Great Expectations

Can Leandro Trossard build on his debut FPL season and dodge the Brighton rotation?

Just before the start of the 2019/20 season, Brighton and Hove Albion signed Leandro Trossard (£6.0m) for a fee of around £15m.

I was very excited: he had just come off the back of the best season of his career, registering 14 goals and seven assists for Genk as they won the Belgian top flight.

His skilful playstyle and favoured position on the left wing combined with his Belgian nationality inevitably drew comparisons to the departing Eden Hazard.

Trossard tried to distance himself from the hype, but I couldn’t help but think we had pulled off a real coup.

The player said about himself:

I like one against ones. I’m quite fast, turning. I hope I can show you so you know how my style is.

Now reflecting on Trossard’s first season in the Premier League, I’ve been left a bit disappointed, both by Trossard’s overall performances (bar a couple of decent goals and display) and how I feel Potter has used him throughout the campaign.

I’m going to use this article to take a look at Trossard in more detail and hopefully, give a bit more insight into how I expect Albion to line up next season – and who (if any) of the Brighton boys we should be considering for our 2020/21 squads.



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  1. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    White signing a new contract at BRI is one of two things.

    1. He will start alongside Dunk.

    2. They want to sell him to the highest bidder.

    Could have another nailed 4.5 on the cards.

    1. Limbo
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      I'd imagine they're securing his contract against a perm move back to Leeds.

    2. Flair
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Could be that they play a 3 ATB. Useful for Lamptey and Ryan.

  2. ZAWAd25
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Rate this draft please, assuming Vinagre is nailed

    McCarthy
    TAA | Vinagre | Justin
    Salah | Auba | Son | Soucek
    Werner | Ings | Mitrovic

    (Nyland Taylor Stephens Mitchell)

    Appreciate any tips!

    1. Flair
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Feel like I've seen this draft 5 times before. Pretty template, I wouldn't feel great starting Mitro, Justin and Soucek. I'd rather downgrade Son to Ziyech and upgrade Justin to Davies/Dier

      1. nico05
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Justin should be nailed for a couple of months imo & played well after the restart

        1. Flair
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          Leicester are dreadful defensively

  3. Pukki Party
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Thoughts? Money itb to do chelsea mid to KdB or Fernandes. Undecided on Ryan/KwP vs McCarthy/Lamptey. Will decide on Chelsea mid depending on Pulisic fitness, between him and a punt on Ziyech.

    Ryan
    TAA Robbo Vinagre KWP
    Salah Son (che mid) Anguissa
    Jimenez Antionio

    Button Greenwood Davis 4.0

    1. Ser Davos
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Like it, like the thought process. Trying to optimise the 3 Pool slots is tricky

      1. Pukki Party
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Thanks.

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

    Messi will be a midfielder and be 14.0 so everyone should have 2.0 in the bank in every draft.

    1. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Not everyone will be in on Messy @ 14.0

    2. Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      You really need to read through the latest hot topic.

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

        The forum police are out lads 😉

    3. Flair
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Just take a hit when it happens, only 2 transfers away

    4. barry custard
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      he aint moving

      1. St Pauli Walnuts
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        My mother said to me as a child, never listen to anyone named Barry Custard. It's served me well thus far.

  5. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Is this sexy?

    Lloris Nyland/Steer
    TAA Doherty Dunk KWP Johnson
    Salah Auba Havertz Son Gordon
    Werner Brewster Davis

    1. Goonsquad245
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Plan for Messi if he joins?

      1. FOO FIGHTER
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        No plan

      2. Andy_Social
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Pointless question until (a) he does and (b) he has a price,

        1. Goonsquad245
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          Not a pointless question if you check Foo Fighters post history 😀

          1. FOO FIGHTER
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 7 months ago

            You sound like an Arsenal fan. Enough said.

    2. AuFeld
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Nope.

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

      You priced Havertz at 8.5 or 8.0?

      1. FOO FIGHTER
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        7.5. He wont be more than Ziyeck or Pulisic.

        If he is at 8.0, Dunk becomes a 4.5.

        1. Flair
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          Havertz will be 8.5. Fernandes/Ziyech coming from inferior leagues, Havertz arriving from the Bundesliga as a wonderkid with an 80 million price tag.

          1. FOO FIGHTER
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 7 months ago

            So more than what Pulisic cost when he joined? Pulisic was also 'the next big thing"

            Werner at 9.5 when everyone was preaching 10 or 10.5.

            7.5 or max 8 for Havertz.

            1. Flair
              • 3 Years
              3 years, 7 months ago

              Wrong, Pulisic had a lot less hype around him. The consensus was he'd lost his form and Dortmund had gotten a great deal. Fair point otherwise

              1. FOO FIGHTER
                • 4 Years
                3 years, 7 months ago

                Pulisic had alot less hype around him?

                He is already running the CHE team, when fit of course.

                1. Flair
                  • 3 Years
                  3 years, 7 months ago

                  When he signed...

                  Right now he looks like Hazard!

                  1. FOO FIGHTER
                    • 4 Years
                    3 years, 7 months ago

                    So they will make Havertz at 8.5 as well?

                2. Manani
                  • 12 Years
                  3 years, 7 months ago

                  pulisic is the next big thing only if you are american or lurk around reddit

                  1. FOO FIGHTER
                    • 4 Years
                    3 years, 7 months ago

                    Pulisic is a quality asset. I would have him over Rashford and Martial pending fitness.

                    1. St Pauli Walnuts
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 5 Years
                      3 years, 7 months ago

                      As usual, you're missing the point. Pulisic is a quality asset but he improved this season, there wasn't the same levels of hype with him that there is with Havertz and he also hadn't posted as good as numbers as Havertz had in the Bundesliga. Havertz could easily be 8.5, maybe 9. I'd be shocked if he is 7.5

                      1. Goonsquad245
                        • 7 Years
                        3 years, 7 months ago

                        Yep - Havertz scored nearly as many league goals last year as Pulisic did in his entire time at Dortmund.

        2. sully29
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          There's not even the slightest chance Havertz will be 7.5.

        3. Zilla
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          Why? Havertz is better than both of them.

        4. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          Optimistic, won't happen

    4. nico05
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Looks good, cheaper routes into spurs defence than Lloris imo but looks good and balanced non the less. How and he do you plan to get Manchester assets in?

      1. FOO FIGHTER
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Lloris set forget.

        1. nico05
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          Very true

    5. Threat Level Midnight
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      This team will not be possible due to Havertz cost. So this is pointless

      1. FOO FIGHTER
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Yes and majority said Werner would be 10.5.

        1. Threat Level Midnight
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          I saw very few say that. So I am not sure what majority you are referring too.

          1. FOO FIGHTER
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 7 months ago

            You missed alot of price predictions then. Majority had Werner 10+

  6. CFC1990
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    What do you think of this?

    Fernades in GW1 does weaken the side but I would like him as a captain option in GW2.

    McCarthy
    KWP, Vinagre, TAA, Justin
    ASM, Auba, Salah, Soucek
    Mitrovic, Jiminez

    Nyland, C. Taylor, Fernandes, Davis

    2m itb

    1. Gingerman
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Ings over Jimi

      1. sandman58
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        No way
        Jimenez all day long

        1. Pep bites Kun
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          I may go for both, rather than Kane+. Both had a great consistency value last season

          Although .. I like the option of the Kane to Aguero switch further out & that price point suits my med-term team strategy so far

  7. TheSteel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Is Messi really joining City? My god, what a year its gonna be in FPL

    1. nico05
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      I can't see it myself

    2. Limbo
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Not going to happen. It's a dead cat rumour to hide the fact they've lost Gareth Barry to retirement.

  8. TheSteel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    How do i change my team link in profile?

  9. Pep bites Kun
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Messy price point 🙂

    'IF' Messi joins the PL with City. I've seen potential price points of 20-23m being discussed on other sites & Twitter ...

    What are the thoughts on here - is this FPL price ludicrous or realistic?

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

      Ludicrous - 14m is the max they have ever priced a player in FPL

      1. Andy_Social
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        He's better than any previous player, so 14.5-15m in my book.

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

          Possibly but I think they won't want to price out the masses.

    2. Flair
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      14M is the realistic scenario. Salah had an extremely similar campaign in 2017/18 and was priced at 13M. Messi's reputation should push him up 1M, though 1.5M-2M wouldn't be surprising.

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

        Salah did not have similar to Messi what drugs are you on?

        1. Flair
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          I'd pipe down pal, you've got a lot of arrogant and misinformed opinions on here. But I've got time, so:

          Salah - 32 goals 12 assists in 2905 minutes
          ,
          Messi - 25 goals, 21 assists in 2881 minutes

          2 more goal contributions in 24 less minutes.

      2. Threat Level Midnight
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Please don't ever mention Messi and Salah in the same sentence. There is no comparison between the two in any facet, regardless of statistics.

    3. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      20m 😆

    4. Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      I'd say about 30m

    5. Emiliano Sala
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      13.5

    6. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Shouldn't be less than 14.0

    7. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      I’m going for 50mil 😉

  10. Flair
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Apparently Rashford has an ankle problem... United players dropping like flies. Has contributed to his poor form after lockdown too iirc

    1. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Greenwood looking better by the day.

      1. Andy_Social
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        I'm getting this weird notion that Foden might be a better bet.

        1. Limbo
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          Would be great if he can get a regular spot. He's in my '7m' spot for first WC.

  11. Emiliano Sala
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    best 4.5 mid ?

    1. Gingerman
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Bissouma possibly

      1. Pep bites Kun
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Got my vote

    2. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      “Best” ... none

      1. Pasqualinho
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        He means least worst

        1. FPL Pillars
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          All crap though, it’s like picking the best turd

          1. St Pauli Walnuts
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 7 months ago

            Some turds are better than others.

    3. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Gordon and then a whole lot of 1 pointers.

    4. sandman58
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      All no good
      Find the 0.5 for Soucek

  12. The-Red-1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Hey guys,
    KWP Bruno Werner in a 442
    Or Greenwood Son Richarlison in a 352

    So:

    Ryan
    TAA, Egan, KWP, Doherty
    KDB, Salah, Bruno, Pereira
    Werner Mitrovic

    Or

    Ryan
    TAA, Egan, Doherty
    KDB, Salah, Son, Pereira, Greenwood
    Richarlison Mitrovic

    1. Gingerman
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      First one for me, Richarlison just no. But I'd have Son for the start.

    2. Limbo
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Nice to see a SHU defender listed in an RMT. 3 great fixtures in first 5.

      Prefer first option

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

        Ive got Ramsdale and Enda Stevens in mine - cant see me changing them now either....(he says lol)

        1. Limbo
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          Might want some decent cover for GW6-8

  13. R.C
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    All games to be televised

    https://twitter.com/martynziegler/status/1299021522653401089?s=21

    1. Limbo
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      I like that. A LOT.

    2. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Yääääy!

    3. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      But will any of them be free to air ?

      1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Probably not

  14. BellyKlopp
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Look forward to the template rip up when TAA doesnt start on sat...

    1. Kun Tozser
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Messi fund

      1. Pep bites Kun
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        🙂

    2. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      2 weeks!

  15. R.C
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    FPL will be reallllyyyyyy boring with Messi

    1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Having him in PL would be amazing but
      Yeah, so much this ;(

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

      10 man game and would remove the variance of captaincy

      1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Doesn't sound too bad when you put it like that

    3. Pep bites Kun
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      If he's priced out-of-the-ballpark then it will shake up the template teams. Could make it more interesting. I thought Auba with his record at BL would rip it up, but he's been brought to earth in PL.

  16. mattyb09
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Pick one team to keep a clean sheet in both GW 1 & 2.

    1. Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      spuds

    2. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Man City and Man Utd won’t concede GW1

      1. mattyb09
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        [eye roll]

    3. mattyb09
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Going out on a limb and saying....Arsenal.

      - Stronger at the back with Arteta.
      -@FUL and v WHU are nice looking fixtures to open up.
      - David Luiz (hopefully) will not be first choice.

      1. Pep bites Kun
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        One word 'Antonio'

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

      Can't.

  17. Flynny
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Doherty at spurs. Is he a better or worse option than at wolves?

    Worth 6m?

    Thanks

    1. Gringo Kid
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Hard to predict now, we have to watch some matches

      1. St Pauli Walnuts
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        My thoughts entirely. I'll be removing from my team for now.

    2. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Split opinions on this one around here

    3. Blues for Salah
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Spurs have a fantastic run of fixtures to start the season. I have no issues with starting the season with Doherty on the roster and seeing where things go. The clean sheet potential is definitely going to be in place while you get to see how he'll be involved in the attack.

      At worst, he'll retain value through this stretch and you can move him out if he's not being everything you dreamed he would be. At that price point, you've got a lot of places to move.

      . . . or I could be wrong.

      1. sully29
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        There are 5m options in that Spurs defence with the same clean sheet potential though. Paying an extra 1m for very uncertain attacking potential...

        1. Blues for Salah
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          I have one of those as well in Davies. I feel comfortable taking a few weeks to see how Doherty will fit while enjoying the buffet of clean sheets coming from Spurs.

          1. St Pauli Walnuts
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 7 months ago

            Double Spurs defence feels like a risk not worth taking to me mate.

    4. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Worse, imo.

    5. Simon69
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Under Mourinho? Has to be worse.

      1. Pep bites Kun
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Not necessarily. We don't like him, but he's got 2nd season real potential which has been shown to work.

        The real question is whether Doherty embeds gw1 and who is the prime pick at Wolves

        Answers on a postcard please 🙂

    6. Limbo
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      His attacking intent will be slowly stifled under a huge mou-shaped depression.

    7. Flair
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Worse option than at Wolves

      Worth 6M depends on your own judgement and prediction as to how he'll do. I believe he is, others won't and they'll be justified in thinking so.

    8. Je suis le chat
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Better imo. I feel Spurs will get better and Wolves worse.

    9. mb1983
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      I'm thinking worse. Based on his history at Wolves, he looked good value at 6m. But moving to another club there's suddenly uncertainty around exactly what his role will be (will Mourinho damage his attacking returns?), if/when he'll start games, whether the team will return as many clean sheets as we'd expect from Wolves, etc. So it becomes more of a punt really.

      He was in my draft but if he moves to Spurs then I'm probably cutting him loose.

    10. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Worse. Won’t be anywhere near the box at Spurs

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
          3 years, 7 months ago

          Did you see Aurier?

      2. @persecuted_by_mods
          3 years, 7 months ago

          Better

        • Weasel Boy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          Worse.
          Jose don't do attacking.

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

        Made a few drafts with Messi (assuming he's 14.0) and they look absolutely incredible.

        1. R.C
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          Stahp the Messi talk

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

            Your post before this one mentioned Messi ? Why can't I mention a premier league player in a game about the premier league?

        2. Simon69
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          You would finally be funny if you just stopped posting.

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

            Triggered!

        3. Je suis le chat
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          He does fix the captaincy dilemma!

      4. Emiliano Sala
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        vinagre is bargain I agree. but wolves will concede in all first 3 matches

        1. Eat my goal!
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          I see 4/5 CS in the 1st 9 gws

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

          How can you even know that?

        3. Flair
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          Against the offensive titans of Sheffield United and West Ham, interesting

      5. Simon69
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        vs City probably but I wouldn't be so sure about the other two.

        1. Simon69
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          Failed response to Jacky Boy

      6. sandman58
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Why all the love for Mitrovic??
        Fulham will struggle big time and do people forget Mitrovic from his last premier league campaign??
        Useless and a poor disciplinary record

        1. sully29
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          He did quite well at the start of his last FPL campaign, as I remember. We don't have to keep him all season.

        2. mattyb09
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          11 goals 4 assists last EPL campaign. Fulham and he figure to be a little better equipped this time around, fairly favorable fixtures to start the season, nice cheap price point for their only goal threat.

          1. pingissimus
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 7 months ago

            Fulham are much less attack minded this time - not the same team. Comfortably the lowest scores in the top 4 of the championship

            1. sandman58
              • 5 Years
              3 years, 7 months ago

              Exactly my thinking

            2. mattyb09
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 5 Years
              3 years, 7 months ago

              So with more players with Prem experience (including a still young Mitrovic), they will score less than the 34 goals they netted in 2018-2019? I'd peg them for 10 more this time around.

              1. pingissimus
                • 5 Years
                3 years, 7 months ago

                Simply pointing out reference to previous campaign could be misleading. If you take that reference point you need to look at the final part of the season when they became “sensible” and not the freewheeling start when Mitro was a hit

                Decent fixtures but the poorest of the promoted teams by a distance last season

            3. sully29
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              3 years, 7 months ago

              Yet Mitrovic still finished top scorer in the championship.

              Ultimately we don't care if Fulham struggle, as long as mitro brings in sufficient points while they do so for the short time we own him.

              1. pingissimus
                • 5 Years
                3 years, 7 months ago

                Ok - fair dos

                I’m seeing a poorish season in PL last time - exact equivalent of Ayew last season. Playing for a weak team that isn’t going to be attack minded. How good are good fixtures for Fulham?

                Prefer money elsewhere personally

        3. Eat my goal!
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          6mil, on pens, talisman

        4. Now I'm Panicking
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          Only around evens to get relegated.

        5. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          Lack of options at 6m

          1. sandman58
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 7 months ago

            Better getting Brewster and adding 1.5 to a 4.5 to buy Doherty at the back

            1. sandman58
              • 5 Years
              3 years, 7 months ago

              Brewster should get a loan move and be golden

            2. St Pauli Walnuts
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 5 Years
              3 years, 7 months ago

              With lots of options in midfield though, Mitro is the 2nd striker not the third. Can imagine many will have Brewster too.

        6. Pukki Blinders
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          At 6.0 better than many other options

      7. Emiliano Sala
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        man utd fixtures gw 4-8 :

        Tott H
        New A
        Che H
        Ars H
        Eve A

        not so easy obviously

        1. Christina.
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          who cares about 4-8?

          Play whats in front of you. wk 1-4 max
          oh and fix your link...

          1. Emiliano Sala
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 7 months ago

            it's 37 this year. 7 more.

        2. Now I'm Panicking
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          That's when they become Liverpool/City players.

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

          Why would you plan a team for 8 game weeks 😆

          1. Baps hunter
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 7 months ago

            To save eight tranfers naturally.

        4. Eat my goal!
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          Home games for attacking players even against leaky top 6 sides aren’t bad

          1. Andy_Social
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 7 months ago

            It's a valid observation. United only have 2 games against soft defences before they're up against a string of well-organised ones. Hardly woth getting those premiums in for 1-0 victories. City have tougher fixtures but I can see them scoring more goals.

            1. Eat my goal!
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 5 Years
              3 years, 7 months ago

              Fair, however I would say that it’s those games you want the likes of Bruno for and all those defences are not well organised, you could even say with influx of new players they are likely to be unsettled.

              That said it’s no golden run and I’m tempted to hold on further than a single investment myself.

        5. Flair
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          Exactly, glad someone said it, I don't want more than 1 United asset for this run. After that double up, triple up, whatever works

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

        Doherty for 12m only? Wolves got robbed.

        1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          They robbed themselves

        2. Fudgy
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          Yeah

        3. Threat Level Midnight
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          28 years old and not english

        4. Eat my goal!
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          I think generally players will be cheaper due to Covid

          Only certain clubs get held to ransom for ridiculous prices

          Easy to judge a player by FPL standards as opposed to real life

        5. Eleven Hag
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          If it was manunited, he wud go for 40

          1. FOO FIGHTER
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 7 months ago

            Everyone hand UTD a tub of vaseline when it comes to tranfers.

            1. FOO FIGHTER
              • 4 Years
              3 years, 7 months ago

              *Hands*

        6. Flair
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          Part and parcel of having Mendes in your club. Considering they got a player like Neves in the Championship and are now in Europe, I'm sure they'll take accept the drawbacks of low selling with the players Mendes can give

        7. FOO FIGHTER
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          Doherty's contract is not at 200k per week wages plus no homegrown status.

          Bargain at £12m though.

      9. Champions League Varane
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Please give your thoughts and what transfers to make!!

        McCarthy Steer
        Trent Egan KWP C.Taylor Ferguson
        Salah Auba ASM Periera Anguissa
        Kane Werner Mitrovic.

        1. Freshy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          looks up Anguissa

          1. Champions League Varane
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 7 months ago

            Lol just seen him on Reddit someone Recommended him and he’s only 4.5

            1. Freshy
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              3 years, 7 months ago

              flair

      10. FOO FIGHTER
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Doherty 6.0 nailed in my team at Spurs. He will trump whatever Aurier had to offer.

        1. bitm2007
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          Trumps him for price as well though.

          1. FOO FIGHTER
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 7 months ago

            Name the 6.0's which are better 😀

      11. theswallow1965
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        A) Ziyech & Greenwood (as 4th mid)
        Or
        B) Bruno & Soucek (as 4th Mid)

        No other Utd
        Have Werner

        1. FOO FIGHTER
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          Soucek as 4th mid is so uninspiring tbf.

          1. theswallow1965
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 7 months ago

            Yeah Tell me about it.
            My current set up is

            McCarthy / Nyland
            TAA / KWP / Vinagre / Saliba / Johnson
            Salah / Auba / Ziyech / Greenwood / Stephens
            Werner / Ings / 4.5
            I have £0 ITB

            Would love to have Bruno but means would have to downgrade Greenwood to £5m and upgrade Ziyech as Auba will become KDB from GW3 and Salah is a season keeper.

        2. JURGENAUT
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          It feels like Utd will definitely get a RW in whether it's Sancho or someone else, therefore GW might be limited to bench more often than you like.

          1. St Pauli Walnuts
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 7 months ago

            If it isn't Sancho though and is say Brooks, would he really keep Greenwood out of the team much? Brooks is a decent player but you'd think he'd play the understudy of that pair.

      12. Dammed Utd
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Going bit different this year folks

        GK McCarthy
        Def... Tierney...Trent.... Doherty... Azpil... Stevens
        Mid .... Ali... Salah... Armstrong... Ziyech...Max
        Forward Jimenez... Calvert.. Lewin... Haller

        Thinking of bench boost game 1

        1. FOO FIGHTER
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          You are spreading the points nicely.

          Haller is an utter flop though.

          1. Dammed Utd
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 7 months ago

            I think Haller have a big season for the hammers

        2. Krafty Werks
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          This text formatting hurts my eyes, GK might be a good shout as a back-up keeper mind?

      13. JURGENAUT
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        There's lots of talk about either benching a Utd player GW1 or bringing one in for GW2. How about Man City? Without Doherty and Jonny injured too, aren't they significantly weaker for their GW2 fixture? Cheers

        1. FOO FIGHTER
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          Everyone is predicting GW2 City and UTD when GW1 is a blank for them.

          WC's, benchings of Bruno and loads of hits incoming 😀

          1. Pep bites Kun
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 7 months ago

            What are your thoughts on FH GW1?

          2. Pep bites Kun
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 7 months ago

            🙂 Ignore that

      14. Pep bites Kun
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Is Doherty the Aurier replacement?

      15. Dthinger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Is Willian a viable option?