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Set pieces – or a lack of them – could be key to defining Alex Telles’ FPL appeal

Arriving in the Premier League off the back of a season in which he delivered 19 attacking returns, Alex Telles (£5.5m) was one of the more intriguing captures of transfer deadline day from a Fantasy perspective.

The left-sided defender was signed by Manchester United for a reported £13.6m, a cut-price fee as the Brazilian was set to be out of contract with Porto at the end of the current campaign.

Telles has penned a four-year deal with the Red Devils, with the option to extend for a further 12 months.

The Brazil international boasts some eye-catching statistics from his time in Portugal, having scored on 26 occasions and set up a further 57 goals in 195 appearances in all competitions.

Priced up at a reasonable £5.5m in Fantasy Premier League, are those numbers too good to be true and is he an FPL asset to seriously consider?

We assess his worth in the article below.

THE HISTORY

Born in December 1992 and set to turn 28 midway through the 2020/21 campaign, Telles is by no means “one for the future”.

Starting his professional career in his homeland with fourth-tier side Juventude, Telles moved to Gremio at the age of 21 and spent one year with the Brazilian giants before being snapped up by Roberto Mancini’s Galatasaray.

Immediately establishing himself as the Turkish side’s first-choice left-back upon his move to Europe in January 2014, Telles then fell foul of Mancini’s successor Cesare Prandelli, only returning as a regular when the latter departed.

Reunited with Mancini for another hit-and-miss campaign on loan at Inter in 2015/16, it wasn’t until Telles moved to Porto in July 2016 that we started to see him kick on.

Nine attacking returns in his debut campaign in Liga NOS included a hat-trick of assists against Rio Ave, a feat he repeated the following season against Braga.

The 2017/18 campaign saw Telles rack up more assists (13) than any other player in the Portuguese top flight, with the subsequent season seeing him chalk up another 12 attacking returns on the domestic front for Porto.

The new United left-back hit double figures for goals in his final full season in Portugal and was still at it in the last month, playing a part in all three goals in the 3-1 win over Braga in mid-September and then claiming an assist in his final appearance for Porto last Saturday.

SeasonLeague AppsGoalsAssists
2016/173218
2017/1830313
2018/193348
2019/2031118
2020/21322

Sources: Whoscored and Transfermarkt


PLAYING STYLE

Any full-back who arrives in the Premier League with an attacking reputation will immediately pique the interest of Fantasy managers and Telles certainly fits the bill, as his statistics above indicate.

That is doubly so if the player in question is a set-piece specialist, which is one of the strings to Telles’ bow.

On dead-ball duties throughout his time at Porto, six of his eight assists in 2019/20 came from corners.

Pedro Cunha, the Porto editor for Portuguese football website MaisFutebol, told The Athletic:

He is very, very strong when it comes to the attacking side of the game. He scores important goals from outside the box — he got two or three last season alone — but his biggest asset is his crossing ability.

The way he bends the ball into the box is exceptional, and it usually results in one of the forwards getting an effort on goal. He set up at least 10 goals every season for Porto, which tells you what kind of full-back Alex is. In Portugal, we say that his crosses aren’t just crosses; they are passes that land on his teammates’ heads.

Telles himself said to MUTV upon his move:

I like to think of myself as a very intelligent player, a set-piece specialist and I’m always looking for opportunities to create passes to score goals.

I look at being a defender in a different way with my goals. I’m looking to create more openings wherever possible but during training, I also pay particular attention to set-piece training.

Apart from the key basics of being a defender, which is obviously about defending well, I want to have extra aspects to my game so I’m a versatile player.

I have great beliefs in my defensive capabilities but also in my attacking ability. I’m in the best moment of my career and I believe I’ve grown a lot, and hopefully, I can continue to do so.

The defensive side of Telles’ game will come under a lot of scrutiny upon his move to England.

The Brazilian is, a bit like Serge Aurier (£5.2m) or Marcos Alonso (£5.9m), more renowned for supplying goals than stopping them and any shortcomings are bound to be exposed against a higher quality of opponent than the ones he faced in a limited Liga NOS.

Fantasy managers may care little if he is providing regular returns at the other end of the pitch but clean sheet potential is the bread and butter of an FPL defender, and his arrival will likely do little to shore up a United backline that has been woefully out of sorts in 2020/21 so far.

The somewhat generous Cunha did suggest that working with Porto boss Sergio Conceicao has improved Telles defensively, however:

He defends as well as he attacks. Working with Sergio Conceicao, who places huge importance on the defensive side of the game, really helped him. He has made Alex into a very competent defender.

He is very impressive physically and hardly makes any mistakes. You really saw the difference down Porto’s left flank whenever he wasn’t playing.

The Statistics

As alluded to above, Telles’ crossing is his main strength.

He has been top of the Liga NOS in each of the last three seasons for attempted crosses, with the 347 he delivered in 2018/19 only 25 short of the total that Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.5m) sent over last season.

Telles’ total of 39 shots in 2019/20 would have placed him third among FPL defenders, while his tally of 57 chances created in the same season would have seen him ranked fourth among his positional peers – although again, some weighting would have to be applied to the standard of competition.

Compared to his rival for the left-back position at United, Telles predictably outperforms Luke Shaw (£4.9m) offensively but the England international has the edge in some key defensive metrics.


Going back to the question we asked at the beginning of this piece: is Telles too good to be true from a Fantasy perspective?

The answer, sadly, might be a yes.

The Brazilian has relied massively on set-piece responsibilities for his attacking returns at Porto, especially when it comes to finding the back of the net: eight of his 11 strikes in 2019/20 and 14 of the 21 Liga NOS goals in his career came from the penalty spot.

Six of his eight assists last season arrived from corners, while two-thirds of his 57 chances created stemmed from set plays.

How much of a look-in he gets at dead-ball situations at Old Trafford is the key question here, with Bruno Fernandes (£10.5m) effectively having the monopoly on free-kicks, corners and penalties ever since the Portugal international moved to England earlier this year.

It seems unlikely that Telles will jump to the front of the queue for spot-kicks at United but, given that he is left-footed, his ability to swing in set-piece deliveries at different angles from the right-footed Fernandes may ensure that he at least gets a share of free-kicks and corners at his new club.

While his trademark flat long throw is also an interesting weapon, it hasn’t directly led to any assists in the Portuguese top flight.

The Prospects

Shaw’s place would look to be in some doubt following Telles’ arrival and his own individual display in the 6-1 thrashing by Spurs couldn’t have come at a worse time.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer does have previous for rolling out a wing-back system, however, especially in the so-called “tougher” games.

The Gameweek 4 capitulation may prompt Solskjaer to rethink his usual 4-2-3-1 formation given how exposed Harry Maguire (£5.4m) was against the Lilywhites, and Shaw has arguably looked a lot better when playing as a left-sided centre-half in the past.

Telles and Shaw could even feature in the same side then, in some of United’s upcoming matches.

FPL investment in any of the Red Devils’ defence looks undesirable at present, given that they have shipped as many goals in their first three Premier League matches of 2020/21 (11) as they did in the final 17 fixtures of last season.

Games against Arsenal, Chelsea and top-of-the-table Everton are to come in the next four Gameweeks, so there may be little appetite for a United defender in the Fantasy community while confidence is at rock bottom – although the same could be said for a number of teams in this topsy-turvy campaign and there’s an argument to be had for merely buying the most attack-minded assets at the back.

Should the Red Devils even partly rediscover the form that saw them keep nine clean sheets in their last 14 matches of 2019/20, then attention switches to Telles.

Will he be Solskjaer’s first-choice option at left-back? And how much of a say will he have at set plays? Those two questions will be key to assessing his appeal and the stretch of games between now and the November international break seems like a good audition period, with more favourable fixtures to follow from Gameweek 9.

Long-range howitzers and a bombardment of crosses will see him accumulate a handful of attacking returns from open play even if Fernandes continues to hog free-kicks, corners and penalties, but United aren’t renowned for scoring goals from headers and his assist potential may suffer as a consequence.

As the below table shows, only Spurs had fewer headed goal attempts than the Red Devils last season.

The disappointing end product of Aaron Wan-Bissaka (£5.4m), whose cross success rate was a poor 13.6%, perhaps partly explains this but Anthony Martial‘s (£8.8m) tendency to drift away from the box often leaves United without a goal-hanging targetman, so the question has to be asked as to who exactly will be on the end of Telles’ abundance of deliveries.



1,195 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    DCL would have nailed that

  2. Forever In Our Shadow
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Kane misses a sitter. Kane to Ings -24?

    1. skodaole2
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Only if you captain him

  3. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Trashford

    1. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Trashford MBE 😀

      1. ivantys
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Plays at Old Trashford

    2. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      A bit Rash

  4. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Garbageford

    1. Gomolon
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      I mean Trashford is right there as a pun

      1. Dynamic Duos
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Muahaha 🙂

  5. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Declan Rice will get MOTM if they do such things in international games

    1. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Proves we are not good enough.

      1. Syd.
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        England have held their own in this game

        1. Forever In Our Shadow
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          I think Belgium have been poor too btw

      2. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        They’ve done okay considering no Grealish

    2. The Mandalorian
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Yeah they do it's called International MOTM.

  6. Paul Psychic Octopus
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Gary Neville (Man U): "I can see what Rashford was trying to do there".

    The rest of us just saw him hoof a glaring chance over the bar.

  7. Gomolon
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Hey folks, hows my WC team looking?

    Martinez / Steer

    Castagne / Chilwell / Saiss / KWP / Mitchell

    Salah / Son / Pulisic / Grealish / Soucek

    Vardy / DCL / Maupay

    £0.3 itb

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      How have you lost so much money?

      1. Gomolon
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        I don't get you? I've not lost that much, just haven't been chasing price rises like mad

        1. Dynamic Duos
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          With that team there I have 1.4m itb

          1. Gomolon
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 5 months ago

            So you've been chasing price rises then - I've had a bad few weeks with more important transfers to make than just chasing price rises

            1. Dynamic Duos
              • 10 Years
              3 years, 5 months ago

              Not at all mate no, you can see my transfers , my team is linked mate

              1. Gomolon
                • 9 Years
                3 years, 5 months ago

                I never asked about your team, I'm asking about how mine looks for the upcoming weeks

                1. Dynamic Duos
                  • 10 Years
                  3 years, 5 months ago

                  It looks like you short of funds , you need Robbo , but not sure where the money comes from, sorry

                  1. Gomolon
                    • 9 Years
                    3 years, 5 months ago

                    Great, only took 4 messages, thanks!

                    1. Dynamic Duos
                      • 10 Years
                      3 years, 5 months ago

                      Sorry

        2. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          I was curious and yes I've got 2M ITB with that team

          1. Dynamic Duos
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 5 months ago

            Mad isn't it , that team is 99m to me , that is why I asked how much is lost

            1. Gomolon
              • 9 Years
              3 years, 5 months ago

              Because you've got some of those players before prices rose...

              1. Dynamic Duos
                • 10 Years
                3 years, 5 months ago

                Anyways it does look good mate , basically you just have Castagne v Robbo/Trent to the template

              2. Rhinos
                • 10 Years
                3 years, 5 months ago

                This thread reads so much better in a Brummie accent. "I'm considerably richer than you"

                1. The Polymath
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 8 Years
                  3 years, 5 months ago

                  "Richer than Yow" 😀

    2. Pedersen
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      I just tried too, got 1.5m itb. I have not chased any price raising either

      1. Dynamic Duos
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Me neither mate

        1. Gomolon
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Jfc I already said I had a bad start, didn't ask for everyone to criticise me even more for it...

    3. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      I also prefer Bruno and Brewster over Soucek and Vardy, but Vardy could be a good differential for you. GL mate and there is a long way to go

    4. skodaole2
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      This team's total price if all the players were bought today is 99.5. It's not too cad. People may have more itb just because they got all those players earlier and got the rises. That's all.

      Now for the team, I like the defence a lot, flexible and all of them with attacking potential.

      The mids i would maybe downgrade one to a 4.5 mid to not wonder who to bench every week, but if you want this flexibility to rotate and can handle points on the bench i like the Soucek idea, not a fan of Pulisic fantasy wise until i actually see him play this season. Would maybe try sth like Mahrez there.

      The strikers all wear blue, i like the Vardy - Maupay duo a lot there, i do not know if i would get DCL at this point that everyone has him. Good luck

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

      I’d downgrade Vardy and upgrade elsewhere. There are cheaper options who seem very likely to match him up based on form and fixtures

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        This

  8. Forever In Our Shadow
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Sancho. We need some pace.

  9. The Mandalorian
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    So when substitutions are made people here start panicking and asking if the player is injured.

  10. ivantys
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Next game to watch France vs Portugal?

  11. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Wow this Portugal - France game is stacked. Really good lineups from each team. Will be a fun watch.

    1. Ghost86
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      What channel is the game on?

      1. Tigers Time
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Sky PL

    2. fclackless [Brazil Nuts]
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      What was the final score?

    3. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      About as much fun as your lectures

      1. Now I'm Panicking
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Burn

      2. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Or as funny as your repeated attempts to put me down.

        Go away. I wasn't even doing anything today to warrant it...

  12. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Thoughts on this WC?

    Martinez
    VVD • Ayling • Mitchell
    Salah • KDB • Son • James
    Kane • DCL • Brewster
    (Steer / KWP / Balbuena / Stephens)

    Kane will be Aguero when he’s back. Will rotate Brewster and 4th defender

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Brewster and KWP rotates really well

      1. JONALDINHO
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        That’s the plan

        1. Dynamic Duos
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Think your G2G, one thought Robbo and Grealish over VVD and Hames

    2. abhirup780
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      What is your team value? I'd probably downgrade VVD to have a little balanced defence. I don't think LIV def is essential right now. You can anytime downgrade any of your non-performing or injured premium mids or strikers to upgrade to a Liverpool defender which may be Robbo or TAA which can be a much better option compared to VVD.

  13. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Do you think Podence keeps his place in the upcoming games?

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      50-50 but even if he does, I doubt he will get more than 2-3pts

      1. Pep Roulette
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Cheers Holmes

  14. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Two questions.

    Time to ditch James?

    Play Podence or Brewster?

    Thanks

    1. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      1. Wait and see in a couple of days.
      2. Brewster.

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      1. Probably yes as long as without hit
      2. Podence

  15. OverTinker
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Congratulations English fans.

  16. Sean
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Martinez 4.0
    Robbo Chillwell Saiss Konsa Mitchell
    Salah Son JRod Grealish Soucek
    Kane DCL Maupay

    How template is this team out of 10?

    1. jam sandwich
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      8 or so, features missing are:
      city mid
      Lamptey/Ayling

      1. Botman and Robben
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Hard to fit in a City mid with Kane and Son.

        1. jam sandwich
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          no Liv def

  17. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Steve Clarke saying Liam Cooper picked up injury and out of next 2 Scotland games so one to watch for Wolves game next week

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

      Any details? If he's out against Wolves, Struijk to step in, I reckon. Last time he played was in the opening GW vs. Liverpool. Might finally help Jimenez to kick start this season properly...

      1. dunas_dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Only Steve Clarke’s pre match interview for now- no details given of injury.

      2. Dichio24
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        They have signed Diego Llorente since then

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

          You're right! Let's see, how he settles into starting line-up.

        2. dunas_dog
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Except he was sent home this morning after picking up injury during training session in Madrid

  18. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Wouldn't be surprised if Southgate rolls out this team next match 😀

    Ayling
    Justin TAA Lamptey
    AMN Reece
    Cash AWB Trippier KWP
    Walker

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

      KWP bestowed with quite an honour there

    2. MosF94
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Baldock's been done dirty

    3. Gomolon
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      love it XD

  19. NATSTER
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Seen the breaking news that Liverpool faces 'tier 3' lockdown. Things look so uncertain in this time.

    1. OverTinker
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Why and what’s tier 3 lockdown?

      1. NATSTER
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        High infection rate. No mention about football yet.
        You may check Skynews twitter for details.

      2. Make United Great Again
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Measures expected to include:
        - pubs, gyms, casinos, bookies CLOSED
        - restaurants OPEN
        - could last 6 MONTHS, but with monthly reviews

      3. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Doesn't mean much, restaurants and schools etc still open. Games will go on

    2. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      The whole thing is a right pain in the behind.
      From an fpl point of view it makes things a lot more uncertain than usual.

      Normally during the early part of the season i would be pretty trigger fingered when it comes to transfers,trying to get form players in and also trying to build some team value but i have found myself very hesitant so far leaving transfers off until as late as i can just in case someone becomes unavailable like Mane did.

      Even with the wildcard usually i would say use it early or around the first international break but now i am thinking that maybe i should just bank it just in case they're some matches postponed out of the blue.

      Sigh 🙁

  20. Pointless
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Mitchell is on 88 with FPLstatistics - any chance of a price rise before the weekend? I’m waiting in hope he does so I can cash in £0.1m and move on!

    1. Zimo
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Nah he's been there for a few weeks. Don't think it'll happen

  21. Sid123
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    How come Son has not risen in value yet? Nearly 1 million new owners and no movement? Any explanation appreciated.

    1. Goonsquad245
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Nobody knows the price change algorithm.

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

      According to the official FPL page Ings is top ten transferred out but he has gone up to 8.5 now?

    3. Zrinkec
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      People using WC.

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

      Really not sure how it works, I might e mail them.

      1. Sid123
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        If you get an answer I would like to hear what they say

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

          Ok, if I do I'll post it on this thread so click notify me

          1. Sid123
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 5 months ago

            cheers

    5. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Wildcards prolly.. Wildcards are popular during IB's

    6. Bandwagonesque
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      He was probably price protected because he was red flagged for a couple of hours on wednesday 30.09.
      I think the price protections usually are 8 days, so i guess he started on 0% thursday 08.10.

    7. I Must Break You
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Because he had 1.3M net transfers out last week and was at least partially frozen

  22. Sid123
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Yeah always a bit random at the start of the season but should have been some consistent movement

  23. Slitherene
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Worried about benching the wrong player..

    A) Taylor (wba)
    B) Coady (lee)
    C) Justin (AVL)

    Who to bench?

    1. Zrinkec
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Best 4.0m GK option for bench?

      1. Slitherene
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Don't know

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

      Get three bits of paper, write each name on them and scrunch them up and choose one

      1. Slitherene
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        If you had to choose one?

    3. skodaole2
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      I think i have seen this question many times, i doubt you ll decide before Saturday's deadline. So,.. Taylor to bench

    4. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Taylor or Coady...

    5. Kvothe
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      A

  24. Zrinkec
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Best 4.0m option for GK bench?

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

      If you've got Mcarthy then 100% Forster.

      1. Zrinkec
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        I have Martinez.

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

          Forster is still a good shout as Mcarthy wasn't totally nailed on last year until Gunn had a few howlers.

  25. dshv
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Ben davies owners...

    1. Downgrade to 4.5 playing
    2. Downgrade to 4 and upgrade other ..

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

      Upgrade to Chillwell.

    2. skodaole2
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Depends on the rest of the team, generally i prefer to have 15 players who are starters for their teams, so the former.

    3. Kvothe
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Get Dier instead?

  26. Bank$y
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    McGinn is looking to be getting back to his best. Fraser is showing a few moments too. Just need a goal now.

  27. FC Hakkebøf
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Thoughts on this WC?

    Martinez
    TAA Chilwell Ayling
    Salah Son Havertz Grealish
    Kane DCL Maupay
    ____
    Steer Lamptey Stephens 3.9

    Enough itb to upgrade Grealish to Rodriguez

    1. skodaole2
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      I would maybe change Grealish and DCL to Watkins and James R., if i m not mistaken you get some good cash itb for later moves. I also have a thing, i try to not play defender from one team and attacker from the opponent (TAA - DCL), but could work if both scored i guess. Starting XI dont have a clear flaw, but the bench is too weak and you may have to waste transfers. I d upgrade the 3.9 to a playing defender.

      1. FC Hakkebøf
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        1. Why would I change DCL to Watkins?

        2. Can do Grealish to Rodriguez on one FT

        3. I don't mind playing a defender vs an attacker from the opponent team. If one of them hauls I get the points. I might bench the wrong player. Not a risk I am willing to take. I will happily take a blank from one and a haul from the other.

        4. I got 2 subs on the bench that are regular starters. Don't mind having one that doesn't start. I rarely need my 3rd sub.

        1. skodaole2
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Watkins + Rod instead of DCL + Grealish would be more like a suggestion to get players from the same teams and get some money itb. You seem to know what you are doing, no disagreement then, GL!

    2. Coys96
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Why Havertz? Way prefer James & Pulisic

      Rest looks fantastic! Though would want a City attacker

      1. FC Hakkebøf
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Mainly due to concerns about Pulisic's fitness

  28. Alexis Nonsense
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Why has Everton bought a fourth gk?

    Any chance Pickford loose his place?

    1. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Because Lossl and Virginia pose no competition for Pickford.

      Lossl is Championship standard
      Virginia is still young.

  29. Coys96
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    GTG? Already taken -4, am I right in thinking I'm looking fine? Need to get some points ASAP - currently ranked around 4m

    0.2 itb

    Martinez
    Trent James Lamptey
    Salah KDB Son (c) Foden
    Jimenez DCL Watkins

    Forster Saiss Ferguson Burke

    1. dynamike
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Yeah, no more needed

  30. Dynamic Duos
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Fully loaded 🙂

    Martinez McCarthy
    Robbo Chilwell Saiss Konsa KWP
    Salah Bruno Son Grealish Klich
    DCL Maupay Antonio

    I know haha

    1. Coys96
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Looks great but with unpredictability dont like the benchig headache. Cannot argue with any picks though, although would want a City attacker and Hamez. Not sure about rotating keepers either, just save the cash

      1. Dynamic Duos
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Yeah it would take some managing , but this is something I put together with KDB injury worry, I wouldn't want Hamez over the main mids, but I could have him instead of one of the forwards and have Brewster

        1. Dichio24
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          If KDB is injured, just swap him with Sterling

          1. Dynamic Duos
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 5 months ago

            Wouldn't want any City without KDB in the team

            1. Dichio24
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 6 Years
              3 years, 5 months ago

              They won the league 2 seasons ago without him, just saying

        2. FPL_Crisis
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          What am I missing with Kdb, he just played for Belgium today...

          1. Dynamic Duos
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 5 months ago

            He signalled to come off and limping

      2. Dynamic Duos
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        I'm just convinced I need back up everywhere with the current situation, I may be making to much of the pandemic?

      3. Dynamic Duos
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        The KDB and Hamez team

        Martinez Forster
        Robbo Chilwell Saiss Konsa Ferguson
        Salah KDB Son Grealish Hames
        DCL Antonio Brewster