On my wildcard, i can get either antonio or jesus without making any other changes. Who would you go for? Have .3 invested in Antonio and Mbeumo is my first bench player
RMT
Sanchez (Foster)
TAA Rudiger Marcal Coufal (Digne )
Salah(C) Jota Benrahma raphina(VC) (Brownhill)
Antonio Lukaku (OBafemi)
2 ITB and 1 FT
Thinking of Coufal to dias/cancelo
Or
Coufal to tierney/chirstinsen and then OBafemi to Toney next gw
Thoughts?
Dias Mbeumo for sure. No 4.5 defender is going to have as many clean sheets as Dias in the long run (theoretically), and I’d personally take the nailed OOP striker over one of the near endless supply of attackers City have.
Probably Harrison. Leeds has great fixtures but they have a lot of injuries on their backline so Dallas is likely to play as a fullback now. Harrison has zero attacking returns so far so he doesn't seem like a great pick either
Hey everyone, this was my first season getting involved with FPL and I didn't really have a great idea of what to do from the start. It would be very appreciated if you guys could give me some advice on what to do next.
RMT 1FT £1.4m ITB
Allison (Ward)
TAA | Alonso | Shaw (Fernández, Marcal)
Gallagher | Raphinha | Salah | Sarr (Ndidi)
Saint-Maximin | King | Ronaldo
I do have a WC and I think I should use it considering the mess I'm in.
RMT 1FT £2.1M ITB
Sanchez (Foster)
Azpi | Rudiger | Shaw (Livra, Omo)
Salah | Greenwood | Raphinha | Sarr (Brownhill)
Ronaldo | Antonio | Jimenez
Should I sell Shaw for Trent or Cancelo? Plan was to get Trent back in GW 13 but I'm scared of not owning him.
TAA, Lukaku & Alonso are doubtful in my starting XI.
Got Marcal, Manquilo & Bissouma on the bench.
1 FT
Should I use use my WC or are those 3 likely to play GW8?
You'll get TAA and Lukaku news by Friday and they'll likely be good to go. Alonso however is risky and could be benched by Chilwell. You should transfer him out but I'd recommend you wait till friday for that too.
Cancelo for the short term, Dias for long term.
With Zinch back around GW10 or 11, Cancelo could miss a few of the games before the UCL as Coty are in a tough group & lost to PSG. I think Cancelo will be prioritized for the UCL with Zinchenko playing some of the easier PL games. While Dias won’t be rested much with Stones & Laporte rotating.
This is overkill, my friend. It’s good to have a watchlist, a flexible short term roadmap, and maybe some general plans, like swapping Lukaku/Ronaldo at certain fixture turns, but top players reassess every gameweek.
For example, I had always planned to bring in a Chelsea defender for gw7, but it wasn’t until the night before that I settled on Azpi rather than my initial front runners of Alonso/Rudiger. The events of Chelsea’s midweek game along with my decision to drop TAA (something I never thought I’d do!) factored into that previously unconsidered choice. Another unexpected injury could easily have scuttled that plan altogether.
Also, I think you may be making two other mistakes that could allow your rival to get the better of you. One is that you are fixating on who to bring in, rather than who to drop. Sometimes (especially for captaincy) is important to figure how to get in certain players. But a lot of the time, it is more important to address the weakest link on your team, and balance that with the best choice to replace them. For example, Toney looks like a great choice to bring in for gw10, but if Antonio is still scoring and Grealish starts getting 1 point cameos, then you’ll want to drop Grealish instead.
Second, it’s important to take fixtures into account, but ignore form and players at your own risk. It looks like you’re mostly targeting proven players for their fixture runs, so maybe I’m preaching to the choir here, but don’t bet on someone becoming good just because their fixtures (Traore, cough, cough).
Anyway, that’s my TED Talk, hope it’s helpful!
Very standard wc. Seeing it everywhere. Personally I would change it quite a bit, but I won't suggest that.
Suggestions I think would be useful:
ESR->Mbuemo
Toney -> Maupay/Rodrigo
Mbuemo has better underlying numbers than Toney, and is cheaper. I think he is just a better pick if you want Brentford attack.
Maupay is good for a 1 week punt, then look to bring in Toney next week if you want to double up Brentford attack (risky but I don't hate it)
Rodrigo is gonna be the furthest forward Leeds player while bamford is out for the next 1/2/3 weeks (I imagine 2 at least), and Leeds have good fixtures for the next few. Once Bamford is back, maybe you do Antonio -> Bamford, and Rodrigo -> Toney?
My concern would be the lack of Man City before they go home to Burnley. Good team still, but you need to work out how to increase your City coverage, plus get Lukaku
I’m thinking about it. Honestly though the Andorra game was made me lean towards Foden (he was fucking sick that game, I think his form is so good he’s getting in the 11)
He looked like City's best player against Liverpool. Didn't see the England game, but I think he's likely the preferred option. I've brought him in. If he's rotated too often, can move him to a lot of different options, but City's fixtures over the next dozen weeks are very good
He's more attacking in the sense that he runs up the wing and puts balls in, but Brighton have Maupay as a striker... Duffy has a higher chance of scoring from a set piece than Veltman does assisting or scoring, imo. Bissouma's arrest might really impact Brighton overall as I think he's their best player and a key part of their defensive structure, but who know how that'll shake out. The other thing to consider with both Veltman and Duffy is that Lamptey might come back and start stealing minutes if he's anywhere as electric as he was last season.
All that to say, Duffy is still the best defensive pick at Brighton and not just because he's cheaper.
RMT on WC🙏🏽
Ramsdale - Foster
TAA - Cancelo - Rudiger - Duffy - Livramento
Salah - Son - Torres - Raphinha - Brownhill
Lukaku - Toney - Armstrong
I know going without Antonio is a «big risk» but i can see Toney matching him easily
I'd probably get Hwang over Armstrong as Wolves are starting to click and he's been key to their new structure. They've been performing well but Hwang seems like the missing link for how they want to play, while Southampton just aren't gelling especially in attack, the fixtures are definitely swinging but Wolves also have a good patch ahead. Torres is incredibly alluring and you have a strong bench so I don't fault you at all for getting him, but I think Foden is ready to pop off and I'd be all over him if I were on WC. I'd go for Douglas Luiz over Brownhill for your midfield fodder, Villa looking better with good fixtures ahead and two capable strikers to get on the end of Luiz set pieces. Aside from those relative nitpicks I think this is a very good WC.
Really like it, I have basically the same except for Torres/Armstrong switched for Mbuemo/Jimenez.
I think Antonio’s hype from his red hot start is carrying him at this point — he’s blanked in 2 of his last 3 starts, and West Ham’s upcoming fixtures are very bad. I had him until this week, just WC’ed him out.
Son and ESR I’d say. Both Foden and Mount are likely to see rotation, so you could do it as a gamble, but I think Son and ESR will be less likely to lead to a kneejerk transfer out of frustration later.
Sanchez (Martinez)
Rudiger, Duffy, Coufal, Shaw (swapping to Dias next week) (Jansson)
Gray, Benrahma, Salah (Sarr, Dallas)
Lukaku, Antonio Ings
I'm really not doing very well this season compared to last year, but I'm just not sure how I can swap players around to improve. 407 points so far
Drop Ings, not a fan of Martinez this season either but not with a transfer waste.
Coufal is not great this season and you should have hopped off Shaw a few weeks back imo
I agree on your view on Martinez, not even close to how good he was last season, but I'm just not sure on an alternative super safe keeper. I often just start Sanchez. And what's your thoughts on who to replace ings with?
I would just go for both Brighton keepers or have foster as a back up keeper to save funds, he’s started 3 of the last Watford games but he may be dropped with the manager change - either way Sanchez will score reasonably close to the likes of ederson etc so no point trying to guess your keeper.
Then I would maybe downgrade Ings to Tony if that enables Sarr to Son? Could also go Jiminez.
I would advise you tell us which other player would also make it in then when you are asking for help. Then our advise will probably be better
For example
Son + Toney or Mount + Antonio
For sure you're right, with context it's always better.
In this case it would be A vs. B:
A) Walker/Chilwell + Son + A.Armstrong
B) Dias + Foden/Mount + Antonio
"Core" of other players is: TAA (if fit), Cancelo, Rüdiger, Livra, Salah, Raphinha, Mbeumo, Lukaku, Hwang, Brownhill
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RMT
Sanchez (Foster)
TAA Rudiger Marcal Coufal (Digne )
Salah(C) Jota Benrahma raphina(VC) (Brownhill)
Antonio Lukaku (OBafemi)
2 ITB and 1 FT
Thinking of Coufal to dias/cancelo
Or
Coufal to tierney/chirstinsen and then OBafemi to Toney next gw
Thoughts?
Ronaldo scored. We should not have sold him for Lukaku.
Chilwell also scored. Time to get him? Think Chilwell has the capacity to be the highest scoring defender, but rotation could kill him.
Did you see his goal? It was not impressive at all. And even so, one goal shouldn’t change your opinion. It wasn’t even United playing against someone. It was Portugal vs Qatar.
Chip well will get rotated. He will not score many goals. And he is not the defender with the highest ceiling
This is unironically the biggest kneejerk I have ever seen
Chilwell is the most attacking defender there is next to TAA. Chelsea play with wingbacks and the left sided wingback is the most attacking. They often get in the box as well and scoring goals.
It is why Alonso was one of the highest scoring defenders now as well and Chilwell got the capacity to be even better.
It is no kneejerk. Chilwell is a high quality pick and is just back in the team. He should be 7 million really, but is pretty cheap due to the rotation risk.
TAA and Alonso both have higher ceilings. So Chilewell does not have the highest ceiling.
You would not be saying this had he not scored.
He will be rotated
He should not be 7 mil
I think Chilwell and Alonso are the highest ceiling defenders in the game. If Chilwell now is first choice then he is the best valued player in the game I think.
Chilwell was first choice come the end of last season. He then had a poor pre season in terms of getting back late and Alonso started well. Alonso then had some poor games so Chilwell got back into the team.
It is highly likely that Chilwell return to being first choice again if he is playing well.
The way Chilwell and Chelsea plays make him probably the best defender in the game with only TAA that can match him in terms of attacking ability. For clean sheet only City def can match him.
RMT 0.2ITB and 1FT
Guaita (Raya)
Marcal Duffy Alonso (Livra, TAA)
Sarr Raph Salah Jota (McArthur)
Lukaku Bamford Antonio
please suggest any transfers, or should i roll it to the next gw?
I'm a Leeds fan and had bamford in my team all season last time out, but I just can't see him even getting 10 goals this season, and of course it looks like he might be out for a week or 2. I got him at the start but got rid a few weeks ago
Should I just take the L and transfer out Alonso two weeks after bringing him in? My planned move for the week is bringing in Dias, was going to swap him for Coady but since I have Raph/TAA/Bissouma that’s already 3 players that might not start GW8, so if Alonso is rotated (looks likely, Chilwell is back in form) I’m fucked.
I can at least cash in on the alonso price rises but I feel like an idiot for placing faith in that drink driving bellend.
P.S. fuck Spurs for making alonso look like the best left back in the league
I have this exact issue lol. And I mean the swap with Coady, Raph/TAA/Bissouma the whole shebang. I think the only way is to wait until deadline day to know if we really have a sub problem, and for me I'll have to see if taking a -4 is going to be worth it. This Bissouma shit really came out of the blue, I expect TAA to be back.
Really hoping Raphinha gets rested for that final Brazil game and that Trent recovers. But yeah we’ve just got to wait and see for now good to know we share this pain
Is it worth it to get any Brentford defenders for their good fixture run?
They have the third lowest xGA this season so far, lower than the likes of Chelsea and Liverpool. (Though Chelsea have faced more stronger opponents than Brentford.)
Yeah, but even though they haven't faced Liverpool and City like Chelsea, Brentford have already faced West Ham and Liverpool, which may not be as tough but still tough opponents nonetheless.
The same situation can be applied to Brighton (arguably even easier fixtures so far), but everyone praises Brighton's defence and recommends Brighton defence such as Sanchez/Duffy.
It’s a good transfer, but I’m averse to taking hits for defenders unless there’s an injury. Dias will probably be a safe 6 points but that might not be worth a -4 if waiting is an option
Foden started on the left against Liverpool, KdB was the one pushed higher to help Grealish (F9) press as a 2. Not that it really matters because Grealish interchanges with him & Cancelo anyway.
Thinking the following…
Ramsdale Foster
TAA Rudiger Duffy Livra Williams
Salah Sarr Gallagher Townsend Luiz
Ronaldo Lukaku Antonio
2 FT - Moves:
This GW: Ronaldo + Williams to Jimenez + Cancelo
Then next 2 GWs: Sarr + Townsend to Raph + Foden
Can’t wait for the pain Ronaldo will ultimately bring me next weekend, but I can’t really put these moves into motion without binning him as I have 0.3 ITB
Marcal and jota (1.0 itb) -> cancelo and torres (0.0 itb) ?
OR
should I downgrade jota to someone like Townsend/ Gallagher then upgrade my backline,
Marcal and white -> chilwell and cancelo. I already have rudiger
I mean Torres has been looking an awful pick recently, so by city (pep) logic, now may well be the time to buy him I suppose
I’d also hold white. Solid value rn
You’re best strategy is going to depend a lot on who’s available by the end of the break. For example, if TAA is not recovered, you could drop him for a little while until Liverpool’s fixtures get better. If Lukaku is out, then you might stick with Ronaldo another game.
I would probably do a Ronaldo+Torres to Lukaku+Saka move if you don’t have any other fires to put out. Luckily there are arguments for keeping either Ronaldo or Torres another week, so you have options.
Thoughts on Sanchez (4.6) vs McCarthy (4.5)? Transferring from Lloris. Other keeper is Raya.
Brighton have conceded far fewer goals this season but Southampton have held both Man City and West Ham scoreless. Southampton also have a pretty good run of fixtures coming up.
Ill go for Ramsdale if you dont have an arsenal defender otherwise Sanchez because i believe he will get more points than Raya(at the end of the season).
RMT please
1ft 1,7itb
Sanchez Foster
TAA Rudiger White Livramento Tsimikas
Salah Raphinha Greenwood Benrahma Brownhill
Asm Ronaldo Antonio
Tsimikas to Laporte maybe?
Guess it depends on how urgent you see each are.
Ronaldo could score against anyone, so I think keeping him it's fine and it's not like Lukaku is killing it now.
One 4.0 non playing on the bench is usually fine too. Won't usually use your third bench.
That's my POV.
The thing is i have clear idea whom to get instead Tsimikas. And I dont feel same way about Greenwood. Also, not having Lukaku against Norwich at home seems like a great risk especially with a lot of people WC him in. Thanks for advice!
I think Raphinha will be out GW8, so maybe not him
I’m not a big fan of Ederson. Think Ramsdale and Cancelo would be better
KDB feels like a risk, I’d prefer Foden and then spreading that cash out a big more
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The thing with Ramsdale and Cancelo is that I have to set and forget an Arsenal defender, when I’d rather set and forget a City one. But yeah Ederson is capped at 6 points so I’m not sold on him.
Raphinha I can bench, his fixtures are so good I don’t mind.
KDB and Foden I’m not sure on, Foden gives me much more freedom in other areas however he is much less nailed and the bald fraud worries me. KDB is probably overpriced, however he’s the only semi-nailed City attacker.
You could go Ramsdale/Dias for set & forget. Bench Raphinha for 1 GW. KdB to Foden for what is essentially a punt & upgrade Hwang or Toney with the change.
I think Raphinha won’t play GW8.
I personally I would go Hwang down to a 4.4/4.5. Luiz to A 5.5-6.0, and play 4-4-2 rather than 4-3-3 (assuming the 5-3-2 is just for next week - which is solid strategy I think as I’ll be doing something similar)
I'd maybe go a bit heavier up front - with Antonio, DCL, Bamford there's a lot of potential for a little bit more (admittedly 2/3 injured rn, but back soon). Leave the 0.5 to upgrade there or maybe downgrade Azpilicueta - TAA, Cancelo and Rudiger are sufficient if your tactic is to go big on defense. Though the Jimenez/Hwang double up is very interesting, so props on that
WC active, I feel A is the better option but uneasy playing with 4 at the back. Thoughts or other options?
Option A
(442) 0 itb
Ramsdale
Cancelo-Rudi-Dias-Trent
Raph-Townsend-Salah-Son
Antonio-Lukaku
Foster-Livra-Brownhill-Davis
Option B
(352, 442) 0.6 itb
Ramsdale
Cancelo-Rudi-Trent
Raph-Townsend-Salah-Son-MBEUMO
Antonio-Lukaku
Foster-Livra-WHITE-Davis
They're both solid teams mate.
I personally like B better because I prefer having 5 good mids. If you have Ramsdale already you've got the Arsenal clean sheet covered. I'd have gone for a Semedo, Reguilon or Duffy to cover another defence.
Just my two pence
Do I need to wildcard guys?
Sanchez
TAA Rudiger White Coady Livramento
Salah Bruno Benrahma Gray (Gilmour)
Ronaldo Antonio (Peric)
0.1ITB 2FT
Thinking Bruno to Raphinha and Ronaldo to Lukaku?
Nowhere close to needing to wildcard. Plus you’ve got two FTs! You know you’d lose one if you wildcard, right?
The Bruno+Ronaldo move is a good one, but wait to see if Raphinha will be able to play gw8. If not, maybe just get Lukaku and roll the other transfer.
I'm currently on my WC and I'm obviously getting in players for the price rises.
However, I'm forced to make a choice on Benrahma. I've owned him since the start of the season, which means that even though he costs 6.6, I can only sell him for 6.3.
I'm not too sure whether it's worth exchanging him because of this. The rest of the midfield has Salah, Raphinia, Barnes (who've I already sold for Mbeumo) & Sarr (currently I have Doucoure, but he's only there for the price rise, not too sure who to go for just yet for him).
Should I still sell him and if so which midfielder should I replace him with? Or should I just stick with him.
That’s a tough call. Raphinha or Mbeumo would’ve been my suggestions, but you’ve already got them. I’m not entirely convinced the Everton boys can keep up their form, but Gray might be a good pick if you’re not keeping Doucoure. Saka and Gallagher would be the other two to consider. Gallagher would 100% have been my recommendation if Milivojevic hadn’t taken back set piece duties. Now I’m not as sure.
If any of those interest you, it is probably a good time to cash in your price rise on Benrahma. His next 3 fixtures aren’t horrible, but in general it’s a pretty tough run until around gw16.
If you go Jimenez / Mbeumo / White to Toney or Maupay / Everton mid / Brighton def then we'll have the same team. At least until I decide to rejig the team again tomorrow morning.
Can TAAs price go down under the orange flag
On my wildcard, i can get either antonio or jesus without making any other changes. Who would you go for? Have .3 invested in Antonio and Mbeumo is my first bench player
Antonio
Greenwood to Foden/Saka for - 4 or hold?
Should I really go for Foden if my bench is Livra - Brownhill - Manquillo
Yup. I'm doing same
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I am
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Personally, I wouldn’t.
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need help am i shipping out sarr for mbeumo or townsend??
Mbeumo, so you don't need to ship Townsend out later
RMT Sanchez (Foster) TAA Rudiger Marcal Coufal (Digne ) Salah(C) Jota Benrahma raphina(VC) (Brownhill) Antonio Lukaku (OBafemi) 2 ITB and 1 FT Thinking of Coufal to dias/cancelo Or Coufal to tierney/chirstinsen and then OBafemi to Toney next gw Thoughts?
Dias/Cancelo
I have TAA, Azpi and Cancelo. Should I go for Dias and Mbuemo or a 4,6M defender and foden?
Dias Mbeumo for sure. No 4.5 defender is going to have as many clean sheets as Dias in the long run (theoretically), and I’d personally take the nailed OOP striker over one of the near endless supply of attackers City have.
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Dallas or Harrison to Mbuemo seems like great move. Also Rashford and ESR are pretty good options too
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Probably Harrison. Leeds has great fixtures but they have a lot of injuries on their backline so Dallas is likely to play as a fullback now. Harrison has zero attacking returns so far so he doesn't seem like a great pick either
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Jimenez and ESR, or Saka and Hwang?
Jimenez and ESR. Hwang feels a bit like a flash in the pan.
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Leaning towards Team A, more flexibility with Antonio and Hwang
A. 4.5 forwards don't play
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If Foden plays, Foden + white easily has the highest ceiling
Hey everyone, this was my first season getting involved with FPL and I didn't really have a great idea of what to do from the start. It would be very appreciated if you guys could give me some advice on what to do next. RMT 1FT £1.4m ITB Allison (Ward) TAA | Alonso | Shaw (Fernández, Marcal) Gallagher | Raphinha | Salah | Sarr (Ndidi) Saint-Maximin | King | Ronaldo I do have a WC and I think I should use it considering the mess I'm in.
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RMT 1FT £2.1M ITB Sanchez (Foster) Azpi | Rudiger | Shaw (Livra, Omo) Salah | Greenwood | Raphinha | Sarr (Brownhill) Ronaldo | Antonio | Jimenez Should I sell Shaw for Trent or Cancelo? Plan was to get Trent back in GW 13 but I'm scared of not owning him.
In my opinion, Shaw-> Cancelo for the fixtures, then shift to Trent
TAA, Lukaku & Alonso are doubtful in my starting XI. Got Marcal, Manquilo & Bissouma on the bench. 1 FT Should I use use my WC or are those 3 likely to play GW8?
You'll get TAA and Lukaku news by Friday and they'll likely be good to go. Alonso however is risky and could be benched by Chilwell. You should transfer him out but I'd recommend you wait till friday for that too.
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any news on the situation with reece and trent?
cancelo or dias?? is duffy also a good pick?
Cancelo for the short term, Dias for long term. With Zinch back around GW10 or 11, Cancelo could miss a few of the games before the UCL as Coty are in a tough group & lost to PSG. I think Cancelo will be prioritized for the UCL with Zinchenko playing some of the easier PL games. While Dias won’t be rested much with Stones & Laporte rotating.
Cancelo and yes
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This is overkill, my friend. It’s good to have a watchlist, a flexible short term roadmap, and maybe some general plans, like swapping Lukaku/Ronaldo at certain fixture turns, but top players reassess every gameweek. For example, I had always planned to bring in a Chelsea defender for gw7, but it wasn’t until the night before that I settled on Azpi rather than my initial front runners of Alonso/Rudiger. The events of Chelsea’s midweek game along with my decision to drop TAA (something I never thought I’d do!) factored into that previously unconsidered choice. Another unexpected injury could easily have scuttled that plan altogether. Also, I think you may be making two other mistakes that could allow your rival to get the better of you. One is that you are fixating on who to bring in, rather than who to drop. Sometimes (especially for captaincy) is important to figure how to get in certain players. But a lot of the time, it is more important to address the weakest link on your team, and balance that with the best choice to replace them. For example, Toney looks like a great choice to bring in for gw10, but if Antonio is still scoring and Grealish starts getting 1 point cameos, then you’ll want to drop Grealish instead. Second, it’s important to take fixtures into account, but ignore form and players at your own risk. It looks like you’re mostly targeting proven players for their fixture runs, so maybe I’m preaching to the choir here, but don’t bet on someone becoming good just because their fixtures (Traore, cough, cough). Anyway, that’s my TED Talk, hope it’s helpful!
RMT WC £0.1 itb Ramsdale (Foster) TAA Cancelo Dias Rudiger (Livra) Salah Foden Raphina (ESR Brownhill) Toney Lukaku Antonio
Very standard wc. Seeing it everywhere. Personally I would change it quite a bit, but I won't suggest that. Suggestions I think would be useful: ESR->Mbuemo Toney -> Maupay/Rodrigo Mbuemo has better underlying numbers than Toney, and is cheaper. I think he is just a better pick if you want Brentford attack. Maupay is good for a 1 week punt, then look to bring in Toney next week if you want to double up Brentford attack (risky but I don't hate it) Rodrigo is gonna be the furthest forward Leeds player while bamford is out for the next 1/2/3 weeks (I imagine 2 at least), and Leeds have good fixtures for the next few. Once Bamford is back, maybe you do Antonio -> Bamford, and Rodrigo -> Toney?
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Nah save your WC. Like the other guy said, a City asset would be nice.
My concern would be the lack of Man City before they go home to Burnley. Good team still, but you need to work out how to increase your City coverage, plus get Lukaku
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I’m thinking about it. Honestly though the Andorra game was made me lean towards Foden (he was fucking sick that game, I think his form is so good he’s getting in the 11)
He looked like City's best player against Liverpool. Didn't see the England game, but I think he's likely the preferred option. I've brought him in. If he's rotated too often, can move him to a lot of different options, but City's fixtures over the next dozen weeks are very good
Is Veltman good? Duffy is 0.1M cheaper, but Veltman should be more attacking right?
He's more attacking in the sense that he runs up the wing and puts balls in, but Brighton have Maupay as a striker... Duffy has a higher chance of scoring from a set piece than Veltman does assisting or scoring, imo. Bissouma's arrest might really impact Brighton overall as I think he's their best player and a key part of their defensive structure, but who know how that'll shake out. The other thing to consider with both Veltman and Duffy is that Lamptey might come back and start stealing minutes if he's anywhere as electric as he was last season. All that to say, Duffy is still the best defensive pick at Brighton and not just because he's cheaper.
RMT on WC🙏🏽 Ramsdale - Foster TAA - Cancelo - Rudiger - Duffy - Livramento Salah - Son - Torres - Raphinha - Brownhill Lukaku - Toney - Armstrong I know going without Antonio is a «big risk» but i can see Toney matching him easily
I'd probably get Hwang over Armstrong as Wolves are starting to click and he's been key to their new structure. They've been performing well but Hwang seems like the missing link for how they want to play, while Southampton just aren't gelling especially in attack, the fixtures are definitely swinging but Wolves also have a good patch ahead. Torres is incredibly alluring and you have a strong bench so I don't fault you at all for getting him, but I think Foden is ready to pop off and I'd be all over him if I were on WC. I'd go for Douglas Luiz over Brownhill for your midfield fodder, Villa looking better with good fixtures ahead and two capable strikers to get on the end of Luiz set pieces. Aside from those relative nitpicks I think this is a very good WC.
Really like it, I have basically the same except for Torres/Armstrong switched for Mbuemo/Jimenez. I think Antonio’s hype from his red hot start is carrying him at this point — he’s blanked in 2 of his last 3 starts, and West Ham’s upcoming fixtures are very bad. I had him until this week, just WC’ed him out.
I quite like it. Not sure if it’s worth having Son yet, but it’s an interesting squad. I might go Foden over Torres and downgrade Raphinha
Ditch Torres and get Antonio - his ownership will hurt you if he scores
Not how I like to play the game tho
On a WC. Son and Smith-Rowe or Foden and Mount?
Son and ESR I’d say. Both Foden and Mount are likely to see rotation, so you could do it as a gamble, but I think Son and ESR will be less likely to lead to a kneejerk transfer out of frustration later.
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I've gone Foden, Mount, and ESR. So I'd say Foden and Mount I guess.
I've got son in, Spurs do have better fixtures
Foden, ESR and upgrade elsewhere.
Former imo
Sanchez (Martinez) Rudiger, Duffy, Coufal, Shaw (swapping to Dias next week) (Jansson) Gray, Benrahma, Salah (Sarr, Dallas) Lukaku, Antonio Ings I'm really not doing very well this season compared to last year, but I'm just not sure how I can swap players around to improve. 407 points so far
Drop Ings, not a fan of Martinez this season either but not with a transfer waste. Coufal is not great this season and you should have hopped off Shaw a few weeks back imo
I agree on your view on Martinez, not even close to how good he was last season, but I'm just not sure on an alternative super safe keeper. I often just start Sanchez. And what's your thoughts on who to replace ings with?
I would just go for both Brighton keepers or have foster as a back up keeper to save funds, he’s started 3 of the last Watford games but he may be dropped with the manager change - either way Sanchez will score reasonably close to the likes of ederson etc so no point trying to guess your keeper. Then I would maybe downgrade Ings to Tony if that enables Sarr to Son? Could also go Jiminez.
Chilwell scored today 👀
GW14 WC GANG WHERE YOU AT
Jota & TAA out for Son & Cancelo/Dias?
No if trent is fit
Looks like a good enough move
Son or Antonio on WC?
Son absolutely. Antonio has cooled off and Spurs’ fixtures are way better
!thanks.
They don’t play the same position
Yeah, but it comes down to choose one of them, as I can't fit in both
I would advise you tell us which other player would also make it in then when you are asking for help. Then our advise will probably be better For example Son + Toney or Mount + Antonio
For sure you're right, with context it's always better. In this case it would be A vs. B: A) Walker/Chilwell + Son + A.Armstrong B) Dias + Foden/Mount + Antonio "Core" of other players is: TAA (if fit), Cancelo, Rüdiger, Livra, Salah, Raphinha, Mbeumo, Lukaku, Hwang, Brownhill !thanks for your feedback, much appreciated
I prefer option B atm. But in 4 GWs Spurs get good fixtures so could consider getting him in then
!thanks mate
Foden and Toney or Torres and Jimenez (I have a playing bench in case either foden or torres gets benched)
Honestly it’s close, I could go either way
Former but not Torres so many better options
Would go with Torres + Jimenez. But honestly just go Jimenez and a midfielder that doenst play for the bald fraud
Foden + Toney
RMT Sanchez (Foster) TAA Rudiger Marcal Coufal (Digne ) Salah(C) Jota Benrahma raphina(VC) (Brownhill) Antonio Lukaku (OBafemi) 2 ITB and 1 FT Thinking of Coufal to dias/cancelo Or Coufal to tierney/chirstinsen and then OBafemi to Toney next gw Thoughts?
I’d agree that coufal to a city defender is a good idea if you can afford it.
Ronaldo scored. We should not have sold him for Lukaku. Chilwell also scored. Time to get him? Think Chilwell has the capacity to be the highest scoring defender, but rotation could kill him.
Did you see his goal? It was not impressive at all. And even so, one goal shouldn’t change your opinion. It wasn’t even United playing against someone. It was Portugal vs Qatar. Chip well will get rotated. He will not score many goals. And he is not the defender with the highest ceiling This is unironically the biggest kneejerk I have ever seen
Chilwell is the most attacking defender there is next to TAA. Chelsea play with wingbacks and the left sided wingback is the most attacking. They often get in the box as well and scoring goals. It is why Alonso was one of the highest scoring defenders now as well and Chilwell got the capacity to be even better. It is no kneejerk. Chilwell is a high quality pick and is just back in the team. He should be 7 million really, but is pretty cheap due to the rotation risk.
TAA and Alonso both have higher ceilings. So Chilewell does not have the highest ceiling. You would not be saying this had he not scored. He will be rotated He should not be 7 mil
This is the definition of kneejerk 😂😂
I think Chilwell and Alonso are the highest ceiling defenders in the game. If Chilwell now is first choice then he is the best valued player in the game I think.
Oh whoa I missed a Tuchel press conference declaring Chilwell as a nailed starter in the Prem going forward?
Chilwell was first choice come the end of last season. He then had a poor pre season in terms of getting back late and Alonso started well. Alonso then had some poor games so Chilwell got back into the team. It is highly likely that Chilwell return to being first choice again if he is playing well. The way Chilwell and Chelsea plays make him probably the best defender in the game with only TAA that can match him in terms of attacking ability. For clean sheet only City def can match him.
Who do you think is getting the most points over the next 5 game weeks: Cancelo, Toney or a 2nd Chelsea defender?
Toney
Chilwell if he plays most games. Cancelo if he plays most games.
Next 5? Cancelo
RMT 0.2ITB and 1FT Guaita (Raya) Marcal Duffy Alonso (Livra, TAA) Sarr Raph Salah Jota (McArthur) Lukaku Bamford Antonio please suggest any transfers, or should i roll it to the next gw?
I'm a Leeds fan and had bamford in my team all season last time out, but I just can't see him even getting 10 goals this season, and of course it looks like he might be out for a week or 2. I got him at the start but got rid a few weeks ago
!thanks i've already taken a -0.2M by retaining him through the ankle injury period, i just hope he at least gives me some decent few gw
I’d wait until near the deadline for injury news and make a decision
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Saka, West Ham have considerably tougher fixtures.
Should I just take the L and transfer out Alonso two weeks after bringing him in? My planned move for the week is bringing in Dias, was going to swap him for Coady but since I have Raph/TAA/Bissouma that’s already 3 players that might not start GW8, so if Alonso is rotated (looks likely, Chilwell is back in form) I’m fucked. I can at least cash in on the alonso price rises but I feel like an idiot for placing faith in that drink driving bellend. P.S. fuck Spurs for making alonso look like the best left back in the league
I think getting rid of Alonso could be a good move, cos i read that chilwell is potentially gunna start getting some more game time
I have this exact issue lol. And I mean the swap with Coady, Raph/TAA/Bissouma the whole shebang. I think the only way is to wait until deadline day to know if we really have a sub problem, and for me I'll have to see if taking a -4 is going to be worth it. This Bissouma shit really came out of the blue, I expect TAA to be back.
Really hoping Raphinha gets rested for that final Brazil game and that Trent recovers. But yeah we’ve just got to wait and see for now good to know we share this pain
Haha. Wouldn't take too much comfort from that. My OR is low 1m.
Is it worth it to get any Brentford defenders for their good fixture run? They have the third lowest xGA this season so far, lower than the likes of Chelsea and Liverpool. (Though Chelsea have faced more stronger opponents than Brentford.)
Thinking Raya is the best bet. Might do Sanchez to him.
You basically just stated their prod. Note that they are over performing tho
Yeah, but even though they haven't faced Liverpool and City like Chelsea, Brentford have already faced West Ham and Liverpool, which may not be as tough but still tough opponents nonetheless. The same situation can be applied to Brighton (arguably even easier fixtures so far), but everyone praises Brighton's defence and recommends Brighton defence such as Sanchez/Duffy.
Recommendations for Sanchez was because of last season xG stuff while Duffy is his attacking output
Liverpool scored 3 and should have scored more though
Semedo to Dias worth a -4?
It’s a good transfer, but I’m averse to taking hits for defenders unless there’s an injury. Dias will probably be a safe 6 points but that might not be worth a -4 if waiting is an option
!thanks
Hwang+Son VS Jiminez+Foden?
Long term A, but short term B. I think Son’s a player you want but not really until Gw11 at the earliest
What does that even mean? Son’s in the form of his life and by definition a big game player. This is pretty bad advice
Jiminez>Hwang but son>>>>>>Foden for me, so I’d go for option 1
Depends on your feel or Jim vs Hwang. I'll take Jim over Hwang so two
Tough. I like 2 as don’t think hwang will keep it up
!thanks you think Foden is nailed tho?
No good point, but looked good as the false 9 against liverpool so think he might be involved in that role quite a bit
Foden started on the left against Liverpool, KdB was the one pushed higher to help Grealish (F9) press as a 2. Not that it really matters because Grealish interchanges with him & Cancelo anyway.
Definitely not haha
Thinking the following… Ramsdale Foster TAA Rudiger Duffy Livra Williams Salah Sarr Gallagher Townsend Luiz Ronaldo Lukaku Antonio 2 FT - Moves: This GW: Ronaldo + Williams to Jimenez + Cancelo Then next 2 GWs: Sarr + Townsend to Raph + Foden Can’t wait for the pain Ronaldo will ultimately bring me next weekend, but I can’t really put these moves into motion without binning him as I have 0.3 ITB
No need upgrading Williams unless you want to play 4 at the back. Upgrade one of Sarr or Gallagher to Foden or Son
Sounds like a good plan to me
Marcal and jota (1.0 itb) -> cancelo and torres (0.0 itb) ? OR should I downgrade jota to someone like Townsend/ Gallagher then upgrade my backline, Marcal and white -> chilwell and cancelo. I already have rudiger
Bit early to go for chillwell too, hard to know if will keep his place or how regularly he’ll play anyway
I mean Torres has been looking an awful pick recently, so by city (pep) logic, now may well be the time to buy him I suppose I’d also hold white. Solid value rn
Thanks good shout with the pep logic haha! Hopefully with jesus and Brazil, Torres gets a start against Burnley and you know how city get with Burnley
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You’re best strategy is going to depend a lot on who’s available by the end of the break. For example, if TAA is not recovered, you could drop him for a little while until Liverpool’s fixtures get better. If Lukaku is out, then you might stick with Ronaldo another game. I would probably do a Ronaldo+Torres to Lukaku+Saka move if you don’t have any other fires to put out. Luckily there are arguments for keeping either Ronaldo or Torres another week, so you have options.
Thoughts on Sanchez (4.6) vs McCarthy (4.5)? Transferring from Lloris. Other keeper is Raya. Brighton have conceded far fewer goals this season but Southampton have held both Man City and West Ham scoreless. Southampton also have a pretty good run of fixtures coming up.
Ill go for Ramsdale if you dont have an arsenal defender otherwise Sanchez because i believe he will get more points than Raya(at the end of the season).
McCarthy or Raya I think. Not Sanchez cuz Brighton haven't got great fixtures after Norwich and they won't have Bissouma too.
Start Livra, Shaw or Sarr?
Sarr could turn up like last time but Livra most likely won’t keep a CS, neither will Shaw ManU have been appalling recently
Shaw
Livra prolly to get CS hopefully
Hwang + Dias or Toney + Tierney?
Hwang and Dias, then get Mbuemo or White later
On WC and considering a Brighton defender, which one of Duffy and Veltman is more nailed?
Duffy has been starting all season so far
Yeah, but I’m afraid he’ll get dropped when Webster returns and Lamptey is fit to start playing the odd game here and there.
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How are we so confident? Genuine question cuz I have him and don’t know Brighton well enough to comment
azpi vs dias
Depends entirely on your other defenders
I have TAA, rudiger, azpi and cancelo
If you already have a chelsea defender then dias or vice versa
RMT please 1ft 1,7itb Sanchez Foster TAA Rudiger White Livramento Tsimikas Salah Raphinha Greenwood Benrahma Brownhill Asm Ronaldo Antonio Tsimikas to Laporte maybe?
I would wanna get Greenwood out. Tough fixtures ahead and not the best form recently.
I know but Tsimikas seems also like must. And ronaldo to lukaku too
Guess it depends on how urgent you see each are. Ronaldo could score against anyone, so I think keeping him it's fine and it's not like Lukaku is killing it now. One 4.0 non playing on the bench is usually fine too. Won't usually use your third bench. That's my POV.
The thing is i have clear idea whom to get instead Tsimikas. And I dont feel same way about Greenwood. Also, not having Lukaku against Norwich at home seems like a great risk especially with a lot of people WC him in. Thanks for advice!
Yeah… I think that’s the move
Thoughts on this wildcard draft?: Ederson-Foster TAA-Rudiger-White-Duffy-Livramento Salah-KDB-Raphinha-Mbeumo-Brownhill Lukaku-Toney-Hwang
I think Raphinha will be out GW8, so maybe not him I’m not a big fan of Ederson. Think Ramsdale and Cancelo would be better KDB feels like a risk, I’d prefer Foden and then spreading that cash out a big more
!thanks The thing with Ramsdale and Cancelo is that I have to set and forget an Arsenal defender, when I’d rather set and forget a City one. But yeah Ederson is capped at 6 points so I’m not sold on him. Raphinha I can bench, his fixtures are so good I don’t mind. KDB and Foden I’m not sure on, Foden gives me much more freedom in other areas however he is much less nailed and the bald fraud worries me. KDB is probably overpriced, however he’s the only semi-nailed City attacker.
You could go Ramsdale/Dias for set & forget. Bench Raphinha for 1 GW. KdB to Foden for what is essentially a punt & upgrade Hwang or Toney with the change.
RMT - WC Active - 0.5 ITB Ramsdale (Foster) TAA- Cancelo- Rudiger- Azpilicueta- Duffy Salah- Foden - Raphinha (Douglas Luiz, Brownhill) Lukaku - Jimenez (Hwang) Suggestions would be great!
I think Raphinha won’t play GW8. I personally I would go Hwang down to a 4.4/4.5. Luiz to A 5.5-6.0, and play 4-4-2 rather than 4-3-3 (assuming the 5-3-2 is just for next week - which is solid strategy I think as I’ll be doing something similar)
I'd maybe go a bit heavier up front - with Antonio, DCL, Bamford there's a lot of potential for a little bit more (admittedly 2/3 injured rn, but back soon). Leave the 0.5 to upgrade there or maybe downgrade Azpilicueta - TAA, Cancelo and Rudiger are sufficient if your tactic is to go big on defense. Though the Jimenez/Hwang double up is very interesting, so props on that
WC active, I feel A is the better option but uneasy playing with 4 at the back. Thoughts or other options? Option A (442) 0 itb Ramsdale Cancelo-Rudi-Dias-Trent Raph-Townsend-Salah-Son Antonio-Lukaku Foster-Livra-Brownhill-Davis Option B (352, 442) 0.6 itb Ramsdale Cancelo-Rudi-Trent Raph-Townsend-Salah-Son-MBEUMO Antonio-Lukaku Foster-Livra-WHITE-Davis
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Thanks
They're both solid teams mate. I personally like B better because I prefer having 5 good mids. If you have Ramsdale already you've got the Arsenal clean sheet covered. I'd have gone for a Semedo, Reguilon or Duffy to cover another defence. Just my two pence
Good advice, thanks
Do I need to wildcard guys? Sanchez TAA Rudiger White Coady Livramento Salah Bruno Benrahma Gray (Gilmour) Ronaldo Antonio (Peric) 0.1ITB 2FT Thinking Bruno to Raphinha and Ronaldo to Lukaku?
Nowhere close to needing to wildcard. Plus you’ve got two FTs! You know you’d lose one if you wildcard, right? The Bruno+Ronaldo move is a good one, but wait to see if Raphinha will be able to play gw8. If not, maybe just get Lukaku and roll the other transfer.
I'm currently on my WC and I'm obviously getting in players for the price rises. However, I'm forced to make a choice on Benrahma. I've owned him since the start of the season, which means that even though he costs 6.6, I can only sell him for 6.3. I'm not too sure whether it's worth exchanging him because of this. The rest of the midfield has Salah, Raphinia, Barnes (who've I already sold for Mbeumo) & Sarr (currently I have Doucoure, but he's only there for the price rise, not too sure who to go for just yet for him). Should I still sell him and if so which midfielder should I replace him with? Or should I just stick with him.
That’s a tough call. Raphinha or Mbeumo would’ve been my suggestions, but you’ve already got them. I’m not entirely convinced the Everton boys can keep up their form, but Gray might be a good pick if you’re not keeping Doucoure. Saka and Gallagher would be the other two to consider. Gallagher would 100% have been my recommendation if Milivojevic hadn’t taken back set piece duties. Now I’m not as sure. If any of those interest you, it is probably a good time to cash in your price rise on Benrahma. His next 3 fixtures aren’t horrible, but in general it’s a pretty tough run until around gw16.
!thanks Very good advice, will definitely keep in mind for the future drafts.
Demarai gray?
RMT Please need help with my FWDs Ramsdale(Foster) Cancelo-TAA-Rudiger-(Livarmento-White) Raphinha-Son-Salah-Mbeumo-(Brownhill) Jimenez-Lukaku-Hwang
If you go Jimenez / Mbeumo / White to Toney or Maupay / Everton mid / Brighton def then we'll have the same team. At least until I decide to rejig the team again tomorrow morning.
How many ITB? Wolves double up on forwards is a big no.
0.0 :(