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Scoutcast Episode 275 – Thirties

With scores all in the thirties, Gameweek 13 was one to forget for the Scoutcast crew.

After forcing themselves to relive this dire set of points, Az, David, Luke and Joe dust themselves off and look ahead to better times.

Manchester City’s wealth of midfield options come under particular scrutiny during the community questions segment. A total of 44 points from David Silva, Leroy Sane and Raheem Sterling against West Ham last weekend makes this is a group of players that demand attention.

Tottenham’s emerging assets in the centre of the park have also caught the community’s collective eye.

Son Heung-min, Dele Alli and Christian Eriksen all impressed in the north London side’s victory over Chelsea at the weekend. However, the Scoutcast crew are more interested in their premium-priced teammate Harry Kane to help them take advantage of Spurs’ kind set of festive fixtures.

Elsewhere, David reveals some notable team frailties and the players who are set to exploit them over December. Gylfi Sigurdsson is looking such a strong option in this regard that Joe wishes there could be two of the Everton set-piece specialist to draft into his squad.

Differentials, clean sheets, captaincy and transfer plans are also discussed. With the festive fixture list stepping up a gear, this covers both Gameweeks 14 and 15 as both take place during a frantic six-day block of Premier League matches starting this Friday.

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It is also worth mentioning that FFScout moderator Rotation’s Alter Ego has collected this latest episode’s timestamps to help find particular sections. This can be found as the top comment in the Youtube version.

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1,628 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    As a ‘Pool and FPL fan this is a double blow. Thursday night football that Klopp will still want to win is going to mean even more uncertainty of starts and less recovery time. Still don’t want to ditch Salah though!

    1. kime67
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      you gonna have to

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Why is that then mate?

  2. kime67
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    aston vila 5-5 nottingham

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Best game on TV tonight

  3. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Eriksen goal, Alli assist.

  4. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    What are the chances of getting a Mark and Granny Christmas special with the theme tunes.

    1. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      The ghosts of Christmas past.

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

    I swear Manes hair has receded further during this game.

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

      Lol

  6. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Aston Villa with another goal disallowed

  7. lespaul
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Spurs goal

  8. Dr Van Nostrand
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    "All action from Milner tonight" what game are they watching. The PSG physio has run more

  9. DMP
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Im doing Hazard -> Sterling.

    Hazard is injured. Last time he was, he started from the bench. Chelsea was smashed last week. Fulham with new manager effect. Sterling is a sure asset playing in the best team in the league. Who is with me?

    Fabi
    Laporte Alonso Robbo TAA Bennet
    Sterling Salah Richarlison
    Aguero Arnie

    Hamer Murphy Wilson Obiang

    1. DMP
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Forgot to mention the Sterling price rise tonight.

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

      But Hazard has been confirmed not injured? And Southampton of all attacking jokes just put two past Fulham. Has the propensity to backfire spectacularly

    3. lespaul
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      He's not injured

    4. Kanga roo
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Not me. I believe he has been declared fit for fulham

      1. DMP
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Sarri said it should be ok for Fulham. Last time he said the same, he started from the bench.

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

          Wrong. Last time he said he might be able to play 45 minutes

          1. DMP
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            And played 10 or 15.

            1. Kanga roo
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 5 months ago

              Still different.

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

      Sane better pick short term

    6. Mr Bird
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      If you’re convinced it’s the right move then do it... don’t worry about convincing others... if anything, you want them to stick with Haz

  10. That Was Easy!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Here's an interesting one for you...Start 2:

    1) Camarasa (EVE)
    2) Richarlison (liv)
    3) Ings (MUN)
    4) Fraser (mci)

    Thinking the two at home.

    1. Point-one short
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      2 and 3 or 4, regardless of whoever Camarasa actually plays.

  11. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Kabib spotted in Paris and he does not look happy.

    He must be a Liverpool fan.

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

    Hazard to punish sellers this week. Bournemouth much more resolute defensively then Fulham

    1. Bolivian Seaman
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      with charlie daniels and simon francis as fullbacks?

      1. Legendary!
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        I wonder

    2. That Was Easy!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      I brought in Haz 5 weeks ago and missed out on every single one of his hauls. The fear of transferring out and missing another is there, however I'd take Sterling this week a million times over.

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

        Even if rested?

        1. That Was Easy!
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Comes with the territory.

    3. fr3d
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Bournemouth anything but resolute defensively

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

        I said comparatively..

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

          this

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

      It’s one thing to compare defences. But you also forgot to compare attacks.

  13. Dr Van Nostrand
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Goal saving tackle by VVD on Neymar

  14. Fantastisk
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    How on earth was that not a VVD penalty v Neymar?

    1. Dr Van Nostrand
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Got the ball

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

        He just scythed through everything

  15. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Alli covers Kane right.

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

      But not the left.

      1. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Need Sane.

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

      lolll

  16. Surfeit of Lampteys
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    I am an absolute mess. I wanna thank Aston Villa's defensive recruitment and Joe lolley's parents. I will be happy if I never see Tammy Abraham's face again in this league

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

      White mess?

  17. Football Heaven
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Salah > sterling the obvious choice?

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

      Not if you need to ask.

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

    bloody hell need psg to hold on

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

      How come?

  19. Nice to Finally Michu
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Salah > Sterling tonight?

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

      No.

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

      Why not Sane?

    3. AuFeld
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Yes!

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

        Damn it i am pretty tempted to do it .just worried about pep's pc

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

      Nah lets wait for the baldie's press conference

  20. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Should of (C) Bentaleb.

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

    tuchel will be absolutely bad if this goes in loll

  22. Bolivian Seaman
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Neymar hugging dani alves for diving..

  23. tucaoneo
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Do people still want to invest heavily in Spurs for their "good run of fixtures"?
    They need a result against Barcelona at Camp Nou as good as what Inter has against PSV in San Siro. They are going to go all in at Camp Nou. They also have an EFL match against, of all sides, Arsenal. That is not a game to fool around either. Surely there will be a lot of rotation in PL games.

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      The Premier League is the most important competition. It was a must-win for Spurs tonight yet Eriksen and Son were on the bench.

    2. AuFeld
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Nope.

    3. Ghost Gooner
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Kane Alli Eriksen will start enough PL games/minutes to be worth getting

    4. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Kane doesn't get rotated
      Eriksen and Alli have missed a lot of games at the start so should be starting as well
      I think the ones that get rotated are Son, Moura and Lamela and the full backs

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

      Kane won’t get rotated. Eriksen and Alli should play the majority of mins.

  24. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Salah & Richy > Sané & Sterling

    Yes or No

    Will give me;

    Alisson, Foster
    TTA, Alonso, WanB, Doch, Vinegra
    Hazard, Sané, Sterling, Fraser, Diaga
    Aguero, Arnie, Wilson.

    Have option to do Wilson > Jimmy & Aguero > Kane in following week if Kane improves.

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

      Like it

      1. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Sitting here finger on the make transfer button 🙂

  25. LewanGOALski
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    are you guys keeping or selling Hazard after today’s Sarri comments?

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

      I'm keeping, some are selling.

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

        but are you keeping Salah too epic?

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

          Until next week at least. I'll reassess then.

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

      What comments?

    3. abaalan
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      what comments?

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

      I will give him and Arnautovic one more game and see.

  26. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Dammit pool

  27. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    So do spurs go through?

    They drawn for points and GD with inter?

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

      Theres another round of games

      1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Oh yea! 😆

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

      They go through to the Europa League.

  28. Fantastisk
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Neymar's showboating LOOOOOOL

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

    psggg yeahh

  30. Maddi Son
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Would anybody mind posting the source of Sarri's apparent comments on Hazard. Filtered Google to the past 24 hours and still can't find Jack chit

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

      Scout tweets

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

      What's he said?

    3. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      @ChelseaFC
      Sarri says Victor Moses has a back problem so won't be able to play tomorrow. He says Eden Hazard's injury isn't serious and he should be able to play against Fulham on Sunday. #CFCvPAOK

      5:01 AM - 28 Nov 2018

      @BenDinnery
      Sarri: "I am worried that Hazard had a back injury and now ankle. He has lost a lot of training, so it is normal he is not at the top of his physical condition. This week it is useful for him to have training. He cannot play 10 matches in 30 days - sometimes he has to rest." #CFC

      5:32 AM - 28 Nov 2018