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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Lukaku to
A. Carroll
B. Mitrovic
I’m favouring Carroll & Origi ahead of Mitrovic so on that basis Carroll.
Newcastle are toilet.
+1
+2
A
It’s tough
Both average 3.1 points per game over the season
Mitro has 3 games to carrolls two – assuming Carroll makes it through the warm up…
Carroll has a dgw in gw37.plus Watford resting players for midweek game swung it for me.
Fair points
Repost but last question
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
Duthers,
Delaney goes to United and Arsenal…
Monreal has 2 good home games… even if Gabriel starts 1 of the 2 it should still be more points than Delaney
4
4 for sure. No chance Delaney gets out with more than 2 points, or 4 optimistically
I need to ask this again because I’m so worried about it haha but what should I do: BB so Robles,Mahrez,Klose and Simpson can play or TC Sanchez and save BB for 37? Really need some solid advice.
MattX
BB for me
Even though Leicester play West Ham and it’ll probably be a tight game? Cheers for the reply mate
Matt, TC for me mate. Lennon unlikely to play, Klose a doubt. That’s half your bench gone
Oh sorry I forgot. Lanzini came in for Lennon and Migs is playing over Robles
Sorry Matt, I was in a lift and lost signal! Good luck mate
You’re alright mate. I’ve gone with Sanchez and TC. Good luck to you too mate!! I think this week will be the make or break week for most teams in MLs
I would TC Sanchez and let Mahrez play over Lennon & Migs over Robles
BB.
guys, last minute question. playing TC. Alexis or Kun?
All I can say is go with your gut mate.
Constantine, i’ve been planning to TC this week Alexis for weeks. Am gonna stick to my plan, but am nervously ignoring Kun!
sanchez it is then.. same feeling here too mate..But, i think Arsenal are going to give their all out..lets hope for the best.. BTW have the worst of the teams for this week. all the planning went to hole.
Question
How many players do you currently have for gw35?
Assuming no new injuries / bookings / etc.
10
Includes ft?
Without FT.
I have 10 currently plus 1FT, so hoping to field 11.
10
Including ft for GW 35?
I have my FT to make it 11
…and no cheating.
If your player never gets a game, they don’t count!
Darlow
Simpson ,Sakho,Bellerin
Mahrez,Sanchez,de Bruyne,Coutinho
Aguero,Kane.
+1Ft.
10 as of now, 11 if I bring in a keeper
11
Forster
Bellerin
Walker
Daniels
Simpson
Ozil
Mahrez
Alli
Sigurdsson
Sanchez
Aguero
Vardy
+1 FT to improve on Daniels
Well that’s it the deadline has passed!! I’ve bitten the bullet and went with TC on Sanchez. Let’s hope for goals galore especially against WBA.