Scout Notes

Coleman and Digne display attacking threat against Monaco

The pre-season picture continues to build as more Premier League teams played summer friendlies over the weekend.

We’ve got all the latest Fantasy talking points as Everton, Crystal Palace, Norwich and Brighton were in action on Friday.

AS Monaco 0-1 Everton

Coleman scored the only goal as Everton beat Monaco on Friday

Goals: Seamus Coleman (£5.5m)

Assists: Oumar Niasse

Everton defenders Seamus Coleman (£5.5m) and Lucas Digne (£6.0m) both demonstrated their attacking credentials in Everton’s win over Monaco on Friday.

The right-back scored the only goal of the game with a brave header inside the six-yard box after an effort from Oumar Niasse.

Meanwhile, Digne, his colleague on the other flank, went very close with a spectacular left-footed volley from a Gylfi Sigurdsson (£8.0m) corner.

Between the two full-backs was young centre-half Lewis Gibson, who has been involved in all three pre-season matches so far.

In fact, no Everton player has registered more minutes in the summer so far.

Admittedly, he did give away a penalty against Monaco but the word is that he has largely been impressive.

Whether or not he has a serious chance at breaking into the first team is another matter entirely though.

With plenty still up in the air about Everton’s defensive situation, it would premature at this stage to seriously discuss Gibson’s potential for the season ahead.

We must remember that Yerry Mina (£5.5m) missed the first portion of pre-season as it fell under his extended leave following Colombia’s quarter-final exit from the Copa America last month.

The centre-back arrived back in training on Monday morning, along with Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£6.0m), and will fancy his chances of starting alongside Michael Keane (£5.5m) against Wigan on Wednesday.

Furthermore, the future of Kurt Zouma remains up in the air and should have an impact on the centre-back situation at Everton this season, as we found out in THIS MEMBERS’ ARTICLE.

“In terms of Kurt Zouma, he’s a very good defender for us, very good player, very good person and professional. I want him here, simple as that. We are competitive with the centre-backs we have in the team and he had a very good season at Everton and I can understand why they want him. But he’s a Chelsea player and I want him. I want him to be happy. He’s working really hard and if he competes and plays well, he plays.” – Frank Lampard

Gibson’s Under-23s colleague Nathan Broadhead has also been involved extensively in all Everton’s pre-season matches so far.

The winger has caused opposing defenders plenty of problems so far and may hold promise for the future.

However, like Gibson, we certainly can’t predict extensive first-team involvement this season just yet.

Richarlison (£8.0m) is set to return to Everton training on Monday, July 29 following a victorious Copa America campaign with Brazil and is ahead of Broadhead in the pecking order.

However, it is worth pointing out that Theo Walcott (£6.5m) and Bernard (£6.5m) have both been around for pre-season but still have fewer minutes to their names than Broadhead currently.

Finally, Everton’s pre-season campaign so far might have indicated who Marco Silva’s preferred second-choice goalkeeper is.

Despite limited summer minutes so far, Jordan Pickford (£5.5m) is still the number one, but Maarten Stekelenburg (£4.0m) has been the most-used so far.

It had been thought that Jonas Lössl (£4.5m), arriving from Huddersfield Town, would be the England international’s understudy, but Stekelenburg has impressed in pre-season so far.

Against Monaco, he put in a particularly strong display, with a string of decent saves, also saving the penalty conceded by Gibson and smothering the rebound effort too.

Everton (4-2-3-1): Stekelenburg; Digne, Keane, Gibson, Coleman; Schneiderlin (Davies 46), Gomes (Adeniran 83); Broadhead (Walcott 46), Sigurdsson (McCarthy 78), Bernard (Mirallas 78); Niasse.

Nottingham Forest 1-0 Crystal Palace

Roy Hodgson has not hidden his concern over Palace’s defensive problems in pre-season

Goals: None

Assists: None

Crystal Palace’s defensive problems continued as they were defeated by Championship side Nottingham Forest on Friday.

That came after a 6-2 loss against League Two outfit Barnet earlier in the week, with Roy Hodgson lamenting the defensive situation at Selhurst Park in the wake of injuries to James Tomkins (£5.0m) and Mamadou Sakho (£5.0m) as well as the departure of Aaron Wan-Bissaka (£5.5m).

“We really don’t have any defenders, to speak of. Aaron’s gone and we’ve got three others injured. We will have to do the best we can to make sure we replace [Wan-Bissaka] in some way.” – Roy Hodgson

Those issues led to another start at centre-back for Martin Kelly (£4.0m) alongside Scott Dann (£4.5m).

Joel Ward (£4.5m) continues to appear the temporary replacement for Wan-Bissaka as he started at right-back again.

There has been some interest in Connor Wickham (£4.5m) as a third-striker during pre-season but he wasn’t treated to any minutes at the City Ground, remaining an unused substitute.

Christian Benteke (£6.0m) remains the most nailed-on forward player for Palace’s Gameweek 1 line-up as he spearheaded a 4-4-1-1 attack.

The Belgian striker currently has the third-most pre-season minutes among Palace players, while only Alexander Sørloth’s total of 225 is greater than his 224 in the forwards’ department.

Supporting Benteke against Nottingham Forest was Jeffrey Schlupp (£5.5m), who was deployed as a number 10/second-striker in the 4-4-1-1 formation.

Meanwhile, Wilfried Zaha (£7.0m) continues to be absent from Palace’s pre-season campaign.

The fact that he was missing from the matchday squad in Nottingham caused some fans on social media to further fuel rumours that he is leaving the club.

However, Zaha simply remains on his extended leave period after involvement in the African Cup of Nations this summer.

Ivory Coast were eliminated from the tournament in the quarter-final stages on July 11, still only 11 days ago.

Extended leave after major international tournaments is typically three weeks, and if Zaha were to follow suit, he would not be back in the Palace fold until the first week of August.

That would mean the only pre-season friendly he could participate in would be the visit of Hertha Berlin to Selhurst Park on August 3.

Crystal Palace (4-4-1-1): Hennessey; van Aanholt, Dann, Kelly, Ward; Meyer, Milivojevic, McArthur, Townsend; Schlupp; Benteke.

Schalke 1-2 Norwich City

Pukki (right) has started pre-season just as he finished 2018/19 – in the goals

Goals: Teemu Pukki (£6.5m), Moritz Leitner (£4.5m)

Assists: Patrick Roberts (£5.5m), Pukki

Teemu Pukki (£6.5m) continues to look sharp in pre-season as he scored and assisted in Norwich’s 2-1 win over Schalke on Friday.

The Finland international already opened his summer account as Bonner SC were defeated 4-1 earlier in the week.

While these are only pre-season matches, impressive performances and a hand in three goals show that Pukki’s confidence is still high since winning the Championship Golden Boot last season.

The ex-Schalke forward could have come away with another goal against his former employers a few minutes later but forced a good save from Markus Schubert.

Norwich’s loan signing Patrick Roberts (£5.5m) also continues to draw some attention on the right flank of attacking midfield.

He has now racked up 195 pre-season minutes in three matches, only four players managing more, none of them in his position.

The Manchester City man assisted Pukki’s opening strike against Schalke, having also set up Adam Idah’s first goal against Bonner SC.

That takes his assist total for pre-season two so far, more than any other Norwich option so far.

There was welcome news for Daniel Farke in the defensive area of the field as centre-back Ben Godfrey (£4.5m) returned from the injury picked up in the first pre-season match against DSC Arminia Bielefeld game.

Christoph Zimmermann‘s (£4.5m) remains out with an injury that could see him miss the start of the season.

It had been assumed that Timm Klose (£4.5m) would come in alongside Godfrey, but is yet to play a single minute of pre-season.

Meanwhile, centre-back Grant Hanley (£4.0m) has registered more time on the pitch than any other Norwich option this summer.

Norwich XI (4-2-3-1): Krul (McGovern, 46); Lewis (Heise 83′), Godfrey, Hanley, Aarons; Trybull, Leitner; Cantwell (Idah 86′), Stiepermann (Hernandez 75′), Roberts (Byram 75′); Pukki (Srbeny, 75).

Crawley Town 0-1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Goals: Taylor Richards (penalty)

Assists: Max Sanders

It was almost entirely a Brighton youth team that beat Crawley on Friday.

Of the 18 players involved in the friendly, only one of them currently has a price in FPL.

That is centre-back Matthew Clarke (£4.5m), who recently joined the club from Portsmouth.

The fact that Graham Potter chose him for this match, with most of the first-team used the next day against Fulham, probably indicates that he will not be troubling Shane Duffy (£5.0m) or Lewis Dunk (£4.5m) for a place in the first team just yet.

Leon Balogun (£4.5m) is yet to play his part in the pre-season friendlies given his time at the African Cup of Nations with Cameroon.

However, a second-round exit for the Indomitable Lions should see him back in time to provide the first line of cover.

Meanwhile, Tomer Hemed, who spent the 2018/19 season on loan at Queens Park Rangers, was handed 45-minutes against Crawley.

Brighton (4-2-3-1): Walton (Sanchez 46); Sanders, Baluta, Clarke, Cox (Cochrane 61); Ahannach (Gwargis 61), Roberts (Kazukolovas 74); Mlakar, Hemed (Spong 46), Gyokeres (Davies 61); Connolly (Richards 46).

1,579 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Rhinos
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Here's a question for all you managers with Wilson or Vardy as your most expensive striker. What happens if Arsenal smash Newcastle and then you look at your gw2 team and see your only captain option is Salah at Saints?

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      You captain Salah

    2. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      They’ll probably be pretty happy still

    3. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Then I guess you're f'ed

      1. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Because you have to Captain Salah against the Saints - because there is no way he gets points there.

      2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Whilst it’s not a plum fixture, I’d have absolutely no qualms captaining Mo GW2

        Are saints defensively solid under Hassenhutl? I think they still ocmcede quite a few -you’d have to think Liverpool would score, and every time they score, hereks a good chance Mo is involved

        THe alternative is Raz home to spurs which could also be gold in disguise

    4. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Salah at Saints is Mint!

      1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Salah + Mane is like orgasmic.

    5. The Overthinker
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Vardy loves big fixtures 😉

    6. Rhinos
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Even if you own Kane he's at Man City and would be daft to transfer put as has NEWC gw3

      1. Ask Yourself
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        This people also expecting they’ll have no other problems or desires allowing them to do a constant Auba Kane Hokey Cokey. Such luxuries don’t exist so early on

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

          One option I’m considering is going Laca over Auba and matching him with Kane. Depending on set up there’s then a move from Laca to a City mid in 3 when their fixtures get much tastier.

          1. Ask Yourself
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            Could be a more cost effective solution but you’ll have to accept it is less effective. It would mean having sterling or salah aswell and causing a disruption in overall quality of your team. Also even though laca may be playing striker and Auba on the wing, laca is not as involved as Auba by a long way

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

              Yep

              It feels a bit of a compromise that’ll fall between all stools. There’s also the prospect of starting Auba Kane up top in a big 3 team and then switching Auba to Sterling in 3. Could work.

              But I’ve been shouted down when I suggested City in weeks 1 and 2 weren’t that tasty

              1. Ask Yourself
                • 7 Years
                4 years, 8 months ago

                Previously they have been dominant in such fixtures but the strength of the opposition has increased vastly with West Ham injecting real quality and spurs with ndombele. Both will be good matches to start with but from GW3 city will accelerate. I prefer the spurs/City rotation from GW3 tbh it is a perfect rotation for a long time check it out

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

                  That’s pretty much how I read it too. Kane Sterling looks great from 3 on - just worried when Raz will hit his inevitable CL rotation

    7. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Be happy with Salah as he's a good option and less inconsistent than either Arsenal striker, with better fixtures as well.

    8. Oooof
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I guess anything is possible

    9. Werner Bremen
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Still have Sterling lmao
      Gonna get me some points against Spurs

    10. I Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      What's wrong with captaining Salah against Southampton?

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

        Mo away is rarely if ever going to be the best option out there . He’s a good chance of a return of course but probable minimal return.

        Southampton are a big unknown. Last season defence was Brighton bad really. But Ralph may be setting them up quite differently this time and will have had a full preseason. I think I’m expecting them to be sounder.

    11. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Well Kane isn’t an option

      Sterling home to spurs or salah away to Southampton

      Salah still captain imo

      Arsenal still have Burnley and provided they don’t go backwards again like the beginning of last season it’s not really a big worry

      1. Rhinos
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Alls I'm saying is don't be blinded by city and liv being the best 2 sides. Aub a hell of a pick early on

        1. The Overthinker
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Completely agree with the last sentence

        2. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          If you pick Auba you most likely have to sacrifice one of Salah or Sterling. I don't think Auba will outscore those two and you can't have them all.

        3. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          He's a good pick, but he's very annoying to own. Often goes many games without scoring.

        4. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Be careful of that psychotic fraud of a manager of his

          I vowed to never get Auba again after the messing about with him last year

          He’s in
          He’s out
          He’s on
          He’s off
          He’s on the wing
          He’s up front

          Emery is an FPL nightmare

          1. The Overthinker
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            Is Emery worse than Pep?

            1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
              • 14 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

              Pep is the original Bald Fraud

              Emery is the new challenger to become king of the frauds

          2. Ask Yourself
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            He’ll start this year in his best position, RW. Big points to be had early on don’t miss out

            1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
              • 14 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

              *shudders at the thought of trying to predict Emery*

              1. Ask Yourself
                • 7 Years
                4 years, 8 months ago

                I am emery goodebening

                1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                  • 14 Years
                  4 years, 8 months ago

                  Are and but not potato sometimes

          3. Rhinos
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            Arsenal only play once a week for the first month so gotta think Aub will start

    12. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      people have everything planned out now

      I assure you, one auba, aguero, kane haul with a salah blank and the knee jerkers will be out in full force

      1. The Overthinker
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        😀

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

          What happens if Auba starts on the wing against Newcastle and Lacazette gets a hatty?

          1. The Overthinker
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            People bring in Laca and in GW2 laca blanks and auba scores a hat-trick

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

            What happens if Steve Bould rolls back the years to score one?

            1. Rhinos
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

              Arsenal smashing Steve Bruce's Newcastle would hardly be a surprise

    13. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Why isn't Sterling an option? I'm captaining him then.

      1. Rhinos
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        of course he's an option It's just that the Arsenal Burnley fixture stands out that week especially if Tarkowski leaves

        1. The Ejiptian King
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          I can't have every premium for every good fixture, quite happy with Salah and Sterling/Aguero that week.

    14. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Out of interest, Rhinos, what happens when, say Sterling hauls and Auba blanks and you haven’t got Sterling because you have Auba and you can’t fill your team with 11-12m players?

      Or if Wilson gets, like, 25 points in his first 2 games and Auba gets you 8 or 9?

      Or Kane destroys Villa.....

      At what point do we accept that some players that we don’t have are going to haul on weeks when the premium assets we do have don’t?

  2. fantasyfog
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    When does the site recommended ream come out?

    1. Rhinos
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      aug 9th and whatever you do don't copy it

      1. fantasyfog
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Haha that bad?

    2. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Usually after press conferences. The scout squad comes out on Thursday though

  3. bryant
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    I'm liking how my team looks atm, still some small decisions im sweating over but thats inevitable
    Fab (Button)
    TAA-Robbo-Zinc-Coleman (Kelly)
    Salah-Siggy-Bilva-Fraser (Dend)
    Wilson-Vardy (Greenwood)
    coleman->digne or zinc-> walker worth downgrading fab or taa/robbo to vvd?

    1. fantasyfog
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Nice I'll copy it ta

  4. Ci Siamo
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    My team really is coming down to whether I go the Vardy route or Kane route, such s tough decision as I think both will have a great season....

    Only thing I do know is, I will 100% be captaining Salah GW1. Which best suits me?

    A) Kane route

    B) Vardy route

    C) Get both, downgrade Sterling to KDB

    1. The Overthinker
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      B - Dare to Punt

      1. bryant
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        c

    2. Mo Mané No Problems
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Vardy

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

      Which one do you see as most likely to haul in the first 6/7 weeks? They’ll both return of course but premiums are there for the big returns no?

      To me there is only one answer to this question. Probably the wrong one of course 😉

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

    Ceballos on a loan from Real to Arsenal will be confirmed in the next days. No option to buy.

    Decent that, for both parties involved. Probably won't be a great FPL asset, but he could do some work with Torreira and Guendouzi behind.

    1. The Overthinker
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Means cs for arsenal early on. Nice

      Just need to sort which defender to go with

      1. Ask Yourself
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Leno and AMN essential

        1. The Overthinker
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Bellarin back , is he?

          1. Ask Yourself
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            Octoberish

            1. The Overthinker
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

              Interesting.

              Could replace Kolasinac with AMN and use that .5 somewhere else ...

              1. Ask Yourself
                • 7 Years
                4 years, 8 months ago

                I certainly would do seeing as kola faces competition from Monreal and tierney given emery wants to play 4231 this year

                1. The Overthinker
                  • 7 Years
                  4 years, 8 months ago

                  Cheers. AMN in

      2. I Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        What does Ceballos have to do with Arsenal keeping clean sheets?

      3. Andy_Social
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Holding 4.5

    2. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Not quite the signing i’d Go for but no doubting his quality. Will ozil stay or go?

      1. CloudSky
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Don't think it matters at this point.

    3. Drip Doctor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Pointless signing if there is no option to buy. May aswell push Joe Willock and see if he has what it takes.

      1. Ask Yourself
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        He will be ready in a year which I think is the plan

        1. Drip Doctor
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          How will he be ready in a year if another body is getting minutes ahead of him?

          1. The Wise Owl
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            Rotation.

            1. Drip Doctor
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

              Well yes, but this is Emerys biggest problem. He rotates too much, the team has no stability/continuity.

              1. The Wise Owl
                • 8 Years
                4 years, 8 months ago

                True, maybe Emery will learn this year.

          2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            he's having plenty of training from the sidelines learning what not to do by watching xhaka play

            1. Drip Doctor
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

              Xhaka is actually pretty important for Arsenal. They had no attack when he was out of the team or playing Lb(!)

              1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
                • 13 Years
                4 years, 8 months ago

                He's probably the best Arsenal have at CM right now which is not saying much. He seems to have moments of madness where his decision making is just unbelievably bad.

                1. Drip Doctor
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 13 Years
                  4 years, 8 months ago

                  He does, but like i said, he builds the attacks, he's the architect. Emery left him exposed last season by playing 2 in midfield.

                  Arsenal are suited to playing 4231 or 433. The need to shoehorn Lacazette in is an issue for them.

      2. CloudSky
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Think getting top 4 is the thought process behind this. Getting the best player of U21 Cup is a decent way to try to get to that point. It also works within the barriers set by their own money/wage possibilities.

  6. Tinmen
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    How’s this team looking folks?
    Any changes?

    Pope
    Virgil Trent Coleman Zinchenko
    Salah Brooks KDB Perez
    Kane Wilson

    1. Ninjaa
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Good

    2. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Pretty good, not a Brooks enthusiast mind.

      1. BigBarn
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Agreed. Brooks to Jota or Laporte and I think it's great.

    3. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Snap! See below. So very good!

    4. No Professionals
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      That's pretty much the team that makes me think I can get sterling in too. Wilson to king, just need another 1.0, should be easy...

      1. Tinmen
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        I’ve tried
        What would you suggest?

  7. Ninjaa
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Ryan (Button)
    Robertson Zinchenko Digne (Dunk Kelly)
    Sterling Salah Siggy Fraser Zaha
    King Deulofeu (Greenwood)

    Or

    Ryan (Button)
    Robertson Zinchenko Coleman (Dunk Kelly)
    Sterling Salah Siggy Fraser Dendonker
    King Firminho (Greenwood).

    Thoughts?

    1. The Overthinker
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      B

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

      Assume you mean Wilson over King in first option in which case that one!

    3. jimmy.floyd
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      A

  8. Bocaginge
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    What’s the thoughts on Maitland-Niles for first two gameweeks?

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Essential not sure why not many have him really

    2. Irish Madridista ⭐
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Hadn't considered him, what are your thoughts? Think he'll play 90?

    3. Gregor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I’ve got my eye on Holding.

    4. Bocaginge
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I really need someone with decent fixtures in first two gameweeks for my template and Arsenal fit that bill and he fits the price range too. I don’t really rate him personally but Newcastle are lacking fire power and Burnley at home could be another decent chance for returns.

  9. sirmorbach
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    A. KDB + Vardy
    B. Sterling + Jota

    team:
    Pope
    TAA, VVD, Laporte, Digne
    Salah, Siggy, Pérez, *
    King, *

  10. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Keep coming back to this team for couple of days now. How is it looking to you?

    Pope (or Heaton)
    TAA Coleman Van Dijk Zinchenko
    Salah De Bruyne Fraser Pérez
    Kane Wilson

    Woodman Greenwood Dendoncker Gibson

    1. The Overthinker
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Template enough which means good

    2. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      That's 1m over budget.

      1. dunas_dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Sorry should be Brooks over Fraser (wishful thinking there!)

        1. Twisted Saltergater
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Ah ok. I only recognised it because I have exactly the same structure and have Lacazette over Kane 🙂

          1. Irish Madridista ⭐
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            Should have paid more attention to those price rises in the early preseason!

            1. Twisted Saltergater
              • 14 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

              doh! 😀

  11. Irish Madridista ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    A) Pogba + Vardy

    B) Brooks + Aubameyang

    ? 🙂

    1. The Wise Owl
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      B

    2. COTTERILL96
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      A

    3. Winston.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      A

  12. The Wise Owl
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    I keep seeing that Mendy is scheduled to be back for 29th July, is that true?

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Looks that way now yeah

    2. Irish Madridista ⭐
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I'll let ya know in a week 😀

    3. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Monitor his Snapchat.

    4. bryant
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      wasnt it meant to be late september? what gives?

  13. COTTERILL96
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Thoughts Please!?

    Ederson
    Coleman Walker Matip
    Sigurdsson Sterling Mane Perez
    Wilson Jota Pukki

    Button WanBissaka Dendonker Hanley

    May downgrade wan Bissaka and upgrade mate to Van dijk????

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

      Absolutely you should - there are so many decent 4.5m defenders around and Matip isn't nailed. Targett, Kelly (B'mouth edition), maybe Fredericks?

  14. Emiliano Sala
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Salah in
    Kane and penalties + VAR tho...
    Sterling in city attack with those fixtures
    Vardy in strong leicester side + 3 tasty matches in first 4...
    Headache

    1. No Professionals
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Yep

    2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Which one of those 4 has missed huge chunks of the last 6 months with chronic ankle injuries... that’s the one I’m ok with missing out on hauls from

      I’d kick myself if I missed out on cricket scores from the other 3

    3. HollywoodXI
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      This has been running around in my head all day. I want all four but in reality can only have two of them. I’ve currently got Salah and Sterling.

      1. The Ejiptian King
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        I think you can definitely have Salah/Sterling/Vardy, it's pushing it to Kane that's the problem.

  15. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    It's a long long Ro-oh-Oaddd
    With many a winding turn
    That leads me to where.....

    Sorry! _Itsalonglongroad just won the 20.40 @ Ballinrobe.
    Brought me to song.

    1. Irish Madridista ⭐
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      He's OOP this year right?

      1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Who? What?

        1. Irish Madridista ⭐
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Itsalonglongroad.. listed as a midfielder

          1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            Have we entered Nania?

            1. Irish Madridista ⭐
              • 13 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

              Yep I think we're through the looking horse..

              1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
                • 6 Years
                4 years, 8 months ago

                You can lead 'em to water
                But you can't make 'em think.

    2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      That leads to your door
      Will never disappear
      I've seen that road before
      It always leads me here
      Lead me to you door

      *cries*

      What a tune

      1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        🙂 Love it!

        1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Just had to put the Beatles on now

          Thanks! 🙂

  16. sirmorbach
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Team A:
    Pope
    TAA, VVD, Coleman, Zinchenko
    Salah, KDB, Siggy, Pérez
    Kane, King

    Team B:
    Pope
    TAA, VVD, Laporte, Digne
    Salah, Sterling, Siggy, Pérez
    King, Jota

    Team C:
    Pope
    TAA, VVD, Laporte, Digne
    Salah, KDB, Siggy, Pérez
    Vardy, King

    1. No Professionals
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Probably B, but easy to make king Wilson

  17. Bocaginge
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    RMT
    Pope/Heaton
    TAA, VVD, Laporte, Digne, Chaz Taylor
    Salah, Sterling, William, Perez
    Wilson

    Ryan, Drmic, Greenwood, Dendoncker

    William is just a place holder; I’m thinking of taking a punt on Mount if he’s going to be playing in the no.10 role and that should hopefully allow me to upgrade Drmic to Jota. Thoughts please

  18. Blanka
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    David Silva getting overlooked?

    7.5m and set to be captain.

    1. Irish Madridista ⭐
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Short answer - yes.

      Still prefer others in that team though.

      1. Blanka
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        I'm scraping the barrel and just pondering him over say Fraser!?

        1. No Professionals
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          I think he'll be rolled out for the big games, but could be limited in those 5-0 tankings

    2. Gregor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      The worry is that he’ll be getting phased out, i’d try and find the money for Bernardo.

    3. bryant
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      i had him over fraser together with bilva but couldnt get over bournemouth's first two fixtures

  19. The Overthinker
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Made a draft and surprisingly the team looks so good 😮

    Ryan
    Vvd robertson Digne stones
    Kdb Fraser Maddison
    Rashford Vardy auba

    Button Gibson elghazi donkey

    1. bryant
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      madness

  20. peteshuk
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    thoughts on this team...a little different from the template

    Ryan (Button)
    Alexander-Arnold Laporte Zinchenko Coleman (Kelly)
    Salah Pogba Bernardo-Silva Sigurdsson (Hayden)
    Aubameyang Murray (Greenwood)

    1. Winston.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Murrey and BSilva, not for me

  21. Winston.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    A. Pope and Wilson or
    B. Ederson and King?

    1. No Professionals
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Close. B

    2. bryant
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      a

  22. No Professionals
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Stuck between 2 teams, advice would be much appreciated.

    Team A

    Pope
    TAA VVD Digne Zinchenko
    Salah KDB Fraser Tielemans
    Kane King

    Team B

    Pope
    TAA VVD Coleman Zinchenko
    Salah Fraser Sterling Moura
    Wilson Deulofeu

    1. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Prefer A

    2. bryant
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      a although it's tough

  23. HollywoodXI
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Thoughts on Ndombele? He looked good in yesterday’s friendly and seemed to be playing an attacking role.

    1. No Professionals
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Nah too defensive

  24. SADIO SANÉ
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    making a GW1/2 team is still proper tempting - I think you can get away with no Sterling in those weeks (won't be captained by too many, but probably will score well against whu) and players like Origi, Moura, KWP, AMN seem decent value for those first 2

    Then in GW3 you can wildcard to a midfield with Sterling & Son and possibly Chelsea/United if any of them look good in the opening two games...the City/Spurs captaincy rotation looks really good from GW3 onwards too...

    1. SADIO SANÉ
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      or in a similar vein but from the start (targeting Sterling/Son captaincy rotation from GW3)

      Pope (Button)
      TAA VVD Robbo Coleman (4.0)
      Sterling KDB Fraser Pereyra (Donck)
      Laca Wilson (Greenwood)

      Laca & KDB -> Vardy & Son GW3...

      Pereyra could be a problem though...

    2. Rhinos
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      if you're fine with a gw3 wc then why not wc gw2 and treat gw1 as a double chip week, could free hit and bench boost

      1. SADIO SANÉ
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        yeah if I do a GW1/2 team it would be a bench boost I think

        1. Rhinos
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          I've toyed with this idea but for me the fixtures don't quite work. It's way better when the big guns have tricky games. Problem is on a free hit you'd want max Liverpool City Spurs and Arsenal, given the prices of their assets its impossible to have a nice combo of those and a decent bench

          1. SADIO SANÉ
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            yeah I've made loads of versions and I'm basically bench-boosting Watford players at home to Brighton, which could still work

  25. peteshuk
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Team 1

    Ryan (Button)
    Alexander-Arnold Laporte Zinchenko Coleman (Kelly)
    Salah Pogba Bernardo-Silva Sigurdsson (Hayden)
    Aubameyang Murray (Greenwood)

    Team 2

    Ryan (Button)
    Alexander-Arnold VVD Zinchenko Coleman (Kelly)
    Salah Sterling Perez Zaha Sigurdsson
    Wilson (4.5) (Greenwood)

    thoughts?

    1. peteshuk
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      team 1 RMT 358
      team 2 RMT 353

  26. Buksil
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Thouhgts???

    Ryan,
    Coleman, Walker, Robertson
    Salah, KDB, Sterling, Tielemans, Dendoncker
    Vardy, King

    Button, Kelly, Greenwood, Gibson

    1. bryant
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      kdb+vardy->siggy+wilson will allow a siggynificant upgrade to dend

      1. bryant
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        also could use it to upgrade kelly or gibson to vvd or laporte so you could bench dendoncker

  27. nkhoughton
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Best combo?

    A) Laporte + Zaha
    B) Zinchenko + Siggy
    C) Digne + 7.5m or less

    1. peteshuk
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      A or B are good

    2. bryant
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      b

    3. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      B or even C with Maddison. Avoiding Zaha until his whole transfer situation becomes clearer

      1. peteshuk
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        alternative to c is coleman...just scored and siggy

  28. Vamos Los Celeste
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    DRAFT N 3

    Ryan button
    Robbo Coleman Zinch Holebas ( kelly )
    Sterling Salah Siggy Moura dendoncker
    King Deulofeu Gru
    Thoughts ?

  29. internal error
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Brendan Rodgers:

    “I give young players opportunities in pre-season, and here’s an example of why: four years ago, I took a Liverpool team to Swindon. I took a 16-year-old boy called Trent Alexander-Arnold. Now look where he is; one of the best right-backs in Europe.” You won't find a manager more humble than Brendan.

    1. Fantasy Gold
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      If he was chocolate he’d eat himself.

  30. Blanka
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Anyone else on the Sterling vs Kane debate with themselves?

    1. No Professionals
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Yep

    2. Rhinos
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I solved it by buying both

    3. Drip Doctor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Sterlings 2 best seasons are better than any Kane has had. Sterling is on the up aswell. Midfielders have more access to points. Little debate here for me.

      1. Blanka
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Fair point, although not by an awful amount, and Kane is 1 million cheaper and probably a better captaincy shout, and has pens.

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

        See your point but here’s the thing

        Last season up to GW 22 when Kane was fit and Auba not rotated all 3 players returned identically. Sterling only win out by seeing the season through. On that basis He could be overpriced compared to the 11.0 boys

        Questions begged I know

        1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Up to GW22:

          Sterling 9G 9A 8CS in 19 games
          Kane 14G 4A in 22 games
          Auba 14G 3A in 22 games

          On non-bonus point returns that’s:

          Sterling 71 points / 19 games = 3.7 PPG
          Kane 68 points / 22 games = 3.1 PPG
          Auba 65 points / 22 games = 3.0 PPG

          I think that higher (non-bonus) point sper game is a big part of the reason why the price difference is there

          Sterling puts the fear of god into me.... I did the Kane/Auba captaincy rotation for a while last year & Mo’s hattrick + Christmas form killed it

          Nothing set in stone though, anything could happen

          1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            *non-bonus & non-appearance!

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

            Part of the deal with Sterling is that he’ll miss at least one game in ten - it’s part of the deal with him. Ppg isn’t the barometer for me - unless you can predict the missed games which we can’t.

            My thought I’d to start with Kane (fixtures) and keep until he gets injured or Kun looks too good. Once he’s injured he’s out permanently. Auba I distrust and if I start him it’s only to switch to Sterling around 3 unless I go KdB. I’ll take the occasional benching

            1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
              • 14 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

              Yep, it was closer to one game in 6 last year - but as a fantasy asset he’s second to none other than Mo for me

              I’ve no problem taking a Kane hattrick vs Villa on the chin, but missing a Sterling haul would just sting too badly

              As an OOP forward in he best attack England has ever seen he just has too much going for him

              The spectre of those ankle ligaments will loom over Kane every time he’s tackled this season!

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

                Agreed really.

                I was on Sterling most of last season - when he wasn’t quite so fashionable! I also had Kane a lot too and he was great - Cardiff apart. It was a perfect move to get a Kun in 23 for the DGW!

                Once Kane goes down this season I won’t be getting him back - he returns too quickly from injury. And lll happily switch to Kun or even KdB in the double up if that looks good. City are unbelievable

    4. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Yeah, I've swapped to KDB and can just about squeeze Kane and Wilson upfront if I can find a viable 6m midfielder. It will rumble on till the deadline. I think having Kane at home to Villa and Newcastle along with his great away record sways me.

      1. Blanka
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Not tempted by King over Wilson, save 1.5m

        1. Revival
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Wilson is the talisman, going to so much worth that extra outlay