Thread by @teacher_fpl

#FPL GW5 Eye-Test Roundup: A Thread 🧵

Here's my weekly thread for the #FPLCommunity on Gems 💎 and Enablers ⚙️ backed by 10-min pods. GW5 covers:

👼SOU v🔵CHE
🦅CPL v🐝BRE
🌼LEE v🍬EVE
⚪️FUL v🕊BHA
🔫ARS v🦹‍♀️AVL
🍒BOU v🐺WOL
Ⓜ️MCI v🌲NFO
⚒️WHM v🐔TOT
🔴LIV v🐧NEW
🦊LEI v😈MUN

👼Southampton 2-1 Chelsea🔵 #SOUCHE

💎👼So'ton at home a reliable attacking force despite bad stats
💎🔵Sterling's no.9 position
⚙️👼Discipline of wingers after they take the lead
⚙️🔵Left-sided trio of Kai, Mount and Cucurella

open.spotify.com/episode/3kSSUN…

🦅Palace 1-1 Brentford🐝 #CPLBRE

💎🦅Increasing Ability to keep Clean Sheets
💎🐝Scoring threat that depends on squad depth
⚙️🦅Vieira's astute substitutions to protect leads
⚙️🐝Absence of first-teamers Norgaard and Jansson

open.spotify.com/episode/351coq…

🌼Leeds 1-1 Everton🍬 #LEEEVE

💎🌼Gelhardt emerging as a legit no.9
💎🍬Gordon & Gray as the most advanced duo
⚙️🌼Kristensen starting to venture forward
⚙️🍬Iwobi's presence in CM and McNeil's movement as False 9

open.spotify.com/episode/1sYdme…

⚪️Fulham 2-1 Brighton🕊 #FULBHA

💎⚪️Left-sided attacking tendencies when having a lead
💎🕊Groß and March standing out in terns of shots
⚙️⚪️Robinson more adventurous than Tete/Mbabane at fullback
⚙️🕊Subs from left side unpredictably good

open.spotify.com/episode/3dXDVd…

🔫Arsenal 2-1 Villa🦹‍♀️ #ARSAVL

💎🔫Trio on the left still fire
💎🦹‍♀️Buendia bigging up the potential of Bailey and Watkins
⚙️🔫White venturing into the final third a lot more often
⚙️🦹‍♀️Slight switch between Ramsey and McGinn in CM

open.spotify.com/episode/4FuZx1…

🍒Bournemouth 0-0 Wolves🐺 #BOUWOL

💎🍒Solanke getting 90 minutes, linking well on the counter
💎🐺Podence and Adama quality subs that create gilt-edged chances
⚙️🍒Return of Phillip Billing
⚙️🐺Flexibility of Neto and Guedes, skillset-wise

open.spotify.com/episode/4X29kH…

Ⓜ️Man City 6-0 Forest🌲 #MCINFO

💎Ⓜ️Alvarez a worthy no.10
💎🌲Lodi's debut and Neco continuing to offer threat
⚙️Ⓜ️City's flexible diamond in midfield
⚙️🌲The depth of their subs

open.spotify.com/episode/5O3ILh…

⚒️West Ham 1-1 Spurs🐔 #WHMTOT

💎⚒️Benrahma's appeal as a no.10
💎⚒️Soucek's late runs bearing fruit
💎🐔Simplicity in their counters
⚙️⚒️Fornals back into his LW spot
⚙️🐔Son flying forward at speed

open.spotify.com/episode/4IgKmk…

🔴Liverpool 2-1 Newcastle🐧 #LIVNEW

💎🔴Diaz and Salah's advanced positions
💎🐧Targett's return handling the best forward in the game
⚙️🔴Klopp's game management coming to the fore
⚙️🐧Joelinton and Willock's refined roles

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fpl…

🦊Leicester 0-1 Man United😈 #LEIMUN

💎🦊 A consistent "best 5" in attack
💎😈 United squeezing out eventless clean sheets based on opposition
⚙️🦊 Rodgers experimenting with backline
⚙️😈 Bruno and Rashford's selfless running

podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6L…

As usual, thank you for following the thread!

It has been a pleasure reviewing all these games and it goes to show that with midweek games rolling in, SIMPLICITY YIELDS RESULTS.

See you at the weekend.