Next up, we take our post-Gameweek delve into the members’ data to assess some of the standout players across the previous round of fixtures.
With Double Gameweeks shaping our plans, Arsenal’s new goal hero, Chelsea’s recent lack of resilience and the form of Man City’s playmaker all come under analysis.
Burnley and Newcastle’s budget frontmen also catch the eye, while we also run the rule over a Fantasy slump for a Stamford Bridge big-hitter.
Arnie if you can afford 0.1 , hot form
doesnt he have tough fixtures though?
B
Iborra Leicester...2 game scored goal, nice fixture gw33, dgw34
How is this for GW34 FH team?
DDG
Moses Vertonghen Christensen Alderweireld
Salah Mahrez Lingard Willian
Lukaku Vardy
Schmeichel Mee Gudmundsson Barnes
I'd want Sanchez and/or Hazard in there too
This.
Love the Toby pick.
why? he's not playing and Poch has said he won't change the CB's while they are winning?
lol this.
He won't play for us (spurs fan) again. Played for Belgium midweek but out of favour under Belgium due to his wage demands.
Will be sold in the summer.
Yeah 25m release clause for summer 2019 isn't there? So may as well sell him for a lot more this summer.
Is the Rose situation the same? Looks that way to me. Spoke out against Poch in the summer and has barely played since. Isn't the same player after his knee injury either. Ben Davies could be a safer pick than many suspect...
I suspect so yes.
Davies hasn't done bad for us and now we are out of the champions league there's much less reason for rotation. I'd like to think he's first choice now.
Trippier, however, is much more prone to rotation I think as Poch does like Aurier and wants to give him the chance to prove himself.
Cheers for your thoughts 🙂 Yeah he's really stepped up this season hasn't he? Everyone wanks themselves into a frenzy on here about Alonso but Davies has more attacking returns over the season than he does! I could see Rose getting a run out in the second match of GW34 in preperation for the cup final but other than that Davies looks secure.
Yeah I agree, on the right hand side it looks a 50:50 between those guys each week.
No problem at all pal. Yes that's a valid point. I presume you mean for the semi-final in which case that could well happen!
Haha woops yes I meant Semi Final, getting ahead of myself there!
If it's a FH, surely you'd go cheaper on the bench?
Toby probably won't play again for Spurs, let alone twice in a DGW.
Also not sure Moses, Christensen, Lingard start both games.
Go real cheap on the bench to fund hitters like Kane Sanchez
It's not a bench boost 😛
Exactly. Stuff that bench with 3.9ers.
schmeichel > Nordfeldt (3.9m bench)
Alder > glenn jhonson (backup plan in case no player)
Moses > Alonso
Christensen > Morgan
Mee > 3.9m bench def
Lingard > 4.3m/4.3m bench
Salah > Hazard
Willian > Iborra lei
Lukaku > Kane
Mahrez > Sanchez
So
DDG (3.9 GK)
Alonso, Morgan, Vert (4.1 def, 3.9 def)
Hazard, Sanchez, Iborra, Gudmundsson (4.2/4.3m bench)
Kane, Vardy, Barnes
Having ibora as a starter?
Iborra does look interesting.
Right, I'm trying a different strategy but could really use some help figuring out whether it makes sense. I've only got BB and FH left, but my plan is BB in 34 and FH in 37.
Pros:
+ perfect XI in 37 with maximum knowledge
+ I can set the team up better for 36 & 38, as I don't have to concentrate on 37 (e.g. Liverpool, Palace, Burnley all suit this)
+ I've already got quite a few GW35 players
Cons:
- BB in 34 with only 11 DGW players
- only 9 players in 35 (-4)
- My head hurts from planning it
Is it worth it, if I end up with a BB team in GW34 that looks like this (* denotes SGW player):
DDG Ryan
Mustafi* Bailly Morgan Tark Lowton
Salah* Mahrez Willian Cork Milivojevic*
Auba* Vardy Kane (c)
And a GW35 like this (transferring in Silva + Firmino for a -4):
Mustafi Tark Lowton
Salah Silva Milivojevic Cork
Auba Firmino
Bench: DDG, Ryan, Morgan, Willian, Kane, Bailly
I realise I should have made this post punchier...
Is it worth postponing FH to GW37 and risk a slightly weaker GW34 & 35?
Best option out of these for DGW34 as of now?
A) Kane, Lingard & Groß
B) Kane, Willian & Gudmundsson (Have Barnes)
C) Lukaku, Willian & Gudmunsson (Have Barnes)
Getting Kane for 34 saves a precious transfer after FH35.
Cheers! 🙂
A
B
But close with A
Basically Willian & Gudm vs Groß & Lingard.
A. Stop killing me in draft.
bahahahahaha
Lol :p
A
Cheers!
Kane,kaku ,Kennedy?
If I could afford Kane & Kaku without selling dgw players for hits I would have got them for sure.
C
I guess that’s what I will have to do if Kane doesn’t start this week.
Wouldn't go without Lukaku for 34 either way with his fixtures and the fact that he'll be the most captained.
Agreed. Will make the decision next week. But honestly if City win the title this week, I don’t think they will start a strong team against Spurs.
B imo
Cheers Nik!
Willian & Gudm over Lingard & Groß?
Yes, Willian will play all out for a place in Brazil squad.
There's wanting to impress and actually impressing - two different things.
Looking less likely the final DGW fixtures will be confirmed today, everythings on hold for this c'mon ffs
Just as I settle on Barnes and my WC I now want Wood .... No not that type, filthy minds.
RF 🙂
On WC (BB34). Best combo?
DDG, xxx
xxx, xxx, xxx, Morgan, Lowton
Salah, Son, Mahrez, Lingard, xxx
Kane, Lukaku, Barnes
a) Ryan, Christensen, Mustafi, Dummet, Willian
b) Ryan, Christensen, Robertson, Chilwell, Willian
c) Ryan, Alonso, Dunk, Chilwell, Gross
d) Lloris, Christensen, Chilwell, Dunk, Willian
On wildcard this week? Prefer Vertonghen over Cheslea defenders.
+1
So what option?
So what option?
Maybe Ryan, Alonso, Vert, Chilwell, Cork ?
Yup looks better. Maybe downgarde Alonso & upgrade the mid.
Ryan, Christensen, Vert, Chilwell, Gross ?
Yup looks good.
*If* Alonso gets into the positions he was in on Sunday against WHU, he could return an enormous score
(owner desperately justifying his "fire and forget" approach to Alonso until the end of the season"
Option A: Kane + Gudmonsson in for Lukaku + Son (-4). Lukaku back in for Auba for the DGW as my FT.
Option B: Save FT. Use 2 FT's on Kane + Gudmonsson in for Auba + Son for DGW34.
B but I wouldn’t be comfortable selling Son.
I'm pretty confident Son will only start one game in DGW. Not sure it's much of a risk.
He might I still be so confident that’s he’s benched. He’s part of Spurs first choice 11. Also he can do the job off the bench also.
I'd love to know what that's based on. Son not started one league game since GW14
Current team:
Lloris
Smalling - Maguire - Roberson
Salah - Mahrez - Mili - Zaha
Kane(c) - Lukaku - Vardy
Bench: Elliot - McArthur - Keane - Kenny
Gw34 transfer plan: Salah + Zaha > Hazard + Lingard (-4) - do not have much value in Salah.
Plan to WC in 35 (no FH or TC) and BB in 37 - thoughts?
I'm still holding firm in the "No Kane before GW36" camp
How many have fallen off the wagon in the last 48 hours since he was named on the bench?
34 for me now
There's the first one
If looks sharp this week I think I’ll definitely want him for DGW34 also because it saves a transfer down the line which is precious for those using FH in 35.
This
I
Really really want him back in my team but will cost about 8pts to do it, so il be hiding behind the couch when he is playing....
I could do it for -4, but I would deffo rather have a fully fit, risk-free Lukaku/Auba and Son than Kane and Ramsey/Lingard/other budget mf
ps I love Rambo and will bring him back into my team the second Arsenal are out of Europe!
yesss i have just talked myself into the same thing, getting Kane in now or for 34 would just pull apart my team im just not sure its worth it tbh ....lukaku auba and firm should be enough right
That's my thinking. And with Son for Spurs coverage (for every goal Kane scores, there's a good chance of an assist).
We all knew there was a chance Kane would be back for Stoke away. The decision (should have been) deeper than "he misses one excellent fixture". He has a DGW with one game v City and the other days before a cup semi v Chelsea. With top four locked in, I wouldn't be surprised to see his minutes managed in that game. While Liverpool will be out of Europe in 8 days and Pierre can only play in the league*
*all the justifications I made last week, but I stand by them
Exactly this, i know he is the great Harry kane but i see more justifications going against bringing him back in than for...my team without:
schmeich (coleman)
alonso lowton simpson monreal robertson
lingard young salah mahrez willian
auba firm lukaku
i could potentially drop alonso and auba for tark and kane ...but would it be worth it?
same goes for mahrez...firm...monreal....robbo....some of these play the following week and kane doesnt.
i think Kane GW36 is certifiable ! ....we will all spend a lot of time behind that couch in a couple of weeks tho! haha
Oh I'm getting him in come what may for GW36.
I like to think that anyone who doesn't have Lukaku/Auba/Bobby could well be hiding behind sofas for the next few weeks too 😉
very true! 😉
Looking forward to GW35 with that FH chip to get back at someone
On WC.
A) Christensen and Willian
Or
B) Alonso and Gudmundsson?
cheers.
B for me.
Hows the WC looking? Im pretty set on mine
Still working on it.
Sorry, had electrician in and then had to cook tea, so had to leave off from FFS.
I think B scores more points (if Guddy's fit)
B. Alonso is 'due', was popping up in CF last weekend.
This - tight offside, one decent save and a poor finish away from a treble (means nothing at the end of the week, but God he's fun to own!)
A: Kiko Femenia + Aubameyang (-4 penalty)
or
B: Alonso + Son (No transfer penalty)
I have no WC nor FH
Depends on the rest of the team
Not even close to equivalent changes
Who are you shipping to get in Auba?
Jay Rodriguez
Why do you have him? Lol. FWIW I would keep Alonso and Son
B
Ddg-Ryan
Verth-tark-chilwell-Lowton-cedric
Salah-mahrez-Alli-lingard-Cook
Kane-lukaku-barnes
0,2 itb
Bb34, fh35, tc37
Any obvious improvements?
Get rid of Cedric, Southampton are awful.
Thanks.. a little bit reluctant to have double Leicester def which would be the option. maybe get a non dgw-defender instead?
Why not - Robertson has excellent fixtures, plays on the wing and will have zero European commitments in eight days
Really nice team though.
Gross over Lingard and Kendedy over Cook and its pretty much my WC
Is that a good or bad thing?
I feel like I'm about to lose my virginity.
You look forward to wild card for so long, then you get there and have no idea what to. All those thing you've been planning to do, haven't been written down and you're not sure what angle to enter the situation.
Can someone just do it for me?
'Can someone just do it for me?'
Now where is the fun in that 🙂
At least I won't pull the trigger too early....
See above 😉 (you’re welcome)
🙂
Trial and error! Just get back up on the horse (or however you want it..)
Just copy one of the many RMTs. They're all the same anyway.
Haha.
Get kane salah and alli. Then hit the special "autocomplete dgw34" button.
Would you trade one of your two wildcards for two 'free hit' chips (making 3 in total & the wildcard available all season).
I think I would.
Probably.
Best fantasy game I ever did was around 2001, the yahoo game. The scoring was similar, the rule was unlimited transfers per week, but only a maximum of two players per team. Jaap Stam was a legend that year.
Yeah I think the FHC is more valuable.
No - I like my "value building" early season WC and my "to the end of the season" GW 30+ WC
I wouldn't but it would certainly make the game more interesting.
Otherwise everybody ends up having the same team after the first WC.
Don't think it would break the game if you made that choice in gwk1, have either.
looking around it appears we have to make sacrifices somewhere for the coming weeks, i guess its just a question of making the right sacrifice? ...cant have kaku,kane,vardy,sanchez,auba,mahrez, firm, sal,
i am gonna try going without Kane and i can pretty much fit the rest in with a good all round DGW team...do you agree?
yes 🙂
You can't have everyone.
Hi, who is better for the rest of season?
A. Firmino
B. Vardy
Thanks
Vardy
vardy
B
V
I'm sticking with Firmino. Take the probable rest this weekend but safe in the knowledge that he starts every game thereafter once City have sent them packing
For GW 33:
A. Son & Lukaku
B. Gross & Kane -4
Then Auba to Lukaku in GW34.
Power 3 Frontline verdict?
Kane back from injury makes him the first name on most DGW34 teamsheets. An essential in my eyes.
Lukaku and Vardy’s form make them very hard to look past too. 9 goals and 7 goals in their last 10 respective games. Rom’s fixtures also make him solid captain material.
The only other option I can see is the Wood/Barnes/Murray/Austin 3rd striker, but I don’t see the benefit of downgrading a striker to upgrade a midfielder- especially when Salah, Son, Willian, Mahrez will be taking up 4 of the 5 slots for most.
Disclaimer:
Auba + Lukaku + Vardy owner.
Soon-to-be Kane owner.
Yeah - I'm considering a Lukaku/Kane/Vardy front 3 on WC too, though it probably means taking a big chance and not having Salah. Am chasing so may be no point in being a wuss and doing what everyone else is 🙂
Disagree - Kane, while tempting, is not essential imo
To be essential, he has to be capable of doing something nobody else can. Morata, Lukaku and even Auba/Bobby with a single game, are capable of matching Kane's return from those two fixtures (one of which is particularly difficult and the other of which comes days before a cup semi v rivals with top four sewn up).
Would I like to have Kane? Yes
Will I sacrifice two great options (Lukaku/Auba and Son) to get him in together with a £7m midfielder? No
This. Brilliantly articulated too...
Thanks GH
I can see your point. His game time around the semi-final could be slightly concerning. Though I don’t see him being dropped with the golden boot still in his sights. If you think Salah 5 ahead is out of sight for Kane + 1 game in hand, you’d be mistaken (Cc: Romelu. Subject: 16/17 Golden Boot).
I just cannot take the chance of not having Kane for a double gameweek, no matter who it’s against.
Exactly - it's personal preference rather than him being "essential".
Does he want to win (and is he capable of winning) the Golden Boot? Obviously; I wouldn't argue otherwise. But he doesn't pick the team, and Poch may have more pressing concerns. It's also worth remembering that this will be his prime chance to shine at a World Cup, as age is very much on his side. He may be willing to bypass a third consecutive golden boot to make sure he comes into that fresh.
Obviously Kane could start Spurs' next three games and score 8/9 goals and I look silly and lose a lot of ground. But there are risks which people don't seem to be considering with bringing him in, not to mention the points which could be lost from the players you get rid of (no reason Auba and Son couldn't more than match Kane's returns between now and blank, and then I'd have Auba for 35 without the need for a change)
I’m in a position where I own Auba and will have him for GW33 and captain him.
I will sell for Kane for BB34.
I will bring in Auba for FH35.
The case for Kane is also that City is his only difficult fixture left. This fixture, however, is coupled with trip to Brighton who have 1 CS in 11. Which makes him the most appealing player for the remainder of the season - at least in my opinion.
I don’t think we are disagreeing. We both think it would be appealing to have Kane. The point I made is that I don’t think having Kane is “essential”. There will be plenty who don’t have him, there are other good options and there are some small risks that come with having him. Compare this with Salah, say, who is clearly essential. Everyone has him, nobody else in midfield is returning even close to what he does and there are very limited risks to owning him.
Ultimately I’m not too worried about going without Kane *until* W36 as I would be going without him *from* GW36
There needs to be a clear checklist to define an essential player:
- Form
- Points ceiling
- Upcoming fixtures
- % Ownership
- Opportunity cost
- Captain material
Maybe I am missing a few more factors.
I think the only thing Kane does not satisfy of the above is % ownership and there is an opportunity cost.
I think his ownership will rise considerably now he is back (25% at time of writing). Although this is low for Kane standards, it will rise before DGW34, and DGW37 should be nearing 50%.
There is opportunity cost as you mention: absence of Auba/Morata/Hazard/Sanchez. But that is the case for Salah too.
Swaying that myself.
Vardy has 15 PL goals so is the front runner. Murray has more goals per 90 min, but has tougher fixtures. Barnes has 2 home games in gw34 and has scored in 4 games in a row, but has only 7 goals all season.
If I get Vardy, I can't get Willian or Christensen, but I'm thinking Chelsea's league season is now over so could be in freefall which in turn means Barnes might having as he faces them in his 2nd game.
I can’t bring myself to putting in a Burnley striker. Never have done, never will.
Fair play to Barnes for his 4 in 4 though.
Best Spurs mid to own for the rest of the season? Money not an issue.
The Danish one.
Mmmm Bacon
Sony.
Eriksen
With Brighton's lineup declared 'settled' by the Scout's lineup lessons part 1 article (https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2018/04/02/line-up-lessons-gameweek-32-part-one-2/), does that mean Bong (4.4) is nailed on?
I never heard of him until today, and his price fits perfectly but he's getting very few transfers in, is he a viable option?
Son & Willian sound so trolling on this WC...
Can't help thinking they will be rotated and that a nailed 6.0 could be the right option
I'm already looking at shipping Willian, can't go for Lingard as I already have triple United so I may just hold in the end but the rotation worries me.
Im on WC and this spot is a struggle for me
Son - Risky minutes
Willian - Risky minutes and Chelsea awful
Lingard - Risky minutes and mci in 33
Gross - Already in the team
Willian is one of those curious players - the worse Chelsea get, the better he plays. Remember the 2015/16 season, he was a shining light when all the other players had downed tools. For that reason, his recent form, and his cheap price, I'm happy to hold him until the end of the season.
I guess the rivals at that price are Zaha and Arnautovic. But zaha isn't as explosive as Willian, never gets bonus, and isn't the best player for strategy for those with free hit and BB left. Arnautovic is playing well but West Ham are a very inconsistent team and have a horrendous fixture list. He won't face Mark Hughes every week either....
I love this observation.
Lingard is a decent option i think, plus more funds. He was superb in the eye test against Swansea. Alli must have been watching.
There aren’t any better nailed 6.0m mids who have a dgw in 34.
Son looks a great option. Yeah he might miss one match but who won’t? Getting Eriksen, Alli or Hazard means downgarde elsewhere.
I think what people missed here is that there's two weeks between now and DGW, they're good DGW options but not neccesarily for the rest of the season... Son arguably a good option outside of a DGW.
Risk and reward really, more likely to get big points from the aforementioned. Likely to get a solid 4-6 points from a nailed midfielder...
Personally left Son out until GW34 as I knew I'd have a FT to burn to bring him in. Ozil was my punt. So far, so good? 😀
How's this for dgw 34?
Lloris
Robertson - Smalling - Maguire
Mahrez - Hazard - Lingard - Mili
Kane - Lukaku - Firmino
WC to be played in 35 and BB in 37
FH and TC already used
Firmino to Vardy?
fail.
I already have Vardy in - I binned Firmino for Kane this week!
Then I have nothing to say lol
that a good thing? ;o lol
***UPDATE***
Lloris
Robertson - Smalling - Maguire
Mahrez - Hazard - Lingard - Mili
Kane - Lukaku - Vardy
Who's the subs?
Fodder really
Elliot - Mcarthur - Keane - Kenny
On my WC, really tempted by Azpi over Alonso, is this stupid? Would allow me to do Auba to Lukaku next week for the doubles...
It's not stupid, no. It's not like Alonso is heavily outscoring him, though he can.
I think that for only .3 more it's worth it as he's so much more likely to haul than Azpi.
i got apzi on wc but now realised im 0.1 short for luka. I had lowton originally but i dont know how tarowksi ended up there, now im screwed.
I went Azpi over Alonso too.
With all the hype around Alonso, he is only 1point above Azpi overall.
And i bet Alonso will leave sme minutes for Emerson from now on.
I think if you're not going Alonso - Christensen is the better choice.
Personally I feel it's the right move not to go Alonso - I sense some rotation with him and Emerson. Chelsea have nothing to play for really.
Christensen is also a rotation risk in a dgw imo. Azpi is the most consistent one in the def.
Fair comment - in which it's a case of do you really want to spend 6.9m on a Chelsea defender featuring in a weakened Chelsea team.
Not for me.
With the fixtures they have, i fancy sme CS. Conte knows how to defend, even if they don't score.
I look back at last years DGW for this one. Azpi outscored Alonso massively, chipping in with attacking returns and actually playing both games. Alonso only played the one game....
Was different I guess as Chelsea wrapped up the title...
Pick one combi:
A. Alonso Alli Barnes
B. Christensen Willian Vardy
A
Thinking ahead to 34.. if willian and chelsea as a whole look dire in 33 would you look at getting rid and if so.. Who for?
I’m thinking of getting Lingard as an enabler if I get Kane in 34.
Probably Alonso to Christensen and upgrade elsewhere, maybe Willian to Alli.
im thinking ditch him and alonso and get erikson and some one cheap at the back
Wow, the team I planned for last week with 0.1 left in the bank is now 1m too expensive.
im going to have to do salah to erikson to afford auba to luka
Dont do it.
I'd find another way
Thats me.
im losing my mind, 2 weeks planning for wc then i end up with 55 points
You've had a 0.9m swing in prices possible in a week??
Yeah Lukaku, Vardy and Aubemayang have gone up 0.8m in a week between them.
who would you start this week, Groß or barnes?
Barnes
Groß
Barnes probably.
im leaning towards Groß, barnes isn't gonna score 5 in a row is he? or is that stupid logic? i when Groß this week and got punished.
gross
Gross
been considering Maguire on WC - but it says he's on 9 yellows - does he get a suspension when he hits 10 yellows?
Yes
cheers, Chilwell it is then
Isn't it 15 from now on?
not sure, there's limits at 5, 10, and 15 yellows but i'm not clear on the cut-off dates etc
according to fa website cut-off for 10 yellows suspension is 32 games, so i guess he's safe - might be reading the rules wrong though 😀
Leicester on 31
in that defence i don't see him out scoring morgan enough to warrant his price
Hi, which combo is better for gw 34?
A. Son, Firmino -> I have now
B. Alli, Vardy
C. Kane, Gudmundsson
Thanks.
B
6 years, 24 days agoBottomed
Best mid for 6.8 or less for 33 & 34?
A) Groß
B) Lingard
C) Gudmundsson
D) Other
Would be interested to see if anyone has suggestions other than the above 3