With just seven days to go until the 2021/22 Fantasy Premier League (FPL) season kicks off, now seems like a good time to share my latest draft.
And it is very much a draft, and one which is evolving on a daily basis right now!
However, I don’t envisage too much changing between now and next week’s deadline, providing Harry Kane (£12.5m) and Romelu Lukaku don’t turn up at Manchester City and Chelsea that is.
No, he's just hedging his bets. Still hopes for a move
His PR team helping him try to control the narrative. He wants to be still loved by the Spurs fans even if he moves.
Nah. He definitely wrote that message all by himself.
A large proportion of Spurs fans don’t buy it, it’s come a few days too late
This also explains Peps salesman job this morning on Bernardo and “three of four other players”
How do we know that?
I don't have a dog in this fight but, this wouldn't be the first time rumours were spread without facts to back them up.
Know what?
OP said, "Just read Harry's statement, boy is backpedaling."
How do we know that's the case?
Who will start in defence for Leicester with Justin, Evans and Fofana out ?
Captain Morgan 🙂
He’s retired hasn’t he?
Bertrand - Soyuncu - Ndidi? - Pereira
Ndidi or Amartey I guess
Ndidi indeedy
The first draft I have done so far thats missing TAA, quite like it myself.
Thoughts?
Bachman (Foster)
White, Lowton, Veltman (Coady, Ayling)
Bruno, Salah, Son, Mount, Raphinha
DCL, Bamford (Davis)
Missing TAA
Mount over Trent is absolute madness.
well said 😆
Who are the current favourites at 4.0 DEF?
Slim pickings
i dont think any start, so hard to favourite one of them!
Nada
Amartey has a shot. Maybe.
Amartey for now
Anyone set up a team for 3Gws and a certain wildcard?
Yes 3 he's, no wildcard
Yep
Like to plan on going into the Intl Break w/ 2x FTs.
Never made sense to research for a month only to tear up a team 3 wks later.
Rather take a -4 than spend a WC that soon.
Feels different this week with all the late arrivals and uncertainty around teams. 3 GWs and we will have a better idea.
> 3 GWs and we will have a better idea.
Never say never but, planning on an early WC limits our options.
Limiting options isn't the best strategy bc, well it limits our options. 😉
Yep. And a BB
Who is cheapest nailed forward? Pukki 6.0 , Deeney 5.5 but is he still sure starter? Someone else?
Pukki.
Deeney may start but Watford have about 7 strikers so he could be subbed early or dropped in gw2
Deeney's not.
Jay Rodriguez has 4 preseason goals. Not sure if that's assured him the spot alongside Wood when he returns. You would think one of Burnley's 5.5's will nail down a spot and keep it.
Think Barnes also scored for Burnley and Vydra is always in the shadows waiting. I wouldn't risk Rodriguez
Vydra did well in the end of last season.
Yeah, it's a risk for sure.
Good shout. J. Rodriguez - Might have penalties too until Wood is back.
No justnpukki
Pukki had ankle injury in euros (or before) and he didn't look sharp at all. Now covid issues. And then in the end it's Norwich with bad fixtures.
Lads! Stuck between these two options at the moment. Leaning towards (A), but would appreciate some insight:
Sanchez - Foster
TAA - Shaw - Digne - Coufal - Manquillo
Salah - Bruno - ____ - Raphinha - Brownhill
____ - Antonio - Toney
A. Obafemi - Son (4-4-2)
B. DCL - Buendia (3-4-3)
Cheers!
B
B
B
Tella likely to get the nod up top with Adams for Soton?
Maybe a Soton fan can Tellas
And if he’s on Penns… 🙂
That would be magic…
Penn and Tella. Whooosh. 😆
Possibly but you would think they are signing someone very soon
Need to be a fortune tella to know
I think they are looking at getting Armstrong from Blackburn Rovers with Obafemi going the other way possibly
Armstrong closer to Palace.
Short term maybe. Maybe a bit of RW as JWP out so Armstrong as a 6.
Not nailed tho
Thanks gents.
What's Tom's team?
*Evil laugh*
Bet his strikers are horrible
RMT please…
352
Sanchez
TAA - Robertson - Veltman
Salah - Mahrez - Havertz - Greenwood - ESR
Antonio - Ings
Steele - Ayling - Amartey - Obafemi
Bench too weak for quite a few not nailed on players in the starting 11 imo
Which combo looks better to begin with-
A Son Toney
B Mahrez Antonio
B
B
B
A
B
A
Too many punts?
Sanchez foster
TAA shaw coufal veltman 4.0
Salah mahrez greenwood jota barnes
Antonio watkins toney
Improvements would be appreciated!
Yes. One of Greenwood Jota, and a 6.5 (Raph/bund)
That’s Ted buendia btw
But I do think both could do well. Raphinha is an option after a couple of weeks if I've made a mistake?
Barnes and Watkins can be son and obafemi, but means I don't have a bench!
Any idea who is on penalties for Everton?
Tempted to start with DCL, that home match against Southampton could be tasty.
Then switch h to Bamford somewhere down the line.
I thought it was Rich
Richa if he’s about
DCL isn’t back in training yet & I don’t see a lot of goals in that match tbh
Cheers for those news!
He is busy carrying a small purse around. Not the striker I want on my gw 1 team tbh. We need someone who has been training.
Rafa also known for his conservative approach so I can’t see goals in that match tbh
Really? I think Southampton will be the early season whipping boys.
Everton will play United tomorrow so we will know better. I travelled to the future recently & didn’t see DCL in training, did not see Pickford too
Between Antonio and DCL for me... and it's doing my head in.
Richarlison I would have thought
That article is over a week old. So they should have been training this week.
Coufal and ings
Or Watkins and digne ?
CI
I'm on Watkins and Digne.
Top one Steve
RMT
A) 442
Sanchez (Gunn)
TAA, Chambers, Maguire, Shaw (Amartey)
Salah, Bruno, Son, Barnes (Brownhill)
Antonio, Toney (4.5)
B) 352
Sanchez (Gunn)
TAA, Chambers, Veltman (Dier, Amartey)
Salah, Bruno, Son, Barnes, ESR
Antonio, Watkins (4.5)
B
B
B
B
Wills chambers start though?
I presume someone has done a Dallas vs Raphinha analysis somewhere on the site over the past 6 weeks?
Just use the Player Comparison Tool in the members area.
Surely it's Harrison vs Raphinha if anything no?
Better option?
A) Son & 4.5m def rotating with White (442)
B) Mahrez & Sarr (352)
Saw your draft yesterday. And i at some point tried both these options.
For some reason A looks better even though 442 looks a bit out of place. Not convinced by Mahrez. Has the tendency to miss out in Gw2 for Foden/Torres
C) Mahrez +1mil in the bank
-Avoids Son vs. City.
-Mahrez's a captain option in GW2 v. NOR.
-Son in for GW3 v. WAT & another candidate for the armband.
Son can score as likely as Mahrez in that opening fixture imo. And Mahrez could be benched against easier opposition in gw 2
> Son can score as likely as Mahrez in that opening fixture imo.
OK, all things equal I'd rather have Mahrez in my squad ready for GW2.
> And Mahrez could be benched against easier opposition in gw 2
You haven't been keeping up with the Pep new conference.
Foden out, KDB out, & Sliva on the move. Sterling's not back yet either.
The chances Mahrez won't start the first 2 GW's after an entire preseason / training is low.
Have been on this idea for a while and makes a lot of sense. Plus, he had a really good pre-season. Mahrez + 1.0M to start, and if you save GW2 transfer you can pretty much switch to anyone, even Kane in GW3.
Yup, that's exactly it.
Have one plan if Kane moves & another if he doesn't.
Please help currently got both amartey & manquilo is that too risky? Other defenders white, shaw & TAA. If so who to downgrade by -0.5m? A) one of my other defenders b) Toney c) jota d) ESr e) raphinha?
Way too risky ; likely neither will play ; Amartey is a punt I'm willing to take but that's it, Manquillo isn't even in Newcastle AFAIK
Ok cheers sounds like I need to upgrade manquilo to 4.5 like veltnan, coady or ayling and then downgrade else
Can anyone confirm that DCL is not in training? And if he’s not, why?
Best to just wait & see how they line up vs. Utd. next week.
Until then, it's all rumours & perhaps nothing to reshuffle over.
Given extra time off by Benitez. Back in training Monday along with Pickford
The article above is on 31 Jul, the “Monday” refers to last Mon (2 Aug) lol
He is… good lord. It’s just someone scare crowing with a 2 week old Instagram post when all England players are only due back in training last week (1 Aug)
Doesn’t help that Everton hasn’t posted any training videos, but that doesn’t mean 2 week old posts should be used instead lol
New Draft
Bachmann
TAA Digne Veltman
Salah Bruno Havertz Jota Rafa
Tonio Toney
Ayling Obafemi
Havertz and Jota will be assessed in GW3. Can switch for Son and Sarr. Can hop on to bandwagons too. Good price points.
Don’t fancy Greenwood over Jota?
I had Jota in my first draft, but decided to go 4 atb and bring in Robbo. Feels safer.
What is your defence? I'm gone Robbo 4 atb
Digne over Shaw?
Why no love for Cavani? Surely going to feature week in week out upfront isn't he?
Greenwood could play upfront
True as could Martial just felt confidant Cavani would be the main man but maybe I'm wrong and it's not worth the risk
only started training today I believe
Wasn't aware of that! Thanks
I believe next week Monday, Sancho too
damn, as in 9th or 16th?
9th
ah ok, cool cheers
Too old for week in / week out. Start of the season may be OK but Greenwood could replace him.
Best forward for 6m and under?
Gotta be Pukki
for the first couple of weeks it's Ashley Barnes imo, then it's Pukki
Thanks sounds like it maybe better to go Toney
How's my team looking?
Sanchez
TAA Digne Shaw
ESR Buendia Bruno Raphinha Salah
Antonio Toney
Steele, Veltman, Pukki, Ayling
1m itb
complete opposite to mine, but probably pretty good
swap pukki look at norwich first 6 fixtures. Wouldn't leave 1m itb this early on
A) Raphinha Saka
B) Dallas Grealish
b
A
A-Vardy Grealish
B-Maupay Mane/Fernandes
B
B Mane
B
TAA-Shaw-Digne
Salah-Fernandes-xxx-Brownhill
Antonio-Ings-xxx
A) Mahrez + Toney
or
B) Jota + Calwert-Lewin
I fear there is no exit strategy with Toney
Rodrigo
Abraham if he moves.
Maybe Pukki later on.
King.
Find a million to get a 7.5m
At worst dump at first WC.
Hmm the Abraham move sounds good, anyone in for him?
A few rumours. Nothing solid yet.
Maybe Arsenal or West Ham.
He could also move abroad.
I am drawn to Digne a lot just like many others and keeps ending up back in the team. I think I had him last year and he let me down are we expecting better now?
No, why?
He’s a must at the moment, fixtures are good as well in the first 6
Thats the trouble looks good but then as the comment says below thats the worry
He's popular every year during pre-season and then shite once the season starts
If he was only in a better team.
Pretty much yep
Bachman Coufal Tella RAN
Would you BB this lot?
Pros:
All four should play.
All three outfield sub's have some potential of attacking returns.
Fair chance of 1-2 CS from the 4.
Don't have to worry about the overrated BB chip afterwards and can concentrate on investing in 12-13 players after first WC.
Cons:
Slight risk of a player or two not starting perhaps.
Covid still lingering.
You tell me?
Starting XI (Caveat is I'm going without Bruno and Salah for the season so those are ruled out):
Sanchez
Trent Chilwell Digne
Mane Havertz Greenwood Gundo
Ings Jimenez Toney
If interested feel free to join my 'The No BS League' for fun something a bit different.
Rule: No Bruno or Salah allowed.
Code: g104b9
nips really going to come straight in for Fabianski? I guess if not now then when? Fab is pretty old
2 years, 9 months agoJust read Harry's statement, boy is backpedaling.