Rate My Team thread

roryc wrote: »

Dzeko has a really good record in front of goal - when he gets a chance. Maybe Pellegrini is willing to give him a few games at the start to prove himself? Also based on new info I think I might risk Hart/Terry over Cech/Zab.

Yeah I will more than likely end up changing the Wolf as pre game nerves start hitting me. City have an immense squad and are very likely to score goals. Norwich, while having a pretty strong team also, aren't as likely.

Also, what info is that?

moreau wrote: »

Hey guys, a lot of teams being posted here without Bale.

Are people presuming he is going or are they now reckoning without him regardless if he is still with Spurs GW1?

Hazard, Coutinho, Miralles, Walcott now seems the dream 4 man midfield, which I strongly agree with, only on the condition Bale is gone!!

I feel much comfier have 4 great players, rather than 1 fantastic player and a combination of three good to average players. I can't justify the price tag of Bale or RVP.

Even if Bale stays, there is no guarantee he will perform as well as last year.

Harvey Low Fat Milk wrote: »

Aguero, injuries hampered him last season. I sense a hugely productive season for him this year.

Thoughts?

Why do you think Aguero will be played, considering Pellegrini already came out and said that Dzeko is his main man, and the fact they spent 30 or so million on Negredo.. They're hardly going to play all three, are they?

Harvey Low Fat Milk wrote: »

I think Aguero is the most talented forward they have which has always been the type of forward he has gone for along with a more powerful striker.

Higuain flourished under him, Rossi at Villareal, Isco at Malaga. At Malaga Isco scored more than Santa Cruz and Baptista while not playing strictly as a striker, Rossi played with Nilmar, Rossi scored more and at Madrid, Higuain with Ronaldo or Benzema and Hig outscored them(admittadly Ronaldo missed a few games through injury). If he reverts to type I think we'll see a very productive season from Aguero.

You seem to know your stuff! The only thing is Aguero is not fit I think, he is not in Argentina squad.

A lot of people had in him in initial squad before signings of Negredo and Jovetic. Too much fear of rotation after this...having said this a lot of people taking a punt on dzecko early doors so why not Aguero I suppose, great fixtures and all, there are just great cheaper alternatives, Sturridge,Giroud,Soldado etc etc

Harvey Low Fat Milk wrote: »

Obivously don't know that much as I didn't know that he is carrying an injury :pac:

Here you go! Pencil him into your team:)

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1729190-sergio-agueros-return-from-injury-a-relief-for-pellegrini

Sturridge and Kun could be flying in under the radar for a big GW1!

That's what makes things interesting

Mr.Prodston wrote: »

O'Brien - is way over-priced at 5.5 see Reid/Coleman @5 or even Shawcross ( Went for O'Brien firstly because of WHU's fixtures which are better than Stokes in the first 6GW's and I prefer him to Reid , Looked at Coleman but didn't want 3 Everton players may put him in at some point )
Noble - just no, you could get Brady/Koren/Redmond who would all out-score him. ( Ment to have Nolan so will have to rejig )
Kone - I really don't think he'll do well especially as you have Mirallas you effectively have 2 Everton forwards. plenty of options in and around 7/7.5 ( Would consider changing for Long/Anelka or the Wolf will have to think on that )
Schneiderlin - I don't see what he offers @5.5 ( He is a good backup and just as good as Puncheon )

Also you could downgrade Zab to Lescott and save .5 to use elsewhere. ( Changed to Lescott to get Nolan in )

Otherewise that's a very solid team and have no complaints at all.

Here is the new line out for shredding

http://gyazo.com/291ebefddf7f64c0874b7c7269cee51b

OneColdHand wrote: »

Villa have a few new midfielders, so it's hard to guess what formation we will play, but I can't see Tonev getting anything close to 180mins. Bsaed on last season, we are most likely to line up 4-3-3 (Benteke, Gabby, and Wiemann up front), so he's fighting for one of only 3 midfield spots.

Also, apparently Tonev didn't play so hot in the last friendly. I would give him a miss to be honest. He's just someone you are going to have to get rid of straight away.

Great shout, cheers! All I had to go on was what I had read about him online, but I've yet to see him play. dropped him and Soldado and picked up Kagawa and Bony.

OneColdHand wrote: »

That sounds much better!!!

It now means I've got Mirallas, Kagawa, Walcott, Hazard and Coutinho in midfield. Without sounding cocky, that's guaranteed points right there.

Bony and Lukaku up front, with Anelka as a back-up is tantalising as well. I'm not sure whether Mirallas should be kept though, or if I should opt to include Michu in that midfield.

I could drop Collins for another 4mill defender, and Cech to Mignolet or Jääskeläinen would free up another 1mill. Dumping that onto asecond-season Michu is tempting...

bodking wrote: »

Here is the new line out for shredding

http://gyazo.com/291ebefddf7f64c0874b7c7269cee51b

Yeah that's fair enough I mean at the end of the day we can't all go for the same players, all a matter of preference. I really wouldn't go for Kone when you have Mirallas too but obviously that's your call.

And the same goes for Schneiderlin I don't think he should be touched. He was 4.5 last year having popped up with 5 goals I seriously doubt will be replicated this year and now @5.5 millions seems like too cash you could use on improving Kone. Also Pochetino doesn't seem to like Puncheon all that much saw a significant decrease in game-time and points after his arrival.

Minor quibbles in a strong looking team otherwise.

http://gyazo.com/cf4af672f8b73e935a363af88aec1e20

I don't want both Pilkington and Hooper so looking for advice on a replacement. I have 1m spare, will likely be changing Cech to Mignolet and Lukaku to Soldado at some point after the DGW so that'll leave me with 0.5 spare. So I either need a midfielder max value of 6.0 or a striker max value of 7.0 to replace one of the Norwich duo. Could stretch my budget another 0.5 by picking Lescott over Zabaleta, and another 0.5 by picking Jerome Thomas over Brady so maybe add another 1.0 onto both those max values but only if it's a high recommendation. Cheers.

I realise my midfield looks a bit weak but I have reasons for picking most of my team, and a couple hunches as well (mainly Ramirez).

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Mignolet

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--Zabaleta--Coleman--Williams--
Mata--Oscar--Kagawa--Wanyama

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VP--Ba--Anelka

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Begovic--Coleback--Whittaker--Baker

Feedback?

Who_8_Paul? wrote: »

Is there a possible Cahill Ivanovic partnership though?

Same thought has crossed my mind

bricky06 wrote: »

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Mignolet

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--Zabaleta--Coleman--Williams--
Mata--Oscar--Kagawa--Wanyama

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VP--Ba--Anelka

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Begovic--Coleback--Whittaker--Baker

Feedback?

Begovic as your backup keeper is an obvious problem here. You're wasting 1.0/1.5 by having him when you won't be playing him.

Mata is a great player but there are 2 issues here. 1 he'll be involved in Spain's friendly in Ecuador and will only return on the saturday morning, should play the 2nd game or at least be in contention. 2 he's very expensive and is certainly not worth 1.0 more than Hazard which would free up 2.5 elsewhere immediately.

I wouldn't be a fan of starting with Williams as Swansea have dire fixtures. You could use 0.5 to upgrade to an Arsenal defender. Also Baker most likely won't play and as he has a high ownership once people realise this will sell him and he'll decrease in value. Not worth the hassle. Whittaker could be a dark horse has been starting in pre-season due to Bassong's injury but once he's back fit Martin will look to move back to RB. For 4.5 you could have a most likely starter in Mickey Turner.

I haven't seen many teams with Oscar but could be a good option for the DGW at least. I don't need to point out the problem with over-loading with DGW players though do I. Kagawa could be a bargain or he could leave you scratching your head. With RVP in your side I'd be cautious over having both early doors.

As for Wanyama and Colback I don't think a lot of them. Redmond has been putting in some great performances in pre-season @5 who should outscore Wanayama. Also see the obvious Brady/Koren too.

RVP yeah fine no worries if you're happy to pay for him but you shouldn't be going anywhere near Ba. If you want a DGW Lukaku looks much more promising. Also see Dzeko/Giroud/Berbatov/Bony/The Wolf and for a little more Soldado/Sturridge. Anelka is a risk but a small one @5.5 assuming that your other players can bail you out having saved some cash on him.

Basically in my opinion with RVP in your team you cannot afford other luxuries like Mata and Begovic being your back-up keeper especially when Wanayama, Anelka and Ba are playing for you (or not) every week. Some interesting choices otherwise and I like Oscar it's slightly left-field but rotation is another issue again

moreau wrote: »

Over on chelsea forum general opinion is that Luiz will stay. Who knows, there is so much BS out there in media from from clubs, agents and players.

Really fancied Luiz actually, great attacking threat. Worth the 0.5 over Terry IMO if he stays. If not Ivan I guess...

I'd play Luiz as the deep lying midfielder though rather than cb myself. Think he did very well there last season.