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Hal-er... Like Gunnar Halle that played for Leeds and Oldham?
So the 'H' sound is pronounced. Cheers.
He's French so the H isn't pronounced.
That's what I thought. Hmmm
Yeah, that was how I thought it was too. 'a' as in 'cat' not 'a' as in 'ball'
Yes this is right. H is pronounced and 'a' as in cat.
No
Oh, I think we're wrong. Didn't know he was French:
https://forvo.com/word/s%C3%A9bastien_haller/
It's pronounced "ahl-air"Yeah just noticed too 😀 Thought he was German all the time
This is correct
it's /ale/ in French
I made a quick calculation of the best team based on the last season points per game and the result is this. I made a constriction that it needs to be 4-4-2 formation because otherwise it always chooses 5-3-2 or 5-4-1. I also only included nailed players.
Alexander-Arnold - Robertson - Van-Dijk - Laporte
Sterling - Pogba - Fraser - Tielemans
Wilson - Jimenez442 is the one
60 points per game.
No Salah, RIP
What would be the 532 out of interest?
I'd say Luiz in and Tielemans it out.
How you ladies been otherwise?
Menstruating and ironing, the usual.
Just logged in to say that's not funny and it's sad people have +1'd you
Yep, some people will never progress
I just logged in to see what condition my condition was in
Anyone fancy Kane at all? anyone? Great fixtures for 1st 3. (Or we too scared of 'August')
I think I'd rather have Kun or Auba off the bat, personally
Great fixtures for first 1
Yes I think he could do well
Yes, very much in my thinking, just problematic getting him with Salah and Sterling.
yea that gw2 fixture is mouthwatering
Auba for first 2 and then Kane
I'm in for Kane in place of Salah. He's had a proper break this summer and should hit the ground running. He didnt win all those golden boots by being rubbish and at £11m it's good news
I'm also trying to convince myself I don't need Salah, not going well so far, may I ask your team so far?
At present I'm going 532 with
Lloris Button
VVD TAA Robertson Laporte Digne
Sterling Perez Fraser Kante Stephens
Kane King GreenwoodI just can't get behind the 5 at the back idea.
Not to say there isn't value there, it's just not for me.I meant to do it last year then wimped out so I'm keen to try this year
Yep, he's been in all my drafts so far
Would really appreciate some thoughts on this team... to me it looks quite solid? I could potentially switch Rich to Sig or Zaha to Miliv..
Ryan / Button
VVD / Robbo / Digne
Salah / Sterling / Rich / Zaha
King / Deulofeu / Jota
Subs: Dendoncker / Smith / KellyThat's the template mate.
sorry?
Looks ok, pretty template tbh
What would you change?
I'd just stick to that for the time being, keep tabs on the season matches, and then tinker if any players stand out.
Template pure
haha, I'm posting looking for feedback. Not just 3 guys copying each other's comments.. come on chaps 😉
template means don't change it 🙂
Light up front and not a fan of King, prefer one less of Salah or Sterling and put Kane or Kun up front
FFS League code please?
ooyz44
SCOUT LEAGUES
Fantasy Premier League
League Code: ooyz44
Ederson
Taa,VVD,Digne
Salah(c),Sterling,Perez,Fraser
Jota,King,Deu
Set to go , appreciate on the comment mate?I'd rather have a 6.5 Laporte than any of your 6.5 forwards. 4-4-2 seems like the way to go at the beginning.
How this mate?
Ederson
Taa,VVD,Laporte,Digne
Salah(c),Sterling,Perez
Jota,King,Deu
Look better?Yes very good. Monitor your strikers in pre-season, Jota looking great so far.
Thanks mate,all the best to your team
So ive stuck with this team for a while now but can i please get some honest opinions on this draft below
Alisson/Woodman
Dunk Zinchenko Coleman TAA Kelly
Bilva Tielemans Richarlison Salah Dendonker
King Kane Jota
I do feel this is quite balanced with at least 3 captain choices also i would get a playing bench too hopefully, and always have Alisson i can downgrade to Pope/Ryan/Heaton even Fabs and release upto 1.5 mill.
Many thanks.Rank these players in order of preference?
A. Laporte (up to 7.0 Defender)
B. Zaha (7.0 Midfielder)
C. Giroud (7.0 Attacker)a>b>c
bac
Daniel Sturridge given six-week ban from football after telling his brother Leon to place a bet on him joining Sevilla in 2018, sharing 'inside information.
Hilarious.Should be banned for much longer than that. Very serious offense.
offence*
Makes no odds - banned doesn’t play, not banned doesn’t play (injured)
Should he not be fined instead? Heavily at that
Give the guy a break, someone nicked his dog.
It just ran away he got it back. He only cared because it was so expensive
Oh, in that case, throw the book at him.
did DUNK > LEI go thru ?
no
Pope
Digne Zinchenko TAA
Siggy Perez Salah KDB Son (GW3)
Haller King
Looking forward to Haller banging them in!A: Aguero and Sigurdsson
B: Sterling and Wilson
I personally think that Aguero could be a better pick than SterlingB
It's a game of personal choices so go with your gut.
I vote for B though.B
Mousset moving to Sheffield Utd brings an intriguing option for those wanting an Uber cheap starting striker.
A genuine 5.0m option at least.
Is he a genuine starter?
With Sharp and McGoldrick as competition I’d say yes easily. He’s the club record fee too.
I would expect him to start eventually, but doubt he starts GW1
Thoughts on Haller in West Ham, bargain or overpriced at 7,5m?
Wait and see I think. Good price though.
Should've been 7.0 imo. Has to have a good pre-season now.
way too much
I was expecting 7.0 but 7.5 seems ok considering hes rated very highly by a lot of people
7m and he would have been a no brainer personally. I can see a plethora going in and his price being one of the first to drop after the City game. I'll probably wait despite being very tempted.
Right now he is Over priced as he’s come in at the same price as Jiménez, even though Jiménez has to prove his worth in the premier before being hiked to 7.5. To also be priced more than Arnautovic again makes no sense.
However, he may come in and be fantastic value for money. Time will tell....Good price I’d say.
Starting Fraser Wilson and will be monitoring him to see whether to get him when that flops.
Appreciate feedback on this team.
Pope 4m
TAA VVD Digne Walker Zinky
Salah Sterling Rich Brooks Dendoncker
Wilson Wickham Greenwood
Fairly pleased with my starting 11 and 1 playing sub.Solid
Really don’t like that structure. If you’re playing 5 at the back, you either need better options than Walker/Zinchenko
Plenty of alternatives in those brackets, not really a problem
As I said, structure is my main qualm
I agree, I'm pretty sure by August 9th, no one will have a back 5...of premium, starting players I mean.
Any player is pretty much 2 transfers away
It's a big jump to Aguero/Auba/Kane from Wilson.
Only possible with 2 transfers (which you won't have until after GW2 anyway) if you're prepared to lose Sterling or Salah.
Pretty good team.
Perez over Brooks.good to start the season with, but not flexible...can't really jump on an inform player without using multiple FTs
Depends on who the player is.
Lloris / Button
TAA / VVD / Laporte / Taylor / Kelly
Salah / BSilva / Moura / Fraser / Willian
Rashford / Jota / Greenwood
Thoughts?different - too be honest i'd want better midfield and forwards if I only had one premium player. Not a fan of perma-captaincy either.
Current squad looking like this with 0.5m ITB and having a few selection dilemmas with my forward line:
Fabs, Pope
Robbo, VVD, Walker, Cathcart, Kelly
Salah, Sterling, Tielemans, Dedoncker, Hayden
Vardy, Deulofeu, King
I prefer to play 3 up top mostly so want 3 players that will give me a decent points return, not just bench fodder. I have 22.5m for that front three as it stands. Was hoping Haller would come in at 7m. Possible combinations are below. which option would you go with?
a. Vardy, Deulo, King + 0.5 ITB (current)
b. Vardy, Haller, Deulo (need to downgrade one GK to free up the 0.5m cash needed)
c. Vardy, Haller, Murray
d. Vardy, Jiminez, Murray
e. Haller, Wilson, Delou + 0.5 ITB
f. Jiminez, Wilson, Deulo + 0.5 ITB
Is Jota staking a claim to take the place of any of the 6.5m options above or even Jiminez/Haller and having an extra 1m ITB?
Any advice greatly appreciated! CheersYou really think Haller will start & start scoring straight from GW1 ??
Would be a bit unusual for someone coming into the PL.Too much of a gamble at £7.5 for me.
At 7 I'd have seriously considered it, but that extra 0.5 does make a difference. It would mean me having to downgrade Fraser to Brooks or Moutinho to a Jorginho.
Wilson and Ings will do for meAgree. Was hoping he would come in at 7m and thought he would be worth it at that price.
That is still to be seen of course and in all honesty, I am not sure he will. I am kind of thinking longer term, with tweaks of course, so maybe start with someone else and look to bring him in if he starts performing
Vardy, Wilson, Origi
Thoughts on this lot?
Pope
TAA - Robbo - Digne - Zinchenko
Salah - Sterling - Fraser - Perez
Wilson - Deulofeu
(Button / Dedoncker / Kelly / Wickham)
Wilson & Perez or Siggy & King?
Bench is weak but dont feel like downgrading anyone to invest in bench?Yes its good but wheres essenttials laporte and siggy
Neither are essential.
Decent team, just keep an eye on pre season.Only essentials are TAA/salah/sterling
No need to overly worry about bench at this stage.
Both options are good. Not sure about Perez, but Wilson should definitely help you out.
7.5 f o... arnie was 7 and far better
Don't get him then
I haven't.
Yeah, odd pricing.
Maybe it’s due to potential.
Arnie was always low because of injuries in my eyesHaller grabbed 7 more combined goals/assists in the BL last season than Arnie has ever got in the BL or PL
A) Lloris, Laporte, Bernardo Silva, Fraser, Rashford
or
B) Pope, Walker, Sterling, Zaha, KingB
G2G?
Ryan
VVD Robbo Laporte
Salah sterling Siggy Fraser Dendoncker
Wilson JotaHi guys any thoughts on this?
A. Pope/siggy/haller/king
Or
B. Fabs/zaha/Wilson/delofeu
Thanks everyone. Pretty stuck on thisImpact of Haller on Chicarito?
*eyes the 6.0m striker slot in my terrible setup ruefully*
*glances at DCL*Chicarito to play back up. Haller will be lone striker with Anderson and yarmolenko flanks. I’d have thought
Instantly stopped looking at Hernandez when I saw the Haller news.
Where does Antonio fit it?
Bench as impact winger or even first choice on the wing. Pellegrini experimenting a lot. Anderson is best utilised on the RW as that has always been his best position. He is playing with Lanzini on the left but I think Antonio will get his chance to show what he can do. Then obviously Yarmolenko will play a few on the right meaning Anderson on the left. The only nailed attackers in that West Ham team will be Haller or anderson
Haller first choice, Hernandez will join him as a two if we are chasing I suspect.
I’m guessing some of you have similar FPL life experiences to myself, constantly checking scores an getting shouted at by the missus for being on your phone form 12.30 Saturday to 5 pm Sunday.
Anyways I’m pleased to inform u all I’ve made a big decision and will only check scores at half time and full time.
The main reason for this I can’t deal with the FPL rage that will ensue with VAR,
Now that I have filled you all in on my life can you please rate my team from 1-11. My bench is worthless.
Fab
Laporte taa robbo digne
Dendonker sterling bernardo salah
Wilson JotaYes, very similar. I've made a similar decision to resolve things divorce.
A) Pope (4.0)
Van Dijk - Coleman - ZINCH - M.Niles (Kelly)
Salah - Sterling - Perez - Fraser (Den)
AUBA - JOTA (Greenwood)
B) Pope (4.0)
Van Dijk - Coleman - M.Niles (Diop - Kelly)
Salah - Sterling - Perez - Fraser - PULISIC
WILSON - HALLER (Greenwood)
M.Niles good for the first with the Spurs fullback coming in.I was originally going to start with a 541 formation given how many excellent defenders and midfielders we have as options, but I've switched to a 442 as with a 541 you'd have a bench of 2 4.5 strikers, if your striker doesn't play you're down to 10. 442 with the 1st sub being a playing defender is now my preferred strategy.
I'm currently on 4-4-2 as well
Thoughts please...
Ryan
Robertson-VVD-Digne-Laporte
Salah-Sterling-Perez-Zaha
Wilson-Jota
Button-Dendoncker-Nketiah-KellyDon't know is someone mentioned it already, but imo there's a big chance Haller gets penalties from Noble which would make him more appealing. Scored 23/24 in his career. Takes them in similar style to Hazard or Lewandowski - waits for the goalkeeper to move and only then decides the direction.
Noble's been taking their pens for about 10 years, good luck with that
We’ve just signed fornals and we have Wilshere and Lanzini fighting for noble’s place. You really think noble would take pens from the bench? Haller will be our man
yes and he's also quite good at them, but Haller's one of the best I've seen in recent years
If noble starts, he takes our pens.
One of the most reliable penalty takers in the league.
But, I can’t see noble being a regular starter this year.Off topic slightly but is Declan Rice staying at West Ham?
A stat on Noble 😆
“The twitter account dedicated to statistics on penalties claims is the best penalty taker in the world when it comes to sending the keeper the wrong way.
The social media accounts lists “Mark Noble 87% Hazard 77% TMuller 68% YToure 55% Messi 46% Ronaldo 38%””Hahaha how does he do it he doesn’r even do anything complicated just always puts it in the corner
I truly believe Haller is better at them, but that's not important atm, we'll see in the future.
Amazing signing anyway, you'll love him. 🙂
Are British clubs sorting visas out for potential EU transfers including Irish players?
We know it won’t end up happening so no
I hope you're right for a lot of reasons on both sides of the pondeen.
4 years, 10 months ago
Can do you pronounce Haller? Can someone write it phonetically?