Fantasy Football FF247 Team Gameweek 22
Wow. It’s tough at the top! Despite registering a respectable 69 (-4) and outscoring the average by 13 points we still managed to slip back 332 places overall to find ourselves in 1,976th. We blame Hazard. And Sanchez. Although we owned both. More on those two scampsters later. We very nearly wildcarded last week and it was a close call but instead chose to wait and took a small gamble on a hit to get Kane and Hazard. Kane delivered for us but it was Hazard that hurt most which is quite ironic as the reason we took the hit was in fear of Hazard hurting us massively if we didn’t have him and he went off on one. As he can do. So despite having some decent scorers in our midst this week it does go to show what a difference nailing your captain can do. We went for Hazard as he’s been on fire and he was at home with a decent fixture but he managed to pull in just the 3 points, doubled up to 6. Here’s how the rest fared and what we have decided to do ahead of GW22 to try and haul ourselves back up that leaderboard…
Our defence really hurt us this week, pulling in just 9 points between the sorry lot of them, while our current kryptonite nemesis Mr Baines sat on our bench with a smug little assist waving at us, just out of reach. Prior to Christmas doubling up on City in defence looked a good idea but it’s certainly something we will be addressing with our WC. Hutton and Taylor were more ‘ones we sort of had to do with’ this week and in all honesty we feared the worst. And got it.
7 of our front 8 actually delivered attacking returns this week. As luck would have it the only one who didn’t – we captained! Sanchez delivered massively of course and we just had to count our chicken’s that we had him and Downing and Silva proved their consistency with an assist and 2 bonus each. Up top we were delighted that new signing Kane grabbed a goal as did both of the old guard Costa and Austin.
So all in all hardly a disaster and the good news is that despite slipping a few ranking places overall we remain No1 in our adopted ‘home country’ of Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba!
Transfer for GW22
Our team itself wasn’t in bad shape this week and so we felt once again that we could hold the wildcard with a view to playing it in the two week break ahead of GW23. In light of this we decided to make just the one alteration this week and having lost Toby Alderweireld to injury and Alan Hutton being the only alternative up against Liverpool we fancied West Ham to keep a clean sheet against a striker-less Hull. We wouldn’t ordinarily bring in a West Ham defender at this point as their fixtures after this week are pretty challenging but given as we will likely wildcard anyway this felt like a nice one-off.
So to confirm our transfers we have –
Sold Toby Alderweiereld and Bought James Tomkins
Our team in full…
Captain
Our captain this week is Harry Kane
Our vice-captain is Eden Hazard
The team in text format is –
Hart
Zabaleta Tomkins Baines
Sanchez Silva Hazard(v) Downing
Austin Costa Kane (c)
Bench: Krul. Boyd Hutton Taylor
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What to do? 1ft, 1.4itb. WC next week.
Im worried to capt man united player since they are really poor.
I will transfer siggy to downing.
Siggy to Downing only makes sense for next GW. After that West Ham have too many tough fixtures. But if you still have a WC, then ok
I’d do that and bench Hendo for him? You could cap any of that front 3 really. It’s a bit of a lottery this week.
EBC – if you sell Hutton, what money do you have ?
Hmmm. F-ing hard. Henderson to Chadli? And freaking play DUFF over Hutton?
Hi Guys,
With Foster in goal, would you play Wisdom or Van Aanholt? Really like Kane as captain. Other defensive players are Cahill, Clyne and Hutton.
Any help is much apreciated
PvA is a beast. Like Janmaat and most Dutchies good for assists/goals terrible for your defence though. HAHA. Whatever you do, go with that gut of yours!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry for not introducing myself, been an avid follower of this site all season. So, just a big thank you to all contributors, both bloggers and those who leave comments. Im sure i speak for many who don’t chat on here in saying thanks for all the great work! You all continually distract me from the day job! Turned this site into my homepage!
RMT… why not.. any help much appreciated!
Foster (Pantilimon)
Clyne, Cahill, Wisdom, (Hutton), (Van Aanholt)
Hazard, Silva, Sanchez, Johnson, (Boyd)
Costa, Rooney, Kane(c)
Hi tony, nice words those mate, much appreciated by many I’m sure. And a warm welcome too!
Team wise – double WBA v Everton away is risky, I think they’ll score but the alternatives aren’t much different in that respect. Maybe punt on Villa shutting Liverpool out?
I’d probably play Boyd too ahead of Johnson although I’m a big fan of AJ. Or at least I will be soon when their fixtures improve and my WC is active! It’s a toss up that one and in defence too really.
Cheers pal. still having picking issues… No idea!
GL this weekend.
Yeah I wasn’t much help there was I tony?!
I sort of regret selling Hutton even though it was for Bertrand. >.< Had him since day 1. I feel I betrayed him. I'm playing Pantsu versus Spurs but I'm capping Kane. Dilemma? Just hope he gets a lot of saves and stops a Townsend penalty. :dance:
It's a hard one really, my defence for the weekend will be:
Pants
Bertrand – Cahill – Baines
I like backs like van Aanholt since even with a low CS potential they can always assists/score. Go with your gut.
Raz you do realise Pants is starting to define your season don’t you?! This will go down as the Raz loves Pants era
Night mate!
Hi,
Please can you advise who I should have as keeper and who may back 3 should be this weekend?
Pantilimon/Krul
Wisdom/Hutton/Terry/PvA/Kelly(Cry. Palace)
I’m thinking
Krul
Kelly; Hutton; Terry
Thanks.
Thanks
That’s pretty much where I’d have landed to Blue
Thanks innit
Concerned about putting Pants in goal, especially if the concensus is that Kane will have a good game against Sunderland…(benching Pva for the same reason)
Can also see Everton scoring a couple vs West Brom.
Can’t argue with any of that. I’d picked the same players in my mind before I read who you’d suggested yourself and it was all for the same logic.
Hmmm this is my team. I’ve been telling myself I need to activate wildcard Saturday. Starting to have doubts now. It’s not like my team is super bad or anything.
Only reason why it is smart to wildcard next Saturday is because a lot of players will rise and might be beyond reach before I know it: Terry/Chadli/Kun and so on. Plus 2 week break.
That’s it, it’s decided. I don’t know yall help anymore. :dance:
Self help
“Don’t be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth.”
Heck you on about now?! :p
I sense this is my cue to go to bed. 😉
Oyasumi Nasai
Hey folks, a couple of questions (on WC): Keep Southampton defenders/gk as Wanyama and Schneiderlin are out for at least a few weeks or stick? Also, Rooney –> Aguero or hold for another week or two?
*or change, not stick.
Not sure I’d want to stick my neck out on any of those decisions now! Oh ok, if you insist! I’d keep Rooney this week at least. No idea on the Southampton one mate. Those losses to the ‘core’ could be massive.
Cheers, Init! Don’t blame anyone but myself for fantasy footy decisions so please suggest away without fear of retribution if all goes awry. What’s the word on the streets (or boards) about who will play in the attacking roles for United with RvP out this week? Rooney in the hole with Di Maria down the flanks and Falcao up top?
Not seen anything definitive but that would all seem the logical way for them to go.
As for the SOT defenders then yes I’d keep at least 1 as their fixtures ahead merit it.
Hmm, whether to keep Forster or Bertrand or go for cheap Gardos….