Scoutcast Episode 345 – Is Kevin De Bruyne a must-have for FPL Wildcarders?

This guy's clearly never been trolled by Kane (c) in the past... such an innocent soul

Surely the idea of the game is you pick the player you have who you think will score the most points?
Regardless of value. Player value should not be a consideration for captaincy only the amount of points you think they will get.
Plenty of options this week besides expensive players Wolves and Everton for example.

Rubbish player

He was just added to my list of Worst Initial Team Picks Ever...just below 2008/9 Roque Santa Cruz

A...Coady will get more clean sheets over the coming weeks

Keane is also 5.0

Throw Saiss into the mix

Mitro for sure

Son

Werner easily

Probably need to see the rest of the team do decide

Barnes. Better stats than both

Sterling and no KDB >

B. Barnes is as good as nailed, who's his competition?

I would go Barnes until GW6 and if it hasn't worked out by then consider a switch to Zaha

A without a shadow of doubt. I even added Barnes on my WC GW2 bc was obvious he would score at least one against Burnley. None of Barnes's weaknesses (composure, finishing) have improved enough yet and it is just a matter of time before Rodgers starts experimenting with who will get the best out of Vardy between Under/Gray/Perez/Albrighton etc. Batshuayi coming in made people uneasy but Zaha's performances, bumper contract and lack of interest from other clubs makes it pretty obvious he will stay. As if his position and talent isn't enough, he's also on pens!

I like Barnes. In his current form, he is not getting dropped. One of Leicester's best performers currently.

I'm am however being swayed by Foden over Barnes, at least in the immediate short-term. (It helps that I may be 0.1m short of my ideal team, and if Foden rises 0.1m in SV, it makes the switch to Barnes when I want very convenient. Both play each-other next, what could go wrong?!)

Which two of Sterling, Jesus, Foden

Soy and Morgan will start. Yeh, I know.

Jesus might crucify the tigers?

Never. they are essential terms

Sadly never 🙁 it’s just funny how quickly they lose the status.

If people stop using them Joe and David (in particular) love using them gives it an air of an 'in the know' business meeting. Sounds awful.
I find all fpl related manufactured terminology really annoying.
Make sure I never use them.
Must have and essential are complete misnomers the game of fpl is ever changing and fluid.

What are you basing that second sentence on?

Think he is. Still think Hamez being assister or assister type of player

Both are really good picks but James simply has more talent around him, in fact I feel he's a steal at 7.5.

Zaha will have plenty of blanks, just don't have much confidence in Palace longer term.

Probably Zaha yeah. Hamez does love a shot cutting in but defenders should wise up to that at some point unless Everton prove too good.

Id go Werner + Foden + Podence and then get Jesus next GW

Assuming you dont have Werner already alongside Jesus

First one

This is the front 7 i want with TAA or Robbo but its impossible haha

Lamptey instead of KWP and VVD + Vinagre to Robbo + Dunne?

no. Vinagre isnt a starter ( if everyone is healthy), KWP is poor.

Budget defence is a v. good call imo but really not sure about Vinagre and especially KWP.

The Spurs squad situation with Son and Mourinho's unpredictability is very worrying now. As soon as other credible mid options start shining he will be out of my team. Bale/Moura/Bergwijn/Lamela/Son for 2 places.

Davies was going forward plenty towards the end of lockdown and the past two weeks, so will Reguilon.

Noticed early, incredible

Can we get an updated Goalkeeper too please? 😉

Prefer B

A

A bc at least Zaha and Hamez will start and Hamez is decent cover for Everton. Foden is completely unpredictable, especially in the front 3 and Podence could well be rotated a lot now that Semedo has come in and Traore no longer has to play RWB.

Same, stuck between that 2 options. Head says A, gut says B.

Marcal hasn't even been confirmed out yet, has he?

No. But I can't see past KDB right now.

No. This place will just call the last player who got points essential/must-have until the next week. Poor, narrow-minded mentality that gets them nowhere.

I had the same plan, but scared to go without KDB now so Sterling will have to wait.

I picked KDB bc of price rise but Sterling will defo get more points vs Leicester and could well do in a lot of games. Almost no difference in rotation risk.

Sorry, it's essential that I correct myself: I'm not open to the idea. 😀

Except in an unlikely extreme scenario where alternative routes to points were greatly hindered or wiped out or something.

No premium mids not a worry for you? Will make bringing in KDB/Salah/Sterling a real pain

There have certainly been essential players over the years...Fernandes last year, Salah a few years ago, Drogba, Fabregas, Suarez in the SAS year, Man Utd defenders in the Vidic era and on and on and on...

Even after downgrading and looking for value all over your team you really cant make a case for owning the likes of Jesus or Werner instead of upgrading a mid to KDB and going for someone like Wood.

Jimi and Foden, spending the rest elsewhere

W+F this GW at least

Thiago will do his job just fine, won't hinder Pool at all.

Thiago's an improvement offensively over Hendo, as good as he can be.

Yeah, no shortage of replacements right now

Wont Thaigo be covering him if he is out?

Apart from Mitchell, who might play for another couple of weeks, you've got no bench.

5.5