Discussion 2024/25 EPL Dream Team Discussion: GW21 starts WEDS 15th JAN @ 5:30am AEST [3 GAMES]

[vsberlina]

Life was easy when I had 3 MIAs, so my 11 literally picked themselves.
With a decent defence and some luck, the pts came in, whilst others had big pts left on the bench.

Then Haaland and TAA came back, and I had to make choices.
Young Bradley's father unfortunately passed away, and that meant TAA had to start.

Word was that Pep would continue to play roulette, and rest a big name.
So I started anyone that started, and hoped that one of Foden or Haaland wouldn't start.
Pep let me down, and I had to chose one when they both started.
Had to pick the penalty taking, hat trick machine.
Unbeknown to me, Foden was the hat trick machine... on my bench.
The rest is history, and 35 pts lost on one player likely has made me history.

It's not over, but with 5 trades, and no real way of getting KDB easily, I have tough choices to make.

Porro hasn't scored well since Maddison came back, likely cos he's lost most SPs.
With Spurs having two byes soon, he might have to make way to get KDB.
But should Maddison get injured, Porro is one guy I want to have.

No easy decision to make. Have to rely on luck now. It's all down to injuries.

 

[vsberlina]

Don't use FB, but my odd stroll there may have reapt rewards.

 

[tso]

Life was easy when I had 3 MIAs, so my 11 literally picked themselves.
With a decent defence and some luck, the pts came in, whilst others had big pts left on the bench.

Then Haaland and TAA came back, and I had to make choices.
Young Bradley's father unfortunately passed away, and that meant TAA had to start.

Word was that Pep would continue to play roulette, and rest a big name.
So I started anyone that started, and hoped that one of Foden or Haaland wouldn't start.
Pep let me down, and I had to chose one when they both started.
Had to pick the penalty taking, hat trick machine.
Unbeknown to me, Foden was the hat trick machine... on my bench.
The rest is history, and 35 pts lost on one player likely has made me history.

It's not over, but with 5 trades, and no real way of getting KDB easily, I have tough choices to make.

Porro hasn't scored well since Maddison came back, likely cos he's lost most SPs.
With Spurs having two byes soon, he might have to make way to get KDB.
But should Maddison get injured, Porro is one guy I want to have.

No easy decision to make. Have to rely on luck now. It's all down to injuries.

MC 6 games in 17 days so can see plenty of Pep roulette and managed minutes.

 

[Vicwood]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1755603240715219157

View: https://twitter.com/TeleFootball/status/1755603240715219157

So all the shirt grabbing will be removed and professional fouls when a player break into space. Will this result in more goals or a more defensive mindset.

 

[Courtesans]

MC 6 games in 17 days so can see plenty of Pep roulette and managed minutes.

At least City play first game this week so we can have a look who is on the field.

 

[Hazardous Mata]

At least City play first game this week so we can have a look who is on the field.

That will be helpful. Reading the Man City forum suggests it could be Pep rotation carnage.

 

[tso]

That will be helpful. Reading the Man City forum suggests it could be Pep rotation carnage.

Tempted to put the C elsewhere in FPL unless leaks appear b4 90 minute deadline.

 

[Burly]

De Bruyne reportedly on the bench

 

[Courtesans]

De Bruyne reportedly on the bench
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Damn. Play him anyway.

 

[Manikato1]

I had to read the article to understand what a cynical foul actually was - basically when you stop a promising attack.

Not a bad idea in principle, but can see times where half a team gets sent off at once if it is implemented properly for dissent.

Actually that not be a bad thing if half the team gets sent off. Soccer allows some of the worst intimidation tactics on refs of any sport I have seen. US baseball is about the only other one I can think of. And often the player has committed the foul, knows he has, and still wants to get right into the face of the ref while 5 of his mates surround the ref yelling in the background. That is complete BS and one of the things I dislike most about watching EPL along with exaggerated injuries.

 

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[Hazardous Mata]

Soccer allows some of the worst intimidation tactics on refs of any sport I have seen. US baseball is about the only other one I can think of. And often the player has committed the foul, knows he has, and still wants to get right into the face of the ref while 5 of his mates surround the ref yelling in the background. That is complete BS and one of the things I dislike most about watching EPL along with exaggerated injuries.

Rugby is a game for thugs played by gentlemen... football is a game for gentlemen played by thugs...

 

[tso]

MC no shots on target after 65mins

 

[tso]

Haaland (Ake) 1-0

 

[Burly]

Haaland 1-0

Phew! Thought it wasn't going to come...

 

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