It seems like an eternity since the last Premier League games, though despite my dislike for the international break , we actually got through relatively unscathed with only a few injuries of note. In short, we've lost Van der Vaart, Vermaelen, Jarvis, Nasri, Richards, Long and Bent though from that group only Van der Vaart and Vermaelen look like the long term casualties. Hopefully you resisted the urge to jump into any rash decisions immediately after the last gameweek finished and so can take these latest developments in stride as you look to shape your team for the coming weeks. A few readers have asked about playing their wildcard, which probably deserves a separate post, but given a lack of other stories for this week I thought it might be worth quickly discussing here. For me, the key is striking a balance between not overreacting but acting quickly enough to avoid stubbornly holding on to worthless assets. You should be in a position where you need to get rid...
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I know you're not a big fan of dropping 4 points consistently, but I did it last week to get Rooney in my team and it didn't cost me too much.
This week I think everyone needs to jump on Valencia before his price skyrockets. He's a steal at 7.5, but the problem is I don't want to give up any of my high prices mids (Bale, Silva or Dempsey).
Would you:
A) Swap Cabaye and Kompany for Valencia and N. Taylor (4 point hit)?
B) Swap Dempsey for Valencia (no hit)?
Dempsey has Norwich at home next week.
My team after option A:
Vorm Mignolet
Simpson Enrique N. Taylor Evans S. Kelly
Bale Silva Surman Valencia Dempsey
RVP Rooney Ba
I wouldn't touch Kompany; City will have several more CS on the run-in. If you want Swansea coverage: S.Kelly > Caulker.
Instead of Valencia, I would do: Cabeye > Sigurdsson. Since joining the Swans in GW 21, Siggy has scored 63 points, which puts him second in scoring behind Van Persie's 72. He has scored double digits three times: 13, 15 and 16... all on the road. During that same period, Valencia has scored 47 pts and missed three games.
I feel like Valencia is going to tear it up this week though, and is a must own on the run in.
Utd are hitting form and he seems to get points when they score.
Was trying to change my team before the prices update, but the site won't let me in.
Bastards.
Why all this Silva hatred? Surely he's still worth holding?