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What it means to be an FPL manager and a professional footballer

Jordie van der Laan is living the dream – not only does he get paid to play football but he’s also an outstanding FPL manager. Who said life is fair?

Granted, you are unlikely to have heard of him. Jordie (pictured above left) plies his trade in the second tier of Dutch Football with SC Telstar, the club where Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink began his career, and, like Jimmy, is a centre-forward.

There’s nothing new in professional footballers playing FPL. Some like Asmir Begovic have done so for a number of years and while he’s no great shakes – he’s only once finished in the top 100k – others such as Owen Hargreaves and Matt Holland boast top 10,000 finishes.

Jordie, however, is different gravy – currently ranked 5,317 overall, two seasons ago he came 55th in the world.

In his book Wasting Your Wildcard David Wardale makes the distinction between most FPL managers who know about football – the clubs, the histories, the players, who’s in form, who’s not – and those who know football: coaches with the tactical nous to turn a match with their decisions, or scouts with an expert eye to recognise talent.

Being a pro footballer absolutely helps in becoming a better FPL manager. Or maybe I should say: having a good eye for the game helps in becoming a better FPL manager.

In this article Jordie discusses his passion for FPL, his strategies, and his life as a professional footballer.

Unlike Norway, the Netherlands is not fanatical about FPL, and if hadn’t been for Jordie’s local pub he may never have played fantasy football. When the pub set-up mini-leagues, a friendship with the landlord brought out Jordie’s competitive streak. Who doesn’t crave mini-league glory?

Jordie takes FPL very seriously. He watches every single Premier League match that is televised in his country and tunes into Match Of The Day every week. However he doesn’t simply rely upon having a good eye for the game.  

Stats also play an important role and he has an intuitive grasp of game mechanics. Having an analytical mind must run in the family – his brother is a referee with Champions League ambitions. All this combines to mark him out as an FPL manager who is brave and makes well-informed, often left-field decisions.

“I am aware of the template but I won’t ever pick players just because they belong to the template. I pick players because I think they will do well. I use the eye test and I take stats into consideration.”

One particular stat he values is the ICT Index.

“I use the ICT Index in a very straightforward way. I just look at the creativity and threat numbers for a player that I think could be a good FPL prospect. Lots of managers don’t seem to value the ICT Index from what I’ve read, but it has really helped me a lot. It’s very simple.”

“I’m looking at the raw numbers but I don’t set any specific limits. So if a player has a threat index of below 20.0 it won’t necessarily mean that I won’t consider him in the future. I’m looking for consistency in the numbers.”

“For instance Alonso has never had consistent numbers this season. He was way too expensive in my opinion and owners got very lucky in the first few Gameweeks. Yes, I could have caught some price rises, but has he lived up to expectations? Nah, zero goals and three assists since Gameweek 4.”

However he cautions against relying too heavily on stats:

Statistics can be misleading though. When a team is behind, they need to come up with a certain tactic that gets them on the scoresheet. They need to take risks especially when it gets closer to 90 minutes. When a team leads the game, they could decide to sit back, play a little more defensively and take less risks. The scoreline can open a game up or shut it down completely.

Just as a scoreline can change a game, so can a team’s position in the table, and Jordie has first-hand experience of teams being ‘on the beach’:

His move to SC Telstar last summer followed a successful season with JVC Cuijk in the fourth tier of Dutch football. Jordie was the leading goalscorer in their push for promotion. However, his move to a bigger club wasn’t as straightforward as you might expect.

“Before the winter break I scored 18 goals in 15 games. There were contacts at the time which should have already seen me signing a contract in the second tier, but unfortunately no offer became concrete. That also had something to do with my second half of the season, when I only scored 7 goals in 18 games. You need a bit of luck as a football player. Second tier clubs blamed me for a lack of quality and therefore didn’t want to sign me. In my eyes it was different.”

“We won the first period which meant we had qualified for the promotion play-offs. So we could lose all the remaining games and still go up if we won our knock-out games. And we did almost that. We didn’t win for 10 league games in a row. We sat back and most of our players didn’t give 100%, because we had something to fall back on. And, as a striker, I can tell you that is very frustrating. Especially when big clubs come to watch you.”

Thankfully three goals in the promotion play-offs led to a successful trial with SC Telstar. At his new club there’s plenty of competition for places – he finds himself alongside Premier League loanees Ryan Seager (Southampton) and Kyle Scott (Chelsea) – and it’s intense: the team trains up to seven times a week with a lot of attention given to tactics.

Unfortunately for Jordie it’s been a season interrupted by ankle and knee injuries: “It’s a hard time and it made me realize how tough it is to come back from a long-term injury.” Thankfully FPL provides a welcome distraction from the treatment room.

One thing Jordie is particularly good at in FPL is identifying non-template players before they go on a good run. For instance this season he picked up Son in Gameweek 15 ahead of his run of 75 points in the next seven Gameweeks, and Pogba at the start of his good run in Gameweek 19. Players who went on to form part of the template. In previous seasons he’s identified Lingard, Eriksen, and Stanislas before they’ve done well.

“When I go for a differential player, I’m hoping for him to get a haul sooner rather than later.”

“This season I’ve brought in Doherty at £4.4m, Van Dijk at £5.9m, Pogba at £7.8m, Son at £8.3m; all at the right time and all because I thought they were very valuable assets looking at their price tag and the attacking potential they had.”

Lingard last season I picked up very quickly indeed when he went on a great run. That was because I thought there weren’t many players at United at the time who could score a goal or win them games. He had the confidence and he fitted into my structure. Fortunately I seemed to be right about that.”

“Although that last point is something that managers seem to forget sometimes. Your squad structure can hand you opportunities that other managers don’t always get because they play a different formation. You need to be lucky sometimes and don’t tear your team up because of one player.”

“In the season when I came 55th, my punts paid off. And I did like to punt big time. I managed to bring in players who scored extremely well for me while being in very few squads.”

“For example I used my Wildcard in Gameweek 36 and I needed an eighth attacking player – the cheapest – who I could use for my Bench Boost. I never saw him mentioned anywhere but I picked up £4.6m Stanislas, who was owned by only 38k managers. He went on to score three times in the last three Gameweeks for me. I think that typifies what worked well for me that particular season.”

In his successful 2016/17 season Jordie made 54 transfers including 19 hits for a cost of 76 points. It’s interesting to note that it’s the same year in which taking hits proved so fruitful for then Career Hall of Fame number one Peter Kouwenberg25 hits for a cost of 100 points. Peter finished 134th overall.

This season Jordi’s shown a little more patience although he’s certainly not averse to a hit. He’s made 40 transfers and taken 10 hits for a cost of 40 points.

“I delve through every team in FPL. I update my watchlist every week. And that’s also exactly where my punts come from.”

“I try to have not more than 30 players on it because if I have more, I need to jump to page 2! Players who are in my team, are never on my watchlist.”

“Each week I base my transfers on what could happen in the next say three or four weeks. I set my team up with the players I already own and I then try to fill the holes with players that fit my squad structure. ‘Holes’ arise when I think I don’t want to play some of my current players or I just prefer to have others in the coming weeks.”

“After that I look at the fixtures. I put down a lot of options and I start to compare those options fixture-wise. For which fixture could I have a certain player? Does that require a free transfer or a hit? And so on.”

“This fixtures based approach also leads to something else: the players I fear. There are so many highly-owned premium players in the game that you can’t own them all. Which of the players that I don’t own do I fear? And in which specific Gameweek? Is there an option for me to get him in and is it really necessary to get him in? Does he fit my squad structure and would I be satisfied with him long term?”

“The names of the players I can’t or won’t bring in I write down next to my own team to see who can really cause damage. That doesn’t mean that every player who could hurt my rank if he does well is on my watchlist. There should be proof that they could do well.”

“My opinion about this is very simple: if there isn’t any proof that a popular player could do well, then I think that managers who own that particular player are wrong and will eventually fall behind, even if that player does well in one or more Gameweeks.”

“Of course during a season there are a few players that appear must-haves at some point. Just like everyone else I try to fit those players in as best I can, and in some cases it is almost impossible not to mess a bit with your squad structure, or to take a hit to fit certain players in. Those players are mainly, perhaps even exclusively, premium players.”

As a competitive sportsman, one element Jordie has learnt to control is the emotional side to FPL.

“Once you have realized you will do better when you don’t let the emotional side take over, you won’t let the emotional side take over. You need to have a clear head. Don’t make transfers immediately after a Gameweek. Wait till the deadline unless price changes force you.

Before a Gameweek starts your head will be much clearer than when a Gameweek has just ended.

Jordie has needed to heed every word of his own advice after a torrid week in which he dropped from 3,785 overall to outside the top 5,000:

“What a ridiculous Double Gameweek we’ve all had! I’m not as down as I would normally be though because lots of top 10,000 managers were in the same boat. And of course because Ajax went through in the Champions League, which was far more important.”

“I don’t know what I’ll do with my Free Transfer yet. Deeney is a pain and Duffy could go, but I’m sure I will use Bench Boost this week. Double fixtures over the single fixtures in Gameweek 36.”

To end the article I would like to wish Jordie the best of luck in Double Gameweek 35 and for the rest of the season, both in fantasy and real football. Thank you for sharing your insights.

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  1. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Aguero captain locked for me... season over anyway...

    1. Kanga roo
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      I wouldn't like to be stuck at a party with you.

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      I hope that wasn’t a reference to your rank being poor and giving up? 27k is excellent!

    3. juho
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Unbecoming of TM's biggest fan 🙂

  2. smix
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Just realised I had forgotten to activate BB after all the planning. Just did it now !

    1. jia you
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      so you didnt forget then, nice job 😉

  3. FPL ElasticO
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    G2g for this DGwk on BB as well??

    Foster/ Ryan
    Robbo/ Laporte/ Masina/ Duffy/ Valery
    Son/ Salah/ KDB/ Eriksen/ Jota
    Kun/ Jimenez/ Long

  4. Wakanda
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    man city will try to hard to win this match today... anybody thinks that it will be a 0-0 game ?

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      I really doubt it will end 0-0 personally

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Tired teams so unlikely.

  5. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Right, thank eff for that! All done, captain chosen and last chip BB activated.

    Looking ok here guys?

    Boruc
    Robertson - Laporte - TAA
    Son (vc) - Sterling (c) - Mane - Eriksen
    Wilson - Aguero - Jiminez
    _______________________________
    Ryan: Jota, Valery, Masina

    🙂

    1. 007 [RoboKlopp]
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Good luck mate.

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Cheers man! This is the gameweek that seals my ML victories, fingers crossed 🙂
        Best of luck for this gameweek bud.

        1. FC Hakkebøf
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Expecting a bou CS?

          1. FC Hakkebøf
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            NVM realized you activated BB

            1. Salah’s Sonnet
              • 13 Years
              5 years, 6 months ago

              Hehe yeah, BB activated. I reckon bournemouth can grind out a clean sheet as well tbh.

  6. jia you
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Mane and Vardy sellers deserve to be punished and severely so 😉

    1. Wakanda
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      west ham played really well against man u...i am vardy seller after keeping him with WC

    2. jia you
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      crap, didnt realise this post went true, opps sry for repost below

  7. jg7u
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Which option to replace Deeney and Dunk for a - 4?

    A) Gray, Boly
    B) Wilson, Yoshida (already have Valery)

    1. Kanga roo
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      i went b

  8. Drogba Legend
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Play one this GW:

    A) TAA
    B) Duffy
    C) Dunk

    Currently on Duffy, with TAA 1st sub and Dunk 2nd.

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      ABC

    2. korbendallas82
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Though one, to bench TAA though.

    3. Kanga roo
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      A B then C

    4. Wakanda
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      bac

      2 chances better than 1.
      i have both in my team

    5. jia you
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      A by a mile for me

    6. Drogba Legend
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Cheers all. Good luck this GW! Hoping for 100+ points for all of us.

  9. SpaceCadet
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Best cap pick out of these?

    A. Laca
    B. Son
    C. Kdb
    D. Martial
    E. Jota

    1. jia you
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Im going with Son mate, GL!

      1. SpaceCadet
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Cheers you too! Tempted to go with laca over Son.

        1. jia you
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          go with your gut, was on Jimenez all week myself but changed to Son yesterday

    2. Wakanda
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      glad to see a guy with martial in his lineup.
      GW news say that sanchez is doing good in his training session... will you be holding ?

      and Jota for me as two home games and stats are good.

      1. SpaceCadet
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Holding mate, and hoping for the best

  10. jia you
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Dear FPL Gods,
    Punish the Mane and Vardy sellers, punish them severely, punish them
    🙂

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Just jinxed it.

      1. jia you
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Nah, both getting 20pts between them minimum 🙂

    2. Wakanda
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      i hope they punish the mane sellers too.
      1 easy home game...double digits please

    3. 007 [RoboKlopp]
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      I keep Vardy too, hoping for brace.

      1. jia you
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        a brace apiece would be sweet as 🙂

  11. smix
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Is Deulofeu fit to start ? Any updates ? Or should I get Redmond instead for a hit?

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      I think he could possibly start one game out the two. I desperately wanted to bring him in, but i can’t be bringing in a possible risk, so opted for Jota instead.
      Redmond almost made it but i’m happy with just Valery, think he could be a flop after his recent haul.

  12. Kambo
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Who to Triple Captain: De Bruyne, Sterling or Jimenez?
    De bruyne played both games the last time City had a double gameweek, whilst Sterling only played 1. Arguably KDB the more influential player for his side would make you think he is the safest bet to play both?
    Jimenez with good fixtures but slightly out of form.

    1. Wakanda
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      jimenez but i cant bring myself to triple captain a guy from a mediocre club

  13. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Ryan Foster
    Doherty Vert TAA Duffy Valery

    0.1 in bank, anything worth a hit on BB?

    1. 007 [RoboKlopp]
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      No TM.

    2. jia you
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Not for a hit, no imo, GL

    3. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      I can’t see anything worth a hit there, GTG i say

    4. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Cheers all, still might lose Duffy/Ryan.

    5. OldBenKenobi
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Same situation as you except Tripper over Vert.
      My issue is I’m worried about losing Duffy due to him having some sort of goal threat so then I look at Ryan and think a hit for a GK is hard to pay off. So then I look back and Duffy and keep going in circles 😆

      1. FC Hakkebøf
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Brilliant! And same for me. Its not like there are any like for like GK's to replace Ryan with that are sure of matching Ryans output + 4 pts anyway.

    6. ZLATAN'S PONYTAIL
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Nah. Duffy a debatable maybe.

    7. noahzark22
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      I'd go for an ARS defense

  14. Boomerang V
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Which player you don’t own you are most afraid of? For me is Son.

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      KDB

      1. RashFraud
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        This.

    2. Differential C (Mark)
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Be afraid. Be very afraid.

      For me its Lacazette/Aubameyang

    3. OldBenKenobi
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Maybe KDB

    4. jia you
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      None particularly this GW thankfully

    5. rainy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      KDB

    6. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      KDB, Mane, Salah and Laca

    7. bigbudgie
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Salah

    8. 7rjngs lollygagger
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Laca

      (Curiously relaxed about no Sterling)

  15. 007 [RoboKlopp]
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Hi, who is better options for C?
    A. Jimenez
    B. Sterling
    C. Son

    Good luck all 🙂

    1. Kanga roo
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      nobody knows. go with your gut.

    2. korbendallas82
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      B

    3. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      B

  16. Differential C (Mark)
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Imagine selling Mane before Cardiff And Huddersfield.

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      It causes some physical pain as to why people would sell Mane

      1. Differential C (Mark)
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Absolute madness. Salah, I can understand, his price is too big too swallow and al that. But Mané, how miserly can one be?

        1. jia you
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          prob DGW fever more than a price thing but madness regardless

    2. jia you
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      clownfish springs to mind

    3. 007 [RoboKlopp]
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      I want to buy Mane next week. Dont understand why people sold him maybe just DGW fever.

      1. Differential C (Mark)
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Lucky for you,nice Mane price drop

    4. fedolefan
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      I think absolute madness is getting all worked up wanting to understand what and why are people doing things to THEIR TEAM. Ctfo and enjoy your points.

      1. bigbudgie
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        don't think posting a muse on here is akin to 'getting all worked up' 😉

      2. Differential C (Mark)
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Haha fair enough, but still, easy fixtures + in form, the case for selling him is not a strong one other than "he doesnt have a DGW". People can do what they want, fair play if he blanks/benched, but the cojones on them to bet on that, wow.

    5. drughi
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      doing eriksen>mane next week, very welcomed drop

      1. Differential C (Mark)
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Great stuff for you.

        1. drughi
          • 15 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          great for mane owners aswell, less owners

          1. Differential C (Mark)
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            Ay, true that.

  17. bigbudgie
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Out of Sterling, KDB and Eriksen, Eriksen has the highest chance of not playing both games in the DGW.

    Yes or No?

    1. OldBenKenobi
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Normally no but the CL now says otherwise

    2. Wakanda
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      i will say sterling. probably one of the match.
      man city have depth and they should use it to capitalise on the fitness of other teams

      1. bigbudgie
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        shhh
        People don't wanna hear that

        1. FC Hakkebøf
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          But you did 😉

    3. 7rjngs lollygagger
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      No

      Spurs have so few options, Would expect both KdB and Sterling to be very high rotation risk

  18. melvinmbabazi
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Thoughts on What to do? BB Active
    Thinking about bringing in city coverage?

    Leno
    Robertson/TAA/Kola
    Son/Mane/Pogba/Fraser
    Vardy/Laca/Murray

    Ryan/ Dunk/Valery/McNeil
    1 FT, 2.5 ITB

    Cheers

    1. OldBenKenobi
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Holy cow!!!!! No City at all 😯
      You might want to get someone

    2. Differential C (Mark)
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Pogba to Sterling, is that possible?

    3. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Vardy -> Aguero possible?

  19. OldBenKenobi
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Duffy > Koscielny -4?

    Nice differential too?

    1. bigbudgie
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      could be worth it, but still, Arsenal defence...yuck

  20. Differential C (Mark)
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Dunkie to Cathcart not worth a hit, aint it?

    1. BERGKOP
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      No

      1. Differential C (Mark)
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Thought so, cheers.

  21. Canary_Kid
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Best Arsenal/Tottenham gk + def combo?
    Thinking Lloris + Kola or Leno + Trippier, but Kola and Trip seem to be rotation risks.
    Leno + Alder to be safe?

  22. Srv210
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Captain choice is so hard this week, ben shuffling between these

    A) Son
    B) Sterling
    C) Aguero
    D) Jimenez
    Which one are you going with?

    1. bigbudgie
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      DOn't own B, going with C....nailed, penalties...

      1. Srv210
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Jesus is not a worry?

        1. bigbudgie
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          not at all. Why would Kun get rested?

          1. Srv210
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            I thought maybe shared minutes as kun will be needed fresh in both games this week..

            1. FC Hakkebøf
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 6 months ago

              Every risk bring subbed off at some point. Can't see it happening unless City are up by at least two

    2. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      B for me. Can't see Pep rest Aguero in two season defining games

      1. FC Hakkebøf
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        C*

        1. Srv210
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Kun again...

          1. FC Hakkebøf
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            Yep and I own both. But its just a wild guess. Aguero usually shows up in big games. And Ive been burned by Aguero so badly last season

            1. Srv210
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 6 months ago

              I have been burned this season during the 1st DGW of city...didn't own him and free fall of rank happened

  23. Live Lad
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Price rises ruined my plans. Worth taking another hit to get Redmond or JWP will do?
    In other words,
    (1) JWP
    (2) Redmond (-4)

    1. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      JWP have to do imo. A hit for Redmond is madness

    2. fedolefan
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      More importantly whom are you transferring out.

      1. fedolefan
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        nvm. Understood. Just stick at this point.

      2. Live Lad
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Knorkaert
        If I get Redmond I'll do Dunk to Yoshida also for cash needed.

  24. Diva Plavalaguna
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Who would you rather have this week:
    A: Doucoure?
    B: Redmond?

    Thanks!

    1. rainy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Post your full team?

      1. Diva Plavalaguna
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Lloris
        Laporte Kolasinac Valery
        Sterling Erikson JWP (Doucoure/Redmond)
        Lacazette Jimenez Aguero

        Foster Doherty Duffy Iwobi (BB)

        1. rainy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Doucoré then as you've got double Saints already 🙂

          1. Diva Plavalaguna
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            Thanks 🙂

    2. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      B for me

      1. FC Hakkebøf
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Would stretch it to Jota if possible

        1. Diva Plavalaguna
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Oh, thanks! Good idea, worth some thought 🙂

  25. OldBenKenobi
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Blimen heck captain choice this week is tough 😯

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Isn’t it just! I’ve made a decision thankfully and stuck to it. The man in the form of his life, Mr. Sterling.

    2. Differential C (Mark)
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      I've gone for the CL-suspended and rested Son Heung Min. Reckon he starts both DGW games.

  26. bigbudgie
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    You can only have one for the rest of the season
    1) KDB
    2) Salah
    3) Sterling

    1. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      2

      1. FC Hakkebøf
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        If price is not an issue that is

  27. The Darkest Knight
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    A. Sterling
    or
    B. Aguero?

    1. RashFraud
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      A

    2. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Flip a coin. I went Aguero. Gut feeling

  28. noahzark22
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Leno
    Bednarek, Duffy, Monreal
    Son, Doucouré, Jota, Eriksen
    Vardy, Agüero, Jiménez

    Bench
    Foster, Valery, Robertson, Mané

    Suddenly Duffy doesn't appeal to me after last week. FT gone so -4 for any other moves. GTG?

    1. Srv210
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Gtg

  29. marquinhos
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Which one?

    1) Monreal & Long
    2) Gray & Bednarek
    3) Gray & Cathcart/ Masina

    Cheers!

  30. ZLATAN'S PONYTAIL
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Much love for Son Captain?

    1. noahzark22
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      yes