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Fantasy managers reliant on Salah and Liverpool assets after tough start

25 August 2018 2585 comments
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Fantasy managers will be heavily reliant on the exploits of their Liverpool assets after a tough start to Gameweek 3.

Mohamed Salah (£13.0m), the most captained player of the weekend, will be the key focal point while Sadio Mané (£9.8m) and Roberto Firmino (£9.5m) should make a difference too.

Salah himself has 54 percent ownership while the other members of his front three are both backed by more than 30 percent.

There will also be hopes for another Liverpool clean sheet with Andrew Robertson (£6.0m), Virgil van Dijk (£6.0m) and Trent Alexander-Arnold (£5.0m) in 19, 18 and 16 percent of squads, respectively.

Liverpool are unchanged for a third Premier League match in succession, great news for Fantasy managers currently tripled-up on Jurgen Klopp’s extremely settled side.

Meanwhile, Pascal Groß (£6.9m) was named on the bench as Yves Bissouma (£5.0m) comes into the line-up to play just behind Glenn Murray (£6.5m)

There was one change in defence with Leon Balogun (£4.5m) coming in for Lewis Dunk (£4.5m).

LIVERPOOL XI (4-3-3): Alisson; Robertson, van Dijk, Gomez, Alexander-Arnold; Milner, Wijnaldum, Keita; Mané, Firmino, Salah.

BRIGHTON XI (4-4-1-1): Ryan; Bong, Balogun, Duffy, Montoya; March, Propper, Stephens, Knockaert; Bissouma; Murray

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  1. Under my Cucurella
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    What to do here regarding Rich & also wanting Hazard in the team
    1FT

    Foster/Fab
    Mendy/Alonso/VVD/Shaw/WB
    Salah/Mane/Rich/Hughes/Guendouzi
    Aguero/Arnie/Zaha

    A: Rich to Walcott now (take advantage of price changes)
    B: Wait until end of next GW to transfer out Rich and monitor other players & think of a strategy with 2FT to get Hazard
    C: Any other suggestion at all

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    1. Citizenkane91
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      You do not want to wait until after Bournemouth to get in Hazard, he loves going riot versus them. Add that to now playing in a Sarri team, and looking fly all summer.

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      1. Under my Cucurella
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        I hear what you're saying, but all of the ways of getting him in before that match are risky and will cost me in other ways... unless he does get a really good return from GW4 it'll be a major fail - there's benefits to waiting another GW and doing the Rich to Walcott move but then if Hazard does return big against Bournemouth I'll regret that

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        1. Citizenkane91
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Sadly, with 0 ITB it does indeed look very bleak to get Hazard in next GW without a hit. Your best line of action may very well be to sit calmly in the boat and hope he doesn't get returns.

          That, or taking a heavier hit to restructure the team and stop bleeding points immediately. When one believes there are several problems with a team, that is often the hard, but necessary, course of action to stay on course for the season. Not sure what you think about Shaw, Hughes, (Richarlison), Arnautovic, Mane for the coming fixtures, but a -12 would bandage things pretty well, even a -8 would allow you to get Hazard and improve your team structure to a more flexible 4-4-2/4-3-3 hybrid.

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    2. Citizenkane91
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      For suggestions, one needs to know your ITB situation.

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      1. Under my Cucurella
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        my ITB situation is 0.0 sadly

        I am toying with the idea of
        Rich/Mane > Hazard/Milner for a -4 and would give me 0.2ITB too

        - Thoughts stopping me are that I'm not a fan of taking a hit unless I'm certain that what I'm doing is going to earn me the 4 points back + a good score on top of that
        - Mane is scoring well so it's a risk to take him out
        - Aguero may prove to be the better person to ship if another 2 point haul comes out of GW4? Waiting would mean no hit and also potential benefits of the Rich to Walcott transfer - but would mean missing Hazard against Bournemouth

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        1. Rojo's Modern Life
          • 15 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Why sell Aguero? Very odd

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        2. Citizenkane91
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Yes, Hazard/Milner is risky for a -4, Hazard/Fraser could be an interesting combo for -4, though I'd personally want a stronger 3rd midfielder, and feel better if Fraser was a fourth midfielder.

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    3. Chicken Caesar Salah
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      It sounds to me like you want to wait.

      I’d wait until after next week’s round of press conferences. There are still games to go this week which could affect your team, Arnie could be injured and we haven’t seen Hazard start yet. You’ve got time before Rich drops in price affecting your team value.

      If after waiting you’re really keen to get Hazard in I wouldn’t be afraid of the hit

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  2. Rojo's Modern Life
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Successful manager (finished 64th) here benched Van Dijk. Bizarre.

    https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/team/63226/event/3

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    1. Mysterion
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Wan Bissaka benchwankery 😉

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  3. Chandler Bing
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Wan-Bissaka to come straight back into the lineup in GW4?

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    1. Reiger
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      100%

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  4. NeverGunOwen
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone considering leaving him in? Its only 2 GWs

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    1. Udo
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I do, as long as he isn't dropping below 6.7. Just switching to 4-4-2 formation.

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  5. Andy Unsocial
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Thoughts on this WC Team?
    Ederson Hamer
    Mendy Robertson Alonso Trippier AWB
    Salah Mkhi Pedro Walcott Westwood
    Aguero Zaha Wilson

    **Trippier is my differential.

    Thoughts?

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  6. Wolfman180
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Keep Bilva or downgrade to Pedro or Wally for a hit?

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  7. Alpharius
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    So I waited to switch Richarlison to Walcott, so I could see today's game. Now I have 2 choices: Rich > Wally or Rich/Daniels to Alonso/4.5 mid for a -4 hit, have D) Mendy, Robbo, WB, S.Cook, M) Salah, Mane, Mhiki, Hughes.

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  8. torshov_bulls
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Richarlison: Kante/Mendy for Richarlison/Bednarek? Not owning Mendy is so painful, and it solves non-playing Bednarek-problem. Kante has nice fixtures and is more offensive than previous. Though still a terrible finisher. Thoughts?

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    1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Go for it

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  9. owaisq
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Hello - looking for some advice on changes for GW4 with Richarlison situation specifically top of mind.

    Options i'm considering given current available funds:

    1) Richarlison -> Hazard & B. Silva -> Helder Costa/Cairney (4 point hit)
    2) Richarlsion -> James McArthur/Helder Costa & Peltier -> Alonso ( 4 point hit)
    3) Richarlison -> Walcott/Mikhy

    Current Team is:
    Fabianski----Hamer
    Steve Cook--Robbo--Mendy--Wan Bisaka--Peltier
    Mane--Salah--Richarlison--B Silva--Fraser
    Aguero--Mitrovic--Wilson

    Any advice much appreciated.

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    1. owaisq
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      1.3Mill ITB

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  10. Atriz
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Townsend 6.0, with fixtures to suit could be a good differential. Played better than it’s would suggest so far

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