I asked a Liverpool fan that question today… he said Quansah as better passer (no idea, don’t watch them)
Fantasy Premier League 2024/25
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It would be a steal to have a Liverpool defender at 4.5 for their opening game week fixtures.
He’s in my current draft… draft no.2.
Pope (change to Pickford GW3 probably)
Saliba Quansah Martinez
Saka Nkunku Rashford Bailey Szolobai
Haaland Isak
Got 1.5m ITB. Could go Bruno over Rashford but wanted to keep some cash so I can change Saka to Palmer GW2 - that only needs £0.5m though.
Feel free to pick apart one and all @Sandikan @Dirty Schwein @CassiusClaymore
I honestly think Palmer could score home to Chelsea, I definitely wouldn’t be leaving him out and costing 4 points for a transfer. If you want Pickford and Palmer, I would start with them.
Maybe use the extra 1 mil to get in a 5,5 striker so you have a nice bench option and can play him if you get an injury. I think Armstrong could be great. 20 goals in the championship and on pens.
This has too many risks for me.
Quansah - not sure if he plays?
Martinez - can he stay fit for more than 5 games? In one of the worst defences based on xGI from last season.
Nkunku - he's a complete mystery as are Chelsea
Rashy - which Rashy are we gonna get?
Szoboslai - could be good if he keeps playing 10 as he has in preseason but will he?
I would upgrade with £1m and keep your 0.5 for Saka to Palmer. Although the you would expect Palmer to start the season, can't say same for Saka.
Currently on one of these two drafts:
Flekken
Gvardiol, Mykolenko, VDV
Saka, Eze, Palmer, Garnacho
Haaland, Isak, Joao Pedro
GK: Valdimarsson, Rogers, Andersen, Faes
Or:
Flekken
Gvardiol, Mykolenko, VDV
Saka, Eze, Nkunku, Son
Haaland, Isak, Joao Pedro
GK: Valdimarsson, ESR, Andersen, Faes
Any thoughts anyone?
Flekken
Gvardiol, Mykolenko, VDV
Saka, Eze, Palmer, Garnacho
Haaland, Isak, Joao Pedro
GK: Valdimarsson, Rogers, Andersen, Faes
Or:
Flekken
Gvardiol, Mykolenko, VDV
Saka, Eze, Nkunku, Son
Haaland, Isak, Joao Pedro
GK: Valdimarsson, ESR, Andersen, Faes
Any thoughts anyone?
I like both, the only two I would change are Flekken and VDV. Flekken concedes well beyond his expected goals. I honestly think he is one of the worst keepers in the league.
VDV has the worst expected goal involvement of almost any of the 4.5s and will be useless to you against any half decent team because Spurs concede and that means no bonus this year. I don’t fancy him as an option.
I really, really like ESR, so I would swing towards 2 based on having him as an option. He is nailed for me. He will be Fulham’s best player and he scores goals.
Thanks. Just think Arsenal fixture is better, Palmer wouldn’t cost 4 points as he’d be a free tfr (I appreciate keeping them is preferable).
Got Muniz on the bench.
Is that Armstrong from S’ton? Not for me, I think they’ll get hammered most of the season but who knows?
Thanks. Flekken is a placeholder. I'm also looking at Dean Henderson. Palace had good defense back end and also better fixtures.
VDV got me a few goals last season but he can still change.
Feels scary to go without Palmer but I also am leaning V2. Can't have everyone!
I did consider Kudus though, think West Ham could do well.
I think Quansah starts.
Anything that has an ‘x’ at the beginning, I ignore
. Shaw should be back, think we’ll get de Ligt, different storyNkunku is a bit of a risk. Rashford too (though feel oddly positive about him… got on my xxxxxxx nerves last season)
Where do you think szoblobi will play? None of the LFC players who haven’t played pre season play 10? Again, could be quite wrong but think that’s Slots plan
Thanks.
Yeah, just an idea. I think it would feel like 4 points though because something else will come up. So booking in a transfer means a delay in dealing with whatever else happens. It could also be beneficial this year to be able to save them up, since we can carry more.
I don’t think the transfer is worth the single game is a better way of saying it.
Don’t get the VDV pick. Nor Son for price.
You just saw Nkunku in my draft and queried it but he’s in one of yours?
Is Joao Pedro fit now?
Benches average to weak but if not using….?
About the same for me
I am on the same boat now. I am liking the idea of two of the 10 mils in midfield over a salah and 8,5. Just wouldn’t trust a Bruno or Odegaard like I would a Son or Palmer.
Son and Saka feels safer, but I think Palmer has the highest ceiling and the best fixtures. It’s a tough one.
I quite like Son to be honest, nailed, on pens and fixture proof.Don’t get the VDV pick. Nor Son for price.
You just saw Nkunku in my draft and queried it but he’s in one of yours?
Is Joao Pedro fit now?
Benches average to weak but if not using….?
About the same for me
Haha Nkunku isn't someone I desperately want but the rest of my team are solid starters so one gamble is ok. He's there to cover lack of Palmer.
I'm keeping an eye on joao Pedro. If there's any hint that he's injured, I'll toss him.
I just made the bench weaker but I'm generally happy with the below and will probably leave it until next week (then I'll probably cave in and bring Palmer back
).Henderson
Dalot, Mykolenko, Gvardiol
Saka, Nkunku, Son, Eze
Haaland, Isak, Joao Pedro
Subs: Valdimarsson, ESR, Faes, Harwood-Bellis
I'll either roll in with this or swap Dalot, Nkunku and Son to Dunk, Kudus and Palmer.
It is, fair point
I feel like Rashy and Szob are risky picks to start the season, especially Szob. Rashford has proven he can score goals. I’m not sure the former is going to do much damage fantasy wise with a fully strong XI.
Definitely #2 except VDV for another 4.5 defender with higher chances of clean sheet. I wouldn’t touch Spurs defenders except for Porro, that too only cause he is 5.5. If he was 6.0 he would have also been a no go for me.
I'm really tempted to create a 2nd team and have midfielders who are all under £5.5m and see how it performs. Something like :
Amad, Elliott, Bobb, ESR and someone like Hudson-Odoi or Morgan Rogers. Think all of them can have their breakthrough seasons.
Amad, Elliott, Bobb, ESR and someone like Hudson-Odoi or Morgan Rogers. Think all of them can have their breakthrough seasons.
Why are people taking a punt on Nkunku and Rashford? Am I not seeing something?
Nkunku because last season he was injured a lot and now seems healthy. He was a good player in the Bundesliga with Leipzig and scored very well in the Championship League Fantasy football. He is also 4 mil cheaper than Palmer and after the first week Chelsea have a good run of fixtures. As for Rashford I don't really know. He has supposed to have worked hard in the off season and has looked decent in preseason and should benefit from having Van Nistelrooy on the coaching staff. But it's probably as United fans we hope he finally plays as well we think he can.
Nkunku because he’ll get plenty of games. Nicolas Jackson hasn’t featured in pre season yet I believe.
I was on the fence about him, and still am to a degree, but it’s also something that can set you greatly back if he bangs and he has such a high ownership. He’s an easy and safe route into Chelsea’s fixtures.
Rashford, for me, because he’s looked good in pre season and has a vendetta (and fresh legs) after not being picked for the Euros. Also Højlund is out, so the team might set up more for Rashford - and then he’s easily downgradable to a 6.5/6.6 midfielder after a couple of weeks, if he doesn’t produce in his first two easy games.
Plenty of options in that range really. McTominay if he goes to Fulham, Sarr, Elanga.
The questionmark over most of them is minutes.
Not a fan of the planning transfers already as we know the game will suddenly throw up fires all over.
And like @Dirty Schwein a few too many uncertainties in there.
Thanks
As you mention in a later post; This draft maybe has too many punts.
Quansah, Hall , Rashford, Jota might not even play, while Hardwood-Bellis, Winks will probably not score 50 points across the season even if they're playing every minute and Havertz is probably not justifying his price listed as a forward. I personally don't like tying 10M up in GKs either, but Raya is the cheapest way into the Arsenal defense, so I'm not against that one. What's the point of Hendo though? Probably too harsh, but I'd look for a few more nailed starters.
Decent team this. If you want to go from Odegaard to Saka: Jota (Who might or might not be a starter) -> Nkunku, Bailey, Kudus, Doku, ..... 10 other 6,5 punts
Do we know Hendo is the definite #1?
Hendo? GK's are £9.5m if I go Raya. Him plus one dead one. I have a good feeling about Quansah. Can't see why he wouldn't start the season. The others I'm less confident about. Harwood-Bellis and Winks are bench fodder and irrelevant which is why I probably need a few more certainties in the first 11.
For GW2 and 3?
… how bad would your team/planning have to be to get caught out that quickly? If I had a first XI only and a crap bench (like some teams have), I’d get that, but this draft has a playing bench and two are in lots of squads I’ve seen so it’d have to be a disaster of a GW1 to not allow one tfr in GW2, at which point I wouldn’t make a tfr. Per Reacher…. hope for the best, prepare for the worst.With tfr allowance this season don’t see tfrs/-4s being an issue. If anything, I look at this exactly the opposite… we used to be scared of using tfrs as only ever had two, but now you can use them more frequently and have mini runs where you don’t use/build them up. Personally, I think with max of five, game is hugely dumbed down… three would have been ample.
Agree on some (not many) picks being uncertainties… just spitballing something different. Draft 1 was a bit too template for me.
Thanks.
Why won’t Rashford play?
So I've never really bothered with this before, but I've now joined about 3 leagues and playing for cash so you advice please.
How often can you do free transfers?
Also, my team is as follows:
Onana
VVD, Saliba, Porro
Garnashers, Bruno, Saka, Palmer
Isak, Watkins, Toney
Bench: Turner, Van Den Berg, Burn, Winks
Tried to focus on Midfield and Attack as I think that's where the majority of your points will come from, and defenders who chip in with goals and assists alongside clean sheets.
How often can you do free transfers?
Also, my team is as follows:
Onana
VVD, Saliba, Porro
Garnashers, Bruno, Saka, Palmer
Isak, Watkins, Toney
Bench: Turner, Van Den Berg, Burn, Winks
Tried to focus on Midfield and Attack as I think that's where the majority of your points will come from, and defenders who chip in with goals and assists alongside clean sheets.
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AGREED
He also said "No plan survives first contact with the enemy"For GW2 and 3?
With tfr allowance this season don’t see tfrs/-4s being an issue. If anything, I look at this exactly the opposite… we used to be scared of using tfrs as only ever had two, but now you can use them more frequently and have mini runs where you don’t use/build them up. Personally, I think with max of five, game is hugely dumbed down… three would have been ample.
Agree on some (not many) picks being uncertainties… just spitballing something different. Draft 1 was a bit too template for me.
Thanks.
You get one per week and you can use or build/save (to a max of five).
Also have chips (best to read the FAQs on the app to get full explanation on each)
That’s what the bench is for
I think Rashford will start the season, but if he doesn't play better than he did for much of last season then his gametime is quickly under threat.
Garnacho is guaranteed to start a lot of games, Amad is pushing for starts, Mount or Bruno could be pushed out wide allowing both on the pitch in the same team as Mainoo, the misfits that are Sancho and Antony could get minutes, Zirkzee has been added to take his own share of minutes in attack, etc.
Jorgensen started for Chelsea last night btw. Just a warning to all those on Sanchez for GW1. Personally I'm avoiding Chelsea at the start full stop.
Those options are quite good but that leaves me without a pool attacker. And Henderson has started 2 and johnstone has started 2 out of their friendlies. I have 0.5m in the bank so I might upgrade my gk from hendo
Great attack, but you'll probably have a benching headache every week. The defense is too weak though. Hendo is not nailed as far as I know, Turner is 3rd or 4th choice and the highest owned 4,0 GK so will probably drop in price at some point, Fulham just bought Sessegnon to compete with Castagne, Burn is not nailed either at least if Newcastle gets a CD in (which they probably will) and Tuanzebe/Johnson will probably get 30 points between them this season.
You might do well without them, but you'll be hating GWs where they do well and 50+% have them captain.
Think I'll go with this.
Flekken
Saliba Martinez Gvardiol
Palmer Saka Foden Rashford
Watkins Isak Solanke
Subs: Turner, Andersen, Yarmolluk, Barco
Flekken
Saliba Martinez Gvardiol
Palmer Saka Foden Rashford
Watkins Isak Solanke
Subs: Turner, Andersen, Yarmolluk, Barco