Discussion 2024/25 EPL Dream Team Discussion: GW21 starts WEDS 15th JAN @ 5:30am AEST [3 GAMES]

[vsberlina]

Crazy night of football. I knew goals would come in the Spurs v City fixture but never expected spurs to score them all. After Havertz named on the bench i briefly considered Maddison for Tielemans. These small insignificant hindsight trades make a huge difference in the season. Maddison nets 2, Tielemans misses a penalty. Its like a good gut punch that leaves you on your knees staring at the ground gasping for oxygen.

Perro on the bench so i am thinking to trade out Davis to a non playing DEF this week (Trippier Martinez Shaw Botman) to get Perro score on field and moving Fernades to the bench. Leaves Salah with the C.

Just thankful my (2) Wolves assets had good returns, to o***et those coaches with Saka and Maddison.

Does this trade Davis out for a non playing Def and Fernandes to the bench to get Porro score make sense.?

Moving forward, i do not see how Wolves keep Cunha past this season, the lad is good.

Any player away to City is not attractive to own. 4.9% of Maddison holders dumped him this week.
I didn't want a bar of him given fixture and recent benchings. Those who kept and started Maddison got lucky. Simples.

I get trading out Davis for Porro's 26, but dunno if benching Bruno will be robbing Peter to pay Paul.
If it was Casemiro, I'd do it. In fact, I'm benching Casemiro, hoping TAA won't even be in the squad.
If he is, I'll probably use a transfer to ensure I get 26 pts.

Bad luck on Tielemans. He scores the PK, he gets close to Maddison with a likely 23 pts.

 

[Under The Dome]

A big gamble is to hope Davis goes negative on the bench to get Porro on and that is if TAA doesn't lineup.

 

[Gazza's Treats]

Rookie question.... who is the better C option Bruno Fernandes, Salah or Isak

 

[T43597]

Rookie question.... who is the better C option Bruno Fernandes, Salah or Isak

I'd probably go Salah for consistency value. That said, i think both the others are worth risking so im a bit on the fence. Depends on your risk appetite a bit too. If i had to choose id rank them Salah > Bruno > Isak

 

[Under The Dome]

Bruno also has a new manager

 

[vsberlina]

A big gamble is to hope Davis goes negative on the bench to get Porro on and that is if TAA doesn't lineup.

Yep. BIG gamble.

 

[vsberlina]

Rookie question.... who is the better C option Bruno Fernandes, Salah or Isak

Salah after a rest is usually quite reliable for a goal. My money is on him.

Hard to know how the new gaffer will affect Bruno.

Isak at home is reliable, but can break down. Not the guy I'd captain. NEW are the new 'Spursy' team.

 

[Vicwood]

https://www.skysports.com/football/...ides-update-on-right-back-and-virgil-van-dijk

 

[Gazza's Treats]

Salah after a rest is usually quite reliable for a goal. My money is on him.

Hard to know how the new gaffer will affect Bruno.

Isak at home is reliable, but can break down. Not the guy I'd captain. NEW are the new 'Spursy' team.

Always nice to get a recommendation with a backup comment Thxa to both of you T43597 and VB Great stuff

 

[tso]

Southampton XI: McCarthy, Walker-Peters, Harwood-Bellis, Stephens, Fraser, Downes, Lallana, Fernandes, Dibling, Armstrong, Onuachu.

Subs: Lumley, Sugawara, Bree, Manning, Ugochukwu, Aribo, Kamaldeen, Brereton Diaz, Archer.

Liverpool XI: Kelleher, Bradley, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson, Gravenberch, Jones, Szoboszlai, Gakpo, Salah, Nunez.

Subs: Jaros, Endo, Diaz, Mac Allister, Davies, Gomez, Quansah, Morton, Elliott.

 

[Under The Dome]

Bradley and Konate with yellows early.

 

[tso]

Szoboszlai 0-1

 

[tso]

Szoboszlai 0-1

Armstrong misses PEN but scores rebound. 1-1.

 

[tso]

Armstrong misses PEN but scores rebound. 1-1.

Fernandes (Armstrong) 2-1

 

[tso]

Ipswich XI: Muric, Tuanzebe, O'Shea, Burgess, Davis, Morsy, Cajuste, Burns, Hutchinson, Szmodics, Delap.

Man Utd XI: Onana, Dalot, De Ligt, Evans, Mazraoui, Fernandes, Eriksen, Casemiro, Diallo, Garnacho, Rashford.

 

[tso]

Fernandes (Armstrong) 2-1

Salah (Gravenberch) 2-2

 

[tso]

Salah (Gravenberch) 2-2

Salah PEN 2-3

 

[tso]

Rashford (Diallo) 0-1

 

[tso]

Rashford (Diallo) 0-1

Hutchinson (Burns) 1-1

 

[Under The Dome]

Casemiro benched after 56.