Scout Notes

Injury to Gomez may aid FPL managers as Klopp’s rotation bites hard

Our latest Scout Notes article from the midweek round of Premier League fixtures focuses on events in Lancashire, where Jurgen Klopp wielded the axe and changed all bar four of his starting XI from the side that defeated Everton on Sunday.

There was precious little to cheer for owners of the Reds’ most popular Fantasy assets but Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino at least came off the bench to register consolation attacking returns as Klopp’s much-altered side made heavy work of defeating Burnley on Wednesday evening.

An ankle injury picked up by Joe Gomez will have soured the mood in the Liverpool camp but, at the risk of sounding callous and of course wishing the England defender a speedy recovery, we will discuss the possible silver lining for Fantasy managers in the piece below.

We’ll also cover the goals, assists, manager quotes and Fantasy talking points in our round-up of events from Turf Moor.

Burnley 1-3 Liverpool

  • Goals: Jack Cork (£4.6m) | James Milner (£5.6m), Roberto Firmino (£9.2m), Xherdan Shaqiri (£7.0m)
  • Assists: Ashley Barnes  (£5.6m) | Divock Origi (£5.0m), Virgil van Dijk (£6.1m), Mohamed Salah (£13.0m)

While a degree of tinkering was expected from Jurgen Klopp ahead of Liverpool’s trip to Burnley, the scale of his rotation came as quite the shock to the legions of Fantasy managers who were keenly anticipating the Reds’ encounter with one of the division’s worst defences.

Sadio Mane (£9.8m) and Andrew Robertson‘s (£6.5m) no-shows were anticipated after the pair picked up injuries in the Merseyside derby but the demotion of Mohamed Salah (£13.0m), Roberto Firmino (£9.2m) and Trent Alexander-Arnold (£5.3m) to the Liverpool bench for this fixture came as more of an unwelcome surprise.

Klopp made seven changes in all, with only Xherdan Shaqiri (£7.0m), Joe Gomez (£5.1m), Virgil van Dijk (£6.1m) and Alisson (£5.7m) retaining their starts from the win over Everton, and the mass-rotation looked to have been a huge miscalculation after an hour of Wednesday night’s clash in Lancashire.

Liverpool were disjointed in a goalless first half, with Joe Hart (£4.5m) only called into action to make two comfortable saves before the interval.

Worse was to follow on 54 minutes when Jack Cork (£4.6m) followed up parried efforts from James Tarkowski (£4.7m) and Ashley Barnes (£5.6m) to give the Clarets an unexpected lead, a goal that soon prompted the summoning of Salah and Firmino from the visitors’ bench.

James Milner (£5.6m) had drawn Liverpool level by the time the premium pair were introduced and in truth, the balance of the game had already shifted as Salah and Firmino took to the pitch, with Hart saving well from Daniel Sturridge (£5.8m) and Naby Keita (£7.2m) before Milner’s equaliser.

Salah and Firmino had only 25 minutes with which to influence the game but the consolation for their Fantasy owners was that the pair emerged from this hard-fought win with attacking returns – Firmino tapping home a cushioned pass from van Dijk with his first touch of the match and Salah setting up Shaqiri on the counter-attack in the dying moments to add gloss to the scoreline.

Salah might have had a goal himself after some beautiful combination play between the Egyptian and Keita, with both players being denied by the impressive Hart and Phil Bardsley (£4.2m) in the same move.

Rotation aside, the biggest storyline to come out of this fixture was the ankle injury picked up by Gomez midway through the first half.

The sight of the England defender being stretchered off looked ominous and Klopp suggested after full-time that the problem could be a serious one:

It was his ankle. Joe is injured and probably not only a little bit. We have to see, we don’t know in the moment. We sent him home.

The repercussions of a medium-to-long-term injury to Gomez could be significant, given that the England international has been used variously as a right-back and centre-half this season.

Gomez’s absence would leave only Nathaniel Clyne (£4.6m) – yet to play a minute of league football this season – as competition for Alexander-Arnold, while van Dijk’s status as the most “nailed” Liverpool defender would surely only be solidified further with his semi-regular central defensive partner sidelined.

Alexander-Arnold indeed appeared as if he would bank the most fortunate of clean sheets after replacing Gomez on 23 minutes, only for Cork’s opening goal to dash any hopes of a shut-out for his owners.

After almost two years without an attacking FPL return, it’s now two assists in as many matches for van Dijk, with the Dutch stopper providing the telling pass that led to Firmino’s strike.

The former Celtic and Southampton defender was a menace throughout at set plays, registering three headed attempts on goal from dead-ball situations.

Perhaps the pick of Klopp’s “second string” was Keita, who racked up more shots on goal and penalty box touches than any other player on show.

His manager said after the match:

Always when Naby had the ball, at least something changed a little bit. We all know Shaq can play much better – turn in situations, get the ball and be a bit more decisive. The only ones who really tried to do something was Millie with runs in behind and Naby with the ball. Hendo shouldn’t be involved in that – he had to protect all the runners.

So Naby made all the difference in a lot of moments. I think his blocked shot was the biggest chance we had in the first half, I’m not 100 per cent sure but at least it looked like a proper chance; Burnley blocked it. In the second half, the one-two with Mo [Salah] was a good finish and a bit lucky in that moment for Burnley. In the beginning it was really good and at the end. In the middle, we didn’t use him – I was shouting, ‘We have to use Naby!’ because he was not involved, we played long ball and big switches. Naby was constantly played over. When he was involved, he was really good.

The positive news for owners of Messrs Salah, Mane, Firmino and Robertson was that their understudies didn’t particularly impress, with Sturridge, Divock Origi (£5.0m) and Alberto Moreno (£4.2m) very much looking like second-rate versions of the players they replaced without doing too much wrong.

The hope for those hanging onto Liverpool assets over the festive period would be that Klopp has learned his lesson from making too many changes at once, though with seven matches to contest over the next 28 days there will inevitably be further disappointment in the form of a surprise benching in the coming month – as will no doubt be the case with Fantasy assets from other clubs.

Aside from a stoppage-time header from Ben Mee (£4.7m) that Alisson superbly clawed out, Burnley only really drew regulation saves from the Brazilian goalkeeper but Sean Dyche could at least take some pride from the manner of the defeat, given that the Clarets were still in the game past the 90-minute mark.

An ebullient Dyche said:

The mentality and framework and the energy and belief in made five changes and I felt that was necessary.

People sometimes question that, but before we worry too much about tactical shapes, we had to get the right bodies on the pitch tonight.

There were players who deserved a chance and I’m pretty loyal to the players here, but there comes a time when I have to shake the pack.

I thought that worked tonight, but of course it can’t just be about tonight. Those players have delivered and now it’s about taking it forward into the next game.

What we are doing flooded back into the group tonight.

We were knocking those performances out week after week last season and getting our rewards. We’ve come away from that this season, for many reasons. Now it’s about reminding ourselves that that’s what we do and as a performance marker it was important.

Those five changes Dyche alluded to saw Barnes, Tarkowski, Bardsley, Ashley Westwood (£4.5m) and Robbie Brady (£5.4m) come into the side in an admirably positive 4-4-2, with Steven Defour (£5.4m) missing through injury.

The heartening performance from the Clarets and Dyche’s upbeat words afterwards perhaps suggests the starting XI for the visit of Brighton on Saturday will closely resemble Wednesday night’s line-up, with Matthew Lowton (£4.7m), Aaron Lennon (£5.0m), Jeff Hendrick (£5.3m) and Kevin Long (£4.2m) seemingly unlikely to reclaim their positions after Dyche had previously talked of being “too loyal” to underperforming members of his squad.

Burnley XI (4-4-2): Hart; Bardsley, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor; Gudmundsson, Westwood, Cork, Brady (Lennon 71′); Barnes (Vydra 83′), Wood (Vokes 71′)

Liverpool XI (4-3-3): Alisson; Gomez (Alexander-Arnold 23′), Van Dijk, Matip, Moreno (Salah 65′); Henderson, Milner, Keita; Shaqiri, Sturridge, Origi (Firmino 65′).

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1,448 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Football Heaven
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Is it just me or do hits not register?

    1. Les Bleus
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      It’s just you

    2. allaboutthemagic
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Haz and arnie out for Milner and Kane?! Sound a good move?

    3. Better off with a pin and a…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      You don't see them in your headline score on the 'points' page of the website or app, but they do impact your total.

  2. Numbuster
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Captain 1 - Auba / Kane
    Play 1 - Gunnarson / Fraser
    Bench 2 - Alonso / Doherty / Robbo / Bennett / AWB

    TIA

    1. Eytexi
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Auba
      Fraser
      Bennett & AWB

      1. Numbuster
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        thanks.

    2. kanat_karktl
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Auba
      Fraser
      Bennett, AWB

  3. Where dahoud at
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Hows this for the weekend?

    Patricio
    Laporte, alonso, taa
    Mane, dsilva, Richarlison, sane
    Wilson, kane, Jiménez

    Bench, hamer, snodgrass, awb, Pereira

    1. Numbuster
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      i think g2g, if Mane no play Snodgrass get the nod

      1. TLF
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Sane a rotation risk this weekend too but not much you can do, G2G.

        1. Where dahoud at
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Yea was thanking that, was guna take a -4 and take sane out

          1. TLF
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            That would be madness, don't take Sane out and definitely not for a hit. Let your bench do it's job if necessary.

      2. Where dahoud at
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Thats my thanking 🙂 my defence is worrying me as chelsea have city and i have a city and chelsea defender

      3. Eytexi
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        ^gets the snod

        1. Eytexi
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Reply fail to Numbuster's comment 🙁

          1. Numbuster
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            hehe no worries..
            i think g2g, if with Mane Sane absence.. the choice would be 4-3-3

  4. Eytexi
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    (Bottomed): best way to fund City assets for gameweek 18?
    A) Arnie to Rondon, captain Salah/Kane.
    B) Arnie to Wilson, Kane to Auba (-4), captain Auba.

    1. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      A

    2. Numbuster
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      for me.. choose A, but Arnie to Kamara

  5. The Left Duke #3
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Missed Arnies price drop. Went to bed with a sick 3 year old so wanted to wait to sell as need another day to think about who comes in. Will prob need a hit to fund an Arsenal striker.

    Anyone know what % he was on fplstats when he dropped? He was only -52% when I last checked around 10:30

    1. Eytexi
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I checked at 11:30 and was about 80%, left it thinking he wouldn't drop.

    2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      He hit -100 pretty quickly

      1. Numbuster
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        he didnt wear a parachute

    3. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      But he was falling fast mate.
      And alot of managers like me who got very bad gw have overreacted and tool him out for hits for laca/auba/wilson (kane in my case).
      So....

  6. TLF
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Think I will roll transfer this week, make sense ?

    Patricio (Ryan)
    Alonso, TAA, Robbo
    Salah, Hazard, Fraser, Richarlison
    Kane, Wilson, Jiminez

    (Camarasa, WB, Bennett)

    .5 itb.

  7. Egbunike
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Do you think Snodgrass is a good option? Just 5.3m and according to Scoutcast has better underlying stats in the last games than the other WHU mf options. Also 3 assists in 2 games. Thinking Brooks to Snodgrass.

    1. tucaoneo
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I am seriously considering Snodgrass.

    2. Where dahoud at
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Thats exacetly what i done, great value

    3. Numbuster
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      i think he is good.. but Brooks look decent choice follow with Wilson /Fraser together

  8. fenixri
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    A) Alonso + Fraser
    B) VVD + FAnderson

    I have TAA, Wilson and Haz

    1. Numbuster
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      hard choice.. i would bring Fanderson and a cheapo DEF

  9. kanat_karktl
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Captain 1 - Laca, Kane, Richardlison
    bench 2 - Alonso, AWB, Doherty, Balbuena, Diop

    1. Goonsquad245
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Laca

      Alonso AWB

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Laca
      Awb,diop

      1. Cruyff's Eleven
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Why bench 7.1 million?

  10. Jebiga
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Why peoples thinking that Auba or Son will be rested ?

    - Auba reminds me on Alexis Sanchez because he wanted to play every day 90 minutes...
    - Son didnt play a lot of games on the start, and with his current form hes ready for another 90 minutes...

    For me they will start and houls incoming

    1. Karan14
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Moura & Alli will start imo. Cant see both Son & Eriksen starting they are crucial for the game against Barca.

      I dont know if Auba will be rested or not but I believe Laca will start.

    2. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Son is more likely to be rested than auba as they have barca midweek

    3. Distinctly Average
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Think longer term than one gameweek.

      Pretty much everyone will get their rest. Both great picks over a 6 week window, so don’t sweat bud 🙂

  11. Hy liverpool
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Alonso and arnie to kolasinac and laca worth a hit?

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Wouldn't lose Alonso and think there are plenty of sub 7 mil options to replace Arnie

      1. Hy liverpool
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        I have jiminez and don't want wilson?
        Who else? Mitro has utd
        Zaha not in form
        ??

        1. Ekip
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          I’m doing Alonso and Arnie to Bellerin and Auba

          1. Hy liverpool
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Any plans to get alonso back? He has good fixtures after 2/3 gws

        2. Miguel Sanchez
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Mitro - as you say, has Utd

          1. Hy liverpool
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            😀
            Leaning towards him

  12. Miguel Sanchez
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Start two from:

    A) Wilson (LIV)
    B) Fraser (LIV)
    C) Mitrovic (mnu)

    1. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Ac

    2. Egbunike
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      A + C

    3. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      AC

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

      Cheers all - benching Fraser again, got lucky with it this week.

  13. MASTER ROSHI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    I can't decide on whether to use my WC or not, A is my current team, B is what i'd probably WC to, what do you guys think

    A) Fab Foster
    Robbo Alonso Laporte Doherty AWB
    Salah Siggy Sane Fraser Cairney
    Auba Jiminez Arnie

    B) Fab Hart
    TAA Alonso Laporte Doherty AWB
    Sterling Sane Richa Fraser Gunnarson
    Laca Kane Jiminez

    Thanks!

    1. fenixri
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      No, too much sideways. If you want Sterling its easy Salah downgrade

  14. AlexDelPiero
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Which is best?

    A) Salah + Arnie -----> Son + Auba (-4)
    B) Salah + Arnie -----> Sane + Laca (-4)

  15. Mixed Bag
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    10 games, 0 clean sheets. Wonder when the last time that happened was?

    1. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      1993

    2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      November 2010

  16. Distinctly Average
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    What do we think is the ideal defence going forwards now?

    Definite shift from the RAM template, with Robertson knock, Mendy injury and alonso arguably being seen as an expensive luxury.

    Struggling to see standout options for replacements, but currently have TAA, Bellerin/Kola, Doherty (still?), and WB in a draft.

    Any others I should seriously consider, and why?

    1. Goonsquad245
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Seems about right to me

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Schindler
      Balbuena

      1. Distinctly Average
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Both great options for sure! And so cheap

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Yeah.
          One more mate.
          Just go and look at stats of cal chambers 😉
          4.2 he is coming to my team next week for sure !!

          1. Distinctly Average
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Is he nailed?

            1. Amey
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              Nailed
              OOP CM
              Praised by his manager
              😉

              1. william prunier
                • 8 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                A oop cb is completely diff to a oop wingback

  17. Lfcni1986
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Who partners VDV now then? Lovren or Matip

    1. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Lovren and rotates with matip
      TAA more nailed now

    2. tucaoneo
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Lovren unless he is not fit, which is every other week...

  18. Do I Not Like Orange
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    On Wildcard. Which one to complete forward line?

    A) Auba & Hernandez
    B) Laca & Wilson

    Already have Fraser & Anderson

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      B

    2. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      A with jiminez if you don't have him

    3. Distinctly Average
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      B, but I’d prefer auba longer term over laca

  19. Gooner97
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    0.2 ITB, 1FT

    A) Ederson to Fabianski
    B) Duffy to Lichtsteiner/Yedlin/4.8 max
    C) Arnie to Jimenez/Mitrovic/Success

    1. Goonsquad245
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      C by a mile, he's injured!!

      1. Gooner97
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        For sure, but I also own Robbo and only have 3 playing defenders

        Do you prefer Mitrovic?

        1. Goonsquad245
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          I prefer Jiminez if you're buying this week. That 4 YC is a problem, a blank and YC away at united would be a disaster

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      C
      Mitro

  20. 007 [RoboKlopp]
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Out: Salah, Arnie, Robbo
    In: Sane, Auba, TAA
    For -8, yes or no?

    Ta.

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Robbo to taa next week ??

    2. Karan14
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      No not worth it. Salah starts & Sane benched imo.

  21. Rinseboy
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    thoughts on these moves
    Alonso and Arnie to Bellerin and Laca.
    Next week Salah and Brooks to Sterling and Son?

    Hamer Robbo
    Robbo Alonso Doherty Yedlin AWB 
    Salah Sane Brooks Siggy Hoj 
    Kane Arnie Jiminez Hamer

    1. TheTinman
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      First one seems good

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Good moves

    3. mikess
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      All looks good

  22. TheTinman
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Sweating on the fitness of a few players. Who is likely to be fit for the weekend?
    A) Gomez
    B) Mane
    C) Arnie
    D) Vardy
    E) Kun

    1. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      EBD
      C A noway

      1. mikess
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Seems about right

  23. mikess
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    1ft 0itb

    Fabianski (Patricio)
    Alonso, Robertson, Digne, Yedlin
    Sterling, Sane, Sigurdsson, Anderson (Kenedy)
    Kane, Wilson (Arnautovic)

    I'm not blessed with the money or banked transfers to get an Arsenal forward in for the injured Arnautovic.

    A) Roll, reaccess with two transfers
    B) Alonso & Arnautovic > AWB & Lacazette - 4
    C) Arnautovic > Perez, Hernandez, Mitrovic or Jiminez
    D) Downgrade Arnie, Formation change

    1. Joggers Nipple
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Either C with Mitro/ Jiminez or
      D to say Success and make Digne someone good next week

      1. mikess
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Yeah, think I'd be upgrading Yedlin

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      B looks good to me

    3. Distinctly Average
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Think B could pay off in one week, but longer term I still fancy auba. Got a WC left?

      1. mikess
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        No unfortunately

  24. Eytexi
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Captain Kane or Salah?
    Or differential (Anderson/Rich)?

    1. mikess
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Kane for me

  25. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Who would you downgrade from my front 8 to upgrade defence? Just got two 4.0 def placeholders in at the minute.

    Fabianski • Button
    TAA • AWB • Doherty • XXX • XXX
    Sterling • Sané • Richarlison • Son • FAnderson
    Kane • Aubameyang • Kamara

    1. Joggers Nipple
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Anderson

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Auba to laca

    3. Goonsquad245
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Nobody - Son if anyone

    4. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      3 different answers 😀

    5. Distinctly Average
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I’m going to be controversial here, but...sterling.

      Obviously a great option, but 2m more than sane. Check their stats...might make you reconsider his value vs sane.

      Also, really think rotation might bite him slightly harder than people think, with fixture congestion and peps comments about mahrez breathing down his neck...

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks! 4th different answer 🙂 I’m sick of not having Sterling though, he’s so explosive!!

    6. william prunier
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Son to Fraser
      Spurs have way too many games, BOU in great form

  26. TheKeeker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Gotta take a hit to get rid of Arnie and Duffy. Laca definitely coming in, but can't decide on the Duffy replacement. 5.4 in the bank. Digny or Holebas? Any thoughts?

  27. Garlana
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Morning all, I'm in need of a cheering up, terrible two gameweeks took me from 2.5k to 13k... 38 points last gw. the damage doesn't end there sadly, injuries/bans setting me back going forward, any suggestions?

    Patricio/Hennessy
    Duffy*, Alonso, digne, Doherty, Robertson
    Sane, sterling, hazard, Richardson, billing*
    Arnie*, Aubam, success

    0.8utb, 1ft

    1. Karan14
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Team looks pretty good imo. Just need to replace Arnie for now.

    2. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Arnie to Mitro or Wilson. Bench Billing, Success and Duffy this GW

    3. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Arnie to wilson/mitro
      I got 38 points
      Old rank 142k
      New rank 247 k
      😮

      1. Garlana
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Ouch, big rough!

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Ha ha.
          Really.
          Done some massive changes now and ready again ;P

    4. Garlana
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Cheers gang, I will take them on board, appreciated

  28. jon.terry.tfh
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    1) Balbeuna, TAA, Lacazette, Sane

    Or

    2)Alonso, Trippier, Aubameyang + cheapie 4.5midfielder ( need to play both Fraser and Wilson this gameweek)

    Rest of the team
    Allison Hamer
    Laporte Bennett Wan B (?) (?)
    Sterling Richarlison Fraser Anderson (?)
    Kane Wilson (?)

  29. NOMONEY
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    FT for Hazard >>> Son

    Any reason to wait?

    1. socho
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Go

    2. Distinctly Average
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      It’s not a bad transfer, but I’d also argue that holding hazard is not a bad idea either

      1. NOMONEY
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        he has been disappointing since he got back from injury plus they got city next. all the news about hazard discussing a possible transfer to madrid isnt helping much for his mentality either

  30. socho
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Tempting?

    Martial + Arnautovic --> Snodgrass + Aubameyang for a hit? Have exact funds.