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AM's Week 21 Player Picks

Stevie G is close to a no-brainer below 12.00 and at home, but will Kenny start him twice in a row?

Tottenham concluded the world's longest fantasy week with a comfortable 2-0 win over Everton tonight and I'm going to take this rare opportunity to state how delighted and proud I am to see my team tied 2nd in the Premier League after 20 games and playing some really great football. We were relegation fodder 3 seasons ago, so it' a remarkable turnaround under Harry Redknapp.

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These are the pressure games Spurs would always lose in previous season, but despite missing important players, the team looked comfortable, with Jake Livermore and the returning Michael Dawson both outstanding - a great sign of squad depth (especially with Bassong, Kranjcar, Pienaar, Defoe & Pav on the bench / Dos Santos, Corluka, Huddlestone, King, Gallas, Parker & Sandro injured). I’m 29 years old and for the first time in my life, I'm starting to believe Spurs could mount a challenge for the league title - I honestly didn't think I'd be writing that sentence this decade.

Unsurprisingly from a fantasy point of view it was Tottenham players who led the way, with Benoit Assou-Ekotto the star, scoring the goal that sealed the win and totalling 7 point more than any other player overall this week. I feel very lucky I had him as I very nearly downgraded him to Heitinga to get Bale in over VDV. After a shocking Xmas period I needed that luck and it led to my week ending on 118 points, moving back in to the Top 500. It should be more than enough to qualify for the 5th Round of The Blog Cup - I'll calculate those results next Tuesday, so please check back then.

Manchester City & Liverpool played out the 1st leg of their Carling Cup Semi Final tonight and it was embarrassing to see over 15,000 empty seats for a game of this magnitude. It led to a flat atmosphere from the home fans, but massive respect to Liverpool, as the Scouse faithful packed their end, offered superb support throughout and it seemed to mean more to the Reds players, so I was pleased to see them take a 1-0 lead to Anfield next week. City are having a bit of a blip - Balotelli had 'one of those nights', was subbed before half-time, storming off down the tunnel and they are now missing Kompany & Yaya Toure for a while, so it'll be interesting to see how they deal with it.

Anyway, on to the Week 21 fixtures ...

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STAND-OUTS
MANCHESTER UTD v Bolton
TOTTENHAM v Wolves
MANCHESTER CITY @ Wigan


The current top 3 face teams in the bottom 5 - no reason to think this won't result in comfortable victories despite hiccups for the Manchester sides, so expect solid attacking points and possible clean sheets.

SHOULD WIN
LIVERPOOL v Stoke
CHELSEA v Sunderland
NEWCASTLE v QPR
ARSENAL @ Swansea


Liverpool have already dropped plenty of points at home this season and Stoke won't be easy an easy game, but tonight will boost them, so the Anfield crowd combined with the craft of Gerrard and Bellamy should be enough to see them through to 3 points. Chelsea face a resurgent Sunderland but again, I just fancy the home side to nick the win, while Newcastle would've been a 'stand-out' recommendation if Tiote and Ba were available, but I still think the Toon at home will have too much for QPR. I wasn't sure whether to include Arsenal in this section as Swansea are excellent at home, but the whole club seems to have been lifted by Thierry Henry's dream return on Monday, so they have just made it.

DRAWS
Aston Villa v Everton
West Brom v Norwich
Blackburn v Fulham


When I look at these 3 games I just see the scoreline '1-1' in my head, so they'll be going down as 3 draws on my coupon this weekend. I wouldn't go out of my way to include too many players from these six sides.

So I'm liking the two Manchester clubs and Spurs followed by Liverpool, Chelsea, Newcastle & Arsenal; as I'm sure you've guessed, that means these team's players dominate my Week 21 player recommendations:

KEEPERS
Krul
De Gea


If (like me) you've dropped David De Gea, then I think Tim Krul at home to QPR is the best option for Week 21. This is especially true if you grabbed him below 4.00 on the barndoor, but even if you didn't then 6.65 is still reasonable. If you don't like Krul and didn't drop DDG then you may as well hold on to him and hope he faces Bolton - I don't like any of the other keeper options this week.

DEFENDERS
Kaboul
Smalling
Savic
Rangel
Romeu
Santon
Dawson/Bassong
Ayala


The chances are you're holding a fair number of Spurs players from the double week and one to keep is Younes Kaboul if you're holding him at 8ish. He's been the most improved player at White Hart Lane this season, he's dangerous at set pieces, has a cracking shot and with Gallas & King suspended there's no chance of a rest against Wolves. Chris Smalling is fit again and is my preference if you want a Man Utd defender, while Stefan Savic @ 4.61 is the bargain of the week as he should continue in to the center of the Man City defence to replace the suspended Vincent Kompany (as Kolo Toure is now at the African Cup of Nations). (update - I wrote this section about Savic before tonight's game, but despite the fact he was was very poor , I don't see another option for City unless they move Micah Richards in to the middle? Wigan won't be as tough so I think the youngster might keep his place ... lets wait for team news)

Angel Rangel has been back superb since returning from his injury and even though I think Arsenal will sneak the win, I expect him to get some joy down the right flank and pick up some decent attacking points against whichever make-shift left back the Gunners put out. Oriol Romeu should continue in the holding role for Chelsea and is very cheap after his yellow card at Wolves, while David Santon is my pick of the Newcastle defenders, although I want to double check team news on Friday to ensure Ryan Taylor is set to continue in midfield and won't steal his spot. We'll also want to check whether Michael Dawson or the bargain Sebastien Bassong will partner Kaboul as whoever does is an excellent option (update: should be Dawson as he played tonight), and Daniel Ayala remains an excellent filler option to allow you to spend elsewhere.

MIDFIELDERS
Bale
Nani
Silva * (injury doubt)
Van Der Vaart
Gerrard
Valencia
Dempsey
Cabaye
Ramires
Ben Arfa

** Midfield Analysis to follow tomorrow**


STRIKERS
Aguero
Rooney

Adebayor
Van Persie
Bellamy
Sturridge
Welbeck
Torres

** Striker Analysis to follow tomorrow**


That's it for the players - I'll write my midfield and striker analysis on Thursday morning.

The midweek matches may have led to some injuries that are yet to be reported, so please ensure you check back here on Friday for all the important team, injury and suspension news, which should help clarify some of the question marks in my player picks.

As for my own team, it's currently this:

Krul, Santon, Savic, Kaboul, Valencia, Silva, Van Der Vaart, Gerrard, Torres, Adebayor, Aguero

I'm still holding Wes Brown @ 3 in Savic's place and Cabaye @ 7 in Torres' place. To be honest it's unlikely I'll have the guts to keep Fernando and I'd love to get Rooney in, but can't see how unless I downgrade one of midfielders to Ben Arfa and I'm not sure I want to do that. I'll keep Silva at 8 even if he'll miss 1 game. To be honest there are lots of options at this stage, so I'll look at it again in more detail closer to the deadline.

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Let me know how your team is shaping up for Week 21. How did Week 20 go? Are you confident of making it through to the next round of The Blog Cup?

Cheers,
Nik

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My team atm

Krul,
Brown, Bosingwa, Woodgate
VdV, Gerrard, Ramires, Cabaye, Ramsey,
Bellamy, Rooney

Would not be my final team – I would like to upgrade Woodgate and Ramsey but not sure to who yet. Still hv 2.82 in the bank. Others will remain.

Any suggestions to improve this team further?

by arihyoshi on Jan 11, 2012 4:51 PM PST reply actions  

ouch!

Not having Valencia is extremely ballsy.

by honduran-saul on Jan 12, 2012 7:36 PM PST up reply actions  

I would love to have Valencia but..

I already hv Rooney to cover for ManU attacks. I would like to have a team consists of players from diverse team with good match-ups.

With that said, I’m thinking of Odemwingie or Dzeko in place of Ramsey. Thoughts?

by arihyoshi on Jan 12, 2012 8:00 PM PST up reply actions  

…Or I could also bring Torres or Adebayor in too.. Arrrrgh headache!

by arihyoshi on Jan 12, 2012 8:08 PM PST up reply actions  

Currently with

Krul/Brown,Clark,Ayala/Silva,RVD,Valencia,McEachran/Kun,K2,Rooney.

I’m having K2 at 15. Should I drop him to upgrade McEachran to Gerrard instead and get Donovan for the striker position? K2 has got a good matchup in Wolves though…

by Jervin on Jan 11, 2012 5:13 PM PST reply actions  

I would suggest Gerrard/Donovan over McEachran and K2. As good as K2 is, he can be hit or miss (as shown in the past two games), and McEachran is definately miss. On the other hand, Gerrard has a fairly good matchup and Donovan is a consistent 8-10pt midfielder with a chance at goals.

by SynchFX on Jan 11, 2012 6:12 PM PST up reply actions  

My Team

Krul
Brown-vermalen-rangel
Silva-bale-gerrard-lennon
Aguero-adebayor-rooney
Still have 3.72 in the bank and may want to change Lennon… After 116.5 this week sitting in 74th overall!!!

by scils8 on Jan 11, 2012 5:51 PM PST via mobile reply actions  

Henry

he’s admitted he’s not completely match fit I would wait

by scils8 on Jan 11, 2012 5:56 PM PST via Android app up reply actions  

Gerrard or Bellamy?

Who would you think is more likely to score well this week? I figure Bellamy given that Suarez is out, but Gerrard can always pull an amazing week out of the bag.

by SynchFX on Jan 11, 2012 6:10 PM PST reply actions  

Too many good options this week!

Nice picks Nik. I’m in danger of over-thinking things at the moment. I really want Gerrard/Bale/VDV but am put off by the lack of rest days between matches. All 3 played 90 minutes yesterday and will have less than 3 full days rest (or 65.5 hours to be precise). Maybe it doesn’t matter that much, i doubt they get rested anyhow. Nani and Rooney have had a nice 10 days rest, although i reckon Rooney could have done with a game sooner to try and play himself into some kind of form.

Anyway, my unsaved team currently…

De Gea
Brown Santon Woodgate
Valencia Ireland Nani (VDV/Gerrard/Ramires)
Adebayor Aguero Odemwingie

Sticking with De Gea in goal, for now..

Got Brown/Santon/Woodgate for 3.82 / 4.66 / 2.27. These 3 could stay in my team for a while, excellent value.

Valencia and Nani will hopefully occupy a flank each, i’m happy doubling up there. Got Ireland @2.54, could be the bargain of the season. Looks like he’s starting to nail down a spot, albeit in a shit team. Annoyingly i’m actually 0.02 short of getting VDV in this team. I still hold him @15.72 but would have to change Odemwingie if i wanted him in. I might just go for for Gerrard or Ramires and leave about 4 units in the bank!

I really like my strikers. Adebayor is season keeper @5.79. Odemwingie is a bit of a gamble really but he should be on pens/direct free-kicks with Brunt out. And who can forget last season’s run! Looking to strike before the iron is hot here (or get lucky). Paying full price for Aguero, why not? He has a nice 5 days rest, and it’s Wigan baby!

A few other players i’ve eyed up this gameweek…Ben Arfa, RTaylor (probable right mid role), Mata (still hold @10.19), Sturridge, Milner, Yakubu, Torres.

by Irons on Jan 11, 2012 6:11 PM PST reply actions  

Odemwingie over Bellamy in Suarez’ absence?

by SynchFX on Jan 11, 2012 6:14 PM PST up reply actions  

I prefer Odemwingie but it’a a toss-up really. Both could do equally well/badly :D

Again, don’t know how much difference it makes but Odem will have had 7 days rest, Bellamy 3 days (79 minute appearance)

by Irons on Jan 11, 2012 6:21 PM PST up reply actions  

bellamy

Having played 80 minutes today I wouldn’t be surprised if Bellamy started on the bench.

by scils8 on Jan 11, 2012 6:34 PM PST via mobile up reply actions  

about Ireland...

does it will effect by the arrival of Robbie Keane..?

GGMU..!!!

by Ahmad Malaysia on Jan 12, 2012 12:34 PM PST up reply actions  

i’m sitting on
Clark Brown Ayala
Valencia Silva Gerrard Bale
Rooney Aguero Odemwinge

with 1.58 left. I don’t know about Odemwinge as west brom have been hot or cold, but it doesn’t seem to have anyone around 13 in a striker spot that i like.

by OVOxo on Jan 11, 2012 6:53 PM PST reply actions  

is this team too weak?

ddg
verm brown savic ayala
silva bale gerrard
k2 rooney aguero

GK and DF looks terrible…ugh

by ugH on Jan 11, 2012 7:15 PM PST reply actions  

hmm

maybe savic to arfa?

by ugH on Jan 11, 2012 11:43 PM PST up reply actions  

risky...until more team news

Arfa, not much idea whether he is a sure starter (even seems in form)
Well, since Best + Shola is also possible

But actually same as Savic, since his YC on Carling Cup
Richards + Lescott in central defence also possible

Cheers, :)

by Malonemuscle on Jan 12, 2012 12:15 AM PST up reply actions  

after that stunner in FA cup...

… you’d have to think the Toon faithful are clamoring for HBA to start, particularly in Ba’s absence.

by Mount Prospect Wednesday on Jan 12, 2012 11:01 AM PST up reply actions  

Help!

valencia or anderson?
I have valencia @6.

by Ahasan Ali on Jan 11, 2012 8:49 PM PST via mobile reply actions  

Valencia

Since he is much likely not to be on bench
and most important is you got him at 6ish : )

by Malonemuscle on Jan 11, 2012 11:11 PM PST up reply actions  

Valencia

More assured of a start, and you would sacrifice a nice discount if you dropped him at 6.

by David Brian on Jan 12, 2012 6:12 AM PST up reply actions  

Yahoo scoring system...

“Benoit Assou-Ekotto the star, scoring the winner”

Not sure if this a typo or not Nik, but Lennon scored the winning goal (additional 2 points), if it had finished 2-1 then Ekotto would have got the 2 points…not that it really matters, I also had Ekotto :-)

by Salop on Jan 11, 2012 9:03 PM PST via mobile reply actions  

Week 21

VDV Ireland @2 Ramires Hoilett

Not sure keep Hoilett or not……………

by HK_2011 on Jan 12, 2012 1:46 AM PST reply actions  

BAE!

Ekotto was my hero last week pushing me up to 1st in my private league, but I still dropped him. Currently sitting on:
Krul
Rangel/Brown/Verm (Brown@3,8, Verm@6ish)
Silva/Bale/Ramires/Valencia/Cabaye
Kun/K2 and 7 to spare

Now the big question:drop Cabaye/K2 and get Torres/Rooney, RVP/Macheda or keep one of them and upgrade the other (Gerrard for Cabaye, Rooney for K2)? Call me crazy but I like Rooney/Torres the most, but it’s the duo that could get me a potential 0,5 points…

by Sassulja on Jan 12, 2012 1:53 AM PST reply actions  

Yakubu

No one considering the Yak this week @ 15.60 I have him with bellamy and aguero @6.52

by kendomedalaha on Jan 12, 2012 3:25 AM PST reply actions  

I have considering him before, but the match up of ManU and ManC are very attractive.

by HK_2011 on Jan 12, 2012 3:28 AM PST up reply actions  

current team is

Schesney
Kolorov, Clark, Brown
Silva, VDV, Gerrard, Cabaye
Aguero, Rooney, Macheda

Any thoughts?

Thanks
LC

by The_LC on Jan 12, 2012 5:26 AM PST reply actions  

gerrard

gerrard is the pick of the week. does it seem odd that everyone is going on his bandwagon when all he did was score a penalty against city and stoke is not a easy team to break down. without suarez, pool have less fluidity, so gerrard might have less chances

by gregandtonic on Jan 12, 2012 5:34 AM PST up reply actions  

Gerrard

Being a Liverpool fan maybe I am biased but they look like a different team with Gerrard he will always get a couple of sot and yes one of the reasons to go for him is the fact that he takes penalties and free kicks. I am holding him at 9 and don’t plan on selling him for the rest of the season but even at his current price he’s far and away the best player available.

by scils8 on Jan 12, 2012 5:45 AM PST via Android app up reply actions  

where should i upgrade

i have 16.38 to spend. where should i upgrade?

de gea
vermaelen, senderos, clark (villa)
colback, bale, routledge, ramires
aguero, yakubu, donovan

senderos has gotten 7, 9, 2, 3, 5.5 since i got him. so at $3.89 he stays because he is covering his cost. clark and ramires are the picks i do not like,also routledge. so who should be gone?
yakubu was that first player i picked for this week.

and a ps. shitbayor got me 3 points in a double week when he played 2 shitty teams, while ba got 16 points in 1 game against, the best ever team, manure.

by gregandtonic on Jan 12, 2012 5:47 AM PST reply actions  

I would upgrade colback or Rutledge get Dempsey in there great matchup this week.

by scils8 on Jan 12, 2012 5:52 AM PST via Android app up reply actions  

dempsey is not a bad choice

i was kinda looking at going vdv. should i do vdv and bale?

by gregandtonic on Jan 12, 2012 6:54 AM PST up reply actions  

Upgrade Yak...

I would pick up RVP and ditch Yak or pick up a ManU attacker like Rooney for Donovan or Nani for Ramires If you want to keep the Yak. Dempsey is also a good choice as many will not have him.

by Shaqqy on Jan 12, 2012 10:06 AM PST up reply actions  

Which 2

Which pair do you like better rooney/Lennon or a mid @ 11 or Nani/Welbeck

by scils8 on Jan 12, 2012 5:49 AM PST via Android app reply actions  

1st

rooney lennon might be something different

by gregandtonic on Jan 12, 2012 6:42 AM PST up reply actions  

First

both roo and lennon are sure starter,
while welbeck is risky for bench

by Malonemuscle on Jan 12, 2012 4:43 PM PST via mobile up reply actions  

Krul
Brown Santon Rangel
Silva Gerrard Valencia Cabaye
Rooney Bellamy Aguero

I have VDV Lennon and Williamson of Newcastle in the background.
My heart wants to jump back to RVP but my head looks at prices and says go with Rooney and use the extra funds elsewhere.

Also looking at the Yak

by BarnDoorKnob on Jan 12, 2012 6:12 AM PST reply actions  

Is Best best?

Any thoughts on Best leading the line versus QPR. At 6.95 he wouldn’t have to do much to return value and probably a safer bet that a barndoored 7.42 Bellamy

by BarnDoorKnob on Jan 12, 2012 6:16 AM PST reply actions  

Keep Bellamy

It could be Shola Ameobi starting up front with Ben Arfa, not really worth the risk imo.

by Irons on Jan 12, 2012 8:08 AM PST up reply actions  

Shola

Then at 5.45 Shola’s worth a punt IMO

by BarnDoorKnob on Jan 12, 2012 8:10 AM PST up reply actions  

Ahhh, but i might be Best starting :D

by Irons on Jan 12, 2012 8:11 AM PST up reply actions  

Wrong Spurs Players Invested

invested in the wrong spurs players…only ended up with 76 pts….what makes it worse…i definately will be dropping out of the blog cup with that score…..

by Papa_Bear on Jan 12, 2012 6:58 AM PST reply actions  

That’s really tough. If Romeu was a definite starter i’d say B, but he’s not so i’ll say A.

by Irons on Jan 12, 2012 8:21 AM PST up reply actions  

ramires

ramires at $9. i hate this pick as he is not a great fantasy producer, i feel as if i am points chasing. which would be better to replace him with? valencia full price, pedersen, maxi, milner or nzogbia

by gregandtonic on Jan 12, 2012 7:28 AM PST reply actions  

Hi Greg. I’d say Valencia is a better pick at full price. He should be back on the wing with Smalling back and looks like a chief creative threat for United.

I like the Ramires pick too though..he’s getting himself into very dangerous areas and i can see him upping his goal ratio by season’s end.

In order – Valencia, Ramires, Milner, Pedersen, Maxi, Nzog.

by Irons on Jan 12, 2012 8:16 AM PST up reply actions  

nzog

has turned into a fantasy player the last 4 weeks. i can see him getting 6-9 points a week without an assist or goal. i might try to pick him up soon. i was hoping his price would drop to $9.

by gregandtonic on Jan 12, 2012 9:50 AM PST up reply actions  

Have 10mil to spend. Who should I replace or upgrade?

DDG
Brown (3mil)/Kaboul (8mil)/Clark (4mil) Silva/Cabaye (7mil)/Ramires (9mil)/Ireland(2mil)
RVP/Kun/K2 (@5mil)

by Afrikan on Jan 12, 2012 7:55 AM PST reply actions  

I think your formatting is messed up, it looks weird to me. Let me repost your team..

DDG
Brown (3mil)/Kaboul (8mil)/Clark (4mil)
Silva/Cabaye (7mil)/Ramires (9mil)/Ireland(2mil)
RVP/Kun/K2 (@5mil)

Can you do

Kaboul → Ayala
Cabaye → Gerrard
Ramires → Nani
?

by Irons on Jan 12, 2012 8:33 AM PST up reply actions  

clark or ireland

you could go from ireland to valencia or milner. i would upgrade clark too

by gregandtonic on Jan 12, 2012 10:13 AM PST up reply actions  

I think your formatting is messed up, it looks weird to me. Let me repost your team..

DDG
Brown (3mil)/Kaboul (8mil)/Clark (4mil)
Silva/Cabaye (7mil)/Ramires (9mil)/Ireland(2mil)
RVP/Kun/K2 (@5mil)

Can you do

Kaboul → Ayala
Cabaye → Gerrard
Ramires → Nani
?

by Irons on Jan 12, 2012 8:32 AM PST reply actions  

Which one?

Krul
Rangel/Brown/Verm (Brown@3,8, Verm@6ish)
Silva/Bale/Ramires/Valencia/Cabaye
Kun/K2 and 7 to spare

Drop K2/cabaye for Rooney/Torres or RVP/Macheda or just upgrade K2 to Rooney or go Cabaye – Gerrard

by Sassulja on Jan 12, 2012 11:48 AM PST reply actions  

Hard to drop Cabaye.

With Amoebi out, Ba and Tiote gone, Cabaye should be taking lots of shots.

by Zamboni on Jan 12, 2012 11:51 AM PST up reply actions  

Keep Cabaye and go K2/Ramires to Rooney/Torres?

by Sassulja on Jan 12, 2012 12:03 PM PST up reply actions  

Cabaye

With all those players out, Cabaye could also be getting a lot of attention..from the defense.
Ba, when playing is a major concern for defenders. With him out of the line up Cabaye may find the going just a tad tougher then normal.

K.M. (Ken M.)

by K.M. on Jan 12, 2012 1:12 PM PST up reply actions  

Is Cabaye good enough?

The question is: Is Cabaye good enough to play on the same level or even better without the support of Tiote from the back and Ba taking on defenders? I doubt it to be honest. I’m pretty confident about dropping K2, too many good options are available, and I have Bale. I’m thinking Rooney/Torres is the best option. Would love to get RVP, but I’m not sure Macheda will start (or is it sure he won’t start) and I already have Verm and probably Brown to get me 0.

by Sassulja on Jan 12, 2012 1:43 PM PST up reply actions  

Macheda

Macheda would be an amazing filler…if he wasn’t a forward. Too many options at forward. Wish he was a midfielder.

by Kwyjibo_ on Jan 12, 2012 1:50 PM PST up reply actions  

Adam Johnson?

Will he play? Is there anyone know?

by king_1905 on Jan 12, 2012 12:36 PM PST reply actions  

based on his performance last night..

i think he will be on the bench..come in at the 2nd half.. dzeko will partner Kun if Balotelli not seriuosly injured.. de jong & barry at midfield..nasri with silva or nasri with kolarov as winger..because kolarov can take free kick if silva out..

GGMU..!!!

by Ahmad Malaysia on Jan 12, 2012 12:39 PM PST up reply actions  

How about...

Nani + Donovan or Gerrard + Aguero?

by Kwyjibo_ on Jan 12, 2012 12:45 PM PST reply actions  

...

gerrard + agüero..no doubt

by king_1905 on Jan 12, 2012 1:20 PM PST up reply actions  

Thanks

Yes, that is the way I was leaning, just not sure about Aguero at full price. Also, Nani v Bolton is tempting, too.

Ah…I’ve already got Rooney to cover the Bolton match, I guess I’ll go for Gerrard + Aguero. Thanks.

My Team:

Krul
Brown – Heitinga – Rangel
Silva – Ramsey – Cabaye – Gerrard
Bellamy – Rooney – Aguero

Krul at 3.85 and I’ve got deep discounts on Brown, Heitinga, Silva, Ramsey, Cabaye and Bellamy. Wish I still had a deep discount on Aguero.

by Kwyjibo_ on Jan 12, 2012 1:48 PM PST up reply actions  

Team so far.

Krul
Brown/Woodgate/Ayala
Silva/Bale/VDV/Dempsey
Adebayor/Aguero/ and February’s player of the month 2008………Fernando Torres!

I hate it!

K.M. (Ken M.)

by K.M. on Jan 12, 2012 2:09 PM PST reply actions  

Ughh

You’ve lost all credibility. ;-P

by TheRenegade on Jan 12, 2012 4:45 PM PST up reply actions  

@Renegade

We sure have been agreeing a lot lately. I hate this team but I am having a hard time getting away from it. I take out Dempsey/Torres and insert Rooney/Afra and I hate that also. I know I am still overstocked on Spurs players but home to Wolves is as good as United home to Bolton and having 3 big guns from United would seem like a good choice so why drop great discounts on Spurs players?
Torres is just something to play around with at the moment and Dempsey is an all or nothing choice.

This sucks!!!

K.M. (Ken M.)

by K.M. on Jan 13, 2012 5:29 AM PST up reply actions  

Why do you hate your team?

Your midfield is awesome and K2 and Aguero have great matchups. I’ve mentioned before that I don’t like Torres for now until he finds solid form, but he’s certainly not unreasonable.

BTW, I like the Rooney/HBA combo too. Either way you’ve got a great lineup—don’t despair!

by David Brian on Jan 13, 2012 6:12 AM PST up reply actions  

Hi Dave

I guess hate is a little strong, but you must admit there are a lot of holes in it.

Krul…Fair pick, but mainly because of great price.
Brown..zero
Woodgate…Happy to get zero or dare I hope for 3-6
Ayala….see Woodgate
Silva…possible zero, and IF he plays, I am sure time will be limited.
Bale..love it
VDV..See Bale
Dempsey…30 or 3
Adebayor..I feel PICK OF THE WEEK but only if held at discounted price.
Aguero..love it
Torres..you said it best!
I really want a slice of United this week but as I stated in another post, Spurs at home to Wolves is as good as United home to Bolton so I am happy to keep my discounted Spurs players and hope United pull another 1-0 victory.

As it stands now. I am keeping the above team as most alternative combination’s so far have just brought me back to this team. I did well on the double with 121.50 bringing my overall rating to an unbelievable 339.

Hope all remains well with you a good luck this week as always.

K.M. (Ken M.)

by K.M. on Jan 13, 2012 6:39 AM PST up reply actions  

Points

Currently 1795. A couple leagues I happen to be in are AM Chat regulars (11th place) and Blog League 2 (3rd place). Team name Crusher. I also joined Fans of Liverpool where I sit exactly at 50th place. Did not have my team posted (sigh) as I must share that spot this week with several other teams. Hopefully, it was not my only shot at it.

Good luck this week.

K.M. (Ken M.)

by K.M. on Jan 13, 2012 12:18 PM PST up reply actions  

thanks..

looks like you are 86 point ahead of me.. hehe..good luck to you too.. =)
my team this week :

DDG..
Brown,M.Dawson,Ayala,
Silva,VDV,HBA,Cabaye,
Kun,K2,Rooney..

i want to get woodgate like you do,but he is doubt..and silva will be play because they play on Monday..Ayala is enabler like you..brown because i have him @3,its ok if he will not play..

GGMU..!!!

by Ahmad Malaysia on Jan 13, 2012 11:02 PM PST up reply actions  

Ahhh...

…I’m just busting your balls (and indirectly Nik’s too) for even considering Bambi. Sturridge is the man @ Chelsea, but after this week. I’m going with Wellbeck for now. A Manc fwd is a must this week and I think SAF subbed Wellbeck out of the Cup game to avoid a second yellow. Your overstock may work out this time, I think I recall you getting Bale about 3 weeks ago at a good discount. Dempsey is a reasonable bet this week. I’ve got him too but plan to offload for Larsson on Sat. and use the $ to get Verm back in with Sturridge. By Sun. my mids will be Silva, Gerrard, VdV, and Larsson for Wk 22.
Speaking of….where’s Nik today?

by TheRenegade on Jan 13, 2012 10:00 AM PST up reply actions  

santon or ben arfa

santon at discount or ben arfa?

by Seattlantis on Jan 12, 2012 6:28 PM PST reply actions  

have the same dilema

but leaning for HBA at the moment

by Pupus on Jan 13, 2012 12:04 AM PST up reply actions  

thierry henry

how about him?? will he play for first line up???

by solahuddin.binmusa on Jan 12, 2012 8:37 PM PST reply actions  

pls rate my team..any upgrade??

krul
senderos clark ayala
silva gerard valencia guereira(wolve)
aguero rooney henry

??

by solahuddin.binmusa on Jan 13, 2012 12:03 AM PST reply actions  

i have senderos

my reason for senderos is that i paid $3.89 and i have had 7, 9, 2, 3 and 5.5 so he has covered his cost in every week home and away. only 1 day did i get 1 point less than his cost.

by gregandtonic on Jan 13, 2012 9:36 AM PST up reply actions  

Team at the moment

Krul/Brown,Ayala,Clark/VDV,Silva,Gerrard,Valencia/Kun,Rooney,Donovan with 0.38 left in the bank.

I’m still contemplating of bringing in K2 at retail but that means downgrading both gerrard and donovan.

Please rate my team and comment. Thanks!

by Jervin on Jan 13, 2012 12:41 AM PST reply actions  

Drop Adebayor ??

The question is do I drop Adebayor at 9.23 and bring in Mr Torres ?

by Freecorb on Jan 13, 2012 1:52 AM PST reply actions  

sturrige

will the man be ready for sunderland

by parkie1 on Jan 13, 2012 7:29 AM PST via mobile reply actions  

sturrige

will the man be ready for sunderland

by parkie1 on Jan 13, 2012 7:29 AM PST via mobile reply actions  

If no injury, he is a must in start

by HK_2011 on Jan 13, 2012 7:44 AM PST up reply actions  

Probably, but its not a good match up. I plan to BD him after he proves fit.

by TheRenegade on Jan 13, 2012 10:08 AM PST up reply actions  

no henry?

my team atm

krul

brown clark jara

silva valencia vdv cabaye

kun rvp rooney

please comment..

Hail AW

by youthanasia on Jan 13, 2012 7:55 AM PST reply actions  

Yeah..where is Nik.?

Midfielder & Forward analysis still incomplete…

GGMU..!!!

by Ahmad Malaysia on Jan 13, 2012 10:32 AM PST reply actions  

Sorry, lads ran out of time this week – you’re all experienced fantasy manager’s so I’m sure by looking at my fixture analysis and the player lists, you can work out why the middies and strikers are being recommended!

by Nik Argiropoulos on Jan 13, 2012 4:05 PM PST up reply actions  

You're absolutly right

as usual. It’s because you’ve been a great teacher. Thanks, mate.

by TheRenegade on Jan 13, 2012 4:26 PM PST up reply actions  

GUYS

Krul
Brown Kaboul Savic Rangel
Silva Cabaye Bale
RVP Aguero K2

or
Krul
Brown Kaboul Ayala
Silva Gerrard(or anyone else for 12.01) Cabaye Bale
RvP Aguero K2

Thoughts?

by Mikołaj Durczyński on Jan 13, 2012 12:34 PM PST reply actions  

That is wrong?

I put in #2……

See, this is why I have never done this.

#2!!!!! Not 1

K.M. (Ken M.)

by K.M. on Jan 13, 2012 12:41 PM PST up reply actions  

2

Definitely 2 for me also

by scils8 on Jan 13, 2012 12:54 PM PST via Android app up reply actions  

Are the mid/for updates somewhere else or have they not been done?

by Ian S on Jan 13, 2012 1:36 PM PST reply actions  

Please rate my team ???

Remove
Krul
Brown Kaboul Rangel
Silva VDV Ramsey Cabaye
Agüero RVP K2

Unsure about Ramsey Cabaye & K2
Any suggestions ???

by Freecorb on Jan 13, 2012 2:05 PM PST via mobile reply actions  

who thinks savic will start?

if he is going to start i would like him in my team considering the price

by bergkamp on Jan 13, 2012 2:46 PM PST reply actions  

gary cahil

bbec sport confirms gary cahil is in london for a medical at chelsea. THis should mean whater will get the nod vs man utd. Considering most his points are from defensive points (block shots etc) i think he could be a good pick at about 4 units. Anyone agree?

by bergkamp on Jan 13, 2012 2:53 PM PST reply actions  

Not Cahill

He’s talking about Wheater, I think.

by DasBoot_8 on Jan 13, 2012 3:06 PM PST up reply actions  

yea Wheater

Sorry a few spelling mistakes and not as clear as i could be. Wheater is who I was talking about.

by bergkamp on Jan 13, 2012 3:49 PM PST reply actions  

Sure, and after the Mancs get done with him he may be worth less next week. He’ll certainly see a lot of action.

by TheRenegade on Jan 13, 2012 4:46 PM PST up reply actions  

Here Pls..

Krul
Brown Vermaelen(6.07) woodgate
Silva Ireland(2.54) Ramsey Dempsey
RvP Aguero K2

by FantasyBlue on Jan 13, 2012 8:28 PM PST reply actions  

Trying to get back in the top spot!

Week 15 my player choices bombed! Since then I’ve been moved to #2 in my group but slowly chipping away to get back to the top. Need help with my team…I dumped Kompany(at his price right now it killed me to do it but I need points!)

DDG/Rangel,?,?/ Silva, Nani. Ramires, Ramsey/ Mata, Chicharito, Bellamy 17.64 in the bank…..need 2 more defenders…….any ideas where else I should make a change and who I should pick up????

by less skill on Jan 13, 2012 11:51 PM PST reply actions  

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