FPL Question Time – Consult our panel ahead of Gameweek 18

Who?

medley may start with arsenal defensive issues

But so did Boomerang and Lack of Hat travelled........so why be nervous

As a Laca owner with Balbuena first sub an injury to either of them would be fine by me.

Laca and Auba are both in training pics from yesterday - so would have to be a late injury for one or both to be out:

https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/photos/arsenal?events=775268951&family=editorial&phrase=arsenal&sort=best#license

I’d guess they traveled so that Emery can sub off his main men early if Arsenal are up big. NLD mid-week and Poch showed his intent for that match by benching Eriksen and Son yesterday.

C

Yea. C

Not a fan of those moves. The two you want to sell could easily outscore the two you want to buy. Not to mention Liverpool have Arsenal and City after the Newcastle game.

Pool Defense + City attack 😉

I'm targeting Mane as well, but only in GW 22

That wouldn't appeal to me at all

All of them.

All of them.

Gomez and Matip injured, no real other choice, already gonna have a mid playing right back wile TAA is out, so can't see us play another mid at CB over Lovren.

All of them, he’s the best defender in the world.....

Extremely close, second one just

2

1

2. by some way

2 easy

I’d think of this like:

1) Auba, Allison, Robbo, and Salah

2) Leno + 26

I’d take 2, but it’s close. You need 7 pts from each in 1 to earn a draw if Arsenal concede. It’s possible, but a lot has to go right for option 1.

City midfielders, but nobody knows which ones, I'm putting my chips on Sterling

city assets imo

lol

Auba, Sterling, and Hazard.

Couple of West Ham players. Salah, Hazard, Auba, Sterling, Sane all good options

Joselu
Lukaku
Depoitre

Thank me later, I take payment in pot noodles

Not a great week to be away tbh. Arsenal and City assets look key for next week but their lineups in the cup midweek will provide crucial info.

Cheers all.... apart from FG 😉

Enjoy your holiday, leave the team as it is, chances are you will be better off come next weekend.

TAA to Luiz

Cheers. Was thinking Eriksen > Sane tbh. If TAA is ruled out will chip him too, but dont have more than 5.3 to spend then.

Bore off will you.

jerk that knee

Also considering this. He gets Everton too but he needs to produce much more to justify his price tag.

I do a podcast and line you bring up above, despite saying Kane pretty much "too much money for his returns" I like you, didn't listen to own advice and went him cap, predominantly due to fear. But point being, like yiu, I'm thinking doing 5 man mid

I think that might be a good idea long term. Just hard to drop him with those fixtures.

I remember your post & in all fairness, you were correct.

However you lose a some credibility given "I still captained him over Sterling" - despite both returning similar scores.

All well and good lambasting stats but if you go against them in your own selection, there's not much to fall back on. (If it's such good advice, you should live by your own words.)

Haven't heard it mentioned much around here but surely a possibility with Arsenal and City to come. Hard to say though as Klopp won't want to relinquish top spot. Maybe just managed minutes rather than a benching.

He won't. Would have a whole week of rest.

Digne

Digne maybe?

Luiz for the double up or Digne.

Probably one from Man United

I'd save and maybe play Deeney over Doherty.

Nice team!

Not much you can do when nearly half your money is tied up in 4 players, though.

Laporte to Digne and Obiang to Fraser work, or will you still be short?

Fully agree

Yeah, I'm probably keeping for the next 4-5 games.

Bang on.

People love to panic and make their situation worse by knee jerking.

+1

Kane was awful. Glad people are keeping

Standard FFS knee jerking and points chasing.

You've made the owners happy there.

42.89

I suspect that was his rest, and should start majority of games now until he has to go to Asia Cup in Jan.

I think Stanislas is hindering his game time.

Was good though, AWB jammy bench points. I’m shipping Brooks for Snoddy this week

Bournemouth matched up Wolves's formation and changed their usual shape. So it could be a one-off because of that.

Auba, Hazard, and Alonso. At 61 now. Should be a good gw for me.

Salah, Robbo, Laca and Alonso.

auba alonso robbo torreira

Bellerin, Auba, Hazard

With 2,6,5 on my bench and 56pts for the gw so far

With such value in the likes of Wilson/Jimenez I think it makes sense. I’m going to be doing that same but probabaly not for a hit

He’s returned in 6 out of the last 7 games

That includes vs Chelsea and Arsenal

The one he didn’t he played 15 mins

As nailed as any big hitter

Good fixtures

Good underlying numbers

Eriksen returning

A is basically what I am considering - see above

What if Auba blanks today ??

Lots of value with Chicarito, Jimenez, Rondon all doing bits. Mitrovic was ok as well yesterday - Then Arnautovic when he comes back potentially if fixtures are not too bad

Except one's an Everton defender

Everton very unlikely to get many clean sheets, much like Doherty you are relying on attacking returns whereas with Alonso they are the bonus

I hope so. He's usually great off the bench!

Wasn't he rested against Vorskla?

Can’t see it happening, wasn’t in the squad midweek

It would be surprising unless he has an injury he is getting over (no word of this though). Has not played for over a week. I can see him being subbed early to save him for midweek though.

Not gonna happen

No chance

Bilva and Dilva makes perfect sense. Fanderson doesn't

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxcKyzZYJ04

Bernardo Silva = Bernardo
David Silva = Silva
Felipe Anderson = Anderson

Pretty simple tbh.

Great question as there is only one Anderson. Not as bad as the RAM acronym from earlier this season.

All part of the glorious language of FFS/ FPL. Including:
Bottomed, nailed on, hau, DGW, BGW etc etc

Innovative.

Not the worst punt if can spare the transfers. But think with budget options in particular best to play every week - only way to pick up the highs (and lows)

Different. Is it a poor use of a FT with the fixtures coming up?

No. Unconfirmed, but I think he has a 'chronic' stomach injury which means he needs his minutes managed.

No, think there's something going with him injury/health-wise

I have him and happy with the goal, I think he should be starting them he is there best mid. I'm going 8 good mids and fowards to cope with the rotations.

Hazard Eriksen Anderson Richarlison Sane
Jimenez Aubameyang Hernandez

You would imagine that Eriksen needs to play most games. But I do have a feeling that Poch has copped on to the fact that in previous seasons he was let down by overplaying his assets and not using his squad (or lack of squad).