Gameweek 8 - Transfers

Greenwood to saka. Rom to Jimi and fodder to auba I’m looking at now.

Ditching Bachmann.

Will start Livra for Jesus assuming he gets back too late.

Greewood out for a hit probable.

Thinking of Greenwood out for Townsend.

First time Norwich keep a CS and Williams doesn't play - may need to keep an eye on that - ned playing bench with so much rotation/injuries in teams.

Saka seemed to have gone off with some sort of injury too.

Want Son but reluctant to get him after the international break.

I have plenty of cash itb and have a front 3 currently of Ronaldo,Antonio and St Maximin who I brought in as a punt last week.

Think I will give the Newcastle flyer another chance but wondering should I go with the masses and swop Ronaldo for Rom.

Have a feeling Ronaldo is going to want to prove a point against Leicester who are leaking goals compared to last year so might hold him for that game.

Like the form Vardy is in so might actually bring him in for Ronaldo in GW10 if both Ronaldo and Rom misfire in the next GW.

Going to wait until after internationals, reckon I will need the 2 ft I have, at least.

Wildcard time, Shaw Torres toney amarty Fernandes and brownhill

Wait for the international break to see who's in

Brought in Cancelo on WC, and happy to have him in as I think we'll need City players for the next 3. Would like an attacker but can't afford one without a hit.

I dunno what game you guys were watching yesterday, other than Foden City were poor enough. City conceded two and could easily have been 3. KdB looked tired towards the end. Sure City could score 5 in their next game, but just as likely is that Foden/Jesus could easily be on the bench for next few games - Sterling/Mahrez/Torres all be looking for game time.

Just look at the lads who got burnt with Torres - holding and holding for that one game - and he's not even getting a 5 min run out.

Not really based on yesterday, but fwiw I thought both teams were poor in the opening 20 which was perhaps understandable after midweek CL - especially when you see the amount of big teams across Europe struggling. City started strangling the game in the end of the first half and then both teams showed their class in the 2nd half. The two most impressive teams this season for me.

As I said the 3 City would not really be based on yesterday, more so based on the fact they consistently beat the dross at home with big scorelines. 5-0 City at home to the likes of Norwich, WBA, Burnley, Newcastle etc... is a very common scoreline. Burnley have been very poor this season.

City have the best defence in the league in terms of both goals against and XG, and they won't be up against the best attacking team in the league away from home every week, so a defender seems a must - Cancelo has the attacking threat too. Rotation is a worry, but I think the attacking upside is worth it. Foden I think is a player that Pep will play more often than not when fit, and his finish against Liverpool I think puts him in the team. Jesus I'm less enthused about but that's where the gap would be, and both his underlying stats and his actual goals/assists are pretty good for his price range.

I mentioned this before the GW, but saying that City have the best defense isn't saying much when you look at who they have played. I think a defender like Cancelo or even walker is good buy, but it was more the attacking side and wanting 3 of their players that I would see issues with. Foden's history against Liverpool is quite good from what I recall. But imo Foden is just like Torres - he'll shine in some games and then you won't see him for weeks upon end. You think how Mahrez started the season and where is he now?

Mahrez/Sterling and Torres could all easily start the next game with Jesus/Foden on bench. And then your into playing the pep roulette - do you keep them for the next GW, or the one after.

Given potential rotation problems at Chelsea particular in defense, is there anything to be said to doubling up on Werner and Lukaku? Werner looked sharp the other day and was unlucky to have his first "goal" ruled out, whereas Lukaku did very little. Lukaku ownership would mean it's risky to sell him. But at Werner's price point there isn't much else firing - thoughts?

I know Chelsea are top of the league but I think rotation is a serious problem throughout their team from an FPL point of view. Werner has only played 90 minutes in three games after 7 game weeks and a return of 1 goal and 1 assist over that time may not be enough to persuade Tuchel to play him more over the rest of the season. At the exact same price Jesus has 2 goals and 4 assists over the same time frame so not sure what you mean when you say there isn't much else firing at his price point. There are a number of players that are cheaper that have got better returns so far this season than Werner has from an FPL point of view.

The problem with Werner is that he is competing with Havertz, Mount & Ziyech for 1 spot.

With Jesus (and City attackers in general) there are a bunch of 8 players competing for 5 positions as Pep has a lot of different combinations.