Gameweek 16 Transfers.

Iused2likebusts wrote: »

Excellent team as you have downing maybe carroll to Austin and upgrade ameobi to a better cheap mid.

Thanks. Who would you recommend as a better cheap mid? Changing to Austin gives me 5.5m - Jedinak or Larsson perhaps?

alchemist33 wrote: »

The thing about Yaya's four yellows is, most players will probably get a rest, or at least not start one game over Christmas. Yaya will get a one game rest when he gets his yellow and with the ACON coming up, Pellegrini won't feel the need to give him a game off again. In fact, it's even better than the coach not starting him for a game -- you know he won't come on for a one pointer.

Or at least this is what I tell myself after getting him this week.

That's an excellent point. I hadn't thought about it this way. It makes perfect sense. You have me tempted again now :pac:...

thunderdog wrote: »

Anyone think that Wilson might play for Stoke this weekend? With Duff and Chambers out I could really do with him making an appearance.

FFS reckons he'd replace Munriesa this week since there are some injury concerns about the latter while Wislon is back fit.
That said, I don't want to push you into another pts hit but Wilson returned 7 pts out of his last 9 games (granted he missed 2 of those but that's a miserable 1 pt/game average). I'll add that Stoke got 2 CS only (1 home to Newcastle and an unexpected one away to City). Looking at their Christmas fixtures I don't think there's any hope for a single CS.

If I were you the question I'd be asking myself is whether I'm happy enough with my current defence (once Chambers's back) for Christmas or not? In the first case, no need for an extra pts hit, Wilson could return his standard 1 pt this week (and even if he doesn't play it's only a 1 pt diff) and you can save a transfer which may be more needed for your strikeforce in the coming GWs. In the second case, this week is as good as any to readjust your defence. I mean the average pts hit per player this week is gonna be huge and with Wilson's form it doesn't sound like a huge risk to get a def you'd be happy with even for an extra 4 pts hit.
The other question I'd ask myself is whether I have other transfers already planned for next week and beyond (in the sense that even next week ditching Wilson won't be a priority)? If so, ditto the above second case. Otherwise ditto the above first case .

A -8 to do Schmeichel to Pantillimon would leave me with this team for the weekend:

Panti
Terry Gibbs Bertrand
Yaya Hazard Sanchez Siggy
Costa Bony

Happy enough with that, the -8 should pay off in the long term.

ha, he really is a fúcking tease.

Mourinho: "I don't think any one player will play all six matches (between now and New Year's Day), maybe some will play five."

NoviGlitzko wrote: »

I only use 1 sub that will impact the team, the other two are cheap as anything who play 90 mins and get 2-3 points. Use a cheap player and not use 'em, because at any one time you're gonna have to drop a mid or striker anyway.

My setup at the start of the season: 5 guaranteed starting mids, 2 strikers, and then Zamora at 4.5 who I never used, then you could play around with defence as you only had to use 3. I now have 4 guaranteed mids with boyd (got him at 4.4), and 3 strikers, and good defensive options.

Point I'm tryna make is don't waste money on players who aren't gonna play regularly apart from defensive options, just make sure they are starting for their team. It's served me excellently so far to free up some extra money.

That's the way I play the game aswell however chances are at Xmas you will be using your cheapie most games due to rotation so I've gone with 8 strong attacking options that I'm happy with . I'll revert to the cheap mid 4.5 option in my Jan wildcard.

Iused2likebusts wrote: »

That's the way I play the game aswell however chances are at Xmas you will be using your cheapie most games due to rotation so I've gone with 8 strong attacking options that I'm happy with . I'll revert to the cheap mid 4.5 option in my Jan wildcard.

You have a point there yeah.

Anyone going for Silva? I presume he will start, but looking back, his returns from earlier in the season were quite poor.

Will he play high up off Dzeko?

thunderdog wrote: »

Anyone think that Wilson might play for Stoke this weekend? With Duff and Chambers out I could really do with him making an appearance.

Wilson is fit according to several sources, hopefully he plays, means nothing having to take any hits to field 11.

About to pull the trigger on Yaya and Dzeko

Erikesen> Yaya
Aguero > Dzeko

1.9m leftin the bank for a -4

Wouldnt mind city defensive cover either though .....

Liam O wrote: »

Can get Yaya in for Willian after my transfer Aguero to Costa, unsure if it's worth a -4 with Willian at home to Hull though. He looked very threatening last week.

is this Willian that plays for Chelsea, can't believe he's worth 7.7m, crazy money to have locked up in him considering Fab is only about 2m more.

I'd prefer to have a chelsea defender than willian

Made 3 transfers but only took a -4 hit. Transfers were:

Yaya Toure > Sigurdsson
Bony > Aguero
Jenkinson > Smalling

My team is:

GK: Pantilimon
DF: Yun, Clichy, Azpilicueta, Jenkinson
MD: Sanchez, Y. Toure, Boyd, Mirallas
FD: Costa, Bony

BN: Gilks, Fabregas, Austin, Chambers

3 Transfers for -4 hit

Fab -> Hazard
Chambers -> Clichy
Aguero -> Bony

Team

Foster
Clichy, N Taylor, Cahill, Clyne
Henderson, Sanchez, Hazard, Siggy
Bony, Costa

Bench: McCarthy (GK), Wanyama, Yun, Austin

Undecided between Henderson and Wanyama as first sub. Currently on Wanyama. 6m in the bank.