Scout Notes

Emery clarifies Arsenal’s penalty-taking order after Pepe opens his account

Pierre-Emerick Aubemeyang (£11.0m) is yet to blank after six Gameweeks of the 2019/20 season, with the Gabonese forward scoring the winner in Sunday’s 3-2 win over Aston Villa.

A goal was a fitting reward for his owners, who will have been cursing his generosity from 12 yards earlier in the game – as we will discuss in the Scout Notes article below.

Arsenal 3-2 Aston Villa

  • Goals: Nicolas Pepe (£9.4m), Calum Chambers (£4.4m), Pierre-Emerick Aubemeyang (£11.0m) | John McGinn (£5.6m), Wesley (£6.0m)
  • Assists: Matteo Guendouzi (£4.6m) | Anwar El-Ghazi (£5.5m), Jack Grealish (£5.9m)
  • Bonus: McGinn x3, Pepe x2, Grealish, Wesley x1

Nicolas Pepe (£9.4m) scored his first goal in an Arsenal shirt in Sunday’s five-goal thriller at the Emirates, although had to rely on a charitable gesture from Aubameyang in order to open his account.

The Gabon international took all five of the Gunners’ spot-kicks in the league in 2018/19 and would have been expected to step up again when Matteo Guendouzi (£4.6m) was felled in the Villa box after 57 minutes of yesterday’s encounter.

It was Pepe who converted the subsequent spot-kick, however, which would have been a source of great frustration to the 1.6 million Fantasy managers who now own the premium Arsenal forward.

Any concerns that Aubameyang can no longer call upon penalties as a route to FPL points were swiftly put to bed by Unai Emery in his post-match presser, however.

Pepe has an excellent record from 12 yards – he scored nine of them for Lille in Ligue I last season – but his new manager confirmed that he was behind Aubameyang and likely the injured Alexandre Lacazette (£9.3m) in the penalty-taking running order at Arsenal.

Emery said:

Yes, it’s Aubameyang who is responsible for penalties. Also Lacazette, and today for me is a very big decision from Aubameyang to let Pepe shoot to give him confidence and the possibility to score.

Really, the responsibility is Aubameyang and I was happy when I saw that decision from Aubameyang.

He is hungry every day to score, to achieve, individual and collective objectives. Today that decision shows a really great player.

Aubemeyang was again leading the line for Arsenal in Sunday’s clash with Villa, with Pepe and youngster Bukayo Saka (£4.5m) flanking him in a 4-2-3-1/4-3-3 – Dani Ceballos (£5.7m) floating between being a ‘number ten’ and a more withdrawn central midfielder.

The Villans dealt with Arsenal’s attack fairly comfortably for the large part, with the excellent Tyrone Mings (£4.6m) – who later was to cost his side a goal with an uncharacteristic error – snuffing out the threat of Aubameyang in open play.

Instead, the Gabon international had to rely on a superb 83rd-minute free-kick to continue his purple patch of form.

Aubameyang’s fixtures are excellent from Gameweeks 8-16 and a whole lot more attacking points surely beckon.

He is almost inscrutable from a statistical analysis perspective given his ability to wrestle points from virtual anonymity, although it should be stressed that he is very much benefitting from playing as a central striker – rather than a left-winger – in Lacazette’s absence.

Despite the goal and slightly improved display, Pepe still hasn’t shown enough – yet – to convince us that he can compete with the likes of Kevin De Bruyne (£9.9m) and Son Heung-min (£9.6m) in the same price bracket.

Ceballos, meanwhile, managed just one shot and one key pass and only took two of the Gunners’ nine corners, having previously looked like a possible dead-ball specialist in Gameweek 2.

The impressive Guendouzi deserves a mention: this was his sixth straight start in the top flight and he is now the leading points-scorer among sub-£5.0m midfielders.

Emery said of the FPL ‘bench fodder’ option:

With Matteo, last year when he came here he progressed and he is progressing. Really I like that spirit he has, he has talent but above all his attitude, his energy, his commitment and his behaviour.

He’s one player who is angry when he is not playing but I like that. I like that player because when they are angry they are asking you to play, when you decide that they play today they know they have a commitment to give what you need and he is one player, he is improving. I want to be calm with him, he is humble and continuing improving and growing up with us.

It was another horror show from Arsenal’s defence, however, with not one of their back four convincing and Ainsley Maitland-Niles (£5.1m) capping off a dismal display by being sent off for two bookable offences just before the interval.

Maitland-Niles’ owners at least won’t lose him to suspension (the one-match ban being served in the EFL Cup), while the ‘injury’ that saw him helped from the field after his dismissal wasn’t declared by the Gunners in Monday’s medical bulletin.

Asked about the Arsenal right-back, Emery said:

I was thinking of the possibility to change him in the first half. Why? Because it’s not easy to play in a defensive situation with one player like El Ghazi, very strong in running back on our defence. He used the yellow card, the second yellow card, he first touched the ball and really I was thinking it’s not a red card. But we needed to accept that decision and after to work with one less player.

What is our challenge in the first half, we were speaking to play here with our supporters with one less player and how we can respond and how we can make a step ahead in our response and working with our quality also and take the possibilities to come back, and we did that, but really I couldn’t have nothing to say to Ainsley for that action.

The north London side at least will be able to welcome back Hector Bellerin (£5.4m), Kieran Tierney (£5.4m), Dinos Mavropanos (£4.4m) and Rob Holding (£4.5m) from injury soon, so that may well have positive effect on their backline – but whether a club with the attack-minded Emery at the helm will ever be solid defensively is another question.

Villa themselves were better at the back than three goals conceded suggests, going down to a penalty, a direct free-kick and a Mings error for Calum Chambers‘ (£4.4m) opportunistic strike.

Trezeguet (£5.3m) was a bright spark down Villa’s left and showed why he was missed in the stalemate against West Ham last Monday, while the visitors’ two attack-minded central midfielders perfectly summed up their respective skillsets – John McGinn (£5.6m) the chief goal threat and Jack Grealish (£5.9m) the arch-creator.

One of the downsides to McGinn this season has not so much been his shot count but how few of his efforts have come from inside the opposition area.

The Scotland international rectified that on Sunday with a beautifully timed run for Villa’s opener and the budget FPL midfielder twice stung the hands of Bernd Leno (£5.0m) from distance before narrowly firing wide from 15 yards after the break.

Only three FPL midfielders have had more goal attempts than McGinn this season, although the fact that he doubled his shots-in-the-box count in one fell swoop in Gameweek 6 highlighted how many of those have been from further out.

Still, for £5.6m, some slack has to be cut and McGinn indeed is ranked third among players in his position for value for money, based on points per million spent.

Grealish, meanwhile, produced a surging run and cross for Wesley‘s (£6.0m) goal to collect his second assist of the campaign.

The Belgian striker took his goal well but didn’t get much of a look-in otherwise and wasn’t blessed with a great deal of service, with Villa’s main goal threat coming from midfield.

For the second game in a row, Villa were unable to press their advantage against ten men and actually looked worse for having a man over on their opposition.

Smith said after full-time:

We should never have conceded three goals, they’ve had some chances. When you come to Arsenal you expect that. A lot of them were outside the penalty box. We had a good shape and structure about us defensibly but, at times, I just felt we let it become a little bit like a basketball game, going end to end.

We gave three stupid goals away. We’ve planted a foot in the penalty box and I don’t think any player in this league needs much encouragement to go down. They get a penalty and we try and cushion a header in the six-yard box and they pounce and score when it should be going out for a corner. We then play a straight pass into midfield, they win it and break.

The be-all and end all, I felt at 1-0 and 2-1, there were periods where we tried to get the next goal but, on the whole, we tried to hold onto the lead rather than extend it. That was the difference, we could have extended the lead and won it comfortably.

But, for whatever reasons at times in the second half, we retracted and, if you do that against good players they can cause you problems.

Members Analysis

Arsenal XI (4-2-3-1): Leno; Maitland-Niles, Sokratis, Luiz, Kolasinac; Xhaka (Willock 72′), Guendouzi; Pepe, Ceballos (Torreira 72′), Saka (Chambers 46′); Aubameyang.

Aston Villa XI (4-1-4-1): Heaton; Guilbert, Engels, Mings, Taylor; Nakamba (Hourihane 85′); McGinn, Grealish, Trezeguet (Elmohamady 68′), El Ghazi (Lansbury 85), Wesley.

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  1. Over Midwicket
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Rico or Aurier? Both amazing value

    1. Wılly
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      My conundrum as well

    2. Wild Card this!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Well I hope Aurier will get much better returns...but have both with TAA and two more cheapies for rotation with Cantwell

    3. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      You can’t beat a good playing 4.0

    4. CFC1990
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Will Rico stay in the team? I have him already so fingers crossed!

      1. Eze Really?
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        There is competition but his form can keep him in the side.

    5. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Aurier. Rico looked terrible to me on Friday (although he is so cheap). And you’ll be relying on attack for Rico, Bournemouth defence is horrid

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

        I thought Rico was poor as well..can't see him keeping his place much longer

        1. RAFA THE GAFFA
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Nope. Can’t defend.

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

      Aurier

  2. Jones Kusi
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    This gw I will do Dendoncker > Mount if there are no injuries pushing. But is it worth to take -4 for Digne > Lundstram as they will increase and decrease in price?

    1. Eze Really?
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Go for both

    2. CFC1990
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Unless you really need money I will say no mate. Lundstrum has LIV this week

      1. Jones Kusi
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        And Digne got City.
        I won’t keep him for long anyway but I am unsure what to do.

        1. CFC1990
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Yeah but is it worth losing 4 points to do it?

          1. Jones Kusi
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            No probably not.. I just feel like I have been missing out on the players that have skyrocketed in price like Mount, Lundstram, Tammy. Feel a bit low on the team value.

            1. CFC1990
              • 12 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Points more important than team value. Transfer not justified for a hit imo

    3. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Just the mount move

  3. CFC1990
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Anyone playing Greenwood this week? Might start with Rashford out?

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      He has zero chance of starting

      1. CFC1990
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Why?

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

        So if Rashford out and Martial still out who would United start with?

  4. Freaki
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    The I don’t have money for Mount question...
    Who do you pick?
    A) Harry Wilson
    B) Lamela
    C) Buendia
    D) McGinn
    E) Yarmolenko
    F) McNeil

    1. Wild Card this!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Though...D or E I would say

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

      D because he is nailed and a silent assasin.

    3. Tshelby
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Wilson could be nice.
      McGinn keeps just shooting from everywhere so think he will get some points but not week in week out.
      Yarmolenko is a nice differential.

      Hard to decide

      1. Eze Really?
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        I have D and want to E

    4. Eze Really?
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      E

  5. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    No replies last page sorry. Haller >> Tammy? 1FT, 0.1ITB.

    Heaton
    TAA • Digne • Zinch
    Salah • Sterling • KDB • Mount • Cantwell
    Pukki • Haller
    (Pope, Rico, Lunds, Greenwood)

    1. Whiskerz
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Good move imo

    2. Wild Card this!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I would but have both...giving Haller 1 or 2 GW more then downgrade...although I think he will do good once Lanzini is back.

    3. T.Henry14
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Yes.
      I did that last week too regardless of Abraham playing against Liverpool.

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Good value isn’t he. Haller not looking that good

        1. clodhopper
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Took a loss and did this today haller didnt look good picked him over abraham could be 12 points and .5 million better off now bad descision realy listened too people to much

        2. T.Henry14
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Haller is good too but Abraham is crazy, he has a great schedule, his price is going up.. And, it seems to me It is important to have both Mount and Abraham for these easy fixtures.

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

      Yes good move

  6. Sheeno
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Best midfielder under 6.4 that isn't Mount or Cantwell please?

    1. No Professionals
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Mount is 6.5 anyway I think

      1. Wild Card this!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Isn’t Mount anyway as per query so...I would try Villa guy...

        1. Sheeno
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          I was tempted by him! What do you make of James?

    2. Stef rocks
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      James?

  7. Tinmen
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Folks, should I WC or if not how can I use my ft?
    O.2itb
    I really want Son and Tammy but don’t know how to fit them in

    Heaton
    Trent Virgil Rico Digne
    Sterling KDB Martial Mount
    Aguero Pukki
    Button Launstrum Dend Greenwood

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

      Downgrade VVD and upgrade Martial

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

      Digne to Aurier and Greenwood to Abrahams

  8. Random Name
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Messi deservedly wins best player

    Anyone that’s objective understands he should win it. ‘Best player’ award not ‘best impact on UCL winning team’ award

    1. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I absolutely agree but the award in previous years, as with Ballon D'or, goes to the player with the best impact on UCL winning team.

      1. Random Name
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        True, I expected to see van Dijk win it. Especially after Modric won it for winning two penalty shootouts and Kane hitting the post

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

      What about Lundstram?

    3. Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      This. Surprised they gave it to the best individual performer after the results of recent years where they stupidly awarded it to the best team.

    4. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Meh, millionaires mutual back-slapping.

  9. Bennison
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Heaton
    Coleman:-:VVD:-:TAA
    Salah:-:KDB:-:Mount:-:Lanzini:-:Ceballos
    Aguero:-:Pukki

    Button:-:Soyuncu:-:Lundstram:-:Greenwood

    I've had such an unlucky couple of weeks, in GW5 I benched Pukki for Lundstram then this GW Lundstram was second on my bench so I had Soyuncu come in for Lanzini and Mount gets the start but doesn't get anything. Yet a lot of people VC KDB and also Lundstram first on the bench just makes me feel sick. To top it off I got rid of Otamendi after he made that mistake against Norwich thinking he may be dropped.

    1FT - .2 in the bank any help?

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

      Lanzini to Tielemans

      Cabellos to McGinn

      You may have to do McGinn soon as he is rising this week.

  10. goriuanx
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    That FIFA XI is most based on reputation. Ramos, Marcelo and Modric have no business in it.

    Alisson, TAA VVD Laporte Robertson, Salah Bernardo Fernandinho Sterling, Messi Mbappe

    1. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      On a more important note, Sir Jurgen Klopp is the world's best 😉

    2. Flaming Flamingo
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      De Jong has to be in there, but agree with most of those. These FIFA awards and teams are a joke anyway, Ronaldo will retire and probably still be voted in the top 3 players.

      1. goriuanx
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Maybe over Dinho and agree. A bit petty really.

    3. Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      How was Ronaldo not in this lineup but made it into the top 3 of the men's individual award? Doesn't make sense to me

      1. goriuanx
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        He was in the line up. He didn't turn up to the ceremony because he didn't win the award

        1. Cok3y5murf
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Oh, my bad.

    4. Eze Really?
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      About right. Maybe Felix but Sterling is flavor of the last 2 seasons. Love to know how he would do in a normal side.

      1. Flaming Flamingo
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Does fine for England 😛

        1. Eze Really?
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          I know I know! I just cannot handle him.

  11. Slitherene
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    For the team I want to afford in the next few GW's, I have to downgrade both VvD & Zinchenko to 4.5 defenders.

    VvD Zinchenko* Soyuncu
    Bench : Diop Digne

    Zinchenko -> Tomori, for free?

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

      Looks good

      1. Slitherene
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Any better defender you have in mind?

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

          Not for 4.5 no

  12. Herman Toothrot
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Tonstart:

    1. Barnes
    2. Cantwell

    A. Mings
    B. Rico

    1. Herman Toothrot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      To start *

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

      1B

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

      1B

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

    A) Haller -> Tammy
    B) James -> Maddison

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

      A

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

      A

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

      B

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

    Haller to Tammy and Ceballos to Mount for - 4 and this team? Yes or No?

    Pope
    TAA Otamendi Van Dijk
    Salah Sterling KDB Mount Cantwell
    Pukki Abraham

    McGovern Greenwood Rico Diop

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

      Probably just Ceballos -> Mount IMO, first one not worth a hit

      1. iL PiStOlErO
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        This, I wouldnt double up yet

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

          I think the double up is great with the fixtures incoming

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

      Yes decent moves especially long term. Chelsea's fixtures look good

  15. Flaming Flamingo
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Anyone else find it crazy how quickly people have turned on the likes of Digne, Sterling and Haller?

    1. iL PiStOlErO
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Classic fpl madness

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

      Sterling yeah. Digne and Haller no.

      1. Flaming Flamingo
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Digne is the second most attacking defender in the league for a team that has only conceded more than Liverpool and Man City this calendar year. With a good run of fixtures after City.

        As for Haller, he's the main man for an attacking team with good fixtures. This is just my take of course, but I can definitely see a lot of the transfers being made ending in tears.

    3. Eze Really?
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      See my grav and I did! Everton are Chronic atm.

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

        How do you think for the axe to drop?

        And which manager would you get in?

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

          *how long*

      2. Flaming Flamingo
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        I find supporters always tend to be the most pessimistic, but perhaps you are right. I like Silva though and think you'll turn it around if he's given the time to do so.

    4. Rasping Drive
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Sterling esp. That MoFo can get you 29 points when he doesn’t even play. Pure genius.

      1. Flaming Flamingo
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        In all seriousness, the fact that he doesn't come on when he is rested is pretty useful.

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

      I can understand turning on Digne and Haller because they have been awful but can't understand them turning on Sterling. Sterling is going to hurt his sellers.

      1. Flaming Flamingo
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Digne has averaged 4 points per game and Haller 5.4. Hardly awful.

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

          Abraham's has scored 17pts more than haller and played 40 min less. Digne for 6.2 mill and 4pts a game isn't good enough considering the teams Everton have played so far.

          1. Flaming Flamingo
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Abraham's performance is irrelevant. You said that Haller has been awful, when in fact maintaining his current PPG throughout the season would make him one of the best value players in the game.

            Digne has underperformed slightly compared to last season, but still only 8 defenders have scored more points. Ultimately, he's the second most attacking defender in the league playing for one of the better defences. Downgrading him isn't necessarily a bad idea, but it should be done in the knowledge that bar Otamendi the replacement probably won't be able to match him for points.

  16. Wılly
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Pope
    Robertson VVD AWB Otamendi Lundstram
    Salah Sterling KDB Mount Dendoncker
    Abraham Pukki Greenwood

    As I'm looking to move into a 343 or 352, is Rico the best option?
    Want to get rid of AWB this week but VVD will most likely come out soon too to raise funds for the Midfielder/Attacker.

    Question is AWB to Rico this week,
    or VVD to Rico/cheapie in a few weeks time and get Aurier/Tomori/Soyuncu instead?

  17. iL PiStOlErO
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    If you have to choose on wildcard would you go Kun + 4.5 mid or Pukki+KbD?
    Both options have Tammy, Son, Auba, Mo,TAA but Kun is major differential in my league and I have big gap already, so not sure what to do. Thanks for input.

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

      Pukki and De Bruyne

    2. JamieC180
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      That sounds like an interesting draft. How are you balancing all that?

      1. iL PiStOlErO
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        The team is:
        Pope Button
        TAA Soy Guilbert Lund Rico
        Mo KdB Son Cantwell Choudhury
        Auba Tammy Pukki

        1. iL PiStOlErO
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Defence is not the best but plan to play TAA and Soy for fixtures and rotate the other three. Want Kun very much but not sure

    3. Eze Really?
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Team?

      1. iL PiStOlErO
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Pope Button
        TAA Soy Guilbert Lund Rico
        Mo KdB Son Cantwell Choudhury
        Auba Tammy Pukki

  18. royals forever
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Who should I downgrade out of

    VVD
    Sterling (already got KDB)

    in order to do

    King > Abraham

    Any ideas would be welcomed

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

      VVD easily

      1. Wild Card this!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        That

    2. iL PiStOlErO
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      VVD

    3. Shineonme
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      King to Abraham's is the move

      1. All de Gea no iDier
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Yep. Just done that myself. Couldn't wait as both prices are going in opposite directions and I don't think Tammy will be risked mid-week.

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

    Would love some help on this. Have 2.7m and 1ft. What’s my biggest problem?

    A: Digne
    B: Zouma
    C: Greenwood
    D: Donkey

    Otamendi, Digne, Zouma, Montoya, Lundstram

    Salah, Sterling, Mount, Cantwell, Dendoncker

    Aguero, Pukki, Greenwood

    1. iL PiStOlErO
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      B and C. Maybe sell Zouma to someone cheaper and then with all this money upgrade Grewood

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

        Would you do Zouma to TAA or Zouma and Greenwood to Abraham for a minus 4?

        1. iL PiStOlErO
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Zouma to TAA since you already own Mount

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

            Cheers mate

    2. Eze Really?
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      A B C and D

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

        In that order?

  20. JamieC180
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    A) Mane + Mount
    B) Salah and McGinn?
    (Only other Liverpool asset is Matip, have Tammy too)

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

      A

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

      B if you like pens and someone who takes 5 shots+ a game

    3. iL PiStOlErO
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      B because od Tammy

    4. Rage Against The Raheem
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      B looks better to me mate

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

      A

  21. abaalan
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Digne owners....anyone remember Bur away last season? Worth keeping?!

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

      Rage sold already

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

      Keeping

    3. Shineonme
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Not for me. He left my team last week and glad to see the back of him. He'll probably get 1 or zero pts this weekend too.

  22. thepuntmaster
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Do we think Tammy will rise tonight?

    1. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Probably, will be very close if he doesn't.

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

      No

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

      Very likely

    4. Rage Against The Raheem
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Rising quite fast, so it is possible. Might not happen, but I wouldn't take the chance myself.

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

      50/50

  23. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Adrian
    TAA Otamendi Rico
    Salah DSilva Cantwell Pepe
    Kun Barnes Haller

    Button Digne Lundstram Guendouzi

    Pepe & Haller to Son & Abraham for free?

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

      Haller to Abrahams is the right move

  24. falafel
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Vardy or Firmino?

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

      Firmino

    2. iL PiStOlErO
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Vardy

    3. Rage Against The Raheem
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Bobby

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

      Firmino

  25. mcsteely
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Fave def for 4.6 or less, already got Lundstram

    A. Mings
    B. Diop
    C. Dunk
    D. Tomori
    E. Soyoncu
    F. Lowton

    1. Napoleon IV
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      E

    2. Baked baines
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      A for sure.

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

      E for me

    4. iL PiStOlErO
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      E, A, D

  26. CFC1990
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Barnes to Abraham worth a FT?

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

      I think so, yes

    2. Rage Against The Raheem
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      yes mate

  27. Baked baines
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Any glaring concerns or worries for this team this GW?

    Pope

    Otamendi VVD Aurier

    Sterling KDB Salah Mcginn

    Vardy(vc) Abraham (C) Pukki

    1. Rage Against The Raheem
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Looks good to me mate, I like the Captain pick. Do you have playing 1st sub though, Poch does like to rotate full backs.

      1. Baked baines
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        I've only Lund or Kelly on the bench

        1. Rage Against The Raheem
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Lund as a 1st sub is all good, not a great fixture, but he is at home and plays attacking mid so always chance of an attacking return.

          1. Baked baines
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Cheers mate.

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

    Which looks best:

    A) Aurier and McGinn
    B) Soyuncu and Mount

    1. Baked baines
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      A

    2. CFC1990
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      B

    3. Shineonme
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      A

    4. iL PiStOlErO
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      B

  29. Klip Klopp
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Thoughts on this WC team. 0.1 itb

    Pope
    TAA / Soyuncu / Otamendi
    KDB / Mane / Son / Sterling / Cantwell
    Pukki / Abraham

    Bench: Button, Rico, Kelly 4.4 striker

    1. iL PiStOlErO
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Great team. I went for Auba myself and lighter def.

      Pope Button
      TAA Soy Guilbert Lund Rico
      Mo KdB Son Cantwell Choudhury
      Auba Tammy Pukki

      What do you think of that team? Courius to see

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

      Nice team. Only thing I'd change is soy to Aurier

  30. T.Henry14
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Pieters ---> Aurier ?

    1 ft and 0.8 itb

    pope, 4.0
    arnold, otamendi, pieters, lundstram, kelly
    sterling, salah, kdb, mount, cantwell
    barnes, abraham, pukki

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

      Yes I would. I did Digne to Aurier. Plus gives me extra funds for next week.

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

      Kelly may be redundant now.

      Kelly to Aurier?