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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Pellegrini: Sergio Aguero “is working with the squad everyday and he doesn’t have any problem. We will see if he will start” #MCFC
If you had Falcao would you sell him or keep him for the QPR and Leicester games?
Definitely keep him.
With van Persie injured, i’d keep him for this week at least.
I see you are a fellow United fan NIN, what do you think of us so far this season?
MarkGL – We’re about as unpredictable as can be! We need to get rid of a forward or two and buy some defenders and a solid midfielder. I have faith in Van Gaal. We’re moving in the right direction at least, as opposed to last season which was without doubt the most depressing shit i’ve ever witnessed from us. Just awful.
Keep him for this week and re-evaluate next week.
For all those people looking to get Phil Jones in their team (perhaps not many of you) I just read an interesting stat:
United have won 20% of PL games this season with Jones starting, compared with 72.7% without him in the starting XI
There you go NIN, I told you he was he was sh1te
It’s somehow not that surprising
Wow, with a bit of luck Kun won’t be going up tonight. Not counting on it but fingers crossed anyway.
Instead of a team build around Costa/Terry, I go with Fabs/Jones/Pelle. Would this be a weird WC team?
Looks really good Raz. Only changes i would make would be Van Aanholt to a 3.9 or 4m defender as you’re not going to play him much, if at all. Use the money to get a 2nd GK that works with Pantilimon maybe? Might have to downgrade Boyd a bit to do that. No biggie, i don’t think.
Har har har, how about this one? I’m just focusing a 11 starters. The bench is irrelevant as it was at the start of the season. However, they all play and with luck they score/assist keep cs and so on.
I call this team: ”Follow the road to Baines”.
In all honesty, I like it. If I’m allowed to compliment a team of my own. Yes you can.
As for the Pantsu situation. FFS, dude got like 17 points versus Chelsea and City this season, why the hell bet against that? If he doesn’t keep a CS he’ll get enough saves to at least get you 3 points.
Obviously you didn’t read my post above about Jones!
I read it afterwards. 😉
Only thing that would concern me would be double sunderland at the back,will duff regain his place and will chambers step in for debuchy or will bellerin take his place or possibly rotate with chambers ?? Front 7 looks good but i cant make my mind up about Pelle,Berahino might be worth a punt till Sakho comes back from acon and west hams fixtures turn nice again ??
Points up, team has been changed. 😉
Bwahahahar. These are just temp teams. Won’t use the WC until tomorrow.
Prefer option B ! Been messing about myself,will also play my wc tomorrow.Still not sure about Duff or Pelle though :p
The fixtures are just too good. He will get goals and assists, I’m sure of it.
They are good but look at his record since GW8…….2 goals,3 assists in 13 games !
So I’m thinking of captaining Rooney. Don’t even like the guy but I can see him score a couple… Am I too drunk?
Max – He’s a good pick i think. You would think United will score a few against a dodgy QPR defence. I’m going with Di Maria, myself.
GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR. KANE FTW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Di Maria brace + assist incoming :hippo:
That or him limping off after 21 minutes. 😉
Ps. that’s not something I want, not at all. Actually want to bring him in. Feels sort of shite not having him or Kun for that matter.
I can see that being a potential banana skin for United,Qpr are pretty good at home and have to win as they are shite away plus that narrow pitch…………..
Afternoon all.
Just putting the finishing touches to my WC team.
I did want to bring in some Utd defence cover (Jones) because of their fixtures but am not sure away at QPR is a great game for them given Austins home form.
Do you think it would be better to go someone like Tomkins for this week & bring in Jones with my FT next week?
Cheers
Yes and no.
?????
is that yes to Tomkins this week & no to bringing Jones in next week at home to leicester
Yes and yes.
LOL
See you had Jones in your weird WC team above. Are you not a fan Raz?
Yes and no.
Sorry, I’ll stop. I just read that piece SAF’s condom wrote and I figured Jones might not be the best option. 10k different toilet teams going through my head at the moment. Can’t tell what will become of my team. :dance:
Anyway, it’s smart to look at fixtures. Still, United have been freaking lucky this season if I’m honest.
Yes
To put it in LvG terms: ”Are you giving me a ”koek” of my own dough?”
When asked what koek was in English the translator came with biscuit. I think it should be cookie though. Harhar.
You could do. Just keep your fingers crossed that no injuries are picked up because after this GW, WHU defence is a big no-no.
yeah thats my only reservation. Dont want to commit to planning my FT already & then have to take a hit next week.