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How Gameweek 8 disaster paved the way for my Wildcard

It’s been a tough season so far.

Liverpool and Manchester City may be the top two sides in the Premier League table, which I think we all envisaged during pre-season, but it’s safe to say that both teams have disappointed us from a Fantasy Premier League (FPL) perspective.

Jurgen Klopp’s men have won all their games but have kept just two clean sheets, much to the chagrin of those of us who doubled up on their defence.

Pep Guardiola’s defending champions have endured defensive issues of their own and as Fantasy managers, we can count ourselves a tad unlucky as injuries to Alisson Becker (£5.8m) and Aymeric Laporte (£6.3m) have exacerbated the problems.

To compound matters further, captaincy has been an absolute nightmare.

I’ve always believed that the armband should be trusted to players who play for title-chasing/top four teams. In the past, I have turned to options such as Robin Van Persie, Luis Suarez, Frank Lampard and in keeping with this rule this year, I have only captained one of Raheem Sterling (£12.1m) and Mohamed Salah (£12.5m) every week,

This has, obviously, been disastrous for me.

Gameweek 8 saw me scrape only 33 points as, like many of you, I struggle to find traction in a what has proved to be a strange season.

My Gameweek 8 team did not do so well

Like many of you, it’s a fairly template squad, that didn’t look too bad on paper. I even had two free transfers (FT) to sort it out. There were a few players I wanted to get rid of –

1. Tom Heaton (£4.5m) – Villa are conceding too many good quality shots and ‘big chances’ with the fixtures about to turn for the worse.

2. Lucas Digne (£6.0m) – Everton look all over the shop and despite having good chance creation statistics, the Frenchman is not delivering.

3. Andrew Robertson (£6.9m) – Liverpool play Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur and Man. City in three of their next four and the Scot’s attacking output has dipped significantly from last season. I’m happy to hold Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.2m) but a double up does not seem justified.

4. Nicolas Otamendi (£5.6m) – The Argentinian’s display against Wolves was one of the worst I have seen from a Premier League centre-back and as long as he is part of that Man. City defence, I don’t see too many clean sheets. John Stones (£5.3m) appears to be back in training as well.

5. Mohamed Salah ((£12.5m) – Was 50-50 about selling him, but a possible injury pushes me towards Sadio Mané (£11.7m). He does not look the same player of two seasons ago with teams possibly figuring him out more.

6. Todd Cantwell (£4.9m) – Norwich’s away form meant that an attacking double up was too much. He was a fourth midfielder in my setup, not a fifth.

7. Teemu Pukki (£7.1m) – An alarming dip in output over the last four Gameweeks which saw the Finland international register only four shots on target meant that his spot was up for grabs

8. Mason Greenwood (£4.4m) – Despite various statements hyping him up, Ole Gunnar Solskjær does not seem to fancy the young lad and any chance of regular game-time seems slim.

I am a firm believer that in order to get the most use of your wildcard, you need to use it early. I had initially made a plan to save it for Liverpool’s possible blank week in Gameweek 18 (due to the Club World Cup) but sitting at a 1.2m overall rank made me worry about falling further behind the pack.

Just because my team didn’t look rubbish didn’t mean that it was great. I decided to activate the wildcard on Sunday night and strangely enough, I haven’t made any changes to this first draft that I came up with on Monday:

How my team looks after playing the Wildcard for Gameweek 9

Only five players survived from the initial team:

  • Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.2m)
  • John Lundstram (£4.5m)
  • Kevin De Bruyne (£10.0m)
  • Raheem Sterling (£12.1m)
  • Tammy Abraham (£7.7m)

My selection process for each new asset is listed below –

Nick Pope (£4.7m)

Nick Pope looks like the best budget goalkeeper to own this season

I’m a firm believer in cheap goalkeepers and rather than go for a home/away rotation strategy, I prefer to set and forget as with the latter strategy there is a chance of missing a big haul away to a top-six side.

For shot-stoppers, the metric I like to use is expected goals conceded (xGC) (Expected goals conceded) in combination with shots faced.

As the Fantasy Football Scout Members Area Table shows, the Clarets are ranked fourth-best for xGC so far this season with a score of 9.05.

However, they are eighth-worst for shots allowed with 110 which indicates to me that though they are conceding a lot of shots, these are low-quality chances which means more possibility of saves.

Mat Ryan (£4.6m), the other alternative, had faced fewer shots but had a higher xGC which means fewer saves and more goals conceded.

Just to give non-members an idea of what is available within the Fantasy Football Scout Members Area, I have included the tables that helped me choose Pope below. However, the tables later in the article will be available only to those who have signed up to Membership for 2019/20.

Michael McGovern (£4.0m)

The only playing £4.0 goalkeeper currently, although I am aware he’s a short-term option. Unlike last year, loaned out players seem to be losing value rather quickly so there was no point risking value loss with Frederick Woodman (£4.0m).

Çağlar Söyüncü (£4.7m)

With defenders, I am a firm believer in fixtures. I headed over to the Season Ticker in the Members Area and sorted the table for defensive difficulty across the next eight fixtures.

Leicester’s excellent run of matches stood out and they have been posting impressive defensive numbers too, sitting at third in the xGC table above. While I would have loved to get Ricardo Pereira (£6.2m), the budget friendly price tag for the Turk meant that he was a shoo-in.

Fikayo Tomori (£4.7m)

Tomori can offer managers exceptional value in Chelsea’s favourable fixtures

Another a fixture-based selection, with Chelsea sitting fourth in the defensive difficulty ticker. Although the Blues have conceded 14 goals, the fact that they sit fifth in the xGC table, above Manchester City indicates that the defence is shoring up. A bargain at 4.7m.

Diego Rico (£4.2m)

Sadio Mané (£11.7m)

I decided that I wouldn’t be captaining a Liverpool player for the next four Gameweeks but still wanted some attacking coverage so Sadio Mané (£11.7m) seemed like a viable downgrade from Salah, at least in the short-term. Easy upgrade back if needed in the future.

Mason Mount (£6.8m)

Someone who I really should have picked up earlier in the season, the midfielder is a bargain even at his now £6.8m price and he seems to be one of the most nailed-on picks in an attacking Chelsea side.

James Maddison (£7.2m)

Maddison is my chosen Leicester player for Gameweek 9

A Leicester attacker seemed necessary given their incredible run of fixtures, and I’m a sucker for a set piece taker. Although Maddison’s 11 chances created isn’t that great, his 21 shots is fourth highest amongst midfielders and he should be involved in most of the Foxes’ attacking play. I would have loved to get Jamie Vardy (£9.0m) instead but the price tag proved a deterrent.

Callum Wilson (£7.9m)

The obvious lure for Wilson is the immediate fixture against Norwich who look like an absolute calamity at the back. I am very tempted to captain the Cherries man next week given difficult fixtures (on paper at least) for Salah and Sterling.

Aaron Connolly (£4.5m)

Admittedly, I knew little about the Irishman prior to his brace against Spurs but if he can match up to the hype that’s been built around him and nail down a spot in an attacking Brighton side, he’s a great sub option along with Lundstram and Rico.

Conclusion

I believe I have valid reasons for each of these selections and am unlikely to change any of these players unless we get any news that de Bruyne is out for a further period.

I was tempted to change Sterling for Sergio Agüero (£12.2m) given the two home games Manchester City have after the Crystal Palace fixture but the Argentina coach’s recent statement about his fitness have made me put my faith in Raheem.

No Arsenal attacking coverage is a concern but I don’t fancy anyone other than Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.1m) and I can’t squeeze him in without selling one of KDB/Mané/Sterling, who I still have more faith in.

Going forward, I look forward to sharing my thoughts with you regularly on the plans for my team as well as further musings on issues relevant to Fantasy Managers.

An FPL veteran of 10 seasons, Utkarsh Dalmia has been a member of the site right since 2009 and has finished in the top 5k in six of those campaigns, with a best finish of 17th in 2010. A Chelsea fan based in India, he relies heavily on statistics for his FPL decision-making process. 

483 Comments Post a Comment
  1. ViperStripes
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Firmino > Wilson looks tempting, leaves me with only TAA from 'Pool

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Not too bad

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

      Ehh

  2. Oggle22
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    2FT
    Pope
    TAA Otemendi Lundstarm
    Salah Sterling Guendouzi Mount
    Pukki Kun Abraham

    Button Cantwell Pieters Kelly

    A) Pukki to King
    B) Pukki/Pieters to king/Tomori
    C) Pukki/Pieters/Kelly to King/Tomori/Soyuncu -4pts

    Cheers

  3. FPL Ultras
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Thinking of captaining Vardy! But at the same time, thinking of transferring him out for Wilson!

    Really tough. Any thoughts?

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Think Leicester will struggle against Burnley. Little space for Vardy to run behind into. 1-1 draw is my prediction.

      1. FPL Ultras
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        But Vardy's performance at home has been great so far...

      2. Dr. Mantis Toboggan
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Not sure that the version of Vardy who only scores when Leicester are forced to play on the break exists anymore, that's not Brendan's style and Vardy seems to have adapted somewhat.

        Hope the theory holds up for another week though

    2. Je suis le chat
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Just transferred him in despite playing Pope and Pieter's! I was never the smartest.

    3. Dr. Mantis Toboggan
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Assume you're on a WC?

      I've gone for Wilson (C), with cash to get Vardy in 2-3 weeks. But yeah like you say, if I had Vardy instead I'd probably captain him. Both would be nice but I decided to just get Kun and plan the transfer, because I don't want Wilson long term

      1. FPL Ultras
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Yes, on wildcard.

        Here is my team:

        Patricio
        TAA, Dunk, Rico
        Sterling, KDB, Mount, Maddison,
        Abraham, Vardy, Auba

        1. Dr. Mantis Toboggan
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Looks good, I think it's a toss up between Vardy and Wilson right now. Vardy definitely the better pick from GW13

        2. Fpl Richie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Nice

    4. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Vardy is a rather mid term pick with those fixtures, Wilson perhaps better this week ...

  4. gooner_112233445566
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    2 decisions on wc left and really cant decide after reading posts...

    a) soy and wilson
    b) perreira and king

    got kdb, sterling, taa

    1) have salah now
    2) have aguero for next 3 games (no liverppol attacker) then bring salah/mane for aguero in 3 games
    3) have salah and aguero and ditch sterling now

    On 2b right now

  5. joeydelucchi
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Who would you captain from this lot please ? im really stuck...

    A. TAMMY
    B. VARDY
    C. AUBA
    D. KDB
    E. MANE
    F. TAA

    Please please help me decide!

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      E

    2. FPL Ultras
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      B

    3. ViperStripes
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Is it your Caps Lock key that is stuck?

    4. Je suis le chat
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Have a fancy Trent will haul.

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        You underestimate Lingard 🙂

    5. ViperStripes
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Poll says Tammy

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

      Kane, sorry not in the list ...

    7. joeydelucchi
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      anyone else??? stuck on 1 mane, 1 vardy, 1 trent and a few silly silly answers

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        One of those silly answers is the right one ...

    8. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      A

    9. Ze_Austin
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      A

  6. George Agdgdgwngo
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    How does this sound?

    Worried Son won't start and could do with catching Mane's price rise tonight

    Son > Mane this week for a FT?

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

      I can't see Son not starting. He is one of Spurs best players and they are desperate for wins. I can see the argument that he might need a rest after travelling but Spurs have a difficult situation which trumps the rest.

  7. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Torn between the jazz option and the standard route...(on WC)

    A) Maddison, Wilson, Boly, Pope, Dunk
    B) CHO, Vardy, Tierney, Patricio, Rico
    (in B I would initially have Wilson for a few weeks in any case - upgrading later)

    1. Big Ronnie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Think i'm going to go for Tierney on my WC too. I'd do B but with Wilson like you said.

  8. RubberDucky
      4 years, 5 months ago

      With me on a WC this GW9 will go down in history as something special!
      MY SON WAS BORN!!!!!!

      1. Fpl Richie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Congratulations amigo

        1. RubberDucky
            4 years, 5 months ago

            Thanks amigo

          • Fpl Richie
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            But if you could stop being happy and help with my dilemma above 🙂

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

          Congratulations 😀

        3. Champ
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Congrats to you both! My Son doesn't score 🙁

        4. Boris Bodega
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Congratulations! Say goodbye to full night's sleep 😀

        5. Rupert The Horse
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Wahaay. Fantastic news brother.

        6. Couch Potato
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Congratulations on the new Rubberduckling!

      2. rozzo
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Pukki or Haller out for Wilson?

        I have Yarmolenko and West Ham don't seem to be scoring enough to warrant the double up

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

          Pukki

      3. chaser123
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        How many points do you think a wildcard is worth?

        I have already taken a -8 but am considering further transfers using my wildcard....

        1. 5225jack
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          I think -12 max

          1. chaser123
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            So would you wildcard in my position?

            Current squad is:

            Pope Button
            VVD Otamendi Tomori Rico Hanley
            Sterling KDB Maddison Mount Dendoncker
            Auba Vardy Abraham

        2. Champ
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          20

        3. DontPiqueTooSoon
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          -12 max but I would still consider WC strongly if on a -8

      4. 5225jack
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Anyone want to give their thought on me getting son in this week? Cheers

        1. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Brave

        2. DontPiqueTooSoon
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          I think getting IN Son is a risk. I am however leaving him in as he gets his final chance/swansong against Watford but he will be likely leaving my team in GW10

      5. Christina.
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        2 Ft's used:

        Heaton
        TAA Lundy Soy
        Mane KdB Mount Cantwell
        Auba Tammy Kun

        GL everyone

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

          Good luck to you.

          What rank you start your Gameweek?

          1. Christina.
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            73

        2. Boris Bodega
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Ryan
          TAA - Dunk - Pereira
          Mané - KDB - Mount - Maddison
          Auba - Tammy - C Wilson

          GL to you too

        3. The Overthinker
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          I only have 4 of those 11.

          Says a lot about my rank

        4. Dr. Mantis Toboggan
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          You got serious service out of McGinn.

          Hope you crack the top 50

        5. SpaceCadet
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Cap?

          1. Christina.
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            Tammy

            1. SpaceCadet
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 5 months ago

              Nice. Good luck.

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

          Looks great , that's more big hitters than I've seen in any team previously

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

        Who to bench from these 3?

        1) Otamendi
        2) Rico
        3) Söyüncü

        1. The Yorkshire Pirlo
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Currently benching Rico, but might change to Ota

        2. The Count of Monte Cristo
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          B

        3. Champ
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          1

          1. TheSteel
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            What am i missing? Palace low scoring

        4. Coys96
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          1

        5. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Rico

        6. Sailboats
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          rico

        7. zøphar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Rico

      7. OBAMA
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Sterling or Kun?

        1. RamaJama
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Sterling

        2. Dr. Mantis Toboggan
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Kun

      8. The Yorkshire Pirlo
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        What to do? Is Alonso safe for another week?

        A) Son, Pukki >> Maddison, (C)Wilson
        B) Son, Pukki >> Maddison, Vardy
        C) some transfer involving Alonso

        Pope
        Soyuncu - Otamendi - Alonso
        Son - Sterling - KDB - Mount
        Auba - Pukki - Abraham

        McGovern - Cantwell - Rico - Lundstram

        1. RamaJama
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          A

        2. The Count of Monte Cristo
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          A - Wilson over Vardy for this week IMO

        3. Coys96
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          A but surely keep Son another week? Maybe just Pukki out or Pukki + Ota?

      9. Coys96
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        1. Bench Lundstram, Cantwell or Zinchenko
        2. Captain Abraham, Wilson, Son, Sterling or Kun

        1. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Zinchenko Abraham

        2. DontPiqueTooSoon
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Cantwell & Wilson

      10. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Awful team here.

        Pope
        Kelly Mina Alderweirald Zinch Lund
        Salah Sterling Mahrez Mount Cantwell
        Barnes Pukki Abraham

        Was thinking of a hit or two.

        Salah and Barnes to Maddison and Auba could be one move.
        Thoughts?

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

          WC still available?

          1. FPL Daniel
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            Wc

      11. gooner_112233445566
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        A) Maddison king
        B) odoi and Wilson

        Got perreira, mount and Abraham

        1. The Yorkshire Pirlo
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Easy B for me

      12. Klip Klopp
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        I'm Stuck! - Any thoughts on what to do with this team?

        Pope
        TAA / Otamendi / Tomori*
        Salah / Mount / Sterling / Yarmelenko / KDB
        Pukki / Abraham

        Bench: Button, Greenwood, Kelly, Rico

        1FT 0.8 itb

        Otamendi to Soyuncu?
        Salah to Mane?
        Anything else?

        1. 5225jack
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          You happy to have both sterling and kdb ?

      13. TheSteel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        G2g?

        Ryan
        Otamendi TAA Diop Aurier
        Salah Sterling(c) KDB
        Haller Pukki Tammy

        Button Cantwell Lund Dendo

        1. zøphar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Maybe cantwell over diop?

      14. Niho992
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Fellas please help me here. What to do?

        1 FT and 0.4 ITB

        Heaton
        Soy-Ota-Tomori
        Mount-Salah-KdB-Son
        Auba-Abraham(C)-Pukki

        Button-Lundstram-Diop-Nakamba.

        Would you sell Pukki and Salah for Wilson(C) and Maddison for a hit?

        Or Pukki to King for free?

        However i need funds to afford Sterling from GW 10.

        THX IN ADVANCE !

      15. finnish92
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Buy Vardy or C.Wilson?

        1. The Count of Monte Cristo
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Wilson for this week. Vardy medium term

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

        Commenting on the actual article ...

        Wasn’t really just captain fail accounting for that score. Way too much money in defence when warning signs were already there and Cantwell should never have been considered 4th mid. I wouldn’t call that team template at this stage.

        1. zøphar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          I do agree, I didn't think it was down to captain fails only. More of a problem of backing previously good defences/players who weren't delivering.

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

            Yes it can be hard to get out of previous season mode. It's a tough call to know how long to keep the faith. It might well switch back to be multiple premium defenders needed later in the season, who knows!

      17. 5225jack
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Is having both sterling and kdb a risk ?

        1. zøphar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Not at all imo, man city are the team most likely to rack up a huge goal haul

      18. Mr Q
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Is taa worth the extra 0,3 over robbo?

        1. zøphar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Absolutely , taa has far superior stats

      19. Baconfaen
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        On WC, its harder than i thought.

        Ryan - Stekelenburg
        TAA - Pereira - Rico - Lundstram - Tomori
        Sterling - KDB - Mount - Pepe - Cantwell
        Vardy - Abraham - Wilson

        A: Maddison - Auba vs B: Pepe - Vardy

        Any thoughts?
        0 in the bank

        1. zøphar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Easily option A for me, Pepe doesn't seem like hes up to speed yet

          1. Baconfaen
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            Thanks, the rest looks good to go?

            1. zøphar
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              4 years, 5 months ago

              yep the rest is very solid, good luck !

      20. Starky22
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Play:
        1. Ota
        2. Rico

        Captain:
        A. Wilson
        B. Tammy

        1. zøphar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Ota imo that one is more clear cut
          the captaincy is a coin toss, fancy both wilson and abraham to do well

      21. Kenneth Tang
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Hi Zophar, great write and thanks to share your thinking process. All are great picks. Just curious that, if based on your article, would it be better to have Kun/Auba + cheap good mid rather than Mané + Connolly? You mentioned you are a firm believer of fixture. When LIV has the most terrible one up to gw13, it sounds a bit contradicting to pick Mané ahead of other good fixture premium options. Besides, Connolly may lose his spot to the recovering Trossard in near future, though I agree he is an excellent gamble. For Aguero, he’s nailed this match after Jesus played for Brazil. If Jesus play Carling Cup in midweek, could further boost Agüero chance to start next GW. If he is too tricky to guess, Auba is firmly nailed and history told us that he also scored FPL points greatly by playing with Laca. With good fixtures on horizon, seems Kun and Auba are better under your theory.

        Thx for your post again. Wish you have a great scoring weekend!

      22. BigPointDipper
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Marez or Sterling?