tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1020279998144194267.post3731138554603811702..comments2024-03-21T06:33:44.760-04:00Comments on PLFantasy: WildcardChrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14124060389050404946noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1020279998144194267.post-8153338032161347682008-10-01T18:03:00.000-04:002008-10-01T18:03:00.000-04:00At 6.4 it's definitely worth keeping an eye on Cra...At 6.4 it's definitely worth keeping an eye on Craig Bellamy as well. Needs to get back to 100% first, of course. (He was valued at 10.0 before his injury woes.)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02064113989799274129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1020279998144194267.post-25323523120967208432008-10-01T17:53:00.000-04:002008-10-01T17:53:00.000-04:00Afonso Alves at 7.5 should be great value in the l...Afonso Alves at 7.5 should be great value in the long run. I'd love to get him, but I simply can't get him in my team right now (got Robinho, Defoe and Zaki.) I hope I won't regret it. Alves has an absolutely ridiculous goal scoring record, and got better and better after arriving in January last season. He'll hit his stride one of these days. Carlton Cole is looking good, too. But WH have so many strikers (when healthy), I'm not sure if I wanna take that risk.<BR/><BR/>And you have a little something to learn about an "insane midfield", my friend - with a team value of 107 (and virtually no defense) I had Ronaldo, Lampard, Gerrard, Fabregas and Arteta at one point last season! ;-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02064113989799274129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1020279998144194267.post-15619124430242648962008-10-01T14:52:00.000-04:002008-10-01T14:52:00.000-04:00good to hear from you jay. feel free to rant on he...good to hear from you jay. feel free to rant on here, thats the reason I started a blog. At the moment I'm leaning towards an insane midefield (Ronaldo, Lampard and Young, then a mix of extremely cheap and mid priced forwards and defenders. I think Traore is a legit every week guy now which does free up a bit of extra cash.<BR/>My issues with the forwards is that there aren't many great options at arounf 7m (I already have Zaki).Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14124060389050404946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1020279998144194267.post-82653892372193536152008-09-29T18:58:00.000-04:002008-09-29T18:58:00.000-04:00I have the same issues with my defenders - I have ...I have the same issues with my defenders - I have to start three out of A.Traore, G.Johnson, Paintsil, Figueroa, and Davenport (who obviously needs to be replaced now, since he seems to have lost his place.)<BR/><BR/>Pompey have been excellent defensively, except against Chelsea and ManCity. At least one of them should be a viable option most weeks.<BR/><BR/>The question is - do you "neglect" your defense, getting nothing but cheap players, and invest the money in offense? Or do you spend 6.0 - 6.5 on a top defender or two, losing 3.0 - 4.0 elsewhere?<BR/><BR/>Most teams in my league have stacked their defenses, and can only afford a couple of top midfielders/forwards. I've done the opposite. I figure you're gonna get max. 6 points out of a defender. You'll get double figures out of one or two of the top offensive weapons virtually every week. Use your "C" wisely, and those 6 defender-points look pathetic.<BR/><BR/>There'll be weeks where defense is stronger, of course. But in the long run the offensive stars should win the day.<BR/><BR/>This strategy won me the title last season, and I'm 2nd so far this season... getting nothing out of Fabregas, and only once picking the right captain. The law of averages dictates that I'm in for a couple of huge weeks soon... and the league lead.<BR/><BR/>Also, with cheap defenders from 4 or 5 different teams you should be able to field 3 of them without having nightmares about their matchups.<BR/><BR/>PS: Sorry for the long post. I don't have a blog of my own, so I bother other people. :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02064113989799274129noreply@blogger.com