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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
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Hi there!

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

      Hi laca

      1. Costa in Wengerland
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Hi Peter

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

          Hi Costa

  2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Need Sterling to start and haul tonight

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

      Don't need sterling at all.

      Need utd 3-2 with kun double

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

        This would be nice

    2. FPL_Gyarados
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

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

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

      Hat trick please

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

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

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

        Need the opposite of this.

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

          Most do also. Support the underdog 😉

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

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

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

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

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

    Awb or Valery for 36?

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

      PVA is your man

    2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

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

    3. MafioSol
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Valery.

  4. boogle
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month 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. One More Hit
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month 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
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Could pay off.
      An interesting punt!

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

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

  6. George James
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month 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
        5 years, 1 month ago

        B

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

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

      • TRE2
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        B

    2. chaser123
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

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

      1. chaser123
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

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

      2. Holmes
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        This

      3. MafioSol
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

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

        1. chaser123
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Spot on

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

            Likewise. Fingers crossed, eh?!

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

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

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

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

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

          Looks good to me

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

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

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

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

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

          Reply fail to above 🙂

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

            Thanks!

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

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

        2. Firminooooo
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Fantastic

        3. Party time
            5 years, 1 month ago

            He did so well this season

          • VanDijksToWatchOutFor
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 1 month 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
                5 years, 1 month ago

                I also thought the announcement happens at the end

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

                  That would make a lot more sense too.

              • Klein
                • 8 Years
                5 years, 1 month 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
                  5 years, 1 month 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
            5 years, 1 month 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
              5 years, 1 month ago

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

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

                Yeah seems odd. Plus a back 3?!

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

                Young at RW or LW even I reckon

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

              Cheers mate.

              5-0 City confirmed

              1. Here's Tom with the We…
                • 12 Years
                5 years, 1 month ago

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

            4. goriuanx
              • 13 Years
              5 years, 1 month 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
              5 years, 1 month ago

              I have no idea what formation that is.

            6. Rupert The Horse
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              What a weird line up if true.

            7. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 1 month 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
                5 years, 1 month ago

                Problem is the source is always after deadline

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

                  Oh really? Much less helpful. Thanks for clarification

                  1. Here's Tom with the We…
                    • 12 Years
                    5 years, 1 month 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
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Gollum looking for an early pay-out on his contract

              1. goriuanx
                • 13 Years
                5 years, 1 month ago

                We're supporting Gollum tonight, go precious 😉

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

                  Good luck with that.

            9. Win'dian
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

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

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

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

            VVD, Mane C

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

              I have TAA and Mane and will roll my FT

              Captain is either Mane or Sterling.

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

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

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

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

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

              Have Taa Robbo Firmino
              Not changing it.

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

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

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

                Or even nowhere near the field

          • Daghe Munegu
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 1 month 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
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Jwp on bench not Gray

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

              Gtg

          • Indio
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 1 month 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
              5 years, 1 month ago

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

          • Klein
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 1 month 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
              5 years, 1 month ago

              No

          • Bruno Bruno!!
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 1 month 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
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Great moves

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

              Nice team

          • F_Ivanovic
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 1 month 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
              5 years, 1 month ago

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

              1. *sigh*
                • 12 Years
                5 years, 1 month ago

                Soz just seen 4 million or less.Peltier?

          • pablo discobar
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Any salah news today?

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

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

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

              # Eating Pizza in New York
              😉

          • MadeinIreland
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 1 month 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
              5 years, 1 month ago

              I can reveal that you will lead after tonight 🙂

              1. MadeinIreland
                • 14 Years
                5 years, 1 month ago

                Excellent - just what I wanted to hear

          • Maddamotha
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

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

          • jdp219
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 1 month 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
              5 years, 1 month ago

              start Ryan

            2. Bruno Bruno!!
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              rest is all good to go

              1. jdp219
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 1 month ago

                Thanks!

          • VanDijksToWatchOutFor
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 1 month 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
              5 years, 1 month ago

              La vida sigue ...

            2. Forever In Our Shadow
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Gillette Soccer Special.

          • Colonel Shoe 肝池
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 1 month 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
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Atleast you are honest 😛

              1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
                • 12 Years
                5 years, 1 month ago

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

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

                  Somehow getting a draw would be achievement for them

                2. Win'dian
                  • 7 Years
                  5 years, 1 month ago

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

            2. jdp219
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

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

          • Mattymo23
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 1 month 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
              5 years, 1 month 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
            5 years, 1 month 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
              5 years, 1 month ago

              *Aguero

          • HollywoodXI
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

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

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

              He will. marriner is the ref

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

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

          • Scotty B
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 1 month 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?