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23 September 2017 4244 comments
Mark Mark
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Quite simply, we can’t have them all.

On a day that began with us fixated on the fortunes of Sergio Aguero, it was perhaps fitting that almost every other big striker produced their own bid to steal his thunder.

Aguero was a slow starter but eventually found his gear to take his turn in Manchester City’s mauling of Crystal Palace.

A goal and an assist were his reward, with two bonus points ensuring that the Argentine avoided being dwarfed by the double-figure blitz from Raheem Sterling and Leroy Sane from midfield.

Again, there was evidence that Pep Guardiola’s attacking riches border on the ridiculous. Just ask Gabriel Jesus.

The Brazilian sat unused on the bench, forcing his 678,000 owners – not least the 183,000 who acquired him with Palace in mind – to choke on a bitter pill.

Pep’s Jesus decision was perhaps signposted by 90 minutes in midweek. But it’s no less confusing for us Fantasy managers, who must now wonder if Guardiola will toy with ongoing rotation of his strikers, with Sterling and Sane building compelling claims for regular starts.

Chelsea in Gameweek 6 will tell us more, although it’s City’s meeting with a beleaguered Stoke City defence that we really care about now.

We can, of course, opt out completely. It’s not as if our options are limited.

Harry Kane’s brace at the London Stadium offered a reminder that he will not surrender the Golden Boot, or his place in squads.

Sold by 196,000, with 141,000 of those swapping to Aguero, the Spurs striker set the bar for the City man with a 13-point return in the early kick-off.

Kane remains a force of nature, with the talent to circumvent Spurs’ woes on the Wembley turf – he now has 11 goals from his last five away matches.

Romelu Lukaku wasn’t to be put in the corner. He picked off his sixth goal in as many Gameweeks, as Manchester United endured a hard-fought victory at St Mary’s.

But Chelsea’s Alvaro Morata won today’s battle.

He ruthlessly exploited an ailing Stoke City defence to punish the 148,000 who had disposed of his services amid the clamour for Aguero.

Chelsea and Morata won’t play against a centre-back pairing of Darren Fletcher and Glen Johnson every week, but the Spaniard’s haul was nonetheless telling.

It offered a reminder that this is a season awash with goal scoring riches.

Our midfield firepower may have stalled – thanks in no small part to the absence of Eden Hazard and Alexis Sanchez. But that’s allowed the strikers to roll back the years and reinstate themselves as the critical position in our squad.

This could have a marked impact on our squad construction, particularly for those still with Wildcards to play. Funds in midfield will surely be scrutinised, monies in defence squeezed.

This could be a season where the big-hitting forwards take turns to dominate. Restricting ourselves to just two may no longer cut it.

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

  1. Powell
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    That Vardy pen

    1. Rake
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Just took him in. Don't make me regret it already.

    2. JAC THE CAT
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      What happened?

      1. Arn De Gothia
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        Blasted it straight in the middle

    3. Sims
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      same shot same place every time. needs more variety

      i think lampard was the greatest pen taker ive seen. could smash it in or place towards his right too. so tough to predict

    4. Red Dagger ✪
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      He always puts them down the middle tho...

  2. Hardly Athletic
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    I've got 1 free transfer.

    Jesus > Morata?

    Already got Aguero and Silva.

    1. Rake
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      I'd wait on it.

    2. The Man Pastore
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      yes

    3. Hulk Smash
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      I'd do it the week after since they play each other next.

  3. MTPockets
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Firmino to Morata would be nice, but the fixtures.

      1. Fernando Torres
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        Fixtures of who?

      2. JAC THE CAT
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        What's up with them?

        1. Hibbo
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 6 months ago

          Exactly. Look past City it's a sea of green.

      3. Albrightondknight
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        Chelsea fixtures are great if you ignore next week and one other poor fixtures at home. I could easily see them winning both of those anyway.

        1. MTPockets
            8 years, 6 months ago

            I agree, but GW7 up first. I haven't seen a chelsea game yet this season so unsure about it.

        2. MTPockets
            8 years, 6 months ago

            Both. Fimino vs new, Morata vs MCI.

            1. Eddie
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              8 years, 6 months ago

              That's just one GW, and Firm will be pushed out left. Wait a week if you like.

              1. ewangri
                • 8 Years
                8 years, 6 months ago

                Why would he be pushed out left? Mane is back for Newcastle

              2. MTPockets
                  8 years, 6 months ago

                  Yeah I may do. Undecided.

          • Egg noodle
            • 16 Years
            8 years, 6 months ago

            Is Cameron first choice when fit?

          • diesel001
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 6 months ago

            My seven staples of any WC at the moment still haven't changed. May even consider another one in Eriksen.

            http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2017/09/17/scout-notes-gameweek-5-saturday-5/?hc_page=4#hc_comment_16502724

            1. Albrightondknight
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              8 years, 6 months ago

              Would not have Mkhi in there anymore and fixtures turning soon out for a City mid soon probably Silva.

            2. Albrightondknight
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              8 years, 6 months ago

              Alonso should be in there too but good list.

          • TheBusDriver
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 6 months ago

            Have to say Bemba was on top form during City's game. I literally couldn't stop laughing.

            1. Sims
              • 9 Years
              8 years, 6 months ago

              do u by any chance also find 2 broke girls funny?

          • JAC THE CAT
            • 12 Years
            8 years, 6 months ago

            Alonso, Knockaert and Firmino are killing me

            1. Sims
              • 9 Years
              8 years, 6 months ago

              tbf youre killing yourself with the knockeart pick

              1. JAC THE CAT
                • 12 Years
                8 years, 6 months ago

                Yes, it was fun once but now it makes me cry.

            2. Rake
              • 10 Years
              8 years, 6 months ago

              Alonso was a freak show today. I wish he'd lost his mind post the hour mark

              1. JAC THE CAT
                • 12 Years
                8 years, 6 months ago

                Quality FPL player but feel I need them funds upfront.

                1. Rake
                  • 10 Years
                  8 years, 6 months ago

                  Couldn't disagree. Kolasinac seems like a good replacement at this point.

            3. BabyB
              • 12 Years
              8 years, 6 months ago

              Got all three as well. Still hopeful knockaert will do something tomorrow..

          • Powell
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 6 months ago

            That Vardy pen hurt.

            I was on for 90 if that went in... with two still to play. Annoying.

            1. Weeb Kakashi
              • 10 Years
              8 years, 6 months ago

              Indirect showoff?

              1. Powell
                • 9 Years
                8 years, 6 months ago

                You would think, but I'm genuinely gutted... mainly because I desperately needed a big week.

            2. StoneMountain
              • 10 Years
              8 years, 6 months ago

              Some were on for 40 pal...

          • The Man Pastore
            • 11 Years
            8 years, 6 months ago

            Dawson/Siggy/Firmino --> Jones/D.Silva/Vardy for -4pts

            Yay or Nay?

            1. Delph & Safety
              • 8 Years
              8 years, 6 months ago

              Siggy could punish you with his kind fixtures.

              1. Gnu
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 16 Years
                8 years, 6 months ago

                Today was the start of his 'kind' fixtures and mustered a mere 2 points.

            2. Delph & Safety
              • 8 Years
              8 years, 6 months ago

              Although the latter does look better

            3. Arn De Gothia
              • 15 Years
              8 years, 6 months ago

              Y

            4. Ghost Gooner
              • 12 Years
              8 years, 6 months ago

              Firm facing New next, why take him out?

            5. Hulk Smash
              • 10 Years
              8 years, 6 months ago

              Yes, no brainer

          • Pierce34
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 6 months ago

            Average number of players left?

            1. JAC THE CAT
              • 12 Years
              8 years, 6 months ago

              I have 2

              1. Pierce34
                • 10 Years
                8 years, 6 months ago

                Thanks TM. With a bit of luck I can push towards the top half of the second million 😀

            2. ZeBestee
              • 11 Years
              8 years, 6 months ago

              3

          • Gadonkadonk
            • 14 Years
            8 years, 6 months ago

            OVERALL RANKINGS UPDATED

            1. JAC THE CAT
              • 12 Years
              8 years, 6 months ago

              Into the top 2 Million, tidy!

            2. Yank Revolution
              • 14 Years
              8 years, 6 months ago

              Nice 500k jump here...1.05 million OR now.

          • Feloh
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 6 months ago

            has the OR updated yet?

          • FC Hakkebøf
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 6 months ago

            Do you guys think Morata will rise b4 next deadline?

            My plan was to do Miki + Firmino --> Morata + 6.8 max midfielder for gw8 on two ft.

            But I might loose out on 0.2 tv as Firm will obviously drop. Just feel like its stupidity to take out firm (new) and Miki (CRP) for a -4 now.. could cost me a lot of points as I dont see Morata scoring braces against City.

            What do you guys reckon I should do? Should I just accept the price changes?

            1. I Member
              • 10 Years
              8 years, 6 months ago

              He will definitely rise.

            2. Emmicson
              • 13 Years
              8 years, 6 months ago

              Hold till after Champions League

            3. An Púca
              • 14 Years
              8 years, 6 months ago

              Tonight possibly

            4. MTPockets
                8 years, 6 months ago

                Shouldn't transfer until after midwwek games really.
                But I can wear 0.1 on Firmino -> Morata and looks like that could happen tonight.

              • FC Hakkebøf
                • 9 Years
                8 years, 6 months ago

                I can afford the rise and fall as I have enough itb... The question is wether to take a hit and get in Morata now... Who would your 6.8 max mid be? Im considering Jese...

                1. MTPockets
                    8 years, 6 months ago

                    Not sure I'd take a hit given relatives fixtures in coming week.
                    Pretty happy with Ritchie & fixtures ok exc liv.

                2. FC Hakkebøf
                  • 9 Years
                  8 years, 6 months ago

                  Thanks MTP. I will stick for now. Miki (70) also has a chance of going up, which would be equal to Morata's rise.

              • Big baller
                • 8 Years
                8 years, 6 months ago

                Who to transfer out,to get in Silva?: mid:Miki,Salah, Eriksen
                Front 3: Kaku,Firmino, Aggis

                1. Ribus
                  • 12 Years
                  8 years, 6 months ago

                  Miki

              • TorresMagic™
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • Has Moderation Rights
                • 16 Years
                8 years, 6 months ago

                874K 🙂

                1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 16 Years
                  8 years, 6 months ago

                  Nice. Well done. I am still behind you. 🙂

                  1. TorresMagic™
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • Has Moderation Rights
                    • 16 Years
                    8 years, 6 months ago

                    Gross will get you ahead.

                    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 16 Years
                      8 years, 6 months ago

                      Hope springs eternal ... 🙂

                2. Dream Killers 2.0
                  • 9 Years
                  8 years, 6 months ago

                  Sent from 1.8 million to 832k with two to play.

                  Happy with that 🙂

                3. Bubz
                  • 12 Years
                  8 years, 6 months ago

                  87k 🙂

                  1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 16 Years
                    8 years, 6 months ago

                    Shit hot. Well done. Keep the ship steady.

                4. Feloh
                  • 9 Years
                  8 years, 6 months ago

                  1600k

              • Ribus
                • 12 Years
                8 years, 6 months ago

                A) Morata & Kola
                B) Lukaku & Jones

                1. FC Hakkebøf
                  • 9 Years
                  8 years, 6 months ago

                  B Short term (if plantning on wc during IB)

                  A Long term

              • pakornk
                • 9 Years
                8 years, 6 months ago

                Defenders under 4.5 worth owning?

                1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 16 Years
                  8 years, 6 months ago

                  Mbemba.

                  1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 16 Years
                    8 years, 6 months ago

                    - Francis, 4.4?

                    1. Hazz
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 8 Years
                      8 years, 6 months ago

                      Bournemouth haven't kept a CS yet.

                      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 16 Years
                        8 years, 6 months ago

                        Get someone else, then.

              • martyhan
                • 13 Years
                8 years, 6 months ago

                A. Firmino and kdb to Salah and morata 2 ft

                Or

                B. countino and morata and have a little itb

                1. Ribus
                  • 12 Years
                  8 years, 6 months ago

                  A

              • Emmicson
                • 13 Years
                8 years, 6 months ago

                Rate My Team, ALL InputS Welcome.
                Forster, Elliot
                B.Davies, Bertrand, Daniels, Mee, Lascelles
                Alli, Salah, Mikhtaryan, Willian, Loftus-Cheek
                Jesus, Morata, Welbeck
                0.2 ITB, 1FT
                THANKS!!!

                1. Roys Peak
                  • 9 Years
                  8 years, 6 months ago

                  get rid of welbeck imo, great worker but worst finisher

                  1. Emmicson
                    • 13 Years
                    8 years, 6 months ago

                    for who ?

                    1. Roys Peak
                      • 9 Years
                      8 years, 6 months ago

                      no idea, but otherwise a good team

              • Roys Peak
                • 9 Years
                8 years, 6 months ago

                hazard to sterling?

                1. Nascimento
                  • 10 Years
                  8 years, 6 months ago

                  no

              • I Member
                • 10 Years
                8 years, 6 months ago

                Foster
                Jones, Maguire, Cedric
                Eriksen, Salah, Mkhitaryan, Brady
                Kane, Morata, Firmino

                Elliot, Chalobah, Naughton, Lascelles.

                2 FT 0.0 ITB

                A) Firmino -> Vardy
                B) Firmino + Mkhitaryan -> Lukaku/Aguero + Atsu

              • Total Foot 5
                • 12 Years
                8 years, 6 months ago

                best 3 player combination to have via Trades? thnx
                already have: Silva - Mikh - Carroll // Aguero

                1 (-4) Kane / Ritchie / Richarlison
                2 (-4) Jesus - Salah - Davis
                3 (-4) Jesus - Ramsey - Richarlison
                4 (-8) Jesus - Sterling - RLC
                ---

              • Feloh
                • 9 Years
                8 years, 6 months ago

                500K places up. I'll take that

                1. Delph & Safety
                  • 8 Years
                  8 years, 6 months ago

                  I've gone up 600k. Going to be hard to maintain a good rank this early on in the season.

              • Hazz
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                8 years, 6 months ago

                Yay, jumped into the top 1 million.

                Probably jump out again before the end of this GW, but it's nice to look at one less digit for now 😉

              • how now brown cow
                • 11 Years
                8 years, 6 months ago

                200k rise. 3 to go 🙂

              • Rake
                • 10 Years
                8 years, 6 months ago

                1.6 mil >> 450k

                Not too shabby.

                1. ZeBestee
                  • 11 Years
                  8 years, 6 months ago

                  What was your score?

                  1. Rake
                    • 10 Years
                    8 years, 6 months ago

                    88

                2. Hazz
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 8 Years
                  8 years, 6 months ago

                  Blimey. How many points have you got this GW so far?

              • Tim Canterbury
                • 14 Years
                8 years, 6 months ago

                Whoa! Up to 214k from 867k. Thank you Tammy and Richarlison you beautiful people

              • THFC4LIFE
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 9 Years
                8 years, 6 months ago

                944k overall from 1.3m happy with that

              • Nascimento
                • 10 Years
                8 years, 6 months ago

                ffs, barely in the top 50k

                1. Rake
                  • 10 Years
                  8 years, 6 months ago

                  Great going. Congratulations.

                  1. Nascimento
                    • 10 Years
                    8 years, 6 months ago

                    Thanks

                2. Hazz
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 8 Years
                  8 years, 6 months ago

                  ...FFS?

                  1. Nascimento
                    • 10 Years
                    8 years, 6 months ago

                    One of them seasons I guess.

                    1. Yank Revolution
                      • 14 Years
                      8 years, 6 months ago

                      Soooo much time left Ruler of the Deep.

              • Fernando Torres
                • 14 Years
                8 years, 6 months ago

                Firmino + Mendy >>> Morata and Naughton for 2 FT?