FPL tips – the FFGeek team for GW29

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So here’s our FPL tips article with the FFGeek team for GW29.  Believe me there have been few harder weeks to decide what to do.  I like rolling over transfers but having 2 to use just makes it more difficult.  As usual we’ll go through the transfers and the extensive debates related to that.  Also the team selection and the captain picks. There’s also a GW30 squad check. 

FPL tips – the FFGeek team for GW29

Here’s our FPL tips article where we outline our team.  Here’s the team.  £0.3m left in the bank

fpl..gw29ffgeekTeam

The transfers

The first decision was a City defender.  Villa at home and Norwich away are just too tempting to ignore.  With no one safe from rotation it’s was the case of who is the least prone. At least Man City don’t have a Champions league game this week.   The fullbacks were all out as they are ripe for rotation.  Then it becomes a choice between Kompany and Otamendi.  There are arguments for both so I’m not going to say I can predict which is best but I’m going with Otamendi.  I could have transferred out Walker instead of Moreno but on the basis of current rotation Walker should play today with Trippier in the Europa and then Walker for the Bournemouth game.  However with the Europa being against Dortmund then Walker could still get thenod as the most experienced.  So who knows?

Well the next transfer decision was Payet or Alli out and Yaya Toure/Silva/Siggy in.  The blank in GW30 and GW35 were the reason for Payet going although I am a huge fan. His high ownership will make the Everton West Ham game a nervous watch.  Especially with the dody keeper issues and Payets free kicks.

Then it was a case of which of Yaya Toure/Silva and Siggy to get in.  Siggy has alot of attractions given his set piece responsibility and his fixture against Norwich.  Swansea aren’t the most reliable of teams however and the next game against Bournemouth isn’t as good as Man City having Norwich next.

Yaya was injured but supposed to be fit. Given that he’s missed the last game if he is fit it’s hard to see him not playing.  I like Silva think he’s a great player but I looked at the underlying stats and Yaya looks better.  On the actual stats but are poor with Silva probably better off.  Certainly Silva is the more advanced but City have enough possession for him to be in attacking positions most of the time.  I also don’t have enough for Silva without a rejig of thoughts.

In the end I went for Yaya.  He fits the fixture criteria but not the form or returns or consistency.  However he’s my only low ownership differential player and every team should have one of those

So 3 City players.  Talk about eggs and baskets.  There is a scenario when neither of the 2 transfers start which would be typical of this season.  However the high risks are accompanied by high potential reward

The team selection

Only the defence to look at.  Both the bookies and myself have Manchester City, Leicester and Spurs as the 3 best defensive picks with Mertesacker and Wollscheid the bench order.  The GK Choice put Watford ahead on both myself and the Bookies choice

The captain choice

No choice here.  Aguero it is

The vice was the tricky one but for the moment I’ve gone for Vardy although short captain article coming

GW30 check

The potential team for GW30 could be ignoring the transfer before GW30:

Playing (subject to rotation and injury).  Assume also Arsenal don’t have a game

Elliot

Walker, Wollscheid, Otmendi, Simpson

Mahrez, Surman, Yaya Toure, Alli

Kane, Aguero, Vardy

That makes 12 plus a free transfer

Not playing Ozil, Mertesacker, Gomes

So looking ok.  It did tempt me to keep Moreno in for the Palace game but his place has to be in doubt and I like the 2 players up my sleeve given the rotation risk of the City players and Walker.

Thats it good luck this gameweek

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