Benching a Player Who Then Scored Twice
From Points on the Bench · 9:56
Show by 3Peaks
The existential horror of having the right player but deploying them wrong. One host benched a forward with two goals coming into the gameweek because of a 'difficult fixture,' while the other captained him and is insufferable about it. This episode explores the gap between ownership and captaincy — having a player is only half the equation, and benching decisions are where ranks truly separate. The hosts dissect the exact information available at selection time versus what happened, arguing whether the decision was correct given available data or just unlucky. A listener describes benching their highest-scoring player all season due to a single negative fantasy news story, and the hosts judge the severity of this mistake. The episode establishes how fixture analysis can be correct while outcomes are completely wrong, and why that distinction matters psychologically. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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