Our first members article of the week delves into the data of the nine matches played out so far. A number of forwards come under assessment this evening, with Liverpool, United and West Ham’s new frontmen all analysed, whilst we also take a look at City’s resurgent Bosnian, Chelsea’s midfield and Swansea’s worrying lack of impact in the final third.
Roo to Pelle/Ulloa/Dzeko?
My Current team:
Bego/gilks
Clyne Rojo Cahil / Moore Colo
Fab Sterling ADM Siggy / Wanyama
Roo Costa Naismith
Only have 1FT and 0.5 itb, Roo is defo out that means no FT after, I want ot get rid of naismith, colo and siggy. Should I WC?
Cheers guys
roo to pelle and id rather do a -4 for naismith uprgrade than hit the WC yet
What are Ramsey owners doing.
Hang on, he wont be too long
or
Get rid, he'll be out long enough to wait around for..
no reason to hold, i watch every arsenal game and he hasn't been good this season so far
I agree with this, although playing worse than usual he`s still been in dangerous positions as is his nature
He actually did well to glide pass spurs defence and assist to chambo tho, sadly lloris was there to save. He wasnt all bad.
Get rid for now, specially with long term options like downing, no problem to buy him back later on as his price will probably drop
if he was performing i would hold. He hasn't been great for a few weeks though, despite putting up some decent stats. Don't want to be sitting with a turd losing its value for 3 weeks either. Shipped for Downing today.
Is it just me or has he been trying too hard this season?
Last season he kept things simple, simple passes, taking on shots when he had to.
This season, he tries all these stupid flicks and back heels, taking shots from wherever he can.
Last season's exploits has got to his head.
i missed two cleansheets this week following dumb rules like don't double up and always play baines
You followed them...don't blame us 🙂
nothing like 2 clean sheets on your bench and 1 2 0 from your starters
could be other way in other week..luck man..
Lol, might aswell give ur acc and pass to someone. U ask for advice to provide u options, not to blindly follow them.
When is the latest time to do your WC?
Will it be such a waste if we don't use it?
Complete season 🙂
What happened with Burnley against West Brom? Really against their last three games to let 4 by...
no marney, no party 🙂
just seen they had three starting midfielders out, makes sense now
Marney is essential to have some control in midfield.
Who's keeping the armband on Costa this week?
o/
Arsenal DEF far from stable and I have the feeling it's going to be goals galore this onemight do it to stabilize my score as to guard against a massive casual points haul
Unsure, right now going with Aguero, but Costa is probably the safe choice to at least keep even with the pack.
No way!
possibly..
- Costa
- Sterling (c)
- Siggy
In the same boat as you.
me Arsenal will get hammered
I'm an Arsenal fan and sadly, I'm afraid this might well be the case 🙁
Chelsea will overrun Arsenal in midfield. Costa will get chances, C for me.
Always (c) costa. What makes u think Arsenal is so solid. They even struggled with spurs' cohbter attack, they were lucky spurs was lacking that final ball touch, if that wasnt the case, we wouldve been 2-3 nil up.
Thoughts?
WC post GW8:
Krul // Elliot
Baines // Clyne // Bertrand // Wisdom // Moore
Walcott // Siggy // Di Maria // Sterling // Fabregas
Pelle // Costa // Vardy
Fix keepers at least.
Krul > ???
0.4 ITBHeaton perhaps as you have no Burnley defender. Toon may start defending better I guess.
not too convinced with Burnley after that game yesterday. Maybe Mannone better but frankly GK tend to make not too much of a difference at the end of the day
This is my thinking. I have Duff at the moment and getting rid for Moore in the WC. Mannone is the only option I can see, but then lose Elliot as the back-up.
Sure TW is a great prospect but would wait with that first. He will be eased in and might not fire right from the off
Usually follow this but from memory Walcott tends to fire straight off the bat. Plus using my WC I don't want to already have a transfer planned after using it.
Thoughts on who to bench this upcoming week? Wisdom and Marney definitely on bench, right now my back 3 is Bertrand, Naylor, Ivanovic, with PVA on the bench, but Naylor vs PVA seems very close. Suppose it might come down to the stoke vs newcastle game.
play Naylor
di maria or herrera?
ADM
herrera is injured...adm
Eriksen to Downing worth for -4?
would not do it for a hit
why vardy im seeing him in alot of formations??
cheap starter
Obviously because of that amazing game he had against ManU, but for me Ulloa is more of a threat long-term if any of those 2
- very cheap starter
- great fixtures
- always involved in playBetter and cheaper than Ulloa 😉
dont bite the hype
he'd be in even more if he was listed as a midfielder. great value either way though.
Your BEST Ramsey replacement then going forward.
Already have Fabs, Siggy, Sterling and ugh, Zaha in midfield..Downing?
tadic, chadli, or downing i like
+1
and Silva
I did Ramsey>Downing 3 hours ago after considering Gerrard, Ozil, Puncheon, Henderson, Silva, Hazard, Di Maria, etc. He's the best value and also happens to have fantastic fixtures in his next two, after which I can either bench him or transfer him for Walcott or someone else. Ideal solution imo, even if it means i now have 6.8itb 😀
Just checked Ivanovic's average position maps, and there's a very clear difference for certain fixtures... 😉
he'll probably score against us lol
Will be interesting to see how attacking he is. This is the first home fixture against top opposition, and there was a clear difference in how far forward he was in Chelsea's other toughies.
Ramsey -> Tadic for a hit? (play Boyd)
or next GW for free?tough one...
wait and see if Tadic might get a price rise. If so, make the transfer just before...Should I do Ramsey -> Tadic/Chadli for -4 or just play Boyd ?
hit
anyone else thinks that chelsea- arsenal game will carry many goals?
3-1 Chelsea
4-1 Chelsea
I think it'll be 3 or 4-0 for Chelsea. Spurs could have filled their boots with better finishing in the first half on Saturday. Arsenal are so suicidal pushing their fullbacks so far up without proper DM cover.
No Ramsey either, and possibly no Walcott. Welbeck has misfired in big situations thus far too, against City and Dortmund, so I don't think he'll score with the 1 or 2 big chances he might get.Don't think Arsenal will push up their fullbacks like they did at home to Spurs. However, they'll lose the physical battles in midfield like they always do against the big teams.
Thought Arsenal were fine in midfield against City. Wilshere had his best game and got stuck in really well, best I've seen him play in fact.
The gap behind the fullbacks was how Aguero scored though, and I'm sure Mourinho was taking notes.
Expect Hazard and Salah/Schurrle to be told to stay high up or at least to run into the channels a lot.Salah/Schurrle?
You mean Willian?Yeah whichever one Mourinho doesn't play in the CL basically. Could even be Remy...
Pretty sure Rèmy will play in the CL game. Schurrle classic Mourinho in these games as well
Agreed with all that, but be extremely surprised if Wilshere and Flamini out-do Matic and Fabregas.
maureen to have wenger on toast for tea
wenger is basically jose's biatch 😛
4:2 for Chelsea
Hopefully sterling gets a decent rest this week. Can see him exploding against brom
aye - hopefully studge is back too
West Brom are solid defensively. CS's at Southampton and Spurs, along with at home to Burnley (not surprisingly), so I think it'll be a low-scoring game. Might change if Sturridge is back however. 2-0 would be my prediction.
WBA defence looked pretty solid and confident yesterday though. But Liverpool loves to trash WBA!
With Arteta out, Flamini will start, right? *puts armband on Costa*
yeah 🙁
Sad for you guys really. Wenger should have bought a DM.
i see tadic as better option this week imo
Dont have him and wouldn't have captained him even if I did.
im benching tadic this week. Spurs aren't terrible defensively, they just struggle to score.
That guy can hurt Costa's leg 🙁
yeaaa.. but i dont think arteta out and flamini in would make too much of a difference on costa.. not saying not to put the armband on him tho anyway
Captain Costa for me this week as well. Sneaky feeling about Ulloa too...
Looking to bring him or Dzeko in
i think he'll be less effective with sturridge back
did you watch the liverpool-spurs game? The two of them linked up really well. Sturridge running deep and Balotelli coming short is a great combo. The only thing that's missing right now is the running in behind but Sturridge will add that threat to give Balo more space.
sturridge and balo will be the same as falcao and van persie...falcao giving space for persie
Falcao had 0 touches in the box against West Ham. Van Persie does nothing off the ball apart from sulk. Hardly the same.
Sturridge and Balotelli are not both out and out 9's like Falcao and RVP
Sturridge is more of a drifter than all of those, RvP closest to him. Balotelli and Falcao doesnt really do much i feel
Falcao likes to get involved too if you ask me. It depends on his manager's instructions most likely. RVP now and under Fergie drops much deeper than he did under Moyes when he was constantly isolated up top
Balotelli tracks back more than he's given credit for. Some of his tackles in the derby were awesome to watch. Nobody sees him coming and he just nips in from behind to steal the ball time and time again.
DIsagree.
Defenders will have other runs to watch and check [take note Balotelli], giving Sterling more space. Sturridge will increase the tempo of play...only a good thing for Sterling.So only Sterling will benefit from Sturridge getting back into the team. Thanks Brendan
why so snide?
Cus im just so impressed with the master tactician over here, im simply glad to be able to soak in his knowledge
He's not wrong because he clearly didn't say ONLY Sterling will benefit, so no need to be snide on a site where we all just share our opinions and you misread something.
🙂I didnt misread anything. Its pretty obvious from what he said that in no way will Sturridge returning benefit Balotelli, it will only be a good thing for Sterling. How can you not read it that way? And im really not salty over it, i just dont enjoy people passing their opinions on as facts. If its a site where people discuss and share opinions, then..
"Defenders will have other runs to watch and check [take note Balotelli], giving Sterling more space. Sturridge will increase the tempo of play...only a good thing for Sterling."
He literally said, "hey Balotelli, defenders will be less preoccupied with you as well, enjoy".
This is a site where people share their opinions. Unless someone also links a source, it's on you if you're reading it as fact.
🙂Oh well, i`m just gonna ignore you as well then.
Fair enough.
Welcome to the site, you'll figure it out sooner or later.
Correct. No problem.
Sturridge on the field draws more attention away from Sterling.
Nah doubt thats how its gonna be. Sturridge in will only help sterling to get further forward.
I meant the defenders can't focus solely on Sterling 😉
So is Sakho out?
Saw him in the pub earlier this evening so yeah he should be
Do we expect Walcott to hit the ground running? I have 2.7 itb with an eye on Siggy to either Ozil or Walcott for GW8, but not sure if it would be too early for Walcott.
too early he will only start training after the break
He'll get the 30, 60, 90, treatment from Wenger. Expect him to start in GW10 at the earliest.
will definitely be more drawn out than that..an ACL tear is a different beast
i did say "at the earliest". I don't think he'll start+actually be effective until GW13-14 tbh
🙂
agree with this. They have Santi/Sanchez to play on the wings now anyway.
what if he starts up front?
walcott always wanted to play cfw
He just said that to negotiate a new contract by pretending he wanted to leave. As soon as he got the contract he played on the wing with no complaints.
When does it expire? 😆
How much is Wally?
wat happen to burnley yesterday !
Get used to it. Their CS quota for the season is almost full now.
need a shawcross red and bego CS or bego CS and penalty save to win my mini league this gw....I think it's possible...........
Keep the faith.
My mate brought in oxlaid Chamberlain. I was about to laugh at him and then I thought it could actually be a good move right now
Too much risk. Sanchez isnt going to be on the bench for long.
Solid move, but very short-term. This weekend's fixture is terrible, and by the time the next GW comes around Ramsey will be back, and possibly Walcott too. I wouldn't have done it.
Then easy, chambo>Wally. For the time being chambo isnt a bad option if that person already have him. Hes gonna start.
Worth taking a hit in order to do
Rojo -> Taylor
Vaz Te -> Ulloanever take a hit for a defender
Not worth it for bringing in Ulloa this week or just do it over two gw?
U cant do a straight swap VT>Ulloa? If no then rojo out first.
apologies in advance, relatively new to this site.
with Roo and Ramsey in my team i'm looking at doing this with my WC team:
current
Forster (Myhill)
Wisdom, Bertrand, Duff (Caulker, Moore)
Siggy, ADM, Sterling, Rambo, Fabregas
Costa, Rooney (Bojan)
to
Fabianski (Myhill)
Chambers, Wisdon, Bertrand (Moore, Duff)
Siggy, Tadic, Sterling, Fabregas, ADM (maybe siggy on bench)
Dzeko, Pelle, Costa
and 1.2 ITB
Any thoughts, improvements?too much upfront Siggy to someone cheaper bench fodder and upgrade Duff with the remaining cash.
Swansea does have a good run.
Perhaps a Siggy to Lampard - or it that too out there 🙂too out there. Lampard too expensive for a bench fodder.
Sigurdsson ---> Boyd
Dzeko ---> Kunthis
better to upgrade to Kun than rather say a Baines?
im just worried and Kun getting broken soon. guess I could always revert if it happenedKun is Kun - must have when fit imo
if Kun gets injured you can easily swap but if you don't have him and need him it will be more difficult to get him if you know what i mean
With that front eight, you're always going to have a dilemma over who to bench each week. Personally I would go with a strong front seven with your eighth as cheap bench fodder. Otherwise you're going to have at best a £6.6m player sitting on your bench it's week - and that's way to expensive.
I'm not convinced on Dzeko. Jovetic will be back soon and threaten his starting position. I'd be tempted to downgrade him for a cheap striker and go 3-5-2. That would allow you to upgrade your defence. Note that Chambers is one yellow card away from a suspension (four yellows already) and Wisdom is suspended for the next match as he's intelligible to play against his parent club Liverpool.
I think you can get a better GK than Fabianski - at better value too. Mannone, Foster, Guzan for example.
Have a play around with multiple combinations and keep an eye on the UCL this week for potential injuries.cheers, thanks guys.
Ive been trying to advice everyone this. Whats the point of having strong front 8? U gonna have good hauls on the bench for sure. Rotations etc are bullocks for forwards.
and a cheap fwd as bench fodder is more dangerous to have on the bench compared to someone like Boyd or Tiote so might as well go with 7 heavy MID/FWD in a 343 and a nailed-on cheapie MID as bench fodder
I like the Dzeko pick...keep him. Siggy-->a 4.5
Upgrade Duff/a 4.0 to Baines or PVA.
Am doing Rooney, Ramsey -> Aguero, Mane with my 2 FT, leaving 0.5 ITB
Should I also do Krul -> Speroni for a -4?nope Speroni is hardly an improvement over Krul
Wait to see if Krul starts. No sir u dont take hit for keepers. And also if mane is nailed on that its a good trade.
I'm fairly sure he's nailed, still frustrated that I'm 0.1 off Tadic instead of Mane though
Either one would be good enough for me. Tho i would have gone for tadic.
Yeah, I feel that until I get Pelle I need some Southampton coverage and Mane will do for now
Okay cheers I'll wait on it
defo no hit for a GK transfer
Does it takes 24 hours for grav to kicks in? Fck it.
nah it takes like 2-3 mins...go for it
It's so dead on here 😆
Killing me. It's so dead at work..
I'm on 11k
My friend who is 7 points ahead is on 5k
Quite close in that zoneAm I good to go? bench clyne or moore? cheers
Bego
baines Moreno clyne
siggy sterling hazard puncheon chadli
costa aguero
subs - myhill Naismith moore cololooks g2g, btw never bench Clyne imo
Moore does have Burnley this week (who cant score)
