True but i lost top place in my leagues because my rivals both saved their wildcards for the last 6/7 games of the season and it really made the difference in my opinion.
Fantasy Premier League 20/21
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Finally done.
Bench: Tierney, Soucek, Grealish, Ryan
Pope
TAA -Dunk -Coady -Digne
KDB -Saint Maxium -James Rod
Wilson- Ings -Jimenez
TAA -Dunk -Coady -Digne
KDB -Saint Maxium -James Rod
Wilson- Ings -Jimenez
Bench: Tierney, Soucek, Grealish, Ryan
For any Newbies on here:
Just a heads up that the previous Newbie Fantasy League codes are not working / have not been renewed, so I created a new classic league if anyone wants to join that too
League Code: 19wbr9
P.S. there is a new thread on the Newbies forum for this!
Cheers
Just a heads up that the previous Newbie Fantasy League codes are not working / have not been renewed, so I created a new classic league if anyone wants to join that too
League Code: 19wbr9
P.S. there is a new thread on the Newbies forum for this!
Cheers
Seems a decent team which will get you 55-60 points every week but lacks that star quality imo. Maybe try to fit an Auba, Kane, Son or Mane in there? Could easily earn you far more points
I think this is my final team, although keep panicking and working Salah back in. I really want an attacking option to rotate so I don’t take hits in future weeks. There are obvious risks and choosing to bet on arsenals improved back line and work rate at the start
McCarthy (Nylund)
TAA - Holding - Saliba (Burr)
Havertz - Soucek - Son - Aubameyang (ASM)
Ings - Werner - Jimenez
Have 0,5 which I will use to bring in Martial for GW2. Wish I just had another 0,5 to get in another 4.5 defender to be safe, but I think Martial will have a great season.
McCarthy (Nylund)
TAA - Holding - Saliba (Burr)
Havertz - Soucek - Son - Aubameyang (ASM)
Ings - Werner - Jimenez
Have 0,5 which I will use to bring in Martial for GW2. Wish I just had another 0,5 to get in another 4.5 defender to be safe, but I think Martial will have a great season.
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Will probably turn out shit in the first week
Had my team settled for 3 weeks, only now I'm tinkering.
Watkins looks expensive at 6M.
Yeah, I'm going with Mitrovic at that price. Especially as he's a designated penalty taker, has been with the club for a good while, and has PL experience.
Seems a decent team which will get you 55-60 points every week but lacks that star quality imo. Maybe try to fit an Auba, Kane, Son or Mane in there? Could easily earn you far more points
I wanted to add one of those, but didnt know who to take out so i could afford it.
Today i will make a team. For the first time. I read all the rules, posts here etc but still in the dark with lots of things.
Any good tips for noob regarding this? Thank you in advance
Any good tips for noob regarding this? Thank you in advance
So final team for GW1;
McCarthy
TAA - Saliba - Doherty - Egan
Auba - Salah - Haverts - Maximin
Werner - Ayew
Subs: Ryan, Dallas, Romeu, Davis
Will likely rotate keepers to suit fixture, not spending big on pope or another 5.5
Ayew will be upgraded to Chris Wood after GW1.
Will keep an eye on Chelsea players performance and will swap Werner for Martial if not an impressive opening game. Likewise Auba will swap to Fernandes or KDB if Arsenal look shite, we all know how much of a FF troll he is too.
McCarthy
TAA - Saliba - Doherty - Egan
Auba - Salah - Haverts - Maximin
Werner - Ayew
Subs: Ryan, Dallas, Romeu, Davis
Will likely rotate keepers to suit fixture, not spending big on pope or another 5.5
Ayew will be upgraded to Chris Wood after GW1.
Will keep an eye on Chelsea players performance and will swap Werner for Martial if not an impressive opening game. Likewise Auba will swap to Fernandes or KDB if Arsenal look shite, we all know how much of a FF troll he is too.
Havertz probably won’t be playing given he’s only had 3 training sessions?
I’m an average fantasy player tbf, so probably the wrong person to seek advice from but what I do know is that once you’ve fallen behind, it’s very difficult to recover because as the season progresses, the teams start looking majorly identical, with only a couple of differentials.
So “planning” ahead is very important. I.e. you don’t have to forego a high weekly score “in lieu of things equaling out over the season”....why not just plan the subs and the use of your wild card better etc?
Batshuayi anyone? Looks shite for Chelsea yes, but 6 in 13 games last time at Palace, 7 in 10 when on loan at Dortmund, and still banging them in for Belgium. There's now quite a lot of options at 6.0m upfront with him, Wilson, Watkins added to Mitrovic.
I'm not bringing him in just yet as I don't think he will start this weekend but he's definitely on my radar. With Zaha and Eze in the squad, I think he'll get plenty of chances.
Ah, I've finally found my starting line up. Quite happy! I've even figured out how to get both United and City players in my team for GW2 and 3.
Will probably change it 25 more times before the deadline, though. And still be disappointed on saturday. But if I've had every single player in my mock up teams at some point, I can use the excuse of ".... but I had him in my mock ups!!! Ffs!!! So typical!!" a lot, which is nice.
Will probably change it 25 more times before the deadline, though. And still be disappointed on saturday. But if I've had every single player in my mock up teams at some point, I can use the excuse of ".... but I had him in my mock ups!!! Ffs!!!
So typical!!" a lot, which is nice.Right my team (at the moment) looks like this....
Schmeichel
Egan Coady Dunk TAA
Mount PEA Tielemans Soucek
Kane Vardy
Bench is wank but I have about 4m leftover to tinker with, namely to bring in one of Bruno, KDB or Sterling in instead of Mount
Also, is there a Caf league this season? Not been involved for ages and not done fantasy team in years!
Schmeichel
Egan Coady Dunk TAA
Mount PEA Tielemans Soucek
Kane Vardy
Bench is wank but I have about 4m leftover to tinker with, namely to bring in one of Bruno, KDB or Sterling in instead of Mount
Also, is there a Caf league this season? Not been involved for ages and not done fantasy team in years!
Only playing them for about 2 GWs so it's not the end of the world, as the rest of the squad slowly will take over. Nketiah is mostly there to find the new up and coming 6.0 striker like Pukki last year.
Saliba: Seems nailed for GW1, because David Luiz is out. At GW2, if he doesn't start, i'll have a solid 4-3-3 formation with other players.
Nketiah might be a risk, so I'll await what FFScout / Arteta says. But the upside is huge against Fulham if he starts. If they think Lacazette starts, I'll probably go for another 6.0 attacker or Saka instead.
Ah, I've finally found my starting line up. Quite happy! I've even figured out how to get both United and City players in my team for GW2 and 3.
Will probably change it 25 more times before the deadline, though. And still be disappointed on saturday. But if I've had every single player in my mock up teams at some point, I can use the excuse of ".... but I had him in my mock ups!!! Ffs!!!
Well, let's see your team then
Your bench is quite expensive. Which is nice after a wildcard, and if you've managed to increase squad value a bit, but in the early rounds I personally would choose a better/more expensive starting XI, and make proper adjustments bench wise after things have settled a little. I also think your defense is quite expensive, which isn't necessarily a bad thing at all, but Coady for 5.0 for example seems a bit over the top. Surely there is a 4,5 player you can replace either him or Dunk with? Tierney at 5.5 on the bench?
Also, Soucek is out for the first round I think.
Select some decent price points to make transfers easier for the first couple of rounds. For example, having both Salah and Auba from the start makes it a lot easier to get KDB, Sterling or Bruno in your team than if you have a lot of 7,5 - 9.0 players.
Choose 3 or 4 players you feel most confident about, and build the rest around that. These are probably the more expensive ones, and it's easier to tinker with a team if the expensive spots are already taken.
Don't spend too much on goalies early on. It's usually very difficult to predict which ones will start out the best. You can upgrade you goalie after your first wildcard when defenses have settled a little.
Pay attention to squad value. Many United and City players will probably increase a bit in GW2-4 due to the number of people who'll bring them in, and some of the more popular early picks will drop a bit if they don't succeed right away. Building squad value early on makes it a lot easier to make transfers etc. later.
Be aware of ownership. Right now for example, Werner is owned by 48%. Would you dare not going for him? If he scores a brace in the first round, 48% of the players will benefit from this, and probably a lot will have him as a captain as well. You don't need to own all of the popular players, and it's a legitimate tactic to choose differentials instead, but you need to hedge your bets on at least some players.
Captain is key. Play it safe! This is not where you want to mess up early on. The logical choice is usually the smart choice.
Form over fixtures. If a player is red hot, choose him over an ice cold player with green fixtures. Especially strikers. Ings is a great example of this last season.
Pick two or three differentials you believe will make a difference, but not to the point where you sacrifice the safe pick just to outsmart everyone. You can do that later in the season instead if you need to make up a points gap and template teams have settled.
Try to find the AWB, Michu and Lundstram of 20/21. Cheap enablers you feel have the potential to a) play every week, and b) score some points.
Well, let's see your team then
Nah, not at this stage. I'll post it tomorrow one minute after the deadline
Wasnt aware of that thanks, glad i asked now.
Not a bad team, but you know KDB doesn't play in the first gameweek right?
Also you've ignored Salah/Mane/Aubameyang/Havertz/Werner/Kane which again is fine but I'm assuming you plan to put a Bruno in there when GW2 starts? Seems you're missing a lot of big hitters there.
But it's not about big hitters to be fair, you have a very well balanced team that can get even points week in week out. It's a tad risky to ignore all of the above names though.
Quite sure Ornstein said Holding will start for GW1.
Are we all finalised, so?
I'm going with..
McCarthy
Vinagre, Doherty, Walker-Peters,
Pulisic, Son, Salah, Aubameyang (c),
Werner, Antonio, Mitrovic
Subs Smallbone, Lamptey, Johnson, Nyland
I'm going with..
McCarthy
Vinagre, Doherty, Walker-Peters,
Pulisic, Son, Salah, Aubameyang (c),
Werner, Antonio, Mitrovic
Subs Smallbone, Lamptey, Johnson, Nyland
Haha. You must be Magnus CarlsenNah, not at this stage. I'll post it tomorrow one minute after the deadline
Thoughts on my team?
Ramsdale
Gomez Justin O'Connell Tierney Mitchell
Auba Norwood Mane
Antonio Kane (c)
Subs - Nyland, Brewster, Bissouma and Sterling(for next week)
Ramsdale
Gomez Justin O'Connell Tierney Mitchell
Auba Norwood Mane
Antonio Kane (c)
Subs - Nyland, Brewster, Bissouma and Sterling(for next week)
Yeah I've added him in
Same. Given Arsenal's form and system he looks a snip at 5m, and easily rotated if he gets injured.
Good team!
Shysty behaviour.Nah, not at this stage. I'll post it tomorrow one minute after the deadline
I've been reading the arsenal reddit and they think Holding will be preferred. Which seems mad but maybe they don't want to rush Saliba in.
Anyway I've got Holding for now but seems too risky, even just for a 2 week punt.
Thanks for this. One question though; i see people put Bruno on the bench. Isn't he perfect choice for starter, even captain. Set piece taker and comes from team who will win most of games.
Good shout hadn't realised he was only 6. Have Mitrovic at the moment but Michi is food for thought. Will he go straight in, I wonder?
Thoughts on my team?
imgur.com/a/PYyxXo0
I don't have anything in the bank though
imgur.com/a/PYyxXo0
I don't have anything in the bank though
Alright folks, you ain’t ready for this but here goes..
Alisson
Bellerin Soyuncu VVD KWP
Salah (c) ASM Mount Son Auba
Vardy
Subs: Martin, Mitchell, Davis, Wickham
Taking out TAA and replacing Werner with Mount has really given my team a better balance. I’m also showing full faith in Vardy against WBA. Also, Bellerin seems like he’s not going to PSG so he’s 0.5 cheaper then Tierney. I also really like Saka but I think going with ASM allows me to diversify my team rather then have 3 Arsenal players.
Alisson
Bellerin Soyuncu VVD KWP
Salah (c) ASM Mount Son Auba
Vardy
Subs: Martin, Mitchell, Davis, Wickham
Taking out TAA and replacing Werner with Mount has really given my team a better balance. I’m also showing full faith in Vardy against WBA. Also, Bellerin seems like he’s not going to PSG so he’s 0.5 cheaper then Tierney. I also really like Saka but I think going with ASM allows me to diversify my team rather then have 3 Arsenal players.
United don't play in round 1, so the people who have him in their team already are just preparing for GW2. Saves them a transfer.
McCarthy
A-Arnold, Van Dijk, Egan
Ceballos, Son, Aubameyang (c), Havertz, Salah
Antonio, Batshuayi
Johnstone, Johnson, Mitchell, Obafemi
thinking of swapping Antonio and Obafemi for Nketiah and someone else to bench who might play (McGoldrick or Callum Robinson maybe)
probably wild-carding after week 1
A-Arnold, Van Dijk, Egan
Ceballos, Son, Aubameyang (c), Havertz, Salah
Antonio, Batshuayi
Johnstone, Johnson, Mitchell, Obafemi
thinking of swapping Antonio and Obafemi for Nketiah and someone else to bench who might play (McGoldrick or Callum Robinson maybe)
probably wild-carding after week 1
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Final team:
McCarthy
TAA, KWP, Dallas
Aubamayang, Salah, Son, ASM
Werner, Mitrovic, DCL
Subs: Steer, Taylor, Reed, Buur
Will swap Son and Auba for Bruno and KDB with the first two transfers.
My only worry is Buur will probably not play but beyond the first week, he'll be third on bench so hopefully I won't need him and another Lord Lundstram will emerge.
I can upgrade to a 4.5 but don't want to compromise my team anywhere else as I feel it's really balanced.
McCarthy
TAA, KWP, Dallas
Aubamayang, Salah, Son, ASM
Werner, Mitrovic, DCL
Subs: Steer, Taylor, Reed, Buur
Will swap Son and Auba for Bruno and KDB with the first two transfers.
My only worry is Buur will probably not play but beyond the first week, he'll be third on bench so hopefully I won't need him and another Lord Lundstram will emerge.
I can upgrade to a 4.5 but don't want to compromise my team anywhere else as I feel it's really balanced.
Really don’t like the Alisson pick.. I’d go for a cheaper GK and upgrade Mount to Havertz. Swap Son for Martial (with Ings as placeholder gw1) then try to fit in Doherty for Soyuncu so you get Spurs cover. Lastly I would go Werner over Vardy. Just my input, that’s what my team looks like more or less.
Pope do
Why would you take Son out giving their run of favourable games and Martial skips gw 1 and isn't a midfielder also.