Zahas brotger says he will play, but take that with a pinch of salt

Will probably have to wait for next week's pressers.

My initial guess is Wally fine, Zaha not fine.

dont do it . wait to see on zaha and walcott . why would you wc

Do like that wc team

Good team but a massive benching headache every week!

Could Milner, Richarlison and Moura be Sterling and 2 x 4.5?
Would give you a better starting XI

no

I wouldn't

no way.

a , you got pva for attacking returns not defensive stats . hell come good

Stick for the next 2 i think, unless you're WCing.

hud/NEW are prime fixtures for him to hit some form, and his underlying attacking stats are half decent.

i have him along with alonso,robbo and mendy... tempted to shift him to shaw seeing how bad palace is...

Depends if you can face going without alonso

Go watch the replay of him playing Real in the CL final, he’s world class

i think liverpool defense is gonna be rotated alot with their crazy fixture list , happy i did vvd to alonso last week

My concern is him being benched against Southampton with the upcoming fixtures.

Created 3 big chances and personally I think Klopp is more likely to drop TAA and not Robertson which is just my opinion

As long as my bench is strong enough to cope with the odd rotation hear and there he will be in there for good depending on fitness of course

In general I think fixtures matter a lot less for premium players than the mid to bottom table teams. So would not take out Robertson or anyone else. Liverpool generally have performed better against the top teams under Klopp. So it may not actually be a difficult fixture. Do you think Spurs or Man City will stop playing a high line or passing from the back? If they do then Liverpool can actually score more against them than the more conservative bottom table teams.

Why drop an in-form player?

He is my sacrifice to be able to afford Alonso without taking hits.

penalties are just so random to predict , united had like 3 last year and already have 3 . its so weird

You mean Kane

Maybe pen takers will cost more.

Has the same thing happened in the other leagues that are using it?

If the Premier League bring in VAR then defenders may reduce the number of times they commit the sort of offence that results in a penalty being awarded by VAR.

Also, not all penalties are converted. This might favour those goalkeepers that are good at saving penalties.

In my opinion Shaw is actually a better option than Holebas if you have that .4 ITB but I know its hard to look past someone who has already score so many points.

Yep

Nope, that's it.

Of course… get players your rivals do not have, use your wilcard, go salahless maybe, get a few differentials, Sterling, Maddison for example have very low ownership.
I was sitting at 46k 28 points behind my ML rival, used my WC and I now sit top by 5 points and 5k in the world

Take no hits

Take loads of hits

they've gained 60 points on you in 4 game weeks and you're asking if you can catch them in 34?

I did it 2 seasons ago.

Easily. Just a few decent captain picks can change things around. Best bit of advice I can give is that we're only 4 weeks in; play the game as though you're not chasing and pick the players that you think will do best.

If you start chasing at this stage, you tend to make hasty picks.

Mate you have 34 weeks left to do it. Of course it's possible.

It's quite simple really. You will need 200 jars of pickled onions, a wasp's nest, a nice ripe Epoisses de Bourgogne and an adult male llama. When you have got those post back and i'll take you through the rest of the procedure.

Can you do it? Yes easily, last year i caught my mini league and was 100pts behind halfway through season.

Different ways to do it.
A) play solid, no hits, just play the game as it is intended and have faith.
B) build value, avoid losing value, then have a stronger team in latter half of season. This has been tougher strategy in last couple of seasons.
C) go for under the radar differentials - you only need 2 or 3 to gain ground
D) emulate - this is a bit of a cop out. Follow other seasoned players, and study their moves. They are "experts". Their decisions are mostly rational. This takes away from the 'gut feel'. But it could be saving you from yourself.
E) play solid with any of the above approaches, then go all out in DGW. There are usually a couple of DGWs. A good DGW can easily swing 30-50pts in your favour.

It's not over, it's only been 4 gameweeks. Don't panic.
Also re-frame your thinking. There are another 34 game weeks, you only need to gain 2pts per week.

I have gone Foster holebas(all deadballs) Deeney (pk duty)

B has a higher ceiling. Wilson has been streaky in the past, but BOU looking good so far.

B by a margin.

I'd have Pedro out of that lot...but do not forget Richarlison (he will possibly drop tonight to 6.6)

Pedro and then switch to Richarlison in my opinion.

out of those definitely pedro . ( richarlison and lingard are really good options too)

I'd get Ramsey if on a WC. Maybe Pedro too if your bench can cope with the odd non appearance.

Ramsey, Lingard, Gross worth looking at

Keeping. If he's benched for 1/4 I can wear that. If it turns out to be more will make more considered switch with 2FT.

im doing micky to maddison

Not sold on Maddison yet, I'd bank and reassess with mini WC

I would be worried about Lacazette game time.

Dont like the midfield

Maybe downgrade Lacca and upgrade Kante.

7/10 but i would downgrade salah to mane . and upgrade kante to maddison and hojberg to richy if prices work

Don't swap Salah for Mane

Maybe Ramsey and Mitrovic over Kante and Lacazette.

Why am I seeing so many 4.5 keeper combo's with Hamer?? Hamer isn't even a starter is he??

You don't need 4 premiums. Downgrade Laca to Mitro and upgrade Kante and Fraser

Noone else at the price, I suspect. Leicester do have decent fixtures though and have looked good.

Fixtures, pedigree, Leicester have been decent, huge differential.

Not sure... I'll wait till GW16 to get him for his strong fixtures 😉

Fixtures basically

Outscored Firmino last season. Only 9 mil. No rotation threat. Pens, no more international football.

Just have a decent bench to cover any possible rotation.. Robertson a season keeper for me

Robessential.

I would

Not imo

Def not

Do something like Zaha, Cairney > Wilson/ Deeney, Fraser which will give you a decent coverage for one of Mkhi or Walcott not playing and de-risk having Zaha

I'm holding on personally. Fixture swings are overrated and it's nothing that can't be tackled with 2-3 transfers.

Really struggling with this decision, thinking of pulling the trigger over this international break! Want rid of Walcott Zaha Eriksen and Mkhi!

Prob between GW8 and GW9 for the next international break

If you rotate your big hitters around fixtures you'll likely miss out on a lot of points.

I believe that the smart thing to do is stick with your big hitters, as they will almost always deliver and instead rotate with mid to lower priced players and take bigger risks there.

Removing Salah now for example, since he has tougher fixtures coming up will hurt your OR if he continues to score well.

While removing your 5.0-6.0 players with low ownership won't affect your OR too much, but might give you a big rank boost if it pays off.

So no, I wouldn't use a WC because of a "fixture swing". The ONLY reason to use a WC is if you are not happy with your team. Simples.

And that could happen any GW. There is no right or wrong answer there.

for me second international break

A

1

Not worth it at all.

If you must - do Mkhi + Walcott -> Moura, Pedro this week

Arnie->Mitro week after

Why drop Shaw and Moura?? Just transfer Arnie out and wait for more news on Walcott

Bench not good

I think they'll both be fine. Sterling's is probably a fake injury anyway to get him out of England duty.

Don't do this

Steer clear of Arsenal defence for now IMO

looks strangely like half a team

A very bad version of 532 imo. At least if you are playing 5 at the back get the best picks. Robertson better than Bavies, Shaw better than TAA and anyone better than Bellerin though I would suggest Trippier if you are determined to play five at the back. Downgrade bench if required.

Nay