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Our series of summer members’ articles continues this afternoon as we assess what’s on offer at the managerial merry-go-round that is Watford.

To begin with, we analyse the Hornets’ performances on a team level, checking out last season’s data in order to spot trends and areas of improvement. Following that, we take a look at the players to pinpoint their key individuals.

For this article, we also focus on new manager Marco Silva’s impact on his former club Hull City after an impressive stint at the KCOM Stadidum during the second half of 2016/17.

Watford parted company with Quique Sanchez Flores at the end of 2015/16, scoring 40 times on their way to finishing in thirteenth spot on 45 points.

Yet the now-departed Walter Mazzarri failed to improve upon those performances in his only season at the helm. The Vicarage Road outfit scored the same number of goals but picked up just 40 points, ending the campaign in seventeenth position.

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  1. ooooo
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 26 days ago

    Which is better?
    A) Foster B) Foster
    Danillo/Ake/Davies/Cedric Ake/Davies/Cedric
    willian/Salah/Zaha Carroll/Willian/zaha/Salah
    Kane/Lukaku/Jesus Kane/Lukaku/Aguero

    1. gunnerboy
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 26 days ago

      Hurts my eyes so much. Sort out the format.

      1. sunzip14
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 26 days ago

        wow! same comment 😀

      2. ooooo
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 26 days ago

        Yeah before there was space I don't think it kept like that

    2. sunzip14
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 26 days ago

      my eyes hurt 😛

    3. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 26 days ago

      Lol what's this, I don't get it

    4. ooooo
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 26 days ago

      Sorry it didn't come out right

    5. FCSB
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 26 days ago

      C

    6. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 26 days ago

      What on earth
      Did u fall asleep on your keyboard

  2. sunzip14
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 26 days ago

    Rmt please!

    Foster
    Trippier, Daniels, Cedric
    KDB, Alli, Salah, Willian
    Lukaku, Lacazette, Abraham

    Subs: Elliot, RLC, Mee, Hunemeier

    Any suggestions to improve this team?

    1. TheEgyptianKing
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 26 days ago

      Trip injured

      1. sunzip14
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 26 days ago

        Will change once he is confirmed out! any suggestions for his place?

        1. Taking the Mkhitaryan
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 26 days ago

          Davies? Like for like

  3. dougyd
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 26 days ago

    No shout outs for Gayle?
    Apart from Spurs (h) in wk 1 seems to have a good run of fixtures.

    1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 26 days ago

      “Dwight is training with the fitness coach, so hopefully he can carry on training this week. “If everything is fine, I think he will be OK for Sunday. “He needs the confidence to know he can sprint and do everything as he was doing before. “It’s a question of confidence, so we will carry on pushing him in training, and hopefully we can get back the confidence.” Asked if it was a hamstring problem, Benitez added: “It’s not his hamstring – it’s more the feeling that he has. “He’s not comfortable, and we don’t want to take any risks.”
      Read more at: http://www.shieldsgazette.com/sport/football/newcastle-united/rafa-benitez-gives-dwight-gayle-injury-update-ahead-of-newcastle-s-season-opener-against-tottenham-1-8689596

      1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 26 days ago

        Benitez hinted the team that played the last friendly would play Spurs .

        1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 26 days ago

          He wasn't even in the squad for the last friendly

        2. dougyd
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 26 days ago

          Cheers

  4. unlethal
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 26 days ago

    Thoughts on this team?

    Foster
    Bertrand / Dawson / Daniels
    De Bruyne / Eriksen / Salah / Milivojevic
    Kane / Lukaku / Abraham

    Elliot / Carroll / Suttner / Rosenior

    Main issue is West Brom double up at the back, not sure who to swap out to solve this...

    1. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 26 days ago

      very tidy team. could punt on the pool 4.5 instead of double WBA

      1. unlethal
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 26 days ago

        Might punt on Holding for the first few weeks, see how it goes...

      2. dreamdream
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 26 days ago

        West brom have great fixtures. Dont always look at a fkn preseason

    2. ollycee
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 26 days ago

      Very similar to mine. I've currently got Jesus and Willian over Kane and Mili. I'm thinking with doubling on Soton at the back instead of West Brom. Got Bertrand and Stephens with Daniels currently.

  5. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 17 Years
    9 years, 26 days ago

    What do people see as pros and cons of going with firmino or with pool mid? I'm on firm as 3rd striker ATM.

    1. Waxys
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 26 days ago

      Meh. Milner is enough Liverpool coverage for me

      1. denial
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 17 Years
        9 years, 26 days ago

        Enlightening.

    2. Cooper123
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 26 days ago

      In a sense he's an answer to 1) the uncertainty over which liverpool midfielder to get from at least three legitimate options, and 2) the lack of a stand-out choice for third striker.

      1. denial
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 17 Years
        9 years, 26 days ago

        Nice points well made

    3. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 26 days ago

      Pros: On pens and will score goals
      Cons: Probably will be rotated for a few CL games (I imagine)

    4. Buck The Trent
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 26 days ago

      maybe only Mane/Coutinho > Firmino if we take into account captaincy factor

    5. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 26 days ago

      Personally I am a huge Mane fan

      1. Taking the Mkhitaryan
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 26 days ago

        Mostly because he is exciting to watch
        Nobody ever said that about Milner

  6. Waxys
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 26 days ago

    Just want City to win the title already and UCL

  7. WDT
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 26 days ago

    Butterfly effects of 1 injury are too big at the moment. Trippier injured > considering no Kane > massive redistribution of wealth.

    May as well just stop and choose a team Friday afternoon at this rate.

    1. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 26 days ago

      Is Trippier confirmed out?

      1. WDT
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 26 days ago

        Noone bloody knows

    2. Waxys
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 26 days ago

      Or u can do Davies to Trippier and leave as is

    3. Waxys
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 26 days ago

      Eh other way around

      1. WDT
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 26 days ago

        No, I'm thinking Trippier's delivery is central to Kane's points. No Trippier makes me think Kane will score fewer goals.

        1. Waxys
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 26 days ago

          Odd reasoning I doubt theirs any correlation

  8. DV8R
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 26 days ago

    Why the Abraham love? Is it just a placeholder to free up funds in midfield?

    1. Andy_Social
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 26 days ago

      Allows investment elsewhere, and he'll play. Any cheaper and you've prob got non-playing deadwood on your bench.

    2. Make United Great Again
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 26 days ago

      Think he could score a few goals. Great enabler too

  9. GMBC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 26 days ago

    Does Widjnaldum become nailed if Coutinho leaves?

    1. Andy_Social
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 26 days ago

      Don't you think they'll invest some of the £100m?

    2. Waxys
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 26 days ago

      Nah Milner will tho

  10. Nesvy
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 26 days ago

    Who play ?

    a/ Daniels
    b/ J.Rodriguez

    GK is Foster 🙂

  11. McNulty
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 26 days ago

    Pick top scorer last season
    Pick 3 united since good fixtures
    Pick two city attackers since they will score the most
    Pick two value saints players since good fixtures
    Pick cheapest GK with backup combo
    Fill the rest of the team with crap

    How does it look?

    Foster, Myhill
    Valencia, Cedric, Moreno (Clark, Hunemeier)
    De Bruyne, Pogba, Ward-Prowse, Loftus-Cheek (Carroll)
    Kane, Lukaku, Jesus

    1. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 26 days ago

      Moreno won't play, will he?

      That midfield is a disaster imo.

    2. Bilbao Baggins
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 26 days ago

      Really like your rationale. Sounds like an advert for trainspotting 3 haha. Midfield Is light I agree. Maybe go Valencia to 5.0 and loftus to some one like Ritchie?

  12. HurriKane
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 26 days ago

    Doing my head in. on which soton def to get. Which soton def do you own as of now ?

    Yoshida vs Stevens vs Cedric.

    1. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 26 days ago

      I have Yoshida. 🙂

    2. Andy_Social
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 26 days ago

      Stephens for me but they're all good.

    3. WDT
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 26 days ago

      vs Bertrand, come on now it's not that simple.

      1. HurriKane
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 26 days ago

        berty might be the most nailed on def ?think its worth the extra 0.5 if so

    4. Meltens
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 26 days ago

      I'm om Bertie, think he's worth the extra.

      Out of those it's a toss up between Yoshi and Stephens, Yoshi just about edges it for me.

    5. gunnerboy
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 26 days ago

      Cedric

  13. The Tinkerman
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 26 days ago

    This is the optimal squad for the first 3 GWs recommended to me by FFFix algorithm:

    Mignolet, (Coleman)
    Davies, Azpi, Matip, Yoshi, (Stephens)
    Sissoko, Mane, Pedro, Fabregas, (Pugh)
    Aguero, Kane (Quaner)

    Hard pass. Don't even know who Coleman is in goal. Sissoko?

    1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 26 days ago

      Lol what

      1. The Tinkerman
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 26 days ago

        To be fair I'd consider 8 of those players, but some big surprises 😀

    2. Buck The Trent
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 26 days ago

      better than auto pick team

      1. The Tinkerman
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 26 days ago

        It is. To be fair, If you take out Matip, Mignolet and Sissoko it's solid enough.

        1. The Tinkerman
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 26 days ago

          Although recommend azpi captain too

    3. Andy_Social
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 26 days ago

      I won't be bookmarking that site!

    4. Waxys
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 26 days ago

      Yeah and Azpi captain.

      It's a shit site only good for price rises and falls

      1. The Tinkerman
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 26 days ago

        Some of the other tools are fairly useful, like the rotation planner, but the "assistant manager" bit is pretty dodgy...

        I only really use it for the live scoring during GWs

    5. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 26 days ago

      Lol. I wonder if anyone will blindly have faith in tech and go with it

  14. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 26 days ago

    Do you think Valencia will outscore Pogba in first 5-6 gameweeks?

    1. Waxys
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 26 days ago

      No

    2. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 26 days ago

      If he starts all game, maybe

    3. Andy_Social
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 26 days ago

      No, he's surprisingly unprolific as a wingback. Could out-point Pog via clean sheets.

  15. niloh1
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 26 days ago

    guys please RMT:

    DDG Eliot

    Azpi Yoshia Ake Hegazi Mariappa

    KDB Salah Richie Fabregas Carroll

    Kane Jesus Rodriguez

    cant decide betweem fabregas or willian.

    1. Old Gregg
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 26 days ago

      Fab for me.

      I'm not keen on Jrod, well West Brom. But there's little option at 6m-maybe Mounie

  16. gunnerboy
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 26 days ago

    Danilo nailed?

    1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 26 days ago

      Till mendy out
      2 weeks i guess

  17. Old Gregg
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 26 days ago

    a or b?

    a)Foster & Salah
    or
    b) DDG & Mhki/Pogba

    thanks

    1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 26 days ago

      B

  18. Shawcus
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 26 days ago

    Question for any mods out there. Is this week going to be like a normal gameweek, ie. captain polls, mod team, scout cast etc?

  19. chelseabrad
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 26 days ago

    Foster Myhill
    Lindelof Cedric Trippier Mee Hunemeier
    Mhki Coutinho Sane Willian Loftus-Cheek
    Lukaku Lacazette Benteke

    Do we have any update on the Trippier injury?

    1. Knowledgeable meerkat
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 26 days ago

      Lindelof and sane aren't nailed

  20. Ode
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 26 days ago

    Sanchez stats as a winger:
    12 apps, 4 goals 2 assist

    Sanchez stats as a striker:
    24 apps, 17 goals 9 assists

    He won't be worth that price tag playing as a winger

    1. Waxys
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 26 days ago

      New system tho

  21. Plymouth
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 26 days ago

    Whats with the Carroll love?

    1. ooooo
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 26 days ago

      3 assists last game and could be the dead ball taker when sig leaves

    2. HurriKane
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 26 days ago

      the capoue of this season. could start the season strongly

    3. Andy_Social
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 26 days ago

      cheap, nailed, on all set pieces. Can't lose!

    4. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 26 days ago

      He's a good option as a 5th midfielder, 4.5 and allows you to spend elsewhere

  22. ooooo
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 26 days ago

    Which is better? Repost: Last time I managed blind most of the community
    A) Foster Danillo/Ake/Davies/Cedric
    willian/Salah/Zaha
    Kane/Lukaku/Jesus

    B) Foster
    Ake/Davies/Cedric
    Carroll/Willian/Zaha/Salah
    Kane/Lukaku/Aguero

  23. CaptainKeita
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 26 days ago

    Rate this lot:

    Not sure about Alonso but he is better than willian and Fab long term which wins it for me.

    Foster/Elliot
    Alonso/Cedric/TAA/Lowe/Long
    Ritchie/Gros/Salah/Carroll/Zaha
    Jesus/Kane/Kaku

    1. gunnerboy
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 26 days ago

      Extremely weak midfield. That's the issue with those three strikers, I'm in the same boat trying to decide if it's worht it.

      1. CaptainKeita
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 26 days ago

        Its between KDB and Jusus. PPG for Jesus is unreal and tough to ignore.

  24. FPL Maldini
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 26 days ago

    RMT, trying something new 🙂

    DDG
    Kompany--Ake--Bertrand
    Carroll--Pogba--KDB--Ritchie
    -----Lukaku---Firmino---Kane

    Elliott---Romeu---Hunemeier---Suttner

  25. _Greg
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 26 days ago

    Who are your 'flexible friends' i.e. the players who you consider losing to jump on a player who appears to be form?

    Mine are Daniels, Willian, DeBruyne and Firmino. By contrast I have Kane, Mane and Jesus, players I expect I'll give more time to shine, as I believe in their 'season keeper' status in a greater degree in those fore mentioned.

    I see it like this:

    1. DeBruyne becomes Hazard/Sanchez
    2. Firmino can become any budget striker
    3. Willian is easily changed to a plethora of options 7m or less
    4. Daniels is 5m and I consider that price range expendable for someone I want to start with each week.

    Flexibility is key, don't forget it!

    1. Dreams
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 26 days ago

      My flexible friends are Phil Jones, Kdb and Eriksen.

    2. Netley Lucas
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 26 days ago

      Similar, plus a 5.5 bandwagon slot.

      1. _Greg
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 26 days ago

        The guy that is first in gwk1 will have some obscure selection that is nothing like the template. Some people will have to be jumped on! I'll more likely take an early hit to get 2 form players in, the value in the long run will outweigh this. I've even been considering starting a team in GWK2 for my cash league, however if you have the balls to make 5-8 transfers that's still less likely to topple your gwk1 score (avg 50 points). I'd say early -4 to -12 are probably reasonable and more justifiable in gwk2 than at any other point.

  26. SADIO SANÉ
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 26 days ago

    Thoughts on Atsu? He has got me thinking 433/343 with heavy forwards again...

    Speroni (Elliot)
    Cedric Stephens Ake Francis (4.0)
    Mane Pedro Zaha (Atsu Carroll)
    Kane Lukaku Jesus

    1. Pr0v0ked
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 26 days ago

      Pedro suspended, Willian instead?

      1. Dreams
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 26 days ago

        Pedro isn't suspended. Community shield doesn't count.

      2. SADIO SANÉ
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 26 days ago

        not suspended, but I might be tempted by that move anyway, we'll see

  27. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 26 days ago

    Seriously, is there no first choice 4.0m defs?

    Is there anyone close?

    1. Waxys
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 26 days ago

      No

    2. Bambi
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 26 days ago

      FPL did a seriously good job in making it difficult for us. Might be for the best. The step up to 4.5 is huge. If i was to punt it may be Long from Burnely

      1. Birds of Prey
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 26 days ago

        Long was my other one.

    3. Dreams
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 26 days ago

      Some Huddersfield or Brighton player can come up.

      1. Birds of Prey
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 26 days ago

        Yep, and it probably takes a week or two for injuries, or just not being quality.

    4. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 26 days ago

      Nah, it's a stab in the dark really. Seeing lots of Rangel/Hunemeier but they won't play

    5. Birds of Prey
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 26 days ago

      I was wondering about Gamez at New Castle, though I don't even know if he's a winger. Sucks Yedlin is out.
      I now have Speroni/ Elliot who are both gonna start by the looks of it. The .5 got me to Alonso.

  28. Bambi
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 26 days ago

    Right guys, into the last week of tinkering. Happy to answer any questions you have!

  29. Pr0v0ked
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 26 days ago

    Second attempt at a RMT:

    Foster
    Yoshi Daniels Mee
    Pogba willian KDb Zaha
    Lukaku Kane Firmino

    Rangel, Hunemeier, Carroll, Elliot

    Possible swaps Daniels//Ake, Willian and Carroll for iwobi and Phillips
    any help appreciated

    1. Birds of Prey
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 26 days ago

      I prefer Ake. Mee rotates really well with Hergazi for 8 weeks, and you'd be better off with that and Foster> 4.0 Speroni--CP have good fixtures too.
      Rangel is gonna drop in price cuz of big ownership.
      I'd keep Willian for sure, and just got shot down on Iwobi not being nailed (I went with Fraser). Good luck.