Opinion

Should FPL managers play their Wildcard and ditch two Liverpool defenders?

FPL Question Time is back ahead of Gameweek 3 and our five panellists have been answering some of the questions that you have submitted over the last 24 hours.

The fragility of Liverpool’s defence is still causing debate, while plenty of Fantasy managers are pondering whether to deploy their first Wildcard.

Chelsea assets, Son Heung-min, price rises and the in-form Teemu Pukki are also discussed by our panel of Fantasy pundits.

Who’s on the panel this week?

Simon March – Former FPL champion who won the title in 2014/15 and who has provided excellent advice ever since.

Always Cheating – The USA’s number one FPL podcast duo comprising of Josh and Brandon. Josh recorded his third top 5k finish last season, while Brandon ended up narrowly outside of the top 10k.

Gregor – Long-time Fantasy Football Scout moderator, Gregor has three top 1k finishes – one of which was an enviable overall rank of 29 in 2016/17 – and a further three top 10k finishes to his name.

Doosra – Fantasy Football Scout user who is the originator of some very useful and popular custom stats tables on the site.

Questions

Aapoman: Is it time to drop the double Liverpool defence? Which ‘Pool defender is the best if you plan to stick to one?

Gregor: Given the injury to Alisson and the Liverpool defence’s shaky start to the season, I can see why people are losing faith in the double-up at the back. If you’re on a Wildcard and need to generate some funds to invest in the likes of Kevin De Bruyne and Harry Kane further up the pitch then fair enough, but otherwise I wouldn’t be so quick to lose those assets.

As referred to in The Fantasy Freak’s excellent Gameweek 2 review Hot Topic, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andrew Robertson are still posting excellent attacking numbers and Virgil van Dijk has already shown his worth with an assist in the Community Shield and a goal on the opening day against Norwich.

I would definitely want at least one of those players in my squad and, if funds allowed, my preferred choice would be Alexander-Arnold; I don’t think he’ll miss as many games as he did last season and given his excellent chance creation numbers and set-piece taking abilities, I have a strong feeling that a 15-pointer might be just around the corner!

Doosra: Yes. It is clear to me, that without Jordan Henderson, there is a Dani Ceballos-sized gap in midfield. So, when James Milner plays with Trent Alexander-Arnold, Liverpool’s right flank will remain vulnerable.

Secondly, although I rate Adrián, unlike many others on this site, he is operating with painkillers and it is painful to watch!

If you were to have only one, I would advise Virgil van Dijk. As we saw in Gameweek 1, a goal can cover up a multitude of sins. An assist, not so much. Moreover, van Dijk is adept at hoovering up bonus points.

Furthermore he is £0.5m less, and finally, nearly everybody has him, so you are covered if he hits a 15-pointer, as will happen, sometime this season. Andrew Robertson will score points undoubtedly, but not £7.0m-worth!

Simon March: Though I’m not personally the biggest fan of doubling up in defence due to the concentration of risk it creates, I do think it’s a bit early to write off double Liverpool defence as a strategy.

First off, we’re looking at a very small sample size which came either side of a marathon Super Cup match in the midweek. True, we have also seen an injury to Alisson which, inevitably, weakens Liverpool’s defence but they are, still, arguably the best defence in the country and, in all likelihood, will end up in the top two when it comes to clean sheets kept this season.

That’s without even factoring in the substantial attacking threat that comes from the likes of Trent Alexander-Arnold, Andrew Robertson and Virgil van Dijk. If you are going to pursue this strategy, I think you have to dig in and be willing to stick with it long term if you want it to truly pay off. Come May, I’m sure all three of the aforementioned players will have delivered good value.

That said, if you did want to go back to the drawing board and pick just one Liverpool defender, that player is, for me, Alexander-Arnold by virtue of his attacking threat in open play and from set-pieces. He is probably slightly less nailed-on than Robertson and van Dijk and will, inevitably, be outscored by either or both on occasion, but he does offer the highest number of routes to scoring among the Liverpool defence and, on that basis, seems the stand-out option for me if selecting just one.


Jones 12: I am not happy with five players in my squad. Should I Wildcard?

Simon March: I think five players is probably enough, from a quantitative perspective, to justify a Wildcard but the more important question is qualitative in nature; are the players you’re looking to bring in really better options than the ones you want to get rid of? This is a tough question to answer if you’re basing it on just two Gameweeks because the simple truth is that it isn’t a big enough sample size to really tell us anything conclusive.

While it’s possible that the likes of Teemu Pukki and Dani Ceballos might emerge as this season’s breakout, fixture-proof stars, it’s just as possible that they won’t, we just don’t know yet. What I would be slightly more confident of is that proven FPL assets with largely good fixtures, such as Gylfi Sigurdsson and Ryan Fraser who have blanked thus far and are therefore being somewhat written off, won’t continue to blank for long.

So, while I wouldn’t want to dissuade anyone from Wildcarding if they feel it’s right looking at their team, I would encourage them to think carefully about whether the players they’re bringing in are genuinely better prospects than the ones outgoing. By now, I’ve had enough Wildcard players underperform their predecessors to convince myself that, painful as it might feel at the time, there can be an advantage to be gained from simply doing nothing.

Josh: Does “not happy” mean something minor like “I have Josh King but I really want Teemu Pukki”? Or is it a more pressing matter of a few non-player starters and some disappointing, Ryan Fraser types? If it’s the latter I think an early Wildcard is fine – you capitalise on the early-season price rises and you take rapid advantage of things we didn’t know at the start of the season (namely, that Manchester United would be much more solid than expected).

Doosra: Hi, Jones 12. If you have scored well but now see that your five players are hitting a fixture shift, or are failing to show the form that you hoped for, then I would advise a multiple hit so that you may replace them over two weeks.

My personal rules are thus: anything up to a 12-point hit is fine at crucial times during the season – and this is certainly a crucial time.

But if you have not scored well, or have, or are likely to have, suffered a drop in team value, then you should play your Wildcard. If you would like to improve your team value, however, I’m afraid that you have now left it too late for this week. You really should start work on a potential Wildcard as soon as FPL reopens.

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roronoa: Mason Mount or Christian Pulisic – or neither one. I feel like it’s time to get one of Chelsea’s offensive assets but can not decide between two of them.

Josh: Neither one for me. I haven’t seen enough of Frank Lampard’s Chelsea to even know what their best XI is. Or even who their striker will be. Michy Batshuayi just got a run-out for the under-23s and it’s not clear exactly who they’re going to use in the forward spot long-term – Batshuayi/Olivier Giroud/Tammy Abraham are all so different and require different players for balance. It’s a wait-and-see for now.

Brandon: Myself an American, I’m really hoping that Pulisic will prove himself at Chelsea. But, while he’s shown great moments in the pre-season and Super Cup, it’s still remarkably unclear how much faith Frank Lampard has in the Pennsylvania native.

Lampard, more generally, still seems to be searching for his best starting XI and I expect more rotation amongst his attacking midfielders during the next few matches. With that said, it seems the Chelsea manager has a lot of faith in Mason Mount, making a protege of his former Derby County player.

Mount could be one of the more stable FPL options and is made more appealing by his comparatively cheap £6.1m value. On the whole, though, in Mount’s price bracket, I find myself gravitating toward midfielders like John McGinn and Johann Berg Gudmundsson who are more embedded within their team’s attack.


Man Getting Hit by Football: At £1.5m cheaper then Harry Kane, does Son Heung-min require serious consideration against a lacklustre Newcastle? Thoughts on Son as captain?

Doosra: Well… perhaps. Here are some thoughts for you to consider.

Son may have trained with the team but has not been on the pitch with them this season.

Erik Lamela – although not a favourite of mine – fought a fantastic match against Manchester City and will rightly expect to be rewarded with a starting berth.

Lucas Moura, who appears to be in great form, will also be thrusting his hand up for a place.

Son was the author of his own misfortune [in Gameweek 37] and if I were the manager, I would start him on the bench. But I am not Mauricio Pochettino!

As for captaincy – only if you are a maverick or very lucky!

Brandon: It’s no secret that Son is a sensational attacking FPL asset on his day. But it feels too risky to transfer him in now, given that we haven’t seen him play a single minute (due to suspension) this season.

Between Lucas Moura and Erik Lamela, Pochettino has two proven, fit-and-firing options that he could easily choose to start against Newcastle and then ease Son in for a cameo appearance. And that’s the worst-case scenario for a captain pick, differential though he may be.

Gregor: I love Son, a great player to watch and he has served me well as a Fantasy asset over the years too.

The potential upside for bringing him in this Gameweek is huge. That said, I fear this game might just have come too early for me to invest in his undoubted talents and certainly as a captain choice.

I just feel that with the likes of Erik Lamela, Lucas Moura and Christian Eriksen all competing for those positions supporting Harry Kane and all having played a role in Tottenham’s solid start to the season so far, it might be that Son finds himself eased back into the action with a bench role this weekend and for that reason, I think it will be a watching brief for me on Sunday to see how he’s looking and how Pochettino has them set up when Son’s on the pitch.

Longer-term though I can definitely see the potential benefit of Son over Kane. 


AnasmMadridista: With most in-form assets having mediocre-to-bad fixtures, such as Dani Ceballos and Teemu Pukki, is it a wise move to jump on those players even with their average fixtures to catch price rises? When does a player become “fixture-proof”?

Gregor: I think it depends on the player. With Ceballos, I think we can afford to wait as I can see him being kept relatively quiet in the short-term with three tough games in the next five and we still need to see what sort of an effect the Europa League and the return of Mesut Ozil will have on his game time.

If Ceballos then continues to prove himself then his price tag is so kind that he will still be easy enough to bring in when the fixtures soften.

Pukki I think is different as he is is the Norwich talisman, guaranteed to start every game he is fit for and, by the looks of it, their gameplan and their best chance of success is to go on the attack.

Pukki will obviously regress after such a blistering start but I still expect him to provide good value over the tough fixtures to come. 

Josh: I don’t pay a lot of attention to price rises unless it’s going to directly impact a move I have planned for the current Gameweek or the following. If I can no longer afford the player on my list I just move on to the next player I want who’s more affordable – it’s a good lesson in not getting too locked into any one transfer.

As for “fixture proof” – it really depends on your bench depth. I would never bench anyone for Man City or Liverpool no matter what the fixture, nor would I ever bench a proven striker (Kane/Aubameyang/Vardy, for example).

That said, unless a bench player has an absolutely amazing fixture, I tend to roll the dice with my usual starters no matter who they’re playing. 


oystenik: Would you take a hit for Teemu Pukki?

Brandon: No, I wouldn’t take a hit for Pukki. Pukki is great today. And Pukki will be great tomorrow and next week. By the time you’re reading this, the Finnish striker will have already risen in price twice, so it’s too late to play the market in this transfer window. I’ll be targeting Pukki for the West Ham fixture in Gameweek 4.


Lessons learned from Gameweek 2

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  1. CelticBhoy1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Is it worth -4 to transfer out either King or Perez?

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

      Perhaps with Perez as I have a feeling he will be benched this GW and may come on for a 1 pointer.

      1. CelticBhoy1
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I have a similar feeling that Albrighton may start

        1. FOO FIGHTER
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Albrighton looked livelier than both Perez and Vardy over the weekend.

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

          Same - Albrighton gave the some width and intensity and the whole team improved with him on.

    2. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Well, that depends.

    3. Shineonme
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Perez was awful. It's funny but he looked tired and it's only the second game of the season.

  2. Weiss
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    New to Fantasy Football Scout!

    So, should I go
    a) Walker-Pieters, Söyüncü, Martial
    b) Wan Bissaka, Mina, Lamela
    c) Digne, Walker-Pieters, Lamela

    Thanks!

    1. Amanda Staveley
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Id be worried about Lamela now Son is back?
      Also not sure about Walker-Pieters for the long term. (maybe spurs fans can help on this?)

    2. The Gambler.
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

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

      Better options than Lamela such as Mount/Trossard or McGinn/Ceballos for less

    4. Mo Mané
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      C but change Lamela

      1. Weiss
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Trossard?

    5. Shineonme
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I'd be worried about Digne. He might miss the next game

      1. potatoace
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Seen in training today. Things looking up.

  3. bitars
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Which team is better?

    Wildcard team 1:
    Ryan, Pope
    VVD, Mina, Laporte, Söyüncü, (Lundstram)
    Mane, Sterling, KDB, Martial, (Ceballos)
    Pukki, Barnes, (Martinelli)
    0,2 itb

    4-4-2 and 4-5-1 with one of Ceballos or Barnes as playing and the other first sub and sometimes 3-5-2.

    Wildcard team 2:
    Pope, Adrian
    VVD, Laporte, Söyüncü, (Lundstram, Montoya)
    Mane, Sterling, KDB,Ceballos, (Dendocker)
    Pukki, Barnes, Rashford

    3-4-3 witch Dendocker and the 4.0 defenders on the bench with small rotation options.

    So its basically like this.

    1.Ryan, Mina, Martial, Martinelli.

    2.Pope, Montoya, Dendocker, Rashford

    With 1 i get two strong starting options in Martial and Mina.
    And 2 i get one very good starting forward in Rashford and good rotation options. What looks better in you're eyes?

  4. NoName
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    G2G?

    Pope
    KWP Zinchenko Dunk
    Salah Sterling Martial McGinn
    Kane Rashford Pukki

    (Button, Lundstram Dendoncker Rico)

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

      All good, captain?

      1. NoName
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Thanks. Firmly on Kane.

    2. xHaTr
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Looks like a wildcard

    3. Shineonme
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Good team

  5. Locotes
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Hi all. Any thoughts on this for -4?

    Robertson / Perez / C. Wilson --> xxx / KDB / Pukki

    5.1m available for a defender. Currently thinking Pieters from Burnley for 4.5m. Any better options?

    1. Amanda Staveley
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Diop has nice fixtures...

      1. Locotes
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Thanks, he does - though they're about the same as Pieters. And I'm not sure I fancy West Ham to defend any better than Burnley!

    2. Locotes
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Walker-Pieters for 5.0 maybe?

  6. SoapAFC
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    SOAPAFC 5 mins ago
    Thoughts on this wc draft?

    Pope

    Vvd - Digne - awb - lund

    Sterling - mane - kdb - mcginn - cantwell

    Auba - pukki

    Then rotate between lund & cantwell

    1. SoapAFC
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Bottomed

    2. KGFC
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Not interested in Kane on WC? I can see you are a Gooner but hey man this is FPL! Go for points.

    3. Shineonme
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Is Digne cleared to start ?

      1. potatoace
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Seen in training. Got to be in with good chance.

  7. Annie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    So opponent transfers and history up last GW deadline now available, guessing we won't be able to see current GW transfers.

    1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Swim with the fishes

      1. Annie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        wut

        1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          I'd repeat it, but you will forget it.

          1. Annie
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            you're funny and you're still making no sense.

            1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Swim with the fishes.

              1. Annie
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                christ, having a bad day?

                1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
                  • 6 Years
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  He never had a sense of humour.

                  1. Annie
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 11 Years
                    4 years, 7 months ago

                    how do you know?

                    1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
                      • 6 Years
                      4 years, 7 months ago

                      Because I'm an atheist.

                      1. Annie
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 11 Years
                        4 years, 7 months ago

                        any good at this game?

                      2. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
                        • 6 Years
                        4 years, 7 months ago

                        no

                      3. Annie
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 11 Years
                        4 years, 7 months ago

                        I'm wasting my time then...

                      4. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
                        • 6 Years
                        4 years, 7 months ago

                        yes

                      5. potatoace
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 12 Years
                        4 years, 7 months ago

                        Lols

  8. El Matador
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Ceballos or Mount?

    Who scores more?

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

      Mount for the next two probably

    2. LangerznMash
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Mount

    3. Rex Lapis
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Mount

  9. Stef rocks
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Is it only me hoping for Torino to ditch out Wolves of EL so they can become nice FPL assets again 🙂

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

      Kinda yeah, I shouldn't have started with Jota when I saw their early schedule. They probably will make the group stages which will make Jota a no go fro me until December.

  10. DIMITRIS
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Salah for C this week?
    I don't have Kane in my squad and it's between Mo and Sterling and perhaps Rashford. What do you think ?

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

      Sterling of those options, great record against Bournemouth, on form and playing a leaky defence.

      1. DIMITRIS
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Cheers. You are 100% spot on.
        The only thing that scares me is Arsenal's dreadfull defence. If Firmino managed hat trick against them last season, surley Mo can do the same.
        It will be a tough one to decide for this GW.

        1. Baps hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Or Firmino may repeat it again?

          1. Baps hunter
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            And Mane is also capable... Therefore I'll just get Sterling. Kun is lazy away (famous last words) 😉

    2. Limbo
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      The captain poll is your best bet.

      1. DIMITRIS
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Cheers, I know. But Salah looks tasty going against Kolasinac/Monreal...

    3. Stef rocks
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I have exactly the same options and for me Sterling is absolutely no brainer due to:
      A) as week as Arsenak defence is Pool Arsenal is still a derby and Bour defence is much more tragic
      B) Even if Pool score a lot and Salah is involved in one or 2 he could easily lose the BPS to someone else or even Arsenal player for example
      C) After the draw with Spurs in which Mancity had 14 shots and still lost points, Pep will motivate them to death and i reckon they will score 3-4+ goals.

      In summary i have them both and i expect both to score with Salah in the range 7-10 and Sterling 10+

      Of course there is always the chance that i might be terribly wrong 🙂

  11. matty8t9
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Which one of these WC teams would you pick???

    Ederson 4
    Digne AWB KWP Soy Lund
    Ster DeBru Mane Martial Cant
    Rashford King Wick

    Or

    Pope 4
    Zinc AWB Pieters Soy Lund
    Ster DeBru Son Mane Martial
    Rash Wick Brew

    Or

    Pope 4
    Soy Pieters Lund Kelly Hanley
    Ster DeBru Son Mane Martial
    Rash Pukki Wick. .7 ITB

    Wanna go heavy in mid I think.

  12. Bruce Lee
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Pukki is bald

    1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Bruce Lee is dead.

      1. Now I'm Panicking
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        You know Bruce Lee's not really dead, don't you? Yeah, it's in a book. What he did was he faked his own death so that he could work undercover for the Hong Kong police, infiltrating drugs gangs and the Triads.

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

          Gone off Dann have you?

          1. Now I'm Panicking
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Oh dear 😆

        2. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Thanks, my parents got their information from the TV.
          They did not understand how brain fecked they were.

          We get it now!

    2. LangerznMash
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Are you Gary Linekar in disguise?

    3. Je suis le chat
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      But no fraud (new owner).

  13. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    If a manager was to pull the trigger on a wildcard well then surely best do it right after the deadline so as to make the most of the price rises and falls.

    Doing it this late in the game week means you have missed the boat.

    1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      You've changed.
      You look like a fisherman on a boat that's sailed for a thousand years.

      1. Ógie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Changed back to a grav that I used before.

        He was indeed a sailor and more importantly an adventurer/Antarctic explorer.

        1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Please tell me who you are. 🙂

          1. Ógie
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Tom Crean

            1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              It is to my shame that I do not know the man.
              I know him now.
              Thank You.

    2. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Sky is blue, yes.

      You as a young sailor?

    3. aapoman
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Very true

  14. timawflowers
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Is it going to backfire not having rashford this week. Having kane as capt and have martial

    1. avfc82
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Doubt it, can see Palace frustrating United.

    2. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I'm very sorry to say that I hope so 🙂

    3. AuFeld
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Rashford will have a higher EO. I think Martial is the one to have as he's OOP and €1m less. It will be interesting to see if both start firing with their run of fixtures.

  15. royals forever
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Advice is needed please

    In your opinion what is the best combo for this team for the next 2 -4 GWs

    Leno Button

    Robertson Van Dijk Soyuncu Montoya xxxxxxx

    Salah Sterling Perez Martial Dendoncker

    King Wilson xxxxxxx

    A. Wesley and Pieters
    B. Deeney and Mings
    C. Other 10.5m - 11m combo (specifiy which ones please)

    Any ideas would be welcomed

    1. aapoman
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Lundstram and Pukki maybe if you want to play 343/442. Laporte and Greenwood if you are happy with 442.

    2. PDM TOP 1,000 any Season Le…
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Pukki & Lund

  16. aapoman
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Oo my question was answered 😀 Seems like I'll be sticking with Robbo and TAA for now.

    So now the question is who to get transfer out and in. Currently thinking my biggest issues are Perez and Wilson. If Haller is fit could he be a good replacement for Wilson? Then would have max 7.1 to upgrade Perez. Who would be the best Perez replacement?

    1. Bruce Lee
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Stick with ayoze

    2. LangerznMash
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Why do you have issues with Wilson? I'm happy with him.

      1. aapoman
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Two very lucky assists isn't enough for me to give confidence. Also Bournemouth's attack hasn't looked good...

        1. LangerznMash
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Wilson will come good. Still think he will bag 15 this season.

  17. CelticBhoy1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Chances of Digne starting?

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      90%

    2. JohnBlack
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      95%

    3. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      86

    4. Zimo
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      93.67%

  18. Rex Lapis
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    King to Barnes worth a hit?

    1. aapoman
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      No

    2. adams_6
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      God, no

  19. jg7u
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Start one:
    A) King
    B) Lundstram
    C) Deondoncker

    1. aapoman
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      King

    2. avfc82
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I'd be tempted to start Lundstram.

    3. Stef rocks
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Nahh Leicester will score so i can see 1-2 pts for Lundstrom. Start King and prey to VAR for penalty 🙂

    1. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Moe Johnston
      Moe Salah
      Moe Mowlam
      Moe Farah
      Moe Nalisa

  20. Fernandito
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    On a wildcard...

    Pope
    AWB Zinchenko Montoya Soyuncu
    Mane Martial Sterling KDB
    Kane Pukki
    Button Greenwood Lundstram Cantwell

    A Kane & Martial
    B Rashford & Son + 0.5 ITB to upgrade elsewhere

    1. Murder On Zidanesfloor
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Dont want an Everton defender?

    2. _figu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Son might not make the starting XI right away, too risky for me.

    3. LangerznMash
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Have you posted this before? I'm sure I saw this exact WC team about an hour ago.

    4. Black Panther
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Almost the same as mine. I've gone with Mina over Zinchenko. Also, Wickham over Greenwood so that Kane to Rashord isn't ruled out.

      1. Dr. Rog
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        smart

    5. Fernandito
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      no, first post of the day lol

      ideally would want an Everton def but right now its 2 out of Utd CIty and Everton

    6. Dr. Rog
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I'm going for this core with Rashy, Digne and Mount.
      Kane poor value imo when the armband will be on Sterling.

    7. Shineonme
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I went A

  21. Murder On Zidanesfloor
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    On a WC, pick 2
    A) AWB
    B) Zinchenko
    C) Mina
    D) Coleman

    Thanks

    1. _figu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      AB

    2. avfc82
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I'd go Zinchenko and one of the Everton defenders, maybe Coleman if you have the bench to cover for an occasional benching, or Mina if you wanna play safe.

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

      AC

    4. Roysgotnoboys
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      AB

    5. Coys96
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      BC

  22. _figu
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    A) Rashford VVD
    B) Kane Söyüncü

    1. aapoman
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      A

  23. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    which do you like better (currently on A)
    A - Salah / Martial / Rashford - £0.2m Bank
    or
    B - Mané / Ndombele / Kane - £0.4m Bank

    1. Rugga
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Why double up on two United attackers? I would go B but change Ndombele to Mount or another more attacking midfielder.

    2. Stef rocks
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      A) Utd look good at the beginning of the season and is more flexible

  24. SantaCruz87
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    How about this WC team?

    Pope Button
    Laporte Maguire Tarkowski Lundstram Kelly
    Salah Martial Sterling Cantwell Ceballos
    Kane Pukki Barnes

    1. PDM TOP 1,000 any Season Le…
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Ederson Dunk over Button Laporte

    2. Shineonme
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Can't you fit KGB into that team ? Downgrade Barns to 4.5 & also Laport > Zinc Cantell > KGB Ceballs > Dendonc

    3. Shineonme
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      You also need to salah > mane

  25. Roysgotnoboys
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Milli & Wilson > Martial and Pukki for free?

    Gives me funds to later do Moura & Vardy > KDB and a cheaper striker

    1. _figu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Good transfers

  26. ALegendJ
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Aurier is not flagged, is he back?

  27. Karhumies
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Pick one to become the first sub on the bench on GW3:

    Coleman, Robertson, Cantwell, Ceballos

    I have Auba and Pukki up front.

    1. Bucket Man
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Cantwell

      1. Karhumies
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        You gave terrible advice. Glad I didn't listen. I benched Robertson. In hindsight, the perfect choice would have been Coleman for +2 points but a correct answer was anybody other than Cantwell.

        1. Miniboss
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          You make your own choices. No need to blame people because of their advice, especially if you ask for them.

  28. Pieterke30
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Do we like it? (RMWCT)

    Pope
    AWB VvD Zinchenko Digne (Lundstram)
    Sterling Mané KDB Cantwell (Dendoncker)
    Kane Barnes (Greenwood)

    Each week one of Lundstram/Cantwell/Dendoncker in the starting XI.

    What do you think?
    Would really like Ceballos but not sure where to downgrade as Im 1.0 short.