General FPL Chat 2014/15 MOD WARNING POST 1839

OneColdHand · 28-07-2014 11:52am

Deleted User wrote: »

Nearing my final team selection, and could do with some advice. Basically it comes down to having 15mil for a striker and a midfielder.

So its a) giroud + arnie/nolan/siggy

Or

silva/fabregas + ings/Austin/jelavic.

Rest of my front 7 is Mata sanchez Eriksen Rooney dzeko.

a) Siggy + giroud for me.

dahat · 28-07-2014 11:55am

Nuts102 wrote: »

I think Hazard will go very close to being the top points scorer overall this season. Fabreagas their are questions how deep will he play, will he be rotated and he is injury prone.

Hazard Free's, penalties, scores and finally has a striker who can score to assist.

Have to agree here, once confirmed on penalties he will be a must have, well worth the extra million. I dumped Costa to get him back in.

Lucas Hood · 28-07-2014 12:09pm

Nerdlingr wrote: »

What about Schurrle lads? 7.5m ... worth a risk?...

Matic-Fabregas
Schurrle - Oscar - Hazard
Costa

??

Can't gurantee him starting with Willian & Salah there.

He'd be unbelievable value if you could guarantee he'd start.

Backstreet Moyes · 28-07-2014 2:54pm

Seems a good few have Sanchez in their teams and he may hit the ground running but i think Ozil is better value at 1.5m cheaper. He has had a season settling in and with Sanchez signed he can move to his best position behind the striker. He is also an assist machine i think he will score very high. I can't see Sanchez scoring so many more points to justify the extra 1.5m. He may miss the first 2 or 3 games so i won't put him in straight away.

Erikkson i thought was going to be my gem for 8.0 after the way he finished last season. Look's like from pre season Lamela has done well in his position which is annoying. Lamela if producing his Roma form is a bargain but he is a big risk. What do people think surely Erikkson will be first choice this season?

The Wild Bunch · 28-07-2014 3:02pm

Chambers decent signing for the gooners

OneColdHand · 28-07-2014 3:52pm

Nuts102 wrote: »

Seems a good few have Sanchez in their teams and he may hit the ground running but i think Ozil is better value at 1.5m cheaper. He has had a season settling in and with Sanchez signed he can move to his best position behind the striker. He is also an assist machine i think he will score very high. I can't see Sanchez scoring so many more points to justify the extra 1.5m. He may miss the first 2 or 3 games so i won't put him in straight away.

I think Wenger indicated that he would rest some (or all?! Can't remember) of the German contingent at the start of the season. So Ozil may not be a good idea for the first few weeks.

extra gravy · 28-07-2014 4:19pm

Who's most likely to be on pens for Newcastle?

Paully D · 28-07-2014 4:39pm

extra gravy wrote: »

Who's most likely to be on pens for Newcastle?

Cabella or de Jong I would guess.

extra gravy · 28-07-2014 5:24pm

Paully D wrote: »

Cabella or de Jong I would guess.

Thanks, I'm looking for a way to get Hazard in and downgrading Eriksen to de Jong is an option to free up funds.

The Wild Bunch · 28-07-2014 8:26pm

Any opinions lads?

alchemist33 · 28-07-2014 9:00pm

The Wild Bunch wrote: »

Any opinions lads?

Can't fault it, really, except Rafael has gone home from the tour with a groin strain. Wisdom may also feature little if Brom sign the Costa Rican they're thinking of.

The Wild Bunch · 28-07-2014 9:30pm

alchemist33 wrote: »

Can't fault it, really, except Rafael has gone home from the tour with a groin strain. Wisdom may also feature little if Brom sign the Costa Rican they're thinking of.

Cheers

Will probaly downgrade Erikson to free up funds to get a Manchester United replacement for Rafael

alchemist33 · 28-07-2014 10:28pm

Evans has impressed LVG, according to reports in the Guardian, and he's 5.5 as well.

Lemlin · 28-07-2014 10:55pm

alchemist33 wrote: »

Evans has impressed LVG, according to reports in the Guardian, and he's 5.5 as well.

Just watching LVG on Sky Sports News and I can see why I have faith in him. For a start, he calls United "my club". He expects to be running the show and that is why I'm expecting big things from United this season.

FHFC · 28-07-2014 11:01pm

alchemist33 wrote: »

Evans has impressed LVG, according to reports in the Guardian, and he's 5.5 as well.

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/transfers/thomas-vermaelen-transfer-latest-manchester-united-remain-confident-of-deal-for-arsenal-defender--whilst-wikipedia-page-has-already-changed-9631492.html

This could yet be the best value way into United defence. Although at present id still stick with Shaw probably.

28-07-2014 11:16pm

The best way into the utd defence is DDG. FACT!

FHFC · 28-07-2014 11:27pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

The best way into the utd defence is DDG. FACT!

Given keepers seem less likely to pick up bonuses along with their clean sheets while players like Shaw seem more likely, as well as Shaw being set to play as wing back and likely to pick up a fair amount of attacking points its not quite that clear cut.

DDG + Terry = 12m
Courtois + Shaw = 12m

sword1 · 28-07-2014 11:53pm

FHFC wrote: »

Given keepers seem less likely to pick up bonuses along with their clean sheets while players like Shaw seem more likely, as well as Shaw being set to play as wing back and likely to pick up a fair amount of attacking points its not quite that clear cut.

DDG + Terry = 12m
Courtois + Shaw = 12m

Are you sure cech wont be competing for a starting place

FHFC · 29-07-2014 12:03am

sword1 wrote: »

Are you sure cech wont be competing for a starting place

No. But hopefully whichever it is will be clear by GW1 and they're both 6m

PARlance · 29-07-2014 7:34am

LVG has came out and said that Shaw isn't as fit as he needs to be and has him on a separate training regime.

Shedite27 · 29-07-2014 7:58am

Definitely agree that whoever becomes a regular for United will become a bargain. Given that there's no Man City, Chelsea options at 5.5 and only one Arsenal, you can have your pick of United CB's or Rafael for 5.5

Just need to figure out if it's going to be Rafael, Evans or Jones.

8-10 · 29-07-2014 8:09am

Shedite27 wrote: »

Definitely agree that whoever becomes a regular for United will become a bargain. Given that there's no Man City, Chelsea options at 5.5 and only one Arsenal, you can have your pick of United CB's or Rafael for 5.5

Just need to figure out if it's going to be Rafael, Evans or Jones.

Jagielka for 5.5 is good value too, just have to wait a few weeks until fixtures pick up. Last year it was Mert for 5.5 at the start.

Backstreet Moyes · 29-07-2014 8:51am

Shedite27 wrote: »

Definitely agree that whoever becomes a regular for United will become a bargain. Given that there's no Man City, Chelsea options at 5.5 and only one Arsenal, you can have your pick of United CB's or Rafael for 5.5

Just need to figure out if it's going to be Rafael, Evans or Jones.

If Rafael stays fit and is not rotated he will score very high but i can't see this being the case.

Van Gaal has come out and said he has been most impressed with Evans. He is a little injury prone but should start unless injured and scores goals. Think he might be a better option than Shaw.

Brendan Filone · 29-07-2014 10:48am

Lemlin · 29-07-2014 12:07pm

PARlance wrote: »

LVG has came out and said that Shaw isn't as fit as he needs to be and has him on a separate training regime.

Hmmm, that puts a fly in the ointment. That said, he still has twenty days until the season starts to get ready and United are only going to have one game a week.

I think LVG just likes cracking the whip.

29-07-2014 12:35pm

FHFC wrote: »

No. But hopefully whichever it is will be clear by GW1 and they're both 6m

There is a very distinct possibility that cech/courtois will be rotated at mourinho's whim. DDG will, barring injury or suspension, play every league game this season. I'd fancy him+terry to outscore shaw+Chelsea keeper over the season.

PARlance · 29-07-2014 1:14pm

Lemlin wrote: »

Hmmm, that puts a fly in the ointment. That said, he still has twenty days until the season starts to get ready and United are only going to have one game a week.

I think LVG just likes cracking the whip.

He was cracking it fairly hard, he has him training on his own, article and video with it all here... http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jul/29/louis-van-gaal-luke-shaw-manchester-united

Lemlin · 29-07-2014 3:26pm

PARlance wrote: »

He was cracking it fairly hard, he has him training on his own, article and video with it all here... http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jul/29/louis-van-gaal-luke-shaw-manchester-united

There's nothing there I'd be overly worried about. It's still two weeks until the season starts.

dahat · 29-07-2014 6:04pm

Hazard and Dzeko

Silva and Costa

Who to go with.?

29-07-2014 6:48pm

First option, all day, every day.

dahat · 29-07-2014 7:00pm

You think? Expecting a fit Costa to do really well at Chelsea, would love to get him in.

Lemlin · 29-07-2014 7:02pm

dahat wrote: »

Hazard and Dzeko

Silva and Costa

Who to go with.?

I'm going with the first option. I can see alot if Costa's game being about holding the ball up like Drogba used to do.

I can actually see Hazard doing better with an established striker in front of him.

SpaceCowb0y · 29-07-2014 7:17pm

Anyone considering Remy an option?? I'm seriously thinking of trying to squeeze him in up front if i can now that he isn't going to Liverpool. He should be the main man at QPR although that doesn't say a lot really but if there are goals to come from them you would have to think he is most likely to be involved.

dahat · 29-07-2014 7:27pm

Lemlin wrote: »

I'm going with the first option. I can see alot if Costa's game being about holding the ball up like Drogba used to do.

I can actually see Hazard doing better with an established striker in front of him.

That was my original thinking but I think Silva will be more productive than Dzeko, one dilemma after another with fpl.

Hazard + Dzeko seems to be the default combo.

touts · 29-07-2014 7:40pm

SpaceCowb0y wrote: »

Anyone considering Remy an option?? I'm seriously thinking of trying to squeeze him in up front if i can now that he isn't going to Liverpool. He should be the main man at QPR although that doesn't say a lot really but if there are goals to come from them you would have to think he is most likely to be involved.

Riverie at Newcastle is a better option and is cheaper. If Remy stays at QPR (and if there is a fitness issue he may well do so) then he will be in a battle against relegation all season. He is the class act in the team and just won't have the support to score enough to justify the expense over Riverie. I wouldn't go more than 5m on a QPR player. Barton is currently my sub midfielder and thats about as far as I would go with QPR.

FHFC · 29-07-2014 7:41pm

Deleted User wrote: »

There is a very distinct possibility that cech/courtois will be rotated at mourinho's whim. DDG will, barring injury or suspension, play every league game this season. I'd fancy him+terry to outscore shaw+Chelsea keeper over the season.

Would very much doubt any manager would rotate keeper in the league. One will get cups and maybe even Europe. Courtois is the future and a top class keeper so my feeling is he will play most. Talk in some papers today that he may yet sell Cech due to being over the allowed number of non homegrown players and struggling to get rid of some of the other foreigners.

However I take your points about Terry/DDG, but if I had DDG I'd probably save 0.5 and go for Luis or Azpil.

touts · 29-07-2014 7:47pm

dahat wrote: »

That was my original thinking but I think Silva will be more productive than Dzeko, one dilemma after another with fpl.

Hazard + Dzeko seems to be the default combo.

The risk with Hazard is Mourino seems to have taken a dislike to him from the start. Hazard's talent and goals meant Jose had no choice but to pick him and is that continues he will be a must in any team but I would watch the press conferences by Jose and be ready to dump Hazard if there is another falling out.

Dzeko is a hard one to call. If he plays he is likely to get goals but with Aguero there there is a risk Dzeko will be confined to the bench if Aguero stays fit. I would go Giroud or even Bony, if he stays in the premiership, before Dzeko. At the moment they will play far more games than Dzeko.

dahat · 29-07-2014 7:54pm

touts wrote: »

The risk with Hazard is Mourino seems to have taken a dislike to him from the start. Hazard's talent and goals meant Jose had no choice but to pick him and is that continues he will be a must in any team but I would watch the press conferences by Jose and be ready to dump Hazard if there is another falling out.

Dzeko is a hard one to call. If he plays he is likely to get goals but with Aguero there there is a risk Dzeko will be confined to the bench if Aguero stays fit. I would go Giroud or even Bony, if he stays in the premiership, before Dzeko. At the moment they will play far more games than Dzeko.

Giroud is one few have mentioned at 8.5 but he is very frustrating, Dzeko failed me last season so I would be quite easily swayed away from him.
With Hazard while I see your point it would be madness of Jose to drop him imo

CSF · 29-07-2014 7:54pm

touts wrote: »

The risk with Hazard is Mourino seems to have taken a dislike to him from the start. Hazard's talent and goals meant Jose had no choice but to pick him and is that continues he will be a must in any team but I would watch the press conferences by Jose and be ready to dump Hazard if there is another falling out.

Dzeko is a hard one to call. If he plays he is likely to get goals but with Aguero there there is a risk Dzeko will be confined to the bench if Aguero stays fit. I would go Giroud or even Bony, if he stays in the premiership, before Dzeko. At the moment they will play far more games than Dzeko.

Mourinho is still not in a position to dump Hazard.

29-07-2014 8:28pm

FHFC wrote: »

Would very much doubt any manager would rotate keeper in the league. One will get cups and maybe even Europe. Courtois is the future and a top class keeper so my feeling is he will play most. Talk in some papers today that he may yet sell Cech due to being over the allowed number of non homegrown players and struggling to get rid of some of the other foreigners.

However I take your points about Terry/DDG, but if I had DDG I'd probably save 0.5 and go for Luis or Azpil.

I think you're right, in that Courtown will start out as the number one. But a couple of early dodgy displays and Mourinho might chop and change. We all saw DeGea when he first came. He also might just do it for the hell of it.

JT is as close to being the perfect FF defender as you can get. He's been In the top 4-5 each since the FPL site began.

FHFC · 29-07-2014 8:33pm

Deleted User wrote: »

I think you're right, in that Courtown will start out as the number one. But a couple of early dodgy displays and Mourinho might chop and change. We all saw DeGea when he first came. He also might just do it for the hell of it.

JT is as close to being the perfect FF defender as you can get. He's been In the top 4-5 each since the FPL site began.

Yeah, fair points.

Shaw could be this years Coleman, want to give him a chance. His high ownership will hurt big if he fires. The fact LVG wants him fit bodes well that he'll be getting up and down the line a lot.

8-10 · 29-07-2014 9:47pm

Deleted User wrote: »

I think you're right, in that Courtown will start out as the number one.

Auto-correct or a clever nickname I don't get? :P

Gatame · 29-07-2014 10:24pm

IF Lukaku (9.0) signs for Everton will anybody take him over the 8.5 forwards? (Bony, Giroud, Dzeko)

km79 · 29-07-2014 10:30pm

Gatame wrote: »

IF Lukaku (9.0) signs for Everton will anybody take him over the 8.5 forwards? (Bony, Giroud, Dzeko)

no!!!!! never again will he be signed by me
Remy linked with Newcastle.......

8-10 · 29-07-2014 10:32pm

km79 wrote: »

no!!!!! never again will he be signed by me
Remy linked with Newcastle.......

Now that's an interesting one given the early fixtures for Newcastle

29-07-2014 11:19pm

8-10 wrote: »

Auto-correct or a clever nickname I don't get? :P

Ha, it's definitely autocorrect. Didn't even notice til you quoted it. Feel free to use it, though.

Paully D · 29-07-2014 11:59pm

Gatame wrote: »

IF Lukaku (9.0) signs for Everton will anybody take him over the 8.5 forwards? (Bony, Giroud, Dzeko)

Not a chance. In fact I'm very surprised the aforementioned trio aren't priced at £9.0m with Lukaku £8.5m.

Shedite27 · 30-07-2014 9:24am

SpaceCowb0y wrote: »

Anyone considering Remy an option??

Need to see where he ends up. Can't see him being at QPR on 1st September

SpaceCowb0y · 30-07-2014 9:28am

Shedite27 wrote: »

Need to see where he ends up. Can't see him being at QPR on 1st September

Good third striker option if he ends up at Newcastle though! Although Riviere is .5 cheaper.

Lemlin · 30-07-2014 9:29am

Shedite27 wrote: »

Need to see where he ends up. Can't see him being at QPR on 1st September

I'd prefer if he leaves QPR because Austin will be a better option.

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