January wildcard

HighClass · 14-01-2014 12:00AM

Just had a quick mess around to see what the team would look like;

Szczesny
Mert, Coleman, Fonte
Yaya, Hazard, Eriksen, Lallana
Welbeck, Suarez, Sturridge

subs: Mig, Chester, Gabbidon, Januzaj.

Once Ramsey is back I'll be getting rid of Lallana and Welbeck will be swapped with Ade when RVP & Rooney are back in. Going to sleep on it and have another look in the morning!

irish son · 14-01-2014 01:01AM

Activated wilcard tonight, going for something like this.

Any thoughts?

ShaneU · 14-01-2014 01:03AM

Gnabry for Delph

AdpRo · 14-01-2014 05:02AM

Ramsey for ozil then upgrade defence.

AdpRo · 14-01-2014 05:04AM

Thinking of attached, would be playing 3-5-2, really struggling this year so any help welcome!

Lucas Hood · 14-01-2014 10:58AM

Think it's time to play my wildcard , with Gazzaniga Morrison & B.Turner not playing.

Depending on Aguero's fitness I could go from this

to this

Any thoughts appreciated.

PARlance · 14-01-2014 12:44PM

Lucas Hood wrote: »

Think it's time to play my wildcard , with Gazzaniga Morrison & B.Turner not playing.

Depending on Aguero's fitness I could go from this

Any thoughts appreciated.

As it stands, I think I would leave it for another week to use the WC if I was in that position.
You have 11 fit players at present with relatively low risks of rotation this GW and you have one sub who will play as well.

Krul could have a worse fixtures than WHam away
I don't know would Chester come into your GW backline? I doubt it
Same for Noone, you're not going to start him against City....

Seems like a bit of a waste of a WCard just to bring in Aguero really considering his gametime may be limited and that his ownership will be relatively low.

roryc · 14-01-2014 12:44PM

People are discounting Ozil too fast imo. Most players by now should have a decent chunk of change to work with, and be able to afford three strong defenders, 4 strong midfielders, Suarez, Aguero and Ade/Lukaku/Giroud/J-Rod. I honestly think Ozil will be up there with Yaya, Silva, Hazard etc at the end of the season, and unless you are really struggling he's definitely worth it.

On the other hand I'm more than happy if people start opting for the likes of Eriksen, Gerrard etc who I really don't think will keep up.

PARlance · 14-01-2014 12:50PM

roryc wrote: »

People are discounting Ozil too fast imo. Most players by now should have a decent chunk of change to work with, and be able to afford three strong defenders, 4 strong midfielders, Suarez, Aguero and Ade/Lukaku/Giroud/J-Rod. I honestly think Ozil will be up there with Yaya, Silva, Hazard etc at the end of the season, and unless you are really struggling he's definitely worth it.

On the other hand I'm more than happy if people start opting for the likes of Eriksen, Gerrard etc who I really don't think will keep up.

I'm a big Ozil fan but I have to say I questioned it for the first time this week.
It was a moment of weakness, brought on by posters posting "assist the assister " once too often on the GW thread

Swiper the fox · 14-01-2014 12:52PM

roryc wrote: »

People are discounting Ozil too fast imo. Most players by now should have a decent chunk of change to work with, and be able to afford three strong defenders, 4 strong midfielders, Suarez, Aguero and Ade/Lukaku/Giroud/J-Rod. I honestly think Ozil will be up there with Yaya, Silva, Hazard etc at the end of the season, and unless you are really struggling he's definitely worth it.

On the other hand I'm more than happy if people start opting for the likes of Eriksen, Gerrard etc who I really don't think will keep up.

People have very short memories of course but Ozil hasn't played a good game for Arsenal in quite a while, he was very poor against City and Chelsea before his injury, he really was one of the worst Arsenal players last night, he could easily have been subbed were it not for his reputation. Is he worth the money? I've never thought so but without Walcotts pace and clever runs he looks more likely to pull the strings for others to make the final pass(assisting the assister being the word of the moment:o). He won't be transferred in by many with wildcards active until he produces the points he was earlier on.

biscuits1988 · 14-01-2014 01:09PM

Regarding Ozil, where else do you go for Arsenal attacking coverage (must have imo) if you desregard him?

Giroud: Obvious option, provided Arsenal don't purchase another striker in which case he becomes susceptible to rotation risks.
Ramsey: Likely to be popular given his early season form, but I'd have to wait until he returns and see how he fares before getting him in.
Wilshere: Great return last night but I personally couldn't have him as a season keeper.
Arteta: Too easily rotated, as evidenced last night.
Ox: Will be keeping an eye on him personally as I think he might score big in the coming months, and if he gets his place is a cheap route in.
Gnabry: Wouldn't know much about him, but unlikely to be a regular starter I would have thought.
Podolski: Not a viable option until he starts getting some regular gametime.
Cazorla: I can see why he is an attractive option, but I never warmed to him.

I'm sure I've left a couple out but there the main threats off the top of my head.

Basically, at least with Ozil you're pretty much guaranteed 90 mins every week (with the possible exception of the games around the CL fixtures) in a very potent attack. He didn't seem at the races last night, and definitely plays better at home but he's worth the price in my opinion and I'll likely be keeping him. I'll also be keeping Giroud for the rest of the season, provided Arsenal don't sign another striker.

Will be keeping an eye on both Ramsey and Oxlade in the coming weeks though, having said all that!

Swiper the fox · 14-01-2014 01:26PM

biscuits1988 wrote: »

Regarding Ozil, where else do you go for Arsenal attacking coverage (must have imo) if you desregard him?

Giroud: Obvious option, provided Arsenal don't purchase another striker in which case he becomes susceptible to rotation risks.
Ramsey: Likely to be popular given his early season form, but I'd have to wait until he returns and see how he fares before getting him in.
Wilshere: Great return last night but I personally couldn't have him as a season keeper.
Arteta: Too easily rotated, as evidenced last night.
Ox: Will be keeping an eye on him personally as I think he might score big in the coming months, and if he gets his place is a cheap route in.
Gnabry: Wouldn't know much about him, but unlikely to be a regular starter I would have thought.
Podolski: Not a viable option until he starts getting some regular gametime.
Cazorla: I can see why he is an attractive option, but I never warmed to him.

I'm sure I've left a couple out but there the main threats off the top of my head.

Basically, at least with Ozil you're pretty much guaranteed 90 mins every week (with the possible exception of the games around the CL fixtures) in a very potent attack. He didn't seem at the races last night, and definitely plays better at home but he's worth the price in my opinion and I'll likely be keeping him. I'll also be keeping Giroud for the rest of the season, provided Arsenal don't sign another striker.

Will be keeping an eye on both Ramsey and Oxlade in the coming weeks though, having said all that!

Good post, it is likely that only Ramsey, Cazorla and Ozil(along with Giroud) are immune from regular rotation. Wilshere needs to be minded but will play most of the time depending on whether Wenger considers him more important for champions league or fpl, Oxlade Chamberlain could be man of the match one week and left out the next, there are too many options.
Ramsey is the obvious go to guy at around 7m, Ozil is very expensive to be returning 12 points from 4 games.
Is Arsenal coverage essential at those prices and the rotation risk?

roryc · 14-01-2014 02:02PM

I'm more than happy for wildcarders not to bring in Ozil, hopefully he becomes a differential!

Iused2likebusts · 14-01-2014 03:12PM

roryc wrote: »

I'm more than happy for wildcarders not to bring in Ozil, hopefully he becomes a differential!

Im happy to hold onto ozil aswell. Granted he hasn't been playing well in the last few games but I think he will return the most points of all arsenal attackers and as of now, I don't need the money I could get by downgrading him.

Iused2likebusts · 14-01-2014 03:19PM

Raf32 wrote: »

Love my team after the wildcard except for the goalies situation
Adrian
Gibbs Kolorov Coleman
Hazard Eriksen Yaya Ozil
Giroud Aguero Suarez
Subs: Davis, Chester, Baker, Pennant

With both goalies, gibbs, kolarov, baker and pennant in your squad there will be a lot of weeks you will struggle to field 11. I think if you are going to go with kolarov you need to upgrade baker and pennant to guaranteed starters. Id pick either giroud or ozil and use the money saved to get in boruc. That will give you rotating gks if Adrian ( who could be an inspired choice) keeps his place.

biscuits1988 · 14-01-2014 03:29PM

Swiper the fox wrote: »

Good post, it is likely that only Ramsey, Cazorla and Ozil(along with Giroud) are immune from regular rotation. Wilshere needs to be minded but will play most of the time depending on whether Wenger considers him more important for champions league or fpl, Oxlade Chamberlain could be man of the match one week and left out the next, there are too many options.
Ramsey is the obvious go to guy at around 7m, Ozil is very expensive to be returning 12 points from 4 games.
Is Arsenal coverage essential at those prices and the rotation risk?

Yes I think so, mainly because of how highly I rate them at home. At this rate, Ozil is starting to become a slight differential which also appeals to me.

Their next 5 home games read Fulham, Palace, Utd, Sunderland and Swansea. 4/5 games there in which they could easily rack up 3, 4 or 5 goals. That takes you up to 8th of March, at which point I might re-assess.

It really is a pity that Theo is out for the rest of the season. They look twice as dangerous with him in the team, and he gives them such a different dimension. Hopefully Ox can step up to the mark - I'd say he might fancy his chances of a WC spot now so should be eager to impress anyway!

Alfred Borden · 14-01-2014 10:55PM

Iused2likebusts wrote: »

With both goalies, gibbs, kolarov, baker and pennant in your squad there will be a lot of weeks you will struggle to field 11. I think if you are going to go with kolarov you need to upgrade baker and pennant to guaranteed starters. Id pick either giroud or ozil and use the money saved to get in boruc. That will give you rotating gks if Adrian ( who could be an inspired choice) keeps his place.

Cheers think your right, might go giroud to ade and then get boruc and another defender in.

Thatsfootball · 14-01-2014 11:22PM

Haven't used my WC yet, but if McGeady gets a staring position he could be a very good buy.

He's good at beating his man, and could cross fairly well to Lukaku - and linking up with Coleman.

He's only 6.0 aswell, one worth watching IMO. Would probably push Mirallas into centre/ onto left

8-10 · 14-01-2014 11:36PM

Ok 2 things are probably wrong with this WC team so need advice:

1. Too much invested in defense
2. No United coverage

Boruc

Adrian/Mannone

Mertesacker --- Azpilicueta --- Coleman --- Kolarov --- Chester

Silva --- Hazard --- Ramsey --- Oscar --- Gnabry

Suarez --- Aguero --- Jay Rod

Options:

Downgrade Azpil/Kolarov/both

Upgrade a) Gnabry to Januzaj/Ravel/Redmond/Mutch, b) Upgrade Coleman to Baines, c) Upgrade Silva to Yaya

The team above gives me 3x City and 3x Chelsea which is what I want for the rest of the year as both should be going for the title. Worry is possible missing GW with other competitions getting in the way. Also fancy Arsenal to continue playing well so gives me their top scoring Mid and Def. I'm also happy with the GK situation, playing Boruc most weeks but fancy Adrian or Mannone as backups.

moreau · 14-01-2014 11:46PM

Good posts on Arsenal lads. I love Arsenal for FF especially at emirates. How do we get those points without wally? I fear they may be spread out a bit.

Anyway I like Giroud (not so much as an actual player:)) with Arsenals fixtures but I don't like him too much long term. 8.5m is about right imo, he is comparable to lukaku I suppose. What I like most about giroud is the sheer number of chances arsenal can create in certain games. He along with ramsey register the most shots.

Which brings me to ozil. I am just not sure what to make of him. I don't he will ever be must have and he is SO shot shy. I mean look at carzola, he has a great shot and not afraid to shoot. In loads of ways I prefer carzola (remember last year!) but Ozil has that star role and security which has marginalised santi

On the other hand, I always look at average position, and ozil is always way up alongside Giroud, like CF. A lot of touches inside the box compared to. Other mids. Always potential for assists. All very perplexing!, life was so much simpler with must have walcott!

Mr.Prodston · 15-01-2014 12:13AM

Two players on my radar for the WC are Guidetti on loan at Stoke. 23 goals in 20 games for Feyenoord 2 years ago and was a best in Football Manager about 3 years ago (slightly less relevant but a cult hero in my eyes). For 5.0 certainly an option for those going 3-5-2.

Also Robert Snodgrass if he can stay fit. 5.9 isn't the cheapest in the world BUT he's made 37 chances with only creating more per game http://www.football365.com/f365-features/9114818/Numbers-Stats

Stoke and Norwich also rotate. It's certainly something different but if Guidetti gets game time at Stoke he could be a great asset but I'm biased so take it with a pinch of salt :pac:

iroced · 15-01-2014 12:42AM

8-10 wrote: »

Ok 2 things are probably wrong with this WC team so need advice:

1. Too much invested in defense
2. No United coverage

Boruc
Adrian/Mannone

Mertesacker --- Azpilicueta --- Coleman --- Kolarov --- Chester

Silva --- Hazard --- Ramsey --- Oscar --- Gnabry

Suarez --- Aguero --- Jay Rod

Options:

Downgrade Azpil/Kolarov/both

Upgrade a) Gnabry to Januzaj/Ravel/Redmond/Mutch, b) Upgrade Coleman to Baines, c) Upgrade Silva to Yaya

The team above gives me 3x City and 3x Chelsea which is what I want for the rest of the year as both should be going for the title. Worry is possible missing GW with other competitions getting in the way. Also fancy Arsenal to continue playing well so gives me their top scoring Mid and Def. I'm also happy with the GK situation, playing Boruc most weeks but fancy Adrian or Mannone as backups.

My 2 cents using your numbering/lettering system

.

1. Depends what tactical formation you're gonna play most weeks. If you go with 4 in defense then it's not a pb. Though I would personally not fancy 4 def every weeks.

2. Looking at their current form and the lack of key players being FF points magnets (bar Rooney but he's out ATM) I would not see that as a problem. At least for short to mid term perspective.

a) Not sure Gnabri is a good idea. He will take an Arsenal spot in your team while certainly being everytime on your bench. At his price you can get Colback, Jose Canas or maybe Pozuelo. Colback has actually very nice home fixtures for the remaining games.
If you wanna strenghten this position you may consider Ravel when back or Mutch (though we don't know yet how he'll fit in Cardiff "new" midfield).
And if you really want United coverage why not Januzaj who's playing well but doesn't seem to translate that into FF regular points. Also will you start him ahead of one of your front 7?

b) Baines may be a good "differential" if you can afford him without depleting your team elsewhere.

c) I've been Yaya advocate from GW4. But, if you only got him recently or didn't have him at all, Silva should/could be a better option. He's fresher, cheaper and their pts per min are similar.

Just a final comment. Did you get Mert recently? If so, are you sure he deserves the extra £1m compared with Kosc & Sagna ?

Miguel_Sanchez · 15-01-2014 11:25AM

So going to play my wildcard this week I think and I'm looking at the following:

Szczesny - McGregor
Mertesacker - Vlaar - Coleman - Terry - Fonte
Yaya Toure - Ramsey - Shelvy - Hazard - Livermore
Suarez - Aguero - Rodriquez

What do people think?

Two things worrying me, Ramsey and Yaya's fitness. What's the prognosis on them, anyone know?

Swiper the fox · 15-01-2014 11:36AM

Miguel_Sanchez wrote: »

So going to play my wildcard this week I think and I'm looking at the following:

Szczesny - McGregor
Mertesacker - Vlaar - Coleman - Terry - Fonte
Yaya Toure - Ramsey - Shelvy - Hazard - Livermore
Suarez - Aguero - Rodriquez

What do people think?

Two things worrying me, Ramsey and Yaya's fitness. What's the prognosis on them, anyone know?

Depends if you've had Yaya before now and stand to lose quite a bit on him, I certainly wouldn't introduce him to my team this week, I don't see why Pelligrini would risk him against Cardiff when it appears likely that they should steamroll them in either case. If you were to go with Silva as many are advocating it might allow you to upgrade Livermore to Januzaj, I can't understand how he isn't in much more teams. Your defence, keepers and strikers are absolutely spot on if a little boring(similar to my own, not the time for taking risks yet).
To sum up if I was you I wouldn't want Yaya for this weekend and with City likely to score 5 or 6 Silva should be involved in something, I'd hold off a week on Ramsey as I think he will have a substitute appearance before his inevitable return.

roryc · 15-01-2014 11:37AM

Miguel_Sanchez wrote: »

So going to play my wildcard this week I think and I'm looking at the following:

Szczesny - McGregor
Mertesacker - Vlaar - Coleman - Terry - Fonte
Yaya Toure - Ramsey - Shelvy - Hazard - Livermore
Suarez - Aguero - Rodriquez

What do people think?

Two things worrying me, Ramsey and Yaya's fitness. What's the prognosis on them, anyone know?

Way too much spent on defence. Like stupidly too much. Most are going with 2 big defenders, one decent defender and 2 cheapies. Or if you can afford it, 3 bigs and two cheapies. You've gone with three bigs and 2 medium priced defenders. Are you planning on playing 5 at the back!? Vlaar is not worth the cash, especially not for bench fodder. Swap for Ward/Chester etc. YOu just missed a price rise last night on the latter, could have gotten him for £3.9. And get rid of one of the other 4 unless you plan on playing 4-3-3 or 4-4-2. Fonte could be a good shout with Saints fixtures, I would dump Terry. Midfield is a bit of a mess with Shelvey and Livermore, and as you say Ramsey and Yaya are doubts.

Not a great team mate!

Miguel_Sanchez · 15-01-2014 11:48AM

Swiper the fox wrote: »

Depends if you've had Yaya before now and stand to lose quite a bit on him, I certainly wouldn't introduce him to my team this week,

I have him already so am gonna hold on to him. Might hold off on Ramsey though and get someone else in to swap out for Ramsey when he's back fully.

roryc wrote: »

Vlaar is not worth the cash, especially not for bench fodder. Swap for Ward/Chester etc.

Good point on my defence. Cheaper options to be had.

Cheers for the advice lads.

barneygumble99 · 15-01-2014 11:49AM

long term do people think ozil and sterling would outscore eriksen and lallana. my other midfielders are yaya, gnabry and hazard

and

why is a player 'protected' on total fpl. terry is at the moment.

roryc · 15-01-2014 01:32PM

Sterling probably won't get as much gametime from now on so I would avoid him. Eriksen and Lallana by quite a distance.

8-10 · 15-01-2014 01:35PM

Anybody looking at Townsend as a cheaper option to Eriksen?

roryc · 15-01-2014 01:39PM

F**k me, my season long team had a score in the top 11k a few weeks ago! And that was from 10 players AND both my strikers getting 1 point cameos...

http://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/1557790/event-history/18/

WTF was I thinking with Bony and RVW

The guy winning it (the guy in first needs to be booted out of the league for making changes) had an amaizing run up until this week, three consecutive weeks in the top 40k worldwide!

http://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/1669906/history/

The only person with a team inside the top million...

January wildcard

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