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I recorded a 15-minute podcast about how DEFCONs changed FPL and the meta around it.

Watch here: youtu.be/0X1FvjNDV-Q

2 weeks ago 6 2 0 0

Increased? DEFCON defenders are way too meta to pick other options

1 month ago 2 1 3 0

Oh i’m perfectly fine with whatever faceless BlueSky account has to say about it. Unfortunately, there’s not much to engage with here, as once again nothing constructive about the post itself was actually mentioned.

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We all think FPL is about being the best at picking players.

The elite managers know it is about minimising the damage when you get it wrong.

It's not too late to learn these lessons.

1 month ago 5 2 1 1

There’s not much to reply to when nothing constructive is being said about the post itself or the reasoning behind it.

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1 month ago 2 0 0 0

More advanced CB touches means more final-third entries and more chances for cutbacks, second balls, and edge-of-the-box shots. It's just a very good opponent for him, especially in terms of receiving early against a disorganised block. Set pieces are a nice bonus on top.

1 month ago 2 0 1 0

Harry Wilson benefits indirectly from all of this. If CBs can carry forward easily, Burnley's shape gets distorted, the midfield gets dragged, and space opens in the half-spaces.

1 month ago 2 0 1 0

Their press is passive, forwards don't screen properly, and midfielders don't step out to confront advancing CBs, which means time, space, and freedom to carry or pick passes. This is pretty much the ideal matchup for the profiles of Bassey and Andersen.

1 month ago 2 0 1 0

Burnley rank as the worst team in the league for conceding threat from CBs, so It's not just set pieces either. Burnley are also failing to engage CBs in build-up.

1 month ago 2 0 1 0

Andersen is also very aggressive attacking these situations, although based on recent routines his ceiling might be slightly lower, the matchup still suits him.

1 month ago 2 0 1 0

Fulham have also leaned heavily into asymmetric set-piece routines recently, overloading one zone so the weak-side CB gets separation. That's where Bassey often ends up as the free man.

1 month ago 2 0 1 0
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In the last match against Burnley, he won the most duels and still found himself in completely unmarked situations, one of which he scored from.

1 month ago 2 0 1 0

Burnley defenders often fail to engage physically strong opponents in dead-ball situations. While aerial duels can be a weakness for Bassey, his physicality allows him to thrive against teams that don't aggressively contest second balls or initial headers.

1 month ago 2 0 1 0

CB attacking returns are obviously low-probability by default, but the opponent weakness, specifically Burnley's recent decline in defending set pieces makes Fulham CBs and Harry Wilson stand out as the best options.

1 month ago 2 0 1 0

no spoilers🤐

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Tomorrow's Scout & Analyst picks should be really interesting, probably the most useful one as well with so many people going for short-term punts before wildcarding.

Stay tuned, and thank you for the feedback ;)

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The way people here talk about Anthony Gordon as an FPL asset now vs the last five months, you'd think he's suddenly started to play with a gun in his hand.

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OMG Eze that was beautiful, big fan of that Adidas celebration as well

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I do feel the same way about bonus points because everything "big chances" related is subjective by its nature

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Alex Vollo on X: "You know what's funny about this new DefCon system? It's one of those features that sounds like progress, like, "oh, finally, holding midfielders will get the credit they deserve". But the more I think about it, the more it feels like FPL tried to gamify something that's not even https://t.co/O6fuiCQgyu" / X You know what's funny about this new DefCon system? It's one of those features that sounds like progress, like, "oh, finally, holding midfielders will get the credit they deserve". But the more I think about it, the more it feels like FPL tried to gamify something that's not even https://t.co/O6fuiCQgyu

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1 month ago 2 0 3 0

All of that is a good argument against defcon

1 month ago 2 0 2 0

A lot of those "defensive" contributions are dangerous own half losses and even pre assists sometimes

1 month ago 3 0 1 0

Something can be predictable in aggregate over time, via data/models but still hard to identify event-by-event in real time, especially with something as subjective as DEFCONs.

The way DCs are actually given is inconsistent enough to feel random when you watch.

1 month ago 2 0 1 0

We have the lowest scoring league in five years, I'm not sure why we need defcons at this point tbh

Also I believe that less subjectivity = a fair, competitive game.
You can only predict something when the thing you're predicting is consistent, classifiable and measurable

1 month ago 3 0 1 0

Because you can't predict what you can't classify, very simple.

For me, someone who used to classify on-pitch actions for a living, it's still hard sometimes to tag defcons correctly.

Opta deadlines are just completely unfair as well.

1 month ago 2 0 1 0

I think the biggest problem is the nature of those points, it's the most unpredictable metric but at the same time those points are almost guaranteed, which is not ok

I don't even talk about classification of those "defensive" actions

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