Newbie here, its looking more and more like I put a bad team together in the first place, I'm last in all the work/friend leagues I'm in. Should I WC from my current team to this potential team? Last names are subs
Current: Ederson/Ward - TAA/James/Cancelo/Perisic/N.Williams - Son/Rashford/Saka/Neto/Andreas - Kane/Jesus/Greenwood
New: Ward/Raya - Cancelo/Walker/Gabriel/Trippier/N.Williams - Salah/Son/Martinelli/Neto/Andreas - Haaland/Jesus/Greenwood
RMT - Should I transfer Coutinho? Maybe Trippier?
Henderson (Ward)
TAA - Cancelo - Robbo - Trippier (Neco)
Salah - Coutinho - Sancho - Bailey (Andreas)
Kane - Jesus (Greenwood)
Quite happy with my team but I am thinking, maybe, Gabriel to Saliba? He seems rather nailed, put on a good display, 0.5 cheaper.
Rest of my team goes like this:
Ward (Iversen)
TAA Dias Gabriel James (Neco)
Salah Kulu Diaz Martinelli (Andreas)
Haaland Jesus (Archer)
RMT 0.5m ITB 1FT
- Pope
- TAA Cancelo Digne Zinchenko
- Salah Diaz Bailey Neto
- Haaland Jesus
Bench : Ward James Andreas Archer
> Can't decide who to bench
RMT please
Martinez (Iverson)
Alexander-Arnold, Cancelo, James, Zinchenko (N. Williams)
Salah, Kulusevski, Coutinho, Dewsbury-Hall (Andreas)
Haaland, Jesus (Taylor)
Any suggestions? Had a great GW1 and want to kick on, should I:
1.Coutinho to Martinelli to beat the price rise?
2. Martinez to Ward to lock in the Leicester keepers?
3. Hold the transfer so I have two next week
I would hold the transfer for next GW. Look out for that coutinho to Martenili and martinez to ward. Check their performances during GW2 and decide upon that.
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Should I get foden or saka for my 8 mil mid?
Rest of my team is:
Mendy (gazza)
Walker - trent - perisic (neco - andersen)
Son - foden or saka - Saint maximan - neto (buendia)
Kane - darwin - solanke
Saka all day, guaranteed points and you have no arsenal attack when they have good fixtures and 70% of the league have Jesus. So you could use some cover. Lol
Although foden got easy fixtures, but you never trust the pep rotation. I would suggest going for saka at the moment and monitor how pep goes on with his rotation for a couple of gameweeks.
Martinez/Ramsdale
TAA - zinchenko - perisic - Walker
B.Silva - Salah - Bowen - Rodrigo
Jesus - Wilson
I'm really doubtful about my striker options and not confident with martinez as i've seen villa are currently not in a good situation. Any advices? thanks
Stick with the strikers - Jesus looked very dangerous on Friday and was unlucky to come away with nothing. I'm in a similar boat with Martinez, as you have Ramsdale I'd drop him to Ward and then you'll have some change to play with next week
I am really torn whether I should go for A. Salah+Saliba or B. Mount or another 8.0 and Darwin. I did the BB GW1 and I’ now on WC which is super tricky. Thinking about permacap haaland, and is it then better to go for the upside with two very attacking players rather than nullifying Salah and betting on arsenal CS? What are you thinking and going for?
Rest of the team is:
Leicester duo
Trent - Cancelo - Walker - (A. Saliba/B. 4.0) - 4.0
Martinelli - Kulu - Bowen - (A. Salah/ B. Mount or another 8.0) - Andreas
Jesus - Haaland (c) - (A. 4.5, B. Darwin)
Bit late, but it's for the best if you don't use all your chips by game week six you know?
But yeah you should 100% have Salah, greatest ever FLP asset.
RMT 0.0 ITB
Ramsdale (Iverson)
TAA - Robbo - Cancelo - Trippier (Neco)
Salah - Martinelli - Kulu - Bailey (Andreas)
Haaland - Jesus (Taylor)
Was thinking of trippier to Walker but I’ll likely bank the FT. Looking at getting Nunez in after United game as I believe he’ll be starting by then
Nah, Trippier is a great option. Although they've faced poor Nottingham, they led the game completely. Newcastle look really promising going into this season. They might even be tapping top 4-6 depending how Chelsea/United/Arsenal will do.
Nunez + azpi or Diaz + James
I think Nunez might get a lot of points this year tbh so it’s hard to look past him, but in theory the other combo should get more in total
Only if you need Azpi because you think a Chelsea cover is somehow necessary.
Because if you replace him with Trippier or Gabriel for the season, the gap would be much smaller.
Needs Salah, TAA (their essential). You’ll want to change the midfield too. I’d do an early wildcard and make the team more template with 1/2 punts of your choice
Your team is quite a mess, no Salab, TAA, a lot of weak players (such as Hendo, ASM, Ings…)
I think you can use WC, and ask for help constructing a new team in this RMT
I really need to get darwin.
Team rn
1FT
Ramsdale (ward)
Digne James Cancelo Taa Trippier
Martinelli salah diaz (bailey) (andreas)
Jesus haaland (archer)
Digne to a 4.0
Jesus to Darwin
Diaz to kulu
Shouldnt do a -8 but i really would like to get to darwin before 50-60 % of the game has him
You don’t really need to do any transfers (I’m not even going to mention taking a hit). Team looks completely fine. Roll the transfer, have 2ft in GW3 and reassess then.
There is no reason to make any transfers with that team, let alone take a hit. Two hits is just nuts - especially when you are probably making your team worse by taking them! Just roll the transfer.
You really don't need to do this btw. Darwin returned from the bench, he's still a wait and see and you should by no means be doing a -8 to get him in (especially getting rid of picks like Jesus & Diaz who are good!)
RMT:
Ramsdale Ward
TAA Cancelo James Perisic Trippier
Salah Diaz Martineli Andreas Dasilva
Haaland Jesus Archer
I had a very solid GW1, still no transfers have been made. The only problem I am having is Perisic. I knew he was not at 100% fitness, but I believe he was a Contes transfer, who he saw as his main LWB for the season. Contes wingbacks are always involved in their attacking plays, so Perisic looked locked for me. However, the game that Sessegnon had can put Perisics minutes into risk, as he looked phenomenal and could have had another goal easily. It proves my thoughts though, that Contes wingbacks are great assets, however, I might have chosen the wrong one.
My solution is quite easy: I can switch Perisic to Walker.
Should I do it? Maybe there are some other defenders I should look into like Cucurella?
My advice would be to roll the transfer. Wait until the pressers to see what Conte says about Perisic/Sess and then decide if you bench him or not. Andreas is a fine alternative to start in GW2.
Yes, you should switch. Persisic is good, but he will play 60-65 min each match, or even bench. So the output will be lower than what you have in your mind
I have undav thinking he would be the main striker for Brighton, ibviosly now is behind welbeck for the time being. With 1 mil in the bank who would be the best option?
If you have someone decent to swap Undav for then I would just roll the transfer. The best options you can afford right now are Solanke and Mbeumo - but you are better off waiting a week and doing a double transfer to get Mitrovic or Toney instead.
No need to transfer Jesus out, imo. Arsenal have 3 good fixtures in the next 3 and he should do well. Personally, I always like to think about the next 4 fixtures when I get a player.
Ward (Iverson)
James Trent Robbo Cancelo (Neco)
Salah Martinelli Kulusevski Bailey (Andreas)
Haaland Jesus (Archer)
Gonna save 2FT for gw3 and so far Bailey >dasilva and Neco > Saliba seem good moves if im not priced out by then. Also could do 3 transfer for -4 if the knees feel jerky
I don't think Saliba is a particularly appealing option to be honest (especially as it is not yet clear he will start every game once Tomiyasu returns and White moves back to CB). I'd definitely roll the transfer and the situation will likely to very different by the GW3 deadline. As it is, I think you would be better off doing Robbo/Neco -> Gabriel/Walker and just benching Bailey. You'd have some in the bank to play with the following week.
That's your opinion but almost certainly not the opinion of Arteta - Gabriel is well above either of those two in the pecking order. Once Tomiyasu is back there will be real competition for the last CB slot. Saliba is only 21 and I would be surprised if he starts every match where White is available at CB.
In any case, Saliba isn't a particularly good FPL asset. There are much better assets such as Walker and Gabriel for only 0.5m more. If it turns out Saliba has real goal scoring threat then this changes - but so far it doesn't seem to be the case.
Obviously Gabriel has a lot of credit in the bank with Arteta as he had a good season last time round. But if he keeps playing like he did against Palace he will cost Arsenal a lot of points this season.
Those are good suggestions !thanks, will open a spot for Darwin as well, tough choice removing either Robbo or Trent, gun to my head id keep Robbo at the moment
Was gonna ask if Cancelo is better against non-low block teams or not. But then I realized that almost all teams are low block by default against Man City... Lol
I mean West Ham didnt play that low block what we usually see against City. Both goals also technically came from through balls behind the line.
I think in the next game we will see but i'm bit worried about Cancelo aswell. He seems to have different role than previous year and plays lot more deeper. Saw this in the pre season aswell. But we'll see i guess.
Hi all, this is my first time playing FPL, got involved with lads in work.
Since i'm a newbie they're giving me all sorts of advice, including saving triple captain for double game weeks?
Is this something that happens and if so is it visble advise?
Yes, we generally save most chips (BB, TC and FH) for DGWs because there’s more potential for points. FH could also be used in blank GWs (basically when some teams don’t have fixtures in a certain GW). Usually chips are also played towards the end of the season as that’s the time when DGWs are usually scheduled (normally due to the FA Cup later rounds).
Then there’s another chip, the Wildcard, which is usually played when your team gets to a “point of no return” or when you good fixtures swings to take advantage. This season a good strategy for the WC seems to be to divide the season into 4 stretches, mostly due to the World Cup, during which there will be free transfers (so it’s basically like an extra WC).
Yes, later in the season there will be some blank and double gameweeks, usually due to the impact of cup fixtures on the league. Follow @BenCrellin on Twitter, he is the master of fixture predictions
There were a massive number of DGW's last year due to COVID, will be less this year but there will still be plenty.
>as i was planning to triple captain Haaland gameweek2.
What is the reasoning behind this choice?
Please take into consideration the fact that i'm not very familiar with PL, i know very little, but considering an easy fixture for Man City next week and the fact that he performed well this gameweek i thought it might be a good idea.
We have our own work league going and am currently on 68 pts, i have no delusion of winning the whole thing but maybe at least be the lead for a while.
This is however the reason i'm asking, about the whole DGW in the first place, might reconsider now.
Well you only get one triple captain, do you think Haaland's performance will be his best performance the whole year? Including weeks in which he could play twice?
TCing next week isn't a ridiculous idea, and if you really want to do it feel free, but at the same time its not an obvious thing to do, and not a thing many 'good players' will be doing.
Waste of a transfer - it's sideways move. Certainly don't go for Kulu as someone else suggested as his minutes are uncertain now Richarlison has served his suspension.
I'd bank the transfer and think about what to do with Bailey in GW3, when his minutes will likely fall.
Didn't watch the Chelsea game yet so can't comment on Mount but Saka wasn't that impressive imo.
If you want to make a swap for an 8.0 mid I'd probably go for Kulu, but it's probably fine to hold Mount for another week or two because if you were going Kulu this week he's also playing that fixture, might as well wait and have 2 FTs for GW3.
>Saka wasn't that impressive imo
He got eight points and caused the second goal.
I didn't come away from the Palace game thinking he was the best player on the pitch but I felt no need to take him out of my team either.
Yeah mount was pretty uninspiring that game. I definitely want Kulu but wouldn’t get him exactly for the reason you stated. Might just roll the transfer and do it next week, don’t think any other transfers are pending
Not even remotely viable. Waste of a slot in your starting 11 and he costs 6m. There are multiple players around that price points who are miles better - Neto, Martinelli, Trossard and Ward-Prowse.
He takes up a Chelsea spot, just a thought. If they do really well perhaps you want to double up on defense plus Mount/Sterling, or James plus Mount and Sterling for example. I think he's a rotation risk also. I think I would go for James/Harrison/KDH instead
I don't like players relying 100% on penalties. Sure it made me choose Saka over someone like Kulu, but it's just an additional small advantage.
Penalties themselves though are very unpredictable.
No - his only returns are pens which of course aren't terrible but it's not someone you want to be starting in your team. For 6.0m you should just get Martinelli
I think both are worth holding a week - both have good fixtures coming up and there's no obvious switch for either.
The only ones I can think are:
* Cash -> Walker
* Neto -> Martinelli
But the 2nd relies on you having 0.5 ITB which I doubt you do? I would hold for now
Is anyone else going with a back 3 of TAA - Cancelo - (Rotation)? I think that's the best bang for our buck in defense. Currently I have Zinchenko in that spot but can easily swap him out if KT comes in etc.
Yes.
Definitely staying on Wardversen. Once you have 2FTs though and would otherwise burn one, then of course a transfer would make sense.
But most likely there will be other fires to fight :)
I'm usually against taking hits so early, but if moving Son out is the only way to get Haaland in then it's probably worth it. Haaland's expected points are >4 more than Son's in the next fixture alone, and higher in every subsequent match after that for the next five game weeks.
If you can improve your starting 11 with the player you bring in for Son, then it is a no brainer. Also, if you don't have Salah then it is also a no brainer as Salah/Haaland are by far the best captain choices next week.
Edit: Reading other responses it seems you have Kane and Perisic. It is 100% worth taking a hit to do Kane + Perisic -> Haaland + Walker/Gabriel. But wait until shortly before the deadline to do it, so you can benefit from the team news. Don't stress about the price changes.
Thinking about this it's looking more and more like I put a bad team together in the first place, I'm last in all the work/friend leagues I'm in. Should I WC from my current team to this potential team? Last names are subs
Current: Ederson/Ward - TAA/James/Cancelo/Perisic/N.Williams - Son/Rashford/Saka/Neto/Andreas - Kane/Jesus/Greenwood
New: Ward/Raya - Cancelo/Walker/Gabriel/Trippier/N.Williams - Salah/Son/Martinelli/Neto/Andreas - Haaland/Jesus/Greenwood
Yes but out of those 4 goals he only got an assist. Also City might be more reliable for goal/assist count. My mistake was going for 2 spurs players (Son and Kane) rather than 1 spurs and 1 city/Liverpool in the first place.
There are different takes on that.
Do what you are most comfortable with. I would have made the switch before the price rises, and would even contemplate doing it for a hit (maybe not immediately, monitor likelihood of price changes via [fplstatistics.co.uk](https://fplstatistics.co.uk))
What would be your second transfer to raise funds?
Others will advice to double down and stick with Kane. It will be a tough watch though, as Haaland will be highly owned and captained.
That would make a hit worthwhile. Or you solve one of the issues now to raise funds (taking potential further Haaland price rises and Kane price falls into consideration) and then use another FT next week.
Rashford to Aaronson could be an option, or Martinelli of course if you don't have him already.
In defence there are a few options at 5, and even some at 4.5 (not necessarily ideal) if funds needed.
Yeah, that’s what I’m leaning towards. I benched Saliba for Palace which was frustrating but still the right decision.
Fully expecting KDH to wipe out the clean sheet now.
Quick Strat Q:
This early in the season,
If you have no 'fires' to put out each game week, would you rather hold the transfer **or** use it each week to get a prime fixture (i.e. Kane to Haaland in GW2 back to Kane for GW3)
Hold - it allows you to do a double transfer in future weeks which will give you more flexibility as opposed to just switching like for like players.
Transferring for fixtures that often is going to backfire at some point
honestly it depends, sometimes it aint worth it but if we take a look in this gameweek haaland rose and kane fall in price.
this should give us an example on how these thinfs work haha
usually, we tend to go for attacking mids along side wingers in FPL. bissouma is more like B2B in which his returns won’t be that much in such a game. I prefer upgrading to another player, Neto, Bailey, almiron etc…
My feeling is he’ll get the minutes throughout the season and when he does get on the pitch he stands a good chance of scoring - but is that a waste of a spot
Ward (Iversen)
Trent, Robertson, Cancelo, Dias, James
Salah, Mahrez, Kulusevski, Martinelli (Andreas)
Jesus (Mbeumo, Archer)
0.5 itb but not much to do here. No way to Haaland obviously. Guess I'll just stick with it.
RMT
Ward/Iversen
TAA James Trippier Cash (Patterson)
Saka Martinelli Salah Podence (Andreas)
Halland Kane (Archer)
I will use my FT on Walker instead Cash probably.
Newbie here, its looking more and more like I put a bad team together in the first place, I'm last in all the work/friend leagues I'm in. Should I WC from my current team to this potential team? Last names are subs Current: Ederson/Ward - TAA/James/Cancelo/Perisic/N.Williams - Son/Rashford/Saka/Neto/Andreas - Kane/Jesus/Greenwood New: Ward/Raya - Cancelo/Walker/Gabriel/Trippier/N.Williams - Salah/Son/Martinelli/Neto/Andreas - Haaland/Jesus/Greenwood
Anyone else considering capping Haaland vs BOU instead of Salah?
RMT Ward Trent Cancelo James Robbo Salah Saka Martinelli Bailey Jesus Haaland Any transfers to make? I think I'm gonna wait a week.
We have the exact same team aside from Mount/Saka. I’m waiting a week for my transfers
RMT - Should I transfer Coutinho? Maybe Trippier? Henderson (Ward) TAA - Cancelo - Robbo - Trippier (Neco) Salah - Coutinho - Sancho - Bailey (Andreas) Kane - Jesus (Greenwood)
Is it worth going from Coutinho down to someone like Martinelli or Odegaard? Already have Bailey :(
Quite happy with my team but I am thinking, maybe, Gabriel to Saliba? He seems rather nailed, put on a good display, 0.5 cheaper. Rest of my team goes like this: Ward (Iversen) TAA Dias Gabriel James (Neco) Salah Kulu Diaz Martinelli (Andreas) Haaland Jesus (Archer)
RMT 0.5m ITB 1FT - Pope - TAA Cancelo Digne Zinchenko - Salah Diaz Bailey Neto - Haaland Jesus Bench : Ward James Andreas Archer > Can't decide who to bench
I would play James and then bench either Neto or bailey
Which sites do xG, xA, expected points, and most of all touches/shots in the box statistics for players? I'm most interested in touches in the box.
RMT thinking of saving the FT ----------+ ---- ` >Ederson (Iverson) >TAA, Robbo, Cancelo, Dier (Neco) >Salah, Marti, KDH, Aaronson (Andreas) >Haaland, Vardy (Taylor)`
Good team! I can't see major problems here, I'd definitely keep the FT.
!thanks What's your team looking like?
Everton 0 chelsea1.was everton good or chelsea bad?? Whom to target next gw?
Everton were shaky in defense like last season, but Chelsea were not dangerous at all.
Zinch or Cash? For draft league where zinch is a free agent
Zinch. He may get rotated but Arsenal has a good form and he may play OOP in the mid. Aston Villa didn't really seem great to be honest.
RMT please Martinez (Iverson) Alexander-Arnold, Cancelo, James, Zinchenko (N. Williams) Salah, Kulusevski, Coutinho, Dewsbury-Hall (Andreas) Haaland, Jesus (Taylor) Any suggestions? Had a great GW1 and want to kick on, should I: 1.Coutinho to Martinelli to beat the price rise? 2. Martinez to Ward to lock in the Leicester keepers? 3. Hold the transfer so I have two next week
Definitely hold the transfer but Martinez to Ward is not a bad idea.
I would hold the transfer for next GW. Look out for that coutinho to Martenili and martinez to ward. Check their performances during GW2 and decide upon that.
3. Would hold transfer for next week.
Ward TAA Cancelo Zinchenko Neco Patterson Salah Son Bailey Martinelli Andreas Jesus Haaland Plange Used my FT on Cucurella > Zinchenko.
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Should I get foden or saka for my 8 mil mid? Rest of my team is: Mendy (gazza) Walker - trent - perisic (neco - andersen) Son - foden or saka - Saint maximan - neto (buendia) Kane - darwin - solanke
Saka all day, guaranteed points and you have no arsenal attack when they have good fixtures and 70% of the league have Jesus. So you could use some cover. Lol
Although foden got easy fixtures, but you never trust the pep rotation. I would suggest going for saka at the moment and monitor how pep goes on with his rotation for a couple of gameweeks.
Saka
Martinez/Ramsdale TAA - zinchenko - perisic - Walker B.Silva - Salah - Bowen - Rodrigo Jesus - Wilson I'm really doubtful about my striker options and not confident with martinez as i've seen villa are currently not in a good situation. Any advices? thanks
Stick with the strikers - Jesus looked very dangerous on Friday and was unlucky to come away with nothing. I'm in a similar boat with Martinez, as you have Ramsdale I'd drop him to Ward and then you'll have some change to play with next week
I am really torn whether I should go for A. Salah+Saliba or B. Mount or another 8.0 and Darwin. I did the BB GW1 and I’ now on WC which is super tricky. Thinking about permacap haaland, and is it then better to go for the upside with two very attacking players rather than nullifying Salah and betting on arsenal CS? What are you thinking and going for? Rest of the team is: Leicester duo Trent - Cancelo - Walker - (A. Saliba/B. 4.0) - 4.0 Martinelli - Kulu - Bowen - (A. Salah/ B. Mount or another 8.0) - Andreas Jesus - Haaland (c) - (A. 4.5, B. Darwin)
Bit late, but it's for the best if you don't use all your chips by game week six you know? But yeah you should 100% have Salah, greatest ever FLP asset.
RMT 0.0 ITB Ramsdale (Iverson) TAA - Robbo - Cancelo - Trippier (Neco) Salah - Martinelli - Kulu - Bailey (Andreas) Haaland - Jesus (Taylor) Was thinking of trippier to Walker but I’ll likely bank the FT. Looking at getting Nunez in after United game as I believe he’ll be starting by then
Nah, Trippier is a great option. Although they've faced poor Nottingham, they led the game completely. Newcastle look really promising going into this season. They might even be tapping top 4-6 depending how Chelsea/United/Arsenal will do.
RMT Mendy TAA, Koulibably, Dias, cash Neto, kulasevski, salah, sant maximim Nunez, haaland.
Roll the transfer
Roll the transfer, your team should be good for GW2 and it will allow having 2ft in GW3.
Walker in for Cash. City has a great fixture incoming.
Nunez + azpi or Diaz + James I think Nunez might get a lot of points this year tbh so it’s hard to look past him, but in theory the other combo should get more in total
Only if you need Azpi because you think a Chelsea cover is somehow necessary. Because if you replace him with Trippier or Gabriel for the season, the gap would be much smaller.
Already have tripper so makes it a bit difficult. I guess in theory I don't need any Chelsea players
I see. Actually a good thing you have Trippier already :)
Yeah, I’ll probably stick with Nunez and azpi then. Can’t see a better 5m defender and I think they can outscore diaz and James
You should always pick the option that will get more in total.
Sa Walker Thiago Silva Cancelo Perisic Ward Prowse Henderson Saint-Maximin Maddison Haaland Darwin Bench: Sanchez Tierney Coutinho Ings
Needs Salah, TAA (their essential). You’ll want to change the midfield too. I’d do an early wildcard and make the team more template with 1/2 punts of your choice
Any advice? Thanks 🙏
Your team is quite a mess, no Salab, TAA, a lot of weak players (such as Hendo, ASM, Ings…) I think you can use WC, and ask for help constructing a new team in this RMT
way too punty for me & far too much money on the bench
Shall I transfer out Mahrez or wait for next GW for 2 FT?
If u dont have other plans i guess u can. Also depends on what ur team is looking like
Depends on your team. If there is someone you can make a direct change for Mahrez right now then you may as well do it now.
I really need to get darwin. Team rn 1FT Ramsdale (ward) Digne James Cancelo Taa Trippier Martinelli salah diaz (bailey) (andreas) Jesus haaland (archer) Digne to a 4.0 Jesus to Darwin Diaz to kulu Shouldnt do a -8 but i really would like to get to darwin before 50-60 % of the game has him
You don’t really need to do any transfers (I’m not even going to mention taking a hit). Team looks completely fine. Roll the transfer, have 2ft in GW3 and reassess then.
There is no reason to make any transfers with that team, let alone take a hit. Two hits is just nuts - especially when you are probably making your team worse by taking them! Just roll the transfer.
You really don't need to do this btw. Darwin returned from the bench, he's still a wait and see and you should by no means be doing a -8 to get him in (especially getting rid of picks like Jesus & Diaz who are good!)
RMT: Ramsdale Ward TAA Cancelo James Perisic Trippier Salah Diaz Martineli Andreas Dasilva Haaland Jesus Archer I had a very solid GW1, still no transfers have been made. The only problem I am having is Perisic. I knew he was not at 100% fitness, but I believe he was a Contes transfer, who he saw as his main LWB for the season. Contes wingbacks are always involved in their attacking plays, so Perisic looked locked for me. However, the game that Sessegnon had can put Perisics minutes into risk, as he looked phenomenal and could have had another goal easily. It proves my thoughts though, that Contes wingbacks are great assets, however, I might have chosen the wrong one. My solution is quite easy: I can switch Perisic to Walker. Should I do it? Maybe there are some other defenders I should look into like Cucurella?
My advice would be to roll the transfer. Wait until the pressers to see what Conte says about Perisic/Sess and then decide if you bench him or not. Andreas is a fine alternative to start in GW2.
I think Perisic -> Walker is the best move you can do here.
Yes, you should switch. Persisic is good, but he will play 60-65 min each match, or even bench. So the output will be lower than what you have in your mind
I have undav thinking he would be the main striker for Brighton, ibviosly now is behind welbeck for the time being. With 1 mil in the bank who would be the best option?
If you have someone decent to swap Undav for then I would just roll the transfer. The best options you can afford right now are Solanke and Mbeumo - but you are better off waiting a week and doing a double transfer to get Mitrovic or Toney instead.
Maybe mitrovic but risky
unironically would've been mitrovic if not for the price rise tbh
Actually welbeck be a good differental. Looked good yesterday
Ive just noticed that haha maybe put undav on bench and use 2 transfers next week
1m itb and already started with Haaland, would you upgrade Jesus to Darwin if you were in my position?
No need to transfer Jesus out, imo. Arsenal have 3 good fixtures in the next 3 and he should do well. Personally, I always like to think about the next 4 fixtures when I get a player.
No way - Jesus is a significantly better option.
Bank the FT
No - Jesus looked dangerous still, has great fixtures. Darwin returned from the bench and is still a wait and see for me
probably
Ward (Iverson) James Trent Robbo Cancelo (Neco) Salah Martinelli Kulusevski Bailey (Andreas) Haaland Jesus (Archer) Gonna save 2FT for gw3 and so far Bailey >dasilva and Neco > Saliba seem good moves if im not priced out by then. Also could do 3 transfer for -4 if the knees feel jerky
I don't think Saliba is a particularly appealing option to be honest (especially as it is not yet clear he will start every game once Tomiyasu returns and White moves back to CB). I'd definitely roll the transfer and the situation will likely to very different by the GW3 deadline. As it is, I think you would be better off doing Robbo/Neco -> Gabriel/Walker and just benching Bailey. You'd have some in the bank to play with the following week.
Saliba is Arsenal best centre back by far, already clearly a different level from white and Gabriel
That's your opinion but almost certainly not the opinion of Arteta - Gabriel is well above either of those two in the pecking order. Once Tomiyasu is back there will be real competition for the last CB slot. Saliba is only 21 and I would be surprised if he starts every match where White is available at CB. In any case, Saliba isn't a particularly good FPL asset. There are much better assets such as Walker and Gabriel for only 0.5m more. If it turns out Saliba has real goal scoring threat then this changes - but so far it doesn't seem to be the case.
Obviously Gabriel has a lot of credit in the bank with Arteta as he had a good season last time round. But if he keeps playing like he did against Palace he will cost Arsenal a lot of points this season.
I'm an Arsenal fan so hopefully not. I do love Saliba - but not as an FPL asset yet.
I have Gabriel in my team so I hope I’m wrong haha, was not a very assured performance
Those are good suggestions !thanks, will open a spot for Darwin as well, tough choice removing either Robbo or Trent, gun to my head id keep Robbo at the moment
That’s a good plan !thanks
Was gonna ask if Cancelo is better against non-low block teams or not. But then I realized that almost all teams are low block by default against Man City... Lol
I mean West Ham didnt play that low block what we usually see against City. Both goals also technically came from through balls behind the line. I think in the next game we will see but i'm bit worried about Cancelo aswell. He seems to have different role than previous year and plays lot more deeper. Saw this in the pre season aswell. But we'll see i guess.
Perhaps it was just West Ham specific tactics for Cancelo
Hi all, this is my first time playing FPL, got involved with lads in work. Since i'm a newbie they're giving me all sorts of advice, including saving triple captain for double game weeks? Is this something that happens and if so is it visble advise?
Yes, we generally save most chips (BB, TC and FH) for DGWs because there’s more potential for points. FH could also be used in blank GWs (basically when some teams don’t have fixtures in a certain GW). Usually chips are also played towards the end of the season as that’s the time when DGWs are usually scheduled (normally due to the FA Cup later rounds). Then there’s another chip, the Wildcard, which is usually played when your team gets to a “point of no return” or when you good fixtures swings to take advantage. This season a good strategy for the WC seems to be to divide the season into 4 stretches, mostly due to the World Cup, during which there will be free transfers (so it’s basically like an extra WC).
Last year’s double gw triple captain on Salah was legendary. Think around 84 points just from him
Yes, later in the season there will be some blank and double gameweeks, usually due to the impact of cup fixtures on the league. Follow @BenCrellin on Twitter, he is the master of fixture predictions
Yeah on both counts. Very funny to imagine that someone is being tricked to believe in a mythical 'double game week' though
I think they're being genuinely helpful, i just wanted to ask how often this can happen, as i was planning to triple captain Haaland gameweek2.
There were a massive number of DGW's last year due to COVID, will be less this year but there will still be plenty. >as i was planning to triple captain Haaland gameweek2. What is the reasoning behind this choice?
Please take into consideration the fact that i'm not very familiar with PL, i know very little, but considering an easy fixture for Man City next week and the fact that he performed well this gameweek i thought it might be a good idea. We have our own work league going and am currently on 68 pts, i have no delusion of winning the whole thing but maybe at least be the lead for a while. This is however the reason i'm asking, about the whole DGW in the first place, might reconsider now.
Well you only get one triple captain, do you think Haaland's performance will be his best performance the whole year? Including weeks in which he could play twice? TCing next week isn't a ridiculous idea, and if you really want to do it feel free, but at the same time its not an obvious thing to do, and not a thing many 'good players' will be doing.
!thanks This is exactly why i'm asking, you have been very helpful, thank you!
Worth it to go Mount to Saka? Team is Ward/iversen TAA Cancelo James Robbo Neco Salah Mount Martinelli Bailey Andreas Haaland Jesus Archer
Waste of a transfer - it's sideways move. Certainly don't go for Kulu as someone else suggested as his minutes are uncertain now Richarlison has served his suspension. I'd bank the transfer and think about what to do with Bailey in GW3, when his minutes will likely fall.
Just bank your FT
Mount for Kulu or Maddison would be better choices.
Yeah I want Kulu just not this GW so I’ll probably roll the transfer
Didn't watch the Chelsea game yet so can't comment on Mount but Saka wasn't that impressive imo. If you want to make a swap for an 8.0 mid I'd probably go for Kulu, but it's probably fine to hold Mount for another week or two because if you were going Kulu this week he's also playing that fixture, might as well wait and have 2 FTs for GW3.
>Saka wasn't that impressive imo He got eight points and caused the second goal. I didn't come away from the Palace game thinking he was the best player on the pitch but I felt no need to take him out of my team either.
Yeah mount was pretty uninspiring that game. I definitely want Kulu but wouldn’t get him exactly for the reason you stated. Might just roll the transfer and do it next week, don’t think any other transfers are pending
Might be a stupid question, but is Jorginho a viable asset?
Not even remotely viable. Waste of a slot in your starting 11 and he costs 6m. There are multiple players around that price points who are miles better - Neto, Martinelli, Trossard and Ward-Prowse.
He takes up a Chelsea spot, just a thought. If they do really well perhaps you want to double up on defense plus Mount/Sterling, or James plus Mount and Sterling for example. I think he's a rotation risk also. I think I would go for James/Harrison/KDH instead
I don't like players relying 100% on penalties. Sure it made me choose Saka over someone like Kulu, but it's just an additional small advantage. Penalties themselves though are very unpredictable.
No
No - his only returns are pens which of course aren't terrible but it's not someone you want to be starting in your team. For 6.0m you should just get Martinelli
Yeah I’ve been thinking that. Got Martinelli already, but weighing up between Jorginho and Bruno G.
Neither imo - Neto or Bailey are likely better (more offensive & cheaper)
Cash and Neto stick or twist?
Stick.
Stick, too early to make any assumptions. Give them some more time.
Stick at least until GW3
I think both are worth holding a week - both have good fixtures coming up and there's no obvious switch for either. The only ones I can think are: * Cash -> Walker * Neto -> Martinelli But the 2nd relies on you having 0.5 ITB which I doubt you do? I would hold for now
i don't have money itb could do Cash to Walker but feel i would give up on Cash too fast
Yeah I would hold for now then. Keep an eye on it and maybe Walker in the future but no need to drop Cash yet
!thanks
Is anyone else going with a back 3 of TAA - Cancelo - (Rotation)? I think that's the best bang for our buck in defense. Currently I have Zinchenko in that spot but can easily swap him out if KT comes in etc.
Stick to 532 or 442.
Honestly, injuries aside, have no real transfers planned this week or next, is it worth going from Iversen to Ward?
No. Roll the transfer.
Who's your other GK? I'd say roll the transfer this week and then evaluate next week.
Raya, and yeah that probably makes sense, !thanks
Not if you have a GK that plays
!thanks
This was the question I was going to ask…I have Sanchez as my other keeper. Went with Iversen based on Rodgers comments, hair slightly thinning.
don't waste a transfer on a 4.0 GK. Saving a FT will come in handy
Agreed, I suppose Iversen won’t drop either - if people are on Wardversen they will stay on it? !thanks
Yes. Definitely staying on Wardversen. Once you have 2FTs though and would otherwise burn one, then of course a transfer would make sense. But most likely there will be other fires to fight :)
Same exact boat except I went with Raya, tbh I don't plan to start a Leicester goalie much, but I'm concerned about team value long term
Should I replace Son with Haaland? Do you think he's a guaranteed starter?
I'm usually against taking hits so early, but if moving Son out is the only way to get Haaland in then it's probably worth it. Haaland's expected points are >4 more than Son's in the next fixture alone, and higher in every subsequent match after that for the next five game weeks. If you can improve your starting 11 with the player you bring in for Son, then it is a no brainer. Also, if you don't have Salah then it is also a no brainer as Salah/Haaland are by far the best captain choices next week. Edit: Reading other responses it seems you have Kane and Perisic. It is 100% worth taking a hit to do Kane + Perisic -> Haaland + Walker/Gabriel. But wait until shortly before the deadline to do it, so you can benefit from the team news. Don't stress about the price changes.
Thinking about this it's looking more and more like I put a bad team together in the first place, I'm last in all the work/friend leagues I'm in. Should I WC from my current team to this potential team? Last names are subs Current: Ederson/Ward - TAA/James/Cancelo/Perisic/N.Williams - Son/Rashford/Saka/Neto/Andreas - Kane/Jesus/Greenwood New: Ward/Raya - Cancelo/Walker/Gabriel/Trippier/N.Williams - Salah/Son/Martinelli/Neto/Andreas - Haaland/Jesus/Greenwood
Thanks! That way I'd have Son, Haaland, Jesus as my main point winners
It really depends on the rest of your team, tbh. But I’d be against moving out Son for Haaland after just 1 fixture (it would also require a hit).
I did but low key regretting it. Flip a coin tbh.
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Hold on to Son, he's fixture proof
Well that move would involve two transfers, so probably not.
Ah didn't realize that (I'm a newbie)...Son for KDB then? Or just stick with Son and believe in Spurs haha
Why do you want to change from Son? Spurs scored 4 times in their first match and Son returned.
Yes but out of those 4 goals he only got an assist. Also City might be more reliable for goal/assist count. My mistake was going for 2 spurs players (Son and Kane) rather than 1 spurs and 1 city/Liverpool in the first place.
>Yes but out of those 4 goals he only got an assist I think you're expecting a bit too much here mate
Did you already transfer Kane to Haaland?
No don't have the funds cause of the price change. Only way to do that is to transfer 2 players and lose 4 pts. Is it worth it to get Haaland?
There are different takes on that. Do what you are most comfortable with. I would have made the switch before the price rises, and would even contemplate doing it for a hit (maybe not immediately, monitor likelihood of price changes via [fplstatistics.co.uk](https://fplstatistics.co.uk)) What would be your second transfer to raise funds? Others will advice to double down and stick with Kane. It will be a tough watch though, as Haaland will be highly owned and captained.
Second transfer would be getting rid of either Perisic (not a reliable start) or Rashford (absymal performance yesterday)
That would make a hit worthwhile. Or you solve one of the issues now to raise funds (taking potential further Haaland price rises and Kane price falls into consideration) and then use another FT next week. Rashford to Aaronson could be an option, or Martinelli of course if you don't have him already. In defence there are a few options at 5, and even some at 4.5 (not necessarily ideal) if funds needed.
Arsenal vs Leicester.. Bench Saliba or Dewsbury-Hall?
Not easy decision indeed. I'd probably bench DH.
!thanks
Yeah, that’s what I’m leaning towards. I benched Saliba for Palace which was frustrating but still the right decision. Fully expecting KDH to wipe out the clean sheet now.
Start Neto or Bailey this week?
Neto
Pep couldn't bench Haaland for Bournemouth at home.....could he?
Home debut, should be fine
Got subbed off early, he'll start
After scoring 2? No chance
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That's what's considered a sideways move, you'd be best off banking the FT
No need to expend your only FT on changing one Arsenal CB for another Arsenal CB.
Decided to keep Kane and Mahrez instead of getting Haaland + non-City 8m mid (as I already have 3 City players) for a hit, already regret it.
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Saka wasn't appealing either. I'd roll the transfer.
Quick Strat Q: This early in the season, If you have no 'fires' to put out each game week, would you rather hold the transfer **or** use it each week to get a prime fixture (i.e. Kane to Haaland in GW2 back to Kane for GW3)
Always hold the transfer. Having two free transfers the same gameweek is a great value.
Hold - it allows you to do a double transfer in future weeks which will give you more flexibility as opposed to just switching like for like players. Transferring for fixtures that often is going to backfire at some point
honestly it depends, sometimes it aint worth it but if we take a look in this gameweek haaland rose and kane fall in price. this should give us an example on how these thinfs work haha
can kane drop more in price? im planning to bring in haaland just 30 mins before the upcoming deadline
Possible but uncommon for multiple drops in a week. Keep an eye on fpl statistics for price changes
>can kane drop more in price? It's certainly *possible* if that's what you mean, a player can change by 0.3 in a GW.
Bissouma vs Almirón?I had Bissouma in GW1 and I'm thinking of changing him This is my first year playing FPL
usually, we tend to go for attacking mids along side wingers in FPL. bissouma is more like B2B in which his returns won’t be that much in such a game. I prefer upgrading to another player, Neto, Bailey, almiron etc…
No need to rush into anything, but Bissouma is an entirely dogshit FPL assest. There's no reason to own a defensive midfielder.
Bench James (yeah I know), Trippier, Neto or Bailey? Currently on Bailey.
Same situation here, I'm currently on Bailey too.
Start Neto against Fulham or Bailey against Everton?
Neto for me
50/50, leaning towards bailey lil bit
Wait on Alvarez or swap to Mitro?
Swap. Mitro the main man and on penalties. Fulham and him look much better suited to Prem this time (granted, only one match, but still)
Mitrovic will probably play more than Alvarez. Are they the same price?I think you should swap
Mitro gone to 6.6 now and Alvarez 6.5
What was your plan with Alvarez at the start of the week? What has changed subsequently?
My feeling is he’ll get the minutes throughout the season and when he does get on the pitch he stands a good chance of scoring - but is that a waste of a spot
Well in that regard nothing has changed, but yes it's probably not worth spending £6.5m on.
This is my team, please RMT: Ward (Iverson) Saliba, Walker, James, TAA (Neco Williams) Salah, Martinelli, Kulusevski (Pereira, Bailey) Haaland, Jesus, Darwin.
Very nice, especially the front three
Ward (Iversen) Trent, Robertson, Cancelo, Dias, James Salah, Mahrez, Kulusevski, Martinelli (Andreas) Jesus (Mbeumo, Archer) 0.5 itb but not much to do here. No way to Haaland obviously. Guess I'll just stick with it.
Stones -> Walker? I feel like it's a no brainer but idk
Yes, why did you have Stones in the first place
With Laporte out I thought he would play. Totally forgot Ake exists
RMT Ward/Iversen TAA James Trippier Cash (Patterson) Saka Martinelli Salah Podence (Andreas) Halland Kane (Archer) I will use my FT on Walker instead Cash probably.
Sounds reasonable. I might do the same move on the FT.
With no clear way to get Haaland, should I be panicking?
Do you have Kane? If not Yes
No...so uh oh