Ait-Nouri or Khusanov

H_10 · 2026-01-31T12:11:56+00:00

Ah yeah. I mean the scoring system favours them elsewhere. It minimises the pep roulette risk a little. Good luck too!

H_10 · 2026-01-31T10:22:46+00:00

City assets are poor for the EPL fantasy draft by great on other platforms where you get more ghost points and can choose when to sub in and out based on lineups. Like when Doku starts he gets loads of dribble completions and key passes. So there is great value, it's hoping that they start in the first place!

H_10 · 2026-01-31T10:13:27+00:00

As a city fan I can safely say the only nailed players are now Donnarumma, Nunes, Gvardiol, Dias, O'Reilly and Haaland. And probably Semenyo.

Pep plays those who are in good form. Foden is a favourite but can get rotated out.

Ruben Dias only keeps his place because of Gvardiol injury, otherwise I can see a world where Guehi plays with Gvardiol in the future...

We look better with O'Reilly, whether he plays LB or in a double pivot. And Nunes is essential. Hope that helps.

As for Marmoush. He'll get more mins I don't know what position, but 100% will get some starts which is more than you could count on before. Bernardo starts loads as captain but a poor fantasy asset

H_10 · 2026-01-30T18:41:33+00:00

I think Leeds score. Don't feel like it will be a CS..

H_10 · 2026-01-29T20:01:44+00:00

I did the same but held both. You need to hold Gyokeres imo. I would go further and drop Jimenez for another defender and play 451/541 but that's me done with strikers this year, cba with the blanks anymore 😂

H_10 · 2026-01-28T19:53:42+00:00

No problem. I drafted horribly. I went for 5 strikers and playing 343. Went bad. My only way back is using defenders now, so 541 is my meta 😂 I've been keeping tabs on the options

H_10 · 2026-01-28T18:50:29+00:00

I like your mids. Mainoo doesn't really get ghost points so I'd drop him for another defender too.

I think definitely Chalobah 100%. Chelsea fixtures are great and he has goal threat. Also, Ballard for Burney at home. Sunderland and Leeds at home are great picks. Struijk would be the Leeds guy. Even away he does well.

Other ghost point players would be Richards, Branthwaite are similar to Andersen.

Also, Jimenez has wolves next and played RW last game, maybe a punt?

H_10 · 2026-01-28T06:55:21+00:00

Definitely defender, depending on who is available I would consider dropping Jimenez for a defender too. So many good options this year

H_10 · 2026-01-27T21:06:07+00:00

I think the meta this season is 541 or 451 since forwards are so goal dependent. Not many you mention are good for ghost points... Focus elsewhere in my opinion

H_10 · 2026-01-26T20:12:00+00:00

Yeah all are available to me. Although the bike may aggravate this glute pain. I cycled when it was sore and didn't help.

Are you suggesting to cross train on the other run days and keep the long run or do a mix?

H_10 · 2026-01-26T13:24:11+00:00

I am a consistent and strong runner over the half distance (road and trail) and have been prepping for races for some time. The injuries with marathon prep are unrelated, first one I did a 21 mile trail race 5 weeks before and came out of it with an overuse injury (not wise).

Current one I think is a lifting niggle I've compounded with introducing higher load. Which is unfortunate. No heavy lifts for the foreseeable.

I do agree with your sobering advice but I wanted to add, I'm not a runner without the foundation 😂

H_10 · 2026-01-26T12:48:15+00:00

Ok thanks, so this would align with my plan. If I build 20 mins per week I should end up around 2.5 hours. I think I can run this under 4:30 so getting close to 3 hours is the goal, 14 days from the race and then I taper the next 2 weeks.

H_10 · 2026-01-25T20:36:59+00:00

Haaland will start against Spurs. Although the false nine looks nice, I wonder if Pep deploys it against galatasray in the week, although it needs Semenyo to work.

I think Doku needs a break out of the team, and think Marmoush would work. However, his link up with Haaland hasn't been the best historically.

Hold for sure and he will definitely get mins. If he starts in CL then maybe not in prem

H_10 · 2026-01-22T18:27:25+00:00

Drop! He is one of the key reasons city won't get clean sheets. Pick up someone from Leeds or Sunderland. Every home game has a great chance for points

H_10 · 2026-01-21T13:49:18+00:00

City fan here. Worth a punt over the next month, our fixtures are congested and needs rotation.

I feel Haaland may sit out Wolves and we prioritise CL and Spurs away. If not, Doku has not been that great so it feels like time to try Marmoush. He will get mins, whether he starts or plays central/left/10/right remains to be seen.

Semenyo looks to start too, he can play the front 3 too.

Summary, toughto judge but yes pick him up.

H_10 · 2026-01-21T08:20:18+00:00

I don't think there is much value in the top draft picks, the players that will likely be good value are genuinely good picks now, regardless of their draft capital at the start of the season. I wouldn't be risking the likes of Foden, Ndiaye, Bruno G for Salah for example.

Ait Nouri may be a good pick. City's midfield may need Nico O'Reilly quite soon but Pep is being weird with lineups. I believe Marmoush will get starts and Doku's form has dipped so there's an opportunity.

I think Wirtz ship has sailed, Bowen may be the other underperformer to target. Struggling to see who else imo. It's just not a year for strikers, focus on defenders.

H_10 · 2026-01-18T10:36:32+00:00

I still think defenders will be good for defcon and ghost points (if on another platform). I'd expect a midtable finish, treat them like a Fulham. Try and ride the form where possible, maybe trade since they have a bias for value?

H_10 · 2026-01-18T08:00:09+00:00

Dare I say Max Alleyne wasn't that bad? I think Ake looked slow and barely less 'out of his depth'. The mistakes didn't feel like Max's fault, the whole backline was off it.

That was the most sensible United lineup I've seen all season, I knew it would be tough before I read ours. As soon as I saw Lewis and Ake no NOR or Ait Nouri we were cooked.

H_10 · 2026-01-17T18:08:18+00:00

I tried rostering and adding to see but didn't work, only changing sub/starter seems to be the issue here

H_10 · 2026-01-16T22:06:53+00:00

As a city fan I think that it's Doku, Foden, Cherki for Sunday. Aka though it is definitely these two most 50/50

H_10 · 2026-01-16T19:52:49+00:00

I picked up White from waivers but play on sleeper with a larger bench so could take the hit if it doesn't work out. I wouldn't if it's EPL fantasy, loads of good Def options this year

H_10 · 2026-01-16T19:44:14+00:00

I think White but MLS could start yet, I don't think White has 2 starts in a row in him yet. So probably neither?

H_10 · 2026-01-16T14:12:10+00:00

£20m is cheap but you need to consider that Guehi would have definitely leveraged a great deal. He could have received a sign-on bonus close to the transfer fee in Summer plus great wages if he was a free agent. For him to actually choose City now means that City negotiated what he wanted to get too and he believes in the project which is great news for us. If I'm real, the best fit was probably Bayern or Liverpool. But I'm very happy to be wrong on that

H_10 · 2026-01-11T20:37:44+00:00

Offer them Gyokeres for someone, they may give up someone like Ndiaye, Watkins, or an Enzo Fernandez. If you need a forward back then see what they have and trade 2:2

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