| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change |  Donnarumma | MCI | C |
| No Change |  Verbruggen | BHA | B, Vs |
| No Change |  Raya Martin | ARS | B |
| No Change |  Darlow | LEE | B, Vs, £ |
| No Change |  Petrovic | BOU | B |
| No Change |  Henderson | CRY | C |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change |  O’Reilly | MCI | A |
| No Change |  Gabriel Magalhães | ARS | A |
| No Change |  van Hecke | BHA | B, Vs |
| No Change |  Hill | BOU | B, £ |
| No Change |  Struijk | LEE | B, Vs, £ |
| No Change |  Lacroix | CRY | A, Inj |
| No Change |  van Dijk | LIV | C |
| No Change |  Thiaw | NEW | C |
| No Change |  Cash | AVL | C |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change |  Bruno Fernandes | MUN | A |
| No Change |  Semenyo | MCI | B |
| No Change |  Palmer | CHE | B |
| No Change |  Tavernier | BOU | C, £ |
| No Change |  Ismaila Sarr | CRY | A |
| No Change |  Gordon | NEW | A |
| No Change |  Rice | ARS | C |
| No Change |  Rogers | AVL | C |
| No Change |  Anderson | NFO | B, £ |
| No Change |  Szoboszlai | LIV | A |
| No Change |  Wilson | FUL | B |
| No Change |  Hinshelwood | BHA | C, Vs, £ |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change |  Haaland | MCI | C |
| No Change |  João Pedro | CHE | A |
| No Change |  Welbeck | BHA | B, Vs |
| No Change |  Calvert-Lewin | LEE | C, Vs |
| No Change |  Bowen | WHU | A |
| No Change |  Thiago | BRE | A |
Paul We delve into the Opta data next, rolling out our usual post-Gameweek members’ article.
Both Merseyside clubs play a part in our assessment, while we also check out the contrasting fortunes from West Ham and Watford’s goal scoring midfielders.
Southampton’s in-form frontman is also among our featured players, as is a certain Man City wide man after a weekend return to the scoresheet.
Coutinho to sterling C ?
Cou has arsenal away then a midweek game where he’s a massive rotation
Also considering this
Sell after arsenal
Coutinho will score a screamer from 30 yards.
Considering the same, but he may be in point against Arsenal
Liverpool have score 3 or more goals in their last 4 meetings with Arsenal!
Would appreciate feedback on this WC team?
Pope Elliot
Christensen Smalling Masuaku Kenny Marriappa
Salah Pogba Coutinho Sterling RLC
Morata Kane DCL
morata on WC? would rather have haz than morata. defence is very good although otmanedi could hurt u
I still think Morata is Top 2 best striker options?I understand a power 5 midfield but I don’t like having two cheap strikers incase expensive forwards start to do it.
i'd get firmino and upgrade coutinho to maybe hazard
How is Coutinho to Hazard an upgrade?
Exactly. Coutinho has scored more points from less minutes and is nearly 2m cheaper.
Yep, a strange comment even by Sims standards. 😆
standards? pretty rich coming from someone who goes around pretending to be not human
How do you know I'm pretending? 😆
Sorry if I hurt your feelings. 🙁
u would know a lot about feeling being hurt tbh. wirting paragraphs literally begging people to take your "seagull persona"" seriously
How do you know it's a persona?
I once knew a guy Dave that was convinced he was a 1971 dodge challenger. I never judged him because he was very nice. I even bought him some fluffy dice for his birthday.
Either way you sound very hurt so for that I apologize. 🙂
coutinho gets benched evey 2 games. pretty sure we expect hazard to outscore him over the next 5 or 6. not to mention hazard has outscored him in all but 1 season so yes thats an upgrade
pogba has higher ppg than coutinho. u rekcon pogba to coutinho isn't an upgrade?
While I see the thinking behind this team, surely you would want more City cover and not go with 2 out of form strikers?? Theres a new WC in a couple of weeks. I would gamble a little more with this WC.
Something like a city triple up in midfield. Dump Kane and Morata so you can afford Salah and Pogba still.
Something like:
Alonso, 4.5, 4.5, 4.5, 4.5
Salah, Pogba, Sterling, Sane, KDB
Rooney, Firmino, Quaner
That's just one idea, but you get what i mean. Your WC team looks a lot like the team a lot of other people are moving away from...
I know what your saying but I intend to keep my second WC for double GWs and I am doing well in my mini league and overall so don’t really want to take any real gambles to be honest.
I would at least consider a replacement for Pope and more City coverage. Kenny might lose his place soon and Watford are terrible defensively at the moment...
Coutinho and Salah could be in the points against Arsenal though. THose games have recently been very high scoring!
Is three City mids overkill?
Price point, and they're all up there with top points scorers and seem unstoppable, with 4 juicy fixtures upcoming.
A bit yes, rather have Ota and 2 mids
I don't think so at all with those 4 fixtures. I am seriously considering it myself. Only problem is rotation and rests, but even with the rotation, they are still top of the points standings. So no issue really...
I think it's very viable option.
There's nothing to suggest their form or fpl points will regress. You may have to deal with the odd rotation, but I think as long as one of the 3 is the more nailed KDB or Silva (if he returns soon) I don't see why it can't work and work well. Especially over the next 9 gws. Those fixtures are ridiculous!
I will add that if you do it you have to commit to it 100% over those fixtures. The minute you doubt it or start swapping and changing you'll start missing the points.
Guys guys guys...Anything worth a -4?
Have £1.3m ITB
Fabianski
Bellerin Otamendi Ake
Salah Ritchie KDB(v)Sterling(c)
DCL Kane Firmino
Elliot Carroll Tarkowski Zeegalar
Nah. Upgrade 3rd defender next week. Maybe Jones or Christensen.
1) Christensen and Firmino
or
2) Alonso and DCL
1
Fabianski - Elliot
Alonso - Otamendi - Mee - Kabasele - Wimmer
Hazard - Salah - Coutinho - Richarlison - RLC
Abrahham - Kane - DCL
1. Wimmer --> Ogbonna
2. Coutinho —> Sterling
3. Hazard —> KDB
4. Richarlison—> Pogba
5. Hazard, Richarlison, Kane —> KDB, Sterling, Austin (-8)
None this week. Pogba if you have to
Appreciate the feedback. You not think it’s crazy having no city attacker’s for captain??
all sideways apart from 4 because rich might not play
Thanks for the feedback. Hmm I kinda think you need a City attacker??
Anything worth a hit here?
If Silva looks to be out, would you do Silva > Pogba / Sane (-4).
Courtois
Otamendi Jones Mee
Hazard Salah Sterling Silva*
Kane DCL Quaner
Elliott Cork Kenny Duffy
0 Ft 4.1 ITB
Yes for Pogba as you have no decent backup
Can you get KDB in for Silva?
I can but will not be able to upgrade Cork > Pogba later.
Cedric and Bertrand out, amongst others for Saints. They have looked awful recently.
I predict a HUD defender and Depoitre could be good differentials this GW, and have (STK, BUR) afterwards..
Will they be out for Spurs game too? I'm hoping Austin does well.
I think Austin is a dud pick but he's got a history of scoring goals, I guess.
Hey guys, need some advise!
De gea
Smalling - Maquire - Lowton - Ward - Mbemba
Hazard - Salah - Sahqiri - Sterling - Dyer
Morata - Kane - Coruch
have 2 transfers and 0.1 itb
is it worth taking -4 to bring in Ogbonna >Maguire
KBD > Dyer & Lewin > Morata?
Nope, just Maguire to Masuaku
Fab Elliot
Christensen Ota Kabasele Daniels Hune
Sterling Hazard Cout Salah Richarlison
Kane Austin Niasse
Niasse or Daniels to go, who should be the first?
Daniels to west ham defender then niasse next
We need to talk about Burnley.
Ok. Burnley (who have been our cheap defence darlings IMHO) have a SERIOUSLY ugly fixture list coming up. Do we:
A) show gross disloyalty and dump them, taking hits, or
B) hang on in there - fixtures aren't everything, or
C) slowly move them out accepting any short term damage?
C
C.
Jesus or Rashford?
Rash
I know you can’t say for sure but do we think Aguero is good for start and a good 80 mins this weekend after Jesus got hammered with ET last night?
Only Pep knows
But I think less possibility
Won’t swap him for Kane then?!
he is good for a start. A good captain choice.
i would like to think so, i was livid when he took him off that early v Spurs
Yes very likely in fairness, I’m either doing Kane to Kun (C)
Or doing Kane to Quanar and going 451 bringing in Pogba and KDB. (This also leaves £1.0M ITB) Kane’s drain in your cash is real!
When asked who his preferred striker is in an interview he had with Gary Neville recently, Pep clearly stated there is no rhyme or reason to his selection between the two as he sees both as two equally world class strikers.
He said every player in the squad has to commit to his style and game plan which never changes, hence it doesn't matter who he picks in any position as long as they follow his game plan.
Basically he said he trusts that both Aguero and Jesus are capable of playing in his system so neither is favored over the other.
In other words, he'll continually rotate the two when and how he wants.
way things are going don't see either City striker as reliable or even a decent option.
last 8 gameweeks City scored 21 goals. Strikers combined scores 5 of those.
Sterling averages twice as many touches in the box than either striker when they start.
I agree.
I wouldn't go near them regardless of their potential to score big in an odd game. Their ownership is also low enough that any big scores wouldn't affect anything much.
Advice needed please chaps
Need to get niasse out my team, only have 0.3m in the bank
a) niasse > depoitre
b) Hazard and Niasse > KDB & DCL
I expect KDB + DCL to outscore Depoitre + Haz, so B.
Forgive a second attempt.
Pope (Elliott)
Kiko* Jones Christensen (Kenny, Duffy*)
Salah Hazard Sterling (c) Richarlison (RLC)
Morata Austin Kane
0.7itb 1ft.
What move next?
Considering...
A. Kiko to Oggy/Masuaku.
B. As above plus RLC/Morata to Kdb/DLC for maverick hits.
I like just B for -4
Anyone hear anything on Silva? Hope the rumors weren't true
i need to know.
What’s the rumours?
He has been in Valencia due to personal reason; less likely to feature in the next gw, I guess
why is everyone stick with Austin? shitty fixtures in 2017
lack of good options.. at the price range. In fact he is one of the best options under 10.0.
better than firmino or rooney? rashford?
Not better than any of them but my point is it is difficult to count on a forward under 10.0 to have regular returns.
I pulled the trigger on this team last night.
Hoping it's going to be an English strikers Christmas party next couple of game weeks!
Foster - Elliot
Dunk - Ward - Tarkowski - Lowton - Kenny
Salah - KDB - Hazard - Richarlison - Gross
Rooney - Vardy - Kane
Feedback appreciated
daniels to....?
a) ogbonna
b) kenny
oggers this week, providing you've cover for the blank
Doing Gross to Sterling (free) soon. I can do it on Friday, right? Though one is on the way to price increase, one decrease.
Depends on your fund situation
I have enough cash itb but don't want to lose money on Gross and buy Sterling 0.1 m more expensive.
Pope
Christensen Jones Smalling Ogbonna
Hazard Salah Coutinho RLC
Aguero(c) Kane(v)
(Elliot Carroll DCL Daniels)
Is this G2G?
I can't shake the feeling that owning Sterling and potentially Sane could be critical over the next 4 gameweeks.
The only way I can see is Kane RLC Carroll > Quaner Sterling Sane, but this would be (-12)...and leave me with a 'strong' 4-5-1. If Kane blanks, Kun/Sterling/Sane combo could potentially repay the hits next week v BOU...and juicy fixtures forever.
Any doubts over Kun after this week and could move to Morata (BHA STK) before returning to Kane for the DGW, with probably Sane > Son/Lanzini as facilitator.
morning all - need help with this team
Foster (Elliot)
Kolasinac, Nauton, Kabasele, (Hegazi) (Manquillo)
Salah, Hazard, Choupo, Zaha (Ritchie)
Kane, Firmino, Benteke
Am thinking a -8 for Kolasinac, Ritchie, Benteke - Ogbonna, Sane, Gray
Yes or No? or any alternatives -
Got rid of Kola for Jones last night. Feels good to be rid and 0.7 extra in the bank.
Courtois
Gomez - Otamendi - Mee
KdB - Sane(C) - Salah - Hazard - RLC
Lacazette - Firmino
Elliot - Niasse - Zeegelaar - Duffy
0.0ITB - 1FT
a> Save
b> Sane -> Sterling(C) Feels like Sterling is more explosive than Sane.
c> Other suggestions?
Ramsey to pogba for a hit or save and play either gross or Dcl.
Sounds decent, prefer the City boys, but guess you've already got them?!
I've otamendi and sterling and my initial was to get Silva but not sure now. Is it worth the hit this week though.
Ramsey's still out isn't he? It's a big upgrade either way, Pog assist should cover it
DDG myhill
Daniels ogbonna mbemba Maguire Duffy
Salah coutinho richarlison hazard Delph
Morata niasse Kane
0.7 ITB 1 FT
How to sort out my current mess?
Thanks!
Kane out , extra cash to set you up for the next few gw’s , Kane back in GW22
Not a big mess. Defense needs some attention. Niasse to DCL when you can.
Do we know if Tarkowski is getting a ban? Either way, play Dunk instead?
Captain KDB or Sterling?
Pope
Tarkowski/Otamendi/Christensen/Alonso
Hazard/Sterling/KDB/Richarlison/Salah
Lukaku
Elliot/Dunk/Depoitre/DCL
Really think this could work!
Kane back in GW22 with 2FTS.
Kane > Quanar
RLC > Pogba
Richarlison > KDB
Gives me this 451 ✅ :
DDG
Ota Christ Jones Ogbonn
Haz Sal Ster KDB Pog
Morata
————————————
Elliot DCL Quanar Hune
So, DGW coming up, and though some like to take a few hits for the occasion or even play a WC/free hit etc, I like to slowly drip drip a DGW player into my squad each week in the weeks leading up to it. With this in mind, who do you think are the top 4 targets from each team to get in your squad (I include 4 to include an alternative to the obvious candidates) ?
Spurs:
1.
2.
3.
4.
West Ham:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Kane + Son/Eriksen
Ogbonna/Masuaku/Adrian + Lanzini
I've already got Vertongen, thinking of getting Eriksen and Son and then captaining Son for a cheeky differential. Like my team and crowbarring Kane into it would mess it up big time.
As for West Ham, perhaps Lanzini, Masuaku and Lanzini, but by my current budget would be on -0.1 so may have to give up the last one.
I've just got a feeling it's going to be a disappointing DGW, might avoid the West Ham players bar one defender/keeper.
Currently own Kane and Ogbonna. Will add Masuaku, Lloris and Eriksen I think.
Would be lucky to find 4 players from each teams that play twice
I guess the no Silva news probably indicates it's something bad?
So either:
a) Morata + Gros —> Sterling Rooney (-8 points)
b) hold and wait
Full squad : Schmeichel, Lossl, Alonso, Azpilicueta, Gomez, Long, Schindler, Richil, Son, Mahrez, Doucoure, Gros, Morata, Kane, Calvert Lewin.
