After an eventful Gameweek 14, in which I almost committed the deadly sin of selling Mohamed Salah (£12.5m), I couldn’t be happier with the end result: a total of 93 points and an overall rank well inside the Top 20K for the first time since Gameweek 10.
Considering the rumours from several sources saying Salah was going to be rested at Selhurst Park, I almost pulled the trigger and sold him for Kevin De Bruyne (£11.8m) on Saturday morning. However, since I wasn’t 100% convinced by the rumours, I decided to hold fire and hope for a cameo from the Liverpool midfielder at the very least. After all, it would be heartbreaking to sell him ahead of such a nice fixture just to find out the rumours weren’t true.
However, the rumours were very true and he was indeed benched. But Salah doesn’t need many minutes to wreak havoc and after his 16-pointer, I was relieved to have decided to save my transfer. In addition, Ruben Dias (£5.7m), Andrew Robertson (£7.3m), Jack Grealish (£7.8m) and my captain Bruno Fernandes (£11.0m) all delivered nine points or more, which felt great after three red arrows in a row.
Mings
Mings
Very tricky one. I think Mings for the assured starts and the greater likelihood of a cleansheet. Alioski has a better chance of attacking returns but I'm not sure he's the player who will be able to unlock a Burnley side I expect will sit deep. Go Mings imo
Mings
What was your old name on here? cant think of it but recognise the grav
Hatliz
it's just the grav ringing a bell so... thought it had some play on MGP's name
Thanks guys, I'll stick to mibga then.
Mings *
Lamptey to
A. stones
B. dier
C. dallasA
B
c if BB 19
A otherwise
C
cheers all
There is news that Mahrez and Foden has tested positive
link ?
Needs more Sauce
Wow, where does the news come from?
Where? Source?
Mahrez tested positive ....... in September.
Only Walker and Jesus have been reported atm as current.
Stop trolling.
Loool such a troll man
Chilwell out for a hit?
Or play Bednarek and take the drops? Ugh!
Was saving Chilwell for DGW19!Bednarek could do okay this week
Start Chilwell in case he does play. Don't take that hit. If Chilwell is out let Bednarek come in
Cheers
Merry Christmas all!’
Does this sound good??
GW 15=Greenwood and Chillwell > Trent and Soucek free
GW 16= KDB and Lamptey > Son and Robertson -4.Looks reasonable assuming a FH18 strategy
Bottomed: LEI have recently improved with some players back from injuries. Has anyone thought about Maddison (7.1) after MUN? The fixtures are fine: cry new blank SOU+CHE.
planning to get him in next week if I get Kane in but will mean I have no chelsea in 19
but he has looked good and is a differential at the minThinking about a replacement for Grealish with DGW in 19
in the sub 7.1 bracket there is him bowen and mount and for me Maddison is the best of that trio maybe im biased because of last year tho.
But there is a good window to swap grealish to maddison from next week and can look to swap back in 20 or even 23 depending on formExactly
Is he that good of an FPL option though? Raphinha and Walcott both much cheaper and more goal facing in my mind. Bowen also a better option
LEI are much better team when they click with Ndidi is fit and hopefully Castagne. I am not sure Raphinha and Bowen are better than a fit Maddison and on form LEI.
No to be honest, there are many better players imho
Which players mate? It's tough to find at that price range.
TAA, Robertson, Chilwel, Adams, Wilson, Bamford, Bowen, Zaha, Zouma, Watkins
TAA Robertson are potentially better I agree (the team, fixtures and their sources of points). The others are level if not inferior I think. But thanks for the opinion.
Problem I have with Maddison is consistency and whether he's a good FPL player. Example would be last season in the 9-0 v Southampton, I had him in that and he wasn't involved in a single goal until the 9th which he scored. I think Rodgers has also suggested he may have to manage his minutes a bit due to his injury issues of late
*sorry incorrect he scored the 8th
He served so well for me last season just need to pick the right moment (as to any other players in FPL I guess)
same here I got on him at the right time last year and maybe held too long tbh but he gave me a steady stream of points and 7.1 is a good price and fixtures look good, plus with players coming back from injury in def and ndidi back behind him I think he is a solid asset in waiting and could be a great pick
Thumbs up 😉
If you feel like going for it then do, this place can be a real echo chamber here a lot of the time (just look at the hype around Raphinha currently for example in spite of the fact that he looked better in other games compared to last weeks', but because he got 2 assists he's now so high up on a lot of people's lists), if you think he's a good option give it a go, good luck!
Sure cheers mate, just want to check whether I've missed anything. I had a look at the recent stats and it looks promising, not up there yet but the upcoming fixtures could propel his stats.
Maddison is a good option and appears to be getting his fitness. Midfield slots are precious though and he's competing with Grealish who looks better.
Yes he's improved in the last few GWs. Earlier he was sluggish and looked tired. Am planning Grealish to him and post DGW back again to Grealish. They are at the same-ish price range.
He got me 16pts in gw12 though so I kinda like him but still sold him as needed some cash and was the least painful option.
So James is out?
Both Reece and Colombia James are out
Happy Christmas folks!
Played WC, is this reasonable?
MaCarthy Button
Coufal Dallas Lindelof Bednarek C. Taylor
Bruno KDB Salah Son Soucek
Adams DCL Bamford
Thanks for the help!
If you have 2FT and WC, will you retain the 2FT the game week after you WC?
No
No
no
nope
Nada
Isn't maybe keeping Chilwell not completely crazy? If he's only to miss 1 game, then maybe transferring out a player which has double gw soon not a good idea? I've been busy with christmas and would need to do some maths but I'm quite reluctant to sell him. Trying to fit TAA somehow in his place but can't do it so far.
if you have playing sub defender(s) its not crazy
The problem is that I don't. I could probably get Dallas for Chilwell but then I would like to get TAA in the near future for Dallas anyways. I'm not sure that exactly pays off.
Forgot to mention that transfering Chilwel out would be for a hit.
My defense is Robbo - Chilwell - James - Masuaku - 3.9m. 1ft and Masuaku to Coufal seems like the most obvious thing to do with it.
you know James is more than likely out aswell?
Masuaku the priority certainly. Coufal's Mrs just had a baby though so although I think he'll play he could miss.
Chilwell/James may play but odds are against you so a hit is justified for one of them imho(I'm keeping Chilwell atm but my bench can take it this gw and he might play).
what are your 18/19 plans?
Free hit and maybe bench boost in gw19 as I have Soucek and will probably have Coufal
Depends on your own squad. As yours isn't linked I can't comment.
Not crazy at all. This is one of the reasons Mark is doing well this year -- he has enough bench strength so he doesn't have to panic-sell short-term injured players. He just rotates his bench options in, and makes moves that are good for the long term.
Where did Mark come into it?
Merry Xmas.
Had good family time, too many drinks, great conversations and a lot of memorable laughs.
See you all at the Boxing Day FPL Carnage!
Was planning to hold Chilwell since he didnt look like he was dropping tonight but now he's at -102.
Are people still keeping him?He’s looking likely to miss 2-3 games. I’d sell.
He trained today though
Well there was a photo of him at the training facilities. This doesn't mean he actually trained
Gone 2 weeks ago for me.
I just did Chilwell to Dier.
SELL! SELL! SELL!
Hi All gtg? Any issues I should be aware of? Thanks.
Martinez
Dias Dier Coufal
Salah (c) Bruno KDB (vc) Grealish
Kane Bamford DCL
Steer Soucek Casey Douglas 0ITB 1FTcoufal's missus had a baby. some worried he'll miss out. i'm optimistic he plays
I heard this. Not worried too. If she was due then I’d be completely worried but had it. Probably at the birth. Had a couple of days with her and baby. That’s enough for any man. 😉
The best team I've seen overall. What is team value?
Thanks. Tv is 105.6. SV is only 102.8. Got lots of value tied up which is really causing me some headaches with transfers. Once they gone they not coming back. Makes my 18 & 19 plans difficult.
Both Chelsea fullbacks dropping in price tonight?
Would appear so. Both 102 on stats
How much will Chilwell drop between now and DGW?
.2. Tonight and Sunday. If nothing concrete from Frank.
DGW is 3 weeks away
Chilwell to Matip or Zouma to take me through to DGW19?
Matio
Don’t shoot the messenger....just watch it for yourself.
BBC weather have had back to back half hour weather reports predicting possible snow for Monday evening in the SE (Palace and Chelsea games).
Word for word.
“We’re keeping a very close eye on this developing weather” (snow)
It’s new, and it may change I suppose, even by morning....but...that’s what they’re saying right now.Ain't going to make any difference. No crowd safety to worry about.
That’s a very very good point. That’s the usual reason for cancelling.
True enough. Just saying what I’ve seen. It only sounds like the first knockings of a prediction at this stage anyway,
Snowwwwwwwwwww?!?!?!?!?!
That white stuff?!!??!
Dear.
The pitch at the Emirates has under-soil heating.
Worth doubling up on Pool defence ? Already have Robbo thinking of getting Matip.
Dunno, you’ll only know once you’ve done it. Potentially gold, but you could barely give them away a few weeks ago at that price. It’s just a very good gamble.
Only thing is that it will block you to do some crazy stuff such as doubling Salah Mane up
Its just been posted that Mahrez and Foden have both tested positive.
Unless you post a source to back up statements like that do not post at allHe or she hasn't posted a source.
Ban.
Which?
A) chilwel mahrez -4 to dier son
B) chilwel vardy -4 to firmino robo/matip (if robo wont be able to get son later )
C) chilwel mahrez vardy -8 to matip son firminoI think I'd be tempted to hold Mahrez against New. Why would you transfer him out this week unless you expect him not to start?
The same sad words were uttered for the past 3 weeks with Mahrez
Then might as well jus keep. I am 200 percent sure mahrez start
Good luck with that.
Im fed up of him
Tuchel has crazy good stats with PSG. Pochettino really has to meet an incredibly high standard that job is cut throat
which 1 of these 3 to leave first on bench?
A) Matip
B) Alioski
C) Dier
D) Coufal
Cheersthese 4*
B
Only for this week.. Trent or Robertson?
Will be getting the other next week.Can't really go wrong with either of them. Personally think go with more in form player this season, so Robertson. But Trent on set pieces always enticing
TAA to save 0.1 before he is the same price as Robbo
Play Soucek or Coufal?
Coufal I reckon
Play coufal. If he is out due to the recent baby then he won't be in the squad. If he is in then he will play from the start.
So play coufal and sort your bench order properlySoucek.
Jesus out it means Werner->Aguero for me.
Pep will probably end up playing Torres up front
It will be sterling upfront. Torres sux
I agree, he does suck. Pep likes him though, I just think he'll go Sterling Torres Mahrez front 3
With Jesus out for the next 3 games i think Aguero msut find some form and score goals.He will start imo.
He will play but surely wont start and prolly jus play 20 mins or so
"Surely won't start".how do you know that?
Chances Dias starts tomorrow? Team news has him benched :/
50/50 he is "due a rest" but he is also the best partner to stones for Pep to secure a cleansheet
True and has has played all minutes so far in the league. He should be able to play 3 games in 7 days. Then gets a 6 days rest after Chelsea game. Hoping for the best
Wherr u see that? Surely dias start
Team news on this site
Nope i hear ake didnt appear in training
Wouldn’t pay any attention to Team News, he shoukd play easily
FPL transfers are like a run on the bank
I had no intention of selling Chilwell tonight as I wanted to wait til tomorrow, but because his sell percentage is nearing 100, I do it because of fear I will get caught out.
The next person who comes along who didn't want to sell Chilwell is now being forced to because I just sold him and I am actively making the situation worse..
The way player prices work in FPL is quite silly.It's not any different from any other kind of market. If no one wants something anymore, its price drops.
But no one is forced to sell. Managers who want a differential will take the price drop on the chin and welcome the potential for greater rank rises when their asset hauls.It is very different from most markets
Unless your local supplier or housing market has a hidden formula that resets daily and has an artificial cut off time of 1:30am?Well I guess FPL could change it so that prices could change at any time of any day. I'm not sure how that would make life better for FPL managers.
Play Zouma or Soucek?
Matip or Cancelo for 1 week? will WC next gw.
was about to ask the same
am leaning cancelo
Lamptey to:
A) Taylor
B) Stones
C) Dallas
D) Justin
E) Dier
Cheers!
3 years, 4 months agoStart Alioski or Mings?