaranteed but if you're happy then stick with it 🙂
It looks good on paper. I am currently building a team with not much to worry. my only on this team is who to captain every week. 🙁
Switching between Morata and Firmino I think
Good suggestion. How about Pedro + Okazaki = Tadic + Vokes?
sorry but imo you gonna worry about this team a lot in close future.......not only your captain choice...
Not sure what Okazaki is doing there. Also we don't know that Pedro will start each match.
How about calvin to okazaki? then Pedro who??? 🙁
Hi Xerheart very polite your request........
i am guessing your playing a 352?
i like that is that is not looking like everyone's teams........but you got couple of issues imo..........lets see
foster elliot its good..
jagielka is a issue last week only got subbed in Zanka,luiz ok clark had a good week but dont know if he can keep this pace up
Alli Pogba mhika salah are ok but pedro he is to expensive for a 60 min player i cant remember a game where he played 90 min
firmino is great ,dont enjoy morata much he has great points per minute yes but watching him did not convince me ( perhaps i am one of few thinking this here)Okazaki well dont believe in leicster at all...
all in all i think you need to go back to the drawing board but its the best part of the game. Hope i could help and not confused you more good luck
Howedes is close to joining Juve, having a medical today.
Wish Liverpool had gone in for him rather than this long winded pursuit of VVD.
Has anyone else got this Monzo card?
It is bloomin brilliant banking
I prefer Revolut
6 years, 8 months agoBen Mee to 4.4 would be a nice little saving for a defender with nice home fixtures and goal threat.