Identifying the non-‘big six’ clubs with the best early fixtures in 2020/21

Numero Uno

One of the best I've seen.

Found a cheat code?

It’s the perfect combination of over budget and the famed 3-5-3 formation.

I can build a better team for £116.5m

Reece is a question mark, Digne might be better after GW3 and want to check out EVE performance first.

Salah is out of form but he's template, Rashford is a waste of space for now and still question mark about anyone's healthiness right now as way too many begin to contract virus and face a 2-weeks-quarantine.

Foden facing too many competition I guess especially with Messi arriving, he might be playing lots in Carabao and later FA cup

Son-Kane is too much, Son-Alli probably better, but I'll go with Doc+Son. Ings is one to watch, he could do very well in the opening game

just a thought mate, good luck

£150m to spend?

20? It doesn't matter early days

If he doesn't flop, with the service he should get, in the 20s.

19

betting on the 20s too

Like TM said, might get caught out with no bench.

What's that 3m itb will be used for? Mitchell to Robbo in GW4? 😛

Jimenez for ings. 3itb for what?

GW 1

A

A

A

B with Dier ahead of Doherty

A

Mitchell until pva returns

Romero until heaton returns imo

Doh and Kane?

C. Messi and the 5mill extra he’ll cost

None, A if any

B with Son?

Could be

Why?

The ol' Portuguese connection. Never 'eard of him - doesn't sound like instant first-team material.

Vinagre is safe for now it seems, they bought him then loaned him out to Grasshopper Zurich for the year according to this article

https://sportslens.com/wolves-agree-deal-to-sign-tote-gomes/311365/

Not sure yet.

July 19: "[His shoulder] is dislocated and he's had it assessed. He'll need an operation. We'll have to see how it goes; there's no timescale as yet for when he's back."

This was the last update, looks like a long term injury. Operation, recovery, warm training, normal training...

I guess it's possible if new signings arrive, but even then, he'd need to prove it first

Its a punt.

A easily imo

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A

Oh A

Ok, seems unanimous haha - thank you, everyone!

LR12's article yesterday spelt out the firepower behind him - had me convinced.

😀

What is the template defense?

Dunno what that means either, but I accept Chelsea v Liverpool will cost me points. Marathon not a sprint and all that.

Yup

I've already written off all expectations of CSs during GW2 from a defensive standpoint. Hoping the selections will balance out and prove their worth over the longer term.

highly probable it'll ended up 1-1 but that's only 1 GW so no problem and either TAA or Robbo can sneak in 1 assist anyway and perhaps Werner or Havertz can score 1

wtf....

So who’s your C?

How would you get in an Auba or Fernandes?

That's quite an expensive bench, imo. Digne may get attacking returns vs Spurs, he's the type of player you don't rely on for CS alone.

Isn't it worth getting Salah/Auba and then downgrading to KDB like others are doing? I know it saves a FT, but could leave you chasing early on.

IMHO not a good gamble

no Salah is fine (TAA/Robbo is my choice too) but Auba and Chelsea I think is a must

don't bench KDB and Martial, nobody knows they're in fully fitted condition comes GW2, just fodder is enough.

Start with Ings/Jimenez and Son/Havertz/Willian and transfer one if you really fancy MUN vs Palace but I think one Martial is enough to start (if later he's declared fit)

Mitrovic is poor, don't fall into that trap
Vardy is way too expensive, start with Werner mate, the best bargain this year

Good luck

I think it's 'slightly' risky but doable - but to have that much $ on the bench in GW1, only to plan a -4pt hit the week after, is inadvisable.

It could well pay off, but I think the general idea of benching players like Martial and Foden in GW1 is to avoid having to take a hit to bring them in during the following weeks.

You've backed out of BB ?

B in a heartbeat

B, personally. 8m midfield options gives you more sideways flexibility, and I'm not a huge fan of either player in the first combination.

Thanks guyz

I'd rather have Bruno, as I prefer the 6-7m forward options at that price point.

I've considered that. No 6-7m striker worth having, so went for Martial on the bench - although my stand-in is 8m Alli. There's nothing in midfield for 6-7m either.

You dont even know if Willian will start

will switch to Ziyech close to the deadline if fit

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bbbb

B for now

Certainly a viable option, although Utd vs Palace at home seems very tasty for a lot of managers. City vs Wolves not so much

Fear of missing out.

I think if they beat leeds by a huge margin everyone will flock towards buying whoever starred in that match. If not, the fixtures aren't great till GW9

A

I’d avoid that defence, especially if Tierney is not possible

Try some other defense

Salah

Salah will have very high EO.

Try the bistro

Is that one of the Coldplay albums in your profile picture? I swear it looks familiar.

What would your team look like if it was a FH team?

Neither, Doherty

Dier

Should hope so

Yep

Most likely

Yess

They are not thinking straight.

Probably due to cash. But majority are doing either Salah to Bruno OR Son to Bruno.

Don't think many have gone with Auba, Salah, Son in midfield.

Son has more value in the first 8 GWs as compared to Salah as I've stuck to last season's form that Salah only scores at home. Son is also the best midfielder that's under 10m right now imo.

Mitchel is Ferguson’s Replacement