Scout Notes

Barnes’ FPL form continues as Wolves assets struggle

Ashley Barnes‘ (£6.6m) purple patch of Fantasy form continued at Molineux on Sunday as the Burnley striker scored his fourth Premier League goal of the season.

There were concerns for owners of Wolves’ assets, however, as we will discuss in our final Scout Notes of Gameweek 4.

Burnley 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

  • Goals: Ashley Barnes (£6.6m) | Raul Jimenez (£7.4m)
  • Assists: Dwight McNeil (£6.0m) | None

The first signs that Europa League involvement may adversely affect Wolves’ Fantasy assets were perhaps in evidence at Molineux on Sunday.

This was only one match, of course, and credit should be given to a Burnley side who have looked in fine form in the opening few Gameweeks of the new campaign.

The Clarets know all about the impact of European club competition, having lost all four of their Premier League matches around their Europa League ties at the start of 2018/19.

Wolves had performed well against Leicester City in Gameweek 1 and, perhaps to a lesser extent, played their part in a 1-1 draw with Manchester United last Monday.

Both of those games came off the back of comfortable wins over FC Pyunik, however, with Nuno Espirito Santo’s side coasting to successive 4-0 wins against the Armenian minnows.

Santo had indeed made nine changes to his Europa League side ahead of the United game, so fatigue wasn’t the factor it could have been against the Red Devils.

Sunday’s match against Burnley came less than 72 hours after a hard-fought 3-2 win over Torino, however, with seven first-choice Wolves players having started in Italy.

Leander Dendoncker (£4.5m) paid the price for his involvement in Turin by being benched for only the second time in the league since Gameweek 21 of last season, with Morgan Gibbs-White (£5.0m) taking his place in an otherwise full-strength Wolves team.

While the stats will show that Wolves had 17 attempts on goal, their only shot on target from inside the Burnley area was Raul Jimenez‘s (£7.4m) successful stoppage-time penalty – although it should be said that the Mexican striker also clipped the post shortly beforehand with a trademark shot on the turn.

Jimenez’s first touch had deserted him early on, while Diogo Jota (£6.4m) – so often the driving force behind Wolves’ forays forward – was unable to get much change out of Burnley’s resolute backline and all three of his goal attempts were blocked.

The hosts, indeed, had only one effort from inside the Burnley box in the opening 45 minutes and didn’t force Nick Pope (£4.5m) into a save until the 86th minute.

Even at the back, there were problems.

Willy Boly (£5.0m) and co. had looked mightily impressive at the King Power Stadium in Gameweek 1 but Wolves’ three centre-halves were caused plenty of problems by Burnley’s front two on Sunday and the Clarets could easily have added to the goal Ashley Barnes (£6.6m) scored after just 12 minutes.

While fatigue is perhaps less of a debilitating problem in August than it will be later in the season, Europa League involvement does eat into the preparation time that Santo has with his team before Premier League fixtures – the Wolves squad having only got back to the UK on Friday morning after readying themselves for the Torino match in the early part of the week.

Santo said after the game:

It’s tough, but we got the reaction today, a good reaction, the fans felt that the boys gave everything they had.

It’s a tough cycle – we have to go again Thursday. We have to recover and go again, but we embrace everything, but the performance, of course, was not the best one.

The boys worked very hard. The way the boys fought, the way the boys gave everything they had, the patience that they had, when they are tired the best decisions are always difficult to make, but it’s something that we have to improve on – playing with tiredness and managing the game.

We are very aware of the cycle of games that we have and the things that we’ve been doing. For us, we started competing on 25th July, so we’ve had a lot to deal with, but it’s about how we want to do things and using all the resources that we have, all the options, trying to manage the squad.

Matt Doherty (£6.0m) returned from the illness that had forced his withdrawal against Manchester United and no-show in the Torino game but this was another display short on productivity and energy from the Ireland international.

Adama Traore (£5.0m) again replaced Doherty in the second half and, after excellent showings against United and Torino, once more had a positive impact at wing-back.

Despite concerns about the former Middlesbrough man’s defensive aptitude, the clamour for Traore to replace Doherty at wing-back has been steadily growing over the last week – particularly as the Irishman himself has looked short of match-fitness following his disrupted pre-season.

Doherty said after full-time:

I’m about to fall over! I’m pretty tired, I don’t know about anyone else. I don’t feel 100 per cent yet to be honest. I missed all of pre-season pretty much and have come straight back into games.

I feel a bit behind still. The only way I’ll get to where I need to be is keep training and trying to play well. I didn’t feel well at all for a few days and it hit me just before the Manchester United game and during the game. but it wasn’t anything to do with my knee, it was fine.

Dyche felt rightly aggrieved not to have taken all three points but this was another positive performance from Burnley, with the Clarets looking ever-more appealing from a Fantasy perspective ahead of their favourable run of fixtures from Gameweeks 5-14.

The Burnley boss said:

On reflection, it could easily have been all three points. It was a very good performance and we opened them up enough times in the first half to be more than one goal up. I don’t think anyone could have argued if we’d been two or three up at the break.

We expected a reaction after half-time, of course, but I thought we calmed the game down before we just got a little bit camped in for the last 10 or 15 minutes.

We had two or three counters in the second half though that we should have done better with and just couldn’t find that moment to seal the game.

Barnes and Chris Wood (£6.3m) were more than a match for Wolves’ back three and should have put the game to bed between them, with more than half of Burnley’s attempts on goal coming from the strike pair.

The in-form Barnes had opened the scoring with perhaps his most difficult chance, rifling in a superb half-volley from 25 yards following Dwight McNeil‘s (£6.0m) headed pass.

The mid-price FPL forward, now the second-highest-scoring Fantasy player in his position, had earlier curled narrowly wide from the edge of the Wolves box and perhaps should have doubled his tally when side-footing wide from six yards just after the interval.

Wood, whose physical presence was an important factor in Burnley’s opener, also had opportunities to open his account for the 2019/20 campaign.

The New Zealand international couldn’t turn home the rebound when Bee Mee‘s (£5.0m) 16th-minute header had looped agonisingly off the bar and had a gilt-edged opportunity a quarter of an hour later when being denied by Rui Patricio (£5.0m).

A goal is surely imminent for Wood; it was only a month ago that we were singing the praises of the Kiwi striker after he plundered nine goals in pre-season.

Barnes, who hadn’t found the back of the net once this summer, is very much the man in form and he will likely see a further price rise between now and the international break.

On his strike pairing, Dyche said:

Woody hasn’t nicked a goal but he has worked hard for the team and he was awkward, he ran hard he stretched the pitch and asked the questions.

I have always thought: play to the strengths of the people you are working with and I attempt to do that.

I think we have Jay Rod and Vyds who haven’t had as much football but are active.

If you can, I like two strikers. We have mixed it up with Jeff Hendrick playing as a 10 and we have had some success with that.

But I like to affect the opposition’s back four and as a defender, there is a better chance of affecting it if you have two strikers.

Today they were very effective, particularly the first 75 minutes of the game. In the last bit they have got hold of the game a little bit and we are trying to see it through. The front two are a real handful.

McNeil and Johann Berg Gudmundsson (£6.0m) kept Wolves’ wing-backs in check, while Jack Cork (£5.0m) and Ashley Westwood (£5.4m) were excellent in central midfield as they protected the Clarets’ back four.

Perhaps the stand-out performers were Mee and James Tarkowski (£5.0m), however, who are looking back to their best after the struggles of early last season.

With Burnley’s defence looking more solid and the two centre-halves posing a threat at the other end of the pitch, Mee and Tarkowski are noteworthy differentials for Gameweek 5 onwards – even if their FPL prices are a little off-putting.

On the injury front, Gudmundsson limped off in the second half with a calf problem.

Dyche said the issue wasn’t serious but Gudmundsson will miss the EFL Cup match against Sunderland in midweek and is set for a scan on his injury.

Jimenez’s penalty, meanwhile, presumably means that Ruben Neves (£5.5m) will be up next for Wolves from 12 yards, with the pair having alternated spot-kicks over the last year.

Wolves XI (3-5-2): Patricio, Bennett, Coady Boly, Doherty (Traore 77′), Neves, Moutinho (Dendoncker 59′), Gibbs-White (Neto 65′), Jonny, Jota, Jimenez.

Burnley XI (4-4-2): Pope, Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Pieters, Gudmundsson (Lennon 75), Cork, Westwood, McNeil (Hendrick 86′), Barnes (Rodriguez 78′), Wood.

Members Analysis

Lessons learned from Gameweek 3

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  1. sovietrockettes
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Aguero captain

    1. james 101
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Maybe

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

      Pukki Party

  2. Jimmy Boy
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Any reason for me to not do Shaw > Zinchenko?

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

      pep roulette

    2. theodosios
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      No reason

    3. james 101
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Nope

    4. Valar(Keith)
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Mendy is fit.. Just needs some time to come back. He gets 2 weeks over the international break. The moment he is sitting on the bench you and me will both end up ruing our decision to go with zinc.

    5. thepeen555
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Yep wait for mendy imo

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

      Mendy + international break

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

    What would you do?

    1 FT

    Pope
    TAA, Cathcart, Guilbert
    Salah, Sterling, Martial, Perez, McGinn
    Auba, Pukki

    Dunk, Lund

    1. Pinturicchio10
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Nothing. Set up a planned hit for gw5.

      • theodosios
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Perez > Lanzini, H.Willson, Mount...?

      • Jimmy Boy
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        If Mount is fit for Saturday, I'd bring him in for Perez

      • Rock n Grohl
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Yeah Perez to Mount looks good.

      • Karhumies
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Perez out. Lots of options to get in, e.g. Cantwell.

      • Deus
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Watch Netflix

    2. Tinmen
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Folks, is Greenwood Martials most likely replacement ?

      1. Ze_Austin
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Nope. Mara.

        1. Ze_Austin
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Lol. Mata.

          Martial isn't confirmed out. No official update yet. Do NOT that Guardian article

          1. Ze_Austin
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Wow. I need sleep

            Was meant to be "Do not trust..."

            Nah. I'll just sleep

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

        martial may train with the group this week...

    3. james 101
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      So for those who have them...

      Who gets cap this week?

      A. Aguero
      B. Sterling
      C. Salah
      D. Kane
      E. KDB

      1. james 101
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Brain says a.

        But b is tempting.

      2. Ze_Austin
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        D, for the lolz

        1. james 101
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          I tried that last week. It wasn’t funny.

      3. Bram
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        A - I will if I bring him in anyway.

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

          Pukki the logical choice against West Ham defence

    4. cescpistols111
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Is it worth taking Jota out for a -4? Best replacement if yes? (6.4m or less)

      Heaton
      Robbo Digne Aarons
      Sterling (c) Mane Mount Perez
      Kane Haller (v) Jota

      Button Dendoncker Lowton Lundstram

      1. james 101
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Down to 4.5, upgrade a mid?

      2. Rock n Grohl
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Struggling to find a way to shift him as well without a hit. In your position I don't think he's worth a -4 unless you want Wesley?

      3. Balls of Steel
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I don't see Wolves getting much away to Everton especially after another Europa League encounter midweek...I too may rid of Jota this week.

      4. danlynch13
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        No

    5. Nightf0x
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Which?

      A) vvd (or) matip
      B) vardy or rashford or abraham or barnes or haller or laca (for the next couple of gwks)

      1. Balls of Steel
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        VVD
        Haller

    6. james 101
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      GTG? Bench right?

      Thanks and good luck!

      Pope
      Mings Soyu Kelly
      Salah Sterling KDB Martial Cantwell
      Pukki Kun

      (Button Greenwood Lunds Dunk)

      1. james 101
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Other than Martial!

    7. Rock n Grohl
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      So tempted to take -8 on Kane and Jota out to Pukki and Haller?

      1. HonestBlatter
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Go for it

      2. Coys96
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        No

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

        i wouldn't

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

        Kane Hattie incoming

      5. Balls of Steel
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I talked myself out of doing the same last night, feel Kane will bounce back this week, its the NLD after all!!

      6. MANGE TOUT RODNEY
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Kane loves an NLD

      7. Now I'm Panicking
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        All my life I've been searching for something - and it isn't this transfer.

        1. Riders of Yohan
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Underrated comment

        2. Riders of Yohan
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          What if he says he’s not like the others?

      8. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        big no

      9. Rolls-Royce
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Only Kun(c) can justify a -8 hit this week.

    8. The Red Devil
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Ryan button
      TAA AWB lund digne Kelly
      Salah Sterling mcginn Robinson dendonck
      Kane pukki Greenwood

      1 FT 2.6ITB

      A- Kane to kun
      B- Kane & Robinson to kun & cantwell(-4)

      Ta

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

      Bought Kane at 11.0 if he drops then my sp won't change right? It will be 11.0 right?

      1. Rock n Grohl
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Yeah he'd be 11 so your value is safe.

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

        yes

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

        your sp will be 10.9

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

          wait... maybe i'm wrong and they've changed the rules?

          1. kennethrhcp
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            no rules changed. you'd be wrong any season 🙂

            bought at 11 so that's his base price. rose to 11.1, SP still 11 as needs to rise by .2 to increase SP by .1.
            if he drops from 11.1 to 11, his SP is still 11 as the manager bought at 11 not 11.1

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

              oh i get it thanks

              i knew the rules... i just had no idea kane was 11.1 lol... thought he was still 11

            2. SHOWSTOPPERRR
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Thanks all guys..looks like he's dropping..

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

      If Martial is definitely out, it worth starting Greenwood ahead of Trossard?

      1. Coys96
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Yeah, but he's not

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

        Yeah, but he's not

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

        No, but he's not.

      4. Miguel Sanchez
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I am but some think Mata will start

      5. Now I'm Panicking
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Bear butter's hot

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

        no, and he’s not

    11. Valar(Keith)
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Whispers "i think Joel matip is now as nailed as everybody else in the pool back line".. Runs away..

      1. GOTHAM City F.C.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        In terms of number of CS yes

      2. Greenbackbøøg…
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Be gone at once heathen don't speak his name here

      3. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        if was WCing would pick him over vvd but more pressing issues otherwise

    12. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Haller or Abraham?

      Thanks

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

        Big Seb

        1. Balls of Steel
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          This

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

          Thanks

      2. Dynamic Duos
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Got to be Haller just for nailedness I think , no separating them really. Both great options, but Barnes and Pukki should be in your forward line first.

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

          Got them thanks

    13. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Ceballos is abit of a wonder kid isn't he , going to Arsenal's creator in chief?

      1. danlynch13
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Trying to convince yourself?

        1. Dynamic Duos
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Yeah haha

      2. Valar(Keith)
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Mount is literally a wonder kid. So I'm going for him Over ceballos lol

        1. Dynamic Duos
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Got him

          1. Valar(Keith)
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Ah.. No place at the Inn for me with Sterling Salah KDB Mount and Caldwell being priority. Good option though

            1. Dynamic Duos
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Yeah I took the decision to go Kane up top over KDB in midfield. So got Salah Mount Ceballos Sterling Donk

            2. Dynamic Duos
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Did you WC?

      3. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        think he’ll be assisting assister a frustrating amount, but he’s cheap enough

        1. Dynamic Duos
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Really think I should of gone McGinn tbh.

          1. EMBOLOFAN
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            not gonna be season defining either way

    14. BigBillyBass
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Heaton (Pope)
      TAA Robbo Digne Zouma (Lundstram)
      Sterling Mane Perez Ceballos (Dendoncker)
      Kane Jota (Greenwood)

      Best to wildcard this team now? Or wait til 11.30 Saturday morning then pull the trigger for tinkering over the international break?

      1. Pinturicchio10
          4 years, 7 months ago

          I don't think it needs a wildcard. Save ft then make 2 or 3 transfers for gw5.

        • EMBOLOFAN
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          why would you wc this

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

            Mount, Cantwell, Pukki, Barnes etc getting very expensive and could be season keepers?

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

              Kane, Perez and Jota underperforming and no KDB.. I see plenty of reasons. Zouma bad as well especially with Rudiger back

            2. EMBOLOFAN
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              3 games in no way of knowing that

              1. EMBOLOFAN
                • 5 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                if someone bangs in 2 this week they get added to your list etc

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

                  That's why I said 'could'.
                  Price changes are brutal at the moment.
                  The players I mentioned are no-brainers at the moment at their price points

                  1. EMBOLOFAN
                    • 5 Years
                    4 years, 7 months ago

                    just pick the best 2 and take a -4 or whatever

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

                      😀

                      could do but hard to spread the Kane money around

                      1. BigBillyBass
                        • 5 Years
                        4 years, 7 months ago

                        Just as Whazza said. Kane, Jota, Perez, Zouma and Pool defence just aren’t performing.

        • Now I'm Panicking
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Don't be a sheep and get Pukki though 😉

          1. BigBillyBass
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Yup I was wrong about Pukki. He’s essential

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

        Are we expecting Rico to play now Daniels is injured?
        Looking for reasons to keep 😀

        1. EMBOLOFAN
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          yeah has to really

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

            Cheers

        2. One Man
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Hoping for the same.

      3. Soapy
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Kane & Martial to Salah & Wesley/Joelinton/Ings for free? Have Mane

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

          Assuming Martial is out. Will wait until Friday anyway

      4. Hits from the Bong
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Anybody captaining Pukki over Sterling? That West Ham defence..

        1. Pinturicchio10
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Salah vc

          • Now I'm Panicking
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Man C are 1/14 to win - don't overthink.

          • EMBOLOFAN
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            why spend 12m on players to then not captain them at home to brighton

            one of the most basic aspects of the game

        2. UnitednationsXI
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          A) Vvd + Wickham >> Lundy + Pukki (-4) or
          - effectively improves bench with lundy better option than wickham and 0.4m cheaper
          - potentially allows me to then switch perez/kane >> salah/xxx in gw5

          B) King + Perez >> Mcginn + Pukki (-4)
          - removes 2 players who are dropping in value and will drop further if they don't perform on saturday
          - Unsure about mcginn as an option...
          - Main issue is that it makes it very difficult to get Salah in 2 moves as i can't do mcginn/kane >> salah/xxx in gw5 if i wanted to

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

          Got a sneaky feeling Perez will score. It's Bou at home and his home debut was a tough 0-0 v Wolves

          1. Pinturicchio10
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Had the same feeling but sold him anyway.

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

                Sensible, gut feelings rarely work

                1. Pinturicchio10
                    4 years, 7 months ago

                    It's a shame.. had high hopes for him at that price. Oh well.

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

                      Indeed. At least he will be even cheaper if he finds some form 🙂

              2. Hairy Potter
                • 8 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                Had the same feeling for him last season, he got his first goal in November.

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

                  Touché - that was with a defensive Newcastle though.
                  Lei-Bou screams goals imo

                  1. Hairy Potter
                    • 8 Years
                    4 years, 7 months ago

                    Yeah, TBH despite watching him go months at Newcastle without vaguely looking like scoring last year, I thought he might carry his end of season form and bag some goals at Leicester. Early days, but I shipped last week.

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

                      Yeah I'm shipping next unless he goes mental.
                      Cantwell+money for me

              3. Balls of Steel
                • 8 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                I was all set for getting Perez the F out of my team this week too, but the more I think about it the more I believe he will finally get some points in what should be an open attacking game!

            • danlynch13
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Martial + Greenwood > Barnes + Dendoncker..

              Yes or no??

              1. Pinturicchio10
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  No

                • Dynamic Duos
                  • 10 Years
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  Barnes and McGinn doable or Caldwell

              2. Eat my goal!
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 5 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                Can’t help feel Barnes purple patch will end now! He had a nice 4 game purple patch last year too.

                1. EMBOLOFAN
                  • 5 Years
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  based on nothing. underlying numbers justify his returns

                  1. Eat my goal!
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 5 Years
                    4 years, 7 months ago

                    Yep just my gut, that was the same last year and I brought him in and then he did nothing.

                    Once burnt n all that!

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

                  He had a nice second half of the season (after EL)

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

                  IDK. I do think his output is unsustainable due to the lack of goal attempts. However, LIV is mid-table for expected goals against and then goes on to a nice run of fixtures thru GW 14.

                  1. Eat my goal!
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 5 Years
                    4 years, 7 months ago

                    Agree, thinking of bringing in Haller for Norwich and villa and then switching to Barnes for the same if Haller doesn’t work out and Barnes form continues

                  2. EMBOLOFAN
                    • 5 Years
                    4 years, 7 months ago

                    lack of goal attempts? hes averaging an attempt every 20 mins or something

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

                      I stand corrected. Thank you. 4.55 shots per 90.

              3. sovietrockettes
                • 5 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                WC active - g2g? 0 ITB

                Adrian
                TAA Digne Zinchenko
                Salah Sterling Mount Ceballos Cantwell
                Aguero (c) Pukki

                Pope Lundstram Greenwood Rico

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

                  Looks just great, would probably go Emerson over Z since Mendy is training. And Emerson is due attacking returns

                  1. sovietrockettes
                    • 5 Years
                    4 years, 7 months ago

                    Thank you, great bit of advice. Zinchenko hasn’t exactly been lighting it up with assists.

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

                      Well neither has Emerson but he's creating and shooting. Hopefully Chelsea start keeping some cleenies as well since Kante and Rudiger are back soon

              4. EMBOLOFAN
                • 5 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                what was your OR last season and where are you presently?

                1. Now I'm Panicking
                  • 9 Years
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  Good

                  Shite

                  1. EMBOLOFAN
                    • 5 Years
                    4 years, 7 months ago

                    this is what im hoping to hear

                    1. Now I'm Panicking
                      • 9 Years
                      4 years, 7 months ago

                      Marathon not a sprint 😉

                2. Ambrosiana Inter
                  • 6 Years
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  Shite
                  Shite

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

                  My final OR last season was 267,212

                  This season I'm at 4,798

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

                  63k

                  60k

                  1. EMBOLOFAN
                    • 5 Years
                    4 years, 7 months ago

                    steady

                    1. Rash
                      • 6 Years
                      4 years, 7 months ago

                      Unfortunately last season I was at 1.5k and slipped down a bit.

                5. teneighty
                  • 9 Years
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  58k

                  34k

                6. Basil1977
                  • 7 Years
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  15,000 last year
                  700,000 this year, can't believe i'm so low this year, been scoring above average every week so far as well

                7. jason_ni
                  • 8 Years
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  Last year top 10k
                  Current 300k... slow start!

                8. AlekseyGG
                  • 5 Years
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  last: top 7k
                  current: too early 😉

              5. Oggle22
                • 7 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                Team A or WC team?
                A)
                Heaton
                TAA Zinchenko Pieters Kelly
                Salah Sterling Bilva Moura
                King Kane

                Woodman Lundstarm Dendoncker Greenwood

                WC team:
                Heaton
                TAA Zinchenko Kelly
                Salah Sterling Cantwell Mount
                Kun Haller Pukki

                Button Lundstarm Pieters 4.5m Mid

                Cheers

                1. Pinturicchio10
                    4 years, 7 months ago

                    A + wc

                    1. Oggle22
                      • 7 Years
                      4 years, 7 months ago

                      Don't get it?

                  • Rolls-Royce
                    • 10 Years
                    4 years, 7 months ago

                    WC. Easy.

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

                    WC

                2. Ambrosiana Inter
                  • 6 Years
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  How annoying is to have to sell Kane to protect team value just before he gets 2 vs Arsenal?
                  I keep telling to myself hooold , but...

                  1. Dynamic Duos
                    • 10 Years
                    4 years, 7 months ago

                    He won't fall twice will he, how much you buy him for?

                  2. Party time
                      4 years, 7 months ago

                      Brace yourself

                    • jason_ni
                      • 8 Years
                      4 years, 7 months ago

                      Points > value
                      Dont sell someone you think will get points purely for value,especially this year where there are loads of viable cheaper options

                  3. CelticBhoy1
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 10 Years
                    4 years, 7 months ago

                    Anyone have an update on Mount?

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

                    Greenwood to come in for martial?

                    1. CelticBhoy1
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 10 Years
                      4 years, 7 months ago

                      hopefully

                    2. Rolls-Royce
                      • 10 Years
                      4 years, 7 months ago

                      Nah, too early. Rash uptop.

                  5. Netters2018
                    • 5 Years
                    4 years, 7 months ago

                    -4 hit Martial and Kane out

                    A) Lanzini and Aguero
                    Or
                    B) KDB and Haller

                    1. Rolls-Royce
                      • 10 Years
                      4 years, 7 months ago

                      A) probs, but could go either way