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.
Martial > Rooney and captain him,
What do you think guys. I have ground to make up in my mini league but maybe this is too punty?
i wouldn't at all
Too sideways, captain Martial if you think Utd will do well, don't waste a transfer
It is certainly foolhardy.
I would rather have Ricky Lambert
RP, excuse me
1FT
3.4 ITB
myhill,butland
bellerin,kolarov,dann,vvd,richards
sanchez,surman,payet,mahrez,kdb
pelle,vardy,bony
Thinking of doig myhill -> DDG
cause I feel like the most easy CL for butland or myhill are behinde them for now..
Yay or Nay?
I'd do it
Yes i will be doing this also
All right you're the person with the 10 green arrows I will follow 😉
Yeah, 10 amazing green arrows. So SANTA, who'd you transfer in/out this GW? DDG for Myhill too?
Four flags, only 1FT and already playing Dawson @ United. Any worse?
Don't know if its a bad thing to play Dawson against United they can't score
Could be gold, yes. But the odds will be against it, so would prefer to bench.
Main problem is that I'm forced into using my FT to even field three defenders. And Westwood is my 5th mid, so AOA is not an option.Get a 5th mid? With your FT?
Not worth it. Need my 4.5 to get Aguero back in. Darmian has to go at some point anyway so rather sooner than later
I have Silva, who quite frankly is pissing me off. I also have Costa, and despite his tasty fixtures hasn't looked very good at all.
Is it at least worth doing Costa > Bony? Is that a no brainer?
Then even Silva > KDB?
Not even close to a no brainer - he may well only have 1 GW left in his playing time. Stick with Diego.
Silva -> KDB sounds sideways, bare in mind KDB was dropped last nightAhhh the voice of reason!
Ok mate, sounds sensible, which is usually right in this game.
Surely KdB won't be dropped for any PL matches though
Silva > Ozil ?
I have Sanchez... But that is tempting.
With the Bellerin news I may need to change my thinking. Any suggestions?
Team is:
Myhill, Henno;
Bellerin*, Kompany, Moreno, B Davies**, Hangeland**
KDB, Sanchez, Mahrez(C), Mane, Ayew;
Ighalo, Pelle, Bony(VC);
2.5ITB (most of it going towards Aguero eventually).
Initial plan was to do Myhill - > DDG, but I probably won't be able to field 3 defenders.
Do I:
A) Myhill -> DDG (hope Bellerin is fit)
B) Replace one of B Davies & Hangeland
C) or do A and play AOA
D) Something else that is genius 😀What about B Davies > Rojo ?
i'd do A) next week and do B) this week
That was my thinking. Risk not fielding XI?
B then A
probably Hangeland as Rose went off injured to Davies may play...
Danny Simpson for 3.9m as a cheap optionGood shout. Thanks!
no worries... got him myself this morning for Richards
I'd bring in VVD/Bert/Sagna. Or do C
Or seeing as your keen on DDG maybe a United defender
For who? I don't want to have 3 high priced defenders, need to cash for Kun later on 🙁
Hangeland > Simpson
is Simpson nailed?
played the last 4 games... 90 mins for the last three..
points gained... 1, 7, 1, 6 - something like that. i plan to keep all season playing or not. usually play 343 anyway and have VVD, Bellerin, Toby, MorenoThanks Santa.
I'm leaning towards that move now. Although, in terms of maximising points wise this week playing DDG with AOA (start Ayew(nor) and Ighalo(lei)) is tempting!
Yeah people saving the Kun funds will restrict a lot of their transfers in coming weeks. May miss out on points that way
I have a similar issue, see below. I'd do B in your team
Thanks, B is my least favorite option but thats probably just because I've had my heart set on DDG for a while
B imo. Myhill will score some points, maybe even this week. And in a month time their fixtures will be better again.
Who for? Ideally someone less than 5.0
For 5.0 the only worth considering is Cedric imo.
I would take Rojo for Davies.
He looks like nailed on for now. 4 games in a row. Quite cheap 5,4 and has some potential in attack.Thanks, I'm torn between Simpson and Rojo. Obviously getting one or the other would affect my keeper choice
I didn't plan to use my FT this week, but Bellerin's injury makes me take Rojo.
Best Targett replacement?
Have Kolarov,Toby,Ward,Dawson,TargettMoreno or Bertrand
Hey everyone. So far no injuries from the CL games. Anyway would you save FT here? Play AOA?
DDG
Sagna, Zouma, Janmaat
Sanchez, KDB, Payet, Mane, Mahrez
Vardy, Lukaku
Lloris, Ayoze, Gabriel, Morgan.
I'd be tempted to play the AOA. Ayoze facing Bournemouth. At the expense of Janmaat maybe.
^This.....Newcastle have been better than their results suggest. Perez is playing well.
That is why I am tempted. Ayoze has been doing well even if he has not been scoring. Bournemouth have been awful also. Janmaat is also a good option though because of this
Anyone think Benteke will start this weekend? I presume it's a definite...
You'd think so.
I have a the luxury of a defensive transfer this week if I need one, but my defense looking pretty healthy.
Butland
Bellerin VvD Azpi (Darmian Ward)
A) Darmian > Moreno
B) Darmian > Rojo
C) Butland > DdG
D) Save
3.2 ITB.
What would your advice be?
Thanks2FT? If not then save.
If Bellerin is out I'm forced into Darmian -> Moreno myself, which is what I'd suggest aswell.What will you do if Bellerin is in for your team? I have 1FT
C then A
As in A next week?
Yeah 🙂 although could get good points this week
But dont Pool play ManC away next week? Seems like bad week to get him in?
bench him for next week... price is rising fast
Which 3 to play this weekend?
A- Kolarov
B- Cedric
C- Azpi
D-FrancisABC
Sell Kolarov if you're considering benching him vs Villa.
Is Bolasie a smart differential?
Nah, Zaha maybe
Need expert opinions please. 🙂
Alright, if Bellerin does miss the weekend, I am in a lot of trouble.
Myhill
Bellerin* - Darmian* - Williams - Muniesa* - Targett*
Sanchez - KdB - Mane - Mahrez - Westwood
Costa - Kane - Vardy
1FT, 1 mil in the bank
I do have the AOA chip remaining and could come handy for damage reduction this week.
Also, which defences do you think are the way to go now onwards?
Wouldn't use AOA with Westwood.
Ship targett or darmian for MorenoIf I do go ahead with AOA, I'll be shifting Westwood.
Sorry should have mentioned that
I'd do Darmian to Moreno and look to swap Myhill for DDG later.
Defences I like would be palace, Liverpool, man Utd, Arsenal and Southampton.Cheers Timboyo.
I think it's time to finally get Moreno? I might end up keeping Darmian and shifting Muniesa instead.Makes sense if you can afford it re Darmian. Yep I'm bringing Moreno in this week too for Dawson.
Yikes, that's even worse than me. I'm stuck with Darmian and Bellerin aswell, along with Richards who is also a doubt and plays City anyways. Isn't Westwood a doubt aswell, even further limiting your options?
Darmian out seems a no brainer, and then maybe just pray for Bellerin to start?I am open to a hit and could do to shift Westwood. But then again, budget constraints don't help at all.
I was thinking of keeping Darmian and shifting Muniesa instead for Moreno. That further limits the 5th mid budget though.
Spurs, Southampton and Liverpool.
Darmian to Alderweireld.With Arsenal, West Ham and Chelsea in the next 3 though? I don't see a CS there.
Pick one to play please
Ward (liv)
Coleman (whu)Goalman
B
Best captain option?
A) KDB
B) Vardy
C) MahrezB probably... concerns over the other two's gametime
Thinking B. Sanchez is a good shout too though. NLD full of goals.
Back to the future Marty McFly.
9 goals in last 5 games.😆
A
B
Any chance Souare comes back this week?
Hope so. 🙂
Clyne -> Rojo
Yay or nay?Nay
Noooo...
Aguero really is a pain in the neck for this game. Bundles of money and some good looking picks but I find myself having to keep one eye on bringing back in a perma croc...
Would anybody else gladly see him not return ?....The games a lot better without him.I am tempted to say yes ... 😆
I only like it when he returns for his first game as I jump straight aboard. Not bothered after that.
I won't be getting him back. I'm chasing the pack though so....
Disagree 🙂
Why....?...He's the best pick in the game...but in no time at all everybody owns him anyway so he doesn't matter
This game is much better for all the diverse forward picks we have at the moment....Not everyone will be able to get him and some will think that KDB is enough 'coverage'. I also have my WC so have a plan to get him back whereas other will likely need to take hits. Purely from a selfish point of view I want him back.
In his last game before his injury last season he was in over 90% of "active" teams and was (c) in over 80% of "active" teams....
Before his 5-goal haul in GW8, many of the top 10k at that time did not own him.
If his injury had occurred just one week earlier, the rankings would look very different from how they do now.
Not rushing to get him back is a definite option, though not without a certain amount of risk.I'll get him for certain...My point is the actual game is better without him...
I prefer seeing all these diverse teams we all have now...Our front eights have been getting very similar though, and without Aguero our defences would probably follow.
...Or am I thinking of the previous game-week, when very few of the top 10k owned Sanchez?
Aguero, Sanchez, RVP...They have all had the same effect on reducing the game...
But not as much as Suarez, who really was essential.
Even when one player becomes essential, we still have to find another 14 players to complete our squads, so there ought to be plenty of scope for a certain amount of variety.
I'm not completely convinced that either Aguero or Sanchez is completely essential. There are alternatives to Sanchez in the Arsenal attack such as Ozil and Giroud. And Aguero is both expensive, injury-prone and not returning at Suarez's level.
Those who bought Aguero late and captained him in GW8 did very well, but those who captained him every GW from the start did not, although his haul in GW8 did partially make up for his earlier failures. Even if he returns to his best form and fitness, he isn't necessarily going to be the best captain choice every week - there are plenty of alternatives to take the armband when they have favourable fixtures.
No. I jumped huge in ranks with his 5 goal haul and since he got injured have got red arrows 🙂
Yeah but he'd be not much good to you now. He'd have been back to being in every team and captained in every team every week....He's only good for a couple of games until his ownership shoots through the roof.
It doesn't matter that everyone jumps on the bandwagon after the big haul.
The advantage of pre-empting the bandwagon should be a sufficient reward.
Would love him back. I think it makes it more challenging to find the bargain bucket picks that will get you points.
But by the same reasoning when he's not in the game he makes it more challenging...and feasible....to get picks right from right across the board....
I'm not arguing that he isn't the best pick...what I'm arguing is that the FPL game is better without him.And especially within the FFS community...where just about every single team will have him....
Certainly the 5 a side tournament will be a lot better without him...
I am considering not to get him back, just like Mark
He will have to get back to his old form to make me buying him for bloody 13m
The game's a lot better with him.
It causes a big differential between those who are desperately trying to fit him in and those (like Mark) who might risk trying to manage without him. Also between those who are keeping money in hand to facilitate his return and those who are spreading the cash around now and leaving the problem of how to fit him in till later.
It is more interesting when we have a number of different strategies to choose between and do not all feel obliged to converge on the same template.Definitely...and as you rightly say those "change over" times are fun. Sadly it doesn't last long before the inevitable mass transfers in and he just becomes a bit of furniture in every team.
Can anyone shed any light on why KDB was dropped yesterday?
He has been a bit crap, lately.
Doos, your opinions on my post above? 🙂
Done.
He has max two games left in my team ATM
He has not been in mine.
'tactical reasons'
Perhaps he needed a rest, perhaps it was tactical. Unless the manager confirms it then your guess is as good as mine.
His passing was terrible
Defence is currently Bellerin, Alderweireld, Moreno, Dawson, Prodl
Want rid of Dawson this week, who would you pick over Rojo or Bertrand for the weeks ahead? Budget is 5.9Keep Dawson, at least untill he rises. CS against Utd is really possible
Payet is on my bench at the moment. But I am weighing up whether or not to play my AOA. What do you think? (Would play just Bellerin and Bertrand in defence)
Butland
Bellerin Bertrand Alderweireld
Sanchez Ozil KDB Mane
Pelle Vardy Ighalo
Hennessey; Payet, Simpson, Souare .... 1FT and 2.4 mill in the bank.AOA.
and its not a waste?
Guess AOA is a bit shitty and for my players and their form it's worth it with the fixtures as well.
Bertrand and Alderweireld, perhaps.
Bellerin has a minor groin injury, there's speculation that he may not play at the weekend.
Benching headache this week - contemplating the bench boost chip.
My starting 11 is Cech, Kolarov, Moreno, Bertrand, De Bruyne, Payet, Sanchez, Mahrez, Vardy, Pelle + Lukaku - my bench is this:
Hennessey (liv) Mané (sun) Francis (NEW) Evans (mun)
I understand a lot of people are saying save the Bench Boost for a DGW, but realistically, if a DGW has 4 teams that play two games, that's a max of 12 players who play twice. I.e. only 1 "bench" player. So could hypothetically still get 11 DGW players out that week without the chip.
Is there something I'm missing?
Have there been a lot of DGWs in the last few seasons with more than 4 teams with two matches?Ok lads I"ve just changed the user name, you all know what is gonna happen
Alexis
Kun
Ozil
Yoyo
Bony
My version of heavy hitter in the old version of the scoutcast. I am really correct with explosion till nowThe only thing likely to explode with Bony is someone's head in row z.
VvD, Dawson, Kolarov
bench: Richards, Saylor
a) Save, play the 3
b) Richards to Ward (liv)?
c) advice?A
Play the 3 IMO. P.S. How much in the bank?
- New article
One possible squad i would field vs Scout Picks, would appreciate some thoughts:
DDG
Otamendi Sagna Smalling
Willian Sterling Gylfi Ozil Payet
Giroud LukakuLooks good apart from Willian. Apart from a goal against Newcastle, he has only scored 5 points in his other 4 away matches. How about Mahrez instead?
I'm going rogue this week and saving my FT.
Hart
Kol, VvD, Monreal
Sanchez, KDB, Mane (C), Payet
Sakho, Vardy, Pelle
Myhill, Drinkwater, Francis, Toby.
Am I mad?You could do with losing Sakho, tbh. Ighalo?
Sort by shots inside the box. Ighalo and Sakho are almost the same minus the conversion rate.
Quite so.
Is Sakho going to start this week Doos do you think? I surely hope so.
Azpi to
A.) Smalling
B.) VVD
C.) Otamendi
Cech (McCarthy)
Smalling Van Dijk Sagna (Monreal, Martin (Suspended))
Mahrez (c) Sanchez KDB Payet Mane
Pelle Vardy (Ighalo)
Any suggestions would be very helpful.
Thank you in advance! 🙂
