2016/17 FPL Rate My Team Thread

8-10 wrote: »

:eek:

Home to Sunderland, away to Stoke, home to West Ham to start the season! That's not bad.

I'd expect Stoke and West Ham to score. Their back line is not settled at all with Sagna returning late, Hart possibly out of favour, and Otamendi picking up a knock/Mangala on transfer list

Gone with this (for now!) any suggestions appreciated! Prob need to get a cheaper 2nd goalie and lose one of Shaw/Terry/Morgan to save a few pound. Not sure on Tadic or Gray so looking to potentialy upgrade them

Foster/Butland
Shaw/Terry/Morgan(Friend/Taylor)
Fabregas/Martial/Tadic/Spacecraft(Routledge)
Aguero/Vardy/Gray

SantryRed wrote: »

I don't think you spend 50m on a player to not get him in as soon as possible. He'll have a week with the side and Mangala hasn't played in pre season yet either, so I'd say he has a decent chance. By GW2/3 he'll definitely be starting anyways. I think the press conference on Friday will tell a lot!

jayzus he would have to be a nailed on buy at 5 million

8-10 wrote: »

If you're basing it on the backline being poor - then I agree.

If you're basing it on strength of fixtures than that's where i disagree. I don't think Stoke are any more likely to score against them than most other teams for instance.

Stoke had a very good record at home against the top sides last season and only failed to score in 5/19 matches at the Britannia

SantryRed wrote: »

Guardiola also wouldn't be well renowned for defensive solidity

His managerial stats are actually very good in this regard

SantryRed wrote: »

I agree, but I'd argue the validity of that stat. His last two teams spent so much time dominating possession due to how good they were that they wouldn't give up many chances. I'd really question how this is going to work out at City.

Clutching at straws a bit i think. True he's managed excellent teams at Bayern and Barca, but just look at the season just gone: 17 goals conceded from 34 games (0.5 per game). Next best were Dortmund with double the amount conceded (34 goals). Previous season it was 18 conceded from 34. Those are impeccable defensive stats

manual_man wrote: »

Clutching at straws a bit i think. True he's managed excellent teams at Bayern and Barca, but just look at the season just gone: 17 goals conceded from 34 games (0.5 per game). Next best were Dortmund with double the amount conceded (34 goals). Previous season it was 18 conceded from 34. Those are impeccable defensive stats

They conceded 18 the year before he took over.
22 the season before that.
23 the season pep took over.

Not like he transformed them totally like.

Ziegler1988 wrote: »

Stoke had a very good record at home against the top sides last season and only failed to score in 5/19 matches at the Britannia

I was at 1 of those 5 games....might be skewing my memory a bit!

Are Pogba/Payet going to be back for the opening fixtures? Will probably only have room to get in one, unless I downgrade my Ibra/Aguero or Stones/Shaw

8-10 wrote: »

I was at 1 of those 5 games....might be skewing my memory a bit!

The Arsenal 0-0? I was there as well

Gaillimh1976 wrote: »

After a lot of messing around, Ibra in, Ibra out, Ibra back in, Ibra back out...........


Currently left with

Heaton/Gomes

Targett/Stones/Shaw (Evans/Smith)

Fabregas/Lamela/Tadic/Silva/Mahrez

Kun/Long (Deeney)


My head is wrecked !!!

I don't think Fabergas played much in the last pre-season games, he may be at risk of not starting?

Going with Foster
Friend Targett Fuchs
Hazard Tadic Lamela Ayew
Zlatan Aguero Gray
(Heaton) (Kone) (Francis) (Fletcher)

Economical in defence but happy enough with my balance in midfield and a decent strike force.

Gaillimh1976 wrote: »

Thought that was because of his red card against Liverpool

Might have to re-think that one

Maybe your right. I'd just have a look and think though to be on the safe side.

Manone Pickford
Baines Valencia McAuley Friend Francis
Sanchez Firmino Lamela Puncheon Gradel
Kun Ibra Diomande 0.5M itb

This will change but I like the basic structure.

GKs
I going with the 8.5M one team combo and hoping to hold WC. The Kone transfer and early fixtures are putting me off Sunderland now so the Burnley pair could be an option. Who's no 2 to Heaton please?

Def.
2 premo and 3x4.5s I could save on the Baines/Valencia pair.

Attack
Have Ibra there for now but that could change. However I will ensure he is only a FT away.
Diomande is there because I think he could give me a genuine choice some weeks.

Criticism appreciated.

martingriff wrote: »

Okay so here is my team any though

Goalkeeper
Foster (Pope)

Defense

Funes Mori, Amot, Stones (Cameron, Targett) Do not know if Stones will start now gone to City

Midfield

Mahrez, Barkley, Payet, Lamela (Tadic)

Striker

Gray, Aguero, Benteke (Benteke in as if he goes will be a starter)

So what do people think

I don't like the Targett pick especially if Berty is not out long. I'd have to take your word Amot is a 4M starter.
A genuine strong fr8 is refreshing and brave and could help with picking the good ones. I like it. So who with their 12pts is on the bench Wk1?:p