Premier League fixture list published as Manchester clubs blank in Gameweek 1

Happy with my strategy and team structure, 4-4-2

McCarthy - 4.0
TAA - Robbo - 4.5 - 4.5 - 4.0
Auba - Salah - Son - Armstrong - 4.5
Kane - Mitrovic - 4.5

Kane, Son and Auba (total 31.5) --> can become KdB, Bruno and Martial (total 31) when available - with 0.5 itb for wiggle room

Who is the best defender option for Arsenal ??

Any 4 mil defenders that will start?

One of my rare RMTs. Very satisfied with it for now. WC gw2 is the plan. Triple Liverpool and Arsenal. Both the new boys in Chelsea.

McCarthy 4.0
VVD TAA Saliba Vinagre (Ferguson)
Salah Auba (C) Willian Ziyech Soucek
Werner (Bamford, 4.5)

Word of warning for those going for Dier. From the Project Restart matches, he played only 5 of the 9 matches, and only 1 of the last 3. Sanchez + Alderweireld looks like the first choice partnership, so I'd look elsewhere.

How is this 3-5-2?

McCarthy
TAA Vinagre Saliba
Salah Auba Son ASM Soucek
Werner Jimi

Button Ayling Ferguson Vassilev

Saliba nailed in that leaky Arsenal defence?

What do we think of Mané AND Salah?

Thoughts on this? Not sure about defence and terrible bench.

McCarthy (4.0)
TAA Vinagre Saliba (4.0 4.0)
Salah Auba Son Armstrong (4.5)
Werner Jimenez Mitro

Vardy massive differential

Can’t believe I haven’t seen Adama Traoré being mentioned on here, at 6.5 with those fixtures, he could be a beast.

How’s this?

McCarthy
TAA Tierney Vinagre Justin Ferguson
Salah Aubameyang Son ASM Stephens
Werner Ings Brewster

Thanks

Fixtures not that appealing for the Bottom half teams (AVL, BHA, CPL, FUL, LEE, NEW, SHU, SOU, WBA, WHM).

Fulham have probably the best of the fixtures, so Mitrovic is an option. But looks like a case of focusing on Wolves, Spurs, Chelsea, Liverpool and then bringing in Man City and Man Utd players from GW2 / GW3 onwards.

Not sure you can trust Everton and Leicester with their recent form and injury situations.

McCarthy
Trent, Tierney, Justin, Vinagre
Auba, Salah, Ziyech
Vardy, Lacazette, Adams

Thoughts?

Thoughts on this YOLO team for first two weeks?

McCarthy - Button
Saliba - Ferguson - Justin - Trent - Vinagre
Auba - Salah - Mane - ASM - Soucek
Werner - Mitro - Vassilev

Salah a must captain in GW1? It's one of those bottom-half Anfield games where he tends to go nuts.

Going back to the old school approach of looking for a two way 3x 4.5 def rotation

Boring Ings+Jimmy combination looks excellent with those opening fixtures.

Am i mad for going 5-3-2 in the first GW?

McCarthy
TAA - Aurier - Vinagre - Justin - Ferguson
Salah - Auba - Son
Kane - Mitrovic

I know it's gospel to have only a 4.5 goalkeeper on these boards, but Dubravka anybody?

GW1-14 looks really solid and Bruce is quite a defensive manager. Maybe dependant on Schar and Lascelles returning, but seems an option.

Evans suspended for 3 games right? Morgan starts with Soyu

4 good fixtures in first 5 .. Justin would have been a good investment

Thoughts?? WC GW3
Mccarthy
Taa tierney justin
Salah auba ASM maddison
Ings mitro kane

Fodder...

Haven't looked into them in huge detail yet but here are my first thoughts after seeing the fixtures.

- McCarthy seems the best 4.5 keeper option, I expect him to be the template GK pick.

- I don't think there are obviously outstanding fixtures either way. Wolves, Spurs and Chelsea have probably the best mid-long term fixtures. Leicester decent too. Mixed bag for City, Pool, Arsenal, Utd (factoring in blanks for Manchester clubs also.)

- Will the GW1 blank have an impact on prices? I predict literally millions of transfers in for Manchester players for GW2, especially when there are so many active managers at the start of the season. I'm not sure if there has ever been a GW1 blank before and not familiar with the process of freezing prices, etc. Could we see a situation where KdB is 11.7 or 11.8 by the time GW2 kicks off?

- It will be interesting to see different tactics also - will people bench the likes of Bruno, KdB for GW1 or will they plan transfers or even hits to get them in GW2-3?

- Soucek looked a strong contender for a place in many teams, but West Ham have probably the worst run of early fixtures.

- Liverpool's so-so initial fixtures might take the shine off the defensive double up early doors. But GW4-7 look good for CS potential for those who are patient.

What are your initial thoughts? Any patterns that you notice emerging?

RMT please:

McCarthy-4.0
TAA-Saliba*-Vinagre-(Ferguson-Brantwaite)
Auba-Salah-Son**-Bowen**-Ritchie*
Werner-Mitro-(4.5)

*In my team if there is any indication that they will start.
**Placeholder for Greenwood and Fernandes when the time comes for that.

Made a few tweaks, more I think of it I don't trust Spurs should be priced around same as Leicester!

McCarthy [steer]
Saliba-Justin-Taylor (Braithwaithe-Ferguson)
Mane-Salah-Aubameyang-Soucek-Maddison
Adams-Werner - (Mitrovic)

I know Justin-Saliba are gambles. But think defence is place to take risks this year.

Seeing Son in a lot of teams but isn't it worth it to find the extra 1.5m for Kane? I seem to remember a lot of Son's points under Mourinho coming when Kane was injured and he was playing upfront. When Kane returned he was very wide.

Quick draft of a bench boost team for GW1, it will be followed by an early WC most likely unless it’s ok and can be adjusted with transfers.

Martinez - McCarthy
Taa - VVD - Doherty - Vinagre - Saliba
(S)alah - Saka - ASM - Armstrong- Soucek
Werner - Vardy - Ings

If Martinez and Saliba don’t look like starting I will have to rethink that.

Hi,

what will be the price for Messi when he moves to England?

Maddison or Barnes? Both seem like good differentials but hard to separate them.

Kane vs Werner is a big one for me. I’m on Kane at the moment, but Werner is so enticing...