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[Zaguru12]

Not when Neto is available and fit but you never know, he was unused sub today and Neto could be rested this weekend..

Why are you so much interested in him though; short term gain?

As long as Alonso is Chelsea’s manager and that he continues to play this similar pattern of football of having wing backs instead of natural full backs, I don’t see Estevão playing when Pedro Neto is fit. Even today against Liverpool that he decided to play a 4-3-3 formation he still didn’t give the Brazilian the chance to start or get some minutes. I will say another Chelsea attacker with Joao Pedro out will still be Pedro Neto.

Welbeck who might get minutes in his absence is still going to be affected with rotation or at least early subs which definitely puts his minutes at risk, for striking option right now they are better value for money than Danny Welbeck

[cryptofrka]

Well, it's just 2 games for JP. I will keep him - my team can navigate that.
That means Gonzalo gets 2 more games, fuck it.

I'm more worried about Calafiori - although away to LFC isn't a great fixture. My defence looks like shit.

[rdluffy]

I'm thinking Iif there any chance they'll start Estevão? 

Not when Neto is available and fit but you never know, he was unused sub today and Neto could be rested this weekend..

Why are you so much interested in him though; short term gain?

It was just an idea that crossed my mind
Whether they could use Estevão and have the player give it his all to try to earn a spot on the starting lineup
I have 5 transfer slots, and I could “waste” one

But I’ve already decided not to do that, it’ll be really hard for him to start any games

I think it’s a huge waste for him to sit on the bench
Even though he was from a rival team in Brazil (Palmeiras), I’ve seen him play really well several times
I think that at 19, it would be better for him to play for a smaller European club, but get more playing time, than to sit on Chelsea’s bench 

[Harkorede]

Well, it's just 2 games for JP. I will keep him - my team can navigate that.
That means Gonzalo gets 2 more games, fuck it.

I'm more worried about Calafiori - although away to LFC isn't a great fixture. My defence looks like shit.

I don't think I can go the route of benching Joao Pedro, even if it's confirmed that it would be two game weeks (three weeks) because of the heavy pounding I'd take in team value amongst other reasons. It would have already been 0.2m swing regardless of the options I wanted as all 3 options I was considering increased in price and JP already dropped. I'd rather save about swing 0.4m for 1 free transfer while I likely get more points in the process, and as I don't have the best cover for Joao Pedro's absence my covers are 4.5m Slater in midfield or De Cuyper vs City if Calafiori doesn't miss out against Liverpool, which itself isn't a good fixture for me considering I now have 3 Arsenal assets at the back.

Calafiori is actually an interesting topic as well, because I'm sincerely considering moving on from him in the coming weeks, Arteta have shown that Calafiori isn't going to be a heavy duty player, he's alternated him between CL and PL so far, the first CL game he started or even played was v Bayern and Everton afterwards was where he got benched before the late cameo that resulted in that injury, and I'll keep saying I don't want any Arsenal asset if there's any doubt about their minutes, that to go alongside the fact the 6m+ range midfield options have been viable as far as I can tell this season makes the Gabriel at 7.9m worthy shot for stability.

I have 5 transfer slots, and I could “waste” one

But I’ve already decided not to do that, it’ll be really hard for him to start any games

If you have 5 free transfers and don't use any before the deadline, you don't get another one for the next GW, the maximum you can have is 5...

[Zaguru12]

I don't think I can go the route of benching Joao Pedro, even if it's confirmed that it would be two game weeks (three weeks) because of the heavy pounding I'd take in team value amongst other reasons. It would have already been 0.2m swing regardless of the options I wanted as all 3 options I was considering increased in price and JP already dropped. I'd rather save about swing 0.4m for 1 free transfer while I likely get more points in the process, and as I don't have the best cover for Joao Pedro's absence my covers are 4.5m Slater in midfield or De Cuyper vs City if Calafiori doesn't miss out against Liverpool, which itself isn't a good fixture for me considering I now have 3 Arsenal assets at the back.

Seriously thought about keeping him on the bench but that would definitely be a bad decision because I do not think to have the options upfront to do that or even the defense isn’t having great fixtures to even start with, I would have been much better with only Haaland upfront but not possible. My possibility is looking at how to get a striker that that matches similar price with JP such that I could do a direct sell to bring him back to team later on if he returns but the only option is Isak which i seriously have to downgrade another player for or best is Jackson or Evanilson (minutes threatened with Kroupi back) and leave the rest of the money in the bank.

As for Calafiori I do think that if he isn’t 100% fit he would be subjected to rotation and that’s risk on his minutes, I would have said he wouldn’t start against Liverpool with Lewis Skelly now coming back to been used in the left back position, Hincapi wasn’t going to threaten his minutes but the MLS is definitely going to.

Also after international break there is possibility of a return for Saliba, that means Konsa also is at risk by then. So the question now is, is Calafiori to Gabriel the best choice now if the money is available?

[darxiaomi]

Well, it's just 2 games for JP. I will keep him - my team can navigate that.
That means Gonzalo gets 2 more games, fuck it.

I'm more worried about Calafiori - although away to LFC isn't a great fixture. My defence looks like shit.

JP Joao Pedro right? Well i think i also gonna keep him but not only because i dont want to double spend a transaction but also because i dont see any other forward which it really good to replace him and cover the cost of doing the move, so im also gonna keep him in the bench until he comeback.

Main problem is im already having a few injured players and i need to start to clean a few of them to not being at risk of playing with one less in any round.

[Rruchi man]

Also after international break there is possibility of a return for Saliba, that means Konsa also is at risk by then.

Why do you think that it will just be Konsa's minutes that will be affected when Saliba returns?

I think even Gabriel's minutes will become heavily managed too to keep him fit for the season. We will see Saliba and Konsa pairing in the CB in some games.

So the question now is, is Calafiori to Gabriel the best choice now if the money is available?

Personally, because of Calafiori's attacking contributions whenever he is fit to play, I will be keeping him as Arteta has also described his injury as very small.

[Trofo]

Well, it's just 2 games for JP. I will keep him - my team can navigate that.
That means Gonzalo gets 2 more games, fuck it.

I'm more worried about Calafiori - although away to LFC isn't a great fixture. My defence looks like shit.

JP Joao Pedro right? Well i think i also gonna keep him but not only because i dont want to double spend a transaction but also because i dont see any other forward which it really good to replace him and cover the cost of doing the move, so im also gonna keep him in the bench until he comeback.

Main problem is im already having a few injured players and i need to start to clean a few of them to not being at risk of playing with one less in any round.

I think this is now recurring injury for Joao Pedro and expect him to be out way longer. Chelsea attaching stats without him is total rubbish as well so if I had transfers Palmer would be out of my team as well.

I already transferred him out, playing on that hunch. Wouldn't be surprised if I do something like Palmer to mid priced mid and then Konsa to Gabriel if Konsa looses his spot in the future. But I also think we have time for that since Saliba will be introduced gradually after a break this long.

[JollyGood]

I am going to use another chip for the games taking place this weekend. I want to keep accumulating points and hope I can get out of the bottom half of the table. Just a quick reminder, the deadline is 11am on Saturday 31st October 

These are the games taking place this weekend. There are some fantastic games including Chelsea vs Manchester United and also Liverpool vs Arsenal:

MATCH DAY 9:
^{31.10 12:30} Chelsea vs Man United
^{31.10 15:00} Man City vs Brighton Hove
^{31.10 15:00} Bournemouth vs Leeds United
^{31.10 15:00} Coventry City vs Sunderland
^{31.10 15:00} Brentford vs Nottingham
^{31.10 15:00} Hull City vs Ipswich Town
^{31.10 17:30} Tottenham vs Crystal Palace
^{31.10 20:00} Aston Villa vs Fulham
^{01.11 16:30} Liverpool vs Arsenal
^{02.11 20:00} Newcastle vs Everton
_{Info: day.month. time (UTC)}

[MarryWithBTC]

Well, it's just 2 games for JP. I will keep him - my team can navigate that.
That means Gonzalo gets 2 more games, fuck it.

I am keeping Pedro just because I do not have free transfer, I now manage just 1 transfer every game week. I also decided to upgrade my attack and reduce my midfield. The midfield has been the strength of my squad, I want to shift it to attack now that midfielders are under performing .

I have Haaland, Pedro and Jackson. So, it is okay to keep injured Pedro on the bench.

I'm more worried about Calafiori - although away to LFC isn't a great fixture. My defense looks like shit.

My defense is the shitest, to the extent that I am playing Diop this GW

[darbitmobilerecovery]

I made a idiot mistake with my lastest transfer for the very short time but it could be a very good one thing in the long term. I just change Barry for Koustalas the greek forward from Brighton, the bad thing is they play against Manchester City in this week so he is not gonna have a easy task despite the Brighton team know how to play against big teams and they already put Manchester City in troubles in mid week for the EFL cup losing in penaltie kicks.

But in the long term it could be a good move if they keep doing good and he scores for them maybe like it was Ferguson a few seasons back.

About this "coincidence" it really surprise me a lot when every single time a team face another in a cup somehow they also have to play for the round league.

[JollyGood]

A change of plan from my earlier post. I will not use a chip this week, it seems a little premature considering the matches taking place. I have substituted the players that have a chance of missing their respective games as a result of injury and though the team is not perfect, I suppose I am happy with what I have for now. Next week I will have four free transfers. I will probably use all four of them all along with my Triple Captain chip.

Just a reminder, the deadline for this week is 11am tomorrow 

[igebotz]

I made a idiot mistake with my lastest transfer for the very short time but it could be a very good one thing in the long term. I just change Barry for Koustalas the greek forward from Brighton, the bad thing is they play against Manchester City in this week so he is not gonna have a easy task despite the Brighton team know how to play against big teams and they already put Manchester City in troubles in mid week for the EFL cup losing in penaltie kicks.

Thousands of managers are getting bullish on Barry this week and you're moving out? This is the move I'm contemplating on but haven't decided anything yet but seeing too many uncertainty here and there I many be forced to roll and let the house burn and save two TFs in return..

I'm seeing another low scoring GW ( too many big fixtures) and not the one worth risking anything if you have 11 players available.

[Harkorede]

I'm seeing another low scoring GW ( too many big fixtures) and not the one worth risking anything if you have 11 players available.

Chelsea 3-2, Man City 3-1 and Arsenal 0-0 would be enough for to push the average over 50-60 points, but that's some wishful thinking...

At this points, If I just say I'm selling Joao Pedro I'm sure everyone already knows the potential 3 players that I'd get, and the same goes for almost every position, maybe except defenders, I think that's about the only position with the least template, aside the double Arsenal, the other 4 players are different across board.

My differential watch for this GW are;

Hall
Mbeumo
Mendy
DCL (not so sure about his ownership stats)

If these players were to pull decent numbers, I might as well care less about the others, I'm also thinking this is the week I should play Regan Slater ahead of Pascal Gross incoming 2 pointer.

[Joca97]

I made a idiot mistake with my lastest transfer for the very short time but it could be a very good one thing in the long term. I just change Barry for Koustalas the greek forward from Brighton, the bad thing is they play against Manchester City in this week so he is not gonna have a easy task despite the Brighton team know how to play against big teams and they already put Manchester City in troubles in mid week for the EFL cup losing in penaltie kicks.

Thousands of managers are getting bullish on Barry this week and you're moving out? This is the move I'm contemplating on but haven't decided anything yet but seeing too many uncertainty here and there I many be forced to roll and let the house burn and save two TFs in return..

I'm seeing another low scoring GW ( too many big fixtures) and not the one worth risking anything if you have 11 players available.

I dont like Barry as a striker at all,i just think he is lucky that he scores so much but i think he cannot keep it up,i honestly wont ever get him in the squad no matter how much he scores i got better options then him for sure. For this GW i think i have the wierdest lineup for sure,i keep risking trying to get some players that might do something.

[igebotz]

I'm seeing another low scoring GW ( too many big fixtures) and not the one worth risking anything if you have 11 players available.

Chelsea 3-2, Man City 3-1 and Arsenal 0-0 would be enough for to push the average over 50-60 points, but that's some wishful thinking...

Bold of you to think we can score 3 goals without Pedro against this United side - they're usually soft to others but take Chelsea fixtures very personal - I wont be supprised if we lose this.

Everton playing back to back fixture against Newcastle United - I don't like Barry anymore.

DCL (not so sure about his ownership stats)

DCL is at 40% ownership overall and 19% in our pool.

[rdluffy]

I just finalized my lineup
I had a hard time making my picks this week, it’s really tough when there are derbies
I ended up with three injured players on the bench

I just want to score at least 60 points this week to try to move up at least one spot
Next week, I’ll still have five transfers left, and I might make a few more adjustments for the games that are theoretically easier to predict

I'm not confident on my Chelsea players without Joao Pedro

[paco92x]

A change of plan from my earlier post. I will not use a chip this week, it seems a little premature considering the matches taking place. I have substituted the players that have a chance of missing their respective games as a result of injury and though the team is not perfect, I suppose I am happy with what I have for now. Next week I will have four free transfers. I will probably use all four of them all along with my Triple Captain chip.

Just a reminder, the deadline for this week is 11am tomorrow 

I activated my Free Hit chip and hopefully won't regret it. I had only one free transfer and three injured players, so using the Free Hit seemed like a reasonable option. I also had a look at my defence and decided to go with a Bournemouth/Tottenham defensive double-up because those are probably the only teams with a chance of keeping a clean sheet this GW. We'll see, though. I can already imagine that now I've picked them, neither team will keep one.

[Z-tight]

Bold of you to think we can score 3 goals without Pedro against this United side - they're usually soft to others but take Chelsea fixtures very personal - I wont be supprised if we lose this.

Happy now? Chelsea scored two goals and won.
I was all set to play my wildcard this gameweek, but due to real life shit, i completely forgot about FPL until ~ 10 minutes to the deadline, i am very sure it is going to be a bad gameweek for me. I was only able to use my FT and bring in Jackson and postpone by WC until next week or after the international break.

[igebotz]

Happy now? Chelsea scored two goals and won.

Why was the 3rd goal ruled out for offside though - Estêvão wasn't anywhere close the VAR lines

I benched my two Brighton DEF in what was the easiest "no-cleansheet" fixture and they both survived Manchester City Lions. Now I'm hoping Kinsky keeps a cleansheet so I don't feel too bad about my decision this week..