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# ;weep
Although, it would have cost me 4 points to get him in.
;doh
I mean, Poch couldn't have just waited one more flippin' minute?! ;angry
Why not bring in Llorente anyway? Whats 4 points when you're 20th? I think thats where you were when I last looked. If I was 20th, I'd take stock of the points difference between me and first place and I'd make as many damn TFs per week as I liked (as in my 'draft' tactics lol) and not stress about it.
Seriously though, I think the only real chance to catch up is not to be frugal but to be brave with the TFs and specifically target differentials you fancy may do well and give you a chance to draw closer.
I doubt you'll do it but I'd use my wildcard (after surveying the next few weeks) and pick out players I think will do well who arent owned well (allied to some who are owned by a high percentage of people you feel you cannot leave out). I understnd the tactics of using for late in the season for a double GW, but if you are a distance behind then it seems a bit pointless. So I would personally try earlier ( a couple of seasons ago I went from way outside the top 10, maybe between 15th and 20th, and had a storming last 3rd of the season to finish a comfortable second. So it can work if you have that luck and judgment to pick the right differentials and to be brave enough to be ruthless altering your team on a frequent basis until you feel you're back in the hunt and maybe look for a more stable solution).
If you can close the gap over a few weeks then you still have the chance of a god end of the season to finish in a respectable placing.
Please know this isnt knocking anyone or intentionally insulting either. It's just, in my mind, the only way I could envisage trying to cut a big gap in a small amount of time
For me... At the top I have a pretty precarious lead but last week it was something like 6 points! I was treading water, too afraid to make big changes. I then realized that stunting my thoughts wasnt going to help (I had to think about how and why I got there). So last week and this I've decided to be the more cavalier me and at the end of the day you either justify those TFs and get the luck you need or you dont...
I then realized that making 3 last week and 3 this week may not be conducive to me staying in the cup! ;doh That';ll depend I think on Agueros double GW, If I get through then, as per the last posting, I'll have to see if my new 3 TFs do what I hope and bring me the luck to progress
;yercoat
;bowdown (to baz, not Sideshow Bob)
I could make all sorts of changes - they'll probably still be rubbish ;doh
(Although this didn't affect me today.)
I had Salah as captain til Friday night then decided a third TF was in order as I wanted a 2 game GW player as captain. With Aubameyang away at City I figured he wouldnt get many chances so I straight swapped for Aguero (who usually doesnt do well for me when I bring him in but I got lucky today)
#has this turned into the Fantasy football thread?
;tumbleweed