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thunderdog

Dearg81 wrote: »

Up to 734th now after that Havertz goal. I nailed the forward picks with Ronaldo, Lewandowski and Lukaku.

Good stuff, I fell down a bit in the rankings by missing the deadline (not as big as a fall as I was expecting though). I won’t be missing the next deadline….hopefully!

Father Hernandez

Anyone taken a stab at the R16 team yet?

Gone for

Donnarumma, Stekeleburg. 2 good keepers that should progress to the QF and beyond

Spinzzola - solid start and in a team that doesn't concede...
Kimbembe - went for safe French DF. Predict to beat the Swiss to nil
Maehle - scored last game and decent CS potential
Dumfries - one of the standouts of the comp so far. Netherlands should beat Czechia
Gosens - fancy the Germans to beat England comfortably to nil

Wijnaldum - great tournament so far
Hojlberg - ran out of money. meh
Berardi - consistent with his scoring so far. Think the Italians will do a job on Austria
Locatelli - same as Berardi really but Locatelli seems to have a higher ceiling (from a sample of 1)
Havertz - decent tournament so far, he'll be up against it with English press. Point to prove maybe.

Mbappe - should kickstart his tournament vs the Swiss. Came alive in R16 in the World Cup
Ronaldo - top goalscorer of the tournament, toss up between him and Lukaku. Fancy him more.
Depay - on form against a poor side.

Captaincy will prob go - Locatelli, Ronaldo, Mbappe, Havertz.

martyos121

I’ve a fairly similar team for the last 16:

Donnarumma, Stekelenburg
Bonucci, Pavard, Dumfries, Gosens, P. Torres
Wijnaldum, Jorginho, Jota, Havertz, M. Llorente
Ronaldo, Benzema, Depay

Captaining Jorginho, Wijnaldum, Benzema, Havertz

Left a decent chunk of points on the bench in the third round of fixtures (Havertz and Torres, completely forgot to get them into the team in time) so I’m playing catch-up now.

thunderdog

Drafted the following team for the last 16:

GK: Donnaruma Stekelenburg
DEF: Spinazolla Dumfries Gosens Torres Maehle
MID: KDB Forsberg Wijnaldum Damsgaard Beradi
FW: Depay Benzema Lukaku

Fairly similar to the teams above. KDB takes up a reasonable chunk of change so could spread those funds elsewhere to maybe get a French defender in

jaykay74

Anyone know if a clean sheet is 90 minutes or is 0-0 full time and goals in extra time mean no clean sheet? I'm guessing maybe it's the full 120 so slight disadvantage to clean sheets for defenders..

Xander10

jaykay74 wrote: »

Anyone know if a clean sheet is 90 minutes or is 0-0 full time and goals in extra time mean no clean sheet? I'm guessing maybe it's the full 120 so slight disadvantage to clean sheets for defenders..

"Extra time and penalties

Players will keep scoring points throughout extra time. However, players can't score points for penalty shoot-outs."

based on above from rules, I am assuming yes.

claw

Going with:

Donnarumma Stekelenburg
Bonucci Spinazzola Gosens Dumfries P. Torres
Phillips Wijnaldum Damsgaard Yarmolenko Forsberg
Ronaldo Depay Immobile

Not sure about the midfield to be honest. Midfield has been my weak link so far in this. Phillips there as an enabler as it is.

jaykay74

Is p torres a risk for Spain? Only subbed on the last day. I suppose he is cheap as chips though.

claw

claw wrote: »

Going with:

Donnarumma Stekelenburg
Bonucci Spinazzola Gosens Dumfries P. Torres
Phillips Wijnaldum Damsgaard Yarmolenko Forsberg
Ronaldo Depay Immobile

Not sure about the midfield to be honest. Midfield has been my weak link so far in this. Phillips there as an enabler as it is.

Mine is much the same as this

thunderdog

Looks like going with 4 Dutch players is not going to work out too well

Father Hernandez

thunderdog wrote: »

Looks like going with 4 Dutch players is not going to work out too well

3 free transfers to get rid of Dumfries, Depay, Wijnaldum and Stekelenburg. (so far)

Some pain.

thunderdog

Father Hernandez wrote: »

3 free transfers to get rid of Dumfries, Depay, Wijnaldum and Stekelenburg. (so far)

Some pain.

Yeah, same 4. I imagine most players will have at least 3 of the 4 so will be in the same boat

Muahahaha

Yep in same boat here with Skenlenburg, Depay, Dumfres and Gini. Did not see this result coming. We've only 3 free transfers before the quarters so hits will have to be taken. Have Ronaldo and Lukaku too and one of them is going out later so this is going to get messy by 10pm tonight.

crushproof

Stek, Wilj, Depay and bloody De Ligt for me, absolutely disaster! And hardly anything from the Italians. Terrible start to this round.

thunderdog

Those with Stekelenburg-on the assumption your other GK got through, will you just roll go with 1 keeper now? I don’t see myself using a transfer on a keeper

Muahahaha

Yeah Ive got Donnarumma so will play him in the next round and leave Skeklenburg on the bench. If Italy go out then I'll be forced into a GK transfer but we get 5 free transfers before the semi finals.

claw

thunderdog wrote: »

Those with Stekelenburg-on the assumption your other GK got through, will you just roll go with 1 keeper now? I don’t see myself using a transfer on a keeper

I still have my wildcard so going to get another keeper in. I would have left it alone if I didn't have a wildcard though having Italy's keeper.

thunderdog

claw wrote: »

I still have my wildcard so going to get another keeper in. I would have left it alone if I didn't have a wildcard though having Italy's keeper.

Good stuff, I think those who saved their WC might do better than those who used it in Matchday 3

jimmii

Simon currently showing as having 1 point for goals from outside the box lol!

thunderdog

Benzema saving the gameweek (went for him as captain in fanteam as a bit of a differential to depay)

Edit: Matchday, not gameweek. Still not used to that

thunderdog

Anyone got a lend of a wildcard going?

Dearg81

thunderdog wrote: »

Anyone got a lend of a wildcard going?

I have one but I'll be needing it too. How many players have you got that have been eliminated?

Muahahaha

haha Id say everyone who used their wildcard in matchday 3 is regretting it now. Ive lost another two players tonight from France to add to the four from the Dutch. Leaving the keeper out of it 5 transfers are now needed and it could be more tomorrow, its been a bit of a mess but Id guess most people are in the same boat

thunderdog

Dearg81 wrote: »

I have one but I'll be needing it too. How many players have you got that have been eliminated?

5 so far but also have KDB and P Torres. In fairness to Torres he seems to be able to get an assist coming off the bench each week

claw

thunderdog wrote: »

5 so far but also have KDB and P Torres. In fairness to Torres he seems to be able to get an assist coming off the bench each week

I have 4 Dutch and Ronaldo eliminated. Also P Torres. Wildcard will be handy but having an awful round at the moment. 22 points with 4 players left and one of them is Kalvin Phillips!

thunderdog

claw wrote: »

I have 4 Dutch and Ronaldo eliminated. Also P Torres. Wildcard will be handy but having an awful round at the moment. 22 points with 4 players left and one of them is Kalvin Phillips!

Picking players for the quarter finals will be interesting. I’m looking at (based on no WC):

3 Italy (already have)
3 Denmark (have 2, will add one more)
2 Germany or England (2 transfers)
2 Belgium (already have)
2 Spain (have 1 def, will get an outfield player)
1 Sweden (if they get through)
2 Holland (blanks on the bench)

4 point hit. 2 subs on the bench. A bit too much of a spread though among several teams given we can have up to 5 players per team. Aiming to have an approx even split between both sides of the draw (will have 7 from the left and 6 from the right plus 2 duds)

Muahahaha

claw wrote: »

I have 4 Dutch and Ronaldo eliminated. Also P Torres. Wildcard will be handy but having an awful round at the moment. 22 points with 4 players left and one of them is Kalvin Phillips!

Im doing even worse, currently have 18 points with just two German players to play tonight, its been a disastrous round. Never thought a front line of Lukaku, Ronaldo and Depay would return a grand total of 6 points between them. Have put the armband on Havertz for later in the hope he saves the match day but Im doubting it.

claw

thunderdog wrote: »

Picking players for the quarter finals will be interesting. I’m looking at (based on no WC):

3 Italy (already have)
3 Denmark (have 2, will add one more)
2 Germany or England (2 transfers)
2 Belgium (already have)
2 Spain (have 1 def, will get an outfield player)
1 Sweden (if they get through)
2 Holland (blanks on the bench)

4 point hit. 2 subs on the bench. A bit too much of a spread though among several teams given we can have up to 5 players per team. Aiming to have an approx even split between both sides of the draw (will have 7 from the left and 6 from the right plus 2 duds)

I have had no luck with my defence for most of this apart from matchday 1. Plan for me is to have an even spread within reason over the 8 teams. Have no confidence in predicting any of the results after the last few days.

claw

Muahahaha wrote: »

Im doing even worse, currently have 18 points with just two German players to play tonight, its been a disastrous round. Never thought a front line of Lukaku, Ronaldo and Depay would return a grand total of 6 points between them. Have put the armband on Havertz for later in the hope he saves the match day but Im doubting it.

Ronaldo was doing a good job for me until this round. Don't think there are a lot of great options up front now. Don't have Havertz (had him in matchday 3) but think he has a good chance of scoring today.

CSF

Owning Sterling and Pickford wasn’t the wild celebration that you might think

highgiant1985

ouch I've 4 Dutch, 3 French, 1 Sweden... eliminated. I'm sitting in 43065 place over all at the minute but will likely drop fast now .

I still have a limitless wild card left so that's something I guess!

highgiant1985

CSF wrote: »

Owning Sterling and Pickford wasn’t the wild celebration that you might think

yeah I avoided them as thought the Germany game would be tough but now I'm wishing i'd gambled on them!

dasdog

I was 14030 overall and hoping to hold on to the Wild Card but extra time in that SWE/UKR game has changed that. The only positive is everyone seems to score pretty low.

Difficult to call Friday's games.

SUI V ESP
BEL V ITA

Saturday's you'd probably be looking at Denmark and England.

CZE V DEN
UKR V ENG

ShaneU

I've six players left, two didn't start the last game and another one is injured

martyos121

Pretty much my entire team was eliminated in the last 16, so thankfully I always planned on using my wildcard ahead of the quarters.

Loaded up on England and Spain, few Italians in there too and a couple of Danes. Can’t possibly do any worse than the previous round.

dasdog

I put together a starting eleven including De Bruyne but I have Højbjerg in reserve on the bench. Going to hope for upsets and keep the WC until the next round.

thunderdog

thunderdog wrote: »

Anyone got a lend of a wildcard going?

thunderdog

Cobbled this team together for a minus 4

Donnaruma
Spinazolla Maehle Torres
Sterling Saribia Beradi Damsgaard
Lukaku Morata Schick

Bench: KDB and 3 duds

(Transfers in: Morata Schick Saribia Sterling)

I’d say Beradi will probably only come on as a sub towards the end of the game. We will get to see the Spain lineup so will check first if Morata and Saribia start.

Somewhat tempted by Kane but fancy Morata to get more points

claw

thunderdog wrote: »

Cobbled this team together for a minus 4

Donnaruma
Spinazolla Maehle Torres
Sterling Saribia Beradi Damsgaard
Lukaku Morata Schick

Bench: KDB and 3 duds

(Transfers in: Morata Schick Saribia Sterling)

I’d say Beradi will probably only come on as a sub towards the end of the game. We will get to see the Spain lineup so will check first if Morata and Saribia start.

Somewhat tempted by Kane but fancy Morata to get more points

Not far off my team. Initial wildcard is:

Donnarumma Pickford
P. Torres Laporte Maehle Spinazzola Bonucci
Sterling Damsgaard Shaqiri Yarmolenko Sarabia
Kane Morata Schick

Can't see that being the final draft. Lack of Belgium a problem for a start!

thunderdog

claw wrote: »

Not far off my team. Initial wildcard is:

Donnarumma Pickford
P. Torres Laporte Maehle Spinazzola Bonucci
Sterling Damsgaard Shaqiri Yarmolenko Sarabia
Kane Morata Schick

Can't see that being the final draft. Lack of Belgium a problem for a start!

Yeah, I’m already thinking of changing my proposed frontline now to

Lukaku Morata Kane

On your lack of Belgium-that game is hard to call and with both KDB and Hazarad likely to be out, I’d say you are safe enough without any. Can’t see Italy conceding too many to them

Muahahaha

dasdog wrote: »

I put together a starting eleven including De Bruyne but I have Højbjerg in reserve on the bench. Going to hope for upsets and keep the WC until the next round.

Bear in mind that you get 5 free transfers in the next round before the semis and then another 5 free transfers before the final. Depending on your team saving a WC now could be less valuable given that everyone has 10 free transfers to sort the team out if there are any upsets.

dasdog

Muahahaha wrote: »

Bear in mind that you get 5 free transfers in the next round before the semis and then another 5 free transfers before the final. Depending on your team saving a WC now could be less valuable given that everyone has 10 free transfers to sort the team out if there are any upsets.

Yep and it could all change when the lineups are announced for Spain v Switzerland as I've two likely non-starters for the former. I'll pick a fallback WC team ready to go after 4pm depending on Luis Enrique's choices and news from Belgium.

Did you smash it

I have the limitless chip left. Can I make 3 transfers for free and have them for the week after? I guess not if it’s like FPL and the free hit.

jaykay74

For my wildcard I plan to have 5 Spanish to take advantage of team news. 4/5 English that have played most games and then maybe 2/3 Italian/Danes. Roughly that kind of split. No Czech, Swiss, Ukraine. Or Belgian unless maybe Lukaku.

CSF

I'm 1102 in the world but eh unfortunately I only have 7 players left in it (thankfully they all look like starting) so even with 3 transfers I'm about to go south.


No remaining chips, and none of my 7 players play against each other (my 3 signings are unlikely to play in opposing teams), so I could theoretically end up with 10 players left or 0 going into the semi finals.

eh i dunno

Wildcard
Simon pickford
Laporte meunier spinazolla maguire maehle
Insigne sterling shaq damsgard soucek
Lukaku schick morata

Trying to spread the team out over two days and not have too many from one team. Thoughts?

Did you smash it

Did you smash it wrote: »

I have the limitless chip left. Can I make 3 transfers for free and have them for the week after? I guess not if it’s like FPL and the free hit.

Anyone know?

Any chance I can play limitless this week, make no transfers and carry over the three free transfers to next game week?

eh i dunno

Did you smash it wrote: »

Anyone know?

Any chance I can play limitless this week, make no transfers and carry over the three free transfers to next game week?

No you can only carry a max of one transfer over

Did you smash it

eh i dunno wrote: »

No you can only carry a max of one transfer over

Ok thanks, and if I make two transfers now. Finalize the team and then play limitless before 6pm, will those two transfers be in my team for the semi?

claw

eh i dunno wrote: »

Wildcard
Simon pickford
Laporte meunier spinazolla maguire maehle
Insigne sterling shaq damsgard soucek
Lukaku schick morata

Trying to spread the team out over two days and not have too many from one team. Thoughts?

I had Soucek in the group stages. Same kind of luck I had with him as I had when I had in my team during the season. Never there for the points!