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How checklists can help you make better FPL decisions: Part 1

Ex-FPL winner Simon March: How to avoid getting carried away with your GW1 picks

A recurring theme in this column is the presence of various cognitive biases in us humans and how often they affect our decision-making in Fantasy Premier League (FPL). Being aware of these biases is only the first step to managing them however and, given that we are usually talking about mindsets that have rooted and evolved over hundreds of thousands of years, not succumbing to them is often easier said than done.

While there are many strategies for managing our cognitive biases, one fundamental yet extremely effective one is the checklist. Checklists are not just for remembering what you need from the supermarket or codifying the things you should (but probably won’t) do at work this week, they’ve been used to radically improve safety records in everything from airplanes to factories to hospitals and so on.

Might they also help you make better FPL decisions? Let’s see.

What is a Checklist?

A checklist, in case you don’t know, is a method and practice of recording information as a means of compensating for our limited ability, as humans, to remember stuff and to pay attention. The idea of a checklist is that you follow the items step-by-step and/or cross off each item once the required action is complete.

Checklists can be a motivational tool, sometimes they encourage us to get things done simply by their mere existence and they simplify tasks by breaking them down into sections. They can improve performance and efficiency, allowing the application of a systematic method to whatever it is we need to get done. Finally, as mentioned, they can also help us circumvent some of our deep-rooted cognitive biases.

Some examples of the impact of checklists include the World Health Organisation’s surgical care checklist which, after its introduction in 2001, reduced surgical complications by 36 percent and the rate of hospital deaths by 47 percent in just its first year of operation.

Checklists have also been adopted by the air travel industry where they have been credited with substantially decreasing the number of air crashes since their introduction in the 1980s. Not only do they help cabin crews remember important things like shutting the doors to the plane properly, they also reduce the impact that social conventions and hierarchical status can have on airplane safety.

In his book ‘Outliers’, author and journalist Malcolm Gladwell describes how the poor safety record of a particular Korean airline was partially attributed to co-pilots being unwilling to question their more senior pilot colleagues, to the point that, on at least one occasion, a co-pilot was actually willing to allow the pilot to fly the plane into the side of a mountain rather than break social and hierarchical norms by pointing out that he was about to fly into the side of a mountain. Checklists systematised much of the airline’s cockpit activity, thus effectively removing this power imbalance and dramatically improving their safety record.

If you’d like to read more about the topic of checklists in general, I’d recommend ‘The Checklist Manifesto’ by Atul Gawande which is considered by many to be the core text in this area. Meanwhile, we’ll move on to the important stuff; how checklists might help improve your FPL decisions.

Memory

The first area of benefit to point out relates to memory. It is said that the average human mind can only really remember 5-9 items at a time, which isn’t a lot when it comes to making complex decisions.

Realistically, if you are reading this article, there is a good chance that you already have at least a decent idea of how to play Fantasy Football and you have probably accumulated some dos and don’ts based on your experience of the game to date. The problem is, it’s not always easy to remember all of these principles when you make a transfer, choose a captain or decide whether to Wildcard. The result is that we often make mistakes in FPL that end up being all the more frustrating due to the fact that we feel we knew not to make them.

The process of consulting a checklist before making an FPL decision means that you won’t have to worry about remembering your golden rules and, furthermore, you’ll get the opportunity to look at the decision in the context of these rules, which might be enough to make you think twice if you find it breaks too many or to help you choose which of two options might be the best.

Hierarchy

If you’re the sole manager of your FPL team, hierarchy won’t be an issue in a literal sense but, in a more abstract sense, checklists can help combat two frequent enemies of good FPL management; ego and overconfidence.

If you are a successful FPL manager, it is not unreasonable for you to trust your instincts when it comes to Fantasy Football decisions, but it can be dangerous to make decisions based on instinct alone. Equally, if things are going well for you, it is easy to become overconfident and start to believe that everything you touch will turn to FPL gold. Most of the time, we don’t realise that we’ve grown overconfident until we’re looking back, searching for a reason why things haven’t gone so well. 

However good a manager you are, effective decision-making requires a degree of rigour and self-awareness. Checklists offer a timely reminder of this when we likely need it the most. As rapper Ice Cube once said; “Chickity-check yo self before you wreck yo self”, though it remains a matter of some debate whether he was talking about FPL specifically. 

Impulse Control

Another common challenge of FPL managers is impulse control. If you’ve had a bad Gameweek, it’s hard not to hit the Wildcard button or take a points hit (or 12) and unnecessarily overhaul your team as a response. Equally, if you’re falling behind your rivals, it is tempting to play a chip to try and close that gap as soon as possible. If you’re excited about a match or a particular fixture, you might impulsively play your Triple Captain chip and, of course, there’s the classic ‘knee-jerk’ where you sign a player you probably shouldn’t have just because they had a really good Gameweek.

Checklists can provide objective criteria against which to measure the viability of these decisions and, merely by providing that buffer between impulse and action, they can help avoid a spur-of-the-moment decision that you might live to regret in the not-too-distant future.

Summary

Checklists; are they boring? Yes. Are they useful? Also, yes. Checklists can help compensate for our limitations in terms of memory, ego and impulse control and, thus, employing them as part of your FPL decision-making process has the potential to dramatically improve your Fantasy decision quality.

But what makes a good checklist? And how should they best be used? These are questions I’ll address in my next article as well as sharing the ‘Transfer Decision Checklist’ I have drafted and which I’ll be using to guide all my transfers this season. Until then.

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  1. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Tough one

    Cancello or James?

    1. The Strokes
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      James
      We the thinking that he will start more matches than Cancelo but I might be wrong

      1. FOO FIGHTER
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Walker at RB being subbed for Zinchenko who is a LB. Other than that Cancelo looks to start every match whereas James has CHO, Azpi and Chalobah to come on or start depending formation from Tuchel.

    2. Ser Davos
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Cancelo then Rudiger I think...

      1. Thomas Magnum
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        I agree with this, but I’m a little boring, I’ll take the consistent 6 pointers over the 1 point one week then 11 the next

    3. Khark
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      James for gameweeks 7-12. Cancelo long long term

    4. We Go Again
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      James

      1. Ser Davos
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        mmm James could be so electric even with cameos and limited minutes

        1. We Go Again
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Yeah I feel like Lukaku eating up all those crosses will do wonders for James' fantasy potential

  2. theoldgit
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    My checklist are loads of post-it pages stuck all over the head board of my bed.

    1. Khark
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      haha that has made me laugh.

      Borderline psychopath!

  3. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Need to play both Coufal or Ayling - neither has really started well. Would you

    A Play both and carry transfer
    B Coufal to Semedo for free
    C Ayling to Marcal for free

    1. The Strokes
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Semedo

    2. Boly Would
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      B is my likely transfer this week

    3. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      B

    4. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Thanks all, that’s my thinking too

  4. The Strokes
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Do we think DCL is going to go down in price this evening?
    He is on a red flag do the Price predictors take this into account ?
    Thanks

  5. Jässi
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    A) Antonio -> Jimenez for -4
    B) Antonio -> Pukki for -4
    C) Neither, bench Antonio this GW and play Brownhill or Duffy

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      C play Duffman

      1. The Strokes
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        I'm doing this and also have Brownhill, Antonio and Duffy

      2. Gabbiadini
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        this.

    2. Carlton P
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      C, think Duffy could do well this week

    3. Mozumbus
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      C

  6. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Anyone else sticking with BruMo? Planning to get Lukaku in GW7 and skip Ronaldo.

    1. The Strokes
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      CR7 move needed to be done last week.
      Now I think I would indeed wait for GW7 and Lukak

      1. Bobby Digital
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        40% ownership is a scary number

    2. Boly Would
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Yep, that's my plan too.

    3. Eh, just one more thing ...
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Yes, that’s my thinking … Lukaku GW7 and no Portuguese jam in between

    4. Mozumbus
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      I'm also torn between Bruno > Ronaldo trade-off. Have 2FTs but confused: leaning towards getting in Ronaldo for Bruno

      1. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        I transferred C Lukaku in last week and got lucky with him. After Spurs being so poor, I am not going to waste transfers to get him out and in. Therefore I agree with Strokes.

  7. SADIO SANÉ
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    this article reads like an 8-year-old who just learnt a new word (checklist) and tries to force it into every topic/situation

    1. SADIO SANÉ
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      you should have made this a members only article really, top quality stuff

  8. Dogs Of War
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Is Laporte likely to be first choice? Want a City defender, but can’t stretch to Dias.

    1. Ser Davos
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      I **think** his goal threat will offset his non cameo benchings

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
          2 years, 6 months ago

          And at least if benched would be very rare for a cb to be subbed on

          1. Ser Davos
            • 8 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            and price. Nice package at 5.6. Was an incredible asset 18-19

      2. I Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Is Pep just done with Stones? I find that hard to believe.

      3. RogDog_jimmy
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Wasn’t there a report of both Laporte and Stones being unavailable for UCL with injuries/illness? Something like that.
        Wait and see the teams for sure. Could be Ake at CB this week in the PL.

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

      Duffy or Livramento on WC ?

      1. FOO FIGHTER
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Duffy

      2. Pep's Money Laundry
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Livramento, attacking points aren't too far off

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

          He'll be OOP soon enough, too.

          1. Gabbiadini
            • 6 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            Maybe.

      3. Joey Tribbiani
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        both

      4. Thinkering like a Boss
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Livramento

      5. Gabbiadini
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Tino.

    3. sirmorbach
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Friends, please:

      Meslier (4.0)
      TAA / Shaw / Coufal (Livramento, Omobamidele)
      Salah / Jota / Torres / Raphinha / Benrahma
      Bamford / Ronaldo (Obafemi)

      A. Benrahma to Gray/Gallagher/Saka
      B. Coufal to Coady/Marçal
      C. Hold

      Leaning towards B or even C really, but I'm curious to hear your thoughts.

      1. Boly Would
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        What about Coufal to Semedo?

        1. sirmorbach
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          If you think he's the best asset on Wolves defence, I surely consider it.

          1. Boly Would
            • 7 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            I think he is, in my opinion. Seemed to be getting in some good positions last week, just a bit wasteful.

      2. KunDogan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        C

    4. Laurel and Vardy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Any chance Amartey starts against Brighton?

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Almost none barring everyone getting injured

          1. Botman and Robben
            • 7 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            Wanted to play him, Brownhill it is then.

            1. @persecuted_by_mods
                2 years, 6 months ago

                I'd still start him, you never know anything can happen but with Evans fit and Vestegaard fit and soy fit I don't think amartey gets back in barring the injuries

                1. Botman and Robben
                  • 7 Years
                  2 years, 6 months ago

                  Problem with starting him is the likelihood of a cameo coming in at the 85th minute for tired legs.

            2. Laurel and Vardy
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              2 years, 6 months ago

              Thanks, in that case I will pray for bad day for City, as I have Livramento.

              1. Gabbiadini
                • 6 Years
                2 years, 6 months ago

                I can get behind that.

          2. Alisson WondHaaland
            • 8 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            Unlikely unless Leicester switch to a 3ATB which isnt unthinkable given their current form

          3. Gabbiadini
            • 6 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            zero.

        • Arteta
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          https://www.instagram.com/p/CT1hP5MgmNW/

          No ESR in latest training video.

          1. Alisson WondHaaland
            • 8 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            Thanks for sharing gaffer

          2. RogDog_jimmy
            • 3 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            Cheers. Still sick I guess. Saka firming up as my Arsenal punt this week.

        • DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
          • 3 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          There was talk of a Ronaldo triple rise if he scored 1. He scored 2 and no rise at all.

          I want people priced out. Move it.

          1. Botman and Robben
            • 7 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            Not rising any time soon.

          2. Pep's Money Laundry
            • 8 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            My guess is price locks are lasting a lot longer then previous seasons of 7 or 8 days. Lukaku took 3 weeks to rise

          3. AC
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            Feels like there could be some interference, I think they believe they have underpriced Lukaku and are letting him rise again, Ronaldo 12.5 is fair price. Powers that be trying keep the big 4 or 5 in a narrow band of around 0.5 m. I could be wrong but just a thought

            1. Salarrivederci
              • 7 Years
              2 years, 6 months ago

              Ronaldo will first rise in price, when Mark buys him ye?

        • Flynny
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Might be odd q - but who to start?

          A....ayling at Newcastle

          B...gilmour v watford

          Leeds defence not convincing!

          Thanks

          1. Khark
            • 8 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            B

          2. Thinkering like a Boss
            • 7 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            A

          3. AC
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            A

          4. Now I'm Panicking
            • 9 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            Guessing Ayling and Gilmour's odds to score aren't that far apart.

          5. Khark
            • 8 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            For me, i feel like Gilmour on corners is more likely to jam an assist than the depleted leeds defence is to keep a clean sheet.

            Reality is they'll both end up with 2 points so it wont matter.

          6. Boly Would
            • 7 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            A

        • pjacobsson
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Hello,

          im thinking of subbing in Jiminez or Bamford for Antonio this Gw and then i want lukaku in for gw 7.

          What would you say.
          The ppl i would like to get rid of is Vardy, Amarety and Antonio

          A) Jiminez now and then Lukaku + James for GW7,
          B) Bamford now, Ritche next and lukaku for GW7 (+0,1 money)

          1. pjacobsson
            • 7 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            My Team is

            Sanchez/4.0
            TAA, Creswell, Tierney, (B Williams, Amartey)
            Salah, Jota, Graelish, Greenwood (Gilmour)
            Vardy, Antonio, Dennis
            +2.5 money

          2. Sean
            • 14 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            A

        • UKG
          • 13 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Is Ramsdale going to be no1 going forward? Or should I just get another 4.5 GK

          1. FPL_Crisis
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            Probably not worth the risk since we don’t know, could be a timeshare. Maybe go with white or tierney and look elsewhere

            1. Gabbiadini
              • 6 Years
              2 years, 6 months ago

              it won't be a timeshare when leno is leaving the club either in jan or at the end of the season.

              1. Gabbiadini
                • 6 Years
                2 years, 6 months ago

                shouldn't*

          2. AC
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            Read today they are thinking Leno comes back in for Spurs game

            https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/16144958/arsenal-leno-return-tottenham-ramsdale/

            1. Gabbiadini
              • 6 Years
              2 years, 6 months ago

              But how reliable is that lol.

          3. Khark
            • 8 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            The issue is Ramsdale got the start as Leno returned late from International Duty.

            But, Ramsdale didn't do anything wrong and kept a cleansheet. Its 50/50.

            1. Gabbiadini
              • 6 Years
              2 years, 6 months ago

              yes, not ideal as you don't want a blanking goalkeeper.
              growth-wise for Arsenal as a club in their position you play Ramsdale with Leno most likely leaving but does that happen?

        • krumcake
          • 10 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Why are so many people selling Benrahma this week?

          1. polis
            • 12 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            Fixtures turn a bit and not completely nailed.

            1. Gabbiadini
              • 6 Years
              2 years, 6 months ago

              yep. this
              I took him out on my WC last week.

          2. Now I'm Panicking
            • 9 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            Blanked twice in a row

        • Chemical76
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Comment relating to the article ( I know how outlandish of me)

          I've added to my checklist the question, "does this team look/feel right?"

          We can become so engrossed in individual players and end up with a team that isn't really that optimised.

          For me my initial selection of Chris Wood should have been rooted (cough) out with this check.

        • Gandalf
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Antonio+Bruno > Lukaku + Jota worth a -4?

          Alternative would be keeping Antonio and playing Bruno + Livramento (and similar for next gw)

          1. Gandalf
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            I mean Bruno + Antonio next gameweek

            1. Thinkering like a Boss
              • 7 Years
              2 years, 6 months ago

              why next gameweek? Should be this gw if you really want Jota and Lukaku

              1. Gandalf
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                2 years, 6 months ago

                Yup it’s this week that am considering making that -4.

                If don’t take the -4 then would be starting Bruno + Liv this gw, and then Bruno + Antonio the week after

                1. Thinkering like a Boss
                  • 7 Years
                  2 years, 6 months ago

                  i see. starting Livramento is 2 pts at best but Bruno could do serious damage.

                  hmm...the question is, do you really want Lukaku?

          2. Baps hunter
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            I'd say so, but it's close.

        • Thinkering like a Boss
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          last check. DCL,Shaw > TAA, Pukki -4

          Yay or Nay?
          my team will be

          Sanchez (4.0)
          TAA Digne White (Livramento, Tsimikas)
          Salah Bruno Raphinha Benrahma Gray
          Ronaldo Pukki (4.5)

          1. Gabbiadini
            • 6 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            Would not get Pukki with his selection risk.

            1. Thinkering like a Boss
              • 7 Years
              2 years, 6 months ago

              I dont really have much choice 6.3m striker...I think Pukki is worth to gamble unless I do -8 this week

              1. Gabbiadini
                • 6 Years
                2 years, 6 months ago

                He's not if he doesn't play.
                The consensus amongst Norwich fans is that he doesn't start.

                1. Thinkering like a Boss
                  • 7 Years
                  2 years, 6 months ago

                  -8 it is T_T

                  1. Gabbiadini
                    • 6 Years
                    2 years, 6 months ago

                    Not saying he won't start against Watford, he very well could but he certainly isn't just a nailed selection.
                    Sargent was back very late from international duty and Idah also was away. Both are pressing for a start.

        • shakeyjake
          • 13 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Ayling+Marcal vs Livra+Semedo?

          Other defenders are TAA/Duffy/Williams

          1. Thinkering like a Boss
            • 7 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            I dont fancy leeds def at all...would you consider Arsenal def? Tomiyasu + Marcal

            1. shakeyjake
              • 13 Years
              2 years, 6 months ago

              Got Ramsey in goal so don't fancy the double up

              1. Thinkering like a Boss
                • 7 Years
                2 years, 6 months ago

                in that case, Ayling is the best 4.5m others than Wolves and Arsenal def.

        • Pacer.
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Thank god finally something that isn't you should pick this player or you should pick that player. Give a manger a fish, teach a manager to fish etc.

          1. Pacer.
            • 9 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            As someone noted above. Stuff where someone was actually arsed to write something that resembles content, instead of useless highly detailed and time consuming pseudo-scientific data comparisons, should be members topic

            1. Carlton P
              • 8 Years
              2 years, 6 months ago

              Stuff and pseudo-scientific in the same paragraph. I like your style

        • Letsgo!
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          On wc

          Sanchez
          Taa tierney james
          Salah pogba townsend traore raphinha
          Auba luk

          Subs steele dennis veltman livra

          Gtg?

        • Kane Train
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Which team?

          A)
          Sanchez
          TAA / B.Williams / Shaw / Marcal
          Salah / Jota / Greenwood / Gray
          Ronaldo / Lukaku

          B)
          Sanchez
          TAA / Marcal / Matip / White
          Salah / Raphinha / Gray
          Ronaldo / Bamford / Lukaku

          1. pjacobsson
            • 7 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            Neither.
            not salah ronaldo & lukaku in team, pick 2 of 3.

            1. Kane Train
              • 9 Years
              2 years, 6 months ago

              Too much value in cheap mids his year. Definitely keeping Salah, Rom & Ronaldo. 4/5 are all under 7.7

              Other then TAA defenders are all bang average And the best forwards are all premiums so worth paying up IMO

          2. CRAZY TRAIN
            • 12 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            A

          3. Maeki2
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 3 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            With the B team you kind of have to pick the right captain every week else you might end up with something like.

            Lukaku 12p + gray 2p = 14p
            Vs
            Jota/greenwood/foden 8p + Antonio/DCL/Bam 8p = 16p

            Since they are more likley to be consistent.

            1. Kane Train
              • 9 Years
              2 years, 6 months ago

              Realistically I’m only gonna captain Ronaldo Lukaku or Salah with team A or B

          4. FPL_Crisis
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            A seems the most flexible to jump between the various 7-8m mids

        • pjacobsson
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Who to play gw 5,
          Cresswell vs Man U (H)
          Dennis vs Norwich (A)

          1. Gabbiadini
            • 6 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            b

          2. JBG
            • 5 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            B

          3. Thinkering like a Boss
            • 7 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            B

        • JBG
          • 5 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Who to C for today? Haaland or Mbappe? It's on Haaland for now.

          1. Thinkering like a Boss
            • 7 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            Haaland

        • HEY JUDE
          • 3 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          a) 4-5-1
          Amartey > Marcal
          Son > Raph

          b) 4-4-2
          Son > Raph
          Obafemi > Bamford

          1. OptimusBlack
            • 10 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            B

          2. Thinkering like a Boss
            • 7 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            what is your full team?
            I got a feeling that you have one of Lukaku/Ronaldo, Obafemi, Antonio.

            1. HEY JUDE
              • 3 Years
              2 years, 6 months ago

              I have ronaldo n antonio

              My def
              Taa, duffy, dier, livra, amartey T_T T_T

              1. Thinkering like a Boss
                • 7 Years
                2 years, 6 months ago

                Your def kinda meh
                A is your Answer, but Semedo instead perhaps?

                1. HEY JUDE
                  • 3 Years
                  2 years, 6 months ago

                  Sold Son, Amartey, Livra > Raph, ____, Marcal/Semedo

          3. pjacobsson
            • 7 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            B!

            no stress getting rid of amartey as he will not drop in value for ya. (if u bought him at 4.0 that is)

        • FOO FIGHTER
          • 4 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          I am busy toying with the following

          Premium GK, 2 premium attacking defenders includes TAA, 3 x 4.0 ish playing defenders, Salah plus 4 x in form budget mids, 1x playing 5.0 striker and Ronaldo and Lukaku up top. 6 premium players as the backbone of the team.

          Might seem like a disaster waiting to happen but I will be able to go 343, 352 and 442 picking out best fixtures for the budgets.

          Not making any changes yet, nothing to lose but will see how the next 3 weeks go re players like Gallagher and Gray etc before I attempt this madness.

          For now my team is set for at least 3 GW's unless I get trigger happy next week.

          1. Salarrivederci
            • 7 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            Kinda doing this on WC now, but I am a bit heavier in defense and attack and a little less so on keeper and in midfield.

            Something like:

            Meslier - 4.0
            TAA - Rüdiger - Tierney - Semedo - Omobamidele
            Salah - Raphinha - Gray - Gallagher - Sissoko
            Ronaldo - Lukaku - Pukki

            .1 off to get this team.
            Omobamidele and Sissoko perma benched while one of Tierney/Semedo/Gray/Gallagher/Raphinha/Pukki/Rüdiger will be first on bench

            1. Salarrivederci
              • 7 Years
              2 years, 6 months ago

              Gallagher would be benched this GW, Rüdiger next, then Gray and so on 😉

              1. Salarrivederci
                • 7 Years
                2 years, 6 months ago

                Might move for Ødegaard over Gray and get Livramento or Williams in for Omo

        • tabby98
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          What to do here?

          Sanchez, Foster
          TAA, Shaw, Veltman, Ayling, Tsimikas
          Salah, Mahrez, Benrahma, Raphinha, Sissoko
          Ronaldo, Toney, Antonio*

          £0.3m 1FT

          A) Antonio —> Bamford
          B) Toney + Mahrez —> Bamford + £7.6m mid (-4)

          Or any other suggestions??

          1. Maeki2
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 3 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            Antonio 4goals + 4 assist in 4 games i suggest you throw him...
            Why you have benchplayers?

            Solution hold

        • Christina.
          • 14 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          So according to livefpl only 2.59% of managers own ALL THREE of Rom, CR7 and Mo.
          1,89% of top 10k

          1. Gabbiadini
            • 6 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            Would that be from last gw?

            1. Christina.
              • 14 Years
              2 years, 6 months ago

              I assume so

              1. Gabbiadini
                • 6 Years
                2 years, 6 months ago

                I got a good differential then.

          2. Pep's Money Laundry
            • 8 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            Nice, I'll be owning all 3 this week. The percentage must be even lower if Trent is added to the mix

            1. Christina.
              • 14 Years
              2 years, 6 months ago

              0,59%

          3. Andy_Social
            • 11 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            I'll be one of them if no one gets broken tonight.

          4. FOO FIGHTER
            • 4 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            Hey fellow South African. How are you?

            What is your team looking like?

            1. Christina.
              • 14 Years
              2 years, 6 months ago

              Im fine, have man flu but I had 2 covid vacc's and a flu vaccine so should be ok.
              WC last week was a mess. DCL and Antonio...

          5. Joey Tribbiani
            • 3 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            The Big 3 had a great week with 5.5s delivering and still only 2% of top 10k.
            If that tactic doesnt work next week, all of them drop out...
            Confirms that its better to go without all 3?

          6. Khark
            • 8 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            Wouldn't read too much into this at the moment to be honest. Be interesting to see what the percentages are amongst the top 10 come christmas

            1. Christina.
              • 14 Years
              2 years, 6 months ago

              They are all 4 proven FPL players. Xmas might be waaaay to late to join the party.