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I waited all week to tell you about my great gw (92), because I don't have any friend (in fpl), My triple Liverpool and Arsenal could hardly have gone any better and the players I decided against (Eze, Quansah, Haaland, ESR) had disappointing returns. I felt ok if I had them too so it was a close run thing. Felt like I use up all my luck already, it's only downhill from here. I have Barco and Ben Johnson too, but that's ok.
Saying Slot singled out Quansah is a lie. He said the team lost too many duels. Konate is significantly better than Quansah at defending wide channels, that’s not even debatable. Konate enabled Trent to move further forward which could not be possible with Quansah because he doesn’t have the pace and power. Thats a tactical change that worked.
Not denying it worked but in reality, Konate won 3/4 duels and Quansah won 2/4, there wasn’t a lot in it in the actual stats. He did say it wasn’t just Quansah but also said he lost important ones vs Delap. I think he could have done a bit more to protect him as a young player, just my opinion though (as always!)
Loving the content guys...... and the AZ and Sam earlier...... the debate on Haaland TC was a bit painful, lots of stats based on last year, I guess my brain doesn't really like stats..... I just wanted one of you to mention the FUN that leaps around in our brains (non AI folk) when we have the anticipation of a forthcoming DGW with an opportunity to TC Haaland / Salah etc....... have we lost the fun factor to stats AI 'optimum' ways of playing........ Mark did mention that the time you play TC shouldn't factor... but 'feelings' do factor, for me they factor over stats.
It should be remembered that Quansah was second choice under Klopp. The only reason he was given a start by Slot was because, like Jota up front he was there earlier in preseason than Konate. He had more time to learn the system. Quansah is still young and whilst talented, is not up to the level yet. Slot showed in preseason that he is a LOT firmer manager than Klopp. He’s not going to tolerate poor performance or Salah’s protests on the touchline. Klopp was brilliant at creating a sense of family at Liverpool. And keeping all the players, even on the bench, engaged and hungry to contribute. On the football side though, things had started to get sloppy. As long as he doesn’t go too far and alienate the playing group, perhaps Slot’s firmer style is what we need.
I fell for both Az (Barco) and Mark (Quansah) shouts but won’t hold a grudge as you lads make my day with these podcasts! Keep up the amazing work fellas!
It's been one week. They could still work out. Quansah has started 100% of games so far. I don't understand the panic. Or what people expected. I'm a Barco owner and while it sucks that he didn't start he might next week. If in 5 weeks he hasn't started once then he was a mistake but at 4m I didn't have huge expectations. I had hopes.
said it elsewhere, but Slot just can't play quansah this week, if he has to take him off again then that could really damage the kid's development. better to give it a few weeks and re-introduce him then. the interesting thing will be if Kanate misses a few challenges or misplaces a few passess, what does he do then.
Wondering if anyone play FPL challenge here, would love a short segment on it if you play it. I didn't realize there are new rules every week so seems like casual fun.
After a whole preseason of people talking up how great the price structure is and that we can all have different, viable teams, it's incredibly disappointing to see just how many of content creators have the exact same team in gw1. Bin the algorithms imo
I have been thinking this too. I lot of creators said no Haaland at first, but most changed. I suspect the risk of deviating from the crowd and getting it wrong is a factor. I don't have to publish my picks so less pressure 😂
Yep I do agree with that. Pleased we have some variety on BB at least. I’m a bit annoyed I didn’t start with Szobslai as he was one who people were talking up but few actually went with. Looking at Gordon and just feeling very 🤷♂️ (Az)
I honestly have no memory of bigging up Felix 😅 I do remember thinking he was a good signing at the time, his stock was very high. There were a couple of good appearances from what I remember but overall a very underwhelming loan spell for someone with such a high reputation. Big move for him this, needs to deliver! (Az)
Two questions on that - 1) what are you referring to specifically here? Something new in the video? 2) what even is a “sweeping proclamation”? Are you saying you’d prefer it if I didn’t have strong views on something / someone or choose not the voice them? Is that not the reason people watch streams, to hear opinions? I’m not one to sit on the fence, I do have strong views on things. I’m not always right, I know I’ve backed some duds but I’ve also backed some winners over the years too. You can’t win them all. My opinions are never intended to be “facts”, how can they be when everything is so subjective but I do these to give my opinion and then people can make their own minds up, is that not the entire point?
@@FPLBlackBox you routinely get down in the dumps after getting burned from being so damn certain about something that doesn’t come true I.e. Barco. You wear your heart on your sleeve, which is awesome, but if it ends up being a source of pain again and again, do you still think it’s worth it?
too early to use a chip is a weak excuse . logical reasoning is no rodri no full strenght so not the best use . if rodri was around and team is fit triple cap is a good shout early or not
That Rico Lewis move is going to turn out as a huge early jump for Mark. It's not Walker's shirt to lose, he's already lost it to Lewis. Rico is pretty much first choice already. His performance in the Shield plus GW1 and then the no Walker mins vs Chelsea suggests Pep has already moved forward in a setup which uses Lewis more as an extra underlapping Midfield body. Eventually this Mark transfer will probably help him be ahead of the curve which the masses will do in GW4-5 realising Rico is actually first choice.
been watching 442 as well?! ;) whilst I don't disagree, Lewis is quality and should be taking over from Walker soon, the thing that makes me think it might not be as locked in as you suggest is Bobb and Savinho injuries. That leaves the right hand side for Foden or Bernardo both of which want to come inside really so I think Pep will want to retain the width and Walker might get the nod for now.
should add that the counter to my own point currenlty is that whilst Rhodri is out he might want the extra player inside, which would go back to Lewis as the more likely option for this week at least. basically I think we won't know for sure how much Lewis will be used like this until we see Rhodri and Savinho back availble.
“The first taste in the first half was not maybe as expected,” the Liverpool head coach told TNT Sports. “They were all on top of us and very aggressive. We couldn’t find a rhythm or any balls in behind. Second half was a joy to watch. ”The first thing I said was that we don’t have to talk about tactics if you lose so many duels. And that’s what we did. Not that Jarell lost every duel - many of us lost too many duels - but I think we needed Konate to win these long balls through the air for the No. 9. That gave us control." "We lost almost every long ball, every duel to both sides and in the second half we were ready." I think that's a very blunt assessment. " I think we needed Konate to win these long balls through the air for the No. 9. That gave us control" is the key line here. It's saying Quansah wasn't winning his battle against Delap and needed to be changed. As I said, I don't believe Klopp would have said this, he'd have been more complimentary of Quansah's efforts - especially given that (as per Fantasy Football Scout) "To the untrained eye of this writer, Quansah seemed to be one of Liverpool’s better defenders in the first half. There wasn’t even much in the data (Konate three of four aerial duels won, Quansah two of four)."
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I waited all week to tell you about my great gw (92), because I don't have any friend (in fpl), My triple Liverpool and Arsenal could hardly have gone any better and the players I decided against (Eze, Quansah, Haaland, ESR) had disappointing returns. I felt ok if I had them too so it was a close run thing. Felt like I use up all my luck already, it's only downhill from here. I have Barco and Ben Johnson too, but that's ok.
No chips used?? That’s a great start
Well done 👏
@@Jack-tk3ub Thank you :D
@@HarryAuge no chip, livefpl said my team has 0 clone, literally one in a million :D
Good work buddy, my week was reasonably OK, 72 C Salah, jota & havertz bailed me out
'In our defense' is fantastic. As is 'Barco Debacle' 👏
DeBarcol
Az and Mark, this is seriously one of the best things on UA-cam, great show
Brilliant stuff as always, a special kudos to the episode names that you guys come up with!! Insanely clever!!
Saying Slot singled out Quansah is a lie. He said the team lost too many duels. Konate is significantly better than Quansah at defending wide channels, that’s not even debatable. Konate enabled Trent to move further forward which could not be possible with Quansah because he doesn’t have the pace and power. Thats a tactical change that worked.
Not denying it worked but in reality, Konate won 3/4 duels and Quansah won 2/4, there wasn’t a lot in it in the actual stats. He did say it wasn’t just Quansah but also said he lost important ones vs Delap. I think he could have done a bit more to protect him as a young player, just my opinion though (as always!)
I normally don't take much notice of Az's advice, but since he knows Brighton so well, and I believed his hype about Barco. I've learnt my lesson. LOL
Thanks for taking the time to type that out bud, really nice stuff
Turns out Az doesn't have the insight for his own team
Turns out no one has because no one saw that coning, same for Quansah, as an LFC fan I agreed he was a good pick. @zizou3550
Loving the content guys...... and the AZ and Sam earlier...... the debate on Haaland TC was a bit painful, lots of stats based on last year, I guess my brain doesn't really like stats..... I just wanted one of you to mention the FUN that leaps around in our brains (non AI folk) when we have the anticipation of a forthcoming DGW with an opportunity to TC Haaland / Salah etc....... have we lost the fun factor to stats AI 'optimum' ways of playing........ Mark did mention that the time you play TC shouldn't factor... but 'feelings' do factor, for me they factor over stats.
It should be remembered that Quansah was second choice under Klopp. The only reason he was given a start by Slot was because, like Jota up front he was there earlier in preseason than Konate. He had more time to learn the system. Quansah is still young and whilst talented, is not up to the level yet. Slot showed in preseason that he is a LOT firmer manager than Klopp. He’s not going to tolerate poor performance or Salah’s protests on the touchline. Klopp was brilliant at creating a sense of family at Liverpool. And keeping all the players, even on the bench, engaged and hungry to contribute. On the football side though, things had started to get sloppy. As long as he doesn’t go too far and alienate the playing group, perhaps Slot’s firmer style is what we need.
TC please Az for the content! Would be amazing!
I went for the Barco trap! ;) Cheers guys..
I fell for both Az (Barco) and Mark (Quansah) shouts but won’t hold a grudge as you lads make my day with these podcasts!
Keep up the amazing work fellas!
Legend Joe, thank you! (Az)
It's been one week. They could still work out. Quansah has started 100% of games so far. I don't understand the panic. Or what people expected. I'm a Barco owner and while it sucks that he didn't start he might next week. If in 5 weeks he hasn't started once then he was a mistake but at 4m I didn't have huge expectations. I had hopes.
@@edmann1820 FYI Looks like Barco is off to Sevilla on loan.
Yeah he's gone..
@@mikehamilton7487 I hadn't gotten to that part of the stream yet. But I'm with AZ a 4m on the bench isn't the biggest deal. It's not an emergency.
The wordplay you were missing at one point was 'Salah turned over a new Leif'
Klopp wouldnt have done that? He hooked Lovren after 20 at Spurs and named him pretty clearly. Also did the same in pressers with Sahko.
said it elsewhere, but Slot just can't play quansah this week, if he has to take him off again then that could really damage the kid's development. better to give it a few weeks and re-introduce him then.
the interesting thing will be if Kanate misses a few challenges or misplaces a few passess, what does he do then.
Great stuff lads I'm debating starting either saliba or João Pedro thoughts
Az and Barco 😂😂😂. Good watch as always lads. Cheers!
I’m gonna miss him! (Az)
@@FPLBlackBox He looked sharp last season. Just unfortunate.
Johnson played in the second half btw
Amad will be starting again. Important for game control. Garnacho for now is an impact sub. United fan here
Cheers 🍻 gents! 😉👍👍
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Wondering if anyone play FPL challenge here, would love a short segment on it if you play it. I didn't realize there are new rules every week so seems like casual fun.
Do we get a free transfer for Barco or nah
Sugawara should be in that 4.5 DEF graphic 🇯🇵 😇
I think the points system for goalkeepers should be changed, more points for saves to make goalkeeper choices more exciting.
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ah thanks for pointing that out! Fixed now
discord.gg/Bspxdn3C
thinking of doing nkunku to bernardo. if he’s going to play as an 8 or out wide for less than 60 i’d rather have 90 mins of bernardo at 8 or wide
Timber, now Barco? move over the FIFA cover curse, the Az curse is on the rise!
Eddie is a very good signing. 15 goals easy in that Forest team
How to predict score on the predictions league? I can only see options to pick winner or draw
That’s on sleeper right? That’s outcome only
After a whole preseason of people talking up how great the price structure is and that we can all have different, viable teams, it's incredibly disappointing to see just how many of content creators have the exact same team in gw1. Bin the algorithms imo
I have been thinking this too. I lot of creators said no Haaland at first, but most changed. I suspect the risk of deviating from the crowd and getting it wrong is a factor. I don't have to publish my picks so less pressure 😂
Yep I do agree with that. Pleased we have some variety on BB at least. I’m a bit annoyed I didn’t start with Szobslai as he was one who people were talking up but few actually went with. Looking at Gordon and just feeling very 🤷♂️ (Az)
Enjoyed the episode title, you can only laugh 😅
Absolutely!
AZ I bought Felix because of you last time so stop all the he was average please 😂
I honestly have no memory of bigging up Felix 😅 I do remember thinking he was a good signing at the time, his stock was very high. There were a couple of good appearances from what I remember but overall a very underwhelming loan spell for someone with such a high reputation. Big move for him this, needs to deliver! (Az)
Great title name 😂
😂wow az now you have jinxed solake
Az, you gotta dial down the sweeping proclamations
Two questions on that - 1) what are you referring to specifically here? Something new in the video? 2) what even is a “sweeping proclamation”? Are you saying you’d prefer it if I didn’t have strong views on something / someone or choose not the voice them? Is that not the reason people watch streams, to hear opinions? I’m not one to sit on the fence, I do have strong views on things. I’m not always right, I know I’ve backed some duds but I’ve also backed some winners over the years too. You can’t win them all. My opinions are never intended to be “facts”, how can they be when everything is so subjective but I do these to give my opinion and then people can make their own minds up, is that not the entire point?
@@FPLBlackBox you routinely get down in the dumps after getting burned from being so damn certain about something that doesn’t come true I.e. Barco. You wear your heart on your sleeve, which is awesome, but if it ends up being a source of pain again and again, do you still think it’s worth it?
Let’s all just sit on the fence instead shall we? 😂
@@WarneysWorld there’s a difference between making a logical argument and making an emotional proclamation.
too early to use a chip is a weak excuse . logical reasoning is no rodri no full strenght so not the best use . if rodri was around and team is fit triple cap is a good shout early or not
this pod used to be all the insights come from mark and then maybe some brighton related expertise from AZ . now az is left with ?
I've always been the beauty and he's the brains (Az)
how about robbo liverpool
Solanke injured 😮
If bernardo starts haaland will get a hattrick
Haha knowing Mark's stupid luck Haaland will be injured or something
That Rico Lewis move is going to turn out as a huge early jump for Mark.
It's not Walker's shirt to lose, he's already lost it to Lewis. Rico is pretty much first choice already. His performance in the Shield plus GW1 and then the no Walker mins vs Chelsea suggests Pep has already moved forward in a setup which uses Lewis more as an extra underlapping Midfield body.
Eventually this Mark transfer will probably help him be ahead of the curve which the masses will do in GW4-5 realising Rico is actually first choice.
been watching 442 as well?! ;) whilst I don't disagree, Lewis is quality and should be taking over from Walker soon, the thing that makes me think it might not be as locked in as you suggest is Bobb and Savinho injuries. That leaves the right hand side for Foden or Bernardo both of which want to come inside really so I think Pep will want to retain the width and Walker might get the nod for now.
should add that the counter to my own point currenlty is that whilst Rhodri is out he might want the extra player inside, which would go back to Lewis as the more likely option for this week at least.
basically I think we won't know for sure how much Lewis will be used like this until we see Rhodri and Savinho back availble.
Slot didn’t single out anyone. Stop going with the bandwagon on this and listen carefully to the interview
“The first taste in the first half was not maybe as expected,” the Liverpool head coach told TNT Sports. “They were all on top of us and very aggressive. We couldn’t find a rhythm or any balls in behind. Second half was a joy to watch.
”The first thing I said was that we don’t have to talk about tactics if you lose so many duels. And that’s what we did. Not that Jarell lost every duel - many of us lost too many duels - but I think we needed Konate to win these long balls through the air for the No. 9. That gave us control." "We lost almost every long ball, every duel to both sides and in the second half we were ready."
I think that's a very blunt assessment. " I think we needed Konate to win these long balls through the air for the No. 9. That gave us control" is the key line here. It's saying Quansah wasn't winning his battle against Delap and needed to be changed. As I said, I don't believe Klopp would have said this, he'd have been more complimentary of Quansah's efforts - especially given that (as per Fantasy Football Scout)
"To the untrained eye of this writer, Quansah seemed to be one of Liverpool’s better defenders in the first half. There wasn’t even much in the data (Konate three of four aerial duels won, Quansah two of four)."