After kicking off our series of Big Numbers articles with a look at the best performing Defenders over the first three Gameweeks, we now move further up the pitch. This time round we focus on midfielders, with a trio of summer signings all showing plenty of promise in their new surroundings.
RMWC please
Bego / Given
Clyne / Ivan / Moreno / Hutton / 4.0 def Moore or Wisdom ?
Sterling / Hazard / Siggy / Rambo / King or Boyd ?
Costa / Naismith / Falcao
Help appreciated. In ML and no one else WC so need to get it right.
i feel that downgrading Ivan to collocini for example, will allow you wellbeck for naismoth and upgrade the last defender to naylor and you will achieve better balance.
Cheers sound advise
That's why I still have Schurrle 😎 😳 😆
Okay so, Team and Plans below:
Begovic (Elliot)
Bertrand Taylor Coloccini (Duff Wisdom)
Fabregas ADM Sterling Siggy (£4.5m)
Costa Balotelli Falcao
Plans:
Ride out the Arsenal fixture storm for the next 3 weeks then do Balotelli + £4m defender > Welbeck + Koscielny. That will leave £1m in the bank for other action. Thoughts?
Looks sound. For me ADM and Falcao is too much Man U but guessing by your pic you wont be changing that so good to go.
Hahaha, that is correct. The red tinted specs are on but the rest of my team are up for negotiation.
Do you think Falcao will start the next game? The team news doesn't have him starting at all. They are usually spot on. Who will drop between Mata/Rooney/RVP/Falcao?
For this week:
A) Cahill Mata (save)
B) Moreno Mata (use FT)
C) Moreno Fabregas (-4)
Thanks!a
...and now Jones... *sigh
I share your pain.
Just read that Saeed Ajmal has been banned .. ridiculous
That is seriously so ridiculous
Its like when u cant play him, ban him
Gutted...
Sorry if he's a chucker he's a chucker. Unless he goes and rectifies the flaw, I dont see it as being ridiculous at all. Big loss to cricket for whatever time he's away though, also I am pretty sure he'll be back.
The laws exist to serve the game, and if the chucking law stops Ajmal from playing then it's the law that needs to change.
I don't agree with that. They need a better way of monitoring the system but the law is there for a reason and applies to everyone.
Ummm no, the game is bigger than any one player and that should be obvious to any lover of any sport.
All deliveries found to be illegal, says ICC 😯
Ridiculous? All his deliveries including Doosra were illegal. You can't just simply allow that happening.
Does this apply to county/club cricket aswell? what about all the teams he's illegally bowled to this season for Worcester? he's destroyed every team he's come up against with his illegal action & they've pretty much cruised to the Div2 title as a result. It's wrong.
I cant understand how anyone can defend it.... EVERY ball... crazy.
RMT
Krul Elliot
Wilson Clyne Robertson Naylor Van aanholt
Fab Ramsey Sterling Siggi Tadic
Naismith Rooney Costa
2m in bank
Have switched to a 352 hybrid for now, as decided against bringing welbeck straight in, the fixtures are not the easiest for him to intefpgrate homself inrpto the team. Instead will hang onto naismith for a bit. Will hang onto Rooney until utd situstion clarifies,
2m in bank allows for someone to Aguero or Naismith to Welbeck in a few weeks.
Benching issues maybe , but good sub if someone dosent play or injured
Bench.
This week sig at chelsea
Next week fab at man c. Chelsea will go for 00
Week after naismith bench
I always picture you smashing your face on the keyboard every 5th word.
Thats why the letters are scrambled
😆
Also, why not play Cesc over Costa next week for the CS point? 🙂
Top team. Lacks Ivanovic, though. Ivanovic allows for Coleman, game week 8. Also I personally am not a fan of Fabregas, on grounds of Value.
10/10
Looks good Trigger. solid plan with some nice out options re Naismith and Rooney.
Just to throw another idea out there. Why not invest the 2m on a better player somewhere then save a transfer so you have two freebies to change up Naismith and Rooney if necessary?
slight question marks over wilson and robertson long term but probably safe for now.
in theory, after price rises, you only need 1.5 to go from naismith to wlebeck or rooney to aguero, so maybe invest in a scond keeper with good fixtures after kruls fixtures dry out - i'm sure you wlil hate spending a transfer on a keeper.
interesting you chose to stick with ramsey - i have doubts over him in teh next few weeks, thou alternatives dont really scream "take me" (lamela? lallana? meh.)I have doubts ove him too, but as most rivals keeping him may as well hang on too, like you say only one i wanted was tadic and i got him anyway.
Actuallt i really like this team. Have contemplated spending an extra half mil on def or keeper, may yet do, but i think i need 2 m for welbeck as dont get full price when selling naismith, but i might make some money on the wildcard yet, you never knowyes, those dam price rises 🙂
Moreno/Janmaat in for one of the 4.5s would be nice.
I prefer Mirallas to Tadic as well. Everton scoring way more than Southampton ATM, 0.1 cheaper, Mirallas looks better for goals, and he's actually scored a goal this season so far.Looks very good though.
like tadic in there, probs going with him on my wc.
love the uber defence
only thing i don't like is rooneyMe too, but didnt want to go without any itd cover, and he did show signs of improvement last night
Could even afford di maris as my fifth midfielder instead of Tadic, but then wouod have zero flexibility
i think tadic will outscore di maria in fpl tbh even without considering price.
As you have have 13/15 of my players its obviously great!
You know Welbeck is going to rocket in price over the coming weeks right? 🙂
I like the defense alot, I'm considering similar options
if you had to choose between Coleman and Baines.. which one would you choose? Baines has all the potential in the world but Coleman has been getting all the points from last season
Tough One! but I will lean towards Baines..
im firmly in the baines camp too.. now that he and coleman are the same price it makes matter easier. last season was coleman's season cause of price tag
Thinking of getting one of em too, are ya? 🙂
Coleman has more potential for goals from open play.
Baines has more potential for assist from open play.
Baines has a lot of potential for goal from set pieces.
Coleman has 0
So
BAINES----------COLEMAN
Assists-------------0
Goals(SP)--------Goals(OP)
0.1 Cheaper
Further up the pitchyup. Terry replacement next week 🙂 .. dont really like terry and dont want a Chelsea defender that is not ivanovic and i cant afford him
Baines penaltys swings it for me
I think I have come down on the side of Coleman.
I'd go for Baines. Every season he brings home the points even if they aren't as noticeable as the occasional Coleman goal.
Yup.. You just know Baines will get the 170+ total at the end of the season cause of set pieces. Coleman @ a cheaper price may have been a better option. at the same price though baines is far more safer
Is Wisdom a good pick?
nah...
If Gamboa plays tonight's behind-closed-doors friendly against Hull City and comes back unscratched.. forget Wisdom.
Not anymore.
Good WC team?
Krul / Mannone
Ivanovic / Lovren / Wilson / N.Taylor / Wisdom
Fab/ Ramsey / Sterling / Siggy / Boyd
Falcao / Costa / Naismith
1.1m in the bank.
Any changes needed?
Falcao to Kun
ivanovic, boyd and falcao to pva, di maria and aguero. something like that 🙂
why no faith in Falcao?
Also need to have a cheap mid to fit in all the other big hitters
Moore over Wisdom
Please help. I need a vote. No chance Sturridge will be starting Sat when Pool have Champs League Tuesday. So who do I take him out for (leaving him in not an option as also got Jov and Jones who are injured!!)
1. Falcao
2. Mario
3. Kun
4. Costa (who would be first choice were it not for his own niggle)
Thanks!
Kun
1. Falcao - No champions League to worry about
Costa
well that's cleared that up
I wildcarded and acually lost money. Who wants to see my team?
Was that something clever that you did? 😉
Name change needed 🙂
😆
Yeah, a finer moment in my many moments of idiocy. Aaaaanyway, check this mother out:
Courtois
Ivan / Lovren / Williams
Siggy / Ramsey / Fabs / Chadli
Aguero / Balotelli / Welbeck
Your mum / Moore / Wisdom / AlbrightonNot Courtois/Your Mum. Begovic/Green.
Better value than Lovren to be had, imo. Fonte, Clyne or Shawcross.
I would never have Fabregas, Chadli and Albrighton in the same midfield - you need Sterling, imo.ta
what's wrong with Fabs by the way?
your mum is not nailed imo
I thought the irony in the name was obvious. The lack of anything clever to say and all that... clearly lost on you geniuses eh!
Irony tends to rust with repetition.
Having said that, my team name is Ironic Foundry 1965. 😀
you should do that after burnley-utd
Any thoughts on this WC team...
Begovic - 4m
Ivan - Moreno - Clyne - Taylor - Duff
Ramsey - Sigurdssen - Sterling - Fabregas - Boyd
Costa - Balotelli - Welbeck
CheersLooks good. I like it.
need more aguero and di maria
Thanks for the replies. Trying to weigh up whether Ivan is essential.
As Ivan > Colo/Pva would allow Balo > Kun
It's a tough call...
Begovic Krul
XXX Moreno Clyne Ferdinand Wisdom
XXX Fab Sterling Siggy Ramsey
Costa Balotelli Naismith
I have 13.3 for the 2 spots
Tadic + Shawcross or Schneiderlin + IvanovicThe latter.
Begovic Green works better, imo.
Is Moreno value?
Nice team, 7/10.I had Lovren before this GW and I wildcarded, one of the moves I thought I wanted to make was this. I like the look of Moreno a fair bit. I reckon he'll do good.
Cheers for the GK opinion, I'm pretty set on that, I have Ferdinand from the R's already, not a team I want to double up on in defence.
change krul to green, bring collocini and tadic
I want to bring in Tadic but, if I do I have to get rid of Ivanovic. That is precisely my dilemma at the moment, hence the question.
Clyne or Pieters?
Clyne
ESPN FC @ESPNFC
STAT: Three goals in two games for Yaya Sanogo for France Under-21s. @Arsenal have some competition up front at last!
It's Yaya time!! Welbeck on bench!!!!!!Sanogoal scored 😯
He is pretty good, despite opinions on here.
You should have done Orange color on your grav..because that's like the color of Netherlands...You look more French in this than Dutch
It's Sanogo time!!
*calls Vets and demands explanation for the flag fiasco (if there's any)..
how sad for him that he does not meet the kazahstan under 21 defence every week...
Will the real Yaya please stand up
Yellow [i] Jones
Yellow [i] Jovetic
Yellow [i] Costa
Red[i] Faurlin (5th mid. bench fodder)
2 FT
Who do you think should be priority to sub out and for who?
Or should I wildcard?Jovetic to Welbeck/Naismith, imo.
I think its too soon for Welbeck, but have been looking at Naismith, I´m just afraid that ship has sailed with Eto´o and Kone looming...
It is just two fecking game weeks!!! :-d
😀
I want a more solid pick 😉
Pity that you are not a member ... 🙂
I don't think it's too soon for Welbeck.
Costa will play! wait for Jones injury assessment and pressers!
Wait to see who's injured.
Dear All,
May I please have some advice on whether I need to improve the team?
Begovic (Krul)
Pieters Wisdom Janmaat (Clyne ,Caulker)
Schurle Ramsey Sterling Silva Dyer
Costa Rooney Naismith
My WC is active.
Thank you so much!I wouldn't keep Caulker...Wisdom is a no go...Schurrle a risk but a nice pick..rest looks good...If you are on WC then prob Rooney --> Falcao
Would you rather:
Mata > Mirrallas
Ramsey > Tadic
To fund Jovetic to Balotelli
Cheers 🙂MnM
Haha hmm You don't fancy Mata against QPR?
Mirallas
Cheers
Mata to Mirallas.
Are you not concerned about rotation, Doos?
Martinez rotated Mirallas and the other mids and wingers like crazy last season, even when they didn't have fixture congestion. Now they have 7 games in 22 days.O.0 :s
duelofeu is gone though
Replaced with Atsu
Cheers
can you do mata to tadic?
Wish I could 🙁 wouldn't be able to get Balo otherwise.
Right, joined the mods and contributors league... can't be right though as Mark is second...
Now show me your rainbows!
If someone wants to rainbow up my grav here's the original: http://m.imgur.com/IJe3pw2
I'd try but I'm terrible at this stuff 😛
Great stuff TheTinkerman!
Jones replacement if injured.
A) Moreno
B) Shawcross
C) clyne double up with Bertrand
D) aspzMoreno
Bit worried by champs league rotation or would def be on Moreno
Highly doubt Moreno would be rotated unless injured. Don't think Rodgers has ever been a big fan of JE. and Flanno will probably be competing with Manquilo for RB.
That said I could be completely wrong.I would say you're completely right! 😉
I'd say use your bench (unless they aren't starters). His injury didn't look serious. Don't see him missing more than a week, think you can save the transfer / not take a hit.
shawcross
Hello Bony owners what are you doing?
Considering -4 swap Bony to Welbeck
My other forwards are: Sturidge(!) & Roon
Shouldn't you be prioritising the injured one?
ok
Sturridge >> Balotelli
Keep Bony.
should be Sturidge not likely to play this will be bigger concern ... so Stu to Balo maybe (I dont have funds to Kun ):
Is Foster likely to miss out this weekend?
Dunno - what happened?
He got flagged
Bugger.
Thanks Doosra 😉
I don´t know, they can´t even flag them atm, its all doubtful.... Yellow flags everywhere.
He should be fit for this weekend.. It was precautionary move he came back to WBA..
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'He's had a little bit of a problem with his thumb during pre-season but nothing we haven't been able to manage,' Irvine told wba.co.uk.
'He just got it jarred. He went to catch the ball, secured it with his left hand but it then ricocheted off and hit down on the top of his thumb. That's exactly the movement he wouldn't have wanted.
'We don't feel there's a need to do anything drastic at this particular moment.
'There isn't a lot of swelling there, there's not a lot of bleeding, we don't believe it's a major injury or a big problem.'Thanks mate
Any idea when we'll get an update on the Costa and Jovetic injuries?
Friday conferences.
Hmmm, lets hope Costa, Sterling and Welbeck don't rise before then!
Well, I have them all, so ... 😀
Pressers - Friday
Anyone else a bit stumped with what to do with Sturridge?
My front 3: Costa, Sturridge & Bony.
Can't afford Aguero. Would like Falcao but he's not in Demi's predicted line up.
Balotelli time?Well, I am sitting on it, for now.
where is Demi's predicted line up?
The Price Changes are unbelievable this season.I thought Rooney would've had a double drop by now.
price rise changes are absolutely crap ,maybe my last season ,even last week,totally ruined it for me ,I like the idea of taking a punt on someone on a Saturday and hoping hell get through training ,this rule change has ruined it ,,bye bye......
I'll be launching this week's hunt for a community champion when the new article pops up. Stay tuned.
I wonder how much or little strength and conditioning coaches in football focus on hamstring strengthening. Or how lazy players are with their pre-training/game stretches. Still seems that hamstring injuries are far too prevalent in the game.
They should be training in a waist-high pool ...
Yep, and doing Nordic curls on a regular basis.
Think I will still go the KF*C frontline and downgrade one to Welbeck later. Dont think double Arsenal is wise just yet and dont think there are any milfs better than Rambo
Falcoa is good..but is he 11m good? I'm not sure just yet. Currently on Kun/Costa/Ade
I need some good advice.
Being a Sturridge owner, I don't intend to keep him with high price and good alternatives out there.
Intend to have Aguero latest by GW6 as that is when their good run starts, but GW4 and GW5 fixtures for City is tough.
Would you transfer in Balotelli just for GW4 and GW5, which is likely to cost 4 points?
Already have Liverpool midfield coverage.nope...even with tough fixtures...Aguero might score! so go for Aguero only
He's totally fit right, no injury issues? Always worried re Aguero
