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Azpi

Azpi. First name on my defenders list.

defence looks a bit lightweight. Top Heavy

That defence looks real weak. Would downgrade Sánchez to find a better defence

Top heavy but could work out ok.

C

Dadrine 😉
B

nawty.

He always tricks people with a good pre-season.

He always is until the season starts.

Sadly Im considering him. Wait for other cheap assets play in preseason

He's a terrible finisher but you pay for what you get usually , could be a decent 5.5 shout

yep and he'll start.

If only there is pre-season fantasy

Up there with the biggest trolls mate

Cover's Deulofeu in GWs 4, 5 & 7 if you get both, but I'm not sure I'd want to start him in general. Also 5.5 might be a bit much for a first sub when I could get a 5.0 or 4.5 and upgrade a cheap defender for more reliable bench value. We'll see 🙂

Terrible idea

Downgrade one of the defenders I think. And at least get firmino in. You only really have one captaincy option (but what an option)

Today's news makes me think Seri could boost Sess's prospects, but a tad too much until I see him in the PL. At the same price I'm marginally more in favour of punting on Jota.

Jota over Sess at the minute.

Theo is the same price also. If Everton get going early doors, he should have some part to play.

Who do you captain?

Lingard won't start GW1. Forward line looks light.

I would find a replacement for Yedlin. Newcastle's first 8 fixtures are absolutely woeful

Potent midfield.

Sorry pog but this looks no good to me.

You need to have captains in mind when you plan your team. I cant see who that would be in this lot

son is going to the asian games and won't be available

Too much on Gks, i'd be worried about having no premium forwards

Light strike-force is unorthodox but could be inspired.
But ....
Choose ONE GK and have a 4m benchfodder.
Son will be missing for a LONG time.
Mahrez will be introduced gradually and not at the start of the season.

Im on C atm

E

Depends on Chelsea/Alonso come gw 1.

A bit of everything for me.
4.5m keeper
Mo
Firmino
Kun
Robertson
ManU def cover

None of them, really. At the moment going with a front line of Aguero (possibly Auba from GW3) - Zaha - Kamara, obvs playing just two-up-front ...
...and that frees up the funds for a nice, balanced squad.

Thinking 442 for the start specially if Bailly is nailed & Coleman is a wing back.

I’m not liking the 2 7m stiker option or 2 cheap mids. There could be a lot of value in the 5.5-6m defenders bracket.

i'm on A) atm , but that can easily change by downgrading one of Auba/Augero to a 7mil striker

guess I've gone C but they will be bench players in Cairney and Stephens

Sort of impossible to answer. Categorising positions and methods of techniques to save money is pretty needless when we only have to keep track of 15 players imo. It's a template/structure mentality, assuming our teams will basically be the same without Mo.

You can "save" money in every one of your 15 slots by choosing a player you think is better value than his alternatives in that slot or an alterantive combinations of players. For example, getting Wilson to save 1.0 on Zaha (or 3.5 on Firmino) does not fit into your categories. Nor does having one permium defender instead of two, two instead of three etc. Generalisations you can make from your questions will ultimately reduce the quality of your decisions in FPL imo, sorry 🙂

E - quite likely all 3 strikers will be cheap
Trying to work out if I prefer Mane & Wilson or Doucore & Firmino

B

Looks good to me - think Tomkins or Daniels is your best bet for the 4.5 slot. Or just find someone who rotates pretty well with Southampton.

Redmond a bit of a punt but so are all the attacking 5.5 mids really. Not much between them.

Not bad but a few questions I'd be asking;

Is speroni first choice?

TAA might rotate with Clyne.

Not sure on Redmond, prefer Delofeu but go with your gut.

I'd prefer Sane and Walcott to Sanchez and Lookman tbh

is mcCarthy niled they just signed a new keeper

Too many lower priced mids for my liking. Could work out but I’d be nervous with 3 sub 6 million midfielders

If you're intent on going Salah-less, I think you can do better. Don't think Mane or Sanchez are individually very good value for money, and the midfield is very weak aside from those two. There is a lot of value to be had in midfield - I'd be looking at getting at least one of Ramsey/Mkhi, Siggy, Lamela, Jota etc.- even if you get the wrong one you've got room to manoeuvre. I get that you'll be playing 4-3-3, but I still think the cash can be better spread.

I really can't see a reason to get Sanchez - the only backing I've seen people give is that they've got a hunch he could do well and he'll start with people at the world cup - but he'll start anyway!

Also I'd rather have Salah, of course

bear in mind if i got Davies, id replace with Bellerin when rose is back and arsenal fixtures improve ^^

B

Personally, looking at the best defenders from last season, and the gap opening up between the top 5/6 and the rest, and the value available in defenders (seen a lot of posts outlining that often 4/5 at the back teams are strong), I've opted to go for a defence of 4 premiums and a 4.0, with the aim of playing 4 at the back, and would strongly advocate focusing on premiums if you can afford it.

Of those two, I'd go B, but not massively keen on Burnley defenders or Cedric myself.

this.

And their replies 🙂

It really grinds my gears when people stick their RMTs here and then walk away from the computer, never to be seen again. I go ahead and write them an essay about how I see the pros and cons of their masterpiece, only to end up feeling used and abused 🙁 *sobs*

In general, it annoys me when people here don't reply after you've taken the time to reply to them. Even just with a "thanks". It can be tedious to do it constantly, but some posters have long histories of taking the community for granted 🙂

Right but imagine those posts explaining why I pick those 15 guys to my team 🙂

De gea: highest scoring gk in a defensive team. Definite for me

Coleman: injured last season led to drop in price. Great manager. Definite for me

Douglas: crazy stats. Granted in championship but even if he gets half of what he did i will be happy at 5.0. Bit of a punt but the kind i like

Mendy: not sure if i will start him gw 1 but i will want him for man city awesome fixtute run. A placeholder for now.

Cedric and kiko: a 4.5 rotation of decent attacking potential considering price

Salah: perma captain. Definite

Mane: liverpools first 4 fixtures to good to just have salah. Will review after 4 weeks

Sane: fresh and hungry. Need a city attacker and right now it is him. May change once pre season is done to whoever i think is nailed

Jota and sessegnon: being punty here but jota might play upfront and i think wolves will be midtable. I expect sessegnon to play lw. I think he will justify his price

Firmino: triple liverpool attack is not a good long term strategy but i think it will work for 4 weeks. Will upgrade to auba or kane.

Reid and kamara: i am playing 4 5 1 so they will be on my bench most weeks

decent

Good except for planning transfers.

What will you do if Aguero starts well? You'll keep him.
What will you do if Aguero starts badly? You'll regret missing Auba's points and wasting a transfer.

Just pick which one you prefer.

Good team. One option I would consider is downgrading PVA to Tomkins. Then if Jota doesn’t perform and Aguero does, instead of taking Kun out you can easily switch Jota to Mkhitaryan/Ramsey for your Arsenal cover

Solid mate.

What's a pine?

Great for a salah less team

B

B also gives you an extra 2m

2 x 4.5s

If you're spending 9.0, I can't see past Karius + 4.0. Absolute bargain. Personally on Ederson due to City's not-very-nailed defenders

A lot of defensive choice might come down to preseason. I'd want to keep a close eye on the City defence. If Mendy looks to be back and ready to start come GW1 he could be practically essential. In your case I'd probably look at going for a 6.0 and a 4.5 - my current draft has seen me double up on Van Dijk and Robbo. Not sure if it's the best plan but might be worth considering.

Laporte abit short term. Better off with Ederson and Cedric.

Sanchez??

Salah

Mkhitaryan?

Ditch Kun and Coleman and improve that midfield

I'd drop one of Coleman/Mendy for a £4.0m fodder and upgrade Mkhitaryan to a big hitter.

Robertson, IMO. Going by last season's evidence only