{"id":174,"date":"2024-09-04T21:09:35","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T21:09:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/footyonmymind.com\/?p=174"},"modified":"2025-03-15T19:11:39","modified_gmt":"2025-03-15T19:11:39","slug":"game-week-3-31st-aug-1st-september","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/footyonmymind.com\/?p=174","title":{"rendered":"Game week 3 (31st Aug \u2013 1st September)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Fuming! The only way to describe the way I\u2019m feeling right now with FPL. The Nordic tornado continues to gather pace with another hattrick and I\u2019m losing my head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My only saving grace is the Egyptian King, who registered 17 points, with a goal and 2 assist and maximum bonus points. My issue is, I don\u2019t see Haaland slowing down anytime soon and my opps seem to be benefitting weekly from his exploits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If it wasn\u2019t for the Man City man, this week wouldn\u2019t have been a bad week to be honest. This week\u2019s average was 64 and I got a respectable 67.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"851\" height=\"885\" src=\"https:\/\/footyonmymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/footyonmymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image.png 851w, https:\/\/footyonmymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-288x300.png 288w, https:\/\/footyonmymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-768x799.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 851px) 100vw, 851px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I went against my gut and captained Saka- I usually do not captain people who play a 12:30pm kick off and although Saka did get 6 points, I missed out on a captaining Salah which would have kept me in the running for top sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My front 3 in Jackson (6), Isak (9) and Havertz (8) had decent returns, and this soothed the pain of missing out on Haaland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Firing blanks (well  almost)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have some serious thinking about these two below: 3 games in and they have averaged 2 points per game which is costing me dearly. They pass the aesthetic test but don\u2019t have anything to show for it- so is it time to make changes?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"665\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/footyonmymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/footyonmymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-4.png 665w, https:\/\/footyonmymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-4-300x130.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking at other options below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"609\" src=\"https:\/\/footyonmymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/footyonmymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-5.png 940w, https:\/\/footyonmymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-5-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/footyonmymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-5-768x498.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At 7.6 M, Luiz Diaz seems like a bargain, already amassing 32 points and his next 3 fixtures are looking juicy with 2 home games. Mbeumo has always been a reliable FPL pick, however Brentford have some tough games against Man City and Spurs coming up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So we get a week off as there is international break- so I\u2019ll keeping an eye on any injuries etc before making decisions for game week 4. Until then see below my current state in the leagues I am involved in \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"453\" height=\"334\" src=\"https:\/\/footyonmymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/footyonmymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-6.png 453w, https:\/\/footyonmymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-6-300x221.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 453px) 100vw, 453px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And finally, the league that counts\u2026 Falling by 4 spots, however still only 36 points behind the leader. I\u2019ll need to start clawing these back before the gap gets too wide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"913\" height=\"754\" src=\"https:\/\/footyonmymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-7.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/footyonmymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-7.png 913w, https:\/\/footyonmymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-7-300x248.png 300w, https:\/\/footyonmymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-7-768x634.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 913px) 100vw, 913px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fuming! The only way to describe the way I\u2019m feeling right now with FPL. 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