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

    John Stones and @gabrieljesus33 are much better. I don't know if they are ready for tomorrow but they are much better.

    If not tomorrow, they will be back for our game against Norwich City.

    https://twitter.com/ManCity/status/1167415738145103873

    Aguero fail?

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

      Just wait for Jamie Jackson to confirm if Aguero MAY start or not.

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

        😆

    2. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Nothing new here

      Pep said Jesus would be back after the international break so I don't see the point in your attention seeking post.

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

        it's not attention seeking, I am just feeding back the message from pep, he mentions they "might be" back tomorrow. This is his quote from minutes ago

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

          It is the fact you ended you post with "Aguero Fail?"

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

        Your always trying to goad, or provoke people with your posts, you’re looking for a reaction from people bringing Aguero in, you know full well What you’re doing

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

      Like pep will drop aguero in this form

  2. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Alisson badly needed after GW5!

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

    A) Martial + KWP -> Mount + Laporte (-8)
    B) Martial -> Lanzini (-4)
    C) No hit and hope that Dendoncker and Rico plays

    If I take that -8 hit it probably means that I don't have to use my WC next week. Is it stupid to take -8 hit if it means that I can save my WC? After A) my team would be:

    Ryan
    TAA - Robbo - Laporte - Digne
    Sterling - Salah - Mount - Ceballos
    Rashford - Pukki

    Button - Dendoncker - Rico - Wickham

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

      I am thinking the same save WC as team will be strong.

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

    KWP & Martial replacements +1.2?

    D Silva
    Mount
    ???

    Trent
    Emerson
    Walker
    Zinchenko
    ???

    1. Yankee Toffee
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Lanzini and Digne

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

        Got Digne

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

    How likely is this apocalyptic scenario do we think? The scenes if it happens!

    1. Mount blanks
    2. Haller blanks
    3. Greenwood gets > 5pts
    4. Jota scores a brace

    Can you imagine 😆

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

      Hopefully as I have none of them. If Salah and Mane could blank as well that would be perfect.

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

        If all of the above happen I will be in dreamland

        I’m afraid I’m going to have to hope for a Salah hattie also though, sorry...

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

      That is literally what I need to happen!

      It’s unlikely but def possible.

      Mount blanking - sure
      Greenwood getting decent minutes and scoring - of course
      Jota is class so will come good soon

      I can’t see haller blanking though!

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

        Yeah Haller is actually the main one that scares me atm. Especially with Hanley out.

        My unanswerable question is whether Martial will be worth holding. He seems great value so far. But he has trolled me in the past and Utd are not a team to easily trust for consistency atm...

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

    Will Dilva be nailed for the next 3 GWs?

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

      No chance

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

        what about next 2 gameweeks

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

      Not going to happen

    3. Park the bus
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      no internationals will help his case

  7. Tommo1888
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Moura and Martial >>>.cantwell and KDB for a -4

    Thoughts , advice , feedback all appreciated ????

    1. Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Don't see any reason not to. Moura was always a short-term pick (had him myself too), Cantwell & KDB are for the long haul.

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

      For sure...KDB price will shoot up...

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

    Grant Hanley is out tomorrow after injuring his groin and will require a scan

    Source: scout tweets

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

      Omg guess that answers my question

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

      That Norwich defence is ripe for a spanking.

      1. Party time
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Haller hatty incoming

      2. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Bad news for Haller owners.

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

          Sarcasm?

      3. Party time
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Haller Captain this gameweek, Oui/Non?

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

        Which is best?

        A) Play Hanley
        B) Play Lundstram
        C) Play Mings (-4 for KWP)

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

          B

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

          Look up.

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

          Dude....

      5. Ci Siamo
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        When is the West Ham presser?

        Has Pellegrini already done it?

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

          It was yesterday, you need to know anything specific?

      6. LIARS POKER
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Kane to Aguero (c) for -4?

        1. Do I Not Like Orange
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Yes for me

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

          Jesus back.....

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

          Jesus is back....aghhhhhh

      7. Do I Not Like Orange
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Which replacements for Martial & Kane?

        A) Mount/Kun
        B) Haller/KDB

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

          I did B

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

          B

        3. Bobby Digital
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          B

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

        What do we think of Aguero as a pick now Jesus is back for Norwich? I don't know whether to get him in now

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

          Great pick on a FH or pre-WC punt.

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

          Aguero wasn’t called to Argentina squad so is likely to start against Norwich as well although might not get full 90 min.

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

            Aguero is for life not just for Norwich

      9. Boss Hogg
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Abraham or Barnes for wc squad?

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

          neither, or maybe barnes if you already have haller/pukki

          1. Boss Hogg
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            I do have Haller and Pukki.

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

          Barnes. In form and he has a nice run of fixtures after this gw.

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

          If you got the funds i'd go Tammy

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

          barnes, in form, nice fixtures after LIV, - CHE have 3 x potentially tight games

        5. Bobby Digital
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          I went for Tammy.. hoping for a brace.

      10. Lexi2014
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        KWP -> Zinhenko?

        Heaton
        Digne / KWP / VVD (Lundstram/Cathcart)
        Salah / KDB / Moura / Mount (Dendockner)
        Kane / Pukki / King

        Or play Lundstram and hold FT to give me two over the IB??

      11. OldBenKenobi
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Chris Wood in for Jota after the Liverpool fixture?

        1. The 5% Team
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          would wait until he shows a bit of form

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

        Have I got my subs right, please? 🙂

        GW 4:

        Heaton
        Maguire, Digne, Boly
        Sterling(c), Mané, Anderson, Mount
        Kane, Pukki(vc), Barnes

        Henderson; Cantwell, Lundstram, El Mohamady …T: 0/1, 0.9 ITB, TV: 100.6

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

          Good

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

          looks good to me

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

          Thanks, guys! 😀

        4. Yankee Toffee
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          yep

        5. tisza
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          yep. nice team.
          you not keen on Lanzini or Haller Doos?

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

          Looks good.

          If you had to choose between Anderson or Mount who would you go with?

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

        Did pep say anything about mendy?

      14. Ci Siamo
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Apparently Dendonker has a knock on FPL?

        Since when? Did I miss something?

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

          Torino. Ankle issue. Probably misses the Everton match

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

        Tomkins return imminent. Goodbye Kelly as an option

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

          Damn

        2. Yankee Toffee
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Hanley out as well

          Maybe Rico an option again tho...

      16. HTL
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        That Hanley news is terrible.

        Leaves me with one of Dunk or Montoya coming in for him instead. Least I'll be captaining a city player.

        Ederson

        Dunk - TAA - Lundstram

        Cantwell - Sterling (C) - KDB - Salah (VC)

        Vardy - Pukki - Jota

      17. trinzoo
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Who to start:

        A) Greenwood
        B) Lundstram
        C) Montoya

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

          im between a & b and i think im gonna go with A.

          higher upside imo

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

          Lundstram. Easily.

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

            What makes it so easy? 😀

        3. Cruyff's Eleven
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Greenwood gets a cameo

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

            Who plays upfront then?

            1. Cruyff's Eleven
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Mata

      18. Legohair
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Sorry guys for asking but i havent heard news how many games martial will miss?

        1. Siggy in the Middle
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          He'll “hopefully be back for the Leicester game”. But he definitely misses this weekend

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

            That “hopefully” doesn’t really fill me with confidence.

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

          Most probably he'll be back after IB.

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

          Aargh, dunno what to do with him. Tempting to do martial->maddison for a hit. Stupid move?

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

        "When we come back from the international break, we have Norwich, after three days, we have to travel to Ukraine, after three days we have a game here, then Carabao Cup. Start the real season in terms of a lot of games."

        Scout tweets

        translation "get ready to get pepped"

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

          Mr Aguero i dont feel so goood 🙁

        2. The 5% Team
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          haha yeah, sounds about right

          who's getting Angelino? 🙂

      20. Kloppage Time
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Play Kelly or Lundstram?

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

          Lundstram.

      21. Mortal.Swinbat
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Martial & Wilson

        For

        Wesley & KDB

        -4?

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

        Kane finally found himself in the penalty area

        https://twitter.com/SpursOfficial/status/1167417936803487746

        1. Party time
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Looking so Chubby

          • Jekori
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Hatty inbound

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

            he turns like a bus

            1. Party time
                4 years, 7 months ago

                Hahaha

          • Klaren
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Are these transfers worth a WC?

            Robertson, Martial, Moura, Wilson, Dendoncker out
            Laporte, KDB, Mount, Haller, Cantwell in

            I just can’t see any major fixture swings that will make WC essential until Jan so thinking I should at least maximise short term points potential.

            1. The 5% Team
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              yeah probably

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

            Damn. Now Haller even more appealing. Mount looks to be fit.

            Must ..... stick ..... to ..... my ..... guns!

            Damn you FPL and your mind games!

            1. Party time
                4 years, 7 months ago

                Pull the trigger

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

              So basically
              Martial is OUT
              Mount is IN
              Kelly could be out soon due to tomkins returning
              Adrian now looks like he ll get atleast a medium term run in the team
              No news on mendy

              Sums of the press conferences then.

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

                Oh and Haller playing vs a Norwich team who lost their 3rd Choice CB now too

                1. Surfeit of Lampteys
                  • 6 Years
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  First and second are fit though?

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

                Correct but IB is long and I assume shortly after it - Mendy is in as he is already training with Team...