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Its live - Squad selection discussion

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,404 ✭✭✭✭SlickRic


    8-10 wrote: »
    Any chance Jovetic would be included as a MID?

    almost no chance.

    you'd have as much of an argument for Rooney being a midfielder, perhaps even more.


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


    If Higuain gets his more to Arsenal it could solve all our striking woes, a lot of people would move for him though I'd imagine


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


    SlickRic wrote: »
    almost no chance.

    you'd have as much of an argument for Rooney being a midfielder, perhaps even more.

    Yeah but when you look at the likes of Walcott, Michu and Bale we've seen all of them play as far forward as Jovetic does. They are all listed as MIDs


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


    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.

    Benteke has less appeal now, as he's signed a contract extension until 2017.


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


    Benteke definitely not worth the 9m now alright. Aguero has lost any appeal with the signature of negredo & jovetic. I think I'll be starting with 3 mid priced strikers now, unless arsenal sign higuain or spurs sign soldado and he's a decent price. Even if rooney moved to chelsea I still won't be picking him. Chelsea have too many other attacking options.


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


    qwabercd wrote: »
    Benteke definitely not worth the 9m now alright. Aguero has lost any appeal with the signature of negredo & jovetic. I think I'll be starting with 3 mid priced strikers now, unless arsenal sign higuain or spurs sign soldado and he's a decent price. Even if rooney moved to chelsea I still won't be picking him. Chelsea have too many other attacking options.

    rooney will play every game he's available for if chelsea sign him i'd imagine. could see torres been shown the door if the rooney move goes ahead.


  • Registered Users Posts: 335 ✭✭kevinroche3333


    If Rooney moves to Chelsea he will be first choice striker with arguably the best squad for next season behind him, i'll snap buy him at 10.5, he becomes the most affordable, relatively risk free premium striker.
    Other than RVP, no other premium striker is a standout pick as things stand.
    You can argue that Sturridge without Suarez, and with kind fixtures, is the next best choice for the short-term, but his fitness is in question at the moment.
    Starting with or bringing in the form midprice strikers will be key early on i guess if you are starting without RVP.


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


    Hogey007 wrote: »
    rooney will play every game he's available for if chelsea sign him i'd imagine. could see torres been shown the door if the rooney move goes ahead.

    Ba and lukaku will both get game time too. Rooney will be the main man, but he wouldn't get 90 minutes week in week out imo.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,710 ✭✭✭✭Paully D


    RE: Sunderland's goalkeeper situation.

    Not even us fans have a clue who will start the season, but if I had to bet money on it I'd say Westwood will start the first few games at least.

    The club have been fairly adamant since Mignolet signed for Liverpool that they want to give him a chance given that he has been patient ever since he was brought to the club when at that time nearly everyone felt that he would be first choice ahead of Mignolet.

    Essentially I think it will be his to lose, but it might not take much for it to happen considering we spent a couple of million on Mannone. If Westwood had full faith I think we'd have brought in a kid and let him mature a bit with no pressure (like what we did with Mignolet initially).

    Either way it shouldn't make too much of a difference, both are £4.5m and we should know who starts in week 1 at least before the week 1 deadline, but I would urge caution for those picking Sunderland goalkeepers/defenders. We are usually one of the better bottom half teams for picking up clean sheets, but 6 of our first 8 home games are against the two Manchester clubs, Liverpool, Arsenal, Spurs and Chelsea. I wouldn't bet on a clean sheet in any of those games. Our first three games are winnable, but after that there's long periods where we could fail to do much up until around the middle of December.

    On a different note:

    I have been spending a bit of time looking at the mid-priced striking options. One thing to consider is that both Bony and Van Wolfswinkel rotate about as well as one could hope for for teams who are a fair distance apart and not bound by the same police force looking after home games (32 out of the 38 games). Swansea have an extremely tough first few weeks, but as we've seen time and time again in this league a top striker will score goals even against tougher teams, perhaps even more so when they are new to the league and defenders don't have as much experience of them. It's possible to get a heavy hitter up front (such as Rooney, if he goes to Chelsea or Aguero) in alongside both of those without too much difficulty and still making a very balanced team, so if they can adapt to the Premier League then both of those will make an excellent 2 of 3 up top and for a reasonable price (although I feel Bony should have been about £0.5m cheaper than he is).

    For those that want proven Premier League goals, Berbatov and any Chelsea striker will rotate every gameweek during the whole season so again if Rooney goes there it's something to consider. He also rotates with Bony 32 out of 38 games and Van Wolfswinkel 36 out of 38 so if you wanted to combine Berbatov and Bony/Wolf you could be sure of at least one of those two having a home game almost every week. Just typing that now makes me realise how Berbatov seems an excellent option despite the bad start. You're almost guaranteed 15 goals with him for a very fair price, and from gameweek 6 on his fixtures get quite kind with the odd couple of tough games in a row thrown in. Kone also rotates extremely well with the two new boys.

    Rooney/Aguero + two of Berbatov/Bony/Van Wolfsinkel//Kone etc seems very manageable which is good news for those that want to try and get a few heavy hitters in all positions.

    Just a quick note in midfield and one differential that I haven't spotted in many teams so far would be David Silva. £0.5m cheaper than his counterparts such as Hazard and Walcott, £1.0m cheaper than Cazorla and £1.5m cheaper than Mata, with better starting fixtures (presuming Chelsea don't have a week 1 DGW) he is worth seriously considering. It's hardly an earth shattering revelation I know, but if Chelsea don't get that DGW I think I'll throw him in ahead of Hazard who I currently have in there. He'll more than likely play just off the front every week too as City haven't gone for another player in that position after missing out on Isco with Yaya sitting further back alongside Fernandinho, so has a great opportunity to get back to his 2011-2012 best.

    Finally, I know a lot of people like to use their wildcards within the first month or month and a half (myself included) so if you're planning your team with that in mind it might be worth taking a look at this fixture difficulty table combined by the excellent Fantasy Football Mad website:

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,788 ✭✭✭Benimar


    Excellent stuff Paully. I'm one of those who use the WC early (deliberately) so am more interested in picking a team for the first 3 weeks or so.

    That chart is a great help.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,045 ✭✭✭Backstreet Moyes


    Anybody know who is likely to start for Stoke. Hughes team's are usually solid i am looking at Shawcross. Also about Norwich. Garrido is 4.5 and scored 103 points last season.

    For my defense i am leaving big teams off some nice gems can be found for cheap in solid sides. West Ham, Stoke, Norwich and West Brom.


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


    Nuts102 wrote: »
    Anybody know who is likely to start for Stoke. Hughes team's are usually solid i am looking at Shawcross. Also about Norwich. Garrido is 4.5 and scored 103 points last season.

    For my defense i am leaving big teams off some nice gems can be found for cheap in solid sides. West Ham, Stoke, Norwich and West Brom.

    As regards to Garrido they have signed Martin Olsson so LB seems a bit up in the air right now. Doubtful either would be shifted to LW either with Redmond being signed on top of everyone else they have.


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


    Reina confirmed gone for the season so Mignolet now number 1 - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/liverpool/10192125/Pepe-Reina-to-leave-Liverpool-and-join-old-boss-Rafa-Benitez-on-a-season-long-loan-at-Napoli.html

    I still favour Hart, I think he's worth the extra cash. Hasn't missed a game in three seasons, and despite a few people saying he won't be as good as last season, bear in mind that he did better the previous two. Practically guaranteed to play every game (barring injury) and pull you between 4-4.5 PPG. The only keeper that comes close to Hart is De Gea, but the opening fixtures favour Hart.


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


    roryc wrote: »
    Reina confirmed gone for the season so Mignolet now number 1 - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/liverpool/10192125/Pepe-Reina-to-leave-Liverpool-and-join-old-boss-Rafa-Benitez-on-a-season-long-loan-at-Napoli.html

    I still favour Hart, I think he's worth the extra cash. Hasn't missed a game in three seasons, and despite a few people saying he won't be as good as last season, bear in mind that he did better the previous two. Practically guaranteed to play every game (barring injury) and pull you between 4-4.5 PPG. The only keeper that comes close to Hart is De Gea, but the opening fixtures favour Hart.


    De Gea is Head and Shoulders above Hart in m opinion! :pac:

    Going with Mingolet myself. That extra .5mill is going into Midfield/Attack. Debating Michu and Bony in midfield. Reluctant spending a combined 17mill on Swansea alone though.


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


    MagicIRL wrote: »
    De Gea is Head and Shoulders above Hart in m opinion! :pac:

    Going with Mingolet myself. That extra .5mill is going into Midfield/Attack. Debating Michu and Bony in midfield. Reluctant spending a combined 17mill on Swansea alone though.

    if swansea qualify for the europa lge group stages i think they could struggle up till xmas.


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


    I rate Hart considerably higher than De Gea. If they were the same price it wouldn't even be a debate. Both still the top two keepers in the league, no question. United have a much tougher start than City though.

    Also, better nip this in the bud as a number of people are making the same mistake - M.I.G.N.O.L.E.T

    Michu's not worth it imo, as much as he was the core of my team last year. He'll be splitting points with Bony, and you can get the likes of Walcott, Hazard and Silva for the same price(ish).


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


    I'm thinking of brining in Cech ahead of De Gea or Hart myself . Think Mourinho will have them a lot more solid at the back this year .


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


    What's your opinions on Altidore? Didn't look much use when he played in the premiership previously, but he was young at the time and seems to have matured and improved. Great goalscoring record with Alkmaar last season and with the USA national team recently. Could be a good diferential early on at 7m. Is fletcher injured for the start of the season?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,969 ✭✭✭✭alchemist33


    Jax Teller wrote: »
    I'm thinking of brining in Cech ahead of De Gea or Hart myself . Think Mourinho will have them a lot more solid at the back this year .

    Whats keeping me from Cech is the thought someone as experienced as Schwarzer wouldn't have gone there without an idea he was going to start some games


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


    Whats keeping me from Cech is the thought someone as experienced as Schwarzer wouldn't have gone there without an idea he was going to start some games

    $$$$$$

    That's why he went there .


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  • Registered Users Posts: 315 ✭✭Ice87


    qwabercd wrote: »
    What's your opinions on Altidore? Didn't look much use when he played in the premiership previously, but he was young at the time and seems to have matured and improved. Great goalscoring record with Alkmaar last season and with the USA national team recently. Could be a good diferential early on at 7m. Is fletcher injured for the start of the season?

    Like the look of altidore myself. Similar enough scoring record to bony. Is fletcher still out?


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


    Whats keeping me from Cech is the thought someone as experienced as Schwarzer wouldn't have gone there without an idea he was going to start some games

    schwarzer will play carling cup games and the odd handy cl game. Cech is a great shout for keeper. Id fancy chelsea to keep the most clean sheets in the league next year. Pellegrini is a much more attacking manager than mancini which will probably result in city conceding more goals than the last couple of seasons.


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


    Jax Teller wrote: »
    I'm thinking of brining in Cech ahead of De Gea or Hart myself . Think Mourinho will have them a lot more solid at the back this year .

    If Cech was £6m he'd be a good shout, but at £6.5 he just won't score more than Hart. He's only played every game in a season once since he moved to Chelsea, and has a slightly worse PPG record than Hart over the last few seasons. His 08/09 season was phenominal but he's unlikely to repeat that again. Saying that, if Chelsea have a double he has to be considered.

    I have Terry for Chelsea cover, he is incredible value at £6m if Mourinho makes him a regular again, which isn't a guarantee yet.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,643 ✭✭✭Phoenix Park


    Paully D wrote: »
    RE: Sunderland's goalkeeper situation.

    Not even us fans have a clue who will start the season, but if I had to bet money on it I'd say Westwood will start the first few games at least.

    The club have been fairly adamant since Mignolet signed for Liverpool that they want to give him a chance given that he has been patient ever since he was brought to the club when at that time nearly everyone felt that he would be first choice ahead of Mignolet.

    Essentially I think it will be his to lose, but it might not take much for it to happen considering we spent a couple of million on Mannone. If Westwood had full faith I think we'd have brought in a kid and let him mature a bit with no pressure (like what we did with Mignolet initially).


    On a different note:

    I have been spending a bit of time looking at the mid-priced striking options. One thing to consider is that both Bony and Van Wolfswinkel rotate about as well as one could hope for for teams who are a fair distance apart and not bound by the same police force looking after home games (32 out of the 38 games). Swansea have an extremely tough first few weeks, but as we've seen time and time again in this league a top striker will score goals even against tougher teams, perhaps even more so when they are new to the league and defenders don't have as much experience of them. It's possible to get a heavy hitter up front (such as Rooney, if he goes to Chelsea or Aguero) in alongside both of those without too much difficulty and still making a very balanced team, so if they can adapt to the Premier League then both of those will make an excellent 2 of 3 up top and for a reasonable price (although I feel Bony should have been about £0.5m cheaper than he is).

    For those that want proven Premier League goals, Berbatov and any Chelsea striker will rotate every gameweek during the whole season so again if Rooney goes there it's something to consider. He also rotates with Bony 32 out of 38 games and Van Wolfswinkel 36 out of 38 so if you wanted to combine Berbatov and Bony/Wolf you could be sure of at least one of those two having a home game almost every week. Just typing that now makes me realise how Berbatov seems an excellent option despite the bad start. You're almost guaranteed 15 goals with him for a very fair price, and from gameweek 6 on his fixtures get quite kind with the odd couple of tough games in a row thrown in. Kone also rotates extremely well with the two new boys.

    Rooney/Aguero + two of Berbatov/Bony/Van Wolfsinkel//Kone etc seems very manageable which is good news for those that want to try and get a few heavy hitters in all positions.



    Cheers for the info on the Sunderland keepers Paully.

    My advice: don't even think about rotating Bony and Van Wolfswinkel. One costs 8m and the other 7m. You just can't afford to tie that money up on your bench. If you plan on rotating midfielders or strikers (or one of each) based on fixtures, they've got to be much cheaper than that. Your bench should have 2 defenders and a very cheap midfielder or striker pretty much every week.

    Berbatov is a great shout. I've gone through every striker and I think he is in the top three as regards that all important concept, VALUE.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,553 ✭✭✭✭Copper_pipe


    Pablo Hernandez for 6 million anyone?


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


    Cheers for the info on the Sunderland keepers Paully.

    My advice: don't even think about rotating Bony and Van Wolfswinkel. One costs 8m and the other 7m. You just can't afford to tie that money up on your bench. If you plan on rotating midfielders or strikers (or one of each) based on fixtures, they've got to be much cheaper than that. Your bench should have 2 defenders and a very cheap midfielder or striker pretty much every week.

    Berbatov is a great shout. I've gone through every striker and I think he is in the top three as regards that all important concept, VALUE.

    Lambert at the same price had more points last season (although played more minutes due to berbas injury). Points per minute ratio is very similiar. Value wise they are similiar for me. Berbatov is pushing on, whereas lambert arguably faces increased competition from rodriguez this season. I'm going to go for lambert for gw1 as they have the more favourable opening games.


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


    Leroy Fer has an excellent goalscoring record (although he doesn't seem to get any assist..ever). Could be a steal at 6m, the only problem being he faces a lot of competition in the norwich midfield. Will be keeping an eye on him pre-season.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,643 ✭✭✭Phoenix Park


    qwabercd wrote: »
    Lambert at the same price had more points last season (although played more minutes due to berbas injury). Points per minute ratio is very similiar. Value wise they are similiar for me. Berbatov is pushing on, whereas lambert arguably faces increased competition from rodriguez this season. I'm going to go for lambert for gw1 as they have the more favourable opening games.

    He was mediocre enough second half of the season. With the change in management J Rodriguez looked a bigger threat. He does have good fixtures, but is he really worth a full 1.5m more than J Rod? I wouldn't have thought so, could be wrong though!


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


    He was mediocre enough second half of the season. With the change in management J Rodriguez looked a bigger threat. He does have good fixtures, but is he really worth a full 1.5m more than J Rod? I wouldn't have thought so, could be wrong though!

    Fair point, hadn't really considered that to be honest. Will so how pre-season goes but if it looks like Rodriguez will be first choice then he represents serious value. Rodriguez scored 2 goals in their first pre-season game, and scored a peno in their second pre-season game.


  • Registered Users Posts: 756 ✭✭✭Who_8_Paul?


    Anyone got the home / away pairings for this season? Want 2 cheap rotating keepers


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


    Anyone got the home / away pairings for this season? Want 2 cheap rotating keepers

    They had a feature on that on FF scout last season, will have this time round,I'd say.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,969 ✭✭✭✭alchemist33


    Anyone got the home / away pairings for this season? Want 2 cheap rotating keepers

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=85555177

    Page 6 of this thread.


    We had a stickied FPL resources thread last season. Might be worth another.


  • Registered Users Posts: 756 ✭✭✭Who_8_Paul?


    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=85555177

    Page 6 of this thread.


    We had a stickied FPL resources thread last season. Might be worth another.


    Great thanks


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 911 ✭✭✭irishgoldberg


    thats the way ive gone mysel paully d,

    Foster

    Sagna

    Turner

    Zabalata

    Whittengham

    Hazard

    Walcott

    Bale

    Sturrige

    Helenius

    Augero

    Bench

    Boruc

    Wilson

    Ramage

    Dikgaco

    I cant figure out what team to build this year:confused: can I ask how many points you got last year as this looks like a good squad.


  • Registered Users Posts: 370 ✭✭Skippy44


    Ian Holloway managed Blackpool to relegation in 2011; they scored 55 goals whilst being relegated however, and were joint 8th highest goalscorers that season, tied with Spurs, who finished 5th. Palace scored over 70 in the championship last season and I'd imagine that he'll keep up the gung ho, score more than you attitude he deployed at Blackpool this season. There may be value to be had in the Palace mid/attack imo.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,710 ✭✭✭✭Paully D


    qwabercd wrote: »
    What's your opinions on Altidore? Didn't look much use when he played in the premiership previously, but he was young at the time and seems to have matured and improved. Great goalscoring record with Alkmaar last season and with the USA national team recently. Could be a good diferential early on at 7m. Is fletcher injured for the start of the season?

    I'm happy with the signing, he was only a kid and playing in a horrendous Hull side with no idea in his last stint in England and has since come on leaps and bounds, but I'm not sure I would take a chance of him for a couple of reasons.

    1) There's proven Premier League strikers such as Berbatov who should score around 15 goals and will take penalties that you can get for £0.5m more

    2) After our first three winnable games, we play 6 of last seasons top 8 at home. Home games is usually where the goals (and points) come for us as we've never been even an average away side, so Sunderland as a whole may find Fantasy Football points difficult to come by for large parts of the opening months.
    Ice87 wrote: »
    Like the look of altidore myself. Similar enough scoring record to bony. Is fletcher still out?

    Aye, he's still out. Initially he was supposed to be back for pre-season, but that hasn't happened unfortunately. Widely expected to be out for the first three or so games and is pushing for a late August/early September return now.

    I think it might be a bit tough for Fletcher this year. Good player, no doubt, but players missing pre-season often makes it very hard for them to get up to the required fitness for quite a while.
    Cheers for the info on the Sunderland keepers Paully.

    My advice: don't even think about rotating Bony and Van Wolfswinkel. One costs 8m and the other 7m. You just can't afford to tie that money up on your bench. If you plan on rotating midfielders or strikers (or one of each) based on fixtures, they've got to be much cheaper than that. Your bench should have 2 defenders and a very cheap midfielder or striker pretty much every week.

    Berbatov is a great shout. I've gone through every striker and I think he is in the top three as regards that all important concept, VALUE.

    No problem mate.

    Oh yeah I agree, I'd never consider rotating them and my bench consists of cheap players from the three promoted teams, I was more so pointing out the rotation thing to show that at least one of them will have a home game most weeks, which I find extremely helpful for strikers in mid-table teams as although I don't have a stat to back it up, I'd be almost certain that they score a decent amount more of their goals at home than away.

    Pair them with a heavy hitter who would be favoured to score whether they play home or away every week, and you're on to a good thing IMO.

    At the minute I have to decide between one of Rooney (I'm presuming he ends up at Chelsea)/Aguero plus one of Bony/Van Wolfswinkel to partner Berbatov. I'm pretty set on those options as things stand.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,473 ✭✭✭✭Liam O


    People still think Hart is a great keeper after last season? Wow.


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


    Liam O wrote: »
    People still think Hart is a great keeper after last season? Wow.

    He had a very poor season last year lots of mistakes but the media highlighted DDGs mistakes a lot more. Maybe people are talking about hart being a great keeper for FF reasons( which in real football equates to City are good defensively).


  • Registered Users Posts: 492 ✭✭moreau


    Paully D - resident Sunderland correspondent ;)


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,117 ✭✭✭the whole year inn


    Liam O wrote: »
    People still think Hart is a great keeper after last season? Wow.

    18 clean sheets!Can you say why you think he was so bad as I dont understand.
    I had him in goal nearly all season and it worked out very well for me!

    In the premier league he is one of the best keepers,europe is a different story.

    Can you please give some reasons for you statement,as I have him in goal again this year and plan to only use one keeper!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,473 ✭✭✭✭Liam O


    He had a very poor season last year lots of mistakes but the media highlighted DDGs mistakes a lot more. Maybe people are talking about hart being a great keeper for FF reasons( which in real football equates to City are good defensively).

    Exactly, I'd have no problem with people saying he's good in FF terms but I've seen it mentioned here that he's a world class keeper and while he does still have potential he was really bad last season imo and really needs to step it up this season. He cost his team a lot of big games last season and can't keep that up if he's to be considered for me. DDG showed that he is a great option 2nd half of last season. He's not in my team atm but that's only because of money issues, when I make a bit of money early on i'll probably bring him in.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,473 ✭✭✭✭Liam O


    18 clean sheets!Can you say why you think he was so bad as I dont understand.
    I had him in goal nearly all season and it worked out very well for me!

    In the premier league he is one of the best keepers,europe is a different story.

    Can you please give some reasons for you statement,as I have him in goal again this year and plan to only use one keeper!

    City played terrible football last season, held possession for too long and lacked creativity they were playing a very defensive style, sometimes even going with 3 defenders. Tjat won't happen this season and the only area they haven't significantly strengthened is defense. Can't see how it's going to get better on that front.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,117 ✭✭✭the whole year inn


    Liam O wrote: »
    City played terrible football last season, held possession for too long and lacked creativity they were playing a very defensive style, sometimes even going with 3 defenders. Tjat won't happen this season and the only area they haven't significantly strengthened is defense. Can't see how it's going to get better on that front.

    I agree they lacked spark up front and simply didnt deliver on the scoring front,but whether you like it or not their defence was the best in the league ,fewest goals conceded and most clean sheets.

    The stats speak for them selves really.

    Back on topic

    Firstly anyone have an idea how much negredo will be?
    Im hoping rooney will go to chelsea and have them both
    Secondly whos the best stricker for 5 /5.5 mil ,Im thinking anelka ?


  • Registered Users Posts: 492 ✭✭moreau


    I have him in goal again this year and plan to only use one keeper!

    I am thinking the same, don't really like rotating keepers. City have nice fixtures to start with too.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,117 ✭✭✭the whole year inn


    moreau wrote: »
    I am thinking the same, don't really like rotating keepers. City have nice fixtures to start with too.

    Tempted with mignolet,and a mill cheaper just the first run of games are not that great,want to see the price of negredo first!


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


    Liam O wrote: »
    Exactly, I'd have no problem with people saying he's good in FF terms but I've seen it mentioned here that he's a world class keeper and while he does still have potential he was really bad last season imo and really needs to step it up this season.

    I would have assumed that any comments made here are in relation to FF. Mine are anyway, this isn't the Soccer Forum. Hart has been the best keeper in the game the last three seasons. Whether he is one of the best keepers in the world is debateable, but not really the discussion for here.


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


    Pablo Hernandez for 6 million anyone?
    On my radar alright. Tough opening fixtures but he can be an assist machine.


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


    My current draft has player from 14 different teams! Only team I've doubled up on is Everton. Haven't done this on purpose, only noticed it now. Not sure if this is a good thing or not! Probably make no difference!


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


    Chelsea having a DGW will change that.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,969 ✭✭✭✭alchemist33


    Lot of love for Berbatov here. I'll be giving him an extremely wide berth after last season.


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