Fantasy Football FF247 Team Game-week 34
CHIPS?! BLOODY CHIPS! Listen Mr FPL, we’re not liking your soddin’ CHIPS right now, we’ll tell you that much… Rant over. Maybe. In case you missed it we played a STUPID CHIP, sorry – *calms down*, last week. We decided to play, as many did, the WC CHIP ahead of GW33 with the intention of playing our Bench Boost CHIP this week. As you may have guessed already it didn’t go swimmingly! We ripped up our nicely performing and well crafted squad to replace it with one full of high hope for GW34 with that other CHIP, the BB, in mind. Had we not played it then we’d have scored… aww, you know what, never even mind, STUPID CHIPS!!!!
Our DGW wildcard totalled 61pts, only slightly above the average of 56pts and ended our nice little run of green arrows as we dropped 30k places to our new rank of 323,660. But of course our wildcard was played with this week’s big DGW in mind so we hope for bigger and better things in DGW34. Our doublers in GW33, Ward and Lukaku, suffered contrasting fortunes, just not the way we imagined. Lukaku was cack, crap, a waste of time, dress it up as you will, but he was a major disappointment especially in the respect that we captained him. Ward on the other hand was a superstar – one assist, two clean sheets, three bonus points, four points for just turning up = a five star performance. The single game players were mixed – de Gea and Monreal both conceded three goals but Simpson again kept a clean sheet and gained two bonus points. In midfield, Mahrez and Lanzini did nothing and KdB played just 31 minutes as a sub – at least Alexis maintained his form with a goal at West Ham. And up front, Aguero did what Aguero does – a goal and three bonus points, why didn’t we captain him?! Rashford was hauled off at half-time and then of course there was Lukaku…..
Transfer / CHIP! decision for GW34
This one was debated long and hard! Playing a WC one week, with the expectation that the majority of those players would still be fit / healthy / selected / mentally unimpaired / uninjured / unjailed / unsuspended / not deported / able to speak English, really shouldn’t be that much of a stretch. Should it?! Well, it would appear that sometimes it is. Ok, so granted, none actually got deported or jailed, but hey, given the luck of the rest, there’s still time yet.
The main decision then was whether to proceed with the planned Bench Boost or indeed change tact completely and opt for a Triple Captain and risk having a squad worthy of a BB in DGW37. In doing so we did the simplest thing possible and laid out our team as if we were going to pick it for a normal week and then asked the question whether the remaining bench merited the BB over a possible TC on say Sanchez. And boy was it close! The debate got heated in the kitchen to such an extent that one person actually put his pinny on and flounced off in a huff.. to the kitchen. To cook. We kid you not. The YMCA has nothing on this committee in full flow!
It turned out that Gabriel was the crux of this gamble – if he was to play then he could significantly boost that bench with two great home games and two chances of a clean sheet. Without him we may be snookered but we decided ultimately that we had played the WC last week with the intention of a BB and so we would go through with that.
And so, looking at the squad we asked if there were other small holes? Well, it would seem that there may have been a massive post-GW33 grudge against one certain individual and we won’t give you two guesses as to who that may have been! Now, ordinarily, to sell a player who is about to have a DGW would be idiocy, we agree. But hear us out. HE’S AN IDIOT, AND WE HATE HIM! *sorry, calms down again*. In seriousness we feel his time will be limited due to Everton’s impending, and let’s face it, more important FA Cup Semi-Final date. We are of course talking about Lukaku…
And so what to do with him?! This is where all logic flew out of the window and Andy Carroll flew in! Neither plays in GW35 so that kind of negated itself but we just fancied the punt on him, especially as he will be more likely to play both games now that West Ham are out of the FA Cup. That’s if he doesn’t injure himself in the warm up for the Leicester game… Which, let’s face it, is very likely.
The team in full
Captain – Alexis Sanchez
Two strong home games and a player looking like he’s finally coming back into form. In GW34… Nice one Alexis! Maybe take a break sometime, eh. Anyway we fancy he will at least play both games and probably in full as they have nothing else to play for now as opposed to Aguero and City who have the small matter of a Champions League Semi-Final coming up and so may be giving limited minutes to their stars ahead of that.
Our Vice-captain is Sergio Aguero
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Carroll or Origi?
Current team. Sanchez also coming in as TC.
Origi may not play 90 min’s on both or either game but on the other hand bringing in Carroll may be overkill on West Ham.
Yeah that’s my thinking. If Liverpool were out the EL then I’d go Origi but as you say I think he’ll be rested at least 1 game (probably Bournemouth & Newcastle next GW).
Yeah those are the exact games I think he’ll be rotated for. What I’d suggest for this GW is a Utd forward so either Rashford or Martial.
Origi edges it as he has a game in 35
What would you do on this GW alone?
I currently have a full XI and 1 FT to improve on Daniels in GW35 so not overly concerned about that.
probably Carroll as he will probably play full 90 both games and is in form if you can call it that
I am edging towards Carroll despite Leicester & Watford being fairly solid. Nothing pisses me off more than seeing my player on the bench.
Please suggest which is better option.
1. Sturridge Iwobi Fosu-Mensah
2. Martial Iwobi Smalling
Have coutinho and ozil. And 10 gw players for GW35
2- atleast Martial and Smalling are certain starters
Option two for me
Thanks ppl
Depends. Are you a risk taker or not?
If they get game time then 1 by a mile.
2 is the safer option and, while I wouldn’t bet on it, they could score just as well.
I took a risk and went with 1. 😉
Squad is now:
Darlow DDG
Clyne Sakho Delaney Evans Gabriel
Coutinho Lennon Payet KdB Sanchez (C)
Aguero Martial Rashford
0FT and 1.5m itb
Used my FT so for a 4PH would you rather:
1- Gabriel to Monreal (since Gabriel had a shocker last GW)
2- Sakho to Kos/Monreal
3- Clyne to Bellerin/Kos
4 – Delaney to Monreal
1
Snookie Bear,
or Delaney to Monreal?
Delaney to Monreal PP
Wouldn’t remove a player who’s going to play both games unless injured or is going to rotate in this case except Gabriel I think all will be playing so would get rid of him
Would doubling up on Arsenal defence and West Ham midfield be advisable for the DGW? Was thinking Koscielny and Gabriel and Payet and Lanzini?
Payet & Lanzini yes. Kosc & Gab, yes if you have them but I wouldn’t bring them in.
Cheers EBC
Gabriel might not play so wouldn’t recommend him, West ham looks good
Everyone so hasty to get Gabriel out. Koschienly played poorly against West Ham to. I think Wenger is priming Gabriel for next season and I reckon Kos might even get a rest. We shall see but Im keeping him and i think he’ll get 1 full game at least.
I think he’s worth keeping because they have 2 great fixtures so even if he only plays 1 it’s fine.
Wenger was hinting at the language barrier. I am guessing Kos speaks English? Does Gabriel?
http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/559489/Arsenal-Gabriel-Paulista-English-Update
Gents?
One last time – team for GW34, good to go or do Mahrez to firmino for a -8?
You crazy mofo. I dare you. :p
I’d leave it due to rotation worries.
Firmino would only be a -4 though. Your other hit has been and gone so shouldn’t factor in the decision to take another hit.
Wouldn’t do it, already have Coutinho and all other players are Dgw’ers don’t be too greedy
Your clearly wanting to do it, press the button
What could do go wrong by taking Mahrez out