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. Astronautovic
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Play ings over one of my defenders?

    A) trent
    B) alonso
    C) doherty
    D) digne

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

      I´m benching Luiz for Ings. Rumors saying Alonso won't play aswell

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

        Thanks

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

      Personally, I'd play him over all of them, bar Trent if he's guaranteed a start.

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

        Thanks mate

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

    Bench AWB or Digne? Cheers.

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

      Digne

  3. Tomas Brolin ate all Depays
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Kola to Shaw worth a hit ?

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

      No

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

      Nothing worth a hit this week

  4. Js31
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Really struggling. Would value input.
    Bench 1

    Jiminez
    Anderson
    Richarlison

    Cheers

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

      Anderson

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

      Jimi

  5. The Polymath
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    What carnage comments are going to be posted today? Let's here you best. 😀

    1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Steve Nicol benched

  6. SHOOTER MCGINN
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Triple Wolves on the early game could ruin boxing day...

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

      Or make it a wonderful late Christmas present.

    2. SHOOTER MCGINN
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Fab over Pat?

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

        Pat of course

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

    wilson >>> jiminez??

    yay or nay??

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

      yay for free

  8. Les Bleus
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    On WC which is better
    A) Jimi, Luiz and Camarasa 443
    B) Martial, Shaw and Kamara 352

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

    Bottomed.

    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?

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

      Salah, but it's a toss up. Good chance at least one of them gets rested.

  10. Tomas Brolin ate all Depays
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Play a ) AWB or b) Kolasinac

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

      Kola

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

      Kolasinac

  11. Nightf0x
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    A) 1st sub: kamara or luiz?
    B) cap.? Kane or haz?

  12. Dead Lift
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Auba and Luiz to Kane and Lovren for free?

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

    Bench one from:

    (1) Bavies
    (2) Davinson Sánchez
    (3) David Luiz
    (4) Shaw
    (5) AWB

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

      One of the spurs guys

  14. ClothedinSun
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Start: AWB or Digne?

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

      AWB

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

        Really regret not starting Digne...

  15. MartialMatas
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Mata for a one week punt before wildcard?

    Lots of talk of United rotation from Ole

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

      I wouldnt. Go for someone with better chance of starting

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

      Really? I've heard he'll try and solidify a consistent starting 11. Why would be rotate so early after taking over?

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

        He keeps talking about it being a clean slate and everyone getting a chance. Also rotated a lot at Cardiff and Molde.
        I've heard nothing about solidifying an 11. Although obviously it sounds reasonable

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

    Martial owners have a decent bench?

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

      Yep, AWB and Digne will do

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

    Start Hart or Lossl guys?

    :/

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

      Hart

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

        Ta

  18. AD2110
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Start Kola or AWB?

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

      Kola

  19. Tinmen
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Start Digne or Delph folks?

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

      Delph

    2. ClothedinSun
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Digne

  20. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Sane >> Pogba??

    Yes or No??

    Already have Rashford but rumours that sane won’t play

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

    Cappo Salah or Kane?

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

      Salah

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

      Kaner

  22. The Head-Ake
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Patricio
    Luiz - Kolasinac - Shaw
    Haz - Salah(c) - Sane - Felipe - Martial
    Auba - Jiminez

    Subs: Button - AWB - Bennett - Kamara. Took one hit to get there but now that Martial ain't there, should I still save?

  23. mash
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Already got Rashford in, would it be worth also selling Fraser to also get one of Pogba/Martial/Lingard with my FT?

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

    Is it worth doing Sane to Son?

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

      Yes

    2. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I thinking Sane > Pogba as I have Sterling aswell

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

      On free yes but not for a hit

  25. The Overthinker
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Start one of
    A) balbuena
    B) koscielny

  26. Tshelby
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    If I had Salah I would cerainly make him my captain! Stuck with Kane and no confidence

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

      Keep the faith.

    2. BERGKOP
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      No confidence after a 15pt haul and about to play Bournemouth at home?

  27. Gooner97
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Chicha to Ings?

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      What about his next 2?

      1. Gooner97
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Is he fit tho?

  28. McSlu
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Cap
    A) pogba
    B) kane
    ML leader prob cap Kane, so maybe A as i need to gain som points?

    Play
    1) digne
    2) jimenez

    Thanks!

  29. davies
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Kolasinac or Doherty

  30. DR0GBA
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    What transfer to make? i've got £2.4m ITB

    Fabianski
    Luiz Laporte Kolasinac AWB
    Hazard Sterling Sane Anderson
    Ings Kane (c)

    Woodman Kamara Camarasa Diop

    A) Sane > Son
    B) Hazard/Sterling > Salah
    C) Anderson > Son
    D) Diop > Robertson

    Anything else?