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
Current team
Fabianski Murphy
Clyne Oshea Azp Duff Clyne
Sanchez Fab Downing Chadli Quinn
Aguero Bony Costa
no FT left.
Defense so weak plus downing chadli and duff doubt
a good time to WC?
Thanks guys
Definitely no need to panic mate.. u hav a decent team.. make fixes every week.. Jan WC is so close, not worth wildcarding now..
Thanks Praveen
Hi All
Really not sure what to do this week. Seem to have a few problems. Team is
Krul (inj) Myhill (won’t play)
Baines (doubt) Moore (?) Hutton Bertrand Duff (doubt)
Siggy Fab Sanchez Mane (want rid) Boyd
Pelle Costa Aguero
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Cheers in advance
Sorry 0.1 itb and 2 free transfers but may take a hit
I would move out krul and moore and get Guzan and Yun.. No need to take hits..
Have Chadli and Baines been passed fit to play? May need to take a hit to take Chadli out if not..
AT, have you read Team Talk?
Cookie, yes but the papers are promulgating the opposite! Just wondering if there had been a development since TT was written.
Not that I’ve seen AT – the papers saying Baines and Chadli won’t play?
They all appear to be regurgitating the same lines of ‘will be given late fitness tests’. I think I’ll hold out. After all they both have a day extra to recover!
Doesn’t look to bad to me.
Chadli is 100& fit to play and Downing in contention. I’m looking at Hutton to come in for O’Shea as Villa have a good run coming up. Also Bartley at Swansea (3.9) is getting game time….he could replace Duff.
I like how you doubled up on the Soton defence!!!
sa_MC, my message above was a reply to you mate. Sorry.
Morning guys, how’sy team looking this week. Moved in Yun & Fabiansli for Mannone & Moore. How’s the starting 11 & captain choice.
Thx
Razor
Sensible transfers and team looks good. Captain should do you proud mate.
Cheers & fingers cross it goes well this GW
Morning/Evening all
Plan to play my monsters this week as follows. Thoughts appreciated.
Guzan (Heaton)
Duff Bertrand Baines (Dummett Moore)
ADM Hazard Siggy(VC) Ameobi (Mikel)
Rooney(C) Aguero Costa
Cheers and good luck this week.
Bluey
Looks a scary scary front line. Love it
Evening GP – cheers mate. What’s the plan this week: crack the top 1000? All the best champ.
Blue
Would be nice mate. I’ll take it as it comes!
Blue, love the top 3! Was thinking that the other week but need some restructuring! Good luck mate!
You too Kiwi. Went hard this week for Rooney. Cost me a -8, which I loathe (and little choice with price changes), but didn’t need to sacrifice any big names and it sets me up for the run into Christmas. Am exposed without Chelsea defence but very happy with the balance of the squad.
What’s your squad now blue? Good call mate
Squad listed at 54 above mate. Cheers.