One of the best FPL managers in the business, Tom Freeman, discusses Patrick Bamford, Ben Chilwell’s creativity and the best West Ham United assets, plus reveals his Gameweek 7 team and captaincy decisions.
We’re now six Gameweeks into this turbulent Fantasy Premier League (FPL) season, and it’s been a positive start for me.
Despite missing Son Heung-min (£9.5m) and Harry Kane’s (£10.9m) hauls at Southampton and Manchester United, I sit 140,693rd overall, with 70 points in Gameweek 6 taking me to a total of 389.
Patrick Bamford (£5.9m) was the star of the show but there were also returns for six others, including defenders Luke Ayling (£4.5m) and James Justin (£4.8m).
LEEDS UNITED
Bamford has now scored six goals in as many games for Leeds United this season.
For a player who has often been criticised for his profligacy in front of goal, it’s been some turnaround, something he acknowledges himself:
The last time [I was in the Premier League], maybe people said I wasn’t ready – but I didn’t have a proper go at it. It is a fresh start for me to prove I belong here. If I keep on doing it the boys will be happy and I’ll be happy. This time I have a manager who believes in me and, as long as I keep working hard, he will keep trusting me.
The stats are certainly stacking up in Bamford’s favour.
Before I sign off, earlier this week I was fortunate enough to join fellow Pro Pundits Lateriser and Zophar for a chat on The FPL Wire.
We talked strategy, plans going forward, Everton and Manchester City assets, mid-price midfielders plus loads more.
The chat complements this column, and goes a bit deeper into some of the subjects covered, so if you’re into that kind of thing check it out on the link below.
Thanks for reading… until next time.
3 years, 5 months ago
Hi folks, so I have an unusual issue. 2 FT’s and 2m in the bank but don’t really have any pressing issues. Any suggestions are welcome.
Meslier,
Robo, Saiss, Konsa,
Son, Zaha, James, Havertz
DCL, Werner, Kane
Ryan, Ayling, C.Taylor, Bissouma
Havertz and Werner likely the weak links, but they have good fixtures and I have done well from keeping patient this far.
Lukewarm on the idea of a Havertz to Salah and Werner to Antonio. Likelihood is I won’t be captaining Salah and my strat to date is to distribute the funds.
The against the grain move would be a Havertz to Grealish and C.Taylor to TAA as I think both will likely return decent contributions long term.
Thoughts?