He was pretty consistent last season when he was available to play wasn't he? An average of over 5 ppg is good.

I'm happy with him while the going is good and he is getting minutes. Will worry about injuries or suspensions only if happen.

No

Considering how attacking the Liverpool front 3 are picking two from Salah, Mané and Firmino is a pretty good way to go. I think Mané always starts when fit and we all know how dangerous he can be. If he were to get anywhere near 3,000 minutes then he can break the 200 point barrier hands down.

I had him in from the start with the intention of him being a short to medium term option due to the opening fixtures and reports of him looking lively in pre-season.

I'll hold him till the points dry up or someone around that price range become more appealing. Could easily make some profit on him and if he continues to rise he could be awkward to bring back in if I let him go.

right and what are we supposed to deduce from this?

Its a menu, you place your order. You never been outside the kitchen area, Rajiv?

What are you trying to show?
As always captain whoever you think will score the most points this week.
if you consistently think Mendy will score more points than Aguero then I would suggest that you also upgrade a cheap defender to Walker and get Vardy/Lacazette/Firmino instead.

Welcome to year 1 maths.

I did similar analysis elsewhere and whittled it down to needing to have confidence in Aguero scoring two goals minimum to make him a better captain choice than Mendy. Given minutes are in question, I'd be leaning slightly towards Mendy as both the slightly better option and the clear differential pick.

I doubt any defender can outscore the potential FPL damage Aguero can cause on his day.

WTF

I asked that last page, thinking the same, and could be a good option if he's £5m, hopefully soon

I would keep now that KDB is out

C

C) I'm giving him this week. Not enough info to gauge potential at the moment, especially in light of KDB injury. Another poor week tho, and he could be out as part of a 2 or 3 transfer combo in GW3. Recommend sit tight for now.

I don't understand, why do you want to transfer Mahrez out after one week?

Thanks guys, I watched the game and he didn’t pass the eye test, maybe I was expecting more

I would say so but I’m just playing both without giving either of them the armband this week

Not necessarily. Man City could quite easily win their game by 4-5 goals, and Bilva could well be involved in 2-3 of those.

Liverpool certainly won't win by that scoreline. Salah's max contribution is probably two goals.

I call it 50/50.

maybe Zaha>Neves?

Zaha has a higher chance to score against Liverpool than Neves has against Leicester. Mainly because of the position they play in.

You've answered your own question.

give me your reasons for Ageuro being benched?

I'm picking Aguero because I'm going to transfer out Salah

Aguero home fixture.

No chance Aguero will be benched at the start of the season when they need to get momentum..

Aguero is by far the better captaincy choice, if he plays. That's undesputable.

His goals per gamr, his record against small teams, his record at home, etc etc - They're all way better than Salah.

However he's a big rotation risk. It comes down to if you think he'll get good enough game time. If not, then it's Salah. If yes, it's Aguero

I went triple Palace defence for GW1 as only Liverpool kept more clean sheets in the last 9 games last season than Palace did. Roy is notoriously good at organising his teams defensively and even though Palace conceded 10+ shots against Fulham, not a single one of those was a “big chance” so they’re clearly still good defensively so far this season. While I don’t expect them to keep a clean sheet against Liverpool (although it is possible) I think Huddersfield, who conceded 3 big chances against Chelsea are far easier to score against and far more likely of the two teams to receive a battering. Aguero usually starts and is great at home for City... but he’s also very explosive so could even grab a goal or two with a 20 minute cameo (not ideal but takes away ‘some’ of the risk of blanking). Personally I think Aguero will start and confident in that... give him an hour or more against HUD and I reckon he’ll outscore Salah this week against Palace.

I'm 80% going for Aguero because I like to choose my team and captain based on fixture strength and he has the best fixture.
The only thing swaying me towards Salah is that he plays Monday - I love a Monday night captain.
There is no right or wrong answer, they are both great captaincy options and will probably end up scoring similarly anyway.

For the excitement of it.

Mane B. Silva both good I think

BS

Sterling is a good differential, but Aguero for me

Salah.

Sterling if I had him

kun

Sterling. Good chance of 1 pt for clean sheet, +1 pt per goal compared to Aguero, chance of an assist. Same is true for Salah.

When you're captaining a forward you're betting on him scoring a brace. Or the only goal of the game. Otherwise no baps.

1) Sterling
2) Salah
3) Aguero

Kun

B

i think he will yes

I hope so. But Mourinho is the coach and one bad game could have him out.

This. Got DDG too in case of benching.

Yep.....extra training etc .....trying to prove a point.

Before Fulham home?

crazy is an understatement x100

i'm sure the cash in the bank will come in very useful this week rather than a double transfer next week.

I'd keep Erik and bank that FT.

I.e if you have 2nd pick in your league, and try to waiver in Kepa, but 1st pick gets him first, does it default to your 2nd waiver request, or move to player 3?

Can't see that.

I think city will score at least 3 vs Huddersfield, probably 4 and maybe 5 or more... it’s just a question of how much will Kun be involved & that’s in Pep’s hands at the minute.

Should get good odds on that double at the bookies.
Just don't stick too much cash on it.

Keane for me. Given the choice, I normally bench the defender, which rules C out.

United Vs Brighton is better than Everton Vs Sou so A 🙂

B

Mahrez/Bilva if you want more city cover, otherwise eriksen

Eriksen.

A

b

a

c

C - Wait until next GW

Why drop King, Bournemouth have great fixtures.
If Wilson registers better stats again I would consider King to Wilson (a transfer I may make in the coming week(s).
I also like Cairney to Fraser - although you will bench him every game it does give you a decent sub for when Aguero is rested.

A for free.

A looks good as long as you have a decent sub for the inevitable times that he is dropped.

If it's for free I'd do A in a heartbeat. Shame I can't afford to do the same

Thankyou for the replies everyone.

It can apply to anyone really.
Things snowball in here. Bit like an echo chamber. Once someone says it, it tends to be repeated to death.

I wouldn't double on Pool defence just yet.

Doesn't look like it but there's a fancy new Twitter feed with the times on it

Firmino. Liverpool will score a lot more than Leicester irrespective of fixtures

fair chance he could be benched. Fair being 20x more likely than Aguero being benched

I'd just keep him and reassess next week with 2FT.

If you prefer a Spurs player long term despite the easier City fixtures then I would suggest you do it this week so that you get the benefit of the Fulham fixture.
Personally I would wait a week and if he doesn't play again then get Mahrez/Bilva/Sterling.

Might see how the weekend goes. Cheers

B

B

Definitley B

Bilva is a great option as long as you won't be upset when he is benched now and again.
The move looks good to me.