Team Preview: Southampton

Team Preview: Southampton

Penalties: Austin, Gabbiadini, Bertrand, Ward-Prwose, Davis

Free Kicks: War-Prowse, Elyounoussi, Redmond, Yoshida

Direct Free Kicks: Ward-Prowse, Boufal, Elyounoussi, Davis, Bertrand, Redmond 

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Southampton was already a bad choice for fantasy managers last season and since they now also gave Tadic away, I will stay away from them until I can see how Hughes system and their new players evolve. That being said, I kinda doubt that they will end up struggling again. On paper, this is a good team and should end up in the top 10.

Goalkeeper:

McCarthy, 4.5 Mil
Could be a good value pick, will monitor and maybe enter him into my home/away GK rotation.

Defenders:

This is - without a doubt - the best part of their team. You can basically pick them all if the team shows signs of life. All of them have a decent goal threat and Betrand and Soares also assists value.

Midfielders:

It has yet to be seen how this Midfield performs after Tadic has left.


Ward-Prowse, 6 Mil.

Set Pieces upside, now without Tadic even more so. I hope he can fill the void Tadic left.



Ellyounoussi, 6.5 Mil.
If Ward-Prowse, Redmond and him can get some chemistry going, this looks like a juicy fantasy Midfield. This guy is good, or he was, in the Swiss league tho. Let's see how this translates into the EPL. I am not a "THE EPL IS THE BEST LEAGUE IN THE WORLD" believer, so I think he has a fair chance to leave a mark. 

Redmond, 5,5 Mil and Armstrong, 5.5 Mil

Redmond was on of their best last season and I do not expect that this will change, I actually expect him to make 3 digits in fantasy this season. Armstrong comes from the Scottish league and like Ellyounoussi, he needs to prove that he perform in a stronger league.

Forwards:

You know your Forwards suck when Austin is your best goalscorer despite missing most of the season.



Austin, 6 Mil.
Yeah, not a big fan of the Southampton offense, but someone will and has to score and he is still their best bet.



Gabbiadini, 6 Mil.
Send back to Italy please

Ings, 5 Mil
Bad Boy Ings, yeah...no thanks. Someone will probably quote that to me when he scores this weekend.

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