Oh dear! It's maybe not the worst time to do it ahead of a double...
I used my wildcard at exact same point last season. I thought my rank would only go down from 30 to 38 but I had a cracking finish to the season.
I've got similar dilemma. As an analytical player where do you stand on playing defenders Vs attackers? E.g. because I have Jiminez and no Spurs starting Lewis over RAN maximises my upside.
I don't think Pep trusts Nunes there at all. Would never rule it out but I'd say Akanji Stones Lewis Bernardo and Gundogan are all players who are fit and Pep would trust more than Nunes to play a DCM role of some nature.
Couple of benching headaches here based on fact I've got a lot of attackers playing against a lot of defenders.
Tempted to gamble on Lewis over Ait Nouri and McNeil over Cunha and maximise the upside.
But it could be Haaland captain is different enough and I just play it safe with Wolves template.
Sort of agree but I still just think Lewis gets a rest on Saturday because he's a young lad whos been a bit exposed last few games and might need taking out of the firing line.
Pep is unpredictable but I can see Bernardo Silva dropping into his role of picking the ball up off the defence instead
Nope...
I've still got Haaland. Backing the robot!
Trent ➡️ Hall
Son ➡️ Salah
This feels quite big ahead of Saturday. Etihad will be bouncing...
Been ages since City played at home. Peps extension. Rodri parading his Ballon Dor pre game. Major players back fit. Haaland confident off back of 4 goals for Norway.
More than happy to take on the non Haaland crowd with captaincy
Own both but going Haaland mainly because I'm 3.6m rank and when there's a coin toss like this I think you have to take the differential route.
Making plans to get ESR in GW17. I reckon by end of the season he will be the highest scoring MID in that 5m to 6m price bracket.
I actually think it's got like 4-2 written all over it. Pep signing his extension, us having a few players rested over IB, De Bruyne back fit. The Etihad will be bouncing and I think we see a City reaction.
But we just don't have the personnel to defend counter attacks.
Yeh it makes sense I think. I'm a city fan though and can't watch City without Haaland captain at home to spurs!
Bloody love it. That midfield will be super exciting to own every week.
Lack of arsenal defensive coverage is the glaring weakness here but you can't own them all!
(Could take a punt on Timber to not destroy the structure)
Yeh remember reading somewhere else that long range shots are also on the up. We've had a lot more low xG bangers go in wiping clean sheets e.g. Janelt Vs Fulham which can't carry on forever.
Yeh that's a fair bit more maverick than me! Rest of my picks are fairly template.
You 100% on Salah captain l?
Cunha to Pedro to upgrade the bench also a possibility? Think it's necessary during Xmas fixture congestion.
Actually really like this though.
Ha very similar. I'm 3.5m. My maverick behaviour started last week when I captained Son and took another 30% rank hit.
Haaland AND Salah is my "maverick" approach to end of the year now.
Citys 2nd champs league game away at Juve too so can't imagine it's an opportunity for rotation.
Liverpool away at Girona and could have qualified by then.
I've taken 2 hits past 2 gameweeks as well...
Not worked out so well for me!
But agree with your general point. Hits for mega attacking players and those who you might captain make sense. Hits for defenders is my big no no
A differential defender goal is also well up there...
Totally unexpected and huge rank boost.
(I've not had one in about a year).
Promise I'm not bad at FPL. Honestly.
What a brutal season.
This is fascinating. Great theory and think it holds true. Watch Haalands hat trick against West Ham earlier in the season. Look how relaxed he looks in the face, totally normal breathing patterns allowing him to assess the situation rather than concentrate on running fast basically.
We haven't seen Musks counter move yet either. He responded to Threads with increased incentives for creators.
Maybe now he's won the election he's a bit happier to let X rot and focus on other business ventures though. Who knows.
I'm already there.
Im similar! Just one of those seasons where go into every game week confident in my team and expect an epic outcome only for it to never arrive!
Agree. Always got huge respect for people who put themselves out there for a living too. It requires a lot of hard work, discipline and bravery.
The 4 yellows is always a great opportunity to gain an edge on EO too. It's a calculated gamble against the field.
I also think the odds of Isak missing a game before the end of the year with Wilson lurking and his injury record are actually greater than the odds of Jackson missing a game.
