Fantasy Football FF247 Team Gameweek 13
Average is the only way we can describe our team’s performance in GW13. Our final score of 44pts was, yes you’ve guessed it, bang on the average mark and led to a whole host of red arrows for the FF247 side. Never mind, these things happen, annoying, but there is no time to dwell on our disappointment. Our score was saved by the continual, good and consistent returns from Cesc Fabregas, who’s assist and maximum bonus points meant he was our joint top scorer with Tim Krul, whose clean sheet led to a 9 point return. Our captain Sergio Aguero let us down, for once. His failure to score at home to Swansea meant we were always going to be struggling this week, especially when you consider the other popular captain choice, Diego Costa scored very early vs West Brom and could easily have had a couple more. Fortunately he didn’t! In the Saturday evening match, Angel di Maria set up Wayne Rooney for his goal, but then proceeded to miss the easiest of one-on-ones, which pretty much summed our week up. The rest of the team did nothing, even Toby Alderweireld couldn’t lead his team to a clean sheet at Villa on Monday night. As a result we have dropped 250 places and now sit in 2,369 place. Time to start the comeback.
Transfer(s) for GW13
Oh the Kruel hand of fate! Even the best laid plans often don’t pan out in reality when it comes to fantasy. We originally kept a slush fund back in the hope that Mr Walcott would be back by now and we were going to bring him in for Tadic but it looks like young Theo could be a while yet so we ditched that idea. Our plans were then plunged further into disarray with the untimely demise of Tim Krul in training yesterday. With no further official news expected on him, as it happened after the Pardew press conference yesterday, we were left with the prospect of no goalkeeper this week as our ‘back-up’ is Mannone who has lost his place at Sunderland.
With this in mind our thoughts turned immediately to Chelsea and Swansea, both of whom have a great run of fixtures ahead and sit 2nd and 3rd in the least goals conceded column. It was at this stage that the suggestion of buying one from each team came up. This would involve a -4 hit and mean we were doubling up on Swansea in defence but also adding a Chelsea string to our bow. Given their fixtures and clean sheet potential we felt this was a small risk worth taking. Purchasing a playing keeper for a hit was a guilt free indulgence given that our other two look likely to be out. After much debate and juggling of players and finances alike we decided to keep Krul as he may return soon and give us two options once again and we sold Mannone and bought the Chelsea stopper Courtois.
In defence our initial thoughts were to transfer out Alderweireld given his tough schedule but we decided to transfer out some ‘dead wood’ instead and keep as strong a ‘playing squad’ as we could with the busy schedule and inevitable injuries, rotations ans suspensions ahead. Taylor, who we own, is on 4 yellow cards currently and may miss a game soon. With all of this in mind we sold Moore of Leicester and bought Bartley of Swansea. Bartley is deputising for the injured Fernandez but this is a situation that is likely to continue for a few weeks yet plus Williams is also on 4 yellows so we would expect to get a good number of games out of Bartley in the weeks ahead.
So to confirm our transfers we have –
Sold Vito Mannone and bought Thibaut Courtois
Sold Liam Moore and bought Kyle Bartley
Captain
Our captain this week is Sergio Aguero
This pretty much came down to an Aguero vs Costa debate. Either could score well this week and there is little to choose between them. You could argue that Southampton has a better defence but likewise you could argue that Bayern Munich has a better defence than Southampton and look what the little Atgentinian did to them this week. We’ve plumped for Aguero as he’s clearly on fire and we have made Costa our Vice Captain.
Our team for this week –
Our goalkeeper is of course new signing Courtois.
We will start Baines in the hope that he is fit. As we have said we are happy to take our chances on double Swansea with a home fixture against Crystal Palace.
The only debate in midfield was Tadic v Boyd but with Southampton’s great home form and him being on penalties and set pieces we are starting Tadic.
Our forwards obviously pick themselves.
The team in text format is –
Courtois
Bartley, Taylor, Baines
Di Maria, Fabregas, Sigurdsson, Tadic
Austin, Costa (vc), Aguero (c)
Subs. Krul. Boyd, Hutton, Alderweireld
Good morning fellas, exciting couple of gameweeks ahead I reckon, would love to improve on my current rank of 4k, who is everybody going for as captain ??? Im currently on Diego Costa have been all week but Kun Aguero is a temptation
Ripsaw. I was the same and have just changed to augero! Peaky Dave pointed out he’s more likely to get 90 minutes and that swayed it for me
Plus he takes penalties (that was my reason for Kun last week)
NZ, you have been of great benefit to me on here my good man, but you have just given me a headache haha. The last time we made an Aguero cappo pact it worked wonders. I really really wanna captain Costa though, I think the Sunderland rearguard is ripe for the picking, Soton could seriously up there game for the visit of City In dont see Aguero doing the same damage he did midweek.
Team for GW13
What you reckon (still haven’t decided my cappo)
Good to go?
Mitro
I’m between Costa and Sanchez myself, Aguero is obviously in amazing form but so are Southampton, they are playing at home and I imagine they will be well up for it, not to mention they have the best defensive record in the league. I suppose though, it is Sergio 😉
Earlier this week I took in Sanchez and Austin, thought about fabianski in for a hit and still unsure, am I better off having him or two rotating keepers? Taking him in would leave me with -4 points and .3 million, yes or no?
No point for a hit when you have a playing keeper this week. Albeit one playing Aguero.
Cheers innit, don’t know how I feel playing 2 defensive players against aguero but in order for the hit to be worthwhile he has to keep a cs
IMO 2 rotating fixtures….. And Guzan and Foster at that….. Check out their fixtures below (Fabianski and Guzan/Foster) and make your choice. I went Guzan/Foster (getting Foster later on in GW 16), but that was partly because I wanted to get Bony in and I would have too many Swansea players if I got Fabianski (already had N. Taylor and Siggy)
Nosaj, cheers for this, tough choice but I don’t know about guzan, villa have been awful recently. Ugh, decisions, I have an hour to consider
IMO 2 rotating fixtures….. And Guzan and Foster at that….. Check out their fixtures below (Fabianski and Guzan/Foster) and make your choice. I went Guzan/Foster (getting Foster later on in GW 16), but that was partly because I wanted to get Bony in and I would have too many Swansea players if I got Fabianski (already had N. Taylor and Siggy).
Anyway to answer your other question, do you think Guzan/Forster/Fabianski will keep a CS? I doubt Forster would. Palace have been alright in attack this season, but Swansea have been good defence. Burnley have been terrible in attack, but Villa haven’t been great in defence (possibly due to their hard fixtures). Ultimately, it’s up to whether you think think Fabianski/Guzan will keep a CS, and tbh, I think both will. It’s just whose fixtures are better medium term and whether it is worth spending an extra .5mil for Fabianski, as that they may be needed later on. Anyway, I have gone for Guzan, but ultimately it’s up to you. In all honesty, I think you should take the hit as this transfer will help you gain points over the coming weeks as well.
Sorry for the double post…… I must of accidentally pressed submit earlier and thought that it didn’t go through or something.
Anyway, Villa have tightened up in the last 2 weeks and I think that they can get back to their early season form. If you think they can, which I do, I reckon you should take the hit
Either way good luck with whatever you do
Kiwi – we left you here like 10 hrs ago and u still around 😉 !!
How’s things on the other side of the planet, my friend ?
Morning All
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Last cry for help (1,2 itb / 1 FT) :
HL, change your GK, move on 😉
And Naismith….
Chicken – logical yes…
but that would leave me with Wisdom against Arsenal…
p.s. Naismith is very doubtful…however – don’t see any worthy replacement for him if a take that hit…
Morning HL, Naismith to Austin and Krul or Mannone to…..how much you got left?
Morning Cookster – Mannone to Fabianski and will be left with no money for Naismith to Austin…
Naismith to Austin though would leave me with Mannone for a 4.6 mil keeper (for a hit)…
Green/Foster/Guzan/Heaton – are the options…
p.s. If I decide to bring in Fabianski ; I will have 3 Swans – so a later move for Bony will be off the cards
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Prob Guzan then?
5th mid between Jedinak & Amifiltano?
Which we reckon?
Or wanyama?
Jedinak bro, mainly for set pieces and pens, he will get many oppertunities with the quickness of Bolasie and co incurring fouls, Amalfitano pretty inconsistent and Wanyama has difficult fixtures whilst playing primarily as a DM
Jedinak defo
Between these 2 – Jedinak…
Thanks!
My 2 transfers this week are begovic to green and El Ahmadi to Jedinak.
4pt hit but hopefully be worth it looking forward.