GW 16 Matchday Thread

machiavellianme

MD1990 wrote: »

its very unlikely he will play

Great...dropped Tevez for him (and a 4 point hit) before the injury news so that effectively a -10!

CSF

MD1990 wrote: »

its very unlikely he will play

You got anything new on that or just whats already been put here?

Max Power

Another chance gone a begging for Berba.

q2ice

Flippping hell. Amazing goal by Ben Arfa!!!!

eh i dunno

Need Schwazer to keep a clean sheet and if Fletch aint fit i need LeFondre to bang in a few as he takes the arm band

km79

eh i dunno wrote: »

Need Schwazer to keep a clean sheet and if Fletch aint fit i need LeFondre to bang in a few as he takes the arm band

One all

FutureGuy

eh i dunno wrote: »

Need Schwazer to keep a clean sheet and if Fletch aint fit i need LeFondre to bang in a few as he takes the arm band

Spoke too soon. Barfa wonder goal.

q2ice

Anita Assist to the Ben Arfa goal

q2ice

Now i hope Fletcher doesn't play as then the captaincy will go to RVP and Ben Arfa will come off the bench

q2ice

Rodallega Goal
Duff Assist

manual_man

Rodellega, Duff assist. Loving the random scorers tonight

roryc

EVERYTHING PLEASE STAY AS IT IS

manual_man

Anyone know if Kacaniklic sub was an injury or tactical sub?

q2ice

Not great quality but this is the Ben Arfa goal:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnNldQCNm2U


Ben Arfa subbed

km79

Berbatov is a lovely footballer and I live watching him play BUT in having second thoughts about getting him back in now. He is playing fairly deep. Sets up a lot for others.....maybe when Ruiz comes back he may move right up top again

roryc

No clean sheets, Ba hasn't scored and Berbs is playing well but unlucky not to have scored more. Coupled with Fletcher being doubtful for tomorrow night.

If Carlsberg made matches

omniscient_toad

km79 wrote: »

Berbatov is a lovely footballer and I live watching him play BUT in having second thoughts about getting him back in now. He is playing fairly deep. Sets up a lot for others.....maybe when Ruiz comes back he may move right up top again

I've been watching and thinking the same thing, there's been a good half dozen balls to Rodallega where I've thought "if only Berbatov was on the end of that", the over the shoulder ones or difficult balls while tightly marked that he excels at controlling and conjuring magic with. Rodallega on the other hand...

Santi101

Kinda happy I didnt get on the Berbatov bandwagon after the Arsenal match, he's looked threatening in most games since but not scoring or assisting.

Scorpion Sting

Goddammit Berbatov!

Hogey007

i'm gonna stop reading the threads here, everytime i think of a player to bring in for fletcher someone makes a good arguement why i should avoid said player

Max Power

Berba, I am disappoint.

roryc

QPR, Liverpool and Southampton in the next 3 matches, followed by Swansea, West Brom and Wigan. I fancy Berbs to score minimum 3 goals from these games.

Granted he hasn't got a goal/assist in 5 games

keane2097

Berbatov could have easily had two goals tonight, happily bringing him back in.

Santi101

Hogey007 wrote: »

i'm gonna stop reading the threads here, everytime i think of a player to bring in for fletcher someone makes a good arguement why i should avoid said player

I dont see the appeal with Fletcher at all tbh, not just this week but I prob wont touch him at all this season. Think he's a good player mind you but seems more hassle than he's worth in the last 9 or so game weeks. think he had one decent scoring week since his goal glut in the first 3/4 games.

MD1990

CSF wrote: »

You got anything new on that or just whats already been put here?

seen on Sky text today that its very unlikely he will make it

Santi101

roryc wrote: »

QPR, Liverpool and Southampton in the next 3 matches, followed by Swansea, West Brom and Wigan. I fancy Berbs to score minimum 3 goals from these games.

Granted he hasn't got a goal/assist in 5 games

Yeah might give Berbatov a go at some stage in that run, for Defoe possibly.

q2ice

On a Brutal 44 points with Cuellar and captain Fletcher to play. If Fletcher doesn't play then I will have 57 with Cuellar to play.

Gotta love stoke. Begovic (7), Shawcross (9) and Walters (3)

q2ice

Heres a better quality vid of the Ben Arfa goal. Just sensational stuff:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9qW9kR4Wpg

Hogey007

Santi101 wrote: »

I dont see the appeal with Fletcher at all tbh, not just this week but I prob wont touch him at all this season. Think he's a good player mind you but seems more hassle than he's worth in the last 9 or so game weeks. think he had one decent scoring week since his goal glut in the first 3/4 games.

i think you misread my post, i want rid of fletcher and can't decide who to bring in for him, like a lot of people i got him in with the DGW in mind but it obviously didn't pay off.
I was going to bring in defoe for him and a few people gave good reasons not to and i was then thinking of berbatov but still not sure, could go for suarez either, i can just about afford that.

OctavarIan

Hogey007 wrote: »

I was going to bring in defoe for him and a few people gave good reasons not to

What were the reasons?