Friday 27 September 2013

GW5 Post Mortem

Hello again,

Recap of last week's games.


Note: The bars under the players names refer to the "Match Rating" that Squawka gives the players individually depending on the time period set. Not relevant in this article.

Norwich 0 Villa 1

Tactical Setup

Norwich made 2 changes in their starting XI, Howson coming in for Johnson while Russell Martin started in place of cheapie Whittaker. Bassong off for Bennett later was a straight swap while Elmander off for Gary Hooper also was a like for like substitution.


Aston Villa had to deal with host of injuries; Okore's last week meant that Clark started, while in midfield Westwood was on the sick bed, replaced by Tonev. Due to Tonev being a wide midfielder, Villa played a 4-4-2 and remained that way throughout. Benteke for Kozak, Agbonlahor for Helenius and Tonev for Sylla were all straight swaps.


Top FPL Performers:

Guzan, Kozak, Agbonlahor and the Villa defence

Top FPL Underperformers:

Norwich

Lessons Learnt from Last Week and how they fared this week

Norwich were meant to be a reliable home option and despite huffing and puffing, and beyond the penalty they didn't test Villa enough, especially in the first half. Norwich did turn up the volume in the second half though and frankly should have equalised. 

Villa were pretty unlucky with Benteke's injury but they did create lots of decent chances. After the goal Villa went on the defensive and experimented with various combinations of forwards, the only player of note being Agbonlahor, who produced 6 key passes over 90 minutes. 

The Stars: Kozak and Villa's defence

Guzan's penalty save pretty much ensured he hogged the 3 points, while Kozak's winner also nabbed him 2. A lowly 7 BPS score was needed for the final BP, so nothing separated assister Agbonlahor with the defenders who kept a CS. Villa's Clean Sheet were due to Norwich's poor finishing rather than their resolve, and so no one from the backline is investment worthy unless they show better defensive stats. I will elaborate on Agbonlahor later.

The Big Decision: Norwich attack

While their shots aren't concentrated on a particular player, most of their chances have either been created or attempted by Snodgrass. When/If Norwich's form picks up Snoddy is the go-to guy, but at the moment Norwich are very risky to pick up, considering their worsening fixtures as well.

The potential Differentials: Agbonlahor & Kozak

Expect Agbonlahor's pace to play a part in Villa's future counterattacks, and since Benteke is out for 4-6 weeks, we'll be monitoring both their outputs over the next few games as short term alternatives to Lukaku or Remy.

West Brom 3 Sunderland 0

Tactical Setup

Steve Clarke altered his side significantly this match, Sessegnon coming in for the previously propective Anichebe while in midfield, James Morrison started ahead of Yacob. Another promising player from last week, Amalfitano, also kept his place while Scott Sinclair came in for Brunt. Yacob on for Sinclair later pushed Morrison up to the left wing, maintaining West Brom's 4-2-3-1 while Anelka off for Anichebe and Sessegnon off for Berahino briefly had West Brom in a 4-5-1 shape, Berahino left, Morrison center and Amalfitano right. 


Sunderland's 4-4-2 didn't change, although in midfield Gardner started in place of Vaughan, while Mavrias was replaced by Giaccerini on the left. Up front Borini got the nod ahead of Altidore,  while O'Shea returned from suspension at the back, replacing Roberge. Mavrias, Altidore and Cattermole on for Giaccherini, Borini and Gardner later were all like for like.


Top FPL Performers:

Ridgewell, Amalfitano, Sessegnon, and West Brom's defence

Top FPL Underperformers:

None prior to this game as expectations were pretty low anyway

Lessons Learnt from Last Week & How they Fared

Anichebe was highlighted last week but didn't start, while Amalfitano was labeled as a pretty decent creator. This week Amalfitano's creative output didn't diminish, and while his goal threat was minimal, it's greater than zero at least and the goal was a very nice bonus. 

Sunderland didn't do enough to score this game and further confirmed their status as "Avoid until further notice". Shooting, crossing and key passes were sporadic and with a change in manager, thoughts of Sunderland investment should only be entertained after the international break.

The Stars: Sessegnon, Amalfitano and West Brom's Defence

Sessegnon's stats read 1 shot 1 goal, 0 crosses and 0 key passes. His relatively advanced positioning is his only attractive attribute now, and he should be monitored (or avoided until his fixtures ease up) to even be considered. Amalfitano at 5.0 is perhaps the more practical option, especially since he actually has had decent underlying stats for 2 games in a row. Without any real competition on the right flank (Odemwingie or Fortune were around last season) Amalfitano is worth monitoring but not picking up in a hurry. 

Congratulations to you if you had West Brom defence and you persisted with them until now. 2 clean sheets against decent opposition probably has been a good haul, but with United, Arsenal and Liverpool rocking up in the next 5 they're better as bench fodder for now. Hold until the Crystal Palace game. 

The Big Decision: No One

The Potential Differentials: No One


Newcastle 2 Hull 3

Tactical Setup

Newcastle settled with their winning 4-5-1 from last week with the exact same personnel. Cabaye off for Gouffran was like for like, and when that didn't change things Remy and Gouffran were pushed forward with Marveaux filling in on the left for Remy. When Hull took the lead, Newcastle's last throw of the dice was sacrificing Debuchy for Remy, but their 3-5-2 formation didn't pay dividends and Hull held on.


Hull kept their 4-4-2 from last week, Koren's injury meant that Quinn got a start, while Figueroa's absence brought Rosenior into the first team. Later, Quinn off for Boyd, Brady off for Meyler and Graham off for Sagbo were all straight swaps.


Top FPL Performers:

All the goalscorers (El Mohamady, Remy, Brady)

Top FPL Underperformers:

Ben Arfa. Those who were expecting a Newcastle clean sheet were asking for it.

Lessons Learnt from Last Week & How they Fared

Newcastle are a shot-heavy team, and this week the Newcastle from Gameweek 2 showed up, missing a lot of attempts at goal. Most notably, Remy's presence is increasing within the Newcastle attack. The 4 highlighted players (Cisse, Ben Arfa, Cabaye and Remy) still took most of Newcastle's shots on goal and the most "focused" shooter has yet to be determined.

Hull's attractive shooting stats this week owed much to Newcastle's woeful defending coupled with a very specific Hull tactic of targeting Newcastle's right flank as their weak link. Hull's next opponents don't exactly have the same weaknesses (West Ham, Villa), so expect a different goal source next game.

The Stars: The Goalscorers

Despite starting on the "wing", Remy's 2 goals were of the poacher's kind, one from a mishit Cisse shot and another off a blocked Cabaye shot. Classified as a striker, there really shouldn't be any worry about Remy being reverse-OoP, as he shows movement close to a second striker anyway, typically being in the danger area when Cisse has the ball. 

Brady's goal was in the "1 shot 1 goal" category, which was aided by Krul's mistake in diving early, so it's safe to say that Brady "lucked out" here. His set piece duty does make him THE BEST Hull midfield option though, so if you're willing to deal with 2 pointers with the occasional 5 or 10 then by all means keep/buy him.

Aluko has been showing an appetite for shooting and thoroughly deserved his goal. It's such a shame that Aluko loses out on a slot in FPL teams to 8-9m strikers who have equally good value in terms of underlying stats (and better conversion rates too). El Mohamady's goal was off a set piece, so don't expect many more from him.

The Big Decision: Ben Arfa

Ben Arfa mustered 1 shot over the 90 minutes and was largely a spectator in the best of Newcastle's moves. The drastic change in his output is a stern warning that Newcastle have more than 1 avenue of attack. Keep if you have bigger issues to deal with, otherwise sell for free to an in form 5.0/5.5 midfielder.

The potential Differentials: None


West Ham 2 Everton 3

Tactical Setup

Rat came in for Demel, shifting O'Brien over to right back while up front the same attacking 6 persisted. While Maiga for Petric was like for like, Vaz Te's introduction shifted Diame over to the left flank, Vaz Te himself on the right. Nolan off for Matt Taylor was also like for like. 


Same formation and personnel as last week for Everton, but with Lukaku available he came on at half time for Jelavic. McCarthy was also introduced for Naismith, briefly pushing Osman up to the left side of the 3 attackers behind Lukaku. That didn't work unfortunately, and Osman was promptly brought off for Oviedo. 


Top FPL Performers:

Baines, Lukaku, Mirallas, Barkley

Top FPL Underperformers:

West Ham's defence

Lessons Learnt from Last Week & How they Fared

West Ham's leading light, Diame, maintained his shooting output but did little FPL-wise. West Ham's shooting in general is really poor, but when they do get shots on target they generally score as Sam Allardyce is known for training his team to shoot from really good positions only.

Everton last week relied on their midfielders to create or cross, and this week Mirallas put in 9 crosses himself, 8 of them while West Ham still had 11 men. This Everton side also showed a preference of shooting from outside (although teams that play against West Ham do tend to do so). 

The Stars: Baines, Lukaku, Mirallas, Barkley

Baines' 2 free kick goals were excellent, and in this case it was no surprise that Barkley was on hand to "assist" those goals due to his central and advanced positioning. Beyond that, Baines had 7 crosses and 1 key pass while Barkley had some pot shots from distance, as expected. Barkley's positioning, shooting stats have been pretty consistent so for a rotational 5.5 midfielder for home games he's very worthy of a pickup until someone actually poses a threat to him.

Mirallas and Lukaku had OK games, both not doing spectacularly until the red card incident. For a spot in your team they SHOULD be doing much better, but this post-Fellaini Everton team has played 1 game at home, 1 away and so far they're much, much stronger at home. Newcastle at home next looks really, really juicy for Lukaku owners. 

The Big Decision: West Ham's Defence

There really is no shame going down to a pair of Baines' specials, considering the form that Jaaskelainen is in. Prior to the red card they still managed to restrict Everton to 1 shot off target and 1 blocked in the box so for "West Ham" standards they're still up to par. Hold for the coming home games, they're always in with a chance of a CS.

The Potential Differential: None


Liverpool 0 Southampton 1

Tactical Setup

No surprises (bazinga!) for Liverpool up front, Aspas coming in for Coutinho as expected, but in defence Liverpool started 4 centerbacks, Enrique and Wisdom from last week losing out to the recovered Agger and Kolo Toure. At half time Liverpool briefly switched to a 4-3-3, Sterling brought in to aid Moses and Sturridge up top while Henderson dropped alongside Gerrard and Lucas. Enrique's introduction (for Agger) shifted Sakho to central defence while Alberto on for Skrtel shifted Henderson into the right back slot, Alberto stationed "in the hole".


No personnel change for Southampton but up front the front 4 were not as attacking as last week, Osvaldo dropping level with Lallana and Rodriguez on positioning to setup as a 4-2-3-1. Lambert off for Steven Davis pushed Osvaldo forward while bolstering the midfield while protecting the lead, while Ward-Prowse's introduction was like for like and Cork on for Rodriguez had negligible effect.


Top FPL Performers:

Southampton Defence

Top FPL Underperformers:

Lambert, and Everyone from Liverpool

Lessons Learnt from Last Week & How they Fared

Liverpool go for possession and pressing when level or trailing, and while the possession play was evident, the pressing was disjointed and frankly they did not do enough to score. What was more disappointing is the fact that when trailing, Liverpool's substitutions could only muster 4 more attempts in more than half an hour, which probably signals that Liverpool's initial plan had backfired.

Southampton played their part in this win too, Boruc making decent saves when required while having some decent chances in the first half. The Saints adjusted well in the second half, pushing their flankers really, really high up (Clyne and Lallana in particular) forcing Liverpool into a series of errors, including the one leading up to Lovren's goal. After the goal Southampton kept their game plan, but the wingers didn't press as high, allowing Liverpool to play from the back again.

The Stars: Southampton Defence

To be honest, this particular clean sheet has been aided by Liverpool's strange decision to use 4 centerbacks, coupled with Coutinho's injury and Aspas not being good enough as a replacement. Nevertheless, Boruc and co. are still relatively hard to beat, and with decent fixtures coming up and the backline stabilising, anyone from the backline is investment worthy really. 

The Big Decision: Lambert and Liverpool

Liverpool are still a decent side, despite this loss. The "usual" errors and slip-ups are starting to creep in, but with Suarez back next game, Coutinho's absence shouldn't be missed too much. 

As for Lambert, his shooting stats are fluctuating between "sell" and "hold", so despite the favourable fixtures, there are a few decent mid-price alternatives (Remy, Lukaku) or even cheapies that have decent fixtures up ahead (Aluko) as filler for a strong midfield of perhaps... Ozil Michu Eriksen Oscar and Ramsey?

The Potential Differential: Rodriguez & Lallana

Those not willing to let go of Southampton's fixtures (while insistent on RVP for now) can easily do a downgrade to Jay Rodriguez, who has started every game at home game and has been shooting in the box decently. Lallana, who has taken over corners and crossing in general from JWP is also a decent option in midfield for those who are looking for JWP replacements.

Chelsea 2 Fulham 0

Tactical Setup

Chelsea, 4-2-3-1: David Luiz was dropped for Cahill this match, while up front Oscar came in for Mata. Later on Lampard was brought on for Schurrle, which pushed Ramires up similar to last week. Eto'o for Torres and Hazard for De Bruyne were like for like substitutions.


Fulham, 4-4-1-1: Amorebieta came in for Senderos this week, while up top Berbatov didn't recover in time from his hamstring injury, so Bent started. Taarabt on for Duff pushed Kasami to the wing, while Kacaniklic for Mesca was like for like and Kasami Rodallega briefly had Fulham as a 4-4-2 with Mesca on the right and Taarabt on the left.


Top FPL Performers:

Oscar, Mikel and the Chelsea Defence

Top FPL Underperformers:

Hazard

Lessons Learnt from Last Week and how they fared this week

Chelsea have been shooting well in general, but without a player that shoots more than others consistently, investment in them FPL wise has always come with a certain risk. Without Mata in this game, Schurrle took the creative responsibility again and was much more dangerous in the first half than the second, especially on corner duty. With Schurrle substituted later, Oscar took over. Shooting wise Chelsea were relatively spread out again, with Hazard trying more than usual but from outside the box. 

Fulham are a "home game" team and this match backs that up, with just the 1 shot on target over 90 minutes, albeit against a very solid Chelsea defence. 

The Stars: Oscar, Mikel and Terry in particular

I'll start with the simple stuff. Terry's assist and Mikel's goal warranted their bonuses, and with David Luiz dropped, Terry seems to be the most "nailed" among the CBs as well as the cheapest way into the Chelsea defence (I am treating Ivanovic as a RB).

Oscar is a more interesting prospect. With 4 starts and 1 sub appearance so far, any predicted returns from him would have to be discounted a little to realistically judge what you'll get out of him. As for offensive output, Oscar's has really good positioning but takes shots from pretty far out, bar the 2 goals. If you pick up Oscar, you'll have to keep him for about 5 games to get reasonable output from him. Post Spurs, Oscar has 4 favourable fixtures out of 5, so with that in mind either HOLD ON or BUY after the Spurs game. 

The Big Decision: Hazard

Interestingly enough, the 3 midfielders behind the lone forward in Chelsea have very similar statistics: They take more shots at the edge of the box than in the box, take about 2-3 shots a game and occasionally grab a goal from inside the box. Mata, Hazard, Schurrle and even Ramires does that when he's pushed up, so for "Best value consistently" you'd rank Chelsea mids (highest to lowest) as Oscar, Schurrle, Hazard, Ramires and Mata. I hope this aids your decision on him a little. 

The potential Differentials: Stockdale

Fulham have Cardiff, Stoke and Palace in the next 3, and those uncomfortable with Boruc only as their keepers can seek Stockdale as a decent second keeper, now that Stekelenburg is out long term. 23 saves over 4 games against pretty hard opposition is no joke, and this way Boruc can be rested for the Swansea and Man United fixtures while Stockdale plays Stoke and Crystal Palace. 


Crystal Palace 0 Swansea 2

Tactical Setup

Palace, 4-3-3 into 4-4-2: As expected with a promoted team going through a poor run of results, Palace rang changes and gave Bannan, Guediora and Cameron Jerome starts this game at the expense of the suspended Dikgacoi, Campana and Gayle respectively. Palace took a risk at half time by bringing on Campana for Delaney, shifting Jedinak into central defense. Gayle was also later introduced for Cameron Jerome, while Jerome Thomas' introduction for Bannan turned Palace into a 4-4-2, Jerome and Puncheon on the wings while Chamakh and Gayle were up top.


Swansea, 4-2-3-1: Alvaro and Canas came in for Bony and Britton, while De Guzman playing "in the hole" as Michu was pushed up top. Dyer off for Pozuelo and Canas off for Britton were like for like subs. 


Top FPL Performers:

Michu, Dyer and the Swansea defence

Top FPL Underperformers:

None unless you still have Jerome Thomas from Gameweek 1

Lessons Learnt from Last Week & How they Fared

Palace have been trying to play along the floor more recently, but that has led them to quite a few errors and it showed again, especially in the first half. I do not expect this central trio of midfielders to start again as they sorely lack a defensive midfielder to cover the space they allow between the lines.

Swansea's short passing style don't need to be elaborated on, but their narrowness has been a double-edged sword: Against teams that allow space between the lines (like Palace, and a defensive Liverpool) creative midfielders like Michu, Routledge and Dyer get space to cross and create in possession, but against a team with a specific defensive midfielder (like Capoue for Spurs, or West Brom's duo) they get completely stifled and rely on counterattacks. 

The Stars: Michu, Dyer and both Swansea Centerbacks

I'll start with Chico and Williams. CS guaranteed, against opposition that don't press off the ball, both centerbacks already get 9 BPS by default, so it wasn't a surprise to see that 10BPS garnered 3 Bonus points. Palace do cross and attempt the long ball quite a lot, so it wasn't surprising for both CBs to get their BPS through clearances (both had more than 10). 

Michu's 1 goal in 7 attempts, 4 in the box is a huge BUY signal and those who have bought him this week should feel safe owning him regardless of opposition. Flamini will have a tough job this week (assuming Arteta doesn't start yet). Dyer's goal was the "1 shot 1 goal" kind and so you wouldn't worry about passing on him. 

The Big Decision: No One

The Potential Differentials: Ben Davies

Ben Davies takes corners. I'm not joking. He also attempted 4 crosses in open play, and for a 5.0 Swansea defender he's displaying advanced positioning, decent crossing stats and a chance for offensive output. Best to grab him after the Southampton game, but a decent punt nonetheless.

Arsenal 1 Stoke 0

Tactical Setup

Arsenal, 4-5-1 variant: With Walcott out, Gnabry was brought in to the starting XI. The returned Koscielny also ousted Jenkinson, pushing Sagna to right back. Miyachi and Monreal on for Gnabry and Wilshere made Arsenal's 4-5-1 significantly wider, Ozil off for Arteta turned Arsenal into a very strict 4-2-3-1 at the end, Ramsey most advanced of the midfielders while Arteta sat alongside Flamini in the double pivot. 


Stoke kept their tried and true 4-5-1, but with Arnautovic starting ahead of Etherington. Adam was later brought off for Ireland, which didn't alter much and Palacios' introduction for Pieters moved Wilson to left back. Pennant on for Kenwyne Jones caused Arnautovic to end the game as the center forward, while Pennant himself went to the left flank.


Top FPL Performers:

Ozil and the goalscorers 

Top FPL Underperformers:

Giroud. 

Lessons Learnt from Last Week & How they Fared

Arsenal's midfield is venturing into uncharted waters for the next few weeks, as last season's top scorers for Arsenal were all injured for this game, Gnabry, Ozil and Ramsey now being the 3 behind Giroud instead of Walcott, Cazorla and Podolski. While all 3 goals were results of set pieces, the fact that Ozil took all of them puts him as Arsenal's best midfielder as long as the current midfield remains. 

Stoke finally score from open play, and it's refreshing to see a midfielder actually making a late run into the box to attempt a shot. Stoke are still pretty reliant on crosses though, and with no one really hogging crosses or shots, the entire Stoke offence really isn't FPL worthy for now.

The Stars: The Goalscorers and Ozil

Ozil on set piece duty got him the points this time, and while usually we discount key passes from set pieces, Ozil does make his set pieces count, and with Arsenal facing 3 of the top 10 "Most Fouls" list next (Swansea, WBA, Norwich) Ozil does have reason to warrant investment, despite the heavy price tag. 

Ramsey, Sagna and Mertesacker's returns also came from their goals, and their offensive outputs were typical for their price and positions. Ramsey is in the form of his life now, and definitely stands head and shoulders over everyone in his price range. Worth picking up for free. Sagna and Mertesacker is "buy at your own risk" at the moment.

The Big Decision: Giroud

Despite the lineup changes Giroud still managed 5 shots, so his output really hasn't diminished and you'd want to keep him. The only worry so far is that Arsenal have toned down their crossing quite a bit (maybe Stoke were just better at defending them) so monitor those a little and hold him in the mean time.


The potential Differentials: None. Gnabry not worth a pickup.


Cardiff 0 Tottenham 1

Tactical Setup

Cardiff, 4-5-1: 0 changes from last week in terms of formation, and Bellamy comes back in for Don Cowie in midfield. Cowie came on later for Bellamy which was a straight swap, while Odemwingie on for Campbell was a straight swap too.


Spurs, 4-5-1- variant: Same formation and personnel. Lamela later came on for Sigurdsson which was like for like, while Kane and Holtby's introductions near the end gave Spurs more advanced positioning in search of a winner. 


Top FPL Performers:

Paulinho and the Spurs Defence

Top FPL Underperformers:

Eriksen, Soldado

Lessons Learnt from Last Week & How they Fared

3 things to love about Spurs:
  • Their midfielders can dribble (Paulinho), pass (Eriksen) or shoot (Sigurdsson),
  • Soldado is a decent shooter in the box and
  • Their fullbacks contribute to their attack too.
This week the fullbacks hardly crossed (6 key passes between them though), but the midfield remained threatening while Soldado did enough to score any other day. 

Cardiff on the other hand, allowed Spurs to shoot from dangerous positions despite being touted as a decent home option. Perhaps now they're more of "home option against weak teams'. Newcastle at home next can easily verify that statement..

The Stars: Paulinho and the Spurs defence

Paulinho's shooting has been hot and cold with Spurs, and there doesn't seem to be a Home/Away pattern with his shots either. If you do intend to grab Paulinho, pick up after the Chelsea game as the only common theme between his best games (Swansea and now Cardiff) is that they aren't against top 7 quality opposition.

The Spurs defence kept yet another clean sheet, which is good to see (almost expected really) and 7s and 8s in terms of BPS were enough to pick up the remaining bonuses. Almost nothing between the 4 defenders involved really. 

The Big Decision: Eriksen

2 shots on target outside the box, 3 created chances (2 from corners) is basically what we expect from Eriksen for 88 minutes. Besides Paulinho no one from the Spurs midfield at the moment comes close to these all-rounded stats and so hold Eriksen for the next 5-6 games and just monitor his output from here. 

The Potential Differential: None


Man City 4 Man United 1

Tactical Setup

Man City, 4-2-2-2: The first team came back into the fray, only significant update being Negredo starting ahead of Dzeko up front while Kolarov kept his place due to Clichy's injury. Dzeko on for Negredo later was like for like while Garcia's introduction for Aguero kept CIty 4-5-1. 


Man United, 4-4-2: Fellaini started ahead of Anderson for this clash, while Welbeck started up front as RVP was injured in training. Cleverley on for Young turned United into a lopsided 4-4-2, Cleverley the narrow left midfielder.


Top FPL Performers:

The Goalscorers and Negredo

Top FPL Underperformers:

Both Defences

Lessons Learnt from Last Week & How they Fared

City laid down the gauntlet by fielding their strongest XI and executing their plan A, while United also went with their plan A, but took their chances by matching City's 4-2-2-2 with a 4-4-2 themselves. While centrally United limited City to shots outside the box, their right flank failed them and United were punished for it, Kolarov assisting Aguero for the first and Negredo pulling left to provide Aguero's second. 

United were also limited to very few chances up front, but for now it's better to write off this game as a "bad day at the office" and stick to the fact that RVP is their chief finisher while United's wingers are also involved in the majority of United's attack.

The Stars: Aguero, Negredo, Nasri, Yaya Toure

Among the 4 players listed here, Negredo had the best shooting stats (5 shots, all outside the pen area) while Aguero, Nasri and Yaya actually produced very little despite the flattering scoreline. As City have shown that they rotate before Champions League games, perhaps it is better to invest in defence rather than attack as City have Everton, Norwich, West Ham and Sunderland in the next 5 who have worse attack than defence.

The Big Decision: Man United

Every team has bad days. The good news is that West Brom is up next, and I don't need to tell the 1.1 million Rooney owners to keep him for the next 4-5 games. 

The Potential Differential: Nastasic/Kolarov

For those who intend to pick up a Man City defender for the upcoming fixtures, Nastasic or Kolarov is ideally a good pickup for their price. Both played when City rotated their squad against Stoke, and both have their own merits now as Nastasic is a BP magnet when City get a CS, whiel Kolarov and City's left flank have proven their worth. The line in the sand you can draw here would be how long you keep them: Pick Nastasic if you intend to keep him until December, and pick Kolarov if you intend to Wildcard during the 2nd international break (post GW7). 

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