GAMEWEEK 15 CAPTAIN

manual_man

A quick turnaround brings us on to GW15. Who takes your fancy for the armband this week?

Iused2likebusts

manual_man wrote: »

A quick turnaround brings us on to GW15. Who takes your fancy for the armband this week?

I might risk that Aguero fella he looks decent.

PARlance

RVP

I've learned my lesson. I'm going with however tops the poll from now on. So Aguero

greedygoblin

Aguero. Not making the same mistake again. Only lost 7 points by going for Hazard over him this week.

Copper_pipe

aguero

Ziegler1988

Really want to

tom_k

Aguero. No doubt in my mind.

manual_man

Ziegler1988 wrote: »

Really want to

I have him too...

skippy15

One of those weeks we prob don't need a poll....or maybe just a VC one

CSF

With the CL game a few days later, I don't want to, I want to captain Costa. but I feel as though I have to captain Aguero.

FHFC

I shall crawl back to King Sergio and seek his forgiveness....

iroced

CSF wrote: »

With the CL game a few days later, I don't want to, I want to captain Costa. but I feel as though I have to captain Aguero.

Ah no! Blackett I told you :pac:.

Lemlin

Kun Aguero. Best player in the league, one of the best in the world and on fire at the moment, playing with real confidence.

G1032

Aguero. Can't afford to lose any more ground. Already slipped down to 36,000 and need to go risk free for a few weeks to try and claw back some ground.

Hogey007

after picking aguero in the previous poll and then switching last minute to siggurdson i have picked aguero this time and won't be changing it for anything.

Paully D

Aguero.

Worst case scenario, almost every serious player has captained him anyway so you don't lose much ground. The reward of going with someone else just doesn't outweigh the risk.

The Wild Bunch

Aguero

alchemist33

Aguero.

And then I'll just bury my laptop in the back garden so there's no going back.

Benimar

Aguero. Taken off after 75 minutes last night means he is definitely starting on Saturday.

Captained him 6 times already this season for returns of 4,4,16,26, 32 and 38.

amber69

Will go Aguero but Austin could be a good shout

Rikand

amber69 wrote: »

Will go Aguero but Austin could be a good shout

I think just having Austin will be enough of a differential this week

AdMMM

CSF

Who is captaining Kane and why?

Mr.Prodston

Oh my dear sweet handsome Sergio,

I strayed from you for the first time in well over a month. I'll admit that I wanted the thrill and adventure that the outside world offers, and for 2 precious minutes Hazard had scored and you had not. It was quite the buzz but then you scored and were soon to follow with an assist.

While I was frolicking in the Garden of Eden you scored your second and confirmed your 3 bonus. I left immediately and when I looked back momentarily I saw the serpent called Jose laughing manically as he told Hazard and everyone else to stop playing and just keep the ball.

But oh wonderful, humble, magnificent Sergio you showed me mercy as you left the field even though you could quite easily have scored another 2. I will not forget that kindness for a very long time. We've been through a lot and if you'll have me I'll return.

Your prodigal son,

Mr.P

iroced

I have to admit Austin is tempting. He plays his former club too which generally means a goal. But Aguero is closer to Messi than Suarez at the minute...

NoviGlitzko

Not going for Aguero would be a crazy decision based on form.

LostArt

In this form it's impossible not to pick Aguero

Scorpion Sting

amber69 wrote: »

Will go Aguero but Austin could be a good shout

Really tempted to captain Austin and I mean really tempted. I'm in 2k atm so it would be slightly mad to deviate from Aguero but if I was in 200k I think I'd be going for Austin. Will mull it over until the deadline but more than likely will stick with Sergio.

Ziegler1988

jebforever wrote: »

Really tempted to captain Austin and I mean really tempted. I'm in 2k atm so it would be slightly mad to deviate from Aguero but if I was in 200k I think I'd be going for Austin. Will mull it over until the deadline but more than likely will stick with Sergio.

Strangely, I feel more comfortable going for Benteke(c) over Aguero from top 2k position compared to top 200k. I've got a nice lead and can afford a 15 point swing or whatever to go with a gut decision. My mind still isn't completely made up yet though.

Dempsey

Aguero is the obvious choice but I'm worried about his gametime ahead of a crucial UCL game

manual_man

have it on Costa atm - but a few are really tempting me: Bentekkers, Austin, Eriksen. Maybe even Sterling

The Wild Bunch

Is Dzeko still out?

Officer999

Going with a gamble and putting it on Austin.

Have a feeling that Aguero may start from the bench with that must win game in Rome in mind.

OneColdHand

Agüero has had 3 big scores this year: 19, 13 and 16. He followed up his 19 and 13 pointers with 2 pointers. Last week he scored 16….will he follow it up with another 2 pointer?!

Benimar

Officer999 wrote: »

Going with a gamble and putting it on Austin.

Have a feeling that Aguero may start from the bench with that must win game in Rome in mind.

Aguero was subbed off as soon as the game was won on Wednesday to 'rest' him. Thats a clear a sign as there is that he will start tomorrow.

SpaceCowb0y

CSF wrote: »

With the CL game a few days later, I don't want to, I want to captain Costa. but I feel as though I have to captain Aguero.

This!!

But I have the armband on Costa for now so I can pretend i'm really a man that can think for himself.... at least up until around 10:59am tomorrow :pac::D:D

internet_user

Really tempted by costa, fresh against a newcastle team with lots of injuries.

F1ngers

internet_user wrote: »

Really tempted by costa, fresh against a newcastle team with lots of injuries.

That was my thought process when I chose the mighty Ings last week.

TacT

for some reason I'm finding it hard to look past aguero

CSF

SpaceCowb0y wrote: »

This!!

But I have the armband on Costa for now so I can pretend i'm really a man that can think for himself.... at least up until around 10:59am tomorrow :pac::D:D

I havent fully decided, but with 7 important h2h matches to navigate this week and a team I'm confident of doing well otherwise, I'm reluctant to lose them all because everyone else captained Aguero and I didn't. Of course the reverse could also apply in my favour, but with me thinking I have a good team this weekend already, taking risks mightn't be the way forward.

SlickRic

F1ngers wrote: »

That was my thought process when I chose the mighty Ings last week.

the thing is, Burnley aren't Chelsea.

Dubliner28

Has to be Aguero again an Everton team that dont do clean sheets and have Distin in there team

Dr. Bre

aguero for me. I've been unlucky with him as captain tho. I captained him when he didn't score v swans and saints but didn't captain him v qpr and sunder and he scored twice! he owes me ha

OneColdHand

Dr. Bre wrote: »

aguero for me. I've been unlucky with him as captain tho. I captained him when he didn't score v swans and saints but didn't captain him v qpr and sunder and he scored twice! he owes me ha

The pattern has to change sometime!

Dubliner28

OneColdHand wrote: »

The pattern has to change sometime!

As an Everton fan this week i hope it doesnt

Ziegler1988

Dr. Bre wrote: »

aguero for me. I've been unlucky with him as captain tho. I captained him when he didn't score v swans and saints but didn't captain him v qpr and sunder and he scored twice! he owes me ha

Sounds you like owe Sergio for not captaining him those times . I'm just hoping he'll be kind to me tomorrow and not get double digits; I'll gladly take that and then leave the rest up to Benteke on Sunday.

Arbitrary

Despite all their injury woes Newcastle have consistently remained solid at the back, home and away, which can't be overlooked when considering Costa.

When I was looking at the Chelsea v Spurs game when deciding to Captain Hazard, my logic was, how many did City put past Spurs and then subtract that by a goal or two because of Chelsea's habit of shutting up shop. Chelsea could have scored more if they really wanted to push. They were running into the corner flags in the 80th minute at 3-0 up.

Then I looked at how Chelsea fared against Sunderland and thought, City might get 1 or two at most. It didn't really work out and I lost out on 7 points as a result, but the logic albeit flawed, was loosely correct.

I don't fancy Chelsea to score any more than 2 goals v Newcastle and Costa has been quiet as of late. Mourinho is just as likely to shut up shop with a 1 or 2 nil scoreline.

For more Chelsea goals, we basically need Newcastle to equal Chelsea's scoring efforts, Newcastle are averaging about a goal a game in more recent fixtures (a little above, maybe 1.2 or something).

Aguero...

Every time I captain him he blanks, every time I take the armband off him he runs riot. CL midweek is a huge concern, if City were 6 points clear at the top of the table, I would be looking at the likes of Austin for the Armband due to City's looming CL crunch tie.

But they're not and this is a must win game for City. If city bang in 3-4 goals before HT he could feasibly be subbed there and then, but who cares!? He's likely to be on the score sheet if that's the case.

Chelsea put 6 goals past Everton at Goodison park, so I expect City to inflict some pretty heavy damage on Everton, my only concern is 4 of the 6 goals came in the 2nd half. I can't see Pelegrini subbing Ageuro at HT with anything less than a 3-0 scoreline. So realistically we should get another 20-30 minutes out of him in the 2nd half.


I do like Austin as an option, but QPR games are just so unpredictable, all H2H history and stats goes out the window with them imho. One week they'll play a 6 goal game and they'll follow it up with a no score bore draw the week after. The same can be said about Burnley to a certain extent, very few expected they'd beat Stoke at home, they seem to score one or two one week and blank the next. (on a side note I'm really torn about benching Boyd).

Austin and Ings are appealing, but there's just too much variance involved with picking either one, despite the variables, Aguero is the safest bet imho.

manual_man

F1ngers wrote: »

That was my thought process when I chose the mighty Ings last week.

Ings has Dean Marney feeding him tho, Costa has Fabregas

manual_man

OneColdHand wrote: »

The pattern has to change sometime!

2015/2016

Mr.Prodston

manual_man wrote: »

Ings has Dean Marney feeding him tho, Costa has Fabregas

Yeah you'd have to fancy Ings there when you put it like that :pac:

manual_man

I've gone and changed it to Benteke. On the back of scoring; at home; against the bottom team in the league - with the 2nd leakiest* defense and missing their captain and central defender through suspension - it makes sense, right?