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.
I only hit the wildcard button after a couple of days of deliberation. Haven't got any price rises, but because there are so few, I think we should be targeting them even more. A bit regretful that I didn't decide sooner.
Was increasing team value one of your reasons for wildcarding?
I haven't given it much thought tbh.
There are 10 days to go till the deadline. Plenty will happen between now and then, transfer window, national duties, etc.
And anyway, a lot of people aren't wildcarding just because of price rises. They are doing it because their teams are a mess, like myself.
Some have been surprised by the slow price rises
I reckon a few. Will be some regrets for sure.
Still waiting for your statement fella.
That's more like TriggerLips' statement. Disappointed.
I doubt it would take them by surprise. The first international break has been a bad time to wildcard for price rises for a few season now.
*seasons
What world do we live in when Chamberlain's price is 35m and could reject Chelsea?
The Klopp era
Think he rejected Chelsea out of respect for Arsenal fans and he also knew that Lpool wanted him too
Incorrect.
He rejected Chelsea because he doesn't want to play as a wingback and most probably would've been on bench most of the time.
At Liverpool he can play in middle and more chances of gaining a starting soit
Spot*
really ahead of Henderson or Can? - even before Lallana comes back?
More than anything else he would have rejected Chelsea because he certainly knows he ain't getting game time there.
Can anyone advise who they think the best forwards are in the 7.1m and below field?
Saving wildcard and may need gabbi replacement at some stage.
Are Tammy and ayew viable? Is jrod worth the saving? Or is Chicha the man?
Thanks
Vokes and Cook.
Still Vokes? Even now they have wood? I need wood. Badly
Tammy. Big fixtures coming up and looks like Llorente might leave. Wait for the end of the window of course.
Bony is more likely to join than Llorente is to leave.
Chica with some tempting fixtures.
Chica
Chicha or Abraham , both nice fixtures
Alonso, if you don't have him
What price do we think Renato Sanches would come in at for Swansea if he signs on loan?
6-7?
6.5
Wait no 6m he shouldn’t be anymore than Jese
I wonder if he'll get to go forward much at Swansea
Doubt it
5.5
6m
Why would you want him? Looking at his stats he's played 95 games in his career and scored 5 goals!
Unless he's an assist king, which I can't see the stats for?
He's also quite young, so it's very likely he'll still improve.
Although it is unlikely he'll score more goals+assists per 90 at Swans than at Bayern. For obvious reasons.
Hello. Berbs is after you. 😉
7.5m
Plan to hold WC for now
Ryan Elliot
Jones Stephens Daniels Mee Long
Salah Eriksen Pogba Gross Carroll
Lukaku Firmino Gabbiadini
4.5ITB 0FT
Would love to spare one more transfer just in case anyone gets injured after the international fixtures but looks like Daniels and Gross are going to drop tonight.
Make a move now or hold?
Hold. Im in a similar position - your team isn't bad at all, just maybe not bang on. Still early days yet and was reading on here, that most hits taken for transfer is right after the 2nd international break. Id wait till then, I think playing your WC could now back fire.
Kane getting away from a drop. Can the unthinkable happen and keep his price over the IB ?
Pray he scores for England
Who are England playing?
Would anyone be ballsy enough to go for this front line? Only trouble is lack of captaincy...
Alli, Eriksen, Salah, Mkhi, Pogba
Morata, Firmino, Calvert-Lewin
Probably not. But could be fantastic.
I dunno... I kinda feel like playing a bit more for fun this season anyway. If I need to get Kane I can always drop a Spurs mid and Morata
I looked at something very similar, love it, but like you say, the lack of an outstanding captaincy option probably rules it out.
I have 5 out of these 8
Tempting, isn't it? I'd probably downgrade one of Mikhi or Pogba to, say, Pedro and squeeze Tammy in instead of DCL. I'm an Evertonian and DCL is great, and Koeman clearly loves him, but once everyone is fit, even if we don't sign another striker (which we probably will), he'll only be sub.
Rose was right-why do Spurs keep signing players we have to Google?
right cause you can name every 19 year old other clubs sign hahaha.
Do you question Dele Alli's transfer now he's well know?
Thoughts on this WC team?
Foster
Jones Cedric Naughton
Eriksen Salah Pogba Atsu
Firmino Kane Lukaku
Elliott Carroll Wimmer Mbemba
Nice team.
Cheers
nice team,one suggestion
Atsu to Cork and Mbemba to Ward.
Cheers for the tip
That makes me feel good. Pretty much my team without WC.
Hahah, you must have a quite high rank then
Nah. It's better than mine. Not had a pool mid
Anyone know if Gibbs will be nailed in the West Brom defence? Decent option tbf.
has to be nailed.
Not sure. Good player, but have to see if he fits in with the ethos
Dawson still a much better option.. they score most of their goals from set pieces
Arsenal have no plans to replace AOC & no money for major signings, but only way Sanchez leaves is if #AFC get massive money & replacement
They spent ovee 50mil on Lacazette but surely they have plenty in the bank?
Wenger was given 150m to spend over the summer apparently
We've spent a total of £4 million when you look at our net spend this summer. Now Gibbs has gone, we've actually made money. Load of rubbish and lies if we don't have enough to buy anyone. Over 100 million in the bank.
Was just looking at this site for the last while and all the net spend by different teams. Apparently (including the Gibbs deal) Arsenals net spend has been 20m
https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/premier-league/transfers/wettbewerb/GB1
No Ox, Toral or Hinds on there.
Sorry I'm an idiot, Ox deal puts Arsenal in the profit
Started the summer trying to break the world transfer record for Mbappe.
Then make £27m in profit on transfers.
Now we have no money.
Assassins needed.
They have but the board only cares about financial success. No ambition, that's why we still have wenger in the club and don't spend money on players like other clubs
Arsenal offering Özil to Barcelona. Lemar deal back on for Arsenal. (@cmularrr). Supposedly v.reliable
Don't think Barcelona would want Ozil...
I would be happy if that happened to be honest.
Ozil to Barca won't happen
Looking at his profile, he says one of Ozil and Sanchez will leave.
Personally, I think Arsenal should sell Ozil, Ox, Wilshere, Sanchez and Mustafi and buy VVD, N'Zonzi and Lemar. Then play:
Cech
VVD Monreal Kos
Bellerin N'Zonzi Xhaka Kola
Laca Lemar
Giroud
Dont be silly. That team makes too much sense. Wenger will never play that
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monreal is still a joke of a cb
Think he could do a Luiz type role for Arsenal.
why play Laca on wings?
Bit like Sanchez. Get him in the game, but also he is the one who can run in past Giroud. The team should have a Plan A (Laca running in behind) and a Plan B (lump it into Giroud)
not gonna happen,Di Maria has more possibility than Ozil.
Advice with this lot please?
DDG 4.0
Bailly Kompany Bertrand Yoshida 4.0
Eriksen Salah Ritchie RLC Carroll
Lukaku Jesus Gabbiadini
Kompany to Alonso
Jesus to Morata
Or save or both?
Calvert-Lewin vs Ayew as an 8th attacker?
Ayew more nailed, but Calvert-Lewin looking very good for Everton!
If Efc don't sign anyone DCL becomes a good option but still a rotation risk. If they sign anyone decent you Maya's we'll forget it.
Ayew
DDG - Elliot
Ake - Kolasinac - Yoshida - Hegazi - Hunemeier
Eriksen - Pogs - Salah - Mooy - Carroll
Kane(c)- Lukaku - Quaner (0 FT and 0.4 ITB)
GTG?
both are nice fixtures coming
who do u think will get more point for next 5gw (4-8)
a) Chicharito (HUD, wba, TOT, SWA, bur)
b) Abraham (NEW, tot, WAT, whm, HUD)
Which of KDB or Benteke is more pressing to get rid of with 1 FT?
kdb as you can get a better replacement - 9.9m budget
@CampNoNo about?
I think he may be. I saw him briefly, half an hour ago.
Cheers.
Don't worry, the usual grav is back soon 😉
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You cheating on WR :-0
Have a +1
What is the limit of hits you would take and not use WC instead?
8 max and even then I'd be tempted. The wc has always been a tad overated imo.
I am on -12 at the moment and looking what should I do, never went over -8, and would like to save WC for next int break
16 in extremis, 12 normally.
Those are big numbers
I did - 12 in GW 1, on account of Batshuayi. Making good TV now, so I'm happy. 🙂
Good to hear it worked out, on my way to do the same and keep WC for later
-16
But wouldn't take a -12 if that makes sense.
So its about -8, for up to -16 if necessary
Depends what you're using it for too. -12 hits are a bit excessive, not to say I haven't done it or it can't work but how many points extra are you seriously expecting from changing one good team to another? If it's absolutely necessary there's no way I'd hold a wc if I had one.
Well I could work out it with my ft and maybe one hit, but than I saw prices are changing and made some transfers that could wait I guess, now I hope to cover that -12, especially if next week be a low scoring one
would -12 and 2FTs.
Tend to work on the assumption i'd be wanting to change at least 7 or 8 players before i'd wildcard.
It makes sense, that's my limit to I guess
-16
I guess I am saving my WC for now
Iv 15.5 for three defenders ne ideas????
Jones Cedric Trippier
Chris wood as a third striker.Anyone?
is he nail?
A) JWP + Long -> Naughton + 4.5
B) JWP + TAA -> Naughton + Atsu
C) JWP + Daniels -> Naughton + Ritchie
Who's Mark and why do people keep going on about his WC?
Link to his team?
370
Just some bloke, wouldn't really take much notice of him 😉
Lol 😆
Ever heard of a site called Fantasy Football Scout? Well he is Mr. Fantasy Football Scout. He's also quite good at this fantasy football stuff.
Oh right ok
Apparently Newcastle have had 4 Spanish players score for them in the PL. I can name three - who is the fourth?
- Luque (the glory days when Milner played for Newcastle and they were in Europe)
- Perez
- Joselu
Enrique?
Good shout. Forgot about him.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain will be paid £125,000-a-week by Liverpool. Turned down a £180,000-a-week new Arsenal contract. (Source: @SkyKaveh)
all for CM spot?
Lets be real here. You have to be a bit dim to think Ox was offered £180,000k.
Seen that figure quoted a few times. Goes in line with what others are earning at Arsenal..i.e. Walcott
really cant see where he plays unless we're selling Emre Can
He wasn't offered 180k by Arsenal. That's the club making the player look the bad guy when they're just inept to conduct business.
Turned down big bucks at Chelsea too
£220,000-a-week
Yeah why not? To be honest £infinity = £infinity +1, and no-one will remember his salary. He wants to play and he wants to win things. That's my rather simplistic take on it.
Can players go up from now until next game week still?
yeah its just slow going, nobody making changes for next week
A few days won't making any difference will they? If I make transfers after the transfer deadline
Or after international break
City offered 50m for City,AOC to Liverpool for 40m ,what a world we are living in.
Considering City are bidding for themselves, I think it's a mad world too.
oops sorry ,I meant Sanchez.lol. 😛
I'd like to see up vote counts to be introduced on our profile page. My up vote game is pretty strong.
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Camp No No is in the building ...
Reply to Fpl Virgin's posts if it's upvotes you crave. 🙂
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His name is Seamus
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What does the Chambo transfer mean for the likes of Salah and Mane?
He'll do nothin'!
That they have absolutely nothing to worry about.
6 years, 8 months agoDo you think that the likes of Mark/Wild Rover realised that they would be getting puny, miniscule price rises before they hit the Wildcard button?
It slow pace of the price rises this season seems to have taken a lot of wildcarders by surprise.