Scout Notes

Mane carries strong FPL form onto the international stage

Our very first Scout Notes article of the November international break deals with the matches contested on Wednesday and the early part of Thursday.

We’ll be bringing you regular round-ups from across the globe over the coming week, detailing the minutes played and any injuries picked up.

A club-by-club list of the Fantasy Premier League assets on duty with their respective countries is available here.

Senegal 2-0 Congo

  • Cheikhou Kouyate (£4.9m) – 90 minutes
  • Sadio Mane (£12.1m) – 84 minutes
  • Ismaila Sarr (£6.2m) – 56 minutes

Sadio Mane (£12.1m) supplied the assist for Senegal’s second goal as they cruised to a 2-0 win over Congo in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Wednesday.

Mane’s cross from the left was headed in by Habib Diallo as the hosts established a two-goal lead before half an hour had even been played.

The Liverpool winger was evidently enjoying himself as the gulf in class became apparent, with the premium FPL midfielder earning the usual rave reviews for his display.

On what was a suspect-looking surface, Mane (who cursed the turf after whistling one shot over the bar) appeared to have emerged from the encounter unscathed when being replaced on 84 minutes.

Ismaila Sarr (£6.2m) was not quite so lucky, reportedly picking up an ankle injury just after the interval and having to be substituted soon after.

The Watford winger has just returned from a hamstring injury that had limited his involvement at club level over the past month.

Crystal Palace’s Cheikhou Kouyate (£4.9m) played the full game in defence, as he often does for his country.

Mane and Senegal are next in action on Sunday against Eswatini.

Lebanon 0-0 South Korea

  • Son Heung-min (£9.6m) – 90 minutes

The 7.5% of FPL managers who own Son Heung-min (£9.6m) will have been relieved to see the Spurs midfielder come through the first of two games that he is scheduled to play over the November international break.

Son lasted the full 90 minutes in Beirut as South Korea kept up their unbeaten record in the World Cup 2022 qualification campaign, although the premium Fantasy asset and his country drew a blank for the second successive game as they were held to another goalless draw.

Son was reportedly kept quiet by the hosts and their defender Alex Melki.

South Korea next face Brazil in an international friendly in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday afternoon, giving Son just under four days to get back to the UK ahead of Spurs’ match against West Ham United in the Saturday lunchtime kick-off.

Nigeria 2-1 Benin

  • Wilfred Ndidi (£5.0m) – 90 minutes
  • Alex Iwobi (£5.7m) – 90 minutes

Nigeria came from behind to get their 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification campaign off to a winning start.

Alex Iwobi (£5.7m) lasted the full 90 minutes in the number ten role he has occasionally occupied for Everton this season, with Leicester City’s Wilfred Ndidi (£5.0m) also completing the game further back in central midfield.

The Super Eagles next face Lesotho in another AFCON qualifier on Sunday.

Egypt 1-1 Kenya

  • Trezeguet (£5.2m) – 90 minutes
  • Victor Wanyama (£4.8m) – 90 minutes

As we mentioned previously, Mohamed Salah‘s (£12.3m) niggling ankle problem has seen him ruled out of Egypt’s two fixtures over the next week.

The premium midfielder had travelled to Africa for a consultation with the national team doctor and head coach but was subsequently excused from international duty.

Salah had been pictured with ice on his ankle after the Gameweek 12 win over Manchester City and was spotted wearing a protective boot when joining up with his country on Tuesday.

In the Liverpool winger’s absence, Egypt drew 1-1 with Kenya in their opening Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match.

Aston Villa winger Trezeguet (£5.2m) came close to scoring a winner but saw an 82nd-minute shot cleared off the line.

Both he and Victor Wanyama (£4.8m) lasted the full 90 minutes.

Jordan 0-1 Australia

  • Mathew Ryan (£4.7m) – 90 minutes
  • Aaron Mooy (£4.8m) – 90 minutes

The leading points-scorer among FPL goalkeepers had to be at his best to preserve Australia’s narrow lead in their 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier in Amman.

Mathew Ryan (£4.7m), who has four clean sheets, 11 save points and 11 bonus points to his name in FPL this season, produced an excellent low stop to keep out Hamza Al-Dardour’s header late on.

Ryan repelled another strike in stoppage time as Australia moved five points clear at the top of their group.

Aaron Mooy (£4.8m) also completed the game for the visitors, sending a free-kick off-target and seeing a shot deflected wide in the first half.

That was the Socceroos’ one and only fixture of the international break so the two Brighton teammates will now return to England in plenty of time for Gameweek 13.

Kyrgyzstan 0-2 Japan

  • Maya Yoshida (£4.4m) – 90 minutes

Maya Yoshida (£4.4m), who lost his place in the Southampton starting XI following a dismal display in the 9-0 loss to Leicester City, had an altogether more enjoyable evening in Bishkek on Thursday.

The Saints stopper earned his 100th cap for his national side in Japan’s 2-0 World Cup qualifying win over Kyrgyzstan, completing the full 90 minutes.

Round-up

Bukayo Saka (£4.5m) claimed an assist in a 4-0 win over Luxembourg in the first of three matches that England under-19s will contest over the international break.

The 1.0%-owned Arsenal winger, whose run of six Premier League appearances was ended in Gameweek 12, lasted the first 71 minutes before being replaced by Everton’s Anthony Gordon (£4.5m).

Norwich City striker Adam Idah (£4.5m) played the first 86 minutes and set up the winner as the Republic of Ireland under-21s beat their Armenian counterparts 1-0.


We’ll round up the rest of Thursday’s matches in our next Scout Notes article tomorrow.

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701 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Poseidon.
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    *Rashford swings wildly at the air while trying to bring a simple ball under control*

    Hoddle: ‘it’s a nice touch from Rashford’

  2. Dynamic Duos
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Can someone please wake me up when it 23/11/19

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

      Could a good song that

  3. Ask Yourself
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    What a sad atmosphere. We’re winning 5-0 ffs why is it dead silent?

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Because internationals are shite, we all just want our club football back

      1. Piggs Boson
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        I love internationals. Qualifiers can be a bit dull sometimes, but the feeling of a World Cup is unparalleled for me.

    2. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Easy games are boring.

  4. CheesyZoot
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Aurier > TAA for a -4?

    Mane currently my only Liverpool player and already done Sterling > Maddison this week

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah

    2. YEAH PITCH!
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Yes

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

    What a goal 😆

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Mount xGxA back on the rise!

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

    Worst goal I’ve ever seen.
    OG
    Mount assist

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

    Mount 6 pointer

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

      Nice haul for what his owners are used to

  8. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Rashford's had a good game.

  9. Monkey Hanger
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Goal Sofronaca.

  10. Ask Yourself
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Sterling’s punching bag getting instructions

  11. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Surprised Gomez isn’t wearing a patch.

    1. Monkey Hanger
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Would need two for Sterling to have any chance.

  12. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Mount 70 mins. Gomez on.

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Mount's been underwhelming tbh.

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

        In poor form not sure how he started over Maddison here

        1. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Cause he plays for Chelsea.

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

    Hattrick for Ronaldo so far, getting closer to the all time record.

  14. Ask Yourself
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Trent filling in for mount at CM.
    Unnecessary experiment we have a ridiculous pool of creative mids and a lack of any good full backs. Wasted minutes

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      "lack of any good full backs"

      Wut...

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

        Attacking ones anyway
        I did just have a brain fart there though

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

      Hopefully 90 for Trent as he wants the more experienced Trippier in Kosovo.

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

        Wish I could kiss him

  15. goriuanx
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    What's the logic behind booing Gomez? Wtf 😆

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      No idea... pity minutes I guess. Probably won't be involved on the weekend.

  16. Ask Yourself
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Sound engineer just trying to check the equipment is working as the crowd are so quiet

  17. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    i swear our defence is garbage, there is like bakers and dust bin men running past TAA and Gomez, imagine when we face decent players.

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Hopefully Spider-Wan will be fit for those games.

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

        And then people will complain that England aren't attacking.

        1. Piggs Boson
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          I don't think attacking will be a problem for England, even with a more reserved RB.

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

            Shouldn't try to fix something that isn't broken. TAA and Trippier are ahead of AWB in Southgate's eyes, and he's most probably right.

            1. Piggs Boson
              • 12 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              He offers a different skillset that will be important at tournaments imo. Hope he does makes the Euro squad.

      2. Ask Yourself
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Or go 5 at the back

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

          Can’t drop our best attacking player

          1. have you seen cyan
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            yea probably that, there is just like no point in having TAA trying to defend really.

      3. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Is he injured? Thought he wasn’t picked cause England would have the ball in these games.

        1. Piggs Boson
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Recently returned from injury, might be caution. Dunno if he's named in the U21s...

  18. Ask Yourself
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Wooo Tammy G
    Sancho A

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Chilwell assists the assister.

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

        The English 2017 Ben mendy

  19. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Tammy G
    Sancho A

    Probably game over now.

    1. Mince n Tatties
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Don't count your chickens...

      1. Epic Fail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        How will you know how many you've got if you don't count them?

        1. Mince n Tatties
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Hens can count at least to six. Even chicks can do basic arithmetic, so if you shuffle five items in a game, they mentally keep track of additions and subtractions and choose the area with the higher number of items.

          1. Epic Fail
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            Whoever knew FFS could be this educational. 😀

            1. Rainer
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              Flagged for Hot Topic!

  20. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    If TAA joined another team that doesnt rely on full backs so much, could he ever get turned into a winger? Its probably what would suit him best, but will never happen with the system Pool play.

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

      He’d surely be swooped up by a team that uses wing backs, would be his best position

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

      Long term might turn into a CM/CAM for Liverpool.

      Has the ability, leaving him at RB would be a waste, not sure he has the pace for a winger.

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

        Surely not, needs to hug that touch line his whole career

      2. Arctic monkeys
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Imagine him OOP the first season he starts to play CAM

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

      A lot of is think he will one day move into midfield (it’s where he played in the academy).

      In the current system, no, but you could easily see him become a right mid, or the right hand midfield of a 3. Winger might be a bit much, I’m not sure his dribbling and trickery is up there

    4. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      think he cold ever be as good as KDB if moved into a position like that? Maybe

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

        He would be better at the role Pep has been asking KDB to play the last few weeks I think but still not his optimal role

        1. have you seen cyan
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          will be interesting to see him progess, cant see him leaving Pool. Would be interesting to know what position he actually wants to play himself, bt he wont say that, would undermine Klopp

    5. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      The people most worried about his apparent defensive frailties are those outside of Liverpool. He's doing just fine where he is.

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        I just think you could get more out of him if he didnt have such defensive duties (on paper). If he nails down the defensive side of the game and gets smater then probably the best RB in the world, so i hope he achieves that. But if he cant then maybe a change

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

          He was an integral part to the best defence in Europe last season. Bringing him into midfield doesn't make much sense, and it's why Klopp hasn't done it imo. His ability to hug the byline and cross from deep positions is what makes him special; that would be disregarded if he moved centrally.

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

      Someone recently compared himself & Robertson to late 90's Beckham & Giggs being classified as defenders - its honestly not a terrible comparison

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

        More Nani from around 2005 I would have thought? There was one season where he was grabbing all the assists from the byline.

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

          My spidey senses are telling me he's possibly going to blast the FPL scoring tables apart soon either way

  21. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Great for Tammy to grab a goal. Poor Wilson will struggle to get minutes in this squad.

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Tammy is doing so well tbh, I slag him off so much but he is decent at the moment.

    2. Monkey Hanger
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Wilson saving up to give us all a good trolling against Bournemouth.

      1. Monkey Hanger
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Or maybe Wolves. 🙂

  22. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Good win for England . Big risk leaving Sterling out against the giants of Montenegro but just about got away with it.

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I only saw last 20 mins but Rashfod looked so good

    2. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Southgate's at the wheel.

    3. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      People slate the International Champion's Cup, but at least it gave us competitive fixtures. Qualifying games need a shake up, these mismatches aren't much fun.

      1. Epic Fail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Both are crap. Qualifying should be similar to CONCACAF.

  23. Vlad Tepes
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Cantwell to drop?

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Soon

  24. Andy Mac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Quick Q - is switching Mount to Pulisic worth a -4 and a non-playing bench player?? Asking for a friend obvs.... 😉

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      no imo, Mount is still a good option

  25. mazkills
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Is this too jerkey?

    Ryan
    VVD-Lundy-Soy (Tomori-Pieters)
    KDB-Sterling-Mount-Mo
    Tammy-Vardy-Ayew

    Ayew and KDB > Jimenez and Martial

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

    Any love for Newcastle defender from gw15 posts city?
    Good run and lascelles our couple of months
    Willems could be good differential

    1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      My transfer was Prodl to Clark this week mate!! Only 4.3 and scored in last 2 games!!

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

        History says he’s reached his season quota already
        Hope he keeps producing for you

  27. Oggle22
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Is Salah out then or wait for klopp presser?

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      You gonna do an early transfer?

      1. Oggle22
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Debating it yer Salah to Mane but I have 0.3 itb so could possibly wait and survive one more price rise?

        1. Epic Fail
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Aye I'd wait as long as you're able.

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

      Hopefully as long as the dreaded 'S' word (i.e. Surgery) is being mentioned it's safe enough to hold I think

      They're hopefully using this 10 days as a rehab period to properly heal the ankle - I'd be waiting for Klopper's update personally

      Easiest of easy switches to Mane if he is injured anyways

      1. Oggle22
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        True that unless Mane rises to much before we hear anything and it costs me a -4

  28. Schliegs
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Have exact coin to do Salah + CHO > Mane + Tielemans for a -4, thoughts?

    1. Schliegs
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Not usually a fan of early transfers or hits but i've dropped from 30k > 200k in the last 4 weeks and have tried to tay patient but both of these guys could be looking at limited minutes over the coming weeks, would like some opinions.

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

        Do it lol

  29. Ci Siamo
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Who do you think keeps more clean cheets from now until Xmas?

    A) Wolves (without Bolt)

    B) Man U

    1. Ci Siamo
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Boly*

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

    Is TAA the next Gareth Bale?

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

      Why do people always have to be labelled "the next" someone? Always found it odd.

      1. Epic Fail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        I always had you down as the next TM.

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

          Dare I dream?

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

        Lundstram was initially the ‘next AWB’, no one dares comparing His Lordship to anyone else now 😉

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

        Simile is an easy way to draw a description

        Full back, come winger, come striker - will his attacking ability continue to grow and develop till he becomes one of the best attackers out there

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

      Very Possibly. Or maybe the next David Beckham - just classified as a defender 🙂

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

      No he is English and has a much better right foot