PVA wrote: » While looking at options to get Kane in for GW3 based on underlying stats, the question arises as to when is an early wildcard justified, and when is it knee-jerk? Also, with the introduction of the new 'One Week Wildcard' (Free Hit), does this devalue the benefit of holding on to the wildcard in any way? Personally, I would change 10+ players now on a wildcard, as we can already make some assumptions which could easily hold true for the coming weeks and months; - Alonso is a must have - United DF coverage is needed - United MF coverage is needed - Mane is the choice of Liverpool mids, referred to as a 'striker' by Klopp - Mooy is the pick of the £5.5m mids - Elliott and Mbemba are the £4m DF/GK enablers (this could change, but safest options for now to maintain value) - Kane's underlying stats indicate upcoming returns - Lukaku's underlying stats indicate his run may not continue - Chicharito has shown good form as 3rd striker enabler - Vardy potentially out for a month, joining Zaha - Trippier is back from injury - he was in most GW1 teams before his injury Bearing in mind that City are still to come this evening, the below would be along the lines of a template wildcard team for GW3 (new players for my team in red)De Gea (Elliott)Alonso Trippier Hegazi (Lowe Mbemba) Eriksen Mane Mkyryan Mooy (RLC)Chicharito Firmino KaneQuestion is - other than the upcoming international break and insurance against a week of multiple injuries/red cards, what is the main benefit to holding on to the first wildcard past August/September?
manual_man wrote: » considering this now: De Gea Elliott Alonso Trippier Berty Hegazi Mbemba Alli Eriksen Mané Mkyryan RLC Rooney Firmino Chicharito Risky as in no - quote unquote - "big hitters" up front. Though i wouldn't say my frontline is weak all the same. Gives me a very nice looking first XI. Means my captain choices would often be a little left of centre: GW3: Eriksen/Alli GW4: Chicharito GW5: Eriksen/Alli/Mané GW6: Rooney GW7: Rooney/Chicharito etc. Tempted
Chesty08 wrote: » No Lukaku or Kane is criminal.. ok if started the season on that gamble.. not if WC If they fire you'll be in serious bother to fit them in
km79 wrote: » Don't do it With those captaincy options allied with not even owning the likes of Kane and lukaku your season could be over by gw7
manual_man wrote: » But don't you have to play the game your own way? TBH i haven't enjoyed the game as much recently - making some decisions based on fear instead of just trusting my gut and going for it. May change my mind yet but i think there's a good chance this will be my squad come Saturday.
Deleted User wrote: » I really agree with your sentiment. There's probably a lot of people buying blindly due to fear of not going with highly owned players, price rises and falls, following advice blindly and so on. At least your way you can take responsibility for the outcome try and enjoy it either way. I can imagine there are a lot of managers (probably about 2.4 million) above me at the minute but are they doing their own thing or just following the masses ? I could not enjoy this game if I just did what I was advised to do or just doing what everyone else is doing. I do appreciate there is a balance and owning Lukaku might be the safest thing to do but if you can score well without him then why not try. Who's to say that Chicarito, Vardy and Firmino won't score enough to allow you to go without Lukaku.
Chesty08 wrote: » WC Activated Hennessy Elliott Alonso Jones Britos Hegazi Memba Mikki Ramsey Mane Mooy RLC Kane Lukaku Chicarito £0.8m ITB Brought in Mooy last week and brought in Richarilson to my draft. Might go with Richarilsom as looks very promising
PVA wrote: » Wildcard Activated, looking forward to tinkering this week Rooney has more chance of shagging my granny than getting in my team
PVA wrote: » Rooney has more chance of shagging my granny than getting in my team
extra gravy wrote: » Thinking of pulling the trigger Foster Elliot Valencia Lowe Maguire Mee Yoshida Mane Pogba Ramsey Mooy Carroll Kane Lukaku Chicharito Will be priced out of this squad after tonight so am tempted.
[Deleted User] wrote: » Looks good. Think I'd go for Bailly over Valencia leaving me with .5 to play with. That would allow you the likes of Trippier over Maguire if that appealed.
extra gravy wrote: » Ya that sounds good. Will want Maguire at some stage but probably best wait until their bad run is over. Other decision is Mane/Chicarito or Eriksen/Firmino. I think Mane/Chicarito is probably the most explosive option.
DarraghF197 wrote: » It's a nicely laid out team, but I'd have to agree with others that the lack of capital in the frontline could become a major problem. The change I would make would be Alli to Mooy and Firmino to Kane (Don't have access to the site, but I think the maths is OK for this!). If Kane drops this week, with Mooy already gone up, it should be just about manageable. I'd expect Kane to score a lot more points than Alli. Also, the fact that you already have Mane in midfield means that you're very reliant on Liverpool's attacking force over what is a tough set of fixtures. It also will get you on the Mooy price rise train if he continues to perform well.
km79 wrote: » I'm hoping to hold until gw9 now Friday evening deadline gives scope for double rises won't be doing it over int breaks this year But there could be one problem and he is called Alexis Sanchez He is still around ye know..........and he won't be moving to PSG now
The real mccoy 91 wrote: » km79 wrote: » I'm hoping to hold until gw9 now Friday evening deadline gives scope for double rises won't be doing it over int breaks this year But there could be one problem and he is called Alexis Sanchez He is still around ye know..........and he won't be moving to PSG now He is difficult to find room for and it's hard to predict how he will do with lacazette there it could be the making or breaking of him
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