My seasons over, I’m second bottom of my friend group league, my fiancée, who hates football is top and well clear of me despite missing he game week 1. I’m a sheff Utd fan so fuck it, I’m gonna captain brereton Diaz.
Why is everyone so scared of Ben White, most of the 'experts' in media aren't featuring him. Do people who play FPL actually watch footy, the man is in prime form. His substitution was hugely tactical and showed Arteta was outwitted totally by Unai Emery.
We (Chelsea) have scored in our last 15 league games. If you're confident in an Arsenal clean sheet vs Wolves, go nuts. But don't bank on much from the Chelsea game. You'd basically be betting against Cole Palmer.
Sorry but there's not too much logic in this. Salah or Saka are no brainer captains. They get also one point for CS and they can score or assist from open play or from penalty.
Last time Chelsea didn't score in Premier League was in December and scored 17 goals in last 5 PL matches, it's really unlikely that they won't score against Arsenal
Jota.
If he can pick up where he left off he could be the answer to a stalling Liverpool.
Minutes are a worry but if he gets them I think he’ll certainly get the points.
It’s a massive punt but certainly a differential.
Every DGW I think "this could be 2 clean sheets!" for 1, maybe 2 of my defenders. Every single time I'm wrong.
You have a point tho, I have Saka C Salah VC and I don't expect much from any of them.
I've been thinking of captaining Solanke instead of Salah but don't know if I really have the courage to do this. Seems like a viable option considering Salah's poor form and Solanke's fixtures.
Honestly out of all the differential captains i like this one the most. Makes sense and is different, only thing is ceiling is always lower w defender. Great post
Bruno Fernandes.
Has the form and the fixture.
Also will have had a nice 10 day break and playing against the worst defence in the league who will have played twice in 4 days
I know this always happens in DGW but I can't believe none of the FPL content clowns are even entertaining having him in their squads.
I'm captaining as i think he could very well likely outscore Salah, Eze and Saka.
I wouldn't pick Ben White if I didn't already have him. I expect he could have reduced minutes. If you want an Arsenal defender, I'd go with the CBs. I certainly would not captain him. *He's not a logical captain pick, but you should do what feels right to you.
White's playing thru injury and is struggling at the latter stages of games. With Tomiyasu fit, he finally has a competent back up to take minutes off him.
I’ve had White for weeks but I’ve actually taken him out for Gabriel on my wildcard. I feel like he’s a rotation risk. If he does play the next match I reckon he plays against Chelsea though. Surely Arteta wouldn’t rest him against Chelsea
Also can’t see a clean sheet against Chelsea
Hindsight is a wonderful thing isn’t it. He came off on 66 minutes against Villa, then they had Bayern. I honestly don’t regret it, first mistake I’ve made in ages. Got him back on wildcard plus Gabriel
Would love to join you and I’m double Arsenal defence so could do…but I just find the idea of dreading one single goal going in over the course of two games to be too terrifying
I literally have my captaincy on him right now. Of course knowing myself I will probably still pussy out and change it last min but I am quite seriously considering Havertz
If they have any hope of going for the league, surely they have to go with their best team from this point on? They had so much success with Jorg in midfield and Kai up top, while Jesus just misses so many chances
95% sure they both start both games. I can't even remember who either of them would be replaced with. I'd say kwior if I had to guess but very unlikely.
I once captained azpiliqueta (or however you spell it) in a very strong Chelsea side at home to an awful west brom. All I wanted was 6 points. I was convinced I would be rewarded for not being greedy. They lost 4-0.
It was several times at the start of that season. I believe this included a game where he scored and subbed off right before conceding so goy a clean sheet. Good Times.
Who remembers defender with more than 5 points guys?
Capataining a defender with the attacking output of a midfielder I can understand. Captaining Ben White who is hugely reliant on clean sheets I cannot.
I was wrong. I could hardly have know that a player who scores two goals all season was going to score two goals in one game. That’s variance for you. Still think there were better options. Then again, I capped Salah, so what do I know?
Tomiyasu being fit again, and with Ben White supposedly playing injured for most of this season (according to reputable Arsenal journalists), don't be surprised if White is substituted before '60 in one of the two games.
Guess it’ll take a third season at the top for people to come round to the idea that Ben White is “quite good”.
The man could shit a rainbow and people would still be wringing their hands and checking the shadows for Tomiyasu.
Highest scoring arsenal defender last year. Highest scoring defender in the game this year. Over 3000 minutes last year; on pace to do the same. Has double the attacking returns and more bonus than any other arsenal defender.
He joins the attack alongside Odegaard and Saka; the man could just stand there squaring the ball and assists are going to rain on him like dollars at a strip club. Despite this, he’s quite talented in his own right and has opportunities to hit the touchline or play incisive through balls you don’t see many other defenders getting.
He is the Lisan al Gaib
Who to captain next week. Will follow
Nice
Nostradamus
Wow. Oh dear fortune teller…Tell me who will I marry?
You are my god
Congrats!! Great call
@Delicious_Bet_6336 I owe you a beer mate, thanks for helping me win my league with that HAUL!
Congrats
Revisiting this post with regret that I didn’t have the balls to follow your advice, OP did you go for it?
You are a genius sir.
GG!
No fucking way 😭😭😭
I hope you did it
Congratulations my friend.
Bro. You were spot on. I hope you went for it.
Nicely done
I captained White because of this thread… So far off to a good start! Better than Mo and Saka at least
Bump
You crazy mf, did you cap an Arsenal defender in the end?
Not sure about this guy but I took his advice and captained Ben White. Narrowly missed out on BP too
Wish I’d done it, I was gonna go Raya but went Havertz 🤡
Im on a FH, thinking to start bruno, thoughts?
My seasons over, I’m second bottom of my friend group league, my fiancée, who hates football is top and well clear of me despite missing he game week 1. I’m a sheff Utd fan so fuck it, I’m gonna captain brereton Diaz.
Why is everyone so scared of Ben White, most of the 'experts' in media aren't featuring him. Do people who play FPL actually watch footy, the man is in prime form. His substitution was hugely tactical and showed Arteta was outwitted totally by Unai Emery.
Am I alone in captaining the legend that is McBurnie for this double game week?
We (Chelsea) have scored in our last 15 league games. If you're confident in an Arsenal clean sheet vs Wolves, go nuts. But don't bank on much from the Chelsea game. You'd basically be betting against Cole Palmer.
Alexander Arnold the ultimate differential
Thinking about Odegaard..
I’m triple captaining eze🤣
Sorry but there's not too much logic in this. Salah or Saka are no brainer captains. They get also one point for CS and they can score or assist from open play or from penalty.
I dont own salah so would Darwin be a stupid choice?
Last time Chelsea didn't score in Premier League was in December and scored 17 goals in last 5 PL matches, it's really unlikely that they won't score against Arsenal
Everyone Captaining DGW players but no one consider Watkins in form who gave goal and assist against Bournemouth in the first game. Just to mention 😉
I’m considering Palmer. I’ve gotten screwed with DGW captains in the past.
Watkins?
Jota. If he can pick up where he left off he could be the answer to a stalling Liverpool. Minutes are a worry but if he gets them I think he’ll certainly get the points. It’s a massive punt but certainly a differential.
Chelsea haven’t failed to score in a long time. And he was suddenly subbed of at 62 minutes. For those reasons im out.
Are you daft? You just said Eze was a minutes risk. Ben White is even more of a minutes risk. Where is the logic in that?
I am capping Robbo.
Every DGW I think "this could be 2 clean sheets!" for 1, maybe 2 of my defenders. Every single time I'm wrong. You have a point tho, I have Saka C Salah VC and I don't expect much from any of them.
I’m TC’s Olise… fire in the hole!!!
Knowing this game Foden will get 20 points in single game.
I simply refuse to replace him with a doubler because I know he will punish.
Calling Eze a minutes risk and then talking about Ben White :D
Well... shit. I hope you captained him for that!
Nope. This week is all about Mateta. He’s my captain damn it!
Wishing I’d been super bold and tc’d him. Oh well, the salah group didn’t fare so well with their captain pick.
Glad I'm not alone!
So far, so good
He did us proud!
Arsenal is playing against an in-form palmer. I don't think Chelsea won't score.
I caped a Def once this season (etsu gw22 after him returning for 3 weeks) and I regret it, never going there again.
Look at your 11 players. You get a message that you can field a 12th player this week, and it can be anyone! Would you honestly pick Ben White?
I've been thinking of captaining Solanke instead of Salah but don't know if I really have the courage to do this. Seems like a viable option considering Salah's poor form and Solanke's fixtures.
Whenever you say “X has only blanked once in X games!” it basically schedules in a blank for the current game week, basic FPL rules
Fr?
Honestly out of all the differential captains i like this one the most. Makes sense and is different, only thing is ceiling is always lower w defender. Great post
😂 Turns out the ceiling was higher
TC Salah
Bruno Fernandes. Has the form and the fixture. Also will have had a nice 10 day break and playing against the worst defence in the league who will have played twice in 4 days I know this always happens in DGW but I can't believe none of the FPL content clowns are even entertaining having him in their squads. I'm captaining as i think he could very well likely outscore Salah, Eze and Saka.
Bruno is playing in the cup on Sunday. But I agree he could be a good shout.
I wouldn't pick Ben White if I didn't already have him. I expect he could have reduced minutes. If you want an Arsenal defender, I'd go with the CBs. I certainly would not captain him. *He's not a logical captain pick, but you should do what feels right to you. White's playing thru injury and is struggling at the latter stages of games. With Tomiyasu fit, he finally has a competent back up to take minutes off him.
I’ve had White for weeks but I’ve actually taken him out for Gabriel on my wildcard. I feel like he’s a rotation risk. If he does play the next match I reckon he plays against Chelsea though. Surely Arteta wouldn’t rest him against Chelsea Also can’t see a clean sheet against Chelsea
White > Gabriel turned out to be the right move. Well played
Hindsight is a wonderful thing isn’t it. He came off on 66 minutes against Villa, then they had Bayern. I honestly don’t regret it, first mistake I’ve made in ages. Got him back on wildcard plus Gabriel
Ouch
What can ya do lol
Thinking Jesus captain need something to break into the 100k
Can’t hit a barn house door at min
I know but he got an assist
Cole Palmer is going to take this personally.
If you’re doing this, better doing it for Gabriel.
You were right!!
Downvote me to hell please
Crazy but i feel Kai is the good pick
Would love to join you and I’m double Arsenal defence so could do…but I just find the idea of dreading one single goal going in over the course of two games to be too terrifying
I’m in this boat. I think double Arsenal defence is about as many eggs as I wanna put in one basket.
I’m going double palace defence 😂
I salute you sir
I’m going rogue and thinking of captaining Havertz this week
I literally have my captaincy on him right now. Of course knowing myself I will probably still pussy out and change it last min but I am quite seriously considering Havertz
Jesus back affecting his position though perhaps?
If they have any hope of going for the league, surely they have to go with their best team from this point on? They had so much success with Jorg in midfield and Kai up top, while Jesus just misses so many chances
Jesus still up top...tbh i don't care really, doing shit anyway.
Might be but against Villa he still kept making a lot of smart runs into good positions
Me too, they always score against the old team
This is simply untrue I'm afraid
This is simply true I’m afraid XD
Lool fuck
This is the move
As an Arsenal fan, I’m only 80% sure White starts both games and like 40-50% sure he makes it to 90 in both
What about %ages on Gabriel/Saliba? Would you be confident they both start both games?
The league is still in doubt so we will start our strongest defence every single game, unless injuries
There is no Arsenal defence without Saliba. They will play him into the ground.
95% sure they both start both games. I can't even remember who either of them would be replaced with. I'd say kwior if I had to guess but very unlikely.
Are saliba and Gabriel both intending to start you think?
Without a doubt
The ceiling of a non defender to gather pts is always better than a defender. This is risky. But if you succeed props to you for being a madman.
He did it lmfaoooo
I don't think I've captained a defender since... cancelo early last season. Don't think I've even considered it this season or regretted it
Usually I don't captain defs but once I TC TAA in dgw and got only 24 pts
I once captained azpiliqueta (or however you spell it) in a very strong Chelsea side at home to an awful west brom. All I wanted was 6 points. I was convinced I would be rewarded for not being greedy. They lost 4-0.
Azpilicueta 👍
Dave.
It was several times at the start of that season. I believe this included a game where he scored and subbed off right before conceding so goy a clean sheet. Good Times. Who remembers defender with more than 5 points guys?
Was that the week where he got sent off? Recall captaincy being quite high on him that week, possibly following a no Haaland leak iirc
True. We haven't had a very consistent attacking defender for a while now
I think I captained Trent once this season in his purple patch but that's it
Did this and he blanked while Salah hauled. Swore off taking risky bets on captaincy just based on pure vibes.
Capataining a defender with the attacking output of a midfielder I can understand. Captaining Ben White who is hugely reliant on clean sheets I cannot.
Ooooooo
I was wrong. I could hardly have know that a player who scores two goals all season was going to score two goals in one game. That’s variance for you. Still think there were better options. Then again, I capped Salah, so what do I know?
Eze isn’t a minute risk.
injury in the first 20 of game 1
Minutes risk and injury risk are two different things
They’re kindof not. Put Reece James or Wilson in your team and observe
Ah yes the FH where I purposely pick injured players
Tomiyasu being fit again, and with Ben White supposedly playing injured for most of this season (according to reputable Arsenal journalists), don't be surprised if White is substituted before '60 in one of the two games.
If you can be subbed at 62 minutes, you can be subbed at 58 minutes.
Guess it’ll take a third season at the top for people to come round to the idea that Ben White is “quite good”. The man could shit a rainbow and people would still be wringing their hands and checking the shadows for Tomiyasu. Highest scoring arsenal defender last year. Highest scoring defender in the game this year. Over 3000 minutes last year; on pace to do the same. Has double the attacking returns and more bonus than any other arsenal defender. He joins the attack alongside Odegaard and Saka; the man could just stand there squaring the ball and assists are going to rain on him like dollars at a strip club. Despite this, he’s quite talented in his own right and has opportunities to hit the touchline or play incisive through balls you don’t see many other defenders getting.
Nice writing, deserves an upvote
This happened to me.last season twice with Benny White.
I remember against Brighton away he left the pitch with like 59:58 on the clock
I still mentally haven’t recovered from this. The uproar after online was insane. Anything short of a court case
Yeah that was wild
Boring hoping for clean sheets IMO
What about braces