FSA FPL Rate My Team Thread 2014-15

Iused2likebusts

bicboy6666 wrote: »

Why?

It's a long at times heartbreaking story that had a surprising happy ending

NoviGlitzko

Bit of a noob question but how do you get the picture of your team up here? Thanks.

Ziegler1988

Mr.Prodston wrote: »

I don't trust him either :pac: He's grand, I don't have the hate for him like some do but if I were going to captain either of the 2 it'd be Dzeko. I like my forwards to have the ability to be explosive (i.e capable of a couple of goals a game) if I'm paying more than 7.0 for them.

Getting Sanchez into that team would be something I'll be plotting next I'd say.

Not a big fan of Giroud in FPL either, but he did have a few 10+ pointers last season. I expect him to start fast like last season and it will depend how much rest he gets whether he tails off again.

Mr.Prodston

NoviGlitzko wrote: »

Bit of a noob question but how do you get the picture of your team up here? Thanks.

What I do is print screen into paint. Highlight just the team, copy. Paste into a new page. Save it and upload it via tinypic and transfer it on here. Doesn't actually take too long really

Nerdlingr

First Draft:

Begovic- Myhill
Debuchy- Vlaar- Davies- Targett- Wisdom
Sanchez- Nasri- de Jong- Hazard -Poyet
Sturridge - Dzeko - Remy

hmmmm. not too sure.

bicboy6666

Nerdlingr wrote: »

First Draft:

Begovic- Myhill
Debuchy- Vlaar- Davies- Targett- Wisdom
Sanchez- Nasri- de Jong- Hazard -Poyet
Sturridge - Dzeko - Remy

hmmmm. not too sure.

not mad on Nasri.. davies target and vlaar is a shakey back line

Mr. Incognito

bicboy6666 wrote: »

Why?

Mr P Led the charge of the Anti Ramsey Brigade last year.

Every week it was like that lad that brought down Bearings Bank betting against the market.

MaxPower89

First draft, any opinions? I think I am happy enough, Zamora could end up starting as bad as he is.

Rooney has easy enough fixtures for the first while so could be a good option I feel.

Scorpion Sting

MaxPower89 wrote: »

First draft, any opinions? I think I am happy enough, Zamora could end up starting as bad as he is.

Rooney has easy enough fixtures for the first while so could be a good option I feel.

Maybe get Mannone instead of Begovic and Chambers instead of Fonte. That saves 1.5m. That would allow you to upgrade Zamora to a 6.0 forward such as Ings, Long, Jelavic or Austin. Man City have a pretty tough start so going with 3 of them is a big risk imo. Zabaleta -> Shaw, Dzeko -> Bony/Giroud?

manual_man

changed my team AGAIN

Actually pretty happy with this one, 1.5M left in the bank kind of leaving my options open basically, as we know opening weeks of season usually sees you chopping and changing a bit as the form players begin to establish themselves... for example could change Silva or Ramsey to Sanchez, Shelvey to De Jong, Eriksen to Mata... lots of choices (It sounds good in my head, anyway)

Anyway this is what i have:

GK: Green, Speroni
DEF: Wisdom, Vertonghen, Terry, Chico, Cameron(i'm thinking Vlaar if he ends up signing for Southampton)
MID: Hazard, Shelvey, Eriksen, Silva, Ramsey
FW: Giroud, Pelle(may change to Remy), Fletcher(have a sneaking suspicion he could do well this season if can stay fit)

Rosco79

manual_man wrote: »

changed my team AGAIN

Actually pretty happy with this one, 1.5M left in the bank kind of leaving my options open basically, as we know opening weeks of season usually sees you chopping and changing a bit as the form players begin to establish themselves... for example could change Silva or Ramsey to Sanchez, Shelvey to De Jong, Eriksen to Mata... lots of choices (It sounds good in my head, anyway)

Anyway this is what i have:

GK: Green, Speroni
DEF: Wisdom, Vertonghen, Terry, Chico, Cameron(i'm thinking Vlaar if he ends up signing for Southampton)
MID: Hazard, Shelvey, Eriksen, Silva, Ramsey
FW: Giroud, Pelle(may change to Remy), Fletcher(have a sneaking suspicion he could do well this season if can stay fit)

What's the likely plan for Sunderland with Flether and Wickham? Is it expected that one or the other starts?

manual_man

Rosco79 wrote: »

What's the likely plan for Sunderland with Flether and Wickham? Is it expected that one or the other starts?

we'll see. i'd fancy a motivated and fit Fletcher to get the nod. he scored twice in 45 mins in a friendly the other day (against lower league opposition, admittedly). Wickham went on a run the tail end of last season, but apart from that what has he done really? it's up in the air, things may become clearer b4 the big kick-off, but for now i'm prepared to punt on Fletch

Dr. Bre

qpr have signed caulker. he could be worth looking at . got a few goals for Cardiff last year.

CSF

Dr. Bre wrote: »

qpr have signed caulker. he could be worth looking at . got a few goals for Cardiff last year.

I think he will hit the 5.0 marker which rules him out for me playing in that defence.

FHFC

FHFC wrote: »

Some interesting reading in these threads, after soaking it all in for a few days i wonder what yous think of this.

Think it's worth giving RVP a few weeks at least to shine, given his relationship with LVG and their fixtures. It seems to be likely ATM that he'll but up top with Mata behind and if so could be dynamite. If he does get injured its easy to make a change.

The only thing I don't like is I had wanted Sanchez in there but couldn't afford both him and hazard, can't see where I'd shave 1.5 off unless I went for three 4m defs to rotate for one spot but at present they don't seem to be out there. Ramsey not a bad alternative though!

Somewhat inspired by Mr p's team which I liked a lot (apart from the keepers!) I'm after tinkering before bedtime again (a dirty habit I know )

Have I weakened this team or strengthened it. If I can find another viable 4m bench fodder defender it would give me much more to play with at 5.0 for a fourth mid rather than 4.5.

skippy15

here is my team at the minute- but is RVP dependant at the minute-
I have 1m in the bank, so can always change keepers to krul/mannone and upgrade Vaz Te to a 6mil striker.

Opinions?

manual_man

manual_man wrote: »

changed my team AGAIN

Actually pretty happy with this one, 1.5M left in the bank kind of leaving my options open basically, as we know opening weeks of season usually sees you chopping and changing a bit as the form players begin to establish themselves... for example could change Silva or Ramsey to Sanchez, Shelvey to De Jong, Eriksen to Mata... lots of choices (It sounds good in my head, anyway)

Anyway this is what i have:

GK: Green, Speroni
DEF: Wisdom, Vertonghen, Terry, Chico, Cameron(i'm thinking Vlaar if he ends up signing for Southampton)
MID: Hazard, Shelvey, Eriksen, Silva, Ramsey
FW: Giroud, Pelle(may change to Remy), Fletcher(have a sneaking suspicion he could do well this season if can stay fit)

Aaaaaaaand now i'm considering changing it to this:

All the same as above quoted team except Silva and Pelle out, Arnautovic and Sturridge in(100M exactly)... v wary about having no Liverpool attacking coverage, + would give me another genuine captain option in Sturridge. Tho at the expense of no City attacking coverage! ayeeeeeeeeeeeee

Mr. Incognito

skippy15 wrote: »

here is my team at the minute- but is RVP dependant at the minute-
I have 1m in the bank, so can always change keepers to krul/mannone and upgrade Vaz Te to a 6mil striker.

Opinions?

I like this team a lot. Very balanced. Can upgrade erikson with the extra million to any of the 9.0 midfielders like ramsey or Mata

roryc

Bit worried that Burnly won 8-0 and Ings didn't get on the scoresheet! Also for Pelle, I'd love to have him in the team but think I have to stick with Dzeko. With Negredo out and Aguero not 100% I can't see how Dzeko doesn't start the season as first choice striker (same as last season).

MagicIRL

skippy15 wrote: »

here is my team at the minute- but is RVP dependant at the minute-
I have 1m in the bank, so can always change keepers to krul/mannone and upgrade Vaz Te to a 6mil striker.

Opinions?

It seems solid, but I would be unsure of your bench.

Paully D

skippy15 wrote: »

Skippy team and insight

It's a solid team but use up your money. It's no good to you in the bank.

Vlaar, while having a good World Cup, is in the equivalent of a sieve at Aston Villa. They will rarely keep clean sheets. I think you could use the extra cash to upgrade him to a starter from a team more likely to draw blanks from the opposition.

I wouldn't be too keen on Barkley at £7.0m especially with Everton's first few weeks. You could downgrade him to a £6.0m such as Snodgrass or Sigurdsson and get a similar impact IMO. If you're set on 4-4-2, that would give you an extra £2.0m overall to upgrade Vlaar and/or your bench, which will get you into trouble sooner or later.

Iused2likebusts

roryc wrote: »

Bit worried that Burnly won 8-0 and Ings didn't get on the scoresheet! .

I wouldnt worry about that it was a glorified kick around against an austrian 5th division team and he only played 45 mins.

roryc

Here's an interesting line up, with a lot of focus on attack. I'd love to have this team but it's over reliant on the big names performing. Three £4m defenders is probably a bit over stretched. Would likely have to play Shelvey every week too.

OneColdHand

roryc wrote: »

Here's an interesting line up, with a lot of focus on attack. I'd love to have this team but it's over reliant on the big names performing. Three £4m defenders is probably a bit over stretched. Would likely have to play Shelvey every week too.

Well, considering there's a 'focus on attack', I think 3 of your front 7 (Shelvey, Tadic, Pelle) would have question marks over them.

roryc

Shelvey would be my only worry, but he has shown potential. The other two have already proven that they are capable of performing over the course of a season, albeit not in the Premier League. I would put these in the category of 'calculated risks' which is what I would have classed Michu when I had him from Day 1 in the 2012/2013 season. Pelle has already notched a brace in the pre-season match, and has been linking up well with Tadic (who should be taking all of their set pieces). Still a long time to go but it wouldn't surprise me to have Pelle and Tadic in my team for GW1. Both decent value.

There are no players guaranteed to hit the ground running, not even Hazard or Sanchez. This is why so many people use their wildcard after GW1, its so difficult to get a strong starting team and getting a good start can be crucial to a high finish. Picking the top players from last season is rarely a good strategy, risks need to be taken! I can see Saints beating Liverpool in the first GW, and I think Pelle and Tadic will be central to everything they do.

OneColdHand

roryc wrote: »

Shelvey would be my only worry, but he has shown potential. The other two have already proven that they are capable of performing over the course of a season, albeit not in the Premier League. I would put these in the category of 'calculated risks' which is what I would have classed Michu when I had him from Day 1 in the 2012/2013 season. Pelle has already notched a brace in the pre-season match, and has been linking up well with Tadic (who should be taking all of their set pieces). Still a long time to go but it wouldn't surprise me to have Pelle and Tadic in my team for GW1. Both decent value.

There are no players guaranteed to hit the ground running, not even Hazard or Sanchez. This is why so many people use their wildcard after GW1, its so difficult to get a strong starting team and getting a good start can be crucial to a high finish. Picking the top players from last season is rarely a good strategy, risks need to be taken! I can see Saints beating Liverpool in the first GW, and I think Pelle and Tadic will be central to everything they do.

Re. Tadic and Pelle: yeah, by 'question marks' I meant 'haven't played in the PL before'! I think my slightly cautious nature means at the start I don't go for too many players who haven't played in the PL before. At the minute I only have Sanchez in there that's new to the league.

The other question mark for me is Southampton generally. They have lost a lot of players, and their manager. How they will respond to that is definitely a question mark. It's one thing slotting someone like Pelle into a solid team with a manager that's been there for a few years - but that's definitely not the case here.

It's a nice team generally though, and you've even got some good defensive players in there too. I just wouldn't go for so many new players.

CSF

roryc wrote: »

Here's an interesting line up, with a lot of focus on attack. I'd love to have this team but it's over reliant on the big names performing. Three £4m defenders is probably a bit over stretched. Would likely have to play Shelvey every week too.

Downgrade Shelvey by 0.5 and upgrade a 4.0 to a 4.5 and you'd get the bulk of what you want from it

roryc

CSF wrote: »

Downgrade Shelvey by 0.5 and upgrade a 4.0 to a 4.5 and you'd get the bulk of what you want from it

Downgrade him to who though? Shelvey is the only player I can see in the sub £6m bracket that I would even consider playing every week, and with the bulk of the cash spent on expensive attackers I would need to play my 4th choice midfielder most weeks.

It's unlikely I'll go with such a risky team but this could easily bag a decent score over the first few GW's.

bodking

Latest Draft

GK: Foster, Krul
DF: Ferdinand ( dependant on Chaulker Price ) ,Chambers, Vlaar, Rosenoir,Pocognoli
MF: Hazard, Mata, Erikson, Henderson, De Jong
FW: Dzeko, Giroud, Sturridge

3-4-3

Thoughts ??

CSF

roryc wrote: »

Downgrade him to who though? Shelvey is the only player I can see in the sub £6m bracket that I would even consider playing every week, and with the bulk of the cash spent on expensive attackers I would need to play my 4th choice midfielder most weeks.

It's unlikely I'll go with such a risky team but this could easily bag a decent score over the first few GW's.

I don't rate Shelvey too much personally an option so that's probably why I would see less of a problem with throwing in a Delph or an Arfield in his place than you might