The key underlying statistics I consider when picking my new FPL squad

Yes, but Webster was already ahead of Duffy.

Veltman.

They might play 3 CBs - Veltman is a great player. Does give more opportunities for wing-backs.

Don't want to trust any brighton defender tbh

Veltman also. But yeh may help Lamptey’s mins

I like B 🙂

One piece of wisdom I'm offering even if you didn't ask.

Try n take a backstep for a while. Too many variables right now. Transfers & International friendlies will feck all the planning we're doing.

I'd suggest take a structure you like. Can fit players afterwards (after selecting player's you find essential that is 😉 )

It can cause huge bias towards team we have right now & we might act stubborn if some very important thing happens....

Personally I think it’s a combo of the first 2 myself. I am looking to play as full a strength team and I may even take a hit to do salah+Ings > Bruno+martial yes it’s a -4 but if you put that kind of money on the bench you’re potentially missing out on points. It’s a gamble sure but anything’s a gamble in this game

B - who do you prefer between Saka and ASM?

B. My struggle at the moment is the plan to bring in Martial in GW2 with a team like option A.

It's close but I think A

B with Dier over Davies

A

B

This is so close, I’d go B

A

A

B. But try to fit in 2 Spurs attackers if you can.

It is active

Don't know.

I prefer NewsNow

Perfect storage of news. Can ignore BS from Daily star, Sun etc too

I’ve used the app mate

Rate werner as a pick, but also don’t think Eze is a fantasy pick, and I rate Brighton defence for this season 3 good cb’s

What does Fanteam mean?

If it’s a draft game then A

Depends who the rest of your team is mate

Not now, from week 3 me thinks

Is he all that? Have you seen him play?

Possibly the best player in the league

No. As long as you have players like Kane, Werner, pool defence and Most importantly Fernandes then can go without 12m players for now.

Not bad, preferring Bruno than greenwood. I like the idea of your team though and could definitely work in the long run just going to be a bit of struggle to get city in there

It could work. But too much money on the bench for me. Maybe start with Ings or Jimi over Martial and transfer out in Wk1. Increase your ceiling.

I like the planning for GW2.
As a Pool fan & watching Mo over the last few months I'd be tempted to go with Auba for the first 2 GWs.

Yeah I like it but greenwood is my last choice united option though

As I said above I’m playing the best possible team I can with the money and I will look to do a -4 and bring in martial and
Bruno. I think the 4 points is worth it especially if I captain salah against Leeds and then salah to Bruno. Just an idea I’m floating at the moment

Happy days!

Yeah but why not wait for those fixtures to play and then get him from gw3?

People just love overcomplicating things. Seen so many terms with neither of the most reliable and best value players in the game

Agreed, so many going for Werner and overlooking Jimi and Ings

Was nailed in my tram until news of Traore's illness broke

Bit concerned about Wolves losing their 1st choice wingbacks, maybe less service for Jimi

Alli

Would rather double on Chelsea over Spurs, otherwise would've chosen Alli

Nope, massively unbalanced. I wouldn't expect Ake to be 1st choice by GW2 either.

B. I'm betting on Werner to score 20+

Davies isn’t a wing back he has less attacking potential than Dier, but I prefer his security of starts

Sessegnon risk I'd imagine and Dier's ability to play in midfield.

Davies is far from a wingback, he's more a CB in Mou's system

I’m with salah, if it wasn’t for pens I’d be on mane as I do think In open play he’ll score a couple more, but I can see salah scoring 4+ pens this season and I don’t think mane will outscore salah by 4 goals in open play

Yes, but only for one week then shipping out for Bruno

I like the Vardy move, not got the minerals to do it myself and could be a big differential.
Not keen on Willian.

I’m really looking at alli, but I’m on Kane atm and don’t want both

Double West Ham is a no go for me with their fixtures. Otherwise, I like that you're willing to depart from the template.

Too many mid priced mids, not for me. Not a lot of value in mid priced midfield this year imo

A lot of money in the defense. I'd downgrade Robbo to a 4.5 and bank the rest to fund Manchester players.

Doc to Davies and improve Bench? Or keep a bit in the bank to stay flexible 😉

beside this quite decent I think, pretty template but thats nothing to worry about ^^

Or Davies, he seems to be placed below dier for some reason despite his better attacking potential

I’m going to wait and see how attacking Doherty is before bringing him in

yes if you have the $

Like this team spot, are you going to rotate Vinagre, Davies and Justin playing two and leaving out the one with the weakest fixture?

Why not bring in Martial in GW2 and start with Ings or Jimi?

Solid. I like it and I like benching Martial and rolling transfer GW2.

Nothing really to add. You've picked ASM and Davies but some sideways alternatives include Armstrong, Saka, Dier.

he is finished, will be dropped this season

15% ownership

Johnstone is the worst GK in the league, probably only better than Kepa
Traore has covid 19...

I like that it varies from template.

Soon as I figure out which Leeds GK is nailed, comes a transfer.

No thanks. My defense has been settled for a few weeks now and only injuries/clear doubts over starts can dissuade me. TAA ruled out incoming...

Still confident with having both Lamptey and White. Might get Ryan to rotate with McCarthy as well. Already have KWP.

1 over 2
B holds lots of interest

Thago Silva seems risky ... as is the lack of Liverpool players in your offense
Benching a 6m defender is never a good idea, upgrade your mf ... pretty hard to jump on premium assets beside Auba, you might want to get City, United or Pool Cover pretty soon which requires at least 2 transfers so far :X

6 goals in 36 games in strong team Valencia???

Make sure you keep the bucket handy

The amount of bias in this post...

Not even 0.1% of bias i see 😉

Struggling to see why Rodrigo is a steal.

Players from Burnley and Villa such as Grealish are getting sparse mention due to sitting out GW1

Soucek has had a good preseason. Thats it

Soucek - the only midfielder priced 5m and under worth considering.

Having considered all the 5m and under goalkeepers, he stands out as the most viable.

Covers Manchester boys in first week, after that he can be a decent backup. Can always upgrade to someone if required.

Soucek with a good offensive presence for a holding mf and a great enabler with 5m

McCarthy with good schedule and Solon performed good after restart at the back
Ryan only other contender for GK spot