Captains
26 December 2018 3946 comments
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The Boxing Day-orientated Gameweek 19 looks to be taking Fantasy managers back in time, with the captain battle appearing to be between two of last season’s usual suspects.

We’ve gone over those doing well in the poll before doing a comparison between the individuals themselves, their teams and their opponents in order to find the best candidate.

Captain Poll

The Gameweek 19 captain poll indicates that this week the most popular skipper will be either Harry Kane (£12.5m) or Mohamed Salah (£13.2m), much like it was for so much of last season.

The Tottenham Hotspur forward led the poll with a tally of 38% just over 24-hours ago but that has since been cut back. He now claims just 30.9% of the vote, sneaking out Salah who sits on 28.7%.

Way off in third place is Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (5.0%) while Kane’s Spurs colleague Son Heung-min (£8.5m) has just 3.4% backing.

Eden Hazard (3.4%), Marcus Rashford (2.9%) and Anthony Martial (2.6%) are the other contenders in this bracket of support.

Not a single Manchester City player has more than 3% backing in the poll, with Raheem Sterling (£11.5m) languishing far down the list on 2.4%.

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

    Sorry for rp
    Captain
    A) Haz
    B) Auba
    C) Rashford

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

      A

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

      A

    3. Garlana
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      A

    4. Pukki Party
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      C

  2. Lignja
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Last time when picking C was so hard to me was between Auba and Salah when Salah scored ht, good that I picked Salah, don't know should I keep faith in him or go for Kane

  3. WVA
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Bench Alonso and play Laporte to avoid an Alonso 1 point cameo's? Lots of strong rumours suggesting he will be benched?

    1. BenDavies
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      If Alonso is benched I don't think he will come on, as a Chelsea fan.

      1. ChelseaGuy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Seconded

        1. Oh Maddison
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Thirded

      2. shearer9
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Do you think he will be benched?

    2. Klopp For The Kopps 😆
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      If Salah was guaranteed starting, it would have been easy choice but that risk is what puts Kane ahead for me.

      1. WVA
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Kane is not guaranteed to start either though

  4. tommo-uk-
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Fabianski

    Kola/Docherty/Digne/AWB
    Hazard/Son/Rich/Anderson
    Kane (C)/Aub

    Subs:

    Speroni/Fraser/Bennett/Kamara

    Just used FT to bring in Hazard for Sterling. Will use the Jan wild card to help bring in a few city cover once the unpredictable selection Xmas period is over.

    Kane C good to go?

  5. UnitedFan
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone see Salah being benched to keep him fresh for (ARS, mci)?

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Nah
      Weds Sat Thurs

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

      I do, makes complete sense to me to rest mo

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

      Unbenchable at the moment especially with other pool attacker’s struggling . Minutes could be managed if pool are in a comfortable position during the game

      1. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Also he doesn’t celebrate Christmas, right?

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

        surely by that logic he could just keep him on the bench and to be called upon if needed. It is newcastle after all !

    4. FPL_DON
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I think he'll be rested klopp is often guilty of it

    5. Oh Maddison
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      As a non owner, I hope so. As a football fan, hope not. Difficult choice, but chances are he might be benched with those fixtures coming up. Liverpool without Salah should manage Newcastle without him.

    6. drughi
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Would mean 8 days off Before arsenal, why ? I see 65-70 minutes Before taken off

    7. Pariße
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      He'll start but come off early.

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

    Play Snodgrass or Torreira?

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

      Snoddy

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

        Snod

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

      Snodgrass for me

    3. Natural Selection
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Snoddy

  7. Hand of Dog
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Best defender for a one week punt?
    Was tempted by VVD, but a bit scared he'll be rested.
    Although the same could be true for loads this week.

    1. shearer9
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Shaw

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

      VVD doesn't need rest, he walks with seven-league boots. Also Gomez still injured

      1. Hand of Dog
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Ha good point

  8. BenDavies
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Start one.

    A) TAA
    B) AWB

    1. Railwayman
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      b

    2. Pukki Party
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      A

  9. Catastrophe
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Chances of TAA starting?

    1. Teomi
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      25%

    2. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I'm going with 51%

    3. Takedog1
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      nah

  10. LǝgleSs e|even
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Screw this Martial business. I'm going with Son

  11. LIARS POKER
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Emery

    "We're going to play the next match in Brighton and we are going to play at full-strength."

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Sauce?

    2. TAT
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Auba (C) locked!

    3. ChelseaGuy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Laca up top then

  12. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    So much potential for rotation and resting players...it's going to be carnage!
    Or it might not be...who knows!

  13. Ravager
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Was hopeful there'd be some leaked news on here or something. I wouldn't mind losing Robertson but can't bring myself to it

  14. SomeoneKnows
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Who to captain?
    A) Aubamayang
    B) Hazard
    C) Richarlison

    How to bench?
    1) Doherty
    2) AWB

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

      B2

  15. NobodyF*cksWithTheJesus
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Please help me pick three of these to play:

    Alonso
    Robbo
    Doherty
    Digne
    Awb

  16. Rinseboy
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Any of these worth a hit?
    A- Schindler to Trippier (and bench AWB first sub)
    B - Hoj to Richarlison (and bench Jiminez)
    C - Sterling to Salah?

    Pat
    Doherty Kola AWB
    Sterling Hazard Sane Anderson
    Kane (c) Rashford Jiminez
    Hamer Zaba Schindler You
    Thanks..

  17. jimmy.floyd
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    A Sterling Chicharito to Salah Kamara -8
    B Sterling to Haz -4
    C Niether

  18. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Robbo gonna rest midweek?

    1. yakirh
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I would rest him

  19. JenkoJunko
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Start:

    A. Fraser
    B. WB

    Ta very much 🙂

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

      B

  20. Woy_is_back
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Start Hart or Lossl?

    1. jimmy.floyd
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Hart

  21. 8ball
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Sterling to Son or hold? Have Kane and Leroy

  22. tisza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Any Everton fans about?
    Is Silva going to learn from his mistakes at Watford and give a tired Richarlison a rest?

    1. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      What?

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

        Why is that confusing

  23. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Bought Martial over Lingard due to all the “advice” on here
    Going to regret it

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

      Why would you? Besides you’re the one making the decisions for your team, nobody forced you to follow ”advice” did they?

      1. LǝgleSs e|even
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Shut up

  24. Takedog1
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    would u do wilson>> jiminez free?

  25. Jinswick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Who looks the better option out of Siggy and Richarlison these days?

    1. tisza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Wouldn't be buying either until Everton break their run of form. Even before Spurs have been struggling. Watford outplayed them at Goodison as well.

  26. Teomi
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Benching dilemma, bench one?
    A Alonso
    B Laporte
    C AWB
    D Doherty

    1. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Alonso

    2. Latch86
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      D

    3. YEAH PITCH!
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Laporte.

  27. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    First on bench

    A Digne or
    B AWB

    1. E25
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I'm on awb

  28. E25
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Start Lingard or Fanderson?

  29. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Wait WTF is Martial injured!???!! People saying he's not been seen with the squad and is carrying a knock

    1. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Speculation

  30. THFC4LIFE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Looking over the stats in the members area for Salah/Kane and Bournemouth/Newcastle still can’t decide who to captain out of the 2

    Owners of both who you going for?