Scout Notes

Salah blanks in Liverpool rout as Aubameyang hits brace and Richarlison shines

There were, officially, 11 Premier League teams in pre-season friendly action on Saturday, although two more – Aston Villa and Arsenal – featured in a behind-closed-doors game that was barely acknowledged by either club.

We begin our round-up of the weekend action with this look at the two Merseyside sides, an injury-hit Newcastle United and the mystery match at the Emirates.

Liverpool 7-2 Blackpool

  • Goals: Joel Matip (£5.5m), Sadio Mane (£12.0m), Roberto Firmino (£9.5m), Harvey Elliott (£4.5m), Takumi Minamino (£6.5m), Divock Origi (£5.5m), Sepp van den Berg
  • Assists: James Milner (£5.5m), Takumi Minamino, Divock Origi, Roberto Firmino, Curtis Jones (£4.5m), Harvey Elliott

Liverpool found the back of the net on seven occasions against Blackpool at Anfield but Mohamed Salah (£12.0m) wasn’t directly involved in any of the hosts’ strikes, leaving the Egyptian without a single goal or assist to his name from the Reds’ four pre-season friendlies.

Salah turned in a quiet display in his 62-minute run-out and he hasn’t particularly caught the eye in any of Liverpool’s warm-up matches, although pre-season form is hardly a reliable barometer of how a player will perform when the competitive action gets underway.

Still, he looked a lot sharper in his one and only pre-season appearance of 2019/20 (the Community Shield against Manchester City) and his goal ‘drought’ now extends back to Gameweek 34 in early July.

Perhaps Salah is missing the presence of Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.5m) down the Liverpool right, with the premium FPL defender having missed the whole of the Reds’ pre-season campaign thanks to illness and international duty.

The entire first-choice back four were absent for this one, along with the two understudies at full-back, due to their involvement in the UEFA Nations League.

It’s easy to dismiss the ropey performance at the back in the first half, then, with Liverpool falling two goals behind courtesy of errors from 17-year-old Billy Koumetio (not helped by a poor cross-field Salah pass) and the altogether more senior Alisson (£6.0m), who conceded a penalty.

Of more concern regarding Liverpool’s clean sheet potential would perhaps be Fabinho‘s (£5.5m) form in front of the back four, with the Brazilian incurring the wrath of his manager before being hooked at the break.

Fabinho had taken a while to get back up to speed upon his return from injury earlier this calendar year, turning in sub-par displays in defeats against Chelsea, Atletico Madrid and Watford.

Jordan Henderson (£5.5m) could be back for Gameweek 1, at least, with Jurgen Klopp saying on Saturday:

Obviously Hendo was desperate to play a few minutes today as well, but it makes no real sense because he had to do an important session today for him.

If he would have played today, 10 minutes or so would have probably been OK. But that makes no sense. So that was not possible, but he trained in big parts of this week and will probably join full team training next Tuesday.

Timing-wise, not perfect that he cannot play today, but can train a few days later fully. But that’s how it is.

We will see how he develops, [there are] a few days until Leeds, how the boys come back from the national teams.

Sadio Mane (£12.0m) had got on the scoresheet at the third attempt to draw Liverpool level at 2-2 but it was Roberto Firmino (£9.5m) and Takumi Minamino (£6.5m) who caught the eye in the Liverpool attack, with the pair linking up well and combining for each other’s goals.

Minamino was deployed in an attacking midfield role for this one, with the Japan international excelling and twice going close to finding the back of the net before finally notching Liverpool’s fifth goal.

The returning Joel Matip (£5.5m) had nodded in a James Milner (£5.5m) corner for Liverpool’s first goal of the afternoon, with substitutes Harvey Elliott (£4.5m), Divock Origi (£5.5m) and Sepp van den Berg getting in on the act as the visitors wilted.

Klopp said of the match:

[The first half display] was because of a lack of aggression from our side, a lack of desire a little bit for this game – that’s how it is, playing around. The goals we conceded, yeah, that’s mistakes – it’s typical for pre-season games.

But so far I think we conceded pretty much all the goals in similar situations; losing the ball in the build-up, then it’s a counter-attack, it’s a free chance pretty much. We know that and it’s clear we cannot do it like this. We have to improve that. But we have another week to get the legs fresher.

Liverpool XI (4-2-3-1): Alisson (Adrian 62′); Milner, Koumetio (van den Berg 46′), Matip (Philips 46′), Hoever; Fabinho (Jones 46′), Keita; Mane (Origi 62′), Minamino, Salah (Elliott 62′); Firmino.

Everton 2-0 Preston North End

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  • Goals: Jonjoe Kenny (£4.5m), Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£7.0m)
  • Assists: Theo Walcott (£6.0m)

On the day Everton secured the much-needed signing of a ball-winning central midfielder in the shape of Allan, the Toffees signed off their pre-season campaign with a 2-0 win over Preston North End.

The victory came at a cost, however, with Mason Holgate (£5.0m) lasting little over half an hour of the warm-up game before limping from the field of play with a toe injury.

Yerry Mina (£5.5m) was also missing but any hopes FPL managers may have harboured of a start for budget centre-half Jarrad Branthwaite (£4.0m) in Gameweek 1 were slightly dampened by Everton boss Carlo Ancelotti, who said after full-time:

Yerry started to train this week and he is going to be fit for Sunday. Mason had a problem with his toe. I hope it will be nothing serious. We are going to check tomorrow.

Ancelotti sent his troops out in a 4-3-3 for this encounter and the Toffees impressed against admittedly Championship-level opposition, with Richarlison (£8.0m) – newly reclassified as an FPL forward – playing on the left of a front three.

The Brazilian has done plenty of damage from that flank before, of course, and he looked very bright at Goodison Park on Saturday, somehow emerging from the 2-0 win without an assist to his name.

Richarlison “assisted the assister” for the Toffees’ opening strike, with Theo Walcott‘s (£6.0m) miscontrol landing kindly for right-back Jonjoe Kenny (£4.5m) to take advantage of.

The Brazil international then provided a telling cross for Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£7.0m) to double the hosts’ lead, although the striker only scored at the second attempt after visiting goalkeeper Connor Ripley had blocked his first effort.

A Richarlison assist was thwarted again shortly after, with Yannick Bolasie somehow missing from two yards out after good work from his teammate down the left.

Ancelotti said of the change of system and the Brazilian’s display:

We tried a different shape and I think it worked quite well. Richarlison did well – up front we did well, we tried to combine well from the back. Sometimes we had more difficulties but the performance overall was good.

Gylfi Sigurdsson (£7.0m) was tasked with playing the deepest role in the central midfield three on Saturday, with the impressive Bernard (£6.0m) and budget FPL asset Anthony Gordon (£4.5m) joining him in the middle of the park.

Allan could well be thrust straight into the engine room on the opening weekend, however, with his manager saying:

Tactically he is really good. Really strong defensively, he wins a lot of balls. He is aggressive and he is Brazilian, so he is able to do both – [contribute] with the ball and without the ball.

He came back fit [from the summer break]. He trained today [Saturday] and I think he has no problem to go into the team. He can play [at Tottenham].

Everton XI (4-3-3): Tyrer (Hansen 89′); Kenny, Holgate (John 31’), Gibson, Nkounkou; Sigurdsson, Gordon (Baningime 78′), Bernard (Adeniran 88′); Walcott (Bolasie 67′), Calvert-Lewin (Simms 82′), Richarlison.

Newcastle United 0-1 Stoke City

Newcastle United rounded off their pre-season in underwhelming style after succumbing to their second defeat to a Championship side in the last week.

The Magpies are rumoured to be lining up deals for Ryan Fraser, Jamal Lewis and Callum Wilson and reinforcements look to be badly needed in attack especially, with Andy Carroll (£5.5m) – not someone you’d trust to string together a series of starts – again getting the nod the lead the line on Tyneside, shanking a rare chance wide in the first half.

Fellow striker Dwight Gayle (£6.0m) had been in decent form after lockdown ended but now could be out until January, with Steve Bruce saying on Saturday:

Dwight got injured against Crewe some 10 days ago, has an operation today, which will rule him out for at least three or four months.

There are injury problems elsewhere, with the Magpies struggling at centre-half ahead of a meeting with Michail Antonio (£6.5m) and West Ham United in Gameweek 1.

Matt Ritchie (£5.0m), linked with a return to Bournemouth, is also now on the treatment table.

Bruce said:

We know Fabian Schar dislocated his shoulder, that was only three or four weeks ago, so he ain’t ready.

Unfortunately Paul Dummett and Ciaran Clark, they aren’t ready.

Matt Ritchie picked up an injury only two days ago, so all in all we aren’t too serious but we haven’t had time to recover in terms of Clark and Dummett in particular. They are playing catch up a lot.

Jamaal Lascelles (£4.5m) missed Saturday’s friendly through suspension but will at least be available when the competitive action resumes.

Karl Darlow (£5.0m) got the nod between the posts in the injured Martin Dubravka‘s (£5.0m) absence and was caught a little flat-footed for Stoke’s winner, with Sam Clucas looping a header over the Magpies’ shot-stopper.

Allan Saint-Maximin (£5.5m) showed glimpses of brightness in his 73-minute run-out while winger Jacob Murphy (£5.0m) was again given a chance to impress, missing a one-on-one opportunity after the break but doing his chances “no harm” according to his manager.

Newcastle United XI (4-2-3-1): Darlow; Yedlin, Fernandez, Hayden, Manquillo; Barlaser (Saivet 82′), S.Longstaff; Murphy, Almiron (Atsu 73′), Saint-Maximin (Muto 73′); Carroll (Joelinton 73′)

Arsenal 2-3 Aston Villa

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  • Goals: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£12.0m) x2 | Douglas Luiz (£5.0m), Jacob Ramsey x2

As we mentioned in the introduction of this piece, there was little acknowledgement of this friendly from these two clubs beyond a line or two in passing online and there is no footage of the warm-up match, either.

What we do know is that, given the number of players from each club who are away on international duty at present, the two sides were not completely at full strength.

Teenage midfielder Jacob Ramsey, indeed, scored two of Villa’s three goals.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£12.0m) furthered his case for inclusion in our Gameweek 1 squads with another brace, with Douglas Luiz (£5.0m) grabbing the visitors’ other strike.

Willian (£8.0m) and Dani Ceballos (unpriced) both reportedly featured following their permanent moves to north London, while Mesut Ozil (£7.0m) was also back in the fold after his late-season vanishing act.

Alexandre Lacazette (£8.5m) was involved, too, with William Saliba (£4.5m) part of an Arsenal backline that again conceded three goals; Mikel Arteta’s troops having beaten QPR 4-3 in a similarly underreported kickabout last week.


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  1. The Overthinker
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    I need to decide on a midfielder and a defender with 13.5 Cash.
    Really confused in this. Some feedback and suggestions would be great

    A) son + Lamptey (any other 4.5 defender)
    B) Alli + Davis
    C) any other combo

    Thank you in advance

    1. Dr. Rog
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      i like the spu*s fixtures over the first 3 so B. chances are most of us will be ripping up our overthought teams and wildcarding around then anyway

      1. The Overthinker
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Cheers DR!!

        Yeah those 3-4 fixtures are very good and something to invest it.

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

      If WBA sign a striker, I'd go Doherty + Pereira and use the 1.5 elsewhere

      1. The Overthinker
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Pereira as 3rd mid doesn't excite me at all

    3. Bedknobs and Boomsticks
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      B but with Dier, and probably Havertz.

  2. Dr. Rog
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    shame we cant see what the arsenal villa lineups were - of particular interest are the starting keepers for both sides

    1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Leno is playing for Germany, would of been Emi starting

  3. Dacra
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    I keep coming back to the hope of Foden and Greenwood being enough Utd and City..

    Seems like a horrible idea, but makes a nice team..

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

      Don't do it

      Also, we don't know Foden's playtime with Torres taking up the front three's minutes and United are still in for Sancho so too risky

      1. Herman Toothrot
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Torres RW (Mahrez's spot for rotation)

        Foden LCM if I was to guess. Dilvas spot

    2. DAZZ
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Would be nice. I’m worried about Greenwoods minutes this season with Van Der Beek coming in

    3. rhysmd
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Unfortunately both will be rotated

    4. The Overthinker
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I believe Foden will get 240-260 minutes out of 360 minutes ( hopefully)

      I have gone with him as my 4th midfielder

    5. No Professionals
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      It’s nowhere near enough

  4. DAZZ
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Im convinced about Spurs this season. Just have a good feeling about them and they have a nice start. With 0.5ITB for some flexibility, and a 4-4-2 with a starting 5th midfielder on the bench, my thinking behind a strong defense, i dont want to be having to move uncertain starters about before i wildcard.

    this has been set for a few weeks now.

    Mccarthy
    TAA Doherty Davies Vinagre
    Son Salah Auba Armstrong
    Werner Mitrovic
    (Button, ASM, Mitchell, Davis)

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

      Exact same defense and goalkeeper here, clearly you'll be joining me at the #1 rank this season

      That bench is worrying and I'm not sure why ASM is on it, though.

      1. DAZZ
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Out of interest what about the bench is worrying? A wildcard will be used before game week 10, and as long as there is 1 starting on the bench thats enough in my opinion, if the starting 11 is strong enough

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

          Coronavirus has already infected multiple players in the PL, the French Ligue had Neymar, Di Maria etc infected during the season and rotation is likely to increase due to the fixture congestion.

      2. The Overthinker
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        It'll come down to hits then

  5. No Professionals
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    What do people think of this, moved to a front 3 and prefer it

    McCarthy
    TAA Doherty Vinagre
    Salah Aubameyang ASM Soucek
    Kane Werner Mitrovic

    Steer Justin Mitchell Bissouma

    One of the forwards will become martial in gw2.

    1. HollywoodXI
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Like it. Very similar to mine except I have Ings instead of Mitro and a weaker defence (no Doherty for example).

    2. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      ASM and Soucek are the obvious weaknesses but I don't have an answer to the riddle

      1. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        oh, and get Rodrigo over Mitro

        1. No Professionals
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          I prefer strikers who score goals, rodrigo is a wait and see imo

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

        Wouldnt say they’re weaknesses, could pose good value at that price

  6. Mr. Mystic
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Thoughts?
    1m ITB
    McCarthy
    TAA Davies Vinagre Justin
    Salah Auba Soucek
    Werner Ings Mitro
    (Greenwood, Mitchell, Gordon)

    1. No Professionals
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Looks good

      1. Mr. Mystic
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Thanks, any suggestions what to do with the extra £1m? Might just save it for a rainy day...

        1. No Professionals
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          I’d save .5 of it for ings to martial

          1. Mr. Mystic
            • 13 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            I like it

    2. rhysmd
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Looks good - what’s your plan for City coverage?

      1. Mr. Mystic
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Probs bring in KDB for Salah/Auba

    3. Goodison Gladiators
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Use the extra to improve Justin, Leicester signed another full back

  7. rhysmd
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    12 million for two striker spots... go for two @ 6.0 (Mitrovic/Rodrigo/Adams) or just go with one of those, bring in a 4.5 and upgrade elsewhere? Other striker is Werner.

    1. HadiSLIM
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      if u bring in a 4.5 striker you ll be left with 7.5 which wont make much of a difference than a 6 m. If u cant get a 1 million from elsewhere to spend on Jimenez/ings and 4.5 m striker then i think getting 2 6.0 s makes more sense

      1. rhysmd
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Yeah not a glut of strikers in the 6.5-7.5 bracket. Could upgrade a 4.5 defender to a 6 I guess...

  8. Lucky Z
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Ryan
    TAA | KWP | 4.5
    Auba | Alli | Zaha | Soucek
    Werner | Jimenez | Mitrovic

    Button | Mitchell | Johnson | B.Fernandes

    0.5 for upgrade in GW2 (Jimenez => Martial or Zaha => Greenwood)

    Thoughts?

    1. Vazza
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Pretty decent

    2. The Wanton Trader
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I really like this one.

    3. Vamos Los Celeste
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Man u fan?

  9. dshv
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Armstrong is it a good pick for my starting XI or another 5.5 ? Long term

  10. Vazza
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Ignoring the fact that certain players are injured or don’t a fixture in GW1, which combo is better -

    A. Robbo, Davies, Pulisic, Martial

    B. VVD, Doherty, Pulisic, Jimenez

    C. VVD, Doherty, Alli/Ziyech, Martial

    D. Robbo, Doherty, Alli/Ziyech, Jimenez

    Thanks

    1. Lucky Z
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      B

    2. Hangman Page
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I’ve got a terrible sense of déjà vu.

    3. KUN_DE_BRU_YNE
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      A

  11. Bojan Horsemack
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Predicted Everton midfield? Anyone like the look of Bernard @ 6.0 for those nice fixtures?

    1. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      He gets rotated to much.
      He looks like a world beater for two games of a season the rest he’s average.
      Will probably be Bernard,Gordon and Iwobi fighting it out for one spot.
      If formation is changed and only one up top then Richarlison will play on the left in that position.

      1. Bojan Horsemack
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        No go then. Thanks

        1. Bojan Horsemack
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          I must've seen him on a good day then... Looked really handy

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

      Huge no go with rotation

  12. Balance
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    I see alot of interest in Davies - is he a rotation risk?

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

      Yes Sessegnon might take some minutes from him

      1. Balance
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        That's what I thought.. thanks!

    2. Vazza
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Originally I thought there was some risk but have now been convinced otherwise

      1. Balance
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Thanks! Why so?

        1. xHaTr
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Think he plays left centre back in a 3 rather than left back or left wing back

  13. The 12th Man
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Bobby Firmino as a GW1 punt ?
    Then move to Martial.

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

      I like Ings better because if things change you are happier to have Ings long term than Bobby

    2. KUN_DE_BRU_YNE
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Could work,but personally think ings will score more than him against palace rather than against unexpected promoted team by firmino.

      1. The 12th Man
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Yeh I’d agree but having Bobby makes the decision an easy one to switch. Ings on the other hand may force my hand to keep.

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

          Being ‘forced’ to keep Ings isn’t a bad thing, gives you a backup plan incase there’s an injuries or any corona after the int break

  14. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Which 6 are better for the long term?

    A) Ramsdale Doherty Ziyech Son Martial Mitrovic(rotate)

    B) McCarthy Robertson Davies Vardy Kane Armstrong(rotate)

  15. Jullepuu
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    What do you think about this?

    McCarthy Steer
    TAA Egan Lascelles Vinagre Taylor
    Salah Auba Armstrong ASM Greenwood
    Werner Ings Davis

    0.5 in the bank for Martial

    1. Azzastaan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Nice

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

        Thanks

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

      Vinagre not nailed anymore?

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

        He is pretty nailed at the moment but the transfer window is still open

  16. Hangman Page
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    I really fancy Leeds to upset the apple cart on Saturday.

    1. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Will you be starting with salah?

      1. Hangman Page
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        I’ll have Mané I think.

      2. Hangman Page
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Don’t have the testicular fortitude to go with no Liverpool from the off. I do think that opening run won’t provide three wins, though.

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

      If Henderson doesn't start again Liverpool will be in serious trouble. Even if he does, with zero match fitness it'll be interesting to see if he can keep up with the midfield battle.

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

      I think they’ll get spanked

    4. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Leeds play a possesion based game. Not going to work vs LFC.

    5. Greasy Grealish Gang
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I reckon it'll rather be a reality check for Leeds.

  17. R.C
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Why isn't the preseason page up to date?

    1. Sputnikboy
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I wondered the same. Getting all very real now and line ups should be reasonably well known with a week to go.

  18. Azzastaan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Ryan
    Taa vinagre justin kwp
    Salah mane auba soucek
    Mitro Kane

    Nyland gordon ferguson davis

    Rmt pls

  19. Azzastaan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    mitro and Mane
    Or
    Ziyech and Werner

    1. Vazza
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      M & M

  20. RohanVaswani
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    A) Mcarthy Robertson Wwp Antonio Dcl

    Or

    B) Kepa Gomez Barnes Adams Dcl??

  21. Hangman Page
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    That earwax advert is back. That’s enough Fantasy Football Scout for today.

    1. No Professionals
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      What earwax advert?

  22. Rocky FPL
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Alli or Robertson?
    One is a guaranteed 180/210 points which is an absolute bargain at 7.0. Other one can be explosive and makes switching to other mids like Ziyech/Greenwood easier.

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

      Alli for me, especially if he’s gonna be your only mid at that price point

  23. BNMC
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Jota scored last night... don't want to read too much into it but he is streaky!

    1. Vazza
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Too much rotation risk at Wolves

  24. xHaTr
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Would love some advice, which is better?

    A: Doherty, H.Barnes

    B: Dier, Alli

  25. Atimis
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Worth having that core team and additionally playing one of the 4.5 every week ??

    McCarthy
    TAA/Davies/Vinagre
    Salah/Auba/Son
    Werner/Ings/Mitro

    1. Greasy Grealish Gang
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I think so but you can never tell for sure. Team looks rock solid though!

  26. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    433 for Everton is interesting...

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

      Do you think they will play it regularly with new signings? James RW likely.

      1. Piggs Boson
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        It looks like something they're looking at, so maybe.

        Yeah James Rodriguez would be in the front 3 in that case...

        1. PDM TOP 1,000 any Season Le…
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          JR DCL Rich as a front 3 could be Liverpool 2.0

  27. LloristheHounds
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    McCarthy
    TAA, vinagre, Davies, Johnson
    Salah, Auba, Havertz, son
    Werner, ings

    Button, anguisa , Mitchell, Davies
    Ings to martial gw2
    Rmt?

  28. Pacer.
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    speaking it's because we want our £6-7m players to look like they'll hit 150. That desire I think is fed by potential forecasts of similarly priced strikers (Mitro, Antonio) and the actual evidence based greater value of defenders (VvD, Docherty).

    This unwillingness to accept a player whose value is forecast or proven to be worse than options in other positions along with our eyes being too big for our purse is pushing people into loading up on an additional premium option. As individuals these premiums range from offering a worse to a comparible value to the £6-7m mids. Their necessity is diminished when one already owns Captain options.

    What's the upshot of this? This leaves roughly a £3m hole in teams. It's leaving many teams with a relatively weak and risky £5-5.5m first X1 player, it's leaving teams with unplaying strikers, it's leaving teams with strings of terrible defenders who will have to be relied on each week. I keep seeing teams again and again where I count up the players in the squad with fair question marks over and they amount to 5, 6, 7 players.

    This is storing up headaches and wildcards. And in a season where more unpredictability over game time is pretty much a given

    My suggestion. Reassess that price point. There are many players and great mobility between them. Punch in some players, see what it does to your team structure and allows. Forget about their total 2019/20 score and look for short/mid term scoring potential. Would you really rather be spending multiple corrective transfers on £4.5m defenders and £5-5m mids, or using them rotating through £6-7m mids with plum fixtures, or on premium rotation

    Best of luck, TM x

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

      “... speaking it's because ...”. Missing text?

  29. ivantys
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    3 BP for firminho.

  30. LangerznMash
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    The plan for the wife's team (talked her into only starting with Lucas Moura)...
    McCarthy (Steer)
    TAA, Robbo, Doherty, Tierney (Digne)
    Lucas Moura, Saka, Norwood (Foden, Bissouma)
    Kane, Vardy, Werner -£1.0m ITB-

    Planned transfers...
    GW2: Moura > Greenwood
    GW3: Tierney > Laporte
    GW4: Norwood > the form £4.5m mid
    GW5: McCarthy > Ryan

    I think this starts to look decent at GW6 with the fixtures.
    Ryan (Steer)
    TAA, Robbo, Laporte, Digne, Doherty
    Greenwood, Foden (Saka, 4 x £4.5m)
    Kane, Vardy, Werner

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

      Planning transfers until GW5 is far too risky

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

        Yeah more of a rough plan I know plenty of variables and changes to be considered along the way.

    2. PDM TOP 1,000 any Season Le…
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Definitely against the “norm” with the big hitters in midfield ..... Good Luck.