In the first of a number of members articles over the international break, we delve into the data from the Gameweek gone by. Palace’s approach with Christian Benteke arrives under the radar, whilst we also take a look at Paul Pogba’s first away outing for United, Chelsea’s in-form attacking duo and the performance of City’s playmaker in the weekend win over West Ham.
The last day of Summer
Bring on the dark nights 🙂
I'm in Sydney, first day of Spring tomorrow!
Yesterday was really beautiful .... September is often a settled, warm month. Ideal for watching the footy in the evening after a day outside.
Who wants to give me the best pro/cons summary of WCing this team? 1FT if I don't.
Foster Jaku
Baines Azpi Evans Friend Wasilewski
Hazard Firmino Lamela Redmond Capoue
Aguero Ibra Rondon
Will anyone go down in price?
Also thoughts on Iheanacho? I thought he looked great when he came on and got the assist and he will start ahead of Bony I think.
Very good except for Wazza who prolly wont get a game and drop in price.
I rate Iheanacho and would love to see him get game time, but I'd worry Pep might play Sterling in the false 9 role.
Best 5.5 option?
A Terry
B Shaw (Doubled up with Valencia)
C Baines (Double with Williams)
D Baines and downgrade Williams to a 4.5
Wait for Mustafi's Rate
D
I've got Shaw doubled up with Valencia, and I've got Terry too!
So A or B would be fine for me, but I'd wait to see if Chelsea sign Luiz as that might affect Terry.
B
Which one?
A: McAuley* & Mirallas
B: Baines & Bolasie
*Would have a double up on WBA every week (Foster in goal)
B
RM(WC)T
Foster
Baines, Shaw, Stones
Haz, Coutinho, Redmond, Bolasie
Ibra, Lukaku, Benteke
Jakup, Capoue, Souare, Amat
Lacks Arsenal. And has the wrong Pool MF.
Possible to upgrade Coutinho to Firmino? Foster->Heaton, Stones-> McAuley.
That is a really good suggestion on the keeper to be fair, will consider!
😉
Lamela ban news? Cheers
No video no ban
Don't think the committee meets at 7 am.
Thought they should've met yesterday but I guess they didn't
will be fine, woulda been charged already
My front 8:
Barkley / Lamela / Haz / Redmond / Capoue
Kun / Ibra / Negredo
How to solve the Kun issue?
1 FT, a -4 would be ok.Kun, Redmond to Bentekke, Ozil.
Should be able to afford Kaku and Sanchez
Kun for Lukaku and then Redmond for Ozil if you have enough money.
So basically doubling up on Everton would be ok?
I must say as a United supporter this year's deadline day is much more relaxed than the hot messes of the past couple of years, I had been jealous of all the business being done early elsewhere
Please give me some advice on this team:
GK - Heaton (Jakupovic)
DEF - Adam Smith Bournemouth?, Shaw, McAuley (Love, Amat)
MID - Hazard, Ozil, Barkley, Snodgrass? (Fletcher)
FOR - Aguero?, Negredo, Irba
I'm not sure if I should trade Aguero for Lukaku because of his ban. Then Ozil for Sanchez or upgrade Adam Smith.
I have 0.1million in the bank. People with question marks I'm not sure of.I wouldn't have 2 4m defenders. Amat is fine but Love prolly won't get much gametime after his poor start.
Who would you recommend?
Downgrade Shaw for Williams and Upgrade Love?
Yes, it would prolly have to be that.
Love for Souare? Crystal Palace's fixtures are ok.
Pardew seems to have lost the art of the clean sheet. How about Byram?
Might get Calum Chambers because he just moved to Middlesbrough on loan.
No Lamela news? Can we expect any now?
General consensus is that he should be safe now, should know for sure in a couple of hours though
It's over, he won't be banned
I've never seen a player get banned outside the FA report
His was MUCH worse than Aguero's it's ridiculousDoesn't seem to be. Everyone with Kun+Gray+Lamela will be hoping he gets away with it. Including me.
Any news on Gray?
Apparently no video footage, so he's probably gonna escape the ban. 🙂
Cheers lads.
Price changes are a little unpredictable this season
It's often like this as some if the assumptions put together by the price sites are being tested. With a lot of WCs floating around its not easy for them to be totally accurate
the number of purchases for each player that triggers a price rise seems sketchy and unclear. I think FPL must have an override button for rises but not for falls.
I have seen players on or near 100% with a 300 delta (after 50,000 purchases) that then take another a further 10,000 to rise (anecdotal)The price rise threshold is constantly changing - it's based on a percentage of the number of active players - but the calculation of who is active or not is the one of the things that the price sites have to work out/guess, as is the percentage value of that which triggers the rise. So I don't believe there's an override - it's just that the price sites are working with guesses rather than an exact science. And new teams and WC players only add to the uncertainty. The price sites are great but should be used more as a guide than an accurate prediction.
Yes I understand that and agree, but last season it was more certain and nailed, this season a player can lurk at 100% for a week before rising even though he is being constantly purchased - a lot more inconsistent compared to last season whereby the player would rise the next day and not the next week.
Either the sites have not nailed it or FPL are changing its criteria for rising, it has to be one or the other
I have been watching it closely and there is not much of a correlation in number of purchases (needed for a rise) for two players with similar ownership, one could take 40k to rise and the other 70k and in such circumstances it is obviously impossible to predict the rise with any certainty
What would you do with this team?
Foster Jakupovic
Valencia Fuchs Friend Pieters McAuley
Hazard Barkley Redmond Ramirez Capoue
Aguero Ibra Negredo
FT: 1, WC, ITB: 2.4Kun and Ramirez for Sanchez and your pick of strikers
Ship out Kun already?
And then back in after the ban or you'll suffer price drops. That's the consensus anyway
Ban for 3 games, 1 in cup and 2 in league.
Confirmed?
Nope. He's got until 6 pm to appeal, and after that we'll hear a verdict.
Thanks. Waiting until tonight to do any changes then
Everton defender
Arsenal mid
Sell Negredo after price rise (fixtures becoming tricky)
Aguero temporarily out
Keep itb to get Aguero back
WC probably
I would just take out Kun for Lukaku/Tekkers/Defoe.
Getting Ramirez out for a hit when he have CPL at home is bad move imo.
I'm using my WC to get Kun back, and also i'm stacking up on Liverpool players as they have great run of fixtures then.
Sky sources understand Sunderland and Norwich in talks over the permanent transfer of goalkeeper John Ruddy.
Any news on Gray guys?
still too early
Cheers
This wc team good to go folks? Have 1.8m itb to for getting kun back
courtois pickford
baines shaw evans Gibson amat
hazard ozil sterling lamella Antonio
kun rooney diomande1.8 to get Kun back but he is in ur team
Sorry that's lukaku
you've got kun in your team though..
lukaku not kun
Kun still in team ?
Rooney ?It's lukaku not kun ...he's already trolling me lol
Apart from the error pointed out, if Sunderland get Ruddy today, Pickers is toast, so wait on that one.
Thoughts on wildcard team:
Foster Jaku
Shaw McAuley Baines Evans Amat
Sterling Hazard Sanchez Bolasie Capoue
Ibra Negredo LukakuGood
What's your plan for getting Kun back?
I wont be going the season with both Aguero and Ibra.
will probably sell Ibra and someone else. Any other suggestionsGot 1.4 ITB, so if i sell Ibra i can get Aguero right back in.
Heaton instead of Foster. Heaton makes more saves.
Looks good, i personaly don't like Negredo but he is getting points.
So i am not willing to play my wc. What i am thinking is do 2 transfers and then revert them when aguero returns. I have two options-
i)Aguero->Lukaku and Redmond->Ozil
ii)Aguero->Costa/Vardy and Lamela or Firmino to Ozil
Which should i follow? Any other choice? (My mids are haz,firmino,lamela,redmond,capoue)I like the first one, Everton have nice fixtures and if Lukaku explodes you'll be ahead of everybody else with him in your team.
yeah...Costa is doing well though?
Replace Aguero and Gray to Vardy and Costa???
Same price and seems almost better
However, hard to get Kun back inInstead of Vardy get Lukaku, Everton's fixtures are good.
My wildcard team:
GK - Heaton (Jakupovic)
DEF - Adam Smith, Williams, McAuley (Souare, Amat)
MID - Hazard, Ozil, Barkley, Snodgrass? (Fletcher)
FOR - Lukaku, Negredo, Irba
I have 4.1million so I can get Aguero back for Lukaku.Ibra*
Yeh, that's close to being good to go. Your 5th Midf option - Fletcher doesn't score higher than a safe 3 points - how about Capoue, or is he out of your range now?
Looks good, if Snoddy is out you can go for King(BOU), i think he is a nice option playing basicly as a striker for 5,5
Jack Wilshere met with Eddie Howe & Alan Pardew yesterday & will choose between Palace & Bournemouth this morning. (Source: SkySports)
If the man had any sense, he would choose Howe
Definitely. Apart from Pardew being close to losing his job, Bournemouth play Arsenal-lite.
I see Bournemouth getting relegated this year, not sure whether or not that would do his career any good to be involved in that
Hmm, valid point altho' I don't see them being many points behind Palace so long as Parders is at the helm.
Sunderland are in talks with Norwich over a permanent deal for goalkeeper John Ruddy. (Source: SkySports)
I wonder if he would be first pick over Mannone when he is back fit?
He's good enough, but the immediate issue would be the end of Pickford.
Foster Jaku
Valencia Stones Williams Friend Amat
Haz Firmino Lamela Redmond Capoue
Aguero Ibra Negredo
1FT 0.4M
Aguero + Redmond -> Alexis + Tekkers (-4)
Yay/Nay?
Give me your trade to get Kun back...
wildthang
And not pre empting that at all. No idea who will be in form 2 weeks later.fair enough...WC Kun back then.
Tekkers worth a -4 over next 2? I'm not sold.
Prefer Lolkaku.
I'll be getting Lukakaaaaa.
Hes due 😉Kaku is a definite 2nd striker. Tekkers the perfect 3rd. I'm more likely to keep Tekkers once Kun is back hence want initial value on him.
Plus i think Tekkers goal involvement will be higher than kakus.
Nothing between their stats. Also wanting kaku means selling lamela.
Aguero + Redmond to Lukaku + Ozil?
That's on the Money is it?
Got a mil in the bank.
Please have a vote :
Who scores more over the next 2-3 gameweeks?
A. Firmino, Sanchez Lukaku and 4.5 D with -4 to start
B. Firmino, Barkley, Stones and Perez (If he signs and starts)
C. Firmino, Ozil, Stones and Lukaku
D. Townsend, Sanchez Stones and Lukaku
ThanksC possibly.
D
A
Thoughts on this WC team?
Heaton Jaku
Valencia McAuley Evans Williams Amat
Hazard Sanchez Bolasie Sterling Capoue
Ibra Lukaku BentekeSorry, Evans is supposed to be Collins.
So how many goals have Arsenal scored again in their last 4 PL meetings with Southampton?
1?
...correct...And how many have Arsenal scored in their last 6 PL games vs Chelsea?
2?
No.
FECKALL.Not very good then.
I know that they lost twice last year.
1 goal in their last four matches
Southampton under Koeman was different.
If United could score 3 against them, I'm sure Arsenal will score a few.Maybe. Chelsea?
What's the latest on Gray?
Ban incoming, or is he off the the hook?Has to reply today, so not long to wait. Can't see him escaping a ban, but like everyone else here it's only opinion.
Ok, thanks.
Issues here with Aguero.
Lucky got to FTs. No need for the wild thing (yet)Already on a -4 with Kun, Gray + Friend & Stones. I'm wavering.
I also have Friend and Stones. I think Stones will be ok.
Not too worried about Friend. But he was only a 'doubt' on the weekend wasn't he?
So should be ok too??Hope so!
I reckon the fine will be it. Seems a bit of a joke of they ban him now because he's bordering a household name but overlook it years ago when he was a no body but still playing under their jurisdiction
I think it was more likely to come to light now he's "famous" but he still would have got charged if he was found to have posted it whilst playing at a lower level.
Scouts: please could you add some script into the comparison tool that allows you to search for a player minus accents.
For example Sanchez would return Sánchez
Yep, had troubling finding him the other day.
Nightmare ain't it
This has always wound me up.
Also need a way to lock in this year's ID for the "Rate My Team" tool ... keeps reverting to last years 🙁
Clear your cache - then when you put the new ID in it should remember it
If Sakho goes to West Brom that'll be a disaster to my settled WBA defence!
Anyone tempted by Kane?
Great fixtures and Dembele back in another gw. Differential as well.Good shout ! (Not at the moment though)
At some point he'll hit his stride but I'd rather wait until he starts.
Was tempted after the Palace game, but wasn't at all impressed on Saturday. Not sure how much was down to Liverpool though.
So similar to the start of last season...
I'm temped , but feels a bit wrong as I just transferred him out for Ibra! And means I will have to go with Özil over Sanchez, which might not be a bad thing. Not quite warming up to Lukaku or Tekkers either, none of the strikes bar Aguero and Ibra have really shown form yet
Not sold on Benteke. Sorry.
Me too.
The Kun cash now allows me to go big.
