Pro Pundits

Why chasing the fixtures with the FPL ‘big hitters’ is a strategy to consider

In our latest Pro Pundits article, Lateriser12 – who has overall ranks of 77th and 189th to his name examines how premium and popular attacking options fare against defences of varying abilities.


I’m not so sure I’ve ever had a ‘strategy’ going into a season of Fantasy Premier League. It’s such a dynamic game. What is gold today is garbage tomorrow. That said, I’ve been intending to play this phase of the season with a loose strategy in mind (which I will talk about in the latter half of the article).

One of the biggest mistakes a Fantasy manager can make is being stubborn about picking sides, establishing rules and taking oaths to not do certain things during a season because of, you know, ego. I made the mistake of calling out a rule in my last article: “never captain a defender”. My good friend and old FFS poster, The Light Knight (proponent of big at the back more than five years ago) correctly pointed out that Sir Aleksandar Kolarov and Sir Leighton Baines have been an exception to this in the past.

I’ve been banging on about Sadio Mane (£11.9m) over Mohamed Salah (£12.4m) (play with #NoFoMo) since pre-season. That said, I would be stupid to say that Mane will continue to outperform Salah throughout the season. It might or might not happen, there is no way to tell. Salah could very much hit form of two years ago. The FPL manager that wins will be the one that spots the form and formation shift early and acts on it quickly. Or the one that ends up going with both. At the moment, I’m 50-50 between both.

Anyway, let’s come back to strategy. Before the season started, I always thought there are way too many big hitters this season. I was fully expecting a brutal season with lots of huge point swings (38k to 168k for me this week and I’m still looking to save). I didn’t think this would be a season for the faint-hearted.

Thankfully, the Chelsea assets showed up and offered tremendous value which nullified the swings to a certain extent. I tried fitting as many big hitters as I could into my Wildcard in Gameweek 3. My most expensive defender in Gameweek 3 was Aaron Wan-Bissaka (£5.4m). Going without Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.2m) was an error I very quickly corrected in Gameweek 5. Being stubborn will gain you nothing; correct your errors as soon as you realize it’s an error.

Somewhere around Gameweek 5, I realised that there is potential to play this phase of the game keeping a loose strategy in mind. It was very difficult to fit in a lot of big hitters in one team. I did realise though that there were a lot of buy-and-forget players that could form the base of a team for a very long time. Just because of the value they offer, players like Alexander-Arnold, John Lundstram (£4.7m), Diego Rico (£4.2m), Caglar Soyuncu (£4.7m), Mason Mount (£6.9m), Tammy Abraham (£7.8m), and now Jack Grealish (£5.9m) and Callum Hudson-Odoi (£6.0m) are few of the many that could just stay in your team for ages. That would allow you to switch your premiums on a regular basis.

A couple of moves I’ve made recently were done keeping this in mind. Three of my last four transfers in were Jimenez, Abraham and Anthony Martial (£7.6m). I went with Jimenez over Wilson in particular because Jimenez was a much longer-term pick compared to Wilson, which loosely allowed me to pursue my big hitter switching strategy. Martial was also done with a long-term view to fund Kevin De Bruyne (£10.2m).

Now when it comes to premiums, the big hitters, the crème-de-la-crème, people get really worried to shift them out and rightly so. The assumption and thinking is that the big guns are fixture-proof. They will perform in every game.

The second problem with switching big hitters is price. If you get onto a premium option early and his price escalates, you lose value when you sell. Fair point, but also one that restricts you in my opinion. Losing value equates to you finding a Hudson-Odoi over a Mount at a later stage in the season. It’s not that difficult to find one more bargain. Also it is very liberating to not get bogged down by value and price.

That said, it’s definitely not wrong to play the value game (happy, Jossy?). I just don’t think it deserves as much attention as it gets. Now let’s divert our attention to the fixture-proof nature of the big guns.

I decided to dive in and conduct a little experiment. I divided the league into three tiers of defence (based on my opinion, form and some statistics). These tiers are not permanent and some of the assumptions are questionable. Treat it as strictly my opinion (which does not take home and away into consideration).


The Kolarov (Top Tier) – Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool, Sheffield United, Leicester.

The Lescott (Middle Tier) – Crystal Palace, Burnley, Everton, Wolves, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur.

The Bramble (Bottom Tier) – West Ham, Norwich, Watford, Bournemouth, Newcastle, Southampton, Aston Villa, Arsenal, Brighton.


Once I did that, I decided to calculate the points per minute for all our big hitters. This is what the data showed:

The first table includes our super-premium five. Each of these players is very consistent in their patterns versus the Kolarov, Lescott and Bramble teams. While the sample set in question here is very small, it is extremely consistent for all five of them which validates that for now at least, there is value in chasing the fixtures with our big hitters.

All of them offer 10+ points per 90 minutes against the Bramble sides with the exception of Raheem Sterling (£12.1m) and I expect that to change soon.

So despite the fear, you are playing the odds and percentages when you go fixture-chasing with your big guns. A warning though – do not treat this as a cardinal rule. If a player hits top form or goes off-form, everything changes. At the very least, you will have read some interesting data. Also I suspect that this is not enough of a sample set. I am happy to discuss this with anyone who has had a look into this for a much bigger sample size.

Amongst the other attackers that have been relevant this season, the pattern is not as consistent as the big five. None of them are offering the explosiveness of the primary big hitters against the Bramble sides with the exception of Jamie Vardy (£9.3m). The Leicester striker’s pattern is very predictable with him returning double-figure hauls in all three of his Bramble games so far (two of them against ten men who gave up, though), which makes him a very useful FPL asset if he continues this trend.

Keeping this theory in mind, I’m all set to keep my Manchester City trio this week with a view to shifting one after the fixture versus Southampton at the weekend. That said, I’m extremely worried as a Mane and Salah non-owner this week. I really, really need to get one of them in soon enough. I’ll take my chances ignoring Vardy for a week or two and see how he performs against 11 men first. Until then, the good old couch is very much in place.

Good luck for the Gameweek, all!


FFScout user Lateriser12 has a very impressive Fantasy CV. He has registered two finishes in the top 200 (one of them equating to number one in India) and four in the top 10,000 in the last six seasons. The secret to his success has been playing non-conventionally and fearlessly, swearing by ‘upside chasing’ and not giving ownership much of a look.

Lessons learned from Gameweek 10

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  1. Buck The Trent
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Kolarov !

  2. kime67
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    KDB last two gw returns is not good enough, anyone else considering to get rid after this gw?

    1. Will Kane
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      No!

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        having a laugh ???

    2. Oh Mane Mane
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Keep!

    3. DantheManinaPan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Lol

    4. kime67
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      its not good enough loking at his price tag

      1. POLSKA GOLA
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Although it may sound like an anathema around here I totally get your point. I was faced with a choice of KDB+Maupay or Vady+Dilva last week. Went for the latter and got really lucky with Vardy hitting the 20.
        May point is unless you have KDB instead of Salah, Mane or Sterling having him as a 3rd midfielder makes it nearly impossible

        1. POLSKA GOLA
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Ops, posted before finishing the sentence...I meant makes it nearly impossible to field 3 decent strikers

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

      Crazy talk, I'm trying to get him in!

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

        KDB will haul at the weekend!

    6. Pia06rc
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Not sure if trolling or just stupid

  3. Skonto Rigga
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Another cracker!

    1. Lateriser 12
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Thanks 🙂

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

      One of the problems I see with your argument is that the "tiers" are picked retrospectively, which severely weakens the overall point. It feels like you started with your conclusion and manipulated the data to support it, rather than starting with an open mind and letting the data lead you wherever it may. Especially coupled with the small sample size you mention, I feel it renders the findings pretty meaningless.

      That said, I appreciate a very well written article and would agree whole-heartedly with the logic of your argument, just not the use of statistics to support it.

      1. Lateriser 12
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Cheers Conik. If it helps, I sorted out the defences as per stats and form and then filtered the data in. But I understand your argument.

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

    Best mid under 5.2?

    A Cantwell
    B Adama Traore the beast
    C ??

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

      Already have Dendoncker

    2. Jullepuu
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      McTominay could be a decent punt

    3. In and Out
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      If you have dendonker you shouldn’t be looking at this

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

    How would you sort this bunch?

    Pope Button
    Otamendi* TAA Dunk Lundstram Soyuncu
    CHO* KDB Mane Mount Cantwell*
    Aguero* Wilson* Abraham

    1 FT, 1.2 in bank

    a) Mane + Otamendi > Sterling + probably a cheap defender (-4)
    b) Wilson + Otamendi > Vardy + up to 5.3m def (-4)
    c) Wilson + Cantwell/CHO > Vardy + 4.4/5.8m mid (-4)
    d) Aguero + Cantwell > Sterling + Connelly/5.7 fwd (-4)
    e) Wilson + CHO + Otamendi > Sterling + 8.5 total for def/fwd (-8)
    f) Wilson + Aguero + Cantwell/CHO > Vardy + Sterling + 4.3/5.7m fwd (-8)
    g) something else

    Cheers for any help as it's a big decision.

    1. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      I'd favour F if you think Sterling scores big. Otherwise B with Tomori/Willems.

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        • 14 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        What about if I think Aguero can score big too? 😆

        1. goriuanx
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Then A, but get Mane back the week after? 🙂

          1. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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            • 14 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            e) is stretching it too much right?

            1. goriuanx
              • 13 Years
              4 years, 5 months ago

              Yeah, I think E is a bit too much to make it work for one week tbh.

              1. TorresMagic™
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                • 14 Years
                4 years, 5 months ago

                What score do you expect between Pool vs City?

                1. goriuanx
                  • 13 Years
                  4 years, 5 months ago

                  2-1/2-2

                  Sterling and Aguero never do well at Anfield though. Don't think either have ever scored there. Aguero might have 1 assist iirc.

                  1. TorresMagic™
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                    • 14 Years
                    4 years, 5 months ago

                    Interesting, cheers.

    2. Albert_Luque
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      E with Rico and Greenwood?

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        • 14 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Would be those 2 or Connolly + 3.9m def
        Would follow Laterisers plan above for next week.

    3. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Wait until Friday

      1. Rolls-Royce
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        😆

    4. DNFPL
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      B with Lovren/Cancelo is perfect.

    5. LAMELA_AND_CONSUELA
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      I would just get rid of Otamendi for someone cheap - Willems/Lascelles and buy Vardy next week. Or little bit sideway move Ota to Mendy.

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        • 14 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Expect Mendy to do well this week but captaining Aguero/KDB is a bit risky.

    6. Rolls-Royce
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      D. damage limitation.

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        • 14 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        They all are a bit.

        1. Rolls-Royce
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          If Sterling goes nuts, your rank will suffer since most will captain him.

          1. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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            • 14 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            Yeah, Sterling in after his rest is most likely . More about if Aguero can outscore Vardy by a good distance.

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

      B or C. Wilson, Ota and Cantwell wouldnt be scary to lose, dont see them getting anything this week, unless Ota starts ofc.

    8. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Cheers everyone. 🙂

    9. Relaxing
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      D for me too. Not too many appealing cheap striker though I think your bench is strong enough to cover for now

  6. Oh Mane Mane
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    How does this look going forward?

    Pope
    TAA Mendy Soyunca
    Martial KDB Mane Mount
    Abraham Firmino Vardy

    (Lundstram, Rico, Hayden)

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

      Good enough

  7. Albert_Luque
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Going for a -4 with two free transfers and playing around with options. A or B?

    A) Hayden to Son
    B) Mount to Sterling

    The other two transfers are Ota to Rico and Wilson to Connolly.

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

      A but not son. I think the mid-priced options offer better value than son in spurs' current state

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

    Which one you would like to own?

    A) King
    B) James
    C) Perez

    1. Albert_Luque
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      C

    2. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      None

      1. In and Out
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Ditto

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

        Me three

  9. Bubbles1985
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Heaton
    TAA Digne Lundstram
    Sterling(c) KDB Mount Saka
    Haller(vc) Auba Vardy

    Button Cantwell Pieters Kelly

    I am holding 0.1itb and 1ft.

    Digne to Rico seems logical? I am giving Auba 1 last week. Plan to WC in GW13

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

      Yep, solid move

  10. Jullepuu
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Is this a viable bench for mid/long term?

    Connolly, Cantwell, Rico

    1. Albert_Luque
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Yes

    2. cravencottage
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      very much so

    3. Wally banter
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Cantwell is slowly losing game time

      1. Jullepuu
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Pretty easy downgrade to Dendo or someone else

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

      Mid-term, yes

  11. JoeSoap
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    For those with WC what are your plans and why?

    Was tempted to play a few weeks back. Haven't give it much thought but generally holding WC for the Christmas period i.e. injuries, playing bench etc

    1. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      After the Liverpool blank is the plan, but will play earlier if needed. GW13 could work too.

      1. JoeSoap
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Both good shouts.

  12. andres
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    SO how to get more city... Really want sterling but so hard to get him with the current set up.

    Pope
    TAA Soy Lund
    Mane KDB Mount Madds
    Abraham Vardy Wilson

    Cantwell, Kelly, Pieters. 3.3 ITB. 1 FT

    A cantwell to dilva
    B wilson, madds to sterling, ings /maupay/connolly (-4)
    C kdb, madds to sterling, silva (-4)

    Reason for c is that looks like kdb is playing deep.

    1. cravencottage
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      B- but save the $ and go for connolly

      1. andres
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Yeah, this is probably they way to go. Maupay a better pick overall but he would be benched as I would upgrade cantwell next

    2. mazkills
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      B

    3. Relaxing
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      A - Greater risk, but big reward possible. Especially if Bilva gets banned

  13. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Good read LR.

    1. Lateriser 12
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Cheers lad

  14. cravencottage
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Which would you get in first:
    A) Martial
    B) Dilva

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

      A

    2. mazkills
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Martial in a 9 shirt looks the move...but I would consider Dilva if I currently had 1 city attacker

      1. andres
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        This

  15. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Done well LR, good read. (unintentional praised myself)

    1. Lateriser 12
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      😀

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

    Best defender for next few fixtures 4.7M or less? (already have Lund & Rico)

    1. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Willems?

      1. Jullepuu
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Will Ritchie take his place tho?

        1. goriuanx
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Fair point, I have no clue.

          1. Jullepuu
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            Lascelles is nailed but Willems might have more attacking threat

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

      Lascalles or Soy (think he is 4.7?)

  17. RobinKerr1987
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Mount to Martial for free?

    Team currently:

    Ryan (Pope)
    Matip, Rico, Soyunco, (Pieters, Lundstrom)
    Salah, Sterling, de Bruyne, yarmo, mount
    Vardy, Abraham (Ayew)

    1.2 itb

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

      Wouldnt wanna lose Mount. Rather do Yarma to Martial.

      1. mazkills
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        +1

    2. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Rather lose Yarmo. And you need to transfer Matip, who's injured.

  18. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Looks like I'm going to end up with triple Brighton this week 😮

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

      Looks good for the upcoming fixtures.

      1. Rolls-Royce
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        They have the home form. Not sure away.

    2. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Norwich at home is tasty, I am considering Maupay for King

    3. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Enjoy your green arrow.

      1. Rolls-Royce
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Manchester United game made me tickle towards that tbh.

  19. Kane Train
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    2FT & 2.2 itb. What should I do??

    Pope
    Otamendi / TAA / Soy / Rico
    Salah / KDB / Mount / Son
    Abraham / Vardy

    Bench: Button, Lunds, Greenwood, Cantwell

    1. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Good opportunity to switch to 352.

      Ota and Cantwell to XXX and Martial? 🙂

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

        Thissssssssssssss

  20. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Is this worth -4 chaps?

    Mane King ➡ Maupay Sterlo (c)

    I just feel Sterlo will outscore Mane for next 2.

    1. Rolls-Royce
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Madness selling Mane any other way to get Sterling?

    2. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Do it, get Mane back next week.

      1. La Roja
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        you mean after City game?

        1. goriuanx
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          For the City game.

          1. La Roja
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            Yeah, that game will be wide open. I see your point

            Kisses to your beautiful forehead mate.

            1. goriuanx
              • 13 Years
              4 years, 5 months ago

              Kisses back to you 🙂

    3. Bubi
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      I feel the same (about Sterl). Mane/Salah > Sterl (C) even for -4 is worth it. Sterl is obvious pick for C in GW10.

  21. DNFPL
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    How we looking?

    Ryan
    TAA Alonso Dunk Lundstram
    Sterling(C) Mane KdB Dilva Mount
    Abraham

    Button Deulofeu Soyuncu Wickham

    1. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Like it

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

      I like a 4-5-1. Considering that myself with Abraham. Not sure about Deulo tho, apart from that it looks good.

  22. Rhodes your boat
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Play
    A) soyuncu
    B) CHO
    C) transfer CHO to Tielemans and play him

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      B

    2. Lignja
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      B

    3. Marouaninho
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      B

      1. Rhodes your boat
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Pretty convincing thanks all

  23. Lateriser 12
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    As usual, looking forward to hearing your thoughts here.

    1. teneighty
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      I enjoyed the article and the main point I take from it is not wasting transfers on the set-and-forget mid priced players. The variance in their points will not be big spread out over a season and saving FT:s to switch the big hitters seems reasonable as you want as many points as possible out of each transfer.

      1. Lateriser 12
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Absolutely. I'm trying to play this way myself.

    2. Rolls-Royce
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Personally I am not a huge fan of switching between the big hitters unless they are completely out form because it can easily backfire. Like, most are considering Mane-> Sterling, which could be a good move in the hindsight, but the one which can easily go wrong as both the players are in form and have a good fixture this week. Historically, as we have seen players like Salah/Mane/Sterling/Aguero/KDB etc can perform against any team.

      My approach is to play the fixtures with lower teams (e.g. Brighton/Wolves/Soton) and target their "easy" fixtures for a potential return.

  24. Lignja
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Is this ok for save ft? Will get Salah next week when i sell Aguero.

    Pope
    Taa, Soyuncu, Lundstram
    Sterling(c), Kdb, Mount, Cho
    Aguero, Vardy, Abraham

    Rico, Kelly, Dendoker

    1. Marouaninho
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Yeah good to go

  25. Marouaninho
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    A or B? Or any other suggestions

    2FT, £0.0 ITB

    Ryan (McGovern)
    Lund - Robbo - Soy (Rico - Kelly)
    KDB - Salah - Sterling - Mount (Dendo)
    Vardy - Abraham - Pukki

    A) Pukki + Dendo > Tielemens + Connolly (play Tielemens, bench Connolly)
    B) Pukki > Connolly (play Connolly + free up funds for Dendo > Tielemens next GW)

    Thanks in advance

  26. dshv
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Pope
    Robbo - Lund - Soy
    Sterling(c) - Mane - Mount - Yarmo
    Auba - Tammy - Vardy

    Ready for this gw? Have 1 ft ???

  27. zon
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Thinking of switching to 352 is the move this week. The question is which mid to go for. Haller + Donck -> Connolly + ____

    A) Martial
    B) Dilva (Got KDB + Sterling)
    C) Maddison/Tielemans?

  28. Maddamotha
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Could Ota have played himself into the team yesterday, or is there no way he will start at the weekend? Typical to get rid now and he starts.

    1. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      I'm pretty sure it will be Fernandinho-Stones at Anfield so it makes sense to get them to play together. I can't see Otamendi starting this week in place of one of the two above, it wouldn't make sense to me.

  29. iL PiStOlErO
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Auba, Son, Cantwell > Vardy, Matrial, Mount for -4? Yes or no?

  30. mdm
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Pukki to Rashford or save FT?