General FPL Chat 2014/15 MOD WARNING POST 1839

Gatame

City have unfavorable opening fixtures though, I will get getting Silva but I don't see the rush.

Mocha Joe

Dearg81 wrote: »

How can he be nailed on when Ivanovic and Azpilicueta are fit? They both had excellent seasons. It would make more sense that he's on the bench at the start of the season and he has to earn his place in the team.

He's 29 and was the outstanding left back in Europe last season. I'm sure he was bought with the idea of being first-team. He's a lot better than Azpilicueta going forward. He's a risk for first couple of games possibly i suppose.

manual_man

Arnold Tanzarian wrote: »

Deffo. A player who has an immense goalscoring record wherever hes played. Stoke have favourable fixtures at the start too. Havent seen stoke's pre season line ups, was he playing a lot?

Come on now! 61 goals in 161 games. The majority of them in Norwegian football. Premier League record stands at 4 goals in 31 games. A respectable 26 goals in 57 appearances for Hannover 96, but by no means IMMENSE.



Crouch might even start ahead of him

Way too risky for £6.5M i.m.o.

Swiper the fox

tom_k wrote: »

FFS also have Davies as a non starter with Vertonghen in the team but also on the doubt list.

Any thoughts on this?

Davies appears to be at risk of a 15 minuter this weekend for sure. I had him in my earlier drafts and may return but until I have a look at how Spurs are defending I'll avoid them at the back. there's far better options for 5m who will definitely play every week including this weekend.

MarkSRFC21

Which midfield combo should I go for?

Mata/fabregas
Mata/ramsey
Fabregas/ramsey

OneColdHand

MarkSRFC21 wrote: »

Which midfield combo should I go for?

Mata/fabregas
Mata/ramsey
Fabregas/ramsey

Personally, i'd go for Mata/Fab.

manual_man

Mocha Joe wrote: »

He's 29 and was the outstanding left back in Europe last season. I'm sure he was bought with the idea of being first-team. He's a lot better than Azpilicueta going forward. He's a risk for first couple of games possibly i suppose.

Truth is it's very much up in the air, and Jose is cleverly keeping his cards close to his chest, no doubt getting the best out of his boys in training. I'd be extremely surprised if Luis doesn't command a starting spot, he's the best LB around i.m.o., but in terms of GW1 it really could go any way! Cahill/Terry are probably the safer bets

manual_man

MarkSRFC21 wrote: »

Which midfield combo should I go for?

Mata/fabregas
Mata/ramsey
Fabregas/ramsey

Matregas

No, sorry, Mamsey

Dearg81

manual_man wrote: »

Come on now! 61 goals in 161 games. The majority of them in Norwegian football. Premier League record stands at 4 goals in 31 games. A respectable 26 goals in 57 appearances for Hannover 96, but by no means IMMENSE.



Crouch might even start ahead of him

Way too risky for £6.5M i.m.o.

I'd say he's nearly certain to start the first game. You're right though, he does not have an immense scoring record but is a decent shout at that price. I think Arnold Tanzarian might have a habit of exageratting his point when it comes to United players past and present.

Arnold Tanzarian

manual_man wrote: »

Come on now! 61 goals in 161 games. The majority of them in Norwegian football. Premier League record stands at 4 goals in 31 games. A respectable 26 goals in 57 appearances for Hannover 96, but by no means IMMENSE.



Crouch might even start ahead of him

Way too risky for £6.5M i.m.o.

He scored for fun in norway! admittley a weak league yes, came to united then , never got a look in, made a handful of subsitute appearances is all! went on loan to blackburn who were in turmoil at the time and the manager again only gave him sporadic starts and was used mainly off the bench. He got a transfer to hannover and has been their main striker the last couple of years, he was actually even linked with a possible move to dortmund at the end of last season such was his success, hes scored very regularly in a competitive league, hes ultra athletic and has the physicality to match the tough PL centre halves. I can see him easily getting 12-15 goals as stokes main forward this season. Crouch will not start ahead of him btw.

MarkSRFC21

MarkSRFC21 wrote: »

Which midfield combo should I go for?

Mata/fabregas
Mata/ramsey
Fabregas/ramsey

Depends on your other midfielders. If you already have Hazard, then Mata Ramsey. If you have Sanchez, then Mata Fabregas. If you have either or both, then Mata Ramsey, imo.

OneColdHand

Deleted User wrote: »

Depends on your other midfielders. If you already have Hazard, then Mata Ramsey. If you have Sanchez, then Mata Fabregas. If you have either or both, then Mata Ramsey, imo.

Ahhh! My head!

T-b0n3

tom_k wrote: »

FFS also have Davies as a non starter with Vertonghen in the team but also on the doubt list.

Any thoughts on this?

I posted in the RMT thread about B. Davies.

Vert has had no pre-season, also a doubt for me.

Backstreet Moyes

I was looking at Ward at 5.0 but away to Arsenal this weekend. Would people think Caulker at 5.0 at home to Hull is a better choice to start with more likely a clean sheet.

Also will Kolarov start this weekend.

Mitch Connor

Coutinho and Bojan or Mata and Zamora?

THe United fan in me wants Mata in the side, but I reckon United could be in for a rough enough season again - though I suspect Mata will be at the heart of most things good about United this season.

Coutinho has looked damn good in pre-season.

Other two big name midfielders are Sanchez and Hazard.

Bojan I'm not sure of anyway, but reckon more likely to get me points than sub Zamora.

EDIT - I could swap Hazard for Fabregas, take Mata in midfield and keep Bojan up top.... aaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrggggggghhhhhh

Damn you fantasy football.

manual_man

Long to Saints is official now anyway

hjkl

Just realised that despite Yaya Toure's glaring unpopularity on here he still has over 20% ownership!
If he has a poor start to the season his price could drop fast making him a viable option later in the season.

price690

3-5-2 for first back of season

Begovic (Stoke)

Azpilicueta (Chelsea)
Chambers (Arsenal)
Blackett (Man Utd)

Mata (Man Utd)
Hazard (Chelsea)
Sigurdsson (Swansea)
Henderson (Liverpool)
Ramsey (Arsenal)

Rooney (Man Utd)
Sturridge (Liverpool)

Ropey defence, but i've also picked subs who will play so they'll slot in if any of the above are out

MagicIRL

With Long off to Southampton, does that make Jelavic Hulls main man up top? Bargain at 6m?

km79

final decision I think ........
I've had siggy all the time in my drafts but now I've slotted Henderson in for gw1.I've no other pool player and am slightly worried they might bang a few in first week but then have 2 tough fixtures.
meanwhile siggy has united away but then 2 home fixtures.
my plan is to transfer him in after gw1 but these things never go to plan
what to do?????

Dotzie

Now at Crystal Palace and at 4.5m Martin Kelly could be a bargain buy.

Dotzie

Now at Crystal Palace and at 4.5m Martin Kelly could be a bargain buy.

Dotzie

Now at Crystal Palace and at 4.5m Martin Kelly could be a bargain buy.

price690

Dotzie wrote: »

Now at Crystal Palace and at 4.5m Martin Kelly could be a bargain buy.

Kelly is a bit of a sicknote, hasn't played much football at all in the last couple of years.

James or Blackett from Man Utd are far better value in the short to medium term.

Swiper the fox

km79 wrote: »

final decision I think ........
I've had siggy all the time in my drafts but now I've slotted Henderson in for gw1.I've no other pool player and am slightly worried they might bang a few in first week but then have 2 tough fixtures.
meanwhile siggy has united away but then 2 home fixtures.
my plan is to transfer him in after gw1 but these things never go to plan
what to do?????

United's defence wouldn't fill me with confidence at this moment in time, I'd expect them to beat swansea but I'd certainly expect Swansea to score as well. I think it's a bit silly to plan to transfer Siggy in after week one, something else is likely to be more pressing and you could be looking at a 4 point hit. Henderson had an immense season last year but Siggy outscored him in a little over one third of the minutes.

km79

price690 wrote: »

Kelly is a bit of a sicknote, hasn't played much football at all in the last couple of years.

James or Blackett from Man Utd are far better value in the short to medium term.

Evans might still play Saturday!

Brenty

Chambers a must have at 4.5m? Arsenal have few injuries and he played well last weekend.

Dearg81

Swiper the fox wrote: »

United's defence wouldn't fill me with confidence at this moment in time, I'd expect them to beat swansea but I'd certainly expect Swansea to score as well. I think it's a bit silly to plan to transfer Siggy in after week one, something else is likely to be more pressing and you could be looking at a 4 point hit. Henderson had an immense season last year but Siggy outscored him in a little over one third of the minutes.

He didn't outscore him. Henderson got 124 and Siggy got 72. He did play only a third of the minutes though so you're half right :-)

Swiper the fox

Dearg81 wrote: »

He didn't outscore him. Henderson got 124 and Siggy got 72. He did play only a third of the minutes though so you're half right :-)

Sorry, I meant outscore in the old fashioned sense, Sigurrdson got 5 goals and Henderson got 4.

hjkl

Swiper the fox wrote: »

Sorry, I meant outscore in the old fashioned sense, Sigurrdson got 5 goals and Henderson got 4.

Henderson isn't an attacking mid though.