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Rarely do we stumble upon a sure-thing in Fantasy Football. However, the potential profit offered by Liverpool’s midfield assets over their forthcoming run of fixtures gets pretty close.

The Reds manage to avoid all the sides currently residing in the top eight in the Premier League, right up until the Merseyside Derby on the December 19.

And as if that wasn’t enough, they will have the chance to fill their boots against three of the sides currently situated in the bottom six – Middlesborough, Sunderland and West Ham United.

The question facing Fantasy managers isn’t whether they should have a Liverpool player in their squad, it’s simply a question of who.

For 36.9% of FPL managers, the answer has been Phillipe Coutinho and, with his recent performance in Gameweek 9 against West Bromwich Albion, he has been promoted in our thinking. Coutinho’s stock continues to rise.

But, given his ownership and the options elsewhere in Jurgen Klopp’s midfield, is Coutinho really the stand out option?

In this latest article for members, we will analyse the Opta data to track Coutinho’s progress, attempting to assess whether, with so many strong midfielders on offer, he is truly a player that warrants such popularity.

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  1. Golden Venture
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Play pieters or smith?

    1. Golden Venture
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      playing grant

  2. Jasoooooooo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Got stuck at the end of the last page...... Start PVA (vs ARS) or Smith (vs mid)???

  3. Ian Davis
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Shaqiri or Redmond?

  4. Jasoooooooo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Play Austin or Allen??

    1. GOAL11 X
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      ALLEN

  5. ryacoo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    A) Play McAuley or
    B) Snodgrass to Sigurdsson (-4)
    C) Snodgrass to Allen (-4)

    Allen and Siggy almost identical stats last 4 games. Allen has the fixtures for now but Siggy has the set pieces and fixtures get good soon.

  6. esteban17
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    You think Lamela will start today? I already have Walcott and Milner benched, Coutinho and Capoue to play..

    1. ryacoo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Lamela should do imo

    2. skodaole2
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      As a Spurs fan i hope he wont, but Poc seems to trust him more than needed so probably yes

  7. Sir_Durs8
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Pickford (Foster)
    Amat, Clyne, Holebas (Baines, Evans)
    Walcott, Sanchez (C), Firmino, Capoue (Snodgrass)
    Benteke, Aguero, Lukaku

    0.8 ITB, 1FT

    Good to go and bank the transfer?

    1. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      If wally Injured then u have no one off the bench to cover.

    2. ryacoo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Sell Snodgrass

  8. Brap.
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    SO…what's the highest # of points a player has got immediately before you transferred them?

    I just sold McAuley (8 points last GW)

    1. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I sold Firmino earlier this season and he then scored 15pts.
      Nice.

      1. George Costanza
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Did this one too, then transferred him straight back in. Was a killer!

  9. adey70
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Zero in bank, two free transfers - Snodgrass to transfer out.

    Grant,
    Stones, Walker, Koscielny
    SanChez, Capoue, Firmino, Son
    Aguero, Benteke, Lukaku

    4m GK, Smith, Amat, Snodgrass

    Need to replace Snodgrass - obvious move to Allen?
    Or has anyone got a more exciting suggestion (Gundogen, Stanislas, Matic, King, Kante)? Plan would be to save other FT to maybe do double defence switcheroo (Stones and Amat) next week?

  10. Tomas Brolin ate all Depays
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Allen a viable fourth mid ?

  11. Tomas Brolin ate all Depays
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Arnie to Allen
    Capoue to de Roon

    2 ft frees up 2.6m

  12. MiguelAngel
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Heaton
    Bellerin Clyne Valencia
    Sanchez(c) Wally Firmino Shaqiri
    Kun Tekkers Rashford

    Pickford Capoue Pieters Amat

    A) GTG
    B) Start Pieters over Clyne

    A) Gtg

    1. JurgenRocks
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      GTG

  13. Marc OverMata
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Who one do I bench?

    A) Coleman (WHU)
    B) Capoue (HUL)

    Currently playing Capoue. Stat wise is this the right choice?

    1. JurgenRocks
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      A

  14. dark91
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Hi guys, I am thinking about shipping Walcott out (possible injury + turning fixtures)
    Who would be a good long term replacement , i am also willing to sell Payet to save some money for a better transfer
    2 ft (1.4 itb)
    Mane Arnie Son Walcott Payet
    Lukaku Deeney Benteke

    1. JurgenRocks
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Maybe another Liverpool midfielder. e.g. Coutinho.
      Sanchez or Hazard, if you have enough money.

      1. dark91
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Sanchez would be great for today but then the same applies to him (turn of fixures + CL + International break matches)
        But i like the idea of doubling on Liverpool thanks

  15. Waterboyd
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Jaku (Foster)
    Valencia Stones Friend (Williams, Amat)
    Sanchez Allen Firmino Walcott (Capoue)
    Kun Lukaku Deeney
    1FT 1.8m ITB

    G2G?

    1. JurgenRocks
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      It's the decision between playing Allen or Capoue. Hull are doing really badly at the moment.

  16. Sandy Ravage
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    need a green arrows this GW to stop the rot:

    Foster
    Clyne Bellers Smith
    Wally Ozil(C) Antonio Lallana Coutinho
    Kun Tekkers

    (Jak Kingsley Defoe Amat)

  17. alifzuhdi
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Latest news about walcott, please? Might consider selling him for firmino. I have coutinho already

  18. zakard
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Hi,
    If wally dont start, should i first sub :
    A) allen
    B) a.smith
    Cheers

  19. Manchester 17
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Ozil or Deeney captain?

  20. zambezi_srk
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Can someone please explain to me why Coutinho wasn't awarded with any bonus points for his performance this evening away at palace? Instead Henderson got 2 and moreno 1. This baffles me...

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Stats. Coutinho lost the ball etc

  21. Salah'n'Sauce
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Rate my team pls - all advice welcome as I'm playing catch up in my league:

    DeGea (Jakupovic)
    Wiliams McAuley Monreal (Francis, Amat)
    Mane Walcott Sterling Capoue (Iwobi)
    Aguero Lukaku Benteke

    0.0m ITB. 1 FT.

    Thanks.