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Scoutcast and Champions League combine for Tuesday night double-up

Joe is joined by David and Karam for the latest episode of the Scoutcast tonight.

You can watch it on our YouTube channel from 8pm BST to 9pm BST.

This episode overlaps with the return of European football to our screens.

Liverpool and Chelsea take on Napoli and Valencia respectively as the Champions League group stages get underway on Tuesday night.

We will have Scout Notes on those matches on Wednesday, but for now, there’s a brand new episode of the Scoutcast to occupy your attention.

On tonight’s agenda are the best cheap defenders now that the premium ones have frustrated their owners.

We’ll also discuss how best to cover Manchester City in the wake of their surprise defeat at Norwich.

Finally, we’ll debate how to recover from a poor start to the season as many managers have endured a tough few weeks.

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  1. Imrie
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    RMT please (on WC)

    TAA, Aurier, Digne (Lundstrum, Rico)
    Sterling, Son, Mount, Cantwell, Mane
    Barnes, Pukki, (Abraham)

    1. HollywoodXI
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      You need a goalkeeper 🙂

      1. Rhodes your boat
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Hahahah

      2. Imrie
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Lol oops
        Pope (Button)

    2. S.Kuqi
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I would ignore expensive defs except Taa and try to get Auba instead of Barnes

      1. Imrie
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Possible with
        TAA>Matip
        Digne>Otamendi
        Cantwell>Dendocker
        Barnes>Auba

        But I’m not sure sum of right column outweighs sum of left...

  2. Manani
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    with Stones out, who should I replace him with?

    thinking Sou and just bank the rest?

    rest of my backline: Digne TAA Matip Lund

    1. S.Kuqi
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Maybe Rico and invest upfront later

      1. Manani
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        playing 442, will mean playing Lund most week though. (but also mean I can upgrade my dendocker/greenwood with the money)

    2. MTPockets
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Are you playing 5 defs? Otherwise would just get the cheapest

        1. S.Kuqi
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          This

        2. Manani
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          4 at the back. if I upgrade my current bencher, I only have 6.1m to spend.

          1. MTPockets
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Someone who rotates with Lundstram, or as below maybe a spurs def?
              Cantwell an option instead if don't have him

        3. Lord.
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Vert is a safe option. Tomori could be a cheeky punt if you're feeling lucky.

      • Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Which Watford attacking triple up are we going for this GW?

        1. S.Kuqi
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Holebas is enough.

        2. Amey
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          It'd be interesting to see how many bring Cleverly IN after the goal.
          😀

        3. tucaoneo
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Already did Sterling > Cleverly rage transfer.

        4. teneighty
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Hughes, Deulofeu and Deeney aka. the good, the bad and the ugly.

      • S.Kuqi
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Triggerlipps should be part of regular scoucast grew. Would spice up the conversation

        1. Gnu
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Would you like some chilli's on your ice-cream sir?

      • Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Why do half the mascot kids look like they are forced to be there?

        1. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          First time out of the sweatshop bound to be an awkward moment

          1. Brosstan
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Looked like a game from North Korea honestly

      • lappingitup
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        No Luke Az or Andy?

        1. S.Kuqi
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          or Mark and Granville 🙁

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

          Did they have bad GWs?

          1. Amey
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            😛

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

          Is it on?

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

            Okay, now I found it. Refreshing Youtube doesn't work properly 🙁

      • FOO FIGHTER
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        I got this.

        Who is more important for Aguero?

        KDB or Sterling?

      • Rolls-Royce
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        How long till scoutcast?

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          It's live

      • ClassiX
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Can't find the live stream...only me?

          1. ClassiX
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Thanks very much

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

          I had same issue.

      • g40steve
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Tomori looks to have cemented his place?

        1. FOO FIGHTER
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          In a leaky defence.

          1. Maddi Son
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Kante back soon and fixtures turn good in GW7. He'll be 4.8+ in a few weeks

            1. FOO FIGHTER
              • 4 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Lampard bot interested in defending. It shows.

              1. FOO FIGHTER
                • 4 Years
                4 years, 6 months ago

                *not*

            2. Amey
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              I'm interested tbh
              Might triple up on Chelsea which looks overkill 😮

      • Zladan
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Hålandddd (c)

        1. MTPockets
            4 years, 6 months ago

            The guy's on fire

        2. Ser Davos
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          People understandably discussing Son's poor patches... but surely that's why he's "only" 9.5. Reckon this will be his breakout season where he'll go on to join the elite big hitters. In the meantime, play him as Spurs' main outlet reap his explosiveness.

          1. Maddi Son
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Hope he stays fairly low ownership for the next couple. Still only 5% atm.

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

            12pl goals last 2 seasons. will need to improve a lot

        3. Collie01
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Has there ever been a time when there have been so few defensive options? Surely more teams will start keeping CS or will the high scoring run of strikers continue?

          1. FOO FIGHTER
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Many less clean sheets this season.

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

            likely to see a few more cs as time goes by

        4. My heart goes Salalalalah
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Adrian!

        5. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          We are about to witness the return of GOALONSO

        6. how now brown cow
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Really nasty tackle on mount.

        7. FPL Daniel
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Mount down. Noooo

          1. FPL Daniel
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Please be fine please be fine

            1. Doctor Evil
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Please be injured

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

          Mount down 🙁

          1. FPL Daniel
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            And up!!!!

            1. St Pauli Walnuts
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              and down again

          2. Collie01
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Serious or just a knock?

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

              Nasty studs on back of leg. Up but moving gingerly now.

              May ryn it off. Let's see.

              1. Collie01
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 6 Years
                4 years, 6 months ago

                Thanks. If Mount is injured, it'd be WC territory for me.

                1. Twisted Saltergater
                  • 14 Years
                  4 years, 6 months ago

                  Surely you can bench him vs Liverpool?

                  1. Collie01
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 6 Years
                    4 years, 6 months ago

                    I could if he was guaranteed to be back for GW7, but if he's out for a few weeks then it's a problem. Have Stones who is confirmed out for a month or more today also.

              2. teneighty
                • 9 Years
                4 years, 6 months ago

                "Moving gingerly". As a non-english speaker that phrase seems kind of offensive but I'm sure it means something else. 😀

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

                  early 16th century (in the sense ‘daintily, mincingly’): perhaps from Old French gensor ‘delicate’, comparative of gent ‘graceful’, from Latin genitus ‘(well-) born’

                  It no longer means Mincingly!

            2. how now brown cow
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Playing on but hobbling a bit

        9. Collie01
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Random question. If a keeper makes a save but it turns out to be offside, does it get counted towards the keeper's save points?

          1. how now brown cow
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            No

            1. Collie01
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Thought so. Thanks

          2. Forza
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            If play ends up being restarted, then probably not, but it may be different if the ref uses the advantage rule.

        10. FPL Daniel
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Looks like this is the settled lineup for Chelsea pending Rudiger and Emerson injuries

          1. Collie01
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Do you think Frank is set on 3 atb with wingbacks?

          2. Silecro
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            As a Chelsea fan, hope not. Hudson Odoi will surely find his place in starting 11 when he comes back, and im fairly sure Loftus Cheek also

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

            dont think frank is settled on this shape at all

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

              Correct. He's not. This formation has come about due to injuries to Emerson, Kante & Rudiger. Also, in part due to Azpi form.

              Alonso great going forward, leaves a bit to be desired at covering. Rudiger & Kante out means out back line are more easily exposed. 3 CBs helps this. Azpi been done a few times, but play going forward. Just gives us a bit more defensive cover in the short term.

        11. sovietrockettes
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Red Bull v Genk is a compelling argument for Champions League reform

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

            should be fewer teams and fewer games in every major tournament

          2. Gnu
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Explain?

          3. Ajax Hamsterdam
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Champions from lesser leagues should have priority over teams who finish 4th in pl or serie.a as far as I'm concerned

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

              haha. why? theyre nowhere near as good

        12. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Mount keeps limping. Touching his ankles area. He'll be off soon if this goes on for the next few mins.

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

            Pedro about to come on.

          2. Collie01
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Just switched over to it. Looks like he's coming off. Could have twisted an ankle. Problematic.

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

            can live without him vs liverpool tbh

        13. Brosstan
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          The scout cast should not be in the middle of the CL.... Probably the worst possible time slot considering its a niche podcast that caters to the exact same people who will be watching the CL.

          1. Ajax Hamsterdam
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            No difference for me as I listen on youtube. can't expect these guys to stay up until midnight as well

        14. Ajax Hamsterdam
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Otamendi should now be 100% nailed right ?

        15. Peter Ouch
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Pep will spend 80m for kulibaly

        16. how now brown cow
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Down again....

        17. how now brown cow
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          He's done

        18. Brosstan
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Haaland 12 goals in 8 games so far this season. PL next? Who will buy him?

        19. Twisted Saltergater
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          I’ve only realised as a Firmino owner, how selfish Salah and Mané are!

          1. FOO FIGHTER
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            They have to be selfish with Firmino pulling the strings.

            1. Twisted Saltergater
              • 14 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              I mean when they’re in a position to play in Firmino. Instead, they try a ridiculous through ball to each other.

        20. FOO FIGHTER
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          CHE will be very thin without Mount or Tammy. The rest have been mediocre FPL wise.

          Disaster waiting to happen IMO.