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Reasons to be positive with Salah in Football Index as Liverpool slump drags on


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Fantasy managers can be a fickle bunch. Or ruthless, depending on your point of view.

Players who have helped them hit the heights are all too often ditched at the first hint of a dip in form, to be replaced by the newest, shiniest toy that everyone has decided is now the latest must-have.

This can be true in both Fantasy Premier League (FPL) and Football Index (FI).

Football Index is a real-money betting platform where you can buy and sell shares in footballers.

These players’ value can rise or fall depending on their performance both on and off the field.

I’m actively using FI this season with more than a nod to FPL, seeing which aspects of each game marry up, and which don’t.

A certain loyalty can go a long way in FI, with shares bought early and low in a player slowly accruing value over time, allowing for inevitable bumps along the way.

But there have been instances when traders seem to have been a bit more knee-jerk.

Since February 1, Liverpool have gone on a four-match losing streak in the league, culminating in last weekend’s chastening Merseyside derby defeat.
Amid mutterings of Anfield crises and the need for Jurgen Klopp to have a rest, star player Mohamed Salah‘s share price had dropped from £2.51 to a not-so-romantic Valentine’s Day trough of £1.72.

He’s now available for £1.71 and that loss of confidence in the Egyptian has been mirrored on FPL, where he’s lost around 200,000 owners over the last three Gameweeks despite scoring for two consecutive matches and hitting four goals across his last four starts before the Everton debacle.

The question now is will Liverpool find their mojo again and, if they do, have the share prices of the likes of Salah still got further to fall in the meantime?

The Reds are looking very well-placed to make the quarter-finals in Europe, and their immediate domestic schedule is equally encouraging, with Sheffield United, Fulham and Wolves to come.

There’s the potential for Match Day Dividends (MDD) from those ‘easier’ fixtures, while Media Dividends are never far away with Salah.

He’s long been a media magnet, racking up 12,510 media points in FI, courtesy of 301 mentions, in the last three months alone. For context, team-mate Sadio Mane (£1.03) had 94 mentions leading to 4,820 points.

And of the £0.39 per share in dividends Salah has brought in over that time frame, £0.25 has come from media pay-outs.

Throw in the extra coverage the Champions League always produces – the competition also offers the highest MDDs as CL games are often part of Gold Match Days – and Liverpool stars could be on the rise again.

FPL players with bonus points potential can win Football Index dividends 2

Away from Anfield, the saga that gripped many in FPL might well be about to play out in FI as well.

Ilkay Gundogan (£0.91) has delivered in buckets in recent weeks, scoring 11 goals in his last 12 league appearances at a knockdown FPL price.


So delicious was his form that he was the captain of choice among a large slice of fantasy bosses for Manchester City’s Double Gameweek involving Spurs and then Everton.

He delivered in spades, with two goals and an assist, against Tottenham. But a groin injury picked up late in the match meant he missed the trip to Goodison Park, leaving some especially entitled managers bleating about their bad luck.

In the end, the German international was out for just the one match, and he remains very popular in FPL.

But doubts over the in-form midfielder’s fitness might have been behind the quietly increasing interest in Kevin De Bruyne (£3.06) being exhibited by FI traders.

His share price was slowly creeping back up as he prepared to return from the hamstring injury that sidelined him for four weeks, with a peak earlier this week of £3.24.

FPL managers might need to take heed of the market forces on the Belgian.
And if you’ve not bet on De Bruyne in FI, now might be the time to act.


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292 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Arteta
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Pope vs Martinez - who are you playing?

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Martinez but could backfire.

    2. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Martinez

    3. citizenkane
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Martinez

    4. GinjaWhinja
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Martinez. Genuinely considering him for the captaincy this week.

  2. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Best replaecement for Inga if I already have DCL?

    Got 8.4 to spend.

    1. Pep Roulette
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Richarlison?

    2. BullDogTevez
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Giroud

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

      Richarlison or Diagne

    4. sminkypinky
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Ingrid. Heard she’s worth every penny.

    5. waltzingmatildas
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I'm tempted to go richarlison for a hit

    6. n-doggg
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Just hold Ings for his double next week

    7. CrouchDown
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Watkins

  3. Jimmers
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    On WC
    A Reguilon, Rodriguez
    B Digne, Barnes

    1. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      B

    2. Il Capitano
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I'm on B with my WC

    3. BullDogTevez
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      B

    4. iL PiStOlErO
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      B

    5. Big Col
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      B, no contest

    6. ChelseaGuy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      B easy

  4. Ha.
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Who scores more?

    A. DCL and Barnes
    B. Kane x2

    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      B

    2. reeceon
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      A

    3. iL PiStOlErO
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Luckily I have both options cause ifI had the choose it would hurt. 50/50 imo

      1. Ha.
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Lol thanks

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

      Disastrous if A, Kane x2 costs so much more

      1. Ha.
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        ?

  5. Pukki Party
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Best West Brom attacker for 6m?

    1. BullDogTevez
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      None

    2. iL PiStOlErO
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Don't go there...

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

      Diagne, do it for fun

      1. Pukki Party
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks just wanted assurance that Diagne is a good option. Got him in for a hit lol

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

          I am jealous as I wanted differential but running out FTs

          1. Pukki Party
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Hits are for bringing in a WBA attacker because there is a dgw

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

              Yeah fair enough mate, I have got 10 DGWs + Raphinha so the upside is limited with hits, GL!

      2. casual69
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        amn triple capt for a laugh!

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

          Well that's something 😆

  6. reeceon
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Dier or Reguilon?

    1. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Dier

    2. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Reguilon

    3. Hooky
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Reguilon by a distance. Dier is awful

  7. Big Col
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Best way to get Kane into TC

    a) McCarthy, Bamford, Antonio to Fabri, Brewster, Kane
    6 for 29

    b) Salah, Antonio to Kane, Son -4
    8 for 29

    c) Salah, Antonio, Mee to Kane, Son, Targett -8
    9 for 29

    1. S.Kuqi
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      A

    2. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      A

    3. GinjaWhinja
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Kane is not worth a -8, nor at the expense of Salah against Sheffield Utd.

  8. S.Kuqi
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Dgw fever has got me.

    Tarkowski -> Pereira for -4 and bench Raphinha.

    Thoughts about that move?

    1. Big Col
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I would, mine above?

    2. Messiah Hazard
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Doesn’t Tarkowski also have DGW... I wouldn’t lose him for a -4

      1. S.Kuqi
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Can't see more than 3 points for him

    3. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I want to get KDB in but don't want to bench Raphinia . It's hard to know. He was awesome against Southampton.

      1. S.Kuqi
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Agreed. Should have got double digits in both games last gw

    4. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      No

      1. S.Kuqi
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks

  9. iL PiStOlErO
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Have 5.5 to spend on def for dgw. Who to choose?

    Pope*
    Cancelo* Lowton* _____
    Salah* Bruno* Barnes* Gundo*
    Kane(C)* Bamford DCL*

    McCharty Raphinha Dallas Coufal (BB)

    1. Redranger
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Shaw?

    2. Vovhund
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Reguilon

  10. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Nobody getting Kane for a hit and putting TC on him?

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

      Nah going for Salah or DCL for TC I think

    2. Big Col
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I am for a -8 once I can work out who to transfer out

  11. Couch Potato
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Shipping out Coufal for a -4, plenty of funds available

    A Cancelo
    B Stones
    D Digne

    1. Couch Potato
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      *C Pereira

    2. frenchfries
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      A

    3. Big Col
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      D digne

    4. GinjaWhinja
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      B.

      Stones I think is nailed for both fixtures. Had 2 rests in their last 3 games.

      https://twitter.com/Legomane_FPL/status/1364694298768404482/photo/1

  12. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    vardy or son on a wc is blowing my mind 🙁 so difficult

  13. frenchfries
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    For the next 4-5 gw

    Dallas ->

    A) Targett
    B) Dier
    C) Other 4.9 or below

  14. Slitherene
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Who to take a punt on?

    Foden or Mahrez

    1. n-doggg
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      A

      1. elwardio
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        A

  15. n-doggg
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    When to use TC:

    A. Kane GW26 (BUR/ful)
    B. Sterling GW27 (MUN/SOU)
    C. KDB GW27 (MUN/SOU)
    D. Other

    1. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      C

    2. frenchfries
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      A

    3. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      A

    4. WVA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I'm going A sooooooo....

  16. Ohh1454
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Worth a hit to do bamford > Watkins ?

    1. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Not with Grealish out

    2. FCSB
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      No

  17. The 12th Man
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    How many goals are we expecting from Spurs this week ?

    1. n-doggg
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Less than 3

    2. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      3 I reckon

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

        Not worth the triple up then?

        1. n-doggg
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Defender maybe

    3. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      4 in total, 2 of them scored by Eric Dier.

    4. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      3 this week.
      3 next week.

      All in the same DGW 😉

    5. WVA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I'm expecting 0 from my TC so I can't be disappointed unless he goes off injured after 3 minutes like last season

    6. GinjaWhinja
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      1.
      1 against Burnley.
      0 against Fulham.

  18. zotter
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Bench one

    A. Rudiger
    B. Bamford
    C. Raphinha

    1. Gabhini Gupini
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Rud

  19. FPLMACKEM
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    McCarthy,
    Stones, Cancelo, Tarkowski
    Salah, Gundogan, Bruno, Son, Raphina
    DCL, Bamford

    Forster, Ings , Coufal, Mitchell

    1ft 2.2itb WC BB and FH available

    A) ings, Tarkowski and son > Kane(c) digne and Barnes -8
    B) ings, Tarkowski > Kane (c) + 4.9 defender? -4
    C) Tarkowski > Digne (captain Son)

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

    Really hope spurs and Kane doubters Get punished but let’s face it, both games will probably be 1-0 either way

    1. BullDogTevez
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Haaaaaaaaarry Winks DGW hero

    2. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Should I do Sterling, Ings to Gundogan, Kane (TC) for -4?

    3. Dybala10
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      If Kane ends up with 18 we would be over the moon

  21. FCSB
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Who to start, let’s do this, first to 5:

    1. Bamford (hatrick v Villa last time)
    2. Raphinha (in form)

    Thanks

    1. Heiro
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Tricky one. Same predicament.

      Leaning on Bamford as on pens isn't he?

      1. FCSB
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        I believe he is yes

  22. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Any defender worth getting for 5 million as a replacement for Mee?

  23. Heiro
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Play Dallas/Raphinha/Bamford?

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

      Would play the attackers

    2. Hooky
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Yes

    3. FCSB
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I’m going Bamford for pens

  24. Mackans
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    A. Mane & Watkins
    B. Traore & Kane (-4)

    Kane would be my captain, and it would get me one more player bgw29

  25. Valar(Keith)
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    WCing and after having him for most of the season I'm Switching Martinez and fodder to Areola and Johnstone and will rotate for the rest of the season. Need something different plus I have my bench boost in hand so this will make it easier to play later in the season+villa have poor fixtures GW 30 onwards so this makes sense on paper. I already know I'm going to regret this soon enough

    1. GinjaWhinja
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Don't do it! He's the 7th top scoring player in the game.

      Bonus magnet, with a double. Playing 2 away fixtures which makes them WAY more likely to keep things tight and get clean sheets. Hold.

  26. MattLevett
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Ahhhh. Just cant decide. TC on Fernandes or Gundogan ... convince me please!

    1. GinjaWhinja
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Gundo.

      Best team. Best attacking returns for said team. Both matches at home. West Ham don't defend.

  27. bso
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Start Rudiger or Bamford?

    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Same choice

      Going Bamford

      Watched him destroy Villa last time out with my jaw on the floor - Mings & Konsa are scared, believe me

      1. bso
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks. Love your name!

  28. Atimis
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Would you have:

    1. Tarko
    2. Digne -4

    1. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      1

    2. Saka Punch
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Probably 2

    3. Dosh
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Close. 2

  29. THFC4LIFE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Transfer done....captain picked....team set.... good luck all

  30. JJO
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    When are next rounds of CL and EL?