Arsenal’s battling performance at the Etithad and a dramatic second-half turnaround at the Lane bring Gameweek 5 to a close. Our members can now let the dust settle on their Fantasy scores before gorging on all the stats from all the weekend’s matches, or just read on for the numbers that piqued our interest…
This would be the WC I am currently looking at. Finger is very itchy!!
Jaask, Begovic
Baines, Big Verm, Gibbs, Saylor, Demel
Bale, Santi, Barfa, Pienaar, Ramirez/Lallana
Tevez, Lambert, Berba
I would rotate Berba with my southampton mid. Awesome rotation. Many people don't like this idea, but I really think that it could work)
I could downgrade Big Verm, and upgrade Tevez to aguero?
I could go for 2 x 4.5m defenders, rather than saylor and demel
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looks great as long as the form olf the current crop of player lasts....
Open ControlsNot a knee jerk. Have you checked out southamptions fixtures over the next gazillion games? And how many goals they scored against man utd and city. Arsenal's only have two poor fixtures (man utd and everton away) in the next 16 games or so. I love the jaask/ begovic rotation. And the sothampton/ berba rotation. With all of the rotation in the forwards, I think big hitting defenders and solid mids is where it is at!!
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Interesting. Like that defence and the midfield. I would rather wait and see what Mancini does with Tevez before taking him out.
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Don't see the point in rotating a southampton mid with Berbatov if you already have Lambert, you're basically banking on Southampton to score well every second game...and if you buy Berbatov there is really no point in benching him. He already showed he can produce away from home.
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yeah and at home berbatov is firing well too.. so there is no point in benching berba.
Open ControlsSouthampton have a long run of great fixtures. So i have no problem playing lambert every game (home and away). I expect them to be much more attacking at home, so that will bring their attacking mids into play, so where as I could play my mid in every game (and for sure i will play him in some away games with great fixttures), rotation with berba should give the optimum scoring potential.
Open Controlsnah, Berbatov will just score when he's on your bench and you'll regret it immediately. Southampton are going to struggle with relegation, they are going to have to grind out results, their attacking style isn't going to cut it against better teams. They will also fail to score in matches that you expect them to score highly...it's too much banking on a team that only JUST got 3 points under their belt. Lambert is enough of a punt.
Open ControlsBut the whole point is that I wouldn't be playing my southampton md against better teams. And they have been very attacking in all of the games they have played so far
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You've no idea what your'e talking about or doing China. You're getting advice off people who possibly do but I dont know why they are bothering
Open ControlsYou asked for thoughts but any thoughts given you have shot down with your own thoughts on the subject. You have obviously made your mind up already on ...everything.
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I don't love doubling up on the West Ham defense but I guess Demel isn't likely to make it into your team all that much... I do think downgrading Verm to fund Aguero makes sense. Big time differential that I think has a great chance to pay off.
Open ControlsHmmm. If i go for sagna or koscielny rather than big verm. I can get aguero. That could be a great idea. Especially as Mrs China Mag has Big Verm and Tevez. I might be a 5.5m place filler in there for now, to transfer to an arsenal defender when we know how they will line up long term
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Double West Ham and double Arsenal defence. Brave!
Open ControlsI would treble arsenal defence for there run of fixtures, if I didn't want santi!
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Mr mag,
Team looks good. Can you do berb to fletcher. Sun r good on spot kicks. I got him last nte. Tevez wl be rotated ba instd of tevez seems a good option 2.
My team is
jask, davis,
Ivan, bain, clrk, ridg, demel
Pien, kaca, nolan, yaya, haz,
Lamb, flet, rvp.
Shld i gt b arfa and bale nxt wkOpen Controls
Interesting strategy CM. Will be curious to see how that pans out.
Not sure bout double Gunnerz at the back, leaves no option for Pods & Caz which is where i'm looking to double???Open Controls
I can't recommend a system where you rotate Berbatov.
I'm a big advocate of playing your select front 7 every week with your bench player a reliable point returner (Puncheon, Guthrie, Sterling) for points in case of emergency.
Defense, likewise. The fact you're benching two every week and the value of Demel means two 4.0s is practically a must and preferably a cheap-decent 3rd.
In terms of attacking power, I'd worry about your captaincy options in that team. I wouldn't feel too confident having to choose between Bale and Santi every week for captain, especially if Tevez' starts become unpredictable. RVP for that reason alone is worth it for me.Open Controls
Well said, please listen to Camzy, has cogent advice and practical skill showed by finishing in the top 100 two years ago. I know because we went neck and neck and as a newbie I followed her thoughts and finished very well, too. As opposed to 98% of posts here, she shares strategy. Make that 99.9% of posts.
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I wouldn't rotate Berba. He's know to go 5 games without scoring and then getting a hat-trick. You never know when he's gonna explode, so you don't want to bench him when he does. I like Ramirez but I don't think Soton warrant a double up yet. I would get Ba instead of Lambert, but then you have Barfa.
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In general I like it. Your rotation strategy isn't particularly sound though. It would be better to bench the player with the worst fixture out of your front 8 bar the big hitters such as Tevez, Caz and Bale. Thats generally how big 8's work.
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torres, tevez, berbatov...
these 3 are my current forwards.... i know i have to ditch torres...
but replace him with whom?
fletcher, ba, lambert all are tempting options... which one should i go with?Open Controls
Dyer > Maloney
Mcclean > Pienaar
4 point hit. Yay or Nay?
Foster | Fed
Demel | Lescott | Cashley | Hangeland | Fabio
Mcclean | Dyer | Michu | Hazard | Noble
RVP | Tevez | BerbaOpen Controlsgoing for a 4 point hit is i don't think its a good idea.. but considering your team, i think you can do good.. but can you find any other player than maloney?
Open Controlscrap i went wrongly and typed in a reply instead of a new post! my bad mate!
well... there is sterling...Open Controlssterling is a better option...he is going in for the attacks too.. so i think you should go for him..brendon rodgers needs some points now and gerrard and sterling according to me are the potentials now...
Open Controlsalso from what i understand, dyer is banned only for one game.. in midweek they have capital one cup game... he will be banned for that game only.. so he is available for the next week...
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Ba. Fletcher has only taken 4 shots, conversion rate of 100%, kinda like Pog of last year.. he won't keep it up
Open Controlsapart from man u game, newcastle have good fixtures atleast for another 3-4 weeks.. so i think i am going with Ba..
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Someone talk me out of this. I'm looking at their upcoming fixtures, and I'm becoming tempted to bring in a Liverpool defender. They haven't done well so far, but they've had rough fixtures. And surely they will improve. Right? ...right?
Open Controlsat the moment, don't go for liverpool defence.. sure they will do well, but i would advise put them in your watch list now and assess...
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Fantasy Rule 1: Never pick a Liverpool player in your team.
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Nice score, ladyguy! 😯Open Controls
Depends on your other options too. So post the whole team. I would recommend Lambert atm.
Open ControlsReply fail to Gonnerdhanesh! 🙁
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clyne, cuellar, ivanovic, demel, mcauley
fellaini, cazorla, bale, guthrie, yaya
torres, tevez, berbaOpen ControlsBa or Lambert!
Open Controlssouthampton's fixtures are improving..but i still think that they are not gonna do better against better teams... so i am tempted towards ba..
what do you say?Open ControlsDude they scored well against the two Manchester clubs. You think there are better teams than them??
Open Controlsthat also should be taken into consideration.. i totally forgot that he scored for them against mancherster....
worth considering that point...
phew...so i am totally confused now... ba or lambert?? lambert or ba?? 😀Open Controls
So, how many games is Dyer out for now??
Open ControlsNone. He's banned for the midweek League cup game.
Open Controls1 but plays the next PL game. But he'll serve the suspension mid-week in the League Cup.
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Hey guys.... hope everyone was happy with their GW. Pleased with mine.
Question. What's going on at WBA for the front line? Anyone nailed on?Open ControlsLukaku will probably push himself into the starting 11, he looks a good player. But tbh I wouldn't go near their frontline until it's clear if the likes of Lukaku are getting games every week.
Open ControlsYeh I assumed it was going to be Long but he started on the bench this GW? May be a wait & see.
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Acqua, any comments on my potential WC above?
Open ControlsI think its a great balanced team. Love the Verm pick especially
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Anyone still hanging on to Noble?? 90 minutes every game, all set pieces and delivers nothing...
Open ControlsNitin-- how'd you do today at that other game we play. I marked time and had the pleasure of seeing my Captain score ZERO points in the second match. It confirmed I am a newbie at the game, when I didn't recognize that the real Captain intended to give the senior or bench players a big chance and recognition for their contributions........ and they delivered in style.
Open ControlsBad day for me too, mate! 🙁
I was too busy watching Liverpool v United and forgot all about it. So, I didn't do any transfers for the second game and didn't have a captain either. Slipped down to 13th in the league, I think. Time for a turnaround today!Open ControlsCouldn't get any Pak player and didn't have a captain for the first match due to power cuts here! Got in Yuvi to make him captain and you know what happened! 🙁 Now somebody beat that!!
Open ControlsYash, well I tied you with a big, ZERO for Y. Singh. I am too new to know the nicknames yet, . Do you think the MOTM,, H. Singh will bowl in another match. Not sure his nickname-- I am an American and don't want to repeat the one I saw by the Official BBC guy-- along the lines of Terminator. LOL.
Open ControlsEvery possibility after that brilliant performance. With Ashwin also in the reckoning, I think it all depends on the pitch and other conditions. But I surely believe he's a much better spinner than Ashwin, when in good nick! Care to respond to my post below??
Open ControlsAfter that performance yesterday, he could very well do. I'd wait for the line-ups before making any change to the team.
Open ControlsNitin- Bro 7 transfers left! Have Bravo and Samuels from WI. I'm saving my trannies in FPL and wasting them in FT20!! LOL 😛
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I wasted one transfer a day or so ago. Must have got in Mendis (the allrounder) about one minute after the "silent" deadline, not like FPL with it's shutdown. Lost 27 points. that was the rain delay game.Open Controls
Yaya or Hazard out to get baines in?
Open ControlsTough 1. City has the better fixtures.
Open ControlsAye i thought that as Yaya has got to be nailed on right? Hazard is just not doin it...
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better put in your whole team to assess.. to me yaya to baines is a tough call.. yaya is the consistent player and is a nailed on starter for city whose fixtures are getting better...
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Clyne/Ridgewell/Jenkinson/Ivanovic/Demel
Michu/Yaya/Cazorla/Hazard/Guthrie
Tevez/Lambert/RVP
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What to do with this mess?
Jaask Fed
Baines Cole Hangeland Cuellar Clyne
Pienaar Hazard Noble Kaca Guthrie
RVP Tevez Graham
0 FT, 4.7 in bank
a) Sell Graham
b) upgrade a mid
c) a + b (-8)
d) WC
e) something else
Thanks in advance 🙂Open ControlsId get in Ba/Berba for Graham TM. Possibly upgrade a mid to Barfa if you're ok with a -4.
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Any suggestions what i should do with my free transfer?
Foster Bego
Baines Rafael Taylor.S Cuellar Demel
Hazard Michu HBA Pienaar Guthrie
RVP Tevez Berb
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Going to be away for the week so need to choose team now. Really not sure who to play. This is my team:
Jaaskelainen (begovic)
A Cole, Reid, Rafael (Jenkinson, Clyne)
Kawaga, Hazard, Yaya, Pienaar (Duff)
Fletcher, Tevez, Torres
Not sure about Tevez with the rotational risk or if Torres will perform.Open ControlsWould play Bego this week.
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Can I get a quick poll out of this DZ crew. I've been bleeding for weeks not having Baines & have to get some EVE cover in. Petric is the bother also. So which of the following combinations would you prefer going into this gameweek.
A. Mirallas & Clyne/Hangerland (Not much in way of Clean sheet this week)
B. Baines & Puncheon (Play vs each other)
C. Baines & Anichebe (-4 Couple of weeks only for Anic)
D. Mirallas & Jags/Gibbs (-4)
Thanks for any replies.Open ControlsMorning lads! Have no idea what to do after an average weekend!
Mignolet Begovic
Baines McAuley Demel Davies Cuellar
Michu Hazard Santi Snodgrass Guthrie
RVP Tevez Fletcher.+0.6m and 2FT.
Thinking of saving the transfer but some advice would help.
Thanks!Open ControlsI would get an Everton mid.
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You have 2 FTs and want to save again?!Open Controls1 saved. 1 from this week! Getting an EVE mid might mean 2 transfers. Worth it??
Open ControlsI would cut your losses on Snodgrass, and get Pienaar/Fellaini.
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*waste it!
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Well, if you NOW have two free, you should use one, other wise you are just wasting it. You can't get three transfers. You are in a good position with always having two free, like a bank account for when you have to adjust for injury or for the Tevez situation.
So, I don't know enuf about Cuellar to make a suggestion, but to me he is your weakest player. I would strengthen his position. Fulham has a good set of games AFTER the mauling by MCI this weekend. Just pick a defender who will NOT decline in value and who plays every week.Open ControlsThanks. Is this worthy to do Davies + Snodgrass > Nelsen + Pienaar??
Open ControlsYash, I just don't know enuf about that trade, I like Pienaar a lot, but Nelsen is older now and on a poor defensive team. At 3.9 , he's a bargain, but I think you need a stronger third defender than Demel. I don't know much about Snodgrass except he was highly regarded in an article here a week or two ago. ... so I don't know if Pienaar makes up the difference in that combination. Below, I talked about a stronger 3rd Defender. I now see you already have McAuley.
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Look at Gallas (check his status), S. Taylor, Hughes, not in order .... I would love a Newcastle defender like Coloccinni, who is their Captain (at least last year) and soon to play again. Now he's a solid player. . I don't know McAuley very well, but he is on the scout picks.
Open ControlsHmmm. I thought of getting an EVE mid for Snodgrass! Might even go for S.Taylor by your recomendation.
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Which player to sell high on. Tevez or Hazard…
Open ControlsWhat do you think of this potential Wildcard team?
Jussi Begovic
Baines Gibbs Olsson (Demel, Nelsen)
Cazorla Hazard Pienaar HBA (Puncheon/Guthrie)
Aguero Fletcher Ba
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Michu + Ba > Lambert + HBA
4 pt hit..
yay or nay?Open ControlsBegovic/Jaaskelainen
Clyne/Ridgewell/Jenkinson/Ivanovic/Demel
Michu/Yaya/Cazorla/Hazard/Guthrie
Tevez/Lambert/RVP
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still completely sideways, no urgency
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Looking for some early thoughts for the upcoming GW....
Foster (avl)
Baines (SOT) Saylor (rdg) Rangel (sto)
Fellaini (SOT) Michu (sot) Hazard (ars) *****
RVP (TOT) Ba (rdg) Tevez (ful)
Subs Jaask Demel Clyne Guthrie
Currently have Dyer but looking to shift to Piennar, triple up on EVE (SOT wig qpr LIV ful SUN)
Thoughts?Open ControlsThat Everton triple up could work wonders, but if their form goes then you're stuck with 2 mids not getting you points.
Open ControlsI'd go bigger, more fundamental. Downgrade tevez to berbs (or FW of your choice), and upgrade Dyer to Cazorla.
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Migs (Fed)
Rafael Demel Gorkks (Clyne Hangeland)
Bale Cazorla Dyer KAgawa (Noble)
Tevez RVP Ba
1 FT
0.7 in bank
A) Noble + Dyer to Sterling + Pienaar
B) Kagawa + Dyer to Fellaini(for 3 weeks) + Pienaar
C) Any other?
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I got Fellaini for McClean for one hit and i'm starting to regret it. 4 points 🙁
Open ControlsI got Mcclean too and am wondering to keep him because next up is Wigan at the Stadium of Light. Looking real good but SUnderland has been on a poor run...
Open Controlsgood move. Sunderland haven't shown anything yet attacking wise. Fletcher is masking their fundamental unsoundness.
Open ControlsYes, but i hate to lose 4 points.
I'll wait this week to see if I get Fletcher and ditch Tevez.Open ControlsI'm not sure I understand this conversation. It sounded like you said you sold McLean for Fellaini for a hit. Is that right? If so, I think that's a good move. I"m not advocating getting fletcher, just the opposite actually. I think Ba and Berbs are better.
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you gotta take hits. I've taken 2 so far (out of 4 weeks in which one could make a transfer), both lead to green arrows. Hits can come good.
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Can;t get on fiso or total fpl at work. Any chance DDG will fall again, or Foster rise before deadline.
Basically should I do transfer now, I don't like early transfers, but already lost .1 on DDGOpen ControlsDoubt either will happen.
Open ControlsThank you Acqua, menas I can spend the week overthinking other transfers.
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Yes, Decide. I thought I had hit the button on the transfer last week, before he fell and Foster rose, but I obviously didn't complete the transfer properly so he stayed. I then decided to hang fire and get 2FT this week. He will go this week, though that obviously means he will play next weekend and get a cleannieOpen ControlsNo I think Lindy has the starting role now for the league.. DDG will play in CL.
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I got rid of ddg right after the game against wigan.
Ferguson is driving me insane. and I doubt DDG will fall this week.Open Controls
DDH is now 5.8 and Foster will probably rise again before next weekend.
Open ControlsRVP with HBA (vc)
Baines may come into my team though & will be in contention.Open ControlsReply fail to psychobingo.
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So obviously its early, but who are people seriously considering for (C) this weekend?
Open ControlsBa/Fletcher
Open ControlsMine is on RVP atm. United usually do very well against Spurs at home, RVP is great albeit his form isnt all that good (i know hes got 5 goals but he hasnt been too much involved imo). Also looking seriously into Fellaini. Soton will surely concede and Fellaini is rarely far away when that happens. Dont really see alot of others, maybe HBA..
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RVP!
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RVP!
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Fletcher or Suarez
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Fellaini
Open ControlsRVP by a country mile.
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Mignolet
Demel Baines Nelsen
Kagawa Bale Hazard Cazorla
Ba Tevez Berbatov
Subs: Jussi Michu Williams Clyne
Looking to save my transfer this wk... Anyone you would bench instead of Michu or Williams?Open ControlsNO!
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I'd play Williams against Stoke; there won't be a lot of goals in that game.
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