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Haller promising but must convince managers he is worth the cost

Fantasy Premier League managers may want to wait to see how Sébastien Haller (£7.5m) settles in at West Ham before flocking to sign him.

There is certainly promise about the striker but as a newcomer to the English game, he might take some time to adapt.

The Hammers broke their transfer record to sign him from Eintracht Frankfurt for a fee believed to be in the region of £45m.

Haller, 25, had been with Eintracht since 2017, where he played a starring role for Adi Hütter’s side as they finished seventh in the Bundesliga to qualify for Europa League football in the upcoming 2019/20 campaign.

The Frenchman, who has been capped 20 times by his country’s Under-21 side, arrives in East London amidst considerable anticipation with the Hammers’ fanbase eager to see a clinical, goalscoring forward make their mark in Manuel Pellegrini’s second season in charge.

After scoring 15 goals and registering nine assists in 29 league matches in his final season with Eintracht, Haller arrives in the Premier League with a fearsome reputation that has played a considerable part in the £45m fee that he has reportedly commanded.

Yet it is the 25-year-old’s price in FPL (£7.5m) that has got managers talking, as Haller’s credentials as a mid-priced forward come under considerable scrutiny despite his impressive final season in the Bundesliga.

The starting striker berth has remained one of complication and inconsistency for owners David Sullivan and David Gold for at least the last five years for the Hammers, with marquee striker signings either failing to fulfil their promise and potential, spending an extended spell on the treatment table or even most recently having their heads turned with lucrative, eye-catching offers from the Chinese Super League in the East.

But for Haller, the time to prove his worth in the Premier League has arrived in 2019/20, as the Hammers bid to finish in the top-ten and re-assert their relevance as outsiders for European qualification.

Upon signing for the club, Haller spoke of his pride at becoming the Hammer’s record signing:

“It means a lot (to be the record signing). It proves that the club [has] really wanted me for a long time. I felt this desire to sign me and I’m really happy to sign, also. it is an ambitious club, a nice club, a nice city and nice fans too. For me, I can guarantee that I will give 100% for the club because the club has given me this confidence and I will try to give it back every day in every game. I will always give 100% and respect the club. I think this is a normal thing and that I can guarantee. I know it’s a big transfer and there is a lot of expectation around me, and I just want to make people proud of this transfer and I will give everything I have.” – Sébastien Haller

West Ham’s director of football Mario Husillos also spoke positively after confirming the arrival of Haller:

“We are very pleased to welcome Sébastien and his family to West Ham United. It is no secret that we have been in the process of identifying a top class striker to add to the squad this summer, and much work has gone on behind the scenes to ensure that we were in a position to act once the right opportunity became available. Sébastien is a player we have been watching closely for some time – he has always been a key target and someone who myself, Manuel Pellegrini and David Sullivan were very keen to bring to the football club. He is a player with excellent pedigree and experience in three of Europe’s top leagues. His record at Eintracht Frankfurt in recent seasons has been up there with the top strikers in the Bundesliga, and we believe that his physical and technical qualities will be well suited to the Premier League.”

The History and Statistics

Haller enjoyed a great season with Frankfurt in 2018/19

The rise of Haller over the last three seasons has been nothing short of meteoric, with the Frenchman catapulting his career trajectory into new, unchartered territory for a player with just two seasons of football in Europe’s top five leagues.

Having commenced his youth career in the lower leagues of French football with F.C.O. Vigneux and Brétigny Foot, Haller joined Auxerre in 2007 as a 13-year-old with a dream. For five years, the Frenchman battled through the youth ranks with the club who would eventually give him his professional debut just five years later.

Haller made his first senior appearances for Auxerre’s reserves, where he excelled and scored 29 goals in 57 appearances across two seasons, whilst also appearing for the first-team across a three year period where he struggled to replicate his initial goalscoring consistency – scoring six times in 50 appearances for the club.

A loan spell to FT Utrecht followed after falling out of favour with his boyhood club, yet whilst the striker may have felt feelings of devastation at the club’s decision to loan him out, it would ultimately prove to be the catalyst for his career’s upward ascent as he shone for Utrecht, scoring 11 goals in 17 appearances and winning the club’s Player of the Year award.

Utrecht were eager to tie Haller down on extended terms in the Eredivise, and secured his signature for a fee believed to be less than £1m in the summer of 2015. Whilst the club’s hierarchy would have been delighted at securing such a promising prospect for such a low fee, no-one, perhaps including Haller himself, could’ve foreseen the impact he would make across the next two seasons in the Dutch top-flight.

In his first two full seasons after permanently signing for the club, Haller scored 34 goals and registered 10 assists in 73 appearances for Utrecht, as the Ereverdise outfit’s faith was rewarded to an extreme extent after an outlay that is believed to have been in the region of £675,000.

A French Under-21 international posting such promising goalscoring figures will inevitably attract interest from Europe’s bigger clubs, and Haller’s profile as a 21-year-old combative target-man with a proven track-record was of serious interest to Eintracht Frankfurt, who signed the Frenchman for a fee of £6.3m.

It was with Frankfurt where Haller’s career reached new heights and the striker’s reputation extended its glistening appearance to the Premier League, after 24 goals across two seasons alerted West Ham United to a player that unquestionably represents a gamble at a fee of £45m, but who could excel for the Hammers with the improved service that the likes of Felipe Anderson (£7.0m) and perhaps new-signing Pablo Fornals (£6.5m) might provide.

The 2019/20 campaign is yet another step up for Haller, with a weight of expectation and scrutiny that the 25-year-old is likely to have never faced in his career to date. But if West Ham’s club-record signing can deliver on the promise and potential that has surrounded his arrival at the London Stadium, then Pellegrini could have acquired a striker with the calibre that the Hammers have yearned for in their attempts to establish the club in the top-ten of the Premier League.

Comparisons


Minutes per shot Minutes per shot in the box Minutes per shot on target Minutes per key pass
Haller40.454.583.957.4
Chicharito37.955.687.8151.7
Anderson52.7109.1122.247
Antonio32.3 52.583.9691.3
Arnautovic 32.248.862.4 55.5
Fornals4080.1116.851.9

The Prospects

Haller in action for Eintracht Frankfurt against Chelsea

West Ham United’s struggles in the striker’s department have been well documented over the last five seasons, but there is an understandable sense of optimism that Haller could be the man to break this duck in securing a consistent, goalscoring forward to lead the Hammers’ frontline.

The departure of Marko Arnautovic to Shanghai SIPG has opened up a starting berth in the West Ham XI, and Haller’s underlying statistics suggest he could have the potential to excel for Pellegrini’s side in his debut Premier League campaign.

Haller certainly ranks favourable for minutes per shot in the box compared to our selection of West Ham players in 2018/19. Registering one there every 54.5 minutes put him above many of his new colleagues, including Chicharito, Anderson and Fornals. The same goes for his 83.9 minutes per shot on target.

However, it is worth pointing out that Haller did come off as the worse of the two when compared with Arnautovic. The Austrian recorded better minutes per shot, minutes per shot in the box and minutes per shot on target last season, as well as superior minutes per chance created figure.

That could certainly indicate that Haller may, at first, struggle to quite match the Fantasy potential of his predecessor when fit, especially when we consider the extra £0.5m FPL have asked us to pay.

Furthermore, the usual caveat applies that these figures were recorded in the Bundesliga, and not the Premier League, yet the German top-flight’s quality, as well as experience in European competition, should provide Fantasy managers with a sense of assurance over Haller’s abilities as a forward for 2019/20.

Yet for all the hype that has surrounded the 25-year-old’s arrival in the Premier League, his FPL price of £7.5m could make the Frenchman a potentially difficult option for selection before the season has even started.

Level in price with last season’s star performer Raúl Jiménez (£7.5m) and just 0.5m below Callum Wilson (£8.0m), Haller is up against some of FPL’s top performers and a number of Fantasy favourites for managers with regards to forwards outside of the heavy hitters such as Sergio Aguero (£12.0m), Harry Kane (£11.0m) and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.0m).

The obvious comparison that has been made with Haller is Jimenez given their identical £7.5m pricing, with the Mexican entering his second season with Wolves whilst Haller will be making his Premier League debut.

After scoring 13 goals and registering seven assists in 2018/19, Jimenez attained cult hero status in the Fantasy Premier League community, offering exceptional value and often earning points against some of the Premier League’s elite.

Therefore, owing to the direct price comparison, for those managers opting for a price structure that incorporates a £7.0m to £8.0m forward, the Jimenez vs Haller debate will be central to determining which striker, if either, warrants inclusion in your squad for the opening Gameweeks of 2019/20.

In directly comparing the two £7.5m priced forwards for 2019/20, the stats present an interesting picture that is worthy of deeper analysis. Jiménez ranks top for minutes per shot as well as minutes per shot in the box, but it is Haller who emerges the strongest of the two for minutes per shot on target and minutes per key pass.

Haller is certainly a more conservative shot-taker, having attempted 54 shots in his final Bundesliga campaign – a number that is dwarfed by Jimenez and his 111 shots, over double, in the Mexican’s debut Premier League season.

It becomes evident that Haller is taking a lot fewer shots than Jimenez which is a decisive factor in assessing the merits of these two forwards, but the Frenchman appears to more clinical as well as regularly providing more key passes for his teammates than the Wolves striker.

The debate of Jimenez vs Haller might take shape in the opening Gameweeks of 2019/20, but with the Mexican’s superior underlying stats as well as the fact he already has a season of Premier League football under his belt, it could be fair to say Haller is potentially overpriced at £7.5m ahead of his debut campaign in the English top-flight.

A particularly positive aspect of selecting Haller in your squad for 2019/20 will be an almost assured starting spot – the club have not shelled out £45m for a player to warm the bench – and this does give the selection of Haller an added element of assurance in your team.

The likes of Anderson and Fornals are also likely to provide increased goalscoring opportunities for the 6’3 forward, who had an aerial success rate of 59% in 2018/19 and scored four times from corners in his final season in the Bundesliga.

West Ham’s fixtures also present a dilemma for Fantasy managers. After facing Champions Manchester City on the opening day, the Hammers travel to Brighton and Watford before hosting Norwich in their first four fixtures. Games against Brighton, Watford and Norwich could prove appealing to Fantasy managers, but it would be difficult to justify selecting Haller for GW1 with the visit of City to the London Stadium.

The true viability of Haller as an asset in your squad for 2019/20 will become a far more informed debate when the Frenchman has got some minutes under his belt and his adaptability to the Premier League becomes clearer.

Yet for now, at a price of £7.5m and with such competitive counterparts in the same price bracket, the inclusion of Haller from the outset is a difficult one to justify for fantasy managers ahead of the 2019/20 campaign.

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996 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Lazaretti
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Everyone seems to have same problem. You choose template players and then realize you need to play one from Greenwood, Dendoncker or some other not nailed 4.5/4.0 def , 4.5/5.0 mid or Greenwood week in week out.

    1. Maddamotha
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Or ditch one of Kane, Sterling or Salah.

      1. Lazaretti
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Yes true. Somehow find it very difficult to pick good enablers this season.

        1. Lazaretti
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Fail reply. Should be reply to Jayzico's reply. I have KdB in my draft instead of Sterling still difficult to get good balnced team.

    2. jayzico
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      That's just FF though - until (hopefully) a good nailed-on option emerges. Sooner rather than later of course.

      1. Concrete
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        This....and it always happens

    3. Concrete
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Two x premium defenders and three x 4.5 playing and you should be able to have all three

      People can’t fit them in because of heavy defences

      1. Lazaretti
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        That's one option. Atm. my draft includes. TAA, Digne, Gomez, and 2 x4.5 or 4.5/4.0 if playing 4.0 def appear.

        Though 4.5 def bucket doesn't seem to offer too promising players....

    4. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      What? Currently my cheapest outfielder is Zinc at 5.5. All other players are 6.5+.

    5. Get up ya bum
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Can't say I've ever had that problem. Sounds to me like your template is broken

    6. Free Hat
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Genuine question :

      If you can manage a decent team with for example Sterling Salah and Kane (or other big hitter), but you have to play a 4.5 mid each week, like dendoncker, is it really so much worse points wise then when you only take Sterling Salah and a 6mid that has to play each week...?

      I like to think that even the 6mid would blank most of the gameweeks like a 4.5 would do...

  2. SOTHPAW
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Perez or Tielemans?

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Perez

    2. Concrete
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Perez

    3. jayzico
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Perez. Cooler name and easier to spell

      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        *Pérez. 😉

        1. jayzico
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          haha

          1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            😀

  3. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    The last three times Arsenal faced Burnley, a certain Pierre Emerick Aubameyang has scored a brace in each game.

    Arsenal face Burnley in GW2, at home.

    There, that's the comment.

  4. Maddamotha
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Which one? Already have Zinchenko and Fraser btw.

    A) Ryan/Pope and Wilson
    B) King and Ederson

    1. Differential C (Mark)
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      A, Pope

      1. Maddamotha
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Cheers

  5. Reckoner.
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Has Delph been discussed? 5.5 defender who most likely will be playing in Midfield?

    1. BigBarn
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Coleman is a far better option at the same price.

      1. HamezMace
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Yep.

      2. G-Whizz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        What are you basing that opinion on?

        1. HamezMace
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          For me, Coleman seems the more offensive minded of the two, and a more guaranteed starter.

          At this moment in time, Delph looks like he'll be the holding midfielder, with Gueye wanting out.
          If Gueye stays, not sure Delph is starting ahead of Gueye, Gomes, and Sigurdsson.

          1. G-Whizz
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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            • 6 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            Thank you that's a great analysis.

            Think for the time being I'll stick with Pickford, Coleman, Digne and Delph as there are still questions to be answered surrounding Zouma and Gueye. Delph can become Zinchenko if I bottle it nearer the time...

  6. Klein
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Thoughts on Callum Robinson?
    Most expensive buy of the club
    5.5mil in fpl
    Oop
    Looks so good. Anything to be worried about?

    1. Stimps
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Locked in my team

  7. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Welcome to my team, Mr. Lundstram. Really wanted a cheap blades player ... 😀

    1. Get up ya bum
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      What's his story?

      1. Better off with a pin and a…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        He's an OOP def midfielder classified as a defender, and he's 4.0. He's been playing in pre-season and may well get minutes, but may not be nailed. He doesn't seem to have been a fan favourite last year and he was expected to have been sold, but looks like he'll stay.

        https://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/football/sheffield-united/latest-blades-news/sheffield-united-how-chris-wilder-has-upped-the-pre-season-ante-485480

        1. Get up ya bum
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Thank you sir

        2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Thank you! 🙂

    2. Lazaretti
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Are you going to double up Blades defence with O'Connell?

      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        No, Sir!

    3. Robson-Canoe
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Does he look the most nailed 4m defender?

      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Well, he has a decent shout. Lot of preseason minutes. In midfield!!!

        See just above.

    4. HamezMace
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Posted this on the last page, seems the be getting plenty of preseason minutes, anyone know why?

      Robinson also played as a striker yesterday, but will he keep his place with Mousset now joining?

      Blades fans??

      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Read the article just up, mate. 🙂

        1. HamezMace
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Will do, thanks.

      2. Ask Yourself
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        They set up 5212 last year with fleck and Norwood deep behind a CAM. Lundstram is getting minutes because now he’s looking more at a 532 alongside Norwood and fleck. Also could be favoured over fleck in the 5212 as he adds a stronger defensive presence which wilder needs for premier league football

        1. HamezMace
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          As if Chris Wilder has done enough for me already!
          If he gives us the gift of a 4.0 OOP defender, I'm starting a campaign for his knighthood.
          Or at least the freedom of the town of Northampton.

        2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Nice comment. Thanks.

    5. avfc82
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Blades fans I've spoken to don't think he'll get many minutes, and will most likely start the season as a sub, hoping they're wrong tho, and Wilder has been talking him up.

  8. rnrd
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    do you reckon a 4 or 5 at the back strategy is only worth if you - from the start- give it a long run approach and prevent yourself from WCarding before GW15?

    1. Get up ya bum
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Yeah expensive defenders are a long term thing. Or you could just not do it because it's stupid and restrictive

      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        😀 Harsh. But fair. 😉

      2. G-Whizz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Harsh but incorrect 😉

    2. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Yep

      Though if involves Everton then there should be a speedy exit plan. Concede at Palace and the gig’s up

      1. Get up ya bum
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Why is the gig up for them but not for Liverpool when Norwich nick a goal?

        1. pingissimus
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Point

          But Everton defence was a joke for over half the season last time out. Silva contrived to make the Hull defence less reliable - not quite the same track record.

        2. pingissimus
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Oh and Palace attack looks horrid now and any reinforcements will be tricky to integrate in 10 days or less when they eventually arrive.

          And well Palace had the worst home scoring record for a non relegated in memory. City under Pearce are the only other contenders

  9. cheeky moses
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Which would you rather have
    A) Sterling and DCL
    or
    B) KDB and Vardy

    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      A). And I did.

    2. Lazaretti
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      A if Everton doesn't buy a new striker

  10. Reckoner.
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Would 10 players like this:

    Pope
    TAA | VvD | Zinchenko | Coleman
    Salah | Sterling | Perez
    Aguero | King

    Starting week in week out be good enough to suck up that I'd have to pick from one of these each week for the last spot?

    Kelly | Dendoncker | 4.5m Mid | Greenwood

    Guessing more often than not it would be Dendoncker or the other 4.5m Mid as Kelly and Greenwood won't be playing a lot.

    1. Get up ya bum
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      No

      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        ^^^.

    2. yakirh
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Downgrade Kun to Kane and you can have a better 11th player

    3. avfc82
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      If you could find 0.5 to upgrade the 4.5 mid to someone like Noble, I think it's just about doable. That rotation with Dendoncker would give you a run of lei, bha, BUR, NOR, avl.

  11. BigDaveSaves
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    What's with the love for Pope? 3 of the 4 initial games you'd expect Burnley to concede and they had one of the worst defences in the league last season albeit with Europe but that was short lived.

    1. Helia
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      3 games is nothing compared to the amount of games that follow, and Pope at 4.5 in a team who you’d think underperformed last year. Don’t find it too hard to understand why!

      In saying that, I have lloris

      1. Helia
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        If Heaton is sold i will be goingnpope

    2. yakirh
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Pope racks up a lot of saves and they got decent fixtures after GW4, and he is very cheap
      Personally I rather go for more premium keeper since I don't like Ryan and don't like Burnley's opening fixtures

    3. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      3 keepers all getting pre season minutes and poor early fixtures - not for me

    4. Eze Really?
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Choices at that price.

  12. Louis Van Gaalstones
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Tammy Abraham at 7m, Mason Mount at 6m, either of these worth a look in?

    1. internal error
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Potentially, but a wait and see for me

    2. Get up ya bum
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Mos def

    3. Lazaretti
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Depends who nails who's going to start. Giroud could be good also.

    4. yakirh
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Wait and see for me.

    5. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Giving it two weeks. If abe is on pens he is in my team

    6. HamezMace
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Think Chelsea have three more games to play in preseason.
      My current draft has a £7m striker slot available if it looks obvious who will be starting there for Chelsea, I'll be going with them.

  13. jayzico
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Who to start?

    Vardy + Perez

    or

    Laca + Pereyra

    1. Stimps
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      A

      1. jayzico
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Good answer Stimps. A it is.

  14. Stimps
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    For the first few....

    A) KDB, Kane (+0.5m)
    B) Sterling, Vardy

    1. Kiwi Don
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      B long term

      A could be better first 2 games

  15. waltzingmatildas
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Morning all. How does this team look?
    Ryan
    Robbo zinchenko coleman
    Salah kdb pèrez richarlison
    Aubameyang King deulofeu

    Button dendoncker fredericks kelly

  16. hjalmarekdal
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    A) Sigurdsson King
    B) Fraser DCL + 1m to upgrade defence (TAA Zinch Diop A.Smith Kelly)

  17. child of God
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Anyone have a link where one can monitor the mods teams once the season kicks off ??? Had one last season bt lost it

  18. Ask Yourself
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Exciting dilemma for you all here. I am set on a GW3 WC and initially I was on a BB until I was desperate for both Auba and Laca in my team, whilst being hesitant over King. We have two choices x

    A) BB team:

    Leno Pope

    TAA Digne AMN KWP Kiko

    Salah Fraser Moura Brooks Pereyra

    Auba King Origi

    B) Plain and simple team until GW3WC

    Leno

    TAA Coleman KWP

    Salah Fraser Moura Brooks

    Auba Laca Origi

    Woodman Norwood Rico Aarons

    So essentially we have

    A) BB with Digne King, Pereyra etc
    B) Save BB for later and have Laca and Coleman for 2 weeks

    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I have to be honest. I am not mad about either. Too many makeweights. And personally, I think you may have picked out some tricky fixtures.

      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Tbf, I am not really a top heavy guy.

        1. Party time
            4 years, 8 months ago

            Then it is easy to pull down your drawers 😉

            1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

              Ooo-errr! Matron!!! 😆

              1. Party time
                  4 years, 8 months ago

                  She won't be visiting today 🙂

                  1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 14 Years
                    4 years, 8 months ago

                    🙁 😆

                    1. Party time
                        4 years, 8 months ago

                        Lol

              2. Ask Yourself
                • 7 Years
                4 years, 8 months ago

                Yeah fair enough I may end up getting an arsenal midfielder over Laca but I just don’t like King at all and it’d He just for two of the best fixtures of the season

                  1. Little fekirs
                    • 5 Years
                    4 years, 8 months ago

                    Wilson over Fraser for you Doos?

                    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 14 Years
                      4 years, 8 months ago

                      Well, I have Fraser, so no. But if I could afford Wilson, I would. I have Kane.

                      1. Little fekirs
                        • 5 Years
                        4 years, 8 months ago

                        343 ?

                        Love seeing your teams, breathe of fresh air.

                        1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                          • 14 Years
                          4 years, 8 months ago

                          Actually, I have ditched Fraser too! 😆

                          GW1(3-5-2):

                          Ederson
                          Alexander-Arnold, van Dijk, Digne
                          Sterling(vc), Eriksen, Sigurdsson, Pérez, Gundogan
                          Kane(c), Origi

                          Button; Lundstram, Greenwood, El Mohamady … 19/20, 0.0 ITB, TV: 100.0

                          1. Little fekirs
                            • 5 Years
                            4 years, 8 months ago

                            Like it.

                            Can’t bring myself to go without at least 1 of Wilson and Fraser.

                            1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
                              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                              • 14 Years
                              4 years, 8 months ago

                              No. It hurts. But this team is now pared down, ready to play. Plenty of goals. In theory!!! 😆

                  2. Ask Yourself
                    • 7 Years
                    4 years, 8 months ago

                    appears very evenly matched to Laca with a lot worse fixtures for me so this is a tricky one indeed. Can’t justify wilson’s Price

                    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 14 Years
                      4 years, 8 months ago

                      Blimey. I reckon he is the best value forward out there!!! 😀 😀 😀

            2. Ask Yourself
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

              They’re nailed for the first two At least 🙁 Moura get transferred for a Chelsea mid in both and in the first KWP gets benched for AMN (BUR) and the second Aarons (NEW). From there it’s only the Bournemouth boys who appear to struggle but i’m Not so sure they will as it stands. If there was a gun to your head what do you choose

              1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                4 years, 8 months ago

                Thought about that. A), probably.

        2. LloristheHounds
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Ryan
          Digne, Coleman, robbo, TAA, zinchenko
          Salah, sterling, siggy, perez
          Wilson

          Bench ; fodder
          Thoughts?

          Could go sterling +Wilson to
          Kane + KDB

        3. dashdriver
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Which team looks stronger, A or B?

          A)
          Lloris / Button
          VVD / Robertson / Digne / Kelly / Dunk
          Salah / Fraser / Zaha / Tielemans / Dendoncker
          Wilson/Vardy/Jimenez

          B)
          Heaton / Ryan
          VVD / Robertson / Digne / Kelly / Simpson
          Salah / KDB / Zaha / Tielemans / Dendoncker
          Wilson / Vardy / Jota

          1. Kiwi Don
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            B

        4. Jebiga
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          So KDB will play DMF...hm

          1. Party time
              4 years, 8 months ago

              Sterling is a better option

            • avfc82
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 14 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

              I mean, he's often played deeper, more so than David Silva, but it sounds like Pep lined him up alongside Rodri, which I suppose would mean he's part of a double pivot. It was only a training session but definitely something to monitor. The winners in this could be the full backs.

          2. megatron14
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            Is Zinchenko nailed on to start?

            1. Jebiga
              • 11 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

              i would say so

            2. kime67
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

              yes but if you want a season keeper its laporte

              1. Jebiga
                • 11 Years
                4 years, 8 months ago

                Switch from Znchenko to Stones if Mendy starts

                1. avfc82
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • Has Moderation Rights
                  • 14 Years
                  4 years, 8 months ago

                  Stones isn't nailed either tho.

            3. Wild Card this!
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

              Absolutely not.

          3. kime67
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            Disapointted with abraham price. Remember when he was a good option with swansea. Hope trezequet is 5.5 and hes straight in

            1. HamezMace
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

              You won't be if he's first choice.
              And if he's not, what does it matter what his price is.

          4. Steve Stiffler
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            Who is the best 4.0 Defender, 4.5 Midfielder to go with?

            I can see Kelly loosing 0.1 due to the amount of people that have him, is Reid nailed for West Ham and whats the story with Sheffield Wed defenders?

            Safe enough to go with Dendockner aswell for the 4.5 Mid?

            Is Greenwood a safe enough sub to go with aswell?

            Thanks

            1. kime67
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

              kelly because of palace injuries and maybe hayden or dendoncker. Only issue is wolves europa league

              1. pingissimus
                • 5 Years
                4 years, 8 months ago

                Kelly is increasingly looking good for GW1 but you’ll need an exit policy as he’ll be out ASAP.

            2. Jebiga
              • 11 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

              Kelly and Hayden
              Consider Nketiah over Greenwood

              1. Steve Stiffler
                • 7 Years
                4 years, 8 months ago

                Yeah will just go with Kelly then I suppose thanks.

                See a few posts about him alright what kind of player is he and how is he for naildness?

                1. pingissimus
                  • 5 Years
                  4 years, 8 months ago

                  He’s very much cover in the centre. He’ll lose his spot quickly. On the face if it Palace defence looks good for a bottom half side.

                  Here’s the rub - the cs record was mostly down to Sakho and Tomkins paired up. If Kelly plays the odds go down.

                  Also note Palace gave a grand total of 4 fit defenders. PvA is a defensive liability so it feels like a big avoid to me.

          5. Jebiga
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            What do you think ?

            Pope
            Robertson, VVD, Coleman, Zinchenko
            Salah, Sterling, Ayoze Perez, Huddson-Oddoi (or 6 mil mid)
            Kane, Calvert-Lewin

            sub: Nketiah, Hayden, Kelly

            1. Differential C (Mark)
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

              I dont trust the reports, Achilles injury is no joke, dont buy this "miracle recovery" story.Imo Not getting him from the get go, I expected him to be better fit about Spetember/October whereabouts.

              1. Jebiga
                • 11 Years
                4 years, 8 months ago

                Yea, but huddson odoi if is fit, hes season keeper. I can put Barkley or Pereira for 6 mil.

                1. Differential C (Mark)
                  • 8 Years
                  4 years, 8 months ago

                  Pereyra the better option, probably in that 6.0m bracket.

                  Similar team, but I've done Kane+CHO->Laca+Fraser

          6. Differential C (Mark)
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            Does anyone have this strange habit of hating a player in your team cuz their jersey color messes up you squad color aesthetics?

            Like, Zaha is undoubtedly quality, but his jersey just destroys the look of my team lmao. Hase never been in any of my drafts lol.

            1. HamezMace
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

              That's a very unique bias

              1. Differential C (Mark)
                • 8 Years
                4 years, 8 months ago

                Currently its Liverpool red on the left, a red/black/white hybrid Bournemouth/Southampton hue in the next column, followed by a Leicester/Everton blue column, and then the sky-blue Mancity on the end. Love it.

                1. HamezMace
                  • 9 Years
                  4 years, 8 months ago

                  That's a nice balance.

          7. Sune
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            I see many going Pérez over Maddison. Any specific reason or is it just purely because of the 0.5 difference?

            1. HamezMace
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

              Perez should have a slight more offensive role in the team.

              Maddison and Tielemans are the playmakers.
              Vardy and Perez the goal scorers.

              1. Sune
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                4 years, 8 months ago

                Fair enough!

            2. Thug
              • 11 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

              Perez still has a Newcastle shirt

              1. G-Whizz
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • Has Moderation Rights
                • 6 Years
                4 years, 8 months ago

                Delph still has a Man City one when you click his profile last time I looked lol

          8. Jebiga
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            Is Greenwood better pick than Nketiah ?
            I would say no way 🙂

            1. HamezMace
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

              If you're relying on either to be any more than bench fodder, you need to reassess your team structure.

            2. Differential C (Mark)
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

              Unpopular opinion, Nketiah is better than Greenwood. But Greenwood has a better chance of breaking through to the 1st team because of United's "options". He aint competing with Laca/Auba.

          9. EL_FENOMENO
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            a) Wilson, Delboy, Maddy
            b) Vardy, King, Pereyra

            1. Bumbaclot
              • 13 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

              A

          10. Bumbaclot
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            Anyone interested in lanzini this year. Haven’t seen him mentioned at all

            1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

              In racing parlance, he does not seem to have trained on. Disappointing, for us.

            2. Ask Yourself
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

              We fans aren’t sure how West Ham will like up. One of him, Antonio or Yarmolenko has to miss out. The decision hasn’t been made yet but as we have no back up who can play St except Antonio I’d say we can rule him out to the bench and then it’s Lanzini playing LW with Anderson RW or Yarmo RW with Anderson LW. I feel like the former can be more effective

              1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                4 years, 8 months ago

                This, but there is also Snodgrass to consider.

            3. Differential C (Mark)
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

              Wait and see, quality if back to his best.

            4. pingissimus
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

              Lanzini Yarmo Noble Snoddy Antonio Fornals Wilshere Anderson Rice

              It’s quite a line up.

              Intrigued to see if Wilshere features at all. He was once pretty tidy.