Yeah you're right. I think the key is in pricing.
But I wish they found a way to make DMFs more useful. Like maybe they get 3 points for a CS rather than 1?
There is no way to do it that suits FPL. If they put DMs in a specific position and give them maybe 2 points per clean sheets it would not help.
Everyone would have Jorginho, Ward Prowse etc who are already Ok options. If you make clean sheet points high I guess Fabinho and Rodri would be ok.
It would be even more template than before I think unless you raise the cost for the best defensive mids and make Ward Prowse 10 million or something.
Also the difference between DM and normal midfielder is quite tight so would Gallagher count?
What about players like Thiago and Henderson that are not very attacking. They would be even more useless than right now.
I think ball recoveries like they have in UCL fantasy would not work. I am not a fan since it makes defenders too good.
Since formation do not matter in UCL fantasy it still works ok and so I had Rodri and Fabinho a lot as cheap enablers, but in FPL everyone would play 5 defenders and never pick the defensive mids anyway outside the bench.
Strikers are very weak already and do not need to get weaker.
If they add recoveries I say to balance it make goals be worth 6 for mids and 5 for strikers.