Saudi Fantasy continues with a quick turnaround, as the next round gets underway later today.
With the deadline fast approaching, we’ve asked several of our Fantasy experts to reveal their latest teams and explain the thinking behind their selections.
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@DrWaleedKhokhar
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- Round 5 was a much-needed bounce back with 106 points, but I’ve decided to activate the Wildcard. A few positions weren’t quite working, so hopefully the reset pays off.
- Moussa Dembélé, Ângelo, Mohammad Mahzari, Danilo Pereira, Al Otaibi and Salem Al-Dawsari make way for Iker Kortajarena, Nacho Fernández, Abdullah Khateeb, Nawaf Boushal, Crysencio Summerville, George Ilenikhena and Mohammad Al-Hubayshi.
- Marcin Bułka starts in goal, with Fernández, Boushal, Merih Demiral, Kalidou Koulibaly and Khateeb forming the back five.
- Rúben Neves, Summerville, Julián Quiñones and Iker Kortajarena take the midfield spots, with Ivan Toney leading the line.
- João Félix misses out through suspension despite the attractive home fixture, while George Ilenikhena gets the nod as a less obvious option.
- Nawaf Boushal is also a move made with Al-Nassr’s upcoming fixtures in mind.
- Despite Abu Al-Shamat’s excellent form, I’ve gone for Nacho Fernández to keep the bench usable.
- Mohammad Al-Hubayshi, Al Shanqiti, Félix and Ilenikhena make up the bench.
- Neves gets the captaincy armband.
@FPL_Chubbs
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- The hit to bring in Ivan Toney worked a treat, as I believed he was the best captain for the round. Lazaro also chipped in with an assist. Toney now faces a tough away fixture against Al-Qadsiah, while I currently own no Al-Nassr players ahead of their excellent meeting with Abha.
- It’s therefore likely I’ll take another hit to bring in an Al-Nassr asset. At the moment, I’m leaning towards Al Hammani to Ângelo and Toney to Ollie Watkins. Ilenikena at £4.5m could be an absolute bargain, though, so he’s another option firmly on my radar. I’ll keep an eye on team news before making any moves, as I’m expecting some rotation.
@FPL_Abdullah
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- Round 5 ended on 100 points, which was around the average. Nothing spectacular, but no major damage either.
- The current plan is to roll the free transfer and bench João Félix. Alternatively, Félix to Sadio Mané remains under consideration.
- Julián Quiñones is looking increasingly unlikely to come in, with his price making the move difficult.
- Captaincy remains wide open, although Steven Bergwijn currently leads the race for the armband. There’s no need to force a move, so I’ll wait for any late information before making a final decision.
@hassanelolemy
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- My planned transfer for the next round is Zizo to Ayman Yahya.
- Steven Bergwijn gets the captaincy against Al-Fayha, whose defence has been very poor.
- The defence will consist of Ayman Yahya, Kalidou Koulibaly, Marin Petkov and Abu Al-Shamat. They all face teams where there could be potential for clean sheets and attacking returns.
- I’m fairly happy with the midfield, although the attack looks slightly weaker overall.
