Yeah without that goal, people would've said he was average at best.

Nailed

He's a punty pick mainly due to the rotation issues. But then again, so is every City mid/fwd except maybe Sterling & Fernandinho.
Yes, he had an average game against Arsenal but the thing is he still managed to get returns. Going back to the Chelsea game, he was arguably their best player. So I wouldn't call it questionable but a calculated risk with a high ceiling.

Man of the Match in the Sky game.

Of course the Sun game gave it to Sterling.

Played well during the second half, but because he didn't score in the first people overreacted. Don't forget the CS match and his pre season form.

what ??? hes been returning constantly through pre-season... pep raving about him and scores a peach of a goal. dont see what the issue is...

if kane scored that he'd be 'essential'

Thanks folks. Looks like the “poor game” opinion wasn’t as universal as it appeared at the time.

I watched the game and barely noticed him til that goal

Don't see the issue or the discussion here. He's a 7.5 attacking asset in the best team in the league that has become more nailed due to KDB's injury. He may have done very little against Arsenal, but he still got 8 points.

he’s a classic don’t sell don’t buy, but if he starts against hudds there’s a good chance of a return

Pep said he was nailed before the injury to KDB. An ideal short term pick for the first few weeks has now turned into a fantastic long term pick. He'll probably get rested occasionally, as will anyone else, but for that price he's by far the best City attacking player to get.

Make 2 teams?

this!

driving me mad, i want:

auba, hazard, firm, mane,salah, arnie, mahrez, ramsey, sane, kane......the list goes on

B

Surely B with Rich

10+1 vs 8+6(-4) close call

A... because B is chasing points

It's not rocket science, we think Aguero will outscre Salah 😉

City could score 4 or 5 against hud, pool will be doing well to score 2 and they have a good chance of being scored by Mane and Firmino whereas Kun could easily get 2 or 3

Palace looking very solid atm and Huddersfield conceded 3 to Chelsea, imo Aguero just looks way more likely to score than Salah

Palace away is a much more difficult fixture than Huddersfield at home, simple as that.

Of course Salah could outscore Aguero though. There's no right or wrong answer.

Salah quite likely to get 1 goal and or an assist, unlikely to get more than this.

Kun has a decent chance to fill his boots against a really weak Hudd team. When he is hot he is capable of putting 3 or 4 goals in easily

Putting the C on Salah all season will ensure you get all his hauls and all his blanks. Might prove to be better than rolling the dice and picking a C all season, which has the potential for you to miss more hauls overall. Statistically though, putting the C on different players throughout the season, such as Aguero in this match will do you better than not. It doesn't mean that Salah can't outscore Aguero this week, but if this weekends fixtures were played 10 times, the chances are Aguero would outscore Salah 6 or 7 of those times. It's impossible to know if this weekend will be one of the 3 or 4 times Salah does better, so the maths dictates Aguero is the better option.

My head hurts from attempting to read this

Well I think the scores will be :
Palace - Liverpool 1-3
City - Hud 4-0

I am going with Kun because:
1. He is the best attacker in City
2. He is on pens
3. I have 4 players playing the Palace-Pool game (Robbo Salah Mane Zaha), feels like an extra risk to captain one as well

If Aguero starts your will be kicking yourself. they will destruct Hud. CP were fairly solid at home under Roy. Im not saying pool wont score, im saying they wont score as many as Man City vs Hud.

Always go with your gut though. I'm not often swayed too much by the Vote poll.
I think either could be good but as always it is a lottery. For what it's worth Ive gone Kun.
But always go gut.

Tough call, I'm not sure why sane wasn't playing tbh

I wouldn't want to go from one rotation risk to another. I know KdB is out but DSilva back plus Sane can always get mins.

Wait a week

Cheers guys. Think I’ll stick for time being

Sane could score double digits if starting...depends whether or not you believe he's going to be benched again.

I have B. Silva. No way I would do that though. Wait until next week.

definitely stick, I reckon sane starts and if he does he has a much higher ceiling than bilva. at this stage in the season you may as well just hold the city attacker you have and just hope for the best

Hold

Neves

mili definitely

can see zaha winning a peno and mili dispatching it

Tough call. Any others to consider?

Tough decision. Mili's appeal comes from the possibility of Zaha getting tripped and Palace getting a peno. Neves hardly has a touch in the oppo box, so you'd be relying on belters from him.
I'd say Mili, I still don't trust Joe Gomez to keep up with Zaha's pace.

Mili

Neves

What. The. Hell.

It's made how often this happens. I literally just made a post about Cedric possibly dropping a few posts down lol.

Depends on price rises between now and then for a lot of them.

Depends on their price by that point, as could cost substantial value to get back

Think I'll be keeping all 3 of Mane, Salah & Robbo. Wouldn't put it past them to get returns in those fixtures & getting them back would probably be a pain. Depends on if there's another player I really want as well.

Actually, I'd favour Mane over Salah in tougher games.

Not at all but I may bench Robertson.

Possibly Eriksen for 7 & 8

If they are going to win the League there are no bad fixtures.

Too early to think about it. Plenty of games inbetween, and your mind will most likely change.

I have same 3. Will definitely drop VVD and maybe later get AA but will see...Salah and Mané will not be dropped for sure...they can score against anyone

Mane to Erik was the one I was looking at but the play each other I GW5. I probably won't do this for just 6-8 if Mane is going to cost more to get back in. Thanks for replies i am rethinking this now.

Erm... nope

-80.6

Isn't there usually a spike on Saturday? This could be how I get Mendy in my team.

Most of the Cedric moves will have been to WB to catch the price rise. That's happened now, and no one will draft WB in for Liverpool, so Cedric should be safe.

Don't see why he's being shipped anyway, Southampton got a CS, he was just unfortunate to be taken off early.

Not imo.

Cook

Sell Cedric so I can have the price drop 😀 Cook the better pick.

That's the sort of transfer I would do after waivers are done.

Stones, marginally

King

Keane

Probably not worth the risk given how little game time he will get. Looks close to his best form

not till he starts 2-3 games in a row

Best goals to minutes played ratio this season.

yes

They've signed Gibson so may rotate depending on priority

i’d say they’re unlikely Tom be rotated often but the Europa league is likely to have an affect on the teams performance due to fatigue

Sanchez was rubbish against Leicester but could have ended up with 3 assists. Might be the same against Brighton so probably hold for this week and see how he does

I will drop him but after GW 2...have Mané but will decide for who after GW2

i’d rather have Trippier I think

I'd hold onto Trippier

Trippier over Ota

now that's a coin toss Q... B just but who knows

*also i'm guessing it's Bilva

Of course.

If you got him, yes.

August

A

I will do.

This is my plan for the season yes.

see above discussion - basically - no

I wouldnt

Sane could easily haul this week

save

Fine how you are, although I would probably start an additional player.

None

Would very much dislike this

Well.. I just hope Mane repeats it. I don't have Pogba, and I prolly want him in at some point. Him going up 0.1 is more than enough. A second rise would destroy me.

Good chance for that I would say...

Most likely. I don't know who would get in ahead of him.

I don't think so but he could lock down a spot if he plays to his potential... I've been no help there now really

No. He should play, however.

Hate to lose Firmino but Auba an upgrade with those fixtures. I want to see how Madison plays again but I would consider this.

I’m still waiting to see how Maddy going to continue but rest is ok

Overthinking

I will almost definitely do it unless Aguero gets brace or hattie...if he starts and performs well...I can see Jesus coming in after haul...Pep is overthinking

So you don't want points so you can justify a transfer next week.
Maybe there is a logic there somewhere but I can't see it.
You have the ideal scenario C Kun get the points wait for a double price rise then go Kun > Auba 🙂
If it also included a City mid in with 2FT then it's perfect.

Same spot, about the safest time to try Mendy defencewise but Kun just has more upside I think and pep did say Mendy was a bit too gung-ho

Never (C) defender. Never.

I feel like with Mendy you're almost guaranteed 6 points from that game - Aguero has the higher ceiling of course.

Could work as a punt. I'd prefer captaining a mid/ forward player though.

I think he’ll be the best 6.5 mid this season. Leicester have some great fixtures coming up.