TFF chit chat 3rd, 4th and 5th April

[Spinynorman]

Jota's proving to be a bit handy. Shame I haven't got him in any teams, anywhere whatsoever.

[brencarr]

Morning all - well, did we all load up on Chelsea defenders!? That really was a stinking City team eh? Mahrez let me down big time, he could easily have had two.

Top score 36 (Jota and a few City starters)
Low 19
Best team 20 .... which has now been overtaken by the team that got 36

[Spinynorman]

High: 21

Low: 5

Best team: 21

[murf]

High: 40 (4*CS)

Low: 8

Best team: 13 inc 3 City blanks

[Spinynorman]

I seem to have had a bit of a poo day.

[murf]

I seem to have had a bit of a poo day.

Your best team outdid mine by 8 pts...

[Jester]

Jota's proving to be a bit ha handy. Shame I haven't got him in any teams, anywhere whatsoever.

I was bringing him in today but decided to hold when I saw he was benched.....

[Spinynorman]

I seem to have had a bit of a poo day.

Your best team outdid mine by 8 pts...

It's all relative.

[murf]

I seem to have had a bit of a poo day.

Your best team outdid mine by 8 pts...

It's all relative.

Relatively speaking I seem to have had a lot of a poo day.

[LenH]

23 for me.

[cnkp21]

What’s everyone doing with their City players. I had 5 yesterday but took out Cancelo for Nat Phillips. I was going to take out Foden for Jota but same as Jester, didn’t bother when saw that he was on the bench. I have Stones, Diaz, Foden and Gundogan. I was planning on keeping Diaz, Stones and Gundogan, but I am now thinking their game time might also be limited.

[murf]

My logic with City was that with bonus games (Cup still) and scoring well when they were in the team meant I could handle the odd bit of rotation and still get a respectable score BUT the excessive rotation is making that logic less sound and with the league virtually secure and the CL being prioritised I'm not as sure any more.

[cnkp21]

My logic with City was that with bonus games (Cup still) and scoring well when they were in the team meant I could handle the odd bit of rotation and still get a respectable score BUT the excessive rotation is making that logic less sound and with the league virtually secure and the CL being prioritised I'm not as sure any more.

I’m with you. I haven’t got a clue. I’m defo going to take out Foden. I might leave Diaz and Stones in hoping that they will generally play most games and get clean sheets. I was going to stick with Gundogan but he now might be kept for the big games and has been pushed deeper. It might be a bit risky without City coverage but I’m not sure it’s Gundogan. I’m thinking KDB or Mahrez might be better.

[happyhoppy]

I’m looking at bringing Salah back for KDB soon. Better fixtures and more chance of bigger gains. KDB has to be the most frustrating FF player, brilliant player but doesn’t always translate to points.

[SamD]

True, Man City rotation was heavier than usual. But reason for wholesale changes this time may have been because Guardiola mainly picked those with limited or no game-time over the international fortnight.

This applies to nine of the starters at Leicester:
Aguero, Jesus, Fernandinho, Ederson and Mahrez (South American and African nations didn't have fixtures), de Bruyne (unused sub for Belgium on Tues), Rodri (on for eight minutes of Spain's match on Wed) and the Frenchmen Laporte (not in international squad) and Mendy (unused sub on Wed). Only Dias (Portugal, Tues) and Stones (Eng, Wed) played 90 minutes in midweek.

So City XI may revert to being less unpredictable next time...

[murf]

True, Man City rotation was heavier than usual. But reason for wholesale changes this time may have been because Guardiola picked those with limited or no game-time over the international fortnight.

This applies to nine of the starters at Leicester:
Aguero, Jesus, Fernandinho, Ederson and Mahrez (South American and African nations didn't have fixtures), de Bruyne (unused sub for Belgium on Tues), Rodri (on for eight minutes of Spain's match on Wed) and the Frenchmen Laporte (not in international squad) and Mendy (unused sub on Wed). Only Dias (Portugal, Tues) and Stones (Eng, Wed) played 90 minutes in midweek.

So City XI may revert to being less unpredictable next time...

Klopp also does that regularly. Milner and Firmino came back in yesterday after easy breaks whereas Jota and Wijnaldum were rested after heavy international schedules. Both with half an eye on the CL and ongoing freshness though.....

Thankfully no more international breaks this (domestic) season.

Burnley 1 up at Saints after a controversial VAR penalty (not watching)
0-1 Wood (pen, Pieters, VAR)

[happyhoppy]

Yep VAR misses the initial foul on KWP hey ho par for our season tbh lost interest in the league this season just about safety.

[brencarr]

I don't believe I can go without Kane in my teams tonight v. Newcastle

[brencarr]

Dammit - Ings again

Goal - INGS
Assist - REDMOND
Southampton 2-2 Burnley (42 mins)

[brencarr]

.... I say dammit, as I didn't bring him in

[murf]

Yep VAR misses the initial foul on KWP hey ho par for our season tbh lost interest in the league this season just about safety.

Is VAR actually allowed to look at that???

Nice equaliser from Ings. Very cool as he made Mee then Tarkowski look like idiots before nutmegging the keeper.

[happyhoppy]

Don’t see why not Murf. The tv monitor didn’t show a replay of that part only the KWP foul after

[brencarr]

Kane starts but Son & Bale benched

[happyhoppy]

(Everyone has Kane) gets 2.

[Jamjack]

So...none of my City players are starting this weekend coming either are they