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How to handle Liverpool’s blank and the Christmas period

17 December 2019 1726 comments
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The Scoutcast returns to familiar ground ahead of Gameweek 18 where Liverpool and West Ham have no Premier League fixture.

The latest episode starts at 20:00 GMT on our YouTube channel and runs until approximately 21:00 GMT.

We started thinking about our plans for the first Blank Gameweek of the campaign in last week’s episode and are able to take a much more focussed look now that Gameweek 17 is out of the way.

Joe, Karam and Andy will reveal their plans for Liverpool assets as Sadio Mané (£12.3m), Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.3m) and Mohamed Salah (£12.2m) are all without a match.

Meanwhile, Chelsea are proving a problem for Fantasy managers as they have now lost two favourable fixtures in a row, scoring just once in the process.

Our Scoutcast crew weigh up whether to trust them in a Gameweek 18 trip to a resurgent Spurs under Jose Mourinho.

Finally, after assessing the best differentials and clean sheets for the forthcoming weeks, we will discuss how to approach the Christmas period considering that some managers still have a Wildcard to wield.

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  1. Epic Fail
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    And Liverpool are top of the Premier League? Pffft.

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  2. Monkey Hanger
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Lambs to the slaughter.

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  3. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    LiVARpool luck evening out here.

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  4. GENERATION X
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Jack just put his slippers on

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  5. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    These Liverpool kids certainly don't have the luck of the Liverpool 1st team

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  6. Pras (FPL)
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    • 14 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    H.Kane playing DM again

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    1. AllINeedIsCoffee
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Finally found a better team.

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  7. Me Spurs
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Which option would u say is better?
    A: pulisic to moura
    B: pulisic, Chilwell to alli, saiss

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    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      b

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  8. Old Wulfrunian
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Bench two please.
    a)Rico
    b)Aurier
    c)Mendy
    d)Egan
    e)Cahill

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    1. Pipermaru
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      DE, Cahill is injured by the way.

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      1. Old Wulfrunian
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        cheers

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  9. Don Kloppeone
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    If Villa aren’t careful we’ll have to bring on Dixon-Bonner.....

    ..... No, me neither .....

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  10. jorgenoj
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Which option for next two GWs?
    A)Martial
    B) Richarlison

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    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      b

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  11. Pras (FPL)
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Grealish looking very good

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    1. Don Kloppeone
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      He has practiced this nonchalant pose for the bench for the past 2 days. I’ll admit he’s nailed it.

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  12. Jullepuu
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    With Liverpool having so many games in such a short time is it likely that Klopp rotates Salah and Mane?
    Liverpool are leading the league by a good distance and Klopp has done it already this season in a similiar situation

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    1. TheDragon
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      I think they will both miss 1 league game each before GW22

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      1. Party time
          6 years, 3 months ago

          +1

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        • Jullepuu
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          I think so too. On the other hand I don't think that Son will miss any games. What do you think?

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          1. TheDragon
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            Son and Alli have every chance of missing 1 too in my opinion - although it partly depends on how out of favour Eriksen is

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            1. Jullepuu
              • 6 Years
              6 years, 3 months ago

              I don't think that Eriksen is a threat to Son's game time. Son could still be rotated though. Mourinho hasn't been a fan of rotating star players in the past

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    2. TheDragon
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      This is going to really dent Liverpool’s confidence. Losing badly to a poor Villa side.

      Do we think it’s going to hurt their league form?

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      1. Niho992
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        lol

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      2. 7shadesofsmoke
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Relegation imminent

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      3. AllINeedIsCoffee
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        I hope you're joking.

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    3. LarryDuff
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      The attempts at humour on this page are cringe

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      1. Syd.
        • 16 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        I think you might be getting the article and posts mixed up

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    4. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      It must be well past the bedtime for the majority of this Liverpool team

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      1. GENERATION X
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Itll be 5 past soon enough

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    5. dshv
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Pope
      Rico lund baldock kelly
      Sterling grealish alli
      Vardy tammy kane(c)

      Bench . Button soy mane dendo

      1 ft ??? What i have to do.

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      1. TheDragon
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Youve got to hold and give but do it at the right time. You can be slow or fast but you must get to the line....

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    6. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Really like Jota as a differential but surely prone to rotation over this period

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      1. TheDragon
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Which Jota? Wolves or Villa?

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    7. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Kodja too strong & fast, playing him is unfair.

      Bring on Wesley!

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      1. 7shadesofsmoke
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        😀

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    8. Longlatini
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Have the days of Harry Kane as a viable Fpl option gone forever?

      Maybe he has peaked?

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      1. 7shadesofsmoke
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        ridiculous. He was the highest scoring player gameweek before last.

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        1. Longlatini
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          Fair

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          1. 7shadesofsmoke
            • 13 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            you gave that argument up pretty quick! 😆

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            1. Epic Fail
              • 15 Years
              6 years, 3 months ago

              😀

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            2. Longlatini
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              6 years, 3 months ago

              His curve is heading downwards, even with that recent spike, for the sake of argument!

              Will the curve turn back though, that is the question I guess

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      2. TheDragon
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Almost

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    9. 7shadesofsmoke
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      what would you do with this bunch of misfits?

      Ryan (Button)
      Aurier Lundstram Kelly Soyuncu (TAA)
      De Bruyne Son Alli Mount (Mane)
      Vardy Abraham (Greenwood)

      1FT 0.5m ITB

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      1. Longlatini
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Not too shabby

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        1. 7shadesofsmoke
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          Cheers! Maybe i'll roll a trannie over...

          ...might save the free transfer, too 'da dum'

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    10. -Klaus-
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Little known fact: In Trinidad And Tobago, Herbie Kane is slang for a bong.

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      1. TheDragon
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Well known fact: In FPL Harry Kane is slang for blank

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      2. 7shadesofsmoke
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Makes me think of Ato Boldon and his awesome Oakley sunglasses. Man, that guy was fast.

        Must have avoided the Herbie Kane growing up

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    11. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Why all the fuss over this Elliot character? He looks a bit crap.

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      1. Syd.
        • 16 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        The new Pogba

        Needs to play with 10 world class players to look good

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    12. Niho992
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      any chance to Heaton be benched in the league ?

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      1. Rainer
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Nada.

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      2. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Always a chance.

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      3. UTD - HATED, ADORED, BUT NE…
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        He’s a GK - he’ll probably have done about 50 steps by the time the game’s over

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    13. manu4life99
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Thoughts on this WC team?

      Ramsdale McGovern
      Kelly Chilwell Aurier Lund Targett
      Mane KDB Son Alli Grealish
      Vardy Tammy Greenwood

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    14. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      How does it look? Cheers

      Firmino+Mount+Cantwell--->Mousset,Alli,Grealish

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      1. Sid1891
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Looks decent

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    15. Ibra
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Is Salah now better option than Mane? I could switch Mane this week for someone else (Sterling for example) and get Salah after blank. 1ft, 0,3 itb and I really like my other players so I could use that ft.

      My current team:

      Gazzaniga
      Lundstram - Rico - Kelly - Willems
      KDB - Son - Grealish
      Vardy - Abraham - Rashford

      Button - Dendoncker - Mane - TAA

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    16. Marvin.
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Liverpool are the better team here despite the scoreline.

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      1. Syd.
        • 16 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        They sure are

        Unlucky to concede to 2 freak goals

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        1. Marvin.
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          I can't get enough of this Elliott lad. If only he would cut that bloody hair.

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    17. CRO KLOPP
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Just log in, Liverpool with 3 rd squad here,Lovren droped?

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      1. Syd.
        • 16 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        *doped

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        1. -Klaus-
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          #duped

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    18. ZeBestee
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      If you have the luxury of bringing in one of these 2 for free this week, who will it be? And why?

      1) Richarlison
      2) Grealish

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    19. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Klopp OUT

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