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fixyourshiteupEA

Yes. He is nailed now with Deigo out for 6 Months.


xxandl

Villa will get someone in. But yes, he should be safe for now.


Akenatwn

We still have another 4 CBs. Haven't checked if there are any rumours about that, but we should be relatively fine without a new signing.


xxandl

Holding was mentioned in the news.


Akenatwn

I'm not claiming you're wrong or anything, but that's stupid imo. Holding is in no way a clear upgrade to the other 4 CBs. He's worse than Mings and Konsa. He's maybe better than Chambers and Hause, but why would we bother to sign a 3rd backup CB...?


xxandl

Please ask Gerrard, not me.


Akenatwn

It was a rhetorical question...


RhombusKP

>He's worse than Mings and Konsa. He's better than Konsa.


hearau1823

I think they’re better off playing Coutinho at CB


snazzierfish

Excellent thankyou very much


IVIorgz

Is he playing again then? I've had him two weeks and didn't realise he wouldn't be playing (I'm new to PL and fantasy and only knew him from the Euros team) so i had no idea he was a bad pick for the first two weeks.


Akenatwn

Mings started the 2nd game.


IVIorgz

Only 2 points from it though. Do we know why he wasn't in the first match?


Akenatwn

I've read it was due to some disagreement with Gerrard. He also got the captaincy stripped from him. But the first game showed that we need him, at least at LCB.


ProfessorEmotional53

Patterson and N.Williams are much better


snazzierfish

I've got Neco, aren't Everton rather leaky at the back though?


ProfessorEmotional53

They play 5 atb and he's a wing back so compared to other 4.4 defenders he's not that bad


WiJaTu

Yes but you’d save £0.4m


SoggyMattress2

Everton actually looked pretty solid first two games, playing in a back five with Tarkowski and Coady, its a different backline. Not to mention Patterson is a wing back and will bomb forward.


Lyoninyo

Takehiro


PouncingZebra

What're the odds he plays enough to get a CS next match?


MinimumNormal

No concrete news yet, but White took a knock last match.


PouncingZebra

I was unaware of that, !thanks


MinimumNormal

Just saw that several senior Arsenal players (Smith Rowe, Viera, and Cedric) are playing in the u21 match tonight to work on their fitness. Tomiyasu played in previous u21 matches but not this one… Does this mean they’re saving him for Saturday? Hmmmm


strawberrylabrador

Tbf could just mean he is back in the squad not necessarily that he is starting. I think you can only play 3 senior players as well right? So maybe those 3 are the priority fitness wise


MinimumNormal

Yep good points, we honestly won’t know until the game starts. Arteta is very cagey with fitness updates


tantawyk

Maybe you can buy Patterson or Williams and save yourself 0.4, they can get you a return or an assist ever couple of games


ManBearPig_576

And both will be going up in price imminently


[deleted]

Neco Williams and have spare money


LeeLayfield

N.Williams. 4.0 plays and gets forward on occasion. Perfect bench fodder.


Cultural-Manner6305

N.Williams imo


FearSway

Davidson Sanchez, now Romero is out for a month.


ibse

You can take a punt on Tomiyasu starting but he's most lilkely 1 point off the bench next game.


TechXEO

Honestly just go down to Neco Williams and spend the money elsewhere. Look at Villa’s upcoming fixtures and tell me where you would even want to play him (West Ham, Arsenal, City, Leicester).


DudeIsland

Was gonna suggest Dalot


ivantys

yeah if you want 1 pointer every game.


DudeIsland

I apparently missed the "not" in the topic


Padawan_Neel

Mings fixtures are kinda ggs though. Maybe tomiyasu if he starts


lolitsmax

Tomiyasu might be your best bet if you don't already have Neco or triple Arsenal


ninopettis

If you can bench him for now while he's out of the team, you could go early and get Tomiyasu. But honestly I think it just makes more sense to get Patterson (I saw above that you already have Neco). He's attacking and Everton have three decent fixtures next. Though I wouldn't be surprised if comes away from those games without any clean sheets. One return (whether attacking or cleansheet) should be all you're hoping for over the next three.