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ManagerDrin Pacuku
Drin Pacuku of sakadeez faces the press after Gameweek 5.
The ProfessorAsks cleverly
Drin Pacuku, sakadeez supporters want to know: 10 points on your bench, Trafford alone with 10. At what point does bench optimisation stop being a hobby and become an obligation?
IQ 150+sakadeez replies
Bench points are an unobserved counterfactual with selection bias. Nobody knows in advance which of fifteen players will return.
The ColumnistAsks cheekily
Drin, quick one: 44% of managers own Raya. Do you ever have an original thought?
Drama queensakadeez replies
Cue the violins. Louder. LOUDER.
Haaland Captain12 pts (6 × 2)
Best armband in the XI.
Vice-captain: Saka, 2 pts
10 ptsleft on the bench
Trafford 10 · João Pedro 0 · Mendy 0 · Aina 0
A lot of points left on the bench.
Closest to the +2 DefCon bonus: 10 defensive contributions in a match for a defender, 12 for a midfielder or forward.
| Player | Club | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| Raya | ARS | 1 |
| Player | Club | Pts |
|---|---|---|
Scored more than the average manager in 1 of 5 weeks, before hits. Hits not shown: GW5 cost 4.
Averaging 51.8 a week through GW5. High point: GW4 with 67. Low point: GW5 with 35.
The RookieAsks daftly
On behalf of the press pool, Drin: Belloumi was one short of a bonus. Couldn't he do one more?
Nonchalantsakadeez replies
Meh. I set the team on the bus, I think.
The RookieAsks daftly
Back to sakadeez, if I may: fc rtw is ahead of you by 10. Is that a lot?
Spin doctorsakadeez replies
We note the question. We also note that it is a question.
The ColumnistAsks cheekily
The room wants to know, Drin: You've beaten the average in 1 of 5 weeks. Are you its rival, or its understudy?
Snarkysakadeez replies
Beating the average is overrated. I prefer to stay unpredictable.
Final for Gameweek 5: this press conference is fixed now that the gameweek is over.
| BRE |
| 6 |
| De Cuyper | BHA | 6 |
|---|
| Guéhi | MCI | 4 |
|---|
| Player | Club | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| Bench 1, goalkeeperTrafford | LEE | 0 |
| Bench 2João Pedro | CHE | 0 |
| Bench 3Mendy | HUL | 0 |
| Bench 4Aina | NFO | 0 |
Grand total39−4 hit = 35
7,485,068 after GW1 → 7,723,223 after GW5. Best so far: 6,977,258 after GW4.
1free transfer for GW7
Worked out from your transfer history (up to 5 can be banked), so FPL's own count has the final word. 5 made this season, and the hits cost you 4 pts.
Unverified Your hits don't match this count, so FPL may have granted extra transfers.
63points left on the bench
Most wasted in GW1: 23 pts.
1 season before this
Here since 2025/26.
Best finish: 1,515,322 in 2025/26 (2,150 pts).
£101.9m
Up £1.9m since day one. That's the squad and the bank together.
