Mark Sutherns’ latest FPL team draft for Gameweek 1

Looks good. Reason for Robertson over Trent? If your 0.5m short, I'd try and find it by doing Buendia to Benhrama.

Looks ok, consider Digne to a 5.0 and Robbo to Trent

ok, so robbo to TAA, buendia to barnes are better pick? so i need to downgrade somwhere. seems like coufal and digne needs to go.

How bad is the bench?

Many have dropped Digne today. Thee conceded a lot and he wasn't on set pieces or good. But that is just the info I've read here. Fofana is injured and Amartey at 4.0 might (or may) be "The Cheap Steal". Starting Lei def is worth a shot and Digne to Amartey gives you 1.5 million. I did it.

I guess everyone has draft fatigue!

Gtg!
I can see the logic in those picks, apart from Bert maybe..
(I only have 5 of those, but who knows?!) Gl!

Toney? Not a fan. Go buendia 352
Toney missed today match too

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Not sure about the Hammers attacking double up. Also not sure on Nacho starting games if Rogers prefers the 5221 formation. Amartey could easily be dropped and they go 442, of course.

I'm put off Iheanacho until I see Leicester play a few games. There are other more nailed players around the same price.

I have 13 of those. Not sure whether that's a good sign or not.

Cancelo and Wilson are ings and ayling

I wanted a city defender, but was unsure about sacrificing a forward for it

Basically my team. I have Jota over Barnes and Wilson's health must be checked.

I actually thought Grealish reminded me of Pires, which is when I found that quote 😆

If one of the 8.0s consistently gets points like a 12.0/12.5, yes.

Maybe get one 8m+ for captaining 🙂

You'd probably have to get your 1st team selection & Captain right every week. Having a couple of set & forget Kane/Salah/Bruno types makes things easier.

Got to have Salah man.

Agree, but he won't be on penalties at Chelsea.

Looks a solid team. I'm debating 343 vs 352 myself. There seem to be quite a few strikers between 8 - 7.5 that could do well which is pushing me towards 343.

Who are your 4m defenders?

Depends on his price, but is he really going to outscore Bruno or Salah, because they are effectively the player you will drop for him?

Maybe later, but he has 6 weeks of mostly tough fixtures to start.

Would be FPL without a last minute transfer/injury that throws all our carefully prepared drafts in the bin!

Price will be key, but can’t deny he could score for fun with that Chelsea team and is Prem proven.
Drafts are changing in a daily basis. Thoughts on his price…£10m?

Not immediately. He hasn't played in the PL for a while and Chelsea have tough fixtures.

It's been like 15 years. Still, I look forward to Pompey battering them and leaving Hillsborough worried for my life

Oh, my bad haha. Just saw Sheffield and assumed it would be about the eternal misery of weds

Have to play a different game

Veltman

Veltman?

Risky midfield, but looks explosive!

Generally like it, but maybe
Cavani, Dallas -> Antonio, Buendia/Raphinha
Don't think Cavani will start GW1.

Well, i have Trent and Robbo to at the moment. At the moment that is.

Feels a bit late in the transfer window to announce a fire sale? Could they end up like Derby with only 9 players

Give them James Rodriguez.

Fake news apparently. Poor translation from initial thread

Is he a nailed starter?

He's in my team

The original flat track bully

Quite scary in that Chelsea team though, as he’d start almost every game.

All decent picks. I had Coufal a lot last year and think he's a good price.

I'm put off the double up for that reason. May not want to have 2 Villa players coming into GW4. At the moment I have two 4.0s so I can have Barnes over Buendia.

I was on it but have now found the extra 0.5 for buendia > Barnes

Think they’ll be more effective wirh Bailey, Buendia and Ings than Jack.

Good balance, nice team

On something very similar now. That or downgrade Mahrez to enable a viable 5 man midfield.

I'm tripling

I think so. Also not sure about doubling up on the United defence. I'd rather have the option of doubling up on their midfield. Maybe downgrade one of your 4.5 defenders and use the 0.5 in your first 11.

I like that.

Watkins Antonio Wilson.

Arsenal enjoy throwing money (and good players) away? :/

The man is being used to launder money I’m sure of it.

With Onana available for 5m one has to wonder

Selling Martinez for 15m & buying Ramsdale for 32m would constitute an automatic deletion of Arsenal Football Club from the English Football Pyramid

There’d be zero point to the club

According to the Sun... However, the persistancy of this rumour is worrying.

Lovely.

I would prefer Shaw over Maguire. Otherwise looks good.

I like it. I'm also very tempted to take a chance on Nacho even though there is the worry of Leicester attacking rotation.

Ihean concerns …

I like! Shaw over Maguire maybe.

Cheers all!

It's Greenwood and Jota for me. I know City will probably win the thing but I'd rather attack initial fixtures.

Greenwood will definitely start at least the first three games, the other two who knows.

Neither between all three for me lol, hate the rotation risk/booking in transfer risks they all have.

no pickford, love the rest

solid