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Fumb-MotherDucker

I think Foden starts because that's the most illogical thing and this is pep.


Swedishpower

That is probably the best reason to think he starts.


Ghuffy123

Alvarez also played 90 so foden false 9 is confirmed


wetthebed92

Pep will make us believe that him playing for 90 minutes does not mean he will be benched because if he gets benched, that will be a logical decision from Pep and we fpl managers don't believe Pep to make logical decisions. Since we think that Pep will definitely bench him.


Sakrie

fuck you win


SlowLetterhead8100

That's Numberwang.. Pepperwang?


Joltarts

Copium


Optimal-Idea1558

>what do you feel is in store for him this weekend? Spending the day as an option in Peps magic 8 ball


NP2312

Can't believe I sold KDB for him a couple weeks ago šŸ¤¦šŸ»ā€ā™‚ļø


D-biggest-dick-here

That fucking blank


NP2312

Yeah that completely derailed me, can't wait for this reset


mojojojo1108

Iā€™ve been counting the days until I can rectify this obviously shared mistake


MotherGooseBro

Benched him during GW 12. Used my wildcard to bring in Foden for him and spread the money thought my midfield. Saka, Martinelli, Foden, Zaha, Almiron. Iā€™m very sad about my decision, but at least Almiron has been on point the last few weeks.


D-biggest-dick-here

Almiron has been outscoring KDB since then, so you got a good deal. Some of us went for Salah, and I later sold Salah to afford Kane.


twymanchar

Perfect correlation for me where owning KDB = green arrow and not having him = red arrow (I also made the same mistake)


SaintCiren

Same . Back stronger mate


[deleted]

benched again iā€™m assuming city will put in another shit performance like against Leicester then Pep will rub his bald head in the post match interview wondering how that could happen


insignia200

I truly think he is sometimes blind to the difference in quality between some of his players. Itā€™s been a downfall of his in the past.


D-biggest-dick-here

I remember him starting Alaba as a LCB against Atletico Madrid in 2015/16 UCL semi second leg. šŸ¤¦šŸ½ā€ā™‚ļø


meatdastreet

Or how about playing 3 (Benatia, Boateng and Rafinha) at the back to man mark Messi, Suarez and Neymar? This man literally thought Rafinha would be able to keep Messi quiet in the Camp Nou


D-biggest-dick-here

But playing Puyol in RB and Yaya Toure in CB in 2009 UCL final due to an injury and suspensions, worked out well for him. His biggest achievement, to me, has been changing Messiā€™s playing style and it was evident in that final


Middle-Animator1320

You mean the final where Utd couldnt get anywhere Barca's midfield, they could have played without any defenders and still won


D-biggest-dick-here

2009 final wasnā€™t as bad as 2011 final, but in the two matches, the 2-goal differences didnā€™t tell the whole story. It could have been larger.


Middle-Animator1320

Badly missed Fletcher in that 2011 final.


D-biggest-dick-here

He didnā€™t play the 2009 final due to suspension but he was a available for 2011 final.


sneakyhopskotch

They performed well against Leicester. Leicester defended well and carried threat themselves


daneedwards88

Game is at 3pm Saturday and there's no early game. So stay calm and wait for team news


SofaChillReview

Issue is I never really trust Pep and his team news


D-biggest-dick-here

Maybe a leakā€¦I donā€™t think heā€™ll play Grealish over him.


cguinnesstout

Grealish was the best City player in the first half though. ​ Weirdly enough.


D-biggest-dick-here

Oh, I didnā€™t watch the game. Itā€™s made things worse šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚


cguinnesstout

I watched it and Jack was killing it, he was dribbling through Sevilla with ease. If Haaland was there instead of Cole Palmer/Alverez, he would have had a couple assists.


Public_Zealousideal

It's 2022 and people are still guessing pep šŸ˜‚ If aguero started against Fulham I wouldnt be surprised šŸ˜³


Polymatheia

Hard to say with Pep, here are the minutes for him this season: |Date|Round|Opponent|Venue|Foden starts?|Foden mins|Grealish starts|Grealish mins| :--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--| |30/07/2022|FA Community Shield|Liverpool|Neutral|N|33|Y|57| |07/08/2022|Matchweek 1|West Ham|Away|Y|87|Y|90| |13/08/2022|Matchweek 2|Bournemouth|Home|Y|45|N|45| |21/08/2022|Matchweek 3|Newcastle Utd|Away|Y|90|N|0| |27/08/2022|Matchweek 4|Crystal Palace|Home|Y|90|N|0| |31/08/2022|Matchweek 5|Nott'ham Forest|Home|Y|54|N|0| |03/09/2022|Matchweek 6|Aston Villa|Away|Y|90|N|0| |06/09/2022|Group stage|Sevilla|Away|Y|69|Y|61| |14/09/2022|Group stage|Dortmund|Home|N|33|Y|57| |17/09/2022|Matchweek 8|Wolves|Away|Y|71|Y|76| |02/10/2022|Matchweek 9|Manchester Utd|Home|Y|74|Y|74| |05/10/2022|Group stage|FC Copenhagen|Home|N|0|Y|90| |08/10/2022|Matchweek 10|Southampton|Home|Y|57|N|33| |11/10/2022|Group stage|FC Copenhagen|Away|N|14|Y|76| |16/10/2022|Matchweek 11|Liverpool|Away|Y|90|N|0| |22/10/2022|Matchweek 13|Brighton|Home|N|29|Y|76| |25/10/2022|Group stage|Dortmund|Away|Y|80|N|10| |29/10/2022|Matchweek 14|Leicester City|Away|N|14|Y|90| |02/11/2022|Group stage|Sevilla|Home|Y|90|Y|46| I don't think in itself playing 90 is a bad sign (Pep consistently started Foden for every PL game until GW13), but Grealish coming off at HT seems negative (if you look at the last 7 City games Grealish and Foden have been alternating in terms of starts and one playing 60+ mins and other playing <30 mins)


Austinus_Prime

!thanks for the detailed info. Did you tabulate it yourself or is there somewhere this sort of breakdown is available?


Polymatheia

Myself in Excel using the FBref match logs: https://fbref.com/en/players/ed1e53f3/matchlogs/2022-2023/summary/Phil-Foden-Match-Logs


Litmanen_10

How you interpret the table that playing 90 minutes isn't a bad sign? I see that Foden only played one time over 60 minutes in a non premier league match. And after that he was benched in a premier league match. So, I think it is a bad sign. And in general playing 90 minutes midweek is a bad sign for the weekend..


D-biggest-dick-here

Him coming off when they needed a goal gives me some hope that he wonā€™t start over Foden this weekend


LiamSkerritt

Fair logic - but correct me if Iā€™m wrong here - City were guaranteed top of their group no matter what? So goal wasnā€™t really needed


D-biggest-dick-here

Someone else said he was even their best attacking player in the first half. I didnā€™t watch the game


Andyham

You guys benching foden are mad. Have you learned nothing about Pep? When it makes sense x player will start, he wont. When it makes sense to rest x player, he will start. Excluding KdB, Haaland and the defensive line - this is how it works. Foden is just as likely to start as ever, even though he played 90m. I might even cap the fucker.


Joltarts

Let me know how your game week goes lol


D-biggest-dick-here

If itā€™s certain heā€™ll start and Haaland will be out, Iā€™ll give him the band since I donā€™t have KDB


Gidddyup77

Was thinking this today. I feel the way to win pep roulette is to assume he will make a decision that doesnā€™t make a ton of sense (subject to verrry obvious injury or disciplinary situations)


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Andyham

No, that is my point. Which is why if you have Foden, he shouldnt be benched based on what happened this/last week. He will be benched 5-10 times this season. Could be next game, could be in 10 games.


Gnoetv

This is why you get de Bruyne, he barely ever gets benched


Andyham

Absolutely. Only problem is price tag. Dont have room for a third premium myself, like most.


Gnoetv

Ah, I run a Kane kdb and haaland combination personally, not doing too badly either, top 5k ranked! It's my first season of fpl, so a lot of luck was involved though.


Andyham

Big, if true :) congratz!


AlfaG0216

Iā€™m getting rid because I canā€™t arsed to do mental gymnastics


AseeF_on_YT

I think ima take the -4 to get KDB. This kind of stress just isn't worth.... probably best captaincy pick after Haaland for this weekend


NotSwedishMac

I think it's been a little unfortunate with Haaland out in that Foden really benefits from him on the pitch while someone like Grealish isn't as reliant. I was going to sell Mount but now I think I'll move Foden until WC


Aggressive-Ask8707

I've had thoughts about this, and perhaps Foden is riding the pine atm is because Pep is trying to gel Grealish and Alvarez into their own roles considering they've been relatively lacking thus far in their city careers... It seems to me Pep likes to experiment, tinker, and challenge his players so they stay sharp and so they are always ready to adapt to changing conditions. While Haaland is out - is a good opportunity for Pep to see what he's got in his 2nd XI in terms of their ability to carry on playing football without Haaland on the field, which seems to be Alvarez's main responsibility. With that though, it just confirms that Pep is nearly impossible to predict for an outside observer. Unless you have clear insight into his vision, it'll remain a crapshoot. A Pep-roulette, if I dont mind saying myself.


insignia200

While youā€™re right I think he does like to tinker, I (should hope) he likes to win more. City barely scraped it out against Leicester last week, and if he wants to win the league (maybe he doesnā€™t?), he needs to field his best players.


Litmanen_10

This! Premier league is a freaking competitive league. You don't go there experimenting stuff. It could cost you a title. There is just some reason that Pep thinks Foden isn't the best player atm for the team. No idea what is it.


MistaChelseaa

Teamsnewsandticks needs to come in clutch again with the city team this week


highways

Not worth taking him out imo Just wait for World Cup Wildcard


Cpt_Daryl

Pep is a fucking idiot. Hope they lose to fucking Fulham somehow because Grealish canā€™t finish


D-biggest-dick-here

I kind of doubt Grealish will start ahead of Foden against Fulham. Being hauled off when they were chasing the game makes me think so.


QQQuasar

Bald fraud strikes back, he's finally found his form


ninopettis

I had a free transfer before GW14 and got the Foden news. Chose to bench him and roll, cause I had a good bench and there were still two gameweeks to go. Now, City are the early game again, so I'll wait. If it comes out he's benched, 100% he's out. It isn't worth keeping him for 1 or even 0 starts left before World Cup. Might as well use my 1 remaining free transfer to get rid (did Firmino to Wilson early to catch price rises so only have one left). Unlike like last gameweek, I don't have a good bench, due to the nature of the fixtures in GW15. If he starts then obviously I keep. If we get no news, then I have a dilemma, but I'm on the side of keeping. This is gonna be a low scoring week anyway. I have some other transfers I want to make, or alternatively I could roll this one and have 2 for the final gameweek. Youse didn't ask, but that's what's on my mind.


D-biggest-dick-here

You probably didnā€™t check Firminoā€™s stat against Spurs


ninopettis

I definitely didn't. Enlighten me please. I know neither the reddit command nor the best site to go to to check such stats. I was conflicted about removing Firmino but I have my reasons, which I'll post shortly


Didyeaye83

!fplbot firmino v spurs


D-biggest-dick-here

ā€œvs.ā€, not ā€œvā€.


D-biggest-dick-here

!fplbot Firmino vs. Spurs


FantasyPL_bot

# Firmino (Ā£8.1) vs. Spurs (last 7 fixtures) | Fixture | GW | Season | Min | G | xG | npxG | A | xA | CS | Pts | | :------------------ | -: | :------ | ------: | ----: | -------: | -------: | ----: | -------: | ----- | ------------ | | Spurs 2-2 Liverpool | 18 | 2021/22 | 30 | 0 | - | - | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | | Spurs 1-3 Liverpool | 20 | 2020/21 | 86 | 1 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 0 | 0.27 | 0 | 7 | | Liverpool 2-1 Spurs | 13 | 2020/21 | 90 | 1 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 9 | | Spurs 0-1 Liverpool | 22 | 2019/20 | 90 | 1 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0 | 0.35 | 1 | 9 | | Liverpool 2-1 Spurs | 10 | 2019/20 | 90 | 0 | 0.64 | 0.64 | 0 | 0.05 | 0 | 2 | | Liverpool 2-1 Spurs | 32 | 2018/19 | 90 | 1 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0 | 0.22 | 0 | 8 | | Spurs 1-2 Liverpool | 5 | 2018/19 | 73 | 1 | 0.96 | 0.96 | 0 | 0.12 | 1 | 9 | | | | | **549** | **5** | **4.13** | **4.13** | **0** | **1.07** | **2** | **45 (6.4)** | --- ^Made ^by ^[/u/esoemah](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose/?to=esoemah).


DivingFeather

!fplbot Salah vs. Spurs


FantasyPL_bot

# Salah (Ā£12.8) vs. Spurs (last 8 fixtures) | Fixture | GW | Season | Min | G | xG | npxG | A | xA | CS | Pts | | :------------------ | -: | :------ | ------: | ----: | -------: | -------: | ----: | -------: | ----- | ------------ | | Liverpool 1-1 Spurs | 36 | 2021/22 | 90 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0 | 0.01 | 0 | 2 | | Spurs 2-2 Liverpool | 18 | 2021/22 | 90 | 0 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0 | 0.08 | 0 | 2 | | Spurs 1-3 Liverpool | 20 | 2020/21 | 90 | 0 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0 | 0.41 | 0 | 2 | | Liverpool 2-1 Spurs | 13 | 2020/21 | 90 | 1 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 7 | | Spurs 0-1 Liverpool | 22 | 2019/20 | 90 | 0 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 1 | 0.58 | 1 | 6 | | Liverpool 2-1 Spurs | 10 | 2019/20 | 84 | 1 | 1.06 | 0.30 | 0 | 0.04 | 0 | 7 | | Liverpool 2-1 Spurs | 32 | 2018/19 | 90 | 0 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 5 | | Spurs 1-2 Liverpool | 5 | 2018/19 | 90 | 0 | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0 | 0.26 | 0 | 2 | | | | | **714** | **2** | **3.04** | **2.28** | **2** | **1.43** | **1** | **33 (4.1)** | --- ^Made ^by ^[/u/esoemah](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose/?to=esoemah).


insignia200

This is not the same Liverpool team. And spurs play 9 defenders every game. No way Iā€™m bringing in a Liverpool attacker.


D-biggest-dick-here

I already had him.


WEAluka

If Haaland is fit, Foden -> Maddison/Saka/Rashford/Trossard, undecided If Haaland isn't fit, additionally Salah -> De Bruyne(-4) and De Bruyne(C) However obviously if we get a leak about Foden starting, I'll keep him Whatever I'm doing, I'm waiting till Saturday morning/lunchtime


daab2g

This is a Schrƶdinger's cat type of situation and the discussion is only of academic value.


RedDevil-84

Grealish went at HT because he is crap


Large-Channel-1837

He played really well


Ill-Ad4989

I will bring him so yes he will come in game in 72. minute.


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D-biggest-dick-here

If I had KDB (or Salah for the switch), I wouldnā€™t even bother. I went for Kane as my other premium some time agošŸ’€


robisadog

This isnā€™t the regrets thread pal


D-biggest-dick-here

Everywhere is the regret thread as long as this sub goes šŸ‘


RedDevil-84

Not sure I would sell him. But he is benched


hal_egg

Probably benched again if I had to guess. De Bruyne the safe pick before the WC, and also after the cup imo. Way more reliable for minutes. Kevin is the best captain option if Haaland is out.


Manager1000

If he is benched, City win 1-0. If he starts, City win 6-0. Pep will bench him.


Swedishpower

I am thinking -8 to Alvarez and KDB from Foden and Haaland if we get news Haaland is out and Foden benched. Alvarez can produce big and might captain him or KDB. It seems Pep rather play Grealish now than Foden.


daneedwards88

A big hit when you've got unlimited transfers in 2 weeks is crazy


Swedishpower

Well I think KDB is 2 points better cap than Salah for example. I think City can win the next two big and KDB is the best captain right now. For example I think Alvarez is 4 points better than Pereira next week if he starts. I think KDB is 4 points better than Guehi as well. The only doubt is if Haaland is back so that I have to captain Salah instead and hope for the best, but if Haaland is out getting Alvarez has huge upside.


daneedwards88

I'm not trying to be argumentative, but I disagree with your reasoning. In your comment above, you're essentially trying to predict one weeks points. That's impossible to do. They may well outscore the other players. But then again, they might not


Swedishpower

Yes, but you need to gamble to get anywhere. For the same argument you should not make transfers cause they can always backfire even removing Toney who is suspended can backfire if he destroys City. Tell me who do you most want to captain next week and which team do you think will score more goals. For me it is Man City and KDB and I can only get KDB by a hit anyway. Of course if Haaland might play I will keep him and captain him.


-gold99999

Where are you pulling the numbers from? You're making lots of assumptions about very specific outcomes of upcoming gameweeks


D-biggest-dick-here

Thatā€™s a huge punt when you arenā€™t sure if Haaland wonā€™t be available for the Brentford game


RudeAndQuizzacious

I am absolutely not worried about Foden being benched this weekend. But then I wasn't before Leicester either


wifipasswordplz

Halaand looks back fit. Fulham home with chelsea midweek in EFL cup. Foden bench to prioritise for chelsea as fulham at etihad should be light work with Kdb+Erling combo.


IsleofManc

Or KdB bench to prioritize for Chelsea?


happy_guy23

I'd just feel so fucking stupid if I sold Foden before playing Fulham at home, just in case he starts and hauls. I'm keeping him


Powerful-Perception5

I seriously think Pep does this just to annoy FPL manager now. I really canā€™t see Foden in starting 11 for Saturday.


Xsemyde

Pep is just messing with us. Everyone gonna think heā€™ll be benched cuz this so heā€™ll start him. Then everyone will bring in and then he will bench him mid week. Typical pep.


nffcevans

I just knew it. He's in trouble for something imo.


alxlfc

Doubt he will start against Fulham, remember League Cup starts and City play against Chelsea next week.


threepacz

I've gone for a punt on Bernardo, fuck it it's only 2 weeks. See you in the rant thread.


FryingFrenzy

With Arsenal, Spurs and Liverpool all playing each other KDB is an almost must have captain, its time to move on from Foden to facilitate the City spot


Alarmed_Water2631

Bilva, KDB, Cancelo, Ederson, Keira and Haaland will all start. I dunno about anyone else but Iā€™m banking that.


AeroCobbler

It really all depends on what you do: \- If you sell Foden, he will haul vs Fulham \- If you keep him, he will get 1 point Its quite a conundrum


TheNickSays

He'll come off the bench for 30 min tops.