Thread by @ColmVHayes

This is one example of why press conferences, manager updates are important. People tend to get excited by training pictures but those lack context - particularly when the subjects are players returning from...[1/x]

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https://twitter.com/ColmVHayes/status/1624005204973699072

...long injury lay-offs. It's not just FPL players who overhype training pictures. The journalist who asked Jurgen Klopp about Jota, Firmino, Van Dijk said it was 'good news' and wondered if...[2/x]

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https://twitter.com/ColmVHayes/status/1623716556046843904?s=20&t=V2kxAoM9FC_d_Ou1MNJ8lw

...those players would be in contention to face Everton. Klopp had already told us a week ago that Virgil van Dijk would only be doing "parts of training" so it was highly unlikely...[3/x]

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https://twitter.com/ColmVHayes/status/1621486058285240320?s=20&t=V2kxAoM9FC_d_Ou1MNJ8lw

...that Van Dijk would suddenly be thrust into a matchday squad.

This is an important point to consider for the case of Gabriel Jesus. Whenever he is pictured back in team training, that doesn't necessarily...[4/x]

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...mean that Gabriel Jesus is immediately available for selection. The best advice, in fantasy terms, is to hold off on making transfers as long as possible in a given gameweek...[5/x]

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https://twitter.com/ColmVHayes/status/1620700097419046912?s=20&t=V2kxAoM9FC_d_Ou1MNJ8lw

...because information is king. Training pictures [especially] and videos rarely tell the whole story - again, especially if a player has been out with a long-term injury...[6/x]

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...if we also factor in an ever-changing schedule and the fact that budget is less important this season, the upside of holding transfers until close to deadlines is further increased. [7/7]

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Here's another example of a return to training being taken out of context - 'Mateo Kovacic and Denis Zakaria are both in contention to face West Ham this week'

As it turns out, neither player is fit to feature #fpl #cfc #WhuChe

https://twitter.com/Chelsea_FL/status/1623917427263254531?s=20&t=PYY_1g49kqTAdLhAVM9ftA

https://twitter.com/ColmVHayes/status/1624067859633651712?s=20&t=V2kxAoM9FC_d_Ou1MNJ8lw