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.
I don't see much love for Austin here. He is a top player with a good record. He will be the next Lambert. Mark my words and get him in you guys 😛
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Who is best 4.5 mid?
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My only problem position at the moment... need a £4.5m bench fodder but who will play week in week out for his club and guarantee you at least 2pts should he somehow find a way onto your pitch via auto sub.
I originally had Albrighton of course but now I don't know who's best... currently on Marney for Burnley but not convinced by himOpen Controls
Wanyama, Marney or Albrighton after GW1 by the looks of things...
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Anyone think Brady has a chance of being nailed on?
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Now that Evans is a doubt what are his owners doing - the easy switch to Jones, get DDG in goal or just forget about United defence for a while?
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Waiting for more news 😀
Open ControlsAre you in LMS? Need the quiz champion in there 🙂
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Jones. Jones isn't much worse of a pick anyway.
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Their defence is starting to worry me, even with their fixtures
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This ^
LvG's Dutch team and the fixtures are the only reason we've been looking at UTD. The sum of the parts doesn't add up to many cleanies, even less so if they have Smalling, Jones and a debutant at the back on Saturday lunchtimeOpen ControlsHad him in my WC Fantasy Team every game except the one he was suspended 😀
Might repeat the trick in FPL but will probably watch a while first
I can see Bony ripping apart a team with a back three who aren't accustomed to one another. I know Rojo is a CB but wasn't he in a 4 man defence in Spain so needing to adjust to a new role?Open Controls
Jones
Open ControlsI've gone Clyne and used the extra £0.5m elsewhere
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Ivanovic (Zouma 82), Cahill (Azpilicueta 45), Terry (Christiansen 86) , Ake (Luis 45)
This is how the Chelsea defence was in last night's match. Anything we can draw out of this?Open Controls
Ivan terry cahill luis. Surely you play your starting left back in that position a week before.
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How's your team looking? On holiday and having a panic 🙂
Open ControlsGood thanks, gone the safe route except for luis 🙂
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On that basis, it could just as well be Azpi Ivan Terry Luis.
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Zouma, Christiansen and Ake are not nailed on. 😀
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nobody is safe for 90 minutes
Open ControlsI would be happy with one that gets 60 minutes.
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"Filipe Luis was one of four changes at half-time and quickly impressed with a dashing overlap and dangerous cross."
Open ControlsSounds like he's going to be a super sub then. 😉
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bojan
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How many are going with Sturridge - Rooney - Costa up top?
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B) Sanchez, Costa, BojanOpen ControlsA) Sturridge/Siggy
B) Sterling/Fab (or another 9.0 besides Mata)
and a 4.5 bench fodder either way to make the positions work out.Open ControlsB
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Doubt it.
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Why? Guaranteed goals when fit and he's been back in training for a week now. Will prob start against Newcastle after Dzeko and Jovetic were ineffective in the Com Shield.
Open ControlsThey can't afford him breaking down.
Should have enough to beat Toon and Arsenal are a class about that.Open Controls
not as yet
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i have had so many players in and out of my team that come this weekend i know i will be gutted as someone who was 'in my team' will get a score.
Who is everyone worried about having dropped? For me its-
1. Sturridge
2.Sterling
3. Sanchez
4. Yaya
5. Hoilett (yes really)
7. Terry
8. Siggy (perhaps)Open Controls
gayle vs campbell vs chamakh? I'd go with chamakh coz his name is cool XD
Open ControlsJust get the one who will score more. Torres is a cool name but that doesn't help him anymore.
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Ramsey
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Open ControlsFab. Arsenal's fixtures suck.
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Both 😉
Open ControlsCurrently got Mata Fab Eriksen
It's defence where I'm struggling to find nailed bargainsOpen ControlsYeah, I'm thinking of going Chambers and Naughton for the start then switch on GW4 WC.
Open ControlsYou think both are nailed on for that long? Last I heard Walker wasn't even guaranteed out for the first match and Mert sounded like he would probably be back in week 2 or so.
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costa or sturridge?
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A)sterling + Henderson
B)Sterling + siggy
C)Henderson + siggy + 2.5mOpen Controls
A) Cahill and Bojan
or
B) Jovetic and £4.0m
Ta 🙂Open Controls
Is anyone tempted by Silva over Ramsey or Fabregas? City have averaged 2.5 goals per game over the last 4 years in the equivalent fixtures of their opening 3 gameweeks. It's one of the last pieces of the puzzle for me, and I am going round in circles a bit.
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So guessing Rooney going to have definitely lost pens again after missing another last night
Open ControlsHe never had them, RvP is on pens. Rooney will still be during RvP absence.
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Tough opening fixtures and no longer in the budget bracket... not for me
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Should I
A)Improve defence by downgrading Bojan
B)Get more nailed on defenders
DDG 4.0
Mert JT Dummet Moore Duff
Ramsey Silva Sterling Hazard Elahmadi
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Is Dawson going to play this season for tottenham?
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I'm set...
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Jones. Terry. Chambers
Mata. Fabregas. Henderson. Ramsey
Jovetic. Rooney. CostaOpen ControlsMata and YaYa
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a) Fabregas + Sturridge + Young
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b) Sterling + Dzeko/Jovetic + EriksenOpen ControlsThe big Q for me right now is, is Sturridge worth the 3m more than Sterling. Depending on which one I chose, my team dramatically changes... Oh the headaches...
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I thought I’d make the most of Couti&belowthe5th’s amazing pre-season research to check out potential bargains:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B03D_KnVF1fRNDd6M1h1cnkzbUE/edit
Where 5 - looks like he played the whole match 4 - most of the match 3 - played a half 2 - less than a half 1 - less than ten minutes.
Gkr - 4.5
Guzan (AVL), Heaton (BUR), Schmeichel (LEI), Krul (NEW), Foster (WBA), Green (QPR), SUN - but which one?
Def
4.0
Hutton AVL 3,3,3,-,5,3,4. 1 Goal
Duff BUR 3,3,5,3,5,5.
Moore LEI 3,5,2,4,-,5,5. 1 Goal
Bartley SWA 3,5,3,4,-,5,4. Unless a Chico replacement arrives he should retain CB.
Wisdom WBA 5,5,5,5. Faces competition from new boy Gamboa, though Gamboa hasn’t played a minute of pre-season.
Baird WBA 3,3,3,4,5,2,5. Oop in CDM in pre-season.
4.5
Boyata MCI 3,3,5,4,5,5,5. as Kompany, Demi, Sagna and Zaba haven’t appeared in preseason games may we see a few different faces for city to begin with?
Chester HUL 5,-,3,5,5,5,2.
Coloccini NEW -,5,4,-,4,3,5,4.
Yoshida SOU -,3,2,4,5,5.
Naughton TOT - Kyle Walker looks injured for the opener and has been linked with Barcelona. I wouldn’t hold my breath here.
Van Aanholt SUN 4,5,5,2.
Mid - 4.5
Jones BUR 3,3,5,4,5,5.
Marney BUR -,3,5,4,4,5.
Isgrove SOU 3,3,4,4,5,4. I Goal
Fwd – 5.0
Jutkiewicz BUR 3,3,4,2,4,4. 6 Goals
Note: I really want a QPR defender but the signing of Isla and absence of Ferdinand in games makes it difficult to predict with any certainty who will start aside from Caulker, based on pre-season alone.Open Controls
