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How Azpilicueta’s goal threat is affected by Alonso and Hudson-Odoi

Chelsea’s 2-2 draw with Burnley on Monday night was a mostly disappointing result for Fantasy managers who own the Blues’ defenders.

Although he was unable to bank a 15th clean sheet of the season, Cesar Azpilicueta (£6.4m) at least compensated with an assist for Gonzalo Higuain‘s (£9.1m) goal against the Clarets.

That was Azpilicueta’s seventh attacking return of the season, with five of those arriving in the last 11 Gameweeks.

Having played mostly as a centre-half under Antonio Conte in a three-man backline, Azpilicueta has had to re-acclimatise to life as a right-back since Maurizio Sarri’s appointment last summer.

The Spain international has not been without his detractors this season, especially for his limited ability going forward.

Marcos Alonso (£6.3m) had previously suffered criticism from Chelsea fans and beyond, of course, but his weaknesses are very much defensive in nature and Fantasy managers cared little about negative critiques of his all-round ability as a left-back while the attacking returns were flying in at the other end.

It is actually since Alonso lost his ever-present status in Gameweek 24 that Azpilicueta’s output has improved in terms of goal involvement.

Having registered no goals and just two assists up until that point, Azpilcueta has one goal and four assists from the beginning of February onwards.

Azpilicueta would traditionally be the full-back to hang back in defence as Alonso bombed forward but the latter’s frequent absence of late has perhaps freed up Azpilicueta to get forward a little more.

Not that Alonso’s no-shows and Azpilicueta’s increased attacking threat are mutually exclusive: the much-maligned left-back has been on the pitch for three of those five most-recent returns.

Nevertheless, we will use Gameweek 24 as the starting point for our analysis of Azpilicueta’s performances in the Members’ article below.

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  1. LaCazettio
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Hi there!

    1. Peter Ouch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Hi laca

      1. Costa in Wengerland
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Hi Peter

        1. FPL_Gyarados
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Hi Costa

  2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Need Sterling to start and haul tonight

    1. Peter Ouch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Don't need sterling at all.

      Need utd 3-2 with kun double

      1. Goat
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        This would be nice

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

      I want Wolves to go bananas scoring. Come on Jiminez (c)!

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

      Hat trick please

    4. Don Kloppeone
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Need Sterling to stay as quiet as a mouse and Kun to mega haul!

      1. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Need the opposite of this.

        1. Don Kloppeone
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Most do also. Support the underdog 😉

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

            Aguero is most captained player in FPL this week. So no 😛

            1. Don Kloppeone
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Damn is he? You forget when you’re on here as everyone has Sterling!

  3. Peter Ouch
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Awb or Valery for 36?

    1. Goat
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      PVA is your man

    2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Valery edges it IMO, though I think it's unlikely either keeps a CS

    3. MafioSol
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Valery.

  4. boogle
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    How does KDB, Erik > Salah(C), Moura/Mili -4 look?

    Lloris
    VVD Doherty Valery
    Salah(C) Mane Son Moura/Mili
    Kun Jimi Gray

    Foster Hojbjerg Duffy Dunk

  5. HTL
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Could Zaha have a swansong for Palace?

    For a -4 have the exact money for Eriksen > Salah, and Vardy > Zaha.

    Conscious it could backfire badly but worried about no Salah coverage. Have Mane and Robbo.

    1. FPL_Gyarados
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Could pay off.
      An interesting punt!

    2. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I like the Zaha pick, going for him myself in gw37 I think

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

    Best move?

    A) KDB >> Bilva / Moura
    B) KDB + Mariappa >> Bilva + VVD (-4)
    C) something else 0.8 itb

    Lloris
    TAA • Duffy • Dunk
    Mane • Son • Sterling • KDB
    Kun • Jiménez • Gray

    Gunn / Hoijberg / Bennet / Mariappa.

    1. Party time
        4 years, 11 months ago

        B

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

        I can see the appeal of B - VVD would likely make up that -4 against Huddersfield.

      • TRE2
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        B

    2. chaser123
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Hoping that Jimenez on his own outscores Aguero + Sterling + Laporte + Rashford + Jota + Leno this evening.....

      1. chaser123
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        13 points behind main rival and, based on above, looks like he is likely to stretch his lead!

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

        This

      3. MafioSol
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        This suggests that you have him captain ... (?)

        1. chaser123
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Spot on

          1. MafioSol
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Likewise. Fingers crossed, eh?!

    3. pjanns
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Lloris
      TAA - Robbo - Laporte
      Jota - Hazard - Son - Mane (TC)
      Aguero - Vardy - Jiminez
      (Ryan - JWP - Valery - Peltier)

      All good?
      I did Doherty —> TAA

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

        Looks good. Double-up on Liverpool defence looks a good shout this week (and every week pretty much).

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

          Yeah, they are pretty reliable!
          Thanks for the input.

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

      Hi

      At the moment, I'm considering saving the FT but I'd like to bring in either Sterling or Salah - just not sure how best to do it. Or are Aguero and Mane enough from either team?

      Anything jump out that needs changing for GW36?

      1FT, 0.0ITB
      Lloris (Foster)
      TAA / Laporter / Duffy (Bednarek / Dunk)
      Mane / Eriksen / Son / Pogba / Jota
      Aguero / Jimenez (Gray)

      Thanks!

      1. Party time
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Looks good to me

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

            Thanks. Probably going to TC Mane. Only really benching headache is Jota or Gray. Last night's goal has tempted me to change!

        • MafioSol
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Extra Liverpool player, if can't afford Salah then the following in rank: 1. Robertson 2. VVD 3. Firminho

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

        Im confident with Aguero and Mane.
        I would save.
        Look at my team above.

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

          Reply fail to above 🙂

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

            Thanks!

      3. goriuanx
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        EXCLUSIVE: Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk beats Manchester City's Raheem Sterling to be crowned PFA Players’ Player of the Year | @Matt_Lawton_DM https://trib.al/B4MktIe

        Go ed' Virgil lad! Quite impressive that a defender wins it.

        1. Je suis le chat
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Nice one Virg. I reckon Raheem should have won last year.

        2. Firminooooo
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Fantastic

        3. Party time
            4 years, 11 months ago

            He did so well this season

          • VanDijksToWatchOutFor
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Madness that it's decided before the end of the season. Both worthy winners but for me it should basically be decided by the league in cases like this. By definition one of them won't have don't enough.

            1. Party time
                4 years, 11 months ago

                I also thought the announcement happens at the end

                1. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
                  • 6 Years
                  4 years, 11 months ago

                  That would make a lot more sense too.

              • Klein
                • 8 Years
                4 years, 11 months ago

                For me indivisual award should be indivisual. I agree they should have seen for all matches of the season. Sometimes bad teams have someone who give all his heart and soul and does everything right. But they dont become champions due to bad teammates.

                1. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
                  • 6 Years
                  4 years, 11 months ago

                  I get your point, klein, but then I think the player of the year becomes a lot wider of a field.

                  At least we don't have the mess of "most valuable player". Although I sense at least this year we would have the same winner.

          • Richd
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            De Gea, Darmian, Smalling, Lindelof, Shaw, Young, Pereira, Fred, Pogba, Lingard, Rashford.

            Reliable leak. Last 3 correct. Has no impact on deadlines of course but just for info.

            1. YEAH PITCH!
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Surprised no McTominay. He tends to play the big ones.

              1. Richd
                • 11 Years
                4 years, 11 months ago

                Yeah seems odd. Plus a back 3?!

            2. Az
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 14 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Young.
              lol.
              if he plays, they are going to get destroyed.

              What formation even is that? It looks like a horrible lineup.

              1. fr3d
                • 6 Years
                4 years, 11 months ago

                Young at RW or LW even I reckon

            3. Maddi Son
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Cheers mate.

              5-0 City confirmed

              1. Here's Tom with the We…
                • 12 Years
                4 years, 11 months ago

                Looks like it will be
                DDG
                Darmian Smalling Lindelof Shaw
                Pereira Fred Pogba
                Young Rash Lingard

            4. goriuanx
              • 13 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Kind of glad it's this and not a naive 433. Looks like United set up to frustrate and hit City on the counter. 0-0 suits me lol

            5. The Ejiptian King
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              I have no idea what formation that is.

            6. Rupert The Horse
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              What a weird line up if true.

            7. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              This is a nice way to check this source :). Could be important for lukaku / rashford in 37

              1. Here's Tom with the We…
                • 12 Years
                4 years, 11 months ago

                Problem is the source is always after deadline

                1. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
                  • 6 Years
                  4 years, 11 months ago

                  Oh really? Much less helpful. Thanks for clarification

                  1. Here's Tom with the We…
                    • 12 Years
                    4 years, 11 months ago

                    Yeah mainly because of Uniteds kick off times. I.e the next 2 games are Sunday kick offs, when the FF deadline is Friday and the Saturday.
                    Worth checking just in case though 😉

            8. Now I'm Panicking
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Gollum looking for an early pay-out on his contract

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

                We're supporting Gollum tonight, go precious 😉

                1. Now I'm Panicking
                  • 9 Years
                  4 years, 11 months ago

                  Good luck with that.

            9. Win'dian
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              **Has no impact on the result as well. Hope not though.

          • Pukki Party
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            What Liverpool players are you currently planning on owning, and who are you captaining gw 36?

            VVD, Mane C

            1. Richd
              • 11 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              I have TAA and Mane and will roll my FT

              Captain is either Mane or Sterling.

            2. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Currently own robbo mane firmino. Won't be changing.

            3. Don Kloppeone
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Currently have Salah (TC) and Robbo. Considering bringing in either Bobby or TAA

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

              Have Taa Robbo Firmino
              Not changing it.

          • RamaJama
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            A) -4 for both Salah and Mane to block ML rival 11 points behind

            B) only get one of them for free and keep Eriksen as A ML differential

            Triple c on a Pool mid against HUD

          • VanDijksToWatchOutFor
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Looking forward to captain jimenez getting a fifteen minute headstart on captain kuns but not looking forward to him stopping fifteen minutes earlier. Hopefully Sergio will be off by then anyway (subbed, red carded, either way)

            1. MafioSol
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Yup. Likewise hoping Aguero is nowhere near-o his best tonight.

              1. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
                • 6 Years
                4 years, 11 months ago

                Or even nowhere near the field

          • Daghe Munegu
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            1ft 0 itb
            Save?

            Lloris
            TAA Duffy Doherty
            Salah(TC) Sterling Son Moura
            Kun Jimenez Gray

            Foster Gray Valery Dunk

            1. Daghe Munegu
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Jwp on bench not Gray

            2. RamaJama
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Gtg

          • Indio
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Hi all. Do I have any better moves in GW36 team below than KDB and Foster > Mane and GK fodder? Many thanks.

            Lloris
            TAA, Duffy, Doherty
            Salah (TC), Son, Eriksen, KDB
            Aguero, Jimmy, Gray
            (Foster, Dunk, Valery, Hojbjerg)

            1. *sigh*
              • 12 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Slightly left field but I’d be tempted to go KDB Dunk to
              Bernardo Robertson

          • Klein
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Have salah mane and vvd. Is it wise to get 2nd liv def in place of salah to accomodate sterling and upgrade elsewhere? Probably not before hud but what about after that?

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

              No

          • Bruno Bruno!!
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Thoughts on the following hit please?

            KDB + Jota -> Sterling + Ward-Prowse

            GW36 Team:

            Ryan
            Vertonghen TAA Laporte
            Eriksen Son Sterling Mane
            Wilson Firmino Jiminez

            Foster Doherty Ward-Prowse Valery

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

              Great moves

            2. Eddie
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Nice team

          • F_Ivanovic
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Thinking of Doherty > Kelly and Martial > Mane for a -4

            Need to cover Mane as both my ML rivals have him. Slight worried about how nailed Kelly is but he looks best option that's 4m or less for GW37 when I am struggling for a good 3rd defender.

            1. *sigh*
              • 12 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Bennett was back for Wolves last game.See if he starts tonight.

              1. *sigh*
                • 12 Years
                4 years, 11 months ago

                Soz just seen 4 million or less.Peltier?

          • pablo discobar
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Any salah news today?

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

              He’s eating pizza in NY. A standard Wednesday.

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

              # Eating Pizza in New York
              😉

          • MadeinIreland
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Rival has a 5 point lead and has Jimenez (TC), Sterling and Jota playing tonight.

            I have Aguero (C), Jota, Jimenez, Laporte and Doherty.

            Who will be leading after tonight then?

            Thanks...

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

              I can reveal that you will lead after tonight 🙂

              1. MadeinIreland
                • 14 Years
                4 years, 11 months ago

                Excellent - just what I wanted to hear

          • Maddamotha
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            De Gea, Young, Darmian, Smalling, Lindelof, Shaw, Fred, Pereira, Pogba, Rashford, Lingard

          • jdp219
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            For gw36.
            GTG? Or start Ryan, perhaps?

            Foster
            Robbo, TAA, Laporte
            Mane(tc), Son, Sterling, Jota
            Aguero(tvc), Wilson, Jiménez
            (Ryan, JWP, Valery, Duffy)

            1. Bruno Bruno!!
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              start Ryan

            2. Bruno Bruno!!
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              rest is all good to go

              1. jdp219
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 7 Years
                4 years, 11 months ago

                Thanks!

          • VanDijksToWatchOutFor
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Just looking ahead. How are you planning on following the final day? Motd challenge? Watching BT/sky people watch the games? What we need is redzone.

            1. MafioSol
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              La vida sigue ...

            2. Forever In Our Shadow
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Gillette Soccer Special.

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

            things i would like...
            utd win 2-1 (sterling scoring for city)
            wolves 5 (jimi*5, jota*5 assists) - Arse 5 (laca*5)
            😀

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

              Atleast you are honest 😛

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

                as a pool fan a utd win would be ace....but I cant see em doing us any favours

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

                  Somehow getting a draw would be achievement for them

                2. Win'dian
                  • 7 Years
                  4 years, 11 months ago

                  They can't do any favour to themselves at the moment

            2. jdp219
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              I'm only on board for these:
              - sterling scoring for city
              - jimi*5, jota*5 assists

          • Mattymo23
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Need help. Really stuck.

            Ryan Foster
            Vert TAA Duffy Coady Valery
            Sterling Mane Son Martial Jota
            Kun Jiminez Llorente

            3.0 ITB 1FT

            A) Martial, Jota and Vert to Salah, Hojberg, AWB (-8)
            B) Martial and Son to Salah and Deulefou (-4)
            C) Martial and Llorente to Firmino and Deulefou (-4)

            1. jdp219
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              If it were me, I'd opt for C. You already have Mané, and Son is out of the first leg vs. Ajax so he'd likely start against West Ham.

          • Poseidon.
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Ffs that prat Marriner is the ref tonight. He hates us. Hope you’ve all got Agustin for the penalties!

            1. Poseidon.
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              *Aguero

          • HollywoodXI
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            I have a gut feeling Aguero is going to smash it tonight.

            1. Poseidon.
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              He will. marriner is the ref

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

                Aguero is a big game player. I think he’ll do well tonight.

          • Scotty B
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Gunn
            Dunk VVD Cathcart
            Salah KDB Son Mane
            Rondon Jimenez Wilson

            De Gea Richarlison Doherty Bednarek

            0.1 ITB & 1 FT

            What change would you make?