Fantasy Football 247 Site Team Gameweek 14
Welcome to the Fantasy Football 247 Site Team Gameweek 14 article. Having fared poorly the previous week, as many did, we needed to bounce back this week and we did just that with a decent 68 points which saw us rise over 45,000 places and back up to a respectable overall rank of 34,512. Captaining Sanchez helped us massively, as did hanging onto Kun, which in itself feels like a feat given that 4/5 of the committee actually now admit that they sold him on their own teams! Other than those two, Austin got us 9 and Pieters brought a clean sheet and 6 but the rest were left wanting, it does go to show that you can still post a decent score if just a few of your troops turn up. Our big disappointment was of course our actual transfer as we had planned meticulously to finally bring in Coutinho but he unfortunately suffered a bad injury this week. To add insult to that Firmino also limped off too to leave us with a grand total of 4 points between them. Best laid plans and all that. Let’s take a look at how we plan to deal with the situation this week…
Transfer – Sold Coutinho & Lukaku and bought Pedro & Kane
We bring you the site team early this week and that is simply because we have decided to jump in and make our transfers now rather than wait to suffer the inevitable price drops of Coutinho and Lukaku. It would be remiss of us to post this on Friday and only tell you then that we made our moves on Tuesday. Yes we know the dangers of this of course, but it was a small risk we felt willing to take, especially given that had we waited we probably wouldn’t have been able to afford the guys we wanted, in particular our chosen captain.
Like so many other managers our transfer this week, or at least one of them, has been dictated to us as a result of the injury suffered by Philippe Coutinho. With Romelu Lukaku failing to register any returns for three consecutive games the decision was made to cut him adrift and in the process incur a 4pt hit, our first of the season.
So, having decided who we were selling we now had the task of identifying their replacements. Given the fixtures over the coming game-weeks it came down to a straight choice between Harry Kane and Diego Costa to fill the void left by Lukaku. While Chelsea are in great form, Spurs’ next three home games are against Swansea, Hull & Burnley and we simply couldn’t ignore the potential Harry Kane offers. Granted Spurs are struggling somewhat in front of goal but as we’ve seen in the past Kane only needs one chance. The fact that he features in slightly over 8% of teams is an added bonus.
With £7.5m to spend we turned our attentions to the midfield. Had we made the choice to go with Costa up top we would in all likelihood have went with Gylfi Sigurdsson. It was however felt that the lack of Chelsea cover could have dire consequences in the weeks ahead and with that in mind the decision to add Pedro to our squad was a relatively easy one.
THE NEW TEAM IN FULL FOR Gameweek 14
The team picks itself really and there are no surprises, maybe we could have considered Pickford ahead of Cech but Arsenal have only conceded 4 away and West Ham only average a goal a game at home (6 in 6). We hope Bobby (as Klopp calls him) makes it of course but even if he doesn’t we won’t be rushing to take more hits for him, we will let a 1 / 2 pointer come off the bench. As we said in the intro, it’s not always about a perfect 11 sometimes, it just needs the key elements in place, and we feel we have prepared ourselves correctly in that respect this week.
Our Captain is Harry Kane
The decision to appoint Kane as our captain this week was a unanimous one. After all Swansea have shipped 12 in their last four games and even Crystal Palace managed to put four past them in GW13. End of story with that one really!
If anyone is interested in following the site teams progress then you can do so here and we wish you all the best of luck this week with your own teams.
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Fixture Tracker – the next 6 games
Hello all..so, done with two early transfers. Lukaku and Fuchs to Kane and Tymon. Phelan was praising a lot about this guy and has started last two games for hull.cant find a better 4m option than him frankly. Attached is my team. What say friends?
i like it constantine
I like it! I’ve put Tymon in my squad too as I could only afford £4m to manage the other purchases and he looked the best option.
Both look like good moves
Which pair is better to have right now?
1) Sanchez and Austin
2) Walcott and Kane
Sanchez and Austin
Mitro – I see you want Sanchez so bad. I myself want Kane in my team but the only way to do that is if i downgrade Sanchez to Walcott and i’m not sure if that is a good idea. Was even thinking Kun to Kane for 4 weeks then swap back. Am i insane?
Seriously considering Aguero to Kane as well. Surely he’ll get more points against Swansea, United, Burnley and Hull than Aguero will versus City, Leicester, Watford and Arsenal?
Captain Kingpin – exactly my point! I believe Kane will outscore Aguero during these 4 games so was toying with that idea all this week. Kane’s 3 home matches are mouthwatering and he could very well be the captain for these games.
Guys,
I have 1 FT & 1.2 ITB – what would you do?
All week I’ve been planning to do hazard to Sanchez – is this the right move?
Hazard to Sanchez this week (no hit) then Walcott to Pedro next week if you want to keep your Chelsea midfield coverage since you will have 2 arsenal mids.
Eagle – I actually never thought about that – thank you
:ok:
To me, it would look weird to dump Hazard one GW before the great run of fixtures that Chelsea has.
The team looks well set for the coming weeks, even if it is not optimal for the next GW. I think that I would keep the FT…
This has changed! I thought we had a foolproof plan to get Sanchez which didn’t involve losing Hazard? I feel betrayed
Init – it’s done!
Apart from I’ve lost hazard!!
:say-what:
Fingers crossed it doesn’t backfire
Mitro do not lose Hazhard fixtures to good I would change Costa to Kane 😉
Silvers – too late, it’s done mate
Hey guys how would you improve my team. Already did Coutinho to Siggy so I have 1FT remaining and £2.0 ITB. Was finding a way to bring in Kane but then I would have to take out Sanchez and Austin and bring in Walcott and Kane but still not sure. My killer forwards would be Kun, Kane and Costa though quite expensive. Any thoughts guys?
My team in full:
Hey Egle this is one of the best teams I’ve seen Spurs cover up front would be the only thing but without sacrificing one of you premium def not sure how you would do this or possibly a Sou def really good team 😉
Thanks Silvers. Yes a Sou defender is on my watch list. I was thinking Kelly to Cedric or take out my non-playing GK Jakupovic to Forster. Any of these moves would help me have a solid squad for the busy festive period.
Eagle I would say Sanchez is a season keeper not sure if you were even thinking of losing him but hold TF & yes that would be a good move Kelly to Sou def .
To me, the team is great as is.
I would not loose Sanchez before West Ham and Stoke. I would hold the transfer and wait for after the Spurs-ManU game to swap Sanchez and Kane.
So I would keep the FT!
I don’t like doing it, but I’ve taken a hit to do Friend -> Cedric. Here’s my reasoning:
1. It keeps me from playing Stones against Chelsea or Amat against Spurs.
2. Friend is injured for 3 weeks and I need a fully fit squad moving into the festive period.
3. Cedric has a great run and is in great form.
So here is my squad for the weekend on a -4
Ok, Pancho, I have studied your file, and my conclusion is that you have a valid case for taking a hit for a defender!
Hahah thanks Vinci! Youve helped me to almost believe I did the right thing. Still not fully convinced, but I’m on the way!
Good move Pancho. A Southampton defender is a good pick. They have a good run of fixtures so sit back and enjoy the points. Next week address your other city players (Gundogan and Stones).
Eagle, I was going to do Stones to Cedric but felt I needed to keep ahold of him because he actually plays. If Friend were fit I would have done Stones instead. And indeed, one of them out next week!
Hey Pancho, how are you? Just thought I’d update you – the beards coming along nicely, so much so I’ve just ordered a beard trimmer!
Innit, great to hear the beard news!
I’d also recommend a beard oil. Helps with the itch and keeps it softer.
I’m currently using Oil of Olay!
Pancho not I bad move I would thk this is a good GW to take a hit as I thk most will because of injuries;)
And Zealand scores again.
Is that what we’re calling him now?!
Lol Init, no! Autocorrection. I will call him this from now on though. It is perfect.
New Zealander surely