He didn't play much but I assume he's been given more vacation as he was in the French squad.
Fantasy Premier League 18/19
- Thread starter Samid
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Is DDG worth 6m?
Care to share who your other strikers are?
I wanted Aubameyang but he has two tough fixtures to start with. I also wanted Lukaku but he will be rested for a few games. The beauty with Aguero is that he is the same cost as the other two, so I can cover City with him for now but then I can switch to one of the others when/if they start to perform. Or Aguero could smash it and stay in.
Let’s hope my faith in Sanchez is repaid handsomely. It is risky. My idea was to give him say 3 games since he had a rest and a full preseason, then if he wasn’t performing by then I’d probably downgrade him and use the funds to get Lukaku in. All just guesswork for now though.
Zaha/Tosen/Arnautovic all 7m is another lucky dip. So far settled on Zaha.
Maybe. I guess the Charity Shield will tell us
Here's my team for the first few weeks, hence having a shite bench:
Ederson
Alonso, Douglas, Cedric
Alexis, Mane, Eriksen, Cairney
Firminho, Aguero, Arnautovic
Subs: Norris, Mbemba, Kelly, Stephens
Thoughts?
Ederson
Alonso, Douglas, Cedric
Alexis, Mane, Eriksen, Cairney
Firminho, Aguero, Arnautovic
Subs: Norris, Mbemba, Kelly, Stephens
Thoughts?
Well he scored quite a few more points than any other player priced 6 or less
Same frontline as me!
Douglas seems very popular with a lot of people. Any particular reason?
5 goals and 14 assists last season. Plus Wolves opening games aren't all that bad.
Douglas for Trent or Ward?
You've persuaded me into looking at Patricio over Ederson. It means I can have a back 3 of Douglas Bailly and Robertson, and upgrade Mili to Mhki. And still have 0.5 left over to upgrade Bailly when the rotation starts. Very tempting.
Going for a cheap team at first. Should have about 4/5m in the bank. Just in case Salah does start this season like he finished the last 
Team now is: Foster; Douglas, Coleman, Tomkins; Deulofeu, Sanchez, Ramsey, Jota, Cairney; Firmino, Auba.
Subs: Ederson, Tosun, Bamba, Wan-Bissaka.
Team now is: Foster; Douglas, Coleman, Tomkins; Deulofeu, Sanchez, Ramsey, Jota, Cairney; Firmino, Auba.
Subs: Ederson, Tosun, Bamba, Wan-Bissaka.
That’s crazy!Going for a cheap team at first. Should have about 4/5m in the bank. Just in case Salah does start this season like he finished the last
Just get Salah man if you have the cash - he’s the standout captaincy option for the first week as well.
I wanted to buy Salah as I had him in my team last season but he's too damn expensive - £13mil. Surely they should be increasing the £100mil budget.
It doesn’t work like that I’m afraid! Players who do well are priced up the next season!
I'm sure Kane's price stayed the same he was around £12mil last season.
Yeah he was already expensive, did well and therefore is still expensive. Salah was way underpriced last season cos they obviously didn’t know how good he was going to be. Now they do know so they’ve priced him accordingly. It’s always more difficult to pick a team at the start until some bargains emerge. Let me know if you need any tips
Oh ok thanks.Yeah he was already expensive, did well and therefore is still expensive. Salah was way underpriced last season cos they obviously didn’t know how good he was going to be. Now they do know so they’ve priced him accordingly. It’s always more difficult to pick a team at the start until some bargains emerge. Let me know if you need any tips
I initially put Kane in my team then I remembered he doesn't score in August so I replaced him with Firmino, what do you think? His price won't get any higher will it so I can always add him in later on?
Guys, I need serious help beating my friends.
Thoughts/improvements on this?
Thoughts/improvements on this?
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Yeah I’ve got Firmino as well. Agree re Kane...I think!
Oh re price....prices won’t change at all before the season starts. After that it’s based on transfers in and out - if lots of people transfer them in, the price starts going up and vice versa. So, say Kane starts week one and scores a hat trick, his price is sure to rise.
Assuming Mata is a bit of a punt for the first games based on the World Cup players being rested? As well as Shaw?Guys, I need serious help beating my friends.
Thoughts/improvements on this?
Looks quite good to me if so. Captain Sanchez is a risky one. Could pay off well, or could set you back if we start slow and Liverpool don't.
Shaw and Mata are both transfers waiting to happen!Guys, I need serious help beating my friends.
Thoughts/improvements on this?
Think they're trying to make it more fun so it's not really viable to have both. Opens the game up a bit instead of everyone nailing down the must haves.
Ok thanks - I should have enough I've got 3mil left in the kitty.
Cheers. I changed my captain to Salah, not sure why I put it on Alexis. Shaw and Mata are just for the first couple of weeks yeah.
Tip: generally avoid pre-planned transfers. Something else will inevitably come up, especially early in the season and cause you to take hits or an earlier than planned wildcard.
I haven't been playing long enough to have been involved the last time an international tourney was on, but is it not a bit of a special case this time?
Could end up a nice little boost in points if it goes well, and most people wildcard quite early anyway don't they?
If anything, the thing that'd stop me is the potential for United to be absolutely shit and Jose to still somehow rotate.
Well, yeah players who went deep into the WC may get a weekend or two off but pretty soon players like that are going to be dropped or rotated. I’m just saying if you’re already “booking in” transfers, you could be asking for trouble. Just my opinion.
Good tip. I replaced Shaw and Mata with Maguire and Felipe Anderson. I’ll probably transfer out Maguire if/when we don’t sign him.
Fantasy rule no. 1: Never play with your heart. Shaw (albeit a decent short term punt), San(c)hez, Mata and Sørloth are all picks you've made with your heart. If you want to win you've got to leave your bias out of it. This proves my point:Guys, I need serious help beating my friends.
Thoughts/improvements on this?
Probably wise like. I'm possibly gonna punt for Shaw (don't think it's nailed even though Jose said he'll play) instead of Bailly but can't decide.
Think I'm off this game now. Did well last season and crushed my mini league but people haven't paid out yet. Left a soured taste.
You’re right. I’ll let Maguire stay for now, I like to think that’s rational. 
Wankers. Pay up front in ours or you don't get the league code. Can't be having that.
Just a tip from FPL experience, unless you don't mind WCing early on, don't price yourself out of move for big players, i.e. by having 1 expensive striker and 2 very cheap ones. It's not unfeasible for example that Aguero and Auba become must haves in addition to Salah after the first couple of weeks.
Save money on your defensive squad players as there are a lot of good cheap options - Douglas, Daniels, Tomkins, Bednarek, Cedric. Ill be rotating 3 of those for my 3rd CB spot. I'll also go for a second premium Mid up to 9.5m (Eriksen), who can be swapped for any in that bracket in one transfer - Sane, Mahrez, Alli, Mane. Also I try to cover as many of the big teams in defence and attack - currently have Ederson(GK), TAA/Shaw, Azpi and Aguero, Eriksen, Salah, Miki. That being my core with the rest coming from players with favourable fixtures.
Save money on your defensive squad players as there are a lot of good cheap options - Douglas, Daniels, Tomkins, Bednarek, Cedric. Ill be rotating 3 of those for my 3rd CB spot. I'll also go for a second premium Mid up to 9.5m (Eriksen), who can be swapped for any in that bracket in one transfer - Sane, Mahrez, Alli, Mane. Also I try to cover as many of the big teams in defence and attack - currently have Ederson(GK), TAA/Shaw, Azpi and Aguero, Eriksen, Salah, Miki. That being my core with the rest coming from players with favourable fixtures.
Were is Kevin Mirallas ?????