GW 17 Captains pick

F1ngers

On Bruno.

Couldn't see anyone picking a Chelsea or City player this weekend, that's what "other" is there for.

This has to be a 1st.

stephenl15

Son for me. Pretty much have him because of this game

ThewhiteJesus

has to be Bruno for me, any news on the city players yet , as in test results ect

Klonker

Kane. Brought him in for a hit last gameweek which didn't work out so I'll double down and give him the armband again this week.

manual_man

Son. Should be an open game, and Spurs should be a little fresher from the extra rest

joeyboy11

Bruno for me. So consistent. Although Son v Leeds is tempting

Father Hernandez

Bruno (C), Kane (VC)

Jim Gazebo

Bottled Bruno last week, not this week. Salah has not looked sharp.

Irishphotodesk

Jim Gazebo wrote: »

Bottled Bruno last week, not this week. Salah has not looked sharp.

he might not have looked sharp but he has had chances ....and like all things salah .... he could explode and get a massive points haul - even if he has 25/30mins on the pitch.

he blanked against west brom and newcastle and got a penalty against fulham ...so ...logic says he will get a good points haul soon.

Dubliner28

Close one between Bruno and Son.

Will leave it to last minute

dahat

Same dilemma between Bruno & Son.

Spurs game will be wide open so went for Son in the end.

shmeee

Klonker wrote: »

Kane. Brought him in for a hit last gameweek which didn't work out so I'll double down and give him the armband again this week.

Brought in Kane on the WC for 16/17...

So need him to hit now and then I'll either stick or move to Vardy for 19.

Ace2007

dahat wrote: »

Same dilemma between Bruno & Son.

Spurs game will be wide open so went for Son in the end.

Based on this - i think i'll go for Son, however my record of captaining Son this season has been

GW3 1 point
GW7 2 points

Both times he was at home, and it at home tomorrow - but i think as it's going to be wide open that he's probably the best shout.

CSF

Are penalties still enough to justify Kane over Son as the prime Spurs pick this week?

Obviously Son is setup for this kind of game but I think his clean sheet point potential is lower this week.

callaway92

CSF wrote: »

Are penalties still enough to justify Kane over Son as the prime Spurs pick this week?

Obviously Son is setup for this kind of game but I think his clean sheet point potential is lower this week.

Clean sheet potential and extra point for goals lead me in Son’s favour

extra gravy

Torn between Son and Bruno but think Villa might keep it tight so edging towards Son.

CSF

callaway92 wrote: »

Clean sheet potential and extra point for goals lead me in Son’s favour

Defo a factor in his favour. I think after 2 Salah consecutive captain blanks, the captain blank risk is weighing heavier on my mind than it should be. Haul potential should always be the most significant factor.


Not even 100% certain I bring in Kane yet.

gormdubhgorm

I have Son and Salah no Fernandes. If I did have Fernandes I would have him as captain.
Son should be rested and get loads of chances v a gung ho Leeds side. Remember when Southampton played a high line v Spurs early in the season?

Salah had two/three great chances the last day and fluffed them. Surely he must be really fired up now? Plus Milner will probably not start two games in a row so Salah would be back on pens.

Green&Red

Someone on the scoutcast made a good point about picking a C who is playing close to the deadline, that way you're less likely to have a covid cancellation

siblers

I don't think the Spurs game will be a cricket score. I don't see Bielsa having the same approach he did against Utd plus 2 cleansheets since then

eh i dunno

Son for me. Bruno vc

CSF

siblers wrote: »

I don't think the Spurs game will be a cricket score. I don't see Bielsa having the same approach he did against Utd plus 2 cleansheets since then

I think he will. It’s just how he plays. They’ve played it against Liverpool, City and United now and Spurs are much less of an attacking side than those 3.

Shanee.

Was very tempted to go DCL as I think Everton will put a few past West Ham. But going to be boring and leave it with Salah

extra gravy

Ended up going with Bruno. Consistency and pens swung it. Might be wrong but don't see Spurs hammering Leeds. Jose will likely put the handbrake on if they take the lead.

howareyakid

Going to go with Kane. Slightly worried that he’s blanked in his last three but... Leeds are very open, they’ve had the extra rest and it’s hard to justify having an 11.0M striker if one can’t captain him when he’s playing at home to a newly promoted team (a very good one, granted). And... his wife had a baby during the week so it could be an extra incentive for him to score!

Irishphotodesk

went mad.... justin (leicester) is captain.

touts

Son for me. The way he plays I'd say he circled this fixture on his calendar months ago and delayed opening his advent calendar by a week so it finished now.

KathleenGrant

Irishphotodesk wrote: »

went mad.... justin (leicester) is captain.

Ya sorry that is mad.

CSF

Ended up going Son in the end

For Forks Sake

Son.

Irishphotodesk

KathleenGrant wrote: »

Ya sorry that is mad.

my logic is that most of my other players have less chance of a goal/clean sheet ...Justin is my best hope, I can't see anyone in my team going wild and Justin has the best chance of a clean sheet....it was between him and robertson and I think kings/adams might nick a goal against liverpool (even though robertson might get an assist or goal I think he may not get a clean sheet)

who knows, it might work, it might not !

CSF

Irishphotodesk wrote: »

my logic is that most of my other players have less chance of a goal/clean sheet ...Justin is my best hope, I can't see anyone in my team going wild and Justin has the best chance of a clean sheet....it was between him and robertson and I think kings/adams might nick a goal against liverpool (even though robertson might get an assist or goal I think he may not get a clean sheet)

who knows, it might work, it might not !

Truly bonkers move but I love to see a punt so I kind of hope it works out for you even though some rivals have him

Jeff88448

Took a risk with Zaha

Cartman78

Took a risk and a hit with Kane.

Spurs have been quiet and had a rest so hopefully he comes back all guns blazing

Irishphotodesk

Lots of risk takers ...love it :P hope it all works out !!

Ps. this is also the first week of the cup !! I want clean sheets from Villa, Man Utd, Leicester, Liverpool and Chelsea ...not too much to ask for ...is it ?

Mr.Nice Guy

I'm hoping the new year begins with a Vardy party.

Green&Red

Green&Red wrote: »

Someone on the scoutcast made a good point about picking a C who is playing close to the deadline, that way you're less likely to have a covid cancellation

I was thinking similar.

I really wanted to go with Vardy this week but the earlier kick off for United swayed me to Fernandes.

CSF

Green&Red wrote: »

Someone on the scoutcast made a good point about picking a C who is playing close to the deadline, that way you're less likely to have a covid cancellation

It was actually in relation to the VC. So you could still pick whoever you fancied the most, but have that safety blanket incase catastrophe hit.

siblers

CSF wrote: »

It was actually in relation to the VC. So you could still pick whoever you fancied the most, but have that safety blanket incase catastrophe hit.

That's why I went Bruno over Salah for vice captain

extra gravy

extra gravy wrote: »

Ended up going with Bruno. Consistency and pens swung it. Might be wrong but don't see Spurs hammering Leeds. Jose will likely put the handbrake on if they take the lead.

Well I got this very wrong! Oh well at least I own Son.