Game week 22 Match day Thread.

NabyLadistheman · 17-01-2015 06:32PM

Copper_pipe wrote: »

Only one in my 29 man league to captain Aguero..

Cmon Kun!

+1

Tomorrow could be a spectacular day!!

PARlance · 17-01-2015 06:33PM

Can't see how Costa was a horrible choice, in a week were there was no run away choice and being up against a poor defence then he was a calculated gamble and fair play to those that did it.

Hopefully Kun can match him tomorrow.

extra gravy · 17-01-2015 06:33PM

FutureGuy wrote: »

Longterm, I wouldn't worry about about anyone who captained Costa for two reasons...

1) He is a horrible captain choice so it was a bad move unless...
2) They have no better captain choice which means their team is bad

Short term, a bad choice may work out (i.e captaining Costa) but long term, consistently making the better choices will win out.

As you said, Aguero to come and I have a third big mid in Silva to come instead of Costa.

He's the league's top scorer and the main striker in the team that are top of the league so to call him a horrible captain choice is a bit of an exaggeration I think.

Dempsey · 17-01-2015 06:34PM

FutureGuy wrote: »

Longterm, I wouldn't worry about about anyone who captained Costa for two reasons...

1) He is a horrible captain choice so it was a bad move unless...
2) They have no better captain choice which means their team is bad

Short term, a bad choice may work out (i.e captaining Costa) but long term, consistently making the better choices will win out.

As you said, Aguero to come and I have a third big mid in Silva to come instead of Costa.

Last week Hazard was a good captain choice, this week Costa was a horrible choice.

You're only fooling yourself tbh

Swiper the fox · 17-01-2015 06:35PM

FutureGuy wrote: »

Longterm, I wouldn't worry about about anyone who captained Costa for two reasons...

1) He is a horrible captain choice so it was a bad move unless...
2) They have no better captain choice which means their team is bad

Short term, a bad choice may work out (i.e captaining Costa) but long term, consistently making the better choices will win out.

As you said, Aguero to come and I have a third big mid in Silva to come instead of Costa.

This is a very strange summation of us, with or without Aguero Costa was a solid captain choice this week. He had a hat trick against Swansea earlier in the year and had scored in 3 of the last 4.
Not sure why you feel he is a horrible captain choice?

Fowler87 · 17-01-2015 06:35PM

5 BPs on the way from Hendo and Sakho is very welcome

jimmii · 17-01-2015 06:35PM

Dempsey wrote: »

Last week Hazard was a good captain choice, this week Costa was a horrible choice.

You're only fooling yourself tbh

You can't really compare the two like that in fairness. Home to Newcastle with no Aguero vs a week when they are away to Swansea and Aguero is expected to start are very different.

CrabieCrawford · 17-01-2015 06:37PM

Could really do with Bertrand getting a big haul in this match, not too hopeful

jimmii · 17-01-2015 06:37PM

CrabieCrawford wrote: »

Could really do with Bertrand getting a big haul in this match, not too hopeful

Have him in the reserves in Ultimate while starting Colo hope I don't come to regret it!! I went full on Geordie Krul & Dummet in FPL and also put Tadic in the reserves in UFPL!

Dempsey · 17-01-2015 06:37PM

jimmii wrote: »

You can't really compare the two like that in fairness. Home to Newcastle with no Aguero vs a week when they are away to Swansea and Aguero is expected to start are very different.

Its nothing to do with Aguero

PARlance · 17-01-2015 06:38PM

Should be 45 after bonus points.
Captain Kun to come along with Sanchez and Seamie.

Ivanovic turning out to be a very nice differential, hope it continues.

G1032 · 17-01-2015 06:39PM

FutureGuy wrote: »

Longterm, I wouldn't worry about about anyone who captained Costa for two reasons...

1) He is a horrible captain choice so it was a bad move unless...
2) They have no better captain choice which means their team is bad

Really going to have to disagree with this.
Why was he a 'horrible choice'??
It was a wide open captaincy week.
Kane, Aguero, Costa, Hazard, Sanchez, Silva and even Downing were all viable options.
I had all of the above but choose Costa because at the end of the day strikers are on the pitch to score goals. It's also horses for courses a lot of the time and he already pummelled Swansea earier this season

Anyway
Hopefully the Costa haul will push me a good bit closer to the top 10,000. A quiet day from Aguero tomorrow would be great.

Markx · 17-01-2015 06:40PM

jimmii wrote: »

You can't really compare the two like that in fairness. Home to Newcastle with no Aguero vs a week when they are away to Swansea and Aguero is expected to start are very different.

I would say picking a player who has played 25 minutes in 6 weeks and is playing one of the better teams in the division is a strange choice. I don't say its a bad choice as we won't know that until 6pm tomorrow....

jimmii · 17-01-2015 06:40PM

Dempsey wrote: »

Its nothing to do with Aguero

Of course it is. Obviously doesn't change Costas points expectation but how good a captain pick you feel Costa was is based on how well you think his points expectation matches up against the alternative.

jimmii · 17-01-2015 06:41PM

Markx wrote: »

I would say picking a player who has played 25 minutes in 6 weeks and is playing one of the better teams in the division is a strange choice. I don't say its a bad choice as we won't know that until 6pm tomorrow....

Yeh I agree I had no intentions of bring him in or captaining him but he has been widely captained looking at the numbers that why I choose to use him.

Rikand · 17-01-2015 06:42PM

36 from 9 pre baps. Captain fail but score about 10 better than I thought when I checked the scores on livescore.

Only berty and sanch to go. If I got to 50, I'd be dead happy

Ace2007 · 17-01-2015 06:43PM

Markx wrote: »

. I don't say its a bad choice as we won't know that until 6pm tomorrow....

No this is just wrong.

Whether or not he scores a hat-trick or gets sent off doesn't change if it was a good choice or not.

You based your Captain choice based on information you have before the deadline, what happens afterwards can not be used to justify the decision.

jimmii · 17-01-2015 06:43PM

PARlance wrote: »

Should be 45 after bonus points.
Captain Kun to come along with Sanchez and Seamie.

Ivanovic turning out to be a very nice differential, hope it continues.

Nice position to be in with captain to come! Really would like to get Ivan back in again if I can with my WC my TV is shocking bad though so doubt I will be able to stretch to him!

qwabercd · 17-01-2015 06:44PM

Markx wrote: »

I would say picking a player who has played 25 minutes in 6 weeks and is playing one of the better teams in the division is a strange choice. I don't say its a bad choice as we won't know that until 6pm tomorrow....

Don't agree with the bolded part, you can't judge the decision on the outcome, only on the information available to you on making the decision.

finnharpsboy · 17-01-2015 06:44PM

elia goal 1-0 southampton

Alfred Borden · 17-01-2015 06:44PM

Captain Costa saved me. 49 with Aguero, Alexis, Silva and Chester to go.

km79 · 17-01-2015 06:44PM

goal saints Elia
he looks good
ward prowse assist

Nib · 17-01-2015 06:45PM

Thank you JWP. Nice little differential.

jimmii · 17-01-2015 06:45PM

km79 wrote: »

foal saints Elia
he looks good
ward prowse assist

Ah ffs was hoping Newcastle could pull off a miracle and save my week! Disaster confirmed now. Bring on the wildcard!

G1032 · 17-01-2015 06:46PM

Looks like I'll be on 48 after bonus with Silva, Bertie, Sanchez and Aguero to come

17-01-2015 06:48PM

Newcastle goal please

jimmii · 17-01-2015 06:49PM

How many others are <30? Looking like a very lonely club!

Markx · 17-01-2015 06:49PM

Ace2007 wrote: »

No this is just wrong.

Whether or not he scores a hat-trick or gets sent off doesn't change if it was a good choice or not.

You based your Captain choice based on information you have before the deadline, what happens afterwards can not be used to justify the decision.

So according to this theory/logic a person could make 38 good captain decisions in a season and get 2 points each time. Another person could make 38 bad choices and get 10 points each time.

Which is the better FPL player?

jimmii · 17-01-2015 06:49PM

Dónal wrote: »

Newcastle goal please

Krul with a joint Colo & Dummet assist please.

FutureGuy · 17-01-2015 06:50PM

extra gravy wrote: »

He's the league's top scorer and the main striker in the team that are top of the league so to call him a horrible captain choice is a bit of an exaggeration I think.

You are looking at it in footballing terms, not FPL terms.

Playing for a team who regularly shuts up shop at 2-0, never scores bonus, rarely explodes with a burst like today. Has scored two away from home since September and rarely looks like doing so. Up against a Swansea side with a good home record.

Stand by my words. Horrible captain choice. I know it's an unpopular statement, but they are my views.

Having said all that, captaining the favourite for the last 5 gameweeks have done me nothing either

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