PHIL FODEN: A Thread.

#DraftPL darling, Phil Foden has managers like after his performances in the PL restart. Let's take a gander at the youngster's numbers and see what we find out.

(ALL "POINTS" REFER TO @FantraxEPL DEFAULT SCORING)

When Foden starts, you start him? That's a fairly decent tactic, right? As with any of your Man City assets. If they's in Pep's XI, they're in your fantasy XI.
When Phil starts: 13.7 ppg (with 2 games of 27 and 28 pts)
Starts: 9

Nice. You'd have done well those 9 games.

When Phil comes off the bench: 3.32 ppg (with 2 games of 14.5 and 13 pts)
Apps off the bench: 14

So, you're not playing him as a super sub, ESPECIALLY with 3 subs instead of 5.

When Phil is in the 18 and either comes in as a sub or doesn't play at all: 1.66 ppg.
Apps off the bench: 14
No minutes, but in the 18: 14

So, if he doesn't start, YOU'RE DEFINITELY NOT PLAYING HIM AS A SUPER SUB!

Now, to address your argument that everything has changed now that D. Silva is gone and Pep has already said that he doesn't need to replace Dilva because he has Phil and Phil is supposedly the best young footballer Pep has ever seen and......

Yes, I do believe that he'll start more matches. Yes, I do believe that he'll do well in many of those matches. But even in matches he started, you're expecting 12 and ecstatic if he goes for 25. And in the 11-15 matches he doesn't start, we've established you can't play him.

My point is this:
A cautious drafter will look at Bilva last year and take heed. We're all excited about Foden's future. But.... top of the 3rd???? 2nd tier MID????

Yikes. Not for me, thanks.