We delve into the data this evening in our first members article of the week. Watford, Man City and Everton’s strikers arrive under analysis, whilst we also assess United and Newcastle’s attacks before casting an eye over a couple of defensive differentials from City and Liverpool.
What are peoples thought on a Bony (c) this week.
I brought him in last week to play against Norwich and Villa before Kun return so I might as well right?
Other options are KDB, Pelle, Vardy, Mahrez
Good choice although I don't know if the new manager will hunker down like Norwich; I am going for Vardy simply because I want him to keep scoring. Also, in case of a penalty, Vardy may take it over Mahrez.
Vardy is a great shout. I'd do Mahrez over Vardy though. Personal preference I guess.
he was very close against Norwich and did score today
True true.
good shout ... but I wouldn't (Away+ won't play 90mins)
He played 90 mins against Norwich though. In a way it wasn't worth bringing him in if i'm not going to captain him right?
I did the same thing Jape. I'm going to captain him this week.
Got plenty of opportunities last week, this week should be no different. Will probably have sterling next to him again and they seem to link up well together. Man City played well today and apart from norwich have been scoring plenty of goals against opponents. Plus Bony's low ownership could help for making a move up the ranks.This. Sterling was the missing ingredient last time out, as shown by the Champs League game.
Great! Bony it is then 🙂 Cheers for the reply man
Moreno selected by Spain for upcoming internationals?
Thinking Darmian > Rojo this week. Not 100% sure if he'll keep his spot though.
Smalling or DDG.. others are rotation risk..
De Gea defs someone I'm looking to bring in, Smalling too pricey imo.
Hi I am newbie to FPL and this community, currently ranked 630k and wasted a bit of WC at GW9 which brings this poor defence line. Now desperately need advice:
Begovic
Dawson Gabriel Toby
Mahrez Mane Sanchez KDB
Vardy Lukaku Pelle
Bench: Hennessy Payet Davies Souare
2FT 0.1 ITB
Any food for thought? Thanks!
Fix Gabriel this week imo and roll over the other FT for the international break. Rest looks good!
Good idea. But which defender with less than 4.9? Moreno?
Quite a few options in that range, but Moreno's my pick for the long term.
Bringing him in for Saylor this week.
Depends on whether you want a rotating option or one to play every week.
What's your total PB (bench) score this season?
Mine's 36 in 11 weeks. That's less than a point per bench player per week - looks like I've been playing with no squad to speak of!
Do you think the PB/Total ratio might be a good indicator to track to learn about your strengths and style?
(http://anewpla.net/fpl/)99 for me !! whaat ?
lol@me
47, damn Ighalo benching both Gw10 & 11.
You can achieve 0 PB by having non starting players 😛
yes, but that's hardly the point of the game or the post 🙂
My point is it doesn't mean anything, certain players are with rotation risk, not nailed or not even a starter. I'd say It is very difficult to judge based on PB.
I agree. Depends on what you're trying to learn while being aware of hindsight bias.
Esp for those who like playing with strong defenses, or 8 attackers.
Assuming you have a nailed on bench:
If PB/Total says you're benching too many points compared to starting 11 - you might want to rethink how you set your team structure.
If PB/Total says you're making the right calls on rotations more often than not, continue regardless of others' opinions on team structure.
Atleast that's the way I see it.I don't think I can afford all starters on my bench with a decent first XI. And that also depends on individual, certain people like rotation but some don't. Those who likes rotation, will definitely have a higher potential to get more PB.
Doesn't mean too much unless all 4 benchies are starters. You could easily get 36 just from a 2nd GK.
True, Saylor and McCarthy for me.
But if combined with looking at how many Autosubs you needed, could be a good indicator to learn how good you're at rotating across the board.
55, 11 of which were Joe Gomez in week 1.
Somebody in the grand playoffs has 81 in the last 6 weeks alone.
Mine must be pretty high
History page say 85, this week was a winner.
Yay!
41 points for me
Would you make any changes to this defence this gw or save ft?
bego McCarthy
bellerin skrtel vvd morgan whittakersave
Save, IMO. Whittaker/Morgan should go soon though, IMO.
Ighalo's goal to game ratio for Watford is fantastic. Huge reason why I had faith in him early on. Not benching anymore 😉
Morning dzzzz, been making a bad decision with every passing gw..have 2FT and 0m
begovic --- henessey
janmaat cedric moreno -- souare davies
sanchez yaya kdb mahrez --- mane
martial pelle vardy
A: martial + janmaat >> lukaku + nyom
B: martial + davies >> lukaku + simpson (nailed on?)...gets rid of a non starter (davies)
C: davies >> nyom, play AoA, bench cedric, keep martial and carry over FT
D: martial >> ighalo, then bench ighalo and carry over FT
Ighalo is a a great enabler and an easier benching problem. On a the other hand, lukaku is a buy and hold strategy. will play AoA this gw, then will downgrade yaya/kdb to fund Kun by gw14Think you need to pick between Ighalo and Lukaku first. T
The other FT if needed would probably be an enabler, else roll FT.
My bias - I sold Ighalo->Lukaku last week.
Please advise how you would adjust this team, thanks:
Elliott / Henessey
Bertrand Jamaat Kolarov Souare Simpson
Sanchez Mahrez Mane KDB Payet
Vardy Bony Pelle
2.1 ITB
1 FTelliot→DDG/Cech
play AOA with kolarov bertrand .
Pretty standard team, which isn't bad. Goalkeeper probably needs an upgrade soon
Any idea why Phil Jones was on the bench last night against CSKA?
he prefers birdsh** at RB
Haha
Injury return, not nailed on it general. Wouldn't consider him right now
Precautionary plus Blind also has to play!
Please RMT - Starting XI
Butland
Bellerin Smalling Clyne
Mahrez KDB Payet Sanchez
Vardy(c) Pelle Lukakuv.solid
bench?RMT Rating: Template
Defense. Kolarov Nyom Janmaat VVD Souare
Thinking souare to Rojo
Thoughts? Too much money in the back? Im used to having 2 heavy hitters and 3 cheapies but not doing good in the back. Have 2.2 itb which im saving for Kun 1 transferhttp://anewpla.net/fpl/
Looking at 'Total Actual Captain Points as % of Highest Possible Captain Points'
Anyone know what a good benchmark is while aiming for a top 1k or top 10k finish?60% is a good starting point.
Thanks!
1st overall = 63%
2nd overall = 29%, should be miles in front.102 vs 45
LEI vs WAT
Will the Mahrez/Vardy train finally hit a snag here?
Nope, imo.
Kim Jong Un was educated in a private school in Switzerland.
I think you meant Swaziland
No. It was definitely Switzerland.
I am only 38 points behind to break 100K and 81 points behind to breach 10K....10K looks like a decent target to achieve before March..
Before January
I don't have Mahrez...that will affect...Jan is achievable but I will start taking Punts again..so anything can happen
it's All about the right Captain (8/11 fail for me this season)
get mahrez MONH (that "Ņ") 🙂Nah, Gonna avoid Mahrez this season
😀
so it's before March then .lol
I am 16pts behind you. Is this also an achievable target for me?
Yes..as HY Liverpool said most about Captaining right...I tend to be bad at that
Only once I made the captain right, which was Kun 25pts. That doesn't seems like an achievable target 🙁
Being Lazy but I see Bellerin is doubtful starter. where did the news come from?
Doubtful for today's game, or weekend?
Weekend.
Groin niggle. Will play imo
Arsenal website.
Cheers
I cant substitute player who got - points in CL fantasy?
Doubt you can get rid of red cards.
yes, useless game though...
Replace Davies with?
A. Nyom
B. Ward
other defenders
Bellerin Cedric Coleman MorenoNyom
Ward
Ward, as you Hail Hydra...
Ward
Cheers all
hail hydra
Payet to Coutinho?
keep
I love coutinho but keep payet imo
Do we think Bellerin will play in the NLD? Got to be considered a doubt having not travelled for tonight's huge game against Bayern.
Small issue, Friday presser.
if fit
him or VVD ??VVD perhaps.
Would actually make our benching decision much easier this week if he didn't make it 🙂
Plenty would bench him regardless. Carrying Kolarov so may need Simpson.
Which is better here for a draft league situation up to gwk 18?
A. Sanchez and Deulofeu
B. Aguero and Oscar
I have A but am tempted by B as a trade.
Appreciate thoughts as ever...A
Hmm, Aguero though...
Oscar though...
what do you think about Yaya (C) against Villa ?
Big differential
good choice. go for it
1 FT: Which would you rather?
Dawson > Bellerin
Butland > De Gea
Martial > Lukaku
Leaning towards dawson > BellerinYeap . if bellerin is fit
Wait for news
Martial > Lukaku
Looking ahead a little, would you play Hennessey over DDG in GW13/14?
Hennessey (SUN, NEW)
DDG (wat, lei)14 yes
id still play ddg
I'd probably start DDG against Watford and Hennessey against Newcastle
+1
I would play DDG
No idea 🙂
Thoughts om this defence guys. Any improvements needed ?
DDG
Bellerin Moreno VVD (Ward Wollsheid)
5m itb (to do either Lukaku or Pelle to Kun when he returns)Looks ok. I would put Wollsheid ahead of Ward though.
Please advise how you would adjust this team, thanks:
Elliott / Henessey
Bertrand Jamaat Kolarov Souare Simpson
Sanchez Mahrez Mane KDB Payet
Vardy Bony Pelle
2.1 ITB
1 FT
I'm planning on saving the transfer, and waiting until after internationals to do Bony and Pelle --> Aguero & Ighalo. I have exact money right now, and it looks like Aguero is dropping.
Good plan?Ighalo may go up though!
Cheeky DZ Captaincy Poll?
Mahrez for meMane
Good pick
I am thinking Smalling(c)
That's actually a decent shout 🙂
Thanks! 🙂
KDB hands down
Probably benteke
I'd say it's enough owning him already, but if you think he'll do well go for it
he will do well (hopefully) .
change your grav mate 🙂 I'm scared againHaha, I don't like changing my gravs because then it makes it confusing for others!
Need to get the Chilean flag in the background though
Vardy
maybe Yaya
Sanchez at present although may wander to Vardy at some point. Spud's D is better than first thought.
Yeah I'm steering clear of Alexis. Will not only have clocked up a lot of minutes by this weekend but also a lot of air travel, and as you said, Spurs have tightened up recently.
*Moves armband to Vardy *
Got Mahrez?
Yes...and don't I know it 😡
Haha. Not considering the Algerian for the armband?
Mahrez. The more rational side of me says KDB though
Rooney.
:ozil:
Mahrez 😀
Sold Payet for Ozil earlier. Will I regret this...
Depends if you have Sanchez. If you do, I'd say yes.
I do have Sanchez. But felt arsenal midfield are good enough for double up
Maybe
Definitely.
Ozil has zero goals in him and you are covered by Sanchez. Worse still, you have removed a player who is far more influential in his team and has the points to prove it.
Don't do it again.I think you'll be fine
Strongly considering this move___ or Sanchez > Ozil.
Ozil will outscore Payet I feel.Payet is the heartbeat of West Ham's attack. Could be a season keeper if you got him cheap
Got the following team:
S'berg. Myhill
Dawson. Huth. Francis. Kolarov. Cedric
Sanchez. Mahrez. Payet. Barkley. KDB
Bony. Vardy. Pelle
1. Save FT
2. Dawson - Moreno?
3. Barkley + Pelle = Ozil + Ighalo (for a hit)
Please adviceFrancis→Moreno
Thanks for the reply! Was looking to free up some cash by doing Dawson (5.0) to Moreno (4.8)
kolarov has rotation risk now so huth/francis won't be good imo
Save. Those moves are mostly backwards never mind sideways.
