General Chat 2019/20

greedygoblin · 17-07-2019 11:50am

Green&Red wrote: »

Could Muto be the cheapest striker starting?

Not sure he's a guaranteed starter. Dwight Gayle is there too having been on loan at West Brom. Not added to the game by fpl yet though.

sheroman01 · 17-07-2019 11:54am

Lot of talk last season about playing BB in the first GW (particularly KM :pac: ). Is anyone going to do it?

Trey13 · 17-07-2019 11:57am

Long time admirer of this thread.

Sat watching Newcastle Wolves. Jota with two goals and Jonny with two assists. Both looked very impressive so far. Early days yet but I wouldn’t be going near any Newcastle players.

GLaDOS · 17-07-2019 12:25pm

sheroman01 wrote: »

Lot of talk last season about playing BB in the first GW (particularly KM :pac: ). Is anyone going to do it?

I had planned to, but I'm struggling to put a team together with a good enough bench to justify it.

Last season you had a couple of 4m playing defenders which made it easier.

gammygils · 17-07-2019 12:30pm

Haven't even looked at FPL yet this year. Normally have team picked and changed multiple times!

km79 · 17-07-2019 1:04pm

Greenwood has scored
And Rashford

km79 · 17-07-2019 1:05pm

sheroman01 wrote: »

Lot of talk last season about playing BB in the first GW (particularly KM :pac: ). Is anyone going to do it?

I won’t be
But
After my early WC I will
That’s when I played it a few years back and it worked well
The way I’m likely to set up my squad for first few won’t allow for BB

Lucas Hood · 17-07-2019 1:48pm

Good thread on Haller.

https://twitter.com/EricDFreeman/status/1151469125048422401?s=19

Father Hernandez · 17-07-2019 2:09pm

Lucas Hood wrote: »

Good thread on Haller.

https://twitter.com/EricDFreeman/status/1151469125048422401?s=19

What price are we expecting, 7.5/8.0?

NoviGlitzko · 17-07-2019 2:13pm

Man United 4-0 Leeds

Greenwood (Wan Bissaka)
Rashford
Jones (Pereira)
Martial (Chong)

Father Hernandez wrote: »

What price are we expecting, 7.5/8.0?

Considering Arnie was 7M - I'm guessing 7-7.5M

sheroman01 · 17-07-2019 2:15pm

km79 wrote: »

I won’t be
But
After my early WC I will
That’s when I played it a few years back and it worked well
The way I’m likely to set up my squad for first few won’t allow for BB

That's a much better idea actually. You'd know who is in form then, and what cheap starters are possible.

NoviGlitzko · 17-07-2019 3:03pm

OGS on Greenwood: "He has a chance to start against Chelsea. I won’t say it is not a possibility. It is a good possibility if he keeps going as he does." (4.5m forward)

F1ngers · 17-07-2019 3:06pm

sheroman01 wrote: »

Is Dominic Calvert-Lewin looking like a fairly nailed on starter? Or are Everton looking to purchase a new striker? He ended the season brilliantly, so hopefully Silva keeps faith in him.

I read somewhere(BBC sport?) that the owner was looking to make a statement signing and name mentioned was Diego Costa.

Father Hernandez · 17-07-2019 3:12pm

NoviGlitzko wrote: »

OGS on Greenwood: "He has a chance to start against Chelsea. I won’t say it is not a possibility. It is a good possibility if he keeps going as he does." (4.5m forward)

Seems like 4-5-1/ 4-4-2 or 5-3-2 will be preferred this year due to the defensive assets.

Greenwood at 4.5 is an interesting prospect as a fodder alright.

sheroman01 · 17-07-2019 3:32pm

Danny Rose left out if pre season trip, and was apparently allowed to "explore other clubs". Of course Ben Davies is at bloody 5.5m!

ScummyMan · 17-07-2019 4:14pm

Greenwood will be 4.3 by Christmas. He's 17 there's no way solskjaer will trust him in the PL, Mata Lingard James all ahead of him in the pecking order.

NoviGlitzko · 17-07-2019 4:27pm

ScummyMan wrote: »

Greenwood will be 4.3 by Christmas. He's 17 there's no way solskjaer will trust him in the PL, Mata Lingard James all ahead of him in the pecking order.

He'll be gone in the first WC most likely. However if a 4.5m striker for a top 6 side is getting decent minutes he offers excellent value to start with in comparison to the other dud's.

tomwaits48 · 17-07-2019 4:29pm

I'm building my team around Kane and KDB - both underpriced imo.

The Megaphone · 17-07-2019 5:19pm

Spurs have sold Trippier to Atletico Madrid - WTF?

Trimm Trabb · 17-07-2019 8:08pm

Had a look at fixtures today and Chelsea’s really do look good. Think they will get a result v Utd on opening day and their fixtures after that are very nice with Leicester (h), Norwich (a) and Sheff U (h) taking them to the international break - they have a v nice run from weeks 5-12 then too.

If I knew any one of Alonso, Barkley, Loftus-Cheek, Hudson-Odoi, Willian, Giroud or Abraham were nailed I’d be very interested.

Have a suspicion he will start with Abraham over Giroud up top so the fact they haven’t added him to the game is really irritating me. Alonso in a system with wing backs would be nice too, 6.5 is a very generous price for the Alonso we knew pre Sarri. And can see whoever is in that no.8 midfield role having plenty of license to get into the box ala Lampard himself in his playing days. Hudson-Odoi is the one who I think will be nailed and provide great value for 6.0 but he isn’t due back til after GW4 as far as I know so will have to wait on that.

patmac · 17-07-2019 10:17pm

Doing a spread sheet on the opening 4 and 6 fixtures not sure if I will be able to post it but will give the results anyway. I’m using the following as a guide with a 1.25 factor for home and away let me know what you think, highest score has the best fixtures.
MNC, LIV difficultly of 1 (team scores 1.25 if playing them at home/ 0.8 if away)
ARS,CHE,MUN,THO 5 (6.25 h, 4.00 a)
EVE, LEI, WOL 8(10h, 6.4a)
BOU,CPL,WAT,WHU 12 (15h, 9.6a)
BUR,SOT 15(18.75h, 12a)
AVI,BRI,NEW,NOR,SHU 20(25h, 16a)
In other words BOU,LIV,THO,WAT, will all score 25 pats on the opening day of the season, while Norwich will have 0.8 and West Ham 1.25
If anyone thinks that the difficulty levels need tweaking let me know.
Current standings for 4 games:
ARS 41.8
AVI 38.6
BOU 52.25
BRI 44.15
BUR 30.4
CHE 55
CPL 55
EVE 50.6
LEI 45
LIV 55.25
MCI 50.45
MUN 39.65
NEW 41.25
NOR 41.65
SHU 38.6
SOT 35.5
TOT 54.8
WAT 62.4
WHM 51.85
WOL 44.05
So Watford, Liverpool, Chelsea, Palace, Spurs all good, Burnley, Saints, Sheffield Utd, Villa, Man Utd all bad.
First 6 Games
ARS 76.4
AVI 57.6
BOU 74.25
BRI 78.9
BUR 71.4
CHE 62.65
CPL 69
EVE 85.2
LEI 55.25
LIV 84.25
MCI 81.45
MUN 59.25
NEW 67.05
NOR 54.9
SHU 63.75
SOT 66.5
TOT 76.2
WAT 69.45
WHM 74.1
WOL 59.9
So its Everton, Liverpool, Man City, Brighton, Arsenal, all good, Norwich, Leicester, Villa, Man United, Wolves all bad.

letsgo2018 · 18-07-2019 8:01am

Who is a better option for 6.5m jota or king and I'm considering wan bissaka. Are there better options than him for 5.5m

Green&Red · 18-07-2019 9:50am

letsgo2018 wrote: »

Who is a better option for 6.5m jota or king and I'm considering wan bissaka. Are there better options than him for 5.5m

Coleman? Great fixtures and Everton kept 8 out of 11 CS at the end of last season. No zouma is an issue

Lucas Hood · 18-07-2019 12:49pm

Haller added at 7.5m bit pricey for me.

sheroman01 · 18-07-2019 1:37pm

Just noticed that Everton are down as a 4 difficulty rating. Although they are improving, I'd have them down as a 3. Just something I'll take caution on when I immediately see red on the fixtures!

With that in mind, Sheffield Utd's opening fixtures are not too bad: BOU (a), CRY (H), LEI (H), CHE (a), SOU(H) and EVE (a). Tempted to punt on McGoldrick at 5.5, if I get wind that Calvert Lewin won't be nailed on.

castletownman · 18-07-2019 3:21pm

Is Foyth likely to slot in a RB for Spurs with Trippier gone? And is Angelino a likely starter for City? Surely given they went and signed a specialised LB

T-b0n3 · 18-07-2019 3:55pm

castletownman wrote: »

Is Foyth likely to slot in a RB for Spurs with Trippier gone? And is Angelino a likely starter for City? Surely given they went and signed a specialised LB

With Trips sold we have, Aurier, KWP & Foyth potentially to play RB/RWB.

Foyth played RB a couple of games at the end of the season and also played there for Argentina in the Copa. He cut his summer holidays and honeymoon short to go our tour in Asia with the Spurs squad so I'd expect him to play RB over there as Aurier didn't travel. He picked up a knock in the AFCON. And KWP hasn't been fancied by Poch recently, but is a natural RB and did sign a 5 year deal last year.

Foyth also ott sent off at the end of the PL, which means he is suspended for the first two league games, so no point in having him in your team from the off.

So a wait and see verdict from me.

ElTel · 18-07-2019 4:14pm

castletownman wrote: »

Is Foyth likely to slot in a RB for Spurs with Trippier gone? And is Angelino a likely starter for City? Surely given they went and signed a specialised LB

Foyth can play there. (Has done so for Argentina;I think he's had a few games at RB for Spurs?). Assuming Alderweireld leaves, Vert, Sanchez and at a push Dier are the options for CB. So he's unlikely to be a wing back when they play five at the back. I'd have Aurier ahead of him for the RB slot.

Re signing Angelino suggests that there are questions over Mendy.
Pep gave Angelino some coaching during a water break against WHU in their recent friendly. He'd a tough day at the office. Zinchenko is the one to go for atm.

extra gravy · 18-07-2019 4:33pm

https://twitter.com/SkyKaveh/status/1151875594625437697?s=19

Will be interesting to see how this plays out.

sheroman01 · 19-07-2019 12:04pm

Lampard on Jorginho: "He became quite a conversation last year. But I’m actually looking at a player who has very much impressed me over the last 10 days. His attitude in training has been first-class. He’s a driver of a session. He’s a voice.”

Hmmmm. Looks a guaranteed starter. Possibly on pens. Was close to having a load of assists last season. Could be playing further forward this year (if Kante moves back to DM). 5m. I'm actually thinking playing a rotating 4.5m 11th player, so if I can squeeze 0.5m more, I'll chance him....maybe.

km79 · 19-07-2019 12:37pm

sheroman01 wrote: »

Lampard on Jorginho: "He became quite a conversation last year. But I’m actually looking at a player who has very much impressed me over the last 10 days. His attitude in training has been first-class. He’s a driver of a session. He’s a voice.”

Hmmmm. Looks a guaranteed starter. Possibly on pens. Was close to having a load of assists last season. Could be playing further forward this year (if Kante moves back to DM). 5m. I'm actually thinking playing a rotating 4.5m 11th player, so if I can squeeze 0.5m more, I'll chance him....maybe.

Great fixtures as well
And Giroud is too risky now
Defo one to monitor as a fifth mid

sheroman01 · 19-07-2019 2:45pm

sheroman01 wrote: »

Lampard on Jorginho: "He became quite a conversation last year. But I’m actually looking at a player who has very much impressed me over the last 10 days. His attitude in training has been first-class. He’s a driver of a session. He’s a voice.”

Hmmmm. Looks a guaranteed starter. Possibly on pens. Was close to having a load of assists last season. Could be playing further forward this year (if Kante moves back to DM). 5m. I'm actually thinking playing a rotating 4.5m 11th player, so if I can squeeze 0.5m more, I'll chance him....maybe.

km79 wrote: »

Great fixtures as well
And Giroud is too risky now
Defo one to monitor as a fifth mid

And apparently McGoldrick is Sheffield Utd's penalty taker. I can't find proof of this, but if so, it'd be lovely to take a punt on himself (5.5m) and Jorginho (5m)....at least for the first 6 gameweeks.

galwaylad14 · 19-07-2019 3:32pm

Any thoughts on who'll start for United between Martial and Sanchez? Serious value there if one of them nails down a starting spot.

Pete_Cavan · 19-07-2019 3:58pm

There are a few Chelsea players who could be good to own for the early part of this season. Pulisic depending on what role he is used in, one of their CBs if Rüdiger is out for a while and Abraham or Bats if one is first choice and depending on price. Looking at their fixtures, I'll wait two GWs for clarity on some of that before nailing colours to the Chelsea mast.

SlickRic · 19-07-2019 4:29pm

tomwaits48 wrote: »

I'm building my team around Kane and KDB - both underpriced imo.

True. But it depends if you're sacrificing having the likes of Salah AND Sterling IMO.

jimmii · 19-07-2019 10:53pm

galwaylad14 wrote: »

Any thoughts on who'll start for United between Martial and Sanchez? Serious value there if one of them nails down a starting spot.

Theres been positive quotes coming out about Martial and the effort he has put in so far. Has so much potential if he lock down a spot and start to perform he could be good value.

km79 · 19-07-2019 10:55pm

galwaylad14 wrote: »

Any thoughts on who'll start for United between Martial and Sanchez? Serious value there if one of them nails down a starting spot.

Not Sanchez

manual_man · 20-07-2019 12:21am

Hard to argue for Kane with Trippier gone and Eriksen could be on the way out too. That's a serious hole in their creativity. And Kane usually starts slowly anyway

20-07-2019 6:19am

Have been giving serious consideration to starting Jorginho and Noble in a 3-5-2.

Wasn’t there a couple of freak scoring 5m midfielders last year ? Think Kante was one.

I also think whoever doesn’t start the season with a Chelsea midfielder will be transferring one in within 2-3 weeks. There’s serious value to be had in one of them. Hopefully Pedro.

Pete_Cavan · 20-07-2019 7:28am

Deleted User wrote: »

I also think whoever doesn’t start the season with a Chelsea midfielder will be transferring one in within 2-3 weeks. There’s serious value to be had in one of them. Hopefully Pedro.

Like I said earlier, better to wait 2-3 weeks and transfer in the right Chelsea player than start with one and possibly have to change. Their opening two games could be tricky anyway.

ScummyMan · 20-07-2019 2:18pm

Another goal for Greenwood today...

km79 · 20-07-2019 2:52pm

ScummyMan wrote: »

Another goal for Greenwood today...

There is absolutely no doubt he is getting game time at start of season
He is prob only an injury away from starting
Whether he stakes a claim or not long term then won’t matter !

manual_man · 20-07-2019 4:09pm

I'm throwing in Greenwood as my 4.5 fwd. At the worst he loses 0.1 or 0.2 and rots in 3rd position on my bench. At best he gets good minutes and could prove amazing value. It's not like i was expecting much from Vincent Janssen anyway

ThunbergsAreGo · 20-07-2019 4:14pm

I'm keeping an eye on Brewster for similar reasons

Not in the game yet

Benimar · 20-07-2019 5:03pm

Finding it very hard to put a draft together.

Salah/Sterling/3 big defenders/decent striker takes up a lot of wedge.

I'm also conscious of a GW2 captain (Salah in GW1, City player GW3-6) as Arsenal have the most (only?) decent fixture of the top 6 clubs. Haven't seen Auba or Laca in many squads, but could be captaincy material home to Burnley.

Wilberto · 20-07-2019 6:36pm

Benimar wrote: »

Finding it very hard to put a draft together.

Salah/Sterling/3 big defenders/decent striker takes up a lot of wedge.

I'm also conscious of a GW2 captain (Salah in GW1, City player GW3-6) as Arsenal have the most (only?) decent fixture of the top 6 clubs. Haven't seen Auba or Laca in many squads, but could be captaincy material home to Burnley.

Auba burned a lot of people last season (despite being the top points scoring forward).

SlickRic · 20-07-2019 8:44pm

Wilberto wrote: »

Auba burned a lot of people last season (despite being the top points scoring forward).

The thing about Auba, for the price, is how many times will you captain him.

IMO, if you spend 11m+ on a player, you've to be willing to captain him.

The wonderfish · 21-07-2019 12:22pm

Any idea if Guendozi is a likely starter for Arsenal? Could be a real value at 4.5m if he kicks on from last yr

2nd Row Donkey · 21-07-2019 12:49pm

Kyle walker Peters has started the match vs Juventus today.

But so has Alderweireld, so that tells us nothing.

Son, Lamela and Alli in midfield and Irish teenager Troy Parrot upfront on his own! 17 years old and up against Buffon.

SlickRic · 21-07-2019 1:35pm

Mousset signs for Sheffield Utd for £10m.

I have to imagine he's moving to play games.

4.5 ----> 6.0 is a bit barren this year, so that could be a lovely 5.0 enabler if you don't trust Greenwood or Wickham.

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