Scout Notes

Vardy continues fine FPL form as Rodgers explains Leicester’s tactical changes

Aston Villa 1-4 Leicester City

  • Goals: Jack Grealish (£6.0m) | Jamie Vardy (£10.0m) x2, Kelechi Iheanacho (£5.7m), Jonny Evans (£5.1m)
  • Assists: Ezri Konsa (£4.3m) | Iheanacho, James Maddison (£7.7m) x2, Dennis Praet (£5.3m)
  • Bonus: Vardy x3, Iheanacho x2, Maddison x1

Jamie Vardy‘s (£10.0m) scoring streak now extends to eight Premier League games after his brace in Leicester City’s 4-1 win over Aston Villa.

Vardy’s 13-point return was also his sixth double-digit haul of the season, which no other Fantasy asset can trump.

His total of 128 points in Fantasy Premier League is almost 75% of what he managed in the whole of 2018/19, while he is only three attacking returns away from matching last season’s total of 23 goals and assists.

The premium FPL forward is also a remarkable 47 points ahead of Raheem Sterling (£11.8m) at the time of writing.

Eye-catching numbers aside, there is, quite frankly, little left to discuss when it comes to Vardy.

Plenty of column inches have already been devoted to underlying stats, expected goals, conversion rates and ‘regression’ this season, and there will, of course, come a point when his rate of attacking returns slows slightly.

There’ll be few banking on that happening next weekend when Norwich City visit the King Power Stadium, while even the Gameweek 18 trip to the Etihad ought to provide Vardy with ample space given what we saw in the Manchester derby on Saturday (and in numerous other City games before that).

Confidence is an unquantifiable measure of a player (although goal conversion rate does give a good indication) but Vardy is clearly brimming with it, and he was at his swaggering, ear-cupping, crowd-incensing best at Villa Park.

His first goal did owe a bit to good fortune, as he was allowed a second bite at the cherry when rounding Tom Heaton (£4.5m) and miscuing a shot – the Leicester striker reacting before the home goalkeeper and stumbling covering defender Ezri Konsa (£4.3m) to pick up the loose ball and finish.

Vardy’s second strike was the in-form forward at his best, though, as he raced clear of the Villa defence to coolly convert a Dennis Praet (£5.3m) through ball and round off the scoring.

As ever, there could have been other attacking returns: Heaton saved an early Vardy shot, while there were some nearly moments when his intelligent movement wasn’t rewarded with an accurate pass from a team-mate.

Vardy also teed up James Maddison (£7.7m) for a shot that struck Heaton’s post in the second half.

While the scoreline suggested this was business as usual for Leicester, there were some tactical changes to note.

After naming the same starting XI for seven matches in a row, Brendan Rodgers opted to make two alterations to his team by bringing in Praet and Kelechi Iheanacho (£5.7m) at the expense of wingers Harvey Barnes (£5.9m) and Ayoze Perez (£6.2m).

That also meant a change in shape, with the 4-1-4-1 shelved in favour of a 4-4-2 diamond.

Rodgers has barely put a foot wrong this season and the system tweak worked well, with Villa’s gung-ho full-backs occasionally leaving central strikers Vardy and Iheanacho with two-on-two situations when possession was lost (as happened with the first goal).

Iheanacho claimed the assist for Vardy’s deadlock-breaking strike and was to get on the scoresheet himself before half-time, volleying in a superb Maddison cross to put the Foxes 2-0 up.

That was the Nigerian striker’s second double-digit haul in the space of three Gameweeks but it still seems premature to talk of him in Fantasy terms, given that this was his first league start of the season and that his last game-changing contribution (against Everton) was rewarded with a no-show the following Gameweek.

Rodgers said of Iheanacho after full-time:

I thought he was great, he played the role how we wanted him to play. I just think with Kels now he is settling into being a Leicester City player.

Absolutely first class in his training. You have seen it in the cup games, he comes in and scores. It is just a case of him coming in with confidence. Today, I thought he was very good. His hold-up play, his link up with the midfield. He was excellent.

With this being the busy festive season, it may be that Barnes and Perez were simply rested and will be back in the starting XI next weekend, with the Foxes reverting to their usual 4-1-4-1 set-up.

Sunday’s formation change was also perhaps the best way of including Iheanacho and Praet in their favoured positions.

However, this is a system that Rodgers experimented with in pre-season, and Perez’s hit-and-miss form doesn’t make him a certainty to return against Daniel Farke’s side.

Norwich also tend to push their full-backs high up the field, so Rodgers could potentially use a diamond again next weekend to exploit any two-on-two situations.

Explaining his tactics after the game, the Leicester boss said:

I said when I first came in that having tactical flexibility is so important. The style will always stay the same, how we want to build the game, how we want to play. But having that ability to be able to change systems and give teams different problems is how we want to work.

We did it in pre-season in our preparation phase so we could lay in some principles for that. We felt we have never really had to use it up until this point, but the players carried it out ever so well. The players were so good in how they coped with it.

I felt that, sometimes when you come away from home and you play agaainst a good attacking team like Aston Villa, the full-backs will go. And the midfield is very strong, in there with the three boys [McGinn, Nakamba, Luiz]. Young Grealish comes in off the side.

I just felt having four in there gives us the extra man. And if you’re playing a team at home and they want to commit the full-backs forward, gives us two v two versus the centre-halves.

The formation change certainly helped Maddison, who was occupying the number ten role ahead of the more withdrawn Praet and Youri Tielemans (£6.6m).

Roaming across the pitch rather than restricted to the left, Maddison posed more of a sustained goal threat than he had done in recent weeks (the last-minute goal against Watford being his only shot of the game) and ought to have scored when striking the upright in the 67th minute.

The England midfielder’s two assists took him to ten attacking returns for the season and leaves him fifth in the overall points standings among FPL midfielders.

One of the assists came from a corner and Leicester were a threat from set plays all afternoon, with Jonny Evans (£5.1m) and Caglar Soyuncu (£5.1m) both being denied from point-blank range either side of Evans’ looping headed goal from a Maddison cross.

Afterwards, Rodgers hailed the work of assistant manager Chris Davies on the training ground:

Chris does our attacking set-plays, so he looks in detail at those and is always creative and inventive with those.

That was one that he’d looked at in terms of trying to get Jonny free out at the back and, of course, he made a great header and it was a very good goal, especially early on in the second half.

We conceded just before half-time from a second-phase corner, which disappointed us. However, I felt in the first half, we’d still played really well, and it was just a case of keeping going. I thought we did that.

Leicester may not find all opponents so obliging, however: Villa have conceded more attempts from dead-ball situations than any other side this season.

It wasn’t all plain sailing for Rodgers’ troops and their diamond formation did leave them occasionally exposed down the flanks, with Anwar El Ghazi (£5.5m) blazing one glorious chance against the woodwork from a Matt Targett (£4.4m) cross.

Jack Grealish (£6.0m) denied the Foxes an eighth clean sheet of the season just before half-time, firing in after the visitors had failed to deal with a set play.

Villa continue to pose an attacking threat in most games and Grealish looks set to be a popular option over the Christmas period, with the Villans’ fixtures among the best in the division and the midfielder himself in a rich vein of form: this was his sixth FPL attacking return in seven starts, with his only blanks over that period coming away at Chelsea and Manchester City.

One caveat, however: Grealish picked up his fourth booking of the season on Sunday and is now just one caution away from a suspension.

Defensively, Villa were all over the shop, however.

Barnes should have scored on two occasions when coming off the bench, as chances came thick and fast for the visitors.

Indeed, no Premier League team have allowed more attempts on goal than Villa in Gameweek 16 so far.

Smith said of his side’s defending:

Listen, you can’t expect to win football matches at Villa Park when you concede 23 opportunities. Saying that, we go toe-to-toe with teams because we had 15 ourselves. I just feel, defensively, our structure should be better. Individually, our defending has to be a little bit better.

Up until half-time, we had as many chances as Leicester. They were more clinical. They’ve got a player who, two-and-a-half years ago, was a £70m player who’s in a rich vein of form at the moment. It was always going to be difficult to contain.

None of the goals were due to the tactics, I must admit. Tactics went out of it. The difference was they went over the top with Vardy a couple of times and got really good chances from it.

We switched play a number of times in the first half and got at their full-backs, we could have scored the first goal but we didn’t take our chances.

I was quite happy they were playing a diamond in all honesty. Get our full-backs to tuck in, we’ve got Nakamba and we had a four-vs-three there. We just didn’t defend the goals well enough.

The fixture swing will give them a better chance of clean sheets, at least, with their three previous shut-outs coming in ‘easier’ home fixtures against Everton, West Ham and Newcastle.

The Villans may be without two members of their first-choice back four, however.

Tyrone Mings (£4.5m) succumbed to what looked like a hamstring injury in the first half (his mobility limited when Vardy opened the scoring), while Targett was also forced off later in the game.

Speaking after the game, Smith said:

I thought [Mings] pulled his hamstring straight away, that’s why I called Bjorn Engels. He’s never had a muscle injury before. The message I got from the medical staff was that he wanted to carry on. He felt it might’ve been cramp and not a muscle injury, so we carried on but, unfortunately, they scored. We’ll wait for a scan. It’s a hamstring injury of some sort and we’ll find out.

I don’t know about Matt [Targett] to be honest. All I got told was that he had to come off.

Frederic Guilbert (£4.4m) returned from suspension in this match but was only among the substitutes, replacing Targett late on.

Members Analysis

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  1. Dont_Win_Friends_With_Salah…
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    There is no easy way to Rashford here is there? Only 0.3ITB

    Heaton
    TAA Lund Soy
    Mane KDB Son Alli
    Vardy Jiminez Tammy

    Button Aurier Cantwell Rico

    1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Lose TAA

      1. Dont_Win_Friends_With_Salah…
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        TAA and Jiminez to Rashford and Man Utd defender?!

        1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          That’s the sort of thing I’d do.

          But I wouldn’t get a Man U defender. Maybe look at Willems has he has a good fixture in GW18 in terms of CS and Attacking potential.

          1. Stef rocks
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Loosing TAA at home to Wat - are you guys nuts or this is your first FPL season?

            1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Did I say I would do that this week?

              Clearly it would be ridiculous to lose TAA before he plays Watford at home

              1. Dont_Win_Friends_With_Salah…
                • 6 Years
                4 years, 3 months ago

                I will do it next week when I have 2FT

                1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 9 Years
                  4 years, 3 months ago

                  Sounds good!

    2. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Kevin to someone and Jimenez to Rashford next week?

    3. Garfield1001
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Which striker do you sell?

      1. Dont_Win_Friends_With_Salah…
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        It would have to be Jiminez I think. Reluctant to do it though

    4. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Have exact the Sane team, except for Henderson 🙂

      Considering

      A) TAA/Jimmy to Max 5.7 def/Rashford

      B) KDB/Jimmy to Maddison/Rashford

      Both for -4. Maddison against NOR this week tempting...

      Or wait until next week for free, will probably be A because of the liv blank in GW 18

    5. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Do it next week and dump TAA or Mane .... both have blanks and will be rotated up to GW24

  2. Garfield1001
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Jiminez is a real frustrating one to own at the minute.

    Terrible fixture this week but a decent one in the blank. Really want Rashford but unsure what to do

    1. John Nerdelbaum
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      In the same boat
      I'm tempted to keep Jiminez but it's 50/50

    2. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Not that bad a fixture from an attacking perspective this week? Home to a team that conceded 2 to West Ham and Bournemouth recently.

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

      Ings and Rash tearing it up

      Jota snaking his points - makes Jimi tough to own

  3. Amey
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    I mean, it's quite evident in recent gw's, but:
    https://www.premierleague.com/news/1524945

    Only if Ings had a better luck with Injuries, he could have had an amazing career 😮

    1. Nightf0x
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Brought him in arsenal match & worked out well but was forced to move him out this gw to get rash before i get outpriced

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I'm definitely keeping till GW 18
        Will see how Tammy, his possible replacement performs & then decide

        1. Nightf0x
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Defo leave him this gw and then see what u will do, but in my case i was forced i did laca ings mount -4 to tamy rash grealish as i was exactly on budget 0.0 before last rash price rise also expecting grealish tammy rash to rise again before next saturday so would have got outpriced badly

          1. Amey
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Oh yes. United players do rise quickly because of huge supporters.

            1. Ole.
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              I am quite large

              1. Amey
                • 5 Years
                4 years, 3 months ago

                Huge # of supporters 😛
                Thanks for pointing out ....

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

      Still in his 20s no? He can still have one

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Wow, he's 27 still.
        Thought he must be more than that. Hopefully no more Injuries now for him. Possibly @ the peak of his career

  4. Nightf0x
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Ryan buton
    lund kely aurier (soy taa)
    Son kdb dendo grealish (mane)
    Vardy rash tamy

    This is gw18 team, GW18 do
    A) kdb (pp 9.5) to richar
    B) aurier/taa to other def. For gw18-19, will get them back WC gw20
    C) roll ft
    D) kdb aurier/taa -4 to richar & def.

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      No use of this mate. Injury/suspension will mess everything up.
      Bit I'd roll if have to answer it 🙂

      1. Nightf0x
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks, yeah may roll and gw19 2 ft, kdb dendo out to 2 mids. Zaha mount tiele madds puli richar so have 2 gwks to mointor them

  5. LM00091
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    G2G GW17?

    (3-4-3)
    Ryan / (Button)
    TAA, Lundstram, Söyüncü
    Mane, Maddison, Son, Pulisic (Grealish)
    Rashford, Vardy(c), Abraham

    1. Arse Craic
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Solid

    2. theodosios
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Yup, as a 78% of teams here...

    3. whitepool
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Yes. Exactly my team for GW17. May the force be with you.

      1. Ole.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Same here

      2. LM00091
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        lol May the force be with us all.

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

      I upgraded Pulisic to Alli - but meant dropping 5th mid down to 4.8m (Fleck)

      Thought that Tammy upfront is enough Chelsea attack and I won't be getting Kane, so Alli+Son and no Pulisic in the middle is all good

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

    will 50 pts be enough to qualify for the cup?

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Read somewhere yesterday that 47 points was enough. Arsenal game might increase that cutoff. Hopefully no popular players hauls for you to get through

      1. lindeg
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        excellent cap on jesus instead of vardy ... cheers should be ok then

  7. I Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Firmino (WAT) -> Rashford (EVE) a no brainer? Bobby has the better fixture but hard to ignore Rashford's form.

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

      No.

      1. whitepool
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I would do it ONLY if I thought Rashford's price increases this week would prevent me from getting him in for GW18 where he will be a strong captain option.

    2. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I’m a fellow Firmino owner.

      Surely the Watford game was one of the key games you bought Firmino in for?

      Stick to your plan which I’m guessing was to sell after the Watford game.

    3. lindeg
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      man u only good when playing counter attacking

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

    Kane 10.9m. Son 10m.

    Hmmmmm...

    A Spurs captain looks ideal in GW19 (BRI) & GW20 (nor). Problem is, BRI is on a Thursday 12.30pm & nor is Saturday 5.30pm.

    Is it time to consider Harold?

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      It's coming.
      Home games, easy fixtures, Harold scoring two in a game recently.
      We know how it unfolds 😉

    2. theodosios
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Him & Sterling never again

    3. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I’m doing it, captaining him vs Chelsea GW18 too.

    4. lindeg
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      im getting harold in gw19-21

    5. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Jose won't rest Son, Alli or Kane in PL games, they get their rest in CL this week.

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

      From my previous recent experience as an owner. Captained at home to Bournemouth, 3 goals for spurs but blank, then a further blank. Very happy after captaining this week which I thought would back fire massively - a high risk option. Vardy almost matched him anyway this week so is it worth the risk? I definitely won’t be captaining against wolves. Game at a time for me and happy to sell for rashford next time he blanks.

  9. The Polymath
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    From GW18

    Jimenez, Abraham, KDB, Mane ---> Son, Alli, Kane, Rashford

    Worth it?

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

      Love the Spurs treble.

      Looks good, bold but good!

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      If possible, I'd avoid Kdb to Alli. Otherwise beautiful

  10. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Stunned by this gossip!

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/gossip

    Former Manchester United midfielder Marouane Fellaini, who currently plays for Chinese club Shandong Luneng Taishan, could be set for a Premier League return. The 32-year-old Belgium international is a target for Tottenham.

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      BS probably.
      Would harm Alli FPL wise though if that happens

      1. Maddi Son
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        No chance.

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

      Would be Mourinho's plan B I imagine, if it isn't bollocks. "Chuck the tree on if we can't score."

    3. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      He'd be a useful impact sub.

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        That is why you gave him a 200k per week contract ??????
        Dear Ed ??
        😀

    4. Stef rocks
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      LOL - Mou and Fellaini - better love story than Twilight 🙂

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

    Would you rather have

    A) KDB and Mousset (mous on bench this week) 352
    B) Grealish and Rashford (Grealish on bench this week) 343

    1. whitepool
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      B for at least the next 4

    2. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      A

    3. LM00091
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      B

  12. AzzaroMax99
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    What to do?

    a) Jimi to Rash
    b) Tielemans to Grealish
    c) Hanley to Kelly
    d) save FT and do those 3 moves next week for -4

    1 FT, 1.5 IDB

    Hendo
    TAA, Soy, Lunds
    Mane, Son, Alli, Tielemans
    Vardy(C), Tammy, Jimi

    Button, Hayden, Tomori*, Hanley**

    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      B for me, but I'm also not liking the look of your bench

    2. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      A

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

    What would you do here ?
    1.2 ItB. 1FT

    Pope
    Lundstram Evans soyunchu
    Alli salah mane James
    Abraham Vardy(c) Jimenez

    Button Egan Hayden Fredericks

    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      How much does swapping out James give you?

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

        7.3

    2. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Save. Have to do something with Salah/Mane next week, 2FTs will be handy.

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

        Good point.

        Cheers Holmes.

        Hope you are doing well and not being the specialist 😀

    3. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Love the Evans pick mate !

      I'd save FT

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

        Cheers Amey. He has been in my team since gw12

        How is your GW going on?

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Average.
          65 all out.
          OR 260k now. Love Vardy. Thanks to him climbed from 1.22m in GW 9 to here 😀

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

            Up up amey

            Well done

            Just read the Vardy article, and i personally will be sad when the party ends

            1. Amey
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              It won't 😀
              Maybe we'll get a breather in GW 18/19 to get ready for next Parties.
              Cheers mate
              Hopefully your doing well too

    4. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      James to Grealish.

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

        Up up amey

        Well done

        Just read the Vardy article, and i personally will be sad when the party ends

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

          Oopsy.

          I am considering this move. Can wait a week for the same.

          Let's see how I feel come the deadline

          How's your season going??

  14. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Ryan
    TAA, Aurier, Lundstram, Soyuncu
    De Bruyne, Mane, Pulisic, Son
    Vardy, Jiminez

    Ramsdale, Mousset, Rico, Longstaff

    0.2 in the bank. I'm fighting the urge to make changes, do I stick or is there anything really obvious to change?

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Saving would be better

  15. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Zlatan will go Spuds imo.

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Will kane play second fiddle to the Zlatan ?

      1. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Good combo.

    2. I Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      The guy is 38 years old.

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Age is a number.
        Although after 35/36 it takes toll on game, but not for Lions. 😛

      2. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Still got it.

    3. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Always good to have a winner in dressing room.

  16. Ed
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Kane owners, what are we thinking?

    I feel like he could be in a position to score some big points over the coming weeks, but the swap to Rashford / Tammy is tempting, especially with the extra cash that would be around.

    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I don't own him but I'd hang on to him, he's a big differential right now I think. I can see lots of people dying to get him in over the next few weeks

    2. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Hold.

    3. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I think a combo of Rashford and Alli can easily outscore Kane and a cheap mid.

      1. Blunder fc
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        This

      2. No Professionals
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        This is my thoughts.

        Own kane and thinking of doing him and Mount to rashford and alli. Also have son.

      3. fantasyfog
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Kane could bang in a few now, we'll see

  17. Atimis
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Opinions on this?

    Before 18: TAA Hayden to Targett Grealish
    Before 19: Tomori to Aurier
    Before 20: Henderson to Guaita

    Henderson*
    TAA*/Soy/Lund
    Mane/Son/Dele/Maddison
    Vardy/Rash/Tammy

    Button/Tomori*/Hayden*/Rico

  18. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Need some Auba parting gifts.

    Top 100k would be nice.

  19. pingissimus
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Decent odds on Pereira to finish the season as top scoring defender?

    Looking at TAA to Kelly to get Pereira from Soy as a long term move.

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      For next 2-3 weeks, I dont think there would be much difference. Soyuncu is getting close to scoring goals, so I dont expect the difference between them to be that high.

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Agreed. Soyuncu missed from 2 yards this GW

        1. pingissimus
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Is that a good or bad thing! 🙂

          Just looking at it as a long term play and thinking I only want one premium defender and Pereira looks best right now. Very decent TV but the million or so saving from Trent feels significant.

          1. Amey
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Trent is absolutely brilliant & 100% worth the £ IMO.
            It's your call though 🙂
            I'd keep Taa & probably get Evans who is a good threat inside the box after ge 19

            1. pingissimus
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Brilliant as an attacking force but only value if cs appear surely. Liverpool may tighten up as the line gets nearer I guess but what I’ve seen of them doesn’t fill me with any confidence at all.

          2. Holmes
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            If it wasnt for Heaton head, it would have gone in 😀

            I have both and no plans to drop any of them, pretty much the only reliable defense at the moment.

      2. pingissimus
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Ty

        I’ll need to check stats in that case.

    2. Stef rocks
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Pereira should score more than Soyuncu, but not much more i think. Depends whether you can pay the extra 1.5M

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

      A lot of people were uncertain who to bench this week - a lot of advise was to bench Soy
      With Pereira the question doesn't even arise ... I am playing him every week ... I'm really glad I didn't go for Soy instead, even though the money would be useful

  20. cigan
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    1 FT 0 ITB. Easy save to have 2FT for the blank?

    Guaita
    TAA Soyuncu Willems
    Mane KDB Alli Maddison
    Vardy Abraham Jimenez

    Ryan Lundstram Cantwell Rico

    1. Stef rocks
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I wouldnt bench Lund!

  21. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Would be very convenient if Martial hits form about now

    1. Stef rocks
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I would be very cautiou getting him again - he is such an injury prone

  22. LM00091
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Kelly or Lundstram for GW17??

    1. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Both.

  23. SHOOTER MCGINN
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Got Fredericks coming off the bench tonight. Up the Hammers!

  24. Deulofail
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Off topic.

    Does anyone have any experience of working 'on call'?

    What sort of compensation do you get? What kind of work is it (e.g. customer support)? And what sort of workload do you get during those hours?

    Thanks, the pool of wisdom that is the FFS community. My guardian angels 😀

    P.S. come on Tierney!

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      As in customer service or front office executive kind of jobs where you have to inform clients, arrange meeting etc?

      I have worked in that position for 2 years and it was pretty boring to say the least. I mean its an easy task if everything goes smoothly but there are always some "bad characters" who spoil the mood.

      But in my case, I dont really like to talk with everyone, so its always tough. If you are comfortable with that, things would hopefully be easier.

      1. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks for your reply Holmes. I completely forgot I posted this.

        My employers have cut our bad compensation for customer service during evenings and weekends from 2-4 hours extra holiday per 6 hour shift to nothing, and we've had our commitment to the company questioned (basically threatening us) after complaining about it.

        I'm comfortable doing it, but I have my own job to do, and this is all outside of the contract :/

        1. Holmes
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Actually had similar situation as customer support wasnt part of my work but was supposed to do it anyway.

          Personally I would recommend to find a new job if possible. Things like this do look easy when we start working on it for few months/year but after that it turns into forced labour. Frustration, unnecessary headache etc etc...

          1. Deulofail
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Cheers. It's certainly a consideration 🙂

  25. Stef rocks
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    What to do with this team:

    Hendo
    TAA Pereira Lund
    Mane Son KDB Maddy
    Tammy Vardy Jimmy

    Button Kelly Cantwell Reid

    0.0 ITB 1FT

  26. Flynny
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Hi...0.7mitb. Good to save here? With a view to being in rash for jiminez somehow in gw18??

    Pope
    Taa soy funds (aurier Rico)
    Mane kdb maddison alli (nakamba)
    Vardy (c) abraham jiminez

    Thanks

    1. Stef rocks
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Mane Jimmy - Son Rash

      Makes sense wirh Mane blank and then Lei

      1. Flynny
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        It makes no sense to me to lose mane.....

        Either TAA or maddison will need to be the make weight

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

    I've been the biggest KDB season keeper preacher all season since picking up early.

    Is it time to put the bible down?

    Would leave me with no City for now.

    1. Stef rocks
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      No KDB is pure class - he is such a world class. Also watching him playing is like expecting to get an assist every time he has the ball

  28. FCSB
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Bench 1:

    1. Mount (BOU) have Tammy
    2. Lundstram (AVL) have Henderson
    3. Soyuncu (NOR) or Chillwell

    Thanks

  29. OverTinker
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Hendo
    TAA soy Lund (Rico, tomori)
    Mane, Son, Alli, Madison (dendo)
    Vardy, Tammy , Jimmy
    1 FT
    which transfer is more important this week

    1. Jimmy to Rashford
    2. Tomori to Kelly
    3. Tomori to Aurier
    4. Hendo to Guaita

  30. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Players can be world class at 16 but pub class at 25 and vice versa.