GW8 thinking process π§
Could be an easy roll, but I'm also tempted to bring someone in who works both long-term and specifically for captaincy this week.
I saw the news about Sesko being out for 4 months and, like most of you, started thinking about Mbeumo. But I think he can wait a bit. Although Petrovic is capable of conceding shots coming from another stadium, Mbeumo repeatedly goes for left-footed finesse shots when he can create enough separation from a left-sided defender. And Bournemouth have been the best team in the league so far at preventing that kind of separation. So I don't really want to pick him for the next match.
Crystal Palace vs Newcastle is a battle of ass. Khalaili and Thiaw are fine both stylistically and in terms of possession vulnerability. De Cuyper categorically isn't, so he might become Muharemovic.
Schade was an option, but I don't like his fixtures. I'd probably wait for Kroupi and concentrate on picking more zombie team players, which was the plan from the beginning.
Sangare becoming nailed in the best possible fixture is a nice present. No one concedes more shots from late-arriving CDMs and shots following second balls. They're also the worst team in terms of conceding passes into dangerous areas from the zones he operates in, whether or not those passes end in a shot.
Captaincy on Haaland so far. Possibly the worst week to go for something unconventional, but if I owned DCL, I think he'd be my captain 100%.