Is Cavani unlikely to play start of season? I was going to go with him and Kane.
Fantasy Premier League 21/22
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I have so far settled on:
Sanchez Foster
TAA Shaw Digne Coufal Reguilon
Salah Sancho Buendia Trossard Harrison
Iheanacho Watkins Toney
Deep team and I am inclined to downgrade somewhere to improve elsewhere, and I still have 0.5m in the bank. Was thinking about switching Sanchez, Toney and Iheanacho to Ederson, DCL and Obafemi (as a fodder).
I was considering Son for one of my 6.0-6.5m midfielder but I think I will let them ride. I think all of Buendia, Trossard and Harrison will be very good this year.
Ederson is super tempting to me because I always mess around with my goalkeepers too much and it ends up costing me points. With him you are basically fine to keep him for every game without exception.
Sanchez Foster
TAA Shaw Digne Coufal Reguilon
Salah Sancho Buendia Trossard Harrison
Iheanacho Watkins Toney
Deep team and I am inclined to downgrade somewhere to improve elsewhere, and I still have 0.5m in the bank. Was thinking about switching Sanchez, Toney and Iheanacho to Ederson, DCL and Obafemi (as a fodder).
I was considering Son for one of my 6.0-6.5m midfielder but I think I will let them ride. I think all of Buendia, Trossard and Harrison will be very good this year.
Ederson is super tempting to me because I always mess around with my goalkeepers too much and it ends up costing me points. With him you are basically fine to keep him for every game without exception.
This was first draft. Trying to pick a 15 (not an 11) for the first 5+ weeks. Looked at FDR as well.
Probably change to City goalie.
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I’m missing something obviously. How do you swap Son (£10m) for one of your cheap midfielders?
I really like that def. I feel your squad is a bit too tricky to manage. Too many players at the same level in terms of quality. My friend had that last year and he benched Watkins against Liverpool, Arsenal and Bowen with a huge haul as well. He played Watkins for the pen miss though.
By significantly downgrading someone else, of course. Likely 2-3 players. Or I could just do Iheanacho or Watkins + Trossard to £4.5m fodder forward and Son.
It will be very difficult to manage indeed. That is why I am tempted to at least get rid of Toney or Iheanacho and go with some crap cheap striker and Ederson. Would at least give me less headache upfront. Defence I think I will be keen to spend on as I feel a lot of them are quite underpriced: Shaw, Digne and Reguilon have great potential.
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That’s Salah or Sancho then?
Neither of them for sure. Buendia/Trossard are upgradable to Son if I drop one of £7.5m forward. I got £0.5m in the bank.
Gotcha.
So it's Son + shit Vs Buendia + an ok forward?
If comfortable rest of squad means you can play a decent XI, I'd go Son. I'm trying to get a balanced 15 but at the end of the day, only 11 play (and you've got subs)?
Indeed my team is probably too deep now. I’d ideally want to have at least one player with whom I’d be certain I want to leave him on the bench virtually every week, and that should be a forward as it’s a position where you have to spend the most to from fodder to someone reasonable I think (£4.5m to £6.0m Pukki/Welbeck whereas there are some midfielders at £5.0m - £5.5m who can get you points, and some good defenders at £4.5m).
I have tried going another direction for now:
Ederson
TAA Shaw Digne Reguilon Coufal
Salah Sancho Buendia Trossard Harrison
DCL Watkins (Obafemi)
I’m thinking Sancho might be a bit risky to start off with as Ole could slowly introduce him to the team. What you all think?
Not with Rashford injured. He'll start from the off unless he gets injured
Yeah I am thinking about Cavani though, but he is also risky.
One good thing with Cavani is that I can get most 8-7.5 million forwards in one move.
The thing is though the main reason I want to sell him is minutes and might need 3-4 weeks before you can see patterns.
My first draft (below) was to try and have mainly players who played and allow me to rotate without too many subs…
… though just a reading a good piece about having 13 good players/2 fodder.
Ederson Ward
Digne Shaw Konate White Dias
Saka Havertz Bruno Jorginho Buendia
Antonio Watkins Cavani (or Jesus)
This 15 was mainly picked on early fixtures (bar City). When fixture difficulty changes, looking at Rapinha/Harrison coming in for Buendia. Bin Watkins after first three games too
Yeah guess you’re right. Just been burned so many times before by starting off with players who have just joined a club and them only getting a couple of minutes, so afraid to take the plunge!
He should be fresh, Rashy injured, doesn't need to acclimatise to the country, already played with a host of players in the team etc.
He should technically start.
But the first game is Leeds, who play in a way where it might be best to bring him on second half.
I might stick with Bruno to start.
If they’re foreign, I could see that but UK is home and knows Shaw (useful if playing LW)
I think he will play from the start with Rashford injured and I expect him to have relatively ownership which means it’s high risk high reward. I did the same with Bruno when he came to United and was priced £8.0m and he won me my mini league at the time.
Ederson vs Sanchez or a £5.0m keeper seems to be my main dilemma currently and poised to occupy my mind for the next two days at least.
I have a paid league if anyone is interested in joining. £10.
Cheers
Cheers
Managed to fit in the big guns in midfield.
Question is should I downgrade Grealish to Soucek and use that 2m to upgrade Digne/Shaw to Trent?
Will Grealish + Shaw outscore Soucek + Trent over the course of the season ?
or I can downgrade Sancho to Soucek to upgrade to Trent in defense and DCL in attack. Again will Sancho + Shaw + Toney outscore Soucek + Trent + DCL?
I have 4 penalty takers and 3 freekick/corner takers in my first XI.
Are three players from Man Utd overkill?
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PROS :
Managed to fit in the big guns in midfield.
Question is should I downgrade Grealish to Soucek and use that 2m to upgrade Digne/Shaw to Trent?
Will Grealish + Shaw outscore Soucek + Trent over the course of the season ?
or I can downgrade Sancho to Soucek to upgrade to Trent in defense and DCL in attack. Again will Sancho + Shaw + Toney outscore Soucek + Trent + DCL?
I have 4 penalty takers and 3 freekick/corner takers in my first XI.
Are three players from Man Utd overkill?
That’s some midfield?!
Defence is ok (as long as those three are playing)
CONS :
Attack is 6/10 (maybe 7)
Subs are dross so when your first XI is out of form, injured, not playing, you’ve got nothing to bring in
(3 United players is fine as we’re going to win the league and score bucket loads)
(Ps. Sounds like you want Trent)
If you make one key adjustment (lose Sancho, take a MF fodder), you can get a more balanced squad AND have TAA.
Managed to fit in the big guns in midfield.
Question is should I downgrade Grealish to Soucek and use that 2m to upgrade Digne/Shaw to Trent?
Will Grealish + Shaw outscore Soucek + Trent over the course of the season ?
or I can downgrade Sancho to Soucek to upgrade to Trent in defense and DCL in attack. Again will Sancho + Shaw + Toney outscore Soucek + Trent + DCL?
I have 4 penalty takers and 3 freekick/corner takers in my first XI.
Are three players from Man Utd overkill?
Sanchez Dubravka
Coufal Digne Shaw TAA Manquilo
Rapinha Salah Bruno Grealish Brownhill
Toney Welbeck Watkins
(Coufal to Fofana, allows Watkins to DCL)
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I really like your team. Havertz is a key player and I may bring him in. I also like Antonio but I think I may pick soucek over him to start with.
So basically I’m thinking of taking out Watkins or Buendia cuz doesn’t make sense having two Villa players at the same time and also get rid of Lamptey & Rafinha and probably bring in Havertz, Soucek & potentially Smith Rowe from Arsenal.
My bench also improves this way and my team becomes more diverse compared to having two Villa players as was the case previously.
#ratemysquad
Think I have a pretty good team but the bench is awful. Any ideas?
Martinez
Shaw Stones TAA Ayling
Bruno Salah Grealish Dallas
Cavani DCL
Virginia K.Davis Romeu Manquillo
Martinez
Shaw Stones TAA Ayling
Bruno Salah Grealish Dallas
Cavani DCL
Virginia K.Davis Romeu Manquillo
Maybe downgrade Cavani (would he start every game?), Stones (tough start to the season; how many clean sheets are you expecting?) and maybe Martinez (3 easy games, but next 3 are really tough)
If you have three top players, something has to give.
You have Salah, Bruno and TAA plus two ok forwards… hence the rest is tough.
if what those three, i posted a potential team with them in a few posts up. Maybe play around with yours and that… find a compromise you’re ok with
PS. If those 11 play most weeks and do well, maybe it’s worth it, all depends if you go all in with a good 11 or a balanced squad. No obvious right or wrong answer but the balanced one gives you options if something happens… which it will
To be fair, I find subs to often go unused completely until the fixtures start piling up around Christmas. I might just go for it. I'll have wildcarded by then anyway.
Cheers, will consider this though if I don't just go for it.
Exactly and that may be the way to go. Loads will go balanced and the top players (which they couldn’t afford all of) kill it.. you’re laughing?
no one knows, it’s all personal choice of which players, which squad.
im doing two teams and will probably do one “all in” (maybe even with Salah, Bruno AND Kane), one balanced
I think you’re underestimating my attack. Literally all 7 of them can score and assist especially with penalties involved.
Regarding subs I don’t like a 6-7m player sitting on the bench. A 5.5m mid isn’t going to do much even when brought on. Same with the 5.5m and 6m forwards.
All my players are guaranteed starters and kinda set and forget players unless there is an injury.
P.S. I really do want Trent haha.
Not sure if Ian Nacho was a one off and promoted players can be great (for the price) or die. But sounds like you've got it sorted
So this is a draft I am thinking about.
Sanchez Bachmann
Reguilon, Digne Shaw TAA Ayling
Barnes Raphinha Son Salah 4.5
Toney Watkins Cavani
It has one big weakness and it is the fixtures for week one. Son and Reguilon vs City feels like a waste and Raphinha vs us not great.
Ayling will be benched and then Reguilon might start over Toney potentially, but probably going with Toney.
Maybe better to start with Coufal and bring in Reguilon later if he looks good?
Sanchez Bachmann
Reguilon, Digne Shaw TAA Ayling
Barnes Raphinha Son Salah 4.5
Toney Watkins Cavani
It has one big weakness and it is the fixtures for week one. Son and Reguilon vs City feels like a waste and Raphinha vs us not great.
Ayling will be benched and then Reguilon might start over Toney potentially, but probably going with Toney.
Maybe better to start with Coufal and bring in Reguilon later if he looks good?
I understand you want Grealish, but I think Watkins plus two playing bench guys is much more flexible.
Not having any good bench picks gives very little flexibility.
I feel to make it work you are forced to take lots of hits etc or have insane number of luck.
Playing with one man down is not ideal and sometimes you get unexpected hauls from the bench.
Are there any information on the cheapest bench fodder that will play or starting? (4.0m GK & DEF or 4.5m MID & FWD)
I think that's a lot of playing 4.5 MID, but hoping to get someone like Brewster or Mitchell from last year who play a lot of game
I think the only problem from that team is how nailed your sub to make an appearance and get 2 points
Bachmann should be the starting GK for Watford right? Why don't use Sanchez / Steele combo because than you should always have playing GK from Brighton
BTW, how does the kit design seems so HD in your screenshot?
I think that's a lot of playing 4.5 MID, but hoping to get someone like Brewster or Mitchell from last year who play a lot of game
What a midfield that is
I think the only problem from that team is how nailed your sub to make an appearance and get 2 points
Bachmann should be the starting GK for Watford right? Why don't use Sanchez / Steele combo because than you should always have playing GK from Brighton
BTW, how does the kit design seems so HD in your screenshot?
Can someone tell me how to see previous leagues? Admin who runs didn’t note down scores
Sierralta is a starter for Watford. He did very well last year as a wing back. Him or Aarons is going to be my backup defender and they are both nailed on to start. Sancho I want to keep until we get Rashford and then I downgrade him to get a better striker.Are there any information on the cheapest bench fodder that will play or starting? (4.0m GK & DEF or 4.5m MID & FWD)
I think that's a lot of playing 4.5 MID, but hoping to get someone like Brewster or Mitchell from last year who play a lot of game
What a midfield that is
I think the only problem from that team is how nailed your sub to make an appearance and get 2 points
Bachmann should be the starting GK for Watford right? Why don't use Sanchez / Steele combo because than you should always have playing GK from Brighton
BTW, how does the kit design seems so HD in your screenshot?
As for the HD part I have no clue. Haha.
Draft number 11 or 12
Sanchez Foster
Robertson Digne Shaw Coufal Reguilon
Salah Sancho Grealish Havertz Smith-Rowe
Watkins Wilson Obafemi
Sanchez is a big big enabler.
Sanchez Foster
Robertson Digne Shaw Coufal Reguilon
Salah Sancho Grealish Havertz Smith-Rowe
Watkins Wilson Obafemi
Sanchez is a big big enabler.
Why are people playing 4 and 5 defenders at the back?