Which budget FPL options caught the eye in Gameweek 1?

Diop

Probably Hayden.

A

B

Not b

Couldn't agree more.

People generally find it hard to accept that things are their own responsibility. These days everyone wants someone to blame!

and it’s a free service

I’m going to demand my money back and go elsewhere. Terrible service.

It irked me. I posted about it several times explaining that these price rise sites can’t *predict* rises and fallers until there is an actual rise or fall, but the posts keep coming so now I ignore them.

Yeah agreed. I think most of us who've been around a while understand that it's not gospel and merely an indicator of movement (especially at the start of the season with no data)

Its the same very year. FPL snobbery.

I've lost count of the number of times I've seen perfectly valid transfers labelled as knee jerking or wasting a transfer. Having said that I've seen as many that actually are knee jerks

There's a difference between a knee jerk decision and a reasoned one.

is getting rid of Zouma knee jerk? Not sure what to do with him...

99% of gw1 transfers are knee jerk. Allison owners excused of course.

As long as you have solid reasons for making a move other than 'he scored duh' it's fine to make a transfer.

Also prudent to remember why you bought a player in the first place. Perez comes to mind. He had a really anonymous game, but his strengths still remain.

After Chelsea he has two great fixtures, he's playing as a second striker (in theory) and he deserves at least another week or two to prove he's worth it.

If one of the reasons you brought him in changes though - if he suddenly is playing really wide and not getting involved, if his fixtures take a turn, then getting rid isn't a mistake or a kneejerk. Just business.

NEW and IMPROVED!!

Thanks Doos, I used this a lot last season.

Mkhi, Xhaka and Fenandinho - think I'll wait until there's more data!

Thats a great table, would you have any view on swapping b silva to Sigurdsson? Many many thanks

One question.. The guy who created the big chances the tied most big chances on that list also had the lowest xA? Why is thay? I think ive still not understood xA lol

Feels good owning 3 of these: Salah, KdB, Moura.

How do you distinguish in this scenario between "the masses" and "the astute people who recognised the value of United players across two fixtures, despite a tricky opening fixture and who have deservedly profited from their accurate predictions"?

Just wondering. I don't own any United players BTW.

Burn him!

That's not subtle.

If Alanis Morisette sang about subtle.

Who’s asking?

Dribble on me please

Everybody's a gangster untill the real gangster walks in

How can I help?

I thought you were.

1, then maybe 3, then I'm struggling

1,4,3,2 ?

1,4,3,2

People under rating Sarr, the guy is actually class and will do well.

Maupay will be lowest scorer imo as hes sharing minutes all season

1. 2. 3. 4 in that order for me

If Eriksen leaves then Lo Celso will be a bit more enticing

But I can’t move on to martial as I’m 0.1 short

No he isnt. He is fpl gold when he's a starter which he is this season and for 7.5 a great option. Ive got stats to prove it.

Martial last gw + last 2 seasons in pl

3275 mins = (approximately 36 matches)

20 goals 10 assists So Martial was involved in 30 goals in last 36 matches for united. Thats premium price returns

Yep but not before liverpool/chelsea play and 3 days before deadline

Most of us who put Moura in their teams did so as a punt whilst we assessed Chelsea, Utd, West Ham mids. Same with Fraser. It was posted hundreds of times by different people over pre season. They are not knee jerking, they are following through with their plans.

An Everton mid to Martial you could at least make the argument that it's a knee jerk as Everton mids were chosen as long-term options due to their opening figures. Still, sometimes you have to be flexible, admit that you are fallible and may have picked the wrong player, and move quickly and decisively.

Especially if you've already decided that that's the move you want to make. What's the point in having 2 free transfers if you know what one of them is going to be, but now it's more expensive and you have to use the other transfer as a downgrade to afford it? It's better to do 7.5 to 7.5 this week, and 5.5 to 5.5 next week than 7.5 to 7.6 this week and 5.5 to 5.0 next week.

See also:

Pogba, Mahrez, Rashford

Nice promoting work.

Keep for one more week.
Then keep for another.
Sell when dropped.

Martial

Martial

You have been saved.

You should have got him yesterday. The cool kids did.

Neither, give him more time

Why sell Perez?

Wait. Massage those shaky knees

Pukki

Yeah BF is pretty smart.

He didn't play in either Wolves game last season

What inspired you to go Martial over players Like Fraser or Martial who performed well in pre-season?

KDB, because he’s not Mahrez.

KDB. Just because he is more nailed than Mahrez

Both

De Bruyne, simply because he'll play more. Mahrez is essentially fighting it out with Sterling and Bernardo for two spots in the eleven over the next few months.

Statistically, players dislike tackling ginger players more than any other, and also VAR is confused by ginger colouring and can't pick-up off-sides.
(You said you wanted interesting...nothing said about factual...)

My interesting answer

On average - every person in the world has one testicle

If you want an interesting answer I prefer foden. Not true of course.

I picked KdB because I have a man crush on him.

That’s actually partly true. Why do you think Aguero is so popular!

Bernardo Silva to Mahrez

Robbo to Trent

Robertson to Zinchenko

Robertson to VVD

Vardy to James

Bournemouth attackers to Norwich attackers. Robbo to TAA a close second.

Heaton to Ryan

Alisson to Adrian

Any 6.5 to Barnes

Taking Robbo out.

Mane to Origi.

Robbo to Maitland-niles

I'd be tempted to start Lundstram, although lots of Sheffield United fans think Freeman will take his place this weekend.

Wood. Don't let the Arsenal clean sheet fool you, they're a shambles at the back

Wood

Long term I see him as our first choice left back, but this weekend, impossible to say whether he or Taylor will start.

Never mind Martial, why would anyone go for Ozil?!

Personally I would go the latter and rest Salah, Firmino etc. Maybe give Mané a run out. I see it as a 3-0 Liverpool win minimum.

Liverpool at 70% would beat this Chelsea side. It's a European trophy so I don't think Klopp will take to lightly

With a proper match on Saturday, they should play in 2nd gear.
I'm assuming they're contractually obliged to put out a strong side, but they don't have to take risks.

I think both will field a strong side, Liverpool possibly with more rotation. Giroud will start for Chelsea I suspect.

I see him going full strength, I'm not sure you rest players in a Super Cup final.

If you trust it 100 % and it backfires you only have yourself to blame

Brag followed by a question to make it not look like a brag...

FPLStatistics is still in "learning" mode. Every season the algorithm changes, which means it's not always reliable at the start of the season. Use it as a baseline, not as fact.

I find this a much more accurate alternative:

https://www.random.org/

Jota to Pukki or hold

How can you blame an inanimate object?? He should take a look at himself.

Along the same lines: "Never ask Sean Connery to teach your dog to sit..."

There's a spider outside the office window

Just like us he sits on the Web all day

Yes

Yes, goddammit

That is incredibly annoying!

I know, very annoying. You could sometimes predict who they had bought from looking at that.