Scout Notes

Why Solskjaer benched Rashford – and the risk ahead for United assets

Paul Pogba continued his scintillating Fantasy form with a 16-point haul on Saturday.

Manchester United comfortably saw off Fulham 3-0 in the lunchtime kick-off but they did it all without Marcus Rashford, who remained an unused substitute at Craven Cottage.

We take a look at the reason(s) for the England forward’s benching, as well as recapping the other Fantasy talking points from the Gameweek 26 curtain-raiser in west London.

Fulham 0-3 Manchester United

  • Goals: Paul Pogba (£8.7m) x2, Anthony Martial (£7.2m)
  • Assists: Anthony Martial, Phil Jones (£5.1m), Juan Mata (£6.1m)

As if Fantasy managers didn’t have enough to consider with blanks and doubles on the horizon, the return of the UEFA Champions League could play havoc with our squads in the coming months.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has not been averse to tinkering with his starting XI since being appointed Manchester United manager in December but it is hard not to think the six alterations he made to his line-up at Craven Cottage on Saturday were exacted with one eye on the meeting with Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday night.

Solskjaer rotated all three of United’s frontline and three-quarters of his defence in west London, with Marcus Rashford (£7.8m) – the most-owned forward in FPL – and Victor Lindelöf (£5.0m) among those to drop out.

The United boss explained before kick-off that those two changes were injury-related but even in the following comments it was evident that the Norwegian had his mind on the visit of Thomas Tuchel’s side in midweek:

There’s a couple of niggles. Rashy got a dead leg against Leicester that he struggled with all week so we don’t want to risk him. Victor’s out, there’s not really a concern, I think he’ll be OK for Tuesday.

Mass rotation in Gameweek 24 almost cost Solskjaer his unbeaten record but only in the opening exchanges of Saturday’s encounter at Craven Cottage did United look significantly weakened by this latest raft of changes.

Fulham were the better team in the first ten minutes of the Gameweek 26 curtain-raiser, with Luciano Vietto (£5.3m) wasting a glorious chance from an Andre Schurrle (£5.6m) cross before the German winger himself skied a couple of efforts over David de Gea‘s (£5.7m) bar.

Paul Pogba‘s (£8.7m) opener almost killed the game stone dead, however, with de Gea’s goal only fleetingly troubled after that point.

While Rashford’s owners might have been miffed at missing out on Fantasy points in United’s three-goal victory, those who owned Pogba were rewarded yet again as the Frenchman’s renaissance continued apace.

Pogba added a second-half penalty to his 14th-minute strike – a superb first-time effort that caught Diego Rico (£4.4m) out at his near post – and left Craven Cottage with a fourth double-digit haul in nine Gameweeks.

Pogba has blanked only once in the nine Premier League matches that Solskjaer has overseen and has amassed a staggering 92 points in that time (at an average of 10.2 per appearance).

The France international was seemingly omnipresent at Craven Cottage, occupying both the left-hand side of central midfield and the pockets of space in behind United’s front three and oozing class in possession.

Not that many FPL managers will need converting to the cause but Pogba was again prominent in pretty much every United attack and continues to look a bargain even at his current market-driven price.

Anthony Martial (£7.2m) was similarly impressive on his return to the left flank, claiming the assist for Pogba’s strike and scoring a superb solo goal of his own when running half the length of the field to slot past Rico.

That was Martial’s first league goal since Solskjaer’s inaugural match in charge in December but the winger here looked more like the appealing Fantasy prospect he was in Gameweeks 8-12, racking up more than twice as many penalty box touches as anyone else on show at Craven Cottage.

His manager said of Martial’s performance:

Anthony in free flow is a great sight. His balance is fantastic, he is very strong, he shrugs defenders off and he is quick. He is a very, very good finisher and I think that goal won us the game. I think we were in complete control after that.

Further evidence that Solskjaer had one eye on the PSG encounter was presented when both Martial and Pogba were withdrawn around the 70-minute mark – this being the first league match under the interim United boss that Pogba has failed to last 90 minutes of.

Solskjaer even said after full-time:

[Paul] is doing well, he is enjoying himself, he is playing well. His energy is high so that was one of the questions I asked myself – should I play him or should I not, because there is a big game coming up on Tuesday? But I think the intention shows when you play Paul, and everyone knew that we needed to take this game seriously.

The second leg of the PSG game is scheduled to take place in between Gameweeks 29 (Southampton at home) and 30 (Arsenal away), so Fantasy managers perhaps need to be prepared for further tinkering from Solskjaer in the first of those matches especially.

United’s victory was more in spite, rather than because, of Juan Mata (£6.1m) and Romelu Lukaku‘s (£10.7m) inclusion, with those two players looking decidedly inferior alternatives to Rashford and Jesse Lingard (£6.7m) in the three-man attack.

The visitors’ much-changed defence had a fairly comfortable ride, with de Gea making three routine stops en route to a fourth straight clean sheet away from home.

Solskjaer said of his stand-in central defenders:

[Jones and Smalling] did well, the two of them. We must remember Chris hasn’t played for over two months and it was an absolutely fantastic performance from him. He has worked hard to get back, he has been on his own, up and down that touchline running with the physios. I was never in doubt he was going to play today because this was the game that I had earmarked for him.

This was an all-too-familiar story for Fulham, who have now conceded at least two goals in a Premier League match for six Gameweeks running.

Aleksandar Mitrovic (£6.5m) was at best a ‘handful’ but there was precious little goal threat from the Serbian striker or his team-mates after the opening ten minutes, save for a close-range Ryan Babel (£5.5m) effort that struck the upright in the final quarter of an hour.

Having abandoned his usual 3-4-3 system midway through each of the two preceding Gameweeks, Ranieri did the reverse on Saturday.

Lining up in a 4-2-3-1 at kick-off, the Fulham boss sacrificed Schurrle for Cyrus Christie (£4.2m) early in the second half – to a chorus of boos – and reverted to the wing-back system he had preferred in the previous eight Gameweeks.

Ranieri defended his substitutions and his refusal to start Ryan Sessegnon (£6.0m):

I change the system and Schurrle because he had some problem with the fever and he come back with us the last two days. I also wanted to put two strikers, Mitrovic and Vietto in front and Babel behind and try to find the solution on the flank.

We managed the ball better, we make the cross, but the Manchester players close all the space in front of their goal.

Ryan is a good player but in this moment is not at the best of his fitness and form. For this reason, I played with Joe Bryan.

With the Cottagers haemorrhaging goals, Ranieri evidently unsure of his best formation and the Fulham fans starting to turn on their manager, West Ham’s attacking assets look even more appealing in Gameweek 27.

Fulham XI (4-2-3-1): Rico; Odoi, Le Marchand, Ream, Bryan (Sessegnon 81′); Seri, Chambers; Schurrle (Christie 53′), Vietto, Babel (Cairney 77′); Mitrovic.

Manchester United XI (4-3-3): De Gea; Dalot, Smalling, Jones, Shaw; Herrera (Bailly 85′), Matic, Pogba (McTominay 74′); Mata, Lukaku, Martial (Sanchez 70′).

596 Comments Post a Comment
  1. jia you
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    MODS: a few words and phrases that I think you should ban:
    'essential'
    'Fanderson'
    'pens down'
    'season over'
    'casuals win again'
    'spoonfed'
    Feel free to add you own pet hate 😉

    1. Peter Ouch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Why Fanderson, shouldn't we write down his name?

      1. jia you
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Cool kids call him 'Felipe' or just Anderson! Why the need for the F, we don't call Mane 'Smane' for example 😉

    2. Up the tics
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Hokey cokey should be punishable by a lifetime ban

      1. Pishpott
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        ^^this haha

      2. jia you
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        🙂

      3. Longlatini
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Especially when it’s spelt Hockey Cockey

    3. The Tinkerman
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Posts including MODS in all caps, or ban.

      1. jia you
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        boo

    4. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I’m with you on some of these particularly Fanderson

      That really f’s me off

      There is only 1 in the game, it’s actually an extra letter to write - no logic and just plain dumb

      1. Ted Striker
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I think the logic is that it’s written on his shirt, F included. Not that I’m agreeing with it, but...

    5. Je suis le chat
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Beast has to go, and baffled by references to Pep as '' the bald fraud''.

    6. mookie
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Why would you want "essential" to be banned? Only narrow minded people use that word. I want to see who they are so I can ignore them in the future.

      1. jia you
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        fair point!

    7. Je suis le chat
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Could add '' nailed'', "cover", "benchw#nkery"

      1. Eat my goal!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Cover is as stupid as it gets

        1. jia you
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          +1

    8. Don Kloppeone
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      “Flat track bully” annoys me even though I know it’s meant to be an accepted phrase

      1. jia you
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Yup, should def be on the list, it's not bloody horse racing!

        1. Don Kloppeone
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Lol yeh

          Annoys me only slightly more than nailed. I mean FFS!

        2. Now I'm Panicking
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          I always thought it was a cricket phrase?

    9. Maddocio
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Add ‘no brainer’ , anyone who uses that lacks a brain

    10. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Erikson annoys the hell outta me, as well as Firminho (makes him sound like a dirty Brazilian ladyman)

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        And Jimmy!!

        1. IRBOX ⚽
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          And any variation of Docherty or Dockerty.. smh

    11. Je suis le chat
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I reckon the terms on here (scout) enter the wider lexicon. Have heard a Irish pundit Brian Kerr refer to Lukaku as Kaku, and he wasn't wrong!

    12. Je suis le chat
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Pogboom annoys me even though I have him.

    13. Je suis le chat
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      My greatest dislike is when the term "racist" is used, I've been called it for entirely innocent comments.

      1. jia you
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        true, seems to be a little bit of a trend on here these days, snowflakes or trolls trying to cause a stir!

    14. Az
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      “Agenda”
      Dont know why, but I hate that word!!

    15. Maddi Son
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Team Cruel

    16. Oscar Slater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I'd ban "issues" everywhere. Such a lazy, lazy word.

    17. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      ‘Owners only have xxxxx cause they can’t afford xxxx’

      Drives me nutters....

        1. Jafooli
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Exactly....utter scum.

    18. Gimli son of Gloin
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Complaints about autosubs.. "jammy points" etc

    19. Carlton_Goal
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      +1 for Fanderson

    20. FPL Laurenzo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      "this" has got to go

    21. Johnny 8
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      After pens down yesterday, I thought to myself that's it, season over. All the cool kids had insisted that Rashford was essential and would cover a lack of Pogboom. "We" all thought it was a no brainer and he was nailed but Ole's agenda was to go with the beast Kaku as this game required a flat track bully and Rash could be saved for Tuesday. If only I'd waited for that tweet I would have saved myself the pain of a lack of a Bemba OMG but no, it seemed the spoonfed casuals win again. No worries I thought, there's still Fiminho and Erikson to save the day and the bald fraud will surely mess those up who decided against the Auba and Kun hokey cokey by playing Jesus! Plus I'll get Cameraso jammy points off bench. Ah well, onto next week where my move will be getting in Fanderson and a spot of benchw#nkery for good measure.

      1. KunDogan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        1. KunDogan
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          😀

  2. QUEN
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Mo has shaved his beard off

    1. The Tinkerman
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Time to sell.

      1. QUEN
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Hahaha Idk might be more aerodynamic now

        1. The Tinkerman
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          +1 pace

    2. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Good. Less air resistance when he is running. Should shave his head as well. Will be unstoppable.

  3. internal error
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    I think Utd will beat PSG over 2 legs

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Tuchel isn't the tactical fraud that is Emery though.....

    2. jia you
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      ...could do, confidence is a huge thing in football, we've gone from horrible under Jose to overachieving under Ole!

    3. Peter Ouch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      hahaha

    4. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      If we can match juve over two legs when playing poorly

      PSG without their best striker should be a breeze

  4. THFC4LIFE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Currently 36k OR, 4 chips left to use, top 10k still possible?

    Main aim to finish top of my cash ML, winner gets £1500!!

    1. Up the tics
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yes easy possible

    2. Je suis le chat
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Are you winning your league? I'd focus on that and you should easily finish in top 10k as a byproduct.

      1. THFC4LIFE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        9th at the minute, 57 points off top mate

        1. Je suis le chat
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          You're nicely fixed. I'd maybe keep triple captain for the final week to sneak the win.

          1. THFC4LIFE
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Cheers pal

    3. Richd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Find a differential TC (like Aguero the other week) nail it and you’ll be top 5k in one afternoon.

      1. THFC4LIFE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Ye that’s what I need geez!!

  5. Whats the Mata?
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Start TAA (mun) in gw27 (have Robbo as well) or get Rondon in for Ings (-4)?

    1. dbeck
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Taa, Newcastle attacker for a hit doesn’t make sense

      1. Whats the Mata?
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        even if they play Hudds at home?

        1. The Mighty Hippo
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Rondon is a good option, buy maybe not for a hit. You don't have any real assurance that he'd score against Hudd and you'd need that just to make up the points.

          1. Whats the Mata?
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Cheers mate. Was leaning towards keeping TAA anyway 🙂

  6. Weasel51
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Which midfielder to bring in this week up to 7.1?

    Thinking Fraser or FAnderson ...

  7. LewanGOALski
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Hazard + Ings ➡

    A) Jota & Aubameyang
    or
    B) FAnderson & Lacazette

    for (-4) ?

    1. jia you
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      A

    2. Kemosabe1
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Wait on aub news. 

      And depends on ur team. I'm doing b.... as I have Doherty and Jimenez already

      1. LewanGOALski
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Have Doherty, not Jimmy though

        1. Kemosabe1
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Both good options then. Personally I would do b

  8. IRBOX ⚽
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Gown many automatic qualifiers for the prem from the championship? Top 2 right then playoffs?

    1. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      How many*

    2. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      2 then 1 from the playoffs

      1. IRBOX ⚽
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Thought so. Thanks for clarifying

    3. jia you
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Top two, then 3-6 in playoffs

      1. jia you
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        *as in third place to sixth place battle it out for last spot

  9. Kemosabe1
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Wait on aub news.

    And depends on ur team. I'm doing b.... as I have Doherty and Jimenez already

    1. Kemosabe1
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Reply fail

  10. slove
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Best Richarlison replacement?

    Or would I be better off swapping Aguero for Aubameyang ?

    1. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Aguero for 28-30.

  11. The Mighty Hippo
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    I'm trying to decide whether to just bench Sane next week, or bring Anderson in as a longer term replacement.

    Any suggestions?

    1. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      In the same predicament although not looking at Anderson

      See how/if he plays today

    2. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Watch the City Chelsea game

    3. jia you
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      have a look at City's three fixtures immediately after GW27 and you will find the answer!

      1. DeathoftheParty
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah... But what about Sane out then Aguero in for those fixtures?

  12. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    How much do double or triple Wolves owners expect to be delighted/ let down tomorrow?

    As a triple owner I’m expecting scenes of some kind!

    1. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I’m expecting to be disappointed by my triple

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        If my season continues the way it has the last 10 GWs then they will def all blank

    2. Mithrandir, the Grey Pilgri…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Confident of points for Jiminez and Docherty myself.

    3. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Clean sheet and Jimenez goal would do nicely

    4. Dreaming of glory
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Have doherty but rival has double wolves defence so hoping they concede! Hate situations like that as want to get my rank up but ml banter just trumps it

  13. The Mighty Whites
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Replace Holebas or Keane first?

    1. Volley127
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Keane

  14. Benditlike
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Started to plan for the DGWs and BGWs. Ofc plan will change once BGW31 is confirmed. Im leaning towards FH in 32. Have you started to plan like this, and how does your potential transfers look like?

    GW27 - Save FT
    GW28 - Richa & Digne > 4,2 def who plays in 31 & Mane
    GW29 - Auba > Barnes/Arnie/Rondon
    GW30 - Niasse > King
    GW31 - Jota > Fraser

    This will give me at least 8 players for BGW31. Hopefully more.

    1. Mithrandir, the Grey Pilgri…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Get in lots of players who blank in 31. Then FH the lot.

      1. Benditlike
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Then what about BGW 33?

        1. Mithrandir, the Grey Pilgri…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Worry about that once the Lie of the Land is known. Later this week I believe.

          1. Benditlike
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Guess its no point in plannig to much now before we know more about gw 31-33
            🙂

  15. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    C’mon my Son, do it for us non-Poggers.....

    1. Eytexi
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      And us Poggers

      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        You’ve had your fun. Son points won’t be counted for you lot, according to FPL....

        1. Eytexi
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Ahhh dammit haha. Im more bothered about Hazard & Alonso than Son today knowing so many sold. Would also give me a big mini-league boost if Chelsea can score a couple pens.

    2. Esalman
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Need a Son haul to forget Kolasinac woes. Also to remain in the cup.

  16. CostaCoffee
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Thinking of bringing in Fanderson, after the Liverpool game he seems essential. His high ownership means owners are gonna be spoonfed points and I don’t want another case where the casuals win again. Feel like if I don’t get him before we’ve to put pens down next week my seasons over

    1. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Ha

    2. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      He would provide good cover for all those arnie owners

    3. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      This & agreed.....maybe benchwankery him?

    4. Eytexi
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      He's a brilliant pick for Fulham at home, im glad i held on to him though the rough patch now. Good differential captain pick maybe.

    5. Je suis le chat
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Angry Anderson is on my radar too.

    6. Whats the Mata?
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Essential?
      Personally prefer Arnie over him as he is much more attacking than FAnderson.
      Although FAnderson has the 90mins every week and great bps potential, he plays very wide on the left and loses setpieces to Snoddy.
      Also there are a number of better midfielders at the moment I'd wanna get: Jota, Son, Pogba, Sterling, Mane, Martial, Salah, Brooks when fit, maybe even Gross. Also if going 3 in attack, a fodder midfielder (Puncheon) as he is guaranteed starts.

      In short, the 5 midfield slots look less imo.

    7. Je suis le chat
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      tldr

    8. Iceball
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Haha

    9. jia you
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Haha..so much wrong here 😉

    10. Klaren
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I don't know why he would be essential. He has 1 assists in his last 7 games. I know he's been playing good but as long as it doesn't translate into goals or assists, it doesn't really have much meaning in the context of FPL. I own him and would probably be selling him (or sold him by now) if he had a blank on GW31.

      1. IRBOX ⚽
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Dial up to top of page

        1. Klaren
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          I guess you mean the original comment but I wouldn't be posting a reply if I hadn't read the original post anyway. Getting a player who has 1 assist in his last 7 just because he has high ownership doesn't make sense for me personally.

          1. IRBOX ⚽
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            No.. top of the page. Post by Jia you Jia you re: terminology. Then you’ll understand the context

    11. Hughes the Daddy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      He ever decides to score points again he could be useful. He's currently a waste of a space.

  17. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Foster/Guaita
    Robertson - Doherty - AWB
    Salah - Son - Fraser - Camarasa
    Auba - Rashford - Jiménez

    Bennett on the bench, Sane & Digne no-shows.

    Decent enough for GW27 or do Sane > Pogba for -4pts and bench someone?

    1. LSK
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Looks alright, but I’d want Pogba long term

    2. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Looks good mate

    3. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Cheers all....

  18. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    51 points with 5 players left (but C played) good or bad and how you doing mates?

    1. Eytexi
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Slightly above average i think that is. Im on 47 with 5 to play also, captain already done. Who are your 5?

      1. Shark Team
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Stones Son and 3 wolves Jonny Doherty Jimenez

        1. Eytexi
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Very nice. I'm on Son, Alonso, Hazard, Doherty, Jiminez so need big performance from Chelsea to have a good week.

    2. jia you
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      45(-4) with 6 to play including captain! Red arrows atm but hopeful for greens 🙂

      1. fr3d
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        1-0 wins for Leicester and Chelsea 😮

        1. jia you
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          down with that sort of thing!

    3. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Slightly about Top 10k average.

      Son, Doherty, Jimenez and Aguero are widely owned by the Top 10k. Anyone else is probably a differential.

      1. Eytexi
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        As much as I try to sell them every week, this is why i love owning Hazard & Alonso.

  19. ShaunGoater123
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Richarlison & Kamara > McNeil & arnautoivc -4?

    1. Eytexi
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Can you sell Rich and someone else to fund Anderson?

      Or if you want someone less owned: Antonio?

    2. fr3d
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I’m not sure what’s going on with Arnie. Will he start?

  20. Aleksei
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    anyone buying Leicester assets? they have an excellent run of fixtures

    1. Eytexi
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Pereira this week, and will be monitoring Vardy closely as blank gameweeks approach.

    2. Je suis le chat
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Migh get in " blockhead" and "welder mask".

    3. jia you
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Pereira is a breast, nailed, he could be essential soon, could be a bit of a flat track bully too. Could be a no-brainer for LEI cover, certainly on my agenda!

      1. Eytexi
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        He's a breast is he?

        1. jia you
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          yeah, a big tit, but that's just his personality, beast of a player 😉

          1. Eytexi
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Hahaha well saved 😉

    4. Rostah
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I really want to but they are in such bad form overall. Few nice results against the top 6 but not impressing much otherwise. It’d be defensive assets I’d want and I don’t feel confident about them keeping CSs

  21. LSK
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Are Dubravka or Schmeichel worth looking at or too expensive? I’ve been having keeper problems for a while and want somebody who I can put in and leave for the season. They have the fixtures and no blanks.

    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      You can get Boruc as backup for blanks too, looks to have the number one spot.

      1. LSK
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah, good fixtures from gwk 30 as well. Anything is better than McCarthy

  22. rdamjan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Those with Kun. Still selling? He have 3 great fixtures after blank. Or you swaping for Auba/Lacazette for 2 fixtures. Plan was always to swap for Auba, but I don`t know anymore.

    1. Lazaretti
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Keeping. Richarlison first to go then Sane

    2. Je suis le chat
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Keeping depending on injuries. Mind you I've sp#nked my wildcard.

    3. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Hokey-cokey again.....double hokey-cokey-hokey overall....

    4. Lubic87
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Plan was to swap for Auba this week, but that went out of the window. Will prob just keep now, and get rid of Rich and Laporte.

    5. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Maby swapping for Kane if reported to start

  23. Pukki Party
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Best transfer for the blank?

    Alisson
    Doherty Kiko
    Salah Son Pogba Gunnarson
    Rashford King Jimenez

    Guaita Hazard, Alonso, Danilo, Digne

    A) Danilo to TAA
    B) Danilo to Kolasinac
    C) Gunnarson to Deulofeu (or max 5.6mid)

    1. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      B

      1. Pukki Party
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks

    2. LSK
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Not B. He breaks my heart every week

      1. Pukki Party
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Personally i only have good memories from him. Cheers

    3. fr3d
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Alonso, Digne and Danilo 😮 Definitely prioritize transfers on defenders. Kola too short term for me

      1. Pukki Party
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Digne good option long term imo. Danilo first on my list for transfer out. Thanks

  24. fc_skrald
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    If I decide to sell Hazard with my one free transfer even though I have 12 players in action next week who should I get in? - I already have Pogba, Salah, Son and Mane

    a. Eriksen
    b. Anderson
    c. Jota
    d. other

    1. Eytexi
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Has to be B for me, or differential Antonio.

    2. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      A out of those, but i'd just keep

  25. Optimus.
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Sterling out by the looks of it..

    http://tinyurl.com/y64f8za4

    1. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Ban 🙂

    2. Patch
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I will cherish your ball sack if you are correct.

    3. fc_skrald
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      hheh 🙂

    4. OptimusBlack
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      :O

    5. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      😛

      Need more Optimums around these parts.....

      1. jia you
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        true, needs more fun posts on here 🙂

      2. Hy liverpool
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        You and optimus at the same time???
        OMG

      3. Optimus.
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Was going to go with "Stones out" but you should have seen the photo that popped up 😯

        😉

        1. Jafooli
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          😆 😆 😆

          Go for Kante in instead?

      4. SPorting
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Steady on.

    6. jia you
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      If only!
      Sterling(C)
      Pogba(VC)

      1. kalmoffit
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I have Ag c Pog v.
        Where's Fantasy Gold when you want him

    7. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      😆

  26. Plagued by indecision
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Thoughts on what to do for next week would be helpful.

    Am thinking Hamer > Etheridge but open to other suggestions:

    Hamer
    Shaw / AWB / TAA / Doherty
    Pogba / Son / Salah
    Jimenez / Rashford / Barnes

    Subs: ederson / b Silva / Richarlison / digne

  27. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Team shiiiits?

    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Ah , I’m an hour early?

      1. kalmoffit
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Norwich?

    2. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Give it an hout

  28. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    A Leicester defence double-up might be a good idea. A strong performance against Spurs and I'll probably pick up both Chilwell & Pereira.

    1. OptimusBlack
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Good Idea

  29. SPorting
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    This OK for next week?

    Lloris
    Robbo, Doherty, AWB
    Salah, Mane, Son, Pogba
    Laca, Rashford, Jimenez

    Fraser (Button, Holebas, Digne)

    Or Digne - Perry?

  30. Goat
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Which looks better here folks?
    Currently WB my only sub for GW27.
    A) Richarlson-> Anderson
    B) Play Moutinho (bou) and save FT