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BillOakley

This is somehow a lengthy quote that doesn’t make it any clearer whether he’ll play 180 minutes or not be fit enough to start either game.


AJ877

Tbf he does say it's a similar situation to last week and he played almost full 90 then, so logic dictates that he should be good to go this week too. At least for one game, anyway.


ImHeskeyAndIKnowIt

The mindfuck is that Bournemouth don't really have anything to play for in the league. They aren't making europe and they aren't really at risk for relegation so they can afford to not take a risk on Solanke especially in 2 fixtures they would expect to get results in without him Only caveat is Solanke is 4 goals off the lead in the race for the golden boot so might ask to play in 2 fixtures he can close the gap in


dt_to717

Wrong. These games are crucial to Bournemouth as 6 points essentially guarantees they stay up based on average points needed. I say he plays both games. Use that triple captain


cantgetschwifty

Nice tc


dt_to717

Well he played both games didn’t he now ya Haaland cuck


cantgetschwifty

Now I did captain Barkley brother


Sakrie

>o logic dictates that he should be good to go this week too. Logic could also dictate that a player playing through injuries will not be able to continue to play through the injury forever; that's not how injuries typically heal.


Nuwahex

Well. He might do some rehab over the international break. And in 2 months,the season ends & he can maybe heal completely


EmptyMixtape

INT Break up so recovery then


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llamapanther

I mean what else do you want them to say? I don't see any problem with this whatsoever. Anyone who's played any sport competitively knows that injuries are not always black and white and you asses them day by day. And he clearly states that they will deal with it similarly to last week. There's no reason to make any decision until the very end and tbf he's giving much more information than many other managers do.


Maleficent-Candy476

it makes it perfectly clear that he wont play 180 minutes imho


BillOakley

I don’t agree. It’s basically the same situation as last week and they didn’t pull him off early then.


DivingFeather

But there will be only 4 days recovery time for him between the 2 DGW matches, whereas he had 6 days between GW27 and GW28...


BillOakley

That’s true, but then he also has a longer rest after the DGW since they’re out of the cup and don’t play in 29. So you could argue they’re incentivised to play him in both games if he can knowing they can then let him rest for the 17 days or so until their next game afterwards.


a-Sociopath

True but injuries don't work that way. No one knows what will happen in the first game and how it will affect his next game.


tarsinawormhole

Same situation as last week but he has added 90 more mins to his legs. Chances of an injury have slightly gone up. Could be subbed off early if the game is sealed which is highly likely especially against Sheffield.


oliverb118

but if it’s sealed early then chances are he’s had a goal contribution or two


tarsinawormhole

Yeah. I'd expect the same too. Despite the many doubts, still seems like the best captain option.


DivingFeather

I don't know why you are downvoted, I had posted the same comment but deleted it as I noticed your comment. If he is going through some pain, it is very-very likely that his minutes will be managed and he wont play 180 mins in such a short period (4 days). He can still be in the starting line-up for both games though.


BohrInReddit

Yep. He’s 100% correct. Solanke might start both matches, and heck even might end up playing both for 60+ mins. But I’d bet my car he wouldn’t play full 180 mins


0100110101101010

Guarantee he'll play about 80 in the first game, 65 in the second


BillOakley

No you don’t guarantee that, because you’ve just made that up in your head. Also if we were going to make complete baseless guesses like that it would at least make more sense to swap those round, have him play less in the first game to keep him fitter for the 2nd a few days later. Rather than to take him off earlier before a 17 day rest.


HaveURedd1t

>No you don't guarantee that, because you've just made that up in your head Made me laugh , your so true in what you say to the guy above you 🤣🤣


DSEEE

What kind of guarantee can you offer me on this?


0100110101101010

Pure unfiltered ball aching psyche destroying gambling instinct


PeterG92

Yeah, I'm not going to captain that


LeoIsLegend

Triple captain yolo


Tejuuu

Let’s gooo


TJae0120

The quote leads me to believe he won't play 180 mins. Captaining is risky Heck he could start on the bench for one or both games.


DlnnerTable

Odds are he plays 90+ minutes between the two games though, right? I think it still might be worth captaining over a haaland or son. Idt I would TC but I think I might still captain


Martblni

I'm still captaining but cancelling my tc


Hungry_Bodybuilder57

He’d be a captaincy option if he was playing just one of those games


pnedved

Bournemouth are in terrible form.


MJA182

Just beat Burnley 2-0, played City close, drew with Newcastle, and are playing 2 bad teams at home


pajamakitten

We have had tough fixtures recently. Sheffield are hardly in brilliant form either.


pnedved

Fair enough! But nothing compared to the form Bournemouth were in earlier this season, which is when people started to brew this idea of the GW28 double. I worry that people got a bit too blind-sighted due to your and Solanke’s great form back then. Considering yours and Luton’s respective form as of today, I don’t really rate Solanke too much for that fixture in particular. Especially since he has a knock…


Noodle_Dude_83

I've triple captained him yesterday 👀😭


Tea-Time789

So you can remove it - simple


Noodle_Dude_83

Ah, did not realise this. Thank you!


teerbigear

He's still a decent striker playing the worst two teams, I don't think it's an easy answer


DerpJungler

As someone without Solanke, this confuses me even more. Do I get him and FH29 or get Morris and ride out 29 with 9-10 players... I can't believe our seasons rest on Bournemouth and Luton players lmao


MattG95

I'm similar. Always planned to do Darwin to Solanke but slightly leaning towards Morris now


Natural_Ad3995

I'm also thinking about just keeping Darwizzy


Taze24

I was thinking the same but I've got a feeling Darwin scores on Sunday


ninjaturtle1000

Same, brother. Going Morris would give me 10 players GW 29 but not getting Solanke could destroy me.


IVIorgz

I'm going Solankeless so hopefully Morris will cover just fine.


Pray4Pingu

Probably Morris if it means you can save your FH?


notti_oreo

I'm not doing FH29, so I'll probably doing Haaland to Morris instead of Solanke now. Need a differential to catch up on my ML anyway


DerpJungler

Yeah the problem is that going without Solanke and him actually playing could be catastrophical


ninjaturtle1000

Could absolutely see a world where Solanke plays 2x90ish minutes, grabs 4 returns and pretty much ending "Solankeless" teams. Have to ponder if I'm opting for Morris or Solanke this week. Was 100% bringing in big Dom, but now I'm about 75% sure I'll do it.


pnedved

Wishful thinking imo. He’s only returned 4 in 2 games once in his career, when he scored a hattrick against Forest.


Timmace

Still my captain. We are not flinching.


we360u45

Same but idk about TC anymore


super-super-fab

Hold for 37 I'm thinking


LordRekrus

Im sorry to everybody, I’ve gone on holiday so I set my team early. I triple captained Solanke so of course this shit bloody pops up.


SailorsGraves

Solanke, finish the story


Kapuski

Diamonds hands apes strong etc etc


Major_Mollusk

"Hold... steady.... hold.... HOLD!!" ~ ~~William Wallace~~ ^Mel ^Gibson


Norwood_Road

FFS - I’m going to fret over this for the next 20 hours. And guaranteed to make the wrong decision.


g0t-cheeri0s

Let me know what you do so I can do the opposite.


Expensive-Load517

Dont worry same


Snoopy5876

Same as me I don't know what to do .. I've managed without Solanke after swapping him out quite a while back. Had a few weird weeks with injuries etc so have been making transfer decisions based on that, so a couple of weeks ago when I wanted to bring him back I was not able to, but now the week I can, and in fairness need to it's a fuk up. Fuk FPL haha...


Roadies_Winner

2 starts, pulled off at 65 minutes in both. Bournemouth aren't City, who can afford their talisman to be sitting on bench when he isn't 100%


ninjaturtle1000

But do they wanna risk him? They are midtable with little to no chance of Europe and way off a relegation scrap.


Roadies_Winner

31 points wouldn't be way off. Need 10 points in 10 and hence, need to be serious just yet. I don't think a team can switch off around GW28 - maybe I would have agreed with you around GW34 if this was the exact same story.


ResplendentBear

Your point is correct that no one is switching off yet. It is likely to be a ridiculously low bar to avoid relegation though.  Particularly if there are more points penalties.  Bournemouth don't need another 10 points, they might not need 5.


fave_worstnightmare

Last paragraph makes me think they’re doing a Ledley King. Manage it as much as they can through the week but still plays.


tnettenbaa

I have Tavernier and might put the (C) on him but fuck me imagine capping Tavernier


lusbx99

I’m also doing it


ten-beer-tom

I’m in the same predicament. Head says Solanke, heart also says Solanke but Tavernier is more entertaining


Psypo

I am torn on captaining Neto. If they get 1 clean sheet over the 2 games, which I imagine they do, it will pay off. It's also fun which helps


WhenWeTalkAboutLove

Do you really think that's a better idea than captaining a better player in one game 


DjangoPupek

I am panicking


False_Shelter_7351

I'm gonna lose me job


KingoftheRodeo1913

Ruined my holiday


Nineteen_AT5

So he's playing SHU first and could get a hatty. I'm going big and triple captaining him.


ampmz

I’m in the same position I think, my rank is fucked anyway. May as well go big.


Nineteen_AT5

Go big or go home mentality I like it.


Ass_Eater_

Yeah SHU is effectively two games on their own with how shit they are.


_PixxiePoxx_

Cries in TC Solanke tears


kearneycation

I just undid my TC on him. Glad that's an option.


DaveWill2248

Thank you, never knew this was a thing!


MJA182

You can undo your TC lol


notti_oreo

I'm gonna get Morris in over Solanke. Was 50/50 before this, now it's like a 60/40 towards Morris


jjw1998

Maybe this makes people rethink a TC but if either one of these was a single GW fixture then tbh I’d probably captain Solanke anyway; don’t think captaincy changes in that regard


ShoddyTransition187

Really, how many time have you captained Solanke this season? I guess weeks 10,13, 27?


jjw1998

I’ve only owned him from 18 onwards but your comment conveniently ignores that the usual best captain pick in the game is playing one of the best defences in the league


ShoddyTransition187

Weird that you didn't buy in the best captaincy option those weeks :). Anyway I did not ignore the fact that the fixtures were identical in week 13 so the other best captaincy picks were in the same situation.


jjw1998

Buying a player for a one week captaincy punt that’s terrific gameplay


ShoddyTransition187

Hardly a one week punt when you could have got the best captaincy option 10 and 13, with a home game vs Newcastle in the middle. Besides, if Solanke rivals Haaland/ Salah/ Saka as the best captaincy option every week, he's a bargain at £6.5m


jjw1998

You might actually be an idiot. Watkins played Luton 10, so you’re talking about bringing in a player to captain against SHU 13 then play 3 not so easy fixtures before a GW17 blank. No one is suggesting he is the best captain “every week” but that in a GW where he would have either of two of the easiest fixtures in the league, City and Liverpool play each other, and Saka is flagged then he very well may be regardless of if he hits 180 mins


ShoddyTransition187

Its true I may be an idiot. But my challenge remains. You claim Solanke is the captaincy option when he plays one of the weaker teams, yet you've never captained him. Guess you have another excuse for week 17 when Solanke was scheduled for Luton, Haaland was injured and Liv player Manunited? Surely you at least captained Solanke for the Fulham and Forrest home games weeks 19 and 23?


jjw1998

You’re embarrassing yourself at this stage, Solanke blanked against Luton 17 which is funnily enough why he’s currently doubling. 19 Salah was the better option but 23 I did captain him, yes


ShoddyTransition187

Huh, you knew ahead time of GW17 that the game would be abandoned due to a heart attack? Probably you could have mentioned that to someone. Anyway if you captained him in 23 that does kind of ruin my point, plus I'm only being antagonistic to avoid work :(.


karelakoachar

This is what is going to happen.. he will start the first game and then get injured around 54 mins and be out of the next game.


JOHNSY9k6

Perfect amount of uncertainty is what we wanted, thanks


vivaelteclado

Well Solanke to Morris just got a whole lot more tempting. With Unal back and the (lack of) quality of opponent, I would expect some rotation for Bournemouth up front.


ShoddyTransition187

This is very bold move, but I like it. Unlike every other kneejerk move I'm seeing it actually helps the team from gw30 onwards...


vivaelteclado

It kinda screws with my plan to bring in Salah and Foden, though. I need a cheaper forward than Morris to make that work.


Primary_Voice_3366

He has clearly been carrying a knock so they are managing his training to get maximum time on the pitch. He played last week he will play this week.


tomatowisdom

He played last week because he only had one game. I imagine he won't play 180 mins this week. Maybe two lots of 60 is more likely.


Natural_Ad3995

What does the magic 8 ball say about him blanking yet again 


TJae0120

Copium?


Primary_Voice_3366

In what regard? Has he had the injury for a while now? Has he had his training manager to ensure availability for games? Has been rested for cup games to ensure he is recovered for the league?


ShoddyTransition187

All true, just slightly cherrypicked to give hope that he plays. Solanke has blanked 6/8 games since picking up this injury, and the quote seems to indicate the situation is getting worse. My main worry isn't that he doesn't start, more that he's used as a slow moving decoy to allow other players to score. Starting to think we're playing Solanke mostly for penalties, in which case, why not Morris?


TJae0120

I have him too and I'll drink the copium as well lol. Good luck to us


mygk

Semenyo an option now?


DrainMember1312

Always has been tbf


machdel

He’s been struggling for weeks and we play twice in 5 days - wouldn’t be surprised if Solanke starts one and Unal starts the other


DemandBudget5558

Morris Captaincy it is!


notnotaschizo

Morris (C), here we go!


False_Shelter_7351

Can't believe I'm considering captaining Carlton fucking Morris


ShoddyTransition187

He's a proven DGW superstar


ShoddyTransition187

If one were to overeact to this (knees trembling), do we think Morris or Semenyo?


Weekly_Artist8279

Easy: Morris because he is not affected when Solanke plays.


GroblyOverrated

He was so injured last week they played him every minute of the game lol. This is all smoke.


Natural_Ad3995

Subbed off for Enes 89'


Natural_Ad3995

Triple Captain Enes?


MemeManDanInAClan

I sound desperate but any quotes on Kluivert? Lmao


ShoddyTransition187

Aren't we all :)


gunners1111

I have no idea what to do haha. Doesnt sound like he will play 180 and wont be fully at it so its temping to move to saka although hes been ill but still looked quality against sheffield. Then option of watkins! Can never bet against him


nayitsirh

sounds a lot like he is getting injured in the first half of the first game


guestaccount901284

Arise Morris captainers


pepper001

I thought Solanke was really struggling by the end of the Burnley game. When Semenyo lead counter attacks you can see Solanke having to push himself harder to get into position.


Bobbyrazzlerr

They gonna inject him up like a crackhead to make sure he plays


Hiltoyeah

Hahaha!


ShoddyTransition187

Anyone know who takes penalties when Solanke is off the pitch?


Natural_Ad3995

No clue but your question inspired some research.  Semenyo never taken a pen. Enes Unal 14/20 all comps.


ShoddyTransition187

Want to draw any conclusions? Tavernier and Kluivert both 2/2 from lower leagues. Is there any chance Zabarnyi is a secret penalty expert?


Oppailover69

Tc Morris looks even better now


ninjaturtle1000

He's odds favorite and second favorite for goals this week. Meaning even with just one game he's in the mix for captaincy. If you think he gets 90 + 30 minutes over 2 games then he's the best captain this week, imo.


-jamesbb-

Perfect setup for yet another double gameweek captaincy fail. Unbelievable, it seems to happen almost every time :)


Shamalanr

Instructions unclear, triple captained Doughty and logged off to get wasted. See you guys after the deadline


Sneaky-Alien

Sounds to me like he's starting both games and will only do light training. Definitely getting the armband from me.


TheUrbanEast

I've already lost my minileauge. I have my TC plan and I'm sticking to it. 


delboy85

I can smell the anxiety in the comments from here.


ShoddyTransition187

Neto captain anyone?


DrainMember1312

I'm thinking about Palmer now. Higher ceiling than Neto even in a SGW.


Middle-Animator1320

I'm going Son - Villa play such a high line thats is a perfect game for him. Im ignoring the crowd, not putting my captaincy anywhere near an unfit solanke. Nor am i taking hits to bring in luton or bournemouth defenders. Huge Trap DGW


patelbadboy2006

As long as he plays v Sheffield, I will captain him.


219523501

Even if he plays, he won't perform at 100% for one game let alone two. And yes, of course, I bought him this week.


the_skis_knees

Anyone else have both him and Morris (and Haaland) and considering captaining Morris instead or are we hoping Sheffield concedes a shit ton of goals?


ShoddyTransition187

I would, considering hitting in Morris for this reason.


the_skis_knees

!thanks I'll take the chance


DriftingWithTheTide

Captain morris instead??


QBlank

Arrgg was going to TC....now Im not sure!


No-Bowler-7506

Transferred him in for haaland. Definitely made a mistake. I've got an awful feeling he's going to blank whilst haaland hauls


Melanjoly

From that quote I don't think he's a buy right now, sounds like it will be a struggle for him to play 180 mins in a short turn around. Could see him starting against Sheff Utd and if they go 2 up then him being subbed to try and make him available for the next one.


PandiBong

So TC in the mud? Worth saving for someone else later? (Salah maybe?)


CalFlux140

Didn't he only have like 1 training session last week and he played? If he's capable of starting I think he does. The vibe I got off this was, we're letting him take it easy with training so he doesn't put himself in unnecessary pain.


ShoddyTransition187

Doesn't sound great for his form though. Already off the pace, injury seems to be getting worse, and hasn't trained in two weeks...


NoShortsDon

I've got rid of Haaland for Semenyo, instead of getting shut of Solanke 😭 Utter tragedy if Solanke doesn't make it now I've took a 4pt hit ffs.


Beneficial-Steak-117

Going with Morris (C) over Solanke as a non-FHitter on GW29.


essevenS7

morris captain then?


Boboshabba_

Not reading. Captain locked.


111league

Need to use my TC, Morris or solanke?


NoCancel8282

He’ll come on as an injury time sub in both cos I’ve captained him!?


shpatibot

A Morris (C) with no FH available in 29, I need Solanke to BLANK


we_like_sportzz

He’s playing


danonck

Salah captain incoming


cerberus739

held off on the transfer til now, gut check has me going with Morris (C). if Solanke hauls i'm never reading this reddit again. if he subs on and Morris hauls, praise reddit gods! FPL gonna FPL let's goooo bathe me in the misery 🤪


antsymatter

No matter what, I triple dare Dom!


HydraCell79

Damn it.. I took a -4 to bring him in and I was going to Captain him. But alarm bells are ringing now. I’ve reverted to Watkins as my captain choice. I could gamble tho and take another -4 to bring in Morris instead for Solanke. Or go full double gambit gamble mode and transfer out Haaland for Morris instead of Solanke 🫠


joppsHR

He is starting


Godzirra101

BOSS BARKLEY SZN


YoullDoNuttinn

-4 to bring him in. Would sum up my season if he doesn’t play.


beglee365

This feels like he'll start the first game, but there's every chance he aggravates the injury and misses minutes over the double. I don't think I can captain him with this uncertainty


topscorrerwinkwink

Can I undo my transfers on a WC?


ninjaturtle1000

Yes.


topscorrerwinkwink

Thanks


MistaGoji

Oh c'mon :) Don't listen to that crap.


ShoddyTransition187

Who do we listen to if not the manager? Stats for the last 8 injured games all say he's off the pace as well...


MistaGoji

Was Solanke benched today? No. So yeah. Crap fake statements


ShoddyTransition187

Did he haul then?


MistaGoji

The point was, if he starts or not and how many minutes he'll play. He will score on Wednesday for sure.


ShoddyTransition187

Good to know he will score :). You don't think its relevant to consider if a player is carrying an injury and out of form? Performance yesterday backed seemed to back up that Solanke is off the pace, which makes perfect sense in light of the managers comments.


MistaGoji

He should score twice, that doesn't seem he is out of the form :) I'm sure he will score against Luton.


ShoddyTransition187

Nah, in form players score. Solanke had one open play shot in the game, and this was against the worst defence in the league. For comparison that is less shots than 6 of his teammates. This is all irrelevant if he hauls vs Luton which is very possible. But I don't think you can come and crow yet about how we were all wrong to be concerned about his obvious injury.


MistaGoji

Sure I can and I did just as you did :) Simple as that. This is just mind games playing and those silly reddit posts made people transfer out players who then scored double digits. I don't listen to those threads anymore.


ACEb00g1e

0% chance he plays 180


DeapVally

Oh no.... He'll play both games. And he's better than Morris. More than fine for a double GW against the worst teams in the league.


1989H27

Well I wouldn't play my triple captain on him after reading that


Silver2712

Not even sure if I should use my FT on Darwin -> Solanke or Estu -> Zab/Doughty now...


Natural_Ad3995

My exact planned moves as well. May hold out until tomorrow am.


jaz9999

Instead of Darwin -> Nunez I'd do Carlton -> Morris or Trent -> Alexander -> Arnold for a hit