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Douglas Luiz could unlock value in Aston Villa defensive assets

Aston Villa have confirmed the signing of Douglas Luiz from Manchester City for a reported £15m fee.

Luiz, 21, has never appeared for the Citizens despite signing for the club in 2017, spending the last two seasons on loan at Girona in La Liga; a part of the City Football Group.

The Brazilian, who has appeared for and captained his country’s Under-23 side, joins Dean Smith’s squad ahead of their return to the Premier League after a three-year absence, with Villa’s transfer spending having exceeded £100m in the current window.

A combative, defensive midfielder with leadership experience at an international level, Luiz is likely to play in a holding midfield role for Villa on their return to the English top-flight, shielding a combination of centre-halves Tyrone Mings (£4.5m), Ezri Konsa (£4.5m) and Bjorn Engels (£4.5m).

The 21-year-old has also been priced at £4.5m, offering scope for potential value in his debut season with Villa back in the Premier League.

The signing of Luiz yet again underlines the ambition of Villa for not only the upcoming campaign, but their intentions for re-establishing the club as a heavy-weight in the division.

The West Midlands side have made a serious statement of intent in the summer 2019 window, and Luiz’s addition to the squad yet again highlights how the club are set on ensuring that the B6 post code remains host to Premier League football.

Whilst central defensive midfielders have often been shunned by Fantasy managers for their inability to pick up clean-sheet points and unlikely chances of getting forward, it is perhaps the wider implications of this transfer that make for interesting reading.

If Luiz can deliver on the hype that has surrounded his arrival at Villa Park, but perhaps most poignantly, have a positive influence on Villa’s backline, then this could be a player with significant influence over Smith and his squad’s defensive solidity for 2019/20.

Upon signing, Luiz spoke of his passion for helping Villa on their return to the Premier League:

“I hope I can be a leader in the team. I hope I can help by bringing the ball out from the back. And although I don’t speak a lot of English, I hope I can help out by shouting orders from the back and live up to expectations as best I can.”

Smith was also enthusiastic about Luiz’s arrival at Villa Park:

“Douglas is an extremely talented young player with an outstanding pedigree who I am sure will fit nicely into our style and system of play.”

The History and Statistics

Douglas Luiz (left) in action for Manchester City in a pre-season friendly last summer

As the captain of Brazil’s Under-23s side, Douglas Luiz is a player with the potential to add leadership skills to Villa’s squad and who could play a pivotal role in commanding their defensive unit this season.

Having started his youth career at Vasco Da Gama in Brazil, Luiz rose through the ranks to earn his first senior appearance for his boyhood club at the age of 17.

26 senior appearances followed alongside three goals, but the scouting system of Manchester City had seen enough and made their move for Luiz, securing his signature on a five-year contract.

The Brazilian was initially loaned out to Girona where he impressed in his debut season, making 17 appearances for the club.

City and Pep Guardiola were impressed with Luiz’s adaptation to European football having made the step up from South America, and attempted to gain a work permit for a potential integration into City’s first-team squad.

However the Citizens’ plans were thrown into disarray as Luiz’s application was rejected, and a second loan-spell with Girona was sanctioned with a view to the player gaining more experience before a re-application to the home office.

Another successful season in Spain followed for Luiz, as he made 29 appearances for the club, but was unable to prevent their relegation from La Liga having finished 18th in the table.

This form from a 21-year-old Brazilian who had seemingly slipped under the radar alerted Villa’s sporting director Jesús García Pitarch, who is said to have been an admirer of the midfielder.

An enquiry from Villa led to extended negotiations, and it is the newly-promoted side under Smith who have secured the signing of this highly-rated prospect.

Comparisons

 Minutes per shotMinutes per key passMinutes per interceptionMinutes per tackleMinutes per clearance
Luiz92.9148.770.878.264.7
Whelan141.7101.278.744.353.1
Hourihane38.747164.453.967.1
McGinn35.650.591.141.5143.6
Grealish4339.1174.678.1185.6

The Prospects

Douglas Luiz (right) in action for Girona

Central defensive midfielders are rarely top of the priorities list for Fantasy managers, yet the influence that Luiz could have over Villa’s backline in the 2019/20 campaign simply cannot be understated.

The club’s disposal of Glenn Whelan, released at the end of the 2018/19 campaign, has opened up a starting berth in Smith’s squad for a defensively orientated midfielder to shield the defence, and Luiz now has a chance to claim this spot for himself.

The underlying statistics attest to the fact that Luiz is unlikely to be charging forward and playing an influential role in Villa’s attacking efforts, ranking the lowest for minutes per key pass and second-lowest for minutes per shot from Villa’s four main central midfield options from last season in Whelan, Conor Hourihane (£6.0m), John McGinn (£5.5m) and Jack Grealish (£6.0m).

Yet in the spectrum of defensive solidity, Luiz ranks favourably – the Brazilian tops Villa’s midfield quartet from 2018/19 for minutes per interception (70.8) alongside being second for minutes per clearance (64.7).

Despite being relegated from La Liga in 2018/19, Girona placed ninth in the clean-sheet table, suggesting a considerable disparity in the attacking and defensive efforts of the Spanish outfit. Luiz’s contribution at the back certainly did not go unnoticed, and despite his club’s overall poor performance, Villa have certainly taken note of his defensive credentials as a holding midfielder.

This strongly supports the idea that Luiz is set to fulfil a role in Smith’s squad that is characterised by a combative, tough-tackling nature, but it is the wider influence of the 21-year-old that could be of serious interest to Fantasy managers in the upcoming campaign.

Villa’s opening fixtures are certainly favourable given their status as a newly-promoted side. Despite heading to the capital to take on Spurs in Gameweek 1, Smith’s side then face Bournemouth, West Ham and Everton at home in their next five fixtures.

The club’s defence has the potential to offer Fantasy managers an abundance of competitively-priced defensive options in 2019/20, with Konsa probably the favourite to start next to Mings in central defence while Matt Targett (£4.5m), Neil Taylor (£4.5m), Ahmed El Mohamady (£4.5m) and Frederic Guilbert (£4.5m) competing for full-back slots

The latter has been in fine form throughout preseason, registering three assists in separate performances to underline his credentials as a value-for-money full-back option for Fantasy managers. If Guilbert is able to combine this evident attacking ability with the propensity for clean-sheet points, which could be boosted by new signing Luiz, then there is even more appeal in investing in Villa’s defensive assets for 2019/20.

The specific example of Guilbert only points to a wider picture with regards to Villa’s assets and the potentially intrinsic influence of Luiz over their defensive prospects. Given City’s efforts to bring the Brazilian back to England, which were only thwarted by the refusal of a work permit from the home office, there is clearly a belief that this is a player with the capabilities to cut it in the English top-flight.

Villa remain confident that the increased wages offered to Luiz are likely to convince the home office of accepting his application for a work permit owing to increased taxation, and provided this is cleared prior to the start of the season then this is a player with a potentially huge part to play in the club’s return to the Premier League.

If Smith’s side can start strongly against Spurs in Gameweek 1, and follow this up with performances in the opening Gameweeks of 2019/20, then the form of both Luiz and Villa are certainly worthy of assessment for Fantasy managers in the upcoming Premier League campaign.

There is a huge amount of potential value in Villa defensive assets pricing, and the arrival of Luiz at Villa Park could be the key to unlocking that.

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  1. Gt1996
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    So some 6am tinkering has left me with this:

    Ryan (Button)
    VVD, Zinchenko, Ake, Cathcart (Kelly)
    Salah, Sterling, Zaha, Perez, (Dendoncker)
    Kane Wilson (Greenwood)

    Bench too weak? Really wanted to have those 6 in attack but budget isnt helping too much. Any thoughts?

    1. n14mul
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Just not a fan or Bournemouth defence.

      I'm just trying to find the right combo with Salah sterling and kane

    2. Ekip
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Too much compromise elsewhere I think - need to choose 2 of the big 3

    3. tuvok
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      How nailed is Cathcart? I had him in some drafts but have since noticed too many question marks over his starts. You'll be relying on him playing week in week out with that bench too.

      Other than that it's a really solid side

  2. Ci Siamo
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Out of the following 4.5m defenders, who is the most likely to get rotated?

    a) Cathcart

    b) Lascalles

    c) Diop

    d) Mings

    e) Bednarak

    1. Ekip
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Cathcart because Gracia likes to tinker and Dawson signed.

      Would steer clear of weak Southampton defence and Newcastle have terrible early fixtures, so West Ham and Villa best bets (after GW1)

  3. SpaceCadet
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Any suggestions for this team? Thanks

    pope
    taa digne zinchencko kolasinac
    salah sterling fraser perez jorginho
    kane

    button greenwood wickham lund

    1. - Z -
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Team is rly solid....just mby Digne into Coleman and with extra 0.5 you can get nailed Walker insted Zinch or you can upgrade Kola

      1. SpaceCadet
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Cheers good suggestion. Although tempted to keep kola for the first couple of fixtures and switch to awb after that.

    2. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Zinchencko not certain to be first choice even with Mendy out, Pope has a groin injury so needs monitoring.

      1. SpaceCadet
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Cheers. Other options for a 4.5m gk? Ryan?

        1. bitm2007
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Ryan is the popular choice on here, and it makes sense (if you are prepared to go with a 4.5m) as not only does he have decent fixtures but you also have his replacement in your squad to cover any injury.

          1. SpaceCadet
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            Cheers

    3. Ekip
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Not convinced Kola starts - competition from Monreal, AMN and Tierney if he signs.

      Don’t rate Jorg either

      You need more certain starters with that bench

      Having all 3 of Salah/Sterling/Kane inevitability means weakness elsewhere

  4. - Z -
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Seems like Dybla for Lukaku + cash is very possible story.....I dunno wtf Juve is doing

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Lol
      What do you except from Sarri 😉
      He must have passed on the smoke to the director.
      (I'm not complaining bdw)

  5. tommo-uk-
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    A) Ryan/Button
    VVD/AWB/Ake/Kelly/Simpson
    Salah(C)/Sterling/Fraser/Zaha/Dendonker
    Kane/Jimenez/Greenwood

    B) Ryan/Button
    Robertson/Laporte/AWB/Kelly/Simpson
    Salah(C)/Sterling/Fraser/Bilva/Dendonker
    Wilson/Jimenez/Greenwood

    A or B?

  6. ENZO SZN™
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    "Breaking; Aston Villa are set to sign Burnley goalkeeper Tom Heaton after agreeing an £8m deal last night. Medical in the next 48 hours [@JPercyTelegraph] #avfc"

    @villareport

    1. Hairy Potter
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Good signing for Villa. Should increase their chances of staying up.

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

      Right, good. Negotiations got stuck when Burnley wanted 10M and Villa felt that was too much, so this looks like a perfectly sensible compromise.

      Bet a ton of people go for a Pope/Heaton rotation!

      1. The 12th Man
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        I might.
        Downgrading Robertson > VVD to fund it.

      2. tuvok
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Shhh!

    3. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Pope it is !!
      Thank you for the information

    4. Chandler Bing
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Finally settled! What's the latest on Pope's injury now?

  7. ooooo
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    is stones more nailed than zinchenko?

    1. - Z -
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Laporte and Walker are only nailed

  8. The 12th Man
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    How’s this 4-4-2?
    Pope
    Digne,TAA,Robertson,Laporte
    Salah,KDB,Fraser,Perez
    Lacazette,King

    Woodman,Dendonker, Greenwood,Lundstram

    1. waldo666
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I quite like it if the Laca injury is only minor as was being reported but needs to be closely monitored. I was staunchly against defensive double ups from the off but have lately been toying with squeezing TAA alongside VVD.

      1. The 12th Man
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        2 Liverpool defenders have only left my drafts once. When I tried to squeeze Salah,Sterling and Kane in.
        2 opening fixtures for Arsenal could be good. Laca > Vardy is easily done later.

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Beautiful

      1. The 12th Man
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Why thankyou.
        How’s yours coming along?

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          A)
          Pope Norris
          Robbo Taa Coleman Zinchenko Lundstram
          Salah Sterling 5.5m Donkey 4.5m
          Vardy Wilson Deulofeu
          B)
          Pope Norris
          Robbo Taa Zinchenko Lundstram 4.0
          Salah Sterling Zaha 5.5m Donkey
          Vardy King Deulofeu

          1. Amey
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            Between these two atm*

          2. The 12th Man
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            Both look good to be fair.
            If you can nail the 5.5 choice in team A then that one.
            Not fussed on Zaha in B but you’ll probably be monitoring his future and swap to a 7/6.5 .

            1. Amey
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

              Yeah.
              I'm onto Zaha if he goes to Everton.
              Re 5.5m Midfielders i have various options atm to choose from:
              Mayer
              McGin
              Robinson
              SchlOOP

    3. mincedmeat
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Toying with this-

      Ryan
      VVD, Zinch, TTA
      Brooks, sterling, Perez, Salah
      Deulof, Vardy, King.

      Button, dendoncker, diop, lundstram.

      Not convinced on the double Leicester and Bournemouth but can easily change around.

  9. maurorodi00
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    What about this team
    Alisson/button
    Digne/TAa/kelly/holebas/ dunk
    Salah/sterling/dendonger/zaha/perez
    Wilson/jota/delofeu

    I am worry about jota because now they sign a new forward and i also consider feom shefield united loundstream at 4m over kelly

    Any thoughts ?

  10. mbglo
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Fairly set on the following 442:

    Gunn 4.0
    Robertson, TAA, Stones, Zinchenko, (Lundstram)
    Salah, De Bruyne, Richarlison, Trossard, (Dendocker)
    Kane, King, (Greenwood)

    1. waldo666
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Way too risky have both Stones and Zinchenko I reckon and not keen on Trossard. I'd keep the formation, downgrade Kane and upgrade Stones and Trossard.

  11. Ci Siamo
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    What is a better combo?

    A) Leno and a 4.5m defender

    B) Ryan and a 5m defender

    1. waldo666
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Depends who the defenders are.

    2. aapoman
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Both are unappealing imo. If at all possible I'd try to squeeze 0.5 somewhere

    3. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Not keen on either, you can get Pickford, Lloris or Kepa and a 4.0m for the same price.

  12. aapoman
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Opinions?

    4.5 (4.0)
    TAA Robbo Zinchenko Dunk (Lundstram)
    Salah Sterling KDB Perez (Dendocker)
    Wilson Wesley (Greenwood)

    1. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Looks ok. Like the Sterling,KDB double up.
      Wesley at as a punt isn’t bad but if you could get a 6.5 in his place then a lot more options become available in that slot.
      Then if Wesley hits you can still downgrade to him.

      1. aapoman
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        yeah maybe TAA to VVD would be the way to go if I want the 0.5 but really keen on having both TAA and Robbo...

  13. Danstoke82
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Right I’m fairly set on this lot now, appreciate any feedback?

    Ryan
    TAA Laporte C.Taylor
    Salah Sterling Fraser Perez Deondocker
    Kane King

    Subs; Button Diop Kelly Greenwood

    £0.0ITB

    1. aapoman
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Looks fine. Maybe I'd downgrade Fraser to Brooks and upgrade Taylor to Coleman but that is just me

      1. Danstoke82
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Cheers mate

    2. waldo666
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Don't like it much sorry mate, I definitely wouldn't want to be playing Dendoncker on the pitch every week, unsure on Taylor. For me I would downgrade Kane and strengthen both those positions.

      1. Danstoke82
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Cheers mate. Who would you downgrade Kane too?

    3. Lazaretti
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Has King been playing in preseason?

      1. Danstoke82
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Not sure I’m just going with the general buzz of the best low budget striker

  14. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Anybody else having a mild panic about Ederson?

    1. aapoman
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Why?

      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        - has not played a minute, yet. I know that he is a goalie, but ...

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Would cause a minor earthquake in FFS if he sits one out 😀

      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Indeed.

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

      Yeh, why? It's not as if a keeper behind a settled defence needs a pre-season.

      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        You think not? With somebody as obsessive as Guardiola? OK ...

      2. Amey
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Settled Defense and Manager with tactics to break opponents attacks with 'soft' Fernandinho tackles 😉
        Genius !

    4. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      only if he doesn't start at the weekend.

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

        I'd have to make a decision an hour before deadline. For now I'll keep breathing.

        1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          😆 I have migrated to Patricio ... 😉

  15. Mreidfelt
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Learning from experience: Pick a solid team, be careful about captaincy and playing your card at the right time...I ended up about 10K last year and could have done better if doing the last 2 things right...

    1. Robson-Canoe
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Captaincy is mostly about luck tbh

      1. Mreidfelt
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Actually 50/50...there is a bit of thinking behind it...

        1. Robson-Canoe
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Tell that to my Hazard and Kane captaincies vs Fulham, Cardiff, Watford and so on at home in which they all blanked last season.

  16. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    The BUR/AVL rotation is a NIGHTMARE:

    BUR : SOU 80 ars -514 wol -302 LIV -486 bha -18 NOR -128 avl -109 EVE -158 lei -238 CHE -223 shu -147 WHU -71 wat -159 CRY -123 MCI -552 tot -455
    AVL : tot -388 BOU 127 EVE -101 cry -58 WHU -14 ars -447 BUR 109 nor -145 BHA 144 mci -718 LIV -429 wol -235 NEW 5 mun -264 che -497 LEI -88

    1. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Save points.
      Probably better off picking one and rolling every week.

      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Maybe. Been doing some analysis, and save points are not enough. Our boy Fabianski got his points from Bonus. Not ideal ... 😀

        1. pingissimus
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Oh good spot.

        2. The 12th Man
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          What about Leno(cough)?

          1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            ARSENAL! *cough*

            1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

              FIVE errors leading to goal ...

              *shudders*

              1. The 12th Man
                • 10 Years
                4 years, 8 months ago

                Lol. Thanks.

              2. Amey
                • 5 Years
                4 years, 8 months ago

                And has Mustafi in front of him 😀

                1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 14 Years
                  4 years, 8 months ago

                  *has a little bit of sick in mouth* 😉

          2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            - but I will scout him. Thanks.

          3. Amey
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            Arsenal Defense ??
            Nahhhh

        3. The 12th Man
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Yeh especially if Haller,Yarmolenko,Rice,Diop start hoovering them up.

      2. pingissimus
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        This and Burnley defence gets regular save points. Villa is a complete unknown (well to very nearly all of us)

  17. Professional Fowl
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Ryan - (Button)

    Taa - Robbo - Zinchenko - Coleman - (Lundstram)

    Perez - Sterling - Salah (C) - Lucas - (Dendoncker)

    Wilson - Deulofeu - (Greenwood)

    0.5 ITB, any thoughts?

  18. Roy Rovers
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Which 5.5 def gets the spot? Already have 3 City & Pool.

    TAA. Coleman. Dunk. Lundstram. ??

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Maybe look for a Midfielder @ 6m & play 3 atb.
      If interested in defense then Shaw( not biased 😛 ) or a Spurs Defender

      1. pingissimus
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Ah finally something we can agree on ;-0

        Shaw is well up on my wish list. The 33% preference for AWB seems bizarre imo. Shaw is real differential territory and any likely divergence in their returns feels minimal.

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Yep
          Higher attacking threat.
          But in a low scoring fixture (which is going to be the case for starting few matches imo) AWB might sneak away CS + Bps over Shaw

    2. Lazaretti
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Alderweireld

    3. ENZO SZN™
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      One of the Man United back four?

  19. fantasyfog
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    whats Liverpool starting 11 likely to look like....like

  20. ResultatFar
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Need some help deciding:
    A) Barkley + 4.0 def
    B) Zinchenko + 4.5 mid

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Why 6m Midfielder has to be Barkley ?
      Yarmalenko/Grealish/McGin/Robinson/Mayer/Schlup deserves a look too

      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        - you forgot Townsend ... 🙂

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Oops
          Good addition.

      2. ResultatFar
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Doesn't have too, just think he's a great differential. Not too keen on the Palace guys. Is Yarmalenko nailed?

  21. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Goal Keeper table:

    https://members.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/my-stats-tables/view/1867/

    I am reverting to Patricio.

    1. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Lloris looks good.
      Especially with Ndomble in the team now.

      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        0.5 too much.

  22. FPL Joker
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Wesley or Ings?

  23. b91jh
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    I believe this is not quite template right?

    Henderson/Pope
    TAA Shaw Coleman
    Salah Sterling KDB Lucas Dendoncker
    Wilson Wood

    4.0 Guilbert 4.5 4.5

  24. Offside
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Heaton

    Coleman
    Cathcart
    Walker Peters

    Salah
    Ward Prowes
    McGinn
    Perez

    Kane
    Aguero
    Vardy

    1. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Wow....who would you cspt and some weeks only have 9 playing ??

  25. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Getting nervous about Everton full backs......would Zouma be a better option ??

    1. Offside
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Coleman is always going to get a goal. Only pool city spurs give me clean sheet feeling. AWB probably have a good season. See how to shuts down Pulisic.

  26. rhino
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    How's this rabble looking

    Pope/heaton
    awb - vvd - coleman - lundstram - guilbert
    salah - kdb - frazer - perez - robinson
    laca - wilson - wesley

    I'm sure this will get tweaked again.

  27. BigBillyBass
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Anyone getting Ceballos for 5.5? Seems fairly cheap and could be a bargain

  28. ThatsTheWeekendRuined
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    RMT please. Am I mental to have 5 premium defenders and nothing on bench?

    Kasper
    Azpil / Robertson / TAA / Digne / Walker
    Sterling / Salah / Perez / Siggy
    King

    Greenwood / Donker /Nketiah / McGovern

    1. sumatera
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Need a decent 9.0 plus striker for balance

  29. Whits
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Guys, can you let me know your thoughts on this please?

    Henderson

    VVD / TAA / Wan B / Laporte

    Salah / KDB / Tielemans/ Ceballos

    Kane / Wilson

    Dendonker / Greenwood / Kelly / Button

  30. sumatera
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    What do you think about Ndombele? 6.0 should be nailed attacking box to box midfielder marquee signing this year for spurs

    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Personally id say hes nowhere near an FPL option - looking at his actual output from ligue 1 his game just won't be rewarded by the FPL points system

      Reminds me a bit of the hype around Keita last season - look elsewhere imo

      He could of course pop up with a goal and/or assist in GW1 & sucker in a few poor souls a la Neves last year - but not a direct FPL option at all imo

      I'm hugely interested in what he will indirectly enable for FPL though, particularly with Delle Alli - will monitor that closely to see if any opportunity