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How Richarlison has adapted to centre-forward role at Everton

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Richarlison (£6.9m) has made a mockery of recent suggestions that he cannot play as a centre-forward for Everton.

Two weeks ago we compared his first two performances in that position against his displays as a left attacking midfielder and discovered some discouraging results.

However, it appears both Richarlison and his manager Marco Silva were spurred on by the criticism. They stuck to their guns and persisted with the new role, and in the last two Gameweeks the Brazilian has registered two goals and an assist, averaging 10 points per game.

We are now revisiting the data to see whether or not Richarlison really has adapted to a striker’s role and if recent performances are sustainable or not.

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  1. jdp219
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Planned to bank my FT, but Maddison ruled out is forcing my hand. Bench options are Gunnarsson (LEI) or AWB (TOT).

    So, Maddison > ...
    1) Richarlison
    2) Martial
    3) Willian/Barkley/Pedro
    4) Lamela
    5) Other
    6) Still save the FT

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    1. zotter
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Richarlison

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      1. Badluck Jonathan
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Agree

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    2. jdp219
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Oops. A week off with Gunn's opponent. Nonetheless...

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  2. Bartowski
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Is Kovacic seen as more defensive than Barkley?

    Never really watched him play so not sure what type of player he is.

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    1. Monkey Hanger
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Yes. Don't see him in the box as much.

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    2. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Box to box midfielder. Quite neat, doesn't give the ball away. Takes less risks than Barkley.

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  3. S.Kuqi
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    All the informative fpl talk has gone to twitter. Nothing to see here nowadays.

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    1. korbendallas82
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Ur leaving?

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      1. S.Kuqi
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Nope. Still hanging around but this site has lost its magic

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  4. Disco Stu
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    A. Play Richarlison and leave Maddison on my bench

    B. Take a hit to replace Maddison(Have 1.0 ITB so suggestions on who to get appreciated)

    Anyone else concerned about Hazard playing in Europa League today?

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  5. TerryVenables
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    I have 2 free transfers with Maddison in my team. Was planning on downgrading Salah to Mane and upgrading Maddison to Martial/David Silva after this game week.
    Who would you bring in for a one week punt if Salah doesn’t perform and I decide to downgrade? 6.7m budget.

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  6. Parm
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    The stats are great but watching Richarlison you get a feel for how well he plays the role.

    Physically he's a nightmare match-up, has the build to compete with PL centre-backs aerially but also blistering pace and relentless work-rate for 90 minutes. He's so good on the ball and that reflects in his hold-up play, his ability to take-on players is an added dimension for him as a centre-forward and similar to Zaha in the way he wins fouls high up the pitch after recovering second-balls and creates opportunities from nothing. His new role has cut out the wide penalty area 'cut inside' shooting that he did relentlessly last year and he's now the main presence in the box, showed intelligent centre-forward runs like the one across the centre-back for his first goal on Saturday.

    Really impressive from the best Brazilian forward in Liverpool right now.

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    1. Mysterion
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      They're totally different players and shouldn't really be compared but for me Bobby at his worst is still streets ahead of Richarlison at his best

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      1. Parm
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        I think if you put Richardson in Firmino's role at Liverpool he would be just as good but that's just me.

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        1. Mysterion
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          He has the power and work rate but not the vision, chance creation, linkup play, finishing and pretty much all of Firmino's "defend from the front" attributes, so it wouldn't work at all in Klopp's team. Great young talent in his own right but not for the Firmino role...

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          1. Parm
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            I think he isn't far off Firmino in most of those brackets, I can see what you mean about the role, I guess it is just me wanting to see something more complimenting for Mané/Salah as wide players.

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    2. zotter
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Bernard wants words

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    3. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Richarlison is a fire and forget at < 7m, for me. If he's good enough to make the Brazil squad and play centre forward, then I'm keeping him for the season at that price.

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      1. Parm
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Oh totally, he's on for a 15+ goal season as it stands which is insane for that price. Martial is a tad more expensive and I have similar thoughts about him now he's well established in this United team, both are 'essential' for me.

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        1. Twisted Saltergater
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Yep, brought Martial in this week, finally. So I'm rocking Salah, Mané, Martial, Richarlison, Barkley in a 352. Need to get Hazard back in sooner rather than later!

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    4. Geoff
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      I wasn't close to selling him but was a bit worried he wasn't getting returns and I thought Tosun would steal some starts.

      No brainer to keep him now 🙂

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  7. Vobinho
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    GTG?

    Fabianski
    Chilwell Alonso Robbo
    Richarlison Salah (c) Mane Mahrez
    Wilson Vardy Arnie

    Foster, Barkley, Doherty, AWB

    Hoping Liverpool go nuts...

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    1. zotter
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Play Barkley over richarlison ?

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  8. Ed
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Foster
    Cedric Alonso Mendy
    Hazard Salah(c) Fraser Rich
    Mitro Aguero Arnie

    Doherty, billing, AWB

    Save the transfer? Bit of dead wood but not sure who I want to bring in at the moment

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  9. Karan14
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Siggy or Martial?

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    1. The Overthinker
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Martial

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    2. Monkey Hanger
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Siggy.

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    3. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Siggy imho .Captain pick next week.Nailed on

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    4. ROLLING THE DICE
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Martial

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  10. Dr Robotnik
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Don't let doubling up on West Ham put you off Anderson if you have no money in the bank for Martial and already have Richarlison. Pick players on individual merit and future returns. Nailed, great fixtures, good form, and if you have Doherty/Jimenez they cover the City game in GW12.

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    1. S.Kuqi
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Could get Anderson but that would block my Barkley -> Rich move in gw13. Altough I could get another hit then

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    2. The Overthinker
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      I don't think doubling up on westham attack is a mistake.

      ATM i have double Leicester, and am thinking of replacing Maddison with F.Anderson

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  11. yakirh
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Firmino or Vardy for this week?

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    1. korbendallas82
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Both are non scorers. Take any.

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      1. yakirh
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        They are good players
        I think both could do well this week

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    2. Am sorry to say again it�…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      I'd go Vardy, he has good fixtures, he's a differential and I'd do it if you have already have Salah or Mane. He's also a bit cheaper. I got rid of Firmino last week for Arnautovic, don't like how Firmino has been dropping so deep recently.

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    3. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Vardy

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  12. The Overthinker
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Views on Mkhitaryan as an option?

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    1. El Matador
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Lol

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    2. Cookie Kid
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Yeah him and Walcott

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  13. Longlatini
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Diangana or Camarasa?!

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    1. JustPark
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      D

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      1. JustPark
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        *if he keeps his place.

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  14. El Matador
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Anyone benching Maddison this weekend and getting rid as soon as deadline passes for Martial?

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    1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Me!!

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    2. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      I'd play him if I was keeping him.

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      1. Going Home
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        He’s injured and declared unavailable

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        1. Epic Fail
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          That's what auto subs are for.

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  15. Eden Wizard
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Deviating from the template hard before wildcard, spectular things in store in 12, 13 & 14

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    1. fclackless [Brazil Nuts]
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Making more and more desperate moves to correct previous ones is a recipe for disaster

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      1. IRBOX ⚽
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        This

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  16. TeddiPonza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Barkley will be benched this weekend isn’t he?

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    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Yeah probably

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    2. Sweetboi
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Looks likely with Kovacic being benched.

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    3. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Playing against his old club - classic tactic by a new manager is to fire him up and put him on, but playing tonight is a pointer in the opposite direction.

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  17. Sweetboi
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    a) Maddison > Gudmundsson

    b) Hojbjerg > Diangana (Bench Maddi)

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  18. FPL ZB
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    1 FT, Barkley, and 1.2itb, so many things are tempting with that

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  19. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    So Richarlison is apparently a doubt for the game against Chelsea as he didnt train today source: @ALANMYERSMEDIA

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    1. #FPLBhuna
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Lol

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    2. Rash
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Rather timely with the recent article

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  20. #FPLBhuna
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Guys not sure how accurate but apparently richarlison didnt train today

    See tweet: https://twitter.com/ALANMYERSMEDIA/status/1060605287479066624?s=19

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    1. Pieterke30
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Can the nightmare please STOP???

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    2. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Did any of them train today?

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  21. Blens
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Mitro and Jota for Arni and Milner for a -4 yay or nay?

    Or alternatives for Milner...will literally be all I have ITB

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  22. Bubbles1985
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Fab
    Mendy-Luiz-Robbo
    Rich-Dilva-Shaq-Haz-Diangana
    Arnie(c)-Kun(vc)
    Pat-Wilson-WanB-Peltier

    I have 3.3m itb and 1ft

    Wilson > Laca and bench Diang?!

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    1. zotter
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Save but play Wilson over dia

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  23. camarozz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Is twitter comment about Maddison all we know right now?? Do we know if he will be back after IB??

    Save FT as planned and play Doherty v arsenal??

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    1. Going Home
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Puel made it clear it wasn’t major but deffo out this week

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    2. Mysterion
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Yes?? No??

      Maybe??

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  24. zotter
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Schurrle to Barkley for a hit or play :

    Ryan
    Vvd. Mendy. Doherty
    Salah c. Hazard. Richarlison. Diangana
    Aguero. Vardy. Jiminez

    Hart. Diop. Schurrle. Awb

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    1. spencersas
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      You gotta be crazy to transfer in barkley for a hit.

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  25. Going Home
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Maddison to Shaqiri seems sensible, right? Think he slightly edges Barkley on fixtures and the fact he didn’t even travel midweek should put him in the starting XI this week

    Any other thoughts?

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  26. Monkey Hanger
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    GIROUD GOAL.

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  27. JustPark
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Giroud G
    Emerson A

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  28. Leaf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Terrible article that shows how far this site has sunk .
    2 weeks ago , on just 2 weeks data I hear scoutcast was saying he was such a bad proposition now up front .
    Another 2 weeks data and he’s now gold ?

    “He has finally adapted to playing centre forward role”

    Stats are pretty meaningless in such a small sample .

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    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Might as well have just said "He scored 2 goals so he must be good."

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    2. Alan The Llama
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Apparently he was "spurred on by the criticism".

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      1. Mysterion
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Marco Silva is a lurker on here...

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      2. Leaf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        🙂

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    3. Geoff
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      What about the eye test?

      He looked off it and uncomfortable before but looks better to me now. Do you see a difference?

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      1. Fitzy.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Yeah, what Epic said... 😉

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        1. Geoff
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          He's essential 😀

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  29. FC nelo
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Would you do TAA to Alonso for a -4? Think he might be benched and if so Doherty off the bench.

    A) TAA to Alonso (-4)
    B) Keep TAA

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    1. FC nelo
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Also, why is my email signature image appear here? 😛 :/

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  30. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    oh noo hazard limping ?

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    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Meh, swop to Sterling if injured

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      1. Pieterke30
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Not possible. Cant make 7 transfers without a WC

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