With the international break affording us time to reflect on proceedings, we roll out the first in a series of three members articles. Starting with the defenders, we assess some of the standout contenders across the first three Gameweeks of the 2014/15 campaign.
would you do this
Dzeko to Welbeck
Ramsey to Di Maria
No hit? May be, but probably just the first.
no hits
Not even with someone else's team.
with your rival's team? 😉
No
I don't think so.
😯
Nope, not having Ramsey is a crime, get someone else to throw out. Džeko to Naismith and you'll have the money to throw some other player out for Di Maria probably.
Nope, wouldn't get rid of Ramsey
Resisting the temptation to WC, am I right in doing so? Or anything worth a hit (0.9m ITB)
Begovic
Clyne, PVA, Coloccini
Ramsey, Fabregas, Siggy, Sterling
Rooney, Costa, Dzeko
(Gilks)(Caulker, Wisdom, Marney)
I've got the exact same midfield and attack and am considering Ramsey, Rooney and Costa > Di Maria, Aguero and Welbeck.
Ramsey & Costa out? Are you ok?
Sorry, my bad, haha. Only Ramsey, Costa = Dzeko. Ramsey would come back in GW8.
Who would you rather have for just the next fixture?
A) Welbeck(MCI)
B) Jovetic(ars)
A
Welbeck. Komps injured? Rotated MCI defence.
Jov may not play....B
A
Welbeck maybe? Personally I'm going to wait and see on him though.
A
Cheers chaps
Just in case you're not bored enough already http://babb.telegraph.co.uk/2014/09/boring-hungarian-game-produces-perfect-representation-of-the-simpsons-soccer-parody/
FIFA 14... I'm 2-1 down and that's my oppo 🙁
I play that tactic, I also like to corner flag it! 😀
Painful. & tough to resist some gentle hacking down.
Hi.
Am I looking okay for next week? I haven't a notion what my priorities should be in terms of changes. 0.1 away from being able to do Rooney > Falcao too. 🙁
Krul (Gilks)
Debuchy PVA Caulker (Moore Duff)
Hazard Sterling Ramsey Siggy Eriksen
Rooney Costa (Naismith)Hi.
I would prioritize getting rid of Debuchy.To Moreno or Clyne maybe?
Clyne. Despite keeping a CS against Spurs they still looked very dodgy at the back. Saints still have good fixtures
Moreno looking good but Maybe Debuchy to Pieter's or Clyne? That would free up some more money
Cool, thanks guys. Debuchy > Clyne it is.
Have seen quite a few people discussing taking out Ramsey. Madness, sheer madness, despite fixtures.
Agree. Shows you what happens on here after a player has a single solitary blank 🙂
May sound that way but based on how far he sat back against Leicester (only showing any urgency to get forward when it looked like it'd end a draw) and their upcoming fixtures, I'm considering taking him out for the coming few GW's and get him back in around GW8.
So based on one game? How about the two before that?
Haven't taken him out yet, only considering doing so. And yes based on that game, but also the first two. I don't like how little chances he creates for himself until late into the game.
You'll want Theo then 🙂
It depends who is being upgraded. Mirallas and Aguero or Ramsey and Rooney?
I would go with B in that instance or get an extra .5 and get Falcao.
I've taken him out for Sterling. Have Sanchez as my Arsenal cover, more than comfortable with my change
We'll see
Begovic-Myhill
Debuchy-Jones-Caulker-Hutton-Duff
Fab-Sterling-Rambo-Siggy-Marney
Costa-Rooney-Jovetic
Duff Hutton Marney
0.7 itb
Any ideas?I'd want Rooney out. I suppose it can wait till after QPR, then Falcao if he looks likely.
Thanks
Right, so have you all sold Ramsey yet?
I have, feels goooooood!😯
😯
No thanks. He had one poor game.
I'm on my WC though, things are slightly different.
I love Lucy's logic.
Oh dear.
Somebody didn't take their medication
No need for that...
Sorry that was a bit mean. No idea why you'd be so happy to ditch him though
I have my reasons. But the Ramsey love-in means I'd be talking to a brick wall.
On a wc too... considering it.
Your namesake is coming for your team.....
Some de Jong out for 4 months, ah for f@ck sake. Great player when fit but no wonder Ajax sold him, he has been crocked for a year now.
Siem rather.
That really sucks.
When fit, flanked by Cabella, this guy would have raked in the points in the hole.
A real shame.Further highlights the ineptitudes of Pardew and Co having the short sightedness of not getting another striker. Pardew had him earmarked for the number 10 role.
"Some you win and Song-you loose!"
Yeah he looked seriously poor vs Palace.
Already looking at contingencies. But 7m is such an iffy price range for mids and forwards.
hows this wc team looking?
krul
amat \ caulker \ duff (hutton / wasilewski i know lol )
sterling - siggy - di maria -fabregas (boyd)
costa - balotelli - aguero
wow really good !!
-4?-4? .. im on wild card so no hits.
current team is this but looking to change it up to possibly the above
krul
clyne- ivanovic - dier /(hutton - wasilewski)
ramsey - sterling - siggy - fabregas / (dyer )
augero - costa /(naismith)
amat not nailed
get taylor
sorry been away!
so what's concensus re Rooney (price dips tonight)
keep or sell??
xxWhere were you?
Anywhere nice?
Keep see how he does v Qpr
Ditch the pig. Hasn't done anything to warrant retention.
swap for Falcao u reckon?
It is a bit if a gamble in terms of whether Falcao will start next week but if he drops leaving you .1 shy of getting Falcao I would probably take the risk.
Wellbeck is an overrated donkey!
There I said it, now Arsene has 2 asses in his team!😆
Great post and I really hope Wellbeck proves me wrong, this is his big chance to shine and I hope for his own sake he does.
I always felt he let united down in terms of scoring when they needed him but on the other hand opportunities were limited, I just hope history doesn't repeat itself.
I don't agree, but to each his own HVT 🙂
You buying so Walsh?
Not yet buying, taking a wait and see, but I do rate Welbeck. Like his qualities, and agree with most on here that at his price until Giroud returns he should prove good value. But I will again wait until he gets a start and his position in the side becomes clearer.
Sitting on the fence so a little are we ? 😉
Yea let's wait and see, I do like the price tag tho.
Most PL footballers have only one foot. Welbeck has 4!!!
Fabs or Ramsey? I've got costa
Fabregas
Get both somehow. Cesc in this gameweek, Ramsey in the following.
If you had to pick fab but you really need both.
I'm on wc, got fabs sterling and di maria, so unless i swap di maria for ramsey?
is it worth...
changing Rooney to Falcao and
changing Mata to Sterling?
thanks
xno
yesNo. Yes.
much thanks x
Not yet and Yes
that is a 100% cnoncesus if i saw one
Probably
YesNo & yes
same as everyone else -- but if falcao bangs in a hattrick on debut! then should be priority lol
Based on nothing concrete, but I am getting a growing feeling that Mou may start Felipe Luis this GW. He got those few minutes at the end of the Everton game, and Mou was clearly displeased about his team conceding three goals. Anyone else see anything in this? If Felipe Luis comes in to the squad at LB would Azpil just be benched do we reckon?
Ivan benched, azpi at RB, luis LB imo
Would be the most defensively sound lineup probably he could throw out there. But would it be mad of him to sit Ivan or would he maybe try and wedge him in as a CB and sit one of Terry or Cahill?
No way, Azpi benched if Luis plays. Terry will not be dropped through choice
No chance he will bench Ivan.
I always felt Luis would play at either Terry of Ivan's expense,
Those 3 goals conceded may be the excuse Maureen needs.
If I owned Ivan I'd cash in and sell now.Bit premature to sell Ivan before any of this even comes to fruition but who knows. Mou so difficult to predict. Very interested to see his team sheets for GW4 and 5 with UCL kicking off there also.
Conspiracy theory: Mou only played Azpi the first three games so he would commit to a 5 year contract. Luis o clock now
That would be quite the brilliant trick. Azpil maybe best suited in Mou's eyes to just backup RB and LB with Ivan and Luis first choice? Could be..
I think before very long that will be the case
Choose one. Have sterling, Siggy, fabregas and Sanchez also in my Mid
A) Tadic
B) Di Maria
C) Zaha
Di Maria
A
B
A or B but not C
I'm split between A or B
C. Get some balance.
Ramsey
Please people continuing selling Ramsey.
I want to laugh at you on here when he delivers!Bookmarked.
Already done.
Nothing to laugh about. Check his average position vs Leicester and suck it up
Falcao or Baloteli?
the former
Balotelli
Falcon punch.
falcao
Cheers lads
Balotelli for now, Falcao doesn't have the permit yet.
What has Balotelli done to have a permit? I don't class his Man City days as reason to say he will do better than Falcao to start with
Just noticed you meant work permit... apologies haha!
What other kind of permit would it have been? 🙂
The more strict permit of being in my fantasy team 🙂
van Aanholt TOT (H)
Debuchy MCI (H)
Sigurdsson CHE (A)
Who to bench?first
PVA
Debbie
Van Aanholt
Have been away since deadline day. Anyone have a link to the new FPL prices for all of the new to the league signings? Cheers.
Doubt it.....maybe check back on FFS tweets
check total fpl maibe
Cheers guys. Will do some more digging.
Sterling or fabagas? I have Henderson, Sturridge and Costa.
sterling
Tough one. Sterling, just,
Is this a replacement for Rambo or Mata?
Thats a really tough one but id go with Sterling
Fabregas
Anyone recommend some good wireless headphones?
Around 200 bills to,play with.
Obviously for listening to football and the scout cast.
Has to be bose my friend
They are simply the best out thereHave heard they are considered relatively overpriced when compared with other brands like Sennheiser.
It's not true.
Used to work in divans to my shame, but bose were a different leagueDixons
Jesus this autocorrect sucks
I have a pair of JayBird Freedoms. http://www.jaybirdsport.com/bluebuds-x-bluetooth-headphones/Replaced a pair of Motorolas that broke. Very comfortable and good for exercise.
Cheers I'll have a look
Bose don't do noise cancelling wireless though, it's one or the other. I do have the noise cancelling though and they are..... Awesome.
The quiet comfort 15?
Anyone considering Balotelli?
If I was on a WC, he'd be straight in my team.Definitely on my radar. Will be waiting a game or two though.
Waiting for the bandwagon, eh.
It pays to be the driver, as long as you call it right.I already jumped on the Falcao one so one is enough for me.
Don't see the appeal, frankly. I think Sterling is plenty of Liverpool attack.
Sterling is ahead of him, but I want both.
Too many options this year 😀
Don't know why I didn't TBH. Had the right money for Falcao so took an early punt on him, well aware it could blow up in my face though. Balotelli v. Villa next looks profitable.
He's scored three against us for City, I'm dreading it.
Love him, but not when he is mugging us for fun.Maybe it's as well you face them early, before he's had time to bed in properly.
Brought him in this week( not on wc) just hope he comes through for me....
I'm pretty confident in him as an FPL pick right now. I think he could be in for a huge spike in ownership given Liverpool's upcoming fixtures.
thinking of adding him as on a wc this week.. team would look like this
krul
amat or taylor \ caulker \ duff (hutton / wasilewski i know lol )
sterling - siggy - di maria -fabregas (boyd)
costa - balotelli - aguero
Clyne, Moreno & SHawX looking very decent options for the near future!
Clyne & ShawX I agree.
Wouldn't touch Liverpool's defence with a barge pole.Not keen on Shawcross or Stoke defense still despite their recent exploits at the Etihad.
Got all 3...
is rooney > falcao and fletcher > welbeck sensible?
Not confident of first suggestion due to 'unknown' at premier league yet. Liking Wellbeck- he will be raring to go and has the PL experience imo
Just got round to watching match of the dsy
Jesus,fabregas and in particular, Costa... Just wow.amazing performancesAre you Marty McFly in disguise?
Begovic - Hamer
Ivanovic - Duff - Wisdom - Clyne - Wilson
Sterling - Fabregas - Di Maria - Sigurdsson - JWP
Costa - Naismith - Aguero
Think this looks pretty good taking current form and upcoming fixtures into account.
Few small dilemmas, though.
Is Di Maria worth 9.5m or does he still represent a risk despite his quality (He may not settle in)?
For a 5.0m mid, is JWP the best option considering he is on a fair few set pieces and also has good fixtures, or is there a better option from Burnley or Leicester such as Arfield or Mahrez?
Quite happy with defenders and attackers though.
Feedback is always appreciated, thanks 🙂looks decent. I think di Maria is fine, best Man U cover available
Watching the Ger v Arg game I couldn't help but put him in. He was unplayable, Durm had no clue what to do
moore instead of wisdorm?jwp maybe not nailed now with the mané signing
I liked the look of Leicester going forward against the big teams but I didn't see much to tell me I should have one of their defenders in my team
Think I might be tempted to risk Aarons, he's been on fire every time he's played both pre-season and sub appearances
I'd have him in that team , being your only United cover
Yeh I think I'll probably go with him. Crazy amount of assists he has from Madrid
Who do you think scores more over the next 2-4 GWs. Tadic(352) or Welbeck(343) ?
Welbeck. Tough fixtures though.
I'm in same boat and going tadic. Want a differential in my team too.
Both would be differentials in my league. Leaning towards Tadic aswell.
Tadic
wc?maybe try to get both?
Only way is to leave out Di Maria.
I'm between Tadic or Di Maria at the moment
Difficult isn't it. 2m goes a long way, but Di Maria allows more flexibility in terms of switching to another heavy hitting mid when the time comes.
Very tough. might go di maria since i dont have Utd coverage
ok,3-4-3 then for me
Has Welbeck suddenly improved a million fold or are people just being blinded by the price tag and club he's joined?
People seem to forget that he has a worse conversion rate than Heskey and runs like he's wearing roller skatesThe latter
His conversion rate playing through the middle for MU is actually decent. It was when playing on the wing and being out of position that made his conversion rate look terrible
won' t be the new suarez but if he plays should be good value
This
I have always thought people have been over critical of good old Pelebeck. When he had that loan stint at Sunderland I believe it was and had regular game time he should a lot of what he was capable of.
Not yet convinced but I wouldn't right him off.6.9, plays for Arse. Doesn't need to be a huge hit at that price. Think some see a "Wenger effect" being something that can bring him on a notch. We shall see GR.
I think he should start for England instead of Rooney.
didnt even bother checking rolando aaron's price all week as he just seemed an obvious 4.5er. disgusted
5.0m still could be a kind price, the boy has talent and looks to be one of very few players at NUFC that has a bit of flair about them
Ludacris that he would be priced at 5. The kid hasn't even started a senior FPL game and didn't feature until this season. Should def be 4.5.
I'm still going to buy him.
