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  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    retrenched
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    ;ok I've just swapped him for Rooney.
    Had a bit of a tinker myself this afternoon.

    I'm sure it won't be the last ;doh
  • IrondukeIronduke
    is that a second hand coat?
  • BazshuayiBazshuayi
    edited August 2015
    I altered a couple of things ( and probably will do again when someone gets injured before season starts ) but I've joined the whu606 league and also the head to head one....'Fer_Coates' inspired by coat talk!

    I still have a great MF but back line looks stronger/ more depth to it. Sticking with same strikers, although a little concerned about Bentekes game time so far ( nice goal today though ;whistle )

    latest team
  • LukerzLukerz
    The issue I've got with Trippier, is he going to be first choice, or is Walker going to be? ;hmm
  • BazshuayiBazshuayi
    I agree and with Rose also at 5.5, who scores and assists on the other side, I'd pick him if I had to choose a Spurs defender. Man Utd away first game means I'm happy to wait n see...

  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    Me too... I keep swapping players over.

    #tinckering
  • BazshuayiBazshuayi
    edited August 2015
    Its pretty understandable to have doubts/changes of mind as there are always lots of unanswered questions pre-season. I didnt start from scratch recently after having thoughts on players I wanted, as opposed to those I could accommodate. I decided to pick a core of players that I wanted the most ( ignoring Sanchez and Aguero knowing I would bring one of them in depending on who started well for me and who didnt ).

    So I relisted and prioritized ( e.g. my belief of players value allied to ability to both score and assist, not just one + potential + lower priced players to fit in with core) and it made things clearer to decide on the initial line up....

    Forwards:

    1st choice(s) - Benteke
    2nd choice(s) - Rooney/Deeney/Aguero/Kane
    3rd choice(s) - Lukaku/Rodriguez(not starting season)/Giroud

    Midfield:

    1st choice(s) - Hazard/Sterling/Depay
    2nd choice(s) - Walcott/Ritchie/Firmino/Sanchez/Payet
    3rd choice(s) - Mane/Tadic/Wijnaldum/Ayew/Odemwingie/Aarons/Ibe/Anya (last 4 to potentially accommodate Aguero/Sanchez after start of season)

    Defence:

    1st choice(s) - Bellerin/Darmian/Cedric
    2nd choice(s) - Schlupp/Coleman/Clyne/Rose/Kolarov/Skrtel/Ivanovic
    3rd choice(s)/cheapest value - Morgan/Francis/Mings/Simpson/Gomez (who might start at LB for Liverpool after preseason)

    So my core turned out to be:

    Schmiechel

    Darmian/Cedric/Bellerin

    Hazard/Sterling/Depay

    Benteke

    I decided to go with fitting two MF from my second choices which were the cheapest two but IMO had goals/assists potential to rank with higher cost players. Payet is class and Ritchie got a lot of goals and assists last yea, so 6M is value

    Rooney as central striker is keeping Agueros place warm (unless he starts well then I will have to make a big decision about him and benteke or a high price MFer)
    Deeneys a 20 goal a season man for the last 3 years and assists so I have to put him in at 5.5 to accommodate a stronger MF and DF

    I wanted to put Schlupp in for his goals and he'll play in MF but Southampton have good early fixtures too and Cedric Soares seem to be a pacey assister - What decided it for me is that Simpson is the only 4.0 player I have enough trust in to both play and not be in too leaky a team. So I didnt want three Leicester player ( inc GK ) at the back. Francis get in because hes an attacking back with numerous assists last year (and Morgan isnt fit at 4.5 ). I'll be checking Gomez though

    Schmiechel/Hennessey

    Darmian/Cedric/Bellerin/Francis/Simpson

    Hazard/Sterling/Depay/Payet/Ritchie

    Benteke/Rooney/Deeney

    So all in all, simple ;whistle
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    ;weep
  • OutcastLondonerOutcastLondoner
    edited August 2015
    What worries me is I have 3 West Ham players ;lol

    Cresswell, Sakho and Payet. The thing is West Ham players come in relatively cheap and I have an idea about what form they're in.

    I tinkered because looks like Aguero isn't fit, which gave more budget.

    Question is Benteke or Bony? I guess Bony will fail in for Aguero, and I feel he'll get better service than Benteke because I don't know what to expect from Liverpool.

    Fabianski / Schmeichel
    Cresswell / Bertrand / Clyne / Baker /Morgan
    Depay / Hazard/ Payet / Sigurdsson/ Bolasie
    Bony / Sakho/ Berahino
  • BazshuayiBazshuayi
    edited August 2015
    I didnt pick Bony as I still dont trust him after a slow start. However, he was prolific before the transfer to City and its a fresh slate at the start of season ( silva and stirling etc should supply him and Aguero when hes back ). So dont blame you for choosing him at all.

    I picked Benteke because he'll be main man at Liverpool ( and Clyne, Ibe, Henderson, Milner, Coutinho, Firmino etc will create more than Villa did for him + he already has a good strike record )

    I believe Bertrand and Morgan arent going to be fit for season start, especially Bertrand ( and I think Baker is rumoured to be going on loan to Championship ) so you may only have 2 fit defenders outcast
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    edited August 2015
    Outcast, I've got Cresswell, Sakho and Payet too ;puzzled
  • TwistandShoutTwistandShout
    Baz loves a bit of fantasy footy doesn't he ;hmm ;nonono ;clap
  • HamstewHamstew
    Im in ;wahoo
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    I don't know what gives you that idea ;hmm
  • BazshuayiBazshuayi
    Baz loves a bit of fantasy footy doesn't he ;hmm ;nonono ;clap
    Well its better than 'reality' football at the moment ;thumbsup

    Totally appeals to the analyst in me ;puzzled
  • OutcastLondonerOutcastLondoner
    Baz, I'm going to switch Bertrand out if he's not fit. Just don't want to tinker too much. I only use 3 in defence and I have £2.5m to play with. Waiting until I know more about who's fit and where they're playing.
  • Slaven_Cups_His_BeardSlaven_Cups_His_Beard
    Just joined......

    #AllRise
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    Baz, thoughts on Ings?
  • Slaven_Cups_His_BeardSlaven_Cups_His_Beard
    I'm.....

    Baz'ing
  • BazshuayiBazshuayi
    edited August 2015
    Ings... Umm i was reading up on the recent games and, as opposed to Origi ( the other striker behind Benteke), he doesn't seem to be scoring. He seems like a 7.5M striker ( not massively priced or cheap ) who isn't going to be a regular starter. I think theyll go with Benteke up front and Coutinho plus Firmino behind with Milner Henderson, Can fighting for center mid roles and Lallana and Ibe, who they've been bigging up in pre-season, wider. So I think he's going to be fighting for a wider role with them unless Bentekes unfit or injured. he didnt score for ages at the end of the season and has one in preseason. So he's not forcing the manager to pick him. I think hes a big risk at 7.5M is the concise answer
  • BazshuayiBazshuayi
    They've been saying in press and on football sites for a time that Bertrand wont make the start of the season ( FPL has an orange marker by him as well ) or I would've considered him as he did so well last year.
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    baz ;ok

    I steered clear of Ings last season but was thinking he might flourish with Liverpool.

    It's always a dilemma with players from 'bigger' clubs (or squads). I seem to have an erring knack of picking the ones who come on as 80th minutes subs. ;doh
  • BazshuayiBazshuayi
    Yes, tricky at bigger clubs when trying to pick out a player who's going to play the majority of the time. Strikers who'll actually score to ;hmm

    Kane, Lukaku, Pelle, Gomis, Wilson, Deeney, Rooney, Sakho, Defoe, Benteke, Diouf seem like the most game time attackers for their clubs
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    ;doh unerring, I meant. Not erring.
  • BazshuayiBazshuayi
    nice errings Mrs Grey ;yercoat
  • Expat_HammerExpat_Hammer
    Careful Baz, you just know that salmon'll start some fish puns after that

    ;run
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    baz, ;lol


  • IrondukeIronduke
    http://www.physioroom.com/news/english_premier_league/epl_injury_table.php
  • IrondukeIronduke
    above link has an ongoing injury update for EPL teams
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