Fantasy Football FF247 Team Game-week 35
That turned out nicely! Like many we attacked DGW34, played our Bench Boost chip and ended up with 173pts, which is by far our highest weekly score of the season and has rocketed us up to a rank of 110,894. Still not where we’d like to be, but bearing in mind seven game-weeks ago we were languishing in an embarrassing 900k place, we’ve done ok and had a great run. Let’s hope we can finish off the job and keep rising.
So how was our week. Well, where do we start? Let’s get Liverpool out of the way! Having been Klopped by rotation in their first match of the week, our boys Coutinho and particularly Sakho came up trumps vs Everton with a goal each and a clean sheet for Sakho. Two clean sheets were ordered for United and DDG and they duly delivered, while we were pleasantly surprised by Darlow keeping a cleanie vs Swansea and then holding City to just a single goal. As expected Ward did little, while Simpson and Leicester finally let us down, conceding two to the Hammers with Mahrez contributing nothing either. Gabriel was another disappointment, but was always a risk, while young Lanzini, well, I think we’re still waiting for him to start the DGW!!! And then onto our strikers, our lovely, lovely strikers, all of which did us proud. Aguero the highlight, as ever, with just the four goals in his two games; Rashford started well vs Villa and notched us 10pts for the week and good ol’ Andy Carroll – 15pts for the week. Last but not least, Captain Alexis carried on his great recent form with a goal vs Palace and then bettered it with a first half brace vs West Brom, justifying our faith in giving him the armband.
Transfer decision for GW35 – Sold Philippe Coutinho and Andy Carroll and bought Dele Alli and Harry Kane
Would you believe, the committee were agreed on the hit to bring back Kane and Alli? It’s true. To be honest our aim was always to buy Kane back, hence the one week punt on Andy Carroll – it was more of a case of how we would finance him. Having seen Kane and Alli destroy Stoke and Klopp’s rotation at Bournemouth, the answer pretty much fell into our laps. All very simple, we wanted guaranteed starters and we wanted players who are still playing for something – Spurs clearly have the bit between their teeth as they try and hunt down the Foxes and West Brom at home on a Monday night will hopefully provide the pair with an immediate chance to recoup the 4pt hit and some.
The team in full
Captain – Harry Kane
Now the committee weren’t agreed on this one!! How one confidently chooses between Kun and Kane this week, we don’t know. We were split 3-2, with let’s face it, both players being great looking options this week. Kane takes it by virtue of West Brom’s dire showing on Thursday night at Arsenal. Had Arsenal had a decent striker out there and a desire to go for the jugula, as Spurs often do, then that one could and should have been even more embarrasing. The decision was also helped by our suspicion that whilst Aguero should do well against Stoke, he’s unlikely to see much beyond 60 minutes of action with the small matter of Real Madrid looming in midweek.
Our Vice-captain is Sergio Aguero
Good luck for this week from the FF247 Team Committee.
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Guys, please I need help with this team. After dropping my spurs players for dgw , would taking -8 to bring in hart, Alli and pelle be worth it ? Or who do you reckon I bring in?
If it were my team, I’d bring in one and bench Target. Best wishes.
The Hart move pays for itself if it’s a hit. -4 gives you a +2 just to begin with which let’s face it should turn into a 6 and therefore a +2 overall, at the very least. The rest depends on your ML situation. I’ve taken a -8 here to recover my Spurs players but that was always in the plan. No point doing what I did last week only to see Kane and Alli then give them all 30 points back again. If the rest have him and it means a -8 I’d include Kane in there, any which way you can.
Thanks guys. What’s your opinion on pelle. Can’t afford Kane so thinking of sticking with pelle or long. A good differential?
Any advice, suggestions, constructive ctriticism on the following:
Mignolet
Van dijk, Huth, Alderweireld
Mahrez, Eriksen, Firmino, Coutinho
Kane
Robles, Vardy, Carrol, Payet, Coleman
Possibly bring in Newcastle or Sunderland players, Ulloa….
Defoe in for Vardy.
Not the vest fixture this week but playing for their life and a DGW to come. Next 4 opponents have nothing to play for as well.
I guess that makes the most sense long term. I did a bit of analysis on him yesterday though and his home form isn’t great (only 3 of his 13 goals have come at home and 2 of those were against Villa) and he hasn’t scored at home against any of the ‘top’ sides. That said they are fighting for their lives now and the sides they are playing aren’t as you say.
Considering Defoe or Mitrovic, as well as PVA or the toon bloke.
Well at least Defoe starts, Rafa just doesn’t seem to trust Mitrovic. Which is understandable!
Morning all!!
Kun or Kane for cappo?
I’m going Kane
‘arry!
Morning guys,
Please need help with this team. Have already had a hit of – 4 to bring back Ali and so another hit would bring my total hits to – 8. My fear is Kloprotation as I got three pool players. Should I get another hit to bring a guaranteed starter?and who if need be?
I wouldn’t take a hit just for someone to sit on your bench. Cross ya fingers and stick it out; everyone is in a similar position this week.
Thanks Milburn. Am just scared in case none of my pool players get to start.
It depends. Generally I’d agree with Milburn but what are your transfer plans for upcoming weeks?
Are you going to need hits? If yes, you might as well do one now if you can to get the added benefit and give yourself more time to recover the hit.
I’d consider Defoe in for Wickham. Bench one of the Liverpool defenders. I reckon Klopp will play a half and half team.
Thanks EBC,
Am planning to get rid of at least one pool defender, Wickham , and also open to losing KDB to bring in Aguero or Costa in the next GW. I have 0.4 in the bank
Cheers!
Looks like many of us did great with dgw 34.
I landed on 166 with a -4 hit (got rid if Lukaku and Lennon)
Need advice for this GW, I have already taken a -8 hit to get Darlow, Alli and Pelle in.
Hoping for the best (hope sakho and Clyne starts and clichy are fit)
Imo, -8 is enough already. I’d rethink Pelle as C if it were my team. Best wishes.
Gents – am I good to go?
Banging team mitro. Just let the points roll in.
Worried that Mahrez will hurt me tomorrow!!
It’s a possibility but who knows. I feel Leicester are really on a knife edge now. No vardy might knock them confidence wise. We will see. Expect Mahrez to be quiet. I bet he bangs in a couple tomorrow now I said that