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Scoutcast Episode 337 – Are Salah and Jimenez now ‘broken shields’?

Fantasy Premier League managers face a tough choice over the season run-in regarding players they have trusted for returns for most of the campaign.

Well-owned and usually reliable players, like Raul Jimenez (£8.3m) at Wolves and Mohamed Salah (£12.6m) at Liverpool, are starting to look laboured in matches. Speaking of labour, Mrs Jimenez is due to give birth soon, which will give the Mexico striker’s owners further anxiety of starts, albeit for understandable reasons.

Joe is joined by Az and Andy to ponder what to do with ‘broken shields’ like Jimenez and Salah, who are no longer protecting FPL managers’ ranks as they have done previously.

Elsewhere, there is an array of low-owned and kindly priced ‘swords’ already helping to boost ranks. Young starlets such as Manchester United’s Mason Greenwood (£4.6m) and City’s Phil Foden (£5.4m) are attracting considerable interest from our trio.

Joe and Andy are considering the previously unthinkable and ditching the likes of Salah. Az has gone one step further, jettisoning the Liverpool midfielder already to stock up on assets from the Manchester clubs. This latest episode considers the ideal triple-ups from the red and blue halves of Manchester.

Spurs have an enticing fixture against whipping boys Bournemouth in Gameweek 34. What can possibly go wrong when transferring in and captaining Jose Mourinho’s troops in an easy-on-paper fixture? Our trio weighs up the merits of cherry-picking defences over the next few Gameweeks.

Az takes his turn to pick a differential. There are clean sheets over the season run-in to focus on and our Scoutcast trio reveal their transfer and captain plans.

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

    What's the deal with Holgate? Picked an Injury?

    1. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      looks like it. Self inflicted tackle injury.

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

        No news from carlo?

    2. iL PiStOlErO
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      It says he picked a knock so maybe he will sit on the bench this game yes. Precaution.

  2. timawflowers
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Mahrez or Forden?

    1. iL PiStOlErO
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Mahrez

    2. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Mahrez

    3. Don Kloppeone
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Mahrez

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        both

    4. FlashGilbert
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Mahrez

  3. timawflowers
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Foden even

  4. Whats the Mata?
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Son (bou) to Foden or Sterling cap (NEW) FOR A HIT - viable or madness?

    1. Don Kloppeone
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Don’t do it for a hit. Son is the only talent left in that team and he’s selfish so will do well

  5. yer old da
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    G2G and roll the FT, or either:

    A. Upgrade Holgate > Aurier/Mendy/Azpi
    B. Jimenez > Kane

    Pope
    TAA, Doherty, Femenia
    Salah, KDB(c), Bruno(vc), Pulisic
    Rashford, Jimenez, Greenwood

    Subs: Martin, Holgate, Lascelles, Davis

    1. Najoman86
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Great side. A Jimenez > Kane move could be gold in terms of rank if Kane returns

    2. Don Kloppeone
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      How much do you have itb that these are your options?!

      I say hold this week. G2G

      1. yer old da
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        3m in the bank

        1. Don Kloppeone
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Nice!

  6. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Think I’m going to save FT this week with this lot:

    1FT 0.4itb
    Pope
    TAA, Doherty, Kiko
    Salah, KDB (C), Mahrez, Bruno, Pulisic
    Rashford, Greenwood
    (Martin) (Jimi, Lascelles, Simpson)

    Then plan for GW35+ would prob be:
    Jimi, Pulisic > Vardy, Foden (2FT)

    Agree with sticking this week and the plan?

    1. Kuzser
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      easy save

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        I’d do the Foden move early if we get news of a Pulisic benching tonight

        1. Kuzser
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          not fancy playing Jimi?
          I was thinking about getting Foden for Mount, but thought triple City mid would be too much..and took a punt on Sarr

          1. Don Kloppeone
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            If I played Jimi who would I bench? Last week I did that and benched Greenwood and we saw how that went!

  7. _Gunner
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Who do you think will score more?

    A- Foden + VVD -4
    B- Nkeitah + TAA

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

      B

    2. wulfrunian
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      b

  8. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Best keeper for the remaining games under 5.4? Patricio, Lloris, Pope?

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Using wildcard or?

        1. My heart goes Salalalalah
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          No chips left. 2ft and want to get a City attacker in place of Ederson

          1. @persecuted_by_mods
              3 years, 8 months ago

              I'd keep ederson but pope from the rest

        2. Najoman86
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Pope has the runs on the board.
          Considered Fabianski? Has a favourable run of remaining fixtures

          1. My heart goes Salalalalah
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            Had Pope all season until last wc. Just think now is not the time, but I do love him though. Maybe I should get him 😆

        3. Jimjam
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Very tempted by Patricio

          1. My heart goes Salalalalah
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            I'm on Pat atm, with Doherty double up...

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

          Martinez of course!

          1. My heart goes Salalalalah
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            *in the voice of a granny from the Bronx* OH HEELLL NO SON!

      • Pep Roulette
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        When is Klopp's press conference?

        1. @persecuted_by_mods
            3 years, 8 months ago

            It's on the tweets section of this site, 12:30

            1. Pep Roulette
              • 6 Years
              3 years, 8 months ago

              Cheers fam

        2. @persecuted_by_mods
            3 years, 8 months ago

            Re early team news, the fpl site usually takes around 40 seconds to update at the deadline which is the exact time teams on twitter drop their line up

            It's a dangerous game to play, as sometimes it updates too fast, or the Twitter line up doesn't get posted asap but I've used this successfully a few times to refresh Twitter, see the line up, switch tabs back to fpl and confirm my transfer that I've got lined up!

            1. Pep Roulette
              • 6 Years
              3 years, 8 months ago

              We've Rockstar now

              1. @persecuted_by_mods
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  Not always, for example not tonight

                  1. Pep Roulette
                    • 6 Years
                    3 years, 8 months ago

                    He isn't available tonight?

                  2. Don Kloppeone
                    • 6 Years
                    3 years, 8 months ago

                    How come?

                    1. @persecuted_by_mods
                        3 years, 8 months ago

                        He said on twitter we won't get news tonight

                        1. Don Kloppeone
                          • 6 Years
                          3 years, 8 months ago

                          How annoying. Thanks for heads up. Btw I find that just refreshing on here is sometimes quicker than doing the Twitter game as so many are all over the best sources.

                        2. Orion
                          • 13 Years
                          3 years, 8 months ago

                          As I remember, he said no news “next week”... Not next gameweek 😀 Let’s hope he shows himself tonight...

                • Don Kloppeone
                  • 6 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  Rockstar baby

              2. EWH2020
                • 10 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                Any press conferences?

                1. CostaCoffee
                  • 10 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  Dyche - 10:30am
                  Bruce - 12 noon
                  Klopp - 12:30pm
                  Nuno - 1:15pm
                  Guardiola - 1:30pm
                  Moyes - 1:30pm
                  Hasenhüttl - 2pm

              3. TheBabyfacedAssassin
                • 14 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                A. Mahrez > KdB
                B. Salah, DCL > KdB, Kane (-4)

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

                  B

                2. Don Kloppeone
                  • 6 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  B could be golden but I wouldn’t risk it for a hit personally. Depends on your rank and how much risk you have appetite for

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

                  B

              4. D.Glynn
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 4 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                1 ft, best option to save or any recommendations? 0.3 itb.
                Patricio
                TAA Doherty Aurier
                Salah KDB Bruno Son Martial
                Jimmy Greenwood

                Martin Lascelles Robinson Ayew
                Who to C?

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

                  Bruno

                2. Kuzser
                  • 6 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  KDB

              5. C'mon the Fylde
                • 8 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                William or Pullisic?
                Who is most likely to haul?

                1. @persecuted_by_mods
                    3 years, 8 months ago

                    When Puli explodes it's going to be a monster haul

                  • CostaCoffee
                    • 10 Years
                    3 years, 8 months ago

                    Pulisic looks way more likely to score points. Willian pretty much relying on penalties

                    1. C'mon the Fylde
                      • 8 Years
                      3 years, 8 months ago

                      Cheers, guys!

                  • Miguel Sanchez
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 7 Years
                    3 years, 8 months ago

                    Pulisic - explosion imminent

                2. g40steve
                  • 6 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  Pope, Will Spuds keep all clean?

                3. MattysFantasyFooty
                  • 10 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  Good to go?

                  Pope
                  Van Dijk Saiss Aurier
                  KDB C Mahrez Bruno Martial Saka
                  Jiminez Rashford

                  Patricio Alonso Nketiah Lascelles

                  1. Miguel Sanchez
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 7 Years
                    3 years, 8 months ago

                    Yup - maybe nudge Nkeitah above Alonso on bench

                4. EgyptianKing
                  • 5 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  Salah or Mane to Sterling?

                  1. Meg
                    • 3 Years
                    3 years, 8 months ago

                    I did Mane to Salah this week so it's a complete lottery

                5. I Member
                  • 8 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  Best defender up to 4.8m? Saiss?

                6. Meg
                  • 3 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  Please can I have your input guys for my free hit team

                  DDG
                  Azpi TAA Aurier
                  Mahrez Foden KDB Bruno Martial
                  Kane Auba

                  Martin 4.0 4.0 Connolly

                  Thank you all and best of luck

                  1. Mayor of Flair
                    • 9 Years
                    3 years, 8 months ago

                    Ederson instead of DDG maybe?

                    Otherwise brilliant

                  2. CostaCoffee
                    • 10 Years
                    3 years, 8 months ago

                    Reece James over Azpi

                  3. 2999 - Lady of Legend
                    • 3 Years
                    3 years, 8 months ago

                    Looks nice!

                  4. AC/DC AFC
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 8 Years
                    3 years, 8 months ago

                    I would say Greenwood lools explosive with both feet and almost merits captain too.

                7. Kuzser
                  • 6 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  Is anything worth a hit here?
                  0.3 itb.
                  1) gtg
                  2) Lund-> Kiko or any 4.9def and play him instead of Baldock

                  Krul
                  TAA - Doherty - Baldock
                  KdB(C) - Fernandes - Martial-Mahrez - Sarr
                  Rashford - Jimenez

                  1. Don Kloppeone
                    • 6 Years
                    3 years, 8 months ago

                    I’d roll the FT mate

                8. Mayor of Flair
                  • 9 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  Richarlison -> Pulisic for a free?

                  1. Miguel Sanchez
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 7 Years
                    3 years, 8 months ago

                    If no other issues looks good

                  2. linkafu
                    • 4 Years
                    3 years, 8 months ago

                    Yes or Willian (penalty spot)

                9. jaguar shark
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 10 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  Punting on a Mahrez captain... wish me luck!

                  1. The Red Devil
                    • 9 Years
                    3 years, 8 months ago

                    It's kdb week mate 😉

                  2. Valar(Keith)
                    • 14 Years
                    3 years, 8 months ago

                    Same here. Good luck to both of us. Tempted by salah too though. Looks like the ultimate differential captain atm and that rarely happens

                  3. potatoace
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 12 Years
                    3 years, 8 months ago

                    Sure, why not.
                    So long as he sets up 2 kdb goals.

                10. The Red Devil
                  • 9 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  Any early Liverpool team news source, wondering if mane/Salah will be benched?

                  1. Tempestic
                    • 5 Years
                    3 years, 8 months ago

                    bruh they dont even play today that'd be some extreme lineup leak

                    1. The Red Devil
                      • 9 Years
                      3 years, 8 months ago

                      Naah, I know, I meant any rumours or something of that sort

                11. No Totti No Party
                  • 12 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  My team is
                  Pope
                  TAA Doc Lasceles
                  Salah KDB Bruno William
                  Auba Green Jimmy
                  Hendo Targett dLuiz(villa) Basham

                  Im considering Target - > 5.3 m defender (Aurier, or maybe Keane)
                  Any ideas ?

                  1. thomashl
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 7 Years
                    3 years, 8 months ago

                    Aurier seems a good transfer!

                12. linkafu
                  • 4 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  Wolves looked so bad... What to do with Jimi and Traoré?

                13. Klaren
                  • 6 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  Any suggestions on this team?

                  Martinez, Button
                  TAA, AWB, Boly, Saiss, Lamptey
                  Salah, KDB, Martial, Son, Pulisic
                  Rashford, Jimenez, Nketiah

                  2 FT, 0.1 iTB

                  1. Mr. O'Connell
                    • 11 Years
                    3 years, 8 months ago

                    I've got a very, very similar setup with 2FT. Getting Bruno in? If so, which United player you plan to lose?

                    1. Klaren
                      • 6 Years
                      3 years, 8 months ago

                      Ideally I'd get him in for AWB but I think that will lead to a -4 at some point between now and GW36 as I want Vardy and 2 more City for that GW (in addition to Bruno).

                      Son and Rashford to Bruno and Vardy is an option I'm considering but don't want to do that this GW due to Son/Vardy fixtures.

                  2. C'mon the Fylde
                    • 8 Years
                    3 years, 8 months ago

                    Salah for Mahrez
                    It's what I did.

                    1. Klaren
                      • 6 Years
                      3 years, 8 months ago

                      Thanks. I'm considering Salah for Sterling but not 100% sure Sterling will start. I think same risk applies to Mahrez.

                      Foden is the only option who I'm pretty sure will start this match other than KDB but Foden isn't really as attractive as the other two for me.

                14. Champions League Varane
                  • 5 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  GTG..?.
                  Anything worth a hit?

                  Allison
                  Trent Doherty C.Taylor
                  (K)DB Son Bruno Martial Foden
                  Jimenez Rashy.

                  McCarthy,DCL,Justin,Lascelles.

                15. JELLYFISH
                  • 11 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  DDG >Ederson
                  Pulisic > Martial (have Rash and Bruno)

                  worth doing for a -4 ?

                  1. Champions League Varane
                    • 5 Years
                    3 years, 8 months ago

                    I’m biased so yes do it

                    Would rather Allison than Ederson too

                    1. JELLYFISH
                      • 11 Years
                      3 years, 8 months ago

                      seeing Allison in a few teams on here so was wondering that.

                16. ididnt
                  • 12 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  Pope
                  TAA, Doherty, Femenia
                  Salah, Mahrez, Bruno(c), Martial, St Max
                  DCL, Jimenez

                  Subs: McCarthy, Taylor, Jota

                  Do I?
                  A) Salah > KdB
                  B) Salah / St Max > KdB & Antonio/Willian/Pulisic -4

                17. Juza
                  • 7 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  DDG DCL out, Ederson Greenwood in?

                  1. JELLYFISH
                    • 11 Years
                    3 years, 8 months ago

                    Similar moves to me (see above).

                    Allison seems to be the preferred premium keeper of choice over Ederson though

                    1. Juza
                      • 7 Years
                      3 years, 8 months ago

                      have and plan to keep TAA, so It was just to have another gk and cover City defense, for lack of better options...