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Its live - Squad selection discussion

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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 8,763 ✭✭✭Jax Teller


    do u know what formation everton played and what position mirallas started in
    From reading this it looks like 4231 .

    Coleman also got an assist.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,785 ✭✭✭Dubliner28


    3-5-2

    Robles
    Hibbert Jagielka Distin
    Gibson Oviedo Mirallas Naismith Osman
    Anichebe Mirallas

    As an Everton fan Mirallas is a steal this year. Will get plenty of goals plus assists.


  • Registered Users Posts: 492 ✭✭moreau


    Dubliner28 wrote: »
    3-5-2

    As an Everton fan Mirallas is a steal this year. Will get plenty of goals plus assists.

    Totally! As long as he stays fit, but he finished last season in great shape.

    His ownership will be high from users of this forum I would think!

    As an aside, Jay Rodriguez got 2 last night and had another disallowed. Remember how he finished last year, he was outstanding. @6m he is 1.5m cheaper than Lambert. As much as I loved Rickie last year, I think I might start with Jay this year:)

    Southampton's fixtures good at the start too (I think)


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,650 ✭✭✭Munster Magic


    How do I upload a picture of my team?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 8,763 ✭✭✭Jax Teller


    Dubliner28 wrote: »
    3-5-2

    Robles
    Hibbert Jagielka Distin
    Gibson Oviedo Mirallas Naismith Osman
    Anichebe Mirallas

    As an Everton fan Mirallas is a steal this year. Will get plenty of goals plus assists.

    Did you watch the game ?

    From reading that article above i would have assumed they lined up something like this in the first half

    Robles
    Hibbert Jagielka Distin Oviedo
    Osman Gibson
    Naismith Fellaini Mirallas
    Anichebe

    Then like this in second half

    Robles
    Coleman Jagielka Alcaraz Baines
    Osman Junior
    Gueye Fellaini Pienaar
    Vellios

    Even this place has them lined up as 4231


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  • Registered Users Posts: 492 ✭✭moreau


    Jax Teller wrote: »
    From reading this it looks like 4231 .

    Coleman also got an assist.

    Even if Miralles starts as part of 3 behind central striker, it does not matter much! He will certainly not be going deep which happens with fellaini and pienaar. His main position will be off Kone/Jelly/Anichebe.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,969 ✭✭✭Liamalone


    Everton played a 4-2-3-1 formation with Fellaini beside Gibson as the two DM's.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,785 ✭✭✭Dubliner28


    moreau wrote: »
    Totally! As long as he stays fit, but he finished last season in great shape.

    His ownership will be high from users of this forum I would think!

    As an aside, Jay Rodriguez got 2 last night and had another disallowed. Remember how he finished last year, he was outstanding. @6m he is 1.5m cheaper than Lambert. As much as I loved Rickie last year, I think I might start with Jay this year:)

    Southampton's fixtures good at the start too (I think)

    Agree, torn between him a Wolfie from Norwich.

    Southampton start with West Brom(A) Sunderland(H) Wk3 play eachother
    Norwich start - Everton(H) Hull (A) play each other

    Only issue is will Van Wolfie start for Norwich ??


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 8,763 ✭✭✭Jax Teller


    Dubliner28 wrote: »
    Agree, torn between him a Wolfie from Norwich.

    Southampton start with West Brom(A) Sunderland(H) Wk3 play eachother
    Norwich start - Everton(H) Hull (A) play each other

    Only issue is will Van Wolfie start for Norwich ??
    Of course he'll start ,their only other option is Luciano Becchio who's rubbish .


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,081 ✭✭✭ollie1


    How do I upload a picture of my team?

    Just download a free screen capture program and take a photo of the team.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 42,212 ✭✭✭✭Scorpion Sting


    How do I upload a picture of my team?

    Google 'gyazo'. Once you have this downloaded just follow the simple instructions to get a screengrab of your team.


  • Registered Users Posts: 492 ✭✭moreau


    Dubliner28 wrote: »
    Agree, torn between him a Wolfie from Norwich.

    Yeah Wolfy is really tempting looking at his record.

    I am slightly put off by the fact that he is new to PL, a lot of quality new foreign signings can struggle to adapt to it!

    Great options for mid range strikers again this year, Kone,Berba,Rickie,Wolfy.

    I would have Jay Jay Rodrig of similar standing to those and 1/1.5 million can go elsewhere in my team


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,785 ✭✭✭Dubliner28


    Look at Jelavic with Everton , if he gets a goal or two in the 1st few games he could get loads.


  • Registered Users Posts: 492 ✭✭moreau


    Dubliner28 wrote: »
    Look at Jelavic with Everton , if he gets a goal or two in the 1st few games he could get loads.

    Surely Kone will be #1? Martinez got him as he is a great man to hold up the ball and lay off to feet, and this suits Martinez style of play.

    Jelly was v poor last year, I could see him leaving Everton in near future to be honest


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,785 ✭✭✭Dubliner28


    No no I think you misunderstood. You were making reference to Wolfie and 1st season in PL. and I said look at Jelavic's 1st season at Everton. Got a good start and continued all season.
    Couldn't hit water if he fell of a boat last year.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,962 ✭✭✭Hogey007


    do u know what formation everton played and what position mirallas started in

    i see this has since been replied to, but i didn't know the answer, i just seen the goals on sky sports news this morning.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,042 ✭✭✭zl1whqvjs75cdy


    **** me I need to do some work, FPL sucking up my time. Have an idea of a first draft. I finished pretty high up last year and have won my work league two years running. Half thinking of finishing on a high and packing it in, but then I got to picking a team and I'm hooked again. :(


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,612 ✭✭✭tony1980


    At the moment, I am going with something like this, not too sure if I am happy with my strikers though!

    b3vs.png


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 855 ✭✭✭mectavba


    What price do people reckon Negredo will be? Surely not mroe than the 11m Aguero is. 10.5-11m could be a steal for him.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 42,212 ✭✭✭✭Scorpion Sting


    mectavba wrote: »
    What price do people reckon Negredo will be? Surely not mroe than the 11m Aguero is. 10.5-11m could be a steal for him.

    10 or 10.5 I reckon. Someone to strongly consider putting in, he could be a revelation if he hits the ground running.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 8,763 ✭✭✭Jax Teller


    mectavba wrote: »
    What price do people reckon Negredo will be? Surely not mroe than the 11m Aguero is. 10.5-11m could be a steal for him.
    I'm hoping for less than 10m .


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 855 ✭✭✭mectavba


    He would be an absolute steal at less than 10. He's an out-and-out striker, so i think his arrival could see Aguero operating in deeper/wider areas and lessen his appeal. With Navas in there too, City could score a lot of goals this year.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,902 ✭✭✭MagicIRL


    Sturridge at 9m anyone? Aguero at 11m with Negredo coming in?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,612 ✭✭✭tony1980


    Bit worried about Sturridge been fit for the start of the season, if he is, I would have to stick him in!


  • Registered Users Posts: 16,305 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Prodston


    MagicIRL wrote: »
    Sturridge at 9m anyone? Aguero at 11m with Negredo coming in?

    Is Sturridge fit though?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,612 ✭✭✭tony1980


    Still on the treatment table, so no proper pre-season for him and with only a month to go.
    Anything could happen with Suarez at this stage, if he does end up leaving and Sturridge is not fit and ready, Aspas could be a good shout for the start of the season!


  • Registered Users Posts: 16,305 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Prodston


    tony1980 wrote: »
    Still on the treatment table, so no proper pre-season for him and with only a month to go.
    Anything could happen with Suarez at this stage, if he does end up leaving and Sturridge is not fit and ready, Aspas could be a good shout for the start of the season!

    I have a lot of reservations over Aspas as an out and out goal-scorer plus he still has to contend with Borini who actually played quite well in the last few games in Sturridge's shadow.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,612 ✭✭✭tony1980


    I Watched the friendly Liverpool had against Preston and Borini made some great runs but his finishing is still letting him down. I thought Aspas was far more impressive in that game.
    The next few friendly games will be interesting to see how they get on. Apparentley, Jordan Ibe has been massively impressive in training for them, they had an 11 v 11 in training where both he and Aspas scored in a 1-1 draw. Its only a training match but he did play well in the match against Preston and managed to score too. I know he probably won't feature hugely for them this year but Rodgers seems to be of the opinion, If you are good enough, you are old enough, so you never know!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,372 ✭✭✭OneColdHand


    tony1980 wrote: »
    I Watched the friendly Liverpool had against Preston and Borini made some great runs but his finishing is still letting him down. I thought Aspas was far more impressive in that game.
    The next few friendly games will be interesting to see how they get on. Apparentley, Jordan Ibe has been massively impressive in training for them, they had an 11 v 11 in training where both he and Aspas scored in a 1-1 draw. Its only a training match but he did play well in the match against Preston and managed to score too. I know he probably won't feature hugely for them this year but Rodgers seems to be of the opinion, If you are good enough, you are old enough, so you never know!

    What do you think the starting Liverpool back-4 will be?


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  • Registered Users Posts: 17,022 ✭✭✭✭Iused2likebusts


    What do you think the starting Liverpool back-4 will be?
    johnson agger toure enrique
    as things stand.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,612 ✭✭✭tony1980


    Seems most likely, going by the friendly against Preston. One half had that pairing and the other had Skrtel and Wisdom I think.

    In the 11 v 11 training match, his notes were on the LFC forum today and the centre back pairings were different, it was Agger and Skrtel on one team and Toure and Wisdom on the other. Just experimenting I suppose but most likely it will be Johnson, Agger, Toure and Enrique.

    These are the line-ups he had for the training match.

    v50n.png


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,757 ✭✭✭richieffff


    Kelly should start a few games at CB too, would have last season if he wasn't injured


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,612 ✭✭✭tony1980


    I would like to see him tried out there this season, he seems to have hit the gym hard and has put on a massive amount of muscle in the upper body which will help him in that role, hopefully he stays clear of injuries this season and we will see him kick on a bit!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,902 ✭✭✭MagicIRL


    Didn't know Sturridge was injured! Cheers


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,194 ✭✭✭FatRat


    roryc wrote: »
    It would appear you have put RVP, Bale and Walcott into your team and then tried to justify cheap defenders because you have no cash left! Your defense is incredibly weak. City kept 18 clean sheets last season, wouldn't call that low. That being said, despite having a terrible defence this is one of the better combinations I've seen with RVP and Bale. I won't be considering the Dutchman though, just can't justify £14m.

    Please get rid of McShane ASAP - he shouldn't even be in teams as a joke.

    Well yeah thats fair enough. But my point is that if I thought expensive defenders were important than I would have managed to get them in somehow. Maybe replace Ricky with Anelka or something similar. But I dont think they justify not having big attackers. Last year there was a period at the beginning of the season where nearly everyone had a City defender... it seemed like a must, yet they somehow managed to concede in nearly all of their opening games. And dont even get me started on how poor United's defence was in the first half of the season. Chelsea didn't exactly stand out, Spurs didn't stand out and Liverpool (I have mignolet) and Arsenal had about the only expensive defenders worth looking at. Year by year it's the same story, mid-table teams or newly promoted teams shock the league with resilient defences. Swansea, Norwich, West Ham and of course Stoke all had big purple patches last year. Their defenders can be got for 4.5-5 million.


    Probably the most enticing thing about cheap defenders is their dependability. Unless you buy Hart or (more than likely) Kompany too it's a toss-up between 2 other CB's, 3 RB's and 2 LB's for starting berths. Chelsea is also pretty much rocket science when selecting a defender who will start week in week out because it probably wont happen.


    Thats about all of my justification done. I think I justify having RVP and Bale anyway. But each to their own. I'll just finish by saying that, between them, RVP and Bale got 47 goals and 24 assist last season. And Bale is a midfielder. :)


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,983 ✭✭✭Degag


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,600 ✭✭✭roryc


    FatRat wrote: »
    Well yeah thats fair enough. But my point is that if I thought expensive defenders were important than I would have managed to get them in somehow. Maybe replace Ricky with Anelka or something similar. But I dont think they justify not having big attackers. Last year there was a period at the beginning of the season where nearly everyone had a City defender... it seemed like a must, yet they somehow managed to concede in nearly all of their opening games.

    And dont even get me started on how poor United's defence was in the first half of the season. Chelsea didn't exactly stand out, Spurs didn't stand out and Liverpool (I have mignolet) and Arsenal had about the only expensive defenders worth looking at. Year by year it's the same story, mid-table teams or newly promoted teams shock the league with resilient defences. Swansea, Norwich, West Ham and of course Stoke all had big purple patches last year. Their defenders can be got for 4.5-5 million.

    I'm not trying to argue, but the above is simply incorrect. Chelsea kept a clean sheet in 5 of their opening 6 games last season, and Arsenal kept clean sheets in their opening three games. Granted, United and City were bad defensively last Aug/Sep but this is not 'year by year the same story'. Last year is clouding your view. Anyway, I'm not arguing in favour of bulking up on your defence? I'm saying you are forced into making it very weak because of RVP.
    FatRat wrote: »
    Chelsea is also pretty much rocket science when selecting a defender who will start week in week out because it probably wont happen.

    John Terry.
    FatRat wrote: »
    Thats about all of my justification done. I think I justify having RVP and Bale anyway.

    Not even close unfortunately!
    FatRat wrote: »
    But each to their own :)

    Exactly - the best part about the game is the fact that there is never a right or wrong team. I try to go with what is statistically the best option. See my post in the RVP vs Bale thread if you fancy a friendly wager with RVP in your team :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,402 ✭✭✭Invincible


    Jovetic confirmed as signed for city, should leave Dzeko unsure of a start.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,600 ✭✭✭roryc


    Interesting to see what price he will come in at - £8m or lower would be attractive.


  • Registered Users Posts: 16,305 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Prodston


    City really don't need him, well we really don't need him :pac: It makes Negredo less appealing and even Aguero as he could be pushed back!


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,372 ✭✭✭OneColdHand


    Hmmm. Aguero isn't such an obvious choice now maybe. Will have to think about this one. If Rooney goes to Chelsea that would be interesting.


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,223 ✭✭✭qwabercd


    I think Bellamy is being slightly overrated on here. He scored 5 goals and got 8 assists in 28(+5) games last season (picked up 4 yellows also). Decent but not spectacular. At 34 he's pushing on also and probably won't be getting 90 minutes week in week out. Robert Koren got 9 goals and 5 assists in 37(+3) and is slightly cheaper. Much of a muchness really, Bellamy is a good option at 5.5m, but not a must have and I probably won't go for him myself. Whittingham another alternative at 5m with 8 goals and 7 assists last season in 37(+3) starts.

    Cabaye at 6.5m is another I haven't seen mentioned who could be good value. Although he could be on his way out. If hes stays I think the new bonus points system could suit him, and if fit again this season he is bound to chip in with a good goals & assists tally.

    Disappointed Giacherrini has been priced at 7m, not worth that imo.

    Gaston Ramirez at 6m is worth keeping an eye on, should do better than last year (if he stays that is).

    Nani at 7.5m could potentially be amazing. On his day he's United's best winger. New contract signed, and with a good spell injury free he could be good. Not one that I will go with from week 1, but I will pounce on him if he gets going.

    For me Walcott, Bale and Hazard are certs for my midfield. Mirallas and Kagawa are two that are vying for inclusion with the likes of nani & cabaye. Kagawa is world class, and with a decent run of games (hopefully for his sake Rooney moves) he would be serious value at 8m.

    In defense as has been said Coleman at 5m is great value. Decent value in the Sunderland defense. Micky turner, shaw/clyne, collins and Yanga Mbiwa (if he starts - Newcastle should be tighter at the back this year) all good options at 4.5m. If Toure gets game time at 5m he would be a steal and a good cheap route to the liverpool defense. Zabaleta and Terry at 6m are good value. Ramage is probably the 4m defender a lot of us will go for.

    Strikers are the tough pick this year. RVP not viable if you have Bale. Aguero probably not worth 11m, City have decent striker options again now that Negredo has signed and with Jovetic set to sign.

    Anelka is a cheap option, but not necessarily a great one. Bony should get goals, but I will probably wait to get him in with my wildcard after GW3 because of Swansea's tough start.

    Cornelius for Cardiff could be worth a shout although I'll probably give him a while and see how he settles. The same goes for Helenius.

    All the talk seems to be about Van Wolfswinkel, but Altidore could be a good alternative at the same price. 23 goals in 21 league games for AZ Alkmaar last season. Should be the main man for Sunderland too and Di Canio has assembled a good team over the summer.

    I will probably go for lambert, rvw and altidore as my 3 strikers, with Bony to come in for one of them at GW3. Of course this is dependent on further summer transfers. At the moment I can't see the value in the more expensive strikers.

    Would Benteke be good value if he moved to Spurs?


  • Registered Users Posts: 17,022 ✭✭✭✭Iused2likebusts


    FatRat wrote: »
    Well yeah thats fair enough. But my point is that if I thought expensive defenders were important than I would have managed to get them in somehow. Maybe replace Ricky with Anelka or something similar. But I dont think they justify not having big attackers. Last year there was a period at the beginning of the season where nearly everyone had a City defender... it seemed like a must, yet they somehow managed to concede in nearly all of their opening games. And dont even get me started on how poor United's defence was in the first half of the season. Chelsea didn't exactly stand out, Spurs didn't stand out and Liverpool (I have mignolet) and Arsenal had about the only expensive defenders worth looking at. Year by year it's the same story, mid-table teams or newly promoted teams shock the league with resilient defences. Swansea, Norwich, West Ham and of course Stoke all had big purple patches last year. Their defenders can be got for 4.5-5 million.


    Probably the most enticing thing about cheap defenders is their dependability. Unless you buy Hart or (more than likely) Kompany too it's a toss-up between 2 other CB's, 3 RB's and 2 LB's for starting berths. Chelsea is also pretty much rocket science when selecting a defender who will start week in week out because it probably wont happen.


    Thats about all of my justification done. I think I justify having RVP and Bale anyway. But each to their own. I'll just finish by saying that, between them, RVP and Bale got 47 goals and 24 assist last season. And Bale is a midfielder. :)

    I agree with a lot of what you say there. There is some great cheap defender options this year. Im also firmly in the rvp and bale camp and think its quite possible to have a strong team with them both.

    At the moment I have
    Westwood Boruc
    Toure Coleman Ramage Turner Wilson
    Bale Walcott Shelvey Bellamy Digkgacoi
    RVP Rooney Bent

    Defenders Id play coleman and toure most weeks and then rotate turner and Wilson depending on which players at home(they rotate perfectly)

    Midfielders Bale/Walcott rotate perfectly for having a capt option at home. The other 3 are provisional Ill see how pre season goes.

    Forwards Rooney and Bent will be in my team if they move to Chelsea & newcastle respectively if not Ill trade Rooney down to sturridge and upgrade Bent to Bony .


  • Registered Users Posts: 16,305 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Prodston


    I agree with a lot of what you say there. There is some great cheap defender options this year. Im also firmly in the rvp and bale camp and think its quite possible to have a strong team with them both.

    At the moment I have
    Westwood Boruc
    Toure Coleman Ramage Turner Wilson
    Bale Walcott Shelvey Bellamy Digkgacoi
    RVP Rooney Bent

    Defenders Id play coleman and toure most weeks and then rotate turner and Wilson depending on which players at home(they rotate perfectly)

    Midfielders Bale/Walcott rotate perfectly for having a capt option at home. The other 3 are provisional Ill see how pre season goes.

    Forwards Rooney and Bent will be in my team if they move to Chelsea & newcastle respectively if not Ill trade Rooney down to sturridge and upgrade Bent to Bony .

    I think Mannone will be first choice over Westwood and Pieters over Wilson for Stoke. Pretty unfortunate from an Irish point of view too. I'd have my reservations over Shelvey being a guaranteed starter, if he was he could be a rough diamond though, but Swansea could go the way of Newcastle this year with the Europa.

    The forwards are tricky and we'll really just have to wait and see.


  • Registered Users Posts: 17,022 ✭✭✭✭Iused2likebusts


    I think Mannone will be first choice over Westwood and Pieters over Wilson for Stoke. Pretty unfortunate from an Irish point of view too. I'd have my reservations over Shelvey being a guaranteed starter, if he was he could be a rough diamond though, but Swansea could go the way of Newcastle this year with the Europa.

    The forwards are tricky and we'll really just have to wait and see.

    There is talk of wilson being deployed in midfield supposedly thats where he wants to play. Ill go with mannone or westwood whoever looks like starting. Its very early and theres basically a full pre season to go when obviously Ill make my final decision. Chances are my team and everyones elses team will change dramatically over the next few weeks.
    I was just trying to show its quite possible to have a strong team with both rvp and bale in your team.
    TBH Im very surprised you didnt pull me up on my thoughts of rotating mickey T and wilson every 2nd week.:)


  • Registered Users Posts: 16,305 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Prodston


    There is talk of wilson being deployed in midfield supposedly thats where he wants to play. Ill go with mannone or westwood whoever looks like starting. Its very early and theres basically a full pre season to go when obviously Ill make my final decision. Chances are my team and everyones elses team will change dramatically over the next few weeks.
    I was just trying to show its quite possible to have a strong team with both rvp and bale in your team.
    TBH Im very surprised you didnt pull me up on my thoughts of rotating mickey T and wilson every 2nd week.:)

    Really? I wouldn't have thought Wilson would've been midfield material. I'll have to keep an eye on that so.

    Yeah I was thinking it alright, but I thought I'd let you come to your own conclusions over Mickey T being captain every week. Although I'm pleasantly surprised with his name being in most people's drafts. I look at people with Garrido but Bassong especially and have them on a special list :pac:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,557 ✭✭✭touts


    Hmmm. Aguero isn't such an obvious choice now maybe. Will have to think about this one. If Rooney goes to Chelsea that would be interesting.


    I'm having real trouble picking my front men.

    I think RVP is too expensive. He is the main man ar Utd but they have a tough start and 14m is a lot especially as Bale is probably essential.

    I was going for Aguero but with City signing every striker that comes on the market that doesn't boost confidence in him. Heavy rotation at best seems likely.

    Suarez is suspended for a few weeks and he may not even be in England come August.

    Rooney is injured and is clearly unsettled at Man U. If he is still there he will be a sulking sub. I'm having flashbacks to the time I had Tevez and he basically went on strike. There is also a risk he will be gone overseas (can't see Man U willingly selling him to one of their English Rivals)

    Benteke wants out of Villa but if no one comes in for him will he be hitting goals each week if he is unhappy at villa. He has a whiff of a one season wonder like Andy Carroll about him.

    Torres. If Rafa couldn't turn him back into a decent player I doubt Jose will. It wouldn't surprise me if he follows Rafa out of Chelsea.

    Sturridge. I'm not convinced he is good enough to be a main striker scoring week in week out.

    And now we are down to the 8m or less strikers and there we are spoilt for choice but picking the gems from the duds is a bit of a lottery.

    So my choice seems to be go back to RVP and a cheap 3rd striker (e.g. Anelka) or go for three ~8m strikers.

    Any advice? Is Anelka even going to play?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,370 ✭✭✭✭8-10


    Invincible wrote: »
    Jovetic confirmed as signed for city, should leave Dzeko unsure of a start.


    Any chance Jovetic would be included as a MID?


  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,536 Mod ✭✭✭✭Amirani


    Aguero will be in my team week 1 if City don't buy. It's more than likely they will buy, but 11 million for a rotation-free Aguero would be fantastic value.

    There's that strategy out the window...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,372 ✭✭✭OneColdHand


    touts wrote: »

    Benteke wants out of Villa but if no one comes in for him will he be hitting goals each week if he is unhappy at villa. He has a whiff of a one season wonder like Andy Carroll about him.

    I agree with you about all the others, but as a Villa fan, Benteke will certainly be trying to play, even if he stays at villa. He wants to go to the world cup with Belguim, and is in direct competition with Lukaku. Also, he obviously wants to move, so if he doesn't go this summer, he will need to keep playing well to keep the big clubs interested.


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