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Pépé has potential to be most important FPL asset at Arsenal this season

Nicolas Pépé (£9.5m) has the potential to be Arsenal’s most important Fantasy Premier League asset in 2019/20.

The former Lille winger joins the Gunners with plenty of potential to both score goals and register assists this season.

We have assessed what Pépé is capable of and what he could bring to FPL in 2019/20.

The history and statistics

Pépé in action for Lille last season

Pépé arrives at Arsenal as one of the most promising players in Europe with much expected of him.

In recent seasons the 24-year-old has demonstrated tremendous pace in wide areas and possesses enormous amounts of skill to boot.

Curiously though, the attacking winger started his career as a goalkeeper for local side Solitaire Paris Est in France, playing that position until he was 14.

Pépé’s senior debut came for Angers in 2014 but his first extended period of football came with third-tier side Orléans.

During the 2015/16 campaign with them, he scored seven goals in 29 Championnat National matches.

A full season in Ligue 1 with Angers followed in 2016/17, Pépé scoring three times and assisting once in 11 starts and 22 substitute appearances.

That was enough to earn a move to Lille where the now Ivory Coast international enjoyed a breakout 2017/18 season.

In 36 appearances, Pépé found the net 13 times and provided four assists.

He went from strength-to-strength in 2018/19 as he scored 22 goals and registered 11 assists demonstrating his ability both to put chances away and create them for his team-mates.

Furthermore, Pépé’s attacking statistics were particularly impressive in the wider context of European football.

Pépé was one of just two players in Europe’s top five leagues to score 20 or more goals and register 10 or more assists in the same season. The other? Lionel Messi. Not bad company to be keeping.

For that reason, Pépé was a highly courted player in the summer of 2019, linked with many of the elite European sides.

The fact that he has signed for Arsenal should very much be considered a coup and has been met with much excitement from their fanbase.

It would be fair to say that he is probably one of the most appealing of any new signing made by a Premier League team ahead of 2019/20.

Comparisons

2018-19 Mins per shot Mins per shot in the box Mins per shot on target Mins per key pass
Nicolas Pépé 28.2 46.8 54.5 47.5
Aubameyang 29.1 47.1 68.3 82.8
Lacazette 31 47.3 83.6 80.9
Mkhitaryan 33.6 65.8 117.4 56.7
Ramsey 40 72.8 106.7 51.6
Özil 158.4 193.6 290.3 38.7

The Prospects

Pépé should add both goals and assists to Arsenal this season

Once he has reached the required levels of fitness, Pépé should slot straight into Emery’s Arsenal team seamlessly.

The Gunners have been lacking a pacey wide player with the ability to stretch opponents in wide areas for some time.

The addition of Pépé to their squad enhances Arsenal’s attacking credentials greatly, considering that he is capable both of scoring and setting up goals.

His pace and trickery should help unlock even the most stubborn of defences and cause opponents plenty of problems.

Pépé attempted 5.76 dribbles per game in Ligue 1 last season and that drive should also see him do well in the Premier League, even if the average difficulty level of opponent is likely to rise for him.

As you can see from the table above, Pépé compared very favourably against his new colleagues based on 2018/19’s performances.

His minutes per shot of 28.2 was better than any of the selected attacking options the Gunners had at their disposal last season.

The same goes for his shot in the box every 46.8 minutes and shot on target every 54.5 minutes. As we’ve already explained, we have to attach a caveat to these that the Premier League is a tougher league than Ligue 1 but there is no doubt that Pépé is an exciting attacking talent.

Based on those numbers, there is a chance he can rival both Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.0m) and Alexandre Lacazette (£9.5m) for goal threat, but he also proved in 2018/19 that he is much more creative than them too.

He fashioned a chance every 47.5 minutes, with only Mesut Özil (£7.5m) offering better than that among Arsenal’s ranks last season.

This is why Pépé could potentially overtake his new colleagues and prove to be the most important FPL option among Arsenal’s ranks as he can combine both goals and assists regularly if he lives up to his potential.

The introductory price as a £9.5m midfielder is what seals our serious interest in this player. Already, he can offer a saving of £1.5m against Aubameyang and the fact that he is the same price as Lacazette is also important. While offering an extra point for goals, Pépé will also be eligible for clean sheets which could see him prove better value compared to the Frenchman too.

It is also worth saying that these added levels of creativity, from a wide position, could also boost the attacking potential of Aubameyang and Lacazette at the same time.

However, we should temper the excitement a little bit by explaining some mitigating circumstances for the impressive nature of his 2018/19 campaign.

Of the 22 goals that he scored in Ligue 1, nine of these were from the penalty spot.

It is worth pointing out that Aubameyang and Lacazette are already established penalty takers at Arsenal.

That is not to suggest that Pépé could not work his way into that pecking order, but as things stand we have little evidence to guarantee that he will.

That said, even if Pépé does not manage to challenge Aubameyang or Lacazette for penalty-taking responsibilities, his style of play could still see him win Fantasy points for spot-kicks.

Of the nine penalties that he scored last season, five were won by fouls on him, so it’s possible that he could be the one most likely to secure them for Arsenal this year which, if scored, would afford him assist points.

Finally, Fantasy managers may also have to wait before they can jump straight into signing Pépé for their Gameweek 1 squads.

He was part of the Ivory Coast squad that made it to the quarter-finals of the African Cup of Nations this summer and was given some extended time off.

For that reason, Arsenal’s latest signing was not part of the matchday squad for the 2-1 defeat to Barcelona over the weekend.

“Tomorrow we are going to train together. Each day for him [Pepe] and for us is information we can save. ‘We hope he can be [available] for this match [against Newcastle next Sunday]. With him, I want to be patient. He is in the same situation as the other players who have been coming in the last days. For example, Lucas Torreira, after one week of training today has his first ten minutes. With Pépé, it’s the same. It’s better to be training and be working with us.” – Unai Emery

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  1. Zarch
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Thoughts?

    Ryan (Button)
    Robertson / Coleman / Zinchenko / Van Dijk (Lundstram)
    Salah / Sterling / De Bruyne / Fraser (Dendoncker)
    King / Ings (Wickham)

    Weak up top perhaps..... waiting for new Everton forward or Chelsea to reveal themselves?
    Easy to downgrade from KDB than get him later?
    Not 100% convinced on Ryan / Button.... but rest of £4.5 mob seem like a gamble?

    1. KUNingas
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      KDB is good place holder for Son

  2. Bruce Lee
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Good enough bench?

    Stek, Gibson, Leitner, Wickham

    I'm sure Gibsona and Leitner are starters...

    1. TheTinman
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      How sure?

    2. Tomerick
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Not for me

  3. Ian Davis
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Which team looks the best?:

    A)

    Ederson / Button

    Robertson/VVD/Holebas/Guilbert/Rico
    Sterling/Salah/Tielemans/B Silva/Dendoncker
    King/Jota/Deulofeu

    or

    B)

    Ryan/Button
    VVD/Zinchenko/Coleman/Guilbert/Rico
    Sterling/Salah/Barkley/Perez/Dendoncker
    Kane/King/Jota

    1. TheTinman
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      B 4 ME

  4. No_Mo_Salah?
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Struggling to decide on my 6.5m striker... Already have Wilson and Fraser so don't want King, so I am debating one of these:

    A. Jota
    B. Deeney
    C. Wood

    Currently on A, but on the fence... Alternative is to mix it up and go 3 5 1 and get someone like Barkley or Tielmans in mid. Any thoughts?

    1. TheTinman
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      C

    2. Hart-ake
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      A for me. Don't like the 3-5-1 formation with no playing 4.5m striker.

    3. Tomerick
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      If the 0.5 is useful elsewhere I’d look at the 6m options.

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

        Cheers chaps

    4. WVA
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Ings

  5. @FPL_Chess
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I was previously looking for a good 4.0m defender. Now I think I need a 3.5m defender.

      1. TheTinman
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Get TAA and chop off a leg

        1. @FPL_Chess
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Ha ha.

      2. Hart-ake
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Which one:

        a) Zinchenko (4-4-2)
        b) Barkley or McGinn (3-5-2)

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

          B edges it for me.

        2. TheTinman
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          B

          1. TheTinman
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Zinchenko never ever looked right to me. If he starts the first 6 then we can take another look.

        3. Don Kloppeone
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Thank you mate - you asked my question for me!

          I am thinking the 'necessity' of having a MCI defender might be a trap and there could be good value in that 6.0 mid.

          Barkley has obv looked great in preseason but his nailedness is def a question mark.
          McGinn would be punty but seems to be more nailed

          Tough one!

          1. Pompel
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Other decent 5.5-6.0m midfield fillers are Ceballos, Robinson, Townsend, Trossard

      3. Willllsonnn!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I've gone right off the Zinch option but can't find s decent replacement. KWP and Zouma look good value but all 3 are risks. Considering moving to 3 premiums and 2 rotating 4.5s.

        Thoughts?

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

          Shaw and AWB looking tempting options at 5.5m.

        2. DantheManinaPan
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          I really can't decide with Zinch atm. My big decision for the time being. Rotating 4.5s is underrated atm I reckon

        3. TheTinman
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          I don’t mind the Lascelles Dunk rotation for the first half a dozen games. Not perfect but I think two decent picks for the price

      4. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Pépé is a glorified OOP goalkeeper.
        No Thanks!

        1. Thomas Magnum
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Pepe Reina?

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

            Pepe Le Pew

        2. Tomerick
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          But he’s at the very least third choice penalty taker!

      5. Smudger’s Dirty Dozen
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Ryan/Button
        TAA Coleman Walker Lundstrom Targett
        Salah Sterling Dendoncker Perez *
        Origi King *

        A Fraser Vardy
        B Grealish Kane

        1. Thomas Magnum
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          B if you can find a way to sell Origi once he loses his place

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

          A for me. Burnt too many times by Kane in August but he may finally come good.

        3. TheTinman
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          B

      6. Dacra
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        A) De Brunye + Haller (+0.5)
        B) Barkley + Auba

        1. Dacra
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          No +0.5, cant add up.

        2. Saint & Reevesy
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          B

        3. Whazza
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          B) Both could have pens for top 6 teams too

        4. Tomerick
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          A) Don't trust Barkley he is a trap.

        5. Robson-Canoe
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          A by a mile for me

        6. Look at his face!
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Ok how’s about:
          A) de brunye + Wilson (+1)
          B) Fraser + Auba

      7. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        help me decide please

        A Gross Barkley vardy
        b Siggy Maddison welsey

        thanks a lot 🙂

        1. Tomerick
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          B

        2. Robson-Canoe
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Neither tbh, don't like any of the picks except Vardy

        3. Ajax Hamsterdam
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          thanks all

      8. Saint & Reevesy
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Is Gomez nailed?

        1. Thomas Magnum
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Community shield suggests so

        2. DantheManinaPan
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Nope, sadly.

          Could be worth a gamble though...

        3. SADIO SANÉ
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          nope

        4. Malkmus
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Pretty much. Klopp loves him.

        5. Pep's Money Laundry
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          No, only robbo & vvd are nailed

          1. TheTinman
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            This. Other 3 will rotate.

      9. Malkmus
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Kane or Auba?

        I'm thinking Kane as cap in gw 3 (NEW) could be big, but Auba has BUR gw 2 which is tempting.

        Anyone planning a switch after gw2?

        ta

        1. Thomas Magnum
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Kane for me, just ready to accept if Auba goes off first 2 weeks.

          1. Malkmus
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Thanks

      10. FatmanAndRobin
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Right.. smashed it, I'll take first place now please 🙂

        Ryan/Button

        VVD/Dign/WanB/Taylor/Kelly

        Salah/Sterling/Martial/Tielemans/Dedon

        Kane/King/Greenwood

        1. Ajax Hamsterdam
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          will you play taylor every week ?

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

            Majority of times it will be a 3-5-2
            But I like Taylor.. Gets forward a bit and could get a few assists this year

        2. Malkmus
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          I like it, pretty similar to mine. No TAA or Robbo is the obvious issue, apart from that looks good.

        3. TheTinman
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          I have similar but better

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

            Hit me.. For me Kane/Salah/Sterling are a must starting off. Easier to DG then UG

        4. Thomas Magnum
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Pretty solid, you must trust United with the double up

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

            You mean triple up :-):-):-).. Ya taking united out of the equation AWB was a no brainer for me. Good pre-season too. Martial is a punt but can switch him out to an abundance of options 7.5 or below

        5. Robson-Canoe
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          I'd sacrifice Martial for a 5.5 mid in order to get Robbo over Taylor. That would be my team then, which I prefer.

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

            Would need to drop Martial to a 5.0 Mid to do Taylor -> Robbo.. Above would be .5 short.

            1. Robson-Canoe
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Digne > Coleman as well.

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

                Prefer Digne due to set pieces.. but I know what you're saying. Its a risk not going without Robbo or TAA - but heres hoping

      11. Bambi
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Think Im set

        Pope - Button
        TAA - Robertson -Digne - Zinchenko - Lundstram
        Salah - Sterling - Perez - Fraser - Dendonker
        Wilson - Jota - Greenwood

        pretty template?

        1. DantheManinaPan
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Yep, and strong

        2. SADIO SANÉ
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          pretty much yeah, should be decent though

        3. No_Mo_Salah?
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Looks good and very similar to mine. Not sold on Zinchenko though. Would be tempted to swap TAA or Roberston for Vdjik and use the 0.5m to get in Walker.

          1. CostaCoffee
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Walker probably a worse option than Zinc with Cancelo coming in

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

          Change Button to Woodman, he will be red-flagged all season (left on loan) so should avoid price drops

          1. CostaCoffee
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Button won’t drop in price either and actually may play if Ryan goes down

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

              He has the biggest risk of all 4.0 GK to drop with his 25% ownership. I believe, who knows.

          2. Thomas Magnum
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Thought you couldn't submit a team once a player leaves when the season starts

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

              Oh, haven't heard about that.

        5. g40steve
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Lucas instead of Fraser as you have Wilson?

        6. WVA
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Jota to Ings (Europe and new striker)
          TAA to VVD (Injury prone)
          Zinchenko to Zaha (Not nailed and poor clean sheet fixtures)

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

          Strong side with weakish bench but good for the first few weeks.
          I had Wilson, jota and Greenwood up front but over the last few days I've pondered switching jota for haller (merely as a punt, due to fixtures after city ).

          Latest attempt is
          Pope button
          TAA, VVD, Walker, shaw and Rico
          Sterling, Salah, Fraser, McGinn and dendonker
          Wilson, haller and Greenwood.

          This leaves me with 0.5 itb. Any suggestions on where I should spend it, bearing in mind this is a team for the first 4 weeks.
          Also can anybody tell me who Pope rotates best with for the first 10 weeks or so.

      12. Rinseboy
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Can you help RMT out of 10 and let me know any feedback? I really like it

        Pope
        VVD TAA Digne Zinchenko
        Soggy Sterling Salah Moura
        King Wood

        1. SADIO SANÉ
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          soggy Sterling 😀 decent team

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

          Good bench? Zinchenko and Moura could be short-term picks.
          Prefer Bilva to Siggy

      13. bantamdave
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I'm comfortable with this team. Salah-less but something has to give and it strikes the balance from front to back...

        Ryan, van Dijk, Robertson, Coleman, Alexander-Arnold, Martial, De Bruyne, Sterling, Pérez, Aubameyang, Wesley
        Substitutes
        Button, Rico, Dendoncker, Wickham.

        Love to Get Digne but im at a loss how to shave 0.5m.

        Thoughts.

        1. CostaCoffee
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Do Ryan to Pope or Heaton. Reckon Burnley have a better defense than Brighton and Pope is .5 cheaper. Heaton if you want nicer fixtures

          1. bantamdave
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            I like Brighton's early fixtures and whilst they have been porous in the past, it's a nice £8.5m rotation whereas your suggestion requires finding £0.5m.

            Thank you nonetheless.

      14. CostaCoffee
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        What to do with spare 0.5m?

        Pope (Heaton)
        Digne VvD Trent Stones (4.0)
        Salah Sterling Fraser Barkley Perez
        King (Wesley Greenwood)

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

          Ederson

          1. Wild Rover
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            ??

        2. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Upgrade the 4.0 def

        3. bantamdave
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Keep it, you're likely to need it in the upcoming weeks.A bandwagon will emerge....

          1. Thomas Magnum
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            This imo

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

          Fraser to Bilva?

          1. Wild Rover
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            😯

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

              Double City attack 😉

      15. FCSB
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        RMT:

        Ryan Button
        Robertson VVD Stones (or Zinchenko) Coleman KWP
        Salah Sterling KDB Barkley Dendoncker
        Jota King Greenwood

        Comments appreciated?

        Thanks

        1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          If Porte makes g/w1 are you sure Stones is preferred?
          The team looks good. I personally think it should be Stones, but it's the Pep factor. innit?

          1. FCSB
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Thanks mate... I am concerned about Stones but I mean is Zinchenko more nailed?

            1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Wouldn't even surprise me if he played Porte over Zinc and Stones / Otto central. 🙂

              My guess would be this though : g/w1
              Ederson
              Walker / Porte / Stones / Zinc
              But not confident.

              1. FCSB
                • 8 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                Classic pep

      16. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        A or B please guys?

        A) BSilva & Guilbert/4.5 def
        B) Perez & King

        Thanks

        1. SADIO SANÉ
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          B but mainly because most of the other 4.5 defs are terrible

          1. Big boy Bowen
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            What about if A was KdB & 4.5 def?

        2. Big boy Bowen
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          A has + 0.5ITB too

        3. Robson-Canoe
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          B

          1. Big boy Bowen
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Thanks both

      17. Penzardlife
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Final RMT I reckon

        Pope (4.0)

        Zinc-VVD-Robbo-Dunk (Cathcart)

        Salah-Sterling-Barkley-Pérez (Deden)

        Kane-King (Greenwood)

      18. TheTinman
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Maverick pick of the season

        Joelintoon

        1. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Never scored more than 8 goals in a season. Good luck with that

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

            True, but he's only 22 so not as bad as it sounds

        2. Fulchester's New Centr…
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Haddaway, man

      19. Emiliano Sala
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Any way to make this defence better?

        Gw1:
        Pope
        Robbo VVD Digne Rico
        Bench: Montoya

        1. SADIO SANÉ
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Digne -> Coleman, Montoya -> Holebas/Zouma maybe but it's decent enough

          1. Emiliano Sala
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            If zouma was nailed I would do that. Kiko nailed too. But don't like watford fixtures

        2. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Can’t really do anything if we don’t know the rest of your team

      20. tjostolv
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        whats the nailiness of Lundstram, Martin Kelly, Dendrunk, Heaton?

        1. Fulchester's New Centr…
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Like the word nailiness; also Dendrunk.
          Just opinion but, latter 2 should be fine. First one has been playing regularly in preseason. Kelly dead as an option.

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

            Who is more nailed after Lundstram as a 4m defender u reckon (to replace kelly)?

      21. Pukki Blinders
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Cheap forwards are becoming less and less apealing the more I think about. It's really encouraging me to get a premium forward

        1. The Wanton Trader
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          I’ve got 2. Kane and Vardy. Also got King to make a front 3 of penalty takers...

      22. AuFeld
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        For all of those considering Pepe, his NPxG/90 was 0.37 last season. For comparison, PEA had a NPxG/90 of 0.65 and Salah was 0.54.

        1. Robson-Canoe
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Out of interest, how much was Kane's?

          1. AuFeld
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            0.48

      23. skybluecam
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Greenwood v Brewster? Probably inconsequential I know but I feel Brewster is the better player but Greenwood has more chance at minutes, especially early on.

      24. Nitram
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Where do RMTs go these days?

        Kepa or Pickford / Hart
        Digne Kelly WanBiss Maguire Rico
        Pepe Moura Lanzini Mané Dondecker
        Aguero Kean King

        Don’t know that I want 2x United defenders. Any good cheap full vs k options?

        Thanks

        1. Nitram
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Edit: Should read Dendoncke and cheap full back options

      25. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        A) Dunk + Moura
        B) Zinchenko + Perez

        1. tm370
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          B comfortably

      26. tm370
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Hey guys, which do you prefer?

        A) Taylor, Sterling and Wilson or
        B) Rico, KDB, and Kane.

        I'm drawn to A initially and B longer term. Taylor and Rico are my fifth defenders - subs along with Greenwood and Dendoncker

        1. Fnug
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          A initially and B longer term seems like a good plan

          1. tm370
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Thanks!