Captains Picks Fantasy Football Gameweek 25 – Fantasy Premier League 2014/15
Gameweek 24 was a mixed bag for captaincy candidates. Walcott returned a one point cameo from the bench; Silva left empty-handed; while teammate Aguero contributed a paltry 5 points. Eden Hazard continued his march up the scoring charts with a handsome 10 points. Once more, however, the limelight was stolen by Harry Kane who, for those ‘punks’ who were ‘feeling lucky’ accrued double digits for the second consecutive game.
This week throws up a few, how to put this, potentially less balanced fixtures. But then, that was said about Man City vs Hull City, so who really knows what will happen? With Man Utd and Arsenal having irresistible home fixtures, can Fantasy Football managers afford to overlook them? Take a look at this week’s top 5 and decide for yourself.
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[/three_fourth]5. Sergio Aguero (away vs Stoke)
Well, that wasn’t in the script. Against a well organised Hull outfit, the Argentinian failed to light up the Etihad as expected. While his meager assist was scant consolation for the thousands that captained Aguero, shocks like this are, after all, why we love football. 4 games without a goal in 2015 makes worrying reading for more than a quarter of FPL managers, but this is no Benteke-esque drought. Far from being bereft of near-misses, or starved of decent chances, Sergio has still looked capable of scoring. The Britannia won’t be an easy place to resume ‘normal’ service, but world class players don’t stay stifled for long.
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[/three_fourth]4. Jermaine Defoe (home vs QPR)
Homesickness allegedly drove Defoe to depart Toronto FC and head for Sunderland, a mere… 275 miles north of his hometown in East London. No matter the reason, Poyet has potentially saved the Mackems from relegation peril by hiring this prolific marksman. Adding to the over-saturated market of quality budget strikers, Defoe joins the likes of Kane and Austin as £6m sharp-shooters. 2 goals and an assist in his first 3 games back in England suggest there’s more to come against a hapless QPR side who know all about homesickness. Having notched 5, 6 and 7 points respectively so far, you may as well add Jermaine’s 8 points on right now.
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[/three_fourth]3. Harry Kane (away vs Liverpool)
A trip to Anfield against a galvanised Liverpool defence isn’t an ideal fixture for a captain. But on current form how can a top 5 not include Spurs’ super Harry Kane? 10 goals in 9 games. 2 goals against Chelsea. 2 goals against Arsenal. Clearly this season’s FPL phenomenon, Kane is already approaching coveted ‘fixture-proof’ status. Far from being a mere penalty-area predator, the striker is showing genuine talent in every aspect of his play. Roy Hodgson won’t be able to resist giving the 21 year-old his first England cap. I dare say many out there won’t be able to resist captaining him.
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[/three_fourth]2. Robin van Persie (home vs Burnley)
Let’s face it. Robin van Persie has become unfashionable. There are, naturally, a number of contributory factors. His unconvincing displays under Moyes; his perceived lack of motivation; the increased competition for places; his greying hair. Premier League observers have been left asking what’s happened to the flying Dutchman that scored when he wanted? Surprising as though it may seem, RvP has RSVP’d this SOS. While the forwards ahead of him in the FPL charts have been rightly getting the plaudits, our mate from Rotterdam has sneaked into the top 6. His last 11 starts have tallied 6 goals and 2 assists. Over the season as a while, 56 of his 93 points have come at Old Trafford. Up next is a Burnley team whose only away clean sheet came at Palace in September. Sometimes being unfashionable is the coolest thing to do.
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[/three_fourth]1. Olivier Giroud (home vs Leicester)
Cazorla, Sanchez, Walcott, Ramsey, Ozil, Welbeck. What Wenger doesn’t lack is depth in attacking options. Of course this is wonderful for him, but a nightmare for us. Figuring out who will be next in line for their turn at the buffet is nigh on impossible. However, while the musical chairs midfield continues to revolve behind him, Olivier Giroud is Arsene’s go-to guy up front when the music stops; plate in hand, shovelling food onto his plate oblivious to the chaos. The Frenchman’s problem this season hasn’t been productivity, it’s been availability. When he’s not undergoing physiotherapy, he’s serving silly suspensions. This is all too evident in his stats. Only 779 minutes played, yet an impressive 7 goals and 2 assists. 6.5 points per 90 minutes is a remarkable return given his sporadic appearances. Leicester’s 9 defeats on the road is eclipsed only by QPR. Whichever lineup Wenger opts for, you can be sure Giroud will be at the spearhead stuffing his face.
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Hi Everyone,
How does this team look for GW25? Any changes I should make? Am I missing out by not having a Southampton defender? If yes, who would you sell? I have 1FT and 0.3 ITB. Thanks!
MayAr – Team looks pretty set to me. Hold FT i reckon.
Thanks NIN? What about captain? Juggling between Cazorla, Giroud and Hazard.
I like the Cazorla pick. I’ll be going with Sanchez if he starts, but if not then probably Cazorla too.
Cheers!
This looks a solid squad and I really like it.
Is it worth a hit to bring an Arsenal player in for Leicester game? Would be taking Silva out after just 1 game!! Not good really!
Hi Shadow. I fancy City to bounce back this week and get a win. Who are you thinking of bringing in for him?
Well I was going to wait to see the team sheets, one of Ozil/Walcott or Caz. Can’t afford Sanchez.
I do expect City to play better but they always find it hard at Stoke so even if they do win it will probably be by a small margin.
Hmm, if you could afford Alexis then i would say go for it. Even still, if you want to make the new arrival, whomever it may be, your (c) then it could still be worth it actually. If Silva gets 6 or 7 points then your new player would have to get 11 or 12 to make a profit on the move. (c) included though, could be well worth it if it gets a 20+ score.
I upgraded Fab to Haz which has taken my Sanchez funds. I’ll wait untill the sheets come out and make my decision. If all 3 of above started who would you go for?
Probably Cazorla mate as he is nailed on given his form and has a lot of set-piece and penalties too. Walcott does have that explosive aspect though so he’d be next in line, for me. Maybe even first in line if you want that extra bit of differential in your pick.
Thanks, I was tempted to go for Walcott as a differential and he could easily bag a couple against Leicester if started. Have to wait and see the line ups..
Hi guys, how do I screen shot to post my team on here
thanks
Ken – Google ‘Gyazo’ and download it. It’s what i use and i find it dead handy. It’ll give you a run through on how to use it and what not :thumbup:
Cheers NIN
Wally to Alexis tonight or wait a day? Don’t have any margin. If Alexis goes up tonight I can’t buy him tomorrow without taking a hit. So what to do?
FFS, had it all figured out. Wait till Arsenal teamsheet comes out and make decision based on starters since I already have Wally/Santi/Giroud.
Hey Raz. I’ve just had a quick look at FFF price change and it seems Alexis is a long way away from a price rise. I suppose the best thing to do is keep an eye on it and if he gets huge purchases tonight then take a risk and bring him in. It would take a lot for him to go up tonight though so you should be okay to hang on and be sure he starts.
http://www.fplstatistics.co.uk/ has been more accurate as of late. Sad to say. And they’re on 15 percent whereas FFF is on 5 percent.
By the way, last night or a few hours back (whatever you want to call it) the FPL guys forgot to do the price changes, so odd. >.<
Their accuracy is:
Rises 97.2%, Falls 97.2%
Plan was also to bring in Costa for the Burnley game. However, I see City play Newcastle at night. Might be the perfect opportunity for Kun to make his comeback.
They did? I didn’t notice. I think you’ll be okay hanging on until tomorrow but again, keep an eye on it just to be sure.
They did? I didn’t notice. I think you’ll be okay hanging on until tomorrow, but again, keep an eye on it just to be sure.
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Deciding who to captain this week will be a headache but i think a nice differential move would be Ozil captain! He is on form which is all that matters in this game. It maybe would be a risk but with 13 and 8 in his last two and at home it might pay off.
Kun is an option too but with Stoke at home surely they wont concede much? Not when City couldn’t break down Hull at home.. they do need to win but I would feel more at ease captaining an Arsenal player. Sanchez the template captain choice or Ozil for a risk that might pay off or then you could choose any of these.
Caz
Wally
Giroud
Hazard
RVP
Kane
Blind (Don’t raise your eyebrows, he is on form!)
Oh and Defoe
If anyone from United, then RvP. Depending on who starts tomorrow I’d go with a Arsenal player though. Just like them more than United at the moment. United has 0 passion, bit like City.
United are missing more than that. I dont think Rooney is a good leader either, I know I wouldnt listen to him. And the players are not gelling together, it seems there are too many players where styles clash. Chelsea and City play as a unit, Man United look lost and out of ideas, hence the long balls time and time again yesterday.
Without any cohesion to their play it will always be hard to predict an outcome, one game they may knock in a few goals and on another day against the same team they might lose.. Mickey mouse stuff at the moment, getting 4th looks a tall order imo and i support them :/
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You just uploaded your entire private life and I downloaded it Ken. 😉
That was a joke by the way. Before you really start to worry and shit. 😉