GW28 Captain

dr.kenneth noisewater

Salah for me as too hard predict the City team

GLaDOS

Torn between Salah, Auba and Sane

Rikand

Salah or Kun

PARlance

Looks like Kun if Jesus isn't available.
Think I've been burnt by Aguero no-shows vs WHAM before though.

ScummyMan

Vardy party is hugely tempting

PARlance

PARlance wrote: »

Looks like Kun if Jesus isn't available.
Think I've been burnt by Aguero no-shows vs WHAM before though.

I wasn't wrong, 4 no shows and 1 not in squad in the last 5 PL games vs them. (Hasn't scored or assisted since Jan 2016)

alchemist33

Aguero, more than likely.

km79

PARlance wrote: »

I wasn't wrong, 4 no shows and 1 not in squad in the last 5 PL games vs them. (Hasn't scored or assisted since Jan 2016)

Salah so

Dearg81

PARlance wrote:

I wasn't wrong, 4 no shows and 1 not in squad in the last 5 PL games vs them. (Hasn't scored or assisted since Jan 2016)

I doubt that Aguero is losing any sleep over that stat. It's not like West Ham are rock solid at the back.

PARlance

Dearg81 wrote: »

I doubt that Aguero is losing any sleep over that stat. It's not like West Ham are rock solid at the back.

Aguero mightn't lose sleep but I will

I won't be reading into it too much but it does throw Sterling into the mix for me. 3 goals & 6 assists for him in his last 5 against them... maybe I will read too much into it.

CSF

Jesus was marked as only doubtful for the weekend so with Aguero having done 120 mins with another game at the weekend, that’s a situation I wouldn’t touch with a bargepole unless Pep actually says he’s unlikely in a pre-match presser.

Probably just on a Salah auto-captain.

GLaDOS

PARlance wrote: »

Aguero mightn't lose sleep but I will

I won't be reading into it too much but it does throw Sterling into the mix for me. 3 goals & 6 assists for him in his last 5 against them... maybe I will read too much into it.

Sterling played 120 min yesterday, highly likely to be benched.

theteal

Might have an outside punt on Mickeytearian :eek:

CSF

GLaDOS wrote: »

Sterling played 120 min yesterday, highly likely to be benched.

The idea of either lad playing 300 mins is highly improbable from Sunday to Saturday. If Jesus can’t do minutes expect Sterling and Aguero to potentially split them up front.

PARlance

GLaDOS wrote: »

Sterling played 120 min yesterday, highly likely to be benched.

Not even Pep can bench them all.

Title race in full flow, I expect Sane, Aguero, Sterling to start up top on Wednesday myself, with rotation coming in behind. (Forced due to injuries to Fernandinho & Laporte).

If Jesus is fit then I would worry about Aguero but if he's not fit for the bench on Sunday then I'm not sure he'll start. Saying that, I haven't a clue what was wrong with him.

GLaDOS

I'd expect to see Sane and Mahrez start out wide, with one of Jesus, Aguero or Sterling up front.

gammygils

Kun for me. A different animal at The Ethiad. Another Hattie would be nice

eh i dunno

Chancing auba at home to Bournemouth. He has to start doesn't he.

Chancer3001

Im so tempted to triple captain auba...

But what if hes benched. WHAT THEN!!!!!!!!!!!???

CSF

eh i dunno wrote: »

Chancing auba at home to Bournemouth. He has to start doesn't he.

Stunned if he doesn't start. Its the one silver lining for those who were burnt on him yesterday.

hufpc8w3adnk65

I have Salah Kun Vardy Jimenez all looking like good options! I’m torn

shineon23

Going with hopefully the 'safest bet' of a guranteed starter and the pole majority.
Salah (c) PEA (VC)
Would love to captain PEA or Aguero but can't risk it.

Sawduck

Jiminez

Thepoet85

Pea

ScummyMan

I'm shocked at how low Vardy is in the polls. He's proven already to have a new manager bounce, and playing a Brighton team that shipped 3 goals to Burnley last week?

Especially with doubts over other major options
- will Aguero start?
- Salah in poor form, and without Firmino

If I had PEA I'd probably captain him, but without him I'm probably on Vardy

Green&Red

Vardy is too much of a risk, if you have him you already have a great differential. You’ll as well off to hedge your bets with Auba or Salah

FWIW FFS did a captaincy pod, Salah has 6 goals v Watford in three games, 10% of all his points and the highest single GW total ever

Dearg81

Sawduck wrote: »

Jiminez

Jiminez is a pretty safe bet when you look back at the 7 previous obvious captain options vs Huddersfield. None of them have blanked with only Aguero disappointing with 5 only points (i'm ignoring Cardiff cos nobody would captain any of them)!

lost 2-0 NEW Rondon 12 points|
lost 2-1 ARS Lacazette 9 points (Aubameyang didnt play)
lost 5-0 CHE Higuain 13 points/Hazard 15 points
lost 1-0 EVE Richarlison 8 points
lost 3-0 MCI Sane 12 points/Sterling 10 points/Aguero 5 points
drew 0-0 CAR
lost 2-1 BUR Woods 5 points/Barnes 7 points
lost 1-0 FUL Mitrovic 7 points

SlickRic

i don't like Jimenez as a captain. Wolves are very functional and have shown all season how awful they are at breaking teams down.

in saying this, I know it's Huddersfield. but don't be surprised if it's 1-0.

km79

Decision made
One lad In form and team in form
One lad not and team stuttering without key attacker

Dearg81

SlickRic wrote:

in saying this, I know it's Huddersfield. but don't be surprised if it's 1-0.

Yea the thing that puts me off is Wolves lost 2-0 at home to Huddersfield earlier in the season and never rack up the goals even when they do win. I'd fancy him to get 1 goal so still think he's a solid pick.

Dr. Bre

Mo Salah ran riot v Watford last season . Hoping more of the same

SlickRic

Dr. Bre wrote: »

Mo Salah ran riot v Watford last season . Hoping more of the same

So am I. for FPL and personal allegiance reasons.

it won't be the same though.

Watford are schizophrenic, but they are on a good run. they are also a better team under Gracia - there really is no doubt about that. they offer a lot more going forward than last season. Liverpool's best hope is that they try to make it an open game, but teams have surely learned that lesson (well, every team bar Bournemouth).

also, Liverpool are not the same attacking team. Salah isn't trusting himself to glide past people, and the front 3 combinations just aren't coming off. they could click, but it's unlikely, and I'll be flabbergasted if Salah gets a hat trick or more.

I'd snap your hand off now for a goal from him.

bohsman

Have changed my captain 3 times in the last 20 minutes, when in doubt Aguero.

Technophobe

Hovering between Aguero and Salah but presently on Salah due to Pep risk..

then I look and see possibilities for Lacazette v Bou...soo confused:D

Sephiroth_dude

Jiminez over Salah anyone?

alchemist33

Technophobe wrote: »

Hovering between Aguero and Salah but presently on Salah due to Pep risk..

then I look and see possibilities for Lacazette v Bou...soo confused:D

I captained him at the weekend but not this time as I suspect Auba will be back to limit Laca's time on the pitch

radiata

Triple captain on Sane

Kiith

Sticking with Salah this week.

jamesbondings

Why the love for Salah this week? Genuine question.

Not a single shot on target v United. Has been in poor form (by his standards). Also Watford in great form at the moment. Don't get me wrong, I'm keeping him but can't see past Pogba for captain.

Ninthlife

Went with Aguero..thats if he plays

Jiminez as back up

radiata

jamesbondings wrote: »

Why the love for Salah this week? Genuine question.

Not a single shot on target v United. Has been in poor form (by his standards). Also Watford in great form at the moment. Don't get me wrong, I'm keeping him but can't see past Pogba for captain.

Probably because of his record against Watford. 6 goals and 3 assists in 3 games against them. I was tempted to captain him but his form is putting me off so chancing Sane instead

PARlance

I've pretty much contemplated all my starters in the last 5 mins. I'm now moving on to giving the armband to players I don't even own.

I would punt on Sane if I had him. Gonna make do with Sterling (or Aguero, Mane, Jiminez or Doherty).... Sterling for now.

Mr.Nice Guy

jamesbondings wrote: »

Why the love for Salah this week? Genuine question.

Not a single shot on target v United. Has been in poor form (by his standards). Also Watford in great form at the moment. Don't get me wrong, I'm keeping him but can't see past Pogba for captain.

He scored 4 goals in this fixture last season, which coincidentally was days after he'd been shut out at Old Trafford. Sounds like a good omen to me which is why he's my captain this week.

manual_man

Salah. Would be Auba if i had him. Have Aguero and Sterling but i'm not confident of either in terms of minutes. I also think they could struggle without Fernandinho, Laporte and Stones, as well as the fatigue of 120mins + pens just 3 days before.

PARlance

Mane.

Father Hernandez

Aguero (C), Salah (VC)

shineon23

shineon23 wrote: »

Going with hopefully the 'safest bet' of a guranteed starter and the pole majority.
Salah (c) PEA (VC)
Would love to captain PEA or Aguero but can't risk it.

Screw it! PEA (C)

PARlance

Sterling

TitianGerm

I was really tempted to cap Rondon today but chickened out and went with Salah.

Scorpion Sting

Auba captain for the second gameweek running.

jamesbondings

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

He scored 4 goals in this fixture last season, which coincidentally was days after he'd been shut out at Old Trafford. Sounds like a good omen to me which is why he's my captain this week.

Christ. I like that reasoning! I have it on Pogba though....... Hopefully my gut is right.