Mark Sutherns’ latest FPL team draft for Gameweek 1

Good or okay, but there are some picks I dislike for different reasons.

decent but "Sacho" probably wont play gw1

Would rather have coufal over Tierney

I like Tierney and Reguilon

its always the last place you look

Ssshhhh!

Solid

Very nice.

It is close to optimal. The difference between Barnes, Greenwood, Jota and Gundogan isn't big though.

By downgrading Toney to 4.5 I get Cancelo or Stones. Not really much in it.

awooga!

Yeah. Was thinking of same team. But for now instead of greenwood+4.5 defender, still on buendia+creswell.

Son

Son. Could be a decent captaincy option in GW3 and GW4.

Mahrez for me

City’s fixture against Norwich is messing with my decision

Son

A and buendia then later transfer to Raph, thats my plan

A. Buendia or Benrahma

B

B, not considering Dele at all given the other quality 6.5 options atm

I'm a Spurs fan but wouldn't go anywhere near Dele until he's started and performed consistently for a couple of months. Go B.

obviously B but Dele at 6.5 is top of my watch list. he's not nailed yet i'm afraid

Thanks all. Yep, I’m on A. But also trying to find some picks that don’t go entirely with the template - Dele definitely worth a watch.

every year its the same, imo its best to have price points so you can easily jump on bandwagons and earn some cash before the first WC. io'm not looking beyoung 2/3 fixtures, and will have a player at every price point

i like the chillwell pick but not sure about Havertz pick with Lukaku incoming

Nope. Because 80% of teams will not bring him in.

No. Tough fixtures

Bruno > 6.5
Toney > lukaku

Tbf there were drafts up on here as soon as the game launched during the Euros lol

uh nope, Chelsea has bad fixtures in the first 6, and a lot of their starters arent back yet.

i feel like 2 premiums is optimal and rather have Bruno, Salah, Mane, Kane or even Son until chelseas fixtures improve and i have seen him play a few games

looks a lot better if it was Barnes instead of Jota...

i realy want to drop Bruno for Son aswell. tomorrow will tell...

Bruno is inevitable

Waste of time tbh

A and B

Also, depending on tbose picks, I’ll have £0.5 to £1.0m spare.

Where should I use it?!

Apologies. Strikers are currently Antonio Toney and Watson!!

Cut and pasta fail!!

A and b as you have nacho

Buendia Barnes
Get Raph in for Buendia in GW4

Toying with something similar. How nailed do you reckon Greenwood is for the foreseeable? Better than Jota/Gundo?

Antonio

I think I prefer the forward generally speaking

Antonio or Jimmy but possible Greenwood short term

Haven't phrased this very well. So, here's the current team (subject to Lukaku/Kane news):
Sanchez
TAA, Slab, Shaw
Salah, Bruno, Buendia, Barnes, Jota
Toney, Ings
(4.0, Amartey, White, Obafemi)
LOL, didn't even have Antonio after all!
I guess the question narrows to Jota or Antonio?
Also: Slab, Jota > Coufal, 8.0/Greenwood + 0.5?

Selected by 8.8%. So, probably.

Not yet.

After GW 5 maybe

Needs to pop a few in before I can consider him

11.0 and under I'd say so but there will be some determined to go without

Tear up those teams

Yup

Has his touch and game intelligence improved? Physically he's a beast and he can haul etc but I rate him behind Kane on those things, last I saw. More of a football than FPL point as he will probably get better supply.

Never Wilf. He’s a nightmare to own.

hard to say what Rodgers thinks but i think he is the best LB, and the only naturaly left sided one.

Think it’s a good plan but also plans always go awry.

But good on you for having a plan.

Like It thought about going 3-5-2 myself with lack of good forward options. Not too convinced on greenwood long term but as a short term punt I like

Could easily work out!

Thoughts on my own post/question below?

Looks good

V tough.

TAA was first on my team sheet but it’s close.

Past two years night mare pop ups & adverts

A - Stones will get rotated at some point and may not start GW1 (although Ake made a good case for him today!)

Ha. I think we know that already.

But, you never know!!! (We do, but shhh)

This sums up my evening!

I’d go for Ings.

I’ve debated Sanchez or Martinez and was persuaded earlier that Martinez might not represent as good value as last season with the £1m increase.

Cresswell to coufal
Toney to ings

Elementary, my dear Watson, elementary.
Watkins > Ings
Raph > Barnes

Who's Watson?

If your happy you don't need to spend it you can save it for when a bandwagon appears the first few gameweeks

i would 100% upgrade Raphina to Barnes(long term) or Jota(short term).
I dont see the appeal in raphina when the fixtures arent good, he is amazing but Leeds can't finish all the chances he makes. against tougher oposition i preffer the counter pace of Harrison. i would just go with a player with better fixtures and get him in week 4/5

Watson
Toney
Raph

Jota, Toney
(Majority of front 8 depending on Lukaku)

I'll take this as after a few weeks as I will probably punt on them to start.

Havertz, Torres.

bachmann

Bamford
Shaw
Ayling
Watkins

First one

Minor neck issue but manager says will be good to play Friday

Yup

Yes

He won't start the season and Liverpool will be a CB rotation mare that impacts the team for at least several games

I have a Gundo team

didnt gundo have his best spell while KDB was out???

Considering him. Right now it's looking like Mahrez + Benrahma or Gundogan + Greenwood. Which would you opt for?

I might start with him and move him out après GW1. Quite fancy him in GW1..

I may well sacrifice him for Lukaku.

Ive been no Bruno all pre-season until yesterday news (had Havertz and Mahrez) but Havertz now not as appealing and no KDB its all change

Now Gundo is an excelletn option again and i can easily put Bruno in

My only 'downside' is waiting an extra week to week 3 to assess the Son /Kane situation but its not a huge downside.

Salah will be out week 3 for one of them which i like as a short term punt

He scored 244 points last season, United have great fixtures, and he is in form right now.