FHFC wrote: » So far Pochettino has played Lamella the hole behind the strikers in both friendlies, where we seem to be assuming Erikson will play. While not yet tempted to go for Lamella it does possibly make Eriksen see less of a must have!
frimpong wrote: » Why are so many people going for Sigurdsson. His scores over the last three years are fairly poor.
extra gravy wrote: » Another 3-5-2 here, similar to Nuts' team. Subs not great though.
extra gravy wrote: » Ya he got his first assist for Chelsea earlier too...sign of things to come maybe! Not convinced on Dzeko though
FHFC wrote: » Strong defence though. Dropping Hazard back to Fabregas really helps give it balance.
Nuts102 wrote: » I am looking at going heavy from midfield and take a chance at the back and play 2 up front.Keepers I am downgrading De Gea to Mannone he scored quite heavily last season and looked solid once Poyet came in. I think he should play every game so i am going for a keeper for 4.0.Defenders I want Chelsea coverage and i think Luis will be a first team regular and should score high in a solid defence. Davies for 5.0 i think is obvious in strong organised team which should keep clean sheets. Targett 4.0 again i don't know if he will be a starter but i am going to take a chance he is highly rated. O Shea 4.5 he scored 101 last season and again Sunderland look solid. Wisdom 4.0 should be a starter and can be rotated. So with 3 at the back i will rotate Wisdom, O Shea and Targett according to fixtures.Midfield Not much needs to be said really. I think all of them will score heavy and i depend on them too.Strikers Rooney i think is a bargain and Dzeko should start the season as a regular. Bojan is a punt and a risk but i will be benching him. I will probably end up changing it loads of times but this is my latest effort.
shadowcomplex wrote: » opinions of this my subs are cropped out they are Krul Elhamidi upson duff
Insane Rambling wrote: » Thoughts please? This is just the first draft. Would like opinions as have started really bad the last few years
Insane Rambling wrote: » As in you think they won't start or are not good enough for their respective prices?
CSF wrote: » Markovic and Herrera are questionable shouts IMO.
Paully D wrote: » It's Saturday night, I'm stuck in and really should be doing some work, but instead I'm contemplating a switch to 3-5-2. :pac: It's just a mock team, but what do you guys reckon?GK: Manchester United have a fantastic start and I think it's imperative to have some sort of defensive coverage from them. De Gea and Shaw are their only guaranteed starters at the minute.DF: I've wrote a bit on Terry and Debuchy in my previous teams, both play for sides who should be there or thereabouts at the top of the clean sheet list at the end of the season, though I would expect Arsenal to regress from the 17 they kept last year. The new BP system should suit Debuchy. Spurs have one of the best starts of anyone in the league, they paid double figures for Davies to fill a problem spot for them, their new gaffer should tighten them up a bit and again, the BP system looks like favouring FB's.MF: Sanchez a risk as he's expensive and new to the league but a superb converter of chances and he should get plenty. He may even end up playing a bit as the main forward. More of a striker than a midfielder in any case. Hazard is Hazard, consistent from a FPL perspective as his hauls over the last two years show. Eriksen and De Jong should have their respective sides built around them and both take set pieces, Siguardsson also takes set pieces, will play off the main striker similar to De Jong and has a relatively nice start. He and De Jong are bargains at £6m and £7m respectively IMO.ST: You can't read too much into pre-season but Rooney looks sharp and van Gaal has said he's playing with 2 central strikers. With their start, you need some sort of Manchester United attacking coverage. Dzeko should get a leading role at the start what with Aguero's World Cup and injury niggles. City scored a mountain of goals last year no matter who they played against so despite a relatively difficult start I'm happy to have a striker of there's who will/should start at that price.Bench: GK - meh, De Gea will play every week when fit. DF - it'll be two £4.0m defenders who look like seeing game time. ST - no £5m will be a regular but Bent looks most likely to see game time at the beginning. It can be re-evaluated after a few weeks as I usually look to the wildcard on that first international break or soon after anyway which usually causes a dramatic shift in my team.Overall Well, what started as a bit of a mess around I've come to like quite a bit. The main reason for going experimenting with 5 in midfield is that I just don't trust any of the £6.0m strikers all that much. For example, it could be Wickham or Fletcher up front for Sunderland. I'm far from convinced on Jelavic or Long at Hull. Austin, Ideye, Ulloa and Ings have never kicked a ball at this level. I think all 5 of those midfielders should have significant and prominent roles for their sides this season. Plenty of set pieces and playing close to the striker too. Critique and comment more than appreciated!
