ManagerMarie Drosche
Marie Drosche of MAD Baller faces the press after Gameweek 6.

The ColumnistAsks cheekily
Back to MAD Baller, if I may: 3 Liverpool players in your XI. Did you get a bulk discount?
SnarkyMAD Baller replies
Loyalty again. It seems to be a theme.
The ColumnistAsks cheekily
Marie, if I may: A 3-4-3: did you choose it, or did it just happen to you?
EgotistMAD Baller replies
The 3-4-3 is mine. Other formations are imitators.
Havertz Captain4 pts (2 × 2)
Calafiori: 9 pts. Swapping the armband gains 14 pts so far.
Vice-captain: Szoboszlai, 0 pts
10 ptsleft on the bench
Anderson 6 · Hill 2 · Lacroix 2 · Lecomte 0
A lot of points left on the bench.
0still to play
All 10 counting players have played.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.Becker | LIV | BRE (A) , difficulty 3 of 5 | 1 |
| Player | Club |
|---|
Scored more than the average manager in 3 of 5 weeks, before hits.
Averaging 58.6 a week through GW5. High point: GW4 with 86. Low point: GW2 with 46.
The ProfessorAsks cleverly
Sorry to ask, Marie Drosche: Camp Nou Way trail you by only 11 points. How robust is your position to one bad gameweek?
Conspiracy theoristMAD Baller replies
My cousin's neighbour works at the Premier League. He says no.
The ProfessorAsks cleverly
Marie, a question for you: Calafiori scored from defence. What probability did you assign to your back line outscoring the forwards?
Spin doctorMAD Baller replies
We are not in crisis. We are in transition, which is crisis with a better name.
The RookieAsks daftly
The room wants to know, Marie: I can never tell with these things: is 12th out of 21 good?
IQ 150+MAD Baller replies
The middle of the distribution is where variance cancels. I'm collecting information, and the tails are coming.
*Changes every day during the gameweek.
| Next |
|---|
| Pts |
|---|
| Calafiori | ARS | NFO (A) , difficulty 3 of 5 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guéhi | MCI | IPS (H) , difficulty 2 of 5 | 6 |
| Virgil | LIV | BRE (A) , difficulty 3 of 5 | 0 |
| Player | Club | Next | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mbeumo | MUN | LEE (A) , difficulty 3 of 5 | 8 |
| Rice | ARS | NFO (A) , difficulty 3 of 5 | 7 |
| Semenyo | MCI | IPS (H) , difficulty 2 of 5 | 3 |
| SzoboszlaiVice-captain | LIV | BRE (A) , difficulty 3 of 5 | 0 |
| Player | Club | Next | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| HavertzCaptain | ARS | NFO (A) , difficulty 3 of 5 | 4 (2 × 2) |
| Thiago | BRE | LIV (H) , difficulty 4 of 5 | 4 |
| Calvert-Lewin | LEE | MUN (H) , difficulty 4 of 5 | 2 |
| Player | Club | Next | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench 1, goalkeeperLecomte | FUL | HUL (H) , difficulty 2 of 5 | 0 |
| Bench 2Hill | BOU | SUN (H) , difficulty 3 of 5 | 0 |
| Bench 3Anderson | MCI | IPS (H) , difficulty 2 of 5 | 0 |
| Bench 4Lacroix | CHE | EVE (A) , difficulty 3 of 5 | 0 |
Grand total44
5,282,775 after GW1 → 5,109,269 after GW5, the best so far.
3free transfers for GW7
Worked out from your transfer history (up to 5 can be banked), so FPL's own count has the final word. 3 made this season, and not a single hit taken.
15points left on the bench
Most wasted in GW3: 5 pts.
Not counted: GW4 (Bench Boost, when the bench's points count).
1 season before this
Here since 2025/26.
Best finish: 8,386,924 in 2025/26 (1,752 pts).
£100.7m
Up £0.7m since day one. That's the squad and the bank together.
18.4%average ownership in your XI
Your differentials, the starters owned by under 10%: A.Becker (4.3%), Havertz (6.6%), Thiago (9.3%).
MixedGW7–9, difficulty 3.2
Softest run: MCI (2.7). Toughest test: MUN (3.3).