Rate My Team thread

slingerz · 12-11-2013 11:48AM

Lads im struggling bog time over the past 6 GW's my biggest score has been 40 points. Ive 0 points in the FSA Champions Cup and heading for the bottom of all my private leagues.

I dont think my team is too bad on paper but its just not getting me any points. Captain choices have been terrible also.

Mignolet
Coleman-zabelata-terry-fonte
townsend-ozil-oscar
lukaku-giroud-sturridge

davies-whittingham-nolan-turner

team value 101.6 with 0.2 in the bank

Dubliner28 · 12-11-2013 11:51AM

townsend-ozil-oscar
lukaku-giroud-sturridge

Good front 6 most weeks as most would play score and assist. Sturridge form has dipped with Suarez seeming to be the main man.. Not too unlike my front 6 to. Have a look at Remy for Sturrdge, that's what im going, maybe down grade Ozil too and bring in RVP or Rooney in the coming weeks

Iused2likebusts · 12-11-2013 12:35PM

slingerz wrote: »

Lads im struggling bog time over the past 6 GW's my biggest score has been 40 points. Ive 0 points in the FSA Champions Cup and heading for the bottom of all my private leagues.

I dont think my team is too bad on paper but its just not getting me any points. Captain choices have been terrible also.

Mignolet
Coleman-zabelata-terry-fonte
townsend-ozil-oscar
lukaku-giroud-sturridge

davies-whittingham-nolan-turner

team value 101.6 with 0.2 in the bank

I think you need one of aguero/ suarez. The problem with your team is you have too much money tied up in players that you aren't going to play for you every week which means you cant afford suarez over sturridge or aguero over giroud. You need to pick 3 of that back 4 Id downgrade zab to rat . In time fonte to clyne you are now 2 million + better off. Then play 3 at the back terry, coleman and one of the other 3. In midfield you currently have Nolan and whittingham on the bench that's a lot of money tied up again. Nolan to Morrison saves you another 2 million. You can then play 4 in midfield the 3 you are playing plus one of whittingham or Morrison. Id upgrade giroud to aguero and in time sturridge to suarez.
To sum up
Mig
terry coleman ( clyne, rat or turner)
ozil Oscar townsend( Morrison or whittingham)
lukaku aguero suarez.
This is a much better use of the money available IMO and you will have explosive captain choices.

Dietsquirt · 12-11-2013 12:43PM

slingerz wrote: »

Lads im struggling bog time over the past 6 GW's my biggest score has been 40 points. Ive 0 points in the FSA Champions Cup and heading for the bottom of all my private leagues.

I dont think my team is too bad on paper but its just not getting me any points. Captain choices have been terrible also.

Mignolet
Coleman-zabelata-terry-fonte
townsend-ozil-oscar
lukaku-giroud-sturridge

davies-whittingham-nolan-turner

team value 101.6 with 0.2 in the bank

Oscar - Ravel Morrison

Sturridge - Suarez

Maybe Zabaleta (seems to be a rotation risk) to a southampton defender..

Probably a decent start anyway

Mr.Prodston · 12-11-2013 01:05PM

In college so can't throw up a screenshot but looking at this team right now:

Mignolet (5.6) - Lewis (4.0)
Williams (4.8) - Coleman (5.2) - Turner (4.4) - Clyne (4.5) - Terry (6.4)
Howson (4.9) - AJ (4.8) - Ozil (10.4) - Ravel (4.6) - Townsend (5.7)
Aguero (11.5) - Rooney (10.7) - Suarez (11.4)

Plus 4.0 in the bank.

That midfield needs some serious long over-due reconstructive surgery. To do so I was toying with sacrificing Terry and hanging onto Ozil for another few weeks (If Walcott were actually fit then that may be the swap). I was looking at Jonas Olsson @4.9 because Terry has been an unmitigated disaster the past 2 weeks and I'm suffering serious buyers remorse. That move would leave me with 5.5 in the bank.

The thinking was then to bring Hazard and Sessegnon into the midfield replacing AJ and Townsend.

Mignolet (5.6) - Lewis (4.0)
Williams (4.8) - Coleman (5.2) - Turner (4.4) - Clyne (4.5) - Olsson (4.9)
Howson (4.9) - Sessegnon (6.6) - Ozil (10.4) - Ravel (4.6) - Hazard (9.2)
Aguero (11.5) - Rooney (10.7) - Suarez (11.4)

That gives me more and greater options in midfield without sacrificing the front line. It's a -8 hit though and it may work out a lot better in theory than practice. I'll continue to play around with things and -4 is probably the most I should make with next weeks fixtures particularly sketchy looking on the whole.

Saving a transfer might even make sense :pac:

roryc · 12-11-2013 02:01PM

Would you not rather a Newcastle defender over WB?

Mr.Prodston · 12-11-2013 02:24PM

roryc wrote: »

Would you not rather a Newcastle defender over WB?

Would I be right to get rid of Terry at all? Seeing as you've had him since the start do you reckon it's just a blip for Chelsea or will their defence continue to wobble. I could just as well keep him until Spurs fixtures pick up in Dec and continue with a "weaker" midfield for a few more weeks.

I can see Newcastle conceding in a lot of those fixtures, Spurs really should have scored on Sunday!

FHFC · 12-11-2013 02:28PM

Mr.Prodston wrote: »

Would I be right to get rid of Terry at all? Seeing as you've had him since the start do you reckon it's just a blip for Chelsea or will their defence continue to wobble. I could just as well keep him until Spurs fixtures pick up in Dec and continue with a "weaker" midfield for a few more weeks.

I can see Newcastle conceding in a lot of those fixtures, Spurs really should have scored on Sunday!

I was wondering about the Terry one too. Their next 5 have a lot of clean sheet potential. Good fixtures generally, I've hazard and Terry and don't see that changing with those fixtures, and Terry's threat from set pieces.

West Ham (A) Southampton (H) Sunderland (A) Stoke City (A) Crystal Palace (H)

Mr.Prodston · 12-11-2013 02:45PM

FHFC wrote: »

I was wondering about the Terry one too. Their next 5 have a lot of clean sheet potential. Good fixtures generally, I've hazard and Terry and don't see that changing with those fixtures, and Terry's threat from set pieces.

West Ham (A) Southampton (H) Sunderland (A) Stoke City (A) Crystal Palace (H)

I can't afford Hazard without a hit as AJ is the first player I want rid of. I'm .4 off, .3 if AJ manages to rise first. Otherwise I'm looking at Couts and Nasri OR just go with Sess for a few weeks and hope Hazard doesn't go nuts.

I'd most likely be ditching Chelsea over xmas with fixtures so could save myself a transfer or 2 but I've been eyeing him up for the past 3 weeks. I really should have made my move when himself and Michu were both at 9 :pac:

roryc · 12-11-2013 03:02PM

I'll be hlding on to Terry but with Mertesacker ill (but hopeuflly fit for next game), Reid injured and Fonte/Clyne both facing a tough run I need to sort out my defence.

Fonte -> Yyanga Mbiwa seems most likely atm, or possibly Colloccini if hes back fit.

Lemlin · 12-11-2013 03:09PM

Mr.Prodston wrote: »

I can't afford Hazard without a hit as AJ is the first player I want rid of. I'm .4 off, .3 if AJ manages to rise first. Otherwise I'm looking at Couts and Nasri OR just go with Sess for a few weeks and hope Hazard doesn't go nuts.

I'd most likely be ditching Chelsea over xmas with fixtures so could save myself a transfer or 2 but I've been eyeing him up for the past 3 weeks. I really should have made my move when himself and Michu were both at 9 :pac:

I wouldn't overly worry about Hazard. This could come back to bite me in the @arse but he got a lucky assist on Saturday and an even luckier goal. He even only got taking that peno because Lampard was gone off.

Chelsea were poor and have been poor and I'm only holding onto Oscar because I wanted rid of Barkley before he started losing value. If I take a point hit, I reckon it'll be to transfer Oscar out.

Nasri and Coutinho looked alot better in their games than any of the Chelsea midfield. So too did Lallana and Sess. My only worry about Nasri was that he seemed to be floating around outside of the box an awful lot and not getting into it enough for my liking. More assist potential than goal potential I think.

I'm not sure why but Chelsea don't seem to be clicking under Mourinho just yet. I'm particularly surprised about clean sheets not being forthcoming.

I do think in the long run they will come though.

slingerz · 12-11-2013 03:23PM

Iused2likebusts wrote: »

I think you need one of aguero/ suarez. The problem with your team is you have too much money tied up in players that you aren't going to play for you every week which means you cant afford suarez over sturridge or aguero over giroud. You need to pick 3 of that back 4 Id downgrade zab to rat . In time fonte to clyne you are now 2 million + better off. Then play 3 at the back terry, coleman and one of the other 3. In midfield you currently have Nolan and whittingham on the bench that's a lot of money tied up again. Nolan to Morrison saves you another 2 million. You can then play 4 in midfield the 3 you are playing plus one of whittingham or Morrison. Id upgrade giroud to aguero and in time sturridge to suarez.
To sum up
Mig
terry coleman ( clyne, rat or turner)
ozil Oscar townsend( Morrison or whittingham)
lukaku aguero suarez.
This is a much better use of the money available IMO and you will have explosive captain choices.

Who's the defender rat?

8-10 · 12-11-2013 03:24PM

slingerz wrote: »

Who's the defender rat?

West Ham defender, Razvan Rat

Swiper the fox · 12-11-2013 04:10PM

Lemlin wrote: »

I wouldn't overly worry about Hazard. This could come back to bite me in the @arse but he got a lucky assist on Saturday and an even luckier goal. He even only got taking that peno because Lampard was gone off.

Chelsea were poor and have been poor and I'm only holding onto Oscar because I wanted rid of Barkley before he started losing value. If I take a point hit, I reckon it'll be to transfer Oscar out.

Nasri and Coutinho looked alot better in their games than any of the Chelsea midfield. So too did Lallana and Sess. My only worry about Nasri was that he seemed to be floating around outside of the box an awful lot and not getting into it enough for my liking. More assist potential than goal potential I think.

I'm not sure why but Chelsea don't seem to be clicking under Mourinho just yet. I'm particularly surprised about clean sheets not being forthcoming.

I do think in the long run they will come though.

Lucky in that it should never have been an assist only that the keeper made a very good save from his shot?

A few thoughts about Chelsea, I think Lampard is surplus to requirements at the moment, himself and Mourinho have history but the manager is not prone to sentimentality over practicality, the fact that Hazard is next choice penalty taker is encouraging.
Despite what Mourinho says about Oscar the way I see it(I don't claim to know more than Mourinho but I have an opinion) Mata is a superior number 10, if they continue to struggle to score goals and his form doesn't return to where it was at the beginning of the season I can see Oscar having serious competition for that place, the three I've mentioned are unlikely to play together very often. Much as I admire him I think Oscar is the weakest of the three.

Lemlin · 12-11-2013 05:25PM

Swiper the fox wrote: »

Lucky in that it should never have been an assist only that the keeper made a very good save from his shot?

A few thoughts about Chelsea, I think Lampard is surplus to requirements at the moment, himself and Mourinho have history but the manager is not prone to sentimentality over practicality, the fact that Hazard is next choice penalty taker is encouraging.
Despite what Mourinho says about Oscar the way I see it(I don't claim to know more than Mourinho but I have an opinion) Mata is a superior number 10, if they continue to struggle to score goals and his form doesn't return to where it was at the beginning of the season I can see Oscar having serious competition for that place, the three I've mentioned are unlikely to play together very often. Much as I admire him I think Oscar is the weakest of the three.

Hazard was lucky in that Ridgewell should have had the ball cleared and there'd have been no assist. It was a dreadful mistake by the defender. Surely you're not arguing that?

I also think Oscar is the weakest to the three tbh but I have him because he was playing well and in the 10 position, which I think is a huge position for Chelsea. Whoever plays there tends to score well. In fairness, Oscar was better than Hazard against Chelsea. I didn't see the Newcastle game and the whole team pretty much were terrible against West Brom.

Even the highlights only showed about three Chelsea chances - one of the main ones being a free kick Oscar nearly scored from, which he took while Lampard was on the pitch. I'd love to see Mata back playing but there's some problem there.

Having watched City and Liverpool as well, both teams had alot more chances than Chelsea. That's why I'd rate Nasri or Countinho above the Chelsea lads. Chelsea seem to be struggling to create which is why its even more ludicrous that they have loaned out Lukaku and have Mata on the bench in most matches.

Danger781 · 15-11-2013 01:41PM

Relatively happy with the current lineup.

Mignolet has been disappointing and will be looking into his replacement. Not an urgent matter, but it will happen.

Giroud has been disappointing as well so he's also due in the firing line soon.

basillarkin · 15-11-2013 08:29PM

Danger781 wrote: »

Relatively happy with the current lineup.

Mignolet has been disappointing and will be looking into his replacement. Not an urgent matter, but it will happen.

Giroud has been disappointing as well so he's also due in the firing line soon.

Arsenal heavy IMO, you need a city attacking player like augero or silva when he returns

Danger781 · 16-11-2013 12:42AM

basillarkin wrote: »

Arsenal heavy IMO, you need a city attacking player like augero or silva when he returns

Yep, that's the plan. Likely going to drop Ozil for Silva. I'm still 1.9 short for Aguero after that so some tweaking might be required..

Nalz · 19-11-2013 03:09PM

Hi guys, big week for me next gameweek so need every piece of advise I can get. I'm going to bring in Remy for Sturridge, but I'm stuck as to

(a) play 5 at the back and sell Chambers for Sagna

or

(b) play 4 at the back and sell Lampard for Ozil

Thoughts? Any other idea's? Cheers!!

Harvey Low Fat Milk · 22-11-2013 10:34AM

I need changes but I'm not quite sure who to put in. Maybe a Newcastle defender? I need rid of Amorebieta, Barkley and Paulinho.

Swiper the fox · 22-11-2013 11:01AM

Do you have one or two transfers, do you mind taking a hit?

Play Koscielny before Clyne anyway, very hard to see Soton holding out all day against Arsenal, strange thing is Arsenal are less likely to concede a consolation goal if the game is tight. Everton have a dreadful run of fixtures, on a quick glance at your team I'd be tempted to bring in Santon(with Debuchy out tomorrow and uncertainty around the preferred CB pairing he's the best bet for the moment) for Coleman and possibly Cabaye for Paulinho. That will set you up quite nicely this week IMO and leave a bit of change in your bank while you figure out how to get Walcott in next week;)

Your team seems to have quite a low value, have you money in bank already, that would change things re my advice.

Harvey Low Fat Milk · 22-11-2013 11:17AM

Swiper the fox wrote: »

Do you have one or two transfers, do you mind taking a hit?

Your team seems to have quite a low value, have you money in bank already, that would change things re my advice.

Sorry, should have said. I've got one FT but not adverse to taking hits. 3.8m in the bank.

roryc · 22-11-2013 11:59AM

Two transfers made this week to bring in Vlaar + Coutinho.

Happy enough with my defence, had two Southampton defenders and they have a horrible run coming up so happy to leave Reid and Fonte on the bench for a few weeks. McGregor possibly being fit could be a nice bonus, I brought him in specifically for weeks like this so hopefully he can pay me back after already losing me £0.1m. Brady being fit is also a key point, although Morrison starting wouldn't be too bad. All eyes are on Coutinho and Nasri this weekend. Both less than 5% ownership so big games from them should push me up the rankings, I want to see goalfests in the Liverpool & City games. Lukaku bagging a goal would be nice seeing as he's being dumped in droves the last two weeks.

Toss up between Suarez and Aguero atm, both on amazing form but both up against the in form defences in the league. Leaning towards Suarez though, that game is more likely to explode. Spurs could easily be a boring 0-0

Lemlin · 22-11-2013 12:27PM

Trying to avoid a hit this week but any hit anyone would recommend?

I know Oscar and one of the Saints defenders has to go. I'm happy enough to hold them at the minute though. Chelsea are away to a West Ham team ravaged with injuries in defence and I'm hoping they'll be eager to bounce back from their last couple of disappointing results.

This weekend will decide if I downgrade Oscar to a cheap mid and go for Rooney up front or if I stick with Lukaku and an expensive mid like Oscar, Hazard, Coutinho or someone from City.

Not expecting a big score as I've too many players against each other e.g. Coleman + Lukaku vs Mignolet + Suarez, Ramsey + Ozil vs Clyne and Shaw.

NoviGlitzko · 22-11-2013 12:54PM

Your team is solid IMO. Wouldn't change anybody. Have two transfers for next week in the bag.

Lemlin · 22-11-2013 01:14PM

NoviGlitzko wrote: »

Your team is solid IMO. Wouldn't change anybody. Have two transfers for next week in the bag.

I already did Barkley to Morrisson so wouldn't be saving my transfer. Any further transfer would be a hit.

I would have held off longer on Barkley to Morrisson but Barkley was going down and Morrisson up. I got Barkley at 4.5 in week 1 so made 0.5 million on him.

harpstilidie · 22-11-2013 01:47PM

Some advice please....I have Howard as my main keeper with Harpur as back up. With Everton playing Liverpool and Hull at home to Crystal Palace should I start Harpur instead? I see that McGregor is back for Hull though so I don't know what to do. If Harpur doesn't play does Howard go in for him automatically?

Mr.Prodston · 22-11-2013 01:49PM

harpstilidie wrote: »

Some advice please....I have Howard as my main keeper with Harpur as back up. With Everton playing Liverpool and Hull at home to Crystal Palace should I start Harpur instead? I see that McGregor is back for Hull though so I don't know what to do. If Harpur doesn't play does Howard go in for him automatically?

Yes if Harper doesn't play then your sub keeper Howard will come into the team so no need to worry about starting Harper as you'll be covered if he doesn't play.

harpstilidie · 22-11-2013 01:52PM

Mr.Prodston wrote: »

Yes if Harper doesn't play then your sub keeper Howard will come into the team so no need to worry about starting Harper as you'll be covered if he doesn't play.

Thanks. I wasn't sure if that rule applied to Goalkeepers. I'll take a gamble and go for Harpur in goal then!

Nalz · 22-11-2013 01:55PM

harpstilidie wrote: »

Some advice please....I have Howard as my main keeper with Harpur as back up. With Everton playing Liverpool and Hull at home to Crystal Palace should I start Harpur instead? I see that McGregor is back for Hull though so I don't know what to do. If Harpur doesn't play does Howard go in for him automatically?

I reckon Everton will concede anyways so I hope for your sake Harper starts.

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I brought in Remi and Sagna for Sturridge and Chambers, thoughts anyone? Team's here https://us.v-cdn.net/6034073/uploads/attachments/59006/281028.jpg

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