We delve into the Gameweek 20 data this evening and serve up some of the most impressive numbers from New Year’s Day. QPR, Swansea, Aston Villa and Man City’s strikers arrive under the radar, whilst we also cast an analytical eye over in-form midfielders from Spurs, Leicester and West Brom.
I'm really struggling to pick my midfield on WC.. I want Hazard, AJ, Fabregas, Di Maria and Sanchez but it's a bit strong, would leave me with 2 cheap strikers and Falcao, anyone else thinking along the same line or anyone think I'm mad?
drop AJ to boyd?
Would make sense but I really want him and there isn't a whole lot of strikers with the 7.2 I'd have left
Apart from Kane, Austin, ings...?
I can afford all of them with AJ instead of Boyd bar Austin who I don't want. But now you mention it I think Ings could be the final piece of my first WC draft
My front 8 could like this
Haz // Fab // Sanchez // ADM // Chadli
Austin // Falcao // Kane
So similar problem.Bit worried about bench problems and also RVP and Boyd instead of Falcao and Chadli allows a straight swop for Aguero
1 FT, 6.3m itb
thinking just Bony > Giroud and stick with the rest for now..planning on WCing in 2-3 weeks I think..
......................Guzan
...........Zaba ᵈ Terry ᵈ Hutton
Silva ᵐ Hazard ᵐ Sanchez ᵐ Downing
............Austin ᶠ Bony ᶠ Kane
Gilks, Demi, Marney, Chambersshould be okay for a few wks n then WC
plus for all we know, Komps redoes his hammy and Demi is an option again! ha
WC is active..
A. Rooney and Fabs
or
B. Costa and Di Maria
Im leaning towards A because Rooney has blanked the last 2 gwks and i believe he is due a good points return. I also feel despite his deep role, he will flourish more when ADM returns in CM allowing him to possibly push forward more.
Fabregas is unbelievably consistant and has been excellent all season and is currently outscoring Costa. In that sense i feel i dont really need costa as Fabs is just as prolific with his point returns.
what do i do??Same dilemma here, although I'm going for Falcao over Rooney. I much prefer Fab to Costa but he's harder to fit in with all the options in midfield
such a tough one. think i prefer fabs over costa too. but rooney over ADM? not too sure 🙁
Fabs and Di Maria. Ignore the other two.
which one out of fabs n di maria then Sess?
If had to choose out of those two I'd go B......who are your it her forwards? Ideally I'd want fab and adm with Aguero as big hitter up top. Falcao or RVP might be a nice place holder. Costa if you tint already have three Chelsea inc fab, which seems unlikely.
Thanks Sess! very helpful.
To give u a better idea my current team is as follows.
De Gea Hamer
Bertrand Terry Koscielny Wisdom Van Aanolt
Hazard Sanchez Fabregas Chadli Boyd
Rooney Kane Austin
1.9m in the bank and Rooney is a place holder for Aguero.
Like u said i already have 3 chelsea.
u think i should leave it as it is then pal?
Yaya and Lallana to any 2 mids.
(Bar Alexis Fab Haz)
ADM and Silva?
Probably the safest choice.. Chadli and Gerrard also decent options
can't talk about stevie g on here without a few telling you how he was never class..!
Suso of to AC Milan this month or in the summer.. will be a star..
https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/552241661154426882
Seria A is just one notch above the MLS
If he didn't play for lfc, they'd sign him for 15m
Can anyone tell me prize risers and fallers tonight? Need to know whether to pull the trigger on yaya out
Nothing worth worrying about
Yaya still way if falling. Only notable thing is isn't I edging closer to ruse, but will hopefully miss this week.
*this night
Thanks for responses. Will ponder for another day
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Holy mother I just did it. I activated my January WC. With the other one in hand I hope this will help me climb the ranking over the coming weeks without too much of risk. What do you think of my current draft?
Panti Mannone
Terry Alderwereld Wisdom PvA Wasilewski
Hazard Fabregas Sanchez ADM Boyd
RVP Giroud Kane
0.3 ITBIf you have 0.3 ITB then upgrade wasilewski to someone better if you can. Shame you're 0.1 off Clark (villa).
How about dropping Mannone to a 4.0? Worth the risk for a better 5th defender you think?
Hmmm, tough one. Can't see panti being dropped, but there's always the chance if injury or suspension. Alternatively you could go fostef/myhill which saves 0.2 and would allow you to get Hutton or Clark......I do love panti though and would favour keeping him over anything else.
Thanks mate. Great input.
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I like pringles(Y)
In 94/95, Louis van Gaal’s Ajax team, with an average age of 23, went the entire season unbeaten and defeated Milan 1-0 in the Champions League final.
Not sure why its so shocking that he wants to transition to a more youthful team. Hardly unprecedented.
The squad was in disarray after years of glazernomics, a period of big spending was/is needed to catch city/chelsea quicklyIgnore the trolls. United needed immediate investment to get back on track and in the CL and this doesn't conflict at all with LVG's desire to have a young team. At 26 years old, Di Maria was our oldest purchase this summer (28 y/o Falcao was a loan).
some aren't trolls though!
well you ignore those for their spelling mistakes 😉
but steven gerrard is hyped up by the media amiright
my view on him is more nuanced than you think. for a couple of seasons, i think he was the best british midfielder of them all
under rafa he was something else. was surprised by his comments the other dayhis comments weren't a dig at rafa - more of a praise to br
btw, do you agree with the 'best liverpool player ever' tag he is getting in parts of the media?
Dalglish or Gerrard.
Gerrard for me though, 100%. If he played in the same team as Dalglish did, blimey.see, i disagree there. Dalglish was considered the best footballer in britain for many consecutive years. not a claim gerrard can have imo
I looked into it and he has said he fell out with rafa occasionally. but yeah guess it works both ways
rafa was a perfectionist and the littlest of things annoyed him, ketchup was banned in the kitchen etc.
quite a few say he was too controlling
people underestimate the effect that the loss of Xabi had on Liverpool and Gerrard
definitely. that season where alonso and masch were in midfield, with gerrard on the right wing, was his best year imo. think he got 23 goals and PFA player of the year
also don't forget that our debt is all but an after thought now..sunny, warm days ahead..many even think that the Glazers will sell the club in 2017
that would be biss
*bliss
one thing I can't wait for once I wildcard..
not having to write Gilks anymore 🙄
Not having to write Marney!
also true!
though the man gave me 3 points when I needed it! 😉
Hi....is this wildcard any good....think it may be best I can afford...
Panty. Krul.
Terry. Alderweirald. Hutton. Wisdom. Bruce.
Hazard. Adm. Sanchez. Downing. Boyd.
Costa. Kane. Kun....
Any good for a week or 2?Nice team......maybe Krul > Manonne (play panti every week) and downing > chadli. West ham fixtures about to turn ugly..
Downing to Chadli. Form and fixtures.
Saipan.
Just realised im just outside 5k in rank....never been so high!! Do most here concentrate on OR or their mini leagues?
concentrate on OR, the rest takes care of itself in turn
I just concentrate on getting as many points as possible
We have exactly the same points and OR!
OR
I am at the same point and feel crap. To be on this site and be so low is awful.
Hi everyone
Chadli and Costa Or Giroud and Fabregas ?CC
the strategy of One Keeper allowed me to have Hazard Chadli ADM and Sanchez in the middle and Costa Jovetic/aguero kane Upfront, what do you think of that front seven ?
Yeah sounds great. You gonna keep money in the bank to do Jovetic --> Aguero then?
Yeah money in the bank and also thinking Sanchez to walcott in two gameweeks to free up more cash.
Chelsea to bid 20m for varane. Does he sit on bench there too or who goes??
Possible 5 - 3 - 2
Ivan Terry varane Cahill azpi
Matic fabregas
Willian hazard
Costa5 2 2 1
20m for Varane won't be enough and if they did get him Cahill would be dropped.
20m for what, his small toe?
I think United will get Varane before Chelsea does, if Real Madrid is even foolish enough to sell him.
roflarov
Will people keep the faith with Austin if he blanks again vs Burnley?
I'm probably doing Austin > RVP next week no matter what he does
GW21 side;
Heaton (Forster)
Zab, Creswell, Clichy (Hutton, Clyne)
Sanchez, Fab, Haz (c), Erikson (Downing)
Costa (vc), Austin, Kane
Currently thinking Zab & Erikson > Wisdom & ADM (-4) for GW22Even though his ownership is only 10% it's still surprising that Bony is dropping SO slowly..
I'd say a lot of teams must be playing WC to sell same as Yaya
true and wildcard transfers don't hurt price changes..
That might be the cause. If 80% of owners wildcard, they'll sell. But needing 30% of owners to sell for a drop, his price wont fall even if they all sell.
price changes are rubbish this year
I barely pay any attention to them this year. Then again my TV is shite as a result. But meh.
thats the point it doesnt really matter this year and you dont need to pay attention........... i prefered it when you did
by end of season youd have real spending power over rivals who were lazy and didnt pay attention........... pfff dunno why they nerfed itYeah it definitely gave a good advantage to those who pay a lot of attention like we do. I think they must have got rid of it to level the playing field a bit, not sure, quite a strange change though. I still don't understand how they work now.
aye in leveling the playing field they removed a key part of the game
i think they must have raised the ceiling for net transfers required
My WC team!
Lloris Hamer
Terry Alderweireid Taylor Cameron Wisdom
Sanchez Hazard Silva Chadli Boyd
Costa Giroud Kane
Some questions:
* Lloris or De Gea?
* Two Arsenal Attackers to much?
* Will the backline work?
Is it good to go?I'd review that Lloris move.
* Lloris. To many injuries in United defense
* Yes but keep Sanchez
* Maybe change Taylor to TrippierIs their any better options then giroud?
I'd be tempted to get terry out so you have fabregas instead of silva.
No need for a chelsea defender?
Utd fans...do you think LvG will start Di Maria? Will he deem him first enough?
Just a fan of football and I think he will start.
He gave him half an hour V Yeovil when there wasn't really any need to risk any injury, so I reckon he's good to go and considering how tough the next game is he should be good to start.
Record transfer fee, no European competition to worry about, top 4 is imperative for them this season.
If he's fit to play he has to play.I think so..LVG says he wants all his players to train for 2 weeks before starting and he will have had another week following the FA Cup match before Soton
Hey guys please can someone rate my Wildcard team
Hutton Panti
Bertrand Terry Debuchy Wisdom Hutton
Fabregas Sanchez Hazard ADM Boyd
Aguero Kane Austin
Anything you would change? Cheers 😀dont like adm, but pretty solid
Hutton in goal? 😉
I wouldn't play Hutton in goal. Maybe Heaton 😉
better than guzan 😉
Didn't even notice that lol!
Hutton dress as Lamonne..........I'll get my coat.
A. Sanchez Chadli
B. Silva Sterling
Have no city or liverpool cover, have Kane and giroudA
"cover" is overratedI think going without Sanchez is a bad idea, so A
A all day as they say.
A!
I am finally over cursing myself for keeping Kane as first sub last week (didn't come in :'( ) and am looking to the next GW. Ings in for Austin a good shout?
Giroud or Austin or WC?
Lol I've seen you ask this at least 10 times. Giroud damn it.
It's killing me.
Anyone looked at krul/ Guzan rotation in depth? Looks great at first glance..
There is better.
Has the comparison been done already?
Right lads, my first draft at a WC team. I'm ranked really badly but a bit of sensible play should get me to a somewhat respectable rank before long, then hopefully my differentials will kick in.
Foster Hamer
Terry Bertrand Hutton Lescott Wasilewski
Hazard Di Maria AJ Fabregas Sanchez
Falcao Kane Ings
First thing most people will point out is obviously double WBA - but with Pulis and their fixtures I'm prepared to chance it.
Secondly, front line is a bit weak but I feel Kane and Ings are as good as all the strikers outside the premium lot at the moment, Ings and AJ rotate will meaning it should be easy to pick between them.
I know this is a bit of an essay and I know everyone posts RMT's but pleaaaase tell me what you think, cheers.When you pressing the WC button?
Doesn't leave you and easy move to get Aguero in when fit, this will be essential.strategy.
Prefer Austin long term to Ings.
Falcao is a punt that leaves you low value in forwards
Don't like Leicester defence.My team's an absolute mess at the moment so it has to be this week, I don't have any leeway on that.
Long term plan for Aguero is to shift whichever big mid isn't performing and probably Ings.
I prefer Ings to Austin, think his returns will dry up with the fixtures, and can't afford him anyway.
Wasil will probably rarely play for me, I intend on playing Bertrand most weeks, Wasil is cheap and covers his tough fixtures.
Cheers
Future WC team
Panti Heaton
Hutton Cahill Clyne Wisdom Bruce
Hazard Sanchez Di Maria Chadli Boyd
Aguero Costa Austin
Thoughts?
Very nice. Has to be a Che and Sot def with WBM and Villa etc rotating. I'm aiming for something similar myself. My normal team before WC is not too far off
I always expected to play my WC after GW23 but now thinking I may as well do it now as long as I have room for Kun when he comes back, is there any reason to wait?
The fixtures aren't great for a WC
Sess! replied to you ^^ 🙂
A) Pantilimon, 4.0, Bertrand, Siggy
B) Pantilimon, Heaton, Aldeweireld, Downing
This is on my WC in GW23. Pretty sure A is the better option because Downing has horrible fixtures after GW23. Thoughts?
A
I answered this earlier today and I still feel the same like I'd rather have Sigurdsson than Downing due to fixtures.
C) Pantilimon, Heaton, Aldeweireld, Chadli?
Thoughts on this future WC team?
Foster - Myhill
Terry - Clichy - Alderweireld - Hutton - PVA
Sanchez - Hazard - Di Maria - Sigurdsson - Boyd
Costa - Falcao - Kane
(1.8 ITB) to do Falcao > Aguero when he is back 😀
