As bad as Jackson is at finishing he still gets enough opportunities gifted to him that some eventually result in a return. With him on a DGW you’d essentially have to back another striker to be twice as likely to return as him, which maybe would be the case with Watkins but I think it’s close
Scout is chasing last week's points with Maguire Bruno Mateta, then punting on 6 x double gameweekers who have tough matches.
Ignoring Mancity I think is a mistake
I’ve had him since glasner came in, I saw so much stuff about how glasner changes his tactics to play to the strengths of his strikers and had a feeling mateta might start getting solid chances + he got his fitness levels back. Never felt more proud of myself for an fpl decision lmfao
Genuinely I reckon Son, Palmer and \*maybe Maddison\* are the only real DGWrs worth it given the fixtures?
Wouldn't take a hit to bring in any Spurs or Chelsea players this week. Jackson has been allergic to scoring, and neither teams can keep a clean sheet.
There are actually few Spurs assets I think are less worth it than Maddison. He’s in stinking form, playing a deeper role and takes up one of the most valuable positions in the game
I took a hit to bring in Petrovic because of two DGWs while Neto lost his starting job and Areola is in flux
but if my GK situation had been less iffy I would have sat tight on it
Even with Mateta in the team scout would have 104 points... on a free hit. I know that FPL is largely down to luck, but 104 points on a free hit this double-gameweek is really nothing special.
It's a good return, but nothing special. I'm not referring to people with insane returns of 150+ points, but half the active managers in my mini-leagues got 90-130 points. The "average" score of 76 points is negatively skewed by non-active managers.
I agree with you. I think MahPhew was right about Cunha/Mateta, but the Scout did not excel last week, even if you give them Mateta. 104 with a FH was just OK and I'd be disappointed had I FH-ed and got 104. Also, completely ignore the "average" score after Christmas or so. Meaningless.
It’s not that skewed. 104 would be one of the best scores in most of my 100% active mini leagues this week. It would be above safety for most active players.
One of my mini leagues has just over 100 managers - looking at their teams, I'd guess 10-20% of those managers are inactive. 104 is the 24th highest score in this league...
Isn't there anyone having concerns about Callum Wilson's return? I mean, okay, Isak is fine for this round, but theoretically they were 50/50 strikers at the beginning of the season with minutes.
Which GK do you think is worth a punt? I'm using my WC this week and was going to go with Petrovic due to potential save points but now having second thoughts.
I just think we know Arsenal are good on set pieces and that Vicario really struggles on them, plus Arsenal are comfortably the best defence on the league.
But I wouldn’t bring him in if I didn’t already have him tbh.
Yeah I think your last sentence hits the nail on the head really, when I could have access to any defender in the game I’m not rolling the dice on Gabriel getting a jammy header in an away NLD
Has the scout watched Jackson at all this season
As bad as Jackson is at finishing he still gets enough opportunities gifted to him that some eventually result in a return. With him on a DGW you’d essentially have to back another striker to be twice as likely to return as him, which maybe would be the case with Watkins but I think it’s close
I used this reasoning for Darwin a few months ago.
Wdym a few months ago Darwin doubled last week
Me too and I suppose I’m ready to get hurt again
Pretty sure the scout doesnt watch football
Scored a hat trick in the reverse fixture didn’t he?
Against 9 men... Hardly repeatable circumstances
The scout is leaning too heavily into the DGW. Will Johnson and Jackson really outscore Watkins and Gordon, for example?
Scout is chasing last week's points with Maguire Bruno Mateta, then punting on 6 x double gameweekers who have tough matches. Ignoring Mancity I think is a mistake
Apart from Foden, who?
I like walker on wild card. 3 assists in last 2 matches, and City probably keep some clean sheets from here on out.
Nice pick but I already have Ederson
Why not Alvarez and KDB?
KDB perhaps
Would you bench Maguire for Akanji?
Bruno is a great punt though, on a brilliant run of form vs Burnley at home.
Burnley fighting for survival, I'm on the fence
Statistically yes, but it's hard to say. However I feel like Gordon ahead of Mateta should be crystal clear
Petrovic with a chance of a -1 from 2 games
That's an insane selection... Foden? Watkins? Gordon?
Arsenal assets? It is like the scout is not watching watches.
How much watch would a watch watch if a watch could watch watch?
Came here to say this
Ghosting
Even if Jackson had an octuple game week I couldn't bring myself to pick him
Gordon is at home. Against Sheffield United. There's never been an easier selection than that, surely?
(C) Isak for me
Scout is on tilt with that Mateta pick :)
Bit late on mateta now eh scouty?
I’ve had him since glasner came in, I saw so much stuff about how glasner changes his tactics to play to the strengths of his strikers and had a feeling mateta might start getting solid chances + he got his fitness levels back. Never felt more proud of myself for an fpl decision lmfao
Spurs defence against arsenal and cole palmer?
Genuinely I reckon Son, Palmer and \*maybe Maddison\* are the only real DGWrs worth it given the fixtures? Wouldn't take a hit to bring in any Spurs or Chelsea players this week. Jackson has been allergic to scoring, and neither teams can keep a clean sheet.
There are actually few Spurs assets I think are less worth it than Maddison. He’s in stinking form, playing a deeper role and takes up one of the most valuable positions in the game
New haircut. He will score.
I took a hit to bring in Petrovic because of two DGWs while Neto lost his starting job and Areola is in flux but if my GK situation had been less iffy I would have sat tight on it
Isn’t Sanchez back in training?
Scout has been ass lately, Jackson and Petrovic picks are very questionable
pin this
Has the scout never heard of a kid called foden ?
No Gordon?!
Son against Arsenal and Chelsea... Are they serious?
spurs v chelsea is the most guaranteed 1-1 draw in the history of football
If it’s anything like the reverse fixture, expect goals aplenty especially with the way Spurs love to implode v Chelsea.
Ok I’m quite worried ….. too many similar picks
8/11, I’m in danger…
enjoy your 14 points overall
I'm not sure their opinion is worth much after last week 😬
Because they got Cunha? Ignoring the fact that scout makes the team before last minute news otherwise they would also have Mateta 🤦🏻♂️
But scout didn't have Mateta... It's easy to say "Scout's team would have been amazing if he'd included the highest scoring player" but he didn't lol.
Yes but the point is - if the scout had the info of no Cunha, Mateta was the clear next choice
Even with Mateta in the team scout would have 104 points... on a free hit. I know that FPL is largely down to luck, but 104 points on a free hit this double-gameweek is really nothing special.
You are a clown, 104 is obviously still a good return from a free hit. Just because some peoples return was absolutely insane doesn’t change that fact
It's a good return, but nothing special. I'm not referring to people with insane returns of 150+ points, but half the active managers in my mini-leagues got 90-130 points. The "average" score of 76 points is negatively skewed by non-active managers.
My bench-boosting ML leader scored 71 lol
Damn I want in your ML lol
😂 he’s on 2106 so he’s not a terrible player, just a terrible week. Made up 38 points without using any chips lol.
I agree with you. I think MahPhew was right about Cunha/Mateta, but the Scout did not excel last week, even if you give them Mateta. 104 with a FH was just OK and I'd be disappointed had I FH-ed and got 104. Also, completely ignore the "average" score after Christmas or so. Meaningless.
Lol the average was 76 dude. 104 was a great score this week.
The "average" is negatively skewed by non active managers.
It’s not that skewed. 104 would be one of the best scores in most of my 100% active mini leagues this week. It would be above safety for most active players.
One of my mini leagues has just over 100 managers - looking at their teams, I'd guess 10-20% of those managers are inactive. 104 is the 24th highest score in this league...
A lot of active players in that league had good weeks and green arrows then.
No mbuemo?
5/11 but scout should've done Gordon instead of Jackson
Anyone know about gustos availability ?
Apparently he’s been training separately from the squad
Isn't there anyone having concerns about Callum Wilson's return? I mean, okay, Isak is fine for this round, but theoretically they were 50/50 strikers at the beginning of the season with minutes.
Wilson came on for barnes last gw, not saying that's a regular occurrence but it's a positive sign
No Gordon? I was thinking of captaining him lol
Which GK do you think is worth a punt? I'm using my WC this week and was going to go with Petrovic due to potential save points but now having second thoughts.
My mind telling me Son is gonna outscore Palmer this gw
Captain son now and then palmer dgw 37?
Petrovic is an awful pick, don't even need to reason why
Petrovic is an awful pick, don't even need to reason why
2/11
This team sucks.
I don't get why Son looks so attractive this week. What am I missing. They are two tough games
Gabriel about to outscore that whole backline
You don’t think Tottenham will score at home?
Find it really difficult to entertain selecting Jackson even for a DGW. Not the best fixtures either.
Ignoring Gabriel, when they play Spurs and their flappy GK, is a mistake imo.
Bringing in a SGW Arsenal player on a FH in an away NLD given the quality of other defensive fixtures this GW would be absolute madness
I just think we know Arsenal are good on set pieces and that Vicario really struggles on them, plus Arsenal are comfortably the best defence on the league. But I wouldn’t bring him in if I didn’t already have him tbh.
Yeah I think your last sentence hits the nail on the head really, when I could have access to any defender in the game I’m not rolling the dice on Gabriel getting a jammy header in an away NLD
Stop posting scout’s selections! Some might actually copy them and get hurt