Fantasy premier league – Questions and Answers part 2

I think you can do both but I’m starting with RVP at the moment.  His consistency (last year he returned in well over 80% of his starts) really just gives you a go to captain option in all situations.

Cheers, hope that helps   

Q4 

Hi! Would appreciate if u guys could rmt.

mignolet (davis)
clyne, ivanovic, chester (collins, ben turner)
silva, coutinho, walcott, hazard (c), barkley
aguero, lukaku (dobbie)

with 2M to spare.

A4 

Davis probably wont play but again I’m taking that punt as GKs dont get injured much and Mignolet has no competition.

Clyne has an injury so you may need to swap to Shaw at the same price.  Chester and Turner just need monitoring through the rest of pre-season whether they will start. 

I’m going for Cole as the most secure Chelsea defensive player.  Ivanovic has competition at CB and RB

Barkley needs monitoring for gametime.  There are safer options such as Thomas and Jedinak of CP, also  Britton and  Cabral as 2 point fillers

Cheers

 Q5

Aren’t Man City more likely to rotate their frontline compared to Arsenal?

 A5

Yes definitely.  Arsenal only have Giroud at the moment with Podolski and Walcott fillers when Giroud is injured or when Wenger loses faith.  In that way Girouds rotation is with the bench and Podolskis with the left flank.

Man City will definitely rotate their 4 strikers although Jovetic can play as an attacking midfielder or in the front 3.  The question will be what sort of rotation.  Hopefully an A and a B will emerge, one for the premier league and dfficult champs league games and another for the 2 domestic cups and the easier champs league games.  At the moment I cant pick it at all which is why I’m reverting to Silva but if one does emerge as a starter then.  I may take a punt, especially on Dzeko if Pellegrini keeps talking him up and he does do enough in the final game against Arsenal in pre-season.   I’m reluctant though I have to say.

Hope that helps

Q6

Why aren’t acknowledging Ben Arfa? You never even mention him as one to watch. He’s one of the most skillful players in the Prem and scores a bunch of goals too

A6

I really like Ben Arfa as a player. Great skill as you say and he can score some fantastic goals. Last season though he scored 4 goals and 3 assists in 19 matches at about a goal or assist every 200 minutes. Thats over twice the time that say Walcott and Coutinho return and although I appreciate theyre dearer thats whay I’m not sold on that price range. Additionally last year his shooting and creating chances stats were never anything great at all. The year before though he was far better. 6 goals and 5 assists from 16 starts and 10 as sub in about 1550 minutes. Thats a return every 140 minutes which is far better. I’m still swerving him this year for the moment. There are 2 many players in the elite teams with good fixtures to conventrate on

Hope that answers the question.

cheers

Q7

Hi there,

Some great info on the site as always. I’m interested in whether you think Michu would be a good buy this season. He lost his form at the end of last season but so far seems to be performing well during pre-season games. He’s a lot more money than last year though and I think the question is will he thrive or suffer with Bony now at the club. The pressure for him to score will be lower and last season he wasn’t known for his assists so I’m wondering whether not being relied on for goals will result in him not scoring as many as last season now that Bony is there or do you think they will link up well together and score/assist even more?

Thanks

A7

Hi He’s too expensive for me.  He’s the only midfielder outside of the elite teams at that price.  Swansea also have terrible fixtures to start with, some of the worst in the league and to compound that Michu also scored best against the lesser teams. The fixtures mean  I’m not including anyone from Swansea in my GW1 team at the moment.    That will at least give me  chance to look at Michu (£9.0m) and Bony (£8.0m).  For the price if I was going to start with someone it will be Bony who was the top scorer in Eredivisie with amazing stats.  I dont think playing behind the striker will effect Michu,  if anything his returns were better in that position  I feel.   He’s just too expensive and the fxtures are too difficult.  Thanks

Q8

Please give comments on my team!

Mignolet/Davis
Cole/Collins/Clyne (Ward/Chester)
Silva/Hazard/Coutinho/Garvan (Jedinak)
VPS/Berbatov/Lambert

I am not sure on Coutinho/Berbatov/Lambert. May I sacrifice Berbatov/Lambert with Soldado and a cheap striker? Do you have any suggestions?

Thanks!

A8

Like your team alot and there’s a just a few things to mention

Need to monitor Clynes injury so maybe go for Shaw. Need to monitor Garvan selection after the signing of Grandin.  I would sacrifice Lambert for a cheap striker as you suggest  Say Anelka or Cornelius (if fit) or gayle and then look to get Soldado in.

Cheers

Q9

Hi,
Please rate my team.

Mignolet
Ivanovic Evra Clichy
Arteta Hazard (c) Walcott Silva
Lambert Sturridge Anelka

Subs – Given, Routledge, Collins, Clyne

Many thanks

A9

Just a few points

Ive chosen Cole over Ivanovic as I think Cole is more certain to play and has little competition for the LB place.  Evra I think is too expensive.  How about Sagna?  The Arsenal defence is stronger than some pundits think and they have good fixtures.  Clyne has some injury issues and maybe swap to Shaw

I personally think Arteta plays too deep and I wouldnt include him.  Sturridge is having some issues getting fit for GW1.   Can you afford Coutinho if you downgrade Evra as a swap. I think Soldado would be a good addition as Spurs have some good fixtures.  You may need to downgrade Routlege as well, as he seems to rotate with Dyer, to someone like Quiin or Koren?

I think Davis is better coverage for Mignolet.

Cheers

 Thats it.  Hope you found something useful for your fantasy premier league team