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Kevin De Bruyne have been having a not so good return to FPL, especially due to the extreme changes Guardiola have deployed around him, and their next 3-4 fixtures doesn't look any much better either and I don't expect him to be overworked for every of those fixtures, so I'm never going anywhere near him for the time been.
KDB actually looks like the best City player to me, he is still creating so much chances for his players but they are not scoring. I already commented on Pep and his rotations on two other topics so I will not do it here again, but I am blaming him for City loosing 2 points yesterday. If you have such a strong bench with arguably first team players on it, you must give them more than 5 minutes to make an impact.

Is it safe to assume that Pep actually kept these players for their next run of fixtures ? or Need to give more playing time to those that haven't been getting before so as to have them ready for the time when the needs will arise for them ? Because none of their next 7 fixture in the league is going to be by any means be an easy, and it's hard to know how or what Guardiola thinks, which is why I ask if he could be trying to have all his assets on the same page while giving Grealish and the likes more playing time now for the supposedly to be easy fixtures, but he paid a heavy priced, which is duly deserved for being an overthinker.
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Kevin De Bruyne have been having a not so good return to FPL, especially due to the extreme changes Guardiola have deployed around him, and their next 3-4 fixtures doesn't look any much better either and I don't expect him to be overworked for every of those fixtures, so I'm never going anywhere near him for the time been.
KDB actually looks like the best City player to me, he is still creating so much chances for his players but they are not scoring. I already commented on Pep and his rotations on two other topics so I will not do it here again, but I am blaming him for City loosing 2 points yesterday. If you have such a strong bench with arguably first team players on it, you must give them more than 5 minutes to make an impact.



my Arsenal trio is scoring again, all three, but I left Nketiah on the bench again, although Martinelli was planned to be subbed for Nketiah so outcome would be the same (would be better to put Martial on the bench, but did not planned that), waiting for fifth goal tonight, seven points up, and due to Everton getting a point, could not be better (Everton could win it, but that would not be on merit)

You're lucky to have three Arsenal players on your team, that's how everyone felt having three City players in their team before the World Cup, now it's a nightmare having more than one, I'm glad Martinelli gave me something to keep hope alive for the week just when it looked impossible, he's one of the longest serving players in my team, I got him very early and he's been fantastic. A captain's product.
That is not lucky, that is making a decision, probably a good one, but the process still isn't over. I like Arsenal forwards very much but I was looking at the fixtures before GW17 and decided that Arsenal players are not needed before GW22. Arsenal now has Newcastle, Spurs and United and I did not want to have Arsenal attackers for that run of games. So far I paid for my decision dearly but I hope to get something back along the next 3 game weeks. 
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What are your unbiased thoughts on Saka/KDB, guys?

For value per points, I would go with Saka, I've been sleeping on him for too long, and I feel terrible for not having any Arsenal midfielder right now, I've always preferred Martinelli over either Odegaard or Saka, but I will likely be switching to Saka too very soon especially due to the set piece duties too.

Kevin De Bruyne have been having a not so good return to FPL, especially due to the extreme changes Guardiola have deployed around him, and their next 3-4 fixtures doesn't look any much better either and I don't expect him to be overworked for every of those fixtures, so I'm never going anywhere near him for the time been.
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After a year and a half of playing FPL, i finally joined the exclusive "Club 59", or losing clean sheet points due to player being subbed off in the 59th minute. Ben White had to stay on the pitch 15 more seconds for me to bank those damn clean sheet points, 15 seconds....lol

It could have been worse though, like having Foden and Cancelo on your team. Pep surely does not bench them both for a third straight game, or is he?  Cheesy

It's certainly frustrating when a player you have on your fantasy team gets subbed off just before the end of a game and misses out on clean sheet points. However, it's important to remember that these kinds of things can happen in soccer and it's just part of the game.
As for whether or not Pep Guardiola will bench players like Foden and Cancelo for a third straight game, it's difficult to say for sure as every situation is different. It's possible that there could be a specific reason for benching these players in a particular game, such as injury concerns or tactical decisions. Ultimately, it's up to the manager to make these decisions and it's important for fantasy players to keep an eye on the starting lineups and any potential substitutions to make sure they have the best possible team on the field.


And happy new year to all Kiss Kiss
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After a year and a half of playing FPL, i finally joined the exclusive "Club 59", or losing clean sheet points due to player being subbed off in the 59th minute. Ben White had to stay on the pitch 15 more seconds for me to bank those damn clean sheet points, 15 seconds....lol

It could have been worse though, like having Foden and Cancelo on your team. Pep surely does not bench them both for a third straight game, or is he?  Cheesy
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my Arsenal trio is scoring again, all three, but I left Nketiah on the bench again, although Martinelli was planned to be subbed for Nketiah so outcome would be the same (would be better to put Martial on the bench, but did not planned that), waiting for fifth goal tonight, seven points up, and due to Everton getting a point, could not be better (Everton could win it, but that would not be on merit)

Salah is drawing me down, when Gakpo start playing, would probably transfer him for Gakpo, my favorite dutchman

happy New year to all

You're lucky to have three Arsenal players on your team, that's how everyone felt having three City players in their team before the World Cup, now it's a nightmare having more than one, I'm glad Martinelli gave me something to keep hope alive for the week just when it looked impossible, he's one of the longest serving players in my team, I got him very early and he's been fantastic. A captain's product.



What are your unbiased thoughts on Saka/KDB, guys?
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my Arsenal trio is scoring again, all three, but I left Nketiah on the bench again, although Martinelli was planned to be subbed for Nketiah so outcome would be the same (would be better to put Martial on the bench, but did not planned that), waiting for fifth goal tonight, seven points up, and due to Everton getting a point, could not be better (Everton could win it, but that would not be on merit)

Salah is drawing me down, when Gakpo start playing, would probably transfer him for Gakpo, my favorite dutchman

happy New year to all
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It's clear now, I had no idea FPL had its own yellow card rules. It's fine, I'm still with Mitrovic, and I hope he doesn't mess up until GW 20, as you said. To some extent, having only 20.5% TSB is a huge advantage.
That are not FPL rules that is all Premier League rules. Fantasy is not imposing their own criteria. That would e ridiculus, they just follow the bans issued by Premier League.

Since Mitovic didn't receive a yellow card in his last game, I assumed that he had returned to zero, at least in accordance with FA rules, which state that you only receive a match ban if you receive five consecutive yellow cards. However, maybe I'm mistaken.
I don't know where you are reading that but it is plain wrong. I will link the picture from official FA players essential info for this season. Basically it is like I said, if you collect 5 yellow cards in first 19 games your team plays 1 match ban, after that it is 10 yellow cards but 2 match ban. Cards don't reset, the threshold gets moved from 5 to 10.


Yeah, I got it now, but I was a little confused about the rules. You know, there have been some changes and new rules implemented in the game recently. Thank you.

Nunez and Salah will be the death of me. At least I don't have Faes in my team, he was close to breaking the record for negative points. Just needed to get red carded to become immortal Smiley
I'm not concerned about Salah, but Nunez will cause me a cardiac arrest if things don't improve; I keep putting my trust in him game after game, and he continues to make me look like a fool with my decisions. Today couldn't get any worse with Mitrovic missing PK and KDB having the worst game of his life. With the way Arsenal is playing, I'm tempted to bring Saka in before his price rises, as he's giving out more returns than Salah and KDB, but we're not ready for this conversation.

Guardiola is an idiot at this point and he just did his best to make the job easier for Arsenal. You have strongest bench of all clubs in Premier League and you make your first changes in 84th minute? All the while you have players like Alvarez, Foden, Cancelo and Gundogan on the bench. Must admit I was very happy they dropped 2 points today.

Rashford was benched due to breach of some club policies. But Ten Haag was smart enough to see that it isn't going well without him and made the change and he made early enough to have impact on the game.

The only Manchester City player worth having right now is Halaand, no other players are worth having right now, Pep has proven to be anti-Fantasy all season and has made his players pay for it. I don't really care, but Alvarez needs playing time to develop and he isn't getting as much as he should.

Fuck ETH, fuck his policies, Rashford needs to start all game, don't mess with him.
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I praised Rashford but this time he started the match from the subs. But he still managed to make me get points by scoring a goal. When we look at the squad Guardiola has today, we understand again that nobody has a guaranteed place in the team except Haaland and De Bruyne. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised even if we don't see these names also in the starting eleven when the Champions League matches start.
Guardiola is an idiot at this point and he just did his best to make the job easier for Arsenal. You have strongest bench of all clubs in Premier League and you make your first changes in 84th minute? All the while you have players like Alvarez, Foden, Cancelo and Gundogan on the bench. Must admit I was very happy they dropped 2 points today.

Rashford was benched due to breach of some club policies. But Ten Haag was smart enough to see that it isn't going well without him and made the change and he made early enough to have impact on the game.

With no Guardiola only Haaland is worth having for now, and that's what I'll using as my tactical motivation going forward, I'm very glad to have shaw available to replace him, while Shaw is bound to have 9 points, I would have be very angry if Guardiola had brought him in the dying just like he did in the last match, and he's done today again when Foden holders only get to have one points since he brought him in and most of them would have had better option coming in as their auto sub.

Mitrovic panic buyers, how are you all doing ?  Wink
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I praised Rashford but this time he started the match from the subs. But he still managed to make me get points by scoring a goal. When we look at the squad Guardiola has today, we understand again that nobody has a guaranteed place in the team except Haaland and De Bruyne. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised even if we don't see these names also in the starting eleven when the Champions League matches start.
Guardiola is an idiot at this point and he just did his best to make the job easier for Arsenal. You have strongest bench of all clubs in Premier League and you make your first changes in 84th minute? All the while you have players like Alvarez, Foden, Cancelo and Gundogan on the bench. Must admit I was very happy they dropped 2 points today.

Rashford was benched due to breach of some club policies. But Ten Haag was smart enough to see that it isn't going well without him and made the change and he made early enough to have impact on the game.
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Frankly, I'm hesitating about adding players from Manchester City into my squad because of Guardiola. Last week I had Foden in my squad and you know what happened. I think that Rashford comes first among the players who can be added comparing to their prices.

I praised Rashford but this time he started the match from the subs. But he still managed to make me get points by scoring a goal. When we look at the squad Guardiola has today, we understand again that nobody has a guaranteed place in the team except Haaland and De Bruyne. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised even if we don't see these names also in the starting eleven when the Champions League matches start.
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It's clear now, I had no idea FPL had its own yellow card rules. It's fine, I'm still with Mitrovic, and I hope he doesn't mess up until GW 20, as you said. To some extent, having only 20.5% TSB is a huge advantage.
That are not FPL rules that is all Premier League rules. Fantasy is not imposing their own criteria. That would e ridiculus, they just follow the bans issued by Premier League.

Since Mitovic didn't receive a yellow card in his last game, I assumed that he had returned to zero, at least in accordance with FA rules, which state that you only receive a match ban if you receive five consecutive yellow cards. However, maybe I'm mistaken.
I don't know where you are reading that but it is plain wrong. I will link the picture from official FA players essential info for this season. Basically it is like I said, if you collect 5 yellow cards in first 19 games your team plays 1 match ban, after that it is 10 yellow cards but 2 match ban. Cards don't reset, the threshold gets moved from 5 to 10.




Nunez and Salah will be the death of me. At least I don't have Faes in my team, he was close to breaking the record for negative points. Just needed to get red carded to become immortal Smiley
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source: https://www.premierleague.com/stats/top/players/big_chance_missed

That's a lot of fantasy points wasted between these two. At least Nunez's owners got something today, albeit in the most improbable way, poor Faes.

I'm really eager to see Gakpo's debut,  do you think he'll play against Brentford on Monday?


I hope those with Reece James in their squads have transferred him out already, he is projected to go down in price again today.

http://www.fplstatistics.co.uk/

^ This website predicts who will go down/up in price with reasonable accuracy. I use it almost daily. Price movements, as you all know, change every day at 1:30 a.m. GMT.
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It's clear now, I had no idea FPL had its own yellow card rules. It's fine, I'm still with Mitrovic, and I hope he doesn't mess up until GW 20, as you said. To some extent, having only 20.5% TSB is a huge advantage.
That are not FPL rules that is all Premier League rules. Fantasy is not imposing their own criteria. That would e ridiculus, they just follow the bans issued by Premier League.

Since Mitovic didn't receive a yellow card in his last game, I assumed that he had returned to zero, at least in accordance with FA rules, which state that you only receive a match ban if you receive five consecutive yellow cards. However, maybe I'm mistaken.

Faes defending masterclass Smiley K. Dewsbury-Hall looking like Messi with Mbappe speed next to Liverpool defenders Smiley

I am sort of ok with Nunez if Mitrović gets yellow card or injury tomorrow. There isn't anybody else I would rather have than Nunez, he is getting a lot of chances and he will score big soon. Probably as soon as most people sell him in usual FPL knee-jerk reaction. Salah blank will probably hit me much harder, especially if De Bruyne hauls.

I expected panic sales after this game week, and I may still stick with him in the hope that he will find his feet and start scoring soon. I'm glad I didn't get Salah; I was tempted to get him after his performance last game. Let Darwin believers hold on a little longer; I still have 1% faith in him Grin
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HAHAHAHAHA

Wout Faes

David Luiz 2.0, and they look very much alike with their hair style.

That was the final straw for Darwin Nunez for me, despite getting an assist point, I have two transfers to use now and It can be used to a better team transformation, I'll likely be going for a medium-priced forward and probably a premium forward, that is not from Liverpool, there is an extreme lack of fluidity in the Liverpool midfield and until that's sorted, I'm done with doubling down on them, it's just Salah for now.
Faes defending masterclass Smiley K. Dewsbury-Hall looking like Messi with Mbappe speed next to Liverpool defenders Smiley

I am sort of ok with Nunez if Mitrović gets yellow card or injury tomorrow. There isn't anybody else I would rather have than Nunez, he is getting a lot of chances and he will score big soon. Probably as soon as most people sell him in usual FPL knee-jerk reaction. Salah blank will probably hit me much harder, especially if De Bruyne hauls.
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Wout Faes

David Luiz 2.0, and they look very much alike with their hair style.

That was the final straw for Darwin Nunez for me, despite getting an assist point, I have two transfers to use now and It can be used to a better team transformation, I'll likely be going for a medium-priced forward and probably a premium forward, that is not from Liverpool, there is an extreme lack of fluidity in the Liverpool midfield and until that's sorted, I'm done with doubling down on them, it's just Salah for now.
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HAHAHAHAHA

Wout Faes
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I'm the most stupid fpl player among you. I don't know why but I used freehit while making transfers. I lost not only one joker but also my squad was back to its old version. It's going to be really difficult for me to climb to the upper positions from now on. But I don't think of giving up. Smiley
I have a temperature right now and I'm lying in bed and you are the only one who made me smile.  Grin


I hope you get better soon. At least my stupidity worked for something.  Cheesy

Frankly, I'm hesitating about adding players from Manchester City into my squad because of Guardiola. Last week I had Foden in my squad and you know what happened. I think that Rashford comes first among the players who can be added comparing to their prices.
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There will be an odd game here and there when he will maybe start instead of Haaland but I am still thinking that Haaland is as nailed as possible in this City side.


agree here, Haaland was maybe planned to get rest here and there, but with this stats and possible records, he will play all matches, IMO

maybe if he blanks 10-in-a-row, and there are no records in sight, he get rest for CL matches, but Arsenal form promise a good and interesting fight in EPL for title as well

jinx, Arsenal will probably shit on me tomorrow

Arsenal looks pretty solid to me, but then I'd have been more confident if were to be Chelsea or Liverpool in that form and position than Arsenal, and that's coming from place them letting us down over and over again after having our hopes up several time.

My team is ready, and I'm not going to be make any drastic changes this game week, I'll just go with the flow.
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There will be an odd game here and there when he will maybe start instead of Haaland but I am still thinking that Haaland is as nailed as possible in this City side.


agree here, Haaland was maybe planned to get rest here and there, but with this stats and possible records, he will play all matches, IMO

maybe if he blanks 10-in-a-row, and there are no records in sight, he get rest for CL matches, but Arsenal form promise a good and interesting fight in EPL for title as well

jinx, Arsenal will probably shit on me tomorrow
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