The final instalment in our series of Big Numbers articles focussing on Gameweeks 1-3 is rolled out this evening. After assessing the fortunes of defenders and midfielders, we now turn our attentions to the men up front – Chelsea and Southampton’s summer signings come under assessment, as do Everton’s in-form budget striker and the contrasting fortunes of a pair of Manchester-based front men.
Currently on my wildcard:
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Any glaring issues to be dealt with? Any tips or advice would be very much appreciated!
Its a strong team. Not a fan of Boyd at this stage, simply because I'm not sure he'll be a regular starter.
Downgrade Ivanovic, upgrade Boyd?
Want to wait for tomorrow press but scared that Moreno's price will rise before that ..how ?
Costa and Ramsey on yellow flag , that's why press could be deciding..but can't afford 0.1 rise on Moreno..
Meh. If Moreno rises just get Lovren..not much in it to me.
similar attacking threat u reckon ?
ive got lovren and have been to-ing and fro-ing about moving for moreno all week, but ive come to the sensible realisation that lovren is a long-term pick regardless of price increases or drops, and the transfer is better better saved to use elsewhere (like getting rid of chambers or rooney, or getting welbeck in if required). Lovren and Moreno is a 50/50 in any case, the only reason i was considering it was price changes, but as i said im satisfied with not moving regardless. If you're lucky (and im unlucky) you might even be able to get Lovren at 5.4 as well, in which case its a no-brainer.
thanks ! i will wait then..
What will be your front 3 if you're using WC now? (Exclude: Aguero, Dzeko, Welbeck, Naismirh). Cheers
if i had a choice now i would have Costa, Aguero, Welbeck
That sort of goes against excluding Aguero and Welbeck 🙂
oops, sorry mis read
can you try again SAB?
Costa/Mario B/ Falcao
Looks like Costa + Balo locked
Falcao/Rooney/Ade competing for 3rd spotfor me then start with Rooney this week, leave cash for a Falcao switch
sounds a nice plan, thanks.
Rooney/Falcao Costa Balotelli
Almost my thought, but no love for Adebayor? 8,6M for Spurs main striker, on pens.
Rooney Costa Balotelli, if those have to be excluded.
Debating Aguero Falcao Welbeck and Aguero Costa Roon
plz try again Muppet...
Wuh?
get your front 3, except from: Aguero, Dzeko, Welbeck, Naismith
Oh. WTH kind of question is that?
simply dont like: City players, Welb, Naismith now. All of those will wait for gw8
Costa Adebayor Balo
On WC I'd pick Costa-Balotelli-Naismith. Welbeck is enticing though.
If you exclude those two though it would be a toss-up between having a non-playing cheap 3rd forward or moving for Bony/Dzeko/Adebayor.Cheers. No United striker for easy fixtures make me worry though.
So far United strikers have contributed 1 goal and 0 assists in 3 easy fixtures... I already got rid of Mata, and if Rooney doesn't score this weekend he's gone too. In fact I'd probably trade him for Balotelli even if he scored, once he goes back to 10.5 ofcourse 🙂
a) Naismith, Clyne, Rose (-8)
b) Welbeck, Dummett, Wisdom (no hit needed)A if Rose is fit (still yellow flagged?)
The one with an 8 point head start
Rose isn't a great pick. Choose Caulker instead.
Its also a bit silly to effectively take hits on not one but two defender swaps when even doing one isn't too smart. I wouldn't take hits for Naismith>Welbeck either due to fixtures.
Which would you prefer?
A) Ramsey & Balotelli
B) Sanchez & AdebayorA
A
a
A
A
B
there's always one!
Thanks all - I was actually swaying towards B!
A
Bego - (Krul)
Moreno - Baines - Clyne - (Duff - Taylor)
Mirallas - Sterling - ADM - Sig - (King)
Costa - Balo(c) - Pelle
Thoughts? On WC atm.
Id prefer Fab over ADM.
I Have Both!
That looks more or less what I'd pick, though I'd have Fabregas and Tadic instead of Miralla and ADM. Pelle's fixtures are good but I'd ride the welbeck rises for a couple of weeks and then get him in.
No Costa for me this week... Worried already. 🙁
Likewise! Trolled a lot of us in the last GW... likely to do it again
Probably the same for me Innsie.
Is Ramsey + Welbeck too much arsenal atm? On WC.
their fixtures aren't great really. ive got ramsey and will probably only bring in welbeck for gw8, unless he absolutely catches fire which is unlikely.
Am I the only one who have ADM on board here?!!!
You might want to go see a doctor about that 😉
o/
Weighing up whether or not Balotelli is worth considering for the upcoming GW. Do we anticipate that he'll lead the line in Sturridge's absence, or will Lambert come in to the starting XI?
I think Balo will play..may be both start together..
Balotelli wil definitely start
Agree that Balotelli looks a lock to start, however my question is more to do with his starting position. Do we expect him to lead the line, or sit out wide to accommodate Lambert
I'm anticipating a Liverpool front 3 against Villa of either:
Balotelli-Lambert-Sterling or Markovic/Lallana?-Balotelli-SterlingIf Lambert plays then its definitely in a 442 diamond, so Balotelli is central as well. If BR would choose to go 433 then it would be Lallana or Markovic playing wide rather than Lambert pushing Balotelli there. I'm a Liverpool fan btw fwiw
Interesting. Cheers Rickardinho. I'm anticipating a very attacking mindset/formation from Rodgers at home to Villa this weekend... really makes Balotelli a viable option to get in asap!
At home, BR is more inclined to play a 4- 2 - 3 -1 with Balo to lead in Sturridge's absence, or even a 4 - 3 - 3, still with Balo.
That would leave no room for Lambert, given Lallana/Cout/Sterling will probably play across the three (in the 4 - 2 - 3 - 1), or Sterling - Balo - Lallana/Markovic in the 4 - 3 - 3.
Blog updated with latest wildcard team
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Feels weird to have siggy as the cheapest front 8 guy... 🙂 I did the same thou took it even a slight step forward - see below.
Also, no stoke player in the back?Great write-up Trigger. I really like the idea of a fluid front 8. I would find it tough to bench a Fabregas or Ramsey if selected.
What are the main reasons behind the changes made in DEF? Rotation? PVA ahead of Wilson?
What are your thoughts about a late GW WC activation? See the merits, or better to have them activated early in the GW to gain full value (doesn't seem like much value to be had with the current price changes)?*By selected, I mean fully fit and playing regardless of fixtures
2FTs…thought?
Krul - Foster
Terry – Debuchy – Wisdom – Bruce – Hutton
Sterling – Siggy – Fabregas – Ramsey – Wanyama
Costa – Rooney – DzekoThat defense looks treacherous. If you have anything itb upgrade one of Wisdom, Bruce, or Hutton. If there's nothing itb you should downgrade Terry to moreno/lovren/clyne and upgrade one of the other 3 to janmaat or another 5.0 or 4.5. Debuchy could be an issue too, so could move him.
Cheers, got 0.5 itb
Bruce > Moore
Dzeko to Wellbeck/Naismith & upgrade Hutton to a DEF with better fixtures?
Would love to hear some DZ opinions on a different kind of wc team:
Bego, McCarthy
Moreno, Bertrand, collochini, naylor, Moore
Fabregas, sterling, siggy, tadic, mirallas
Costa, baloteli, adebayorKeepers are good. You can ride Bego's fixtures and cash in on any rises from mccarthy if he plays. the defense looks good and balanced too. i'd only have an issue with mirallas as he's too expensive to bench. Might want to consider someone cheaper like JWP for example (though you've already got tadic so maybe someone else). I like the rest of the team though.
i'd have lovren over moreno though, and clyne over bertrand
Cheers - my bench plans are siggy this week, fabregas next and mirallas at gw6.
I would look at downgrading one of Tadic or Mirallas and upgrading a defender... rest looks good to me
Kind of happy with my defence - it's the front 8 I worry about
A) Ramsey - Ward-Prowse - Krul
or
B) Tadic - Matic - De GeaB
A
A easily
A
Do we think Ramsey will play this week then?
yes he should be fine, but luckily wenger will give us news about it before the next lot of price changes 🙂
B but no matic
Thanks for opinions guys
A easily.
Correct sub order?
Vaz Te
PVA
WisdomI'd say so
Price-rise question:
Now that Rooney has fallen to 10.4, does he need to rise by 0.2 to 10.6 for me to see his value return to 10.5 in my team?no, he will be 10.5 for you with just one price rise 🙂
epic winning!
would be harsh if it wasn't like that, but i got a bit annoyed when i started thinking about it 😛
morning dz, how we doing?
Recently moved to the Uk and pretty disappointed at the lack of pl games shown on TV due to the rules here 🙁
Are there any football shows on tv where they discuss the games etc. in South africa, they broadcast a two hour show everyday...Sky is the go-to broadcaster for PL, but BT have been taking a larger and larger share the last two seasons, and could outbid sky entirely for the majority rights soon too.
Match of the Day (MOTD) and MOTD2 on BBC1 is on in the evenings on weekends to show comprehensive highlights for 1.5-2 hoursYou need to find certain pubs which have feeds from overseas. Many will show all live games on a Saturday and Sunday but ha Norweigan/ Arabic commentary. Easier if in London
Australia show every game live. Great coverage.
Pity about the times though.
aye...9:45pm Arsenal V City is pretty nice though 🙂
Yeah early on but in a few weeks early kick-off back to 11.45pm 🙁
6.45 pm here, just normally have to get on it earlier!
Not wanting rift on the OP's pain but the times here are perfect for pub time. Early Sat kick off 6.45 pm and 3pm ko at 9pm. Champions league just doesn't happen though!
Maybe I'll move to Thailand 😉
There are ups and downs but the football times are def an up
Same here in Samui. It is weird in England. The rest of the world can watch the early Sat game, choose from all the 3pm kick offs, get the late Saturday game and both on Sunday. My subscription is about 30 pounds a month.
The old argument was the if all the games were on tv then attendances would fall. I can kind of see this for the 'smaller' Prem teams but it does seem very out of date
thanks all...i managed to get sky and bt so can watch whats on offer but wasnt aware that its illegal to show 3pm games in the UK, thats just evil
guess i will just find an online link to watch it.
In SA, there is a show called FAPL TV where they discuss the games in detail during the week which i abs loveAs above, some pubs will show an illegal satellite feed for 3pm games, have to hunt them out
WCT
begovic
clyne / moreno / cahill
fabregas / di maria / silva / stirling
welbeck / naismith / costa (c)
krul / siggy / taylor / wisdom....solid. i'd downgrade di maria to ramsey though. Welbecks fixtures aren't great, so i'd only pick one of him and naismith, not both, and have a big hitter as 2nd forward. Your team is well balanced though.
Hey all, what are the thoughts about a late GW WC activation? See the merits, or better to have them activated early in the GW to gain full value (doesn't seem like much value to be had with the current price changes)?
you won't have missed out on much, apart from naismith and welbeck and a handful of others. unless you have a shocking team or lots of injuries WC doesn't make sense imo
Anyone else on their WC going with a GK rotation of Forster/Green?
Green is risky
Reason being?
Forster/McCarthy here
Isn't he second fiddle to Green?
I envy that squad
Me too
😎
Wazzzzaaaaaaaaaaappppp
Hey guys thoughts on my team. Do you people think i should use my WC or not. If so what changes and transfers should i make?
Bego
Kaboul - Moore - Chester
Ramsey - Fabgregas - Sterling - Siggy
Rooney - Costa - Jovetic
Gilks - Marney - Debuchy - Colocinni
1.0 in the bank
Thanks guysJovetic to Welbeck looks good
why would you use your wc?!
just get rid of kaboul and jovetic
Front 8 :
A. Ramsey Sterling Siggy Tadic FABREGAS
Costa Aguero WELBECK
or
B. Ramsey Sterling Siggy Tadic 4.5MID
Costa Aguero FALCAONeither imo. Too early to get Falcao, and im a fan of having a bench fodder 5th mid.
neither. get naismith or downgrade falcao and use the funds to improve your defense (which im assuming is looking terrible)
A naylor PVA
B colo PVAA
A di maria balo pelle
B tadic balo falcao
C di maria welbeck kunC.
C
logging in after a week... can anyone provide update on these 3 players
hazard
costa
ramsey
keep or sell ?Should all be fine to start, imo.
Ramsey: “I’ll be all right – the pitch was very hard there’s no give in it so I rolled my ankle a bit,” he said. “Hopefully it will be nothing and I’ll be available for Saturday".
I'm really glad that award winning playwright Michael Starr
has been cleared of plagiarising Listopia, and does not at all come across like a twat. I don't know who would think he's a *as he can take a joke and this looks really good for him. Award winning playwright Michael Starr, the plagiarist is not something we will hear in the future thank god.Michael Starr, award-winning playwright copied some stuff
Posted it on his blog as his own rather than credit the source. Then spat his dummy out after being accused of plagiarism
I happen to know that every word of his book was published tears ago.
Perhaps you`ve heard of the dictonary!
All these days watching movies I`ve never watch Reservoir Dogs(that I can remember).I`m intrigued so far.
