Probably not more than (-8) depending on the team.

Your last sentence is essential imo. Trade players with / without a fixture this week, and as long as you don't want them back, it's fine.

Do you consider a -12 to be a -6 this week (if replacing fixture-less players)?

Each hit is a -2 if you haven't got 11 so I'd be taking as many as needed for attacking players, maybe not so much for defenders

I think it's more about what you do with your team than how many hits. If they help you long term then it's worth it as even a -16 is only really a -8.

Cheers all - great input.
Sane > Courinho is essential this week for me. Gives me a Sanchez option next week if I want it.
Will likely do Phillips > Carroll if no Phillips this week - would just be making that move somewhere down the line anyway as an enabler.

Phillips & Ibra > Mane & Llorente done -4

Sane & Aguero > Coutinho (C) & Carroll happening after Liverpool presser. -8

Also considering Amat > Olsson for another -4.

Out of all those only Phillips is an active player this week and I expect little from him given recent form. All those moves would essentially be a 10 point punt on 4 players. Carroll or Llorente will go next week on a FT for Kane, the rest prob stay until WC.

United & Soton I think.

Middlesbrough as well.

Yes.

I got in Olsson for -a further -4 yesterday (was on -4 already).
But i got rid of Pieters who has shocking fixtures.
PVA are also not great and with an injury, i think it's a good idea

Funes Mori?

Alli to either Firmino or Coutinho should do it.
Don't take more than -8 hit.

Jaku

Jaku

No rush with sanchez imo, but 1 seems nielcer to me

Kaku

sell.

Couthino is more fun

I went for Firmino and Wijnaldum.

For who? A Non player yes. Alli or someone like that, no!

Owned both Coutinho and Firmino in past - Coutinho was amazing for me until injury. Firmino was incredibly frustrating. I think Coutinho coming back into form and could finish the season on a high

As above

You could get Mane and Coutinho or Firmino?

mane is clearly the best option. however, having a cheaper firmino or coutinho allows u to upgrade elsewhere.

Would take Lloris as I'd prefer a trip of outfield players from them, plus Lloris never get bonus pts. Jaku and Pickford rotate well for now, Jaku out for Valdes maybe down the line to save funds for outfield players.

Are they lowered after DGWS? Firmino was nowhere near rising last night and went up!

yes!

llorente better but Carroll ok too

worth the risk if it's Lukaku/Siggy/Livp milf that have good fixtures for next 2/3 weeks.

It all depends on the players you are selling and buying.

Yeah but that's the risk you take.at least you don't have to worry about the player you replace scoring a haul .like me last week with Alli Hazard and Costa.

This og's and cards and injuries could happen any week. 2pts is just a benchmark people are using. Although I agree taking a hit for defenders that will afterwards be bench fodders is not entirely worth it.

I'm being misinterpreted. I'm almost certainly doing a -8 I think hits fine this week, just pointing out you can't assume it's only -2 if fail

That's why you load up on attackers, mids, who don't get points reduced if they concede a lot, injuries, red cards, missed Pks can happen every game so why bother with those scenarios.

I'm looking at it. Do I have a player for this GW? No, so good chance to get rid of Capoues, De Roons, even Amats and getting players you want for the future. If you go -8, -12 there's better chance some of them gets you good returns and you're even at least, but you're very well set up for next gws.

That's my view nevertheless and I'm OK with it, so go with your gut if you feel differently.

Good luck whichever way you go. 😉

Bringing Coutinho in is even better home to Burnley, probably only a -1 with the clean sheet point 🙂

That could happen anytime. But the fact is more often than not, those things won't happen, so therefore if we try to predict the hit cost -2 is sensible.

A player could get a goal, a clean sheet, save a pen, get lots of assist. But it we don't count that at this stage to value the hit any more than we wouldn't count your potential outcomes. But in general any hits the week will save -2 on average as a minimum to a normal week.

Hits every other week don't always work but they have an average of 2 points less chance of working than this week.

Kane 100%

Both ideally but Kane if I have to choose

Kane. Form.

I'm getting Harry

Kane

Nope, still in my team!

Fully fit and raring to go
Is what I hope T P tells us later.

I've been burnt by Mourinho defence rotation a number of times. De Gea is the one I will go for next week - him or Valencia really

Shaw also in the mix now. I'd avoid them. Rojo Jones and Smalling all played last night. Big game Monday so obviously Valencia is being rested. Bailey and Shaw rested to perhaps. Jones or Smalling to play Monday and swap them around for GW29 maybe? Not worth the risk imo, 2nd leg to be played in Europa also so it's anyone's guess. Valencia is 100% nailed though

Valencia the best option for starts.

Lukaku more explosive and slightly cheaper. Am looking at Hazard instead of Costa as more explosive potential

Would defo want Lukaku for the next 2.

Lukaku seems to be finding some consistency and that goal against Spurs means he is capable of scoring against the big teams. More e profile in the easier fixtures so id be leaning towards him.

I'm going both I think. Of the 2 I'd say costa

Lukaku and get Hazard or pedro, both cheaper than Costa.

Decent squad. You need Liverpool to fire though, based on your 3 Pool mids. Captain Lukaku to hedge your bets imo.

Ibra out for Llorente or Carroll of just anyone

C in my opinion.

So -12 for the GW?

Yes for -12. And if everyone gets atleast 2p, its just -6p.
Going to keep those who get in (Kaku, Firmino, Llorente and King) for a few gameweeks. I think its not even bad to take -12.

Carroll King?

You've got a friend

He certainly is due a goal or an assist or hopefully both.

No reason why he won't do well this week