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.
Based on the next few fixtures:
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Ramsey baloteli
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Lamela falcao
I have wellback and sterling but no Manu or tot
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Krul
Terry, Caulker, Kelly, Bruce, Wisdom
1FT, £0.2m in the bank (doing Mata -> Sterling with other FT)
Which do you think's the best move here?
A) Caulker -> Clyne
B) Bruce -> Duff
C) Something else
maybe Caulker to Clyne, but I'd probably prefer Bertrand
Any changes needed to the team? already used my transfers but looking at next GW and possibly taking a negative hit if required. Any feedback appreciated.
Krul - Elliot
Lovren - Clyne - Naylor - Wisdom - Duff
Di Maria - Ramsey - Sterling - Lamela - Siggy
Falcao - Costa - Naismith
I currently play 3-5-2.
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Use my 2FT ....if so who??....or just WC
DDG / Myhill
Cahill. Debuchy. Wisdom. (Moore. Bruce)
Fabregas. Ramsey. Barry. Davis. (El Ahmadi!!!)
RVP. Rooney. Costa.
0.3 in the bank.
This one needs a WC quite desperately
Was thinking of a 4 pt hit....
RVP > Pelle
Barry > Sterling
Davis > Siggy ???
My problem with PvA over Taylor;
Spurs, Swansea, Stoke, Arsenal, Everton, Chelsea, Man City
Southampton, Newcastle, Leicester, Arsenal, Palace, QPR, Spurs
Home fixtures, only 2 favourable for Sunderland vs 5 for Swansea.
It seems you already answered to your problem...
Not my problem 🙂
Yep, this is the EXACT reason why I've been leaning towards Taylor 😀
can only see 1-2 CS max for PVA there
just have both
Prefer Wilson for the rotation with Moore/Taylor
LEI SOU NEW BUR SWA LEI WBA/WHU sou BUR CPL QPRmakes sense. I'm just going to play them both most weeks!
Mannone is going to be a second half of the season boss again this season isn't he? Same fixture pattern as last season for Sunderland.
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Thoughts? Should I take a couple of hits? 🙂
DDG/Gilks
Debuchy/Cahill/Chester/Clyne/Dummet
Siggy/Ramsey/Eriksen/Sterling/Marney
Costa/Rooney/Fletcher
2.2 ITB
Do I need to take a couple of hits to brig in a 5th mid/3rd striker? Or should I play 4-4-2 this GW and worry about getting a 3rd striker/5th mid next GW. Thanks 😀Nah, no need for a hit, IMO. Just play 442 or 343 - whichever you prefer.
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sup broooooooooooo
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You sir are a legendHe looks like he's just woken up and looked in the mirror to find he had a big night after all 😀
"Oh shit, what the hell was I thinking when I got these tattoos?"
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The only problem with 3.9 ITB is that I'm rather inclined to make a horrific knee jerk when next GW rolls around...
Good problem to have a though.
Just get Falcao now then so you dont have to worry about transferring him in after his 3 goals.
After all this I bet it's RVP that ends up bagging a brace while everyone else blanks.
Can't imagine that temptation, have 1.3 in the bank to get Aguero and every day I have to stop myself doing Roo-> Falcao...
3.9 I fear I'd ruin my team with knee jerks.
Roo for this week access it after QPR
Very likely that's what I'll do!
what happened to you darth? 😯
I'm a sucker for a big name 😉
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I meant, what happened to your black coat? its all colourful now... 😯 😉The Belgian Empire 😉
Ramsey isn't a New Zealander if I remember correctly 😉
I've got 7.4 ITB... - but really want to see what happens wk 4 before committing. Would like to get there with two FTs, but am now considering banking the gains from Dier in case the injury keeps him out and jumping on Shawcross before he rises
Krul
Cahill / Clyne / PVA
Mata / Ramsey / Sterling / Fabregas
Jutkiewicz / Rooney / Costa
(Guzan / Ince / Wisdom / Moore)
2 FT & 0m itb
A) Mata & Jutkiewicz -> Siggy & Naismith
B) PVA, Mata & Jutkiewicz -> Moreno, Siggy & Naismith (-4)
Powell's loan move means he's on my watchlist now.
Great talent and ability. All he needs is regular game time now.
Will take a punt on him if he can break into the side.
same
Exciting prospect indeed.
Figuring out which Leicester midfielder will be most attacking and nailed on is the problem.
A) Silva + Sturridge
B) Sterling+ AgueroSterling and Sturridge
No B)rainer.
Definately B
B
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B. Hands down
How do I look brews?
Choice.
Primo ay cuz
sick az bru!!! 😀
Char brew!
Looks like what Mike Tyson was aiming for before pussying out at the pain.
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you look Samoan
*Maori 😉
Is that Richard prior?
It's Richard Pryor after a night out in Auckland
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*4 week bender in Auckland
Yep that sounds more like Pryor 😉
Ka mate, ka mate! ka ora! ka ora!
Oh dear, do you want to know what that means in english
Pray tell
Will I die or will I live will I die or will I live
I do...
’Tis death! ‘tis death! ’Tis life! ‘tis life!
😀Tamoko 🙂
I don't care, I just laugh when every time I see those "scary" faces. 😆 Even my high school's rugby team do the haka before every match, and named after the All Blacks.
Which school was this?
Malay College Kuala Kangsar, an elite boarding school in Malaysia. 😛
Good grief. I take it there were no Kiwi's in the team?
I'll never forget at a high school I went to the Maori's and the Islanders did a Haka and there was one skinny chinese fella in the front going sick!
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😆 Yeah I think thats the idea
Definitely not. Only that they admire the Kiwis so much like those people are their forefathers lol. Luckily O didn't play rugby back in my college days.
Well I just hope they had a coach or someone of that nature who was at least connected to Maori culture. Its all good for people to do the haka so long as they respect its cultural significance. Its not something that should be taken too lightly. Good on them though, I'm glad that they are showing respect so thats good.
I don;t think anyone is connected. But yeah, as long as they're not making fun of it. It's good that they were always taking it seriously.
Ryan, in case you don't believe it.. 😀
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7s-Q0eU9IUc
American shop american shop orange juice orange juice?
Blimey its a good thing there are no Maori's on these boards (as far as I'm aware)
They don't like orange?
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It's gonna be Windies all over againThe good old days. I can't let go 🙁
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Remember the drama our spliffs caused? People needs to chill mon
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Sturridge or Kun and why?
Sturridge better fixtures but yet to hit form, Kun very bad fixtures but can score in any game, but is .5 more expensive...
Help me outKun because he's lethal and its always surprising when he blanks. It's not surprising when Sturridge blanks.
I agree with this guy. Again
Difficult. I went Aguero with sterling as my safety blanket but Sturridge's stats are up there and he will get into his scoring form soon.
both are good choices but Kun is deadly now he is getting back to full fitness after the World Cup. For me he will be top goal scorer this season so he's a must
I dont think Sturridge is not in form, he looked sharp in Liv & England games, but still got nothing because the new system with Balotelli & Sterling
Used to really look forward to seeing jf my boys had risen overnight,no risers is killing the game for me and I suspect loads of others,rapidly losing interest,shame....
I like it. Makes me feel better about waiting the whole 2 weeks to make a transfer.
Thus eliminating any risk,boring ...
No risers on the middle Friday of international week is 'killing the game'? I've been playing a good few years and I can tell you this happens every season. And as far as I'm aware the game is not yet dead.
its not just this week,its been since the game started,which ever way you dress it ,its shit...
I think you're overreacting. The only difference in the rules is the bandwagons haven't gone through the roof due to the slowing down of the second price rise. This has required a slight change of behaviour, sure - but nothing too drastic.
I think it's great as I have always played my WC in this window but have kept it this time! Happy days for me with no volatile price change market 🙂
His language is a bit fruity but he 's not over reacting...It feels like half the game is missing to me. Depends how you like to play the game of course but for many it will be a bit of a blow.
You and the others are missing the price change sites, Wakey. I think that much is clear - but see how it is when they're back (which I think will be soon) and re-evaluate then. This time last year a popular comment was 'the price threshold has increased, it's ruining the game' - the year before that it was 'prices are changing too quickly - it's ruining the game'. And yet, the game has never been ruined.
I always liked the volatile market....and said so several times. I like the fact it offers, or be it futile, a way to try and beat the odds by increasing TV by taking hits. For anybody who likes that side of the game...and we always have a few, even on here...then the current set up is ruining the game. It just is...
Love your work Billy!
You're welcome.
Wtf 😀
Looks like Pokemon on LSD
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It's from One Piece, never read it?
(one of) best manga all time...I don't read comics.
All I remember manga wise from my youth is Akira and Ninja Scroll
LOL I don't know how I feel about that 😀
A) Mata & Jutkiewicz -> Siggy & Naismith
B) PVA, Mata & Jutkiewicz -> Moreno, Siggy & Naismith (-4)a
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i have a couple of questions.
1) why are so many people on here so confident and still going with tadic even though he hasn't really got many points so far?
2) what are your thoughts on chadli? do you guys think he will perform? i currently have lamela but thinking of downgrading to chadli and spending the cash elsewhere is this a good idea?
3) what 2 would you pick out of these 3 to have. mirallas, tadic, puncheon?
1) only they know.
2) not sure it's a good idea if you're playing 3-4-3. Would consider him as my 5th mid in a 3-5-2.
3) Mirallas, Tadic1) on most set pieces, maybe on pens too, got fixtures, very good track record. Just not proven yet in PL, of course.
2) very interesting prospect if definitely nailed on. Even willing to drop Haz for him if needed to upgrade attack.
3) first 2
Who are the best 2 choices between PVA, Chester and N. Taylor for the next 5-7 games?
PVA and Naylor imo
only 1 good choice in next 7 games from them is Naylor
Trying a slightly different wc team - would appreciate thoughts:
Begovich schmeichel
Moreno Bertrand collochini naylor Kelly
Fabregas siggy sterling tadic zaha
Costa falcao adebayornice team
Thanks. Any worries?
No immediately noticeable problems. Seems decent.
Cheers - that's m planned team but on a wc of course
The only changes I'd make are down to personal preference, but there's nothing I'd actually advise you to do to it.
I can see it scoring well.Thanks! Appreciate it.
Liking the look of Hull this season... I doubt they'll line up like this but imagine the potential of:
McGregor
Elmo - Davies - Chester/Dawson - Robertson
Huddlestone - Livermore
Diame - Ramirez - Ben Arfa
Hernandez
With Jelavic, Snoddy, Ince, Brady etc on the bench...
Solid.Ben arfa is fools gold.
And diame is one too many central mid.Ben Arfa has heaps of potential. Just needs to lose some weight and sort his attitude out. Diame is a very underrated player... He'll do a good job for Hull.
Barfa is the classic loads of potential why doesn't his career take off kind of guy.
And huddlstone Livermore and diame in the dame midfield is too defensive IMO.As a Chester owner, there's nothing wrong with them being too defensive. 😉
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HBA is like a poor man's Hazard. Plus he rarely got the minutes in BPL so far.
Think Diame will rotate in that holding mid positions. I believe Brucey has signed players capable of staying up in PL. Kudos to him.
my team is : de gea (hamer)
debuchy o'shea terry (kelly, wisdom)
siggy sterling hazard ramsey (albrighton)
vas te rooney augero
need to sort out my defence & more importantly my forwards, do you think i need to wc ? have 1 free transfer but don't mind making 2 & taking a 4 point hit. thanks in advanceAny changes needed to the team? already used my transfers but looking at next GW and possibly taking a negative hit if required. Any feedback appreciated.
Krul - Elliot
Lovren - Clyne - Naylor - Wisdom - Duff
Di Maria - Ramsey - Sterling - Lamela - Siggy
Falcao - Costa - Naismith
I currently play 3-5-2.
Cheers!
Dier flagged, Walker on a surgery. Could I be a lucky Naughton owner GW4? He owes me/ us for that red in GW 1 even that they didn't concede...
You'll be a lucky to get 2 points owner
Its better than be forced to play Hutton away to Liv or Naylor away to Chelsea. He could get a CS u know 😉
I will be more than happy if he starts..
IT'S FRIDAY!
Chelsea presser
FRIDAY, GOTTA GET DOWN ON FRIDAY!
How is my WC team looking?
Krul - Elliott
Wilson - Colo - Taylor - Wisdom - Duff
Ramsey - Sterling - Lamela - Siggy - Zaha
Sturridge - Costa - FalcaoVery nice. But pretty tight at the back imo.
Other than moving out Zaha to Boyd which would give me an extra 1m to play with in defence, I don't think I have any other options. My plan is to drop one of the strikers to one of the cheaper ones, but the fixtures for those three look very decent at the moment.
Lamela is a gamble, I am yet to see him play this season but by all accounts he is decent.
Ramsey also concerns me, Arsenal have too many options in midfield and I feel his returns will be diminished, especially once Walcott returns.tbh i don;t know which Spurs midfielder is the best pick..could be Lamela, Erik or Chadli. Anyone can explode at anytime. If you go Chadli you can save more money to upgrade the D.
I disagree with your last point. Remember last season 😉 But to replace him with Wally is never a bad idea.
If you have sterling and no united cover please choose one of:
Rooney falcao baloteli Sturridge
And yes, price does matterFalcao for me
Sturridge injury prone and Liv have Champions Leauge football this year, Balotelli & STerling selfish...Good point
Don't believe on coverage no more but Sturridge. One of the most attacking sides in PL.
Transferred Zaha in this GW, am I wrong to be tempted to start him over Ramsey??
Rest of the attacking team is Siggy, Sterling, Hazard, Costa, Rooney, Naismith.Bench Naismith instead.
Who am I?
First game I scored.
Second game I scored.
Third game I created 6 chances, most that week.
I scored goal and contributed assist against my next opponent recently.
And people are selling me like crazy.
#CrazyLogic
Ramsey?
Ramessi...
I wouldnt pay too much attention to the Community Shield performance to be honest... a very different will be against them next GWcorrect
I'm still sold him for next fixtures and back after
