Ighalo - time to ditch?

[Weisenwolf]

Despite last weeks result Ig has a nasty run of fixtures coming up and him and Deeney don't look so good at the minute; is it time to get rid of him?

I got him at base so will only get £5.7M for him now but I do have plenty of cash...........

[RidleyMTB]

Who for?

[Weisenwolf]

Well I already have Aguiro and Lukaku and after selling Ighalo I would have £12M so anyone really.......

[Aldershot Rejects]

I'm keeping. He might be going through a quiet patch but he's too good not to bounce back. Happy to bench him on occasion if I have to though.

[scarletjim]

That's an important question RMTB asks - do you mean for a similar price, or for an upgrade? So much depends on your squad, your team value, and whether you want Aguero and Sanchez... The way I see it (deliberating the same thing myself):

1. A front line of Aguero and 2 mid to upper-mid priced strikers, for example Lukaku and Kane, might make it pretty difficult to also have Sanchez, and remain strong elsewhere.

2. A front line of Aguero, Kane/Lukaku/Etc, and Ighalo, would free up a lot of cash to strengthen elsewhere - and if it wasn't Ighalo in that space, who would you want at a similar price (that being your selling price, not his current price obviously)?

3. Going Agueroless, a front line of Ighalo and two of Kane, Lukaku etc would leave huge amounts of money to splash elsewhere.

4. Or without Aguero or Ighalo, the best strategy may be 3 Kane / Lukaku types (perhaps Vardy from GW27)...

Sorry, that's probably no help at all, but I do think those of us considering Ighalo can only do so properly if we consider what options we have instead, and impact on the rest of our squad.

EDIT: Ooops just saw you replied already - so you are presumably currently thinking option 1 above - if so, I'd weigh up the merits of changing Ighalo to the striker of your choice, or keeping him and upgrading elsewhere (presumably midfield).

[hornet]

Mmm 2 tough games next but beyond that not so bad.

him and Deeney don't look so good at the minute

Really? Looking good to me Come on u orns.

[MadasHell]

I cut him loose, and lost the "stored value", for Aguero last week (timing not necessarily ideal ahead of the Newcastle game, but not willing to wait any longer to get Kun back in).

I think if you are getting rid it needs to be for somebody you want in your team for an extended period.

Most of us should be able to afford the teams we want at the moment, and holding players for too long can be just as damaging as not bringing somebody in. Personally, whilst I am concerned about Watford's short term run of fixtures, over the longer term, I'm also concerned that their small squad is going to make it hard for those two to keep up their early season pace.

[The Username]

If Aguero or Costa had the same points as Ighalo - you wouldnt sell. There are so many enablers this year that he is easy to carry through difficult fixtures i.e. its pretty simple to have an excellent five man midfield and bench Ighalo if needs be.

Going form memory here - but hasnt he done well in the "tougher" fixtures.

[MoSe]

Who for?

...just any pub-standard footballer?

[Aldershot Rejects]

Going form memory here - but hasnt he done well in the "tougher" fixtures.

He had a great three game run of LIV, che, TOT when he scored 4 goals but he really was on fire in that period. Other than that he has tended to score in the so-called 'easier' fixtures and hasn't done so much against the top sides.

He is still the second highest point scorer in the whole of the game and has consistently picked up points all season. He's also shown that he is capable of going on a run of consistent scoring regardless of the opposition. Having bounced back in the last game and against a Chelsea side that are still vulnerable, I reckon there is a decent chance of points in the next match.

[Stemania]

Going form memory here - but hasnt he done well in the "tougher" fixtures.

On the contrary - this graphic from FFS/twitter user rakkhis suggests his scores have been reasonably well correlated with 'easier fixtures'.



I'm not entirely sure I'd characterize fixture difficulty by purely Shots in the Box Conceded, but you get the jist. And perhaps you could say he's done pretty well in the tough fixtures but even better in the easier ones (he feels like he's just pain done well) - ridiculous goal involvement ratio aside.

Noticeable also is the demonstration of how Lukaku's previous folklaw reputation as a scorer in the tougher games but a disappointer in the easy ones has been blown out of the water this season.

[The Username]

Hes taken 35 points from games Vs Everton, Utd, Chelsea, Liverpool and Spurs. He blanked on both occasions Vs City and Arsenal once.

Good as it gets for a 5mill - 6.5mill forward (now).

Barring injury or being dropped you would have to think hes on for an 180 point season conservatively.

*Jinxed it .

[Roope]

Not a top priority to get rid of a fantastic VFM forward. Might consider if I'm wilcarding some time soon, otherwise not. I'll rather save all transfers for DGW tinkering.

[RidleyMTB]

I'll hold until Lukaku has a DGW

[muldoon]

I'm holding him until tumbleweed gw27 at least, when has Bou at home. Having him will be a bonus that week, many will struggle to get 2 strikers out without taking hits, and apart from maybe Kane at home to Swansea or Vardy at home to Norwich, he is the plumb striker pick for that week. Will re-assess after that, but he still looks good to me, and will remain stonking value even if his returns do slow down a bit, and leaves oodles of cash to spend elsewhere.

[CeilingVitaly]

I'm keeping him long term, he's been gold all season. He's the top scoring forward in the game at the moment thanks to the weekend's brace too.

[payetme]

so ditch him then... its your decision at the end of the day. Dude just had a goal and an assist and you want to ditch him. Well go right ahead lol

[Aldershot Rejects]

so ditch him then... its your decision at the end of the day. Dude just had a goal and an assist and you want to ditch him. Well go right ahead lol

That's a 'no' then.

[payetme]

so ditch him then... its your decision at the end of the day. Dude just had a goal and an assist and you want to ditch him. Well go right ahead lol

That's a 'no' then.

of course no. Hes been one of the best value players this season. One of the most consistent and reliable fpl players. One of the top scorers, I'm in no hurry to ditch him.

[Aldershot Rejects]

so ditch him then... its your decision at the end of the day. Dude just had a goal and an assist and you want to ditch him. Well go right ahead lol

That's a 'no' then.

of course no. Hes been one of the best value players this season. One of the most consistent and reliable fpl players. One of the top scorers, I'm in no hurry to ditch him.

Exactly.

[Vsz]

so ditch him then... its your decision at the end of the day. Dude just had a goal and an assist and you want to ditch him. Well go right ahead lol

That's a 'no' then.

of course no. Hes been one of the best value players this season. One of the most consistent and reliable fpl players. One of the top scorers, I'm in no hurry to ditch him.

Exactly.

Scored today off the bench too.

[DanCaek]

Ighalo is the budget choice. I see no reason to remove him unless you are going for a big 3.

[scarletjim]

The thing is, a similar conversation happened a few weeks ago about Mahrez when he was approaching a run of tricky fixtures. He scored heavily in a the first two of them, but then got pretty much nothing for ages, leaving some wishing they had removed him much earlier in that run of dodgy games. Could the same be true here?

My personal problem with Ighalo right now is that I have Lukaku and Kane too. Going without Aguero has destroyed me in the last two weeks, but both Lukaku and Kane have good fixtures this week, so it seems wrong to switch one of them to Aguero when I could do Ighalo > Aguero (with another free transfer in midfield to 'compensate' financially - KdB out for a cheap option).

[mr.stanishev]

The thing is, a similar conversation happened a few weeks ago about Mahrez when he was approaching a run of tricky fixtures. He scored heavily in a the first two of them, but then got pretty much nothing for ages, leaving some wishing they had removed him much earlier in that run of dodgy games. Could the same be true here?

My personal problem with Ighalo right now is that I have Lukaku and Kane too. Going without Aguero has destroyed me in the last two weeks, but both Lukaku and Kane have good fixtures this week, so it seems wrong to switch one of them to Aguero when I could do Ighalo > Aguero (with another free transfer in midfield to 'compensate' financially - KdB out for a cheap option).

I am in the exact sitiation right now. Aguero is a must, Kane's form is nice, Lukaku's - not, but his fixtures are good.. So no one else to sacrifice

[thekitkatshuffler]

I'm probably getting rid of him this week but it looks like a lot of people are bringing him in, with his price due to rise tomorrow. What am I missing?

[gallus]

I'm probably getting rid of him this week but it looks like a lot of people are bringing him in, with his price due to rise tomorrow. What am I missing?

a tasty fixture against United away?

[thekitkatshuffler]

I'm probably getting rid of him this week but it looks like a lot of people are bringing him in, with his price due to rise tomorrow. What am I missing?

a tasty fixture against United away?

I suppose that's a gimme but they've got the champions elect after that and then a blank.

[scarletjim]

I'm probably getting rid of him this week but it looks like a lot of people are bringing him in, with his price due to rise tomorrow. What am I missing?

On one of the price change monitoring sites, he currently has the highest hourly transfer-out rate... You're not missing anything!

[flare2]

Had 2 golden opportunities he should have caused yesterday. Was very surprised (but relieved) to see him miss.