Phil Gill, aka @FPLSorcerer, is an incredibly successful Fantasy Premier League (FPL) veteran who can boast of two top 1k finishes, six top 5k finishes and eight top 10k finishes.
Phil sits 85th in the Career Hall of Fame and has had a great start to the season, sitting at 13,185 overall with £1.0m in the bank and two free transfers going into Gameweek 3.
Here he discusses his team plans for the weekend and beyond.
If you have 2ft just Tsimi out for someone and assess during ib
Ronaldo joining utd is great for fpl. The masses will flock to him and the rest of get a solid opportunity to bet against him with Salah/Kane/Lukaku/kdb captaincy. There will also be loads of people weakening their teams to fit 3 premiums
More premium picks, more opportunities for "upside chasing" also template shouldn't be as strong.
BTW. I'm rubbish at upside chasing but pretty good at chasing last week's points.
Indeed. Love it.
😆 you just gotta back yourself mate
Oi, that's my tactic get your own!
I'm inclined to agree with this. I think it gives an opportunity for a really good rank this year if you back against him, given he will be blindly captained by so many. Of course if you call it wrong, it could be an absolute disaster, but their GW 7-13 fixtures aren't the best.
If anyone's fixture proof, it's Ronny
Almost certainly, but what if he's not?
I think its a bad thing for most peoples strategies. Before he moved downgrading Salah and Bruno to Jota and Greenwood to be able to afford the likes of Kane and Lukaku looked a viable option that gave you good coverage across most of the big hitting sides. I don't think Greenwood as a long-term option is viable anymore.
It will be interesting indeed.
U know u can easily have 2 premiums. I'm going Lukaku Ronaldo. I'll never have to transfer any other premium in because till GW38 they dovetail for captaincy so well. Only gameweeks that aren't great for them are when they face each other. And possibly GW5.
GW4 team if Ronaldo comes in as a 12.5m fwd, any more and I think I’ll wait and see:
Sanchez
Shaw James Ayling
Salah Greenwood Benrahma Sarr
Ronaldo(c) Lukaku Antonio
Steele Livramento Tsimikas Street 0.0ITB
Sticking with greenwood? Where will he be playing?
Who to start?
A) Matip (CHE)
B) Duffy (EVE)
C) Livramento (new)
B
C) live a little.
Why everybody talks about cr7 age and stuffs when it comes to fpl. Zlatan came at this similar age to utd and we all went for him right? It's Ronaldo. No worries 🙂
Zlatan wasn’t great though was he.
Zlatan was 10m iirc?
10.5 first time
11.5
He will be playing at the very top level for the next four seasons if he wants to...an absolute beast of an athlete!
He's age is just a number, he looks after himself so well that I'd risk statement that although much older he is fitter than Kane.
Just think that Ronaldo & Rooney started at the same level and whilst Wayne was getting fat, slow & sloppy Robaldo was winning titles for fun.
Let's not compare him with Zlatan. And people who use the words old age and Ronaldo in the same sentence haven't probably watched him play.
Except we didn't. Zlatan started with 3 goals in the first 2 matches, started a bandwagon, but then went on a series of blanks, dropped out of all our teams. Then went on a small streak again in the middle of the season and then dropped out of our teams again. Overall, he wasn't that great that season in FPL.
It’s quite funny. The guy outscored Lukaku last season. He’s the best goalscorer in history. Age means nothing!
Vardy is 35 in January, but when he’s on a hot streak everyone brings him in - people are just trying to downgrade Ronaldos potential
He also breaks the mould of the stereotypical footballer at that age in that he hardly ever gets seriously injured or needs a rest. The guy is the perfect example of being able to be near enough your peak well into your 30's if you take care of yourself physically.
I seem to remember lots here being very stand offish with Zlatan.
It took a while for him to get going properly if i remember correctly and those that got on board at the correct time myself included were handsomely rewarded.
Just out of interest, when you vote on the captain poll, do you vote for the best option or the one you will be captaining? I ask because Son is surprisingly low to me in this weeks poll.
Everyone votes for who they are picking. Which makes it kinda pointless
This is why I never look at it
And why I click on the most absurd option available
I don't bother with it anymore as most people just vote for who they'll be captaining rather than a better option that they don't own
always wondered myself! I wote for who I think is the best option, even though I don't own that player. But I don't think people on here does the same. Always the most owned players who get the votes.
Not many have Son
It varies. This week it was my C but I've changed my mind and can't change my vote
everyone assuming Ronaldo on both pen and freekick. From a football perspective that doesn't make sense. Fernandes is better at both, heavily backed by statistics. Ronaldo only in for 1 or 2 seasons, why would you stop the development for Fernandes, argubly the most important player for the team in years to come.
One more thing to factor in, personally I don't think Ronaldo will play 90 minutes, or even start, every GW.
I could be wrong, maybe Ronaldo demands penalties and free kicks. But that would be very unprofessional of United not to do what's best from a sport perspective
He’ll be on pens but it’d be mad to give him fks I agree
So basically United saying they can afford to (statistically) miss a couple more penalties. why not
There is a player who is widely known as Penaldo, and for a reason.
He’ll be on pens & direct free kicks. Fernandes & Shaw will take indirect free kicks
would be cool if both of them stand for penalties to confuse the GK, wonder if that is allowed 😀
Check community article
I wouldnt be to happy if I were Bruno
He's quite happy looking at his tweets
That can change really quickly on the pitch 😀
I didnt like the look of Bruno with portugal either.
United have a long track record of bringing in players past their peak to stifle the development of others. Dont start questioning it now
Past his peak? Didn’t he get golden boot above lukaku last season? Or is lukaku past his peak too?
Way past his peak, by about 8 years. How is that even debatable?
His lows are better than the rest so...
Help please. 2FT 0.5 ITB
Sanchez
TAA, Shaw, Ayling
Salah, Fernandes, Greenwood, Raphina
Toney, Ings, Antonio
Foster | Veltman, Tsimikas, Brownhill
A) Tsimikas -> Livremento roll the other transfer
B) Toney & Brownhill -> Benrahma & 4.5 forward - leaves me with absolutely no bench this week
A
Any reason? Don’t think Benrahma is worth using 2 FT on over Toney? Or better to have 2 FT next week given all the uncertainty?
Do you need that 0.5itb? I think there's better option at 4.5 (Dier or Burnley def) A out of those
Bench two: TAA, Amartey, Shaw, Ayling, Digne and Toney.
Amartey and Ayling
Agree
AA
Digne and Amartey
Thanks guys. Gut feeling confirmed.
Amartey and Ayling
I’d bench Toney.
Benching Amartey vs Norwich is strange - if he doesn’t play gets autosubbed anyways.
Fair point. Thanks
Gtg, right? Bench order "correct"?
Guaita
Cresswell vc Reguilon Taylor
Salah Son C Grealish Barnes Raphinha
Ings Antonio
4.0 Fernandez Tsimikas Davis
Let's not forget. We have seen what happens to Bruno when he is in the same team as Ronny.... I will be making the switch thats for sure!
Different formation though
Harry Kane, will he play? (C) ?
Great option
Everything I have read says he starts
Think he will. (C) will be nice differential
Which one scores more points?
A. Son (WAT gw3 , cry gw4)
Or
B. Mane (CHE gw3) + Greenwood (NEW gw4) + 4 points
A
A
G2G?
Sanchez
TAA Cash Ayling Reguilon
Salah Bruno Son Raphinha Benrahma
Antonio
Foster Toney Tsimikas Perica
Or play Toney? Bench changes?
Captain Son or Antonio?
Bookies odds say Son much more likely to score or brace.
Antonio better form and I expect much higher EO.
I’m holding with the plan all along of Son and hoping he repays the faith!
Afternoon all - is my Draft team in correct order or start someone else?
Martinez
Shaw - Cresswell - Sanchez - Coufal
Salah - Dallas - Raphina - Gundo
Antonio - Wilson
(R. Sanchez) - Toney - Traore - Dunk
@Get Up Ya Bum can I have your email ID?
Re: Community Tournament
Totally expected majority Antonio but if I just brought him in (along with Benrahma) would you captain him or Ings. Feels like a good week to be different but already playing catch-up
Watkins not certain, no bailey or traore. So ings wouldnt be my pick if i had antonio in that whu side at home.
Thanks, probably the assurance I needed. Don’t bet against the house
Nothing against ings though, just whu better side now vs villa!
Feel Villa attack will get going soon but maybe once some of the those troops return
Villa have been poor and Brentford strong defence has shown the pundits up. We may have got the best out of Ings already with fixtures turning South in GW4
I get that. Villa surely improve soon and Ings doesn’t need many chances given his above average conversion rate
Start:
a. Livramento
b. Amartey
Captain:
a. Antonio
b. Fernandes
B & A
b
b
Hey guys does anyone know if mark is doing the gw3 members video today?
My current team is as follows: Sanchez Foster
TAA reguilonTsimi white Coufal
Salah Bruno Grealish Benrahma Gilmour
Antonio Ings Toney.
I've used my FT. Now is it worth to take a hit for
Salah to son/ Pogba? Please suggest.
Lukaku(C) I've a feeling he's going to brace!
Liverpool have been looking a little shaky defensively against even mediocre teams!
I can already see the donkey comments here when VVD pockets him
reminder to avoid being on here when matches are going on...although probably worth it for the comedy of some of the uneducated comments lol
They were bit lucky indeed with CS. But mind set up for these games are different. Liv mostly looks solid vs top teams.
Yes, looked shaky, but still have VVD and Alisson in goal, so it could be, but we could see another Alisson masterclass.
I think Chelsea can get a result at Anfield, it could easily be 1-1 or 2-2 too.
Does Ronaldo give Man Utd a genuine tilt at the title now, along with Man City?
I reckon Chelsea can win the league which means getting good results in tough fixtures like this.
my prediction is 1-2 ...think Liverpool are far from watertight, a big test for them at the very least!
I need more goals from Alonso this gw - gogogo! 🙂
Morning all, thoughts appreciated
2ft o itb
Sanchez
Taa shaw coufal
Salah Bruno jota raph
Toney ings Antonio (c)
Steele bissouma amartey white •
Jota to benrahma
Anyt thoughts appreciated
Do it
2FTs and 1.5 ITB
Sanchez
TAA, Shaw, Ayling
Salah, Bruno, Barnes*, Benrahma
Ings, Antonio, Toney*
4.0, Brownhill, Tsimikas*, White
A) Tsimi -> Livramnto (yeah I know, little bit too late)
B) Barnes -> Raphinha
C) Bruno + Toney -> Kane + Raphinha
Really like C as captain option this week. World mean
Would mean hit to have Ronaldo ane transfer Barnes. Ane maybe DCL!
choose 2 to play
shaw
digne
spurs def (probably dier or sanchez or tanganga)
defence:
sanchez
taa shaw digne coufal tsimikas (change for spurs def)
thanks
Saved up 2FTs and spent one this week on Barnes->Benrahma, in order to have 2FTs after international break and WC in GW7.
But now with Ronaldo about to shake up FPL, I'm thinking of WC in GW4 to capitalize quick and get Ronaldo, Lukaku, Shaw, Semedo, Jota etc.
So the question is, do i spend the 2nd FT this week to maximize points this week? And if yes, then who do i get now?
Salah->Son?
Sanchez
TAA Maguire Cancelo
Salah Bruno Benrahma Sarr
Toney Ings Antonio
Foster Brownhill Ayling Tsimikas
1FT, 0.8 ITB
If you are sure you are going to WC next week then saving a transfer gains you nothing. Might as well use it to chase some extra points
Went for an early W/C before the Ronaldo business that will serve me right! Thoughts please
Schmeichel
Shaw Maguire Dawson Reguilon
Raph Bruno Benrahma
Jimenez Lukaku Kane(C)
Foster Livramento Gray Bissouma
I could easily get Antonio for Jimenez and downgrade Maguire or Gray but I just have a feeling he will blank.
Tempting to WC now - bringing in Kane (capping) as a placeholder for Ronaldo
I wilfcarded earlier in the week so your plan is my recovery plan!
Of course Toney drops in price the night before I'm selling him, of course!
2 years, 7 months agoSalah and white to son/ Pogba and reguilon/Ayling? Please suggest.
My current team is as follows: Sanchez Foster
TAA veltman Tsimi white Coufal
Salah Bruno Grealish Benrahma Gilmour
Antonio Ings Toney