| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change |  Raya Martin | ARS | B |
| Up |  Sanchez | CHE | B, Vs |
| No Change |  Pickford | EVE | A |
| No Change |  Roefs | SUN | C |
| No Change |  Henderson | CRY | C, Vs |
| No Change |  Verbruggen | BHA | C, Vs |
| No Change |  Dubravka | BUR | C, £ |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change |  Gabriel Magalhães | ARS | A |
| No Change |  Chalobah | CHE | B, Vs |
| No Change |  Mukiele | SUN | A, £ |
| No Change |  Lacroix | CRY | C, Vs |
| No Change |  Tarkowski | EVE | A |
| No Change |  Cash | AVL | B, Vs |
| No Change |  van Hecke | BHA | B, Vs |
| No Change |  Senesi | BOU | C |
| No Change |  van Dijk | LIV | B |
| No Change |  Andersen | FUL | C |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Up |  Bruno Fernandes | MUN | A |
| Down |  Saka | ARS | B |
| No Change |  Fernández | CHE | A, Vs |
| No Change |  Rogers | AVL | C, Vs |
| No Change |  Semenyo | MCI | B |
| No Change |  Bruno Guimarães | NEW | A, Inj |
| No Change |  Wirtz | LIV | A |
| No Change |  Wilson | FUL | B |
| Up |  Ndiaye | EVE | C |
| No Change |  Anderson | NFO | B, £ |
| Down |  Mitoma | BHA | B, Vs |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change |  Haaland | MCI | C |
| No Change |  Watkins | AVL | B, Vs |
| No Change |  Thiago | BRE | A |
| Down |  Ekitiké | LIV | C |
| No Change |  Calvert-Lewin | LEE | B, VsX |
| No Change |  Bowen | WHU | C |
Paul With clean sheets proving hard to come by for many teams, Goal Threat from the back is an ever-crucial facet when eyeing up Fantasy defensive options.
In this latest article for Members, we focus on defenders who have played four or more league games this season, selecting the top ten performers and, when applicable, compare their stats to last term’s in order to ascertain whether there’s been an improvement or a drop in their offensive threat…
my team after the wildcard (bad idea after all):
Given-Vorm
Enrique-Shawcross-Kompany-Simpson-Taylor(Swansea)
Silva-Cabaye-Faurlin-Rammsey-Murphy
Rooney-Suarez-RVP(C)
A. Suarez or Sturidge ???
B. should i switch Kompany for Aaron Hughes and the use the extra cash to get aguero next week instead of suarez.sturridge ?
a. definitely keep hold of suarez, has some very nice fixtures coming up and utd look fairly shaky at the back at the moment, although vidic may start this weekend?
b. not sure about getting rid of kompany, i have him and is a very reliable source of points and citys fixtures arent too bad... maybe consider getting rid of rooney instead? next 3 or 4 fixtures are very tough and his head is maybe in a bad place at the moment following the 3 match suspension.
Nice team. I'd downgrade Given to Krul or Al Habsi & save the cash. Especially considering Villa's playing City.
Tough Q's.
A... Sturridge for this week. Bring Suarez in next week.
B. Kompany more likely to clean sheet & more consistently throughout the season.
fearing this may get lost on last page too as was last comment...
adebayor->suarez
rooney->rvp
for a 4pt hit
other striker is dzeko who i will most likely transfer out for ade next week. i also have nani as utd cover.
yay or nay? if nay any suggestions?
would really appreciate feedback!
Then why not just wait then do dzeko > suarez next week. Saves 2 transfers. Surely makes sense?! Rooney > RVP is fair enough
yea you're making perfect sense to me, i need reigning in a bit. external factors always seem to affect rooney's form and arsenal have amazing fixtures however bad they're playing at the moment. think i'll do the straight swap...
dzeko though? people seem to think he's nailed on to start this week but im expecting balotelli to start then silva/johnson/nasri around him? not like he can really play on the wings? any thoughts on that?
Just my luck, i always post at the bottom of last pages, so sorry for the re-post guys, any advice would be greatly appreciated.
So thoughts on this team for this gameweek and generally overall?
Ruddy (Given)
Jones – Enrique – Naylor (Simpson, De Laet)
Mata – Young – Nasri – Meireles (Ferguson)
Sturridge – RVP – Best
Note: I know all about ferguson so please no comments on him saying ‘get rid’ etc lol)
I know it’s a risk playing both Enrique AND Jones but would rather start them ahead of simpson, correct? Or risk simpson against a slightly deflated spurs without adebayor?
Already booted out aguero for sturridge for this GW, so that’s a done deal.
Got no free transfers left, and 4.8 in the bank….any suggestions for a 4 point hit or leave it as it is and bank the free transfer? However, was thinking meireles > Petrov leaving me enough to upgrade Best to Suarez next GW.
Any help/advice would be great. Thanks. 🙂
with 4.8 in the bank could you not upgrade best to suarez next week without getting rid of meireles? definitely think he needs to go at some point soon though and petrov is definitely a good option. i'd be inclined to stick for this week if i were you, although i dont fancy best to get anything this weekend
Oh yeah crap, my mistake, yeah i could do best to suarez nnow if i wanted for a 4pt hit whilst leaving meireles in, worth it? OR do i downgrade meireles for a 4pt hit this gameweek and then simply upgrade maybe a defender?
i feel the same about best though against spurs, would kick myself if he got a few though 🙂
Thing is, best plays wigan next week so would be inclined to keep him for that, or jsut get rid altogether? 🙂
Ohhh im tempted now lol. best to suarez this GW would not be a bad thing at all, would still have young as united cover, i just dont know what to do! lol :-).
with such long posts, you're bound to reach the bottom of the page mate
bullet points?
Really? bullet points? Nobody here uses bullet points, i must of seen about 2 people use them. i would of used them really, but who cares? not me 🙂
hat wasn't meant nastily either mate, sorry 🙂
Mate ur team is shit lol 😉 hahaa
Is De Laet no longer a regular starter for Norwich?
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh time to get on the fpl wagon... said id do it today but cba...
2 trannies to spend too lets get goin
http://i.imgur.com/Ss38x.png
big balls, he does tend to turn up vs united and pools fixtures are v nice for the next four... however nobody really knows if hes gonna start although i think it is likely, and also we dont know where hes gonna be playing in the team. is he gonna be behind suarez or is he gonna be playing deeper alongside lucas/adam. i'd hold on til we know a bit more but i definitely admire your flair, could pay off huge
I've thought about it mate, but that thought lasted 1 second. Defo need to wait until its seen what he does and where he plays, to put him in vs united is a huge, huuuge gamble, but one which could pay off big time, but the odds are stacked against really 🙂 🙂
Can't make my mind yet, so asking for comment please.
Simpson Bosingwa Kompany N.Taylor De Laet
Nani Moses Silva Dyer A.Young
Ade Drogba Aguero
A: Do nothing. If Ade and Aguero don't play, Dyer and N.Taylor will play.
B: Aguero > Suarez
C: Aguero > RVP and A.Young > Mata .. Not sure about Drogba and Young will drop in price, so Mata.
Any transfer is a hit. What should I do? I wanna do C but afraid it doesn't worth.
I would do option C buddy, could always get aguero back fr RVP after next two fixtures. i also have young but feel he may do nothing against a back to a full bolstered city squad, dont know though, i would do C though, Mata aint a bad idea i also have him, feel he'll come good sooner rather than later 🙂
Ooh.. That's a bit surprised for me to get advice on C. People on here usually not preferred hits. I'm leaning to it though.
haha! well, i myself lie to take hits, have no idea why, but my last three hits have paid off well, so im just hoping my luck will rub off on you lol 🙂
Even thinking of doing Best to Suarez at the moment for a 4 pt hit, just think he stands a better chance of scoring overall, in fact, hink im gonna do it right now. 🙂
Thanks!! I'm actually not afraid of any sensible hits. Hope for good luck.. 😀
No offence but 8 point hit is too much for tis GW with ur team. I dont see you getting it back certainly for the A young to Mata bit, due to the fact i dont see Mata being worth the money. I think, even though im a ManU fan i see suarez scoring//assisting in one goal at the weekend, and his fixtures there after ae pretty good, personally would go for B. But its all ur decision.
Hope my advice helps you but I am a little drunk ATM.
Cheers.. All good until the last sentence.. 😛
I'm worried about the return from Mata too. I've read the debates on here all the week about him and feel it's still too early to write him off yet. The fact that he's classed as MF and plays up front for Chelsea still good enough for me to try him.
B should be the most sensible to the taste of scouts, i feel.. But it's also nice to have RVP.
That's what keeping me away from conclusion.
Mata still isnt going to provide in my opinion, he may play a little further up front but i think players like malouda and drogba and sturridge are going to be up front and Mata will stay back a bit more. He hasnt provided as much in recent weeks, even against easy fixtures. This season is all about the form of the players and not what fixtures they have! Mata isn't providing within this, especially for his price range.
Not worth getting at the moment.
You're right about the form over fixture this season and Mata's performance so far.
How's about VDV? He's in doubt too, but would get benefit from the absence of Ade.
Or Nasri and double MF from City? He should be good against Villa too.
Who's else? Ramsey and double Arsenal with RVP might be too much, right?
Hmmmmm tough one. As a Liverpool fan it looks rather unlikely that we'll keep clean sheets on a regular basis this season, but Enrique does provide the extra offensive threat, Stoke have surprised us all, and home advantage against a Fulham side who haven't quite gelled would be a good bet. Keep Enrique for the next 3 Gameweeks.
Two free transfers this week; Evens/Brunt out for Enrique/M.Petrov.
Current Team;
Given, Bosingwa, Kompany, Shawcross, A.Young, D.Silva, M.Arteta, M.Petrov, S.Long, L.Suarez, W.Rooney.
Subs: Vorm, R.Taylor, Enrique, Ferguson
Begovic (Vorm)
Cole A Enrique Da Laet (Warnock, Simpson)
Sinclair Ramsey VDV Silva (Brunt)
Dzeko Agbon Rooney
4pt hit for....
Rooney -> RVP for this gameweek?
Is Suarez pretty nailed on to start this gameweek? Thinking of a 4 point hit swapping him for Adebayor and Ward for Woodgate.
Then binning De Laet finally next week, probably for Taylor (SWA) or Tierney.
This says he's playing ...
http://www.liverpool-kop.com/2011/10/injury-update-latest-on-aurelio-johnson.html
Nice one, cheers.
Where the fook is the scoutcast??
Hernandez....is he going overlooked or worth the punt? 🙂
May not play coz coming back from t'other side of the world. Fergie tended not to statrt him after such trips last season. He may well feature from the bench though
Yeah true, just thought i'd throw it out there lol, cheers 🙂
Wel-backmountain is a better player atm anyways.
looks v unlikely.
So do you guys think Rooney will be in the right frame of mind this weekend to put a good game together?
Should I replace gabbidon? If I don't I will be exposing Simpson or Enrique for the weekend. I know it's not the most important question on the planet but just wanted to see people's views. Thanks
Whos better for the next 3-4 gws considering both are fit, adebayor or sturridge?
Strikers
Rooney Aguero Suarez
possible changes
Rooney - Rvp
or
Ageuro- Sturridge
or both for 4 point hit
and please dont say Aguero - RVP i cant afford it
I've done aguero to sturridge, so think thats a wise move for you to do mate. I'm not putting his form down to just bolton either myself, his form is gonna carry on into everton and then some more, just as it poured into every game he played for bolton, so reckon that'd be a sound move 🙂
Also just done best to suarez, fingers crossed he can do it against man u 🙂
if aguero is gona start im not taking him out....really thinking rooney to rvp is best considering fixtures...but i always say form is more important than fixtures but arsenal fixtures are soooo much better
Yeah, but that's only 3 gw's and you will probably return to Rooney after Everton away, yep? I'm gonna stick with Roo-Kun-Studge till the end of the season. 3 big guns, 3 top clubs which should score big in coming fixtures. Aguero is injured? So what? It's not gonna last forever 😉
Aguero looks likely not to play go for aguero -> Sturridge, even after if Aguero plays with like a twinge of injury dont expect him to play at his best... would expect sturridge to score better either way
My team:
Vorm (Krul)
Enrique Kompany Bosingwa (Simpson, Briggs)
N.Dyer Ramsey Nani Silva (Brunt)
Drogba RVP(c) Adebayor
Anyone in there worth trading out for a 4 point hit?
Bearing in mind that Simpson and Brunt are my subs incase Ade doesn't play 🙂
Right I am doing my wildcard now. Any reason not to
My team as it stands:
Given/Vorm
Bos Kompany Woodgate Simpson N Taylor
Silva Nani Sinclair Moses Fergu dont play
RVP Suarez Adebeyour
Thats team as it is?
I did 2 transfers, cost 4 pts, should I get Sturridge in?
Change Given?
Get Mata/Ramsey/Petrov in/Ferguson?What do I do?
Or is it total madness?
Bit drunk maybe1
Bit drunk i think, ur midfield and forwards are not up to standard in my opinion, but then im a bit drunk too haha
2 million I think, wildcard or not to wildcard?
I think you can get a better WC team. If you structure it correctly
So do I not wildcard or hold till April?
Mate you got a wildcard, depends how you think you are doing within ur leagues? Are you close to the top? Are you nowhere near?
If you aint, then why not look at the WC option and just put don on paper how much cash you have to spend if you get rid of everyone, and then draft a good team/ Put it back on here and listen to some opinions that you get!!
down**
I'd say keep your WC. You have a doubtful forward, the potential need to upgrade a midfielder, and the potential need to downgrade a keeper. Those sound like issues that can be remedied with weekly transfers, even if you take a 4pt hit again next week (so long as its for the long term).
You can field a strong team this week and next week as it stands. Most people are trying to get RVP and Suarez IN... and you already have them. No need to get greedy and waste a WC.
In every awkward situation in life I always ask: "What would Wayne Rooney do?"
And do the opposite.....
Well he will be sent off or at the very least get a booking for the hair transpant!
The pool fans will get a booking out of him for that alone never mind the football game!
I need some help. 2 freebies.
Given - Ruddy
Simpson - Enrique - Jones - De Laet - Bosingwa
Young - Silva - Brunt - Petrov - Jarvis
Rooney - Suarez - Adebayor
0.1 in the bank
Jarvis -> Ramsey. That is all.
Too rich for my blood. Can't afford it.
Yo Ryan! Hows it going man? All set for the weekend? jesus i can't wait, its been way too long for premier league to return lol :-).
Heya Mark, haven't you seen all the comments i have left on ur posts? Haha, Yea im pretty much all set for the weekend waiting for a bit more news on Adebayor. But im still pretty certain that I'm gonna keep him even on the bench, just cause i dont see there being any justification on taking 4 point hit to change him!
I have been dying without FPL, just hope it goes well for me this weekend, We should rte each others teams tomorrow, have a good guess at what each other will get points wise +BPs.
Haha!! nah i didn't scroll up to see, was jsut fiddling about with my team then came back here lol, jsut read the 'ure team is shit' comment though hahaha!!
Cool man, yeah i'd stick it out for a bit more news on ade as well. Unfortunately i ended up taking a 4 point hit which i had planned on doing next eek, but brimming with confidence so i went for it.
I know, no premier league is damning to my system i swear lol. Yeah man we'll have an RMT tomozo no probs, i'll be on as well as im being strict not going out tomoz night, drinking too much so need to detox haha :-).
and again, i cannot spell *just*, and *week*...what's happening here i have no idea, think im JUST typing to quick and never check mistakes lol.
Or then just Jarvis -> Petrov (Bolton Mid) Just cause they have pretty good fixtures coming up and he scores better points then jarvis.
Just came on looking for the scoutcast... has there been any word from the Scouts about whether or not they're keeping their streak alive this week?
Cheers Don, I backed out of wildcard. Moment of madness.
Its a temptress alright... you start messing around with hypothetical -8 or -12 pt hits and the WC starts looking foxy from behind those beer-goggles. I know I've been there.
Just read the last half an hours comments, glad you backed out dude. You have an almost idetical team to me except you have RVP and Suarez, who- as was rightly pointed out- most people are scrambling to get in. Your team is v good, wildcard would not be a good move IMO
Vorm or Ruddy for this GW?
Slightly edging towards Ruddy as there at home, but not too sure.
kind of worried right now because i have aguero (price drop tonight and probably out for this week), adebayor (posibly injured) and young (probably droping in price tonight, is he hurt or anything??). fortunatly i still have one transfer though. should i leave it for the week or do i need to make a transfer?
Given/Begovic
Bosingwa S.Taylor Enrique/N.Taylor/W.Brown
Nani Petrov Brunt Silva/Moses
Sturridge Aguero Rooney
Should I go for Brown -> Barnett/Tierney and then Brunt -> Ramsey?
Looks solid. Any chance you'd then play a NOR defender over enrique?
that's hard to respond to. I think a WC should more-or-less maximize one's budget... so the best WC for you depends on if you've caught any big price-risers (e.g. Bosingwa, Rooney) or not.
Guys who should i bench/ play this week? doing my head in.
Vorm (Given)
Kompany - Enrique - Bosingwa (Simpson, Brown)
Silva - Nani - Mata - Ramsey (Moses)
Suarez - Dzeko - Agbonlahor
Reckon you've got it just about right. Kompany, Bossie and one of Enrique/Simpson depending on whether you like Enqirue's attacking potential or Simpson's chance of a CS better.
*Enrique
you can't go too wrong -- that's an envious squad for this GW. I think Dzeko is going to do the business and will be a big differential for those who still have him.
I have the same Enrique vs. Simpson problem, and I've actually benched both (started De Laet on the far-off chance that he plays), but i have Simpson as first sub over Enrique. Just an intuitive decision... can't justify it beyond that.
Moses vs. Agbonlahor seems to be the other issue. Flip a coin...?
On current form Moses vs Gabby hardly seems a coin flip choice...
Yeah thanks guys. Enrique vs Simpson is a question a lot of people will have this week. Might stick with playing enrique due to the attacking potential. But your right it is a flip of the coin. Yeah gabby is in way better form but bolton are shit haha. Cheers for the help
The reason I see it as a coin flip is simply because Gabby is away to ManCity. Form trumps fixtures on average, but this has the potential to be one of those "exceptions to the rule" weekends with Moses at home to Bolton. I haven't figured out a decision-making criteria that would give me any confidence to say that one is a better decision than the other.
Any price expert still here? Will a.young drop in price tonight?
