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Fantasy: Week 21 positional rankings


Reid, Michael, and Blayne are joined by the Live MLSFI audience to review all of the most important takeaways from Round 20 and preview the top options from Round 21.
The NYC-SKC match gets heavy focus as both Michael & Blayne share their takes. But they also make time to mention the impact of the Leagues Cup and Canadian Championship on the available player pool, and some of the under the radar options for the upcoming round.



Week 21 features all 24 teams in action, and with no double-game weeks, the contrasting picks throughout fantasy lineups could create some big movement on the leaderboards. There are several favorable matchups to target, so letā€™s take a closer look at the top players at each position this week.


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Goalkeepers

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Vito Mannone | USA Today Sports Images


Vito Mannone kept a clean sheet and posted 15 points in his last outing at Allianz Field, and he has a good matchup at home this week against a Vancouver Whitecaps side that has scored just two goals across their last five matches.

Rank
Player
Team
Opponent
Price
1 
Vito Mannone
MIN
vs. VAN
$6.5
2 
Quentin Westberg
TOR
vs. CIN
$6.5
3 
Matt Turner
NE
vs. ORL
$5.4
4 
Luis Robles
RBNY
vs. CLB
$5.8
5 
Daniel Vega
SJ
vs. COL
$6.0
6 
Jesse Gonzalez
DAL
vs. RSL
$6.0
7
Tyler Miller
LAFC
vs. ATL
$6.0
8
Sean Johnson
NYC
vs. SKC
$5.9
9
Steve Clark
POR
vs. LA
$6.6
10
Evan Bush
MTL
vs. PHI
$4.7

Defenders

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Romain Metanire | USA Today Sports Images


Romain Metanire returned from the Africa Cup of Nations in Week 20, and now heā€™s back at home where heā€™s registered a goal or an assist in three straight home appearances. Metanire poses a big threat going forward, and if the stars align, heā€™s capable of producing a monster fantasy score through a combination of attacking and defensive points.

Rank
Player
Team
Opponent
Price
1
Romain Metanire
MIN
vs. VAN
$7.0
2
Ike Opara
MIN
vs. VAN
$8.4
3
Ronald Matarrita
NYC
vs. SKC
$6.1
4
Auro
TOR
vs. CIN
$6.5
5
Michael Murillo
RBNY
vs. CLB
$6.0
6
Omar Gonzalez
TOR
vs. CIN
$7.5
7
Ryan Hollingshead
DAL
vs. RSL
$8.0
8
Hassani Dotson
MIN
vs. VAN
$5.9
9
Antonio Delamea
NE
vs. ORL
$6.4
10
Larrys Mabiala
POR
vs. LA
$8.4
11
Tommy Thompson
SJ
vs. COL
$6.7
12
Jorge Moreira
POR
vs. LA
$7.4
13
Anton Tinnerholm
NYC
vs. SKC
$7.1
14
Brandon Bye
NE
vs. ORL
$5.8
15
Zakaria Diallo
MTL
vs. PHI
$5.8
16
Florian Jungwirth
SJ
vs. COL
$7.0
17
Reto Ziegler
DAL
vs. RSL
$7.2
18
Justin Morrow
TOR
vs. CIN
$5.7
19
Aaron Long
RBNY
vs. CLB
$7.0
20
Walker Zimmerman
LAFC
vs. ATL
$6.9

Midfielders

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Alejandro Pozuelo | USA Today Sports Images


Alejandro Pozueloā€™s Week 20 DGW was cut short after he exited the first match early with an ankle injury, forcing him to miss Torontoā€™s last game and putting a questionable tag on him heading into this week. His status is well worth monitoring ahead of Saturdayā€™s juicy matchup at home versus FC Cincinnati, and if heā€™s back in the starting lineup, the Spaniard is a lock-and-load play against the worst defense in the league.

Rank
Player
Team
Opponent
Price
1
Alejandro Pozuelo
TOR
vs. CIN
$11.4
2
Carles Gil
NE
vs. ORL
$11.8
3
Vako
SJ
vs. COL
$8.2
4
Maxi Moralez
NYC
vs. SKC
$12.1
5
Cristian Espinoza
SJ
vs. COLI
$8.9
6
Diego Valeri
POR
vs. LA
$11.7
7
Nicolas Lodeiro
SEA
at HOU
$12.5
8
Magnus Eriksson
SJ
vs. COL
$9.2
9
Jonathan Osorio
TOR
vs. CIN
$8.8
10
Saphir Taider
MTL
vs. PHI
$9.9
11
Eduard Atuesta
LAFC
vs. ATL
$11.2
12
Nico Gaitan
CHI
vs. DC
$9.7
13
Kaku
RBNY
vs. CLB
$8.5
14
Marco Fabian
PHI
at MTL
$8.9
15
Daniel Royer
RBNY
vs. CLB
$9.1
16
Sebastian Blanco
POR
vs. LA
$10.7
17
Michael Bradley
TOR
vs. CIN
$8.9
18
Jonathan Dos Santos
LA
at POR
$9.9
19
Nani
ORL
at NE
$9.1
20
Cristian Penilla
NE
vs. ORL
$8.4
21
Johnny Russell
SKC
at NYC
$8.2
22
Mark-Anthony Kaye
LAFC
vs. ATL
$10.5
23
Jan Gregus
MIN
vs. VAN
$9.8
24
Michael Barrios
DAL
vs. RSL
$8.5
25
Albert Rusnak
RSL
at DAL
$9.7
26
Luciano Acosta
DC
at CHI
$8.8
27
Pedro Santos
CLB
at RBNY
$8.1
28
Marc Rzatkowski
RBNY
vs. CLB
$6.9
29
Jefferson Savarino
RSL
at DAL
$9.8
30
Haris Medunjanin
PHI
at MTL
$8.9

Forwards

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Carlos Vela | USA Today Sports Images


Carlos Vela continues to post eye-popping numbers, with five goals, two assists and 51 fantasy points over his last three appearances. While Atlanta United may pose a tougher challenge than LAFCā€™s last three opponents, they have conceded a combined 10 goals over their last three road games.

Rank
Player
Team
Opponent
Price
1
Carlos Vela
LAFC
vs. ATL
$12.5
2
Jozy Altidore
TOR
vs. CIN
$10.5
3
Brian Fernandez
POR
vs. LA
$10.9
4
Darwin Quintero
MIN
vs. VAN
$10.0
5
Gustavo Bou
NE
vs. ORL
$9.8
6
Heber
NYC
vs. SKC
$9.5
7
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
LA
at POR
$10.5
8
Chris Wondolowski
SJ
vs. COL
$7.2
9
Josef Martinez
ATL
at LAFC
$12.5
10
Raul Ruidiaz
SEA
at HOU
$11.2
11
Wayne Rooney
DC
at CHI
$11.1
12
Alberth Elis
HOU
vs. SEA
$10.2
13
Mason Toye
MIN
vs. VAN
$6.5
14
Diego Rossi
LAFC
vs. ATL
$10.7
15
Mauro Manotas
HOU
vs. SEA
$8.7
16
Teal Bunbury
NE
vs. ORL
$8.2
17
Adama Diomande
LAFC
vs. ATL
$9.0
18
Alexandru Mitrita
NYC
vs. SKC
$8.0
19
Valentin Castellanos
NYC
vs. SKC
$7.3
20
CJ Sapong
CHI
vs. DC
$7.3

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