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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. CelticBhoy1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Best midfielder 8.5 or under?

    1. jia you
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Dilva or Lucas?

    2. King Henrik
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Silva. Hail Hail

      1. King Henrik
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Bernardo

    3. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Moura or B.Silva

  2. borat
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Guys any latest news on deulofeu. Should I keep him or transfer out to Redmond for -4

    1. kysersosa
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Hold. Not worth -4 as we don’t know what his fitness is. I think he’ll feature in one game at least.

      1. borat
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Thanks. Using my BB this week so don't want any players not starting

  3. Sweetboi
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Which one?

    a) Kolasinac & Dunk

    b) Masina & Duffy

    c) Duffy & Dunk (+4)

    1. kysersosa
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      B

    2. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      If you think Dunk out is worth -4 then Duffy out is also worth -4, unless you think Duffy is more likely to score.

      1. Bodini
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        This is where I’m at. Already taken -4 to get Dunk out but wavering on doing Duffy as well. Got a feeling he might get more than zeros this week

      2. F_Ivanovic
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        eh not necessarily. It's not just about being more likely to score it's that long term having 2 Brighton defenders from now till season end isn't great. eg. 37/38 suck so it means you have no choice but to play your other 3 defenders

  4. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Cannot see a Brighton CS in the next two.

    Duffy & Dunk to:
    A) Yoshida & Kolasinac (-4)
    B) Yoshida & Masina (-4)
    C) Other?

    On paper Kolasinac looks good but he could easily sit out a DGW fixture, and to be honest, Arsenal could concede in any of the upcoming fixtures. Save funds instead.. ?

    1. XabiAlonso
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Not sure if kolasinac is nailed

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Same. Also throw Femenia in the mix!

    2. Carlton_Goal
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      B

  5. jia you
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Tempted to do Hazard to KDB (-4)?
    A. Madness
    B. Overthinking, don't do it
    C. Go for it

    1. Funky Cheese
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      C he's on fire

      1. jia you
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        so tempted, the slight Hazard doubt is swaying towards making the hit, cheers 🙂

    2. ALIVE AND KICKING
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Go for it, it's do or die time. I've done Erickson to kdb

    3. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      C
      Bit it's close. Hazard's knock/flag shifts it towards KDB imo.
      And, KDB is a man possessed atm. Looking sharp as ever.

      1. jia you
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        52nd transfer of the season made, love a punt haha, cheers 🙂

  6. semiconductor
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    If my bench is Hojberg, Duffy and dunk. Should I save the BB?

    1. Denis Tueart on the wing
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      with 6 players on the bench - Yes

    2. XabiAlonso
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I'd use it now

    3. 2hotty
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      use it know they should all play 180 mins so two bites of the cherry is good

    4. FPL Forward Thinker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I would but depends on your own strategy.

      Like who is your reserve keeper and when would u use BB?

    5. Just Confused
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Use it now. Take one of Duffy or dunk out for a hit?

  7. R Whites
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Bench Boost or Triple C?

    Already done Haz >> Sterling. Could bench Deeney or get rid for -4 (if doing BB).

    Ryan
    Robbo - Bennett - Kiko F
    Eriksen - Mane - Sterling - Son
    Deeney (?) - Vards - Jiminez

    Bench: Guita (city away) - TAA (cardiff away) - Mads & Perreira (hammers away)

    1. Gizzachance
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      maybe t/c as your bench is single gw players
      your gonna get one off your bench for deeney anyway
      just play trent for him maybe

  8. Teror
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    I feel a particular urge to captain Aguero over Sterling. Sterling has scored two hattricks recently if you count his barely-offside goal in the CL last night. It's unlikely that he can keep that up. Not that great against big sides either (Wednesday was an exception) and faces Spurs and Man United this double... am I overthinking things?

    1. Gizzachance
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      may be doing kun, he can score v big teams, has done previously
      sterling not a great record v top teams, but he is in form
      tough one

    2. Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Well, one of those 'hat-tricks' was against one of those big sides...

      1. Teror
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        True. But that game was exceptional. Who you captaining?

      2. Do I Not Like Orange
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        God knows I wouldn't discourage anyone from going Kun. They are captain & vice for me either way, I just can't ignore Sterling's form and the way he tore Trippier to bits the other night.

    3. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I’d put money on Jesus starting vs Spurs.

      1. Rojo's Modern Life
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        And you would lose that money.

        1. Make Arrows Green Again
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          I think there's a decent chance. Aguero has been slightly off the boil recently and looked exhausted midweek.

    4. Make Arrows Green Again
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      That's illogical. Classic gambler's fallacy. Please don't fall into that trap.

    5. Sargasso C
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Sterling got two goals v Spurs last year. He got two during the week. I think it is a misteak to think he can't do it again 🙂

  9. Gizzachance
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    pick any 2
    A rash B gray
    1 jota 2 redmond
    thanks

  10. waltzingmatildas
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    RP
    Happy with my bench boost team but worried about not owning any of Salah, mane or sterling. Anything worth a hit?
    Foster Ryan
    Robertson Doherty Davies valery duffy
    Eriksen son kdb deulofeu camarasa
    Firmino jimenez (c) aguero

    1. King Henrik
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Salah Mane and Sterling i cant imagine all 3 of them blanking this Gw and their high ownership could be crippling if they do score big points. But on the other hand you have some good differentials with Kdb and Firm. I would try and get at least one liverpool Mid.

      1. waltzingmatildas
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Yeah. Problem is it'd be a - 8

  11. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    anyone still sticking with jimi captain?
    was tempted to switch....holding firm so far 😐

    1. waltzingmatildas
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I am

    2. HollywoodXI
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I had Jimi captain until City we’re knocked out of the CL. They will now be focused on winning the league and getting revenge on Spurs today. Pep surely plays his best team until the end of the season and so Sterling is now my captain.

      1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        its great logic, but if i do that i know it will be like 1-0 spurs og laporte 🙄 not the 7 goal thriller they had in the champ league

        1. HollywoodXI
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          I can see a repeat. These two teams have a lot to play for, the players will be pretty much the same on both teams, City want revenge.

          1. Rojo's Modern Life
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Fatigue is a thing, and Spurs have much less to play for, without Sissoko. It's going to be a massacre

    3. XabiAlonso
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Think I'm captaining him now

    4. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Just switched to Sterling.

      1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        its so tempting

        1. Twisted Saltergater
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Mahrez seems to have been left in the cold. Maybe Sterling gets 60 mins today then they don’t play until Weds. Could well be two starts.

          DSilva and BSilva in the middle with KdB and Aguero with their feet up... but who knows.

    5. Rojo's Modern Life
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      He costs about half the price of Aguero/Sterling for a reason. Wolves season is over. One goal max this gameweek

    6. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I'm somewhat wary after Duffy(c) last week of going with the zeitgeist on here to captain a player/team who might be out of form (their one game post semi-final wasn't great) who wouldn't normally enter the captain conversation.

      I believe City will be putting out stromg 11s every week now...they have to win EVERY game (cos it looks like Liverpool will)

      Spurs will potentially rotate however, so Son/Eriksen are out.

      So I've currently gone for Sterling(c), Aguero(vc)

  12. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    In interested in losing Duffy partly because of Brighton, but partly to raise some cash for KDB/an extra pool player, so which is the best move?
    A. Keep him anyway.
    B. Cathcart/Masina (-4).
    C. Go straight to getting TAA (-4), but would require a hit for KDB next week.

    1. Mesh
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      So either way, it's a hit this week or a hit next week?

  13. FPL Maldini
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Is Masina pretty likely to start both games?

    Does he have any competition at all with Holebas out?

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      No competition with Holebas out.

  14. abaalan
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    El capitan choice ... So indecisive on this week. Currently on jiminez

    A. Sterling
    B. Aguero
    C. Son
    D. Jiminez

  15. HairlessGrealish
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    TC on Aguero/Jimenez
    or
    BB with Gunn, Duffy, Dunk, Hughes on bench?

    1. Lumberjack
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      BB. You'll need to use the bench sometime, may as well do it with the doubles.

  16. FCSB
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Best pick and most nailed out of:

    1. Kiko
    2. Masina

    Or??

    I’d get Cathcart but need to funds

    Thanks 🙂

    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      1

    2. George James
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Same issue. Leaning towards Masina due to Holebas injury

      1. FCSB
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Shall we just go for it?

  17. Lumberjack
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Duffy to Boly for free - yes or no?

    Means I'm more likely to take a hit next week to get one of Mane/Salah/Firm, but it might pay for itself this week...

    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      50/50

      1. Lumberjack
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        yeah, coin-toss time!

  18. King Henrik
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Here's one for you lads !

    Keep one

    A. Son
    B. Eriksen

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      A long term. Keeping Eriksen this week, however.

  19. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    1) Ings or Gray?
    - Ings better Fpl asset, better finisher but will he play 2 consecutive games given his injuries
    - saints will likely play long against Watford away on the counterattack
    - gray better short term pick but will he start? I think he only plays the first one

    2A) Leno + Foster (-4)
    2B) Ryan + Foster
    2C) Patricio + Foster (-4)

    Don’t mind the hit as Leno/Patricio higher ceiling in gw35 plus can play gw37 when foster has a tough fixture.

  20. Rebeltactics
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Playing my free hit this week.

    This is current line up.

    Foster
    Monreal Doherty Cathcart
    KDB sterling Son redmond
    Jimenez augero aubmayan
    Subs Boly and two cheap non players

    GTG?

  21. rowdog24
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    How likely is Salah to fall tonight? Have exact money to do Pogba to Salah if Salah falls by 0.1...

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      50/50

      1. CRO KLOPP
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Sounds logical with a couple of TC

        1. CRO KLOPP
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Reply fail below

    2. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      that would be handy

  22. CRO KLOPP
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Who do we expect to have more than 100 pct EO this week?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Son, Sterling, Jimmy maybe.

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Same question

  23. Adzy
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Play kola or Robertson?

  24. Bishopool
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Son, Eriksen, Jota, Mane, JWP
    Vardy, Murray, Deeney*

    1FT, BB

    MAIN QUESTION:

    a) Vardy/Deeney FOR Aguero/Jimenez (-4p)
    b) additionally - Sterling FOR Eriksen or Son or Mane??? (-8p)

    Is -8p Worth it?? 🙂

  25. NUFCAndrew
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Son or Aguero captain?

  26. Bookmark
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Pick Captain
    A. Kdb
    B. Mane
    C. Son
    D. Aguero
    E. Jimenez
    F. Firmino

    1. Carlton_Goal
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Any one of CDE

  27. The Red Devil
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Captain who
    Aguero
    Kdb
    Sterling
    Son
    Eriksen
    Jimenez

  28. Sargasso C
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Advice greatly appreciated. Would you play a bench boost with Ryan, Duffy, Valery and JWP or wait to use the chip later on after some transfers?

    Ryan and Duffy have Wolves and Spurs (all away)
    JWP and Valery have Newcastle and Watford (all away)

    My thinking is split. Yes it's a DG but I don't see many points with these players in these fixtures..

    1. Carlton_Goal
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I would use it now in the double gameweek. Better chance at more points. Spend the rest of the season putting out the best 11 you can rather than trying to make your bench better

  29. 2hotty
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Captain decision is a bitch this week head says Jimi guaranteed to play both with at least 75 in each, but heart says Raz or Kun think city could go ballistic

    1. King Henrik
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Same here mate can't decide between Sterling Jiminez or Son. City vs spurs is a early kick of and I dont see as many goals as the CL encounter. Will most likely shite myself and go for the safe option ( Sterling)

  30. King Henrik
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Mane will score more points than Salah until the end of the season. I am sticking with this philosophy and saving myself 3 million to spend elsewhere. Who's with me ??