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How much rotation can FPL managers expect from clubs involved in Europe?

After looking at the forthcoming fixture schedules for the seven Premier League clubs involved in European competition this season, we now focus our thoughts on possible rotation.

This article takes a look back at how Pep Guardiola, Jurgen Klopp, Unai Emery and Mauricio Pochettino approached the group stages of the UEFA Champions League and Europa League in 2018/19 to see if we can learn any lessons from their team selections.

This is uncharted territory for Nuno Espirito Santo and Frank Lampard at their respective clubs, of course, although Santo has experience of European competition with Porto and Valencia.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, meanwhile wasn’t ‘at the wheel’ for Manchester United’s Champions League group stage fixtures but did take charge of the Red Devils in the knockout round.

For this study, we will look at the period of Gameweeks 5 to 17.

The Champions League and Europe League group stages both started after Gameweek 5 of 2018/19, culminating before the games in Gameweek 17.

All bar one of the Gameweeks in question fell directly before and/or after a round of European fixtures, with the exception being Gameweek 15: that set of Premier League matches was the first ‘midweek’ round of league games of the season, however, so we’ll also include any findings in our results.

Manchester City – Pep Guardiola

Premier League appearances for Manchester City players in Gameweeks 5-17

Having won the Premier League in successive seasons, will Pep Guardiola’s focus be more on the elusive Champions League crown this year?

Fernandinho (£5.3m) was an ever-present in the league for City in Gameweeks 5-17 last season, highlighting just how important the Brazilain was to the cause – and the fact that the City boss had no like-for-like replacement for the veteran at the base of the midfield.

With Rodri‘s (£5.5m) capture, however, Guardiola has the capacity to rotate the two where he sees fit – although Fernandinho’s services may be needed on occasion at centre-half.

Despite featuring in all six Champions League group games from the start, Aymeric Laporte (£6.5m) started all but one league match during the time studied, with his rest coming in the midweek Premier League game in Gameweek 15.

Given his experience of playing as a left-sided centre-half, Nicolas Otamendi (£5.4m) may become the bedrock of the City defence in the league in Laporte’s stead – although the Frenchman, uncapped by his national side, had the benefit of recovering during international breaks in 2018/19, something Otamendi doesn’t have the luxury of.

The table above may say that Sergio Aguero (£12.1m) only started nine of the 13 league games in Gameweeks 5-17 but he was injured or recovering from injury in the final four of them.

Aguero only started two group matches in the Champions League and started every single league fixture from Gameweeks 5-13, although was substituted off in eight of those nine appearances.

Gabriel Jesus (£9.5m), by contrast, started four Champions League group fixtures and not a single league game between Gameweeks 5-13.

Raheem Sterling (£12.0m) started all six Champions League group fixtures and his FPL owners paid the price on three occasions, with benchings in Gameweeks 9 and 17 – both of those matches coming three days either before or after a European tie.

Sterling was also a substitute in the midweek Gameweek 15 fixture against Watford.

Only injury prevented Bernardo Silva (£7.8m) from being an ever-present in Gameweeks 5-17, illustrating just how important the Portugal international was to Guardiola last season.

Bernardo had his rests in the Champions League, sitting out three of City’s group games.

The mid-price FPL midfielder has already been benched twice in the league this season, however, suggesting he perhaps isn’t quite the ‘nailed’ option he was for much of 2018/19.

Given the options available to Guardiola in central midfield, we can likely expect plenty of rotation in the middle of the park this season.

David Silva (£7.4m), who turns 34 this campaign, is the obvious candidate for a semi-regular rest, with Ilkay Gundogan (£5.4m) and Phil Foden (£5.3m) waiting in the wings.

Silva had his minutes managed around the Champions League group games last season (of which he started five), being substituted in seven league fixtures and dropping to the bench on a further two occasions.

The anomaly here is Kevin De Bruyne (£9.8m), who was injured for a large chunk of last season and who didn’t make a league start in Gameweeks 5-17.

Looking back at 2017/18 instead, De Bruyne started City’s first 31 league games and started five of the Sky Blues’ Champions League group ties – although Guardiola will surely handle him more delicately this season following his injury problems of last year.

Liverpool – Jurgen Klopp

Premier League appearances for Liverpool players in Gameweeks 5-17

Having already tasted success in the Champions League, there is an argument to suggest that Jurgen Klopp’s focus will be more on the domestic front this year as Liverpool hunt for their first league title in 30 years.

Sadio Mane (£11.5m) and Mohamed Salah (£12.5m) started all six Champions League group stage matches last season and weren’t rested for any of the league fixtures around them.

The two league games that Mane missed altogether (Gameweeks 9 and 15) in the period studied were through injury, with a cut on his foot limiting his involvement to being a late substitute in the Gameweek 16 win over Bournemouth.

Salah’s only rest in the Premier League in the whole of 2018/19 came in that midweek Gameweek 15 win over Burnley.

Roberto Firmino (£9.5m) was benched in Gameweek 9 after returning late from international duty and, like Salah, was also handed a breather in Gameweek 15 as the Reds juggled three Premier League fixtures in seven days.

The Brazil striker was dropped to the bench in two of Liverpool’s six Champions League group games.

At the back, Virgil van Dijk (£6.5m) was an ever-present throughout this period and again looks the safest bet this season.

Having started all six Champions League group matches, Andrew Robertson (£6.9m) missed two Premier League fixtures in Gameweeks 5 to 17 – although one was enforced through injury.

Robertson was benched in the Gameweek 10 match against Cardiff, which came three days after a 90-minute run-out against Red Star.

Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.0m) was benched in Gameweeks 8 and 9 last season, with both matches coming four days either before or after the Liverpool right-back played 90 minutes in a Champions League group game.

Joe Gomez (£5.4m) deputised on both occasions.

Alexander-Arnold was also only a substitute for the Gameweek 16 win at Bournemouth, which was the third of three league matches that the Reds had to endure in the space of a week.

A foot injury ruled him out in Gameweek 17.

A start or two for Gomez at right-back in the coming months perhaps looks inevitable but Fantasy owners will be hoping that Klopp chooses the Champions League or Carabao Cup to hand Alexander-Arnold his feared breather.

Tottenham Hotspur – Mauricio Pochettino

Premier League appearances for Tottenham Hotspur players in Gameweeks 5-17

The situation was pretty straightforward for Harry Kane (£11.0m) last season, with the Spurs striker starting all six Champions League group games and being benched only once.

That came in Gameweek 16, which was not only the third of three Premier League fixtures that Spurs faced in the space of seven days but also came three days before the Lilywhites took on Barcelona in a crucial Champions League tie.

The picture is not quite so clear with Spurs’ midfield assets.

Christian Eriksen (£8.8m) started only five league matches during Gameweeks 5 to 17 but was suffering from an abdominal problem in this period, with Mauricio Pochettino handling his recovery very carefully.

To illustrate this point, Eriksen started every single one of Spurs’ final 21 league fixtures once his issue had cleared up, also starting all seven of the north London club’s Champions League knockout ties.

Following his involvement at the 2018 World Cup and then the Asian Games in August/September, it took Son Heung-min (£9.5m) until Gameweek 13 to nail down a starting spot in Spurs’ team.

Managed minutes were an issue even when Son was established in the team and the South Korea international was substituted in all seven of his starts in the period studied, having made the starting XI in five of Spurs’ six Champions League group games.

With those two players, Erik Lamela (£6.0m) and the hamstrung Dele Alli (£8.4m) struggling for fitness or form, Lucas Moura (£7.4m) was the main beneficiary: the Brazilian started 11 of Spurs’ 13 fixtures around the Champions League group games.

Given that Lucas, Eriksen, Son and Lamela are already up and running this season and the likes of Alli and Giovani Lo Celso (£7.4m) are gradually building their fitness through substitute appearances, rotation in the Spurs midfield will surely be a minefield around their forthcoming Champions League ties.

Pochettino has been a regular rotator of his full-backs in busy periods so we can likely expect to see more of the same this time around, with Toby Alderweireld (£5.5m) perhaps the most secure route into the Spurs backline – the Belgian defender started all but one of the 13 Premier League games around the Champions League group stage fixtures last season.

Arsenal – Unai Emery

Premier League appearances for Arsenal players in Gameweeks 5-17

Unai Emery used the Europa League group stages to mostly blood his second string, with stronger starting XIs not named until the knockout stage had commenced in February.

Emery made at least eight line-up changes in five of the six group games as fringe players were given a chance to impress, so fatigue-led rotation in the Premier League wasn’t the issue that it might have been had the Gunners been in the Champions League.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.0m) made only two starts in the Europa League group stage, with Alexandre Lacazette (£9.4m) making just the one.

Emery is a tinkerer of teams regardless of European involvement, however, as the above table shows.

It should be said that Aubameyang was about as ‘nailed’ as they come until Arsenal started to venture deep into the Europa League: the Gabon international started 23 of Arsenal’s first 25 league fixtures in 2018/19, with benchings in Gameweeks 8 and 9 seemingly less about preservation for Europe and more to do with Emery’s constantly evolving tactical preferences.

Lacazette started eight matches in a row between Gameweeks 5 and 12 but was less of a reliable starter through December as Emery favoured Aubameyang up top by himself – again, though, this had little to do with the Europa League.

Manchester United, Chelsea and Wolves – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Frank Lampard and Nuno Espirito Santo

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has taken charge of Manchester United in four Champions League knockout games and has shown previous when it comes to Europe-led rotation, resting Marcus Rashford (£8.5m) and Victor Lindelof (£5.5m) in Gameweeks 26 and 34 ahead of the PSG and Barcelona ties.

How Solskjaer will treat the ‘lesser’ Europa League, and the bloated group stage in particular, remains to be seen, however.

Nuno Espirito Santo is certainly giving the competition plenty of respect.

Leander Dendoncker (£4.5m), Diogo Jota (£6.4m), Jonny (£5.5m) and Joao Moutinho (£5.5m) have all been benched following Europa League play-off fixtures already and the settled Wolves side we could trust from a Fantasy perspective in 2018/19 looks anything but this season.

Frank Lampard is the great unknown as he gets set to manage in Europe for the first time (with the exception of the Super Cup) but Chelsea’s wealth of options in most positions should provide him with ample opportunity to rotate.

Lessons learned from Gameweek 4

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  1. KUNingas
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    2FTs and 04 ITB

    A) King -> Barnes
    B) King + Robbo -> Abraham/Haller + Pieters

    Heaton
    Robbo, VVD, Digne, Lundstram
    Salah, Sterling, KDB, Martial
    King, Ings

    Button, Montoya, Cantwell, Greenwood

    1. DeathoftheParty
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      A

    2. Shineonme
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      A

  2. theodosios
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    WC Draft

    Pope (Button)
    Otamendi Matip Aurier Lundstram, Kelly
    Mane KDB Ceballos Mount James
    Kane Aguero Ayew

    Opinions?

    1. KUNingas
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I dont like that defence

      1. theodosios
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Why? 🙂

        1. KUNingas
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          I get what you want from them, but I like more attacking defenders.

    2. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Why like it but prefer Auba to Kane

      1. Miguel Sanchez
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        *quite

    3. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      no sterling or Salah, it's a dislike from me.

    4. Shineonme
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Nice team but Aub instead of Kane

  3. Kizza_10
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Can I get people’s thoughts on this wildcard team. Is the team too weak with how many big hitters I’ve got ?

    Pope
    Lundstram Mina Soyuncu
    Ceballos Sterling Salah KDB Mount
    Pukki Aguero

    Subs: Button, Kelly, Hanley, Greenwood

    1. KUNingas
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Yeah too weak

    2. UnitedFan
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Yes.

    3. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Defence too weak

    4. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Don't like your back.

    5. lilmessipran
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Can't really have them all.. upgrade defence

    6. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      How many points do you expect from your defence?

  4. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    RMT please

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      GTG

      1. The King
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

    2. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Perfect team!

    3. lilmessipran
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      10/10

    4. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Not enough Villa

    5. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Its OK but I would remove R and T for O and G and go with OMG

  5. jdp219
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Already spent my FT on Robbo > TAA. Anything in my squad worth a hit, though? Fwds need an update, but worth a hit (or possible WC for Kun)? TIA!

    Pope
    TAA, Zinch, Dunk
    Salah, Sterling, KDB, Mount
    Pukki, Wood, Jimenez
    Bench: Ryan; Donck, Lundstram, Kelly

    1. KUNingas
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Robbo double digits coming.. No need for hit

      1. jdp219
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Yeah, I was worried about that. It would stand to reason that now I've made the move, I would get hosed.

  6. Concrete
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Sterling to Aguero then....

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      What would Jesus do?

      1. Concrete
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Ha...it’s just a comment referring to the article

        Jesus would sit on the bench for 60odd minutes, play in the CL and v Preston....

        1. Miguel Sanchez
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Thats the hope - capping Kun vs norwich and Watford

          1. Concrete
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            There’s a very good chance due to no international duties

            Aguero main man with two weeks ‘off’

            Trying to decide between him and sterling now

            1. Miguel Sanchez
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              You on WC?

              1. Concrete
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 9 Years
                4 years, 6 months ago

                Yes

    2. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Nope.

      1. FOO FIGHTER
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Aguero is Man City at the moment. The man is on fire.

        1. FC Hakkebøf
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          +1

        2. james 101
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Yes

  7. Would an idiot do that?
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    VVD + Jota to Matip + Haller worth a -4?

  8. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Considering becoming a twitter FPL personality. Has the moniker FPLFraud been taken?

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Dont think so although that monikor could be used by 99% of fpl twitter "personalities"

      1. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        That was the point 😀

  9. matiakez
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Anyone considering Vardy on wild card? Fixtures aren't great but he's a form player and I'm not yet fully convinced by Haller or Barnes to partner pukki?

    1. Concrete
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      From gw9 looking to bring him in

    2. lilmessipran
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I am gonna wildcard gw8 and bring him in

    3. Whats the Huth
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Had him from the start.
      I’d get him in now without a doubt. He scores more vs ‘harder’ teams

      1. matiakez
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Interesting thoughts guys, I'm torn between riding kane out for a few more weeks and hold off the WC or hit the button now and go vardy.

  10. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    1FT 1.1 ITB. Still have WC. Save FT hoping Martial is well then do Martial + Vardy -> KDB + Haller/Barnes for freenext?

    Ryan
    TAA VVD Zinchenko Kelly
    Salah Sterling Mount Martial
    Vardy Pukki

    Button Dendoncker Smith Greenwood

  11. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Repost.

    1FT 1.1 ITB. Still have WC. Save FT hoping Martial is well then do Martial + Vardy -> KDB + Haller/Barnes for freenext?

    Ryan
    TAA VVD Zinchenko Kelly
    Salah Sterling Mount Martial
    Vardy Pukki

    Button Dendoncker Smith Greenwood

    1. Whats the Huth
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Why on earth with you sell Vardy
      Sell VVD instead of Vardy

      1. Botman and Robben
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        VVD for whom?

        1. Whats the Huth
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Otamendi? Zinchenko will soon be dropped. Mendy is back

  12. lilmessipran
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Bench one for this gw

    A king
    B lundstorm

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Has to be B

    2. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      B

    3. james 101
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      B

  13. Nolberto Solano
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Which option to complete a WC?

    A) Zinchenko, Salah, Greenwood
    B) Masuaku, James, Aguero

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      A, but with Otamendi

    2. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      B

  14. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Great article, thank you!

    Will be interesting to see if Pep still rotates Sterling without Sané to call on.

  15. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    I like my wc team , do you ?

    Ryan (button )
    Taa otamendi lowton/mings (lundstram)
    Salah kdb lanzini ceballos (Hayden)
    Aguero firmino pukki

    Thanks 🙂

    1. Whats the Huth
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Not really

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        What don't you like about it ? Feedback more than welcome.:)

        1. Whats the Huth
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Sterling over Aguero for me
          Sterling nailed. Kun is not.
          Ceballos is iffy
          Firmino imo is a waste of money. I’d get Vardy instead.
          Not a fan of Lanzini either. But his stats looks good and West Ham do have appealing fixtures.

          1. Ajax Hamsterdam
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Ok thanks a lot.

          2. Concrete
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            The above indicates he’s not nailed as much as people think

    2. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Very similar to mine, so I like it 🙂

      Hope losing Sterling this gameweek doesn’t hurt too much.

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Thanks .

    3. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Did you just ditch Sterling on a WC :/?

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Never had him

    4. james 101
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I’d find a way to lose firmy and get in Sterling

    5. bench boost for every gamew…
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Yeh, going kun over sterling is calculated risk, but he is nailed atm and easy switch if needed. Firmino good stats and much cheaper now which often goes unnoticed by many. And we all know this is firmino season. Firmino to get 18 goals and 14 assist. Better bonus than sala and mane.

    6. Shineonme
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Not really

    7. Markus
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I like it. Calculated risks. I'm not big on liverpool attack double up for harder fixtures (I'd rather pepe + Barnes for lanzini/Firmino if affordable) but could work out.

  16. Bagheri Arce
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Template team ...£1.8 over budget. Who would you drop first?

    Pope/Button

    TAA, Ota, Digne, Soyuncu, Lund

    Salah, Sterling, KdB, Mount, Cantwell

    Barnes, Haller, Pukki

    A) Any striker to Greenwood
    B) Digne to £4m fodder
    C) Mount to Dendonker

    C) is the only option that leaves you with another valid player....but that is largely irrelevant as you have 2 other subs

    1. Whats the Huth
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      A
      But I don’t like any of your strikers.

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        You're joking ??

        1. Whats the Huth
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Why would I be joking?
          Barnes plays for Burnley- they will score perhaps one or two goals a game, perhaps none. He may get you a long list of 2 pointers.
          Pukki is gold for now. Catch is price rise. But if I was on wildcard. I’d be cashing in now.
          Haller is the only one I’m ok with.
          However, I do think we need one top 6 striker in there.
          Vardy perhaps? Cheap and nailed on

          1. Ajax Hamsterdam
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Mmh

            Pukki still have good stats I believe
            Burnley fixtures are very good
            I agree with vardy and will probably get him my wc team

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

            I agree with most of this but trouble is top 6 strikers cost a few extra Benjamins! Barnes and Pukki are still good value even with the (more than) occasional 2 pointer 😉

            Any love for Abraham?

            1. Ajax Hamsterdam
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              My worry with abraham.would be rotation in cl.

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

                Agree, I'm not a big fan of him either

                Is Vardy worth 2 of the downgrades tho. As in both A) and B) for example. I don't think so personally

                1. Ajax Hamsterdam
                  • 9 Years
                  4 years, 6 months ago

                  I have vardy aguero and pukki up front

              2. bench boost for every gamew…
                • 7 Years
                4 years, 6 months ago

                We will perhaps find out soon. Arsenal and Chelsea could be easier fter we seen cl rotation

    2. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      A

    3. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      A for me and easily

    4. AuFeld
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Digne. 3-4-3

      1. In a Rush
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        This is my wild card team apart from
        Barnes ➡️ Maupay (a bit punty I know) and mount ➡️ Ceballos

  17. Miguel Sanchez
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Need a topical UK quiz team name for this week. Any suggestions?

    1. Optimus.
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Mountdown

  18. jdp219
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Sterling and Salah seemingly are switching weeks when it comes to hauls. And I've managed to pick the wrong captain each time.

    So, which of them is the captain for gw5?

    1. Maddi Son
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I like that I know what I'm getting from Norwich's defence.

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Pick the one that feels wrong, seems to be the way to do it nowadays 🙂

      1. jdp219
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Laporte it is.

        1. Miguel Sanchez
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Get your VC in order

    3. Whats the Huth
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I’ve done the same

    4. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Me too!

      Sterling hasn’t hauled since GW1, a week where Aguero didn’t play.

      1. jdp219
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Fair. "Haul" wasn't the right word. Either way, I'm captaining the one who scores less each week.

    5. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Just go for the one that you wouldn't. But personally think Norwich is a much easier defence to score against than Newcastle.

    6. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I would stick

    7. james 101
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Kun

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

      Choose the one you think will do best, and then swap

  19. BigBillyBass
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    How’s this WC looking? 0 ITB

    Pope (Button)
    TAA Digne Otamendi (Söyüncü Lundstram)
    Mane KDB Mount James (Cantwell)
    Aguero Haller Barnes

    1. Whats the Huth
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Not sure on James or Barnes

    2. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Nice.shame Salah can't fit in though

    3. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I would get Salah, still think he will be top scorer 3 times ina row.

  20. FC Hakkebøf
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    GTG?

    Pope
    TAA Dunk Lundstram
    Sterling KDB Martial* Mount
    Aguero (C) Abraham Pukki
    _______
    Button; Ceballos Mina Kelly

    Bench one:
    A) Pukki
    B) Mount
    C) Ceballos

    IF either of Sterling / Agueros minutes are managed I will get in Salah/Mane for gw7 on 2 FT

    1. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Bench C. And get Salah later.

      1. FC Hakkebøf
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Thanks bloodclat!

  21. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Right

    So

    Salah or Sterling?

    Or WC template Haller Pukki Barnes?

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Salah and not keen on template but that's me I like a premium option up front. I actually have 2 in my wc team

    2. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Salah unless you loose value on Sterling

    3. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      You said earlier that you were getting 5 mids in a 3-5-2 as it was non template so why are you even asking this question ?

    4. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Are you going to answer the question above or just continue to contradict yourself post by post ?

  22. Marmalade Forest
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Does anyone have any thoughts on whether I should I transfer Rico to Lundstram?

    +I have the spare money
    +I’m generally happy with my team otherwise
    +I have a FT
    +I still have my WC
    +Lund just looks like the better option

    -It’s not a transfer I really want to make
    -it’s a waste of a FT
    -he’s only my third bench spot

    1. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Save

  23. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    I bet I have a different team from many of the majority template teams. Average GW points.

    I bet there are some who have more or less the same team as me but not majority.

    1. AuFeld
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Let's see your team.

      1. FOO FIGHTER
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Later on.

        1. George Sillett
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          I couldn't give a monkeys what your team is but the very fact that you won't post it up speaks volumes. Do you honestly think that people are hanging around just to see your bit of genius ?

    2. lespaul
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Nobody cares

  24. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    The photo of Pep in this article.

    ROULETTE.

  25. FCSB
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    What to do here please?

    Pope
    Robertson VVD Digne
    Salah Sterling KDB Mount Dendoncker
    Pukki Jota

    Button KWP Montoya Greenwood

    2 FT, 0.3 ITB

    1. use 2FT and do Jota & KWP >> Barnes & sub-5.0
    2. Jota >> Barnes and roll 1FT (play Dendoncker)

    Thanks..

    1. luk46
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Not too much to do, KWP + Jota > Lundstram + Haller? Maybe downgrade Robbo > Otamendi, TAA almost essential tho

    2. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Save FT

      1. FC Hakkebøf
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Scratch that. Ditch Jota

  26. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Those questioning Aguero's playing time.

    Ha ha.

    1. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      So no Sterling for you? Or no KDB?

      1. FOO FIGHTER
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        KDB and Aguero. No Sterling plus Salah.

        Sorted.

  27. FCSB
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Which option (have 2FT):

    1. Jota & KWP >> Haller & Lundstram
    2. Jota & KWP >> Barnes & Pieters / Söyüncü
    3. Jota >> Barnes (save 1FT)

    Thanks

  28. KIRA
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Good day all

    Anyone wanna be at my team at pundits playoff

  29. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Who still gunning for Martial?

    I can understand he is a mid playing as a striker but Lund will get more minutes playing as a FPL defender.

    Martial, where are you?

  30. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    So I have Mount based on his fixtures but the assets to stay away from this season clearly are UTD, CHE an Spurs. Prove me wrong.

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      No better signing this season than James. Therefore definitely get him

      1. FOO FIGHTER
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Bandwagon.