Scout Notes

Fraser and Wilson blank as Emery experiments with wing-back system

Our second Scout Notes article from Gameweek 13 focuses on the events at the Vitality Stadium on Sunday afternoon, as Bournemouth slumped to a third successive 2-1 defeat and Arsenal extended their unbeaten league run to 11 matches.

Alexandre Lacazette was missing with a groin strain as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang proved to be Arsenal’s match-winner, while David Brooks demonstrated his value in midfield with an assist – though Ryan Fraser and Callum Wilson emerged from the Cherries’ loss with nothing more than appearance points.

We round up the goals, assists, injury news, manager quotes and Fantasy talking points from an end-to-end encounter on the south coast.

Bournemouth 1-2 Arsenal

  • Goals: Joshua King (£6.3m) | Jefferson Lerma (£4.5m) own-goal, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£10.9m)
  • Assists: David Brooks (£5.1m) | Sead Kolasinac (£4.9m) x2

It seems to be every other week that we make mention of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang‘s (£10.9m) paradoxical performances in our Scout Notes.

The Gabonese forward, not for the first time this season, was peripheral for much of the match, feeding on scraps for long periods and wasting what few opportunities he was presented with.

Aubameyang had sliced wide from six yards from a corner-kick in the first half then blazed over from the edge of the box on 64 minutes, but once again the former Borussia Dortmund striker was to get on the scoresheet in the second half of a league match when he tapped in Sead Kolasinac‘s (£4.9m) low ball with a quarter of the game remaining.

Aubameyang has an incredible knack of popping up with a goal when delivering an otherwise so-so performance and his success is sometimes difficult to fathom from both an eye-test and underlying statistics perspective.

The Arsenal forward – who has admittedly been deployed on the left flank in recent months – has had less than half the number of attempts on goal and shots in the box that Sergio Aguero (£11.5m) has registered this season, but Aubameyang’s winning strike on Sunday moved him alongside the Manchester City striker at the top of the Premier League goalscoring charts.

Aubameyang was deployed centrally at the Vitality Stadium in a 3-4-3/3-4-2-1, with the injured Alexandre Lacazette (£9.4m) not risked by Unai Emery.

The Arsenal boss explained his decision:

Yesterday Lacazette felt a small injury and also we need Aubameyang and Nketiah. Today the most important thing for us is that not only did Aubameyang score for us, he was also working in the 90 minutes. He helped us in all the things, the tactical moments and the defensive moments.

The Gunners meet only Liverpool of the “big six” between Gameweeks 16 and 22, with their fixture swing likely to attract Fantasy investment over the Christmas period.

Aubameyang – and Lacazette – must surely enter the premium forward equation at this point, in spite of what we have often seen on the pitch and in the members’ tables.

Perhaps crucially, the Gabonese forward’s goal conversion rate is hovering – as it did last season – around 30%, marking him out as the most clinical big-money striker in the division.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan (£6.7m) and Alex Iwobi (£5.5m) flanked Aubameyang in attack, and those simply looking at the attacking KPIs from this encounter on the south coast would have been impressed with the Armenian midfielder’s numbers.

In reality, though, Mkhitaryan had an afternoon to forget.

Despite 11 penalty box touches and seven shots on goal, the former Manchester United man lacked any conviction or confidence in attack, only hitting the target with one of his efforts and fluffing his lines in several presentable situations.

Mkhitaryan’s afternoon was summed up on 69 minutes when Aubameyang sent him through on goal, only for the chance to go begging when the Armenian first took a heavy touch and then completely mishit a shot tamely wide.

Iwobi was busy down the left flank without ever looking a real menace and in reality, it was perhaps Lacazette who came out of this match with his reputation enhanced, with his presence missed in the Arsenal frontline.

It will be interesting to see if Emery perseveres with a 3-4-3 when Lacazette is fit, with Aubameyang set to move over to the left flank and one of Mkhitaryan or Iwobi to drop out in whatever system he chooses going forward.

A victim of this formation change is Mesut Ozil (£8.3m), who was only among the substitutes at the Vitality Stadium on Sunday.

While Ozil could potentially line up in one of the front three positions, he is undoubtedly more effective when playing in “the hole” behind a central striker. A 3-4-3 certainly doesn’t seem a good fit for Arsenal’s biggest wage-earner.

Emery said of the German midfielder’s omission:

We thought how we can be better in the match today which is very demanding with the physicality and the intensity – but every player is important. Also today we tried with three centre-backs like we’ve done at some stages this season and it’s another possibility for us to improve and find our best performance.

Two beneficiaries of Emery’s tactical experiment were their full-backs.

Kolasinac was the headline-grabber with two assists, with Arsenal’s opener coming from the Bosnian defender’s cut-back that Jefferson Lerma (£4.5m) smashed past his own goalkeeper.

No Premier League player in any position registered more penalty box touches than Kolasinac in Gameweek 12, underscoring just how prominent the Arsenal wing-back was in Bournemouth’s area.

Only Mkhitaryan had more touches in the final third than Kolasinac in this match, with the Bosnia and Herzegovina international firing into the side netting with a chance on 78 minutes having had a presentable opportunity with his head midway through the first half.

Hector Bellerin (£5.4m) got into plenty of threatening positions too, registering as many penalty box touches as Aubameyang and Callum Wilson (£6.8m) managed at the Vitality Stadium – though without much end product.

From an attacking perspective, both Bellerin and Kolasinac are tempting mid-price options for the fixture shift in Gameweek 16.

Unfortunately, though, the Gunners offer precious little in the way of clean sheet potential (it’s now just two shut-outs in 13 Premier League matches) and Emery’s side were often exposed down the flanks, particularly when the Cherries hit them on the break.

Bournemouth’s equaliser on the stroke of half-time indeed came from a counter-attack after an Arsenal corner.

Emery discussed his switch to a wing-back system after full-time:

We played like that in pre-season and in Qarabag, and it was an opportunity for us to find our best performance, best system and best combinations.

For example today there was Sead Kolasinac and Alex Iwobi which is a very interesting combination. Also when we are pushing with Hector Bellerin wide we need some players for balance.

The most important thing for us is finding balance in the defensive moments because we are conceding more goals than we want, but we don’t want to lose our good performances in attacking moments with scoring and the players performances.

But we need to improve and we need to do more.

From a Bournemouth perspective, their performance mirrored the one given in their 2-1 home defeat to Manchester United earlier this month: full of effort, occasionally threatening but ultimately outclassed.

Joshua King (£6.3m) came back into the side alongside Wilson up front, with David Brooks (£5.1m) moving over to the right flank to accommodate the Norwegian’s return to the Bournemouth attack.

Brooks and King combined for the Cherries’ leveller, building on good work from Wilson and Ryan Fraser (£6.2m) after a swift breakaway from the home side.

Brooks’ move back to the right of midfield didn’t dent his attacking threat too much and indeed he had what looked like a perfectly good goal ruled out for offside on eight minutes, before driving a low shot at Bernd Leno (£4.8m) that the German goalkeeper comfortably held.

The Wales international was also only a yard or so away from connecting with Fraser’s whipped cross after the break.

Brooks’ assist means he is now narrowly outscoring Fraser over the last eight Gameweeks, by 35 FPL points to 33.

Fraser’s performance, while full of industry and far from awful, was worrying from a Fantasy perspective, with the Scottish winger not registering a single key pass and only having one effort on goal – a free-kick from out wide – in his 90-minute showing.

That he only recorded one penalty box touch was indicative of how on the fringes he was when Bournemouth were mounting their attacks.

Set-piece duties remain a valued weapon in his armoury but the tricky Brooks looks the bigger threat in open play and, at £5.1m, is eminently more “benchable” for trips to Manchester City, Spurs, Manchester United and perhaps Wolves, plus the visit of Liverpool, in the next seven Gameweeks.

Wilson blanked on Sunday too, not really having any clear sights of goal and perhaps being outshone by King, though Howe paid tribute to both of his strikers after the game:

Joshua King did well physically today and added a different dimension to the front line, working well with Callum Wilson. I was very impressed, they were a threat in the opening period. They pinned the centre-backs back and gave them a problem in behind.

The goal was great from my perspective, defending deep and transitioning into a clinical finish at the end of a counter attack, so it’s a shame for them we didn’t get anything from the match.

Nothing went right for Lerma on Sunday, with the Colombian midfielder hitting the post from distance in the second half after his comical own-goal in the opening 45 minutes.

His afternoon was summed up when he picked up his fifth yellow card of the season, meaning that he will miss the trip to the Etihad next weekend.

Charlie Daniels (£4.2m) came in for the injured Adam Smith (£4.5m) in Howe’s only other change to his starting XI.

Emery meanwhile downplayed any injury worries surrounding Lucas Torreira (£4.9m), who had a solid game in central midfield before his withdrawal on 79 minutes:

He said to us that he was a little tired and that there was a possibility. He was giving us good balance but also we have to be clever because he played with the national team for two matches and sometimes you need to listen to the player when they sometimes need rest. This change was because we need to give him a rest.

Bournemouth XI (4-4-2): Begovic; Francis, Cook, Ake, Daniels; Brooks (Stanislas 72′), Gosling (Cook 72′), Lerma, Fraser; Wilson, King (Mousset 80′).

Arsenal XI (3-4-3): Leno; Mustafi, Sokratis, Holding; Bellerin, Torreira (Guendouzi 78′), Xhaka, Kolasinac; Mhitatyan, Iwobi (Ramsey 80′); Aubameyang (Nketiah 90′).

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1,320 Comments Post a Comment
  1. SpaceCadet
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Bur - New score predictions?

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      2-2

    2. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      0-0

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Yedlin or balbuena ???
        😛
        I've got Gudmundson

        1. Tempestic
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Balbuena, although i’m not sure what difference it makes considering he played on Saturday...

    3. balint84
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      2-1

  2. Cheese Crunch
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Anyone know the origins/meaning behind Mitro's goal celebration? Shaking a faulty mobile telephone??

    Mooy doing at least once in Sunday's game.

    1. Afghanistanislas
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I can remember Luca Toni doing it about 10 years ago as well, not sure of the meaning though

    2. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Yes, clubs please call me and buy me ...

  3. George James
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Anyone know if next game week on sky fantasy is a DGW?

    1. Zladan
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Such lack of Sky coverage on this site means most forgot about it. You’d be lucky to get an answer here. No idea myself, try Twitter.

  4. pakornk
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Upcoming gw should be interesting, many big teams should deliver. People doing - 4s when their original players should be scoring points anyway.

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Yes. 65-70 avg score !!
      City playing born
      Pool playing toffies
      Chelsea playing Fulham
      + good fixtures for Arnie, north London derby can be a goal fest !!

    2. noquarternt
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      You mean Hazard to Sterling?

      If he's injured it's a great move. But any transfer before midweek breaks is mad let alone a hit.

  5. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Is it time to admit defeat in the cheapie rotation game and just go for a Liverpool or City keeper ?

    The pack are falling away, the favourites of Fabs & Pat are a bust flush and the only ones clinging on are those who have had a penalty save .... which won’t happen too often

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      not really a defeat when it allows a solid attacking set-up

      what we do with extra 3-4m is important though since those premium defenders are likely to deliver on consistent basis...

      1. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        I was talking about the keeper - 5.5 mill over 4.5 mill seems worth it ?

        1. Holmes
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          yeah, that is worth it

    2. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Yep

    3. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Lossl could be good though

    4. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Yes.
      Currently with Alison

    5. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Definitely - DDG set the trend last year & Ederson/Allison continuing it this year

    6. Demel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      The save points count for a lot. TAA is cheaper than Alisson and offers attacking potential. Ederson uses up a City slot. Fabianski is coming into great fixtures and could match both. 4.5+4 is still the way to go for me.

      1. Lilac Breasted Roller
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah, staying with that approach for now. On Ryan now, going to switch to fab

      2. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        There are always positives and negatives ... TAA rotated when Alisson will not be, you get the wrong ‘extra’ City mid who sits out a few games, the cheap keeper has a bad run ... all of this pushes you into transfers & hits when added to injuries ... butterfly effect 🙂

    7. Zladan
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Wait for Lloris in a few weeks.

      1. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Him too, Spurs keeper with Liverpool, Chelsea & City defence looks good - solid points base each week

      2. Wally banter
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        ssh! my wildcard first pick

  6. pakornk
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Kenedy, Paterson, Brooks or Deulefeou?

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Paterson

    2. Demel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Brooks. Paterson is a greater rotation risk.

    3. Lilac Breasted Roller
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Brooks

    4. balint84
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Brooks has limited gametime, and if you have fraser or wilson I can't recommend to buy another palyer from that team.
      so Paterson

  7. SuperDan
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Pick one:
    A) Patrico & Laporte
    B) Ederson & TAA

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      B

    2. Demel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      B

    3. Midlands Saint73
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      B

    4. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      B

    5. balint84
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Wolves are not that good

  8. Amey
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    1. Sterling + Martial
    2. Sane + martial
    3. Sane + Dilva
    For -4
    2&3 gives spare money for kun to kane in the future.
    Please pick one.
    Outgoing players salah+holberg
    ( scared of playing Dohert+Bennett in 5 atb if not these transfers )
    Thank you

    1. STONEROSES
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      2

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Thank you mate !!

    2. Demel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I like 3

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Cheer's mate !!
        I am also leaning towards 3.
        Gives me kane for kun next week against Southampton too !!

        1. Demel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Makes sense to me. Silva is consistent and a good price. Sane is explosive and can become one of a number of players if he goes off the boil. Kane at home to Saints looks good.

          1. Amey
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Thank you !!
            All the best mate !!

            1. Demel
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              You too.

    3. balint84
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      3. insane and I love it

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Me too !!
        Thanks buddy 😉

    4. scubasmithy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      3.. by an absolute mile

  9. STONEROSES
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Best one week punt for GW16

    Felipe Anderson (CAR)

    or

    Callum Wilson (HUDD)

    1. STONEROSES
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      *GW15

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      FA

    3. Demel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Callum Wilson. Cardiff have been solid away from home and more points potential from Wilson for me.

    4. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Anderson

    5. balint84
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      the striker

  10. ja_shuaib
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    I'm thinking of selling Wilson.
    Who should i sign?

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Jimmy/mitro/arnie/rondon

    2. Demel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Rondon.

    3. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Really not much else of like value unless you have an extra £3m to spend on his replacement.

    4. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Kane

    5. Teomi
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Zaha could be a great diferential with good fixtures coming up

    6. balint84
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      arnie if fit or murray

  11. Cruyff's Eleven
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Mo + Fraser to Sterling + FAnderson?

    Feels tricky to drop two of my main contributors tbh....

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Martial/dilva instead of fando !!!

    2. balint84
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Salah is better than sterling
      fraser is better than anderson

      easy choice

      1. Cruyff's Eleven
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah, I agree with you. The problem is keeping up with the 32 point hauls though.....

  12. Slitherene
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    If you had to choose one keeper for the next 3, who would it be?

    A) Pickford (liv, NEW, WAT)
    B) Fabianski (new, CAR, CRY)

    Give it a try?

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      B

    2. Demel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Fabs.

    3. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      A

    4. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      B

  13. pjanns
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Hazard injuried??

    Ryan
    Alonso - TAA - Robbo
    Sterling - Hazard - Fraser - Mane
    Jiminez - Arnie - Aguero

    (Hamer - AWB - Højbjerg - Peltier)

    GTG, right? (So far)

    Nextr GW: Aguero --> Kane

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Gtg !!

    2. Demel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Looking good.

    3. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      GTG

  14. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Anyone else thinking it's time to invest in a Huddersfield defender?

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah. they're essential.

      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Sarcasm aside they look better value than Brighton defenders right now.

        1. Epic Fail
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Aye, doesn't make them good though. They're still Huddersfield. You've got to have a brilliant squad if you're next move is to concentrate on Huddersfield defenders.

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Yes.
      Schindler imo
      4.3 with decent goal threat too

    3. noquarternt
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I'll need cash for Kane etc so could be a good bench boy.

    4. Demel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Drum offers excellent attacking threat but could be dropped when Lowe returns.

  15. KneejerkJoe
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    RMWCT 1-10:

    Fab
    TAA Robby Alonso AWB
    Sterling Hazard Sane
    Aguero Arnie Mitro

    ...Button Fraser Kajal Bennett

    1.1m itb for Aguero-》Kane

    Any changes?

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      No.
      Your bench is weak though imo for a wc team & having 2 city mids with Pep's roulette !!

    2. Eze Really?
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      looking at next 6 weeks and giving marks against rotation, poor fixtures, reaction and template.
      5
      4 7 7 7
      8 4 8
      6 7 6
      1 7 1 5

      1. KneejerkJoe
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks, why you rate Haz so low? I can get Mane/Alli for Hazard and upgrade Kajal to Someone like Paterson?

        1. Eze Really?
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Haz carrying an injury and out of form. As you say, downgrade slightly and upgrade Kajal

          1. KneejerkJoe
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Thanks, I will monitor Hazard in Europe this week, then decide.

            Would you change anything else?
            Keeper?
            Mitrovic?

            Agree with Aguero -> Kane next week, or would you do it right away?

            1. Eze Really?
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Kane in 15

    3. noquarternt
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Would do Fraser to Brooks and be looking for someone more nailed than Sané like Alli or Eriksen.

      Up to you of course.

  16. Eze Really?
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Next weeks side

    Patricio/Fab (Don'y really like either but stuck with them)
    Alonso Robbo Digne WB Doherty (Fairly standard)
    Erik Sane Sterling Richa Martial (Erik for later, Sane punt on gametime, Richa Martial unsure0
    Laca Arnie Ings (All possibly injured, Laca only good in 3 weeks)

    Views

    1. noquarternt
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      How can you be unsure on Richarlison just one gameweek after hyping him to the moon?

      1. Eze Really?
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Not a case of hype. I knew I wanted for good home fixtures (If that is hype) but always doubted 7 mil maybe on the bench.
        Anyway, It did not work last week and I accept that.

        1. noquarternt
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          You were trying to make it out that anyone captaining Salah/Agüero/Sterling etc were 'mad' because Richarlison was at home.

          Of course he could've scored but you seemed so set on him I'm shocked you've lost faith so quickly.

          Think he's still great value for his price and position.

          1. Eze Really?
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            We had this chat already and you definitely misunderstood me.
            Purely on fixture, Home game and Form Rich was the logical C pick and I thought it mad just to go for captain because of value.

          2. Eze Really?
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Also, every year most of us get a troll.
            Richa is mine so far as I have owned him when getting sent off and getting back and blanks.

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      WC??
      I would want hazard if fit

      1. Eze Really?
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Not done yet. No but -4.
        Haz to Sterling and Salah to Sane.
        I had zero Citeh cover and they are my choices atm.
        It will cost me if Haz goes down so I might do Haz Sterling tonight

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Ohh
          I wouldn't do this transfer.
          All the best

  17. Jebiga
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    What to do with this lot ? Any recomendations are welcome !

    Ederson
    TAA, Alonso, Balbuena
    Salah, Sterling, Hazard, Richarlison, Fraser
    Aguero, Arnautovic

    Sub: 4, Wan - Bissaka, Bennett, Kamara
    0 in the bank
    1FT

    Thanks

    1. Jebiga
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      * Mane instead of Salah

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Mane+fraser >>> dilva/sane + martial

      1. Jebiga
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        have 3 city already

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Ahh sorry didn't notice edd.
          Save then.
          Go for kane in gw 15 instead

          1. Jebiga
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            thanks

  18. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    morning dzzz, Bought Hazard at 11.4

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Ohh.
      Keel faith mate !!
      If he's fit he has Fulham. Also he needs 1 goal for 10 points unlike otheother premium players like salah,kun.
      So i suggest keep calm and watch the press and captain him

    2. Eze Really?
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Why not wait until tomorrow and get him at 11.3?

    3. pakroagain
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I brought him at 11.3..now is going 11.2 and tomorrow 11.1..so sell hazard quickly

  19. Numbuster
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    nightmare week again

    D1. Robertson
    D2. Alonso
    D3. Doherty

    M1. Richarlison
    M2. Hazard
    M3. Salah

    F1. Arnautovic
    F2. Jiminez

    who to bring out 1st?
    Planning to bring in TAA, Sterling / Sane, Aguero / Kane

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Salah

      1. Numbuster
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        thanks.. any comment for the Def and Fwd?

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          I won't lose any of RAD from defense!!
          Jimmy from forwards !!

    2. scubasmithy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Alonso - simply massively overpriced, and Salah - then buy anyone you like as you'll be rolling in cash lol

  20. Zladan
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    How can you sell Hazard before Fulham at home?

    Knee jerkers all over the place.

    1. The Overthinker
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Steps to remove Hazard

      1) log into your account
      2) go to transfers
      3) click on Hazard
      4) remove player
      5) select A replacement
      6) confirm Transfer

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Yep.
      Bad gw and Sterling Sane effect !!
      Hazard (c) for me
      He'll bang Fulham !!

      1. Zladan
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        I got Mahrez a few weeks back and he’s only had an assist in the same time the rest have hauled. Such a bad decision by me.

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Yeah.
          I heard here that pep said him and sterling fighting for rw position.
          So it looks sane is pretty nailed until mendy is back !!
          So you can think of upgrade to sane mate !!

          1. Zladan
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            I have the funds, so will wait until CL matches are done! Cheers!

    3. Jebiga
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      This !
      Captain material if 100% fit

  21. The 12th Man
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Considering a -4 this week.

    2 Free Transfers. With nothing in the bank.
    Fabianski
    Alonso, Robertson, Doherty
    Salah,Hazard, Richarlison,Fraser
    Aguero,Wilson,Arnautovic

    Hamer,Barkley,Duffy, AWB 1FT, zero itb.

    1. Salah,Barkley,Wilson > Dilva,Kane,4.5m -4
    2. Salah,Hazard,Barkley > Sterling,Sane,Alli -4

    1. Eze Really?
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      AWB 1st bench.
      Barcley should go

      1. The 12th Man
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        I might even play 5 at the back and bench my Bournemouth players.

        1. Eze Really?
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Nothing wrong with that. I am doing it due to all 3 forwards injured. (Arnie Ings Laca)

    2. Slitherene
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Salah and Barkley to Eriksen/Alli and Dilva/Sane and bench one of Fraser/Wilson. No need for a - 4.

    3. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      1

  22. Teomi
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    RMWCT?
    1.1m itb for Aguero-》Kane before GW15

    Any other ideas?

    fab
    Laporte AWB Azpi TAA
    Mane Hazard Sané
    Aguero Arnie Zaha

    Boruc - Rich, Doherty, Kayal

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Different and nice team mate !!
      Don't like azpi and zaha though mate !!

  23. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Ings & Kaku (or arguably Ederson) ruined man city's last 2 home clean sheets... Will Wilson or Fraser do the same this weekend

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      No imo!!
      Don't care though as i am city defense less !!
      Going for all out attack 3 !!

  24. InSaneMan-e
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Hi guys. Genuine bench headache here. Perhaps bench richarlison?

    Ddg/Patricio
    Stones Alonso Robertson doherty Shaw
    Anderson hazard martial
    Kun Arnie

    Bench (rich, fraser,ings)

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Yes
      Easy choice mate !!
      Downgrade ddg if you can to release some funds!!

  25. balint84
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    would you selll Arnautovic?
    whou would you replace him? murray or wilson?

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      No.
      Hold on.
      Options aren't that impressive imo. After gw16 you can go for motro though !!

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Mitro*

    2. Numbuster
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      neither.
      BOU will face a tough FDR until Week 31

  26. balint84
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Would you downgrade Schürrle and sell Hazard to buy Sterling? have 2ft

    1. Teomi
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      sell hax before Fulham (H)...? bad idea imho

      1. Teomi
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        *haz

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      No.
      Another way !!
      Hazard is captain Worthy for Fulham game imo

  27. Taegugk Warrior
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Currently on
    Salah Sterling Richarlison Martial

    Have salah and sterling since gw 1 and considering transfer out one of them to hazard this week.
    A. Salah to hazard, this move will give me some cash to upgrade Aguero to Kane later, but it also mean there is no cover from pool attack.
    B. Sterling to hazard.
    C. stick

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      A
      Especially if you have got pool defense to give you cs and odd assist points !!
      Wait for the press though and hazard would drop which is good for you !!!

      1. Taegugk Warrior
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        have TAA from pool defence.
        absolutely i will wait about Hazard condition..
        Thx

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Cheer's

  28. Sandy Ravage
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Best transfer this week:
    A - Anderson (new)
    B - D. Silva (BOU) -4
    C - Sane (BOU) -4

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Sane

    2. Sandy Ravage
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      D - Eriksen/ Alli (ars, SOU) -4
      E - Martial (sou)
      F - Aubameyang (TOT) -4

  29. The King
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    I’ve got .3itb so should I do:

    Hazard -> Sterling right now for free?

    Cheers

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      No

  30. Steiger
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Looking to do either one of these transfers after the CL games, what do you guys think for a -4?

    Salah>Mane
    Fraser>Sane

    or

    Robertson>TAA
    Fraser>Dilva

    Any advice appreciated.

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Sane+Mane
      Although I'd prefer dilva in place of mane if you have city spot left !!

      1. Steiger
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        I see, although I do prefer to have a pool player in the mix too. Thanks