Scout Scribbles – Young Nearing United Return
Filed under: Scout Notes - Posted by: Paul
Ashley Young and Chris Smalling are on the verge of returning for United, while Phil Jones could only be a fortnight away. Benoit Assou-Ekotto is preparing to return to training for Tottenham, Armand Traore is determined to nail down a starting role for QPR’s home clash with Everton, while Nigeria are keen to call up Shola Ameobi for next year’s African Cup of Nations:
Reports indicate that United’s injury crisis is finally beginning to lessen. The Mail claim both Chris Smalling and Ashley Young could be available for Saturday’s home showdown with Stoke after toe and knee problems respectively. A return for Young, who has failed to feature since Gameweek 2, could afford Sir Alex Ferguson the chance to move back to 4-4-2; with Antonio Valencia climbing off the bench in Gameweek 7, it will be intriguing to see whether United continue with their recent diamond formation or move Wayne Rooney up top alongside Robin Van Persie for the Potters clash.
Smalling has played no part in his side’s seven league matches thus far, though his possible return could well cast doubts over Rafael’s game time at right-back if Ferguson decides to keep Jonny Evans and Rio Ferdinand as his two centre-halves. With Phil Jones reportedly a fortnight away from returning, the Brazilian could have a fight on his hands to hold onto his place in the Red Devils’ starting XI.
Benoit Assou-Ekotto looks set to return to training for Spurs this week. The Cameroon international has failed to feature since Gameweek 3 due to a knee injury but a number of weeks’ rest seems to have resolved the situation and prevented the need for surgery. While he’s not quite ready for a first-team berth, Assou-Ekotto’s imminent comeback hands Andre Villas-Boas a defensive quandary. Jan Vertonghen’s move to left-back has allowed Steven Caulker the chance to slot in alongside William Gallas in the heart of defence – Caulker has produced a goal, an assist and clean sheet in his three appearances but may be set to lose out. Vertonghen is expected to move back into the middle and bearing in mind Gallas has played every minute so far under the new manager, the former Swansea loan star faces a struggle to hold onto a starting role.
Armand Traore is pushing for a starting role for QPR’s home clash with Everton – just weeks after fearing his season was over. The former Arsenal man revealed yesterday:
“”I’m very happy to be back because about a month ago I was told I had a fracture in my shin – a broken leg. They told me I was out for at least six months. I went to see a specialist, who said there was no fracture but a stress response, which meant that if I keep playing on it, it will snap. It was a big relief. I’m very happy but I’m still a bit scared – my confidence is not there. I hope it should be OK now. I’m just going to have to wait and see. I just want to build up my confidence now and play as regularly as I can. I know what I can do and just want to stay injury-free and push on.”
Traore climbed off the bench for the R’s last time round at West Brom – his previous appearance was back in Gameweek 2, where a challenge from Robert Norwich forced him out of the 1-1 draw at Norwich. With a strong run of home games on the horizon (REA, SOU, AVL, FUL, WBA), Mark Hughes’ side are handed a chance to climb the table – if Traore can oust Clint Hill from the left-back berth on a regular basis, he could be one to keep an eye on if his side’s form can improve.
While Senegal’s exit from the upcoming African Cup of Nations handed Alan Pardew some good news, with Demba B a and Papiss Cisse now available for domestic duty, the Magpies boss could be set to lose another of his forwards. Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi has revealed he is looking to bring Shola Ameobi into his squad for the tournament in South Africa, despite the fact the forward has previously played for England U21:
“”Shola is a good striker and he has a chance to be on the plane to South Africa. I’ve been watching him closely and he’s got something unique. He will definitely bring something different to the attack. I have Shola and (Everton’s) Victor Anichebe in my striking plans.”
Darron Gibson is edging towards a comeback for Everton. The midfielder has been unavailable since limping out of the Gameweek 3 defeat at West Brom with a thigh injury after just 19 minutes –Phil Neville and Leon Osman have been the Toffees’ main central midfield pairing in the Irishman’s absence but their places could be under threat after the news that Gibson is expected to return to full training later this week ahead of his side’s trip to QPR on Sunday.
Jack Wilshere, Bacary Sagna and Emmanuel Frimpong are all expected to start for Arsenal reserves against Chelsea tomorrow. Reports even suggest that the latter two could be available for the Gunners’ trip to Norwich this weekend if they come through unscathed, while Wilshere could be in line for his first start of the season towards the end of the month, with a Capital One Cup tie with Reading pencilled in as a potential return date.
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October 16 at 2:36 pm
joe90 says:
Who to captain out of this rabble?
Jaaskelainen (Begovic)
Baines, Hangeland, Rangel, (O’Brien) (Barnett)
Pienaar, Yaya Toure, Cazorla, Michu, Hazard
Lambert, RVP (Pog)
October 16 at 2:37 pm
EpicFAIL - AVFC <3 says:
Begovic.
October 16 at 2:37 pm
Valar Morghulis(Formerly Keith) says:
Cazorla/Rvp… i’d go rvp if he does’nt play tonight(or is it tomorrow)
October 16 at 2:38 pm
Clover says:
Caz
October 16 at 2:39 pm
roscola says:
Cazza
October 16 at 2:45 pm
Bubbles - No, I will not rate your team. Go away. says:
Cazorla.
October 16 at 2:38 pm
Doosra - "Loyalty is the handmaiden to success" - A Noble Quote says:
After an amazing series of away results, 7 wins and one draw, I now need to change my team from 4 – 5 – 1 to 4 – 4 – 2 or 4 – 3 – 3 for the forthcoming home match. It is a curiously hard thing to do …
October 16 at 2:41 pm
elninorules says:
Moi na comprehende.
October 16 at 2:42 pm
Doosra - "Loyalty is the handmaiden to success" - A Noble Quote says:
“You’re the Boss!”
October 16 at 2:43 pm
Berbilly Gilmore - Betis for La Liga 2013 says:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rY0WxgSXdEE
October 16 at 2:45 pm
Doosra - "Loyalty is the handmaiden to success" - A Noble Quote says:
Hehehe!
October 16 at 2:52 pm
elninorules says:
I hope my gf would tell me that, some day.
October 16 at 2:43 pm
Berbilly Gilmore - Betis for La Liga 2013 says:
Don’t ask….
October 16 at 2:39 pm
elninorules says:
Down the WC is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Willis Hide as the manager. Trials begin and the captain will be screening all applicants for the position at leftist #BadAssFC
October 16 at 2:44 pm
Bubbles - No, I will not rate your team. Go away. says:
Well Wallis is an estuary so he should be quite good at this.
October 16 at 2:45 pm
Bubbles - No, I will not rate your team. Go away. says:
And we need a ‘Bring Back RBJ’ campaign. He was the top dog.
October 16 at 2:47 pm
Doosra - "Loyalty is the handmaiden to success" - A Noble Quote says:
Bit like Brian Clough. He should be the manager. By the way – don’t write out his name in full – your post will disappear …
October 16 at 2:51 pm
Bubbles - No, I will not rate your team. Go away. says:
What the hell?! I tried it and really didn’t appear. Is his name banned?!
October 16 at 2:52 pm
elninorules says:
What is his name, I wonder?
October 16 at 2:53 pm
Pratik says:
It is indeed!!!
October 16 at 2:53 pm
Pratik says:
He is literally ‘He Who Must Not be Named’ !!!!
October 16 at 2:56 pm
Bubbles - No, I will not rate your team. Go away. says:
October 16 at 2:58 pm
ajay_kl - COME ON EUROPE!! says:
His name is banned too. I tried writing it in full once a while back and my post was deleted.
October 16 at 2:45 pm
Fail@PickingCap says:
Any opinions on Sascha Riether?
Thinking of transferring him in for Lowton
October 16 at 3:00 pm
thetinkerman says:
Hangeland or Hughes would be preferable
October 16 at 2:46 pm
Jackoffasaur says:
Bored, housemates are sleeping, come on then..
Predictions (season)
Top 5 assists (so far);
1. Mata (4)
2. Cazorla (3)
3. Silva (2)
4. Hazard (6)
5. Pienaar (4)
Others currently up there – Tevez (5) McAnuff/Lallana/Routledge (4)
Top 5 goals (so far)
1. RVP
2. Aguero
3. Jelavic
4. Ba
5. Rooney
Others currently up there – Suarez/Michu/Fletcher (5) Torres/Lambert/Crouch (4)
October 16 at 2:47 pm
Berbilly Gilmore - Betis for La Liga 2013 says:
I think there are some missing goals there…you must be Suarez in disguise
October 16 at 2:48 pm
Jackoffasaur says:
Ha, see below.
October 16 at 2:49 pm
Mainevent says:
Assists: Silva, Cazorla, Mata
Goals: RVP, Aguero, Berbatov
October 16 at 2:49 pm
Hutton dressed as Lahm AKA Yaya Banana says:
Forgot the (so far) on goals
October 16 at 2:52 pm
Jackoffasaur says:
Now that I’ve looked at it Rooney may struggle, giving Suarez/Jelavic/Torres etc. decent head starts + playing midfield.
October 16 at 2:49 pm
elninorules says:
Where there’s goals, there’s El Nino.
Write him off at your own peril.
October 16 at 2:50 pm
Jackoffasaur says:
RVP (5)
Aguero (2)
Jelavic (4)
Ba (6)
Rooney (0)
October 16 at 2:51 pm
Scroobius Mac says:
Cazorla
Silva
Baines
Aguero
Rooney
Giroud
October 16 at 2:52 pm
Jackoffasaur says:
You think Rooney will score 6+ more goals than RVP from here on?
October 16 at 2:53 pm
Scroobius Mac says:
Yep. For the same reason RVP hasn’t come near the top in other seasons.
October 16 at 2:56 pm
Jackoffasaur says:
Ahh, dem legs.
October 16 at 2:58 pm
MartinUnreal says:
Can you elaborate your point here please…
October 16 at 3:01 pm
Scroobius Mac says:
I think “dem legs” covers it nicely.
October 16 at 3:10 pm
kaz says:
2 years without even a “2 week injury”.
i think he will outscore rooney by a fine margin
October 16 at 2:52 pm
Limpar says:
Goals:
1 RVP
2 Aguero
3 Giroud
4 Torres
5 Adebayor
Assists:
1 Cazorla
2 Silva
3 Mata
4 RVP
5 Valencia
October 16 at 2:47 pm
BoomBoomShacktheroom says:
This look alright for my WC team:
Begovic Jaask
Rafael Baines Davies Clyne McCartney
Cazorla Bale Nolan Pienaar Sterling
Berbatov RVP Suarez
Planning on taking out Suarez after this weekend and upgrade the defence a little. And Nolan -> Morrison in the future.
October 16 at 3:05 pm
rvp786 says:
yeh seems good. suarez for Ba and spend the diff on upgrading mccartney
October 16 at 2:47 pm
Jackoffasaur says:
Bloody hell, Yakubu scored 17 goals last season!
October 16 at 2:50 pm
Berbilly Gilmore - Betis for La Liga 2013 says:
There were 4 in 1 game…
October 16 at 2:52 pm
Hybrid.power says:
Godamnit, I wanted to say that but I had to log in first. I knew someone would get there ahead of me. Sigh…
October 16 at 2:53 pm
Jackoffasaur says:
Still, 17 goals in 31 games is good whatever way you look at it. Embarrassing that him and Holt were two of the top scorers outside the ‘big 3′
October 16 at 2:57 pm
Hutton dressed as Lahm AKA Yaya Banana says:
Irrelevant
October 16 at 2:53 pm
Carl@Angelmail.com.au says:
Pog scored three in one game and everyone bought him.
That was funny.
October 16 at 3:03 pm
Hybrid.power says:
I had him for that game. That was fun
October 16 at 2:48 pm
Damo says:
Argentina: Romero; Campagnaro, Garay, Fernández, Zabaleta; Gago, Mascherano, Di María; Messi, Higuaín y Agüero.
October 16 at 2:49 pm
EpicFAIL - AVFC <3 says:
Does Tevez just not make the squad nowadays or is there something else?
October 16 at 2:49 pm
Damo says:
I actually don’t understand it man. Last year fair enough but it must be down to non football reasons surely
October 16 at 2:49 pm
Jackoffasaur says:
Messi, Higuain and Aguero aren’t too shabby.
October 16 at 2:49 pm
Funkyav says:
quite a ridiculous fwd line.
October 16 at 2:52 pm
Hutton dressed as Lahm AKA Yaya Banana says:
Mental
Suarez Cavani Forlan is awesome on paper but not in reality
October 16 at 2:54 pm
Hutton dressed as Lahm AKA Yaya Banana says:
Neymar Hulk Damiao isn’t bad either!
October 16 at 2:48 pm
Lateriser12 - Giroud will have to wait, Christmas has come early. says:
Every time i see someone out here get Giroud, i get jealous, and knee immediately starts to jerk and i seriously start contemplating Tevez>Giroud(-4).
God help me.
October 16 at 2:51 pm
Berbilly Gilmore - Betis for La Liga 2013 says:
I’m 90% sure I’m going Giroud(c) this week. Not sure I’m helping, mind….
October 16 at 2:52 pm
Lateriser12 - Giroud will have to wait, Christmas has come early. says:
*Goes to FPL team, clicks on transfers, replaces Tevez with Giroud, stares*
October 16 at 3:12 pm
Doosra - "Loyalty is the handmaiden to success" - A Noble Quote says:
You may only do that if you have Yaya!
October 16 at 3:12 pm
Berbilly Gilmore - Betis for La Liga 2013 says:
Errr…..agree to disagree….
October 16 at 2:55 pm
Mainevent says:
haha, Im also having sweats over some selections, I still have Rangel and Vorm but i think i keep them for this week only. Then im thinking of doing Lambert -> Berbatov and Guthrie -> Morrison and rotate them on Gameweeks? HAAAAALP. Have two free transfers.
team is as follows:
Vorm, (Fede)
Rangel, Hughes, Rafael, (Demel, Clyne)
Cazorla, HBA, Bale, Pienaar, (Guthrie)
RVP, Jellyfish, Lambert
October 16 at 2:56 pm
Lateriser12 - Giroud will have to wait, Christmas has come early. says:
Moves are good. They are. But maybe wait for Lambs>Berba. Get rid of Vorm next GW though.
October 16 at 2:57 pm
Mainevent says:
thanks
October 16 at 3:00 pm
Limpar says:
Wait til he scores vs. Spain at ten past 8 tonight – then it’ll be REALLY hard to resist
October 16 at 3:06 pm
Tmel says:
I’m on my WC atm, seriously considering giving Giroud a 2 week run and then going back to Ba
October 16 at 3:10 pm
Berbilly Gilmore - Betis for La Liga 2013 says:
Likewise.
October 16 at 3:25 pm
Eddie says:
Likewise
October 16 at 2:50 pm
Home Run Baker enjoys a 3 martini lunch says:
Doosra
Do you have 2 chat sites open simultaneously? Your “loosen your corset” comment got me wondering whether you mistakenly typed in the wrong window.
October 16 at 2:51 pm
Berbilly Gilmore - Betis for La Liga 2013 says:
October 16 at 2:52 pm
EpicFAIL - AVFC <3 says:
.
October 16 at 2:52 pm
Nitin Nagaraja says:
October 16 at 2:53 pm
elninorules says:
BUSTED!
October 16 at 2:59 pm
MartinUnreal says:
He’s made quite the doosra there…
October 16 at 3:02 pm
Lateriser12 - Giroud will have to wait, Christmas has come early. says:
Far all you know, its Do-sarah
October 16 at 3:08 pm
Doosra - "Loyalty is the handmaiden to success" - A Noble Quote says:
Que sera, sera …
October 16 at 3:11 pm
Lateriser12 - Giroud will have to wait, Christmas has come early. says:
k Sarah Sarah?
October 16 at 3:07 pm
Doosra - "Loyalty is the handmaiden to success" - A Noble Quote says:
Errr – no! I am a faithful old git, really …
So that makes that … deliberate …
October 16 at 2:51 pm
Lateriser12 - Giroud will have to wait, Christmas has come early. says:
This is hilarious.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v.....re=related
October 16 at 2:56 pm
Berbilly Gilmore - Betis for La Liga 2013 says:
I love when he bashes the window and it just falls open
October 16 at 3:02 pm
Berbilly Gilmore - Betis for La Liga 2013 says:
4:30 is my local news
October 16 at 3:02 pm
Lateriser12 - Giroud will have to wait, Christmas has come early. says:
Hahaha
October 16 at 2:51 pm
Supersonic says:
So mates, who’s been following the @duncanjenkins saga and who thinks its all made up?
October 16 at 2:57 pm
Scroobius Mac says:
Na not now the national papers have started reporting on it.
Seems it must be legit.
October 16 at 2:58 pm
Damo says:
Yeah, still shots coming out of the meeting too from cameras in the restaurant
October 16 at 3:04 pm
Supersonic says:
where are they? not seen them yet? does he look like his gravatar? lol
October 16 at 3:09 pm
Damo says:
Honestly, I just saw 1 in a tweet this morn but I couldn’t be bothered trying to find it. You’re more than welcome to though
October 16 at 3:02 pm
Bubbles - No, I will not rate your team. Go away. says:
I’ve not followed him, but I read the story and it did remind me of another: The Boy Who Cried Wolf.
Lied about who he was, what he did, things he ‘knew’, etc. Now the big bad wolf Chang comes along and people are supposed to believe exactly what ‘Jenkins’ has said has happened? I’m not so sure.
There are plenty of knobbers out there who abuse their power like Chang in the story to intimidate the little guy, so it wouldn’t surprise me in the slightest if it was all true.
But as I said, didn’t follow him though so I’ve only come into this fresh and don’t really know an awful lot about it. It may be true, it may be partly true/partly exaggerated. I’ve no idea.
October 16 at 3:06 pm
Limpar says:
Same thing crossed my mind when I read it.
October 16 at 3:11 pm
Scroobius Mac says:
He could be a bit of a knob too. Blocked a bunch of people for discussing how he wasn’t funny – and they didn’t include him the conversation so he must’ve searched for it.
October 16 at 3:13 pm
Bubbles - No, I will not rate your team. Go away. says:
Hmmm, asides from the lineup tweets people copied onto here I’ve no idea of it all. His team sheets were very very early and always correct, were they not?
October 16 at 3:05 pm
Tmel says:
Such a crazy story, wouldn’t be surprised if true though
October 16 at 2:55 pm
Supersonic says:
Tevez didnt travel, good news for his FPL owners
October 16 at 2:57 pm
Hutton dressed as Lahm AKA Yaya Banana says:
Well noticed. Welcome to October!
October 16 at 2:58 pm
Supersonic says:
Thanks. Havent been on here recently. Only realised when I spoke to him yesterday as he was playing golf on my local course.
October 16 at 2:58 pm
Home Run Baker enjoys a 3 martini lunch says:
Didn’t travel with the team? – OLD NEWS
Or, didn’t spend the break in Argentina and eat MacDonald’s? – that would be NEW NEWS
October 16 at 3:13 pm
thetinkerman says:
I know he was at training on Thursday as there was a video on City’s youtube channel with footage.
October 16 at 2:58 pm
I wish I knew says:
To start with that’s a beast of a midfield
October 16 at 3:10 pm
Optimus says:
to start with that a reply fail if i ever saw one
October 16 at 2:59 pm
I wish I knew says:
As result of the boredom I came up with a purely spanish fpl team:
Reina
Rangel-Cuellar-Jose Enrique
Mata-Arteta-Cazorla-Silva-Michu
Torres-Suso
DDG-Chico-Garrido-Any other striker options?
Any thoughts?
October 16 at 3:04 pm
MartinUnreal says:
DDG
Cuellar Rangel
Mata Cazorla Silva Michu
Torres
I would be pretty happy with these guys in my FPL team for the season!
October 16 at 3:04 pm
EpicFAIL - AVFC <3 says:
Caz (C)
Michu (VC)
October 16 at 3:04 pm
Limpar says:
That’s cool. I did one of these pre-season.
October 16 at 3:03 pm
Home Run Baker enjoys a 3 martini lunch says:
Just saw the VazTe old 12 weeks news. Does this help/hurt Demel? – they overlap quite well on the right. Any WH fans on? Doosra (if you’re still talking to me
)
October 16 at 3:03 pm
Supersonic says:
Vaz out for 12 weeks is OLD news mate
October 16 at 3:05 pm
rvp786 says:
well defensively might help demel as i doubt vaz te tracked back much.
October 16 at 3:11 pm
Home Run Baker enjoys a 3 martini lunch says:
I wonder if it helps him offensively. VazTe always seemed to make the cross, having received the ball from Demel – just my impression from watching WH.
October 16 at 3:10 pm
Doosra - "Loyalty is the handmaiden to success" - A Noble Quote says:
Neither. Of course I am talking to you! I don’t mind if my little jokes whizz over your head …
October 16 at 3:10 pm
Home Run Baker enjoys a 3 martini lunch says:
Wouldn’t be the first time
October 16 at 3:12 pm
Doosra - "Loyalty is the handmaiden to success" - A Noble Quote says:
Demel really needs Jarvis to play on the right …
October 16 at 3:11 pm
MartinUnreal says:
There’s always one or two players that pop up out of nowhere and into people’s interests in FPL after a few GWs of action.
What 2 or 3 players do you think we’ll start seeing in people’s teams over the next 3GW’s or perhaps what player will be more prominent in our thoughts?
October 16 at 3:12 pm
rvp786 says:
berba,mata,ba
October 16 at 3:13 pm
Nitin Nagaraja says:
Giroud.
October 16 at 3:13 pm
BoomBoomShacktheroom says:
Giroud, Silva, Huth.
October 16 at 3:16 pm
BoomBoomShacktheroom says:
Valencia too.
October 16 at 3:14 pm
ronh says:
Usher.
True player for real!!
October 16 at 3:14 pm
Berbilly Gilmore - Betis for La Liga 2013 says:
Giroud (sorry Lateriser)
October 16 at 3:15 pm
Home Run Baker enjoys a 3 martini lunch says:
Hard to predict – its injuries that create value in low-priced players.
October 16 at 3:16 pm
Lateriser12 - Giroud will have to wait, Christmas has come early. says:
Giroud, P.Cisse, Luke Moore, McAnuff/Kebe, Sahin
October 16 at 3:19 pm
Lateriser12 - Giroud will have to wait, Christmas has come early. says:
Also add Peter Crouch.
October 16 at 3:28 pm
Cool J says:
Morrison
October 16 at 3:15 pm
ronh says:
And to think, my brown knickers used to be white
October 16 at 3:16 pm
BoomBoomShacktheroom says:
Oh I think Valencia will make an appearance too!
October 16 at 3:16 pm
BoomBoomShacktheroom says:
reply fail to ^^
October 16 at 3:16 pm
Doosra - "Loyalty is the handmaiden to success" - A Noble Quote says:
So … after deliberation … it must be 4 – 4 – 2. One of my forwards has turned himself into a midfielder …
October 16 at 3:15 pm
Berbilly Gilmore - Betis for La Liga 2013 says:
Ah, you have a pig in your team?
October 16 at 3:17 pm
Doosra - "Loyalty is the handmaiden to success" - A Noble Quote says:
He is nearly as good – 4 goals!
October 16 at 3:18 pm
Scroobius Mac says:
New post.
October 16 at 3:29 pm
Cool J says:
link it b e a (it) c h
October 16 at 3:19 pm
Berbilly Gilmore - Betis for La Liga 2013 says:
NEW POST http://www.fantasyfootballscou.....he-back-2/
October 16 at 3:28 pm
Deano says:
As a first time Aussie would appreciate some advice on whether to WC or just battle on with these boys. Currently on 369pts with 1 FT this week that I was going to go Hazard>Cazorla.
Al-Habsi (Ruddy)
Gibbs, Cueller, Hangeland (Demel, Clarke)
Hazard, Pienaar, Michu, Kagawa (Sterling)
RVP, Tevez, Fletcher
Thanks to those of you who take the time to advise.