FF247 Fantasy Football Site Team Gameweek 16
Welcome to the FF247 Fantasy Football Site Team Gameweek 16. 61pts. A green arrow. Our highest overall rank (151,974) of the season since GW1. On the whole we’re pretty happy and there’s nothing we can really moan about but given who’s writing this week’s intro we’ll find something to moan about! While 61pts was quite a decent score it’s worth noting that our captain, Eden Hazard, scored 30 of those points all on his own. Although, after last week’s debacle he had some making up to do! The only other players to contribute any meaningful points were Simpson, Salah & Morata. The rest are in the dog house. Before we move on we should highlight our bench. Let’s just say it’s a bloody good thing that none of them were required this week as between the four of them they scored -2. That’s not a typo they actually scored -2! And that is a fairly recently wildcarded bench. Which looked ok just a few short weeks back, how quickly things change in FPL.
Last weeks result in pictures
This weeks transfer – Sold Alvaro Morata & Bought Roberto Firmino
Transfer and bank situation: We had 2 free transfers and £0.0m in the bank.
Indecision…
When we first looked this week we couldn’t actually see a transfer that needed doing. Sure enough, we have seemingly now lost Elliot to Rafa’s keeper whims, but with no bank to speak of the only real alternative is Speroni and even he only played by default last week after Hennessey got injured in the warm up and Big Hen is back in training already so who knows on that one.
Patience…
We had an unresolved injury issue with Mustafi (and Lowton) but with Arsenal playing in the Europa on Thursday the earliest we would hear anything further on that would be Friday. And so we decided to wait. And it’s just as well we did…
Morata…
He was reported as a late injury concern on Friday when it was revealed that he had to go for a scan after an undisclosed ‘issue’ in training. He later returned and travelled with the rest of the squad to the hotel. Or wherever it is they go when the game is across town the day after. Now then, he could be ok, but the fact that a scan was needed at all casts enough doubt into our minds. He was way overdue a rest anyway with Batsh*t being injured and Morata is known as being susceptible to ‘over-use’ injuries. We feel that he may be rested as a result. Bat Man was apparently due to play against Atleti on Wednesday anyway until a late switch was made but either way he came on in that one and should be fit to start. If not then Hazard owners (like us :B ) may benefit even further from a false 9 outing.
Firmino
Given his recent upturn in form Firmino was our ‘go to guy’. This comes with a caveat though. In the form of buses. Lots of them….
Buses…
Big Sam, love him or loathe him, is many things to many people. One thing he isn’t is naive. He stayed at home this week when his team went to Cyprus. There were buses to be organised. In droves. Jose may have the hallmark on parking them, Big Sam is about to buy his entire fleet, and then some. The amount of buses about to be parked at Anfield on Sunday would make even Jose blush, in quiet admiration, you’d imagine. And Liverpool notoriously don’t like buses. When parked correctly, especially en masse and very close to ones own touchline, they tend to result in very little room in behind, which is what Liverpool thrive on. Or can’t. When you do. The Spartak game was the perfect storm – early goals against a team that needed to come out and respond = lot’s of space in behind.
Firmino…
We sound like we are making a case against rather than one for. And maybe we are. But as a longer term strategy we feel this makes sense. Liverpool are ripping ordinary sides apart. Everton may have improved distinctly in a few short weeks but they still fit that definition, as such. If they stick to Big Sam’s plan then they may keep the score down, or even better. But there’s always that chance they don’t, and against such an in form team it will be punished ruthlessly. If you were gambling on one team going mad at any given moment it would be Liverpool. Or maybe Man City, but at least we know who starts for The Reds!
Either way it’s then West Brom at home on Wednesday for Liverpool. Two weeks ago that would have seemed like a case for a new bus station to be built given the back-to-backs. Not with Pardew and his misplaced swagger though. Limousines are more his style. They’ll rock up to try and win. And that’s exactly what Liverpool and Firmino like.
The team in full
And so this is how we line up ahead of GW16…
Our Captain is Harry Kane
Yeah we know…
*sighs
*puffs out cheeks wearily
Come on ‘Arry, and all that.
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Nice team FF247!
This is mine, should I stick with hazard or go with Kane?
Kane..
+1
It’s all personal choice mate but I think I’m going Kane which will probably backfire
Every time I have captained Kane he’s blanked!
Salah
Hattrick tonight..
Now on Kane…..
Back on hazard
What are most people doing with Morata? I’m torn between risking him, selling him to Firmino and keeping the money or selling him and using the money to upgrade!! What do you guys suggest?
Matt
I’m holding him. I’m not convinced he’s out and even if he is, the fixtures after that are worth keeping him for.
Cheers GP. That’s what I was thinking too. Just don’t want to get screwed on my WC haha
Don’t worry. Wildcard isn’t only for one week remember. He’s not ruled out for a period yet so I don’t think there’s need to panic just yet.
That’s true. Let’s hope Conte gets fed up with Batshit and doesn’t rotate much.
Conte not to rotate a bloke who can’t play 3 times a week?
Good luck with that one!! 😉
No like hopefully he’ll only rest him for one game and play the other 2.
Hello guys. Any thoughts on my starting 11 and bench choices??
I’d be happy with that Coys
Cheers mate!
I’d be tempted to switch one of your defenders for RLC
I guess the obvious target would be Zeegy or Dunk? Zeegy has good attacking potential and Dunk I think has a good chance to get a CS. Tough one…
Very true, I just think Palace are perhaps desperate to get something at home as they’re so bad on the road. Perhaps Zeegy as the Burnley defence is so good? Up to you
Bournemouth are pretty good away as well. Won 2 of the last 3 and I can’t see it as a high scoring game. I guess we could Justify for both cases Zeegy or RLC. One of those 50-50 decisions that I didn’t get much luck with. Arghh
Anyway thanks a lot mate! Good luck!
Sorry mate, I’ve probably done more harm than good! Perhaps just keep it as is
Morning everyone!
Team below with an FT being banked. Have seen about Morata and think I’ll keep him as it may just be a case of him starting off the bench. He’s still got great fixtures afterwards. What it does mean is there’s a chance Hazard would be a false number nine which he’s not particularly comfortable in, which is why I’ve just moved the captain’s armband to Kane. It’ll probably all fall into insignificance if the snow knocks out the Liverpool and/or Manchester derby games anyway!
That aside, does my team look ok below? Picking the right defence has been hard.
Cheers and good luck to you all!
Swirly
Looks good. Not much in it between Daniels and Mee so couldn’t dissuade you there.
+1
Cheers GP!
Who to start in defence? Who should be benched?
You’ll get Courtois and Hegazi off the bench anyway so looks ok.
What GP said.
But I would have hegazi vs abraham and Richarlison vs tarwoski.Shouldnt i use a free transfer? Only have 1 with 0.1 in bank
The Swans and WBA game could well end up 0-0 so you should be fine mate. I’d save it.
So bench abraham and play Rlc in that case
Morning all,
Which 3 of the following 4 defenders would you play?
Simpson v Newcastle (a)
Ward v Watford (h)
Dunk v Huddersfield (a)
Christensen v West Ham (a)
Ward, Dunk and Christensen for me, Kop
Cheers Swirls
Probably agree with Swirls Kop, which doesn’t bode well for
my double Leicester defence