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Is now the right time to restructure our FPL teams?

Fantasy Premier League managers could be forgiven for thinking that now is the time to perform extensive surgery on our squads ahead of Gameweek 9.

A big reason for that is recent re-examining of the premium assets we need to own, influenced, of course by the well-documented fixture-swing on the other side of the international break.

We have been talking about how to balance these expensive individuals all season, the strategy of rotating through them quickly a big talking point going all the way back to pre-season.

Fernandes stakes captaincy claim ahead of Gameweek 9 meeting with West Brom

Bruno Fernandez celebrates scoring against Everton in Gameweek 8

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.7m), Mohamad Salah (£12.4m), Harry Kane (£11.0m) Kevin De Bruyne (£11.5m) and Bruno Fernandes (£10.5m) were among those options who managers were considering owning at some point in the campaign.

Starting the season with so many premium options meant that we looked to the likes of Tyrick Mitchell (£4.2m), Nathan Ferguson (£4.0m) Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa (£4.5m) Yves Bissouma (£4.5m) and Tomas Souček (£4.9m) to enable budget restrictions.

This strategy often works well at the start of the season. Mostly because we are learning about the teams, who is getting starts, which teams start the season with a bang and which struggle to get going.

The lack of data at the beginning of a campaign means that owning as many tried and tested premiums as possible is often a good decision as it should ensure some points returns while we gather as much data as possible about the rest of the league.

Blank Gameweek 1 also threw FPL managers a curve ball and made safe premium picks an even more attractive option. However, within a few rounds it became clear that some of those budget picks were the right ones to be on, while others caused FPL Managers headaches.

Mitchell retains left-back berth as van Aanholt named among Palace subs again

Tyrick Mitchell in action for Crystal Palace against Southampton’s Kyle Walker Peters

Mitchell started the season with back to back points returns for a clean sheet in Gameweek 1 and an assist in Gameweek 2, however since then he has blanked regularly, got injured and lost his place in the team.

His team-mate Ferguson was highly discussed in the FPL community as being a great way in to the Crystal Palace defence when he recovered from his injury. However, this injury has continued to keep the former West Bromwich Albion out and he is yet to make his first appearance for Palace.

At the same time Max Kilman (£4.3m) is now on the radar with three returns in his five starts for Wolves this season. Indeed, he was unlucky not to keep a clean sheet in Gameweek 8 following a debated penalty for Jamie Vardy (£10.1m) as well as having a good goal-scoring of his own.

The FPL impact of Aït-Nouri's debut on Saïss, Kilman and Podence

Max Kilman celebrates with his Wolves team mates following Rayan Ait-Nouri’s first goal for the club

After eight Gameweeks we now have a clearer understanding of who the cheap enablers are, which premiums are worth investing in and what the best way to distribute the budget across our FPL teams is.

The early part of this season saw very few clean sheets. Although this was roughly aligned with the number of shut-outs we see at the start of every season, the number of goals was disproportionately higher than normal.

We saw some ridiculous score lines, Aston Villa and Liverpool played out a 7-2, Southampton and Spurs as well as Leicester, Everton and West Brom and Man City managed 5-2 results, while Liverpool and Leeds kicked off the new season with a 4-3 thriller.

These score-lines meant that many FPL managers like myself saw very little value in investing in premium defenders. However, the level of goals scored each week is decreasing and the number of clean sheets is rising so is it time to rethink how our FPL teams are structured?

Cheap at the back

Coufal successfully blocks a shot from Sergio Aguero

When the season started many FPL managers looked to find most of their value players in defence. Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.4m) started the campaign as the most-owned defender in the game, largely paired with £4.5m and £4.0m options in our teams.

With 99 goals scored between Gameweeks 1 and 3, combined with only 13 clean sheets in the same period this strategy worked well. The number of goals and the lack of clean sheets meant that using the money to fill the forward spots with better assets seemed a wise strategy.

The cheap defence plus Alexander-Arnold strategy worried me at the start of the season. In all of my other FPL seasons there has been real value in spending on the defence.

All three of the Liverpool’s key Fantasy defenders, alongside the likes of Lucas Digne (£6.1m), Aymeric Laporte (£6.0m), Ben Chilwell (£5.9m) and Marcos Alonso (£5.7m) have, in seasons gone by, proved to be amazing FPL assets who were well worth the investment.

This change in strategy made me uneasy. I always worry about making my team as flexible as possible so that it is easy to move from one player to another as the season progresses and the right assets to won becomes clear.

My concern with starting the year with a mix of £4.5m and £4.0m defenders is that there is very little can go from there without using two transfers and therefore potentially taking a points hit.

Is now the right time for some restructuring? 1

Eric Dier and Harry Kane celebrate the laters goal vs PFC Ludogorets Razgrad in the Europa League for Spurs

As a result, I decided to have Alexander-Arnold, Eric Dier (£4.9m) and then two 4.5m and a 4.0m. Doing this made me feel a little more confident that should there be a defender that I really wanted to move too it would be an easier process to get there.

As the last eight Gameweeks have shown defenders are now starting to be back up to the pace of the game. There have been 17 clean sheets in the last three Gameweeks, in comparison to the 13 for the first three as well as just 68 goals, a massive drop.

This movement towards more clean sheets potential makes this cheap at the back strategy a little outdated. Especially when you couple this with the fact that we now only have one player, Kilman, who started the season at 4.0m who is now regularly starting for his side.

Kurt Zouma celebrates scoring for Chelsea vs Burnley

For me the cheap at the back strategy has had its day. There are so many defenders who at over £5.0m who are keeping clean sheets and registering goals, assists and bonus points that it is worth finding budget to improve some of those 4.5m defenders for the likes of Aaron Cresswell (£5.1m), Ben Chilwell (£5.9m), Kurt Zouma (£5.3m), Hector Bellerín (£5.2m) and Kieran Tierney (£5.4m) all look worthy of FPL investment.

More pressingly, as their returns grow so will their price tags so its worth investing now before they are worth more and thus divert more money away from your premium midfield or forward positions.

The cheap at the back days were fun while they lasted but nows the time to invest more of that FPL budget to enable managers to reap the benefits.

However is it necessary to go all in at the back and invest in multiple premium defenders?

Big at the back

Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andrew Robertson celebrate a Liverpool goal

FPL managers have seen success with the double-up on Liverpool defenders. This season, with just one clean sheet, a long-term injury for Virgil van Dijk (£6.3m), and only one assist for Alexander-Arnold and two assists and one goal for Robertson they haven’t been the prolific FPL points returners that we have come to love.

But is there still scope for picking three or four over £5.5m premium defenders? At the start of the season definitely not but in Gameweeks 7 and 8 alone we had Rayan Ait Nouri (£5.0m), Kyle Walker (£6.1m), Zouma, Bellerín, Sergio Regulion (£5.6m), Tariq Lamptey (£4.7m), Stuart Dallas (£4.5m), Patrick Van-Aanolt (£5.4m), Chilwell, and Matt Doherty (£5.8m) all registering an attacking return.

While Lamptey and Dallas fall comfortably in to the cheap bracket, the rest of the defenders registering attacking returns in the last few weeks have been from the premium price tag.

Matt Doherty in action for Spurs vs Everton

Of these options, Doherty, Walker and Aït-Nouri also managed a clean sheet in the same Gameweek as their attacking return resulting in 12, 15 and 15 point hauls respectively. Investing in these defenders who have attacking pedigree at a time when we are starting to see an increase in clean sheets and fewer goals on average in each Gameweek is a wise move.

However there is a balancing act at play here. Owning Alexander-Arnold, Doherty, Walker and Aït-Nouri will cost you £24.3m nearly a quarter of your budget. Even if you add Kilman as a cheap fifth defender option at 4.3 you have still spent £28.6m on your defenders and thus owning multiple in form players such as Salah, Kane, Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£7.8m), Fernandes and Vardy becomes virtually impossible.

Defenders can return huge hauls as we have seen from some of them in the last few weeks, but there is also the chance that they concede goals right at the end of matches or give up a contentious penalty and return nothing as we have seen recently with the Crystal Palace, Wolves and Manchester United.

Harry Maguire reacts to Arsenal’s penalty against Manchester United in Gameweek 7

But even their own colleagues can damage their points potential. We saw this in Gameweek 8 where Dier was on track for two bonus points until the Kane goal went in when he slipped out of the top-three for BPS altogether.

It takes a brave FPL manager, especially this season, to invest big at the back. While it can be great, for me there needs to be a balance to ensure that you don’t miss out on the key attacking options due to a huge budget investment at the back.

For me, now is the time to have a core spine throughout the team to ensure the premium assets you want in every part of the pitch.

Core Spine from front to back

Harry Kane, Gareth Bale and Matt Doherty celebrate Spurs win vs Brighton

Every season, FPL managers end up with a core spine of talent in their teams where the budget is spread to form a strong unit that can be played week-in week-out. This core is then supported by enablers.

In a normal campaign this core would, in all likelihood, have been a strategy that more FPL managers have already deployed. However, the Blank Gameweek 1, the often bizarre results we have seen, as well as the aforementioned number of goals and lack of clean sheets means that it has taken longer than normal for me to move to this strategy.

With two free transfers going into Gameweek 8, I decide to drop down to one playing goalkeeper in Alex McCarthy (£4.5m) rather than maintaining my preferred rotating options.

Aaron Cresswell in action for West Ham

Losing my second playing keeper freed me up an additional £4.8m which I could use to upgrade the now injured Mitchell, who was my cheapest defensive option.

Replacing Mitchell with Cresswell ahead of West Ham’s fixture-turn, was the beginning of me investing a little more in the spine of my team.

With Cresswell alongside Alexander-Arnold, as well as three premium midfielders (Son, Sarah and Fernandes) and two more expensive strikers (Kane and Calvert-Lewin), Gameweek 8 was my highest points return of the season so far. Every single member of my squad, apart from Alexander-Arnold returned more than just the two points for playing the match.

Gameweek 9 points curtesy of LiveFPL.net

Ahead of Gameweek 9 finding a way to invest in more over £5.0m assets in my defence feels like a good idea.

Ideally, I would like to upgrade Dallas to one of the Chelsea or Man City defenders, this of course would mean moving some of the budget around.

I will potentially downgrade on Son Heung-min (9.6m) to Hakim Ziyech (8.1m) as the Spurs fixture shift happens, which could be a good option to fund my Chelsea defender upgrade.

Is now the right time for some restructuring? 2

Trent Alexander-Arnold before going off with an injury against Manchester City in Gameweek 8

However, with the only blot of Gameweek 8 being Alexander-Arnold going off with what looked like a calf injury just after the 60 minute mark, there is the option of downgrading him to reinvest the money across the defence.

As a result, I will be watching the price falls carefully and keeping a close ear to the ground for news out of Liverpool on the seriousness of the injury.

If Alexander-Arnold is out, the the move to Chilwell looks the most obvious and then I will reinvest the money upgrading Dallas to one of the Man City defenders, Joao Cancelo (£5.4m) or Walker looking like the best options after their Gameweek 9 fixture against Spurs.

Lessons learnt

While cheap defenders helped us fill our FPL teams with premium midfielders and forwards at the start of the season the last few Gameweeks have shown a change.

Now there is a need to invest budget in your defenders especially in the likes of Chilwell and Cresswell who have the perfect blend of form and fixtures.

Moving to a strategy of investing across the team from front to back may mean that there are some forwards and midfielders who it is impossible to own as a result of budget restrictions.

However, the pull of increased defensive returns, especially from defenders with attacking potential too, should counteract any missed returns from other positions.

It is impossible to own everyone – but it is possible to set your team to return as many potential FPL points as possible by carefully distributing our FPL budget across the field.

Sam FPLFamily <p>Fantasy Football Scout's General Manager. Half of the FPLFamily. Pundit on the FPL Pod, Fantasy Show and Sky Sports News&nbsp;</p> Follow them on Twitter

1,091 Comments Post a Comment
  1. JURGENAUT
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Does Justin become a viable option to play this week the more we hear about Liverpool's injuries? Feel like Leicester will take advantage of this depleted Liverpool defence and I imagine Justin will be pushing forward with less to worry about what's coming his way with TAA & Robbo potentially missing out?

    1. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      yes.nice fixtures coming up as well

    2. BenDavies
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I'm doing the same. It's been forced but I'm more than happy to play Justin with Liverpool's injuries. Could easily see a clean sheet.

  2. konrad.sygula95
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Please rate my WC team, what would you change?

    Martinez/Forster
    Zouma/Cresswell/Coufal/Walkers-Pieters/Justin
    KDB/Bruno/Ziyech/Grealish/Riedewald
    Werner/ Watkins/ DCL

    1. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Very nice.

      I'd do Zouma to Chilwell by downgrading Justin or kwp

    2. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Double WHU defence ?? I'm a lifelong hammer and I wouldn't do that .....

  3. Matsy123
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Template wc?
    Martinez 4.0
    Chilwell Dias Cresswell (Lamptey, Lascelles)
    KDB Bruno Ziyech Grealish (Bissouma)
    Vardy DCL Watkins

    1. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Lascelles? Is he alive?

      Apart from that, yep

    2. Christina.
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      template? no.

    3. Zimo
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Hows it template? Most everyone still has spurs players. kdb has only 16% ownership and bruno 24% and vardy 21%. Ziyech also not in a lot of teams neither is watkins neither are creswell or dias. Ur only template players are grealish, dcl, chilwell, and Martinez.

      1. Black Knights
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        It’s the template WC though. People WCing this week are getting Bruno, kdb, Ziyech.

  4. Christina.
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Grealish vs Bruno is a tough one in the comparison computer....

    1. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Luckily salah is mildly injured. Save Barkley a week for me.

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Price difference should be easy tie breaker ?

    3. Pacer.
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Bruno should not be part of any V comparison

      1. Christina.
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Va Jay Jay?

      2. Gnu
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        You should have had a longer ban.

        1. Pacer.
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Granted comparing Sergio Ramos to Adolf Hitler in a satirical joke was a dumb move on a PG13 website, but unless you spend your weekends on the streets protesting and literally fighting fascists as I regularly do then I really couldn't care for your keyboard warriering.

          1. Gnu
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            "My keyboard warriering" 😆 😆

            You take dumbfeckery to new unseen levels. 😆
            Who are you fighting, tRump?.

            1. Pacer.
              • 9 Years
              3 years, 4 months ago

              Stop trying to stir the pot.

              I made a satirical joke that was wholely inappropriate for a website without an age rating

              I got a smack on the wrist and paid my dues

              Get lost

              1. Gnu
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                3 years, 4 months ago

                😆 😆
                Wow, you should draw up some misspelt placards to strengthen your point soldier.

                1. Pacer.
                  • 9 Years
                  3 years, 4 months ago

                  Please.

                  I'm a german jew by heritage. Recognise the gallows humour and cut me a break

                  1. Gnu
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 14 Years
                    3 years, 4 months ago

                    Doubly bad joke with the Ramos then, should no better.
                    Break has been cut 🙂

                    1. Pacer.
                      • 9 Years
                      3 years, 4 months ago

                      The internet is a big place. It's easy to lose track of where you are and where the source of your humour or intentions will be recognised or understood.

    4. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Grealish is the most essential player in the game. Its not a question of him vs anyone else.

    5. Shark Team
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Jack the lantern

      1. Camino Aleatorio
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Captain Jack Grealish

        Sounds like an English pirate my forefathers would have been hunting for - about 300 years ago

    6. Camino Aleatorio
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      You can’t simulate the art of diving and incredible luck

  5. JURGENAUT
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    The chances of Reece James starting for Chelsea against Newcastle?

    1. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      High. Suspended for ENG aite

      1. Chrisitis
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Suspended today? Which means hes a sure starter wednesday night?

        1. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          He's suspended for two matches. He's already headed back to Chelsea.

        2. Gregor
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Suspended for both, I think he returned to Chelsea already.

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Decent chance.

  6. _Gunner
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Maupay + Salah > Martial + Bruno for Free

    Yes or No?

    1. JURGENAUT
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Not Martial imo. Watkins, Bamford, DCL if you haven't got already?

    2. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Rather Jesus than Tony

      1. _Gunner
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Can't Afford Jesus. Unless I downgrade Trent for -4 as well.

        1. NABIL - FPL otai
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          I'd do it. Jesus will be massive differential with great fixtures to come. Richarlison should be an option too, at least

      2. Klaren
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Aguero is also back so Jesus will get rotated.

    3. Shark Team
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      This is a one week move and i don't see MUN score more than 2 tbh

    4. Klaren
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Great moves. Just because Martial isn’t part of the template, you won’t get a lot of support for it here. But he has the underlying stats to back it up and he showed last season and in CL this season that he is an integral part of the team and gets attacking returns to back it up so no reason not to get him.

      1. FPL Theorist
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Which stats does Martial have that are good?

        1. Klaren
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Big chances, shots in the box and big chances created in UCL
          Most attacking stats in PL last season, with even better stats in post lockdown

  7. NABIL - FPL otai
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Play Kilman (SOU), Lamptey (avl) or Dallas (ARS)?

    Fwiw I'm playing Grealish and Barkley.

    1. Shark Team
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      i have the same dilemma and i go for Kilman against an Ing-less Saints

      1. NABIL - FPL otai
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Yep leaning towards him atm

    2. _Gunner
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Kilman

    3. Camino Aleatorio
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      You don’t own Lamptey or Dallas for CS. They score and assist.

      Southampton is looking good without Ings. Walcott looks like a kid again and JWP in England class.

      Kilman is not a bad choice, they are all good choices

  8. Lazaretti
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    So I have

    A) Salah
    B) Pulisic
    C) Son
    D) Robertson

    2FT's 0.7 itb so which 2 goes first? All other players are more or less nailed Kilman only one who might not be 100% nailed.

    1. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      AB

    2. Shark Team
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      BC why people sell Salah i still can't understand... They forgot what he did to BHA(A) last season?

      1. Zimo
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Liverpool need their team back for that to happen and there's no guarantee he'll be fine by then either. If he contracted covid in the wedding then he should be in the incubation period and might not be asymptomatic. Could take some time to come back. Just a lot of uncertainty to have so much money on the bench when other premiums can do great too

        1. Shark Team
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Yes but the most possible thing to happen is to be back after this gw so you spend 2ft to transfer him out and then back in (it's like losing 8pts tbh because everyone needs transfers these days) and if you have bench cover for this gw then why selling him?

          1. Zimo
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            I mean i sold him after the villa match for Son anyways so don't have him but im just telling u a reason why people are selling him. I only want him for the fulham and newcastle matches further down the line. I'll mostly be sticking with Bruno and KDB instead for the other matches

    3. Lazaretti
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Pulisic will go for sure maybe with Son as I have Kane too. Grealish (own Watkins) and maybe Ziyech in. Which makes team too template why I am considering other options

  9. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    What about Mings? Is he worth to double up Martinez for the upcoming favourable fixtures as i would expect him to score a goal over those fixtures and get 3-4 cs for sure?

    1. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Worth a try

      Targett more attacking though

      1. Shark Team
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        I see a lot targetting targett but I like the fact that Mings scores goals and AVL win lots of corners this season compared to the one before

        1. NABIL - FPL otai
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Agree. Konsa had lots of chances from set pieces as well.

          Close call imo. $ sways it.

  10. YoungPretender
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Current WC is a 352 with Salah. Worth going 343 with Vardy instead? My worry if obviously getting Salah back in when he is back.

    1. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      352 with placeholder

    2. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Same Dilemma here, I was all set for 352 with Salah but now going 343, Bruno will be placeholder for Salah now, allows me to have Bruno(C) vs WBA and Vardy(C) vs Fulham next week so I quite like it.

  11. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Is there still a chance that Salah might play vs Leicester or is it safe to sell on WC?

    1. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Safe imo

    2. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Always a chance, may as well wait just in case

      1. George Sillett
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        No there isn't. He's tested positive so has to isolate for a period which means that he can't play the next game. Why bother posting that there's a chance of him starting when there isn't any ?

    3. El Presidente
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      No way he plays LEI

    4. Camino Aleatorio
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Not a bad idea to wait until Klopp press conference- confirmation

  12. el polako
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    This photo of Creswell is so last year.

  13. CFC1990
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    I am stuck between the following for my WC:

    a) Sterling and Bamford
    b) Ziyech and Vardy

    A would be easier to get back to Salah.

    However, I do think B may be better?

    What would you guys choose if it was your team?

    Many thanks

    1. Zimo
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      B is what i have. But I'll also have KDB in my team next week.

      1. Zimo
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        And Bamford eventually too 😛

      2. CFC1990
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah I have KDB too

    2. 2999 - Lady of Legend
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Would choose A.

  14. sozopol
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    I stupidly made my 2 FT last weekend, to take advantage of price rises/drops. Is getting Salah out worth a - 4? Would play Justin if not.

    1. Kun Tozser
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Don’t worry for a few days, sure there’s more fireworks to come

    2. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Same mate, just wait it out, be plenty of other people taking -4’s, I’m planning to hold salah if it’s only 1 game week which I expect

  15. tibollom
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    What to do here guys, are both robbo and salah out? 1 FT + 1.4 ITB

    Ryan
    Lamptey Chilwell Robbo
    Salah Ziyech Rash Grealish Soucek
    DCL Kane

    Button Dallas Brewster ferguson

  16. DRIZ ✅
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Rip to the goat Ray Clemence

  17. doppelganger
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Who would u move out?

    Salah - Kdb / Bruno
    Salah + Son to Bruno + Kdb

    I would love Watkins(no space) Ziyech (might be overkill)

    Guaita Steer
    Coufal Targett Chilwell Justing Mitchell
    Salah* Son Zaha Grealish Reed
    Kane Dcl Werner

    1mil itb. 1ft

  18. CFC1990
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Is J Lewis from Newcastle the bestb option for WC at 4.3m?

    Nailed on and better fixtures than Kilman from Wolves

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I'd definitely pick him ahead of Kilman atm

  19. Bavarian
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Who to captain?
    A-DCL (FUL Away)
    B-Jimenez (SOU Home)
    C-Kane (MCI Home)
    D-Grealish (BHA Home)

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      D

    2. CFC1990
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I think maybe A

    3. drughi
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      A

    4. 2999 - Lady of Legend
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      A.

    5. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      A, then C as manc well can concede away against Spurs, and Kane on pens too

    6. Camino Aleatorio
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      From the choices above:

      Not B

      A is rested and gets his midfield service back

  20. Black Knights
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Is this scrimping slightly too much on defence to get Vardy AND Kane up front?

    Martinez 4m
    Dias KWP Coufal Holding Lewis
    KdB Bruno Ziyech Grealish Bissouma
    Kane Vardy Watkins

    Defender alternatives include Taylor for Holding or Burn for Lewis.

    1. Gandalf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      How would you plan to bring Salah back in?

      1. Black Knights
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        I wouldn’t.

        Or Bruno and Ziyech.
        Or Vardy and Bruno.

    2. Pacer.
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Looks pretty decent to me. Really the only premium option atm is Chilwell and given he's at a new club and doesn't have a great injury record, I reckon it's not madness to go without

      1. Black Knights
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Cheers. It’s appealing.

  21. Corona is not good 4 U
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    What to do with this horror show?

    McCarthy, Steer
    Zouma, Coufal, Ayling, Justin, Mitchell
    Salah, Son, Fernandes, Grealish, Bissouma
    Kane, Calvert-Lewin, Wilson

    1 FT and 0.2 in the bank.

    Thanks!

  22. Slitherene
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Help me choose one?

    A) Grealish, JWP, Werner, Martial
    B) Watkins, Berge, Vardy, Bruno

    Have to play 3 every week.

  23. Kaptenen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Own Rashford and had planned to give him the armband this week. Should I stick to my plan or do Rashford to Bruno and captain for -4 for a one week punt?

    1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Do we think Rashford will play mate?? I own both and would captain Bruno, but don’t know if he will even play? Has there been any updates??

      1. Kaptenen
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Not looking good but will have to wait for more news, just want my captain to be certain to play always

        1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Ah shame mate that’s another of my team changes of starting non existent!! You do right mate and Bruno could arguably be the stand out option for captain This week!! I will be giving him the armband too my concern is United in the league at home and the inability to break teams like that down, I’d be happier if it was an Away fixture tho!!! Haha

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Wait for news. If Rashford is fit I'd definitely keep him.

      1. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        This

      2. Kaptenen
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Thank you

      3. Camino Aleatorio
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        This- wait until you have facts

        Plus, rash and Bruno on any given game can be a jackpot

  24. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Is Coady cleared to play next GW?

    1. El Presidente
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Not clear and if we are waiting for Nuno to clarify that we are all f......

      1. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        If not, Kilman or Saiss more likely to start?

        1. Black Knights
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Kilman is already starting so Saiss chance increases.

  25. hueycho
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Couldnt b bothered to read all that above, too long haha

  26. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Might just bench TAA and Salah and have 2FT in GW10, thoughts?

    Martinez
    Lamptey | Dallas | Kilman
    Bruno | Son | Grealish | Soucek
    Kane | DCL | Brewster

    Steer | Salah* | TAA* | Mitchell*

    0.3ITB

    Thanks

    1. AnfieldLad
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Don’t see why you’d hold TAA

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Can still sell in GW10, just gives me that extra week if something else pops up

        1. AnfieldLad
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Yeah I suppose it makes sense to give more flexibility over what you do with the cash (I.e move to a 5.5 vs 4.5), I’d just get Chilwell though

    2. Christina.
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Nah get rid of at least 1 of them i reckon

    3. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Om tur edge, would consider to use one FT: Kilman could ne dropped, and more international injuries could come. Hold and await pressers by the end of the week

    4. drughi
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      with those 3 out on the bench and playing dallas, kilman, brewster and soucek I would be doing some transfers for sure

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks all

  27. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Who 2 should I transfer out first? BC?

    A Mitchell to Kilman
    B TAA to Cancelo
    C Salah to Bruno
    D Saïss to Coufal

    1. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      * Which

    2. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      B.

      Saiss could well play this week and not sure that Kilman is nailed.

    3. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      AB

    4. 2999 - Lady of Legend
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      BC, on WC and have done both.

    5. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      B

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        And D

  28. Slitherene
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Only 64 (c) points out of 464 this season.
    Have almost always got it wrong.

    A) Mane (LEI)
    B) Vardy (liv)
    C) Richarlison (ful)
    D) Bruno (WBA)
    E) KdB (tot)
    F) Watkins (BHA)

    Help me get it right this time around?

    1. Leonard hatred
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I'm tempted to do Salah -> mane for this week,. If Salah is out, does mane become a bigger threat as their main outlet, or does their whole attack suffer?

      1. Pukki Pies
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        I’m trying to figure this out myself. You’d think Mane would benefit unless Liverpool are just too weakened overall, but they’ve still got most of their mids and forwards fit other than Salah so it’s not like they’re putting out a complete reserve team. With Vardy against that defence it could be a high-scoring affair though. Could also easily be 0-0 or 1-1 and a Mane blank!

    2. GreennRed
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I'm gonna go with Captain's poll from now on. Picked awful captains but also had decent picks in my team.

      1. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Do we know how accurate the poll has been this season so far.....?

        1. GreennRed
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          No. But it couldn't be worse than my overthinking picjs!

    3. 2999 - Lady of Legend
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Apart from the Salah hat trick in week 1 have had awful captain picks. Will punt on Martial this week, would go Bruno of the above choices.

  29. GreennRed
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Ray Clemence. Legend. Rest in peace.

  30. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Strange that Salah has stayed on -70% since yesterday when he's clearly being sold in droves!?

    1. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Flag

    2. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Intl break, won’t be much happening until Friday

    3. Camino Aleatorio
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Probably too many people on -4 to react to anymore bad news.