Live Match Chat Gameweek 16 FPL News
Welcome to Live Match Chat Gameweek 16 FPL News: And the silly season begins… Our first game-week on top of another, quickly followed by another. Expect rotation, expect the unexpected. As much as traditional team selections may go out of the window, expected results often do too. Welcome to the beginning of the reason they give us an opportunity to select 15 playing players. We hope you took that particular gift and didn’t squander it as it’s one you may well need, starting this evening, in all probability. Talking of which we begin with two games on Tuesday as Bournemouth face a suddenly rejuvenated Leicester, don’t get too excited though, they won’t get to play against Stones and co every week. Arsenal then face a beleaguered and strangely uninterested Everton at Goodison. Wednesday then sees a bumper night with 8 fixtures in total with the likes of Spurs, Man City and Chelsea all having games from which they should, in theory, have us all celebrating good fantasy points…
Whether they do or not please feel free to join us on the journey and post your thoughts, feelings, frustrations and hopefully celebrations. And no doubt the odd rate my rate as GW17 follows in quick succession!
Tuesday 13th December
7:45pm
Bournemouth vs Leicester
Everton vs Arsenal
Wednesday 14th December
7:45pm
Middlesbrough vs Liverpool
Sunderland vs Chelsea
West Ham vs Burnley
8:00pm
Crystal palace vs Man United
Man City vs Watford
Spurs vs Hull
Stoke vs Southampton
West Brom vs Swansea
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Morning everyone. Seeing some mixed scores after last night. A lot of options in midfield once again. Why can’t we just play with no striker and all midfielders??! 😉 haha
What happened to Origi last night for him to be flagged today? It says a knock was it serious??
Morning Matt, Klopp says it was a small knock and a bit of pain and he expects him to be fit for Monday night.
Morning Cookie. Ah that’s good so at least I won’t have to go wasting a FT on him
Is Mane and Pedro to Lallana and Pogba for a -4 worth it? It’s the only way I can see of doing it right now but losing Mane is tough.
Not sure I’d lose Pedro for Pogba Matt, especially for the hit. Mane will go to ACON soon, so up to you when you ditch him – I understand you ditching him now to maximise the low cost of Lallana.
Cheers Cookie, Why would you keep Pedro over Pog? Pedro just hasn’t been doing anything for me the last few weeks and United have nice fixtures in the next four?? Might do the Lallana move mainly because of ACON. That starts 3rd week of Jan this year doesn’t it?
Mainly because Pedro has done well this season, Chelsea’s fixtures are great and I believe they will be bigger scorers than United. Is nice to see Pogba finally starting to perform mind you. You may not agree hahaha.
That is a good point. I feel Chelsea will be champs by the end of the year sadly but only thing is it seems once you get Pedro, Willian starts scoring, then Moses etc maybe it will be Pedros turn again soon.
As for Pogba I said he wouldn’t fit into the team straight away or the PL and I was being proved right for so long. Still don’t think United are good enough overall and actually I think the only reason they are playing well is because of Carrick!! He is giving the other players chances with his passes and giving the likes of Pog more opportunities to get forward as they can trust him to protect behind them.
Completely agree re Carrick…in 12 games he has started, United has won ten and drawn two I believe – tells it’s own story. It also means Pogba is playing in his proper position, but does beg the question, ‘what happens when Carrick goes’ and his contract is up at the end of the season. Bet you’re loving this United chat!!!
Do you have Hazard? If so, bugger it, go get Pog!! But if not, I would advise to keep your Chelsea coverage in midfield.
Love planning out the eventual fall of United. It’s what helps me sleep at night 😉 I seen that stat and whenever Carrick has played United are undefeated. Maybe Herrara will take over from Carrick but I still don’t think Herrara is as defensive.
Yeah I have both Haz and Pedro that’s why I’m not too worried about selling Pedro. Let’s me spread the cover a bit.
Just watched the highlights of the Pool game and Mane looked really good last night!! Making this decision really hard
Hello Guys, due to wrong captain and bench choices, I’ve dropped from being 1st in my ml to 14. I need resuscitation cos it looks like it could get worse:
Current Team with 2.2 itb
Pickford Heaton
Coleman Alonso Walker Koscielny Lenihan
Capoue Firmino Redmond Antonia Gundogan
Defoe Kane Costa
I am thinking of getting rid of Kos for a cheaper attacking defender and getting one or two explosive midfieders.
I don’t mind taking hits cos he that is down should fear no fall :\. I’d appreciate all the help
Hey Waltine that’s a big fall mate. I would just do Coleman and Gundogan out and if you needed funds then Kos. The options I’d look at is Brunt/Nyom or Ake, then midfield would depend on the money you have left.
Hi all,
it has been my experience with FPL that, as soon as I score high a couple of successive weeks, I consider myself quite good at it, and that the game frankly not that difficult. If you are a bit serious, look at form and fixtures, you can easily determine who will deliver and – indeed – the identified players deliver.
Then comes a stetch of games where I score low.
And I realize how many uncertainties there are – and how lucky I had been the previous weeks that everything played out following my plan!
FPL is not easy after all, and I definitely was not that good!
Anyway…
I used to be happy with my team, was top 20K and rising, had a team value rising steadily… And now I face a series of problems!
Firmino does not score any more; Nacho does not play; Gundogan does not score and is even injured; Hazard missed out; Kane did not score; Pedro that I was so happy to have identified as a differentiator does not deliver anything…
Prioritizing the issues, I am considering:
1- Pedro->Llalana ;
2- Firmino->Llalana;
3- Pedro, Firmino->Lalana, Eriksen and -4.
On top of ditching a non-performing player, the former would open the way to finally get a Chelsea defender; while the latter would free more cash.
#3 would make sense since I then plan to transfer out Kane for Ibra, so it would ensure some offensive Spurs coverage.
Any ideas?
Welcome to the reality of FPL haha
What I would do there is Firmino and Gundogan out and leave the rest of the team alone.
Thanks Matt.
I can see the logic, Gundogan is certainly the weakest player I have – and he might be injured!
But who would you get in? Llalana certainly, but then I have 6.8 for a 5th mid. 6.5 actually since I would like to save the money needed for Kane->Ibra then.
Zaha based on form? A Burnley, Middelsborough or Swansea mid (too little money for Siggy unfortunately) based on fixtures?
He’s definitely injured, Pep has said something like 2 months I believe. I was only half listening to the radio though when they said it.
I think I read somewhere he is gone for a good while so might be better to sell him before his price drops any further. Zaha is a good option or Philips. Or Redmond.
Thanks to both of you!
I think that I’ll go with Redmond. His fixtures are easier.
Sorry if I am late to the party but wanted to share my views on the Crystal Palace game against United:
the worst refereeing match I have ever seen after the second leg of the Chelsea vs Barcelona UEFA 2008 semi final where Chelsea were robbed of a final and Drogba was suspended for cussing at the camera after the game.. Rojo should have been sent off, apparently punching the ball in box is not a clear handball by Crystal Palace, Mata goal ruled offside when he is 2 steps behind the line, corner decisions being given as a joke! Despite Zlatan closing the match, those 3 officials need to be suspended! Not good for the game..
I only seen the ‘offside’ goal and it was a mile on. The 6 yard box shows that clearly.
Try seeing the punch on the ball to clear it by a CPFC defender! I swear even DDG could have seen that from afar! :cuckoo:
That’s crazy!! Don’t know what the ref was looking at.
Yeah it was crazy! I think it was Ledley he wasn’t even looking at the ball and just jumped into Rojo (i think) clearly came off his arm in mid-air and the ref didn’t give a thing.
Mata was at the least a yard onside for his goal and Rojo clearly dived in with 2 feet and should’ve seen red.
To be fair, your analysis is spot on, but the first instance was Rojo’s tackle – if he was rightly sent off for that, United may well have struggled to win and we all know what Selhurst Park can be like under the lights if the crowd get going…..so all in all, United may have to accept that they got away with one – especially so as Pogba’s goal was handball by Ibra and Pogba potentially offside!
Overall, a poor night for the officials.
A United Fan accepting they got LUCKY!!! Ladies and Gentleman I know Christmas is near but I didn’t think we’d see a miracle this early!!!! :hippo:
haha you really shouldn’t judge other footy fans by your own club’s and fan’s standards 😉
Hahaha I can accept Liverpool get lucky a lot!! And are nowhere near what most fans think we are (Migs
) Feel like we are on the up though just need to sort out a GK and we could alright. Wonder if Milner fancies trying out GK next season??
You should just go and buy Butland
Tried that a few seasons ago but he picked Stoke haha
Am sure he is biddable – massive problem area for you and the lure of European footy should persuade him, esp if he has England ambitions.
That is very true and with Hart aging and off in Italy/ Possibly sold or back on loan it could be a great chance for the lad. Think he’s a great player.
45 points and 3 below the average, this meant some red arrows to 63K.
Kane, Costa, Nacho, Mane, Pedro all blanked
Any thoughts on my team?
do we hold off or do we get Origi in for Nacho. even if Nacho starts, they playing Arsenal
Team isn’t linked Charl.
ooops sorry
December 15, 2016 at 10:12 am
45 points and 3 below the average, this meant some red arrows to 63K.
Kane, Costa, Nacho, Mane, Pedro all blanked
Any thoughts on my team?
do we hold off or do we get Origi in for Nacho. even if Nacho starts, they playing Arsenal
I would actually be looking at improving your bench especially with rotation worries over this period.
Glad i took a hit to take out Gundogan for Eriksen now 😉
Definitely worth it I’d say!!