Seven-time top 10k finisher Zophar delves into our Premium Members Area to assess three well-owned FPL assets and reveals his Gameweek 11 team.
As I recoil from the sight of three Aston Villa players in my team who are suddenly without a fixture in Gameweek 11, I figured I would share some observations on some trends I have noticed over the past few weeks.
No
No
I thought about it, but it's probably too much.
A) Captain Salah, Bruno or Vardy
B) Bruno* to KDB (C)
*Would be able to get him back in 2 GWs after the City game
A
Thanks, which one?
Salah or Bruno. flip a coin.
A
B
Bissouma to Jota for -4?
probably unnecessary
When must the first wc be used by?
Game week 16.
GW 17 ish
The deadline is 28 December so u have to use before GW16 starts.
I did that move and benching (of course) Grealish - looks good to me.
A or B guys? . Cheers.
A. Podence/Robbo -> KDB/Dallas
B. Podence -> Mahrez
Martinez
Chilwell Zouma Robbo
Bruno Son Podence Jota
DCL Vardy Bamford
Forster Grealish Lamptey Mitchell
I can tell this one is driving you mad bro! haha
A from me still. KDB captain this week and against West Brom.
Although I leaning A its a nagging feeling of a Robbo haul in the back of my mind lol
yep always the risk.
I did Ziyech to KDB this week so sure Ziyech will no doubt punish me.
Podence could surprise you against that Pool defence too!
But bottom line is for this week and gweek 13,14 and 15 . KDB is one of the stand out captain picks imo. Mahrez feels like more of a 1 week punt and uncertainty going forward
yeah I think KDB could punish me alot more than Robbo could.
At least if Podence scores it means Robbo is unlikely to get a mega haul.
Will see rest of press con and decide. cheers again
Good luck mate
When are people with wildcards thinking of using ? GW16 is the deadline
In all honesty I have no idea...
What are you thinking?
Whenever you like, doesn’t matter this season
I'm just planning a week with 3- 4 transfers and will use it then - I've taken quite a few hits this year and not sure why I've hung on the the 1st WC for so long - force of habit I think
Wouldn’t use aWC just for 3-4 changes. I’ve taken hits galore as well haha, always do, only thing that makes the game fun nowadays
Deadline is 28 December so u have to use before GW16 starts.
Anything on Robbo and Kane?
Nothing conclusivo
Martinez (Forster)
Robbo - Chilwell - Lamptey - Coufal (Mitchell)
Bruno - Son - Ziyech (Grealish - Stephens)
Kane - DCL - Bamford
1 FT, 2.8 itb.
I need KdB. Which route would you prefer guys?
A) Son -> KdB (C)
B) Robbo + Ziyech -> James + KdB (C) (-4)
Cheers!
who'd you rather have this GW:
A) Hamez (bur)
or
B) Ziyech (LEE)
..?
thx!
Neither but Ziyech from those 2
Playing Kane + Rashford and Bruno (C) or it's worth to take hits please.
A : (-4) Rashford ->> Mahrez .. keeping Bruno (C)
B : (-8) Rashford + Kane ->> KDB (C) + Jesus
Chance of jota being bench?
Same chance as Salah being chair
67%
25%
25%
2FT 0.4itb. Any suggestions?
McCarthy
Coufal / Chilwell / Justin
Bruno / Grealish / Ziyech / Rashford
Vardy / Kane / DCL
Steer, Soucek, Striujk , Mitchell.
Downgrade Kane and upgarde Ziyech or Rashford to KDB?
Or use one transfer to fix a problem - Justin or Mitchell - and ride your luck for one week (ie. that MCI don't go big).
Hello All,
In DESPERATE need of help
Currently only fielding 9/10 men:
Team
Mccarthy,
Cancelo, James Justin, Chillwell (Mitchell, Johnson)
Soucek, Zaha, Son, Fernandes (Grealish)
Vardy, Werner (Watkins)
I have 1 FT and my wildcard. What would you do:
A) Play WC
B) Cancelo - James
C) Cancelo -> James, Zaha -> Mahrez (-4)
D) Cancelo -> James, Zaha -> Jota (-4)
E) Johnson (3.9 WH defender) -> James
F) Johnson (3.9 WH defender) -> James, Zaha -> Jota (-4) Thanks!
C
Cancelo to who? Are Dias and Walker pretty safe bets?
Ta
As Dias played, I would say Walker is safer.
But it's Pep. Nothing will be certain.
Better to go Chelsea double-up and bring in James?
Not sure which Southampton defender to go with..
Vestergaard (4.7) about 97% to rising in price to 4.8
KWP (4.6) usually prefer Full backs in FPL
Bednarek (4.5) good value
At 0.1 cheaper, Bednarek has more points than KWP!
KWP for me. Always so attacking
Headless chickens run, but rarely reach the destination.
Don't headless chickens always reach their destination - the dinner table? 😉
Ok, now I am ordering in a KFC bucket!
Now that's a good move!
.. don't forget the spicy wings
Damn! Now we are talking.
Same dilemma here and I'm going with Bednarek
Will appreciate your thoughts guys on the best way to approach City and Liverpool matches vs Fulham
1ft, 3.1itb
1) Son-> KdB -> Salah hokey-cokey
2) Son->Kdb this week, Ziyech Vardy-> Salah Bamford gw12 for -4
3) Bowen->Mahrez this week, Ziyech Vardy-> Salah Bamford gw12 for -4
4) Ziyech Saiss-> Kdb Dallas this week for -4, Vardy Bowen-> Jota Bamford gw12 for -4
Martinez
Robbo - James- Justin
Son - Bowen - Grealish - Ziyech - Bruno
DCL - Vardy
Mitchell - Brewster - Saiss
Sterling and Grealish -> KDB and Jota -4?
Really tempting me.
Just Sterling to KDB if you have 11
Afternoon all 😀 A weird one but for a draft team:
A. Oli G
B. Welbeck
Cheers!
Welbz, for now
Any help appreciated here! :
A) Mahrez & Abraham/Rich
B) JWP/Mount & Jesus
A. But probably with Rich. Penalties and security of minutes.
Best keeper longterm for 5,7m?
Taking a hit for Martinez.
A) Lloris
B) Fabianski
C) Mendy
D) Leno
E) Johnstone
F) Keep Martinez
G) Other
Lloris, Mendy or Pope imo
I would't take a hit for a goalkeeper to be honest.
A
Does anyone have bookies odds on cleansheets for this GW?
Yeah. I just looked it up.
I thought maybe someone already converted it for % for me because I'm too lazy.
It's on G-String's hot topic
Don’t know how to do that.
Looks like I picked the wrong gameweek to quit amphetamines
Nice team up.
What to with Sterling (bringing in KDB for the armband, for Rashford)
1) Keep for 1 more (would still a -4)
2) Watkins & Sterling -> Jesus & Jota (-8)
I'm a frustrated Sterling owner myself. Waiting to see if there will be any indication in Pep's press conference but I'm not holding out much hope.
I don't think I'd do a -8 either way.
Martinez to Mcarthy worth a -4 to field 11? Or save for future villa dgws
I'm saving personally
Ok this dilemma is killing me, to KDB or not to KDB?
A. Grealish > Mahrez
B. Ziyech > Mahrez
C. Ziyech / Robertson > KDB / 5.7 defender
If C, any standout 5.7 defenders? Have Chilwell, Dallas, KWP, Coufal
B
C and Reece James.
think im doing C with Podence/Robbo out KDB Dallas in.
Tough getting rid of Robbo tho.
Easy C imo
Roy: “Wilf was very disappointed to miss the last two games but he’s been with us all week and is ready to go.”
Play Bissouma or get James for -4 pts ?
A few of my thoughts for the upcoming GW for what it's worth.
- KdB is the best captain choice this week. I think he has been unlucky not to haul recently. He had a goalbound shot hit his own player and also hit the post with another shot, while he is unlucky not to have had a least 1 or 2 more assists. He is on pens, facing a Fulham side who have little/no experience of playing against City. I think Mendy being back is quite important as it allows City to use width - while Cancelo was playing quite well, he was playing more of a DM than LB and City had no wide outlet. With KdB also on pens, all points to a haul for the Belgian this week imo.
- Jota will be benched. Mane, Firmino and Salah have all had rests recently. Jota is the ideal attacking sub in that he can cover any of the front 3. Maybe he will start in a 4-2-3-1 but with more midfield options available to Klopp again, I predict a return to the more traditional 4-3-3.
- Sheffield Utd could spring a surprise vs Leicester. Although they have undoubtedly been poor, Sheffield have been perhaps unlucky not to have more points in the bag. They should have scored a few last time out and surely at some stage their fortunes will turn. Leicester haven't looked great lately and are in a bit of a period of flux with regular first-team players just coming back to fitness. If there is to be a surprise result this week, my gut tells me that this match could provide it.
- Pedro Neto is worth consideration and although many team structures won't have the space for him, I think he is the stand out budget/mid-price midfielder esp now with Jimenez out. He is young and looks improved every time I've seen him this season. Nice OOP player who maybe, possibly, has an outside chance of pens.
- Like many others, I have had my eye on Antonio but unfortunately he didn't look near full fitness vs Villa. I think there is still plenty of value in the mid-price bracket though with Adams and Bamford. Adams is a creative striker and has both goal and assist potential, with decent fixtures and Ings returning to bolster the Southampton attack. DCL is an intriguing one: the fixtures for Everton turn for the worse soon and with Digne will be a big loss. Many fantasy managers might have a big call to make regarding the Everton main man soon.
- Regarding Villa players. I think it's a relatively easy hold for me. They have great fixtures on paper and will likely have 2 DGWs that won't be too far away. Something I haven't seen mentioned yet it the fact that the postponement will have a chance to rest and build towards the busy Christmas period. I can see the appeal of selling Watkins as either of Bamford or Adams is a ready made replacement.
agree with 90% of this
I like the point re Villa players rest. Could be great for them
Good post..
In need of help pls!!
A) Zaha to jota however means no Salah next week unless a -8. (Can jota and Robbo give me enough liv cover vs Fulham?)
Or
B) Save FT and keep zaha hope he starts (have Coufal for cover if he doesn’t) and bring in Salah captain next week for free.
Thanks for the kind words and assistance.
B. Sounds like he is playing
Transfer in Jota for a hit or play Soucek?
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