tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59661608363243190102024-03-04T22:29:22.597-08:00Kostja is going to Euro 2016Pulmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09959874483484651566noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5966160836324319010.post-30133577881907543202013-09-08T06:24:00.000-07:002013-09-08T06:24:02.176-07:00UCL budget player notesUCL Budget list<br />
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Skipped some teams where I saw no obvious budget players and where pen taker is obvious. When I have written 6/7 that means has played in 6 out of 7 possible games indicating to possible rotation threat. I also did not add pen taker where it was impossible to know for sure.<br />
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Ajax- Poulsen, Enoh(4.5mid), Van Rhijn(4/5, 4 def) PEN- Sigurthsson(but not 100% sure)<br />
Anderlecht- Bruno(4 mid/5 goals 2 assists in 6 games, leading scorer), 4.0 mid Luka Miliotevic, PEN- Gillet<br />
Arsenal- Koscielny 5.0 mil def<br />
Atletico-Cortuois 4.5 mil keeper PEN- Costa<br />
Austria Wien- Ortlechner(3.5 def), Daniel Royer 4 mil mid 6/7<br />
Barcelona- Masherano, Alba 6.5 def<br />
Basel- PEN- Schär<br />
Bayern- Boateng 5.5 def 3/4, alaba 6 mil def on pens<br />
Benfica- Djuricic- 4.5 mid 2/3 PEN- Cardozo<br />
CSKA- Zuber 4.0 mid<br />
Celtic- Ambrose 3.5 def PEN- Commons<br />
Chelsea- Oscar 7.5 mid<br />
Dortmund- Subotic 6 mil PEN- Lewa and Reus taken 1<br />
Juventus- Lichtsteiner 5.5 def<br />
FC Kobenhavn- Wilan 3.5 keeper, Bengtsson 3.5 def, Delanay 4 mil mid Pen- Kristensen(1 taken)<br />
Leverkusen- Spahic,Toprac 4 mil defs,<br />
Man City- Nastasic, Clichy 5.5 defs, Nasri 6.5<br />
Man Utd- De Gea, Rafael 5.5,<br />
Marseile- Mandanda GK 4 mil PEN- Andre Ayew<br />
Napoli- Britos 5 mil def PEN- Hamsik(as he took them when Cavani did not last year, could be wrong)<br />
Olympiacos- PEN- Saviola<br />
PSG-Maxwell 5.5 def<br />
Plzen- Horvath 4.0 mid takes pens 3 goals and 3 assists in CL Qualis, is captain too, but 5/7<br />
Porto- Josue 4.5 mid 2 goals 2 assists in 3 games and on pens<br />
Real Madrid- Diego Lopez 3.5 keeper, Marcelo 5.0 defender,<br />
Real Sociedad- Bravo 4.0 keeper, PEN- Vela or Prieto both same amount last year<br />
Shalke- Fuchs 4.5 def and Uchida 4 mil def both 3/4 games PEN- Farfan or Klaas<br />
Shaktar Donetsk- Bernard 4.5 mid, The 3.5 keeper Kanibolotskiy is one to keep an eye on as he has been rotated places with Pyatov and played the same amount of games<br />
Steua. Filop 4 mil mid ( 2 goals in 4 leading scorer)<br />
Zenit- Neto 4 mil def 6/7 games <br />
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<br />Pulmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09959874483484651566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5966160836324319010.post-15877129828304902782012-11-09T11:46:00.001-08:002012-11-09T11:46:31.223-08:00Dream team GW10<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Bench: Hazard, Sagna, ShoreyPulmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09959874483484651566noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5966160836324319010.post-31141092743976155752012-11-06T09:26:00.001-08:002012-11-06T09:26:12.848-08:00UCL dream team GW4<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So this is my UCL dream team for this week. I went for Robben, Lichtensteiner and Emanuelson in my personal team too. And I have the big hitting forward line along with Vidal. Hopefully the reports from Germany are correct and Robben starts, and I really think Milan could surprise people with a win here after winning 5-1 in Serie A in the weekend and Emanuelson is key to most of the things they do offensively.<br />
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Enjoy your CL games everyone and good luck!Pulmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09959874483484651566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5966160836324319010.post-80364318579845824992012-10-26T15:45:00.005-07:002012-10-26T15:45:45.468-07:00GW9 Dream team<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: helvetica, arial; line-height: 16px;">Richards- I went for Richards over Kolarov here as he is more nailed on this week with Maicon and Zabaleta out. Overall a very attacking defender with a good fixture this week.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: helvetica, arial; line-height: 16px;">Huth- Stoke are the likeliest for a CS this week, and Huth is the most attacking of their defenders.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: helvetica, arial; line-height: 16px;">Boyce- OOP defender with a nice fixture and lots of goal threat. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: helvetica, arial; line-height: 16px;">Gorkss- Reading should be better defensively than they have been so far and have a nice fixture this week. Gorkss is also a nice goal threat from set pieces also very cheap.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: helvetica, arial; line-height: 16px;">Gervinho- This is a big risk over Cazorla since it is dependent on weather he will play as the striker or on the wing. But I just don't like Cazorla that much any more after I got him in my team :). I feel a bit cheated after falling for his flair.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: helvetica, arial; line-height: 16px;">Nasri- Great differential with a good fixture. Should be very involved in all of City's attacking as long as Silva is out.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: helvetica, arial; line-height: 16px;">Bale- The best player in the team playing against the worst defense in the league. I also considered Dempsey for the differential value, but just could not overlook Bale here.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: helvetica, arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">Ba- is my favorite forward option so far this season, and a great option this week against the struggling WBA defense</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: helvetica, arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">Have great gameweek everyone!!! Follow me <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">@KristjanPulma</span> for more of the same.</span></span>Pulmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09959874483484651566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5966160836324319010.post-48346664828174456462012-10-19T02:51:00.000-07:002012-10-19T02:51:12.955-07:00FPL GW 8 Dream Team<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: helvetica, arial; line-height: 16px;">Really strong offensive presence in the defense this week, outside of Davies. All teams represented have a great chance for a CS and at least one of that back 4 should produce attacking returns.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: helvetica, arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">I went for some ultimate differentials here: Andy Carroll and Giroud facing the worst defenses in the PL look like great options, especially with ownerships like 0.6% (Carroll) and 1% (Giroud). And RVP here also with a nice home game. Suarez barely missed out, but I felt I already had too much Liverpool.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I just wanted to take a look at a few players who I am considering to import into my team this week or the next, and also have a look at how good of an idea is it to get rid of Tevez. With a good look at the possible replacements for him including a closer look at Ba who is slowly turning into a must own again. </span></blockquote>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #f9cb9c; line-height: 22px;"><b>If there was no Adebayor on the Tottenham bench to suggest there could be rotation for him I would consider him as the best cover for the Tottenham attack.</b></span></span></blockquote>
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1. Ba- he simply is the best striker available IMO- but it is a long term move because of his poor fixtures in the next 2)<br />
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3. Suarez- the most expensive option and Short term, but he is a man in great form after scoring this week in europa league while only playing some minutes in the second half.<br />
4. Defoe/Jelly- Defoe has got better fixtures at the moment and is able to get more explosive scores from time to time, but he has Ade looking over his shoulder. But Jelly could be the smart option out of all of them, but smart is boring and that is the reason for his low rank.</div>
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Pulmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09959874483484651566noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5966160836324319010.post-32878418773947892882012-10-02T07:31:00.003-07:002012-10-02T07:37:41.716-07:00Fantasy Uefa CL Dream team GW2<blockquote class="tr_bq">
The Champions league is upon us again, and it is time to enjoy some top quality football. But first lets make sure our fantasy teams are in order.</blockquote>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">!!!FOR PEOPLE WHO PLAY THE OFFICIAL UEFA GAME!!!</span>Dont forget to use managerial subs, that means start all players who have a game on day 1 and switch the ones that did badly out for your day 2 players. The same with Captains- at first captain a player with a game on day 1 and if he does not do well than switch to someone on day 2.</blockquote>
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Bench: Mannone(GK) Sammir, Nonkeu, Demichelis<br />
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<li>Jenkinson and Mannone- two 4 mil defensive players for an improved Arsenal team with a good home game vs Olympiacos are very good value. </li>
<li>Vidal is just the best defender in his game for his Pen duty and for the fact that he is actually a midfielder and he will probably be in my starting lineup all season long.</li>
<li>Cant look past Marcelo this week with his explosiveness on the offensive end going against a weaker Ajax side</li>
<li>On the bench are 2 cheaper options with good fixtures IMO Nonkeu vs Braga and Demichelis vs Anderlecht</li>
<li>Unnerstall keeps his place with a 3 mil price tag and a nice fixture coming up.</li>
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<li>Lampard(only 7mil) is likely to start tonight and is always likely to put in a good game in the UCL(also takes pens for Chelsea)</li>
<li>With Rooney and RVP reportedly starting this time for United, I really like Nani at 7.5 to be the man getting the assists with all this striking power up front</li>
<li>Kroos speaks for himself with his form and price and with Robben out this week- he is the best Bayern midfielder for fantasy in my opinion</li>
<li>Cazorla- another Arsenal player is a even a long term move with 2 great home fixtures up for the Gunners- he is also the center of all Arsenal attacking play- so bound be a part of some points this week and/or the next.</li>
<li>One the bench we have Sammir a man with an incredible form in his home league, hopefully he can find his feet in UCL too. </li>
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<li>I just cant look beyond Messi despite the tricky fixture- you just know he can pop up with a brace in any game and a reliable captain option as always</li>
<li>Cristiano Ronaldo- the man is selfish and on pens and most free kicks for Real madrid. That is exactly what you want from your fantasy player- he is also the best C option for day 2</li>
<li>Hunterlaar- great fixture and a great player- enjoy the points :)</li>
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Pulmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09959874483484651566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5966160836324319010.post-46111431781520766292012-10-01T09:09:00.001-07:002012-10-01T09:09:47.378-07:00FPL Over- and Under-performers up to GW6<blockquote class="tr_bq">
I was planning to overview the over- and under-performers during the International break, but with a game-week where many differentials had a great performance and many regular names failed to perform I thought it was a good idea to do it now and maybe help some managers avoid knee-jerk transfers. </blockquote>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">!!!</span>On a side note:</b><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">I will not look at some of the players that went crazy this GW like Suarez and Sahin- but I do suggest not to get carried away with all the bandwagons. Out of the players with big scores this gameweek I see these players as possible good long term investments: Suarez, Gerrard, Sterling, Jelavic, Bale, Verthongen, Mata, Gervinho, Silva, Ramirez(Southampton), Walters, Morrison, Ba, Torres(only because Chelsea still look like they will play him constantly), Aguero, Van Persie, Rooney, all Stoke defenders and Sunderland defenders, Clark</span><br />
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<b>Peter Crouch- </b>I looked at the entire PL career for Crouch to get a better idea of his normal conversion rate, mostly because last seasons was offensively very poor for Stoke, so his stats were probably worse than normal for last year.<br />
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I inserted Hazard here as a reminder to keep faith with players especially if they have a home fixture VS Norwich coming up. As we see he is due a goal or even 2 in the coming fixtures. This situation is similar to the one of Michu at the present time. And as a warning sign we can look at Gareth Bale who was sold by many after a few poor game-weeks.</div>
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<li>I went for 4 defenders this week as outside of the Everton game I feel that this could be a low scoring GW. All very scoring defenders and likely for a clean sheet. </li>
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<li>Hoilett earns a spot in the midfield as one of my favorite differentials and having a great fixture this week and Fellaini is a must with his form.</li>
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<li>Jelavic another great differential and will get the C armband in my personal team.</li>
<li>Fletcher was a must with his form and the fixture against Wigan at home.</li>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Good luck for this week to everyone and follow me on twitter @KristjanPulma for more fantasy PL and UCL related stuff.</span></div>
Pulmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09959874483484651566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5966160836324319010.post-50322563236040844602012-09-25T06:55:00.002-07:002012-09-25T06:56:47.927-07:00Fantasy FPL hidden gems<div style="text-align: center;">
If you cant be bothered to look through all of the options, I posted my favorite ones in the bottom of the article. Here are some explanations of the terms used: </div>
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Midfielders</h4>
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With Liverpools fixtures improving one of those 2 will be in my team.</div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">LIV</span></span> 9.4£ Gerrard 3.8% (2.6 KP and 2.6 SPG) Takes pens, corners and many set-pieces as well<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">LIV</span> 4.6£ Sterling 5.4% (2.6 KP, 1 SPG)<br />
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Depending on playing time, one of those 2 could be a nice player once the fixtures clear up again.<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">CHE</span> 8.9£ Mata 3.7%(1.8 SPG, 2.5 KP)<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">CHE</span> 7.8£ Oscar 1.1%(2.3 SPG, 1.3 KP)<br />
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Sunderland are strangely defensive at this point, but once they pick things up both of those players could be nice assets.<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">SUN</span> 6.4£ McClean 2.6%<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">SUN</span>7.0£ Adam Johnson 1.9%<br />
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Southampton are very attacking so any of these 3 players could be nice for your team<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">SOT</span> 6.0£ Lallana 1.5%(2.4 SPG 1.8 KP<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">SOT</span> 4.4£ Puncheon 1.1%(2.8 SPG 1 KP<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">SOT</span> 6.0£ Gaston Ramirez 0.3% ( 2 SPG 3 KP)<br />
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Maloney is kind of OOP on the wing of a front 3 and as he takes pens and some set pieces he is one of my favorite budget differentials<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">WIG</span> 5.0£ Maloney 1.4% (0.8 shots 1.8 KP Pen taker)<br />
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Snodgrass has amazing stats and is one I am closely looking at as soon as the fixtures improve in GW 9<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;">NOR</span> 5.9£ Snodgrass 1.4% (3.2 SPG 1.8 KP)<br />
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Best offensive asset in QPR, playing almost as a striker and I am keeping a close eye on him<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">QPR</span> 6.0£ Hoilett 1% (3 SPG)<br />
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West Brom are not very attacking, but if you should choose any attacking cover from their team it would be one of these players, need to check on their fitness before making that decision though<br />
<b>WBA</b> 6.0£ Morrisson 1.7% (2 SPG 1.8 KP<br />
<b>WBA</b> 5.8£ Brunt 0.6% ( 1.6 KP Set pieces and Pens)<br />
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Great differential offensive covers for the nice run of fixtures everton have.<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">EVE</span> 8.4£ Jelavic 5.9% (2.3 SPG, 1.8 KP)<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">EVE</span> 7.4£ Mirallas 0.4%(4.6 SPG 2.6 KP but playing as a winger)<br />
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Sadly his stats not good to use as he only played a few minutes in his first game but he is the best City offensive cover IMO, also the penalty taker when Balotelli is not playing<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: cyan;">MCY</span> 11.0£ Aguero 5.6%<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">MUN</span>11.7£ Rooney 5.1% (3.5 SPG should be the penalty taker(stats are also questionable with one 26 min game) best Man United offensive cover IMO)<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">QPR</span> 6.4£ Zamora 1.5% (1.8 SPG 0.8 KP possible pen taker)<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">AVL</span> 8.2£ Bent 1.4% (3 SPG 1.6 KP) Best Villa offensive cover<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">QPR</span> 3.9£ Nelsen 2.9% ( one of the best cheap defenders and an ok areal threat)<br />
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<b>TOT</b> 6.4£ Verthongen 2.6% (goal threat and Tottenham should shoren up at some point)<br />
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<b>FUL</b> 4.5£ Hughes 2.2% (nice cheap option in a good defense )<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">CHE</span> 6.5£ Luiz 2.5% (1.5 shots(more than lamps) nice goal threat in a good defense)<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">LIV</span> 6.4£ Glen Johnson 2% (great attacking stats for a defender in a ok defensive team 1.4 SPG 1.6KP)<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4c1130;">AVL</span> 4.4£Clark 1.8% ( 1SPG and cheap)<br />
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<b>WBA</b> 5.0£Olsson 1.8% ( cheapest nailed on defender in a great team with decent areal threat)<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">STO</span> 5.5£Huth 1.1% ( great areal threat in a good defense)<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">WIG</span> 5.0£Boyce 0.4% ( OOP and Great offensive stats for an average defensive team 1.4 SPG 1.2 KP)<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">ARS</span> 5.4£Sagna 0.1% ( once fit, will be a good offensive threat on a very good defensive team)<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">STO</span> 4.5£Wilson 0.5% ( offensive threat( 1SPG 1 KP on a good defense also takes some set pieces from time to time)<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">STO</span> Wilson- cheap, attacking and in a good defensive team</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">QPR </span>Nelsen- he is just the best option for your cheapest defender in my opinion</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">LIV</span> Glen Johnson- great attacking stats in a good defensive team</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">WIG</span> Boyce- great attacing threat</div>
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Midfielders:</h4>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">LIV</span> Gerrard- Best big hitter differential in my opinion</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;">NOR</span> Snodgrass- lovely stats for a player that cheap, will be in my team once the fixtures clear up</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">QPR </span>Hoilett- the man is basically a striker with great shot numbers, the best QPR offensive cover if that is ever needed</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">CHE</span>- Both Mata and Oscar will be great options if they can find stable game time</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">MUN</span> Rooney- Best Man United offensive cover in my opinion and should be on Penalties even with RVP there.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">EVE</span> Jelavic- great option with the current form of Everton, if he is fit for the weekend than he will take over from Anichebe who had 10 shots on the last weekend- for Jelly that will mean more than 1 goal.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: cyan;">MCY</span> Aguero- Best City offensive cover and the pen taker when Balo is benched(which is most of the times</div>
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Shots on goal, ownership numbers and Key pass stats for these players are noted in the full list upstairs.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Hopefully this was helpful as always, and follow me on twitter @KristjanPulma for more of the same!!!</span></div>
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<br />Pulmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09959874483484651566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5966160836324319010.post-20082359032728888842012-09-18T08:51:00.000-07:002012-09-18T08:52:39.740-07:00Uefa Champions League fantasy dream team GW1I tried to make this team affordable and the managerial subs are not in order, so sort them out yourself. Captain options are Zlatan for GD1 and Messi for GD2<br />
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Subs: Unnerstall, Boateng, Vida, Rafael<br />
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GK: Bayern defenders are very close to a must have and all of their value options are not very attacking so you could just have Neuer and pair him with the ultra cheap Unnerstal.<br />
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Defeners:<br />
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<li>I cant not have 2 Barca players and Alves coveres both defense and offense.</li>
<li>Vidal is my favorite defender in this game and Ill keep for the entire seaso, I call him "Baines on steroids"</li>
<li>Jenkinson at 4 mil I think he is a super option for the defensively in form Arsenal</li>
<li>Vida- looks like the best 3.5 option to have so far</li>
<li>Rafael a very attacking option for a top side with a good home fixture</li>
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Midfielders</div>
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<li>Sammir and Renan Bressan are the best budget options IMO</li>
<li>Robben is the best UCL mid if playing, very attacking and greedy plus takes pens for one of the best offensive sides.</li>
<li>Reus was the top scoring midfielder who does not take pens in the top leagues in europe last season, and very likely to do well against a leaky Ajax</li>
<li>Boateng is one of my favorite picks who did not make my own team for budget reasons, mostly because of AC Milans horrible form so far. But he is taking loads of shots and a goal is bound to follow soon, especially with their early good fixture</li>
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I have avoided the budget forward for GW 1 as I think Messi is a must have, Zlatan the best C option for GD1 and not having RVP could turn out to be a horrible mistake. I also found the budget options in the middle of the park and in defense much more appealing.</div>
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Players who just missed out either because I already had 2 players from their respective team or for other reasons:</div>
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<li>Valencia- great fixture and great player, but I fould Rafael too good of a value to miss</li>
<li>Blaszczykowski- Player in great form with a great fixture</li>
<li>Hummels- great fixture and RB magnet</li>
<li>Boateng- went for Neuer over him</li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; line-height: 16px;"><em style="color: black; font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Mkhitaryan</span></em></span>- best cheap option available, but I did not go that route</li>
<li>Mandzukic- I love Robben and my big hitters too much</li>
<li>Gibbs- could be rotated with Santos</li>
<li>Mannone- went for the cheaper Unnerstall for budget reasons</li>
<li>Santi Carzola- preferred other expensive options to him, especially with his high ownership</li>
<li>Fabregas- went for Alves over him</li>
<li>Kroos- have him in my own team, but I think defensive cover for Bayern is more important and there are better players for a attacking cover, but he is great value</li>
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Good luck for this Gameweek and dont forget to enjoy the games :)</div>
Pulmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09959874483484651566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5966160836324319010.post-13556514160268727512012-09-18T06:46:00.002-07:002012-09-18T06:48:37.387-07:00UCL fantasy defensive and offensive ratings I am going to look at this in a simple way in terms of goals conceded per game and goals scored per game for teams. Some sample sizes are small but still we can get some idea of a teams form.<br />
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Defenses</h2>
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<b>English Premier League</b> (4 games played):<br />
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Arsenal 0.25<br />
Chelsea 0.5<br />
Man United 1.25<br />
Man City 1.5<br />
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<b>Erdevisie</b> 5 games played<br />
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Ajax 1<br />
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<b>Serie A</b> 3 games played:<br />
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Juventus 0.666<br />
Ac Milan 1<br />
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<b>Liga Sagres </b>3 games played:<br />
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Benfica/Porto 0.6666<br />
Braga 1.666<br />
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<b>Ukrainian Premier League </b>9 games played:<br />
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Shaktar Donetsk 0.4444<br />
Dynamo Kiev 0.77777<br />
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<b>La Liga</b> 4 games played:<br />
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Barcelona 0.75<br />
Real Madrid 1<br />
Malaga 0.5<br />
Valencia 1.5<br />
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<b>Superlig Turkey </b>4 games played:<br />
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Galatasaray 1.5<br />
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<b>Bundesliga </b>3 games played:<br />
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Bayern Munich 0.66<br />
Borussia Dortmund 0.66<br />
Shalke 1<br />
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<b>Greek Super League </b>3 games played:<br />
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Olympiacos: 0.66<br />
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<b>Ligue 1</b> 5 games played:<br />
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PSG 0.6<br />
Lille 1.4<br />
Montepellier 1.6<br />
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<b>Russian Premeir League</b> 8 games played:<br />
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Zenit 6, 0.75<br />
Spartak Moscov 1.75<br />
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Offenses</h2>
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<b>English Premier League</b> (4 games played):<br />
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Man United 2.5<br />
Man City 2.25<br />
Arsenal 2<br />
Chelsea 2<br />
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<b>Erdevisie</b> 5 games played</div>
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<b>Serie A</b> 3 games played:<br />
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Juventus 3<br />
Milan 1<br />
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<b>Liga Sagres </b>3 games played:<br />
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Benfica 3.333<br />
Porto 2.333<br />
Braga 1.6666<br />
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<b>Ukrainian Premier League </b>9 games played:<br />
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Shaktar 3.555<br />
Dinamo Kiev 1.7777<br />
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<b>La Liga</b> 4 games played:<br />
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Barcelona 3<br />
Real Madrid 1<br />
Malaga 1.5<br />
Valencia 1.5<br />
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<b>Superlig Turkey </b>4 games played:<br />
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Galatasaray 3<br />
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<b>Bundesliga </b>3 games played:<br />
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Bayern Munich 4<br />
Borussia Dortmund 2<br />
Shalke 2.3333<br />
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<b>Greek Super League </b>3 games played:<br />
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Olympiacos 2.6666<br />
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<b>Ligue 1 </b>5 games played:<br />
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PSG 1.2<br />
Lille 1.4<br />
Montepellier 1.2<br />
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<b>Russian Premeir League</b> 8 games played:<br />
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Zenit 2.125<br />
Spartak Moscov 1.75<br />
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To conclude I will rank top 10 defenses and offenses for GW1, as a suggestion point I will use the sum of the defensive and offensive output of opposing teams, but I will also very strongly consider the current form and level of the leagues when making my decision.</blockquote>
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1. Bayen Munich- with all of their defensive assets fit and Javi Garcia added to their squad I think they are the likeliest option for a CS<br />
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2. Arsenal FC- With Montpellier struggling in Ligue 1 and Arsenal showing excellent defensive form I would not be surprised to see them grab a CS here despite the away fixture<br />
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3.Barcelona- There is some reason to be careful here with Puyol out inured and Alba possibly missing out with a Virus but a home game against a struggling Spartak Moscov is still a very good bet for a CS.<br />
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4.PSG- Thiago Silva looks set to make his debut against Dynamo Kyiv and Kyiv aren't banging the goals in in their local league either.<br />
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5. Manchester United- With questionable defensive form in the PL and a very attacking Galatasaray team as an opponent, the Man United defenders will have their work cut out for them. But I think they might just get it done.<br />
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6.Borussia Dortmund- They are a strong defense, but fell so far mainly due to the ability of Ajax to put the ball in the net. I see a 3-1 win here for Borussia<br />
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7.Shaktar Donetsk- they have impressive form in the Ukrainian league and if Norsjaelland is not the next Basel than they could keep the CS without any mayor problems.<br />
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8 and 9 SC Braga and CFR 1907 Cluj I can see this being a low scoring draw so 0:0 could be on the cards.<br />
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10. Real Madrid- despite the horrible form I still expect them to motivate themselves for CL and pull off a 1-0 win here.<br />
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2. Mancester United- at home against an even leakier Galatasaray</div>
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4. Bayern Munchen- Home game and impressive form against a struggling Valencia</div>
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6. Shaktar Donetsk- Very good form and a possibly easy home game, hard to tell where the goals will come from though.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">GW1 dream team coming up soon and follow me on twitter @KristjanPulma for fantasy UCL and PL related news and posts!!!</span></div>
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Bench consists of Guzan, Guthrie, Cuellar, Ben Davis</div>
Pulmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09959874483484651566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5966160836324319010.post-25415308236755462852012-09-10T02:49:00.000-07:002012-11-07T07:37:01.621-08:00International break overview of over- and underperformers<blockquote class="tr_bq">
The International break is upon us and many fantasy mangers are using their wild cards. An excellent time to look back on the first 3 game weeks and see who have over- and underperformed. Hopefully this will help some people with some key decisions in their wildcard teams. First up the players who are bound to have a drop-off in production.</blockquote>
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<b>Yaya Toure</b>- Unless you are expecting him suddenly to play more forward than last season than look out for that drop off, especially once Silva returns to form-which should happen soon.<br />
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Pulmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09959874483484651566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5966160836324319010.post-5307091493114212092012-09-09T15:41:00.001-07:002012-09-17T16:17:54.154-07:00UEFA Champions League Fantasy budget optionsFinally the Champions League is starting, so here are my budget options for this campaign, even a couple of 4 mil nailed on midfielders who were not easy to find. Enjoy! This is now complete with all budget defensive options, but I would suggest everyone to invest in their defenders as they are the best vale players in this format with points for recovered balls.<br />
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M 7.5 Boateng- 7 shots per game 1 key pass per game so far in 2 games<br />
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F 8.5 Piazzini- takes penalties, could be a nice differential<br />
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D 4.5 Acrebi- started last 2 games, so could be a cheap way into the Milan defense<br />
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M 4.0 Guillaume Gillet- nailed on mid and has scored 2 assists this season in 5 games.</div>
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M 4.0 Thulani Serero has started 4 out of 4 games so far and has scored 3 goals, and has also got a red card to his name. Could be a very nice 5th mid.( did not play in the last game, so check lineup before getting him in)</div>
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D 4.0 Jenkinson- with Sagna still 3 weeks away from returning according to Wenger on 13 sept. Jenkinson could even give you 2 gameweeks if you choose to pick him<br />
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GK 4.0 Malafeev- cheap GK in a good team<br />
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M 5.0 Faizulin- 3 goals on 7 games so far, much more attacking than Shirokov, usually plays LAM<br />
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<b>Celtic</b><br />
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M 4.5 Commons- has scored 2 goals in 3 games so far<br />
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D 3.5 Wilson has started 4 of the five games so far and had a sub appearance in the game he started on the bench.<br />
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D 4.0 Charlie Mulgrew- fairly expensive for the celtic defense and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">was injured for the international break</span>, but if he manages to get fit than he could be an interesting punt as he takes free kicks and scored 8 goals with 6 assists last season while playing only 29 games.<br />
!!!(Thanks to KOL from FFS for pointing this one out)!!!<br />
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<b>Bayern Munich</b><br />
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F 8.5 Mandzukic- only 8.5 mil is a steal until Mario Gomez is out, he is the second best scorer for them this season with 2 goals.<br />
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D 5.5 Boateng- Safest and cheapest option into the Bayern defense.<br />
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M 6.5 Toni Kroos somehow kept his cheap price, there is no guarantees of him playing advanced, but he takes some FKs and is always a threat, so you can do worse for that money.<br />
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<b>CFR 1907 Cluj</b><br />
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D 4.0 Cadu- takes penalties<br />
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D 3.5 Maftei- most nailed on 3.5 defender for them has started 6 of 7 games in the premiership and has scored 2 goals in those games<br />
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<b>Dynamo Kyiv</b><br />
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F 6.0 Brown Ideye- has scored 7 goals this season in 8 games and is the top scorer for his team, next one in the line has 2 goals so Kyiv are counting on him to score.<br />
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<b>FC Bate Borisov</b><br />
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M 4.5 Renan Bressan - Takes penalties is second highest scorer in the team this season with 6 goals in 17 games has also added 4 assists<br />
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D 3.5 Radkov- cheapest nailed on defender in that team<br />
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<b>FC Nordsiaelland</b><br />
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M 4.5 Stockholm - Second highest scorer for his team this season with 2 goals in 6 games.<br />
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D 3.5 Runje- Cheapest nailed on defender for them<br />
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<b>FC Porto</b><br />
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F 6.0 Martinez- pen taker, joint top scorer this season with 2 goals in 3 games<br />
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D 4.5 Maicon- cheapest way in to the Porto defense started all 3 of their games so far.<br />
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<b>FC Shalke 04</b><br />
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D 4.0 Uchida- cheap nailed on defender in a good team<br />
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M 6.0 Lewis Holtby- 1 goal 1 assist so far this season with 2 games. averages 2 shots and 2 key passes per game<br />
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GK 3.0 Unnerstall- with Timo Hildebrand likely injured for several more weeks with a knee injury, the 3.0 keeper has been starting instead of him in goal and will continue to do so at least for the first CL fixture and will likely be there for the entire first round.<br />
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<b>Shaktar Donetsk</b><br />
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F 5.5 Henrick Mkhitarjan- has scored 11 goals 4 assists in 8 games this season( crazy stats)<br />
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<b>Spartak Moskva</b><br />
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M 5.0 Kombarov is the top scorer this season with 3 goals in 6 games, should be the penalty taker as he has taken 2 this season. I more penalty has been taken this season by Biljaletdinov, but he missed that one.<br />
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D 4.0 Makeev and Suchy are both nailed on as Parshivlyuk is out until January.<br />
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<b>Dinamo Zagreb</b><br />
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D 3.5 Vida- nailed on 3.5 defender and has scored 2 goals this season in 6 games<br />
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M 5.0 Sammir- has scored 8 goals and 2 assists in 7 matches this season is also the penalty taker.<br />
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M 4.0 Marcelo Brozovic- nailed on mid at 4 mil as he has started 6 of 7 games so far and has scored 1 goal and 3 assists.<br />
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<b>Galatasaray AS</b><br />
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F 5.0 Umut Bulut- top scorer for Galatasaray this season with 4 goals in 3 games in the premiership and 6 goals in all 6 games played in.<br />
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D 4.0 Nonkeu- After Tomas Ujfalusi collapsed in training and was ruled out for 4 moths a week ago, Nonkeau started the 1 game that has been held with out him in the center of the defense, so he could very well be a budget option into that defense.<br />
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<b>Juventus</b><br />
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D 4.5 Lichtensteiner super cheap way in to a great defensive team<br />
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D 5.5 Vidal Penalty taker for a very good team and also playing OOP in the midfield has scored 17 goals and 15 assists in his last 2 seasons.<br />
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<b>Manchester United FC</b><br />
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M 6.0 Ryan Giggs- I have a gut feeling that he will start most UCL games this season as well and put up nice stats.<br />
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D 5.0 Rafael, probably the cheapest nailed on option in the United defense<br />
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D 4.5 Büttner, Evans- If you fancy a risk than Büttner who replaced Evra this weekend against Wigan(could find himself nailed on at some point after impressing on his debut with a goal and an assist), or Evans who is now fit and likely to rotate one of Ferdinand and Vidic in the UCL.<br />
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M 7.5 Valencia, Nani, Ashley Young- anyone who starts from this list is a very good option Valencia is the only nailed on option for GW1 though.<br />
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<b>Real Madrid</b><br />
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D 5.0 Arbeloa- cheapest option into the Real Madrid defense<br />
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<b>Barcelona</b><br />
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GK 6.0 Victor Valdes- cheapest option into the Barca defense<br />
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<b>Malaga CF</b><br />
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D 4.0 Demichelis, Welington- both are nice cheap options for a good ok teams defense.<br />
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<b>Olympiacos FC</b><br />
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I cant understand what is going on with this team half of the defenders are playing in the midfield :)<br />
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GK 3.5 Roy Carroll- has started both of the league games so far and seems to be the first choice keeper instead of the 4.0 Magyeri<br />
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D 4.0 Holebas- 1 of only 2 players to make a penalty last year so could take 1 if it comes up. And is a nailed on 4 mil defender for them.<br />
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D 4.0 Modesto- nailed on and playing OOP as a CDM<br />
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D 5.0 Maniatis- playing OOP as a CDM a tad higher than Modesto<br />
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D 5.5 Paulo Machado- playing OOP as a LAM<br />
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M 4.0 Dimitrios Siovas - has scored 1 goal so far but is a nailed on option at 4 mil which is rare in the midfield. But he is actually negative OOP and playing as a CB.</div>
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<b>LOSC Lille</b><br />
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D 4.5 Beria is the cheapest nailed on defender on that team</div>
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<b>SC Braga</b><br />
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GK 4.0 Beto- nice and cheap for a decent team with ok fixtures.<br />
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D 4.0 <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Paulo Vinicius - cheap and nailed on</span></span><br />
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M 5.5 Ruben Michael- top scorer so far for Braga but started 1 of the 2 games on the bench<br />
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M 4.5 Alan- is team captain and an attacking mid<br />
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<b>Valencia</b><br />
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GK 4.5 Diego Alves- cheapest nailed on option into Valencia defense along with Pereira<br />
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D 4.5 Joao Pereira- cheapest nailed on option into Valencia defense along with Diego Alves<br />
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M 5.5 Fenghouli- Attacking mid scored 1 goal this season and started every game.<br />
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<b>Benfica</b><br />
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F 5.5 Rodrigo- Is Benficas top scorer so far with 3 goals and 1 assist in 3 games.<br />
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GK 4.5 Artur- is a decent option at his price<br />
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D 4.5 Garay- cheapest nailed on defender<br />
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<b>PSG</b><br />
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GK 4.5 Sirigu- cheapest way into the PSG defense<br />
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M 6.0 Nene- is a great option if starting( has started 2 of 4 games so far and came on in both games where he was benched)<br />
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Good luck with all your teams and follow me on twitter <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">@KristjanPulma</span>Pulmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09959874483484651566noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5966160836324319010.post-68825359900889193722012-08-28T06:16:00.004-07:002012-08-31T00:12:14.359-07:00Curious Case of Eden Hazard<blockquote class="tr_bq">
Eden Hazard is the best player in the FPL so far, and there are many Hazardless managers who are nervously observing how his price rises even on the wake of a blank GW for Chelsea. One of those managers happens to be me, so there is need to analyze weather this is just another bandwagon bound to run out of steam or the new coming of the dominant FPL midfielder. </blockquote>
To start it off lets look at some statistics Hazard has produced so far.<br />
<ul>
<li>GW1and2 Shots taken:6 Goals scored:1 </li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>GW1and 2 Key passes made:8 Assists made:6 </li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Normal rate of shot conversion: 2.8 shots per game, 8.85 shots per goal(with no penalties included as he took 9 last year and probably wont take many this year, the number would be 5.32 if I would include penalties)</li>
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<li>Normal rate of key pass conversion: 2.4 key passes per game, 4.56 key passes per assist(I included 4 assists for penalties won as Chelsea have earned an average of 7.2 penalties in the last 5 years, I feel that this year the number would be above average, but no more than 12. Taking that number into account and also the average number of fouls per game in the PL which is approx. 12(based on 10/11 season) and the number of average fouls per game on Hazard which is 3.5 on the average of his last season and current 3 game sample. So I made an educated guess of 33% of penalties for Chelsea will be won by Hazard, meaning 4)</li>
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So if we in light of all these numbers I tried to estimate his season totals in assists and goals.I will use his current key pass and shots on goal numbers as a basis for this analysis and as the sample size is only 3 games against sub par opponents I would advise taking the results with a pinch of salt. This is merely to find out how he would perform if he would continue at the same pace in terms of making key passes and taking shots with his normal conversion rate for both. This also would mean that he would take part in all 38 games. </blockquote>
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<li> The results were as follows(both numbers rounded out): <b>13 goals and 23 assists.</b></li>
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As he will most likely face some rotation due to cup games and CL, especially with all the attacking mids Chelsea have, I find the more likely result to be something in the lines of <b>10 goals and 18 assists.</b><br />
These numbers would most likely make him the top scoring midfielder with a score of something <b>around 225-250 depending on bonus</b>, as hes points would mostly consist of assists than bonus maybe not on par with his skills so that may hinder the scores a bit. Saying all that I believe once Lamps retires and this kid takes charge of pen duty we will have the rebirth of the dominant FPL mid in our hands. <br />
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My personal suggestion: GET HIM GW4 or 5 the latest and keep<span style="background-color: white; color: red;">!</span><br />
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Hope this helped to clear some of the air around this kid and follow me on twitter <span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><span class="screen-name">@KristjanPulma</span></span><br />
for more FPL related stuff!!! <br />
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Pulmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09959874483484651566noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5966160836324319010.post-35038056586826088832012-08-24T06:31:00.002-07:002012-10-10T02:10:30.334-07:00GW1 review the underperformers As promised I will now take a quick look at who should have scored more points and have the potential to do so, this may unveil some hidden gems or differentials. Or just big guns who have been not getting enough attention.<br />
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I will use the same method as I did in the last article to rate performances, so check it out if something remains unclear.<br />
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To start off this post I will add <b>2</b> players who may seem to have underperformed but really did not. Despite being impressive goalscorers in their pre Premierleague career, they have been horrible during there time in the PL. This could be down to their teammates being unable to feed them with quality passes, or being able to turn their key passes into assists. But largely it is down to the quality of their final touch, as both players are impressive on the ball, but fail to insert that quality in to their finale touch of the ball.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: red;">!</span></span>I will post this as a warning, that you cannot find gems by purely looking at stats, and watching the games and assessing their pass and shot quality is also helpful.<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: red;">!</span></span><br />
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<u>Perennial underperformers</u></h4>
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<b>Adel Taarabt:</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>GW1: Shots taken:8 Goals scored:0</li>
<li>GW1: Key passes made:5 Assists made:0</li>
<li>Normal rate of shot conversion: 3.3 shots per game, 44 shots per goal</li>
<li>Normal rate of key pass conversion: 2.2 key passes per game 19.8 key passes per assist</li>
</ul>
I actually think that he will do better than last season and will be investing in him when fixtures improve for QPR, but not as good as the potential his stats show us.<br />
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<b>Luiz Suarez:</b><br />
<ul>
<li>GW1: Shots taken:8 Goals scored:0</li>
<li>GW1: Key passes made:2 Assists made:0</li>
<li>Normal rate of shot conversion: 4.1 shots per game, 11.636 shots per goal</li>
<li>Normal rate of key pass conversion: 2.1 key passes per game 21.7 key passes per assist</li>
</ul>
Suarez is a very good player in real life and is more likely to do better than Taarabt, but he is also 3.5mil more expensive and takes up one of the valuable striker spots. So I find it hard to understand why people are investing in him unless the fixtures get too good do ignore.<br />
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GW1 under-performers</h4>
<b>David Silva:</b><br />
<ul>
<li>GW1: Shots taken:4 Goals scored:0(also a missed penalty)</li>
<li>GW1: Key passes made:3 Assists made:0</li>
<li>Normal rate of shot conversion: 2.4 shots per game, 14.5 shots per goal</li>
<li>Normal rate of key pass conversion: 2.9 key passes per game 6.96 key passes per assist</li>
</ul>
Nothing extreme here, but the missed penalty caused a panic for some of the owners as the negative NTI suggested.<br />
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<b>Santiago Carzola:</b><br />
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<li>GW1: Shots taken:4 Goals scored:0<br />
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<li>GW1: Key passes made:7 Assists made:0</li>
<li>Normal rate of shot conversion: 2.4 shots per game, 9.888 shots per goal</li>
<li>Normal rate of key pass conversion: 2.9 key passes per game 16.72 key passes per assist</li>
</ul>
Carzola earned raving reviews from most people who watched the game, I personally did not and looking at his last years statistics I will remain cautious until the fixtures improve for Arsenal. But Spanish creative midfielders tend to do well in the PL especially with assisting, we can look at Silva with 15 and Mata with 16 last season as an example. Carzola is also a better shooter of the ball than both of these players, but most of his goals last season came from outside the box so how much he will score with his long range efforts remain to be seen. But if he continues with his current volume of key passes and shots than points are sure to follow and I am keeping him closely in my watchlist.
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On the bubble:<br />
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<b>Kagawa(4 key passes 0shots)</b><br />
There were plenty of moments where Kagawa was in the box and just a good pass away from a goal, all of his passes were also very good and he was unlucky not to get at least 1 assist.<br />
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<b>Ji Sung Park( 6 key passes)</b><br />
Ji can also score goals and if he continues to put up similar key pass numbers than assists are bound to follow also.<b> </b><br />
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<b>Siggurdson(3 shots, 3 key passes)</b><br />
Very unlucky not to score or assist, was involved in most things Tottenham did and also took charge of many set pieces. The situation with VDV still needs to be monitored, so I am not suggesting you buy him just yet. But if he continues in the same role than points will come sooner rather than later.<br />
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<b>Rooney and RVP</b><br />
Stats dont suggest much, but my gut is telling me that both of these players will score near 10 points in the following gameweek and I would suggest putting your armbands on them.<br />
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Good luck with GW2, hopefully my reviews were a help! <br />
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Follow me on twitter @KristjanPulma</h2>
<br />Pulmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09959874483484651566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5966160836324319010.post-19932308907199115012012-08-24T01:35:00.004-07:002012-08-24T06:34:22.527-07:00GW1 review the over-performers<blockquote class="tr_bq">
My plan is to look at GW1 and see who over performed and who underperformed. Looking at efficiency and general luck involved in FPL points scored. This should help to decide which bandwagons are worth riding and which are not. I will use last years statistics as a viewpoint for normal conversion rate on shots and key passes, with some exceptions.</blockquote>
<h4>
Lets start with the over-performers... </h4>
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I<b>vanovic:</b><br />
<b> </b> This man will not score 24 points in a game week again. So there is no need to jump on his bandwagon now. A. Cole could do just as well going forward. And as Chelsea are looking like they will sign a new RB soon Ivanovic may soon find himself under threat of rotation.<br />
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<ul>
<li>GW1: Shots taken:3 Goals scored:2</li>
<li>Normal rate of shot conversion: 0.8 shots per game, 7.33shots per goal</li>
</ul>
<b>Collins:</b><br />
<b> </b> 9 points from a West Ham defender wont be a regular incident, so there is no point paying the extra 1 million for Collins over Demel.<br />
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<b>Michu:</b><br />
<b> </b>This man is a great player and I own him as well, but 2 goals and an assist wont happen every week. So there is no reason why you must bring him in unless you have a free transfer to spare. Cant see him going crazy 2 weeks in a row.<br />
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<ul>
<li>GW1: Shots taken:4 Goals scored:2</li>
<li>GW1: Key passes made:2 Assists made:1</li>
<li>Normal rate of shot conversion: 2.4 shots per game, 5.866 shots per goal</li>
<li>Normal rate of key pass conversion: 1.1 key passes per game 13.5666 key passes per assist</li>
</ul>
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<b>Dyer:</b><br />
<b> </b>Dyer is also a good player and very cheap so I don't see why one cant jump on him, but don't expect him to score with all his shots like he did this week, so don't spend 4 points on him or make him your captain. The new coach of Swansea uses hes wingers differently and Dyers potential certainly has increased, but I am not getting too exited.<br />
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<ul>
<li>GW1 Shots taken:2 Goals scored:2</li>
<li>GW1: 0 key passes</li>
<li>Normal rate of shot conversion: 1.3 shots per game, 8.8 shots per goal</li>
</ul>
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<b>Lampard:</b><br />
<b> </b>The man is still a good fantasy player, and this was not much of an over performance as he usually creates more scoring opportunities. But the low shot and key pass numbers are worrying and he is hardly to get opportunities to score from the spot in every game which is exactly what happened in this double game week.<br />
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<ul>
<li>GW1 Shots taken:3 Goals scored:2</li>
<li>GW1: 1 key pass</li>
<li>Normal rate of shot conversion: 2.2 shots per game, 5.9 shots per goal</li>
<li>Normal rate of key pass conversion:1.8 key passes per game 10.8 key passes per assist</li>
</ul>
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<b>Duff:</b><br />
<b> </b>I have nothing against the man, he is just not worth a spot on any fantasy team roster.<br />
<ul>
<li>GW1 Shots taken:2 Goals scored:1</li>
<li>GW1 Key passes made:2 Assists made:1</li>
<li>Normal rate of shot conversion: 1.5shots per game, 21 shots per goal( this is a bit extreme and it seems that he had a very bad last season, but I dont see a big improvement coming up)</li>
<li>Normal rate of key pass conversion: 1.1 key passes per game 10.266 key passes per assist</li>
</ul>
<b>Petric:</b><br />
This man is in a new team and in a new league, so this could improve his performance from his Bundesleague days. So I will use his stats from 20010/11 season which was the best for him at least conversion rate wise for both goals and assists. <b>In his last season for Hamburg he only scored </b><b>7 goals with 70 shots and 1 assist all that in 26 games.</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>GW1 Shots taken:3 Goals scored:2</li>
<li>GW1 Key passes made:1 Assists made:1</li>
<li>Normal rate of shot conversion: 2.9 shots per game, 5.727 shots per goal</li>
<li>Normal rate of key pass conversion: 0.6 key passes per game, 4,4 key passes per assist</li>
</ul>
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<b> Defoe</b> <b> Dzeko</b><br />
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GW1: Shots taken:7 Goals scored:1 Shots taken:3 Goals scored:1<br />
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Dzeko and Defoe are both good players, and did not do anything too out of the ordinary but both of them wont get enough playing time to be worth starting in fantasy teams.<br />
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Worth a mention:<br />
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Here I would like to add the players who slightly over performed, but have a low enough price that I don't mind seeing them in teams: Guthrie,Kacanikilic. Than there is the case with Hazard, who over performed assist wise, but failed to score a goal which is something that I would expect him to do more often. I am not expecting similar point output to continue, but currently he seems like the best value in the Chelsea midfield so I strongly suggest getting him in your teams for GW4.<br />
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<b>Now my opinion on which one of the over-performers bandwagon is worth riding? </b></h4>
I actually don't think any of the over-performers is a must have. But Michu as the only 100% nailed on Swansea midfielder is certainly close to that, but there is no harm in getting Dyer or Graham instead of him. Hazard is also one of the players I am looking to get in my team, but not before GW4 as Chelsea have a blank on GW3. <b> </b><br />
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Under-performers post will follow soon, that can also be used as a pre-preview for GW2</h2>
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Follow me on twitter @KristjanPulma</h2>
Pulmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09959874483484651566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5966160836324319010.post-64054432541413650422012-08-17T04:27:00.002-07:002012-08-17T04:29:37.212-07:00GW1-6 fixture analysis<blockquote class="tr_bq">
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With the opening game of the Premier elague season just 3 days away, I will be taking a look at teams with the best fixtures for the first 6 gameweeks.To find the team with the best fixtures I used a simple method of rating every game of every game week from best to worst. The team with the worst fixture got a rating of 20 and the best fixture got 1. </div>
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Top 6 scores were the following: Swansea- 47, Aston Villa-49, West Ham-50, Manchester United-51, Manchester City-54, Newcastle United-54. </div>
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Honorable mentions: Sunderland-58, Tottenham, WBA, Wigan and Chelsea with 59.</div>
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This creates a general picture and may help when you are struggling to fill some open spots on your team. Now to get a better idea of who to pick for GW1, lets add the rating off the first 3 game weeks to the selected sides. Mostly because some of the players could be better used playing at the start of the 6 gw period and some at the end. This will help to plan transfers.</div>
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Scores for the first 3 fixtures in declining order: Swansea-19, Man City-20, Man Utd-21, West Ham-26, Wigan-27, Tottenham-30, Sunderland-31, Newcastle-32, Chelsea-32, West Brom-38<br />
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All this gives a pretty good idea of who to put in our teams to start the season. With 2 exceptions- Chelsea and Tottenham. Chelsea start off with a double game week with both games against weaker sides, I dont think you can not have less than 2 Chelsea players. Tottenham have 4 great fixtures in the middle of 2 very bad ones I would also recommend going with some Tottenham cover or at least get some in GW2.<br />
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Also Newcastle and West Brom deserve a special notice as they have poor first 2 fixtures but should be invested in after GW2.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">I have always been a sucker for a DoubleGameWeek, and this time is no different. So no matter the ? marks surrounding many of the Chelsea players form and playing time I will have 3 of them. Defensive options are the safest as at least 3 of them are nailed on and will most likely play the most minutes of all the Chelsea players. <b>Ivanovic and A.Cole are both 6.5m</b> and nailed on while <b>Terry 7m</b> is the best attacking option. Many may even choose to double up on the defenders, because of the guaranteed playing time and that is not such a bad idea. </span><br />
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Swansea with a 6 GW score of <b>47</b> and 3 GW score of <b><span style="color: red;">19</span></b> is by far the team with the best fixtures. I strongly recommend having at least 1 Swansea player in your team to start the season. <b>Graham 6m</b> is the obvious option after scoring 6 goals in pre- season, but if you cannot fit him into one of your 3 forward spots, that take a look at the proven <b>Scott Sinclair 7m</b> or take a risk with last seasons top scoring midfielder in La Liga <b>Michu at 6.5 m</b>. <b>Nathan Dyer</b> could also yet again prove to be a bargain with a much cheaper price of <b>5.5m</b>. But the emergence of Wayne Routledge is making me wary of choosing him.</div>
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Many people believe that Swansea will fail to repeat their defensive output of 14 clean sheets from last season and the preseason has backed up that belief. But Mallorca- the team that Laudrup coached in La Liga was one of the 4th best defensive team conceding only 2 goals more than Valencia, so investing in one of the 5 million Swansea defenders is probably not the worst of ideas. I would recommend <b>Rangel</b> for his possible attacking returns.</div>
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Man United were actually the second best team in my system, but United have a very tough first fixture Away at Everton. And City face a questionable defensive side Southampton at home and also QPR at home in GW3. I fear that both these fixtures may be a bloodbath, with 3-4 goals in both games not impossible for City. With this reasoning I am recommending a minimum of 2 City players for game week 1. </div>
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For defensive cover I recommend <b>Zabaleta 6m</b>- he is the cheapest option at the back and should be nailed on at least for a month(until Richards recovers from injury).Or if you are feeling lucky than try out Kolarov at 6mil, who will be playing as a midfielder if Mancini continues with his new found 3-5-2 formation. </div>
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But the attacking players is where the investment is most crucial as big teams tend to concede in the beginning of the season, but often rack up tons of goals especially against newly promoted sides. Midfielders present us with a fantasy managers a headache. <b>Nasri 8.5 mil</b>-
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him once he gets his legs under him. <b>Silva 10mil</b>- is clearly the best option when fit, but when that will happen, we dont know. <b>Yaya Toure 8m</b> is a great player but often sits deep and is very inconsistent. </div>
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Because of those reasons I have decided to avoid the City midfield and look at the strikers for attacking returns. <b>Aguero 11.5m</b> is expensive but should be nailed on and taking penalties while Balotelli is not on the pitch. <b>Tevez 9m</b> on the other hand is too cheap to ignore for a top 3 side striker. After thinking about this issue for a few days I realized that both players are a must for GW1, especially as I dont see a midfielder we can count on. </div>
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<span style="background-color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: white;">The second best team in my rating system Man Utd is a tough nut to crack as the transfer rumors of RVP </span></span></span>are muddying the water. And there is basically 1 nailed on attacking option and that is <b>Wayne Rooney 12 mil</b>. I am still undecided on how <b>Robin van Persies 13m</b> addition will affect him, but I am pretty sure that he will still be nailed on and will still take the penalties. If you are looking for United attacking cover than Rooney is who I recommend to get. RVP at 13 mil looks overpriced at united especially if he does not take the penalties. I recommend a wait and see approach with him.</div>
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If anyone of the 3 wingers could nail down a starting role they will be in my team <b>Nani 9mil, Valencia 9mil, Young 8.5mil</b> could all be super options when nailed on. Than there is <b>Kagawa 8.5 mil</b>, many see him as the best option in the united midfield as Fergie usually buys people who will improve the current team and based on that logic he could be starting ahead of many current players. But with some adjustment time needed and his role still undecided I will comfortably wait and see weather he will become a good fantasy option or someone like Modric. </div>
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One of the safest options to invest in united in my opinion is <b>David de Gea 6m</b>, he is the cheapest nailed on option in the united defense as we dont know who will play RB for united and <b>Rio</b> <b>Ferdinand</b> will be rotated as often as possible for Fergie. DDG could also face rotation from Lindegaard, but I feel that he will play much more minutes than last season. To be on the cautious side I would recommend pairing him with a 4.5 keeper to avoid 0pt game weeks. I have decided to go that route and mr De Gea goes streight in my team.</div>
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As I noted before Tottenham has been treated unfairly by my rating system. And probably has the best looking fixtures starting GW2-GW5. But finding the right player to pick is not the easiest of jobs. Defensively there are 3 great attacking options- <b>Walker, Assou-Ekotto and Verthongen all 6.5 mil</b>, but personally I don't trust any of them to be worth their cost as AVB has proven so far to have a bad influence on defenses. Id much rather pay the extra 0.5 for Vermaelen, Vidic, Baines or Kompany. Other options include GK <b>Friedel at 5.5m and Kaboul 5.5m, Dawson 5m and Gallas 5m</b>. The cheap CB who get chosen for that remaining CB spot would be the player I would choose. But overall I think the Tottenham back line is overpriced. </div>
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As defenders are not inviting me to invest we have to look at attacking players. <b>Bale 9.5m</b> is the boring and probably the best pick here as he is nailed on and should fit well into AVBs system. Than there is <b>Siggurdson 9m</b> the miracle man of last years second half of the season, there is a possibility that he could play a bit deeper especially with Modric probably leaving, so I am taking a wait and see approach with Siggy. <b>VDV</b> <b>9m</b> on the other hand is someone who I interests me maybe it is just nostalgy but I feel that he is the best fantasy player for the spurs if he would manage to stay fit and the points per minute prove it. So as it is the beginning of the season I feel better investing in him, also because he is too lazy to be played defensively and too good to sit on the bench. So he will play either in the hole or on one of the wings. He will also take penalties unless Adebayor comes to town. </div>
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I fully expect Tottenham to buy another striker, but if they dont than <b>Defoe at 7.5 mil</b> could be a super sleeper with a minimum of 15 goals to his name if he manages to stay fit.</div>
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Aston Villas fixtures sure look tasty so investment looks like a must and they have a new coach in Paul Lambert who has a very offensive philosophy, but there is a catch as Lambert is well known for rotating his squad constantly and not paying too much attention on defending( this became very evident as Norwich(his previous team) only kept 2 clean sheets last term. This probably already made it clear that I dont see a point in buying Villa defenders. </div>
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So lets look at the attacking players. There are 2 names that pop up and who will probably be less affected by rotation- Nzogbia and Darren Bent. <b>Nzogbia 6.5 m</b> is well remembered by many from his Wigan days and the best option from the current Villa midfield. <b>Darren Bent 8.5m</b> has always been a great striker should also take penalties and I dont think that 13-15 goals will be a problem for him this season. Bent is the man I would recommend if you believe that Villa will go nuts offensively.</div>
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West Ham probably have the best fixtures of the entire bunch, but they lack good options so I am not sure if I will find money to invest in them. Luckily their players don't cost too much, especially the defenders. <b>Demel 4m and McCartney 4m</b> should both be nailed on for now and one of them will find their way into my team. Especially with their investment in defensive players like Diarra who played great for France at the Euro 2012. </div>
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Attacking options fill me with less optimism, best options so far seem to be <b>Nolan at 6m</b> who scored 12 goals for Newcastle in 10-11 season(some of them from the penalty spot dough) and <b>Noble 5m</b> who is on most set pieces and spot kicks. The striker situation is still murky as their coach big Sam is still desperately trying to find a new striker. I would not touch any of their current strikers with a large pole, at least for now. <br />
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(SUN)<b> Cuellar 4.5 mil-</b> This guy is a fresh face in the Sunderland team, but is the cheaper starter in their backline, no further reasons needed.</div>
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(WIG) <b>Boyce 5 mil- </b>Is not the cheapest option but plays OOP, in the same position as Ramires does for chelsea, I may be a bit too high on him as he scored 2 goals for me at the end of last season and won me my H2H finale :). But positive OOP olayers are always good options.</div>
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(SUN) <b>Larsson, McLean both at 6.5 mil</b> are the players I would look at in the Sunderland midfield. Larsson is on all set pieces unless Saha takes some off him, and McLean is just a fabulous player who could be a real steal if he continues last seasons form. There is also <b>Sessegnon at 8m</b>- but I feel that he is just a bit overpriced for me.</div>
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<b>David Silva at 10 mil</b> is again the top man here and they guy you want when investing in Citys midfield. Unless <b>Samir Nasri at 8.5 mil</b> can cement his place in the starting lineup and avoid rotation. That would make him a better pick than Silva IMO, mostly because of the 1.5 mil cheaper price. Also <b>Yaya Toure at 8 mil</b> has shown potential in the pre-season and there are reports saying that Silva is too unfit to start the season. This news could make Yaya a nice pick as he would play further up the pitch.<br />
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<b>Aguero at 11.5 mil </b>is the best pick here, as he is the only nailed on striker for City. The case with other players is similar to Nasris case. Because if either <b>Tevez or Balotelli both at 9 mil</b>, can nail down a starting role than they will be the guy to put in your team. Especially Balotelli as he is their nr.1 penalty taker. <br />
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<u><b>Hazard at 9.5 mil</b> </u>is not cheap but also not expensive, he is also nailed on and the most attacking midfielder on the team. A guy who also has some striker mentality and is often looking for his shot. <b>Juan Mata at 9.5 mil</b>, was expected to miss the start of the season. But with Spain out of the Olympics, he should be available for at least 1 of the first 2 games. This makes basically everyone on the team a rotation risk, but I still think Hazard will play and will pick him with confidence. Also <b>Lampard at 9.0</b> could be a nice differential.<br />
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<u><b>Torres at 10 mil,</b></u> is currently the striker to own at Chelsea. <b>Lukaku at 6.5 mil </b>has looked good during preseason, but Torres will still get a chance to impress or fail at the start of the season and as they have a DGW to start with I wont be bold enough to avoid him. Lukaku is certainly one to put on the watch list- unless he moves elsewhere(rumors suggest a loan move to Fulham is happening). Also Hazard who has been compared to Messi can play as a striker if needed, but I just cant see that happening in the PL. Chelsea have also had a bid for <b>Lewandowski </b>rejected so it seems it is possible that 1 more striker might be coming in.<br />
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<b>Arteta at 8 mil</b>- should be a better option this year if RVP leaves as he should be on all set pieces and penalties, but he faces some competition from Podolski so that is not set in stone. He could also play in the hole as Arsenal are without Rosicky for the start of the season. <b>Walcott at 9 mil-</b>Seems a bit expensive, but is always a good pick unless he starts to get rotated with <b>Oxlade Chamberlain 7.5 mil</b>. Everyone wants to see the OX play. IF instead of Walcott or more centrally, as we remember Rosicky is injured for the first few games at least- I would not be surprised to see Ox getting a game or 2 behind the striker instead of Arteta.</div>
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I know he is <b>13 mil </b>but if he stays than <b>RVP</b> is still the player to own here. But that looks unlikely, so we need to look at <b>Podolski 8.5mil or Giroud 9mil</b>. First impressions suggest that Podolski will play on the left side of the front 3 as he does for germany, and Giroud will play in the middle. That would make Giroud the man to own here. Luckly the fixtures are not that good to start with so we have time to wait and see.<br />
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<u><b>Gareth Bale at 9.5 mil</b></u> seems to be the favorite choice so far for Tottenham and I dont disagree. As AVBs system favors wingers to do well. There is also some love for <b>Sigurdsson 9 mil</b> after his impressive previous season with Swansea, I am still on the fence with this one. As Siggy will be a bit deeper, and expected to create more for others IMO. I also think there are 2 sleepers here: <b>VDV at 9mil </b>or <b>Lennon at 7mil</b>. If either one can nail down the RAM spot than they will probably be the first players on my team sheet. Many will say that VDV does not like to play as a winger and that he does not track back. But wingers in the AVB system are not out and out wingers and need to do less defensive work. Also AVB has always preferred a left footer who can shoot as his RAM(Hulk, Sturridge). There is one more way this could work, which actually could be the best option for AVB in my opinion. That is to play Bale at RAM and Defoe at LAM, that would fit perfectly into his system that usually relies on wingers for goals. </div>
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<b>Adebayor at 9.5mil</b> is the only reliable striker option right now, unless he fails to complete the transfer from City. But <b>Defoe at 7.5 mil </b>could be very nicely priced if he manages to nail down a role on the left as I have predicted as a possibility or as the main striker when Tottenham are left without Ade.</div>
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Sleeping on Newcastle players cost me a lot of points last season. But I am still remaining cautious with any of them, as I feel last season could have been a fluke. The conversion rates were out of this for more than 1 player, this just does not feel sustainable. And also all of their prices have inflated out of the building. Best of the bunch still seems to be <b>Hatem Ben Arfa at 7.5 mil</b>. There is also a chance for a budget option here to emerge in case <b>Gabriel Obertan</b> manages to regain his starter role, as he is priced at a mere <b>4.5 mil</b>. </div>
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Despite the <b>9.5 mil </b>price tag there is no way one can look elsewhere for a newcastle striker than <b>Cisse</b>. There are rumors floating around that Carroll might come back to town, and Ba could regain his role as the central striker. But as long as that happens Cisse is your man.</div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">It is nice to see that Liverpool are starting with a bad run of fixtures as there are so many ways that they could line up under the new manager. </span></span><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">I personally wish they would start with </span></span><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><b>Steven Gerrard at 9.5 mil </b>at </span></span>the role Sigurdsson played for Rodgers at Swansea, with <b>Suarez at 9.5 mil</b> and <b>Downing at 6.5 mil </b>on the wings and <b>Borini at 8.0 mil or Carroll at 8.5 mil</b> as the central striker. This would be perfect for fantasy, as we could get rid of the head ace that is Suarez as he wont be worth a pick as a winger, Gerrard would turn into the sleeper of the season with the chance to revive his form of old after a fairly decent euro tournament. Borini or Carroll would also be worth a look at their discount rate and Downing would be a nice budget option on the left.</div>
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<b>Pienaar at 6.5 mil</b> has not yet signed for Everton, but if he does he will be the main midfielder pick from Everton. The young <b>Ross Barkley at 4.5 mil</b> could also break out this season and is someone to keep an eye on.</div>
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Look no further than <b>Jelavic at 8.5 mil</b>, I feel that he is a bit expensive. But if he continues last seasons form he will even be a cheap option, especially if Baines leaves as that will leave him with the spot kick duties as well.</div>
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Strikers- <b>Mladen Petric 6mil- </b>a talented striker coming in from Hamburger S. V. has a potential to be a fantasy favorite as he has a possibility of taking free kicks and penalties for Fulham as he has done for his previous club and Fulham just lost their former spot kick taker in Murphy.</div>
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It is hard to look further than <b>Brunt at 6 mil </b>and <b>Odemwingie at 7 mil</b> at the moment as the new coaches tactics and favored formations are still unknown. One for the watch list is <b>Yassine El Ghanassy at 5.0 mil </b>the kid brought in from Gent on loan with an option to buy is an attacking wing player who can also play as a striker.</div>
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Although his price came in a bit too heavy for my taste. It is still all about <b>Michu 6.5 mil </b>for me, slightly cheaper than the <b>7 mil Sinclair</b>- who I think will still do well. But could lose some set piece duties to the incoming spaniards. Michu, will be the midfielder playing further forward than any other and is a guy always looking to score. He was the top scoring midfielder in La Liga last season with 15 goals, even dough he was playing for a side placed in the lower half of the table(15th).He will also be a big differential compared to Sinclair, that could boost your team score nicely compared to the casual player.<br />
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<b>Graham at 6 mil</b> is the only choice there, and I will look more towards the Swans midfield if I choose to invest in their attack. He is simply not worth the valuable striker spot IMO.<br />
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<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="color: black;">Look no further than <b>Grant Holt at 6.5 mil</b> if he manages to stay put, the man is always impressive when he plays and should keep a starting role under Hughton. Also takes the spot kicks and had most shots on goal for Norwich last season. I would also keep an eye on <b>James Vaughan 4.5mil</b>, the former Everton players career has been plagued by injuries. But he is or at least was one of the fastest players in the Premier League, so he should be on your watch list.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;">It seems likely that <b>Bentner</b> will not return to Sunderland, that opens a door for a budget forward. And this is a situation that I am watching very closely as <b>Connor Wickham, Campell both at 5.5 mil and even Ji Dong-Won at 4.5 mil </b>can be productive when given the starting role.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Despite last seasons failure <b>Taarabt at 6 mil</b> is still one of my favorite budget picks, his role in the hole and better knowledge in the hole will serve his fantasy managers well this season. He may also be on penalty kicks again, despite failing to take some last season, but that seemed to be a punishment for his disciplinary issues, also Helguson who took them last season seems less likely to be on the pitch now with Zamora and Cisse in town. <b>Hoilett</b> has also been brought in and at <b>6.5mil</b> is a good option as well, I would not advice picking him instead of Taarabt, but I wont.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"> <b>Zamora(</b></span>1.5-SPG,2.4-KP)<span style="color: black;"><b> and Cisse(</b></span>3.3-SPG 0.5<span style="color: black;"><b>-</b>KP<b>) both at 6.5 mil</b>. Both are decent options, but as Cisse is more likely to score given he takes on twice as many shots as Zamora- he will be more likely to get bonus points. That just makes him a tad better and the one I would go for. I know there is a risk of a red card, but the reward is just that much better that it is worth it. </span></div>
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<b>Adam Lallana at 6mil</b> is the main man in the Southampton midfield, but I feel he is a bit overpriced. His 11 goals and 10 assists are unlikely to translate into the Premier League, and I project a maximum of 5 goals 5 assists for him this season, but the number is more than likely to be even less than that.<br />
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<b>Richard Lambert at 6mil</b> is the main man for Southampton, and should be the guy to invest in if you are looking to invest in Southamptons attack right away. Last season stats 25 goals and 12 assists last season, and what is even more impressive is the 92 shots it took him to score that 25 goals. That is a fairly decent conversion rate and I think 10 goals and a few assists are achievable for him. <br />
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<span style="color: black;">I guess I failed to make this much shorter, but I hope it is enjoyable and informative to read. Pre-season review coming up close to the Community Shield(12 august). With some quick hits on most important transfers popping up in the meantime. For the meantime follow me on twitter @KristjanPulma</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;">All last years budget keepers are now overpriced(<b>Vorm 5.5, Krul 5.5</b>) as teams like Newcastle and Swansea are unlikely to repeat last years defensive showing. Especially Swansea after switching coaches and losing Caulker</span> </li>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;">Best dirt cheap options seem to be: <b>Ruddy 4,5 mil</b> as Chris Hughton seems to have a more defensive approach than the previous coach had, <b>Green 4,5 mil</b> as QPR have invested some money in the back by bringing in <b>Fabio</b> and the new keeper, If either <b>Begovic 4,5 mil or Sorensen 4,5 mil</b> manages to nail down a starting spot they may be worth a look as well as Stoke will always be relying on defense for wins, or <b>Federici</b>( Reading) <b>4,5 mil </b>as they are the team with least goals conceded from the clubs that have risen to the PL.</span> </li>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;">As the goalkeeper rotation may cost you anywhere between 9-10 mil, the one big team keeper and 1 4.0 mil non playing keeper strategy might be an option for this year. <b>De Gea, Reina, Szczesny or even Krul</b> for the believers in another great season from Newcastle might be options here. Also there are 4 mil defender options available for Reading, QPR, Norwich and no nailed on cheap options for the big teams so that might make that extra 0.5 or 1 mil spent on the expensive keeper even more reasonable.</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Kompaly 7.5mil, Lescott 6.5 mil, Clichy, Kolarov, Zabaleta, Richards all 6mil and Kolo Toure</b> the possible budget option at <b>5.5</b> mil. I never like super expensive defenders unless they have superior goal threat like <b>Vermaelen or Baines</b>. So no Kompany for me, but that leaves us with a bunch of players who could all be rotated. The players I like here are<b> <u>Zabaleta</u></b>(especially with Richards playing for team GB at the olympics)<b> and Clichy</b> who seemed to be the favored full backs in the crunch time of last season. There is a need to examine preseason closely as City have a decent run of opening fixtures including 2 home games against easier opponents QPR and SOT and 2 away games against STO and LIV who are both not known for their scoring.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> <b>Vidic and Evra 7 mil</b>- not someone I will be looking at as I think they are overpriced. <b>Ferdinanand, Evans and Jones 6 mil, Smalling and Rafael 5.5 mil.</b> Looking at all the possible rotation here for the below 7 mil options I see even more of a point in going for <u><b>De Gea</b></u> in goal.</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: blue; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: blue; font-size: small;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">John Terry 7 mil, A.Cole, Cahill, Ivanovic, Luiz all come in at 6.5 also Cech in goal is 6.5. This makes <u><b>A. Cole</b></u> the obvious player to pick here, as he is the only <b>6.5</b> defender who is <b>nailed on</b>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>7mil Vermaelen</b>, probably my favorite scoring defender, but with the alternatives much cheaper it might be hard to go for him. When fit, than<b> Sagna at 5,5 mil</b> is the best option for the Arsenal defense IMO, <b>Koscielny</b> also at<b> 5.5 mil</b> is good as well but could be facing rotation as <b>Mertesacker</b> is fit again(but personally I really dont understand why any manager would want the German playing) Gibbs and Santos also at 5,5 mil but rotate each other. <b>Jenkinson at 4.5 mil</b> could be worth a look at the beginning of the season if Sagna fails to recover in time to start in the first games. And again Szczesny could also be an option here at 5.5 mil, if you want someone who is nailed on for the first game. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>BAE, Walker, Verthongen all at 6.5 mil</b> are all someone I will avoid in the start of the season until AVB convinces me that he can make his team defend in the PL. <b>Kaboul at 5.5 mil </b>offers a cheaper way in the Tottenham back 4 and could be worth a look considering their excellent starting fixtures of </span><span style="font-size: small;">NEW(A),</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: 28px;">WBA(H) NOR(H), RDG(A) and QPR(H). But I fear there may be rotation here with <b>Dawson</b>(reportedly could be the next captain for Tottenham), <b>Gallas, Caulker all at 5.0 mil</b>, or any of them could start instead. Because Tottenham have a new coach in AVB and with good showings from some squad players in the training camp, things may change especially in that 1 CB spot. Again <b>Friedel</b> is an option here at <b>5.5.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Has been a team to avoid defensively in recent seasons, but after collecting 5 clean sheets and many big wins over teams like Man United, Newcastle, Arsenal, Liverpool in the second half of the season they need to be taken seriously this time out. <u><b>Boyce</b></u> at 5.0 played OOP at RM last season and is a good punt if you like offensive defenders, If you want something cheap than<b> Fiqueroa at 4.5 </b>is your man.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I suggest to avoid this team in the beginning of the season as they have a new manager(Paul Lambert) who showed that defending is not his strong side, while at the helm of Norwich last season. And he likes to rotate players which is always annoying.So lets take a wait and see approach with the Norwich defense.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Oshea, Brown and Bardsley are all 5 mil </b>and the fixtures look bad enough for me to wait for the first 4 weeks to see who will be the 4th starting defender as he will be a budget option.<b> Bramble </b>or the more likely choice<b> Cuellar are all 4.5 mil</b>. I would suggest to invest in that budget option unless the manager will start rotating them. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: blue;"> </span>This team should do better this season, and investing in their defense when the fixtures improve is not a bad idea. Traore comes in at 5.0 and is an interesting option if he manages to get himself nailed on at the LM spot where he was mostly used at the end of last season, which would make him a nice OOP option. If you want a good nailed on option than <u><b>Fabio at 4.5 mil </b></u>is your man, <b>Nelsen</b> coming in from Tottenham is also on my watch list as he is only <b>4.0</b> and could be taking over CB spot from Onuoha or Ferdinand.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;">Looks like the best bet for a clean sheet by a relegated team but there are unceartanties surrounding starting positions. <b>Harte</b> was looking like a good investment at <b>4.5 mil </b>as he is the set piece and spot kick taker for reading, like a cheap Baines. Now Reading have brought in <b>Nicky Shorey</b> who plays the same position and suddenly we have a logjam at that position. Also at <b>4 mil </b>there is <b>Gaspars Gorkss</b>, but another CB <b style="font-weight: normal;">(Adrian Mariappa) has been brought in to make the situation difficult for us. But I would like to believe that <b>Gorkss</b> will play as he played the second most games for them last season. <b>Cummings at 4.0 mil </b>should also be a starter, but I will watch the preseason </b><b style="font-weight: normal;">closely to sort out this mess, as a 4 mil Reading defender seems like a must have.</b><b style="font-weight: normal;"> </b> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Fixtures are poor and defensive record is poor so I would avoid initially. But <b>Daniel Fox at 4.5 mil</b> bagged 11 assists last season and is a good bet for some attacking returns this season as well. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><u>Guy Demel</u> and Gerge McCartney </b>should be nailed on options at 4.0 but <u><b>Demel</b></u> seems to have more of an attacking threat having created 2 assists with only 10 games during his loan move last season. I personally wont look much further at the expensive options, as I dont see them producing much better offensive results.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Appointment of a new manager should improve their defensive output, and I investing in their back line for a measly 4 mil is a good idea, as soon as the fixtures get better. Best option seems to be <u><b>Tierney</b></u> for his attacking potential and he also seems to be the only nailed on <b>4 mil </b>defender for them at least for now. </span><br />
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<li><b>Hazard at 9.5</b> could be decent value if chelsea can get the team to click early. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b>Decision</b>: watchlist</span></li>
<li>I am not very excited about the other two but <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; line-height: 28px;">Pavel Pogrebnyak</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; line-height: 28px;"> at <b>5.0</b> could be good value if Reading turn out to be any good. But I am taking a wait and see approach with him, after he failed to get any minutes for Russia in Euro 2012 despite the poor performances of their front man Kerzhakov. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; line-height: 28px;"><b>Decision</b>:watch closely, could be a nice punt for GW1 dough, considering Reading have the DGW.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; line-height: 28px;">Whereas <b>Park</b> I will probably avoid completely, because at <b>6.0 </b>there are bound to be better players. Park wont take any set pieces and looking at his 4 goals and 4 assists with 24 games started and 11 games off the bench, he has never been a high scorer or assist provider, even for a great team like United. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; line-height: 28px;"><b>Decision</b>: avoid </span></li>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 28px;"><b>Tevez 9m</b>- At 6 mil everyone was looking to bring him in. But even at 9 if he manages to ensure himself a starting role, he will be a bargain. If he cant than he wont even be worth a look.<b> </b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b>Decision</b>: great pick if starting</span></span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 28px;"><b>Giroud 9m</b>- He was a nice payer for </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span">Montpellier in league 1 scoring 21 goals and 9 ast in 36 games, but it did take him about 8 shots to score a goal. If he takes the place of RVP than one can at least speculate that he will get a similar amount of opportunities as him. That would translate into approx. 21.85 goals presuming that he plays the full 38 games. This would be the best case scenario for him. But this kind of dream story rarely happens, and Podolski is not really a passer and could even start some games centrally instead of him. After saying all of this he could be another Chamakh, or blow up and take Arsenal to the next level without RVP. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b>Decision</b>:watchlist.</span></span></li>
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<br />Pulmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09959874483484651566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5966160836324319010.post-59090150458066631282012-07-11T01:31:00.002-07:002012-07-11T01:31:39.271-07:00Here we go againThe English Premier league season is closing in fast, and preseason games have already started for some teams. After taking some encouragement from how relatively well my 2 trial article predictions went. I will write full team by team preview of the Fantasy Premier league season, along with many side posts on interesting news relating to FPL. <br />
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I am really looking forward to any suggestions on what to do better or on what else to write about. Hope you enjoy the future posts and they help some of you dominate your leagues.Pulmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09959874483484651566noreply@blogger.com0