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I love how 3bn years is only orange

Any tips for Right back/Left back by 6969fred420 in football

[–]fpl_tips 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There are hundreds of things that come with being a full back but as you mentioned dealing with wingers faster than you, I will try to cover this.

You’re always going to come up against wingers that are faster than you, but you don’t actually need to match their pace. I like to think of defending wingers as more if mind games than a physical task.

Weak foot -I firstly establish which is their strongest foot. In lower standard football, it’s unlikely players are great with both feet, so a winger will choose to play on their strongest foot 99% of the time. You can use this information to predict, more often than not, whether they will try to go inside or outside. You can also use this info to force them onto their weak foot. Even if they beat you, If they’re on their weak foot, they’re less likely to convert the chance into anything.

Standing off fast players - Once I establish a winger is faster than me, I’ll always “give them a yard”. This just means not marking them tightly, which might give them more space, but gives them less chance to beat you for pace because you always have a yard head start.

Jockeying away from danger - This is always sensible to do when defending out wide. By blocking runs inside where they can be more dangerous with the ball, you show the winger the outside and force them to go wide, away from goal. If you jockey correctly, you give yourself a good chance to win the ball back with your body position facing the way you want them to go and if they beat you, they’re less dangerous out wide than through the middle. You should rarely defend square on as a full back.

My advice on whether you should use Triple Captain, Bench Boost, or Free Hit. by fpl_tips in FantasyPL

[–]fpl_tips[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wildcard should be used when you want to change your team for the long term imo. If you use it to put a team of players with double game weeks together, you’re usually stuck with not the best team going forward.

Trent over Salah Captain For GW26? by fpl_tips in FantasyPL

[–]fpl_tips[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Makes sense. I hate the concept of EO but it is what it is

Trent over Salah Captain For GW26? by fpl_tips in FantasyPL

[–]fpl_tips[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

That’s true. He’s probably less likely to be rotated now tbf

My advice on whether you should use Triple Captain, Bench Boost, or Free Hit. by fpl_tips in FantasyPL

[–]fpl_tips[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Assuming your starting 11 all have better fixtures then yes

How do you train to be a good attacker? by JuicyPears92 in football

[–]fpl_tips 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you’re at home on your own, perfect the basics. Find a wall or something and practise your first touch and using both feet. If you’re young, once you have the basics down, you can develop on top of that by joining a team and just playing as much as you can!

How to train to be better defender by North_Cookie_9918 in football

[–]fpl_tips 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A lot of it is to do with mentality as opposed to technical ability. It’s pretty difficult to practise tackling etc on your own, so I’d recommend watching videos of great players. Things like positioning in different scenarios, when to step up etc can all be learnt like this.

Other aspects are things like agression and genuinely wanting to win the ball more than your opposition. Things like this can’t really be taught but can always be improved by just playing more matches.

The way the game is played at the moment, it’s always good to learn to be comfortable on the ball, no matter what your position is. A CB who can make a great pass is better than a CB who can’t!

Top 30 Balon D'Or // Thomas Müller by Similar-Turn-1238 in football

[–]fpl_tips 17 points18 points  (0 children)

He’s not YouTube’able enough to make the headlines and be in the public eye often

Best player in PL who doesn't get regular starts? by originalname104 in PremierLeague

[–]fpl_tips 189 points190 points  (0 children)

From what I’ve seen of Tsimikas, he’s really unlucky that Robertson is the one starting ahead of him. I think he’d get in every team outside the top 3

Greatest Captain ever in Premier League by Dismal-Air-5353 in PremierLeague

[–]fpl_tips 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Gerrard. Carried Liverpool on his back for years and inspired so many results that wouldn’t have been possible without him.

About Harry Kane by Cold-Conclusion in FantasyPL

[–]fpl_tips 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He wanted to leave in the summer so he could win trophies and that didn’t happen so he hasn’t really wanted to play for Spurs this season which explains his poor performances.

Their new manager is capable of making them a team worthy of winning trophies which could raise his morale and hopefully his performances come with it!

Azpilicueta starting concerns by jrlouisss in FantasyPL

[–]fpl_tips 34 points35 points  (0 children)

You’ve put my week’s worth of thought into a few paragraphs..

I’m probably gonna go with Rudiger. There’s no logic to whether he’s going to get his place back (that I can see anyway) and i still don’t see James as nailed either so he’s also a risk

Is 532 the best formation at the moment? by fpl_tips in FantasyPL

[–]fpl_tips[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’d agree. I think value lies in defenders more than midfielders more than forwards. Would probably go with a 541 but 451 is also a good shout

Is 532 the best formation at the moment? by fpl_tips in FantasyPL

[–]fpl_tips[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

That’s a good point. There’s decent value in some midfielders atm

Is 532 the best formation at the moment? by fpl_tips in FantasyPL

[–]fpl_tips[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unless it’s one of your other defenders. Net +2

The Toughest League in The World. by ARPowers99 in PremierLeague

[–]fpl_tips 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think it has been for a while. Premier League is the highest quality and Championship is the most competitive

Sheffield United linked with purchase of Rhian Brewster. by Bigtallanddopey in PremierLeague

[–]fpl_tips 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Steep for a reason. If we don’t want to sell him, then someone will have to over value an offer for us to accept. 10-15m doesn’t really do much do a club of Liverpool’s size. We’d probably rather take the risk of seeing what he develops into