Shanotheslayer wrote: » Can someone explain to me the benefit of a WC before the International break? Surely it's better to possible have 1 more bad week, rather than WC and then possible receive 2-3 injuries?
Green&Red wrote: » I dont get it either. More importantly is that players will be rising like mad in GW4, you can pick up a few 0.2 rises on players because of all the transfers going on
FHFC wrote: » Myth alert.... :rolleyes: International breaks are the worst of the early weeks for price rises. Every. Single. Season.
km79 wrote: » Next Friday gameweek is what I'm aiming for Gw9 Or else a normal week Int break thing is indeed a myth Zero transfer activity for vast majority of it And bandwagons are halted a few days in
PVA wrote: » Shanotheslayer wrote: » Can someone explain to me the benefit of a WC before the International break? Surely it's better to possible have 1 more bad week, rather than WC and then possible receive 2-3 injuries? No problem, so my situation was/is as follows. Bad start to the season with an overall rank of 1m+ coupled with the desire to get certain players such as Kane in for GW3.GW2 team Forster (Myhill) Cedric Mee Hegazi (Lowe) (Long) Eriksen Salah KDB Atsu (Carroll) Lukaku Jesus Firmino Double Saints defence was a risk that paid off in GW1, although they conceded 2 goals to 10-man West Ham last week and did not look defensively strong. Alonso has shown form and Trippier is back from injury, they could prove must-haves.Midfield was OK, although all indications point to Mane being the better choice over Salah. Atsu has shown promise, but not to the level of Mooy, and KDB has not justified his £10m pricetag. Up top, Firmino proved his worth with a penalty in GW1, but has tough fixtures coming up. Jesus needed to make way for Kane ASAP, requiring £2m from somewhere. I felt the desire to change 8 of my starting 11 for GW3 was justification enough for the wildcard rather than an 8pt hit to get to a team that would still have some weak spots. Currently debating the below teams in my WC;Team ADe Gea (Elliott)Alonso Trippier Hegazi (Lowe Mbemba) Eriksen Mane Mkyryan Mooy (RLC) Chicharito Firmino KaneTeam BFoster (Elliott)Jones Trippier Hegazi (Lowe Mbemba) Eriksen Mane Mkyryan Mooy (RLC) Chicharito Lukaku Kane It's essentially down to a choice of Alonso + Firmino or Foster + Lukaku. The only players I'm concerned about not owning are Sanchez and Hazard, but neither concern me too much yet. Other than the potential impact of the international break, what else are you saving the first wildcard for? If you see 5-6 players you want to move on, the question shouldn't be why use it, rather why not? We now get 2 x Wildcards a season, coupled with the 'Free Hit' one-week WC, so the benefit of holding the WC is weakened imo Also, wildcards are f*cking fun
Chesty08 wrote: » This is quite similar to the team I posted last nightTeam BHennessy (Elliott)Jones Alonso Hegazi (Britos Mbemba)Ramsey Mane Mkyryan Mooy (RLC)Chicharito Lukaku Kane Foster - Hennessy Trippier - Alonso Eriksen - Ramsey Lowe - Britos
Chesty08 wrote: » Foster - Hennessy Trippier - Alonso Eriksen - Ramsey Lowe - Britos
PVA wrote: » Eriksen is the only 'must-have' so far this season, any wildcard team should include him IMO I do have my eye on Hennessy rather than doubling up on Hegazi/Foster. 16 saves in two games! Three good fixtures on the horizon too.
Colking wrote: » To be fair I think that 5 years ago plus, the international window was great for making gains which generated this commonly accepted idea.
TwoToneRebel wrote: » Some people activate their WC's purely to increase their squad value, don't see myself following the trend right now though
fennor72 wrote: » I've decided to use the wildcard after this round of games. I've the team sorted with no money left. I'm wondering can a player's price change at any stage during the week. And if I do my wildcard say the day after the round of games, is it permanent or do I have a chance to chop and change during that week like before the season started.
Scorpion Sting wrote: You can make as many changes as you like during a wildcard.
fennor72 wrote: » That's good to know. So if I put in a team after next weekend I can still make changes to it after the international matches if players are injured.
Scorpion Sting wrote: » You can make as many changes as you like during a wildcard.
extra gravy wrote: » Held off on activating, just don't have the time for tinkering this week. Might be a blessing in disguise!
macraignil wrote: » OK. Well below respectable points from start of season and wildcard activated. DeGea Foster Hegazi Jones Alonso McGuire Zanka Ali Mane Phillips Jese Mooy Morata Lukaku Okazaki Some might say two good goalkeepers is overspending on that area but Foster at 4.5 is almost the cheapest available and has got one more point than DeGea so far (on my bench). Got caught last year when Loris got injured and had bench fodder for a second goalkeeper so not likely to change there. Only them and Ali, Mane and Lukaku keeping their place so well worth the wild card I reckon. Okazaki and Zanka mainly in because of their price. Got 300,000 in bank after above selection after loosing 600,000 on Darmian so can't see much improvement possible myself. Any advice on the new selection appreciated.
patmac wrote: » Are you playing the game using a different currency?
macraignil wrote: » No. Maybe I should have said I lost .6m on Darmian and with selection have .3m in bank??
