Fantasy Premier League 21/22

[RDCR07]

Same here

Wondering if I should get him out for Greenwood and replace Amartey with Tsimikas.

Yes and Yes.

 

[Paul_Scholes18]

We were brothers in arms last season haha let's keep it going!

I am still thinking of a Barnes alternative and that is Maddison, but not sure he is more nailed either.
I will probably stick with Barnes.

 

[simonhch]

You get 1 free transfer every week. If you don't use it then it carries over and you have 2 the week after. You can never have more that 2 though, so you'd have to make a transfer at that point or it will go to waste. If you have no free transfers left in a week you can still make as many extra transfers as you like but each one will cost you -4 points, so best to do that sparingly. But basically it means you can make a change every week for free, so your team doesn't have to be perfect from the start.

Your team is perfectly fine as is though and all your picks are ones I've seen top FPL managers argue for. You have a nice mix of shorter and longer term picks too.

If it was me though, I'd make the TAA change as nearly all the better managers are starting with him and there's no need to expose yourself to the risk that they're right. If it was me I'd probably look at swapping Dias + Coufal + ESR to TAA + a 4.5 defender (maybe someone like Ben White, Ayling from Leeds, or Veltman from Brighton) + a 4.5 midfielder (Gilmour). It might look like you're downgrading a lot with those moves but the reality is that two of those players will be on your bench every week, so they're just there to act as cover. You would then have a strong first choice 11 to start every week and can focus your transfers on them week after week.

Edit: Also you haven't mentioned it but I'd captain Salah and vice-captain Bruno this week.

That’s amazing, thank you.

 

[GDaly95]

Martinez

Shaw
Dias
Trent
Digne

Salah
Sancho
Soucek
Greenwood

Toney
Ings

Meh. Did it in a couple of minutes and just followed instinct, it'll do.

I'll forget about fantasy football in a week or two anyway

 

[Sarni]

Works, you’ll clear up GW1. Good luck

Swapped Havertz for Pepe (who has great fixture list) and DCL for Wilson (as DCL has nobody to create for him).

I am certainly going to regret not going with Salah but there you go.

 

[Tarrou]

I am thinking of going 3-5-2

who is the best budget striker to facilitate that? I'm thinking 5.5 or less

 

[Dirty Schwein]

I am still thinking of a Barnes alternative and that is Maddison, but not sure he is more nailed either.
I will probably stick with Barnes.

I think Barnes is the more riskier pick but also has a much bigger upside.

Madison had a spell last year where he was getting a few goals but most of them were belters from outside the box. He was also scoring with his one and only shot on target per match. That's not sustainable.

Barnes is far more direct, always in the box and seems to have found his scoring boots.

With so many safe picks in my team, Barnes is the one risk I'm taking and the player that excites me the most.

 

[Nickosaur]

I am thinking of going 3-5-2

who is the best budget striker to facilitate that? I'm thinking 5.5 or less

Very little value at 5.5 unfortunately... maybe one of the Burnley strikers, Vvydra or Barnes? But not sure if either is nailed tbh

 

[Maluco]

I am thinking of going 3-5-2

who is the best budget striker to facilitate that? I'm thinking 5.5 or less

He hasn’t been mentioned but I doubt Chelsea would have loaned Broja to Southampton without a certain guarantee about minutes.

One of brightest prospects in Chelsea academy. He could be one to take a punt on.

 

[Moby]

This is my final team, don't try to talk me out of it as I'm tortured. We'll be playing four - four - fecking - two:

Schmeichel


Tsimikas - White - Rüdiger - Shaw


Salah - Mount - Fernandes - Greenwood


Vardy - Antonio


Subs - Sánchez - Coady - Bissouma - Obafemi

Schmeichel isn't worth it.

 

[Dirty Schwein]

I am thinking of going 3-5-2

who is the best budget striker to facilitate that? I'm thinking 5.5 or less

There no one that will play at that price. If you can somehow get an extra 0.5, that gets you a few better players.

With that said, if you're bench is ok, you can just get Davis for 4.5 and leave him third on the bench as it's unlikely you'll need that third sub.

Obafemi is going Blackburn so don't get him.

 

[Paul_Scholes18]

I think Barnes is the more riskier pick but also has a much bigger upside.

Madison had a spell last year where he was getting a few goals but most of them were belters from outside the box. He was also scoring with his one and only shot on target per match. That's not sustainable.

Barnes is far more direct, always in the box and seems to have found his scoring boots.

With so many safe picks in my team, Barnes is the one risk I'm taking and the player that excites me the most.

Agree liked the look of Barnes last year. I did get him for his injury.

I think Leicesters fixtures are very sexy and I think Vardy and Barnes are the best attacking picks if we ignore cost.
Nacho I would like, but doubt he starts.

I actually consider if Greenwood and Vardy might beat Bruno and Barnes? Still I think long term I rather have Bruno and Barnes.
Vardy would be an easier way to get Kane or Lukaku, but if they are absolutly killing it then Bruno probably goes I think.

 

[RedPed]

Can't wait for the fecking deadline. Creating your team should be fun but I'm constantly changing my mind. Think I'd forgotten how draining/all-consuming FPL can be. Haven't even started the season yet

It's been doing my head in too.

So I'm settling on this for now: Sancho being involved tomorrow is good enough for me. Also gonna put faith in my boy Tony instead of Cavani.

 

[Maluco]

What do we think about Jota? Is he definitely going to start?

Teying to decide if I go Mahrez/Benharama (to change to Willock next week) or Gundogan/Jota.

In the case of the second, wouldn’t be able to take advantage of liverpool left back situation.

 

[Tarrou]

this Benharama bandwagon is exactly the sort of thing that will get me to quit after 3 weeks again

if I get him, he'll tank

if I leave him out he'll get a brace in GW1

 

[RedDevil@84]

this Benharama bandwagon is exactly the sort of thing that will get me to quit after 3 weeks again

if I get him, he'll tank

if I leave him out he'll get a brace in GW1

Isn't that true for pretty much all players?

 

[Tarrou]

Isn't that true for pretty much all players?

there's always one massive bandwagon each year and it creates more risk on that one player

the high ownership amongst regulars can kill you if you leave them out

 

[Cee90]

Who's the one player you're most worried about not owning?

Mahrez for me.

 

[Paul_Scholes18]

Who's the one player you're most worried about not owning?

Mahrez for me.

Grealish worries me since many friends got him and his ownership is very high.

I do not feel like Grealish will explode or start well at City, but he got the capacity in the right role to be deadly with assists.

If he does play extremly well then I might feel forced to get him with a hit.

If City win say 4-1 vs Spurs there is no way I am going in without a City player vs Norwich.

 

[RedDevil@84]

Who's the one player you're most worried about not owning?

Mahrez for me.

Most of the City team

 

[Sarni]

I want the next 80 mins to go quickly. Now I am doing bench boost with:

Sanchez Pickford
Tsimikas Amartey TAA Shaw White
Jota Greenwood Mahrez Pepe Bruno
WIlson Toney Antonio

Waiting for DGW has never worked for me and forced me into many bad decisions over the years. It's rare that you can have two playing 4.0 defenders with favorable games so why not.

 

[Moby]

Who's the one player you're most worried about not owning?

Mahrez for me.

Bruno.

 

[12OunceEpilogue]

Schmeichel isn't worth it.

I can't find that extra mil to get Ederson and I don't much like any of the other 5m keepers.

 

[Sandikan]

We were brothers in arms last season haha let's keep it going!

It's been a stressy day, trying to book physio through various hoops, plus chasing up some of the 78 in my league to pay and actually enter!!

We had 81 last year, and only 69 as of yesterday morning, so to cram another 9 in over a day was an effort!

 

[Sandikan]

Same here

Wondering if I should get him out for Greenwood and replace Amartey with Tsimikas.

As a Greenwood owner, very much so.
And 100% on the second part. Amartey is already limited to a single gameweek with that Vestegaard on way.
Tsim has potential for 3 game weeks.

 

[Cee90]

Bruno.

That's a bold move!

 

[TheReligion]

Any opinions on last minute changes?

Spoiler

Is it sensible to have two defenders from the same team? I'm a FPL casual so I don't know.

Also, there's such a derth of 'guaranteed' strikers. I'd have definitely found a way to get Lukaku in if he'd been starting the first match.

Stone Island geezer?

 

[VP89]

Is no one going to consider Adam Armstrong for Southampton? Ings replacement priced at 6m. He had a decent haul for a far worse Blackburn side when compared to Toney at Brentford.

 

[Cee90]

Grealish worries me since many friends got him and his ownership is very high.

I do not feel like Grealish will explode or start well at City, but he got the capacity in the right role to be deadly with assists.

If he does play extremly well then I might feel forced to get him with a hit.

If City win say 4-1 vs Spurs there is no way I am going in without a City player vs Norwich.

I've gone with Grealish from the start.

I expect him to get minutes, plus I know if I didn't have him at the start it will just be a matter of time before I will want to get him in.

I expect him to be good value at 8.0, even with the threat of Pep Roulette.

 

[sullydnl]

I want the next 80 mins to go quickly. Now I am doing bench boost with:

Sanchez Pickford
Tsimikas Amartey TAA Shaw White
Jota Greenwood Mahrez Pepe Bruno
WIlson Toney Antonio

Waiting for DGW has never worked for me and forced me into many bad decisions over the years. It's rare that you can have two playing 4.0 defenders with favorable games so why not.

Forget the BB (which I'm also doing), no Salah against Norwich is what would have me sweating.

 

[Paul_Scholes18]

I've gone with Grealish from the start.

I expect him to get minutes, plus I know if I didn't have him at the start it will just be a matter of time before I will want to get him in.

I expect him to be good value at 8.0, even with the threat of Pep Roulette.

City got tricky games though apart from the Norwich one.

There is no obvious City pick for value or explosivness.

They got Foden, Grealish, Gundogan, KDB, Torres, Sterling, Mahrez, Jesus who could all do well.
Right now it is hard to know who will standout from them.

 

[RDCR07]

@Dirty Schwein Rapinha is called up for the Brazil squad for games in September. If this is confirmed he might miss GW 4 due to quarantine rules. Just saw this on Twitter. If that’s the case I ll go with Buendia from the start.

 

[Ady87]

Someone please help


A) Ayling/Mahrez
B) Coufal/Greenwood +£1m (that I have no plan for, other than Toney to Wilson or Watkins maybe?)

 

[ooeat0meoo]

My final tweeks are done

Toney-Ings-Antonio
Salah-Greenwood-Fernandes-Bailey
Shaw-Targett-Tsimakas
Sanchez

 

[Dirty Schwein]

@Dirty Schwein Rapinha is called up for the Brazil squad for games in September. If this is confirmed he might miss GW 4 due to quarantine rules. Just saw this on Twitter. If that’s the case I ll go with Buendia from the start.

That's a game against Liverpool so not too fussed. Not willing to make a change this late. It's one of my rules!

 

[IrishRedDevil]

Thoughts, please?

I am most unsettled about Regulion and Sanchez.


--------------------------Sanchez
------------Regulion - Stones -Shaw
Grealish - Salah - Fernandes - Raphinha
--------------Antonio - Toney - Ings


(Steele - Tsimikas - White - Bissouma).


1.5m in the bank

 

[Tarrou]

I think it's bonkers some people don't have Bruno

he's the highest scoring FPL player since he joined the PL

 

[Dirty Schwein]

I think it's bonkers some people don't have Bruno

he's the highest scoring FPL player since he joined the PL

I have him but a mate of mine didn't have him at all last season and still finished really high. I guess it's all about how you spend the saved money.

 

[Dirty Schwein]

I'm off to see a few friends. The drive is about an hour long. I specifically planned it this way so I'm not going to be tinkering with my team until 6.29pm

See y'all back here soon and look forward to reading all the regretting and ranting

Good luck everyone!

 

[Paul_Scholes18]

Ok this is my final draft. Last minute changes can just make it worse.

I might check news just to see if Toney is out, but I think I just stick with the team even if he is for one week.

Sanchez Bachmann
White Shaw TAA Tsimikas Reguilon
Barnes Raphinha Brownhill Salah Bruno
Ings Antonio Toney