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Emerson’s attacking threat makes him an FPL option to consider

With no goals, assists, clean sheets or bonus points to his name after three Gameweeks of the 2019/20 campaign, Emerson Palmieri (£5.5m) is hardly staking a convincing claim to be in Fantasy managers’ squads going forward.

The Chelsea left-back has shown some encouraging signs in an attacking sense, however, while the Blues’ forthcoming fixture run is among the more appealing in the division.

Between now and the November international break, Frank Lampard’s side face just one of the ‘big six’: a Gameweek 6 clash with Liverpool the only cloud on the horizon.

The Blues thus sit top of our Season Ticker for ‘defence’ between Gameweeks 4 and 12, which will provide faint hope of a long-awaited first clean sheet of 2019/20 – even if Chelsea’s defence is currently doing anything but.

Only Norwich City have conceded more goals than Lampard’s troops (seven) so far, while the west London club are among seven teams yet to register a shut-out.

Clean sheets are also thin on the ground across the Premier League, though, with just three in Gameweek 3 and two in Gameweek 2.

Indeed, Everton are the only club to have kept more than one league shut-out this season.

With that in mind, perhaps we should be placing even more emphasis than we usually do on defenders who can compensate for a loss of clean sheet with a semi-regular attacking return.

Emerson’s attacking credentials will, therefore, be the primary focus of this Members’ piece.

Lessons learned from Gameweek 3

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

    Prefer A or B?

    A. Matip + Mount + Jota/Wesley/King (max.6.4 forward)

    B. Zouma/KWP/Maitland-Niles(max5.2 defender) + Mount + Barnes

    Thanks.

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

      A, not keen on any defs from B

    2. Mcgugan
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Definitely B.

      Barnes is a better option than the others there and Matip is far from nailed.

      B with KWP for me

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

    KDB team or Aguero team?

    A) KDB, Haller
    B) Cantwell, Aguero

    Team A:
    Pope, Button
    Taa, Lundstram, Zinchenko, Söyüncü, Digne
    KDB, Mount, Salah, Sterling, McGinn
    HALLER, Pukki, Greenwood

    Team B:
    Pope, Button
    Taa, Lundstram, Zinchenko, Söyüncü, Digne
    CANTWELL, Mount, Salah, Sterling, MCGinn
    AGUERO, Pukki, Greenwood

    1. Majestic Chanka
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      (Kd)B for me

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

      A

    3. MyBall MyRules
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      A has longer term appeal

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

      Cheers!

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

    Would you spend 4 points removing Kane for Aguero? To delay the WC for a few weeks.

    My brother has just used his WC and already has a free run at Haller, Mount and Zinchenko. I can't let him have Aguero too!

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

      Not yet. Forget what your brother is doing.

  4. Where dahoud at
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Best 4.5 keeper to set and forget?

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

      Pope surely

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

      Pope

    3. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Pope all day.

    4. FPL Forward Thinker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Pope

  5. Karan14
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Best option out of these?

    A) Anderson
    B) Lanzini
    C) Mount

    Cheers! 🙂

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

      I’ve gone Mount myself, but if i could re make my transfer i think i’d go Felipe Anderson

      1. La Roja
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Why

    2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I am now going A). See comments, passim. 😀

      1. Karan14
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Prefer West Ham's short term fixtures tbh but Mount has the potential to be a template player.

    3. Skogen89
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      C

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

    Wc advice please lads

    I’m not sure about cebellos? Is there better/safer? (5.6itb)

    Pope (button)
    Taa-digne-zinch(lind-Rico)
    Salah-sterling-kdb-cebellos-(cant)
    Pukki-haller-Barnes

    Cheers

    1. lebon417
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      McGinn i think

    2. Mcgugan
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Very good I think. I maybe wouldn’t go for Zinc on wildcard since he could be dropped soon, but obviously our your call on that risk.

      Could downgrade Zinc and use that cash to get Mount

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

        Yeah thinking that. Cheers

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

    Which option please guys, I have Matip.

    A) VVD & Zinchenko
    B) Laporte & Emerson

    1. Skogen89
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      B

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

      B

    3. lebon417
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      A

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

    Play one over Martial

    Greenwood
    Dendo
    Lund

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

      Take a hit 😉

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

        Hit

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

      Hit

  9. Tmel
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Pope
    Laporte Robbo TAA Digne
    Trossard Sterling Salah Martial
    Pukki Jota
    (4.0 Dendoncker Greenwood Rico)

    0.5ITB + 1FT

    a) Dendoncker > Cantwell
    b) Martial > Mount
    c) Martial > Maddison
    d) Martial & Jota > Mount & Haller (-4)

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

      A

  10. wonkeydonkey
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Jota -> Haller or roll FT?

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Get Haller

    2. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Obtain Sebastian.

  11. IRBOX ⚽
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Starting to realise that posting your team here and asking for suggestions is superfluous. Nobody, I mean nobody will have the same level and depth of analysis and thought process of your squad moving forward as what you do as an FPL manager. You may have planned future transfers, rigidly monitoring the price changes with future gameweeks in mind. At the end of the day, RMT’s and asking a minute number of strangers who will answer A or B based on very limited information will offer very little insight as to what is the best solution to your team. Back yourself and your decisions - a mantra the best HOF fantasy managers will attest to. Good luck, good decision making and good transfers.

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

      Hope you have sold Siggy for Mane.

      1. IRBOX ⚽
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Salah. Mane can’t come close for just a 1.0 difference. I admit, Mane was the better option last season with a 3.0 difference but with Salah on pens and corners, the Senegalese simply cannot compete

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

          *buggumark

        2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Just a word of warning - Salah is truly rubbish at corners:

          https://members.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/my-stats-tables/view/13487/

          1. IRBOX ⚽
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            That is true, but his xA and assist potential is always far superior to Mane. The latter managed only 3 in last season’s campaign which is abysmal given their attacking prowess and penetration into the final third

          2. FOO FIGHTER
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Salah is boss.

        3. FPL Forward Thinker
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Good on your admiring last season based on 3.55m difference but agree with only 1m it’s Salah all the way. I was Mane last year for all bar 4 GWs in the middle

          1. FPL Forward Thinker
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            * admitting

    2. Drexl Spivey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      How many points does Pépé score over the next 6 GWs?

      1. FPL Forward Thinker
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        23

    3. jia you
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Yup, very much this, need to make your own decision! It's just I have so many WC ideas floating around in my head atm...need a moment of clarity lol

    4. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I posted the team I settled on with WC and boom all of a sudden I saw many going with more or less the same team.

      Have changed my team as Aguero was looking far to good to resist.

    5. Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Took you long enough.

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

      Have you met Cantona in the toilet?

  12. The Left Duke #3
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Just some thoughts on the below team and if its worth a late WC this week or wait until the Int break.

    Ryan Button
    Robbo AWB Zinch Digne Lunstram
    Salah Sterling Maddison Moura Dendoncker
    Jota Rashford Greenwood

    Still have 1 FT (0.4m ITB) but am priced out of Jota to Pukki without a hit.
    Could do Moura & Jota --> Mount & Pukki and have 1.1m ITB for Int break.

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

      reckon the latter is a hit worth taking

      1. The Left Duke #3
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Ya i think you are right. Sets the team up nicely without using the WC. Nice one

  13. andrinho
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    a Haller & Wilson
    or
    b Abraham & Mount

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

      b

  14. jia you
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    This GW feels so important for those of us on WC!
    I've chopped and changed way too much, admire those who have stuck to their initial gut feeling and haven't changed it up too much!

    1. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Are you set now?

      1. jia you
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Nope, could go with any of three WC teams yet but leaning towards my triple City attack one!

    2. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Let’s see these bad boys

      1. jia you
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Kind of boils down to this mate:
        A. Triple City attack with TAA + Robbo.
        B. Salah team with double City attack, TAA, Matip and Laporte.
        C. Maverick team with Pepe + Vardy alongside double City attack, TAA + Robbo.
        Although pretty sure I'm going to avoid Salah due to price, City's better fixtures and the fact that he won't be getting my armband for the foreseeable!

        1. La Roja
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          B

  15. MESSINHO
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Ryan
    TAA - VVD - Digne - Zinc
    Sterling (C) - Salah - Siggy - Mount
    King - Pukki

    Button - Greenwood - Dendo - Lundstram

    0 ft 1.6 itb

    Did Martial > Mount today. Which one would you prefer?

    A) Stay put.
    B) King > Haller (-4)

    Leaning towards B.

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

      A. Bourn fixtures look decent from next week.

    2. FPL Forward Thinker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Leaning is important so go with it

  16. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Get out of my team dendoncker

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Chill out lad

    2. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Cue OMG Dendoncker!

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

      For who though?

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

      Agree. It’s not like he scored recently.: ).

    5. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Jota is the one to ditch out of Wolves assets surely?

    6. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Still good option as 5th mid.

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

      Dendildo

  17. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Emerson or McGinn?

    I know they are different position but I'm either going 3-5-2 with McGinn as 5th midfielder or Emerson as a 4th defender in 4-4-2.

  18. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    KWP out injured

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

      keep up at the back

      1. La Roja
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        lol

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

      Confirmed?

      1. La Roja
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Yeah

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

      Source?

      1. La Roja
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Scout tweets

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

          Thanks

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

            Thanks for sharing.

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

          Thanks for sharing.

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

    Do we honestly expect Pukki and Cantwell to deliver consistent returns from most weeks? Not claiming they won't, just interested to see what people think of their potential this season.

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

      Pukki yes. Cantwell no

    2. Teddy Brewski
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Pukki i suspect will be. But even if he gets a 1 every 3 games that will see him get 15 or 16 goals for the season which is brilliant for a promoted striker. Cantwell is 4.7 so any returns have to be considered a bonus

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

        I see maths wasn't your strong subject

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

      Pukki: yes
      Cantwell: probably not, but he's 4.7M

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

      Pukki will cover 130 points (i.e., 20 points/GBP million). That’s all I need in a forward.

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

      All good points

  20. Rotation's Alter Ego
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Lampard presser starting early - fingers crossed for good Mount news, expecting all should be ok

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      BBC suggests he is fit to play

      1. Rotation's Alter Ego
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        It always looked minor

    2. Rotation's Alter Ego
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Not mentioned, so assumed fit.

  21. Rupert The Horse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    I haven't watched any football this season, whats this Haller chap everyones talking about like?

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

      tall

    2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Big and beefy. Gonna terrorise centre-halves. 😉

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

        That's the penalty taking Wesley 🙂

    3. Pranav Santhosh
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Quality player, last season was part of the Frankfurt front 3 and those 3 players are class. Genuinely think he could be signing of the season for the prem

      1. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Wow, thanks.

    4. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Handsome goal machine.

    5. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      French Zlatan.

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

      The chap who has Lanzini,Anderson, & Yarmelenko/Snod/Fonal to feed him. & or get knock down from. Nailed in an attacking team.

    7. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      You interested in him?!? Get The Goat (he ain't fart) to your team first, then Haller 🙂 Or both now, my friend.

  22. CRO KLOPP
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Pope
    VVD Digne AWB Otamendi
    Sterling Mane Mount Cantwell
    Kane Pukki
    (4.0 Lundstram Martial Wickham)

    A) Kane and Martial to KDB and Haller (-4)
    B) Kane and Martial to Aguero and Lanzini (-4)
    C) save

  23. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    5.5 defender
    (Apart from Emerson.Awb.Zinc)
    Thanks very much!

    1. Champions League Varane
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Any1?

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

        Canada Mina ?

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

          B"stard spell correct
          Van aanholt Mina ?

      2. Chelsea91
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Coleman

  24. Tcheco
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Long term:

    A. Aguero Salah Mount AWB

    B. Kane Mane KDB Mings

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      A

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

    Team is
    Ryan
    Coleman, TAA, Guilbert (Lundstrom, KWP)
    Salah, Sterling (C), Mcginn, Trossard (Dendoncker)
    Vardy, Pukki, Wilson
    1.2m in bank
    A Save FT
    B KWP to Zinchencko
    C KWP to Laporte
    D Dendoncker to Cantwell (bench Trossard)

  26. FPL Forward Thinker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Martial to anyone for -4 is a must.

    Need everyone to do it.

    That way I can increase the ranking by 4 points immediately

    1. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Never owned him but will wait for the price drops to get him.

  27. Rik Waller
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Keeping or selling Martial?

    1. FPL Forward Thinker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Must sell

      1. IRBOX ⚽
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Wrong. Nothing is a must

    2. SAY MY NAME
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I might keep, and upgrade a 4.5 fwd (see below)

      bit worried about the injury being longer though

  28. SAY MY NAME
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    anyone holding martial till after IB?

    I've got money itb to upgrade a 4.5 fwd and may do that instead, or better just to bring in mcginn/mount (can actually afford up to 10.9 mid but already have kdb/sterling/salah)?

    1. FPL Forward Thinker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I am holding

    2. Wild Card this!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Will drop too much in IB I’m afraid...at least 0.2...not good to lose that much value early.

      1. SAY MY NAME
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        that's what 'm worried about, but then again could be a differential when he's back 🙂

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

      I'm holding.

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

    Currently playing Lundstram over Martial. Should I take a hit to get Martial out?

    1. Wild Card this!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I did

  30. TAArt
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    I am holding

    1. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Rob?

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

        Pee?