Rate My Team thread

Mr.Prodston wrote: »

Just for some "Banter" and "The Lolz" I made a team which didn't feature any clubs involved in Europe. Assuming Liverpool aren't?

Is Clyne a better pick than Shaw for this season?

Tony_Montana wrote: »

Is Clyne a better pick than Shaw for this season?

It's a much of a muchness really however Clyne is absolutely nailed on at RB and is equally as attacking whereas Shaw is only just 18 still this year so may not play every single game. Just a personal preference really, I dabbled with Shaw last year but felt Clyne was a slightly better option.

miser44 wrote: »

Got 1.5 mil in bank and plan on upgrading Lukaku to Negredo on gw2.
Anelka not greating good views here so might downgrade Zab to Nastasic and use the .5 to upgrade Anelka to someone.
Kagawa there depending on what happens to Rooney

That Anelka plan sounds like a start anyway. Otherwise pretty good team I think. Though in my opinion Kagawa isn't a guaranteed starter yet with United still having a lot of stuff to sort out in the transfer market but if he is a regular off RVP then he should end up being a must have player, so saving my judgement on that til September. And I think Coutinho's overpriced at 9m. Last season he rarely played 90 mins and he's only been there half a season. Just look at Jelavic and Sigurdsson; they were brilliant in their first half season, then wildly overpriced last year because of it. They ended up not doing much. So again saving judgement on Coutinho til the season is underway.

Dacelonid wrote: »

Opinions please. Have finished bottom of the league in work every year for the last 5 years and am sick of it, need to at least move out of the relegation zone

Swap Evra to a Chelsea defender, take advantage of their opening double gameweek. BAE is not a guaranteed starter, Danny Rose could easily play instead or at least be in rotation. Go for Mertesaker/Koscienly/Nastasic. No point in spending 5.0 on Bassong when you have Mickey Turner at 4.5, and if he doesn't float your boat (and he really should) you also have either Ollson/Garrido fighting for LB. But Turner is the obvious starting Norwich pick.

Your bench is extremely poor. Gabiddon and Diakite are not guaranteed starters and Wanayama may be a good player but most likely isn't for fantasy football. There a few handy options at 5.0. The rest of the midfield is ok but just be aware of Kagawa being a rotation option.

If you don't go for Walcott and Arsenal don't sign a striker then Giroud is a shrewd purchase and with the DGW then Benteke and Lukaku are good picks

F1ngers wrote: »

You need to post your whole squad, so people can give you advice.
(you'll be told to get rid of long regardless...:P)

oops sorry forgot, they are:
BORUC, CUELLAR, GARRIDO, ROUTLEDGE---NOTHING TO RIGHT HOME ABOUT. AS FOR SHANE LONG, I DONT TINK HE IS HALF MAD FOR THE MONEY REALLY, THERE ISNT MUCH VALUE OUT THERE. MAN CITY, CHELSEA ARSENAL ALL ROTATE , MITE GO FOR DEFOE MAYBE IF I CAN SWAP AROUND

This is probably my 50th draft but anyway...

Mignolet

Mertesacker Coleman Zabaleta

Mirallas Kagawa Bale Hazard

Long Bony Lukaku


Subs: Turner(NOR) Turner(CAR) Morrisson

Any thoughts? Still have 1m in the bank.

irishfeen wrote: »

Hey lads and Ladies, made up a trial run there just now ... any thoughts would be appreciated...

Azpilicueta not guarenteed a start in the first game due to Spain's friendly in Ecuador. Chris Hughton was quoted as saying that Garrido can't start every game.
http://www.edp24.co.uk/sport/norwich-city-fc/norwich_city_boss_chris_hughton_expects_michael_turner_and_sebastien_bassong_to_be_ready_for_action_soon_1_2293737
Turner is a viable alternative though...

I've gone for Andreas Cornelius as a 5.5m striker. Cardiff paid roughly £8m for him from Copenhagen so it'd be a fair bet that he'll play, especially over Campbell who has had a few stints at this level and has never done much of anything. And Anelka also isn't a guaranteed starter and loads of people have him. Way I see it a 5.5m striker is always gonna be a risk no matter who you choose.

Here's my current incarnation with a little thought behind my options:



Goalkeeper:
Mignolet seems like the obvious mid-priced pick @5.5 and Liverpool were much improved defensively last year. Toure may be a cheaper route into their defense but at the moment Mig seems the obvious candidate. I'm still .5 off if I wanted to do a Boruc/Mannone combo with Toure. Davis is a back up and I may bring in Boruc after a wildcard and built up some funds.


Defenders:
Well the pros and cons of Coleman have been discussed and I just think at 5 he is exceptional value as even with the Martinez effect Everton have much better defenders than Wigan ever had.

I have a little unheard gem you may have heard me mention once or twice in Mickey Turner of Norwich is a steal at 4.5. With Bassong and Martin both 5 and Olsson/Garrido in direct competition he really seems the obvious choice even if I may be biased as the "Chief Mickey Turner Correspondent".

My big splurge in defense is Laurent Koscienly of Arsenal @5.5. Now most people will plump towards Mertesacker after a greater score last season but Kos had half the playing time of Mert and still managed 2 goals and an assist to Merts' 3 goals. Obviously alarm bells could be ringing over his fitness,especially as he picked up a knock in pre-season but I think he has fantastic potential to outscore the rest of Arsenal's defenders and isn't in a fight like Nastasic and Lescott are at City.

I've plumped for Ben Turner and Baker for my cheap defenders @4. I was considering McNaughton but Cardiff have signed Brayford of Derby who is an RB. Any better alternatives for these two would be greatly appreciated.


Midfielders:
I've chosen Gareth Bale over RVP @12 and we have a whole thread on their merits so no need for any detail here. My main concern though is having no Man City cover in this team and after a quiet year last year David Silva is on my radar with some new fire-power to ignite so if Bale did go to Real I'd slot Silva into his place.

Hazard @9.5 if the most obvious captain and selection choice in general for the DGW. My preference would be Mata but at 10.5 he is ludicrously priced and shouldn't be touched by anyone in my opinion. I may also swap in Silva for Hazard after GW1 is the previous scenario doesn't transpire.

Walcott is almost a necessity also for most people starting off 9.5 is a fair price, especially with Santi reaching double figures at 10. Another way of fitting in Silva could be plumping for Giroud over Sturridge and dropping Walcott if Arsenal signed no frontman.

Now my main differential in midfield is Kevin Mirallas@7.5 who is seemingly a steal in an attacking Martinez team. I have gone into more detail in the Player Watchlist thread but Mirallas is a forward in a midfield slot and I have high hopes if he stays fit.

Jerome Thomas is my cheap midfielder @4.5 who will be used sparingly but should be able to get returns in an Ian Holloway team. Any better alternatives to him please feel free to point out. Obviously there are great options @5 but I don't have the spare cash. If I did the first port of call is upgrading Davis in goal.


Forwards:
Lukaku is here at the moment for the DGW and because Chelsea haven't signed another striker yet. He should get at least 1 start n the 2 and if Mourinho sees him as Drogba reborn he could be player of the season @8 he is very reasonably priced.

I could choose Benteke for another DGW option but I think Sturridge could do just as well (yes assuming he's fit) especially with Liverpool's early fixtures. He had a strong start and finish to his half-season and deserves to be considered. I could do the whole Giroud/Walcott/Silva switcheroo as mentioned above too. Any thoughts there are most welcome.

Finally the last spot in my squad is currently in Dimi "The Berb" Berbatov's hands. If he was any higher than 7.5 it could make you think twice but his natural skill and class makes him Fulham's big fish being fed by Ruiz and should easily reach double figures if not more. He also has good fixtures up until the start of November which seals it for me at this moment in time. If The Wolf starting making his presence felt over at Norwich then that would be an obvious move if the Berb were to malfunction.



It would be great if more people gave a thought process for their selections. If anyone could figure out a way to upgrade Davis to Boruc I'd feel a lot more comfortable

Actually going on what I said just above this team looks very strong assuming Giroud is 1st choice for Arsenal.

A Brad Maddox Guy wrote: »

I've gone for Andreas Cornelius as a 5.5m striker. Cardiff paid roughly £8m for him from Copenhagen so it'd be a fair bet that he'll play, especially over Campbell who has had a few stints at this level and has never done much of anything. And Anelka also isn't a guaranteed starter and loads of people have him. Way I see it a 5.5m striker is always gonna be a risk no matter who you choose.

The problem with Cornelius is that the chap only has one year of professional football behind him. Add to that, the fact he's now playing in the Prem League, for a newly promoted team, leads me to think he's gonna struggle big time.

Schism wrote: »

What are people's opinions on this? I'm happy enough at the moment with it while being slightly concerned about the possibility of Terry not playing one or both games.

How about you give us your reasoning behind your choices first, and then we can critique it?

Personally, aside from Hazard in the midfield, it seems rather weak. I think you'll struggle without Bale in the team to be honest. Even two "big names" would be better. Mirallas is a gamble under Martinez and his new system. Yes he'll play forward, but things might not work out for Everton in general, and Coutinho is ridiculously priced in my opinion. For .5m extra you could grab Walcott.

Mirallas will play forward yes, but this is assuming Everton have the shape and players to support a front three. Kone looks to be the main man having being brought from Wigan with Martinez, and I just think that Mirallas will score and get the odd assist, but you'll have a more assured shout with Hazard/Walcott/Bale/Mata/Kagawa (If he plays, which it's looking like he will) etc.