I prefer the 2nd option

TAA, VVD & Laporte

Not much in it, maybe the first one as i’m less keen on Walker.
However, personally I would go for TAA, VVD and Laporte (having spent more time than I should have trying to pick between the LIV defs).

2nd option.

Using this seasons prices with last seasons scores:

Robbo (7) 213
VVD (6.5) 208
Laporte (6.5) 177
= 20m for 598

Robbo (7) 213
Trent (7) 185
Walker (6) 150
= 20m for 548

I don't see how you can argue TAA over VVD. VVD is 0.5m cheaper and nothing to suggest he wont outscore TAA again this season especially as Gomez is going to be rotating with him at RB. I have no idea why so many people aren't understanding this is going to happen.
Laporte was OOP at times and was given license to roam in advanced positions. Will that happen again this season? Mendy and Zinchenko will be at LB and Laporte will be firmly back in CB and only advanced at set pieces.
Walker looks better value for money than Laporte. Would you take 25-30 points less for 0.5m saved? I know I would.

I'd go: Robbo, VVD and Walker if I had to choose 3 out of those 5.

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A

A

C. King and others.

A

A

B if Giroud is nailed as first choice striker.

Hmmm.

Firmino is a no for me, so there's your saving.

I think its mental going without Salah but I'm going without Sterling however.

I would change get in Salah and TAA, two most essential players in the game for me.

Downgrade Luiz and Duffy to upgrade Moutinho too.

If I'm being honest, my current draft which I am not even that fond of has sterling and Salah, and I feel I have a better midfield in Fraser and tielmans over zaha and moutiniho. I'd probably make firmino wilson and Kane Aguero if you are set on a big hitter frontline.

Or make firmino king and shove some funds in midfield .

Whilst total points dictate yes.

I'm going with no if funds are spread properly.

If he scores like last season.

Yeah he is. Explosive.

Krul wont even play, they have signed Fahrmann

Everything else is fine.

Yeah dont like krul but cant fault the rest of the squad!

Krul, nope.

Would keep an eye on Zaha (wants a move) and Jota (massive potential but rotation and a fair few Europa games).

Except for the GK I like it.

Lol apart from the keeper this was my first draft team!

very nice actually 🙂

are we sure Kelly is a starter? I went with Nobel for a 5M mid, he's on pens

personal preference to not buy a premium keeper and use the 1.5M elsewhere. For you the points you lose downgrading Ederson are made up with hvaing someone like Siggy instead of Brooks or Fraser instead of mcNeil.

Pretty secure but there are rumours about another RB coming in - Cancelo, Dani Alves linked.

Their only nailed on RWB

Where are you seeing the prices? I have a work league in TFF but just says it's not launched yet

Aguero was a black hole on the road last season so he's not an option for me.

V good team... wondering myself whether to go Kane + KdB/Bilva, or Sterling + someone cheaper up front...

Nice

Bilva doesn't really convince me. I suspect there's a good chance he'll lose the front spot and become Dilva quite regularly.

I'd be sorely tempted to get either Tielemans or Perez and either go KdB or Wilson up top to match your Fraser.

Agree on Kane. So long as he''s fit that price looks almost too good to ignore. Before injury in 22 he was returning very nicely last time.

You can't fit Aguero or Sterling in unless you take out Kane.

If you're happy with Kane then the team is fine, but personally I'd prefer one of the City boys (Sterling for me)

Im considering Trippier if he's staying.

Neither for me

Good chance neither start GW1

**Option two is with the same mid/fwd bench, and Sterling should be capped STERLING

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2.

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Not me.

I think he’s been bought in as backup, but many on here say differently.

Into the season, he'll start to become a real challenger. He's a genuinely good player.

Siggy edges it for me because of fixtures

I also have this question, and currently with Fraser. I had Sigurdsson in my draft for a while, but I think people are mainly picking him because of set pieces, the introduction of VAR and a kind run of fixtures.

Sigurdsson is a patchy type of player who will frustrate but score decent hauls every 2-3 weeks. Fraser is a more consistent player, less explosive but created more big chances than anyone else in the league last season (including Hazard, Salah, Silva, etc.).

Above all there isn't much between them, but what tipped me over the edge was A) the 0.5m saved and B) the fact Bournemouth have a better strikeforce than Everton for Fraser to regularly supply (King and Wilson).

I have both!

LOL

They should reach out to Mourinho - he’s free at the minute 🙂

What's your rate?

Spot on

Don't do it

meaning, you think his TSB should be higher or lower?

Utd fans

We absolutely destroyed the opposition today and at the end of the day we’re Manchester United

Mark Geragos

A Club Brugge fan who watched him week in, week out put some notes up on Twitter when we signed him...

- Sometimes he’s a bit clunky.
- His hold-up play is fantastic.
- Amazing strength.
- He’s really fast, despite being 6ft 3.
- Still has a lot of potential.
- Can lose his temper easily.

Big lad with decent feet, did the business in the Belgian league. Don't touch for a few weeks like you would with most new signings with no pedigree at this level.

From what I've read from Belgian fans, he is not the finished product, and is not much of a goalscorer, although the rest of his game is rather developed.

The FFS crowd lost patience with Maddison last year as they have done with players like Sigurdsson, Eriksen, de Bruyne etc. They aren't form/fixtures dependent as a large number of their goal contributions are from set-plays and long range which isn't consistent week in-week out or with opponents but is generally consistent season in-season out. You have to keep players like him for long periods to reap rewards, not the FFS type.

Which game? One we got hammered, and the other Arsenal went down a man after we dominated for 20 minutes. Birth aren't super indicative of Maddison's overall play, although he did do well in both games imo.

I’d skip to the 2nd

Nice.
Don't think Ederson or Digne are essential
451 Ederson to Fab
Digne to Kelly
Then you go KDB to Sterling and a decent 5th mid ?

No bad picks there tbf.
But no way I would trust Kane as my second captain option.
And the mid is a bit light.
Recent years formation with 5 I. The middle either 352 or 451 do well. Therefore 3 in the middle would scare me.

Top scoring player two seasons running

Sterling is fairly nailed, but he'll still get less games than Salah with pep roulette

Salah has a proven record of 250+ two seasons in a row. Sterling could get there, but Salah is the safer bet

He's the better footballer. In a team that' more built around him.
Won't be rotated/miss anywhere near as many games.
Has more goals in his game then Sterling.
Goals seem to come from the usual suspects at Liverpool whereas with City they're more spread out.
Highest scoring player for last two seasons running.
He could easily break 300 again this season and no-one would bat an eye, but we would all be quite impressed if Sterling did anywhere near what he achieved last season.
Salah scored 25 points more than Sterling last season so that's a difference of 50 if two teams captained both of them for the entirety of the season.

If you think it's better I think you should go for it!

I'd have a look at what kind of points those players got last season and go from there.

It's not the most reliable way to predict future points scoring, but its a good indicator as to what you'd be missing out on and what you could probably expect to get in return.

Personally I think Kane is done. Think he's peaked and it's all downhill from here. If he doesn't leave Spurs at some point this season he'll have screwed his big money move away.

He's a very simple footballer. Yes he has the odd long range pass in his game but it's not enough. Isn't Auba like 30 or 31 now too? Hmm.

Ake Boly or Holebas

Right now, Coleman since he's nailed
otherwise Zinchenko, Trippier

More likely the latter. If that is the case, which Spurs defender would you choose, if any?

B

A

B

B every season if we ran it 20 times over

Young Sterling seems to have got the hang of it, now. 🙂