How to cover Liverpool defence after price hikes

cant see me picking a picking a team with more than two of those tbh

It's so hard to have them all

With 5x4m defenders and 3x4.5m strikers, should be a cinch 😉

4-5-1 or 4-4-2 for me this season

I've got Edward Nketiah up front, so 442 or 352. I have a core 342 to add one from three of Diop, Rico and Jorginho.
It can all change though. Last season started well by committing to never playing three up front. If someone cheap emerges, they can be bought.

I'm going with the never-before-seen mighty 5-2-3 formation!!!

3-5-2

5-3-2 for me it seems

5-4-1

Started with DDG last season. Never again.

Pick Ederson or Alison and move on.

Pope might be a steal if Burnley sell Heaton.

I always go big, pick n forget with a 4m benchie. Needs to be one of Ederson or Alisson for me, or at a pinch Lloris or even Pickford, at least for early GWs.
Absolutely not DDG until we see United show much better form. 4.5s can be viable to spend money outfield so long as you get a good one. We'd need to know who claims the gloves at Burnley and Bournemouth at that level.

Ederson/Alisson or a 4.5 set and forget.
I will likely start with five premium defensive assets from LIV/City. Could prove a real disaster if both concede though!

4.5 and 4.0 all season for me. Unless there’s a real standout candidate when I wildcard, I don’t see them being worth the hassle given how unpredictable the cleanies can be.

nope.

Chelsea are an unknown quantity at the moment, but low-priced. I'd say he's a great choice if he shows up pre-season, especially if CHO and RLC aren't fit yet.

Willian is a massive FPL troll. He just doesn’t get the points.

Personally looking at Trossard when he comes into the game. I think its the wingers which will be living their best life under Potter. Didnt see his Swansea, but his Ostersunds were incredible from yhe wings with Sema and Ghoddos. If Jahanbaksh/Izquerido/Knockeart/Trossard nail a place, think they could be golden.

Diop, Balbuena, Dunk.

Hard to say at the moment.

Maybe Adam Smith but I'm hoping for a bit of Rico. Can always change to Kelly at 4.0 if his high ownership correctly forecasts that he will play.

O'Connell is one to watch. Almost plays like a fullback in Sheffield United's overlapping center backs system and is an aerial threat on set-pieces (3 goals and 4 assists last season iirc)

El Mohamady? Attacking wingback with easy fixtures to start the season

I’d tip Joel Ward

He’d be a strong favourite imo to get the rb slot if Palace don’t buy. He was always the choice before AWB broke out and even displaced PvA on the left last season

Prob nuts but think I will go Trent, Robbo and Virgil and start without both Salah and Mane this season.

Kane really tempts me but can’t have him sterling and Salah, are you thinking mane instead.

I wouldn't have Sanchez at 3m - but the rest look great value. Lucas Moura at 7.5, while Son is suspended, looks nice too.

Think this is a 5 men midfielder year

There’s always the sneaky Zaha Mili double up. They might even get a few non pen returns

Not really. Lucas is good for the first 3 GW but might (prob will) lose his place when Son returns. Alli should be nailed long-term.

Think pricing is pretty good - Vardy is a bargain, spurs defence looks cheap. United defence could turn out to be cheap. Time will tell but Zinchenko could become bargain of the season, wildcard around GW4 when all the cheapies have revealed themselves

Yeah last season deserved way more than a 0.5 drop.

Pricing is very kind this year... Its super easy to get a great team. I suspect you are trying to cram Sterling + Salah + additional premiums into your team.

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Salah kills any team.
DCL..lol
1 players short...as you know.

Both Zinchenko and Mendy are rotation risk better go with Walker who is nailed and offers the same thing. Bilva/Siggy a better option than Kdb and need Upgrade one of the 4.5 Midfielders.

Why last season jimi could score against anyone so why should that change this season.

Hes still incredible value. He should cost 8.0 at least, probably 8.5 when compared to Vardy

442, better bench

Got jimi at the moment but I may downgrade him to fodder to give me vardy > Kane but not decided yet

Avoiding, Europe

Effectively. Dendonker is a must-have benchie, though.

Going bilva myself

Sterling is too expensive for my liking
But the fact that everyone is buying and captaining him scares me

I made that swap and now I'm more happy with the rest of the team. The 2.5m made the difference.

Personally I’d rather be late than be early with KDB given his struggles last season

It’s an easy downgrade if he bucks the trend and goes mental, it’s not so easy going the either direction if Pep decides to wrap him in cotton wool and/or his knees are still not right and/or he doesn’t hit form

On it right now.

It allows me Luiz as number 5 at the back while we wait on Chelsea. I like the idea of a spread of premiums in defence

Yeah I think so that’s why a lot are going with king instead

I'd want Wilson myself but King on pens and 1.5 cheaper. It just makes sense.

You have bats coming back as well. Frank might use him this time around

Same as me. I got dcl and sterling over vardy and bilva

Villa will sign another left back.

As Admital Ackbar once said:

‘It’s a trap!’

Mate he's a rotation risk who is not the player he once was. I'd love to see him do well but for 7 mil just go zaha.

hes not going to play

I would've but it's too obvious.

I went pretty close yesterday with my outrageous prediction, but expanded and caveated it a bit vs. a standard “just perma-cap Salah”:

Outrageous prediction:

If they all stay fit, TAA, Robbo & Salah’s total scores (including Salah’s captaincy games) won’t be too far shy of 1000 points this season

26.5m looks cheap

Its obvious though. You need to cap these expensive players to get full value. Its why teams with Sterling + Salah + Kane are bad.

Keeper

Ederson. Wolves need to invest to not feel the Europa League effect. Really good team but may see some tired legs.

Ederson

I've gone Heaton/Pope because with no Europe I think Burnley will do okay this year.

Gone with Heaton atm

If only there was an article to help decide .... 😉

https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2019/06/28/why-choosing-a-budget-goalkeeper-in-2019-20-could-be-difficult/

Decent start.

Yep

He and Sterling are close to impossible to fit into the same team.

One way I quite like the pricing structure is that it’s forcing the choice between Mo and Mane and Kun and Sterling until budgets grow.

There’s a huge amount of choice around the 6-7 mill mark - and that’s where early gains will be decided imo. Just off the top of my head - all these seem decent picks:

Robbo
TAA
Vvd
Laporte
Mendy
Digne
Luiz
Azpi
Redmond
Jwp
Zaha
Mili
Fraser (sort of)
Jim
Jota
Arnie
Giroud

Personally I don’t like to have any none playing bench players so you want to look at the best 4.5 defenders until maybe a 4.0 emerges in pre season.

There’s some good 5.0 mid options but not many good budget striker options. He best striker options are mainly mid priced.

whats your budget for your bench?