Scout Notes

Guardiola explains why Aguero was benched as City rotation continues

Manchester City maintained the five-point gap between themselves and Liverpool with a 3-1 win over Everton.

We round up the main Fantasy talking points from the Saturday evening kick-off at Goodison Park in our Scout Notes below.

Everton 1-3 Manchester City

  • Goals: Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£5.8m) | Gabriel Jesus (£9.5m), Riyad Mahrez (£8.5m), Raheem Sterling (£12.1m)
  • Assists: Seamus Coleman (£5.4m) | Kevin De Bruyne (£10.0m) x2, Sergio Aguero (£12.2m)
  • Bonus: Mahrez x3, Coleman x2, De Bruyne x1

The notion that Sergio Aguero (£12.2m) is the ‘safest’ route into Pep Guardiola’s ever-changing attack was weakened somewhat on Saturday as the Argentinian striker dropped to the bench for the first time in the league since Gameweek 1.

Last season, Aguero was about as nailed an option as possible during the autumn months.

With the premium forward only starting two of City’s six UEFA Champions League group games and sitting out his side’s first two EFL Cup ties, Aguero was a reliable option for Fantasy managers, starting every single league match from Gameweeks 1 to 13 – only a groin injury halting that run in December.

His benching on the opening weekend of 2019/20 wasn’t a great shock given his late return from the Copa America but this latest demotion from the starting XI was more of a surprise, especially considering that Gabriel Jesus (£9.5m) was given a 90-minute run-out at Deepdale on Tuesday.

Jesus was handed only his second league start of the season on Merseyside, however, with Aguero’s owners having to make do with a 25-minute substitute’s appearance and an assist for Raheem Sterling‘s (£12.1m) game-clinching strike.

David Silva (£7.6m) and Bernardo Silva (£7.9m), both of whom had started City’s last two competitive matches, also dropped to the bench for this encounter.

Guardiola explained his decisions in a broadcast interview after full-time and sounded some ominous comments about changing his team “every single game” going forward.

The City boss said:

I want to make everyone involved. Of course, Sergio can play and David can play but the last game in the Champions League, they didn’t play; I want to let them play in the Champions League, we play on Tuesday. So, I want them to play everybody.

For me, it’s tough. Some players don’t play regularly. I’m going to move the team every single game to be part of that. I know everybody wants to play, I understand completely, but it’s the only way to maintain the level for 11 months.

There was one final twist to the Aguero benching, however.

In quotes released from the embargoed section of Guardiola’s press conference on Sunday evening, the City boss offered a slightly different take on proceedings:

In Champions League, the first game, David and Sergio didn’t play and I will let them play the second game.

Yesterday, Sergio felt something a little bit in the leg. I said, ‘OK, to start the game I prefer Gabriel’. In the last minutes, sharp, go Sergio. He came in and makes two actions to shoot. The third goal came from him.

The reality is, we Fantasy managers are going to have to endure the occasional spot of rotation in order to tap into City’s blistering attack.

Sterling, Aguero, Kevin De Bruyne (£10.0m) and Riyad Mahrez (£8.5m) have seven benchings between them this season but all four players sit in the top ten FPL points-scorers of 2019/20 as of Sunday, so the risk is evidently worth the reward.

When Guardiola has in-form players like Mahrez at his disposal, of course, rotation is easier to implement from his point of view.

The Algerian winger was one of the game’s stand-out players, registering more efforts on goal and key passes than any of his teammates.

The former Leicester wide-man scored his side’s decisive second goal, curling in a free-kick after De Bruyne had been chopped down – although Jordan Pickford (£5.5m) should have done better with the effort.

There ought to have been other attacking returns for the Algeria international, with Ilkay Gundogan (£5.2m) and Sterling wasting glorious opportunities that he carved out.

Mahrez is one of the names that Sterling’s Fantasy owners have to be worried about and, in contrast to his teammate on the opposite flank, the England international had something of a stinker.

The premium midfielder was particularly out of sorts after the break, first wasting that aforementioned Mahrez assist when firing wide, totally unmarked, from 12 yards.

Sterling then failed to control a Kyle Walker (£6.0m) cross with the goal at his mercy and wasted possession on another couple of occasions when City were breaking at speed and in numbers.

The great thing is from an owners’ perspective is that, even on an off-day, Sterling can still deliver points.

The former Liverpool winger broke a three-game duck by following up Aguero’s saved effort in the 83rd minute to round off the scoring and the fact that he was getting into dangerous central positions was very much a positive to take from this second-half display, particularly after the concerns over his touchline-hugging role at Norwich and indeed in the opening exchanges at Goodison Park.

De Bruyne has delivered an attacking return in every league game he has started this season and he registered his eighth and ninth assists of the campaign here, first producing a sensational cross for Jesus to nod in and then being fouled for the free-kick that Mahrez despatched.

While he was not the completely dominant force he had been against Watford, there were still moments of genius from the Belgian playmaker and his pair of assists means that he is now the leading FPL points-scorer in 2019/20.

De Bruyne averages exactly nine points per match at present.

The Belgium international was withdrawn in the 79th minute on Merseyside and there were rumours of a possible injury to the in-form midfielder, although little else substantive has followed in the ensuing 24 hours.

The Athletic’s Sam Lee reported the following on Saturday evening:

Reflecting on the game overall, Guardiola said:

Absolutely outstanding. At Goodison Park it’s always difficult, this stadium. We started incredibly well, as usual, we created chances and scored a goal.

After that we had a lot of problems to control our left side with Sugirdsson because in that area they had one more player there. We had a lot of problems.

In the second half, except set-pieces, conceding free-kicks and some long balls we played again good. I had the feeling we had clear chances but not many for the last control, we arrive in positions with Sterling or Riyad and the control could be better.

Ederson made two incredible saves at 2-1.

As Guardiola alluded to there, it wasn’t all plain sailing for City.

The defensive insecurity that was punished by Norwich in Gameweek 5 was again in evidence at Goodison Park, with makeshift stopper Fernandinho (£5.2m) at fault for the hosts’ strike.

That wasn’t an isolated moment of weakness at the back, with Ederson called on to make smart stops from Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£5.8m) and Yerry Mina (£5.5m) late in the game.

Gylfi Sigurdsson (£7.6m) also found himself clean through on goal but couldn’t control a lofted pass.

Guardiola said of Fernandinho and his defence:

We don’t have any other options, he’s going to play in that position, except if injured. The best defenders in the world make these kind of actions. With the ball, Fernandinho was outstanding today.

That is what it is, we have to go with these two guys and after, young players. We’ll see what happens next Tuesday if they are fit and recovered for the Champions League game and hopefully John [Stones] will come back from the international break, can be fit to help us, to have more players in that position.

It’s worth saying that no side has kept more Premier League clean sheets than City this season and they will continue to record shut-outs even with a centre-half pairing of Otamendi and Fernandinho, as they did against Watford and Shakhtar.

Their aggressive pressing from the front and the fact that they hog the ball for long periods of the game are defensive assets in themselves, although any team willing to have a go at the reigning champions may find more joy than they would have with Aymeric Laporte (£6.3m) in the side, based on the evidence of the last few weeks.

Everton certainly gave a positive account of themselves and were more convincing from an attacking perspective than they had been in Gameweek 6 – although breaking down the ‘smaller’, more defensive-minded clubs (Crystal Palace, Aston Villa, Sheffield United) has been their problem this season.

Reflecting on the game, Marco Silva said:

Manchester City were better than us until the first goal but we showed a reaction and the desire to challenge them to try to get a different result.

The reaction was really good, we equalised and the game was more balanced. Our players showed that desire to react and challenge them.

Then the second half was better. We spoke at half-time about being more aggressive in our organisation and in the challenge.

The reaction after City scored the free-kick was very good again and we had two big chances.

We have to keep the attitude and desire we showed in the second half. In this way, we will score and get results in the next games. From good results confidence will come and everything will be different.

A first goal of 2019/20 for Mina surely can’t be too far away, with the Colombia international a constant threat from set plays.

Having Mina and Michael Keane (£5.5m) to aim at is good news for Lucas Digne (£6.1m) and, although his delivery was below-par at times, the left-back still could have emerged from this game with an assist when Mina forced Ederson into a fine save from his corner.

The impressive Seamus Coleman (£5.4m) did get an attacking return, with his goalbound effort being turned in on the goalline by Calvert-Lewin.

While there were glimmers of hope from an attacking perspective, Everton have conceded at least two goals per game in each of their last five league matches – only Watford have shipped more in that time.

Digne remains the same attacking threat as he always did but the Toffees do look less than solid at the back, with Idrissa Gueye‘s departure and an injury to Jean-Philippe Gbamin (£4.9m) perhaps leaving them more exposed than they were at the back-end of 2018/19.

Members Analysis

Everton (4-2-3-1): Pickford; Coleman, Keane, Mina, Digne; Delph, Schneiderlin (Davies 81′); Walcott (Iwobi 7′, Kean 74′), Sigurdsson, Richarlison; Calvert-Lewin.

Man City (4-3-3): Ederson; Walker, Otamendi, Fernandinho, Zinchenko; De Bruyne (Bernardo 80′), Gundogan, Rodrigo; Mahrez, Jesus (Aguero 65′), Sterling (D Silva 86′).

Lessons Learned from Gameweek 7

1,463 Comments Post a Comment
  1. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    How many Leics & Chelsea players for next 7/8 weeks are you looking at?

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

      2 from each after the Liverpool game

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

      2 of each I think

    3. Stupendous
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      3 Chelsea 1 Leicester

      Although might try and squeeze Vardy in sometime to make 2 lei.

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

        Leicester - Vardy/ Maddi/ Tielmans & Soy/ Pereira

        Chelsea - Tammy & Mount

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

          I was told Pereira was overpriced last week and went Soyuncu.

          Pereira is top of the charts.

          Tomori, Mount and Tammy
          Soyuncu then hopefully Vardy

          1. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            You're the manager of your own team. If you wanted Pereira you should have chosen Pereira.

    4. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      1 defender and 1 attacker from each after the break

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

      2 each.

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

      Finally got 1 of each (Soyuncu + Mount), hard to afford a second one from either without dropping second MCity attacker (KDB + Aguero). I guess my preference would be Azpi/Alonso, Mount, Soyuncu, Hudson-Ohoi/Maddison because Chelsea's midfielders are underpriced and the 6-8M mid slots are hard to fill unless you go for the Silvas.

    7. antis0cial
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      3 Chelsea 2 Leicester

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

      Already have Mount & Abraham, thinking of adding Pereira & either Maddy or Vardy.

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

      I have Soy, Tomori and Tammy atm. I would like to get Mount, but not happy to ditch Mane for him. So for the first time this season I am stuck without clear plan about what to do.

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

    Evening all. 1 FT. 0 ITB. Still have WC:

    Pope
    TAA / VVD / Otamendi
    Salah / Sterling / KDB / Cantwell
    Abraham / Pukki / Barnes

    Button // Kelly / Dendoncker / Montoya

    Annoyed I don't have Mount but not a simple switch. Worried about Barnes even starting next match (Wood + J-Rod playing well). Struggling with the best move to make this week:

    A) Barnes > King
    B) Barnes/Salah > Kane/Mount (-4)
    C) Barnes/Salah > Wilson/Son (-4)
    D) Barnes/Salah > King/Son (-4)
    E) Other?

    Reason for losing Salah would be that I do not plan on captaining him. I would however, captain Kane, or an alternative in his place.

    The problem is, as mentioned, I still want Mount. Option D would allow it the following week for free. But I -also- want to get Pereira/Chilwell in. Agh!

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

      Salah + Barnes to Mount + Firmino? Would that leave enough cash to upgrade Montoya next week?

      Sterling to Mahrez, Dendoncker to Mount is another option. Mahrez is a great differential. BSilva and DSilva are cheaper options.

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

        Thanks for responding. Your options are valid, but I don't massively rate Firmino as a reliable option & equally, can't rely on Mahrez to be a sure-starter. (I wish he was.)

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

          Do you think Vardy or Wilson are more reliable than Firmino?

          Sterling + Barnes to Mount + Aguero might be what you want but you don't have the cash for it without a VVD downgrade, and your Montoya and Dendoncker are not very strong bench options either. Montoya could be Soyuncu, Tomori or Lundstram and Dendoncker could be Cantwell or Saka. You lack transfers more than budget IMO, yet the main problem is 0.0 ITB which prevents flexibility.

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

          BTW, my current team is:

          Pope (Button)
          TAA, Otamendi, Lundstram (Soyuncu, Kelly)
          Mane, KDB, Mount, Saka (Cantwell)
          Aguero, Aubameyang(C), Pukki

          0.1 ITB

          Our XIs are not that far off IMO.

  3. Stupendous
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    How about Otamendi and Dendonker
    To
    Rico and DSilva for free?

    Already have KDB and Sterling and yes I'm aware of the rotation and risks.

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

    A) Aguero/Abraham
    B) Auba/Vardy

    Which pair one please...A or B?

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

      B

  5. KDB4PREZ
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Oh my what an awful week!
    Took a minus 4 for Tammy/Aurier/Hayden Tammy brick and 2 red cards, all played as Maddison injured!!!!! Also kun benched as my captain and salah did nothing again.
    Someone hold me

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

      You'll be fine. It's Fantasy Football.

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

      That's rough. Bad luck. I thought I had problems...

    3. Majestic Chanka
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Mostly tough luck, you brought Aurier on yourself though!

  6. Ten Season Wonder
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    got bottomed last page...

    Which duo do you prefer?

    A). Sterling & Josh King
    B). KDB & Callum Wilson

    1. KLOPPS AND ROBBERS... the s…
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      B

      1. Ten Season Wonder
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        cheers pal

    2. antis0cial
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      B

  7. PlayPercentage
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    The papers are talking of a possible six match ban for B.Silva.
    What effect would that have on Man City's FPL assets?
    More game time for Mahrez, I guess.

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

      One less mouth to feed for a month.

      More mahrez and more DIlva

    2. Pompel
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Mahrez could be golden differential - while it lasts

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

        Mahrez is 3% ownership @8.5.
        Nice differential.

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

      Stop the World. I want to get off.

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

      Which papers?

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

        Sunday Mirror.

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

          1 paper. Not sure about in the UK but is the Mirror not that reputable?

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

            As regards sports reporting, the tabloids tend to have good contacts.

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

          And The Guardian

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

      Ridiculous if true. But would be amazing from a fantasy perspective. Mahrez will be a real bandwagon.

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

      If he gets banned it's a disgrace.

      1. THFC4LIFE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        This

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

        The Premier League has a social media policy.
        B. Silva may have transgressed this.

  8. Lanley Staurel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Looking to use a spare transfer and Norwich's next 6 fixtures looking very good...even pondering a defender. Odd move? Still not got Pukki so pondering him too.

    Villa H
    B/Mouth a
    Man U H
    Brighton a
    Watford H

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

      as long as you can bench for the away games

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

    After next week.

    Sterling and Haller > Son and Vardy.

    Could then upgrade Pukki > Wilson following.

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

      Chasing points or form.....be honest now.

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

        Bit of both?!

      2. THFC4LIFE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Surely the same thing? Can’t have form without points in fpl

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

          Lol

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

          You got me there! Lol

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

        Can never get the captain right. At least if I eliminate Sterling, if I'm picking a city player it's KDB!

  10. Steve McCroskey
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Thoughts on this WC team?

    Pope/Heaton

    TAA/Ota/Soyuncu/Lundstram/Rico

    Salah/De Bruyne/Mount/McGinn/Dendo

    Auba/Wilson/Abraham

    1. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Very slim on the City attacking front.. but good otherwise. Wilson -> Vardy at some point by downgrading Ota to Tomori perhaps

  11. FC Hakkebøf
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    G2G for gameweek 8?

    Pope
    TAA Tomori Lundstram
    Sterling KDB Son Mount
    Aguero Tammy Pukki
    ____
    Button; Dunk, Soy, Hayden**

    0 itb 0 ft

    Would love to fit some Leicester attack in at some point. But that tinkering is not due now.

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

      What transfer have you done?

      1. FC Hakkebøf
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Dunk -> Soy.. would have been priced out otherwise and defence needed to be shaken up

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

      Great team!

      1. FC Hakkebøf
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Thx Karan. Appreciate

    3. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      G2G nice team

      1. FC Hakkebøf
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Thanks buddy

  12. King Henrik
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    80k overall. Wildcard and all 3 chips available. Shall I wildcard this team or wait a few weeks ??

    Pope
    Trent Aurier Robertson
    Salah Sterling Kdb Mount Cantwell
    Wilson Barnes

    Button Kelly Lundstram Greenwood

    1. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      No need to WC looks good

    2. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Close to the template.. But you get some winnings by doing so. Downgrading Salah would allows you to get some really nice options.

      Hard to say really. Go with your guts

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

    I am so close to a -12 rage transfer but only Aguero need shifting for now and Robbo in for Aurier.

    More than -4 going to blow up in my face...

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

      Friday.

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

      Aguero needs shifting?

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

        Yup, going with players which will provide 90 minutes and not spring a surprise being benched at over 12.0m.

        1. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          You shouldn't own any city player then. None guaranteed 90.

    3. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Why would you transfer Aguero out after a rest 2x games rest? Didn't people learn anything from transfering out Sterling after a rest?

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

        Sterling not ripping up any trees and good luck having hope he will start GW8.

        1. The Overthinker
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          He could have easily scored two

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

      Aguero does not need shifting

  14. FCSB
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Pope
    Robertson VVD Digne
    Salah Sterling KDB Mount
    Pukki Abraham Greenwood

    Button Lundstram Rico Dendoncker

    1 FT, 0.3 ITB

    What to do here please?

    Thanks

  15. The Royal Robin
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Bench 2 of these:

    Digne (bur)
    VVD (LEI)
    Cantwell (AVL)
    Lundstram (wat)

    1. jomikijiq
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      C D

      1. THFC4LIFE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        This

  16. rokonto
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Why more people getting Kelly in over Rico?
    Bournemouth better fixtures and Rico more nailed with Daniels out for a while?
    Also Sakho not out for long?

    1. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Palace defence is better

      1. rokonto
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Yh but look at their next 6 fixtures and the fact that Sakho may be back sooner rather than later?

        1. THFC4LIFE
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          You’re right, but most people don’t look at the bigger picture like that

  17. Mr_Barbs
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Early thoughts but is this a solid move for next GW?
    VDijk & Dendonker > Tomori & Mount (-4)

    Pope,
    TAA, VDijk, Otamendi, Lundstram
    Salah, Sterling, KDB, Cantwell
    Abraham, Pukki

    Button, Greenwood, Dendonker, Aurier*

  18. StayoutheSpiceZone
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Ok done it. Shoot me down in flames... go ahead!

    TAA and Guendouzi
    To
    Tierney and Yarmolenko

    Will go back to TAA in 3 weeks ... I’m ready for the comments!

    1. MTPockets
        4 years, 6 months ago

        good luck

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

          Thanks

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

      Made two transfers in Sky today. Jota & Sterling > Tielemans & Vardy(c). Bang 35 points!

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

      Can we confidently slap the armband on a City player after Pep's words? Any 1 of Kun, Raz, KdB?

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

        Will have to wait for midweek line up if anyone of them gets rested then it'll be easier.
        Look for early subs too that might help. Also they play Tuesday then Sunday so there's a good rest in between.

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

          I mean every/any week?

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

            Yes I guess so. That's what you get with Pep.

            Keeping Sterling for next 4 (WOL, cry, AVL, SOU) and then will reassess after that.

    4. Geordie19
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Salah and Aguero to Sterling and Auba a good move? Or too sideways?

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

      My only way of getting Vardy in GW9:

      VVD, AWB & Barnes ➡️
      Tomori, Soyuncu & Vardy

      Worth a hit?

      1. School of Poch
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        I'd say so

      2. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Chasing points. Wait a week. No sense bringing Soy in against Pool for a hit just to bench him.

    6. School of Poch
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Any help here is greatly appreciated!

      Ryan/Button
      Robbo/Digne/Aurier/Lund/Rico/
      KDB/Sterling/Salah/Mount/James
      Abraham/Pukki/Greenwood

      1FT 0.3ITB

      A: Save FT and maybe do Salah or Sterling + Greenwood > Auba + 6.2 next week
      B: The same moves but for a -4 now
      C: use FT somewhere now?
      D: Wildcard

      Concerned by not having any Leicester assets but I could maybe bring someone in with a -4 after next GW depending on price changes

      1. CelticBhoy1
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Aurier to Tomori

    7. antis0cial
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      1 ft 1.6 itb, plan was to go Vardy after pool, got room for one rise, still good to wait?

      Save ft this week? Still have wc

      Pope
      TAA Tomori Soyuncu
      Salah Sterling KDB Mount
      Tammy Haller Pukki

      Cantwell Rico Gibso

      1. KLOPPS AND ROBBERS... the s…
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        assuming Haller makes way for Vardy?

        1. antis0cial
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Yeah that’s the plan

    8. KLOPPS AND ROBBERS... the s…
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Was thinking VVD to Ota but maybe Pereira instead?

      1. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        k

      2. antis0cial
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Pereira after pool game

    9. KP02
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Thinking of getting out Salah/Sterling, Martial and Wickham (-4)
      to get in
      KDB, Abraham and another mid about (7.4)

      Thoughts?

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

      Digne to Pereira

      1. Now
      2. After liverpool game
      3. Nope

      Thanks in advance

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

        2

      2. KLOPPS AND ROBBERS... the s…
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        2

      3. antis0cial
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        2

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

      Things to consider. Vardy and Wilson = No Europe...

    12. Conik
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Pope

      TAA Robbo Lundstram Zinch

      Yarmo Zaha Mount Salah KDB

      Wesley

      Hendo Vardy Soy Wickham

      2.3m itb 1FT

      Wes to Tammy or Pukki?

    13. CelticBhoy1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Next GW

      Start Cantwell or Lundstram?

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

        Cantram

      2. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Cantwell - rather the attacker.

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

          They play in the same position

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

          But Lund is just as if not more attacking than Cantwell

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

        Lund