There are still two Sunday Premier League games to complete as we continue our Double Match Week 33 Scout Notes.
This time Manchester City 2-1 Arsenal And Nottingham Forest 4-1 Burnley.
PEP ON RODRI…
The only downside to Sunday’s win over Arsenal was the facts Rodri (£6.3m) had to be replaced in the second half.
Rodri will now be assessed in the coming days.
“I don’t know how long Rodri will be out. [It’s the] Groin I think the doctor said but we’ll see. We will do a test tonight or tomorrow.” – Pep Guardiola on Rodri
…AND ROTATION
City will be in action once again at Burnley on Wednesday, possibly without Rodri, before Saturday’s FA Cup semi-final against Southampton.
In the last three matches since the international break, Pep Guardiola’s only change to the line-up has been between the sticks.
However, the player from Spain admitted that he needed to rotate during this busy period.
“In the last games I was more or less playing the starting XI because we had six, seven, eight days off. But now we go to Burnley and then London to play Southampton and these players can’t play all the time. If you’re a good team, we can do it together.” – Pep Guardiola
If City beat Burnley in midweek, they will top the table based on goals scored or goal difference, with Pep urging his squad not to “lose focus”.
“Congratulations to the guys, but don’t lose focus. Wednesday is our game in hand and we can be there if we win. That’s what we have to do. Doing it will be very difficult because Everton or Brentford, or Aston Villa, Crystal Palace. The games we have. Bournemouth away. Last week they won at the Emirates and Newcastle. It will be more difficult.” – Pep Guardiola
CHERKI HAUL + O’REILLY “AMAZING”.
Rayan Cherki (£6.4m) is enjoying a fine debut season for City, and he was outstanding once again on Sunday, drilling the ball into the far corner after some high-quality footwork, having previously hit the post.
The Frenchman has now put up 20 points in his last two games.
In a magnificent display, Erling Haaland (£14.5m) then scored the winner, having recorded a total of five shots, including three ‘big chances’.
Nico O’Reilly (£5.1m) suited up to start as a ‘roaming’ left-back, and his clever pass across the six-yard box found the Norwegian, who then scored.
“Extraordinary in defence, attack and set pieces. He’s been an incredible player. Played in various positions. He was outstanding. He had the composure today to take the ball and again arrive in the final third to score the second goal. What a season! I don’t know if he’s the best player or player of the season, but the young one? Guys, it’s definitely happening.” – Pep Guardiola on Nico O’Reilly
Elsewhere, fellow full-backs Matheus Nunes (£5.3m) provided the assist for Cherki’s opener, his eighth of the season, the most of any defender.
Antoine Semenyo (£8.2), however, was poor. He got some excellent positions, but his first touch/last ball often let him down.
EZE FROM THE LEFT
Mikel Arteta made two changes to his line-up for this encounter. Martin Odegaard (£7.8 million) was returned as a replacement Gabriel Martinelli (£6.8m), provisional Kai Havertz (£7.3m) preferred Viktor Gyokeres (£8.8m) at the top.
God bless (£7.2m) consequently started on the left, which added to the technical quality of Arsenal’s game.
In the forefoot view, Gabriel Magalhaes (£7.1m) – who was lucky to avoid a red card – drilled a shot wide of the post to make it 2-2, while Eze earlier hit the crossbar with a superb strike.
Previously, it rarely happened Gianluigi Donnarumma A mistake (£5.6m) allowed Havertz to equalise. The German international also had plenty of other chances, missing in one-on-one situations, before sending his header inches over the bar.
In total, Havertz missed four Opta ‘big chances’, with a total of five shots.
Arsenal have now lost their last four games in a row in domestic competition, but the title is far from over, a positive from a Fantasy perspective, as both teams need to keep winning.
Finally, William Lintasa (£6.1 million) and Martin Zubimendi (£5.0m) if both earn defense contribution points (DefCon) in the next FPL refresh:
GIBBS-WHITE IS AWESOME
Morgan Gibbs-White (£7.5m) stepped up when his team needed it on Sunday, as Forest extended their unbeaten run to seven games in all competitions.
With a hat-trick in Gameweek 33, the England hopeful has now produced 10 comebacks in 14 games since the turn of the year, amassing 91 points, the most of any player except Bruno Fernandes (£10.3 million).
In that time, he was directly involved in 62% of Forest’s goals while on the pitch.
“He deserves it. This is just my opinion. He deserves it because he has quality and he has the quality of a leader. When things don’t happen the way we want, when the team is struggling in the game, a lot of players nowadays prefer to hide and not want the ball. This is not Morgan; he wants the ball and he wants responsibility. He wants to score goals and provide assists.
“When I told him that, when we attack, I want him to play in the pocket, but when we defend, he has to defend on the side, that’s not a problem for him. He understands the game. He has passion. When I was watching the first half, me and my staff were talking about how Morgan wasn’t at his best today. In the first half, the team didn’t find him in the right place.
“I asked them to prove our quality and spirit. He has a lot of talent, a lot of character and team spirit, and he leads the team. He is a fantastic player for us. And not only talking about technical and tactical matters, but also about character.” – Vitor Pereira on Morgan Gibbs-White
Injury doubts before the match, Chris Wood (£7.1m) is suitable to start at the City Ground, but it is a substitute Igor Jesus (£5.8m) who added to his lead, registering his fourth strike in six games.
At another place, Elliot Anderson (£5.6m), who missed Thursday’s win over Porto following the death of his mother, returned to the Forest line-up and was in superb form, nearly winning DefCon.
BURNLEY DAMAGE
As for Burnley’s ‘doublers’, they played quite well in the first half, with Martin Dubravka (£4.0m) was barely tested.
Sitting in the low block, they even took an unexpected lead Zian FlemingA ninth league goal (£5.3m) of the season put them ahead at the break.
However, they soon imploded, ahead of Wednesday’s home game against City, when relegation could be all but certain.
“We have failed this season, it is clear for everyone to see. We have failed. The level we need to reach week in and week out has not been achieved. Today we summed it up – inconsistency and weakness in the last 30 minutes. We have had a lot of scars this season and it weighs heavily on us.” – Scott Parker
LATEST MURILLO + HUDSON-ODOI INJURIES
There is some recent injury news to report as well.
Murillo (£5.2m), who limped off in Europe last week, had to make way.
“I don’t know. He needs to have a scan. Talking to him, I don’t think it’s serious. We’ll see.” – Vitor Pereira on Murillo
In the next blow, Callum Hudson-Odoi (£5.7m) could miss the rest of the season.
“The injury is serious. It is bad news for us. He has had scans and is now trying to understand whether he can recover before the end of the season.” – Vitor Pereira on Callum Hudson-Odoi
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