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Think it works out well for those on a FH. WBA is the early KO so we'll likely be able to find a leaked lineup before the deadline

Personally ditch Liverpool assets - too much rotation concern for all the good uns

Yes certainly makes Salah a risk to wba in GW35.

More viable as GW36 was the full on rotation spot if it was Wed-Tues ties. Think Klopp will do part rotations now like in the autumn. The front 3 should all atleast get the majority of mins

Hey Jonty.
I'll monitor closely but unfortunately I think I'll begrudgingly sell, probably for a City mid.

For those who still have Salah in their teams and are about to use the FH chip at GW35, it’ll be better if his chances for playing at GW36 are higher.

o/

I think if you kept Salah through his no-show last week and are free hitting in 35 you'll probably be keeping him til the end of the season.

A good first sub will cover him in 36 worse case scenario, and if the golden boot race is as much as an incentive as we think then can see him playing that week anyway for 60-70 mins.

CL draw hasn't changed anything.

If you've sold him / never somehow owned him then wait and see for leaked team news. Nice get out of jail that Anfield Express has turned out to be.

I agree it makes GW35 worse for Salah now. As someone who owns Salah but won’t be using the FH in GW35, this worries me.

I’ll have to make a decision nearer the time, but it may now mean I will dump Salah from GW35 onwards potentially.

Cheers for making me feel even worse for not having my FH chip 🙂

I was thinking of ditching Salah after the FH chip anyway

Yeah, I think so.

The Champion's League game is huge. They'll want 3rd over 4th, but they can always bring Salah off the bench against tired legs if they are struggling to break the Baggies.

Looks good for the Stoke game. I'm sure Kane will be closer to Salah's goal total by then, so he'll be hungry for goals. 4 days rest is enough, especially if Klopp takes him off a bit earlier.

Would you call Austin a good 1st sub?

Based on what Klopp has done in the past- I still think he misses the Stoke game completely. Top 4 is sewn up and I'm sure Salah would rather win the Champions League than the golden boot

If this means that Salah is more likely to play in GW36 and less likely to play in GW35, then this is a win for those that hav kept Salah and a loss for those that sold Salah (assuming everyone is playing their FH in 35).

Salah sellers will prefer that he plays in 35 since they can FH him in and misses 36 since they won’t have him. Salah keepers will prefer that he plays in 36 (since they will have him) and it won’t matter to them whether he plays in 35 since they can rely on the Anfield Express twitter account for the team before deadline and decide whether to include him (if on FH).

Its a good point but turn it back around. Is anyone on a free hit 35 really brave enough to not put Salah in it?

Tripling up on City mids could be an enticing option for GW 35 - KdB + Sterling + Sane/Silva, assuming none get rotated.

"Are Salah owners now going to retain for GW36, selecting a strong first sub with the FH in GW35?"

Surely the better spread of funds for the free hit in GW35 would be to remove Salah entirely if we find out from Anfield express before the deadline that he isn't starting?

Its probably wise to draft 2 squads for the free hit this week. One involving Salah and one without. They can then be deployed accordingly.

I honestly don't think Salah gets benched. Maybe his minutes are managed a little but does he need 90 to do damage? Stories over the past week show just how much he and Kane both care a lot about the golden boot and he'll want to play every game.

Pool have the early Saturday slot in both 35 and 36. With the Pool leaked line ups being so accurate, leaving transfers late would probably solve any rotation problems.

The problem with the ‘good first sub’ scenario in case a no show from Salah is that many of those who WCed for 34 don’t really have a ‘good first sub’.

It is now a big decision all round for everyone ... luckily I sold last week so it makes the decision a bit easier, but if I held Salah now I would not really have a clear strategy.

The irony is that many will be watching for ‘that tweet’ 😉

I'm not sure this has helped my confused head. I have Salah and am FHing in GW35 - do I keep or sell this week to an enable one of Lukaku or Sanchez?

Anfield express to rescue. Relax and check

Jurgen Klopp ahead of Bournemouth match: “We've had a longer part of the week to prepare. Makes a big difference. We have enough time for a completely normal line-up”

I guess "longer part of the week" in this statement means "4 days" right? So it matters for Klopp having 4 days before/after the match instead of 3 days apparently. This hugely increases (taking the golden boot race into account as well) the possibility of Salah starting against Stoke and playing at least 60-70 mins.

For FH35, Anfield Express to rescue if they are not exposed until that.

I think swapping Salah for something like Eriksen make sense for GW 35 free hitters. Salah has 8.8 points per match average, while Eriksen has 5.7. If we disregard GW35, expected points from Salah (4 games left) will be 35.2, Eriksen (6 games left) - 34.2. So 1 point difference in Salah favour, but Salah may be rotated or have minutes limited, while Spurs tend to end season strongly with minimum rotation risk.

I sold Salah in 30 and don't have FH in 35. Didn't overly consider buying him back tbh after the first leg v City, much rather a City mid dbl up than one + Mo!

I'm free hitting this week as I have 11 starters for GW35 alreasdy. Will make the call nearer the time whether to sell him or my third striker(Wilson). Wild carding GW36.

I doubt it's conscious and deliberate, but these Hot Topics always seem to be written with a "FH35 is superior, the rest of you are buggered" slant.

If Salah is less likely to play in GW35 than 36 due to fewer days rest, then that's massive for non-Free Hitters. The FH35 brigade were counting on bringing him back in for that one gameweek only!

If every man and his dog has Salah in GW35 in which he played, then was rested for 36, that would be the ideal scenario for the FHC.

I think a lot more will depend on how close the Golden Boot race is after this gameweek

Kane begging for that goal and getting it has appeared to have motivated Salah even more. I shall decide then

BTW I am expecting the margin to widen this gameweek

As FPL managers we tend to over-think things.

Several players have been ditched at various points of the season because FPL managers anticipated rotation - Salah (after GW2), Sterling, Sanè, Otamendi, Son and it’s just not happened. Points have been needlessly thrown away trying to predicted what these managers are going to go and the truth is you just can’t predict it.

Salah is the best player in the game and he’s staying for me. Klopp will want momentum going into these games and to finish as high as possible he’s not going to throw the kids and stiffs out and ruin that going into the semi-finals.

Step 1 : Sell Salah
Step 2 : Buy new player with funds
Step 3 : Chill the F out sit back relax

something i havent seen mentioned on here - a lot depends on chelsea's next three games, all of which are away.

if chelsea drop say 4-6 points in the 34 + swansea away in 35 (very possible and i say this as a chelsea fan), then pool could effectively have top 4 clinched by 35.

absolutely no reason to risk a salah injury at that point, wrap him up

Rest times: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-Xniaw-tEEiXoyqbGZLzMx6XEcv9TLolfa8GzndvTPw/edit#gid=1830259108