Scout Notes

Lampard confirms Chelsea’s first-choice penalty-taker as Abraham blanks

Chelsea secured an important 2-0 victory over Graham Potter’s Brighton and Hove Albion to maintain their promising start to the 2019/20 Premier League season. 

We discuss the main Fantasy talking points in our Scout Notes article below.

Chelsea 2-0 Brighton and Hove Albion

  • Goals: Jorginho (£5.0m), Willian (£7.0m)
  • Assists: Mason Mount (£6.6m), Callum Hudson-Odoi (£5.9m)
  • Bonus Points: Jorginho x3, Willian x2, Cesar Azpilicueta (£5.9m), Fikayo Tomori (£4.6m), Mat Ryan (£4.5m) x1

After a disappointing defeat to Liverpool last weekend, Frank Lampard’s side responded in excellent fashion with goals from Jorginho (£5.0m) and Willian (£7.0m) proving to be enough to ensure the Blues collected all three points in front of the Stamford Bridge faithful. 

A home fixture against a side who had not won since the opening day was understandably an appealing fixture for those managers in ownership of Tammy Abraham (£7.5m) and Mason Mount (£6.6m), but Chelsea’s attacking assets were unable to fully capitalise, despite an assist for Mount after he was fouled by Adam Webster (£4.4m) in the Brighton penalty area. 

Mount continues to impress as a value-for-money option in Chelsea’s midfield, having recorded attacking returns in four of the seven league games he has started this season. His performance in the victory over Brighton rewarded those managers who had brought in the 20-year-old as well as those who had owned the midfielder from the early stages of the season. 

Yet whilst Mount has had his share of the headlines so far in 2019/20, it has been Abraham who had been dominating Chelsea’s opponents with his goalscoring prowess. Saturday’s victory saw the former Aston Villa loanee fail to get on the scoresheet for the second successive game, despite having scored seven goals in three appearances in Gamweek’s 3 to 5. 

There can be no doubting of the fact that Abraham’s performances against Norwich, Sheffield United and Wolves were exceptional. 

But the 21-year-old was arguably over-performing relative to his expected attacking returns, and blanks against Liverpool and now Brighton are a timely reminder to managers in ownership of the striker that whilst he is an extremely promising asset, he does not offer the same level of goalscoring consistency as premium striking options such as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.0m) or Sergio Aguero (£12.2m)

An interesting narrative that emerged from the victory over Brighton was with regards to Chelsea’s penalty-taking duties. Despite Lampard’s comments after the Valencia game a fortnight ago, it was Jorginho (£5.0m) who took the penalty after Mount was fouled. 

When asked in his post-match press conference, Lampard responded in blunt fashion to whether Jorginho was now Chelsea’s first-choice penalty taker:

Yes he is, end of story.

Lampard further praised Jorginho’s performance and his credentials as a leader on the pitch:

He’s a leader on the pitch, I’m pleased with him. Young players can look up to him.

This was a first clean sheet of the season for Chelsea, which will be extremely pleasing to managers in ownership of their defensive assets and particularly for those who had moved for Fikayo Tomori (£4.6m), who put in another assured performance at the heart of the Blues’ defence. 

Tomori has now emerged as one of Chelsea’s first-choice options at the back, with Lampard admitting in midweek that the 21-year-old is now first or second choice in central defence.

With fixtures against Southampton, Newcastle and Burnley to come in their next three, investment in Tomori as a budget defender with attacking potential – as shown against Wolves – could be a shrewd acquisition for managers looking to acquire defensive coverage from Chelsea. 

This was also an impressive team performance from a defensive perspective given the absence of N’Golo Kante (£5.0m) from the starting XI, yet Lampard allayed any concern that the Frenchman could be out for an extended spell.

I didn’t want to take the risk. It’s been difficult for him.

Though for all of Chelsea’s promising attacking play, this was yet another disappointing result for Potter and Brighton despite starting the season with an emphatic performance against Watford. Given the Hornets’ demise since the opening day, it would appear that the job Potter has on his hands is significantly larger than first thought and perhaps the merits of that victory have been marred by the extremely poor form of Watford. 

The Seagulls did show attacking promise at Stamford Bridge, namely through Neal Maupay (£6.0m) who had a number of mazy runs into the Chelsea defence, yet they simply lacked any substantial final product and are now winless since that opening day victory at Vicarage Road. 

Brighton were dominated by Chelsea from the outset, and whilst defensive assets such as Lewis Dunk (£4.6m) have attracted investment from some managers in the opening stages of the 2019/20 campaign, their current form and upcoming fixtures (Spurs, Villa, Everton) suggest that the Seagulls are not a side who managers will be flocking to in searching for budget defensive coverage in their backlines. 

But for all of Brighton’s inconsistencies, this was a game that yet again highlighted the growing viability of Mount and Tomori as attacking and defensive assets respectively, and despite not getting on the scoresheet, Abraham’s performance points to a player who is bound to back in the goals for Lampard’s side in the coming weeks. 

Members Analysis 


Chelsea XI (4-3-3): Kepa; Alonso, Tomori, Christensen, Azpilicueta; Mount, Barkley (Kovacic 68’) Jorginho; Pedro (Hudson-Odoi 63’) Abraham (Batshuayi 84’) Willian.

Brighton XI (3-4-3): Ryan; Burn, Webster, Dunk, Montoya; D Stephens, Bissouma (Bong 45’) Mooy (Connolly 65’) Alzate, Maupay (Murray 79’) Groß.


Lessons Learned from Gameweek 7

802 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Sharkytect
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Sold Digne for Tomori. Success so far, but will have to change my team name.

    “Tomori never dies”?

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

      That’s Tomori seems to be a popular option?

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

      Love that name. Now just thinking of Bond- FPL related puns...

      “Quantum of Saïss”

      “De Bruyne’s not enough”

      But not very creative

      1. Skonto Rigga
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        For those owning Southampton's goalkeeper:

        The Man with the Angus Gunn

        rubbish

        1. Skonto Rigga
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          And too many letters, I've not thought it through

        2. Partick Bateman
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          The Man With The Goalie Gunn. Not much better.

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

          I like it (but maybe that’s just me...)

      2. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        OctoPulis

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

          Hahahaha a bit stretched but good effort

      3. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Goldfirmino?

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

          Like it

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

        Only FPL managers would create that first one. Haha!

        1. Fpl Richie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Sorry to 'Quantum of Saiss'

      5. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        I've got it:
        On her Majesty's secret Sterling

      6. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Diamonds are for Eder(son)

    3. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      The living Gueye-lights and Never say Walcott Again would be my drowsy rubbish sunday and strangely everton suggestions

    4. thunder_mike
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Ayew to a kill

      1. Come on you Kante
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        🙂 funny puns love it

    5. Vinyl78LP
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Jonathan Spectre still playing ?

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

      Octopukki.

      1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Much better than mine

    7. Artemis Titans
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      "Live and let Dyer" mmmm Jane Seymour

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

      Dier another day

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

      Dr. N’Gog

    10. Partick Bateman
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Goldenied

      (VAR related)

      1. space mercenary
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Spectre Bellerin?
        - Sorry

    11. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Moonieraker

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

        Wow. I missed all these responses. Thanks, peeps. (Although Tomori team name oesn't need to be 007 related...)

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

      From Salah with love
      Firmino Royale
      You only wildcard twice

  2. Paulie Walnuts
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Bodaberhadge

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

      You reckon?

  3. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Anything needed here or can I take the week off?

    Pope
    TAA VVD Robertson
    Sterling, KDB, D.Silva, Mount, Cantwell
    Pukki, Abraham

    Heaton, Diop, Digne, Greenwood.
    1FT 1.5itb

    Thanks!

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

      Nothing requiring a move. Triple Pool defense may be back in fashion !

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

        Thanks. Hah, yes. Their class is permanent. Hop back aboard, everyone!

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

          Ssshhh!!!

    2. Arfaish
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      If Cantwell is playing every week if look at an upgrade. I’m considering him to Yarmolenko myself

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

        Good thought. Yeah, worried about him away but digne and diop to fill in. Digne most weeks i think

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

      Disaster. West Ham defence cancelled

    2. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      West Ham's season over

    3. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Supposedly will miss one game (Palace at home, who take no shots) and back for gw9

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

        Best case scenario, that

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

    Diop to tomori for free?

    1. Arfaish
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Yes

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

    Do either of these make sense?

    A)Barnes > Haller
    B) Barnes and Sterling > Auba and Mahrez (-4)

    1. Arfaish
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      A but definitely not B

  6. Demí
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    So Lampard was talking absolute nonsense after the Valencia game and Barkley's penalty miss just to save face

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

      I said as much at the time and got stick from naive Chelsea fans

    2. POLSKA GOLA
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Good man management in front of the press. Made his decisions behind closed doors

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

        You mean b*llocked that selfish little man in private!

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

    Any City fans have an idea when Mendy will return? Really want him in

    1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      He already has, don't expect him to see much more than he already has, outside of finishing the games he starts

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

      doubt hes ever nailed

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

    Let's say you were only allowed 1 player from each team, which City and Pool asset would you pick?

    1. Eleven Hag
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Easy KDB n TAA

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

        This

    2. Demí
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      TAA and Sterling

    3. mookie
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      TAA and Sterling probably.

    4. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Not a difficult question at all, Trent and de Bruyne currently.

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

      KDBa and TAA

      1. Come on you Kante
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Taa and kdb

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

      For the season? Salah and Sterling

    7. Murder On Zidanesfloor
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      TAA and Raz

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

    Sell Aurier for whom ?
    Soy, Tomori, Pereira, or some other ?
    Have 1.4 ITB
    Defense is TAA, Ota, Lund, Rico and Knobhead

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

      Knobhead lol.

      I would get rid of him.

    2. Arfaish
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Tomori for me out of those

    3. Murder On Zidanesfloor
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Pereira

  10. Arfaish
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    A) Cantwell > Yarmolenko
    B) VVD > TAA
    C) Heaton > Kepa
    D) Save FT

    Thanks in advance gents

    1. Arfaish
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Any takers?

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

      D and reassess

  11. Come on you Kante
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Mahrez or Pepe for the upcoming months fixtures ?

    1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Mahrez probably, Pepe needs a few months to adapt imo

      1. Come on you Kante
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Yh I was thinking that especially aubameyang letting him take penalty seems he lacking confidence. Just Mahrez game time but that pep roulette can affect any1

    2. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I’d take a punt on mahrez tbh. Just make sure your bench is playing

      1. Come on you Kante
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Who is most nailed b.silva or Mahrez?

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

          Neither

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

      I’d love to punt on Mahrez but can’t fit him in at that price

      If you have a decent bench to cover for him he’s well worth it though imo

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

    Liverpool’s GW9-12 aren’t great on paper...

    But if Allison comes back somewhere in that spell, they look good from GW13 right through to GW21 onwards

    Lots of Robbo, TAA, Salah treble ups I’d say, despite the trend towards cheaper defenders

    1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Robbo in post Spurs for me I think

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

        Think he has actually just gone into positive NTI - will take a haul or two before he masses jump on though

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

      I'm switching Wilson + Guilbert (2nd sub) to Robbo + Greenwood (3rd sub) in GW14 and going from 3-4-3 to 4-4-2 for a while. Could be a long while

  13. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Hello you lot. 1.4 ITB, 1FT, WC available. What would you do/focus on?

    Pope Button
    TAA Digne Otamendi Lundstram Rico
    Salah Sterling KDB Mount Cantwell
    Pukki Barnes Greenwood

    Cheers! 🙂
    Looking at possibly a cheaper def in like at least one of Tomori/Söyüncü, as well as monitoring Maddison+Vardy, and Salah/Sterling v Son...

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Too tired for a shag but awake enough to spend hours on here? Get a grip lad 😛

      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        I’ll have you know, I did enough of both yesterday. Since you pressed 😉 😆 sorry

        But I did sleep til 12

        1. Fpl Richie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          No need for tales of how you seduced Madame Palm.
          Speaking of which, looks like an easy hold 🙂

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

            This comment not getting the love it deserves

          2. Top Lad Dakes.
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Love it.

            And she is actually french, in fact.

  14. HamezMace
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Afternoon all, hope everyone had a good/is having a good game week.

    Anyone got any advice on my team below,

    Pope - Button
    TAA - Digne - Otamendi - Söyüncü - Lundstram
    KdB - Salah - Mount - Zaha - Dendonker
    Kane - Pukki - Abraham

    All chips and WC in tact 1FT but 0.0itb

    1. Coaly
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Put Kane in the bin

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

        Why?

        1. Coaly
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Garbage player

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

            Well he was a better captain pick this week than Salah, Mané, Sterling, Aguero, etc despite playing in a team with ten men for over an hour

    2. Coaly
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      And Zaha

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

        Zaha was a punt, brought him in when Martial got injured, he’ll probably go after he plays West Ham next week

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

      I think you’re looking good there

      Nothing fundamental looks broken - probably just wise to start looking at routes to Leicester attackers for GW9

      Maddison & Vardy should be a lucrative double up for example

      Kane more than enables it too

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

        Absolutely.
        Zaha to Maddison would be lovely, but I’ll need to find 0.3m from somewhere...maybe Digne can go to.

  15. Coaly
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Start Tomori (sou) or Lundstram (wat)?

    1. Arfaish
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Tom

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

      Lundstram.
      Saints actually appear able to score goals, Watford don’t

    3. POLSKA GOLA
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Both surely

      1. Coaly
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        No

  16. Eleven Hag
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Do you see Newcastle at home, scoring against man united in the next GW?

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

      It's a question of how many, not if they will

      1. Eleven Hag
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Want to know if I should give AWB one final game before I bring in OTA/ TAA

        1. Come on you Kante
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          I’d make the change after Newcastle with city with favourable fixtures

        2. Demí
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          If you're going to do it anyway, i'd just do it now. Unless you have other fires to put out, you can wait a week. But CS chances look strong for both city/pool next week. AWB unlikely

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

      Definitely - Man Utd are a catastrophe at the minute - they’ll struggle against every single premier league team they play

  17. Come on you Kante
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Pick one as already have sterling kdb

    A - Mahrez
    B- b.silva
    C- d.silva
    D- none enough coverage

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

      Think those three are all too much of a rotation risk.
      If pushed, D.Silva

      1. Come on you Kante
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Agree with rotation risk that’s what’s holding me off

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

          Sterling, Aguero and KdB are all worth the roulette risks, these three aren’t in my opinion

    2. 1zverGGadeM
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      None if you have Kun

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

        Otherwise dilva

  18. Thunder Warrior
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Boly to Cresswell?

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

      Fab is out for weeks. Avoid West Ham defence

      1. Eleven Hag
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        What about picking up the 2nd GK?

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

          Avoid Roberto Jimenez, imo

          Had a shocking EFL game in midweek. Didn't dive for any of the 4 goals... And he could have

          1. Zenith UK
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Not to mention... It was Oxford... Oxford...

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

    Salah, Son, KDB, Mount is kind of the template midfield as we stand then?

    Relatively affordable as it’s only one 10.0+

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

      I still think Sterling should be in that template

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

        Many would agree - he’s a superb player & will probably punish everyone who had the cheek to sell

        But as things stand, he’s not really justifying the price tag, but we’ve been here before & he always returns with a hattrick or 4 goals & 2 assists in one match, but you really need the (c) on him to make the most of those hauls

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

          Well neither is Salah really, justifying his price I mean. But as with all the premium players they will hit a purple patch sooner or later.

          I’d say sterling over Son, unless you have one of Kane, Auba or Aguero up front

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

            I think Salah has probably delivered a lot more net points for his owners though considering Sterling’s fails in his captaincy games - Salah is smashing it at home whereas Sterling is too up & down (or just down) to really reliably captain

    2. 1zverGGadeM
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Ivgot all of them plus Kun Pukki and Abraham, yep

    3. POLSKA GOLA
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Yes it seems to be the template. Personally I’d prefer Mane+Sterling to Salah+Son

    4. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      But who up front?

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

        Probably 3 of Pukki, Wilson, Tammy, Vardy

        I’m not sure Kane & Auba are really being touted around enough to be template

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

    And then I go and spoil it all by saying something stupid like...I like you.

    1. Cookie Kid
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Oh f. I’ve f’d it haven’t I Jez?

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

        Anyway I notice the paper in the photocopier is a bit low. I know it's not strictly your job.

        1. Cookie Kid
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          It was the behaviour of an oddball

          🙂

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

            I still say that quite regularly in normal conversation now. So good.

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

    Where has aguero gone from teams?

  22. thunder_mike
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Pope Button
    TAA Ota Soy Lund Rico
    Salah Sterling KDB Mount Cantwell
    Abraham Pukki Haller

    0.1 short of doing Haller > CWilson, any ideas where to get the cash?

    Or just stick with Haller

    1. Sir EFO
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Cant 🙂

  23. Totti
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    guys
    best aurier's replacement ?

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

      Should be Cresswell or Ota

      1. Zenith UK
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Hold on Cresswell... Fabianski injured

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

          Noone is getting Cresswell just for the CS returns. He gets almost all set pieces excluding penalties

          1. Zenith UK
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            When he plays, which he only got because of Masuaku's ban and his subsequent performance

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

      There's a template for that

      Tomori and Soy

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

    So defense double up of TAA and VVD or TAA and Robbo?

    Bonus, attacking returns plus cleanies = TAA and Robbo.

    I fail to see how those two will not end up 1 and 2 in the points table end of the season. Absolute demons.

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

      I would order liverpool defence like this at the moment, taking into account price.
      Taa
      Robbo
      Matip
      Vvd
      (Triple liverpool defence owner)

  25. Eleven Hag
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Who gets more points from his next 5 fixtures ?

    TAA - leics H, MUN A, Spurs H, Villa A, City H

    Otamendi - Wolves H, Palace A, Villa H, Saints H, Liverpool A

    1. Zenith UK
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Ota IMO

    2. 1zverGGadeM
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Trent

    3. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Trent because trent

  26. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Is david silva to mahrez:

    A) sideways
    B) backwards
    C) a great idea

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

      A

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

        I feared as much.

  27. Zenith UK
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Would've liked to see the direct quote Frank made about Tomori... I did Digne & AWB to TAA & Soy but I keep thinking about losing VVD or Ota for Tomori so would like to know specifically what he said. Anyone able to assist please?

    1. Eleven Hag
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Something in the lines of "He used to be 4th or 5th in the pecking order, but now he is 2nd or 3rd"

      1. Zenith UK
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Cheers for this, definitely considering ditching VVD for Tomori upgrading Greenwood or Cantwell

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

      Frank Lampard: "Fikayo Tomori, a lot of people would have seen him as number four, he's now number one or two [central defender]."

      1. Zenith UK
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Appreciated

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

    Missed the price raises so no rush but how does this look for a -4

    Out: Coleman, Haller, Dendoncker
    In: Lundstram, King, Mount

    Lundstram to rotate with soyuncu and the main reason behind the move is I can’t trust Cantwell as a 4th mid given Norwich away record and really need Mount

  29. emyoueffsee
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Seriously considering Salah, Aguero and Barnes out for KDB, Firmino and Aubameyang for a -4.

    Henderson
    TAA Soyuncu Otamendi
    McGinn KDB Mount Sterling
    Pukki Firmino Aubameyang

    Button Lundstram Kelly Luiz

    Good moves ?

    1. Zenith UK
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Just to clarify... You want to lose the player who has got a return in every single game so far this season (I think he is the only player to do so)

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

        Callum Wilson and auba have got attacking points in every game

        1. Zenith UK
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Cheers! I knew I was missing someone