Fantasy Football FF247 Team Game-week 6
Well here we are again, trying to explain away our criminal start this season. Sitting at a paltry 2,554,773 is just a touch embarrassing. However we did expect to have a memorable season even if some very negative people (everyone) might see it as forgettable one so far. The good news is we got 3 straight green arrows. The bad news is we are just barely getting them. At this stage we are fighting an FPL war of attrition. Basically hoping that the low rankings of any managers around us will force them to quit so we can pass them in the overall. Well let us give you a quick rundown of our XI heroes that posted a 40 in game-week 5 for us.
In goal we had the trusty hands of Tim Krul who lived up to his surname by handing us one measly point. By the way who suggested a Newcastle keeper for our team? To be fair though, the Toon were in 18th place not 20th when his name was floated. :whatever:
Our backline was filled by one obvious choice that worked out, one ok pick that didn’t work out and a terrible one that did exactly what was expected. Morgan was probably picked with the wildcard based on the idea that he was due a clean sheet? Must have been we guess, considering that Leicester had not kept one in the first 4 games. Naughton is playing on a Swans side that was looking the part, so it was understandable if we thought it was possible that they could hold Watford scoreless. In our last spot we installed Kolarov, who has been in ‘Must Have’ form so far this season.
Our mids continued to be disappointing, well except for the man on the lowest wages. Mahrez once again delivered a double digit haul, his fourth in five appearances. Our new signing KDB fit right in, first by starting from the bench and once he came in he did nothing to earn us any points. Sanchez our captain shot and shot and shot, but none went in, so once again we had to settle for another captaincy disappointment. Pedro of course wasn’t stopped by Everton, he was stopped by the site team. Once we bought him, he stopped producing.
Up front we started the magnificent trio of Aguero, Wilson and Gomis. They managed to combine for 5 points. Fitting we guess, no need for them to kill themselves if no one else on the team is. Now let us go to our transfer plans for GW6, where we will probably sell Kolarov and Mahrez because they are destroying team unity.
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Transfer(s) for GW5 – None!
We’ve done nothing! We figured that given every time we have actually done ‘something’ this season it’s turned out terribly so whereas last week we played the wildcard this week we’ve played the apathy card.
Our only real issue this week was Pedro and we voted unanimously to just ride the injury and hopefully have him back next week for the Newcastle game. We’d take anyone against Newcastle right now so it feels like the right call. That’s assuming the injury is as minor as has been reported so far. Obviously if Jose comes out and says something different tomorrow then we reserve the right to reconsider but as it is he’s staying.
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Our team in full…
Team Selection
We only really had two decisions this week –
Which defensive mix to pick and what to do with Pedro.
In defence we decided to bench Naughton as we felt that given Everton’s current form they may well score at Swansea. Given our recent form they absolutely won’t. In goal we went for Krul despite our general misgivings regarding Newcastle but this was purely based on a perceived easier home fixture than the alternative McCarthy travelling to Spurs.
As for Pedro we are actually going to start him. It’s more in hope than expectation of course but it’s also founded in the mistrust we have for Jose. We doubt there will be many fantasy managers out there that haven’t been hoodwinked by him and his lies / misdirection at some point in the past. Remember Costa at Everton last season? On the Friday he was almost lame and ready to be shot. On Saturday he scored a hat-trick. Enough said.
We did briefly discuss alternatives. Payet was one of course but his game at Man City soon killed that one. Coutinho was another but the raucous laughter from the Liverpool fans on the panel soon put that one to bed. So Westwood comes in for him if he is indeed injured. Not ideal in theory, but let’s see. It’s been a strange season so far and neither of these scenarios would surprise us – Pedro doing a Lazarus or Westwood grabbing a brace. Pedro actually being injured and Westwood getting a one pointer would probably be a more fitting representation of our season so far though.
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Captain
Our captain this week is Sergio Aguero
The vote this week was split fairly evenly but Sergio won out in the end despite him not yet even being 100% confirmed as fit and available. The fact that he came on from the bench in midweek suggests that the ‘rest’ was perhaps precautionary at best. With City in blistering domestic form any home game for him is hard to ignore even though he’s not really got going yet but we all know that break out hat-trick game is just around the corner. Let’s hope it’s this week!
We appreciate that we run the risk of a 30 minute cameo as well if he’s deemed only fit enough for that but if we had to give 30 minutes to any player in the league to make an impact it would be him but hopefully he starts and does the business.
Our vice-captain is Riyad Mahrez
Should Sergio not play a part then we are happy to entrust the captaincy to the man of the season so far. Had this game been at home he may well have walked away with the armband outright such has been his form so far.
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Anyone else thinking jose with put pedro on in the last 20? Rather bench him and start j.evans?
Isnt JEvans also a doubt? But yeah, I think Pedro will be subbed in most probably.
Yeah I can’t help shake that feeling Pan :-/ I’ll still probably transfer him out though.
Even with Newcastle on the agenda?
Yeah I think so B, Chelsea just look so out of sorts that I can see Newcastle doing a repeat of their 0-0 against United. He could smash it though of course, which is largely why I haven’t removed him yet… Thing is he could actually very possibly drop tonight, so I’m tempted to drop him for a punt on Walcott and if it doesn’t pay off then I can always buy him back next GW, hopefully for cheaper. What do you think?
Wow, that would suck. But i wouldnt mind a drop honestly if Pedro is gonna play against Newcastle. I just need him from GW 7-10, after which ill replace him with Barkley.
Guys Wildcarding this week.. Any suggestions? I have 5 mil in the bank to get Aguero in next week may be.. Just dont want to get in this week cos he is not fired yet..
Praveen I’d have Aguero over Gomis right now. Sako to Westwood to fund it, or Wilson to a cheap striker if you prefer 3-5-2.
I also think Smalling is unnecessarily expensive for United defence – get de Gea in instead of Cech to save a bit and then Bellerin/Monreal in for Smalling to save a bunch more.
Rest looks great.
I think this is the GW to have Aguero. No point in bringing Aguero in team after he has actually scored his hatrick. Mata > Ayew and Gomis > Aguero would be my suggestions.
With remaining cash you can upgrade YYT > Silva.
Also, Smalling is not worth it with the fixtures United has coming up.
Thanks B, Calvin.. Does this team look better? Any more suggestions?
Looks better to me praveen. I did like the Mata pick in there, but you can’t have everyone!
been trying to register on here for ages and finally made it . is it cos I’m on a kindle ?
anyway here’s the team rip it apart etc.
ok for tomorrow ?
btw 27 people so far today have brought Luke Shaw IN !!!
do they know something I don’t and is it worth a hit (no pun intended) to bring him in ?
LvG called Shaw today, and he said that Shaw seems very positive for now. So yeah, Id bring in Shaw for a hit, but not if its a -8.
B, just brought him in myself. Can’t believe people are taking his injury so seriously. Couple of strong painkillers and he’ll be right..
He is probably being treated like Henderson is being speed-treated in US. Nothing to worry about, in the short term, Shaw is still a viable option.
Excellent, I’ll take out Kolarov for him..
Not sure if Kola deserves the sack due to his current form and BPS potential, but highly recommend Kompany owners to get on this path.
oops forgot the team …..
butland , kolarov francis gomez , silva sanchez pedro mahrez , vardy wilson aguero
subs mccarthy , targett huth hoolahan
Looks top draw to me. Doubt Pedro will be of much use to you though.
roberto, you do realise he has a double fracture in his leg, right?
I know that but a few don’t seem to have grasped that point . It’s now 27 btw
ignore the 182000 that have shipped him, those 29 would sway it for me
29 !
any comments on the team I posted ? scored 60 last week and would like to match that if possible . the
I think Hoola deserves to be 1st on bench after his double digit points last GW. Rest seems good.
cool thx
Very close to pulling the trigger on Westwood –> Sako. Talk me out of it at will. Squad is linked :thumbup:
Seems quite clever to me, NIN. Just when Pedro is back you get a selection dilemma each week.
I’m personally thinking about risking Depay in for Pedro and soaking up his price fall if he does nothing this weekend so I’m being far less clever about it!
AT – Do you think it’ll be a nightmare? I was looking at it being one of him or Wilson every week. Gomis/Mahrez stay put for now and premiums wont be dropped either. Just don’t want to sell a talent like Pedro with the likes of Toon and Villa up soon.
I guess, I just remember thinking it was easy when I benched Mahrez GW2
Ouch! Yeah, it may blow up at some stage.
I will need one more GW to see if he is the real deal. But a very good pick for the coming 5 GWs.
Im looking forward to get him in GW 8 for the home games against WB and WH.
Thanks B. You reckon he might be a, err, three-week-wonder?
Quite possible to be fair. Still, a mid playing up front for a Pardew team is appealing.