GW27 Matchday Thread

Lemlin

Might as well kick this off.....

Lots of cups on this weekend. A few still left in the main cup competition and the Boards.ie CL, Europa League and Intertoto all move into the last 16 (or 15 as it were in one!).

My team for the week:

Adrian
Terry Ivanovic Mertesacker
Lallana Yaya Hazard Mata
Sturridge Suarez (c) Ade

Mannone, Coleman, Noone, Ward.

I have no expectation of Chelsea keeping a clean sheet. It'll be a massive bonus if they do. I'm playing both Terry and Ivanovic in the hope one might nick a goal.

Of course, I'm taking a chance because Coleman may also score but I checked the odds and Chelsea are evens for a clean sheet, Everton are 9/2. That decided it for me.

G1032

I was glad of the break for the last while. Made no transfers this week. Need a couple of big weeks now to reignite my season.

Stupidly sold Adebayor a couple of weeks ago for RVP v Fulham so what I really need now is a major big week from RVP and a very quiet one from Adebayor. That just might give me the points boost I need.


Anyway for now I get to watch Minnie's Bow Toons followed by Henry Hugglemonster. Roll on kick off today!

KevIRL

Just hoping that I can arrest the slide this weekend.

Brianderunner

Had an absolute mare last GW, 4 zero's on my starting XI due to game cancellations :mad:

This week going for Sturridge as capt, Suarez seems a little off the boil

Team is;

Mignolet, Turner, Shaw, Sagna, Mirallas, Lallana, Yaya T, Hazard, Johnson, Suarez, Sturridge (c)

Benched - Long, Coleman, Gabbidon

Lemlin

Brianderunner wrote: »

Had an absolute mare last GW, 4 zero's on my starting XI due to game cancellations :mad:

This week going for Sturridge as capt, Suarez seems a little off the boil

Team is;

Mignolet, Turner, Shaw, Sagna, Mirallas, Lallana, Yaya T, Hazard, Johnson, Suarez, Sturridge (c)

Benched - Long, Coleman, Gabbidon

Suarez is actually playing very well. His non return of points has been down to a few factors:

1. Keepers making great saves.
2. The post and crossbar getting in the way.
3. Players like Sturridge missing absolute sitters he has created.

That has to end eventually and he'll grab a big score again.

The_Mask

Sturridge or Suarez people?

roryc

Sticking with Suarez for a number of reasons. Actually hoping my rival does the same.

Menas

I reckon Suarez will hit big this weekend. I can feel it in me waters!

The_Mask

I had Sturridge as captain for this game week but I'd be kicking myself if I missed out on the Suarez steam roller. Sturridge to Suarez it is.

Iused2likebusts

boruc
azpil kos baines
hazard lallana silva mata
ade suarez (C) sturridge

Only tough decision was to play baines over ollson. Norwich have a much better chance of keeping a clean sheet but if you have spent 7.4 on a defender that takes pens you have to play him.

Dr. Bre

was thinking all week of putting in sterling for Janu then bbc football says hes line for his first start since january. also hve
coleman on my bench!

The Wild Bunch

Killed it last GW, 82 points

Captain Van Persie today, think he'll wreck it

Iused2likebusts

The Wild Bunch wrote: »

Killed it last GW, 82 points

Captain Van Persie today, think he'll wreck it

CL midweek if he or utd are wrecking it he will be probably taken off early to save him for olympiakos.

The Wild Bunch

Iused2likebusts wrote: »

CL midweek if he or utd are wrecking it he will be probably taken off early to save him for olympiakos.

Never even thought about that

Would you choose Dzeko or Sturridge ahead of Van Persie?

Steven81

Lemlin wrote: »

Suarez is actually playing very well. His non return of points has been down to a few factors:

1. Keepers making great saves.
2. The post and crossbar getting in the way.
3. Players like Sturridge missing absolute sitters he has created.

That has to end eventually and he'll grab a big score again.

Agree Suarez is playing as well as he did all year but just not getting the luck now, he is also very unselfish were he will pass to his team mate to score instead of shooting when one on one (Sterling earlier in season). He has 16 assists this year to prove he is a team player.
Keepers are now getting big saves against him, Foster at 1:0 vs WBA.

Suarez will get the big score and kill those who don't have him captain soon

CSF

The Wild Bunch wrote: »

Never even thought about that

Would you choose Dzeko or Sturridge ahead of Van Persie?

Sturridge obv!!!

Miguel_Sanchez

Szczesny
Dawson - Merte - Fonte
Yaya - Hazard - Lallana - Livermore
Sturridge - Giroud - Suarez (c)

Hoping to keep the slow climb going this week.

mailburner

how bout suarez and gerrard both getting an assist?
I think swans are in for a hiding

it's 8.75/1 for that assist double with boyles

Lemlin

Just picked up my first FF prize of the year. Hopefully there'll be many more to come.

Local sports shop has a league where the monthly prize is a €25 voucher and end of year is a €300 voucher.

I won the monthly prize for November and never copped it. Just collected it. I'm 66 points ahead now for the overall prize.

mailburner

lads
fonte or nolan
i have fonte ahead of him but really have no idea who to go with

i cant decide
nolan does nothing for me when i play him and fonte has
been good to me

already benched jrod

all these westham cleanies at home putting me off

Lemlin

mailburner wrote: »

lads
fonte or nolan
i have fonte ahead of him but really have no idea who to go with

i cant decide
nolan does nothing for me when i play him and fonte has
been good to me

already benched jrod

all these westham cleanies at home putting me off

I'd play Nolan tbh. He's in decent form and West Ham look better at the back than Saints recently.

I think Carroll is back today too so Nolan should be playing off him. I could be wrong about that though. Not totally sure when Carroll's ban ends.

SpaceCowb0y

That break felt like it went on forever, glad to get back to business this week

Need Suarez to come out all guns blazing and show me why i've kept the armband on him all this time!

8-10

I've also benched Jay Rod. He's my second sub behind Sterling. My keeper and 5 defenders all have home games this weekend

roryc

All eyes on Yaya and Zab against Stoke later. Would love a big score from both before I ship them out!

Iused2likebusts

The Wild Bunch wrote: »

Never even thought about that

Would you choose Dzeko or Sturridge ahead of Van Persie?

RVP still a good option. I personally think sturridge has an easier game especially considering swansea played thurs night.

IsMiseMyself

I just swapped Sterling in for Mata...

Good/bad idea? Who knows. :P

remoteboy

Just one decision to make. Baker away to Newcastle or Coleman away to Chelsea.

IsMiseMyself

IsMiseMyself wrote: »

I just swapped Sterling in for Mata...

Good/bad idea? Who knows. :P

Swapped him back out at 11:30 on the nose.

He'd better not do anything now.

remoteboy

remoteboy wrote: »

Just one decision to make. Baker away to Newcastle or Coleman away to Chelsea.

Stuck with Coleman. If in doubt play the more expensive player.

Scorpion Sting

---

Boruc
Bruce - Koscielny - Baines
Mirallas - Mata - Hazard - Lallana
Benteke - Bony - Suarez (c)

Davis - Noone - Azpil - Ward


Wanted to start Noone but couldn't fit him in. Benched Azpil in favour of Bruce, hopefully Hull keep a cleanie now.

KevIRL

Chelsea: Cech; Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Azpilicueta; Lampard, Matic; Willian, Oscar, Hazard, Eto'o

Everton: Howard, Baines, Distin, Jagielka, Coleman, Barry, McCarthy, Pienaar, Osman, Mirallas, Traore

remoteboy

Final team

Speroni
Kos Coleman Cahill
Hazard Gerrard (c) Lallana Yaya
Suarez Ade Dzeko

Gambling on Gerrard as captain for the differential.

wonski

Marshall
Kos Fonte Coleman
Lallana Silva Sterling Hazard(vc)
Sturridge Adebayor Suarez(C)

Last week got very good score, let's do it again before the next few weeks blanks...

roryc

Both my rival and cup opponent have left Coleman in. 2 pointer please...

HighClass

Szczesny
Mert, Cahill, Demel
Mata, Yaya, Eriksen, Hazard
Ade(c), Suarez, Sturridge

Woke up late so Eriksen is still in the team. Hopefully he doesn't get a run and Noone comes off the bench for me. Feeling nervous about my captain choice after seeing everyone has Suarez :eek:

Paully D

Morning/afternoon lads! It's great to have the Premier League back after last weeks cup games.

Adrian

Terry Jagielka Mertesacker

Silva Sterling Hazard Lallana

Negredo Adebayor Suarez (C)

Subs: Eriksen, Chester, Ward, Mannone

Lemlin

Iused2likebusts wrote: »

RVP still a good option. I personally think sturridge has an easier game especially considering swansea played thurs night.

Palace under Pulis is not what I would call an easy game tbh. Anything but.

finnharpsboy

traore not starting naismith replaces him

Sold Rodriguez and Suarez. Got in Adebayor and Sturridge. Captained Van P. Person in fantasy champions league has captained Suarez.

finnharpsboy

oscar booked

Scorpion Sting

Oscar booked.

roryc

I have my eye on Oscar this match. Need a replacement for Yaya and while Nolan/Adam look the leading candidates I would happily have Oscar or Lampard if they were guaranteed gametime! Both started today.

KevIRL

roryc wrote: »

I have my eye on Oscar this match. Need a replacement for Yaya and while Nolan/Adam look the leading candidates I would happily have Oscar or Lampard if they were guaranteed gametime! Both started today.

Gotta wonder though how much the midweek CL tie affected selection today

Mr.Prodston

roryc wrote: »

I have my eye on Oscar this match. Need a replacement for Yaya and while Nolan/Adam look the leading candidates I would happily have Oscar or Lampard if they were guaranteed gametime! Both started today.

Mourinho on Oscar:

"Maybe in the last couple of matches he was not the same, because in the beginning of the season he was the best player in the team," Mourinho said.

"He was the player that was really making the difference in the first three, four months of competition.

"In this moment he's not being a match-winner, he's not scoring goals, but he's not playing bad. Not real problems.

"The talent is there all the time, but the physical top condition to express the quality he has is not always there.

"We have to take care of him. He's a young boy. He's not a natural physically strong man, suffers with the accumulation of matches, suffers with the difficult weather we had."

Sounds like a license to continue rotating him

http://www.football365.com/news/21554/9178537/Jose-Oscar-Is-Fatigued

Scorpion Sting

Good chance for Mirallas there, blocked by Cahill.

Danger781

Just out of bed. Coffee made.

Only two players playing here; Hazard and Azpi.

Unfortunately won't be home much longer so can't watch the games today. Girlfriend guilt-tripped me into spending the day with her before I go to work later because she has the day off. Women..

IsMiseMyself

Danger781 wrote: »

Just out of bed. Coffee made.

Only two players playing here; Hazard and Azpi.

Unfortunately won't be home much longer so can't watch the games today. Girlfriend guilt-tripped me into spending the day with her before I go to work later because she has the day off. Women..

Goddamn women.

Scorpion Sting

Great clearance by Jagielka there.

Ace2007

IsMiseMyself wrote: »

I just swapped Sterling in for Mata...

Good/bad idea? Who knows. :P

IsMiseMyself wrote: »

Swapped him back out at 11:30 on the nose.

He'd better not do anything now.

are you saying you transferred him out, and then used another transfer to get him back in?

Scorpion Sting

Ace2007 wrote: »

are you saying you transferred him out, and then used another transfer to get him back in?

I assume he meant he swapped him for Sterling and put Mata on the bench and then swapped them back.

roryc

Come on Chelsea. I am not being shafted by benching Coleman.