I'm Bench Boosting

It's not the most inspiring bench boost ..but beggars can't be choosers.

Leif Davis away to Man City in particular is worrisome. Conceivably that could be negative points territory. I feel I have to go now though. The next few weeks' fixtures aren't ideal, and once we get into the long grass I'll no doubt have other fires to put out.

My plan was to bench boost last week, when Davis had Fulham at home. However, he only got one point in that fixture too. So I could wait for another optimal fixture and still blank anyway. At the end of the day it's the £4.0m slot. Let's be realistic, anything higher than zero will be a bonus. Plus, who knows, in football there's always the chance of a little magic.

As for my overall team things feel much more comfortable now I have Haaland. I went for Gross as well. That one feels a bit boring, but it's been offset by Manzambi. The added spice that makes the bench boost a more hopeful lottery.

Gabriel

I still have Gabriel. It should feel like a luxury, but it doesn't. I was thinking about him vs Tarkowski earlier. Last week Tarkowski got 17 defcon, lol. It's almost like his floor is three points. Those Arsenal short corners really make a difference too. I wish I'd considered that at the start of the season. They started doing it at the back end of last season, so there's no excuse really. Saying that, it is still early in the season, and Arsenal remain the premium defensive outfit.

So maybe a Gabriel haul is just around the corner.

It doesn't feel like that though.

Either way, now the bench boost is out of the way I'll be able to focus cash on the first eleven. So even if he doesn't start firing he'll provide the funds to bring in a bigger hitter elsewhere.