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Nine games without an FPL blank for Vardy as Norwich frustrate Leicester

Leicester City 1-1 Norwich City

  • Goals: Tim Krul (£4.5m) own-goal | Teemu Pukki (£6.6m)
  • Assists: Jamie Vardy (£10.1m) | Emiliano Buendia (£6.0m)
  • Bonus: Pukki x3, Wilfred Ndidi (£5.0m) x2, Caglar Soyuncu (£5.1m), Buendia x1

Norwich City dented Leicester’s title hopes and frustrated legions of Fantasy managers with a battling draw at the King Power Stadium.

Daniel Farke’s side delivered precious little pre-Christmas cheer to the 51.4% of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers with Jamie Vardy (£10.1m) in their teams by halting his eight-match scoring run.

That was doubly difficult to take for many as the striker was the most captained player of Gameweek 17.

And the Canaries didn’t stop there.

A goal from the thoroughly revived Teemu Pukki (£6.6m) meant that three of the top ten most popular FPL defenders – and the third most-owned goalkeeper in Kasper Schmeichel (£5.4m) – were denied clean sheet points as well.

Instead, those owning major Leicester assets had to make do with scraps.

Vardy seemed to have equalised when he headed home a James Maddison (£7.8m) corner after 38 minutes, only for replays to show his effort was going wide before Norwich keeper Tim Krul (£4.5m) pushed the ball into his own net.

That downgraded Vardy’s contribution to an assist (and just the five points overall) and chalked off the 28.1%-owned Maddison’s involvement entirely.

Only those who like a splash of seasonal schadenfreude would have been pleased with the zero-point return for Krul’s 2.2% ownership that the own-goal produced.

Similarly, only a bonus point award for the 20.6%-owned centre-half Caglar Soyuncu (£5.1m) elevated the returns of any of Leicester’s backline beyond the unremarkable.

All of this came about courtesy of an emerging resilience in a Norwich side that is still wildly inconsistent, but rather more determined to make a fight of it now that their injury issues have finally receded.

Even so, when the Premier League’s second most leaky defence travels to its third most productive attack, predicting goals was, well, predictable.

That Leicester were kept to just one – the first time they hadn’t scored at least twice at home since Gameweek 1 – was down to a fine combined effort from the visitors’ defenders, with three of the top four players for clearances, blocks and interceptions (CBI) wearing Norwich shirts.

Not that this was a bus-parking exercise.

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Norwich went toe-to-toe with Leicester across an entertaining encounter, with Pukki’s third goal in four Gameweeks not the only time he breached the Foxes’ backline.

The Finn’s strike was set up by a fine through-ball from the excellent Emiliano Buendia (£6.0m), whose five chances created on the day was only bettered by Maddison.

That sort of productivity is not a one-off for the 0.8%-owned Argentine either. His 41 chances created this season is a full 20 more than his closest rivals in the Norwich side, Pukki and Todd Cantwell (£4.7m), who also happen to be the only Canaries asset with double-digit ownership.

A relatively chunky price tag has probably put most FPL managers off Buendia, and Norwich’s upcoming schedule is unlikely to inspire many more.

A long-running theme involving a tough test and then a purportedly easier encounter kicks off over Gameweeks 18 and 19 with a visit from Wolves and then a trip to Aston Villa. Similar double-headers involving, among others, Spurs and then Crystal Palace and Liverpool and Wolves will take them all the way through to Gameweeks 28 and 29 and a home match with Leicester followed by Sheffield United away.

All of that means investment in their assets is going to be of the major punt variety, with Pukki’s proven goalscoring prowess – he’s found the net against all of the top four now – the only real temptation.

And even then, an injury scare for the striker might not help matters, although Farke’s post-match comments were not overly negative.

The Norwich boss said:

We’re a bit fearful of Teemu’s situation because it seems like he’s fractured his toe in the first half. It was pretty painful for him in the second half and I’m sure that if he had had full fitness he would have converted one or two of the chances for the second goal, but it says a lot about the character of the team that he wants to go further on and to play even with pain.

Regardless of the severity of the injury, Leicester’s players remain considerably more attractive.

Manager Brendan Rodgers has worked some adaptability into his squad, which is just as well with the Christmas fixture pile-up demanding rotation, especially as they also have a Carabao Cup quarter-final against Everton coming up this week.

The Foxes have switched to a 4-4-2, with Kelechi Iheanacho (£5.7m) supporting Vardy up front, on a couple of occasions now. That experiment lasted just 38 minutes against Norwich before the underwhelming Iheanacho was hooked for Demarai Gray (£5.1m) as Leicester reverted to a more standard 4-5-1, and then 4-3-3, formation, as Rodgers noted after the game:

We adjusted the shape. The shape worked very, very well for us last week away at Aston Villa, but we didn’t play the shape well and they were able to get inside us a little bit too easy. We wanted to make the change and then we made another change at half-time to go to 4-3-3. That gave us better positioning on the pitch, better coverage, and we were able to sustain our attacks a little bit more.

Gray, given his first minutes since Gameweek 13, was busy enough – only Vardy had more penalty area touches than the winger – and he could well take more playing time off the likes of Harvey Barnes (£5.9m) and Ayoze Perez (£6.1m) over the coming weeks.

How Rodgers shuffles his central midfield pack is of more concern to most Fantasy managers, however.

Maddison has missed just one league match, and Youri Tielemans (£6.6m) none at all, so far this season. But it seems inconceivable that the pair, owned by 28.1% and 8.4% respectively, will be asked to shoulder such a workload over the four Gameweeks shoehorned into a manic ten days that will round off this year and usher in 2020.

Leicester also have the small matter of Manchester City and Liverpool to play next.

Rodgers, you would think, will want to field his strongest side for those fixtures, marking out Gameweeks 20 and 21 (against West Ham and Newcastle) as peak rotation candidates.

Based on a lack of serious competition for his place, Vardy is arguably the closest to immunity from rotation.

He was certainly unlucky not to continue his scoring run against Norwich, forcing Krul into two saves as well as being denied his goal by the keeper’s (supposed) blunder.

Neither Liverpool’s nor Manchester City’s defence has overly impressed, but Vardy is yet to score against a ‘bigger’ club this campaign, so while he might well remain the most popular player in FPL for now, new managers are less likely to be welcomed into the fold in the short term.

The Foxes’ defence remains the best in the league for both goals conceded (11) and clean sheets (seven), but one shut-out over the last four Gameweeks and the possible risk of rotation – only Ben Chilwell (£5.8m) of their regular starters has had any rest at all – should spark a similar cooling-off period involving those at the back.

City and Liverpool have failed to score just the once between them all season to further curb any enthusiasm for those defensive assets.

How Leicester react to Norwich halting their eight-match winning run in the league will be instructive.

In the meantime, hold and hope for maximum minutes is likely to be the best policy for those of us heavily invested in their key performers over Christmas.

Leicester City XI (4-1-3-2): Schmeichel; Pereira, Evans, Soyuncu, Chilwell; Ndidi; Praet (Barnes 45′), Maddison, Tielemans; Vardy, Iheanacho (Gray 39′).

Norwich City XI (4-2-3-1): Krul; Aarons, Zimmermann, Godfrey, Byram; Trybull (Stiepermann 86′), Tettey; Buendia (Vrancic 90′), McLean, Cantwell (Hernandez 84′); Pukki.

Members Analysis

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  1. rainy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Price Changes - 16th December 2019

    🔺  Lundstram (5.2)

    🔻  C.Wilson (7.4), Darlow (4.3), Rose (5.3), Winks (5.2), Mount (6.5)

    1. Teahupo'o
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      1-0

      Cheers Rainy 🙂

    2. waldo666
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Cheers Rainy, I need not have been so hasty!

      1. Teahupo'o
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Same here. Still, better than the other way around.

        1. waldo666
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Indeed.

    3. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      -_- Why is fpl stats so out of whack?

      1. waldo666
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Not really though is it? All predictions were pretty borderline, not like anyone was siting +/- 104. They are just predictions after all.

        1. have you seen cyan
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          you used to be able to rely on it, you cant anymore. Lunds was not mnassively ahead of the other 3 he were meant to be rising. Its inaccuracy is forcing early moves for Kelly etc b4 he has even played because its indicating he is rising. Its annoying, it normally gets tweaked in the seaosn and gets accurate, this is the worst I ever saw it

          1. have you seen cyan
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            this is what fpl stats said 40 mins ago:
            Lund - 101.0
            Rico - 100.9
            Kelly - 100.8
            Henderson - 100.1

            1. waldo666
              • 13 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Yep, surely you read that and think it could go either way, even for Lundstram.

          2. waldo666
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Annoying sure but it's not forcing anyone to do anything, you make your moves or don't, based on the information you have.

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

            You have to pay the subscription fee to get the most accurate results. Been 100% since I signed up this season.

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

              Really? I can't find where u can sign up.

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

            Mate it’s free to use and no-one forces you to rely on it. If you’re not happy, why not make your own algorithm and share it with us?

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

      Thanks rainy

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

      Lundstram need 2m more to reach real price

    6. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Jesus Lunny. Mount down but doesn't change my SP, cheers

    7. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      The Lord Hath Risen

      1. jia you
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I was very late boarding that train but he's risen 0.6 since I bought him!

  2. jdp219
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Apologies for open-ended question, but really not sure how (or if) to use 2FTs, 0.3itb. Tielemans is pretty obvious sell, but not much in his price range. Tiel > Grealish?

    Aurier, Soy, Lunds, Rico, TAA
    Mane, Alli, KDB, Cantwell, Tielemans
    Vardy, Jim, Tammy

    1. waldo666
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Guessing the 0.3 doesn't allow you enough to do much with Cantwell?

      1. jdp219
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Not particularly, no... 5.0 max.

      2. jdp219
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Unless I downgrade to Donck for more funds.

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

        Would bin TAA for that extra fund.

    2. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Tielemans to Grealish and save one FT

      1. jdp219
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        More or less what I was thinking. Other thought was Zaha.

  3. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Repost. Sorry for that. I would apreciate any help here.

    What to do here. Best move for a hit ? 0 FT and 0.9 ITB

    I think that nobody has this bad team for next GW

    Heaton
    Soy-Lundstram-Kelly-Tomori
    Maddison-McGinn-Alli
    Kane-Jimenez(C)-Vardy

    Button-Nakamba-Salah-TAA

    Thinking to do Maddison to Martial for a hit

    1. waldo666
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      No way, surely Tomori goes if taking a hit?

      1. Niho992
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Idk yet. Dont like to take hits for defenders.

        Martial has great fixtures and i think it s time to sell Maddison. Three from Leicester is too much imk

        1. Niho992
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Imo*

      2. FPL Theorist
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I agree, I don't understand taking Maddison out just because of 2 bad fixtures followed by good ones.

        So either replace Tomori, or replace TAA and bench Tomori until you can get him out for free.

        1. Niho992
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          It s not because his fixture its because i have 3 Leicesters imo

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

      Why ? Tom is your fire. Tom to rico. Imo

      1. Niho992
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        What if Tomori is fit ? Chelsea defence was awful last few GWs and i think he could start some games again

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

          Chelsea defence is awful whether or not he plays.

  4. The FPL Units
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone know if Reid is returning soon? Last I saw he is back to full training?

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

      He's training But I can't see pel using him. He was training a few months ago. And was not used. But if he does become active nice at the price. On my watch list.

  5. Srv210
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    This question is looming large again for me, I have got mane but salah looks like coming back to form and playing more advanced

    Mane to _____(having match this week)
    ______ to salah next week

    Or just keep mane and stop overthinking

    1. waldo666
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      A very real option if like me you have no value tied up, I just shipped Mane for Son and will probably look to bring Salah in rather than Mane back. I do still have my WC too, fwiw.

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

      Salah plays up front for one game. In one of klops rotations. Wait and see. If you have no value in mane. And free fts. Then mane move ok . But if it cost you. To knee jurky. Unless you don't have 11 playing.

    3. jia you
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Mane to KDB for me and will upgrade one of KDB/Son to Salah/Mane in a few weeks

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

      I’m considering the same. Probably won’t do it though, Mane was so close to a goal with that ridiculous offside call, and Salah’s 2nd was freakish - on another day Mane outscores Salah in that match, as he has been this season so far.

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

        Very much this.

  6. Roy Rovers
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Any thoughts on this 3-5-2 WC?.....

    Heaton / Henderson
    Dunk / Lund / Kelly / Rico / Targett
    Sterling / Alli / Son / KDB / Grealish
    Vardy / Rashford /Ayew

    0.6ITB for Sterling > Salah

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

      Would rather have kdb than sterling. If pep liked the way they played today. Kdb up front. No.10 floating. Bargin

      1. Roy Rovers
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I have KDB

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

        Saying that. I know madd has to bad fixtures. But for a wild card and with posible rotation with salah/mane. I would go with madd. You can upgrade to salah/mane/sterling when fixtures get easy. Or one shows the best form.

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

      I do like your grealish/target move. Getting then in my self

  7. NATSTER
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    I had no chance to watch Mousset in the game with Villa. How poor was he?

    The report says that he had just a few touches over 61 minutes with no shot and no chance created. Do these stats reflect his true performance?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      https://members.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/matches/1059869/

      Average position and penalty touches not great.

      1. NATSTER
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Yeah. That's where I checked his stats and wondering if it was really that bad.

  8. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    finally caught my mini league leader up in last 2 weeks. Gap is only 12 now and he has no one left. Can my Zaha get that 12?
    😀 Does Zaha do braces?

    1. FPL Theorist
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Seems unlikely, but maybe 1G/1A (winning a pen scored by Mili) would do the job?

    2. Wakanda
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      it will be 10 point gap ...getting closer

    3. jia you
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      need 15 from him to win my cup tie lol

  9. BigBillyBass
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    How’s she looking? G2G?

    Guaita (Pope)
    Aurier Lund Kelly Rico (Soy)
    Son(c) Alli KDB (Tielemans Mane)
    Vardy Rash Mousset

  10. Nabs Kebabs
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Think I'm gonna pass on Rashford and Martial for now. Will bring KDB back in and give him the armband.

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

      Won't be playing Arsenal every week.

      1. Nabs Kebabs
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        lol

      2. Nabs Kebabs
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        he's only best player in the league, nothing major

        1. Niho992
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Cause Henderson plays baseball

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

    would like to replace my liverpool assets until GW 25 where i will bring them back..
    Any prominent suggestions for a defender and a midfielder

    My line up
    Henderson
    Lundstram, doherty , XXX
    Grealish, Pulisic, KDB , Ali , XXX
    Jesus, Tammy

    1. Dr. Agabuse
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Would just bench and play your third striker.

      Aurier in def

  12. De Gea is GOAT
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Hey guys. 2FT here. Any advice on what to do with this team?

    Currently thinking of doing TAA, Tielemans to Son and Aurier.

    Pope Button
    Soy Lunds TAA Kelly Willems
    Mane KDB Mount Tiele Zaha
    Vardy Tammy Ings

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

    Ryan
    Rico - Lundstram - Aurier
    Maddison - Mount - Son - Traore
    Vardy - Abraham - Rashford

    sub: Gazzaniga - Kelly - Soyuncu - Mane*

    Would you do Maddison -> Kdb for - 4 now and bring him back after city and live with 2FT? Plan is :

    18) Maddi -> Kdb
    19) save
    20) Mount and Traore -> Madison and Dendocker

    Thanks

    18) Maddi ->

    1. FPL Theorist
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Not for a hit

  14. white lightning
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Just after some advice please with 2 ft's & 0 bank. My team before trades:

    Ryan (Heaton)
    Lundstram, Rico, Kelly (Soyuncu, TAA)
    Son, Alli, Pulisic, Cantwell (Mane)
    Vardy, Rashford, Abraham

    Is this worth a -4 hit:
    Pulisic out - Grealish in
    Abraham out - Jimenez in
    Alli out - KDB in

    Thoughts & thanks.

    1. Dr. Agabuse
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      First one

      1. waldo666
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        This.

    2. jia you
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Alli to KDB is seriously kneejerky!

      1. Bushwhacker
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Not if you own Son.

  15. Letsgo!
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    For gw18,

    Pope
    Lund dunk aurier
    Alli zaha cantwell kdb
    Vardy rash abraham

    Subs:button, soyuncu, vvd and mane

    2FT but no one seems to interest me. Any suggestion?

    Am happy didnt sell kdb to son or zaha to grealish for this gw17.haha

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

      What do you have in the bank?

    2. Dr. Agabuse
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Zaha Grealish now

      1. Letsgo!
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Zaha grealish?what do u mean?

  16. Dr. Agabuse
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Pulisic out seems like a priority.

    KDB and Grealish
    for Salah and him

    1. jia you
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Feels great to be shot of him, a disaster he has been, 5 blanks and captained him (rather stupidly in hindsight) v WHU!

      1. Soto Ayam
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Me too. Wanna take him out this week, but for who? Have mane, kdb, Alli, grealish. Fleck woulve been perfect, only thinking fodder as it may allow me to upgrade Tammy or Jimenez in the near future

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

    Mount to Grealish?

  18. Lukakus Unit
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    So, if Grealish plays midweek and gets a yellow, he's out for GW18 right?

    1. Roy Rovers
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      No.....if he gets sent off... Yes

      1. Lukakus Unit
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Cool, thanks!

  19. jia you
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Can move on Zaha for any mid up to 8.0 but those fixtures!
    NEW (A)
    WHU (H)
    SOU (A)
    NOR (A)
    ARS (H

    1. jia you
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      could be Pulisic all over again, 5 blanks, lol

    2. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Hmmm, what's current mid and attack

      1. jia you
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        It has changed after selling Mane and Pulisic:
        KDB Son Alli Zaha McGinn
        Vardy Rashford Jimenez

        1. Tsparkes10
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          I'm struggling myself, so many options but no standouts. Difficult to bench any of those but it's needed for Christmas I guess

          1. jia you
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            McGinn is permanently benched in my team but not getting rid with the Christmas fixtures as you say

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

          Cannot see the logic of two Spurs mids. They had one week where they both were explosive, the upside of Son and Alli isn’t the same as Sterling and KDB IMHO even though that’s been a deadend of late until today it always IS possible.

          1. jia you
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            going without a LIV mid for a couple of GWs at least so it's very affordable for me atm

            1. Bushwhacker
              • 4 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Just seems like there’s better odds of returns elsewhere.

              1. jia you
                • 7 Years
                4 years, 3 months ago

                I got in Son and KDB for Mane and Pulisic. Don't think I could've gotten any better despite the double up tbh?

                1. Bushwhacker
                  • 4 Years
                  4 years, 3 months ago

                  Tempted by Richarlison with Evertons fixtures ; not sure anyone will blank Leicester assets either but fair enough.

  20. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    A) Holgate, Grealish, Tammy
    B) Aurier, Grealish, Jiminez
    C) Aurier, Dendo, Rash
    D) Holgate, Rash, Traore/Cantwell

    1. jia you
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      C as long as Dendo is bench fodder

    2. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Would mean playing mousset or him every week

      1. jia you
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        hmmm tough, could be a very weak spot in your CITY although you prob know more about Mousset's nailedness than me

        1. jia you
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          *in your XI

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

      B

    4. Dr. Agabuse
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      B

  21. squ1rrel
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Have been too busy this year to play this game, haven't touched my team in ten weeks and logged on today to see 102 points...

    1. jia you
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      ban

    2. waldo666
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Hahaha, ya gotta love that! 🙂

      1. squ1rrel
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        captain KDB, still have haller and pukki lol

        1. Dr. Agabuse
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Cool kids

      2. jia you
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Yup, prob if we left our teams from GW19 with Salah or KDB even as permacap we would do ok... chasing captaincy hauls can be a handicap 😉

        1. squ1rrel
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          and lundstram coming off the bench haha

          1. jia you
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            wow, what's you OR?

            1. The Darkest Knight
              • 13 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              don't ask these type of question when somebody is enjoying a totally different thing... 😉

              1. squ1rrel
                • 9 Years
                4 years, 3 months ago

                exactly. OR was 30k when I cared. May or may not have dropped a few mil.

  22. waldo666
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Who to start?

    A) Soy
    B) Rico

    1. BNMC
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Rico for sure

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Rico

    3. waldo666
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Cheers both.

  23. BNMC
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Unpopular opinion: It's possible to do well without Robertson or TAA.

    There's just a stigma that we have to own one or both of them because they're the most expensive and top scoring defenders from last year, and they play for the best team in the league. But it's telling that Villa, a team in 17th, have just one less clean sheet than LIV. We've seen this season that there is value in cheaper defenders.

    Tempted to sell Robbo this week. He gives me so much money to invest elsewhere.

    1. jia you
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      They have not been worth their price tags that's for sure! Going without seems perfectly fine to me at least until their fixtures turn end of January... feel a LIV triple up will be needed then myself!

      1. Dr. Agabuse
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Think the mids are turning up lately and i want them both. But defenders should go now

    2. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I'm getting rid of TAA until likely gw 25

      1. BNMC
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        GW25 is a nice turning point. LIV's fixtures get easier and LEI's get harder. Maybe I'd plan to sell Soy at that time.

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

      undoubtedly. I'd even argue that your team is worse off having them. I've had the double up until last gw (16) btw. The 200+ scores last season were absurd (VVD, Robbo) and TAA would have been up there too if he played more minutes.

      Looks like they've just kept 3 (2?) cleansheets in a row though. I've been telling myself all year that they're the best value players in the game but there is much better value at the back this year (Lund, Soy/Evans) and possibly even Aurier.

      And I'm someone who's a huge proponent of big at the back, even with 5 premium defenders. But this is not the season for it.

  24. BNMC
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Jimenez owners thinking of captaining him next week?

    1. The Darkest Knight
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      yes... Right now he is in pole position for my team... other option is Alli for me.

    2. jia you
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      nah he is a steady Eddie but well down on the armband list of candidates... Son or KDB for me with Rashford third choice atm

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

      100%.

      1. Wensink
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        (Captaining him 100%.)

    4. waldo666
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Sure am.

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

      its tempting but Norwich aren't that leaky anymore

  25. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Mason Holgate anyone? Played midfield today and not the worst fixtures

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

      Think he only played there due to the illness to Sigurdsson overnight, so not sure how nailed he is

  26. bench boost for every gamew…
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    I just saw that substitute affair with Kean. I hope destiny will come back and haunt Ferguson, Arsenal to batter them 5-0 and new manager take sover immediately. Then he can stand there and feel the pain of humilitian for 90 minutes. He was an idiot on the field he seems to be such as a manager too

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

      why does it make him an idiot?

      1. bench boost for every gamew…
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        because what he did was showing clear signs of someone with a lower grade of intelligence and a total non-awareness of what rules and customs society is made of/by (idiot in greek means "a person who does not know anything about politics or society")

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

          i dont think he meant any disrespect from it... but i also think he is trying to make a name for himself... taking his jacket off and just standing out in the cold and rain is an example of that... hes a big character and hes milking his time in the limelight

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

            I think it was a needless, cruel act. He knows full well strikers’ oxygen is confidence and to do that to one of his own players was shameful. But to be expected from a thug like him.

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

              do you think he is racist?

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

                I have absolutely no idea. Strange question.

          2. bench boost for every gamew…
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            exactly my point, he clearly lacks whatever skills is needed to function in a society, if you don´t understand you are humiliating a 19 year old kid then he is a stupid as he was when he played. Then he buttheaded people without no provocation whatsoever and was handed a red card and even a fine once. No he shall be punished by a horrible team performances for 90 minutes so he can stand there in the rain and soaking in what he´s done. 10 other players he could have chosen instead so that bull about wasting time, ugh.. dignity, sense and compassion

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

              I think he knew full well what he was doing. Which makes it a lot worse in my book.

              1. bench boost for every gamew…
                • 7 Years
                4 years, 3 months ago

                Of course he was

                Or he would have been totally drunk not to remember 13 minutes back-) Not impossible due to the heavy volume he has been drinking in the past, sorry kidding but i got winded up by that. One thing is that it is an unspoken gentlemanship rule that subs shall not be subbed but it also disrespecting what football are so keen to adress, fellowship and togetherness. Never i have i seen a man that lonely in a stadium of 50k people.

                1. Bushwhacker
                  • 4 Years
                  4 years, 3 months ago

                  Player comes on, doesn’t do what he’s been asked to do, doesn’t listen, you yank him off. No room for freaking kid fingers in a professional sport.

                  1. bench boost for every gamew…
                    • 7 Years
                    4 years, 3 months ago

                    No, you take responsibility as manager after the game, in conversation to make it clear what you want. And if he was displeased with his performance and took him off because of that and not admitted that public he´s a coward.

                    Not the same situation but when Xhaka was booed upon by own fans, Emery was a coward in not protecting and supporting his player, instead he went for the clowns. If you do that you are doomed to lose the group of players you are supposed to be in charge of.

                    1. Bushwhacker
                      • 4 Years
                      4 years, 3 months ago

                      https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50802290

                      Perfectly good explanation of why he was pulled. He was less useful in 18 minutes than Niasse was in a handful. He was crap, got pulled off because he was so ineffective he could have cost Everton the game. Harsh lesson but honestly Silva already put Kean’s time on Merseyside on a short fuse.

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

    How does this look?

    Henderson
    Rico Lundstram Chilwell
    Son Alli KDB Mount
    Jimenez Vardy Abraham

    Button Dendoncker Soyuncu TAA

    0FT, 2.4itb

    Thanks

    1. bench boost for every gamew…
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      looks fine

      Mount has probably sung his last verse, but you may have to sing it out one more week-)

  28. BNMC
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Not sure whether to hold or sell Mousset. I've owned him for the last 3 weeks and got no returns out of him. What frustrates me is he hasn't been playing full 90s, but I feel like he may get more game time over Christmas due to rotation.

    I have money to swap him for Jimenez, but doing Tammy to Rashford is also tempting. What to do?

    1. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      He won't play 90s, not fit enough yet. But I'm happy to own for next 2, good fixtures and cheap. May shift after that

    2. bench boost for every gamew…
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      you mean gets less minutes due to rotation?

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

      I think his gametime gets managed over christmas with so many games. I'd look to upgrade him if you have the cash

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

    Hey lads. Genuinely stuck with what to do here. Have 2 FT & 0.2 ITB

    Pope - (Button)
    Aurier - Soy - Lund - Kelly - (Tomori)
    Mane - KDB - Zaha - (Mane - Guendouzi)
    Tammy - Kane - Vardy

    Transfers to make and who to cappy?

    Cheers!

  30. rodragon
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    1.Pulisic + tomori to Richarlison+targett
    2.or Grealish+Aurier
    For free
    Thanks!!!