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Development Squad – Mat Arrives at FFS

Listeners to the ScoutCast will already be aware that, just over two weeks ago, we took on a new team member – Mat Williams aka “matzi11a” – as a new Developer.

Mat is now working with Ed – our Technical Director – and will be tasked with day to day fixes and improvements both to our sites and our infrastructure.

This is a big appointment for Fantasy Football Scout.

We’ve been searching for this hire for over a year and, in Mat, we’ve found something of a “unicorn”.

Not only is he a highly skilled developer with vast experience, Mat has been a visitor to our site from its inception. In fact, he still coughs up his £1 Paypal donation to Fantasy Football Scout – having signed up back in 2008. I need to pay him back.

He came to our attention having developed a Fantasy Premier League tool which analyses transfer market activity – it’s a new widget that we’ll be making available to you next season.

Mat’s familiarity and passion for the site, the community and Fantasy Football, coupled with his skillset and with Ed managing gives us a fantastic opportunity to build on what we’ve got. I’m hugely excited about where we can go from here.

What’s more, I want to use this step to change our policy when it comes to involving the community in what we do.

We want to be transparent with the work going on and allow you to have input into our priorities and the development roadmap. We want you to help shape the tools and features we provide you from here on.

With this in mind, we will be publishing regular Development Diary articles like this, offering you a glimpse into what Mat and Ed are working on and Mat himself will be posting comments detailing his progress and answering queries.

His first task was to familiarise himself with our working practices, our servers and our tools and to get to grips with the Opta feeds – the raw data that provides the backbone of the Members’ area.

That hasn’t taken him long and, as a result, I’ve been working with Mat to address some fixes and begin work on adding features over the last ten days.

Here’s what we’ve been up to…

Sky Sports Bonus Statistics
While we’ve not supported the Sky Sports game during the season, we hope to put that right and give it far more focus.

It’s meant we’ve neglected the Sky Sports tables in our Members’ area, which currently omit the new tiered bonus points system introduced for this season.

As a first familiarisation task, Mat has now added this, along with the new Shots on Target bonus points.

Time Played Modification
A particular bugbear of mine – to my knowledge, we’re currently the only football statistics site on the net that displays the true number of minutes played by a player in any given match – including all stoppage time.

While that sounds admirable, it means that our stats differ from the norm and also warps our “minutes per” figures. A player like Ben Gibson, who has been ever-present, has minutes played covering almost two extra fixtures due to the addition of stoppage time.

Mat has now corrected this, with players capped at 90 minutes, whether they started the match or were introduced as subs.

Dev1

Touches Modifications
The event feed we license from Opta is a complex beast, with the onus on us to create the queries to extract the statistics that you see in our members tables.

Opta recently added new match events – such as blocked passes – to their list of events regarded as a touch, so we needed to bring our own queries into line to address this.

Mat has made a pass over our queries and our data to align us with Opta’s recorded touches in all areas of the pitch – including penalty area touches.

We are one of very few sites who offer statistics for touches in the various pitch regions – now those numbers are more accurate.

That paves the way for our touch heatmaps on the development roadmap.

New Home and Away Filters
We’ve always allowed you to filter our data by home and away matches but I’ve wanted to extend that further.

Mat is currently investigating adding new filters that will enable you to view data restricted to a player’s last 2,4,6 home or away matches. Again, as far as I know, this is a facility unavailable on any other site.

We’re not sure how simple this will be to implement. Because we slice our data – and large amounts of it – our existing queries may not be quick enough to deliver the performance we need. We will keep you updated on this.

What’s next?

Our major mid-term aim is to generate the Fantasy Premier League Bonus Points system stats and offer tables dedicated to those numbers.

We could scrape these numbers, but that’s never been our bag. Instead, we’re going to build them from our own statistics to allow us the possibility of offering more in-depth analysis, including the facility to see baseline BPS (without goals, assists and clean sheets).

Long term, this will marry up with another roadmap feature – the storage of player positions – to give you the opportunity to run advanced queries such as – “show me Ozil’s baseline bps when playing as a No 10, with Sanchez as the central striker.”

That offers you a view as to the ambition of what we have planned.

We’re preparing the first steps, creating the Winning Goal stat and fixing other key stats like Caught Offside that’s currently returning false data.

We’re also adding Fantasy Assists to our database which will replace the standard Opta assists in our tables.

Once those building blocks are in place, we will create the BPS tables and then we plan to move to storing the line-up and player position data.

This is just the start. I’m delighted to welcome Mat to the team and, together with Ed, I now believe we have the “Development Squad” to take Fantasy Football Scout to a whole new level – not only as a Fantasy Football site, but also as a place for football statistics.

But we want you involved. We’re going to keep you up to date with progress on Mat’s tasks and we’re looking to you to help set our priorities.

BPS, heatmaps, expected goals – these are all features we can explore, all while Ed helps to implement further facelifts and improvements to our architecture. If you’ve a feature you want, let us know.

Thanks for your patience over recent seasons. Now we’ve strengthened the squad, we’re excited about what we can deliver.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

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  1. BigAsGiroud_
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    1.Hazard to Coutinho or KDB(have Jesus)
    2.Gabby to Llorente or Origi

    1. Duffy Dunk
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      1 with Couti

    2. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      1. to Cout
      2. Gabby to Origi Firmino is out

      Only for 2 FTs

      1. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 11 days ago

        if Firmino is out*

    3. AriGold
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      1. Has greater potential to be explosive

    4. willgriggsonfire
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      1. Cou
      2. Llorente

  2. n-doggg
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    Willy
    Alonso, Monreal, vertongan, yoshi
    Sanchez, coutinho(c), Alli, sane
    Jesus, Kane

    Pickford, anichebe, Stephens, albrighton

    Gtg?

    I have a free transfer to use...

    Alonso or yoshi to clyne/Matip?

    1. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Yes... go Yoshi to Matip for free

    2. willgriggsonfire
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Yeah, Yoshi to Matip.

      1. Redalert
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 10 days ago

        This

  3. Gloria Leicesterfan
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    Sturridge sane
    Cout gioroud
    Costa fab
    Costa Pedro

    Which is best?
    Tying me up in knots. Trying to win my ML first time in 6 years. He has cout sane

    1. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Cout Gru

    2. willgriggsonfire
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Cou Gru

    3. Pigsinblankets
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      2 if you're not far off, 1 if you need to make up a bit more ground?

      1. Gloria Leicesterfan
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 11 days ago

        Cheers. 2 behind. Only have 1ft so itll cost me 4

  4. AFC49
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    What to do with this team?

    Caballero
    Monreal Yoshida Holding Alonso
    Sanchez Hazard Alli King
    Kane Jesus

    Pickford Gabbi Vertonghen Albrighton

    1FT, 0.1 ITB

    1. willgriggsonfire
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Play Albrighton and Vert over Holding and Yosh imo.

  5. Ezekyle
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    Currently 2pts ahead in my cash ML so it's basically all on GW38. My team as follows, 2FT, 0.2M ITB:

    Cech (Caballero)
    Alonso/Vert/Yoshida (Monreal/Stephens)
    King/Eriksen/Sanchez/Pedro (JWP)
    Kane/Costa/Jesus

    Looking to bring in Cout, prior to last night I thought Pedro would be most uncertain to get 90mins in GW38 but then Eriksen was benched. My thoughts:

    A) Pedro & Monreal to Cout and Ake
    B) Eriksen to Cout and something else
    C) Something else completely

    Following that do I play

    1) Cech
    2) Caballero to match my ML rival

    For reference my rivals team (1FT, 0.2 ITB) is:

    Caballero
    Cook/Davies/Alonso
    Redmond/Sane/Hazard/Alli
    Kane/Costa/Jesus
    (Jaku,Bertrand,Robertson,Carroll)

    I'm also not sure who to Captain. It was going to be Sanchez but after last night I'm tempted by Kane even though Spurs are away.

    1. willgriggsonfire
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      A
      2

      1. willgriggsonfire
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 11 days ago

        Kane(c)

    2. Coaly
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Can you only afford Ake with A?

      1. Ezekyle
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 11 days ago

        I'd have 4.2M ITB after Pedro to Cout and dropping Monreal

        1. Coaly
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 11 days ago

          You could do that and then just play Stephens instead

          1. Ezekyle
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 11 days ago

            My def would be Alonso/Vert/Yoshi with Ake somewhere on the bench

  6. Gargamel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    This sounds like a good idea. Enjoy it, Mat!

  7. willgriggsonfire
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    Do you think if Firmino starts he might share some of Coutinho's points. Agreed he's on set pieces, etc. but still, any thoughts?

    1. willgriggsonfire
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      I think this feature will be a great help for these questions.
      (Long term, this will marry up with another roadmap feature – the storage of player positions – to give you the opportunity to run advanced queries such as – “show me Ozil’s baseline bps when playing as a No 10, with Sanchez as the central striker.”)

  8. HD7
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    I cant see the transfers of the opponent but I can see the number of transfers hes made before this gw, correct?

    1. willgriggsonfire
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Yes and how much ITB.

    2. UnitedFan
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Yep

    3. Optimus.
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Click on his team history and press R1, R2, L1, R2, L, D, R, U, L, D, R, U and you will see his move

      1. Pigsinblankets
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 11 days ago

        Wait, I just ended up with a load of weapons?

        1. Optimus.
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 11 days ago

          Good times 😉

      2. Jimmers
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 11 days ago

        Worked for me!

    4. Tommy J
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      You can have a good stab at working out who he transfers if you keep an eye on the TV movement and the price increases and falls of his players.

      1. Syd.
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 11 days ago

        I use to do this to a guy in my ML and I told him what Transfers he had made. I made him completely paranoid and he was convinced I knew his FPL password

        1. Optimus.
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 11 days ago

          ^ This is when you know you're in too deep with Fpl

          1. Syd.
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 11 days ago

            It was worth it just to see his face

        2. Tommy J
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 11 days ago

          Yep been there-only do it last gw of the season

        3. Epic Fail
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 11 days ago

          I used to do similar, except I actually did know his password.

      2. George Sillett
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 11 days ago

        Who can really be arsed to do that ?

  9. UnitedFan
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    Who would you go for as a differential captain to boost your OR out of these?

    A) Eriksen (hul)
    B) Jesus (wat)

    I at least have Kane so won't be too hurt if he does well.

    1. willgriggsonfire
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      B

      1. UnitedFan
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 11 days ago

        Thanks

  10. camarozz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    Could be a rich man come Sunday evening.

    ML 1: 2nd 9pts behind. 300E
    ML 2: 2nd 9pts behind. 500E
    ML 3: 1st 33pts ahead. 300E
    ML 4: 3rd 19pts behind. 300E

    Also have to collect manager of the month for April&May.

    Or a very poor disappointed man.

    1. Hibbo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Great season man.

      That's cash game proper.

    2. HVT
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      You win nothing I reckon.

      1. camarozz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 11 days ago

        Oh I will. Top 3 win money mate.

        1. Hibbo
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 11 days ago

          That's the way to play it.

          Leave it so the silver spoon is worth 5/1 your cash.

        2. HVT
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 11 days ago

          BOL it ain't over till you have the cash in your pocket.

          1. Hibbo
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 11 days ago

            This is very true.

            Some boys are a balls to get cash off.

            1. HVT
              • 13 Years
              7 years, 11 days ago

              Yup, tell me about it.
              Looking for some decent cash leagues down south is hard to find!

  11. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    For the first time this season I am undecided

    Costa or Jesus as Captain?

    1. HVT
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Costa you would think, but I just don't trust him the (-)

      1. Syd.
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 11 days ago

        That is my exact problem with him when he goes cold he is cold

        1. HVT
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 11 days ago

          Kane - no?

          1. Syd.
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 11 days ago

            Unfortunately not

            Real killer for me blew any chance I had of a Top 10K finish last night

            1. HVT
              • 13 Years
              7 years, 11 days ago

              Wow!
              Surprised at you mate, you must have been demented as Kane parted the 'blue defence' of Leicester.

              1. Syd.
                • 14 Years
                7 years, 11 days ago

                Never seen a 1-6 coming and with Eriksen being benched that really rubbed salt into the wounds.

                1. HVT
                  • 13 Years
                  7 years, 11 days ago

                  No one did, it was one of those freak unexpected results.
                  I've been on that losing side a few times before and I know how it hurts, unlucky-hopefully a good finish anyways this weekend.

    2. willgriggsonfire
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Opponents have depleted defence but Watford will concede more imo.

    3. Coaly
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Neither?

  12. For Fuchs Sake
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    Why is Costa on such a decrease in ownership? Is it straight out for Kane? Simple as that?

    1. Pigsinblankets
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Jesus for me, but I'm keeping Hazard.

    2. willgriggsonfire
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Giroud too an option.

  13. HVT
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    Haz/Albright > Cout/Fab for free?

    Playing 3-5-2 benching the Gob.

    1. UnitedFan
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      I'm thinking of doing Haz > Fab

      1. HVT
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 11 days ago

        Good idea, so you approve UF?

        1. UnitedFan
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 11 days ago

          Yeah, go for it

  14. For Fuchs Sake
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    Hazard to Coutinho and Anichebe to Llorente for free??

    1. HVT
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Decent

  15. Totalfootball
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    Team -

    Cech (caballero)
    Alonso bavies yoshi (stephens holgate)
    Sanchez hazard alli king albrighton
    Jesus kane costa

    2 FT
    Doing hazard to coutinho
    And king to fabregas for free

    Right moves ?
    Anybody has other ideas ?

    Cheers 🙂

    1. HVT
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Could backfire but other than that - it's fine.

      1. Totalfootball
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 11 days ago

        How backfire ? 🙁

        1. UnitedFan
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 11 days ago

          King is in form and up against a poor defence

          1. Totalfootball
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 11 days ago

            What should i do then ?

            1. UnitedFan
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 11 days ago

              Just the 1st transfer or that with Albrighton > Fab if you can afford it

              1. Totalfootball
                • 7 Years
                7 years, 11 days ago

                I can do albrighton to fabregas and haz to coutinho .
                But i still would be benchingn king anyway .

                1. UnitedFan
                  • 8 Years
                  7 years, 11 days ago

                  Oh, just the first transfer then

                  1. Totalfootball
                    • 7 Years
                    7 years, 11 days ago

                    Cant play king over costa alli fabregas

                  2. Totalfootball
                    • 7 Years
                    7 years, 11 days ago

                    I ll do the 1st transfer then .
                    Thanks !

        2. HVT
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 11 days ago

          Hazard and king to run riot and a Cout flop and a Fab bench.

          1. Totalfootball
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 11 days ago

            King wont run riot at leicester .
            Hazard might be benched ..

          2. Totalfootball
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 11 days ago

            U got any better moves ?

            1. HVT
              • 13 Years
              7 years, 11 days ago

              Not really, it's tough this wek

  16. Pigsinblankets
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    Decided to keep Hazard, I just can't bring myself to take out two Chelsea attackers against Sunderland at home (doing Costa to Jesus on FT).

    Which of Alli or Sane to Coutinho (-4)?

    1. Numb
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      I'd have kept Costa and sold Hazard. Costa should play, Hazard probably won't.

      1. HVT
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 11 days ago

        Decided on your moves?
        Hazard out?

      2. Pigsinblankets
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 11 days ago

        Not pulled the trigger yet. I really wanted to bring Jesus and Coutinho in, unless I did Hazard and Gabbiadini to Jesus and Coutinho, keeping Costa? Gives me a benching headache then though.

  17. For Fuchs Sake
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    I still have my AOA with this squad. Have a good defence, shall I just not play it or any obvious changes to make AOA worth while?

    Willy
    Monreal Vert Alonso
    Haz Sanchez Erik Capoue King
    Jesus Kane

    Pickford Stephens Holgate Anichebe

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Money ITB?

      1. For Fuchs Sake
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 11 days ago

        Only 0.1m

        1. Epic Fail
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 11 days ago

          Save it for next season.

    2. Optimus.
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Yeah play AOA with Anichebe

      1. For Fuchs Sake
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 11 days ago

        Eh why? I have 2FTs, may as well use them

        1. Optimus.
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 11 days ago

          Why ask for opinion then? 😀

          1. For Fuchs Sake
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 11 days ago

            I'm just asking why? I don't get it

  18. Dr Dream
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    Watching Roy Orbison on BBC4....just fab...

    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      A brilliant talent and his songs are timeless

      1. Dr Dream
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 11 days ago

        Bruce Springsteen and Elvis Costello on the stage with him now.

  19. LE GOD(C)-AMERICAN DYCHO-(1…
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    A - Hazard >> Coutinho (no Chelsea attacker )

    B - Alli >> Coutinho (own Kane)

    C - Hazard/Alli >> Coutinho Pedro/Fab/Willian - 4

    Any of these moves could backfire.. if this was a normal GW I would probably save transfer 🙂

  20. AFC49
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    Bench 2

    A.) Alonso
    B.) Monreal
    C.) Holding
    D.) Yoshida
    E.) Vertonghen

    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      C & D

    2. LE GOD(C)-AMERICAN DYCHO-(1…
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Vert holding

  21. FPLtfs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    Caballero
    Alonso, Monreal, Davies
    Sanchez, Hazard*, Alli, Sane, King
    Kane, Jesus
    Pickford, Gabbiadini, Stephens, Holgate*

    Hazard and Holgate -> Coutinho and Matip? Will then bench Davies.

    a) yes
    b) other suggestions?

    1. LE GOD(C)-AMERICAN DYCHO-(1…
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      If 2FT then looks good

      1. FPLtfs
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 11 days ago

        Yes, 2 FT and 0.3 itb. Thanks 🙂

  22. George Sillett
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    Anyone come up with a good algorithm recently ?

    1. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      No - but I have discovered "shat" isn't picked up by the FFS filter.

      1. Epic Fail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 11 days ago

        Oh shít, really?

        1. Syd.
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 11 days ago

          but shite is

      2. George Sillett
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 11 days ago

        A very useful discovery which I will take note of. Rachel 's had you round for a word off hasn't she . ☺

    2. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Deep Blue is on it as we speak

      Chess trumps FPL

      1. George Sillett
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 11 days ago

        Very appropriate.

        1. HVT
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 11 days ago

          😉

  23. Dr Dream
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    We have no idea if Hazard will play this weekend or not...or indeed why he played 90mins the other night against expectations.

    For all we know it may have been as simple as wanting to give Bats and Hazard pitch time together ready for if and when Costa leaves...or at least giving Conte the chance to see them play together.

    He may well even pull the same trick again this weekend.

    1. UnitedFan
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      I'm currently considering Hazard > Fabregas. Big headache

      1. Dr Dream
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 11 days ago

        If you're gonna ditch him I'd go elsewhere tbh. All of them carry an element of risk to some degree.

        1. UnitedFan
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 11 days ago

          Could go with Cout, but I need a differential so that's why Fab appeals. Don't fancy Mahrez. Of course I don't know for sure, but logic at least says that Fabregas starts. Not sure on Hazard

    2. LE GOD(C)-AMERICAN DYCHO-(1…
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      A 6 day rest is enough to potentially start last home game too.

      1. Dr Dream
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 11 days ago

        I agree. My point is Conte may play combinations that he wants to see or give young platers a coat of looking at.

        I doubt actually being "rested" is the reason.

    3. FPLtfs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      I have no sources, but really belive that there will be rotation and that Hazard at least will see limited minutes. I think I'll get rid.

    4. HVT
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Agree on most, but does Conte fancy Bats?
      At times this season I would have said - No.

      1. Dr Dream
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 11 days ago

        I don't think he does either but he has this chance to decide for sure. That's why I think Hazard played against expectations....and he may do the same combo again.

        1. HVT
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 11 days ago

          I think he wants to win this one with a cs and 'could' manage without Costa.
          Hazard either gets c65 or c25 I reckon.

    5. For Fuchs Sake
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      They won't want any FA Cup injuries though

    6. Biancazzurri
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      nobody knows Conte's thinking or 'feelings', that's the thing.
      he could've rested Hazard, but didn't. doesn't he fear Hazard to be kicked around and get injured? does he believe his luck? is that an Italian thing? we'll never know and we can never be sure 🙂

      for what it's worth, I'm keeping. maybe it's a mistake, but I'd rather be disappointed this way than transfer him out and later realise he's starting.

  24. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    3 - Chelsea
    3 - City
    2 - Arsenal
    2 - Spurs
    1 - Liverpool

    A well balanced team 😎

    1. HVT
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Missing one Spurs assetts tho 😉

      1. Syd.
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 11 days ago

        I know 🙁

        1. HVT
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 11 days ago

          3 - Soton
          3 - Arse
          3 - City
          2 - Spurs
          2 - Chelsea
          1 - Everton
          1 - Leicester

          Before 2ft.

  25. jason_ni
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    More I think about it the more i fancy holding hazard.
    Sounds like people here are shipping out, so could be tidy differential!
    Then again could be benched, but no-one really knows.

    1. Man Chest Hair United
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      I'm thinking the same actually. Heard to sell him when you see Sunderland home next to his fixture

      1. HVT
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 11 days ago

        Lol! Rumbled!
        Right below you look for options on who to bring in for Eden 😉

        1. jason_ni
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 11 days ago

          Tbf he has a keep option!

  26. Man Chest Hair United
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    Best hazard replacement
    1ft
    A KDB
    B Sane
    C Mahrez
    D Faberegas
    E keep

    1. AriGold
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      A

    2. For Fuchs Sake
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Cout

  27. Forever In Our Shadow
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    So want to use AOA this week.Need to pump up Ayew. Who of the big mids goes and who comes in?Cech Alonso Davies Sanchez Hazard KDB King Eriksen Kane (C) Jesus XXXXCab Yoshida Stephens Holgate0ITB 1FT » Read

  28. Dr Dream
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    Just to add a bit of fuel to my post above.

    This newspaper is a bit of a rag but the same sentiment was widely reported a couple of weeks ago. Costa with an usual "farewell" wave to the Chelsea fans

    http://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/612605/Chelsea-Diego-Costa-China-transfer-news-video-waves-goodbye-middlesbrough

    1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 11 days ago

      Is this any worse than the nonsense they print during the Summer transfer window ? . 2 + 2 = 6

  29. Max City
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 11 days ago

    Who to play:
    A) Cech
    B) Mignolet