I agree. Which is why I'm aboard the Bruno bus, having seen feck all on the Rashford rail. But, you know, we know he'll blow hot this week. Cause it's been that kind of year
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Came crashing back down to earth this week. Was top 50k after first two weeks, top of all but a couple leagues, condescendingly telling people after week two that “it’s a marathon not a sprint” while smirking etc…
fecking 35 points this week, absolute travesty. Now want to wildcard.
fecking 35 points this week, absolute travesty. Now want to wildcard.
Feck it im wildcarding another shite week and I’ll be done
Shit start for me this season...tempted to leave it as it is now until after internationals.
Want to get Sterling in for Mitoma but would have to do a -4 since I already have three Chelsea. Annoying.
If you do a mock WC and see how many changes there is from your current team.
Didn’t get Udogie off the bench which is annoying. Would you do Sterling (Chelsea triple up), Maddison, Bowen or Diaz for Martinelli?
Onana (Turner)
Chilwell Estup Gvardiol (Udogie Baldock)
Saka Martinelli Bruno Rash Foden
Haaland Jackson (Archer)
Onana (Turner)
Chilwell Estup Gvardiol (Udogie Baldock)
Saka Martinelli Bruno Rash Foden
Haaland Jackson (Archer)
Ederson
Estupian Chilwell Saliba
Martinelli Saka Bruno Maddison Sterling
Haaland Jackson
What do y’all think? Not sold on Martinelli and feels like I’m betting too hard on Chelsea and Arsenal
Estupian Chilwell Saliba
Martinelli Saka Bruno Maddison Sterling
Haaland Jackson
What do y’all think? Not sold on Martinelli and feels like I’m betting too hard on Chelsea and Arsenal
Ended up on a green arrow finallly.
Team going into GW4 (after transfers)
Johnstone (Turner)
Gvardiol, Chillwell, Estupinan (Botman, Baldock)
Saka, Bruno, Foden, Sterling, Mbeumo
Haaland (C), Jackson (Watkins)
I'm leaning on benching Watkins right now. Thoughs on that?
Team going into GW4 (after transfers)
Johnstone (Turner)
Gvardiol, Chillwell, Estupinan (Botman, Baldock)
Saka, Bruno, Foden, Sterling, Mbeumo
Haaland (C), Jackson (Watkins)
I'm leaning on benching Watkins right now. Thoughs on that?
Maddison seems to be the obvious choice now. Everything looks to go through him, nailed on minutes, nice fixtures and no Europe.
Really not sure on which one to sell between Mitoma and Martinelli. Any advice?
I think you stick with Martinelli. He will be a better asset with Jesus back and was unlucky not to score in the last game even with the restricted movement.
Arsenal have the issue with Arteta messing around, but they have the players. Brighton can’t possibly be as good with a Milner/Gilmour midfield.
Brighton have Newcastle, United, away to Villa and Liverpool in next 5 and I don’t think they will do as well as people think.
Is a kanji out now as well? Ffs
I'm giving myself a benching headache with this wildcard. Here's where I currently am
Leno / Areola
Chilwell Estu Udogie Andersen Walker
Sterling Maddison Foden Saka Bruno
Haaland Jackson Antonio
Probably bench Bruno this week and Antonio the week after. Might also have a £4m defender as not sure I need Andersen sitting there with those others.
And yes I'm back on the Pep wagon.
Leno / Areola
Chilwell Estu Udogie Andersen Walker
Sterling Maddison Foden Saka Bruno
Haaland Jackson Antonio
Probably bench Bruno this week and Antonio the week after. Might also have a £4m defender as not sure I need Andersen sitting there with those others.
And yes I'm back on the Pep wagon.
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Pickford Areola
Chilwell Estu Henry Gvardiol Kabore
Saka Salah March Eze Richarlison
Wissa Haaland Mubama
Team looks ripe for WC now rather than after the intnl break.
Agree?
Chilwell Estu Henry Gvardiol Kabore
Saka Salah March Eze Richarlison
Wissa Haaland Mubama
Team looks ripe for WC now rather than after the intnl break.
Agree?
That actually looks ok to me for the weekend especially if you can bring in Maddison or Sterling with a FT.
I'm very happy with my performance so far, leading in all my mini leagues (though only 185 points so far and ranked around 500k, but I don't pay much attention to OR) and not making any dumb early moves like I would have always done. The plan for this season is to really not change the core of the team at all, and not make transfers I don't really need to make (especially chasing prices).
Currently having a team of:
Onana Turner
Chilwell Estupinan Gusto Udogie Beyer
Rashford Bruno Saka Martinelli Mitoma
Watkins Haaland Mubama
Still 0.6m in the bank.
The bolded are my core players whom I do not plan to move unless they pick up injuries (not expecting any of them to lose spots, though if that happens they'll also go). Calendar / form does not matter as I consider most of them fixture proof, and form can easily turn in a moment. They will also start for me every single week unless injured, even if it's City away.
So I will try to restrict my squad building to both GKs, the defence, and 3 forward spots. Martinelli/Mitoma will probably be the next one to go, after international break.
Currently having a team of:
Onana Turner
Chilwell Estupinan Gusto Udogie Beyer
Rashford Bruno Saka Martinelli Mitoma
Watkins Haaland Mubama
Still 0.6m in the bank.
The bolded are my core players whom I do not plan to move unless they pick up injuries (not expecting any of them to lose spots, though if that happens they'll also go). Calendar / form does not matter as I consider most of them fixture proof, and form can easily turn in a moment. They will also start for me every single week unless injured, even if it's City away.
So I will try to restrict my squad building to both GKs, the defence, and 3 forward spots. Martinelli/Mitoma will probably be the next one to go, after international break.
Why are people still so big on Onana?
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Proof that FPL comes at you fast.
Amazing how one game can change perceptions.Indeed.....
Proof that FPL comes at you fast.
I just figured they are both quite cheap, don't really block anyone, and end of the day United will score 55-60 goals this year, out of which they will be involved in more than half. We are also shambles defensively so will have to somehow offset it offensively. Onana, on the other hand, will probably need to go soon.
Pickford - Turner
Gusto - Chillwell - Udogie - Estu - Botman
Mbuemo - Saka - Fernandes - Mitoma - Sterling
Haaland - Watkins - Pedro
Not really how i feel.
I want to get rid of Pedro & Pickford. And i also want some Newcastle assets.
Already made my transfers this week - Sterling in for Richarlison, Udogie in for Gabriel
Gusto - Chillwell - Udogie - Estu - Botman
Mbuemo - Saka - Fernandes - Mitoma - Sterling
Haaland - Watkins - Pedro
Not really how i feel.
I want to get rid of Pedro & Pickford. And i also want some Newcastle assets.
Already made my transfers this week - Sterling in for Richarlison, Udogie in for Gabriel
I'm not. He will go soon, just need to address other issues first.
Not many good goalkeepers though. Thinking of just going with Ederson and having him as another core player for all of the season. I expect City to be very solid defensively this year.
Indeed.
I just figured they are both quite cheap, don't really block anyone, and end of the day United will score 55-60 goals this year, out of which they will be involved in more than half. We are also shambles defensively so will have to somehow offset it offensively. Onana, on the other hand, will probably need to go soon.
Yeah they will definitely end up our two top points scorers. For me I want to catch them at the right time so I won't rule out removing them and right now we don't look quite right to me (will get Bruno in though) Like I said earlier I think that Forest game was an outlier as Forest just sat back for 80+ mins. I saw a position map for it on Reddit earlier and every single outfield player on our team had an average position inside the Forest half. Mental.
Just out of curiosity:
How did you end up with Antonio in your team?
We have 8 seasons of history on him in the PL and he's 33 years old...
In 231 games in the PL he's blanked 132 times (57%), he's had single returns 84 times (36%), double returns 12 times (5%), tripple returns twice (0,8%) and 4 once (0,4%). (Yes I know he's not allways been a forward, so...)
Last season he played 33 games, blanked 25 times and had single returns 8 times.
This season he's scored twice from 0,91 xG (he has a long history of underperforming vs. xG, so this is probably not a sustainable scoringrate for him) and he's produced 0,16xA, averaging 0,36 xG+A per game.
In his FPL history Antonio has averaged 3,93 points/game and 0,31 bonuspoints/game.
He doesn't get cleansheet bonuses and he gets less points for per return because he's a forward.
Bruno:
In 127 games in the PL he's blanked 70 times (55%) (mind he plays in the midfield), he's had single returns 41 times (32%), double returns 11 times (9%) and tripple returns 5 times (4%).
Last season he played 37 games, blanked 22 times, had single returns 15 times and double returns once.
He's averaged 0,35xG and 0,35xA over 4 seasons in the PL, so far this season he's averaged 1,23 xG+A per game.
In his FPL history Bruno has averaged 5,54 points/game and 0,75 bonuspoints/game.
Bruno returned against Arsenal in both matches last season.
Luton's played Brighton and Chelsea away so far, I expect them to be at least a little bit better at home vs. a team that hates to dominate games (West Ham has averaged 27% possession in their first 3 games). West Ham thrives went they can sit back and go full throttle on the counters. Just like Bournemouth, Luton won't dominate them and give them many counters and Antonio had 0 shots vs. them.
Even with the given fixtures you can't bench Bruno over Antonio. Well, you can, but it will be wrong a lot more often than it will be right.
@CassiusClaymore letting the romantic in him getting the better of him and going back to those three wet gameweeks at the start of the season 2 or 3 seasons ago.
I think Luton being at home and trying to attack more will play into the Hammers hands. Luton left an absolute highway to run into for Chelsea forwards in a game where they would have gone to be on the defensive, now if they go on the attack WHU can use their rapid counter attacking line to run behind those acres of spaces. I won't be surprised if Bowen goes off the way Sterling did in this game.
Literally a 1 week punt. It was either him or Bowen but I thought I might as well get Bruno in now. You think Luton will sit back in their first home game? I'm not so sure about that. I also remember Antonio smashing 4 against a bottom side a couple of seasons back and he's off to a great start this season. I don't expect to keep him after the International break. Did you see his goal against Brighton btw? He looks in unplayable form at the moment. Form + Fixture = ?
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Aye. I was mocked about having Matty Cash as well last week (not on here mind) and look what happened then Kudus coming in as a £6.5m mid for West Ham. Another one to the watchlist.
How about taking a -4 and getting both Sterling and Maddison for those two?
Personally, I would, just because of the fixtures you are getting over the next 6. Even if the others return, I think it’s worth it in the long term.
Forest, Bournemouth, Fulham (x2), Burnley (x2), Sheff Utd , Luton and they are key men for sides with big expectations and no Europe.
Pickford is killing me but surely Dyche effect has to come soon!?
Assuming there are no further injuries (wishful), I'll go with:
Pickford
Estu
Chilwell
Baldock
Rashford
Saka
Sterling
Diaz
Mitoma
Isak
Haaland (c)
I've still got Shaw on the bench in need of shifting, but opted for Sterling>Odegaard instead.
Assuming there are no further injuries (wishful), I'll go with:
Pickford
Estu
Chilwell
Baldock
Rashford
Saka
Sterling
Diaz
Mitoma
Isak
Haaland (c)
I've still got Shaw on the bench in need of shifting, but opted for Sterling>Odegaard instead.
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Proof that FPL comes at you fast.
So looking at my WC team, I will 90% go ahead with this:
Ederson
Udogie, Estupinian, Chilwell
Saka, Maddison, Bruno, Mbeumo, Sterling
Haaland, Jackson
Subs: Areola, Trippier, Kabore, Archer
(£1.1 in the bank)
I can go in with this and I have no plans to do any transfers for at least the next 2 GW's (unless injuries etc).
So do I do that and leave myself with flexibility, especially due to international break upcoming? Or Take a punt on my WC and reverse that transfer next week?
Punts I have considered are:
Foden for Bruno (I know I know)
Bowen for Bruno
Gvardiol for Trippier (bench Estupinian vs. Newcastle)
Ederson
Udogie, Estupinian, Chilwell
Saka, Maddison, Bruno, Mbeumo, Sterling
Haaland, Jackson
Subs: Areola, Trippier, Kabore, Archer
(£1.1 in the bank)
I can go in with this and I have no plans to do any transfers for at least the next 2 GW's (unless injuries etc).
So do I do that and leave myself with flexibility, especially due to international break upcoming? Or Take a punt on my WC and reverse that transfer next week?
Punts I have considered are:
Foden for Bruno (I know I know
)Bowen for Bruno
Gvardiol for Trippier (bench Estupinian vs. Newcastle)
Maddison for me and G2G. I'd start Udogie over Estu.
So looking at my WC team, I will 90% go ahead with this:
Ederson
Udogie, Estupinian, Chilwell
Saka, Maddison, Bruno, Mbeumo, Sterling
Haaland, Jackson
Subs: Areola, Trippier, Kabore, Archer
(£1.1 in the bank)
I can go in with this and I have no plans to do any transfers for at least the next 2 GW's (unless injuries etc).
So do I do that and leave myself with flexibility, especially due to international break upcoming? Or Take a punt on my WC and reverse that transfer next week?
Punts I have considered are:
Foden for Bruno (I know I know
Bowen for Bruno
Gvardiol for Trippier (bench Estupinian vs. Newcastle)
West Ham have got City, Liverpool, Newcastle in their next 5 games, so although the Luton and Sheffield Utd fixtures are tempting, now may not be the best time to go for him. Foden will get rotated too, I'd stick with Bruno.
Rashford has 3 goals vs arsenal last season and Brighton are getting murdered down their right flank.So looking at my WC team, I will 90% go ahead with this:
Ederson
Udogie, Estupinian, Chilwell
Saka, Maddison, Bruno, Mbeumo, Sterling
Haaland, Jackson
Subs: Areola, Trippier, Kabore, Archer
(£1.1 in the bank)
I can go in with this and I have no plans to do any transfers for at least the next 2 GW's (unless injuries etc).
So do I do that and leave myself with flexibility, especially due to international break upcoming? Or Take a punt on my WC and reverse that transfer next week?
Punts I have considered are:
Foden for Bruno (I know I know
Bowen for Bruno
Gvardiol for Trippier (bench Estupinian vs. Newcastle)
I notice everyone’s binning Salah off, any particular reason? Do folk think he’s off to Saudi Arabia or is it just because his returns haven’t been that great.
So looking at my WC team, I will 90% go ahead with this:
Ederson
Udogie, Estupinian, Chilwell
Saka, Maddison, Bruno, Mbeumo, Sterling
Haaland, Jackson
Subs: Areola, Trippier, Kabore, Archer
(£1.1 in the bank)
I can go in with this and I have no plans to do any transfers for at least the next 2 GW's (unless injuries etc).
So do I do that and leave myself with flexibility, especially due to international break upcoming? Or Take a punt on my WC and reverse that transfer next week?
Punts I have considered are:
Foden for Bruno (I know I know
Bowen for Bruno
Gvardiol for Trippier (bench Estupinian vs. Newcastle)
Take a punt! Take a punt! Take a punt!
I want to punt on a West Ham attacker so either Bowen or Antonio. I want 5 of these for my midfield...
Saka / Maddison / Sterling / Mbuemo / Bowen / Foden / Bruno
First 3 are locked so it's 1 or 2 from 4 depending on what formation I'm playing (most likely 3-5-2). If it's 3-5-2 then Jackson and Haaland are locked in to play.
Mbuemo - good short term fixtures, usually gets 90 but might need benching next week away at Newcastle. Good placeholder for Diaby until GW8/9.
Bowen - great fixture this week but tough ones against City and Liverpool after.
Foden - great fixture but always a rotation risk with him.
Bruno - 90 min man every game, talisman but I don't think we're anywhere near clicking at the moment so could well be a wait until we do.
But now I'm starting to wonder if 3 x Chelsea is overkill and who would I rather lose from Jackson and Sterling? Gah! Hate this.
I mean he's ticking along but not worth the money when we're perma capping Haaland at the minute and players at £5m less than him are producing the same if not more. Saka + Maddison for example is still £1m cheaper than Salah + £4.5m bench fodder.
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