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Monitor – Philippe Coutinho

29 October 2016 919 comments
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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. DirtySchmit
    10 years, 10 days ago

    I have 1FT, was going to save until I heard about Theo. Annoyingly only have 8.1 in the bank if I sell Theo. So short on the likes of Ali, Erikson and coutinho.

    Any suggestion on this team:

    Grant
    Williams, bellerin, Lovren,
    Sanchez, Theo*, Arnie, firmino,
    Serg, lakaku, Deeney,

    Cheers

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    1. badgerboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 10 days ago

      Who's on your bench?

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      1. DirtySchmit
        10 years, 10 days ago

        Bench is terrible, Amat, Wilson and Holberg. Think I will have to make a change. Son? Or risk and Mata?

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  2. Siggy Azalea
    10 years, 10 days ago

    Morning guys, am I good to go?

    Foster
    Jagielka - Koscielny - Vertongen
    Mane (c) - Coutinho - Capoue - Sterling
    Aguero - Lukaku - Deeney

    Thanks!

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    1. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 10 days ago

      Nice team

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    2. 404_FC
      10 years, 10 days ago

      (C) deeney or coutinho for me

      g2g

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    3. Stockport Hatter
      10 years, 10 days ago

      Who comes in if Walcott doesn't play?

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      1. Stockport Hatter
        10 years, 10 days ago

        Wrong place rely. Don't know what happened there!

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    4. Siggy Azalea
      10 years, 10 days ago

      Cheers guys

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  3. Cojiro
    10 years, 10 days ago

    Bottomed. Play
    A) Lovren
    B) Smith

    (Both will play if Wally is injured)

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    1. Yankee Toffee
      10 years, 10 days ago

      B, just

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    2. Siggy Azalea
      10 years, 10 days ago

      Play A

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    3. Champione
      10 years, 10 days ago

      B

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    4. 404_FC
      10 years, 10 days ago

      a

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    5. Cojiro
      10 years, 10 days ago

      Thanks all

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  4. Lone Wolf FPL
    10 years, 10 days ago

    Choose better way:

    A)
    This GW Snoddy -> Allen
    Next GW Son -> 8.0 or wait with 2FT after international games

    B)
    This GW keep FT, play Fletcher
    Next GW Son, Snoddy -> Redmond, Lallana/Tadic/Willian/Arnie (early transfers when price changes will not allow it)

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    1. 404_FC
      10 years, 10 days ago

      a

      becoz fletcher only got 2 point

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    2. Yankee Toffee
      10 years, 10 days ago

      A

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  5. Gooner Kebab
    10 years, 10 days ago

    Woke to a surprise Clyne price increase...nice change to seeing price drops.

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    1. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
      10 years, 10 days ago

      Wish I had woke to something, worst nights attempted sleep ever, given up in the end, typical when you have booked the day off and are looking forward to a lie in

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  6. Tomas Brolin ate all Depays
    10 years, 10 days ago

    2ft 0m itb
    Lloris Pickford
    Stones mustafi pieters amat holebas
    Sanchez Capoue tadic arnie firmino
    Tekkers deeney aguero

    Really struggling to make a transfer ?

    Arnie to Allen ?
    Amat to playing def ?

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    1. badgerboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 10 days ago

      Capoue to a 4.3 mid, put some cash into the bank and roll over your other transfer.

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    2. Bushman
      10 years, 10 days ago

      Nice team. I would also downgrade Capoue. You could use your 2nd transfer for Tekers to Deeney or Tadic to Cout

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  7. Sweetpea
    10 years, 10 days ago

    Austin buyers beware.

    Europa league fitness concerns and Long back to fitness soon plus the new guy.

    He is a squad player and Redmond aka teachers pet won't be rotated as much.

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    1. HVT
      10 years, 10 days ago

      Dam....

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      1. Sweetpea
        10 years, 10 days ago

        I'm getting Wilson fyi

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    2. NATSTER
      10 years, 10 days ago

      Good to read. They really have busy fixtures.

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    3. Whats the Huth
      10 years, 10 days ago

      This.
      Redmond the safest option by a mile in sure

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  8. twaid
    10 years, 10 days ago

    Caught on the bottom of last page.
    Pickford, Jaku
    Holebas, Walker, Williams, Amat, Evans
    Walcott, Sanchez, Sterling, Firmino, Capoue
    Aguero, Lukaku, Austin

    2 FTs, 0.4 ITB

    Jaku>Grant will free up just enough money to do Walcott>Coutinho.
    Should I do this or sort out the keeper situation otherwise?

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    1. Yankee Toffee
      10 years, 10 days ago

      Grant won't be playing for much longer, but it would work this week.

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      1. twaid
        10 years, 10 days ago

        Yeah, gotta deal with it some time, dont see how I should do it now though.

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        1. Yankee Toffee
          10 years, 10 days ago

          Williams to a cheap Stoke def would give you enough right?

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  9. Yankee Toffee
    10 years, 10 days ago

    Do we Cameron will start on Monday night?

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    1. Yankee Toffee
      10 years, 10 days ago

      *think

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  10. Venom Snake
    10 years, 10 days ago

    G2G?

    Foster
    Smith - Britos - Pieters
    Sanchez - Firmino - Coutinho - Arnautovic
    Aguero - Lukaku(c) - Benteke

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  11. Blues Cruise
    10 years, 10 days ago

    Is Rashford nailed on to start?

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    1. Brap.
      10 years, 10 days ago

      No

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  12. ANON.
    10 years, 10 days ago

    Is Moses a good option now? Started last 3 games

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    1. Blues Cruise
      10 years, 10 days ago

      He isnt a FPL material imo.

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      1. Yankee Toffee
        10 years, 10 days ago

        agreed

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    2. Brap.
      10 years, 10 days ago

      Gotta get a few more goals/assists before he turns anyone on

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  13. Dazzrb
    10 years, 10 days ago

    G2G?

    Foster
    Williams Holebas Clyne
    Walcott Sanchez(c) Mane Allen
    Augero Lukaku Benteke

    Bench
    Jaku Zaha Stones Amat

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    1. Guru Mediation
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 10 days ago

      We have same front 8. I would pick stones over Williams personally,but it's a close call

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  14. camarozz
    10 years, 10 days ago

    Damn, bottomed.
    Debating sterling to coutinho all wk and losing ground for not having him as my double up with firmino. Should I use my ft to get coutinho in this morn?? For sterling.
    Article is pretty convincing

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    1. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
      10 years, 10 days ago

      You sound pretty convinced already 🙂

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    2. Siggy Azalea
      10 years, 10 days ago

      Just doubled up with mane and couts after walcott injury....go for it

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    3. 404_FC
      10 years, 10 days ago

      i go coutinho for sterling last week

      city is on bad form

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    4. Brap.
      10 years, 10 days ago

      Pity you didn't do before the price changes

      Better late than never perhaps

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  15. Humlesnurr
    10 years, 10 days ago

    Just moved the armband from sanchez to deeney, with lukaku, kun, firmino and walcott lurking in the shadows. This GE will be all or nothing!

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    1. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
      10 years, 10 days ago

      I went the other way with the armband Deeney-Sanchez

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      1. Humlesnurr
        10 years, 10 days ago

        Good luck!

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  16. Manchester 17
    10 years, 10 days ago

    Repost:
    Final Check:

    Heaton
    Kosc Francis Clyne
    Mane Lallana Ozil (c) Wally
    Kaku (vc) Kun Deeney

    Jaku Williams De Roon Amat

    G2G?

    Cheers!

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    1. Yankee Toffee
      10 years, 10 days ago

      Wally prob won't start and possibly won't play so Williams will be coming on

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    2. 404_FC
      10 years, 10 days ago

      C deeney for me

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  17. Numb
    10 years, 10 days ago

    Think I may need to get this Coutinho chap

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  18. alfast1c
    10 years, 10 days ago

    RMT lads plz. Swapped walcot>coutino got 1 more free transfer...

    Curtois
    Stones - Valencia - Friend
    Firmino - Coutino - San(c)ez - Redmond - Capue
    Costa - Aguero

    subs. VanDijk - Amat - Diomande

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  19. Kane Train
    10 years, 10 days ago

    GTG ? 1.1itb and 1FT

    Pickford
    Koscielny / Lovren / Walker
    Coutinho / Sanchez / Firmino / Capoue
    Aguero / Deeney / Lukaku

    Bench: Jaku , Amat, Barry, Kelly

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  20. bojack
    10 years, 10 days ago

    Great article.

    Have Firmino and will bring Coutinho in after they play Saints away.

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    1. The Hindu Monkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 10 days ago

      This.

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  21. The Hindu Monkey
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 years, 10 days ago

    Play Heaton or Pickford lads?

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    1. Yankee Toffee
      10 years, 10 days ago

      Heat is on

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      1. Brap.
        10 years, 10 days ago

        Heaton Chemistry

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  22. Meinhoff
    10 years, 10 days ago

    Which one to play:

    A) Williams (WHM)
    B) Stones (wba)
    C) Friend (BOU)

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    1. myboycharlie
      10 years, 10 days ago

      C

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  23. Numb
    10 years, 10 days ago

    Not seen many people captaining one of the Liverpool mids this week

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    1. Hurricane Gilbert
      10 years, 10 days ago

      That is because it's a lottery deluxe

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    2. Siggy Azalea
      10 years, 10 days ago

      captaining Mane...got to be worth a punt

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  24. Mario Balofail
    10 years, 10 days ago

    Is Wallcot out for today?

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    1. Yankee Toffee
      10 years, 10 days ago

      supposedly

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    2. Siggy Azalea
      10 years, 10 days ago

      Just transfered in Coutinho for him...so i'm hoping so...

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  25. 404_FC
    10 years, 10 days ago

    bench 1 for this week

    a. capoue
    b. allen
    c. wilson

    my gut is b

    becoz i think hull is bad form

    any thought?

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    1. myboycharlie
      10 years, 10 days ago

      A

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    2. Bushman
      10 years, 10 days ago

      Personally I'd bench Capoue. Think his purple patch is over and he'll score 2-3 points pw for the rest of the season

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    3. 404_FC
      10 years, 10 days ago

      ok thx i trust u guys

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    4. Brap.
      10 years, 10 days ago

      If you don't play Cap home to Hull you gotta transfer him out cos he's a waste of space

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  26. Bushman
    10 years, 10 days ago

    So Coutinho is 100.1% likely to increase in price according to fplstats. Am I right in saying that he won't rise until 2:30am tomorrow morning? Thanks

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    1. myboycharlie
      10 years, 10 days ago

      Yes

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    2. The Hindu Monkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 10 days ago

      Correct

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    3. Bushman
      10 years, 10 days ago

      Thanks. I'll prob swap Son for Cout this evening then.

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    4. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
      10 years, 10 days ago

      Be careful clocks change tonight

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  27. Lecky Legs FC
    10 years, 10 days ago

    Right I need to in Bailly out my team I took the - 0.1 price drop and only have £5.4 to spend who should i replace him with?

    A) Fuchs
    B) VVD
    C) Daniels
    D) Shaw

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    1. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
      10 years, 10 days ago

      A. Good fixtures coming up

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      1. Lecky Legs FC
        10 years, 10 days ago

        Good morning Specg yes good form and fixtures can also score worldies too I should of mentioned this would be for a -4 hit as I can't afford to keep Bailly in the squad as his price will continue to drop still a good call?

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  28. ANDER.
    10 years, 10 days ago

    Captain one:
    Aguero
    Sanchez
    Lukaku?

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    1. Meinhoff
      10 years, 10 days ago

      Sanch

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    2. MOZIL
      10 years, 10 days ago

      Sanchez and blank together!

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  29. Js31
    10 years, 10 days ago

    Even after this article. There's something telling me to get Mata instead of Coutinho. Do we think Pool will beat Palace?

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    1. Alan The Llama
      10 years, 10 days ago

      Liverpool are odds on to win with the bookies.

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    2. Brap.
      10 years, 10 days ago

      What, as straight alternative?

      Cout is a far better bet

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      1. Js31
        10 years, 10 days ago

        Yeah. Already have Firmino. Want United coverage for today

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  30. the dom 1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 years, 10 days ago

    Who to Captain out of these lol???

    a. Kun
    b. Coutinho
    c. Firmino
    d. Lukaku
    e. Sanchez
    f. Deeney

    any thoughts LOL 🙂

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    1. Siggy Azalea
      10 years, 10 days ago

      Deeney or Couts for me...

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