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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. Flying Nugget
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 years, 10 days ago

    anyone have less than 4 players playing today? And only 2 in the 3 o clock kick offs!

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  2. The Left Duke #3
    10 years, 10 days ago

    Any ideas on what to do with my FT? Save? Issues everywhere but no cash (only 0.6m ITB)

    Jaku* (Pick)
    Bellerin Vert Holebas (Smith Amat*)
    Sanchez Sterling Firmino Walcott* Capoue
    Aguero Lukaku (Diomande*)

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    1. Team Cruel
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      10 years, 10 days ago

      Wally > Cou

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    2. NATSTER
      10 years, 10 days ago

      I will handle two attackers first.

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      1. The Left Duke #3
        10 years, 10 days ago

        ?

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    3. John Nerdelbaum
      10 years, 10 days ago

      wally to cout or save - you should get 11 out

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  3. zon
    10 years, 10 days ago

    What to do here lads?

    Kosc Vert Smith Martina Amat
    Sanchez Walcott Lallana Son Capoue
    Kun Lukaku Deeney

    2 FT, 0.1 itb

    A) Walcott + Capoue -> Coutinho + Coquelin
    B) Walcott -> Shaqiri
    C) Capoue -> Fletcher
    D) Walcott + Vertonghen -> Coutinho + Holebas

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

      D

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    2. NATSTER
      10 years, 10 days ago

      D looks best for me.

      Don't get DM as Coquelin in A and not confident with other two in B & C.

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  4. NATSTER
    10 years, 10 days ago

    Help please. Which one should worth -4 ?

    A) Diomande -> Deeney
    B) Diomande -> Wilson
    C) Walcott -> Mata
    D) Walcott -> Ozil
    E) Walcott -> Sterling

    Sanchez - Coutinho - Firmino - Allen - Walcott(x)
    Aguero - Lukaku - Diomande(x)

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    1. RyanC
      10 years, 10 days ago

      A

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      1. NATSTER
        10 years, 10 days ago

        Thanks. HUL give some hope for the hits to immediately pay back.

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    2. Giovanni Giorgio
      10 years, 10 days ago

      B, D, A, E, C in that order for me.

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      1. Giovanni Giorgio
        10 years, 10 days ago

        B, A*, D

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        1. NATSTER
          10 years, 10 days ago

          Thanks. I want to remove Dio more than Wally, but it's hard to pick one between A & B.

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  5. Waylander
    10 years, 10 days ago

    (C) Mane or Lukaku? Was on Lukaku but West Ham are playing much better.

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    1. NATSTER
      10 years, 10 days ago

      I think so. He also take penalty.

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

      Well Sunderland haven't kept a clean sheet this season

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

        Whoops i meant Crystal Palace

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  6. RyanC
    10 years, 10 days ago

    Can't remember the last time I had a double midfield double-up.

    Sanchez-Walcott-Coutinho-Firmino a pretty popular looking line around these parts.

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  7. some witty pun
    10 years, 10 days ago

    Captain Ozil or Aguero

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    1. MOZIL
      10 years, 10 days ago

      aguero

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  8. Parm
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 years, 10 days ago

    http://i.imgur.com/KgXJo65.png

    (-12)

    Out: Stones, Walcott, Snodgrass, Defoe.

    In: Holebas, Hazard, Redmond, Ighalo.

    COYI

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    1. Arteta
      10 years, 10 days ago

      Ighalo! 😮

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    2. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 10 days ago

      Hull to win 1-0

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    3. Over Midwicket
      10 years, 10 days ago

      Pure undiluted madness

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    4. Robe Wan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 10 days ago

      Parm - what happened in 2013/2014?

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    5. NATSTER
      10 years, 10 days ago

      Really afraid that Ighalo will do it instead of Deeney.

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  9. internal error
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 years, 10 days ago

    A telegraph headline today reads 'sanchez to move out wide once Giroud is available' but when you read the article, its just talking about Wenger having to make a decision on who leads the line for Arsenal

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  10. bowsy51
    10 years, 10 days ago

    defense is

    Koscielny walker holebas Williams Amat

    A. Williams -> smith

    B. Williams -> Fuchs (worried my def is too expensive here)

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  11. Evasivo
    10 years, 10 days ago

    Play Heaton, bench Pickford right?

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    1. Sailboats
      10 years, 10 days ago

      yes

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    2. Arteta
      10 years, 10 days ago

      Yup.

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  12. umerlfc
    10 years, 10 days ago

    GTG? No FT

    Heaton
    Mustafi - Clyne - Holebas
    Sanchez(vc) - Firmino - Walcott - Allen
    Aguero - Lukaku(c) - Wilson

    Pickford - Pieters - Amat - Snodgrass

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  13. GARTHATRON
    10 years, 10 days ago

    Hello - has the FFS cup draw been made?

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

      Yes. You're playing me

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    2. Alan The Llama
      10 years, 10 days ago

      The qualifying round is next week, I believe.

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  14. Camp No No
    10 years, 10 days ago

    Any must have players for this GW? To me this looks like a GW when I am trusting nobody.

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    1. Camp No No
      10 years, 10 days ago

      ...excepting a low score. Not because my team was sheet, but because I don't think this will be one of those great high scoring fantasy GW's.

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

        Your team was sheet?

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    2. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 10 days ago

      Just Luka

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    3. umerlfc
      10 years, 10 days ago

      Only looking Sanchez and Lukaku, but still wouldn't say must have

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      1. Camp No No
        10 years, 10 days ago

        Those must be the standouts, but I'm not too happy about either of them tbh. I like the fact that Sanchez is a OOP striker for the team that produces the greatest quantity of quality chances. It just must translate into goals. But on the other hand, he has not been getting into those great chances. Lukaku has. But I generally have less trust in Luka and Everton than Sanchez and Arsenal.

        The one player I'd really like to have is Zlatan.

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  15. derdourily
    10 years, 10 days ago

    1- Middlesbrough - Bournemouth predictions ?
    2- who's more predicted to keep clean sheet from those 2 teams ?

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  16. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 years, 10 days ago

    Given Leicester's away form I'm tempted to do Walcott > Alli with my FT. Thoughts?

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    1. ANON.
      10 years, 10 days ago

      Look longer term not just for 1 match

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  17. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
    10 years, 10 days ago

    Anyone else c-ing Aguero only cuz Sanchez blanked like secen games in a row?

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    1. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
      10 years, 10 days ago

      Seven

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    2. Waylander
      10 years, 10 days ago

      Mane or Lukaku for me.

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  18. Ian Davis
    10 years, 10 days ago

    Redmond or Shaqiri?

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    1. ANON.
      10 years, 10 days ago

      Red

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  19. ANON.
    10 years, 10 days ago

    What to do here? 1ft 0.2 in the bank. Could afford 8m only for Walcott replacement

    Heaton
    Valencia, Williams, Holebas
    Mane, Sterling, Walcott, Redmond
    Aguero, Ibra(c), Lukaku

    Pickford, Amat, Evans, Fletcher

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  20. _Gunner
    10 years, 10 days ago

    Current front 8 with 1 FT:

    Capoue Bolasie Lallana Sanchez Walcott
    Aguero Lukaku Deeney

    Which is better?

    A- Save FT, play Capoue.
    B- Walcott > Coutinho and bench Capoue.

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    1. ANON.
      10 years, 10 days ago

      B

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  21. SamShi
    10 years, 10 days ago

    Any thoughts on the below? GTG? - AOA played

    Heaton
    Mustafi - Smith
    Sanchez (C), Firminio, Redmond, Allen, Antonio
    Aguero, Lukaku (VC), Benteke

    Williams, Amat, Evans

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  22. King H
    10 years, 10 days ago

    1ft .. What would you do ?

    Pickford
    Walker Holebas Lovren
    Sanchez Firmino Walcott Capoue
    Aguero Lukaku Rashford

    Jaku Chadli ShawX Amat.

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    1. ANON.
      10 years, 10 days ago

      Save

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      1. King H
        10 years, 10 days ago

        Bench in correct order ?

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        1. ANON.
          10 years, 10 days ago

          Think so tes

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    2. umerlfc
      10 years, 10 days ago

      Hold

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  23. Shifty
    10 years, 10 days ago

    City need a result.

    Aguero(c), quietly confident but now quite nervous whether he actually starts!

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    1. NATSTER
      10 years, 10 days ago

      Yep. That's terrible. We should be confident to give him an armband.

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  24. waltzingmatildas
    10 years, 10 days ago

    Was going to keep Walcott, but can afford to swap to coutinho.
    What do you reckon?

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    1. ANON.
      10 years, 10 days ago

      Swap

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      1. ANON.
        10 years, 10 days ago

        For free

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        1. waltzingmatildas
          10 years, 10 days ago

          Yeah for free

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  25. LE GOD(C)-AMERICAN DYCHO-(1…
    10 years, 10 days ago

    Surprised not many looking at Aguero as Captain City/Aguero will come good soon.. could be this GW ?

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

      May be benched and not in form.

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  26. Assisting the assister
    10 years, 10 days ago

    Have changed the armband 3 times this morning already. Lukaku....to Aguero.....now rested on Deeney. So at this rate Sanchez will get it....I give up.

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    1. MOZIL
      10 years, 10 days ago

      Sanchez might drop back to midfield because of giroud

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  27. Jasoooooooo
    10 years, 10 days ago

    Hey guys, would you start PVA (vs ARS) or Smith (vs mid)??

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  28. derdourily
    10 years, 10 days ago

    Middlesbrough - Bournemouth predictions ?

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

      1-2

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    2. VS10_
      10 years, 10 days ago

      Low-scoring

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    3. ryacoo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 10 days ago

      0-0

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  29. Conk
    10 years, 10 days ago

    Taking a hit..
    A) Walcott to Coutinho
    B) Snodgrass to Redmond
    If I go with A this week, I'll do Redmond next week
    Any thoughts?
    Cheers

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    1. John Nerdelbaum
      10 years, 10 days ago

      probably A

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  30. MOZIL
    10 years, 10 days ago

    Capoue is a waste of space.. probably will blank again

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