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Hits or Wildcard? How I plan to solve FPL Gameweek 9 injury problems

Fantasy Premier League managers should wait until Friday evening before making the biggest decisions for Gameweek 9.

The latest international break has been more of a rollercoaster ride than usual with so many flags cropping up due to positive coronavirus (COVID-19) tests and injuries.

Reacting to these developments will play a big part in the upcoming round, as well as those beyond it, so we have to be as informed as possible.

In this article, I will be assessing what state my team is in following Gameweek 8, recapping a rare early transfer and talking through my thought-process for handling so many injury flags.

Gameweek 8 was a poor one for my team, which scored just 52 points. As a someone without Harry Kane (£11.0m), I was obviously rooting for him to blank, so it was very disappointing to see him score in the 88th minute at West Bromwich Albion and bag three bonus in the process. Considering his effective ownership of 140% among teams in my local rank tier, Kane’s late goal effectively meant a net loss of around 10 points.

When I decided to keep Timo Werner (£9.4m) in Gameweek 6, instead of getting Kane, I was fully aware of the risks. In the end, the Spurs man only scored four more points in the span of the last three matches, so my decision of transferring Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£7.8m) in for Michail Antonio (£6.2m) instead worked out pretty well. 

Also, I think Werner is now a better option than Kane in the next few rounds, considering Tottenham’s bad run of fixtures. so, all in all, I may have lost four points by keeping Werner but I think that’s a fair price to pay for having two extra free transfers to address other pressing issues in my team.

Other than that, I decided to captain Son and decided to play Stuart Dallas (£4.5m) and his attacking threat over Kyle Walker-Peters’ (£4.6m) superior clean sheet potential. It was one of those weeks where every decision was wrong, so it was not a surprise that my overall rank fell from 60k to 126k.

EARLY TRANSFER

For the first time ever, I decided to make an early transfer ahead of an international break, selling Aleksandar Mitrovic (£5.7m) to get Ollie Watkins (£6.1m). The only reason I decided to jump the gun on this one was because I was pretty sure I would have to take a hit to improve my squad in the near future, no matter what. And when I feel that way, I try to be more aggressive with my transfers, in order to field a stronger team as soon as possible.

Even though I still think Mitrovic is a good underpriced option (especially with spot-kick duties still his if he can shake that hamstring issue), I can’t see him getting many returns in the next four Gameweeks with such a tough schedule.

At the same time, Watkins looks great stats-wise, has an incredible run of fixtures ahead and the chances of him getting injured were slim since he won’t play any international games. And so, with two free transfers at my disposal, I deemed this move as inevitable and decided to gain some team value by moving early. I knew there was always the possibility of injuries during the international break but I was ready to take my first hit of the season if I had to.

INJURY CRISIS

However, I was immediately punished by the FPL Gods and after a chaotic weekend of international football, 36% of my starting eleven is now flagged. At the time I’m writing this, Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.3m), Andrew Robertson (£7.1m), Ben Chilwell (£6.0m) and Mohamed Salah (£12.3m) are doubts for this weekend. And the scary thing is that there is still another UEFA Nations League round to be played midweek so, who knows how my team will look like by Saturday morning.

With so many uncertainties, I think it’s crucial to remain calm and wait for every small bit of information we can get, either from press conferences or other reliable sources. In the meantime, I’m already looking at some possible scenarios and how I will proceed in each of those situations.

IF ONLY ALEXANDER-ARNOLD IS RULED OUT

Before his injury at Manchester City, Alexander-Arnold was a set-and-forget pick for me and I was really looking forward to owning the Liverpool right-back as a differential for his decent run of fixtures.

Without Virgil van Dijk (£6.3m) and Joe Gomez (£5.4m), Liverpool’s chances of keeping clean sheets are considerably lower but I think they still will be one of the best defences in the league, even if not as good as last season. Alexander-Arnold’s attacking underlying numbers are also great and he was fairly unlucky to only deliver one attacking return so far.

However, it seems very likely he will be out for a number of weeks and, if that’s the case, I think it’s time to say goodbye to Alexander-Arnold for the time-being. I doubt it will be long before he’s back in my team though…

I will probably downgrade him to someone like Patrick van Aanholt (£5.4m), Lucas Digne (£6.1m) or someone from West Ham, and then, I will have to decide if I want to take a hit. 

I already have £1.7m in the bank and, by selling Alexander-Arnold, I will have between £2.9m and £4.5m (depending on his replacement), which means it might be worth it to use such a large amount of money straight away, even if it costs me four points.

Given the lack of good defensive options at the time, I will probably switch formation from 4-3-3 to 3-4-3. It would mean upgrading Mario Lemina (£4.5m) to someone like Ross Barkley (£6.0m), Jarrod Bowen (£6.3m), Wilfried Zaha (£7.4m), Hakim Ziyech (£8.2m) or James Rodríguez (£7.9m).

Even if the hit doesn’t pay off immediately in Gameweek 9, I think it’s likely to be a good decision in the long run and falls well into my usual strategy of making more aggressive moves when I feel that a hit will be inevitable sooner or later.

IF BOTH ALEXANDER-ARNOLD AND SALAH ARE RULED OUT

I seriously doubt It’s worth to sell Salah for a hit if he is ruled out for just one Gameweek (which seems the most likely scenario). Like most managers, I’m looking at buying Kevin De Bruyne (£11.5m) back but I’d rather wait one more week and then possibly using him to replace Son Heung-min (£9.6m), not Salah.

That means I am probably sticking to the same plan as the first scenario, even if Salah tests positive for COVID-19 again on Thursday: downgrade Alexander-Arnold, take a hit and upgrade Lemina.

IF EVERYONE IS RULED OUT

This scenario seems fairly unlikely since Robertson travelled with his national team to Israel but I like to be prepared for the worst. With a Wildcard still available, I definitely don’t want to take an eight-point hit, so I have two choices:

  1. Sell Alexander-Arnold and Lemina // Bench Salah, Robertson and Chilwell
  2. Wildcard

The first option does not sound too appealing since I would have to play the likes of Yves Bissouma (£4.5m), Dallas and Walker-Peters so it is likely I would use my Wildcard even if it means wasting one free transfer (I saved it last Gameweek).

I was planning on using my Wildcard before the first Double Gameweek but if my team is full of red flags on Friday night, I will have no problem pressing the button. I am very happy with my forwards right now but my defence and midfield would really need a shake-up if everyone is ruled out.

MY GAMEWEEK 9 CAPTAIN

Regardless of what press conferences might reveal, it will definitely be a very interesting Gameweek for captaincy with several decent options boasting good fixtures. Bruno Fernandes (£10.6m), Salah, Jack Grealish (£7.5m), Calvert-Lewin and Werner seem to be the standout options and I think it’s a good sign that I already have four out of those five players to choose from.

At the moment, the armband is on Salah by default but even if he tests negative and returns to England, his minutes might be managed by Jurgen Klopp due to lack of training. For this reason, it is possible I will switch to someone more likely to play 90 minutes, such as Grealish or Calvert-Lewin.

Good luck everyone and thanks for reading.

435 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Robertson and Chilwell both out?

    1. drughi
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Think both will be alright

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

      Own them both.

      I read that Robbo could even feature tomorrow. Also, Liverpool really needs him as they have no players fit. So I think he will play.

      Don't know about Chilwell but he could be fit.

    3. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Both are in contention to play their international games

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

      Chilwell training with England today so should be fine

  2. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    How I plan to solve FPL Gameweek 9 injury problems - delete FPL account.

    Problem solved 😎

    1. abhirup780
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      How to delete FPL account?

  3. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Choose 1...

    A. Bruno
    B. Vardy

    1. The Sociologist
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Probably Bruno.

    2. Front 442
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Depends on the rest of your team but Vardy GW10 and onwards for me

    3. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Depends on your team and strategy, Vardy for me

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

      Vardy for me

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

      A

  4. Klaren
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Fabio's articles are the best part of the FFS website. Valuable insights into the mindset and strategy of the best FPL player.

    1. Bielsa Murderball
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      what about magnus carlsen?

      1. Bielsa Murderball
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        😉

      2. Klaren
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Obviously Magnus is great too but Fabio has shown an incredible consistency over the last several years and has 5 top 10k, 6 top top 20k seasons in 6 years while Magnus has 2 top 10k seasons over the same time frame. They each have one top 100 finish.

        1. Bielsa Murderball
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          true...was just carried away with the fact that magnus who possibly has the greatest iq got a 10th place finish 🙂

    2. Flair
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Him and LR's articles are always great.

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

        Yeah I should have probably mentioned Lateriser too, he is great as well.

  5. The Sociologist
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Good read from a very good manager. Here's how I'm shaping up for the coming GW...

    0FT, £4.1m itb

    Martinez | Steer
    Coufal, C.Taylor, Justin, Chilwell* | Mitchell*
    Son, Zaha, Grealish | Anguissa, Salah*
    Kane, DCL, Bamford

    Play this lot and just take this week on the chin, or is a hit needed anywhere to steady the ship? Thinking to (c) either DCL or Grealish; leaning DCL for now.

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Chilwell should be fine and hopefully Salah is only out for 1 game. I'm currently leaning towards Grealish out of the two for captaincy due to higher points potential as a midfielder.

      1. The Sociologist
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Brighton's defence has been OK of late though right?

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

    McCarthy
    Chilwell* Cancelo Kilman
    Son Grealish Soucek Bissouma
    Kane Werner DCL
    (4.0 Salah* Shaw* Ferguson*)
    1.2ITB 0ITB

    Probably looking at Shaw out for a hit

    Then probably looking at Kane Son out for KDB Vardy for a hit next week

    Don’t like the idea of back to back -4 (at a minimum) should I just wildcard?

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Depends on how many players you plan to change in the WC. Just for back-to-back -4 isn't worth WC.

    2. The Sociologist
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      If you can get by with just the -4 this week I'd do it, then take next week as it comes.

  7. focaccia
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Thoughts on my WC team? Still got 0.6itb...

    Martinez
    Chilwell - Cancelo - Coufal
    Bruno (c) - KDB - Ziyech - Grealish
    Vardy - DCL - Watkins

    subs: Forster - Soucek - Justin - Kilman

    1. PompeyUpNorth!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Lovely

    2. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      nice

    3. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Similar to what I would go with

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

        cheers - thought's on upgrading Coufal to Cresswell / Bellerin / James? Or should I keep the cash for attacking moves later on?

        1. Holmes
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          keep some cash

    4. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      What's the plan to get Salah later?
      Great team but too much money on the bench imo

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

        Yeah that's my one niggle - I could downgrade:
        Justin> Mitchell
        Soucek> Bissouma

        GW12 DCL> Bamford & Fernandes>Salah

        ?

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

      Probably the best team possible.

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

        cheers - my one worry is how to get Salah in for Fernandes... it's tempting to downgrade my bench massively although that has definitely shot me in the foot in the past!

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

          Having a good bench will probably prove vital with the amount of games coming up and players misses games due to COVID etc, may be a case of going without Salah unless you can downgrade and upgrade sensible when you feel like you need him back. For a WC you’ve pretty much nailed it.

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

            I think I agree - having a rubbish bench makes me nervous - especially in current climate. I'm going to keep Soucek - he's phenomenal value and would feel very happy with him as my first sub. I can do Fernandes > Salah when I downgrade DCL > Bamford in GW12.

        2. Holmes
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          I am sure you will be able downgrade Ziyech or Grealish soon, or even Vardy

    6. gaurava1216
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Downgrade Soucek and bank the money.... never gonna play him ahead of any of that front 7 and Justin decent for next 4/5 games

      Monitor Pereira being back- possibly could upgrade as Coufal games hit and miss defensively

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

      I'd want to see a lot more from KdB before sacrificing Kane/Salah.

  8. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Start Lamptey or Cancelo?

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Lamptey

    2. DannyDrinkVodka
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Lamptey

    3. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Humptey Lamptey

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

      I’m starting Cancelo.
      But mainly in the hope that new toys Grealish and Watkins go big.

  9. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    RMWCT

    Martinez(Forster)
    Chilwell Cancelo Coufal (Lamptey)(Neco Williams)
    KDB Fernandes Ziyech Grealish (Riedewald)
    Vardy DCL Watkins

    2.2 itb to do Fernandes to Salah whenever needed

    Is it worth upgrading Riedewald to Bissouma or Neco to Phillips? I don't see the need personally and that 0.1/0.2 could be useful later

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Go for Brainthwaite, just incase triple Liverpool is required

      1. Pegboy
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Yep, don't waste a Liverpool spot on Neco

    2. Black Knights
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      You're only going to need 1.5m for Bruno to Salah, plus by GW12 DCL's run turns anyway so you can double up there. I'd keep less in the bank for Bruno to Salah and improve Neco in case of rotation.

  10. crazysidz
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Kindly RMT

    Martinez
    zouma, belerin, reguilon
    grealish,bruno,zaha, son, rodriguez,
    kane, dcl

    Subs: Forster/Bamford, justin, douglas

    ITB 2.4.
    Next week KDB in Son out

  11. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Guys, Would you risk James and Chillwell in a back three with Cancelo and KWP on the bench as back up ?

    1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Kinda risky, KWP fixtures not good either. A Kilman as 5th defender would have helped a lot. So I would say avoid this situation long term

      1. Black Knights
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Kilman isn't certain of his place and Wolves have bad fixtures. Not sure that would help the situation tbh.

  12. Saka_me_sideways
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Not saying previous results have anything to do with up coming ones, but United’s last 5 PL home games results v WBA are a shocking read!

    0-1
    0-0
    2-0
    0-1
    1-2

    1. Pompel
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Extrapolating this, a 1-3 loss is on the cards

      1. Bouncebackability
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        With a deflected Bruno strike and all three bonus points.

    2. Rasping Drive
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Since these results go back between 3 to 7 years, I would say the relevance is marginally more than f@ck all 😀

      1. Saka_me_sideways
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        I did say that... definitely not suggesting to load up on WBA lol.

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

      I say. 1-1

      WBA races to a 0-1 lead and holds it valiantly, for 89 Minutes and 30 Seconds.

      Then, during a last gasp Corner Kick, the ball grazes a WBA hand after bouncing around the box hitting several players. After 7 minutes of VAR. Bruno scores a PK!

      Bruno goal, all the bonus points, and 2 participation points!

  13. NABIL - FPL otai
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    So the pundit mentioned PVA Barkley as the first options as possible replacement.

    Luckily I already brought both in with my earlier IB WC.

  14. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Which sold player is going to punish the most?

    1. Saka_me_sideways
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Son, got a decent record against city off the top of my head... probably still gonna sell him though lol, as not keen on the double up.

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

        Why not move Kane on first then?

        1. Saka_me_sideways
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Midfield options this week are better than forwards imo

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

            Fair enough, I quite fancy Vardy against that Liverpool defence and then the games following. Son has a better record vs City than Kane and will have another week to review Son to Sterling/KDB.

            1. Saka_me_sideways
              • 3 Years
              3 years, 4 months ago

              Yeah I get what you mean with vardy, it is tempting.
              Was kinda looking to use that money in kane to bolster the MF though(KDB, Ziyech, Hames etc), swapping to vardy limits that

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

                Yeah it all depends on your team and what moves you can do in the future. I can do Kane to Vardy this week then Son + Saiss to Sterling/KDB + Cancelo next week with funds left to upgrade Zaha to Ziyech and then the team is complete.

    2. drughi
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      salah against brighton

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

      Salah in the long run, Son and Rodriguez this week.

  15. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Any idea when the first DGW will be held? Crellin got any projections?

    1. Gregor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Might be GW19.

      1. Bobby Digital
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Ok, cheers!

  16. Warby84
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Free hit final team (I say)

    Martinez
    Maguire Walker Van Aanholt
    Mane Fernandes Ziyech Grealish
    Richarlison Calvert-Lewin Werner

    Phillip James (4.3) Bran

    Gtg??

    1. drughi
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      why free hit now ?

  17. Park the bus
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Guys how do i find myself in the hall of fame? Do i need to be a member and / or have joined the FFS open mini league?

    1. Gregor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah, just join the FFScout mini-league and you’ll be in the next update.

  18. Pat Bonner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Chilwell back in training today. Looks promising for the weekend

    1. Bouncebackability
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Could play midweek..

      1. Pompel
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        In which case he'll get the Covid or get injured again, considering the way this season's going

    2. Gregor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Excellent news.

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

      Happy days, hopefully gets a rest for the Iceland game considering there’s nothing to play for.

    4. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      May play and risk making that injury worse...

  19. rozzo
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Martinez Steer
    TAA Chilwell Lamptey Johnson Mitchell
    Salah Son Rodriguez Grealish Anguissa
    Kane DCL Wilson

    1ft
    0.8 itb

    1). TAA and Wilson to Kilman and Vardy - 4
    2). TAA, Salah and Wilson to Cresswell, Bruno and Vardy - 8
    3). Anything else

    Thanks

    1. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      i would do 2 for the long term

  20. abhirup780
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Ben Chilwell is back in full England training today, after the England medical staff concluded he is fully fit.

    https://www.skysports.com/football/news/12016/12134691/ben-chilwell-back-in-england-training-as-whole-squad-test-negative-for-coronavirus

    1. drughi
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      remove that yellow flag noooww

    2. Rotation's Alter Ego
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Perfect, cheers for the link 🙂

  21. All For One
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    WC active:

    Mccarthy, Button
    Targett, Zouma, Cancelo, Coufal, Kilman
    Grealish, Ziyech, Bruno, Kdb, Bissouma
    Dcl, Vardy, Watkins

    GW 12 Dcl> Bamford, Bruno> Salah

    Thought please, thanks

    1. drughi
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      looks good

    2. DannyDrinkVodka
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Needs more Chilwell

      1. All For One
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Yeh playing around atm, lol I can fit him in.

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

      Looks like Ziyech downgrade to upgrade Zouma. Might give you more cash for Martinez and saints DEF over McCarthy and Targett.

      1. All For One
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks Caldracula I've made a few changes:

        Martinez, Button
        Kwp, Chiwell, Cancelo, Kilman, Coufal
        Grealish, Kdb, Bruno, Ziyech, Bissouma
        Dcl, Vardy, Watkin

        0.2 ITB

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

          Looks great.

          1. All For One
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            Thanks guys for the help!

        2. Big Ronnie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Looks good. Very similar to mine below, gone Lamptey & Justin over KWP & Kilman though.

          1. All For One
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            Thanks 0.4 short....

            1. Big Ronnie
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              3 years, 4 months ago

              Good as it is though, not much in them to be fair

    4. Beavis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Would look to get Chilwell in, if possible.But looks solid.

  22. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Last Man Standing (2654 through to GW9)

    Scores needed after hits for GWs 1-8 are 39,34,29,32,51,34,41 and 51.
    Code is 48n69x

    https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2020/08/28/the-last-man-standing-competition-2020-2021/

    1. Iceball
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Im still standing, je je je...

      1. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Congratulazioni said Italian. Second gw was too much for me, one worry less 😉

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

      I am banned, why? Is this only for paying members?

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

        I didn't account for hits. 3 years out of this game has left a few holes in the memory. Sorry.

      2. Vlekz
          3 years, 4 months ago

          check your gw scores, you must have a score below it.(anyone can join this league)

    3. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Benching Salah. Correct call? Who do I captain in this team?

      Martinez
      James Coufal Lamptey
      Sterling Son Ziyech Podence
      Martial DCL Bamford

      Steere Dallas Salah Mitchell

      Thanks!

      1. Pacer.
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        play salah bench poodence

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

        Worth leaving in the starting xi in case he does play. Captain DCL.

        1. Ruudy Van
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          this

        2. drughi
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          this

    4. Big Ronnie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Thoughts on WC team? Route to get Salah back would be Bruno & DCL to Salah & £6m forward although fully expect things to change.

      Martinez, £4m
      Chilwell, Cancelo, Coufal, Justin, Lamptey
      Ziyech, KDB, Grealish, Bruno, Soucek
      DCL, Watkins, Vardy

      1. Ruudy Van
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        I'd consider Chilwell to Zouma/James so you have a little bit more flex on money for that 6mil striker as a lot of them are going up in price

        1. Big Ronnie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Thanks. Got £0.2m left over but good thinking. Think i'd probably downgrade Soucek or one of the three £4.5m def rather than Chilwell though.

          1. Ruudy Van
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            Yeah maybe go the Soucek route tbh. You rarely want to have to rely on him and that one time you need him, chances are he will only score 2 points

      2. All For One
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Looks good Bruno and Dcl to Salah and 6mil forward Gw12

        1. Big Ronnie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Cheers

      3. Tshelby
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        It looks so good

        1. Big Ronnie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Cheers Tommy!

      4. ElliotJHP
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah really like this, can't see anywhere I'd improve

        1. Big Ronnie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Cheers

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

        Loos really good. Ticks all boxes assuming Salah is out.

        1. Big Ronnie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Cheers

    5. Ruudy Van
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Poor decision taking a -4 early in the break but team is currently below and have £2.4itb. (money for Vardy and Dias/Cancelo)
      Based on the risks of Coady Salah Mitchell & Burke not getting minutes. Would you take a -8 for anything?

      McCarthy
      Zouma Coady* Coufal
      KDB Bruno (C) Salah* Klich
      DCL Jiminez Watkins

      Forster Dier Mitchell* Burke*

      1. Big Ronnie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Probably not. Not enough to do Burke to Grealish?

        1. Ruudy Van
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Unfortunately not. Will have to hope burke gets some minutes or coady plays

          1. Big Ronnie
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            Not sure when Coady's isolation ends, might be ok on that one

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

      Vardy (c) anyone?

      1. drughi
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        one week too early

        1. Tshelby
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Did score against city and arsenal

      2. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        not when there are easier fixtures for other premiums ... have to play averages

      3. Beavis
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Fair few better options, imo

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

      I feel like I don't have a good Captain option this week. What would you do here?

      A) Kane to Werner (C) -4
      B) Son to Bruno (C) -4
      C) Captain Grealish, DCL, Kane or KDB

      1. drughi
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        C all those options are good captain picks

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

          Who would you pick from the lot?

      2. JURGENAUT
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        I'm captaining Werner, think he's going under the radar a little. But I've also kept Kane so I probably wouldn't recommend the first option. Any other way you can fit him in? Otherwise B looks the most popular option.

    8. dshv
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Mccarthy
      Chiwell taylor lamptey mitchell justin
      Salah soucek son sterling bruno
      Watkins dcl davis

      1.8itb 1ft

      Really need help what to do.
      Ziyech coufal grealish other ?

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

        Looks good. Maybe Soucek to Grealish if possible?

    9. JURGENAUT
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      So Chilwell is back guys? Only have Salah to worry about now from the popular picks.

      1. Beavis
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Looks like it

        1. JURGENAUT
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Perfect if he makes it

    10. ball c
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Thoughts on my wild card team?

      McCarthy
      Chilwell - Coufal - Neco Williams - Mitchell - Justin
      Grealish - Ziyech - Fernandes - KDB - Salah
      DCL - Watkins - Bamford

      Would like to get Cancelo or Digne into that defence but would mean sacrificing in midfield / attack.

      1. Big Ronnie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Downgrade Bamford, expensive 8th attacker. On a WC i'd go without Salah with a plan to get back in.

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

          This

      2. Vlekz
          3 years, 4 months ago

          you might not be a able to field 3 defenders in a couple of weeks (or earlier if chilwell coufol dont play for some reason)