Fantasy Football FF247 Team Game-week 23
Hallelujah!!! A green arrow has come back to visit us after we finally managed to hit on the perfect captain. After a rough season and many disappointments, this past GW was celebrated like an Arsenal 4th place trophy, we hugged, drank some champagne and said flowery French phrases to each other. For one week all was right in the FPL world and our 65 points helped us jump over 200K spots. With 16 game-weeks left we still believe that we can reach a ranking that while still somewhat disappointing, is at least respectable, particularly considering where we still sit in the overall.
GW22 in summary The team decided to play without a keeper this week…well we had one, but it was the Palace one versus City, so we got a fat zero. As we expected. We managed 2 clean sheets from our back 3, with Dijk and Bellerin coming through for us. Morgan was the only one who missed out, by conceding a goal to the worst team in the EPL, Villa. In the midfield there were some very average scores with only KdB scoring over the coveted 5 points. Alli continued his fall back down to earth with another 2 pointer, Mahrez missed his second pen in 3 weeks and has now produced nothing over the last 5 GWs. KdB grabbed us 6 points to justify our faith in him a bit, while Ozil needed to rest his eyes and took the week off. Luckily Deulofeu was able to grab an assist in his 11 minute stint to help us with 4 points off the bench. Up top we had Romelu, who was kept for his upcoming fixtures not his last two, Vardy who grabbed an assist and a yellow and our captain sensational Kun Aguero. Those 32 points from the Argentinian had us inside the 1 million mark for a few hours. They were relatively glorious them hours, and we want to feel like that again, so here are our transfer plans and captaincy for the week ahead.
Transfer/s decision for GW23… hold the transfer
The initial plan was a simple van Dijk to Baines switch and we’d have been happy enough with that, all things considered, but then Leighton rose unexpectantly on Thursday evening and so our plan A was in disarray. Our plan B was, well, non existent. We hadn’t got that far! The obvious was a cheaper alternative such as Jagielka but it gave us time to consider the upside of an Everton defender and we concluded that whilst Baines had plenty of that in terms of attacking potential the rest just looked like sitting ducks given that they do have a propensity to ship about 8 goals every week, or so it feels.
And so we decided to take stock and look ahead and we felt that a transfer banked may actually be a valuable asset given that there will be a blank game-week ahead for some, pending the outcome of this weeks League Cup semi-finals. Everton have a better chance than most of having a blank that week too given that even if they don’t reach the final itself they will still miss out should Liverpool do so as they are scheduled to play them that week.
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The team in full
The only real contention was over whether to play Deulofeu or Alli. The majority vote went with Alli. That’s all your writer can say right now as he’s foaming at the mouth at the decision. Let’s hope it’s the right one, for their sakes!
Olsson starts too, more in hope than expectation as he’s reported as being 50/50 but if he doesn’t then he’s unlikely to feature at all so that ones a nothing ventured, nothing gained move. With plenty on the bench to cover for it.
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Captain – Romelu Lukaku
Kun was considered, of course, given his recent form, but we also considered that City have been poor away from home and their opponents West Ham have been anything but at home and are unbeaten in 8 at the Boleyn. Everton can knock 3 or 4 past anyone on their day (and still lose) and if the mood takes them then Romelu will surely be at the centre of it. (As will his provider Deulofeu. Sorry. Still fuming!)
Our vice-captain is Sergio Aguero
He won’t be needed. But just in case he is, then he’s our second pick.
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Thanks for reading Fantasy Football FF247 Team Game-week 23.
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Who to bench? Dier, Moreno, Cathcart or Simpson?
Simpson
Also who to play Hens or Elliot?
Hennesey for me. Newcastle is shite at def
Morning all, please if you have the desire spare 2mins of your time and tell me what you’d do with this lot.
Before you ask about the double Chelsea defence, I know, I know.
Thanks in advance.
Morning Cookie..Fancy kane to Lukaku for everton cover??
Constantine, that’s the first transfer in my head yes.
Get another Chelsea defender. You can never have enough of those. Seriously? I’d sell Courtois. Ideally I’d sell Azpi but that doesn’t help your team this week and selling Courtois does.
Who would you buy Inittowinit?
Lukaku
Ha! FPL should let the rooster make the rules. Lukaku in goal, haha, i love it!
6 points for a goal, yeah? :hippo:
OK that’s brilliant thanks mate – I’ve sold Courtois and bought Lukaku. Taken out a loan and playing with four strikers. This is the way forward.
Great move cookie!!
You need to read between the lines on that answer in relation to what you asked me
Morning Cookie. Lukaku would be the priority i think. One of De Bruyne / Ozil to fund it. Probably the former.
Tempted to sell Kane, NIN. Don’t really want to lose KDB or Ozil yet.
Nah, wouldn’t sell Kane bud. Spurs’ fixtures are fantastic. As are Everton’s so having the best player from each team is what i’d be looking for. You’ve got that covered for City with Aguero and Arsenal with Ozil. De Bruyne –> whoever and Ighalo –> Lukaku for me.
Could even take a hit and drop Azpi to a dirt cheap defender so you have a bit more to spend on the mid.
Yeah I get you completely there NIN, but am wary of losing either Ozil or KDB in front of decent matches….KDB has Sunderland and Leicester after this week…..
And Spurs have Norwich and Watty. Cant have everyone mate, unfortunately! Bye bye Kev. Could you squeeze Yaya in there with Lukaku if you dropped Azpi to Bennett? Just a thought as i keeps the double City attack and he is a decent source of points. I reckon i’d go for the non-hit route myself though. I like Chelsea defence after this week anyway which is why i kept Ivanovic on my bench for this week.
Cookie – I wouldn’t lose KDB just yet
Cookie
Despite the double Chelsea you still have some very good defensive players so I wouldn’t worry too much back there.
Kane to Lukaku if you could stomach it. I couldn’t :winktongue:
In truth I don’t see much else. With similar teams as you know, I’ve gone Ighalo to Afobe this week.
Morning GP, i had a look at Afobe this week, apart from this week i wasn’t a huge fan of their fixtures. I have traded Igloo so bad this season – bought him too late, he went quite for a couple of weeks so I sold him. At which point he went on his next run of scoring lol.
Really tempted to give him more time. And that would mean selling Kane. Ah bollox, just gonna do it, see ya Harry.
May do Azpi to Baines for good measure too hahaha. Yay or nay?
Cookie
Yay actually :thumbup:
All done! Thanks for your help everyone.
Simpson in for Rangel?
Cant see what your team will gain from that move to be honest. Bank it.
I have 2FT at the moment
Still cant see what it does for you mate – when is the next time you would play Simpson? Probably never considering your other defenders are good and have good games ahead.
I’d play him this week ahead of Bellerin and then probably league cup weekend.
What would you do with it?
(I’ll definitely bring in Payet next week, just need to work out how)
Hi
Please can someone tell me how to post the screenshot of my team on here? Don’t often post on here but definitely need some help! Thanks
When you post there is an upload image button below the text box
Thanks
Hi
Think I figured it out! Can’t decide what to do, I am happy with mids and strikers, but van dijk and McCarthy need to go, only going to do 1 this week, so it is defender to Daniels or keeper to Howard? Also want to keep some £ back as I might get Sanchez for ozil soon, any comments appreciated
Hey Swamp, sorry was trying to reply bout the screenshots and my phone died, looks like you’ve sorted it anyway!
van Dijk to Dier?
Thanks Cookie, appreciate the reply, do you think my keeper is more urgent to change?
Not a massive issue there Swamp, Fabianksi is fine for now.