We delve into the Gameweek 3 data this evening in our first members article of the week. Up front, we assess Bournemouth, Chelsea and Liverpool’s lone forwards, whilst there’s plenty to analyse in the centre of the park, as we take a look at some standout statistics from Villa, Palace, United, West Ham and Norwich.
Hello deadzone.
Has there been any conclusive update on Sakho?
Not sure, but it's enough to convince me to sell him for Wilson
No. I assume he's still injured and arrested.
Bailed already I believe. But it will definitely play on his mind i'm sure.
REgarldess, I'm more concerned about the injury
Am I the only one here who has Gradel? Gradel isn't really cheap at 6.0m but he seems to be the best 6.0m (Apart from Mahrez who nearly everyone has).
Stop
Go
I have Gradel. Looked threatening on the weekend and good fixtures coming up
Stop
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Can't say he's the best based on 1 match against a terrible West ham defense. Having said that, I've brought in Wilson so..
He's a great pick, congratulations.
Only the brave will bet against Mahrez at this stage. Given his high ownership, I've decided to reduce the risk and bring him in for Shelvey this week with my FT.
Agree about Gradel, though. Potential is there.Shelvey is another really good choice. Wish I could fit all three of those mentioned players in my midfield.
Agreed. Agonised over this decision. Just couldn't afford continuing to miss out with Mahrez and his current ownership levels.
I actually think we may end up a starting MID that consists of x2 10m+ & x2
I have had Mahrez since my GW1 wildcard as well. Wildcarding has worked nicely because I've moved to 2.7 million GW1 to 450,000 GW3 and my team is pretty good and isn't made up entirely of bandwagons.
GTG? Bench order in place?
RMWCT
Butland
Kolarov Azpi Gomez
Mahrez Sanchez (vc) Pedro Yaya
Kun (c) Wilson Gomis
McKeeper Cedric Westwood FrancisTough week for the bench choices. Great side for the upcoming GW.
Pity it's a WC side- great opportunity to use the Bench Boost chip with that squad this GW.
Consider playing a 4-4-2 with Cedric in place of Gomis?
If not, good to go as is.Thanks for the suggestion. Will give it a thought. Feels wrong to bench an in form striker though
I like the team except you can't base Pedro on 1 GW. Maybe get Silva if you can squeeze 0.6M and downgrade either Cedric or Gomis.
Cheers. Have 3 City already though. Hard to find funds to upgrade Yaya
Benchboost?
WC so cannot.
Shame. Think the chance to use will be few and far between. Maybe higher team values later will be cool though
Yeah. I played GW1 for 17 points. Only time you can WC (GW1 is effectively a WC) and BB guaranteeing 15 starters.
How secure is Joseph Gomez?
Secure enough. His audition against Arsenal went really well.
Currentl have him in my WC, think ill have him for the great upcoming fixtures and ride out the rises
Could Jo Go be a No Sho?
If you put it formally then no. If you put it casually like Joey then yes.
Reminds me of Sterling in terms of gametime. It is as if Brenden will take a chance of at least 1 youngster in the side. It makes sense when the balance sheet value of a club goes up when young home players are in the 1st team. This year its Ebe and Gomez
Anybody thinking of forgoing both Haz and Sanchez in the short term?
Sanchez stats look good but it hasn't converted yet and Arsenal looked a right mess on Monday.
There is no guarantee that either will be up there in terms of points by the end of the season.Sanchez just takes a few games to warm up. Will have them both in a couple of weeks probably
The lad needs to warm down. No real break since 2013
Problem is the ARS minefield. Apart from 2 blanks in 3 GW, when they register points and BPS they are shared among 7-8 regulars. If ARS scores 2 goals, you will risk Alexis being subbed out to rest.
Last year Sanchez scores his bursts when he played striker with Gru and half the midfielders injured.
Not sure all that is worth 11m. I have him but thinking of shipping for Ozil whose 8.5m needs only 5ppg.
I would go with one or the other. Dangerous going without both. High risk - high reward, I guess
I'm just considering keeping cash in the bank to get one or the other and leaving both out for now. Neither have a great run of fixtures for now either.
Good morning lads
RMWC
McCarthy Butland
Azpi Shaw Kolarov Francis Catchcart
Sanchez Maherz Pedro YYT Westwood
Augero Wilson Gomis
In this team which would you rather have:
A) Shaw - YYT - Gomis
Or
B) Gomez - Silva - Diouf
Thoughts please.
Hmmm. Close. In a vacuum, I'd prefer B, but maybe the overall balance is better with A.
B
Mahrez's moment of stardom ended Saturday
Get off the wagon now.What happened?
In all seriousness, judging when to jump off a bandwagon is a real challenge... If he is injured for a few weeks or suffers a dry spell, will people be quick to ditch him? Somehow I doubt it.
I would. Just like how i hopped off Sigurdsson and Downing when it became obvious they were running out of steam.
At those 6+ prices it's ok to wait as these guys will continue to tick over.
I recall the mad Sanchez scramble at 11.2-11.4. Will he won't he start? Meanwhile prices rose and fell every other day.i don't think Sigurdsson and Downing continued to tick over after they ran out of steam midway through the season.
Good point. But have you ever wondered why Hazard and Alexis take a while to get going FPL-wise? Teams ACTUALLY have a gameplan against certain opponents. Hazard and Alexis are both well known of being the most threatening in each's respective team.
Can you name a player other than Mahrez that can singlehandedly win Leicester City a match? No.
So teams will go into the game against Leicester with a mentality of, "if we shut down Mahrez, we'll win or at least not lose."
*Hazard and Alexis go off midseason when teams turn their attention to the inform player for Chelsea and Arsenal*Hmm sorry but I don't get your point here - we're comparing Mahrez to Hazard & Sanchez now?
Don't think i mentioned in my reply that I would hop off Hazard/Sanchez when they run out of steam. We're talking about 2 very different set of players/prices here. There will be another mid price option further down the road and with the money banked in Mahrez, I don't foresee myself struggling with the decision whether or not to sell him if he runs dry.I completely agree with what you said. I guess I should have said "And have you ever wondered..." instead of "But have you ever...." And I never assumed that you would get rid of Alexis or Hazard like you RIGHTLY should with Mahrez.
I compared Mahrez to Hazard's and Alexis's current situation of always starting off slower than other players. Mahrez will struggle now that he's got the league's attention and teams will plan against him in hope of a win just like they are doing with Hazard and Alexis.And I'm not comparing Mahrez to Alexis and Hazard ability-wise but by how essential he is to all three respective teams
Vardy?
No
I can't wait for an excuse to offload and cash in
Especially if you got him at 5.5
Sako at 5.5 worth a punt?
Wait a couple of GW's
Potentially. Assess once Palace's fixtures improve.
Currently, there are better optionsCorrect me if I'm wrong, but Sako played for Hull at the end of last season didn't he? However, his last seasons stats don't come up in his history
No, he didn't play for Hull
Got my oranges mixed up. Played for Wolves, hence why he didn't have a history last year..
So who Rose and fell today guys?
Danny and Marouane of course.
Stickied.
Hazard fell finally.
Mahrez and Lukaku rose.Good man. Thanks
Fellaini at striker - good to go at 6.5
Mahrez -> Fellaini if United fail to buy anyone and Rooney gets injured.
Will he start?
Guys,
I don't know how to view stickies, what are the last price rises/fallers?
http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2015/08/25/the-big-numbers-gameweek-3-3/?hc_sort_by=sticky#hc_comments
Scroll down.
Top of page, change to "Sort by sticky"Cheers 🙂
top of the comments section, drop down box, select "sort by stickies"
New post about a very strange team that is leading our league
http://www.triggerlips.comThought you were writing about Black United with all non white players. Currently OR1.
yea thought he was going to write about Black United too haha
Oh didnt know about that one. Have to laugh
had a good laugh with my friends as well. Guy must be so smug right now.
As a Wolves fan I'll say the positive and negative of getting Bakary Sako @5.5m
Positive: Cheap, very attacking, a match winner and fun to watch
Negatives: Lots of competition for place in midfield and might not be overly consistently so you need to be patient owning him.
Conclusion: He is worth investment so long as you don't mind so bench appearances and if you have a 5th midfielder like Shelvey who is more reliable.The moment you have all been waiting for - FG's WC 😀
Butland
Kolarov, Dawson, Gomez
Sanchez, Pedro, Yaya Toure, Mahrez
Kun, Benteke, Wilson
Kasper, Anya, Francis, Nyom 0.1mI like that team tbh - Dawson will come good soon, WBA have a fantastic run of games.
With Kun and Benteke up top...I *might* consider downgrading Wilson (after you bank the 0.1m) to a fodder 3rd striker and upgrading Anya to go with a 3-5-2? If you do go with a 3-5-2, I would also reconsider Gomez in the team as you would need at least 3 super reliable options.
Hello DZ, would appreciate your advice on this joke of a team and the transfer options below
Pantilimon
Kolarov Koscielny Cédric
Hazard Özil Mahrez Chadli
Sakho Agüero Pellè
Subs: Rudd Targett Huth Bentaleb
A) Ozil + Sakho > Silva + Wilson (-4)
B) Chadli + Sakho > Yaya + Wilson (-4)
C) Ozil > Yaya free
D) Sakho > Wilson free
Or of course, save - play Targett/Huth if Sakho and Kosc are out.Hi Shifty.
Gotta be D for me. I also like A if your going for a bit of a risk.Hey FG - exactly what's in my mind at the moment. D for the patient, risk-averse approach. A to live a little 😀
Eriksen -> Coutinho
Or save FT.
Eriksen is facing a knee injury, although very good fixtures.
Seems like a decent idea. If Eriksen isn't going to pay I would not do it.
play* would*
Advice?
McCarthy/ Guzan
Gomez, Targett, Huth, Kolarov, Darmian
Sanchez, Haz, Depay, Mahrez, Barry
Aguero, Gomis, Wilson
Have 1FT and .7 Banked
I would save the trade mate. Use 2 next week
I would go haz--> sliva
Any news on Mane Surely he won't play
who to play? why?
A. Darmian(Swa)
B. Payet(Liv)
what haz have to do for price to rise back to 11.5??
Needs 47K buys. Currently being sold.
A 10+ haul against Palace and he'll be back up to 11.5 before deadline day.
hi mates haven't been on in a week
ive been decent opening but feel my defence was very weak so these team was created
Gks and defense same in both teams
Myhill Butland
Kolarov Bellerin Cedric Richards Francis
Team A
mahrez payet sanchez toure hoolahan
Kun Gomis Wilson
Team B(0.0 itb if I somehow had a 9.4 mid)
mahrez payet (mid less than 9.5) toure hoolahan
Kun Kosta WIlson
which to choose leaning towards b but what mid do I get and how do I get sanchez/haz in?Thoughts on this WC team? Which midfielder is most droppable?
Butland--McCarthy
Kolarov-Williams-Gomez-Francis-Targett
Sanchez--YYT--Ayew--Payet--Mahrez
Aguero--Gomis--Diouf
Appreciate it
Payet- team is in shambles
That team looks pretty great to me apart from the structure is a bit off perhaps.
Team looks fine save transfer
Would Watmore > Wilson be worth a hit
Can't call on your 5th MID or a defender from your bench?
Also---Watmore??
If no to the above, I suggest you monitor prices so you get him in before he rises.
There is one thing that I don't understand for years.
Why do FFS opt to plan things based on 6 weeks?
Why not 4 or 8 Gameweeks?
Can anyone enlighten me please?8 is too much. It's more based on the next 4 with 2 thrown in.
Thanks TM. I think 8 is too much as well.
Which looks better:
A) Costa and Coutinho
B) Benteke and Pedro
Thanks!A)
B atm
Lads I need to start 2 of 3 out of
Wilson Defoe Redmond??
Any ideas?if you would get any chelsea players, rank them in priority:
A. Hazard
B. Pedro
C. Costa
D. Courtois
E. any chelsea defenderACBDE
A
C
B
E
DDepends on who you have in your team. Costa for example would be the most important player to have if you didn't have Kun and trust his hammys. West Brom was a warning. Honestly wouldn't be surprised to see a hatty against Palace.
C
A
B
D
E
A
C
B
D
E
Twitter full of people who have played their triple captain chip on Aguero this week. I have him but I'd love him not to fire. I'm even tempted to captain Hazard or Silva instead. I doubt I'll have the balls in the end though.
It's ok, we'll catch up when the double game weeks are upon us, hopefully. I lost in ahead to head game last weekend to someone who triple captained YaYa. Annoying but in the long run I'm confident I'll finish ahead of him.
Guys,
I'm torn and I need advice. Last week i sought no advice and decided to keep Rooney ahead of Costa in my WC team, obviously an error.
Now I want to get rid of Rooney so I'm thinking Rooney/Ayew for Diouf and Pedro. Only problem is this will mean a 8 point hit. This is the only combination I'm happy with as it means I get a Chelsea attacker and I don't currently have one and Diouf has good games coming up.
My question is is it worth the 8 point hit? All advice welcome.
Obviously I'll do it after tomorrow nights game in case Rooney bags 5 or something, if I do do it at all.
Team is in a bit of a shambles....So many options...what to do?
A) Coates -> Sagna
B) Shaw -> Kolarov
C) Ozil -> Yaya
D) Mane -> Coutinho
E) Shaw & Ozil -> Sagna & Yaya (-4)
F) Ozil & Mane -> Silva & Chadli (-4)
G) Ozil & Mane -> Yaya & Coutinho (-4)
H) Ozil & Sakho -> Silva & Wilson (-4)
I) Mane & Sakho -> Yaya & Wison (-4)
Ruddy
Shaw, Bellerin, Targett
Hazard, Ozil, Mane, Mahrez
Kun, Benteke, Sakho
Rudd, Huth, Coates, Sinclair
Bank 0.7m, 1FTI like the look of G
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