MLS Fantasy continues, and we’ve asked our experts to reveal the teams they’re backing ahead of the deadline.
In this article, several experienced managers share their current squads, along with their thinking around key decisions for the round
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@dmpwright
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- Round 26 brings a Double Gameweek for Seattle and Real Salt Lake, so I’m prioritising their players with my transfers. Seattle also play twice in Round 27. That makes Andrew Thomas, Alex Roldan and Albert Rusnák three of my transfers this week.
- I’m not too worried about owning Thomas alongside Yohei Takaoka. I plan to start Thomas for both matches, while Takaoka also has a Double Gameweek coming up in Round 28.
- Noel Caliskan is the only Real Salt Lake player to make my squad this week. He completes my Double Gameweek contingent.
- Saba Lobjanidze would also have come under consideration. However, Antoine Griezmann’s injury during Orlando’s midweek US Open Cup fixture has changed my plans. Rafael Navarro will likely come in to replace him ahead of a favourable run of fixtures for St Louis’ new striker.
@GarethWills10
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- It’s finally time to play my second Wildcard. Real Salt Lake and Seattle Sounders double in Round 26. Seattle and Sporting Kansas City then double in Round 27, before Vancouver and Chicago double in Round 28. With those fixtures in mind, I’ve brought in several players to prepare for the upcoming doubles.
- In goal, I’ve gone with Rafael Cabral of Real Salt Lake and Yohei Takaoka of Vancouver. Manu Duah of San Diego leads my defence. Noel Caliskan of Real Salt Lake and Alex Roldan of Seattle also come in for their upcoming doubles. Mathías Laborda of Vancouver and Neil Pierre of Philadelphia complete the backline.
- In midfield, I’ve picked Albert Rusnák ahead of Seattle’s consecutive Double Gameweeks. Ryan Gauld of Vancouver also makes the squad, while Evander returns for me after serving his suspension. Nicolás Fernández Mercau of New York City and Cavan Sullivan of Philadelphia complete the midfield.
- Lionel Messi leads the attack alongside Inter Miami teammate Luis Suárez. Dejan Joveljić takes the final forward spot as I target Seattle’s back-to-back Double Gameweeks. Rusnák gets the captaincy to start the round, with Messi my fallback option.
@Fpl_Thomas10
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- In goal, I’ll bring in Rafael Cabral for Real Salt Lake’s Double Gameweek.
- I’ll keep Hugo Lloris alongside him, as their fixtures rotate well. In defence, I plan to bring in Nouhou Tolo and Noel Caliskan for their doubles. Caliskan particularly appeals because he plays in midfield despite his Fantasy classification as a defender.
- Further forward, Albert Rusnák and Dejan Joveljić will come into my squad. I view both as two-week holds, with Seattle playing another Double Gameweek immediately after this one. I’ll also keep a close eye on Antoine Griezmann after his midweek injury concern.
