GW5 Captains poll

F1ngers

Who is your pick for this weekend?

Officer999

It’s Arsenal but it’s Haaland so how can you not

COH

I think Arsenal may do a good job of isolating Haaland, so with Salah playing at home against BOU this might be the week to bet against the robot.

Haaland first half hatty incoming 🫠

Father Hernandez

Haaland has 2 goals in 6 games v Arsenal and didn't score in any of the 3 games last year v Arsenal. (2 in the league, 1 in Community Shield)

Expecting Sunday to be a tense game and Haaland tightly marked by the best defence in the league.

Salah it is. Eze VC.

Flaneur OBrien

Salah for me. Cheers @F1ngers for getting the thread up.

nice bit of green

Currently top cat on Mo. This is my 7th season doing fantasy and never hit more than 15 points return from that chip.

Flaneur OBrien

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122637258#Comment_122637258

TC this week? Not waiting for a double?

nice bit of green

Ah I’d like to think a nice 2 or 3 goal and maybe an assist will happen to Mo once or twice a season. The DGW rarely provide more than that.

The Guru 123

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122638302#Comment_122638302

But it has two chances to provide it plus guaranteed extra appearance points. I think people fall into a logical fallacy about DGWs being over rated.

Theres no guarantee they go well but there’s no guarantee the single game week you chose instead will either. And in isolation you’re far better off with a double week than a single one.

I think people tend to compare the best possible outcome from a single week (ie Haaland v Ipswich) with the worst people outcome from a double but there’s absolutely no guarantees with either and I’d always prefer the 2 chances versus the one.

Best of luck if you go with it but even as a single game week I think you’d find better chances than Salah home v Bournemouth. And Salah is my captain btw so I hope he smashes it!

ForestFire

Diaz

Flaneur OBrien

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122639109#Comment_122639109

Man, Thats so funny. I just deleted a post I had written, saying I am leaning toward Diaz after Salah played the full 90 on Tuesday, and Diaz only got 20 minutes. Then I saw the stats and Diaz didn't have a SOT in that time, so I changed my mind and went with Salah.

Best of luck with Diaz. He could be a great differential. I think I'll be watching his performance from behind my fingers, but I'm sticking with Salah.

Mr Crispy

I remember the last time I captained Salah at home to Bournemouth. 😳

Scorpion Sting

No Salah so went for a captain punt in the form of TAA. Just the 2nd time I've ever captained a defender.

Hopefully it goes better than Duffy © in the DGW all those years ago.

nice bit of green

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122638799#Comment_122638799

Thanks Guru. I removed it in the end. I fall into a trap every season of using it too early and it never works out. I’ll try keep it for the springtime.

nice bit of green

Ah yes, was that the 9 nil? I did Salah TC in that fixture last season. Devo.

Flaneur OBrien

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122639109#Comment_122639109

Great move, well done.

I am never second guessing myself again. Gut instincts from here on in!

ForestFire

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122639944#Comment_122639944

Thanks, I did have many other options mlike you,

still might another to cover Haaland!!