Rooney Out of Ajax Game

In light of the team sheet , I gotta say I have early doubts on both Richards and Aguero starting against Blackburn irrespective of their performance today. The armband is almost definitely going to Ba, but I had hate to see if both Aguero and Richards had just cameos against Blackburns. Thoughts?

bearing in mind that aguero was rested last match i can't see 2 rests in 3 games. especially as man city's upcoming schedule is relatively blank

Thoughts on when the GW 29 matches will be rearranged for? Hearing that Eve-Liv could be midweek of that week, could others also be then in likelihood or does Europa League / Champions League get in the way?

I've been away, just wondered if there was any news / speculation 🙂

RVP OUT, Rooney IN

Ignoring Rooney for a moment, it doesn't really get any bigger than that transfer-wise in FPL, and is a true test of the size of a manager's cahunas. While it can easily be argued that this is a short-term move at best and foolhardy at worst, the decision to sell 13.4m Van Persie and leading FPL points scorer is not a reflection of the man's (undoubted) quality, but a realisation of 3 key factors.

1. Arsenal are struggling as a team

PL10 W4 D2 L4 F18 A12

Arsenal have scored 18 goals in their last 10 PL matches. 7 of those were against Blackburn - a team that has conceded 22 goals in their last 10 PL matches, and as such are not a reliable indicator of a team's form. Arsenal are not going to be playing the likes of Blackburn every week.

Arsenal's away form is also troubling. Since the turn of the year, a 2-1 defeat to Fulham, followed by a 2-3 loss to Swansea, was followed up with a scoreless draw at Bolton.

Some will point out that it doesn't matter if Arsenal win, lose or draw, so long as Van Persie scores or assists, but away from home and against the tougher teams at the Emirates, I'd argue Van Persie(c) is no longer a cert.

2. Arsenal's fixtures aren't great.

Their next 3 read; Tottenham(H), Liverpool(A), Newcastle(H). While I wouldn't rule out Van Persie scoring in any of these games, I'd have doubts about captaining him. The Newcastle home game stands out, but by this time, Newcastle should have Tiote and Cabaye restored to their midfield meaning this will be a much tougher game than it looks currently on paper.

3. Other strikers are hitting great form/fixtures.

Perhaps this is the most critical of considerations. We only have 3 striker places up for grabs, and the likes of Rooney, Aguero, Adebayor and Ba all make very strong cases for themselves.

Rooney - 4 in 2 against Chelsea and Liverpool, now faces Norwich(A), Tottenham(A), and WBA(H).
Aguero - not in goal scoring form but a sweet run of fixtures including, Blackburn(H), Bolton(H), and Swansea(A).
Adebayor - tricky fixtures (Arsenal(A), Man Utd(H), Everton(A)), but difficult to drop after a goal and 4 assists in his last game,
Ba - a goal on his return from the ACON and 3 home games in 4 against Wolves, Sunderland and Norwich.

Sure, there will be other areas of concern in FPL squads to address, but for those managers looking to catch a mini-league league leader, I think losing Van Persie now for another captain option is not such a crazy decision as it may first seem.

Anyone else got faith in gomez as C starting to regret taking it of messi :L

Who do Man City fans regard as their best player from the pre Abu Dhabi era. Uwe Rosler, Georgi Kinkladze, Ali Bernarbia, Sean Goater?

Date Gameweek Opponent
26 Feb Gameweek 26 Norwich (A)
04 Mar Gameweek 27 Tottenham (A)
10 Mar Gameweek 28 West Brom (H)
18 Mar Gameweek 29 Wolves (A)
26 Mar Gameweek 30 Fulham (H)

in which of this gameweek valencia will return ?

tonight's UCLF subs:

out -> OX (1 pts), Gaitan (3), Bastos (3)

in -> Nagatomo, Badstuber, Steinhofer

go for it ?

Richards playing RB... tactical in that he's simply going for an attacking team or a sign that he won't start at the weekend?

I personally think he's starting him because it's at home and they'll be attacking Porto from the off and can see Richards also starting at the w/e.

Not sounding very positive for the Roon then? Been patting myself on the back ever since buying him in at 11.9 last week. Oh how I curse my FPL luck this year, just goes from bad to worse.

Who would you bring in yaya or mata for the next two gw's

Evening gents looking for advice on a transfer. Have 2 freebies and an okay team on paper this week, but may as well use one freebie than lose it.

Sorensen (Vorm)
Evans, Richards, Simpson
Bale, Silva, Essegnon, Dempsey
RVP, Ba, Aguero

McClean, Taiwo, Kelly

£.8m bank...Thinking 1 of these:
1. Richards -> Kompany (more guaranteed)
2. Taiwo --> Caulker (free up cash in future)
3. Taiwo --> Cahill

Any suggestions?

Has Tevez given any explanation why he done a bolt to Argentina to play golf when he should have been at City? Was he in the huff because City fined him so heavily?

Enough money in a bank. After tonight and 2morrow games thinking of doing FT Sturridge to Kun. Good? Other option is Valencia to Yaya who seems attacking mid atm with very low ownership and captain Ba. Thinking of doing the Kun transfer atm. Please thoughts.

City line-up?

Finally Sorted out Europa Team.
🙂

I have Dkeco. I need to get someone else, my options are Yakubu, Zamora, Balloteli, Wellback, and Graham.

Any advise? Does Dkeco have any chance of keeping his starting role?

Play Taiwo or Evans this GW?

Krul or Hart for the next four weeks?

Krul - Wolves (H), Sunderland (H), Arsenal (A), Norwich (H)
Hart - Blackburn (H), Bolton (H), Swansea (A), Chelsea (H)

Impressive & ColeHole:

You lads are up for continuing to write Matchday reports, yeah? A one FFS post length summary containing all grps, should suffice 🙂

If anyone is willing to share the responsibility with them, please indicate 😀

haven't posted my team for ages.
looking for advice for FT, currently thinking kun

Mignolet/Kurl
Cahill Senderos Kelly Kompany Taiwo
Demp Silva sess mcclean bale
ba rvp dzeko

defence is obviously a mess, but it seems like i don't have any chance to sort it out anytime soon.

any advice?

Lindy - Sorensen
Enrique - Senderos - Evans - Caulker - Santon
Silva - Valencia - Dempsey - Walters - Sessegnon
RVP - Aguero - Ba

1FT, 0.2m in le banque.

Clearly there are some issues to resolve, but with no outstanding options thrsuting themself into my face, and the fact that I can still field a half-decent team this GW, I'm tempted to hold on and have 2 FT next week with which I can give my team a better overall tweak, and may well also have more news on Lindy and Senderos soon.

Thoughts?

NEW POST!!!

Aguero scores

What are your Thoughts on Dzeko? Is he going to play good minutes? Or should I sell him already?

What if you have both RVP AND Rooney?