Yeah it depends on how good Son and Rashford look going forward, because Saka looks a strong hold for now. As does Maddison. If you need all those and can also have a better defense and maybe someone like Watkins with Villa having great fixtures then it becomes tough to justify 12.5 for Salah. But almost a month still to go before I need to get into this dilemma, as of now I am kinda at a similar position where I was before GW1 and didn't see the value in getting Salah given how the pricing this season has been done for the rest.
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What waas all the transfers again? Newcastle player and?
Deoends,do you have any good replacement for Jackson on bench?
If not id say yes.
Im thinking of asking and not following the advice part.And gain like 18 points when it works like this?
Usually FPL players do what they have planned no matter what advice they get i feel sometimes.
Had to pull the wildcard trigger last night to get who I wanted long term because of price rises
Turner/Areola
Schär Botman Udogie Bell Lamptey
Salah Diaby Maddison Son Hannibal
Watkins Darwin Haaland
Bell can cover this gw for Udogie. I might miss out on owning 3 x Newcastle long term, but if Diaby is really bad and Gordon fires I guess thats my way in.
Thoughts on my wildcard? Am i missing someone important?
Turner/Areola
Schär Botman Udogie Bell Lamptey
Salah Diaby Maddison Son Hannibal
Watkins Darwin Haaland
Bell can cover this gw for Udogie. I might miss out on owning 3 x Newcastle long term, but if Diaby is really bad and Gordon fires I guess thats my way in.
Thoughts on my wildcard? Am i missing someone important?
Not bad mate but will Villa score so many goals you need two attackers from them and ignore Arsenal and United attackers?
You do have a point with Villa. My problem with United is just that I dont trust the performances atm and Arsenal’s fixtures soon turn really bad. I guess Watkins could also become Wilson somehow
Botman and Son I was planning to make anyway.
I wouldn't be happy going forward with that bench in all honesty. At least try to beef it up so that you've got one good option somewhere. Also there's more value in midfield than attack so I would definitely ditch one of those forwards and get a cheaper midfielder in which would then allow you to improve your 1st sub. Burn over Schar also saves you some money if you're committed to double Newcastle defence with no Trippier.
So yeah basically make one of Watkins and Darwin > Archer, improve Hannibal and Lamptey with the funds.
Team looks good, and is quite non template.
What might bite you though is: No Arsenal, only 1 City and hopefully not owning at least one of Rashy/Bruno
Also when do Arsenal's fixtures go bad? I only see 2 tough games in the next 9? City in GW8 and Newcastle in GW11. They've got Bournemouth, Chelsea, Sheffield United, Burnley, Brentford, Wolves and Luton in that run which is about as good as it gets.
Cheers for the feedback - It's a bit risky in it's current form yes, but on the pro-side many of the players are main-men for their teams except for Darwin and maybe Diaby when they play in Europe.
It might be Diaby to Gordon as I'm not too sure about going for 4 good defenders. But then I can't do much with 0.8 in Hannibals place (4.4). A bit on the toes on getting 4 good defenders though as I think the take-away currently is that defenders rarely gets clean sheets with 10 extra minutes added.
I like that better!
United attackers will come good soon when we get better midfielders bak now i think, and good fixtures!
I did the ssame moves mate so cant hate on that!
Got this for the next GW - I pulled a wildcard and hauled 97, but if my FPL career is anything to go by that means the following week will be absolutely dreadful and I'll have cancelled out my gains. Thoughts on this?
Areola (Flekken)
Estu - Trippier - Botman - (cash) - (U-Dogg)
Mitoma - Fernandes - Salah - Diaby - (Neto)
Haaland - Alvarez - Morris (C)
Could easily not captain Morris, although relatively obvious pick with the DGW. Think that's the biggest differential, who's captaining who.
Also do a take a -4 and swap Diaby back to Saka for GW7 or is that too tinkery...
Areola (Flekken)
Estu - Trippier - Botman - (cash) - (U-Dogg)
Mitoma - Fernandes - Salah - Diaby - (Neto)
Haaland - Alvarez - Morris (C)
Could easily not captain Morris, although relatively obvious pick with the DGW. Think that's the biggest differential, who's captaining who.
Also do a take a -4 and swap Diaby back to Saka for GW7 or is that too tinkery...
Year in year out we get seduced by either James or Chilwell.
But usually they at least get 1 or 2 big hauls first.
This time it's been James completely out and Chilwell flattering to deceive with a few sitters missed, then standard concede and come on late for a 1 pointer, or even sillier, booked when coming on.
But usually they at least get 1 or 2 big hauls first.
This time it's been James completely out and Chilwell flattering to deceive with a few sitters missed, then standard concede and come on late for a 1 pointer, or even sillier, booked when coming on.
Morris has scored a couple, but from pens. Does he look likely to score in free play?
A wildcard without on is quite a statement. You've basically captailised huge stylee from Botman-Trippier getting probably their once every 3 seasons massive maximum hauls.
Well played and that.
Every guy and his dog has bought in Botman and Son
Was thinking of going Alvarez to Darwin and seems like that’s a common pattern today.
Fecking how am I climbing up the ladder when everyone making the same moves.
Was thinking of going Alvarez to Darwin and seems like that’s a common pattern today.
Fecking how am I climbing up the ladder when everyone making the same moves.
Tempted to get the bench boost out of the way this week, depending on how confident I am my players will start.
Yeah total blag, I honestly feck every wildcard I ever make. Annoyingly went Neto over Son, even though he hauled. Moved Onana -> Flekken too, but hate exposing myself too much from United, makes our shit performances even more unbearable.
Will keep faith with the Botman x Trips double act and then probably take a rage -12 in GW8 and gut my team again.
They don't.
No, my other striker is João PedroWhat waas all the transfers again? Newcastle player and?
Deoends,do you have any good replacement for Jackson on bench?
If not id say yes.
Im thinking of asking and not following the advice part.
Usually FPL players do what they have planned no matter what advice they get i feel sometimes.
Just like last season then. All games against top team spaced well.
Fair enough! He is not very nailed
Salah, Maddison, Saka, Diaby, Mbeumo, Alvarez, Haaland.
Son or no Son??
Son or no Son??
Morris is quite a differential for sure:
I don't think Luton will win any of the two games they have in GW7 and looks like the worst team in the league together with SU by a distance.
There are no easy fixtures for them and Morris' record before this season is:
34 goals in 104 games in the championship
14 goals in 91 games in League one
0 goals in 15 games in League two
Morris (0,53xG/90 - 0,21npxG/90 - 0,34npxG+A/90 so far this season) has 2 goals (both penalties) in the PL so far this season.
Haaland (1,44 xG/90 - 1,19 npxG/90 - 1,38npxG+A/90 so far this season) has 8 goals and 1 assist in the PL so far this season and got 52 goals last season in the PL, CL and cups and 4 against Wolves, including a hattrick....
Morris has scored 4 braces and 0 hattricks in 287 games (none in the top division) in his entire senior career, Haaland has 6 braces and 5 hattricks in 41 PL games.....
It's not impossible that Morris outscores Haaland in GW7, but is it very likely?
More than 90% of the active FPL-managers will captain Haaland....
I like your team though
Also pulled the trigger and Wildcarding this week. Can field the following Team for GW7 with the WC:
Areola (Turner)
Walker Botman Reguilon (Cash, Udogie)
Salah Saka Gordon Rashford Son
Morris Haaland (Archer)
Areola (Turner)
Walker Botman Reguilon (Cash, Udogie)
Salah Saka Gordon Rashford Son
Morris Haaland (Archer)
fecking hell nice one! Great stats. I agree too, I very likely will buckle and captain Haaland. However my second best gameweek (after the one just gone) has come purely from not captaining Haaland - in GW2 vs Newcastle where he blanked.Morris is quite a differential for sure:
I don't think Luton will win any of the two games they have in GW7 and looks like the worst team in the league together with SU by a distance.
There are no easy fixtures for them and Morris' record before this season is:
34 goals in 104 games in the championship
14 goals in 91 games in League one
0 goals in 15 games in League two
Morris (0,53xG/90 - 0,21npxG/90 - 0,34npxG+A/90 so far this season) has 2 goals (both penalties) in the PL so far this season.
Haaland (1,44 xG/90 - 1,19 npxG/90 - 1,38npxG+A/90 so far this season) has 8 goals and 1 assist in the PL so far this season and got 52 goals last season in the PL, CL and cups and 4 against Wolves, including a hattrick....
Morris has scored 4 braces and 0 hattricks in 287 games (none in the top division) in his entire senior career, Haaland has 6 braces and 5 hattricks in 41 PL games.....
It's not impossible that Morris outscores Haaland in GW7, but is it very likely?
More than 90% of the active FPL-managers will captain Haaland....
I like your team though
Genuinely think that’s the largest - by far - differential in this entire game. Whether or not you captain Haaland, because 90% of players will captain him each week.
I keep looking at this Salah/No Salah decision and hands down every no Salah squad is infinitely better. The main thing you get with Salah is a bonafide captain option from Liverpool as all the others are too risky.
It comes down to this for me...
Salah + Ward Prowse +
Option 2 just looks a no brainer doesn't it? It does mean I'll always be benching one of a powerful front 8 but I'll just have to play the fixtures.
By GW10 my squad would be...
Areola / Leno
Walker / Trippier / Cash / Udogie / Kabore
Bowen / Saka / Son / Maddison / Diaby
Darwin / Alvarez / Haaland
Yeah I am not going into too much detail for now because I have around a month before WC but I do think unless he's a nailed captain for 3 out of those 6/7 weeks it's not worth it. It's the exact same deal as it was with Kane last season.
And I am not seeing him going big even when Liverpool score a lot these days which reduces his potential as captian. Depends on who the enablers are at that point but it's not a given for me that I will get him on WC.
This is true. Liverpool are still very much a team who spread the points in attack whereas with Haaland everything is geared to tee'ing him up. Similar with Kane and Spurs last season as well.
I guess I can leave my Liverpool transfer until last (not overly worried about them in the next 2 at least) and then decide whether to put the spare funds into Archer > Darwin or Son > Salah. Ideally want one in for the run of Everton, Forest, Luton, Brentford.
Same here. As of now if Son continues to play up front for one of the highest scoring teams in the league he is over Salah for me. As is Saka given he's 4m cheaper and outscoring Salah so far.
As an example, the WC draft for GW6 was Salah, Saka, Rashford, Diaby and Mbuemo in midfield and you had to choose between Son and Rashford, and Rashford had better fixtures, and having Salah also meant not having Trippier. Son and Trippier combined for 32 points that you can't cover with Salah even if he was going crazy, let alone in his current more creative less goalscoring role.
Help me out folks. I never take FPL seriously but I'm actually in the top 1-3 in a few paid leagues i've entered so it makes sense to keep it up now.
Got all my boosts/wildcards still to use
Current team:
Areola
Gvardiol - Botman - Estupinan
Bruno - Mbuemo - Saka - Salah - Sterling
Haaland - Alvarez
Subs: Johnstone GK, Beyer, Mubama, Gusto
£0.4m left in the bank
Made the terrible decision to bench Euspinan for Gusto last week as he didn't start the other week so that cost me an 8 point swing
Feel like Mbuemo will be one to shift soon? Goalies have done great so far, rotating them depending on the fixture. Tempted to bin off Sterling but surely he's gonna bag a goal soon
Got all my boosts/wildcards still to use
Current team:
Areola
Gvardiol - Botman - Estupinan
Bruno - Mbuemo - Saka - Salah - Sterling
Haaland - Alvarez
Subs: Johnstone GK, Beyer, Mubama, Gusto
£0.4m left in the bank
Made the terrible decision to bench Euspinan for Gusto last week as he didn't start the other week so that cost me an 8 point swing
Feel like Mbuemo will be one to shift soon? Goalies have done great so far, rotating them depending on the fixture. Tempted to bin off Sterling but surely he's gonna bag a goal soon
Only if you bin him
Use my FT to go Mbeumo to Bowen or hold?
Son all day baby!
Just make sure that Samid have not bought him then you are fine.
To bring Son (44 pts in 6 games) in, I ll either need to get rid of Salah (43 pts in 6 games) or change Maddison (39 pts in 6 games).Son all day baby!
Just make sure that Samid have not bought him then you are fine.
If I upgrade Mbeumo (36 pts in 6 games) to Son, then I will need to downgrade Alvarez (38 pts in 6 games) to a 5m player.
Upgrade Maddison then, Son is on pens also so higher ceiling at the moment OR you keep Maddison and save cash for and get more data a GW or two more.
Current Team:
Flekken
Trippier Cash Estu
Saka Bruno Rashford Sterling Son
Haaland Alvarez
Thoughts on Sterling to Gordon?
Flekken
Trippier Cash Estu
Saka Bruno Rashford Sterling Son
Haaland Alvarez
Thoughts on Sterling to Gordon?
Looks like a decent move on paper but as I said a few posts back, Gordon is on 4 yellows now so 1 away from a ban. Sterling has got Fulham and Burnley for me and then he's out the door so fast his little dinosaur arms won't touch the side.
Any other newcastle midfielder worth a move instead?
Not really, does not seem like Almiron is as effective like he was last season. I would prefer Neto if not.