Our first members’ article of the week arrives now as we delve into the Opta data from Gameweek 9.
Chelsea’s continued improvement since the move to 3-4-3 comes under analysis after a 4-0 thrashing of Man United.
West Ham, Swansea and Stoke midfielders find their way into our assessment, while City’s weekend goal hero and the form of Sunderland and Palace’s mid-price frontmen are also considered.
Arsenal lineup
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CvoZYTSWgAA6Dpf.jpg
Iwobi. 🙁
Cant wait for Reine- Adelaide to " arrive"
------Akpom
Iwobi RA Willock
---Niles Zelalem
PL champions 2020. 😉
Worth the wait hey
Reminds me of a fit non injured diary
Technically excellent
Diaby*
Oh yeah . loving that confidence
Let me guess.
A bunch of kids with strange names?
The old guys all have strange names too.
Yeah , my names Richard
Aka Dick?
Maitland Niles. Remember the name
And giroud
He won't be happy
Conservative MP Ainsley Maitland-Niles restored to his best position
Best player to bring in for Snodgrass?
Only have £5.7mil to spend unless I downgrade Deeney or perhaps Sterling to free up some funds.
Allen will be the obvious choice although no better alternatives in that price range tbh
If its as a 4th mid probably Stanislas imo if hes fit
Is he yr 4th mid ? otherwise bench ? how many FT's you got ?
My current Midfield is;
Sanchez, Sterling, Firmino, Capoue
go for Redmond if Austin is not in your team
I could downgrade Deeney to Austin to free up funds to get Redmond in but I don't want to double up on Southampton attack.
Similar problem here. If I had the money I'd get Redmond, but I'll have to downgrade one of my attackers and just get Coutinho.
Moses
Austin will be essential for me.
Go well
Austin is new lukaku 😉
Karius is nailed? 4.9 seems good price.
Heaton is a good price
Yes. Confirmed by Klopp.
Is the scoutcast tonight or tomorrow night?
#THFC team: Vorm, Trippier, Carter-Vickers, Wimmer, Davies; Dier (c), Winks; Onomah, Carroll, Nkoudou; Janssen. #COYS
#THFC subs: Lopez, Walkes, Vertonghen, Amos, Lamela, Wanyama, Harrison. #COYS
#LFC team v @SpursOfficial: Mignolet, Alexander-Arnold, Lucas, Klavan, Moreno, Stewart, Wijnaldum, Grujic, Ejaria, Origi, Sturridge #LIVTOT
#LFC subs v @SpursOfficial: Karius, Clyne, Lovren, Can, Lallana, Mane, Ings #LIVTOT
Martinez, Jenkinson, Holding, Gabriel, Gibbs, Elneny, Maitland-Niles, Ox, Jeff, Iwobi, Lucas
Jakupovic; Elmohamady, Davies, Maguire, Dawson, Tymon; Livermore, Mason, Henriksen; Diomande, Hernandez
Cheers Dusan. So all players of note rested, lets move back to the Kun conundrum
I think it will be: Bravo; Navas, Stones, Otamendi, Angelino, Clichy; Fernando, Gundogan; Nolito, Sane; Iheanacho
Hope so , cheers
Arsenal subs: Macey, Bielik, Bola, Sheaf, Zelalem, Willock, Giroud
Hull subs: Subs: Dusan Kuciak, James Weir, Jarrod Bowen, Tom Huddlestone, David Meyler, Sam Clucas, Shaun Maloney.
1 FT...
Snodgrass to Allen
Or
Austin to Wilson
none
Both
You want to get rid of Austin?
Snoddy to Allen out of those two.
May as well call the EFL cup the "The reserves cup".....
Tomorrow will probably have stronger teams.
Yeah Mou will be a little desperate
Hmm. I am actually a bit surprised by the Liverpool XI. I thought they would field a stronger XI without any matches in Europe.
Don't want the added chance of injury.
Yeah, brilliant managing as long as they win.
I don't think Klopp would be too upset if they lose. Their focus is on the league.
True. I would have done the same in his position.
Good point actually
Liverpool play with really high energy. I can understand why he'd take the chance of resting folk.
This whole cup competition is really sliding though.
Cup isn't the priority and a good opportunity to blood young talent
Comments? Advice?
Grant
Gibson, Holebas, Bellerin
Walcott, Coutinho, Sanchez, Firmino
Aguero, Lukaku (c), Austin
Pickford, Amat, Love, Allen
0.9 itb
Save
Was John Moss really relegated to League One officiating or is it just a one time thing?
With Bailly out 2 months, who does that mean is now a cheap punt for United defence?
Valencia, Smalling, Blind, Shaw/Rojo
Is Shaw injured? Why wasnt he in the squad against Chelsea?
Shaw is always injured even when fit. Mou wanted him to have the day off and paid the price when Bailly got injured.
Noone
Sturridge not even playing centre forward for Liverpool rserves.
All eyes on jeff
Captain Mane this week, anyone with me?
Home record is much better so far.
Looks like Can is now a first teamer
Gini is building up fitness.
Wij is surely the first teamer? Hes just not match fit for the prem yet
At 4.2 hoping Fosu-Mensah gets chance although know he normally plays in Valencia's position
* meant to be reply to NEENYG post above
Darmian there too
Do any other countries have two cup competitions per season?..or is it just us?
Scotland does.
If only they had their freedom ...
And decent football.
Nicola a fair substitute ?
We will get that before Qatar 2022 Adam, it will come.
Yes it will....sooner or later.
The original idea for a League Cup came from Stanley Rous who saw the competition as a consolation for clubs who had already been knocked out of the FA Cup. However it was not Rous who came to implement it, but Alan Hardaker. Hardaker, the Secretary of the Football League initially proposed the competition as a way for the clubs to make up on lost revenue due to a reduction in matches played for when the league was to be re-organised. The re-organisation of the league was not immediately forthcoming; however, the cup competition was introduced regardless.
Crikey. So it was money driven.
As with all things
Remember the rous cup?
Scotland's last major honour
*Kirin Cup
2006 😎
Who did we beat in that
Western Samoa or something
Bulgaria and Japan
The Rous Cup " a short lived football competition in the late 80's" cheers Dog
France
Are they both taken seriously or is there a similar situation to how the EFL is panning out...one being a bit of a sideshow?
PSG won both make of that what you will
Just the one in Germany, but they usually tend to take it seriously. Here is Hertha's lineup for tonights match vs second tier St Pauli.
https://mobile.twitter.com/HerthaBSC/status/790972817747668992
Their strongest available lineup bar the rested Genki Haraguchi.
Heaton Pickford
Valencia Mustafi Evans Baines Amat
Sanchez Firmino Wally Snodgrass Hojbjerg
Kun Kaku Austin
0.7itb and 1ft
Thinking Baines to Cameron and snodgrass to lallana/arnie for a hit.
Any other suggestions?
Stones going to drop in price today?
What percentage is he on?
-90 odd
Gonna be close then innit.
Probably
Likely
or tomorrow
4.9 city playing defender? Shame they can't get any returns ever!
very likely I think he will drop
*reply to MNR96
Snoddy likely to drop twice this gw?
Check fpl stats is not an answer btw
Check FPL stats is the answer.
rub your balls
If he loses enough owners.
lol
Done both, still none the wiser
come again?
Stop rubbing
Losing about 1% per hour atm.
Cheers TM, very helpful
Lallana or Arnie or Siggy?
Already got Firmino and got no stoke at all. Bear in mind Arnie 4ycs.
Lllllllana for me
Who should I replace Antonio with ?
I've got 1FT and 0.0 in the bank
Lallana IMO
One of the Liverpool mids?
o itb ?
You are probably more right with Redmond unless he wants to take a hit,
Hmmm , between a brick and a hard place then
But perhaps Redmond is your man
im torn between Milner ,Lallana and stinslas
I would have said lallana but now priced out after yesterday's drop. Chadli maybe?
Can take a hit.
At a bit of crossroads with playing a 3-5-2 and a 3-4-3.
Not sure whether to:
A) downgrade Snodgrass to 4.3 and upgrade Deeney to Costa/Kane
(4.1 ITB)
B) downgrade Deeney to 4.5, upgrade Snodgrass to Hazard/KDB
(5.3 ITB)
Here's the current team:
Heaton - Pickford
Valencia - Holebas - Smith - Pieters - Amat
Firminio - Coutinho - Walcott - Son - Snodgrass
Aguero - Lukaku - Deeney
(2.8ITB)
Reply
B for me. Also get rid of son for arnie/Siggy in order to upgrade defence next week
Agreed... Valencia > alonso/walker/bellerin
3-5-2 all the way. Firmino/Sanchez and possibly ayew/siggy playing up front anyway
Don't forget Redmond, possibly son.
Cameron or Smith or Holebas?
Got no other players from these teams and of I get smith, I can only upgrade snodgrass to lallana, whereas if I go for Cameron or Holebas, I can go for Arnie or Siggy.
I would go for holebas anyway + arnie slightly over siggy. Possibly just for 3/4 weeks tho and pray he doesn't get that 5th YC
Holebas.
Smith and Lallana imo
Jaap Stam is the Reading manager.
Hopefully they don't call him to a petrol station soon..
Bailly out for 2 months?
yes
Yeah
Apparently
Looking for one more bench place, I guess should go to Allen Capoue or Deeney??
Heaton
Holebas Walker Kos
Walcott Allen Firmino Capoue Sterling
Aguero Deeney Costa
Pickford. ...... Amat Evans
Capoue every week.
Capoue
Probably Capoue , but in a 1 off game it's a coin toss
Thanks all, I feel it's a tough choice but clearly Capoue is the favoured choice. Cheers!
Have exact money to do this with hits, how good is this team? Grant, Holebas, Alonso, Bellerin, Walcott, Coutinho, KDB, Firminho, Aguero, Lukaku, Austin. (Pickford, Amat, Lehihan, Allen)
Trick question ?
Why? :;-)
With hits ? how many ?
8 years, 8 days agoHi all !
My team is actually
Heaton (Pick)
Mustafi Verton Holebas ( Amat Smith)
Son Sanchez(c) Firmino Walcott (Hojbjerg)
Aguero Deeney Benteke
Son to lallana and Hojbjerb to Allen ?
Or maybe benteke to wilson ?
Got 2FT and 0.2 bank...