After recording 11 clean sheets across the first 22 Gameweeks, including three shut-outs in their last four fixtures, the Manchester City defence is once again drawing the attention of Fantasy managers.
Who would you sell first?
A - Ziggy
B - Kenny
C - Ogbanny
B
Bac in that order
Who is Ziggy mate?
The great Zeeglaar of Watford, the one ‘some’ brought in when we couldn’t afford Kiko a few weeks ago,
He got sent off the first game I played him and continues to ‘disapoint’
-2, - , - , - , 0, 1, 0,0....
If you get my drift AT.Haha yep I was lucky enough to get Kiko, the man no journo bothers to ask questions about 🙂
So we think Kenny is not nailed anymore, I suppose this makes sense.
Debating selling Otam/Kenny > Stones/Jones....Kenny sounds like he’s got a few more weeks in him yet. End of Jan possibly???
Not sure but both he and Ziggg are close to a drop and that would thwart my proposed move above?
My guess is FPS stats is way off due to the wcs and Free hit chips. I cant see why he would be close to a drop otherwise. Obviously it’s risky ignoring it though.
If Elliot is fit against Swansea, I am gonna start him ahead of lloris
Official;
everton are toothless
You think so?
yeah. Dunno how Tosun will affect that current situation though, players love scoring on their debut
Swansea may have new manager boost
Wait when did this happen?
Swansea beat Watford
Cheers WP. I better start lloris
Will he play after Darlow’s performance?
Tbh whenever darlow has played, he has impressed
Pope
Otamendi Ogbonna Jones
Son Alli Salah Sterling Arnie
Kane Firmino
Elliot Wimmer Niasse Kiko
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GW23: Son + Kiko >> Lingard + Alonso (-4)
GW24: Kane >> Aguero
Good moves?Just 23 for me
GW23 : good.
GW24 : not sure.Aguero is the only differential my ML rival has that I'm worried about. Plus, Kane's 5 fixtures after EVE aren't great and I'd captain him in none whereas if captain Kun 3/4 out of the 5
sou could be bountiful.
As bountiful as NEW for Aguero?
firmino to aguero?
need to downgrade defence in order to accommodate. wise choice?keep bobby
Best nailed on budget defender other than Kenny? AND, would anybody consider swapping Ota for Alonso? Not sure whether it’s bias making me want to make the change, or the fact I think come the end of the season Alonso will finish on more points.
Duffy, Tarkowski.
Duffy,
Yes if you can get Stonesdunk
Duffy, Dunk, Lascelles maybe 🙂
Newcastle fans said Dummett was a favourite of Benitez previously. Just came back after injury, 4.2. Also with Dann&Sakho long term injured Tomkins/Kelly 4.3/4.2 look like getting a lot of gametime. Mixed fixtures for Palace tho. Newcastle's look better mid-term.
Have any new players been added to fpl from the winter window so far?
A. Silva for Leicester
No contest here IMO. Stones all day. This is not like Alonso vs Christensen...
LOL @ people saying stones the better pick becuase they missed the ota boat and now cant afford him
id take Ota all day everyday at the same price, even with a .5 difference , but I guess that mil swings it. Cant have both
if you really think Otamendi is worth 1m more than Stones then LOL @ you.
yes lol @ me for preferring the less injury prone bigger bap magnet bigger goal threat
and don't tell me stones is as big a goal threat becuse he got a few fluke goals in ucl. stones has 7 goals in 183 apps in his career. ota has 25 in 340
Some people are considering doubling up on city defense who don't care about it when they are 3-0 up :p
Christensen/Son/Arnautovic to Alonso/Lingard/Mahrez too sideways?
Could also just do Christensen/Arnautovic to Alonso/Lingard
thoughts on potential wildcard team
schmeichel
alonso - jones - van dijk
sterling - mahrez - arnautovic - lingard - can
aguero - kane
bench: adrian masuaku ayew chilwellYucc Schmeichel. Rather Stones than Jones. Playing Can is weird. Like VVD and Mahrez. Arnie is a red card magnet.
any suggestions for alternative keepers under 5 mill?
Where is Mohamed?
Kaaaaannnnnee
Right if I was to Wildcard my team would be this. Thoughts?
Hennessey
Alonso Otamendi Jones Tarkowski
Salah Sterling Mahrez Lingard
Kane Firmino
Speroni Gudmundsson Ayew DunkDecent. GK a bit weak cause Palace haven't got the greatest fixtures. Defense is great, likewise midfield. And playing bench, so ticks a lot of boxes. After Spurs Everton have great fixtures you might want pickford. Or maybe their new striker Tosun if he isn't too expensive.
So... Ota or Stones? (Already have Ota, got him at 5.5 mil)
If you can spend the extra cash wisely then Stones imo
confirm stones is nailed?
Otamendi for sure, more nailed, more baps, dominating total points
Otamendi owner alert
why wouldn't he be an owner if he believed in the points he made?
Own him since GW17, was biased against him, he proved me wrong
Did Ota last week. I think that the overriding thing for me is the goal threat - an Alonsoesque factor which means he can get you something in games when the clean sheet is gone. I expect him to that more than Stonesy.
In your case i'd definitely keep Ota. Pep has spoken about how he stepped up during a difficult period with injuries for Kompany and Stones. He will not be rotated unless injured. That's why i got him in on my wc last week.
Best coutinho replacement?
A) Sane
B) Pogba
C) Lingard (really insecure of his starts long term when Lukaku returns)
Rest of team:
Pope
Christensen Jones Mustafi
Salah Eriksen Sterling --xxx--
Kane Morata Quaner
Subs: Krul Ogbonna RLC Gomez
1 ft 0.0 ITBB - Pogba will start all games and most likely play 90 mins
poggy with hope that he will play as attacking mid instead of defensive mid.
A
Just realised that the League Cup semi final first legs are in the midweek, after the FA Cup 3rd round games.
This wouldn't have happened if the World Cup hadn't cramped the schedule would it?
It's the same every year?
It probably is, but never noticed. I know the schedule is more compressed though, as happens in WC and Euro years.
Why not?
Billy prediction in.... 3-1 Kane first goal.
I'd take that .... assuming goals two and three are also Kane!
So what Billy really means is that Kane isn't starting?
Nail. On . Head
Who is Billy?
2-1
Who remembers Stones' epic run of scores last season? 1,2,2,2,2,2,1 etc
Classic 🙂Alonso always seems to go on something like that when I put him in 😐
the difference between stones and alonso is alonso punishes u when u finally have had enough. stones just continues being shite
This. Was a nightmare.
Never again
Loved it. City defence was a huge avoid wasn't it lol
He had Claudio Bravo in net to be fair
Don't really get this discussion. Isn't it simple... own ota, keep ota. Don't own ota, buy stones?
Pretty much
It's funny, defo think in fpl there is an art to getting info without it affecting your ideas. Exanple
1- my take on dgw. Kane ill, two days between games, west ham are crap, llorente maybe plays at old club, west ham can't defend, hazard fixtures so good after Arsenal, which is also good.
2- In the process . See loads of posts on dgw players, price rises, convincing arguments on why Kane will play and sane and hazard are dead.
3- conclusion. Sane hazard out -8 for Adrian ogbonna son and eriksen. Triple captain Kane.
So hard in this game to go against the (seemingly knowledgeable) flow. And yes, my fault 100%, hoping to get lucky.
Yeah , although own Ota get Stones may become an option later
Both? Doesn't add up to me... want city spots available even if not used. Double Chelsea makes more sense to me
Have Ota , may switch to Stones later , unlikely but need to
be flexible
Buy Ota
Guys, what are all your thoughts regarding GW28, the big four face each other and have CL commitments, do you think this could be a blank week or a heavy rested week ??
time will tell
Thoughts on current team and any potential changes that may need to make...
Pope
Alonso Christensen Otamendi
Hazard Salah Sterling Mahrez Lingard
Kane Carroll
Subs Adrian Quaner Zanka Kenny
Would love some thoughts for next few gws and some thoughts to considerSave. Look to upgrading Carroll to Dembele/Tosun if/when they come in?
Defo something to look at thank you. I like the value Carroll offers at 5.8 and think when fit is a fantastic option for us. Trouble is its inevitable he will get injured soon and then have to look at it again haha
Does anyone have any information or update on Cresswell? Is he out or fighting for?
he's out according to WHU fan forums...
Moyes: 'I’m hoping Cresswell’s injury doesn’t keep him out because we’re pretty short in both full-back areas' 50-50 might even start...
Kane hattrick confirmed
Predicted points for these players 😀
A) Kane(C)
B) Eriksen
C) Arnie
D) Lloris
E) Cresswell*
A) Kane(C) - 60
B) Eriksen - 2
C) Arnie - 8
D) Lloris - 3
E) Cresswell* - 0Sorry, just saw C and not TC for Kane, so 40.
😛
Adding to scores from previous game
28 (with captaincy added)
18
7
12
5
How we looking? Getting rid of DCL has to be the priority, right?
Pope
Jones, Alonso, Christensen, Otamendi
Alli, Lingard, Salah, Sterling
Kane, Firmino
Bench: Pickford, Doucouré, Mee, Calvert-LewinWho to though? All the other budget striker options are shite. In a similar situation myself.
Well this is a super point, and i don't have an answer for that 😆
Your team is strong enough to play just two strikers. Wait until transfers are done this window. Perhaps Tosun becomes a nice 3rd striker option. Or maybe someone else.
Choose Sterling or Mahrez?
Thanks.
Raheem
Sterling, four weeks ago too if possible.
Sterling.
Tempted to WC
From
Lossl Pereira
Walker Klavan Cresswell Sanchez Zanka
KDB Salah Choupo Son Alli
Aguero Depoitre Gray
To
Lossl Pereira
Alonso Stones Tark Dunk Stephens
Hazard Salah KDB Richarlison Choupo
Aguero Carroll Ayew
Is it worth it?
ThanksKdb to sterling, Ayer to Quaner, richarlison to gross maybe, but upgrade Carroll anyway
Salah to hazard swap? If only for short term??
Find another way to Hazard.
No way.
Nah
Son (C) needs to deliver a double digit haul tonight
he'll be lucky to start
From the bench? Unlikely
Fingers crossed he starts, would love a haul from him
I’d take an assist as long as he starts
I wouldn't mind that but also 1:0 West Ham win with Ogbonna's bullet header will do for me
Don't think it is a good idea to use 2 city spots on defence. One of them is enough. With other defensive teams, a defender, especially with such goal threat, can easily outscore a forward (Alonso-Morata), but not in this situation imo.
Must-have 3 City players are Ota (or Stones for newbies to the station) KDB and Sterling for me.
a) Eriksen & Ogbonna >> Mahrez & Van Dijk
b) Eriksen & DCL >> KDB & Crouch (sub)
c) Eriksen & DCL >> Lingard & FirminoA if you must, but hold this week imo.
Kane !! 😀
