need to replace silva.
sessegnon or michu?

Top of my mini league, with 2nd placed rival having michu.
but sess is cheaper, and a bigger differential

Any help is appreciated

who to captain?????

Bale
Sissoko
Sturridge

any ideas peeps!!???

New dilemma

A) Wilson & McAnuff, get Rafael next week.

B) Saylor & Gardner/Puncheon, get Dawson next week.

My Captain options:

1. Bale
2. Suarez
3. Sissoko
4. Lambert
5. Michu

None are standouts so struggling to choose. Got a feeling with Sissoko against the poor form of Stoke. Suarez for the safe option.

Opinions appreciated.

Ready to go, happy I can field 10 with no hits :-

Bunn
Clyne Davies R Martin Pearce
Bale Michu Sissoko
Suarez Benteke (c)

Never in a gameweek have I considered so many players I wouldn't be seen dead owning 🙂

On overall comparison over their last 4 matches on stats, Benteke comfortably beats Lukaku. But, Lambert beats both.

I've decided to have both of these guys this week. Without being able to see the contents of the article I do however believe there isn't a whole lot between these two. People might say Lukaku's stats are better because he has shorter playing time and has been amazingly consistent but you have to also bear in mind that Lukaku plays for a stronger team and while scoring some crucial goals this year hasn't been carrying his team like Benteke has.

Benteke's job hasn't just been to score goals, he's shown great ability as a playmaker by linking the midfield to the attack. He's not only been a strong target man but a source of creativity by using his aerial ability and his strength to hold up the ball and create space for other players.

You might be surprised by this but Benteke is third, only behind Suarez and Berbatov for touches per game as a striker. This tells you how involved he is in their general play and how vital he is. No wonder Lambert has favoured him over Darren Bent, who is essentially a poacher and quite poor at linking up play up top.

But back to my comparison between Lukaku and Benteke. Lukaku's stats might appear better/more consistent but his team have been significantly stronger than Villa this year and have better players overall. Add to this the fact that Lukaku has often been coming on from the bench later on in games and causing tired defenders havoc.

Since Benteke played his first game he has been averaging 85 mins per game, so has practically played every minute and will have suffered the effects of fatigue, regression, dips in form. Lukaku in contrast has averaged 45mins per game since the start of the season, not only is he constantly fresh and free of fatigue, he is also not carrying the burden of being the main source of goals in a struggling team. Instead he's been allowed the freedom to exhibit his talents as a pure striker in a very competent team with no pressures on their back. Thus he's to a large extent freed of the responsibilities Benteke has had all season.

In conclusion, we're dealing with two absolutely massive talents and Benteke's ability has been slower to gather public attention due to him being relatively unknown before this season but gradually his strengths have come to be appreciated as his talent sticks out like a sore thumb every time we watch Villa play.

Go Team Belgium

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Hello. Spare some time to look over this?

Begovic
Davies Clyne Fabio(!) Cameron(!)
Sissoko Bale Michu
Lambert Sturridge

Federici RVP Mata Walcott Distin

What would people do with this lot? 1 FT. My plan is to just do Distin –> Martin. Can anyone see anything better?

I really need to make a decision on this soon.

a) Field 10 and keep Azpilcueta for next week

or

b) Azpilcueta > Debuchy/JE

0.2 off being able to swap Mata and Cisse to Sissokho and RVP whenever the United DGW happens. Anyone reckon the price market will change enough for me to be able to afford it?

a) Mata - > Sissoko and field 11 (incl Guthrie) or
b) Guthrie - > Sissoko and field 10?

B right?

Bunn
Davies Harte Clyne
Michu Sissoko
Suarez

(DDG, Zabaleta, O`Brien, Mata, Walcott, Fellaini, Suarez, Pogrebnyak)

5.0 in the bank, 1 FT.

Thinking of:
Fellaini -> Bale
Giroud -> Benteke
(-4)

Solid transfers? Probably not wise to take any more hits for this week..?

A: GJ
B: Enrique

Need to make decision in next few minutes as off to see Jimmy Carr tonight and can't get online tomorrow am

anyone else keeping Aguero despite not fielding 11 this GW?
i would want him back for the DGW, which means it would be an 8 point hit..

btw: do you think he is still nailed on (when fit)?

Is the Arsenal DGW 100000% confirmed?

So how looking for Gwk 29?

-No 'Keeper-
Davies Martin GJ
Bale (vc) Sissoko Michu
Remy Cisse Suarez (c)

Early predictions, red or green arrow? 🙂

Anyone else on here much better off this week?

A) Baines for long-term defender
B) Rooney for striker just for GW29
C) Mata/Walcott for midfielder just for GW29
Please help and also say what def/mid/striker. Thanks!
Bunn
Cuellar l Davies l Harte l Wilson
Sissoko l Michu l Bale
Lambert l Sturridge l Rooney
DDG l Walcott l Mata l Baines

Come on Bentekkers I am captaining you so lets bag atleast a brace 🙂

Hill in this week and Rafael next week or Samba this and Evans next??

Mata>Michu this week (FT)
Felaini>Lampard GW30

Yes/no?

So Kebe's been ruled out definitively, so I'll have to take a 4-pointer to field 11 this week. How do these look?

Kebe > N'Zog
Mata > Sissoko
Aguero > Suarez

Is getting N'Zog a really bad idea?

2FT, who to transfer in?

A) benteke and sessegnon
B) remy and sessegnon
C) remy and michu

selling silva and pog.

Thanks in advance for the help!

Is it worth losing .2 on RVP in order to bring in Benteke/Lukaku and field 11 players this week? It'd be for a 4 point hit. And if so, what's the consensus around these parts on who to pick out of Benteke and Lukaku? Thanks lads.

I'm still thinking Remy may be better option over both IF the money saved can be put to good use.

top of my mini league by 20 points:

rival doesn't have suarez but has bale

shall i captain suarez, bale or benteke?

Tricky this week. I have:

Mingolet, Bunn
Zabaleta, Baines, Onuoha, Davies, Harte
Taarabt, Bale, Puncheon, Walcott, Michu
Suarez, RVP, Lambert

I'm considering:

Zabaleta -> Bassong
Baines -> Johnson
Taarabt -> Sissoko

For a four point hit. With four players not playing this week, plus Onuoha and Taarabt seemingly out of favor, I effectively have six out this week. It seems like the transfers have decent long term prospects, plus I get to keep RVP and Walcott. However, I lose Baines as a DGW prospect, although even that's not set in stone.

All thoughts are welcome...

How is this looking for this GW, guys?

Begovic

Shawcross Cuellar Clyne

Bale Coutinho Michu Puncheon

Suarez Benteke Lambert

de Gea, Walcott, Zabaleta, JEvans

I am however, stuck for captain choice.. If anyone could twist my arm in a certain direction?

So what do we think, 8 or 9 players in the scout picks and no bench? 🙂

Having a look at the % owned by stats and there are only six players playing this week who are owned by at least 25% of players. If all of them fail to score then this is going to be one of the lowest weekly averages in history.

The six players are
Bego
Shawcross
Michu
Bale
Suarez
Lambert

How many do you all own? I own all except Shawcross so am confident that I'll get average or above this week.