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The Numbers Game – Midfielders – 6.5 or Less

15 November 2016 1436 comments
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Our first of this week’s members articles casts an eye over the increasing number of options in the mid-price midfield bracket.

After Joe Allen and Ilkay Gundogan were subject to major bandwagons in Gameweek 11, Hull’s Robert Snodgrass emerged from the bench to grab a goal and assist at home to Southampton, serving a reminder of his points potential ahead of some fine upcoming fixtures.

With the fitness of West Brom’s Nacer Chadli being keenly monitored prior to the weekend, we take a look at some of the key midfield protagonists priced at 6.5 and under in Fantasy Premier League.

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  1. Kings of Lyon ★
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone selling Hazard for Alexis? They fixtures for Arsenal look great and can buy back Hazard in a couple of weeks

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    1. Baines on Toast...
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I have no idea why you'd do that this week, unless haz is confirmed out.

      I also don't really trust Alexis at home, personally. I can see Giroud starting the bournemouth game.

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    2. Defcons are for Kinnear
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      The good thing is you can't have them all this season

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    3. Sess!
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Nah, sanchez has been great this season but giroud dents his appeal. He'll obviously still score but I've owned him long enough over last few seasons to know that you have to endure a fair few blanks too.

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      1. Philip Jones's Diary
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Did the opposite this week. Next week I'm going to bring in Ozil I think.

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  2. EspanYOLO
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Spent the whole of last week saying how I'm keeping Sanchez and not going to knee jerk to Hazard due to his fixtures, etc..

    As soon as i see the injury news on Sanchez i sell thinking that the injury is almost a blessing in disguise.

    Now Hazard looks injured and Sanchez just scored a brace..

    So typical! I'll never learn it seems..

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    1. The Tinkerman
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      DMail reported he is fit to face Boro yesterday, should be okay it seems.

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    2. Kanga roo
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Calm down mate, calm down.

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      1. EspanYOLO
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Ha ha, yeah I get that. Just annoying to make such a knee jerk decision on Sanchez being injured.

        He has better fixtures over the next 3, I was planning on keeping him until GW 15 when i would bring in Hazard.

        I guess it's just a wait and see now though.

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    3. Sess!
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Hazard isn't injured. Chill out.

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    4. Bleach †
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Hazard is n o t injured.

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  3. The Big Fella
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Can anybody explain the recent hype of de Roon on these boards please? He has scored 1 all season and that was last game.

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    1. TLF
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Simple, he sits behind striker and is 4.3, he's an enabler and for the most part bench fodder

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    2. Eze Really?
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Penny pinching

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    3. HamezMace
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah it's down to price, he's a playing 4.3m attacking midfielder, will be bench fodder for most teams

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    4. Sess!
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      He is 4.3m and will play every week. There is no hype, he's just a nice cheap 5th mid, who you may get ridiculously lucky at some point with if he's subbed in and has scored a rare goal that week.

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    5. The Big Fella
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Hmmmmm if I bring him in for Allen and I change de Gea for Butland, I can bring in Hazard and Alonso for Walcott and Williams..........

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      1. EspanYOLO
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        That sounds like a no brainer to me. 100% do that!

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        1. The Big Fella
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Problem then is I have to play 352 with de Roon every week OR 442 as I have Diomande on the bench (soon to be Anichebe)

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          1. EspanYOLO
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            What's the rest of your team?

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            1. The Big Fella
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              de Gea Pickford
              Williams McAuley Holebas Walker Kone
              Sanchez Coutinho Firmino Walcott Allen
              Aguero Diomande Austin

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              1. The Big Fella
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 1 month ago

                If I did the above it would be:
                Butland Pickford
                Alonso McAuley Holebas Walker Kone
                Sanchez Coutinho Firmino Hazard de Roon
                Aguero Diomande Austin

                Which actually looks very good........

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                1. EspanYOLO
                  • 12 Years
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  Yeah I agree.

                  Definitely seems like a sensible change.

                  De Gea is a waste of money
                  Williams too expensive for what you get.

                  Hazard is becoming essential too.

                  You can always transfer one of them out for a better striker too.

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                  1. The Big Fella
                    • 9 Years
                    9 years, 1 month ago

                    Good talk Espanyolo. I owe you a pint mate.

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                2. Jambot
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 14 Years
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  Don't play de roon every week even he couldn't believe he scored if he's on the bench it's ok but not in a 3-5-2 rotation coming for Christmas de roon and diomonde is too much crap

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                  1. The Big Fella
                    • 9 Years
                    9 years, 1 month ago

                    I agree. Hence why I am partly reluctant to make the move. That said, I would have 4 decent defenders so could do 442 over Xmas. What would you do?

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    6. TLF
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I'm bringing him in for Capoue next week and hoping Costa gets his ban that GW so I can play a 3-5-2 with DR against Hull...Monday night fixture, could be a week where he produces....

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      1. The Big Fella
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Interesting. I may follow suit. If I bring him as I said above, I would have a very good starting lineup but I'd be forced into 442 or a 352 but with de Roon every week.

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        1. Jambot
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          WHY ARE YOU GUYS TALKING ABOUT PLAYING DE ROON EVERY WEEK ITS CRAZY

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          1. The Big Fella
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            I said it as a bad thing. It would force me into a 442 (not ideal) or a 352 with de Roon (equally not as ideal). I'd say 442 is the least worse of the 2 but I'd have fewer attackers.

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  4. internal error
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    any news on Antonio Valencia being available to stiffle Arsenal?

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    1. pompeyfan
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      i wouldn't bank on hearing anything. Mourinho completely neglected to mention in his presser that Valencia had broken his arm and needed an operation (I brought him into my team before the deadline that Saturday!)

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      1. internal error
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        ouch

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    2. The Fantastic Mr Fox
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      If he does play, he can smash sanchez with his cast

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  5. internal error
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    the best mannequin challenge I've seen so far

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BMwqahuAvq4/?taken-by=bradleymartyn&hl=en

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    1. Sess!
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Who even starts these crazes. People will be bored by end of the week and then it'll be something else tickling everyone's plums. I'll give that one a thumbs up though for the boob count.

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    2. The Big Fella
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I wish my gym had even half the amount of fit birds as that one

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  6. Defcons are for Kinnear
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Sanchez and Aguero performing better away this season

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  7. The Big Fella
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Any news on Butland? I have checked the Stoke City website and Sky Sports News but there is nothing on either about him (yet)

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  8. pundit of punts
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Good morning all. 🙂

    Anything worth a hit this gw?

    Pickford - Jakupovic
    Vertonghen - Matip - Holebas - Mee - Amat
    Sanchez - Hazard - Coutinho - Firmino - Carrick
    Aguero - Defoe - Austin

    0 FT and 0.8m in the bank.

    Matip âž¡ Alonso for a hit? Planning to get a Chelsea def in gw 15 and save the hit for now.

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    1. Baines on Toast...
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I don't think that's worth a hit unless you can't afford it for any more money.

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      1. pundit of punts
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        I have a 0.2m buffer.

        Not too much of a worry.

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    2. Chris_White
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Nah, stick

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      1. pundit of punts
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Ta

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  9. The Big Fella
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    I want Hazard and Alonso in for Walcott and Williams. I can only afford this by changing de Gea to Butland and Allen to de Roon. I have a buffer of 0.2m as prices stand now. I have 1.9m ITB.

    Should I take a 4 point hit to bring in Butland and Hazard now (de Gea is about to drop in price) or do it 1 transfer at a time? I can only bring Hazard in for Walcott after I downgrade de Gea or Allen.

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  10. The Big Fella
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Hull have no strikers this week at all except 2 blokes I have never heard of. Good week to play Pickford or Kone?

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    1. TLF
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I'll be playing Kone fir the first time in aong time...Snodgrass may spoil the party though

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      1. The Big Fella
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        I am between Walker and Kone. As he is my premium defender, I am not sure I can justfiy benching him for a Sunderland defender. I could also play 4 at the back (Holebas suspended) and bench Allen...........

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        1. TLF
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          My initial response is that it would be madness suggesting Kone over Allen but given the injury concerns at Stoke and that Allen is likely to play deeper this weekend, it's a real option to consider.

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    2. skeyrd
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      not sure, I think Hull are turning a corner and if there is any game for Sunderland (and Hull for that matter) to go out and try to win, it's this one. expect goals from both sides with Sunderland pushing the action at home

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  11. Cruz88
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Assuming Lallana isn't fit for the weekend (I'm going to wait for news obviously) - who would a good replacement be, with a budget of 7.8m? I'm thinking Pedro?

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  12. skeyrd
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    thoughts on moses? he has been playing right wingback for Chelsea's win streak...probably not worth a chelsea slot in fpl (chelsea defender, hazard, costa seem ideal atm) but in daily games (like draftkings) he has been a good play some weeks

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  13. Vinodmfc
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    G

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  14. Matamatics
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Costa to Kane for a hit?

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