Who To Bench Thread 2016/17

[swift89]

Pickford or Foster?

Valencia or Evans?

[Scottoffee]

Need to bench 2 of;

Stones (SWA - A)
Valencia (LEI - H)
Evans (STK - A)
Reid (SOU - H)

At the moment playing Stones & Evans, but not sure about benching the 2 that are at home...

[Joccki_10]

Bench Shaw (LEI) or McAuley (stk)?

Shaw's surely out no?

Says he wants to play through the pain, but cant see the logic in Jose risking worsening it...

Would it be worth to take a hit in the last 15 minutes by doing Shaw Clyne/Lovren?

EDIT: And thus still benching McAuley.

[pfc_ivan]

Pickford or Foster?

Valencia or Evans?

Have exactly the same dilemma.

Play Pickford+McAuley or Foster+Valencia or Pickford+Valencia.

[bigcliff2]

Getting this one in early:

Lloris home to City or Pickford home to WBA?

[Weisenwolf]

Getting this one in early:

Lloris home to City or Pickford home to WBA?

Easy, play Pickford, Lloris has buckley's chance of a CS, Aguero will tear him a new one.....

[19Yorke]

GK: Play Foster (sun) or Pickford (WBA)?
DEF: Play Holebas (BOU) or Koné (WBA)?
MID: Pretty set on Capoue (BOU) over Snodgrass (CHE).

Maybe play Foster (sun) and Holebas (BOU)?

[Joccki_10]

GK: Play Foster (sun) or Pickford (WBA)?
DEF: Play Holebas (BOU) or Koné (WBA)?
MID: Pretty set on Capoue (BOU) over Snodgrass (CHE).

Maybe play Foster (sun) and Holebas (BOU)?

Pickford and Holebas.

[Weisenwolf]

GK: Play Foster (sun) or Pickford (WBA)?
DEF: Play Holebas (BOU) or Koné (WBA)?
MID: Pretty set on Capoue (BOU) over Snodgrass (CHE).

Maybe play Foster (sun) and Holebas (BOU)?

Yep that's what I would do

[19Yorke]

Pickford and Holebas.

Thanks for input. Pickford due to home advantage, or is it another reason behind your suggestion?

[Joccki_10]

Pickford and Holebas.

Thanks for input. Pickford due to home advantage, or is it another reason behind your suggestion?

Yep. You have two defensive players from Sunderland. They play WBA at home, which is one of the few games you want to play that kind of players or there is no reason for them to be in your team at all. (Pickford as a 4.0, I know. But still...)

[Payet]

Getting this one in early:

Lloris home to City or Pickford home to WBA?

Play Lloris. In spite of conceeding a goal or two, I think he's set to make at least 6 saves, which brings you 3-4 points depending on how much (if) he conceedes.

[Notned]

Snodgrass (CHE) or Capoue (BOU)?

Would have been much easier this time last week, but Watford's performance last night and Chelsea's defending at the weekend have me leaning towards playing Snoddy?

[Fuzzy]

Snodgrass (CHE) or Capoue (BOU)?

Would have been much easier this time last week, but Watford's performance last night and Chelsea's defending at the weekend have me leaning towards playing Snoddy?

I think there will be a few "or Capoue"s this week. Capoue probably just edges Snoddy IMHO. Chelsea look shaky at the back, but more so to pace and movement which I don't automatically equate to Hull City.

I am currently wrestling with Iwobi vs Capoue.

[Joccki_10]

Snodgrass (CHE) or Capoue (BOU)?

Would have been much easier this time last week, but Watford's performance last night and Chelsea's defending at the weekend have me leaning towards playing Snoddy?

That's going to be a tough decision. Didn't realise I have to choose between these two, myself. Your reasoning has me playing Snodgrass at the moment.

[Weisenwolf]

Snodgrass (CHE) or Capoue (BOU)?

Would have been much easier this time last week, but Watford's performance last night and Chelsea's defending at the weekend have me leaning towards playing Snoddy?

I think there will be a few "or Capoue"s this week. Capoue probably just edges Snoddy IMHO. Chelsea look shaky at the back, but more so to pace and movement which I don't automatically equate to Hull City.

I am currently wrestling with Iwobi vs Capoue.

You're spot on there; my decision is Capoue or McArthur ?

McArthur has netted in his last two games and got 20 points as a result BUT those games were against Stoke & Sunderland and he is facing Everton away this week so I will probably go for Capoue and put the Burnley game down to a bad day at the office.

[inward]

Capoue or Redmond. Yes Redmond has blanked several matches in a row and having a tough game against Leicester away. But considering Redmond because Soton is picking up form and is really dangerous and fast on counters and probably Redmond is better against Capoue regarding creating chances himself (though he is wasteful). And still leicester defence is no where near as good as it was in the second half of last season.

3rd alternative would be just cold heartly play both of them on a 3-5-2 and bench Benteke (Rash and Aguero up front). Quite a predicament I'm having.

[Notned]

Lots of tough decisions center around Capoue then! Would have been much easier had he done something Monday night!

Now toying with the idea of leaving Baines for now, rolling the transfer and going AOA..

[Weisenwolf]

They do.

[bigcliff2]

Capoue or Redmond. Yes Redmond has blanked several matches in a row and having a tough game against Leicester away. But considering Redmond because Soton is picking up form and is really dangerous and fast on counters and probably Redmond is better against Capoue regarding creating chances himself (though he is wasteful). And still leicester defence is no where near as good as it was in the second half of last season.

3rd alternative would be just cold heartly play both of them on a 3-5-2 and bench Benteke (Rash and Aguero up front). Quite a predicament I'm having.

That is a tough one... I'd probably just pick a name out of a hat - honestly. I'd defininitely consider Benteke as an option too btw. In fact, gun to the head, that's who I'd bench

[Owsler]

I'd bench Redmond. I get his position makes him a potential asset, but he's not delivering.

I'm tempted by AOA this week (either Snodgrass or Sterling/Son would be the extra midfielder). At the moment I'm playing:

Foster
McAuley, Williams, Walker

It's goal threat rather than cleansheets. Come to think of it is anyone thinking about cleansheets anymore?

Do I stick with this or bring in Smith or Friend (Jakupovic has Chelsea and may not start)?

[sstaffsw]

Foster
McAuley, Williams, Walker

It's goal threat rather than cleansheets. Come to think of it is anyone thinking about cleansheets anymore?

West Brom are top of the clean sheet rankings with 2
Eleven sides have kept 1 clean sheet: Boro, Eve, Chels, Man U, W Ham, Hull, Spurs, Burn, Leic, Arse, Swans.

Clean sheets very hard to come by so far this season.

[First Sub Podcast]

Bench one of:

Capoue (BOU)
Stones (tot)
Vertonghen (MCI)
A. Smith (wat)

All of which could be irrelevant if Baines doesn't make it.

[First Sub Podcast]

Snodgrass (CHE) or Capoue (BOU)?

Would have been much easier this time last week, but Watford's performance last night and Chelsea's defending at the weekend have me leaning towards playing Snoddy?

I'd play Snodgrass. Takes every set piece going for Hull and is always involved in their chance creation.

[First Sub Podcast]

GK: Play Foster (sun) or Pickford (WBA)?
DEF: Play Holebas (BOU) or Koné (WBA)?
MID: Pretty set on Capoue (BOU) over Snodgrass (CHE).

Maybe play Foster (sun) and Holebas (BOU)?

Yep that's what I would do

+1

[bigcliff2]

Bench one of:

Capoue (BOU)
Stones (tot)
Vertonghen (MCI)
A. Smith (wat)

All of which could be irrelevant if Baines doesn't make it.

Stones - might not play and offers pretty much no goal threat while the others do

[S_sutton87]

I've got a midfield of ozil sterling antonio capoue and Walcott don't know who to bench or do I bench Deeney and play all 5?

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[bigcliff2]

I've got a midfield of ozil sterling antonio capoue and Walcott don't know who to bench or do I bench Deeney and play all 5?

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Capoue or Antonio

[S_sutton87]

I've got a midfield of ozil sterling antonio capoue and Walcott don't know who to bench or do I bench Deeney and play all 5?

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Capoue or Antonio

Im leaning more towards capoue so he will get a brace this weekend

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[Cappy18]

Bench one of Costa, Bolasie, Sterling ?