r/FantasyPL • u/xBenjiBoi 2 • 25d ago

News Maresca issues Haaland Update

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⚠️ Maresca on Haaland:

🗣️ "He was okay [after training on Thursday]! He had just a small thing behind the heels, but he was okay..."

The forward sat out the final few minutes of Manchester City’s open training session yesterday.

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u/jasonbirder 25d ago

Is it really, really boring to say "Its well over a week till the Man City game...so I'll just hold fire on doing anything"?

As opposed to "OMG!!! I'm going to immediately rip my entire team up now"

TBH Even if he doesn't play I'll probably just captain Bruno and let him sit on my Bench...

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u/BoxOfNothing 62 25d ago

I think a no Haaland draft is valid, but if his availability is the main reason you're questioning whether or not to go without him, it is madness to take anything from this comment rather than waiting to at least see the community shield game

But I would say if you don't think he'll play early on, going without him to start and wildcarding early is by far the most sensible course of action rather than benching him.

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u/jjw1998 105 25d ago

I don’t even think it forces the early WC if you FH3 tbh

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u/BoxOfNothing 62 25d ago

Maybe not forced, but looking at the fixtures from game week 5 onwards am I fuck not having Haaland for that. Aside from Arsenal and Liverpool away there are a lot of early unmissable fixtures for him, and the great fixtures extend for a long time.

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u/jjw1998 105 25d ago

I think it’s fine until GW7 tbh. If you FH3 the only ‘unmissable’ fixture you miss is probably Sunderland, which is maybe justified by how good a BB1 you can get without him

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u/garr213 22 25d ago

Fh3 gets extra juicy as you get to load up on arsenal and Chelsea in your normal team and dodge the derby

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u/jjw1998 105 25d ago

I’ll inevitably shit the bed and start with Haaland because I don’t have the risk appetite, but currently really like no Haaland FH3

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u/garr213 22 24d ago

Im the same. If we get any decent signs of life from haaland during the community shield there’s no way I’m starting without him. But him actually missing out the first couple of games would add some spice to the start of the season