We check in with the Opta data next and roll out our usual post-Gameweek assessment of the weekend’s standout performers.
Huddersfield Town’s target man and a certain Liverpool winger both up their attacking potential ahead of a reduced Gameweek 31.
Meanwhile, big-hitters from the Leicester, Spurs and Arsenal midfields stake a claim for our upcoming Wildcards, while we also check out the impact of Chelsea’s new frontman at Stamford Bridge.
Pickford?
Butland?
Shaqiri
Got my transfers slightly wrong on Scoutcast.
Can't do Mahrez to Stanislas because that will give me 8 attackers. So if I want the full 11 I have to take a hit for a defender. If I decide on that route...
Mane + PvA (or any defender not from Everton or Liverpool)
or
VVD + Stanislas
?
Van Dijk and Stanislas is what I would (and am) going for.
Getting Stanislas in would give me an attacker from Bournemouth and let me take a punt on Rondon too 😉
But no worries Crouch brace incoming
B for me but Mane is also a nice differential.
If going A I'd probably prefer just Mane without the additional PVA hit.
Mané and PVA for sure
First two, although I have all 4 (but no firmino).
I like both. Mane PVA just
vvd and stan
Tough one...
I already have VVD/Stan but would consider Mane/PVA equivalent too, or even slightly better given Mane's recent form.
Thanks all - going to be a tough one.
If I don't go for the full XI then I probably just get Mane in not Stanislas so maybe that should be the basis of my decision 🙂
I think Palace have the best chance of a clean sheet this week & Mane is back in form now.
I'd go the first option but already have VVD so doing the second one myself!
You already have Baines for potential goal/assist threat in defence.
Palace have the best chance of Clean Sheet this week? Liverpool #1 chance of CS by far
Does VVD have any goal threat?
Yes very much so. Watford poor record v set pieces /corners
Of course.
hypothetically
Yep, will score soon enough, major threat, just hasn’t fallen for him yet (apart from FA Cup debut goal)
Non owner here so no agenda
I'm not sure why everyone thinks he does. It's such a strange myth. 4 goals in 70+ PL games. Monreal has more than that this season for example. No stats show he does, so where does it come from?
Monreal has attacking instincts, VVD is just a big lump!
He has threat but he can't hit a barn door from a header/shoulder!
6 players so far:
VVD
Stanislas Shaq Salah
Firmino Wilson
Had to do Siggy to Stanislas with the FT so...
Any players worth a hit so that I have 7,8 or 9 players this GW?
A)Alonso to Baines (-4)
B) + Obiang to Zaha/ Wallcott. (-8)
C) + Kane to Mounie for (-12)
C
C
I’ve a theory on the Aubameyang and Lukaku transfers in / price rises.
Casuals do not make transfers on Tuesdays.
It’s a load of us on here getting nervous the Kane price fall(s) will ruin their perfect WC32 team.
Come on own up 🙂
People without WC buying players for 2x double game weeks before a price rise, rather than buying a rubbish GW31 player that you don’t actually want ? Not such a bad idea when you look at some of the hits people are taking on here for players in 31 😉
Good theory.
Either way, it’s serious players driving the moves on a Tuesday ....
This is why I'm not even using both my free trades this week
Actually I'm an idiot. You are right. I'll just do Kane to Aubameyang this week instead of rolling the ft.
Cheers ya hot dog ya
Current team:
Robertson
Salah Stanislas Ibe
Firmino Wilson Mounie
Going to get one more:
A. Baines
B. Shaqiri
C. Zaha
A
B
A
b
Thanks.
B
Would you take a hit for VVD/Kane to Baines/Firmino (and an extra player)?
Why get rid of VVD? Best defence player this weekend
Because Firmino's the best fwd this weekend and 44% owned (have Mane).
so sideways move to change 3rd Liverpool player from VVD to Firmino-not for me.
I wouldn’t
I just did VVD --> schindler to make room for firmino
Cheers. Looks like vvd & firmino will rise, so I can wait to decide.
Haha still pondering this. Think I'm going to risk and go without. Could spell for a huge red arrow. It also doesn't help my WC team knowing Firmino will go up and will likely want him in.
No way. Keep VVD.
Have Wilson.. will get 2nd player from his team... Stanislas is better option than defender and getting 3 players is too much right?
No idea but is HD7 your postcode?
Definitely better than a defender.
Hi gents, have 6 players for BGW (exluding Kenny)
VVD
Shaqiri - Salah - Stanislas
Wilson - Firmino
Any of these worth doing for a -4? Or maybe a -8 for multiple changes?
A) Ogbonna > Baines/PVA
B) Kane > Mounie
C) Pope > Butland/Begovic
D) Other
Any help much appreciated.
Literally anybody?????
Depends how much risk you want to take. There are some good low risk high reward options Butland King Zaha PVA Baines to name few
Yeah i guess so, is what it is really isn't it, and suppose it's a week to be quite adventurous with a couple hits as it's not as damaging replacing a playing player with non player.
I'm liking Baines, so think i'll go with him. Thanks very much for replying man 🙂
In a situation where risk is low(er) I like to take couple gambles. Butland would be a no brainer for me if I wouldn't have Pickford already.
I'll have 9 (quaner being one of them) without hits but might take couple two field 11, especially as I am chasing in ML (money league) that has higher priority for me than OR
AYeah the risk is much lower isn't it, i may leave the keeper situation actually but i'll see how it pans out.
Haha yeah i have one main money ML, and i've been in 2nd place for quite a while now, want to win it for a fourth consectutive time haha!
I'd do B for sure.
Possibly A (Baines).
C I think you can do without a goalkeeper unless you're very confident of a clean sheet, and I'd go Butland over Beg.
Thanks man, some good reasonings there. Think i'll leave the keepers then. I do want Baines, so very much gonna end up making that transfer 🙂
Don't worry about prices rises. Marks got it under control
Looking at taking a -4 to field 10 players. Who would be the best two to bring in?
A) Zaha
B) Butland
C) Stanislas
D) Mounie
E) PVA
C.
C
CB or CD.
CD
debating whether to pull the trigger tonight to get this
VVD,KDB,Kane > Stanislas,Baines,Firmino -4
10 players, or should I field 11 and go without Firmino
Go without firmino
Okay. Its risky due to his ownership but hopeful of VVD CS.
Doesn't help my WC planning that firmino is rising as Ive come up with a stella WC team
Seems like youve pretty much made your mind up. What is your wc team?
VVD header 😛
GTG with this FH team?
Butland
Baines VVD Daniels
Salah Zaha Shaqiri Stanislas
Firmino King Tosun
Looks very good 🙂
Do you have enough cash for vvd and the 5th mid to coleman and mane?
Its a FH team so yes
Yeah GTG apart from daniels
I like it. Would go Smith over Daniels. Apart from that looks gtg.
Thought of this as well, might go down that road if he plays oop again
Fraser could be back though?
Looks good. On FH I'd drop
Tosun for Mane
VVD for PVA
Maybe Daniels to Baines/Coleman/Schindler
Kane to Aubameyang make sense here, or get in another gw31 player?
(Pope, Adrian)
VvD, Schindler (Alonso, Dunk, Mee)
Salah, Shaqiri, Pritchard (Mahrez, Son)
Firmino, Wilson (Kane)
Get Stanislas
Issue is I'll lose cash on mahrez or son and will want them back for gw 32 (plan to wc 33).
I’m thinking of losing 0.1 on Mahrez for Stanislas and back to Mahrez on WC32.
Maybe look at this and bringing your WC forward a week to 32, it seems a popular move...
With no wildcard, yeah, Kane to Aubameyang.
If you have a wildcard, no reason not to stock up.
A. Mounie + Stanislas
or
B. King + Pritchard/Zaha
Which two would you pick for this week only out of
A) Stanislas (WBA)
B) Shaqiri (EVE)
C) Zaha (hud)
A and B.
AB
A and B
As a MUN fan. I feel we deserve all of the trolling and lol@United comments! So frustrating, the fans might not (and should not) put up with these negative performances for another season. If Fergie was in charge of this current squad, I feel the gap between second and third would be huge this season and we would definitely have beaten Seville!
Ahwell,we'll prob somehow manage to win the FA cup and get top 4. Are we turning into Arsenal 😉
#Joseout
He is just far too stubborn for his own good, and the clubs!
Some of the problem is that Fergie is still in charge and has a big say on the board of Man United.When he retired it might have been best if he just stepped away from the club besides casting a large shadow over proceedings at the club.The same thing happened to Liverpool in the 80s
Worse again we are turning into Liverpool.
Maybe, but I doubt Fergie believes in this negative brand of football that we are playing?
Give our roster to Pep surely we'd be still in contention in PL and would've beat Sevilla.
or Klopp /// non Jose basically ha
We have the players for sure, much better squad than any other PL team, bar City!
Roster. 🙄
OK, let's have a look who gets into the Spurs team. DDG. No defender. Pogba. Sanchez maybe. And that's it.
How you think United have the best squad outside City is beyond me really. Fergie left the team in terrible shape, Moyes failed to improve it at all, LVG failed to improve it much. Mourinho has had 18 months and has already won 2 trophies. And they will likely finish 2nd in the PL this season, a big improvement over 5th under LVG.
I don't know what United fans (so-called) are complaining about. Maybe the same thing WBA fans complained about with Pulis. Look how that went. 😀
The PL is more competitive now than it ever was in Fergie's time. No team can expect to win it season after season. Not even United.
Haha not a native speaker and I play (fantasy) hockey so they are all rosters for me 😛
Good points from you but you can't really thing another manager wouldn't be able to get more out of United SQUAD. Jose is not getting the best out of it atm. And even worse his playing style is soooo boring to watch.
I think that it's the style of play thats the main issue, not winning the PL season after season! You would never see Pep playing this style, for example, if he managed red and not blue!
Your example Spur, whilst having a good team are pretty threadbare squadwise!
But yeah, I agree with you, the modern game had changed and Jose has a track record of being a winner. But he fecked up in the Seville tie and seems to be gettimg more and more negative in his approach as he ages haha!
Well he did anoint Moyes and turned down Pep so maybe he does not want anyone to compete with his legacy.
Just imagine if lets just Jose wanted to bring in Roy Keane into the coaching staff do you really think the real boss would let that happen?
In the overall scheme of things is it worth losing 0.1 on Mahrez by transferring him out this week for Stanislas, as he’s now my No.1 BGW target (for FT)?
I’m bringing Mahrez back on WC32 and won’t be desperate for the 0.1 lost.
Or just do Kane to King/Wilson after the pressers instead?
Exactly this. Still unsure
King over stanislas instead imo
Still lose the 0.1 either way I guess by waiting for Bournemouth presser and Kane price drop.
Logically it boils down to Stanislas vs King/Wilson, and take the 0.1 drop on the chin as it’s unavoidable but not critical
A) PVA mane king
B) vvd stan king
C) pva stan mane(But lose 0.1 on mahrez bit will get on a wc)
Really torn
All for a -8??
B but not for a -8 I dont think
Nah i don't think -8 is a big deal in fantasy football for a oneoff gw.
B for -8 or A for -4 without PVA.
Mane over VVD so not B for me. Not much between A and C. Stan likely to be more popular option as many still have Wilson
I’m considering the Mane/Stan part of C, just rankles a bit having got on Mahrez at right time and to lose his price rise, feels like giving a bit of a well earned advantage away!
Also, Do you really want PvA so bad?
Fancy a defense punt. May get Baines ad another option but already have Coleman and Pickford. Again its a one-off too
Ake?
Slightly fancy but he is not that attacking enough to warrant it and bou don't keep cleanies
Kane to which gw31 striker? Have Wilson, plan to wc gw33.
A) King
B) Tosun
C) Mounie
D) Deeney
A
Mounie
A
A if fit and nailed but there is some doubts, hence having to wait until press conference
Cheers guys
I have 4 players at the moment for GW31 🙂
Daniels - VVD
Salah - Mili
Got 2 FT so thinking of going -4 to get 7 on the pitch.
What would you suggest
A. Firmino - Stan - Baines (-4)
B. King - Shaq - Coleman (-4)
C. Firmino - Stan
D. Firmino - Mounie
E. Field 4 🙂
Winner gets a free snickers
A. definitely
Thanks dude. My rivals have FH and I don't so it's gonna be a tough weekend...
I agree with the above. A for sure here.
A
I think I'll just save this and hope for the best!
At my rank nothing to gain by playing safe, so all out on LIV, BOU,EVE & Palace:
Hennessey
Baines / Coleman / PVA
Salah / Mane / Stan / Zaha
Firmino / King / Wilson
(Butland, Bolasie, Schindler, Dawson)
My thought are on the teams that I'm neglecting are:
STK: Very lacking in attack and despite EVE poor home form, they do have much better defenders now back to fitness and attacking ones at that!
HUD: I just dont fancy any of their attacking assets and I really fancy Palace to score against them particularly with Zaha back to fitness.
WBA: If there ever was a time to triple up against them, it looks to be now. The perfect chance for Howe's men to get the three points that would edge them towards ensuring safety v a team who look relegated already and lacking in confidence.
WAT: You would imagine this trip to Anfield will be very tough for them. Better options to punt on than WAT assets.
Decent team
cheers mate, could be gold if everything goes to plan but likely to end up pretty meh!
Ballsy. Good luck.
Thanks, just fancy Everton & Palace more than the so called safer options of Stoke & Hud.
Nice team. I'd go Butland over Hennessy on field. Apart from that gtg.
I'm backing against Stoke, hence Hennessey starting ahead of him.
Cheers btw and you are correct, Butland is probably the better choice, but I'm having a punt 🙂
Personally wouldn't double Everton defence away but seeing you are betting against Stoke I guess why not.
Zaha is a good shout. Shame he doesn't do well on baps. I have Schindler already so not sure I'll take a hit for him. Might still end up doing it because well, yolo.
Yeah, the system doesnt suit Zaha in the same way that it doesnt suit Salah! But hopefully he can grab a goal or assist.
Ye. Another way of looking at is, Zaha very likely to be part of it if Palace scores and he could haul. If they'll score without him, so be it -1/2p.
Zaha 1 goal 1 assist in previous 6 away games. Mili 4 goals previous 6 away Townsend 3 assists
To be fair, Townsend has been looking good! Perhaps Palace have gotten their share of pens but impressive by Mili nonetheless!
Useless "stats". Zaha played 45min vs Chelsea, 0 vs Everton. How many of those Mili goals from open play? Go ahead buy Mili over Zaha.
Double Everton Palace defence seems bananas to me but considering Mounie and PVA because the later has best attacking stats of any Palace player in recent away games
Must add the fact that both of my defenders are very attacking and one of them could easily bag an assist. Baines also likely to be back on pens now.
Really no need to take a punt on King is there if i already have Wilson and Stanislas?
Those two are enough. I would spread the risk if you need another player or save the trade/hit.
Agreed. Going all out attack vs WBA not the worst idea this gw though.
Haha yeah it's a tricky one, but a persuasive one also.
Shall leave it for now and see what happens nearer the GW 🙂
Yeah agreed, cheers buddy.
If reports are true & Kane is actually out until May, all these 0.1 rises & falls won't matter. We'll all have loads of money 🙂
Not enough for Auba Kaku up top with Alonso though. Especially when people are already buying those two :I
It is, have made a draft of 352 with them up top and alonso in def
Don't think Kaku is worth it on a WC with swansea tightened up and city away. Mou may experiment too. Firmino better and use the funds to get a better team
I won't be bringing him in for the rest of the season anyway i reckon.
Auba is only 2.5m cheaper so not really. Loads of money only works this week.
Mhiki, Son, Willian, Silva, Sane, Sterling ,Salah in mid leave plenty of money for a big forwards.
which combination is better?
wilson + shaq or mounie + stanislas?
The latter
Close but a for me
Stanislas not Shakira
Choose one to go with Mane and Stanislas for a hit of -8
A) Zaha
B) Mounie
C) Walcott
A
A
B
A/B
B
Zaha away record is pretty crap
How's this 8 look for gw31? Any hits worthwhile?
VvD, Schindler
Salah(c), Shaqiri, Pritchard
Firmino, King, Wilson
Maybe bring in zaha or an Everton def?
Hold imo
Current gw 31 team:
Pickford
Baines, janmaat
Salah(c), Mane, shaqiri
Firmino, Mounie, DCL
Are any of these moves worth a hit? Am stuck at around the 500k mark so think some risks are needed:
A)Duffy > PVA/Adam Smith
B)Hazard > stanislas/zaha
C)DCL > king/sorloth/rondon/tosun
C king or Tosun
I’ve gone Tosun
Adrian Eliot
Otamendi VVD Ogbonna Chilwell Zanka
Salah Mane Sterling Choupo Wan-Biss
Kane Aguero Wilson
2FT
Which combo to replace Kane and Ogbonna?
A) One of: King/Mouine/Tosun
B) One of Coleman/Baines/PVA
King + baines
Is it just me completely avoiding Everton players?
I think so
Getting Baines on FH, that's it
6 years, 1 month agoIdeas for this week?
Daniels Schindler Bauer
Salah Mane Walcott Ibe
Firmino Mounie
DDG Adrian Otamendi Ogbonna Sterling Kane
1ft 1.1m itb
WC in 32