Fantasy World Cup Live Match Day 15
It’s hard to believe that the group stages come to an end today! We’ve had a great two weeks of football and those of us under the age of 40 will probably agree that at this stage it is the best World Cup which we remember. We’ve already said goodbye to England, adios to Spain and arrivederci to Italy and today we could conceivably be saying adeus to Portugal…oh and let’s not forget that Luis Suarez has once more upset the holy joes!!
First up today is Group G as the US face Germany while Portugal square up to Ghana. A draw between the Germans and the Yanks will see both qualify for the next round and word on the street is that Angela and Obama have had a natter on the blower and everything has been arranged, this would see the Germans top the group. Should there be a positive result one way or the other in this game then both Portugal and Ghana will hope to take advantage with a victory, but with the Portuguese currently on a goal difference of minus 4, they’ll need a minor miracle…maybe they know a few holy joes?!!!
The final group to come to a conclusion is Group H, with Belgium having already qualified after two workmanlike victories and the Belgians will claim top spot in the should they secure at least a point from their game against South Korea. 2nd spot in the groups is very much up for grabs, although a win for Algeria over the Russians will see them progress, while a draw could possibly be enough.
Southampton’s Luke Shaw set for Man Utd medical
Absolute banker for FPL should the move go through!
Evra did sign extension though too didnt he?
He did. I can see Van Gaal playing both of them to be honest. His 5-3-2 formation would work for us.
Doubt it NiN, goals against will be high this season, not many cleanies there.
We shall see. If we sign him, i’m buying him in FPL. No doubt about it.
You’ve still got Jones + Smalling, both shite.
Big Phil will come good he just needs to stop being such a headcase and barreling into challenges and injuring himself in the process. Smalling, yeah, he’s dirt! We’ll buy a center back before the window closes too, we’re in need of one. I wouldn’t be surprised to see us sign Caulker.
2 of my 3 players don’t start, looks like i’m not going to make it into the top 2 of Potty A
That’s shit. Still, anything can happen. It’s not over yet mate!
yeah i know mate, still something might happen, well done to pull away you had a storming last week
Thanks. Alba and Ronny finally done the business for me. It was those two who made the stretch all by themselves really. And Rojo actually. He’s been a serious beast! Not over yet though.
Playing an Algerian defender in Raliche. Would anyone play a second one also (Mesbah) or Bentaleb instead of a 7 pointer? Thinking no
I wouldn’t.
thanks Josh
not instead of a 7pter, no. A 2,3,4 for sure
+1
Do you guys think Bentaleb will get more then 6 PTS ?
50/50
I frikkin hope so Jeet!!! I need him to.
Once these last games kick off, everyone should post their final team haha. Then we can see the reasons why we get knocked out or advance in Potty’s groups.
Great idea. Full squads and all.
Here’s my lot:
Mixed bag and lucky to get through given the scores in the other groups.
Jasper CILLESSEN
Orestis KARNEZIS
Rahman AHMADI
Dani ALVES
Toby ALDERWEIRELD
Kenneth OMERUO
Daley BLIND
Marcos ROJO
Madjid BOUGUERRA
Liassine CADAMURO
Angel DI MARIA
Philipp LAHM
Juan CUADRADO
Mathieu VALBUENA
Yasuhito ENDO
Yeltsin TEJEDA
Boniek GARCIA
Nabil BENTALEB
Lionel MESSI
Edin DZEKO
Romelu LUKAKU
Eduardo VARGAS
Khosro HEYDARI
Looks like you went heavy up front. Probably smart since most of my mids sucked haha.
Yep. Cuadrado and Valubuena saved me in the middle.
My defence has got me through really. (Lovin my Nigerian defender!!)
Lots of poop in there.
Lots of changes for round 2!!!
I will. But not until my wife gives me back my laptop
Good idea
Rais Mbolhi, Julio Cesar, Orestis Karnezis
Daley Blind, Juanfran, Konstantinos Manolas, Fabian Johnson, Marcos Rojo, Toby Alderweireld, Pablo Zabaleta
James Rodriguez, Nabil Bentaleb, Angel Di Maria, Michael Bradley, William Carvalho, Philipp Lahm, Hashem Beikzadeh, Bakhtiar Rahmani
Neymar, Edin Dzeko, Eduardo Vargas, Rony Martinez, Khosro Heydari
I have Bentaleb and Mbolhi playing right now. Come on Algeria!!
Cesar, Karnezis, Mbolhi
Ramos, Blind, Rojo, Srna, Kombarov, Montazeri, Mesbah
J Rod, Di Maria, Lahm, Busquets, KDB, Bentaleb, Beikzadeh, Delgado
Neymar, Messi, Okazaki, Heydari, Martinez
Cillessen – Karnezis – Ahmadi
Alves* – Alba* – Rojo – Manolas – Montazeri – Cadamuro – Djeugoue
Oscar – Ozil* – Di Maria* – Yaya* – Bentaleb – 3 Hondurans
Messi – Neymar – Ronaldo* – Djabou – Heydari
* = Players who have failed miserably. Alba/Ronaldo came good in round 3 but all in all they were disappointments.
Rojo, Messi and Neymar scored very well, as did the Greek defence. Montazeri done very well but he only seen the field in round 3 and was subbed out hahahaha. Gimp.
Haghighi, Cesar, Karnesis,
Blind, Haliche, Rojo, Figueroa, Torosidis,Baines, Mesbah
Rakitic, Rodriquez, Di Maria, Valbuena, Bentaleb, Izaguirre, Rahmani, Delgago
Neymar, Messi, Vargas, Dzeko, Heydari
Expected better from : Cesar, Baines (terrible), Di Maria, Dzeko
Nice ones: Rojo, Rakitic, Rodriquex, Neymar, Messi and to a lesser extent Vargas
Ok, here’s a weird question- what has been a bad score for a defender so far? Without wishing to brag, all my first XI picks have been pretty strong (>7) and I’ve otherwise only had nonplaying back-ups. Now I see that Bougherra is being rested for Belkalem, who weirdly enough I have on my bench… Have people been getting 3s and 4s? Or have most defenders playing a full match tended to score ok? Just pondering ditching Benzema, whose 4 has really let me down this week 😉
Defenders have been great for me Pippin.
My final XI defenders scores have looked like this:
Round 1: 11, 12, 5
Round 2: 14, 8, 13, 10, 2
Round 3: 7, 7, 12
So i’d say a score of 7 isn’t that hard to come by. I’d go for the swap.
Pippin
My defence has been my best points haulers
The worst for me was 8
Ditching Benzemma though is a no no for me
Potty
Russia have been largely toothless in attack- this could be the gamble that sees me through… It’s sooo tempting!
Josh mate, have you got Belkalem too??!
Pippin, I have Mbolhi and Bentaleb playing. Did you end up putting in that defender?