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The international break meant a pause for the Sorare Academy but we’re back this weekend with another 15 cards to win. 

Remember to enter – free of charge, as ever – before the Friday morning deadline!

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We’re now only a few weeks away from a longer break for the winter World Cup so it seems a good time to take a look at some players who are exceeding expectations this year and might be able to turbo-charge your Academy team as you aim for the top spots.

Here are a few players that came out of the shadows this season to score higher than you might have predicted.

Goalkeeper

Yann Sommer, Borussia Mönchengladbach

We already knew Sommer was good but this year he has been incredible. He’s recently hit two scores over 90 for Mönchengladbach, including the perfect 100 score for his world-beating performance against Bayern Munich – a game in which he made a record 19 saves. 

His next match is against Werder Bremen, which should be a tight fixture with some opportunities for him to be involved in the game.

As well as considering him for your Sorare Academy team, you might want to consider adding him to your Sorare gallery, given that he’ll be one of the goalkeepers involved in the World Cup, as number one for Switzerland.

Defender

Caio Henrique, AS Monaco 

Monaco have started the season brightly and were on a run of three straight wins before the international break, pushing them up to fifth in the table. Left-back Caio Henrique has been key to their form, supplying four assists already this season.

This has translated into some good Sorare scores, including 97, 99 and 93 points in the last five games. He doesn’t need to score or assist to hit those heights either. In the 3-0 away win at Stade de Reims, he amassed 58 points from his all-around play. Stunning. 

 

Monaco are at home to Nantes at the weekend and will go into the game as favourites. The odds of them keeping a clean sheet look high and there is every chance that Henrique could weigh in with another monster score.

Midfielder

Enzo Le Fée, FC Lorient

Sticking with Ligue 1, FC Lorient are another club that are defying all expectations this season. After narrowly avoiding relegation last year, they are now on a record-breaking run that has taken them to third in the league.

They’ve gambled on youth to get this far and one of the youngsters really pushing the envelope is 22-year-old midfielder, Enzo Le Fée. He is active in defense and attack, agile and good on the ball, and is already doing enough to create rumours of a move next summer. His all-around play gives a good platform for high scores with a goal or assist – and he’s had three of those so far this season.  

Lorient face a tough test this weekend against Lille, but the way they dispatched Lyon earlier this season will give them some confidence (Le Fée picked up a goal in that match too). Even if you don’t fancy him for this Gameweek, he’s definitely one to keep on the radar for the future, and if you do decide to add him to your Sorare gallery, he has the additional benefit of being eligible for the U23 tournaments for another year and a half. 

Forward

Erling Haaland, Manchester City

Perhaps it’s a bit of a stretch to call Haaland a surprise performer but it’s worth remembering just how good his performances have been so far this season, and how unusual it is for a player to settle so quickly after a transfer in from another league. 

Yes, it’s still early days and we’re yet to see the impact of rotation (or injury) but his minutes-per-goal ratio is by far the best of any player we’ve ever seen in the Premier League and there is every indication that he will go on to shatter records this season. 

He is a monster in the box but the downside to his play is he doesn’t do much other than touch the ball to put it in the goal, which means you really need him to bang at least a brace to get his score into winning territory. But this is Haaland, so that’s more than possible!

The Manchester derby will be a tense affair but it might not be a low scoring one – there have been very few no-score draws in recent years. Haaland likes the big moments and can play against tough opposition so perhaps we will see him write another part of his story into the record books this weekend? 


Don’t forget to set your Sorare Academy team before Friday’s 11am deadline for a chance to win a prize. Best of luck!

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132 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Patron
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 6 months ago

    A) Pope, Ward, Salah, Toney, 4.3 mid

    B) Leicester gk’s, Sterling, Kane, Andreas

    Cheers!

    1. Patron
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 6 months ago

      Damn, actually andreas in both cases.

    2. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 6 months ago

      A!!!

      1. Patron
        • 5 Years
        1 year, 6 months ago

        Thanks!

  2. SkyByBo
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 6 months ago

    Diaz to maddison?

    Consensus seems to be Diaz doesn't start, then 2 tough games.

    1. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 6 months ago

      I chose maddison over Diaz to bring in, rumours of benching seem strong on here

    2. Patron
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 6 months ago

      Wow that makes it easier for me too

    3. mdm
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 6 months ago

      No

    4. jonnybhoy
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 6 months ago

      Apologies I've missed. Where you seen this?

  3. Atimis
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 6 months ago

    20.0 to spend on 2 mids (No Zaha/Maddison), the blank is no issue, thoughts?

    1) Salah Martinelli
    2) KDB Saka
    3) KDB Martinelli and bank the rest/upgrade elsewhere
    4) Son Diaz (Or someone else)

    1. FPLtfs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 6 months ago

      2

    2. EL_FENOMENO
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 6 months ago

      A

  4. Nate(U)dog(ie)
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 6 months ago

    Ah, I'm glad I caught this article.

    Earlier this week I was reading an article on The Athletic regarding Mbappe and his dispute(s) with the FFF about a variety of things and the disharmony in the France squad ( https://theathletic.com/3615634/2022/09/22/explained-kylian-mbappes-issue-with-image-rights-gambling-and-kfc/ ). One thing Mbappe has had an issue with is sponsorships/advertising agreements with betting firms, and then I read this:

    "In June, he signed up as an ambassador for Sorare, a controversial non-fungible token (NFT) company, which The Athletic revealed involves a secretive “quantitative hedge fund” run by a small group of players hoovering up millions of dollars in cash rewards from the platform.

    The site has been blocked as a gambling website in Switzerland and is subject to investigation by the UK Gambling Commission. The site itself is insistent it is not an investment or gambling product and maintains it is about “collectibles”."

    There's more in an older article ( https://theathletic.com/2972039/2021/11/27/sorare-unregulated-timebomb-fantasy-game-revolutionise-football/ ) about the hedge fund and how "three of the six biggest accounts pool their resources to increase their chances of winning", or how "despite claims from Sorare that it isn’t an investment product, “affiliate” users market it as an investment opportunity".

    My question, then, is about FFS' partnership with this company. I've seen a few here complain about the number of gambling sponsorships/collaborations with FFS, and how many articles advertise these companies. This is yet another company in a similar area, but is actually under investigation by a UK commission currently , and certain aspects of it and how it has secretly been run/works is eerily similar to what happened with Football Index, which a number of people lost vast amounts of money on when it finally crashed. I understand FFS has needed and needs assistance with the financial side of running this site, but surely at some point the ethics behind some of these partnerships need to be questioned?

    I'm not a premium member nor have I been, I've never felt the need for it, I come here for FPL chat of course but above all I really enjoy having a place to discuss football in general. But if there's been anything that has certified my desire to stay away from premium membership, it's been seeing a lot of members saying that they tried to cancel auto-renewal to no avail, or trying to get assistance with membership to get a refund and having their complaints ignored. Perhaps I'm wrong and those cases were solved, but I'm very sceptical of any system which takes payments from users after they've cancelled and criticisms of this being passed off. I feel like a lot of things around here need to be looked at.

    1. FPL Brains
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 6 months ago

      Hey mate. In terms of the first part of your message around Sorare feel free to message; Geoff@FantasyFootballScout.co.uk

      Just for clarity, in terms of how to cancel auto-renewal the steps are;

      - Go to my profile
      - Edit Profile
      - Scroll down
      - The red cancel subscription button, to the mid-right of the page

      1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
        • 3 Years
        1 year, 6 months ago

        Appreciate the response Brains. I may send this on, I may not. I guess from the complaints I've seen from others (some merely to do with things not working correctly on the site and taking very, very long to be fixed, and that's ignoring QOL improvements that are needed), I feel like opinions towards certain things are known about now. The renewal thing was something I had seen from others including having charges on accounts even after cancelling / turning off auto-renew.

        1. FPL Brains
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 12 Years
          1 year, 6 months ago

          Fair comment, what I can say which I can see from my short time being on this side is that there's definitely a dedicated team behind the scenes that are working on improvements (perhaps they/we should shout about them a bit more when rolled out). Feedback is known and is being worked on 🙂

          1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
            • 3 Years
            1 year, 6 months ago

            Appreciate the responses Brains

    2. Grande Tubarão
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 6 months ago

      I’ve been waiting 3 months now for a response to numerous emails about my auto-renewal - they were quick enough to send me emails from the same address on other topics.

      I’m starting to think they don’t want to talk about it.

      1. Now I'm Panicking
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 6 months ago

        Don't worry, Az is on the case now remember 😆

        1. Grande Tubarão
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 2 Years
          1 year, 6 months ago

          He’s taking notes as we speak!

      2. BUZZBOMB
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 6 months ago

        Stop threatening to reveal bits of yourself to them every Friday then!

        Have you checked spam folders / recycle bin / alter ego account inboxes?

      3. BUZZBOMB
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 6 months ago

        And why are you auto renewing when.... oh wait....

  5. grooveymatt65
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 6 months ago

    Hi guys, what do you think of this WC team? I really fancy trying to fit Salah and TAA in.

    433

    Guita/Iversen

    Cancelo James Trippier TAA/ N Williams

    Salah Maddison Zaha/ Andreas Murphy

    Haaland (c) Mitrovic Solanke

    thanks!!!!

    1. FPLtfs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 6 months ago

      I’m picking KdB and Cancelo, and moving them on for Salah and TAA before their blank.

    2. Gandalf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 6 months ago

      Forward line should only be Haaland Mitrovic Kane/Toney imo

  6. Denis Tueart on the wing
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 6 months ago

    Without showing my team, is any midfielder or forward worth a -4 hit this week?
    (Without Haaland it the equation)

    1. FPLtfs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 6 months ago

      Maybe Maddison

      1. Denis Tueart on the wing
        • 14 Years
        1 year, 6 months ago

        He is my free transfer at present, thanks for the feedback, because I think he looks good for the next few weeks also.

        What about Toney?

    2. Hits from the Bong
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 6 months ago

      Yes

      1. Denis Tueart on the wing
        • 14 Years
        1 year, 6 months ago

        🙂 and......

    3. mdm
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 6 months ago

      Salah

      1. Denis Tueart on the wing
        • 14 Years
        1 year, 6 months ago

        would like it, but I would need to go -8!!

  7. CrouchDown
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 6 months ago

    Hi guys, what would you go for here?

    (A) Jesus to Toney
    (B) Foden to Maddison
    (C) Save

    Henderson

    TAA Cancelo Trippier

    Salah(C) Foden Martinelli Bailey

    Haaland Jesus Mitro

    Subs: Iversen, Neco Andreas Dalot

    1. jonnybhoy
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 6 months ago

      B

    2. mdm
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 6 months ago

      A

  8. jonnybhoy
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 6 months ago

    Evening guys. What to do here bit unsure 1FT 0.4 ITB

    Ederson Ward
    Saliba Cancelo Trippier Cucurella
    Salah Martinelli Diaz
    Haaland (C) Jesus Mitrovic

    Ward Schar Groß Andreas

    A) Jesus to Toney
    B) Diaz to Maddison (not 100% as like Diaz fixture)
    C) Wildcard
    D) Roll

    1. mdm
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 6 months ago

      A

  9. Bishopool
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 6 months ago

    Thinking I’ll stick with my squad… 1FT, 0,5m bank.

    Ward (Raya)
    TAA Tripp Saliba Walker N.Will
    KDB Martinelli Gordon Andreas Jensen
    Haaland Kane Jesus

    Which one would u play? Other three benched.

    a) Gordon
    b) Walker
    c) N.Will
    d) Jensen

    Is it worth Jesus to Mitro/Toney/Isak wagon?
    e) yes
    f) no

    1. mdm
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 6 months ago

      b e

    2. DARE TO BISCAN
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 6 months ago

      D
      If you're looking to move Jesus on soon, Toney v Bournemouth seems a good time

  10. DARE TO BISCAN
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 6 months ago

    Play:
    a) Groß (liv)
    b) Andreas (NEW)
    c) Neco (lei)

    1. mdm
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 6 months ago

      B c a

      1. DARE TO BISCAN
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        1 year, 6 months ago

        Ta. Same as I had it

  11. confused01
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 6 months ago

    Would you take -4 hit to transfer Rashford out (and who for) or would you just play a sub instead? Noting I'd need the replacement to at least get me 4+ points!

    Pope (Ward)
    Cancelo Trippier Perisic (Andersen, Neco)
    Marti Maddison Gordon Rash (Andreas)
    Haaland Kane Mitro
    0 FT, 4.6m itb
    (was planning to bring in Sterling gw10)

  12. undersarmy
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 6 months ago

    Is Maddison gunna rise tonight??

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 6 months ago

      Probably

    2. mdm
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 6 months ago

      Probably tomorrow

  13. circusmonkey
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 6 months ago

    Auction league question:
    Is Lingard out of favour for the foreseeable future?

  14. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 6 months ago

    Everyone scrambling for Maddison but Barnes will haul

  15. circusmonkey
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 6 months ago

    Another auction league question (we're down to the bare bones):

    Who gets most minutes: Podence or Costa?

  16. grooveymatt65
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 6 months ago

    What combo do people like more? I'm on a wildcard and there's 2 last spots I need to decide. I have all the normal template players like Mitrovic, Salah and Maddison.

    a) Solanke + TAA (formation would be 433)
    b) Martinelli + TAA (formation would be 442 with Haaland and Mitrovic)
    c) Martinelli + Toney (formation would be 343)

    thanks!!

  17. EL_FENOMENO
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 6 months ago

    GK on wildcard:
    a) Pickford
    b) Raya
    c) Guaita

    1. BUZZBOMB
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 6 months ago

      BCA in that budget goalkeeper order of those 3 for me.
      Everton will need to do more for me for Pickford. I know Pope at Burnley etc were very decent but will take til 2nd half of season to convince me on EVE def.