Remember him?.. Sigurðsson's back.

[Carlos Kickaball]

He's only 6.5m and is an international superstar that plays #10 for a top half team, and takes most of their set pieces, is much more of an explanation needed?



Don't forget it.

[From4corners]

Thanks for the kind reminder

[Douglas Reynholm]

I'm pretty sure you're not the only one who's been looking at him.

Dare I say it but get over yourself.

[Douglas Reynholm]

You will be telling us to monitor Sanchez next

[baganboy]

Yes.

Most have now accumulated enough money in their banks to have 4 premium midfielders + (Aguero Kane Costa).

Is Sigurdsson good enough to be selected as one of the top 4 midfielders, irrespective of price? It's highly debatable. No, in my opinion.

He is a good pick for the ones who do not have the money for 4 premium midfielders, though.

[Carlos Kickaball]

- DR, I'm very hard to get over.

I'm sure people are, it's just a friendly reminder, as I've always been a big fan and I do feel a couple of people have forgotten quite how good he is.

[baganboy]

Most have now accumulated enough money in their banks to have 4 premium midfielders + (Aguero Kane Costa).

My apologies for making a wild assumption.
I have.

[Douglas Reynholm]

Thanks for the heads up

Who's he play for again?

[RidleyMTB]

Iceland

[Carlos Kickaball]

Must have for the Kazakhstan Estonia DGW.

[asm_fanz]

international superstar

I like Sigurdsson but isn't that a big strong?

[Carlos Kickaball]

international superstar

I like Sigurdsson but isn't that a big strong?

Well there is the French fan base.

[MPTree]

Do we think he's preferable to Mané? Same price point, so warrants a comparison.

[Libero]

Do we think he's preferable to Mané? Same price point, so warrants a comparison.

Exactly what I was thinking. After the next gameweek, they both have tasty fixtures. Unfortunately, they both have unappealing strikers in front of them: Gomis with his fainting problem and Pelle with his failing problem.

[d_manager]

I've been considering bringing him back in these last few days but seem more hesitant as no one seems to be talking abt him. Thinking of going with a 5 man midfield by upgrading Boyd to Siggy (Sanchez, Hazard, Siggy, Eriksen, Cazorla) and ditch my Diego Costa plan. then i only have space for 2 in attack. Aguero always plays ofc then I'd have Kane and probably replace Austin with Berahinho for his next few good fixtures.

I like this plan a lot but the problem I see with it is that I'm going to have to be benching 1 player out of my front 8 every week and there is no obvious choice. Sanchez, Hazard, Cazorla can never be benched. Eriksen and Siggy can't really be benched with their upcoming fixtures if I have them in my team. which leaves me with deciding between Kane and Berahino :/ having said that, they seem to rotate well in the next 3 weeks but i'm not convinced abt playing the striker with the easy home fixture in favour of the tough away fixture. Kane especially seems to be the player you have to play irrelevant of the fixture. meh quite confused

[Maradona_Is_God]

Is Siggy a better pick than Henderson for the rest of the season?

When I brought back Costa after his ban, I had to downgrade my 4th mid to either Siggy, Henderson or Downing to fund it. I went with Henderson as I believe Siggy had a hamstring injury at the team, obviously no regrets so far with his 2,9,14 points, but worried he will be playing deeper when Gerrard returns to the team.

[DanCaek]

Siggy doesn't fit my structure right now but could easily come in if I want to move money out of midfield.

[thesilkworm]

Siggy doesn't fit my structure right now but could easily come in if I want to move money out of midfield.

Yes he's a potential route to Giroud -> Costa if that starts to look like an attractive move.

[Notned]

Siggy doesn't fit my structure right now but could easily come in if I want to move money out of midfield.

Yes he's a potential route to Giroud -> Costa if that starts to look like an attractive move.

Agreed on both points.

Current structure is 4 big mids and Aguero/Giroud/Kane up top. If I decide at any point Costa is warranted over Giroud (likely for the dgw at least), Siggy will most likely be my method of affording him.

[DanCaek]

How do people feel about downing v sig? Despite recent fixtures and the expected poor returns, downing is still right up there and the fixtures are looking good after the next match. I ditched him for recent fixtures, but there is an awfully strong correlation between his points and fixture...

It's generally the sort of direction I try to avoid going in, as the rotation leads to frustration, but making these 2 the 4th and 5th midfielders, with Kane and someone like Berahino alongside aguero looks really strong and leaves plenty of cash for the back line. Do you think this could be a good template to move towards to make use of the value on offer?

[Jack72]

I've got both Downing and Siggy

[Mav3rick]

How do people feel about downing v sig? Despite recent fixtures and the expected poor returns, downing is still right up there and the fixtures are looking good after the next match. I ditched him for recent fixtures, but there is an awfully strong correlation between his points and fixture...

It's generally the sort of direction I try to avoid going in, as the rotation leads to frustration, but making these 2 the 4th and 5th midfielders, with Kane and someone like Berahino alongside aguero looks really strong and leaves plenty of cash for the back line. Do you think this could be a good template to move towards to make use of the value on offer?

I don't think so really, having to bench one of those players will lead to frustration and spreading the cash around will cause issues when trying to get expensive players in for the upcoming DGWs.

[mayweather]

on my radar too to replace santi and help fund costa. im also looking at ki too. just 5.1 and has an eye for goal too. will wait and see how they get on this week before i make my move.

[Carlos Kickaball]

Must have for the Kazakhstan Estonia DGW.

Sigurðsson vs Kazakhstan

Appearance 2 pts
Assist 3 pts
Clean sheet 1 pt
Bonus 1 pt.

Great news.