January Wildcard

Shedite27

CSF wrote: »

True, but if we are gonna use this weekend's FA Cup action as a barometer I'm gonna need another wildcard.

My team would have had a bad week:
Foster (didn't play 60mns) - 1pt
Terry (4 goals conceded) 0
Cresswell (CS) 6
Hutton - 2
Siggy (Goal and sent off) 4?
Di Maria - 2
Sanchez - 1
Hazard (didn't play), Larsson autosub 2
Aguero 2
Costa 0
Kane 1

22pts?

Ziegler1988

Terry didn't play, Hutton got an assist, and you forgot ADM's clean sheet point

FHFC

Anyone thinking of Tadic? Worth a risk yet? Worth 2.2 more than Elia?

I think a Soton attacker is needed for the next while with decent fixtures and 4 home in the next 6.

Arsenal showed today why doubling up on their attack is risky, too many players to share the goals around! They are a side who could win 4-0 and their striker get nothing. While if Saint score big chances are Pelle will be involved.

Ziegler1988

FHFC wrote: »

Anyone thinking of Tadic? Worth a risk yet? Worth 2.2 more than Elia?

I think a Soton attacker is needed for the next while with decent fixtures and 4 home in the next 6.

Arsenal showed today why doubling up on their attack is risky, too many players to share the goals around! They are a side who could win 4-0 and their striker get nothing. While if Saint score big chances are Pelle will be involved.

Tadic's minutes worry me a bit. Has only completed more than 60 minutes in 1 out of the last 4 PL matches. If I was going for a Soton mid it would Elia or Ward-Prowse since they're so cheap.

I still might end up with Sterling over Santi for my last mid spot, but the 0.2m is hard to find and Santi's fixture is so nice.

Ace2007

Steven81 wrote: »

The only thing about Di Maria is that man utd have Leicester and Burnley as there next two home fixtures.

Not only were united bad on Friday night as others said, they only got 1 point against the about 2 opponents earlier in the season.

United are sh!t at the moment, Burnley and Leicester on the other hand are playing quite well, Burnley have scored 9 goals in last 4 games, compare that with 21 for the season.

United haven't clicked at all for more than 2 games in a row, so best to just stay away imo.

qwabercd

Ace2007 wrote: »

Not only were united bad on Friday night as others said, they only got 1 point against the about 2 opponents earlier in the season.

Both of those games were away though, and United still scored 3 goals with ADM picking up a total of 17 points.

Won't be going near united attacking coverage myself at the moment, they're lacking any sort of fluidity.

miller82

am i missing something ??? people talking about Elia.... he's played 143minutes no ???

Nerdlingr

miller82 wrote: »

am i missing something ??? people talking about Elia.... he's played 143minutes no ???

He's played in both games he's been available for, scored two goals and has 18pts already. Price of 5.5m and with a nice run of fixtures coming up for Southampton (they've great home games from now till the end of the season).
Mane away at AFCON, wanyama and schneiderlin injured...he'll surely get a game as one of the 'attacking midfielders' ...

What's not to like ?

miller82

would folks consider
1) Elia and pelle

or hedge with

2)Austin/Kane with Elia

or 3) Pelle with another cheap mid

FHFC

miller82 wrote: »

would folks consider
1) Elia and pelle

or hedge with

2)Austin/Kane with Elia

or 3) Pelle with another cheap mid

I wouldn't double up on Saints attack I don't think. But I think one of the following needs to be in your wildcard team....

Elia is unproven despite his explosive start, but as noted with Mane and Long in particular out of the picture he's sure enough of his place. His goalscoring history is not great if you read the article on him on FFScout.

Pelle is nailed on obviously, but his actual form is awful, only 2 goals and 1 assist in the last 8. However his underlying stats suggest he's being unlucky, lots of shots, hit the bar twice. FFfix tweeted that he has 115 'touches of the all' in the last two games compared to Austin on 70. Still, the actual returns of last are a worry.

Tadic. 2 goals and an assist in the last 4, but only played 57, 84, 28, 59 minutes in those 4.

Tough tough call which to go for IMO.

FHFC

I also think given their recent free scoring form under Pardew (8 goals in three games vs PL sides including the cup) and their next three fixtures against leaky defences (EVE, leic, NEWC) a Palace attacker is worth considering. And unless you're gonna give one of your precious forward spots to Gayle or Sanogo (ahead of Pelle, Giroud etc) then its bringing Puncheon right back into my thoughts.

All the above, plus rethinking on a Saints defender leaves me considering...

Foster, Hamer
Terry, Bertrand, Belerin, Hutton, PVA
Hazard, Sanchez, Di Maria, Puncheon, Lucas
Aguero, Costa, Pelle.
0.6 in the bank.

Of my three 'blanks' from my earlier post I have gone for ADM, Puncheon, Pelle and used the extra cash to go pretty strong at the back.

ADM could be changed to anyone from Cazorla, Eriksen, Silva etc.

Any takers?

Lemlin

FHFC wrote: »

I also think given their recent free scoring form under Pardew (8 goals in three games vs PL sides including the cup) and their next three fixtures against leaky defences (EVE, leic, NEWC) a Palace attacker is worth considering. And unless you're gonna give one of your precious forward spots to Gayle or Sanogo (ahead of Pelle, Giroud etc) then its bringing Puncheon right back into my thoughts.

All the above, plus rethinking on a Saints defender leaves me considering...

Foster, Hamer
Terry, Bertrand, Belerin, Hutton, PVA
Hazard, Sanchez, Di Maria, Puncheon, Lucas
Aguero, Costa, Pelle.
0.6 in the bank.

Of my three 'blanks' from my earlier post I have gone for ADM, Puncheon, Pelle and used the extra cash to go pretty strong at the back.

ADM could be changed to anyone from Cazorla, Eriksen, Silva etc.

Any takers?

I think Giroud is a better bet than Pelle. I'm also not sure on DiMaria to be honest. I'd still prefer Eriksen over him I think.

The rest of the team looks good to me.

OneColdHand

FHFC wrote: »

I also think given their recent free scoring form under Pardew (8 goals in three games vs PL sides including the cup) and their next three fixtures against leaky defences (EVE, leic, NEWC) a Palace attacker is worth considering. And unless you're gonna give one of your precious forward spots to Gayle or Sanogo (ahead of Pelle, Giroud etc) then its bringing Puncheon right back into my thoughts.

All the above, plus rethinking on a Saints defender leaves me considering...

Foster, Hamer
Terry, Bertrand, Belerin, Hutton, PVA
Hazard, Sanchez, Di Maria, Puncheon, Lucas
Aguero, Costa, Pelle.
0.6 in the bank.

Of my three 'blanks' from my earlier post I have gone for ADM, Puncheon, Pelle and used the extra cash to go pretty strong at the back.

ADM could be changed to anyone from Cazorla, Eriksen, Silva etc.

Any takers?

Yeah I'm thinking of a pretty similar line up. I think a Southampton attacker is a good move, and I'm not convinced by Elia (yet) or Tadic. That just leaves Pelle, really.

My team must not be worth as much as yours though! I can afford pretty much the same team except for Bertrand. I can only afford the likes of Wisdom in this position - leaving me with Terry plus 4 defenders under 4.5m. But I'm not too worried about that, there's good rotation between the players in that price range.

Nerdlingr

Bellerin yellow flagged. 75% chance- ankle injury?

Chesty08

Arsenal have serious attacking options - I can see a couple high numbers coming their way and it is gonna be a case of must have of having 2 of their attackers (Sanchez, Ozil, Walcott, Ramsey, Santi, Giroud)

At the minute Ozil is on my very close watchlist. I'm seriously considering taking a punt on him!

OneColdHand

Chesty08 wrote: »

Arsenal have serious attacking options - I can see a couple high numbers coming their way and it is gonna be a case of must have of having 2 of their attackers (Sanchez, Ozil, Walcott, Ramsey, Santi, Giroud)

At the minute Ozil is on my very close watchlist. I'm seriously considering taking a punt on him!

Well the problem who to pick. Who is nailed on? I don't see Ozil, Ramsey or Walcott as nailed on. Santi might not either despite his good form, now that Ramsey and Walcott are fit again. Sanchez and Giroud are probably the only two.

Chesty08

OneColdHand wrote: »

Well the problem who to pick. Who is nailed on? I don't see Ozil, Ramsey or Walcott as nailed on. Santi might not either despite his good form, now that Ramsey and Walcott are fit again. Sanchez and Giroud are probably the only two.

I don't think Giroud is nailed on. Can easily be rotated with Walcott going in the No.9 position or Welbeck. Don't think his form has been above the ordinary to justify a nailed on start given the calibre of players that can fill the void.

I reckon Ozil is the jewel in Wenger's eye and will play everytime he is available. And IMO I think Ozil (bar Sanchez) can work best in any other combination.

Maybe I'm being biased with the massive horn I have for waiting to see Ozil & Sanchez linking up together!

extra gravy

Walcott when fully fit and firing is nailed on imo. He brings another dimension to the attack and can be devastating when getting in behind defenders. I would see the first choice front 4 as:

Walcott Ozil Sanchez
Giroud

I would expect Santi to stay in the no. 10 role until Ozil gains match sharpness. With the options Wenger now has for the wide positions (Ox, Sanchez, Walcott, Welbeck, Gnabry), I can't see him playing Ozil on the wing so he will have the dilemma of whether to keep playing Santi or drop him and give Ozil a chance to nail down the no. 10 spot. Ozil, feeding Walcott and Sanchez, could be an assist machine. That's if they all stay fit though...a big if.

FHFC

Lemlin wrote: »

I think Giroud is a better bet than Pelle. I'm also not sure on DiMaria to be honest. I'd still prefer Eriksen over him I think.

The rest of the team looks good to me.

The posts which followed yours pretty much sum up my worries over Giroud and Arsenal attack. Too many options for game time security for almost anyone beyond Sanchez. Too many goal threats meaning Giroud might not be the main scorer. Add the liklihood Villa won't be a goal fest, while I've a feeling Swansea are very wobbly especially against a big physical forward, and it leads me towards Pelle for now at least.

Not sure about ADM myself. May give him one week against Leicester, may go for Mata, may hold Silva. Think I'll leave Spurs for a few games.

I've gone off doubling on Arsenal for now, maybe after the Spurs game.

Shedite27

FHFC wrote: »

I also think given their recent free scoring form under Pardew (8 goals in three games vs PL sides including the cup) and their next three fixtures against leaky defences (EVE, leic, NEWC) a Palace attacker is worth considering. And unless you're gonna give one of your precious forward spots to Gayle or Sanogo (ahead of Pelle, Giroud etc) then its bringing Puncheon right back into my thoughts.

Bolassie is the best of them when he's back IMO.

extra gravy wrote: »

Walcott when fully fit and firing is nailed on imo. He brings another dimension to the attack and can be devastating when getting in behind defenders. I would see the first choice front 4 as:

Walcott Ozil Sanchez
Giroud

I agree with that but as you say, there's too many there to know who's going to play. You'd definitely need to have a 5th mid ready.

Lemlin

FHFC wrote: »

The posts which followed yours pretty much sum up my worries over Giroud and Arsenal attack. Too many options for game time security for almost anyone beyond Sanchez. Too many goal threats meaning Giroud might not be the main scorer. Add the liklihood Villa won't be a goal fest, while I've a feeling Swansea are very wobbly especially against a big physical forward, and it leads me towards Pelle for now at least.

Not sure about ADM myself. May give him one week against Leicester, may go for Mata, may hold Silva. Think I'll leave Spurs for a few games.

I've gone off doubling on Arsenal for now, maybe after the Spurs game.

That's a good point re Pelle vs Swansea. Blackburn's third choice striker Josh King gave the Swansea defence a lot of trouble at the weekend.

If they hadn't 30 points, I'd be sticking money on them to go down.

iroced

FHFC wrote: »

I also think given their recent free scoring form under Pardew (8 goals in three games vs PL sides including the cup) and their next three fixtures against leaky defences (EVE, leic, NEWC) a Palace attacker is worth considering. And unless you're gonna give one of your precious forward spots to Gayle or Sanogo (ahead of Pelle, Giroud etc) then its bringing Puncheon right back into my thoughts.

All the above, plus rethinking on a Saints defender leaves me considering...

Foster, Hamer
Terry, Bertrand, Belerin, Hutton, PVA
Hazard, Sanchez, Di Maria, Puncheon, Lucas
Aguero, Costa, Pelle.
0.6 in the bank.

Of my three 'blanks' from my earlier post I have gone for ADM, Puncheon, Pelle and used the extra cash to go pretty strong at the back.

ADM could be changed to anyone from Cazorla, Eriksen, Silva etc.

Any takers?

Just using your post to talk about my own team (since I'm facing similar issues) .

First of all, I quite like your draft :cool:.

Why Hamer though? He's probably gonna get drop soon enough and you'd be left with only 1 GK. You don't have Wisdom so no pb of getting stuck with 3 WB players in case Berahino becomes interesting for a punt at some time. So why not Myhill?

Puncheon is appealing right now. Can't remember his price so to whom you'd be able to upgrade if things go bad with your £0.6m banked?

Pellè is not on great form but I think Saints fixtures ease up. Dropping Kane feels me with great worry though. To be fair dropping Austin either...
I agree with your worries over Giroud too.

Finally ditching Silva for ADM sounds so much wrong but with the fixtures ahead of him it seems impossible not to expect some decent returns from him. The last time I got him in with high expectations he quickly got injured though :rolleyes:...

Paully D

I was really looking forward to playing it for the last few weeks, but this wildcard is actually wrecking my head.

Squad at the moment:



Downing will be out, I just brought him in for Sigurdsson the other day after his red in case he dropped in price.

Unsure on: Bellerin, Jones, Silva, Kane and Downing's replacement.

Bellerin is a rotation risk. Is Jones nailed on when they have more defensive options back fit? With Aguero back, will Silva's production drop? Kane has a ridiculous conversion rate which is virtually impossible to sustain and has tough fixtures, but his ownership is too high in that bracket to ignore. As for the 4th starting midfielder, my head is about to explode.

I'm ranked in the 300's now so I guess there's no point in being clever, better to go for the safe options (Kane etc).

Any critique on my team is more than welcome.

Ziegler1988

I wouldn't worry too much about Kane being highly owned in the top 1k; he's hardly going to be the #1 captain choice again any time soon and he could well have a blank GW27.
I'm looking at a very similar front 8 to FHFC in my current draft:

Hazard Sanchez Cazorla Puncheon Ameobi
Costa Aguero Pelle

FHFC

Paully D wrote: »

Downing will be out, I just brought him in for Sigurdsson the other day after his red in case he dropped in price.

Unsure on: Bellerin, Jones, Silva, Kane and Downing's replacement.

Bellerin is a rotation risk. Is Jones nailed on when they have more defensive options back fit? With Aguero back, will Silva's production drop? Kane has a ridiculous conversion rate which is virtually impossible to sustain and has tough fixtures, but his ownership is too high in that bracket to ignore. As for the 4th starting midfielder, my head is about to explode.

I'm ranked in the 300's now so I guess there's no point in being clever, better to go for the safe options (Kane etc).

Any critique on my team is more than welcome.

Agree with Ziegler on Kane. I just have a feeling, having gotten him just after his big haul, that I've missed the boat and have no need to hold him through tough fixtures Vs the alternatives I can afford.

I'm reasonably confident on Bellerin for the short term, and have spent more than I originally intended on my defence in case he gets dropped. Hard to know with Silva, especially as they were back to 2 strikers in the cup and the 4222 rather than Silva in the hole. As for 4th mid/Downing if you can keep uo to 6.6 free Chadli could be good in a few weeks, in the meantime Puncheon has three good fixtures, as does Elia and I'm keen on a Saints attacker for now.

iroced wrote: »

Just using your post to talk about my own team (since I'm facing similar issues) .

First of all, I quite like your draft :cool:.

Why Hamer though? He's probably gonna get drop soon enough and you'd be left with only 1 GK. You don't have Wisdom so no pb of getting stuck with 3 WB players in case Berahino becomes interesting for a punt at some time. So why not Myhill?

Puncheon is appealing right now. Can't remember his price so to whom you'd be able to upgrade if things go bad with your £0.6m banked?

Pellè is not on great form but I think Saints fixtures ease up. Dropping Kane feels me with great worry though. To be fair dropping Austin either...
I agree with your worries over Giroud too.

Finally ditching Silva for ADM sounds so much wrong but with the fixtures ahead of him it seems impossible not to expect some decent returns from him. The last time I got him in with high expectations he quickly got injured though :rolleyes:...

Hamer was left in while Myhills injury was unclear. Will probably be Myhill.

Puncheon is 5.5 so a budget of 6.1 with ADM in the team - or in other words not much! (6.6=chadli if my 3rd mid is 9.0 or less). I am spending nearly 2m more on defence than earlier drafts and still undecided on this course of action, as if I drop Bertrand to a cheapie I can afford Siggy & ADM 3rd and 4th mid, or Silva and a 4th mid up to 8m....or for example Cazorla and Sterling. Cheap defence is my normal strategy, so not sure what to do yet.

If I do go Southampton at the back it could be temporary. I'm hoping Koeman confirms or hints that Yoshida will come back in for Gardos for the 2 or 3 games till Alderwiereld is fit as that would be superb value in the short term and would allow a decision to upgrade to Alder or go cheap on Bruce or Yun or Baird!

OneColdHand

I'm fairly happy at the minute with my wildcard team - though I'm sure this will change before Sat morning!

One thing I need to decide is between the following:

ADM + Bellerin
Cazorla + Jones

Jones is probably a better choice than Bellerin, but I have Sanchez, so I feel ADM would give me a better balance in attack.

miller82

Done

Before :

Green ----Myhill

Betrand----Wisdom

---

Dummet---- Duff---- Baines

Di Maria

---

Sanchez

---

Hazard

---

Boyd

---

Silva

Austin

---

Costa

---

Kane

Out – Austin, Silva, Duff, Baines,Green




After :

Foster ----Myhill

Betrand----Wisdom

---

Dummet---- O’Shea----Hutton

Di Maria

---

Sanchez

---

Hazard

---

Boyd

---

Elia

Aguero

---

Costa

---

Kane

In -Aguero, Elia, O’Shea, Hutton, Foster

Paully D

Paully D wrote: »

As for the 4th starting midfielder, my head is about to explode.

Despite saying I'm not going to try and be clever (and I'm really not), I've actually decided I'm going to give Adam Johnson a shot for the next few weeks (injury recovery depending).

Sigurdsson was my guy but the suspension means he's out for now. Downing's fixtures are horrendous and there's a distinct possibility that Puncheon may be played out wide as Pardew tries to accommodate Chamkah, Sanogo and Gayle up top.

Poyet has said he will look to play Johnson as the central creative force in the new 5-3-2 system aimed at getting the best out of Defoe, and while I have banged on and on about Sunderland not creating enough chances, I think if they do anything at all Johnson will have a part to play in that sort of role. Couple that with the fixtures (BUR, swa, QPR, WBA) over the next few weeks and I think he's worth a shot. No one else really stands out to me in that price bracket.

FHFC

Paully D wrote: »

Despite saying I'm not going to try and be clever (and I'm really not), I've actually decided I'm going to give Adam Johnson a shot for the next few weeks (injury recovery depending).

Sigurdsson was my guy but the suspension means he's out for now. Downing's fixtures are horrendous and there's a distinct possibility that Puncheon may be played out wide as Pardew tries to accommodate Chamkah, Sanogo and Gayle up top.

Poyet has said he will look to play Johnson as the central creative force in the new 5-3-2 system aimed at getting the best out of Defoe, and while I have banged on and on about Sunderland not creating enough chances, I think if they do anything at all Johnson will have a part to play in that sort of role. Couple that with the fixtures (BUR, swa, QPR, WBA) over the next few weeks and I think he's worth a shot. No one else really stands out to me in that price bracket.

Had been thinking of AJ last night when I ended up with a budget of 6.1 for my 4th mid. Hadn't had time to look at his form or fixtures so thanks for that!!

Quite possibly sold onJohnston. There's a lot to be said sometimes for a team with limited attackers so the goals are less liable to be spread around. Puncheon, Gayle, Chamahk, Sanogo you mentioned, also Bolasie will be back within a couple of weeks too, and Jedinak back on pens.

As for Arsenal there's about 10 who could hoover up goals and bps.

miller82

dont have access here in work..... how much is Adam Johnson ?

Rikand

miller82 wrote: »

dont have access here in work..... how much is Adam Johnson ?

6.0 but yellow flagged at the moment. 75% chance of playing

There was a news article in the Sunderland Echo yesterday I think which said he should be back to play at the weekend. So I'm hoping he will be confirmed before Saturday.

Backstreet Moyes

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De Gea

---

---

Bertrand

---

Wisdom

---

Baines

---

----Downing----Silva----Chadli

---

Sanchez

---

Oscar

---

---

Costa

---

Kane

---

Subs
Hamer, Austin, Hutton, Chester,

Paully D

Dónal wrote: »

There was a news article in the Sunderland Echo yesterday I think which said he should be back to play at the weekend. So I'm hoping he will be confirmed before Saturday.

Following on from this, Poyet basically confirmed today that he'll be fit. He trained as normal in today's session.

FHFC

Paully D wrote: »

Following on from this, Poyet basically confirmed today that he'll be fit. He trained as normal in today's session.

Costa cash will probably mean I can go for a 'big' 4th mid. Need to start over again pretty much.

FHFC

FHFC wrote: »

Costa cash will probably mean I can go for a 'big' 4th mid. Need to start over again pretty much.

Yup, finally getting a quick look at the tatters of my wildcard plan and I can go with Eriksen or Sterling for Johnston now. Reluctantly will probably have to pass.

Forster, Myhill
Terry, Bertrand, Bellerin, Hutton, PVA
Hazard, Sanchez, ADM, Eriksen, Lucas
Pelle, Aguero, Giroud

..is how it's looking at the moment. 0.8 in the bank. Downgrade a mid to Johnston or similar and Costa, or Sturridge walk back into the frontline for Giroud or Pelle.

langer91

Current team:

Forster, McCarthy
Baines, Terry, S.Taylor, Wisdom, Duff
Downing, Sanchez, Siggy, Hazard, Cazorla
Kane, Austin, Costa

thinking of changing to

Forster, McCarthy
Bellerin, Terry, Jones, Wisdom, Duff
Di Maria, Sanchez, Johnson, Hazard, Cazorla
Kane, Rooney, Pelle

So basically:
Baines --> Bellerin
S.Taylor --> Jones
Downing --> Di Maria
Siggy --> A.Johnson
Austin --> Rooney
Costa --> Pelle

Any suggestions/ratings??

This is way too stressful I'm gonna need to sleep on this for a night or two before making any season ending decisions :P

Paully D

langer91 wrote: »

This is way too stressful I'm gonna need to sleep on this for a night or two before making any season ending decisions :P

I completely agree. I was all set and then Costa went and ****ed it all up :pac:

It's going to be a long night on Friday due to the lack of time I can dedicate to my team until then.

Ziegler1988

Costa-free WC is looking like this:

Panti 4.0m
Jones Terry Clyne PvA Baird
Hazard Sanchez Ameobi Puncheon 10.5m
Aguero Giroud Pelle

Changes from previous draft would be Giroud instead of Cazorla and upgrading Bellerin to Jones. I could still be tempted to do Falcao and Cazorla for Giroud and 10.5m but I'm not convinced by ManU or Falcao's game time.

FHFC

Clyne or Betrand?

Or much of a muchness?

Was Clyne wing back in the cup game?

Ziegler1988

FHFC wrote: »

Clyne or Betrand?

Or much of a muchness?

Was Clyne wing back in the cup game?

Berty has a better baseline BPS score and less yellows. Attacking returns seem pretty even to me.

WoollyRedHat

Chesty08 wrote: »

I don't think Giroud is nailed on. Can easily be rotated with Walcott going in the No.9 position or Welbeck. Don't think his form has been above the ordinary to justify a nailed on start given the calibre of players that can fill the void.

I reckon Ozil is the jewel in Wenger's eye and will play everytime he is available. And IMO I think Ozil (bar Sanchez) can work best in any other combination.

Maybe I'm being biased with the massive horn I have for waiting to see Ozil & Sanchez linking up together!

Giroud is integral to the way Arsenal play, I'd say he's pretty much nailed on.

OneColdHand

The costa suspension certainly makes things interesting. Have been looking at a front 7 of
Sanchez - hazard - sterling - adm
Aguero - pelle - giroud.

Issues are it leaves me a bit light at the back, and also wouldn't much in the bank for future upgrades. Going with eriksen over adm would solve that though.

Shaque attack

anyone considering putting sturridge in their line up? could be swapped out for costa if it doesnt work out

Benimar

Anyone care to critique this WC team?

Foster, Krul (I like 2 playing keepers)
Terry, Bertrand, VanAanholt, Hutton, Wollschied
Sanchez, Hazard, Di Maria, Johnson, Boyd
Aguero, Giroud, Kane.

alchemist33

Benimar wrote: »

Anyone care to critique this WC team?

Foster, Krul (I like 2 playing keepers)
Terry, Bertrand, VanAanholt, Hutton, Wollschied
Sanchez, Hazard, Di Maria, Johnson, Boyd
Aguero, Giroud, Kane.

It's good. My only concern (and it's a slight one) is the keepers. Do W Brom and Newcastle rotate well? It's a pairing I haven't seen mentioned (Brom/Villa, Sun/New, Sun/Burnley seem commonest)

Iused2likebusts

Benimar wrote: »

Anyone care to critique this WC team?

Foster, Krul (I like 2 playing keepers)
Terry, Bertrand, VanAanholt, Hutton, Wollschied
Sanchez, Hazard, Di Maria, Johnson, Boyd
Aguero, Giroud, Kane.

Good team wollschied is a good pick.

bezuaua

Will Gabriel Paulista be in the mix for the right back spot at Arsenal?
WC active and considering Bellerín…

Iused2likebusts

bezuaua wrote: »

Will Gabriel Paulista be in the mix for the right back spot at Arsenal?
WC active and considering Bellerín…

He played the odd game RB in Brazil going by Wikipedia. I don't know much about him personally.

FHFC

bezuaua wrote: »

Will Gabriel Paulista be in the mix for the right back spot at Arsenal?
WC active and considering Bellerín…

Hmm, possible but unlikely hopefully. Piece in telegraph refers to it as a possibly but more looking at cover for Kos for now. Bellerin is a natural RB and on great form, I'll probably still risk him given the rest of my defence is strong to cover in case he loses his place.

Gabriel will be registered in time for the match and, with Wenger still concerned to manage Laurent Kocielny’s achilles tendon injury, there is a chance of him being in central defence alongside Per Mertesacker. In the absence of Mathieu Debuchy, there is also a possibility of him replacing Hector Bellerin at right-back.
More likely is that he will start from the bench but his inclusion in the squad, even after just a handful of training sessions, underlines how Wenger wants him involved and challenging for a place immediately.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/arsenal/11377119/Arsenal-news-Gabriel-Paulista-could-make-debut-this-weekend-against-Aston-Villa.html