The ScoutCast – Episode 227 – Lift Off

I like it.

Willian might cause headache...I would try to get Bertrand instead of Cedric, and really not sure about wba double up...

Excellent starting XI. Your 4 subs might not get any game time.

He pops up in quite a few. Fitness doubt for me.

Currently in mine but also thinking of rooney

How is his security of starts with Rondon, Phillips and Chadli? I think all 4 can play but it's hard to see him up front.

B

B

A

Close...if Jesus nailed, then A

A. Are both nailed on my team
Kane too would be perfect.
I like Sane think he got some potential but bit over priced with rotation risk in that city midfield.

B

Even after being not so active, I have still got 14 pages left on my history 😳

I will probably make 5 pages in the next hour 🙂
Thanks for organizing.

Luka and Mane are enough I guess

If you've got either Kane or Lukaku you should have the armband tattooed on.

Short term yes. Medium to long term maybe not.

I'd pick Gabbiadini over Rooney.

Add in Jermain (Defoe) and you have half a team

All you need is Kane and fillers

Downgrade the defence and then upgrade jrod. Also, I'm not sure that Holgate is a starter at Everton.

Naughton/Fernandez/Britos

Francis surely

Nice

Ayew looks better than kanu at that price?

Getting there. Stop creating templates 🙂
Seriously if I could downgrade my crazy expensive back 5 I could get close to that.
I would rather Mane Jesus over Firmino Sane but then again it's a lot more expensive.

Tough to predict... Probably Sane and Jesus

hard for the mid when there is another silva coming in now.

Jesus definitely ahead of Kun.

KdB easily the most nailed on player apart from Ederson, Otamendi and Kompany.

I don't think he will play at all, as long as Mustafi and Koscielny are fit

http://www.squawka.com/news/arsene-wenger-confirms-arsenal-will-begin-201718-season-with-3-4-2-1-formation/969594#TCrA20dJUWpBte0T.97

I gotta have Jesus in my team.

only have Sane, and even then Im still thinking of taking him out.

KDB for me

I manage to squeeze both in. SQUEEZE.
but anyway, yeah, in the long run, they could be 'must-haves'

I'm building my team around them - incredible value, form, both in their prime.. I think they'll both score 250+ imo

Spurs always start slow... Somemore they are playing "away" in Wembley now... I will avoid.

I have both at the cost of Sanchez

Fab amongst the mix too

As things stand that looks about right with Cesc perhaps rotating in that deeper pivot and Willian & Pedro further forward until Haz returns.

could work out.

Is Jesus nailed on? Does he play out wide with Kun on the pitch? Is he off pens?

So many questions and for 10.5 I just dunno,

Also RLC is a risky player to be starting regularly but you know that I'm sure..

Is Lindehof nailed on?

Otherwise looks good.

I've got a big fromt 3 (Kanekaku + Defoe).

I've got 2 drafts behind - strong midfield OR strong defence. In both cases naff all on the bench. IMO, you can't get a proper balance with your front 3. However, your additional problem is if Fabs and RLC don't start, you've potentially got 9 players and nothing on the bench. Therefore, I'd switch Fabs to Lanzini or Zaha, and RLC to a guaranteed starter at 4.5 like Romeu.

I actually like the structure of the team. Having a 4.5 as playing mid does free up cash. And if RLC does kick off his price is only going one way. You know the risks. But I got away with 11 starters and 4 absolute fodder for a lot of last season.

Benteke to start with

For 8m Defoe looks great, then maybe Tekkers and tbh we don't know exactly where Rooney fits in, might be a bit deeper and we don't know who's on pen's, speculative but interesting.

King or Defoe

If you can find a better 4.5 that rotating RLC tactic might just work, good thinking.

Looks good. I see a lot of teams with Rangel, not sure how that affects Naughton, if at all.

It's got a good balance but surely you will want a Chelsea defender in there. For short term fixtures it looks good.

Formation?

That's a 442. It's very good - nothing to criticise!

Yes, I'm the crazee with a 5-2-3 - 5 wingbacks in what I call my 0-0-10 formation! 😉

But you'll need 3 decent midfielders and they are pretty expensive. Not sure 5 good defenders are possible.

But if you manage it, it'll be a top team.

I am currently on Alonso Kompany Cahill Tripper and Lindleof
But something will have to give probably Cahill.
I am liking Kolasinac too.

That's a tactical issue. If you have a 5.0 or 5.5 keeper, you'll want a 4.0 benchie.

Or you can go 4.5/4.5 rotation.

9 gets you a nice Foster/Fabianski rotation. 8.5 is pure WBA cover with Foster/Myhill (or take a chance on Elliot as starting 4.0).

Cheers fellas 😉

Gorgeous.

Interesting. Decent enough but you got anything on the bench?

Looks good. Why all the Rangel love? Seen a few teams that have him. He hardly played in the last couple of seasons.

The whole thing looks better than that 5-2-3. Think 4-4-2 really does add value to the starting XI.

Triple Saints?

Do you think alli will cover Kane's hattric hauls ??

C - Confusing

Weak midfield.

Few too many rotation risks in midfield (Willian, Ramsey) for my liking - especially as you'll have a pretty weak bench.

Unless they are absolutely nailed, you might conceivably struggle to field 11 players some weeks?

Would look to replace Phillips. Perhaps Knockaert or Stanislas.

See if you can upgrade one of Lowe or the 4.0m def.

Nice 4 4 2 too, see if Trip's nailed and you have an extra 0.5 over Toby that you can use to strengthen back 4 even more.

Yeah,firmino over lacazette ?? That 2.0 gives you multiple choices in midfield

Fosski a better gk rot.

Lacaztte - wait and see on him.