SlickRic wrote: » You're pretty much spot on with this, but it's because we're missing a key component in our attack. when Coutinho left, we lost a creative force, but Ox and Can covered for it as they could drive forward with the ball to open games up. Ox got injured, and Can has left. Keita was supposed to provide that drive, but has been a mixture of injured and failing to hit the ground running so to speak. basically, we don't have anybody to open up the game sufficiently to allow Salah, Mane and Firmino to work to their full potential. it's also why we tried to get Fekir. another game breaker. until Keita hits form, I don't think Liverpool are overly reliable for big hauls - certainly not as reliable as City. the catch to this is that I think any of the top 6 teams can hammer any of the dross at any given point, so from that point of view, if Liverpool have a good run of fixtures, it's a risk not having cover. it's even more risky due to high ownership of Liverpool assets. i'll be captaining Salah this weekend because they're good enough to score at least 2 or 3 against a diabolical Fulham side, and he should get something. but it's a closer call between him and a hopefully fit Hazard than it could be.
claw wrote: » Firmino has lost his form completely.
SlickRic wrote: » Not to turn this into the Liverpool thread, but while this is certainly correct to a point, he has little or no room to work with. plus, because we are more pragmatic (more balls down the line from our full backs for Mane and Salah to chase down), he has less to work off. it's not the same team as last season, and won't be, until someone steps up and breaks the game up from midfield.
spock. wrote: » Bournemouth for me
extra gravy wrote: » Can get this team with no hits over the next few weeks Ryan Alonso Mendy Doherty Hazard Sterling Mane Ricky Aguero Arnie Ings Hamer Balbuena Obiang AWB Means sacrificing Ederson Robertson and Salah. Worth it?
greedygoblin wrote: » Looks good. One thing to keep in mind is that Ryans fixtures over the Christmas/New Year period are not very nice so clean sheet points might be scarce enough for him. One other thing to consider (I'm just playing devil's advocate here) is what if Salah becomes a must have & you have to get him back in. Who do you drop from the midfield big hitters & how do you raise the extra funds (~2mil difference between Haz/Sterling/Aguero & Salah, and ~3mil in the case of Mane).
Iused2likebusts wrote: » What a year this would be for a cheap defence. Awb, bennett, balbuena, dunk, dummet, femenia, doherty, digne, cedric. In any other year id be going 5 cheapies. Are we missing a trick here. Of course you can look at the returns of RAM and say no way but with 5 cheapies you only play 3 and can target fixtures whereas with RAM you play them every week. You would also be giving yourself an extra 6-7 million. I dont think it was an issue a while ago but now we seem to have a few more big hitters firing.
Green&Red wrote: » I made this argument last week. Over five weeks my five cheapies outscored RAM (60-57). Now that did include attacking returns from Doherty but he looks like he could do that. I’ve Doherty, Bennett, Balbeano, Duffy and AWB, for the five weeks above I had Rico instead of Balbeuna. Yedlin would be another I’d look at. It gives you so much more flexibility further up the pitch. Even if I had a WC I wouldn’t switch, this is the happiest I’ve been with my team in a long while. Mane/Hazard/Sterling/Ricky/Firmino/Aguero/Arnie Plan is Firmino out for Martial next week
Green&Red wrote: » Obviously that was only over four weeks and RAM will out preform cheapies over the season but u can gain elsewhere
claw wrote: » Do you have a cheap goalkeeeper too?
Ace2007 wrote: » If you look at it as 4 cheapies v TRAM then TRAM probably will outscore them over the season, but if you view it as 4 cheapies + 7 premium players v TRAM + 4/5 premium + 2/3 average players. I'd say it would be a lot closer and the cheapie option could beat them.
Green&Red wrote: » Introducing Trippier really muddies the waters because then you’re changing formation and it’s so hard to compare. I guess there’s so many ways to play, Mark from FFS has no premium forwards. Someone on here said during the week that everyone should definitely have Alonso. I can see the logic in my strategy
manual_man wrote: » Am I mad to be thinking of using free hit chip? Already used my ft, and now have Maddison injured and Ricky and Robbo doubtful. Bench options very poor. Also don't have Salah or Mane who I could get in on the fh
Iused2likebusts wrote: » Its not a bad idea in your situation.
manual_man wrote: » quick effort: McCarthy Alonso Robbo Fernandez Mane Salah Hazard Ozil Murphy Arnie Morata bench: Lossl, Femenia, AWB, Kamara
Green&Red wrote: » You're rationale for doing the FH is that Robbo is a doubt but then you're putting him in? Peltier would be on my FH team, 3.8m
Green&Red wrote: » Hart and Foster. I’m happy with neither and it’s a struggle but my total GK score for the year is 47, so other than Ederson, it’s a respectable score. If I had a WC I’d probably risk Leno in the hopes they’ll tighten up and couple him with a 4m
claw wrote: » Tried to make this up as a team with 5 cheap defenders but with Ederson in goal: Ederson Hamer Wan-Bissaka Bennett Dummett Duffy Zabaleta Mane Sterling Hazard Martial Richarlison Arnautovic Wilson Aguero I am 0.8 away from that but I have never had Hazard or Wilson so I imagine if people had them from the start they wouldn't be far away from being able to afford that team!
manual_man wrote: » Feck it. Free hit activated. I'm on this: Leno(Lossl) Alonso VVD Fernandez(Femenia Peltier) Salah(C) Mane Hazard Ozil Murphy Arnie Morata(Success) If anyone can think of anything better, i'm open to suggestions. All funds used
