ManagerGiancarlos Castaneda
Giancarlos faces the press after Gameweek 6.

The ProfessorAsks cleverly
66 points in Gameweek 6. How much of that is signal and how much is variance, and what would the confidence interval on your process look like?
IQ 150+Akatsuki replies
Outcome is not decision quality. Over 38 gameweeks the variance washes out and the edge compounds. You are quoting one draw from a long distribution.
The RookieAsks daftly
So, Akatsuki, the idea is to get more points than the other managers. Is that right?
EgotistAkatsuki replies
The idea is that I win. The points are a formality they insist on recording.
João Pedro Captain24 pts (12 × 2)
Best armband in the XI so far.
Vice-captain: B.Fernandes, 1 pt
13 ptsleft on the bench
Verbruggen 9 · Gonzalo 2 · Egan 1 · Wilson 1
A lot of points left on the bench.
1still to play
9 of 10 have played. 1 player's points still to come, armband included.
Closest to the +2 DefCon bonus: 10 defensive contributions in a match for a defender, 12 for a midfielder or forward.
| Player | Club | Next | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raya | ARS | NFO (A) , difficulty 3 of 5 | 3 |
| Player | Club |
|---|
Scored more than the average manager in 0 of 5 weeks, before hits. Hits not shown: GW4 cost 4, GW5 cost 4.
Averaging 44.4 a week through GW5. High point: GW2 with 69. Low point: GW5 with 21.
The ColumnistAsks cheekily
Critics call Akatsuki 'a group chat that was handed a budget'. Your response?
SnarkyAkatsuki replies
At least the group chat is funnier than your column. And it replies faster.
Invented for fun: nobody was really asked anything.
| Next |
|---|
| Pts |
|---|
| Guéhi | MCI | IPS (H) , difficulty 2 of 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|
| O'Reilly | MCI | IPS (H) , difficulty 2 of 5 | 5 |
| Muñoz | NFO | ARS (H) , difficulty 4 of 5 | 1 |
| Pedro Porro | TOT | COV (H) , difficulty 2 of 5 | 0 |
| Player | Club | Next | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherki | MCI | IPS (H) , difficulty 2 of 5 | 10 |
| Rogers | CHE | EVE (A) , difficulty 3 of 5 | 9 |
| Rice | ARS | NFO (A) , difficulty 3 of 5 | 7 |
| B.FernandesVice-captain | MUN | LEE (A) , difficulty 3 of 5 | 1 |
| Player | Club | Next | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| João PedroCaptain | CHE | EVE (A) , difficulty 3 of 5 | 24 (12 × 2) |
| Wissa | NEW | AVL (H) , difficulty 3 of 5 | 0 |
| Player | Club | Next | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench 1, goalkeeperVerbruggen | BHA | CRY (H) , difficulty 2 of 5 | 0 |
| Bench 2Egan | HUL | FUL (A) , difficulty 3 of 5 | 0 |
| Bench 3Wilson | LEE | MUN (H) , difficulty 4 of 5 | 0 |
| Bench 4Gonzalo | FUL | HUL (H) , difficulty 2 of 5 | 0 |
Grand total66
7,485,068 after GW1 → 9,205,108 after GW5. Best so far: 7,477,299 after GW2.
2free transfers for GW7
Worked out from your transfer history (up to 5 can be banked), so FPL's own count has the final word. 6 made this season, and the hits cost you 8 pts.
35points left on the bench
Most wasted in GW4: 17 pts.
1 season before this
Here since 2025/26.
Best finish: 4,358,917 in 2025/26 (1,983 pts).
£99.7m
Down £0.3m since day one. That's the squad and the bank together.
26.4%average ownership in your XI
Your differentials, the starters owned by under 10%: Muñoz (5.3%), Pedro Porro (6%), O'Reilly (9.5%).
MixedGW7–9, difficulty 3.0
Softest run: MCI (2.7). Toughest test: MUN (3.3).