Welcome back for this week's off the bench podcast. What a week it's been. A hat trick of a hat tricks,

bags of goals. Game 4 is just wrapped up, so lots to unpack from the weekend's action.

And we've got the international break ahead of us as well to digest it all and think about our

next moves. My name is Oscar, FPL Focal. And my name is Az. Good to be with you again, Oscar.

First one on the new season.

Yeah, great to be back. As, really looking forward to this. Where do we even start, then, as? How did you get on this game week? Well, I can't remember the last time I did one of these

pods and had a good week. I am really struggling this season. This week was no exception.

69 points, which on the face of it, I thought, is,

you know, a decencyish score. You capped in the play that gets a hat trick, a couple of attacking

returns from some of my players. But no, massive red arrow again. That's three red arrows in a

row for me. Really? And it wasn't a good start either.

So they hurt even more.

And it's been a tricky start to the season this year.

So yeah, need to take the international break, get myself sorted and come back stronger.

Yeah, it's been a tough season so far.

What do you think has actually gone wrong then with three red arrows so far?

Well, Richarlison, for a start, you know, that kind of fifth midfield spot, I was looking at, you know,

Mbumo, Matoma, Mitoma, DRB, Madison, all those guys, and they've all gone on and scored, you know,

20 plus points.

And Richardson has just been a nightmare and trying to work out where patience needs to end and when you need to give a player a bit more time, I kind of haven't got that right.

So he's been a problem.

Rees James has been a problem for me as well, getting injured early on.

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