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The budget FPL assets I’m considering to help finance a Gameweek 12 Salah swoop

Five-time top 1k finisher Tom Freeman reveals his team for Gameweek 11 and outlines his plan to recapture Mohamed Salah the following week.


Gameweek 10 was a challenging one for me.

After taking my first hit of the season, I returned a total of just 50 (-4) points and as a result, now sit 515,661st overall. 

Despite a good start (I was ranked just inside the top 150k after Gameweek 6), I’ve struggled to find consistency since.

Looking back, there are a few reasons behind the slump, but I’d largely put it down to not owning Bruno Fernandes (£10.9m) and Jack Grealish (£7.7m) and failing to invest in Chelsea’s backline. 

The lack of Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£7.9m) has perhaps been an issue, but less so considering my alternative, Patrick Bamford (£6.1m), has managed to keep pace and actually outscore him over the last five Gameweeks.

While most of the players I’ve transferred in have done well, João Cancelo (£5.6m) has disappointed. 

At the time of his signing, I was lured in by the number of chances he was creating, which was comfortably above any other defender in the game, but it’s one of those moves you look back on in hindsight and think, ‘what was I thinking?’. 

Frustratingly, I spoke about the threat of Benjamin Mendy (£5.9m) with fellow Pro Pundits Lateriser and Zophar on a recent FPL Wire pod, and how he would be preferred in certain games, which is exactly what happened against Burnley. 

Rúben Dias (£5.6m) was probably the safer play and the route I should have gone down, though I doubt anyone in that defence will be completely immune to rotation in the coming weeks.

So, a few mistakes, but how do I get back on track, and what are my plans going forward?

Well, Mohamed Salah (£12.2m) will probably come back into my team ahead of Gameweek 12 for Marcus Rashford (£9.5m), but to make that move I will need to downgrade one of my heavy hitters. That could be one of Son Heung-min (£9.5m), Harry Kane (£10.9m) or Jamie Vardy (£10.3m), so what I thought I’d do in this, my latest column, is highlight two of my main transfer targets who will essentially help fund the Salah move.

At this stage, I should point out that I’m planning to play my Wildcard ahead of Gameweek 16, in preparation for the Blank/Double Gameweeks to follow. That means I’m simply focusing on the four fixtures from Gameweek 12 onwards.

So, best of luck in Gameweek 11 everyone.

Thanks for reading, until next time…




753 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Rinseboy
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Who to drop for KDB

    Son, Ziyech or Grealish?

    or no one!

    1. Rinseboy
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      top of the page. What a treat!

      1. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        You can't just react every week. Gotta make a plan, my man. Next week you'll be asking how to get Salah. Decide on priorities, and then move for them.

        1. Rinseboy
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          current plan is Ziyech to KDB.

          Next week Vardy and Son to Bamford and Salah.
          Not sure I like it but again its to have the best captain in Salah.

    2. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Ziyech

    3. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Ziyech

    4. Shineonme
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Son

  2. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Great to see fans back even if it is at the Emirates

  3. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Great to hear the sound of real fans again even if there is not many of them there. 🙂

  4. Scholes Out For Summer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Why does it seem so packed even if there's only 2000 people at the stadium? Literally left the rest of the stadium empty and put all the fans into the same sections seem counterintuitive

  5. Joey Tribbiani
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Barnes -> Jota
    -4
    ?

  6. Ibralicious
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Best way to fit in KDB (C) without shaking up my team:

    A) Kane (10.9 central midfielder but gets 21 points whenever I remove him)
    B) Son (ripping it up tonight)
    C) Robbo (3rd most attacking player in Pool atm)
    D) Don't get KDB and miss out on the inevitable 2 pointer masterclass

    A&B, B&C, or D?

    Cheers!

    1. Vazza
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      D for sure

      1. Vazza
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Can you help with my query below please

    2. tiltkamp
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      C

  7. Bennyboy1907
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Current team : 1.3ITB 1FT
    Martinez
    Robbo, Chillwell, Coufal (Lamptey, Mitchell)
    KDB, Bruno, Bissouma, Zaha* (Grealish)
    Vardy, DCL, Bamford

    No idea on what to do? Looks like zaha is out? Don’t mind playing 1 week without a keeper? I also don’t mind taking a hit if it’s worth it.

    Please jus need some sort of a direction

    1. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Play Lamptey, Zaha to Jota

    2. Ozzy smith
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Zaha to Jota

  8. Vazza
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Which combo is better

    A. Salah, Cooper/Lewis/Taylor/Balbuena
    Bench: Davis

    B. Mane, Dallas
    Bench: Brewster

    1. Vazza
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Scrap this. The info above is incorrect

  9. pablo discobar
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Wish people would stop buying Wilson. Considering him for next week, but he could have covid so wtf. No fixture and still rising

  10. The Sociologist
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    How would you squeeze KDB into this team? I'm set on having that midfield tri-force so I don't have to lose sleep over who to hokey-cokey in/out every week for captaincy.

    Martinez | Steer
    Chilwell, Justin, C.Taylor | Coufal, Mitchell
    Salah, Fernandes, Son, Anguissa | Grealish
    Vardy, Calvert-Lewin, Bamford

    1.3ITB

  11. ExpectedToulouse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    My FH team (don’t ask

  12. ExpectedToulouse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    My FH team (too early, I know haha, but no way back xD):

    Johnstone
    James, Dias, Fofana
    Ziyech, KDB (c), Bruno, Mahrez, Jota
    Werner, Vardy

    Bench: N. Williams (3.9), Douglas (3.8), Davis (4.3)

    0.0m itb. Any tips?

  13. Boss Hogg
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Subs order:

    a. Bissouma
    b. Coufal
    c. Dallas

    ???

    1. tiltkamp
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      C,b,a

  14. YLK13
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Ok hear me out:
    Robertson, Grealish -> James, Salah for -8
    Then next week bring back Grealish for Rodriguez for free
    Does that sound reasonable?

    Not happy with 2 Villa + 1 Newcastle, and my bench options with the possibility of Robertson not playing.

    Thanks!