Bruno away from being really tidy that.
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Bruno away from being really tidy that.
From pre-season line-ups Jota has been thrown up top most of the times and have gotten more game-time than the others. Gakpo has featured as left-central-midfielder two times, and then Diaz has started on the left a couple of times too. Darwin seems to lose out (Klopp says he didnt defend/press enough), so it's between Gakpo/Diaz and Jota for 2 starter-spots and games might be 100 minutes long.
Am I missing something here? Haven't watched the games, only highlights, but Jota seems to be the preferred guy at the moment up front in pre-season, no?
I'm only keeping him for the first two games I think, but I think he could score 2 in each so it's a gamble / a try to be differential and also to cover Salah against Bournemouth who might haul.
Which 4.5 midfielder is most likely to get some minutes?
Nakamba, but very boring pick. Anderson (Newcastle) has had a wild pre-season scoring a lot and assisting a lot, but he might be thrown on the bench for Longstaff. One would think that such a good pre-season gave him a start now and then though, but I don't know how Eddie Howe operates.
Is Bruno essential? Think as we don't know how he's going to work with Mount it's a bit of an unknown. Mount has got the legs and attacking mindset that should see him regularly in forward positions so Bruno is going to have to sit to cover at times.
Onana (Areola)
Gabriel (Baldock)
Estupiñan (Beyer)
Botman
Saka (Nakamba)
Bruno
Mitoma
Eze
H
Kane
Gakpo
Once again 0.5 away from the team I want (Bruno -> Rashford).
If Kane leaves Nakamba -> Salah and Kane -> a 4.5 striker who might get minutes (Mubama?)
Gabriel (Baldock)
Estupiñan (Beyer)
Botman
Saka (Nakamba)
Bruno
Mitoma
Eze
H
Kane
Gakpo
Once again 0.5 away from the team I want (Bruno -> Rashford).
If Kane leaves Nakamba -> Salah and Kane -> a 4.5 striker who might get minutes (Mubama?)
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Nakamba hey? I like the cut of his jib. He shall be my permanent placeholder then. Thanks!
Martinelli and Bruno or Salah and Maddison ?
One of these two, with Salah or without ?
Pickford
Gabriel, Estupinan, Chilwell
Salah, Saka, Mitoma, Maddison, Rashford
Pedro, Haaland
Turner, Kabore, Baldock, Mubama
or
Onana
Gabriel, Estupinan, Chilwell
Martinelli, Saka, Maddison, Bruno, Rashford
Jackson, Haaland
Areola, Cash, Baldock, Mubama
Pickford
Gabriel, Estupinan, Chilwell
Salah, Saka, Mitoma, Maddison, Rashford
Pedro, Haaland
Turner, Kabore, Baldock, Mubama
or
Onana
Gabriel, Estupinan, Chilwell
Martinelli, Saka, Maddison, Bruno, Rashford
Jackson, Haaland
Areola, Cash, Baldock, Mubama
Will Salah outscore Bruno more than Onana, Jackson and Martilenlli will outscore Pickford, Pedro and Mitoma. I think not, but i am often wrong in these cases.
But i probably would have Mitoma or Pedro in the second draft to.
Going back and forth with these two. Both have .5 ITB. To Salah or not to Salah basically.
I really wanted Watkins but no way to find that extra 0.5 needed to make the change. Unless I do Martinelli to Diaz but that comes with it's own risks.
Chukwuemeka has also emerged as a late option 4.5 for Chelsea with Nkunku out. I think he'd be my choice, but if he doesnt feature against Liverpool, then he might fall in price. Could go both ways really. Could go fast and upwards really quick too if he does something. FFScout has him as a potential starter in the attacking-midfielder role. I'd thought it would be Gallagher myself though, but they're probably thin on central-midfielders hence why Gallagher might be moved there.
Chukwuemeka apparently will play as no.10 for Chelsea now that Nkunku is injured. Could end up being a value differential.
EDIT: I see I was beaten to it!
Would you captain Salah in GW2?
Its in thr threadmarks
I think if you're going to captain Haaland every week no questions asked then yeah spread the funds around the rest of the team but if not then a second premium is worth it.
I wont have Salah myself.
With that second draft, I actually have Mitoma and Pedro instead of Maddison and Jackson with 2.5m in the bank.
I can see the merit of this for the first 3 game weeks and then make the change.
Just tinkering with the Salah idea.
If i went with the Salah team then yeah I'd probably gamble.
@Dirty Schwein you reckon Luton will score against Brighton?
There's that energy of the first game in the premier league, but how good is the attack of Luton really? Pre season seems to be a bit of mixed potatoes
There's that energy of the first game in the premier league, but how good is the attack of Luton really? Pre season seems to be a bit of mixed potatoes
Definitely!
This is my draft right now:
Johnstone (Turner)
Stones, Estu, Gabriel (Chilwell, Baldock)
Rashy, Bruno, Saka, Mitoma (Anderson)
Haalaand (Auto-C), Watkins, Darwin
Plan is to stand patt next GW, ship out Darwin and Mitoma for a bold tripple Chelsea in GW3 (Sterling and Jackson) and chase Newcastle players from GW5...
Yeah @Dirty Schwein tell me about Morris? Pen taker? He looks a good get out of jail card from Jao Pedro in GW4 so am interested to know if he can score goals in the PL.
Basically what I'm weighing up. Botman, Pedro, and Salah or Mitoma, Watkins, and Martinelli. Team Salah has got Salah captain against Bournemouth as well. But Team no Salah has got Mitoma who is more of a sure bet than Pedro (who's got Ferguson and Welbeck on his arse) and Arsenal/Martinelli, who have got an unreal run of games. Watkins probably gets more points in the first 5 games than Botman.
Going back and forth with these two. Both have .5 ITB. To Salah or not to Salah basically.
Okey, final team (I think)
Would love some opinions on it
Onana (Areola)
Estu-Saliba-Gabriel (Chilwell-Baldock)
Saka-KDB-Rashford-Maddison (Chukwuemeka)
Pedro-Haaland-Jackson
Would love some opinions on it
Onana (Areola)
Estu-Saliba-Gabriel (Chilwell-Baldock)
Saka-KDB-Rashford-Maddison (Chukwuemeka)
Pedro-Haaland-Jackson
Going back and forth with these two. Both have .5 ITB. To Salah or not to Salah basically.
Second one is the current template with Onana instead of Pickford and probably Stones for Shaw.
That’s what I’ve got at the moment but will move away from it slightly I think - maybe Maddison / Jackson instead of Mitoma / Watkins, or really rip it up into a Salah draft.
Watkins to Pedro is a real enabler for Salah. If your taking our Martinelli for Salah like most people that one change gets you over half way there. Just another £2m to find which isn’t hard.
Salah draft - think this is great.
Onana
Gabriel - Estu - 4.5 def
Salah - Rashford - Saka - Maddison - Mitoma
Haaland - Pedro
Gabriel - Estu - 4.5 def
Salah - Rashford - Saka - Maddison - Mitoma
Haaland - Pedro
What’s your thinking behind Pickford? Many saves? Low xgc? Very torn myself between the 4.5 keepers and got Steele at the moment mostly due to fixtures
I think my current draft is fairly template by the looks of it
Onana
Stones - Estupinan - Gabriel
Mitoma - Mbeumo - Bruno F - Rashford - Saka
Haaland - Watkins
subs: Macey, Chilwell, Colwill, Mubama
Some good value in the 6.5mill bracket midfield this season, hopefully Mbeumos knock isn’t too bad. Abstaining from Trent as his price is feckin mental, and I think I can make it up elsewhere.
also toying with the idea of going Flekken and Steele so I can rotate. Opens up a Chilwell to Shaw if Chilwell is made of glass again this season.
hopefully Colwill keeps his place, looks Like Diassi is more a right sided CB, Chelsea have a nice set of fixtures after GW2
will see with the 8mill striker situation as well, probably the available Chelsea striker at the time. As backup will see how Darwin/Gakpo and Wilson/Isak go if Watkins doesn’t hit the ground running. Other than that I’m fairly happy!
Revised draft:
Johnstone
Stones - Estupinan - Gabriel
Mitoma - Bruno F - Rashford - Saka
Haaland - Watkins - Joao Pedro
subs: Turner, Chilwell, Mbeumo, Kabore
swapped a few around to get Pedro in as he seems nailed.
Will see how stones does, good few in his price range around. Can ‘downgrade’ him if his minutes are reduced and use the extra wonga elsewhere.
Chilwell and Mbeumo give me good rotational options, if Chilwell stays fit he will be straight in from GW3 at the latest.
Well yeah, that's the first draft!
Bruno, Rashy and Saka all for 9m or less are steals. No chance I'm going without any of them. So it would have to be a 442 to fit Salah in.
I’ve got Onana mate. Don’t think Pickford is a terrible pick but I’d go Flekken if I wanted a 4.5m.
But yeah - he had Pickford in his team and I’m saying Onana is the template, with Shaw then moving to Stones (as that’s 4 United players now with Bruno / Rashford).
No Salah is definitely more balanced.
I think what settles it for me is that Terminator at home is an animal. For the first couple of months him and Salah have the same H/A pattern. So whenever you'd actually want to captain Salah, Haaland will also have a home game he easily could get a brace in.
I didn't overthink it last year. Haaland was captain almost every week. Same strategy this year until it's proven to not work.
No Salah and spread the money.
Joao Pedro is a trap if I've ever seen one...watch him get 30 minutes total in the two first games and his price drop.
You could still go a 3-5-2 like what I posted, even if you wanted Bruno.
Onana to Flekken or Pickford if you prefer him. Then it’s 0.5 to save from your 4.5m sub defender or Gabriel / Estu down to a 4.5m.
Yeah the whole thing falls on it’s arse if Pedro flops.
Yeah I've walked it back a bit because of preseason lineups. He might begin the season as a starter but I just don't think it'll last very long. Jota is too limited and Gakpo was preferred, and was fantastic at the top of a front 3 last season. He might be straight back into the team as a starter soon enough if he's not there for the first few games. I'm just not going to touch Jota because we have too many options, because he's always been crap on the left in the past and IMO because Gakpo's better up top. And he did a very good job there last season.
Jota might start the season in the team and he's a clinical af finisher though, so I suppose some of you might want to pick him up. He's not for me though.
To be fair, there seems to be people who are raving about his preseason form so I might regret dismissing him so much. But there's different posters on all the Liverpool forums throwing up all sorts of different combinations of Gakpo, Jota, Salah, Diaz and Nunez in the discussions of who should start.
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Everyone seems to be flocking to him as well. I think people are desperate to get Salah and Haaland in their line ups.
I did wonder about this. Very little Ferguson talk. Do we think it's an either/or scenario regarding starts for these two?
cheers. For me Jota would probably only be for two games. He’s also had some sitters in pre season so he’s a bit of a joker.
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