Joe and Az are joined by Karam to try to make sense of a bizarre opening four Gameweeks of the Fantasy Premier League season.
With Aston Villa and West Ham United notching surprise wins against Liverpool and Leicester City respectively, the last set of fixtures were particularly odd.
Armed with Premium Members Area statistics and information, they use the international break to investigate why certain defences are performing better. Could the ‘new normal’ of this socially distanced, fan-free campaign be a factor?
Top attacks are also considered with Tottenham Hotspur’s revival as a goal-scoring force among issues picked out by Joe.
Meanwhile, Karam’s focus is on the best strikers to target. From premium picks to budget buys, there is plenty of choice.
Az ponders the merits of expensive defenders, when so many cheaper alternatives are delivering for FPL managers. His section of the Scoutcast includes a shocking fact involving the most creative defenders so far.
Elsewhere, there’s another extended ‘Rough with the Smooth’ section, as results conspire to bring joy, and certainly woe, to many in the community.
This week’s focus is firmly on the season so far and whether there are any lessons to learn for our trio. Next week’s episode will focus in more detail on Gameweek 5 transfer and captaincy plans, especially as most international fixtures will have been completed by then.
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3 years, 6 months agoI was very tempted to wildcard this week but have decided to save. I have a few issues like Doherty, Mitro and maybe Podence (too much of a rotation risk at this moment in time for me). As well as that a few players might drop in price (Davis & KDB already, TAA likely). Will probably have 1m less in squad value not using the WC, but that is the main downside as I think my team is decent apart from those 2/3 issues.
However there seems to be a new covid case in the league everyday right now. It could get worse. Should this be considered when playing a wildcard? There is so much uncertainty that maybe this season it makes sense to be particularly cautious, and the threshold for how bad your team needs to look to push the wildcard button should be higher. A more 'save for a rainy day' approach rather than 'seize the opportunity'.