Kasper

They'll probably put us under a lot of pressure from the start. With their fullbacks pushing up a lot it should leave chances on the counter if we have courage to turn with the ball and find some space. But if we turn to hoofing it forward to Cisse in the first 20 minutes I think they'll break us pretty quickly. If it's 0-0 after that 15-25 minutes its there for the taking.

Un fucking real. Every week my captain has got 4 points. Now Aguero gets injured and scores me 2.

Glad I didnt swap Sanchez for Pedro. Don't know what I was thinking. Sanchez hattrick please.

This thread always makes me feel better about my FPL week.

Good news

Am I missing something here?

You can always buy players approaching 30 if you pay enough. Sunderland did that with a couple of ex-Man U defenders. They bought a great player and will get to enjoy him at least for a year. You think the fans will worry about the price they will get for him in the future? Not every club buys players just to sell them on for a profit. Some actually try to improve their team. Weird I know.

Haha #panic

Could've guessed it. The week I finally get in on the Mahrez train he gets injured and scores 1 point. Still 50 points, not bad.

Clear penalty. Thauvin stood on the back of his foot following a run into the box. I didn't think it was that clear tbh, easily given I guess but no intent. Since when are penalties given based on intent? Well normally the offending player is trying to actually do something. You try to kick the ball but the opponent moves the ball away and you kick him. Intent? Intent to clear the ball, yes. Well then you can just as well say that in this situation his intent was to run But that's my point, I don't think he was guilty of anything other than inadvertently planting his foot in the same spot as the Arsenal player. Can't be arsed arguing about it like, as I said it could have easily been given but I can understand the ref thinking it was just an accident. I don't think you understood my point. If you accidentally kick a player when trying to clear the ball its a foul. If you accidentally run on someone's ankle, its a foul.

Clear penalty. Thauvin stood on the back of his foot following a run into the box. I didn't think it was that clear tbh, easily given I guess but no intent. Since when are penalties given based on intent? Well normally the offending player is trying to actually do something. You try to kick the ball but the opponent moves the ball away and you kick him. Intent? Intent to clear the ball, yes. Well then you can just as well say that in this situation his intent was to run

Clear penalty. Thauvin stood on the back of his foot following a run into the box. I didn't think it was that clear tbh, easily given I guess but no intent. Since when are penalties given based on intent? Well normally the offending player is trying to actually do something. You try to kick the ball but the opponent moves the ball away and you kick him. Intent?

Clear penalty. Thauvin stood on the back of his foot following a run into the box. I didn't think it was that clear tbh, easily given I guess but no intent. Since when are penalties given based on intent?

Fuck if I'm wasting my pizza watching this. Narcos on.

Take a guess.

Thank you & goodbye

Wow. Clear pen there. Lucky.

Have we touched the ball yet?

Florian Score-Vin

I'm not sure that it does? The question is would there have been more of those players with outstanding football brain with better coaching? Or do generally more players with that description come from countries with great youth coaching systems? Maybe I was too harsh in my initial argument cause its just an opinion. I don't have any proof either way but I think it's an interesting topic. And a view that seems to be shared by the new generation of coaches at least here.

I've done so shit with my captains 4 points every week. I'm at 42 with Sanchez and Clyne to play.

You can't teach decision making to a footballer? Is it the magic ingredient that you just have or dont? Hello mr Pardew. I'd agree with Polic like. Obviously coaching can improve a player's decision making but much of it is down to vision and ability to read the game in a split second, which is largely innate in my opinion. Both of those things (vision and ability to read the game fast) are constantly taught to players even in a much lower level. As with most abilities some are naturally better at them but the idea that they can't be teached is just simply wrong. Obviously they can be improved, that's the whole point of coaching. But the original point you took issue with was that you can't teach a player to be as clever as Ayoze is, which is absolutely true. I just don't buy the idea that someone being "natural" is so black and white. I'd say the cleverness of a player can be influenced a lot with good coaching, especially when they are young. Someone getting to that level in vision and reading the game is down to a lot of work and development. You can have good DNA but without good coaching it leads to nothing and vice versa a player with worse natural attributes can be improved to a high level with great coaching. I'm streching a bit here but it's probably not a coincidence that often players from southern Europe excel in these things compared to players in the UK or northern Europe. The coaching they get as kids has been so far ahead of most countries.

You can't teach decision making to a footballer? Is it the magic ingredient that you just have or dont? Hello mr Pardew. I'd agree with Polic like. Obviously coaching can improve a player's decision making but much of it is down to vision and ability to read the game in a split second, which is largely innate in my opinion. Both of those things (vision and ability to read the game fast) are constantly taught to players even in a much lower level. As with most abilities some are naturally better at them but the idea that they can't be teached is just simply wrong.

Couple horrible crosses but seemed pretty good defensively.

You can't teach decision making to a footballer? Is it the magic ingredient that you just have or dont? Hello mr Pardew.