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Re: Who To Bench Thread 2016/17

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Who should I play out of Capoue (EVE) or Philips (che)? My policy is normally to play form over fixtures but Phillips' points have come against Burnley, Hull, Watford and Leicester. Can see Chelsea being a lot tougher to break down.

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Re: Who To Bench Thread 2016/17

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Bench Amat (SUN) or Brunt (che)?
Amat has slighly better chances of a clean sheet, but Brunt has much greater attacking points potential.
Was leaning towards Amat but it just make my team look bad.

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matmutte wrote:Bench Amat (SUN) or Brunt (che)?
Amat has slighly better chances of a clean sheet, but Brunt has much greater attacking points potential.
Was leaning towards Amat but it just make my team look bad.
I'd bench Amat every time no matter who is playing who

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So need to bench 2 (and only 1 defender max) of

Cedric home to Boro
Holebas home to Everton
Can home to the 'ammers
Allen away to Arsenal

My immediate thoughts were to bench Allen & Holebas but it's less than clear to me

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Weisenwolf wrote:So need to bench 2 (and only 1 defender max) of

Cedric home to Boro
Holebas home to Everton
Can home to the 'ammers
Allen away to Arsenal

My immediate thoughts were to bench Allen & Holebas but it's less than clear to me
Agree, bench Allen and Holebas.

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Weisenwolf wrote:
matmutte wrote:Bench Amat (SUN) or Brunt (che)?
Amat has slighly better chances of a clean sheet, but Brunt has much greater attacking points potential.
Was leaning towards Amat but it just make my team look bad.
I'd bench Amat every time no matter who is playing who
This is something that's playing into my Austin issues. Even before that really, I was looking at Amat and thinking "I don't want to play him" in any game.

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Mav3rick wrote:
Weisenwolf wrote:
matmutte wrote:Bench Amat (SUN) or Brunt (che)?
Amat has slighly better chances of a clean sheet, but Brunt has much greater attacking points potential.
Was leaning towards Amat but it just make my team look bad.
I'd bench Amat every time no matter who is playing who
This is something that's playing into my Austin issues. Even before that really, I was looking at Amat and thinking "I don't want to play him" in any game.
He's only averaging a point per game it would hardly matter if he was injured for the rest of the season.

I'm mulling over using the 5th defender as a spot just to jump onto bandwagons to pull out the odd .1M just not sure I want to tie up additional funds doing it.

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Anyone else trying to decide between Allen and Capoue?

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Weisenwolf wrote:So need to bench 2 (and only 1 defender max) of

Cedric home to Boro
Holebas home to Everton
Can home to the 'ammers
Allen away to Arsenal

My immediate thoughts were to bench Allen & Holebas but it's less than clear to me
Agree with your choice

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I'll go with Notned & matmutt; thanks chaps.

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Mav3rick wrote:
Weisenwolf wrote:
matmutte wrote:Bench Amat (SUN) or Brunt (che)?
Amat has slighly better chances of a clean sheet, but Brunt has much greater attacking points potential.
Was leaning towards Amat but it just make my team look bad.
I'd bench Amat every time no matter who is playing who
This is something that's playing into my Austin issues. Even before that really, I was looking at Amat and thinking "I don't want to play him" in any game.
You thinking of dropping the Austin price point and getting a better defender?

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Play Holebas (EVE) or Amat (SUN)?

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PokerGod1900 wrote:Play Holebas (EVE) or Amat (SUN)?
Amat's only virtue is that he plays so you may get a point. Holebas may do no better but he could, there is a chance.

Holebas every time

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PokerGod1900 wrote:Play Holebas (EVE) or Amat (SUN)?
I'd say Holebas. Clean sheet likelyhood are pretty much the same IMHO, but Holebas can always pick up attacking points which Amat does not have.

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PokerGod1900 wrote:Play Holebas (EVE) or Amat (SUN)?
I struggle with the same, and for once it actually is a realistic option to play Amat. However, Amat is currently on my bench as well, and I think I'll end up playing Holebas, for the reasons mentioned by others already.

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Weisenwolf wrote:
Mav3rick wrote:
Weisenwolf wrote:
matmutte wrote:Bench Amat (SUN) or Brunt (che)?
Amat has slighly better chances of a clean sheet, but Brunt has much greater attacking points potential.
Was leaning towards Amat but it just make my team look bad.
I'd bench Amat every time no matter who is playing who
This is something that's playing into my Austin issues. Even before that really, I was looking at Amat and thinking "I don't want to play him" in any game.
You thinking of dropping the Austin price point and getting a better defender?
Yeah, I can upgrade to Alonso and change the squad structure, or stick with Austin and see what happens. Amat is on 4 yellows too so he might even pick up a ban just when he's needed.

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Bench one of Siggy, Firmino, Anichebe

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Bench one of Pickford (swa) or Grant (ars) and bench one of Amat (SUN) or Gibson (sou)

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Owsler wrote:Bench one of Siggy, Firmino, Anichebe
Tough call, I'd not want to bench any of those really.

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dean1980 wrote:Bench one of Pickford (swa) or Grant (ars) and bench one of Amat (SUN) or Gibson (sou)
Clearly you have to bench Grant. I don't really fancy Swansea and Middlesbrough are a good defensive unit, so I'd also bench Amat. The odds though say Swansea have the better chance of a cleanie:

https://www.fantasybet.com/blog/bookies ... week-15-2/

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Re: Who To Bench Thread 2016/17

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Would play Holebas over Amat. But bench one out of Amat (Sun) Evans (che) Pieters (ars)?

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Re: Who To Bench Thread 2016/17

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Currently benching Valencia (TOT), Brunt (che)
Playing Alonso (WBA), Lovren (WHU), Ake (bur)

Based on fixtures this looks right but it doesn't feel right. At all.

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Re: Who To Bench Thread 2016/17

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Mav3rick wrote:
Owsler wrote:Bench one of Siggy, Firmino, Anichebe
Tough call, I'd not want to bench any of those really.
Yeah, and that's pretty much my decision made. Figure I can swallow any Austin price drop and just bench him instead of transferring.

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Re: Who To Bench Thread 2016/17

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Jordi Amat proving a lot of people in this thread wrong this week. Who knew?! :lol:

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Notned wrote:Jordi Amat proving a lot of people in this thread wrong this week. Who knew?! :lol:
It took so much to trust him, the bustard could have rewarded us with more than 6 points ;-)

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matmutte wrote:
Notned wrote:Jordi Amat proving a lot of people in this thread wrong this week. Who knew?! :lol:
It took so much to trust him, the bustard could have rewarded us with more than 6 points ;-)
The goals are surely coming soon......
38' Jordi Amat from Swansea City heads wide.
61' Jordi Amat has a great chance to score, but his header is turned behind for a corner by the keeper!

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Re: Who To Bench Thread 2016/17

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Yes Amat played well!

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Yes Amat played well!

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Re: Who To Bench Thread 2016/17

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right, I need to play one of:

Amat (wba)
Barragan (LIV)
Mee (whu)

Amat I guess? :?

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^^^

Based on the discussion above, he's due (for something?)!

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