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Aguero, he does well at home and I see City scoring more goals than Pool.

Tough one this, I'll probably go salah bt wouldn't rule out my head being turned

Aguero for me

Augz

Aguero.

Salah the following week.

One Of Schurrle or Mitrovic. Not both.

deja vu. If you're posting it again for actual feedback as a question -

- Currently resting for 2 weeks as not in Argentina squad
- Played 90 in CL so not beyond means
- Jesus subbed on but wasn't even trusted with a penalty by Pep
- The Stats in this article don't suggest particularly tough fixtures, but do suggest MCI investment

I've been doing a similar rotation thing with fwds/mids, but it hasn't really worked. Only takes one injury/benching to stuff a plan, and just been lucky with subs. To then add defence into that mix is almost certainly wasting on-the-pitch funds.

Very interesting approach. I'm gonna be pessimistic and say it wont work. Happy to be proven wrong though.

My "problem" with your approach is not Aguero, or any single player. Its a) nailing the rotation, and b) getting an expensive player you fancy at a later stage.

Every single pick in your squad looks good in isolation, but as a squad it just doesnt tempt me. The minimum amount of "funds" youll be able to bench each week will be 3m. Then theres the weeks were youll put more expensive selections on the bench, prob getting closer to 5m. That just seems like a misuse of funds, because your relying on the fact that your superb rotation skills are gonna outweigh the difference of other players who are pumping their money in to their XI.

I'm not saying what your aiming to do is impossible, im just trying to highlight two points as to why I believe you dont see managers with great trackrecords opting for that tactic.

Are you actually PVA?

Don't worry about the negativity, it's an approach worth going for. There's no set way to play this game.

I've been going with only 2 premium attackers all season (most have 3) and my OR is 304. I do have benching headaches every week, but I enjoy the challenge and mostly get them right. The great part about planned rotation is that when a player has a yellow flag or might get rested/rotated, you're not too worried and you're not forced into hits. You look and see a few decent options on your bench and you almost want them to get a chance. Plus almost every week you see at least one of your 'Best XI' has a tough fixture (ether for CS potential or attacking returns) and it makes your decision for you.

As an example, I benched Alonso in GW7 and played Doherty and PVA. People said it was mad. 22 points between them while Alonso and his 2 points sat on the bench. It's a fun way to play, but there will be some lows to match the highs.

Rotation is important and people underestimate the importance of a squad.

My rotation pairing at the beginning of the season was Fraser/AWB. Theyvwere competing for the first spot on my bench. They were 1m above the bottom price and had great rotation potential. Fraser kicked on and has been more than a sub for me.

So quality on the bench is key. Having at least 2 decent subs is important. But minimising cost on the bench is also key. Fraser/AWB were budget price. Schurle/Laporte are not. Fraser/AWB rotated perfectly and always had a great fixture.

I think your base idea is correct but your are wrong to spread the funds too thickly.

Completely with you on this tactic also matey.

Started off with strong 11/12 players before WC in 4th week to boost it to a strong 15. As long as you monitor performances and are willing to play the probability of points scoring by eliminating risky picks like playing vs big teams, I've had far better results than last season.

Sitting at 1995 OR, yes i've left probably 30+ points on the bench, but rarely do i have more than 3 players blanking, and that'll be in-form players vs poorer teams where they are expected to get points, so just unlucky.

I prefer rotation all the way and it's definitely more fun than just lumping in the expensive players with a lesser regard for value for money.

Good luck and stick to your guns!

Kind of agree with you, i have always like having bench that could rotate but not sure it´s the best tactic if you aim to get very high in the ranks. What it does is actually forcing you to know a lot about football, because you have to choose who you start week in and week out which means you must have some skills in doing it. If you allow me; the example you use is actully a good one except i´m not entirely sure if you analyze those games you mention it would end up with more points for Mitro than maddison. My point is that you have to imply or count in judgement on how the games will turn out to be, in this case Maddison takes set pieces which Arsenal are bad at defending. Also Leicester good in counterattacks, Arsenal are bad defending them. Cardiff will stiffle Fulham attack and they will double up on Mitro, will Fulham get enough space?

Looks good to me

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Looks very good

No need for both Sterling and aguero. 1 is enough

If you think Sterling outscore Salah Or Mane over the next 4 why not.

That was a peach of a ball in by the lad.

Shhhhh.

Fingers crossed, would be a big help!

Why

Thats no resason to wildcard

Save

Mendy

Usually under pressure i don't get right decisions. I would say Mendy but possibly would have been the wrong choice.

Alonso but agree - tough one

Alonso because I think Emerson will play the European games for Chelsea up until the semis

Mendy for value for me.

Alonso just because i feel he is more nailed.

Sane is genuine threat to Mendy in some games.

Alonso for me. Mendy will be good whenever he plays bt I'm a little bit worried that when sane starts mendy could be benched as it looks as if pep doesn't like to have them both in the line up. Guess it's a matter of how often you think sane will start

Alonso for dullards, Mendy more exciting, having both optimal.

Alonso

Not for me. Aguero or Salah are better choices IMHO.

Way too much of a risk with Salah and Aguero both having easy fixtures.

This will be a very important game for Cardiff as this are the games they have to win if they are to stay up

I think that Cardiff will win and Fulham will get 1 goal at most. Warnock tactics to make the game as scrappy as possible and nick a goal or 2.

They have both hauled brilliantly but I think now is time to let go. Fixtures are turning and there are plenty of alternatives... arnie, murray and even jimenez are better options for me

Wilson has much better G/A stats exc penalties, so guess it depends on outlook for further penalties.

Stick for one more GW and then consider Brighton/West Ham/Fulham/Leicester assets for fixtures

Because Wilson has more points.

I sold King for Wilson on my WC in GW5 if that helps. They've sort of matched each other since then but Wilson carries way more threat. King loves a peno and baps but Bournemouth have had 5 pens in 8 matches which is surely unsustainable

Maybe...

2 points less and the lottery numbers next week are 7 - 12 - 22 - 33 - 35 - 44

Which 5? Alonso, Mendy, Robbo, TAA, Doherty here 🙂

Who will be your gk?

Arnie over Murray any day of the week for me. And Rich/Maddison over Siggy. Going without Liverpool attack with Huddersfield, Cardiff and Fulham in the next 4 also a massive risk.

B

A, but why Walcott?

And buried by Mbapee

Great team

Weak weak mid.

awful balance in team, your funds should be more spread out.

Need to get £ out of the forwards and into the mids asap

Needs more beef in the midfield

If I've ever wanted a player to punish sellers, it's Mitro. Imagine selling before Cardiff, Bournemouth & Huddersfield. If I did that, I'd delete my account and install Minecraft.

'Value'. Price is what it is. Trades/transfers are an agreement on price, disagreement on value.

I think the value element is key. For instance, I don't think there's a better players than TAA at 5m or Ings/Jimenez at 5.5m. Mitrovic/Richarlison at 6.5m, DSilva at 8.5m, Hazard at 10.5m, etc.

We should question a players price and value regardless of position.

Both are necessary

Robbo

Rob

TAA, Mendy, Trippier, Pereira, Doherty would be a good 5.

AC I'd say, both far superior to Trippier.

a/c

AC for sure.

ac

Trippier and Mendy.

AC

A

A

Yeah maybe Friday

Ye might get vvd on WC

Maybe, but think the bencing against City was purely down to tactics.

Clearly a possibility, but I'm more worried about Sturridge/Shaqiri getting PL game time.

Who cares? We have 5 defenders in our squad.

Maybe. Double is enough for me atm, but they have a good run so if perform happy to add after GW9.

Both?

Scotty B total ?

A little more than 19 million

A. Something like KDB over Walcott could push me to Mane over Salah, but not Doherty.

A

pereira*

Robbo, TAA and Pereira.