Interview

Meet the Manager – Turning a ‘good’ FPL season into a ‘great’ one

Joe meets another Fantasy Premier League (FPL) manager with a stellar career record.

Kareem Kahil is no stranger to a strong finish in FPL, with 11 top 100k season-ending ranks across his career.

But how can FPL’s ‘Mr Consistency’ push on and take his game to the next level?

In his chat with Joe, Kareem reveals his strategies for success in achieving a good end to a campaign. But he also casts a critical eye over the years and explains how he hopes to achieve a great end to a campaign, perhaps even a top 100 finish.

Across his career, patience and paying close attention to team news have helped him. Another has been backing ‘safe’ premium players as captain.

Hits have also been kept in check, with no more than seven to eight each campaign.

But these strategies have only got him a ‘good’ not ‘great’ end to a campaign.

He details how he is trialling a more aggressive approach, to steal a march on the millions of new FPL managers that have joined the game over the last decade.

This has already started with a Gameweek 4 Wildcard and he explains how this has set him up for Gameweek 5 and beyond.

Kareem also aims to use statistics more, after relying on mainly the ‘eye test’ so far.

A crucial decision is whether to back Chelsea’s Romelu Lukaku (£11.6m), Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo (£12.6m) or both across the next few Gameweeks. He reveals his strategy for dealing with the addition of these heavy hitters to the game this season.

The Meet the Manager series is where Joe chats to FPL managers with a strong record of success, an interesting view of the game and are offering the community a unique insight into Fantasy management.

Joe’s chat with Kareem can be viewed below.

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523 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Tomerick
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    What a surprise, Jimenez starts. There really have been some ridiculous rumours lately.

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      It’s all part of the fun.

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

        This.

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

      The rumours about Harrison and Raphina turned out to be correct.

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

      Lage comments made it pretty obvious Jimenez would start

    4. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Once the deadline has passed, there is literally nothing you can do about it. I don't know why people bother putting themselves through it tbh.

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Unless they are just trying to wind people up.

        1. Cruyff's Eleven
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Might be on to something there Mr C

    5. The Train Driver
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      The Leeds rumour was true, the Jimenez one wasn't a rumour but speculations after actions from Coady.

  2. Danno - Emre Canada
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Come on you Beeeeeesssss

    1. Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      I’m allow you a point in a 0-0 draw 🙂

      1. Danno - Emre Canada
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Haha I’ll take that cheers, a point a game and then pick some wins up at home.

  3. Nate(U)dog(ie)
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    I know people want to be prepared but Raphinha has 8 days between last night and their next game. Plenty of recovery time or time for us to be informed he'll be out. The way people are going on about it you'd swear you were relying on him for this evening again

    1. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Replacement hip surgery?

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

      How are we going to replace Raph and Benrahma both? Better to do it tonight to beat price changes imo.

      1. Cruyff's Eleven
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        That's right, just before the CR7 injury and TAA red card

      2. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Damn that’s some bad advice.

  4. tommo1989
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Liverpool’s odds are drifting.. 1.23 a couple of days ago and 1.28 now. Could there be anything in the Salah benching?

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

      Just people remember last Palace game. it was just 7 days ago. And i still find odds quite low for Liverpool backing. At least needed 1.45 to think about. Nothing about possible rotation, just common sense. Now laying Liverpool is better bet.

    2. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Probably just general variations as well as Klopp's comments about rotation without being specific

  5. Mr. O'Connell
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    What's this I'm hearing about Jota?

    1. Zimo
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      He's dyed his hair purple

    2. The Train Driver
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      It's Portuguese language, sounds weird I know...

    3. Cruyff's Eleven
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Apparently Klopp is resting half the squad - VVD, Salah, Jota who am I forgetting?

      1. Cruyff's Eleven
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Playing nigh U23s

      2. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        VVD double rest! OMG!

        1. Cruyff's Eleven
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Loves his sleep, does VVD

    4. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      As an owner im expecting 30 hoping for 60. He is always the fall guy

      1. Cruyff's Eleven
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        I'm hoping for a return, could not care less about the minutes

      2. Paqueta Rice
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Yeah, I was worried for his minutes also but although Origi played well, Klopp said he was sore after and not at full fitness yet. After Palace great display last weekend, I can’t see Klopp sending out anything but his best side. Firmino still out. I think Jota starts.

        1. Cruyff's Eleven
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          It's not an exact science though, is it?

          1. Paqueta Rice
            • 3 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            Oh of course not. Just my take on the situation really…

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

      He hacked twitter

    6. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      @mods. Hot topic this please.

      1. Cruyff's Eleven
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Green topic for purple hair,

        Upvote this

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

      who knows. it's been the weekend of rumours so far
      liverpool echo have predicted matip and jota sit for konate and minamino

  6. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    With so many autosubs, Livarmento goal will hurt rank more than any city player scoring.

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      I think he'll get minus points

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

      Pinnock 1st sub for me. It is his time to shine coming on for Benrahma...

    3. Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      I’m hoping for another goal fest by city. 6-0 will do

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

      God I hope this happens. Even if Benrahma plays and Livramento doesn’t come on for me.
      Just to watch folks freaking out.

  7. Paqueta Rice
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Treble city for me this week! Bottled the Kdb/Jesus armband decision though. Come on Dias, Kevin and Jesus!

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Now that is different.

    2. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Another lunatic in the asylum!
      Glad I'm not alone

      1. Paqueta Rice
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Best of luck dude

        1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Ditto! 🙂

    3. Zimo
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Grealish and Cancelo for me. Idiots ended up scoring in the champions league instead. At least Cancelo gave me 12 points last week.

      1. Paqueta Rice
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        I really wanted to go with Cancelo but with Stones and Laporte out, Dias just get safer. Zinchenko and Walker could play at any point but Cancelo is still a brilliant option if you have decent bench cover

    4. One Man
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Same Dias, Cancelo and KDB (C). Jesus is tempting too, said so at start of season but no one was having on here.

      1. Paqueta Rice
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Wow, you went with Kevin captain. I hope you are rewarded big for that decision

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

    https://twitter.com/Jumpthewave

    My prediction is Gilmour scores for Norwich only to not count for FPL owners as they get a Torres cameo instead

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

    Wolves defensive double up went well then lol