This evening’s Members article takes a look over the action in Sunday’s Community Shield showdown between Arsenal and City. Having assessed Alexis Sanchez’ display our lunchtime Technical Area post, we delve into the data to discover for any hints of form ahead of the weekend Gameweek 1 deadline.
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So who is that player you would love to have but just cant fit in due to space, cost, fixtures or other.
Mine is Tadic....think he will be involved in everything Soton do.Open ControlsSterling
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Sanchez. Wondering if I should have Costa in my team but he's so hard to ignore. Currently he is
Open ControlsI recently swapped Sanchez for Costa. Hard to get both and guaranteed one will bite you.
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I'd also say Tadic if i didn't have him. He is the 1 player i am not willing to take out of my team
Open ControlsWill probably look to bring Tadic in after GW1, it pains me to have 3 Utd players in my starting 11 given fluctuation in returns week in week out.
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Only guarantee of biting just went to Barcelona. These guys should be fine. I agree though, Costa looks better so far.
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Sturridge
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This^^^^ (& Sanchez)
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Yaya
Open ControlsYep. Too expensive for GW1, but could come gold again. Hard to get in without shipping out another big name.
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I've only just now realized Hazard will be playing against Trippier GW1, a rather attacking fullback.
Points galore for Hazard and Luis I reckon.Open Controls
Luis maybe won't start and Hazard isn't sharp right now.
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Burnley may park the bus
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seriously doubt burnley will be very offensive!
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zaha going to palace on loan
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So Who here is goin with 2 playing GKs? learnt from last year that goalies get injured too 🙂 (Boruc) .. and learnt from the past couple years that the 2nd gk gives a nice profit come january to spend/gives you one more chance to hit the budget keeper of the season. tough to cough up that extra 0.,5 though
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Any idea Jutkiewicz of burnley is nailed or not?
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hey room trying to make my team of 15 players before saturday who are the certains i should have in my team?
Open ControlsSturridge to Costa after GW1 with a FT is probably the best option for everyone asking...
Open ControlsI'd rather just start with Costa vs Burnley and save the transfer.
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a) sterling + mutch or
b) eriksen + henderson/puncheonOpen Controls
Just done Sanchez to Hazard.
Don't even know whether I need to spend my £0.5m.Open ControlsSanchez to Yaya would have been better 😉
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Done. For now unless more signings change my mind.
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Lovren, Debuchy, Cahill, Caulker
Mata, Ramsey, Sigurdsson, Sterling
Costa, Rooney.
Gilks, Bojan, Hutton, Davis
Captain Rooney or Costa or even with my weird gut feeling on Sterling?Open Controls
Speroni, Gilks
Luis, BDavies, Pieters, ???, Van Aanholt
Caulker or Clyne?Open Controls
A) Bojan, Coutinho, Siggy
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A) Yaya and N Taylor (Swansea)
or
B) Silva and Terry
I already have Hazard.Open Controls
Screw you troll
Krul and Evans out
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Why you had him in the 1st place is beyond me when DDG is the same price
Open Controlsbecause I felt a cheap keeper and Evans offered better value
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I'm done with that utd defense
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Oh, what went on with the Chelsea back four tonight? Who played? Are we closer to knowing who is likely to start?
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No, Ake played LB
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I rooted out my passport this evening and finally joined UFPL and set up a team I'm pretty confident will win 😉
Is there any FFS UFPL league code?Open Controls
You have to go abroad to set up an ultimate team? 😯
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For a second start with a new team/league I think he did very well? Just needs a little more time to gel with the rest of them
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Too high for now, but good chance he'll be worth it once he gets going and Wally is back
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Have no idea how he could be priced above Hazard.
Open ControlsPersonally I believe it is overpriced considering he is new to the league, unproven. Ramsey offers much greater value for 1.5M less. Players like Hazard, who is 0.5M cheaper and a proven premier league player with 200+ points each season he has played seems a better choice. The top points scorer, Yaya is also only 0.5M yet is being overlooked.
I think he should have been 10.0M, if not lower.Open Controls
none of the players you mention are in with a serious chance of playing ST though
Open ControlsIt doesn't mean he will do well though. Players like Hazard and Walcott score well on the wings where they can use their pace to terrorise the defence, easily get assists from whipping in crosses to the box, or cut inside and score.
All those players I listed score, even playing deep. It doesn't matter where they play as long as they have an eye for goal.
Yaya did not score once in the games he played as a more attacking mid, yet as a defensive midfielder he scores in 7/9 matches.Open Controlsright, players like hazard and walcott have done exceptionally well - and Sanchez is of the same mould, banged in 19 goals or so last season AND offers OoP prospects.
Hazard plays for a defence minded manager, who commits less player forward and scores less goals, Toure sits behind a whole host of players.
I'm not saying he will, but he realistically could outscore those players. Nothing wrong with his pricing IMO.Open ControlsI agree, realistically he could outscore those players, but for 10.5M as the second most expensive midfielder in the game, I would like to wait and see how he performs in the league.
I would prefer to start with Yaya who could cause an exodus among the casuals where they will panic to buy him after GW1 for fearing last seasons performance, and hop on Sanchez once he looks like he has hit some sort of form.Open Controls
On a serious note though, i probably agree that he should've been 10m. But wouldn't compare him to Yaya. Sometimes price is given based on potential, not just previous form. And he has massive potential in this Arsenal side
Open ControlsI agree, Yaya isn't a good comparison, but I used it solely to show that he should have been priced a little lower as a new signing, compared to the top scorer.
He will do brilliant for Arsenal this season, but will take time to adjust, which is why I believe that sitting on Yaya at the start being 'cautious', then I will switch to Sanchez at some point if he looks like he has hit the ground running.
If I am going to start the season with a player at that price, I would rather it be Yaya, personally.Open Controls
Didn't see the need for the 0.5 myself but there or there abouts
Open Controlsbargain, but he's gonna have to wait 'til my GW3 WC
Open ControlsIt looks like it could take him some time. Also think he'll get subbed around the 70 mark with the CL in mind. Hoping to pick him up for cheaper later.
Open ControlsGood point about being subbed. Not gonna start with him either, but do have Ramsey should also come firing out the blocks.
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RMT please.
DDG (Myhill)
Lovren Vlaar Debuchy (Cameron Wisom)
Mata Henderson Fabregas Ramsey (Davis)
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The dedicated RMT article is the best place for team advice.
http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2014/08/11/rate-4/Open Controls
Gary Cahill or John Terry?
I'm thinking Gary might be more nailed on but a lesser goal threat than John.Open Controls
Spurs fans, speak to us all about your starting left back 🙄 ...
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Ive had Fabregas pencilled in since he went to Chelsea but reading the details from tonights game all I am seeing is Fabregas dropping deep, Fabregas playing further back. etc etc. Not happy at all.
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That's my concern. If he plays in the deep mid role his point potential is seriously reduced. If he plays in a more forward mid role like the old frank lamp and then he's a very good bet and at 1mil cheaper would be a better choice
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But with keeping hazard I think I need to look at reducing someone else to improve my keepers as I'm concerned about them as you can see
myhill (krul)
Vlaar, lovren, Debucy (Bruce, wisdom)
Mata, toure, hazard, Barkley, (el ahmadi)
Bojan, Rooney (c), Costa (v)
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I have just fecked him off
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Can anyone improve this defense for the same cost? I'm just not seeing a premium I like right now, so for now I want to keep it cheap.
N Taylor, Ward , Van Aanholt , Ferdinand, ChesterOpen ControlsArsenal do really have a horrible start this season... Ramsey and Chambers is enough right?
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Smarty Pants I answered on your Lovren issue..
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Reports of Shane Long to Southampton for £12mil.
Koeman, put the glass of scotch down, go to bed and when you wake up in the morning, slap yourself for these thoughts.Open Controls
