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FanTeam Wildcard team reveal: Double City and Chelsea defence in a 4-3-3

Top FanTeam tips from 2020/21 champion and €200k winner Josh Wooldridge

The Gameweek 7 deadline is fast approaching and Wildcards are being deployed left, right and centre.

Here is a Wildcard draft I put together for one of my teams this week, that I am pretty set on. Interestingly, I think this is almost the exact team I would Wildcard to in Gameweek as well – so don’t worry if you are reading this after the Gameweek 7 deadline!

GOALKEEPERS

JOSE SA (WOLVES): At £4.6m, having just had a price rise, I think this is incredible value off the bat in the goalkeeper slot. Aaron Ramsdale was my other reasonable consideration, but I can’t ignore Sa’s fixtures all the way up to Gameweek 14.

JOHN RUDDY (WOLVES): Once I picked Sa, this is the easiest pick on the game for me. He’s very much Wolves’ number two goalkeeper, and compliments Sa perfectly. Hopefully, it stops me from having to make a keeper transfer too, even if something happens to Sa.

DEFENDERS

JOAO CANCELO (MANCHESTER CITY): Do we finally have a nailed Joao Cancelo? If we do I think he is extremely underpriced, even at £6.3m. The Liverpool fixture isn’t ideal this week, but from Gameweek 8 onwards I really like the short-term fixtures. Man City can keep a clean against anyone, and with favourable fixtures, the chance goes up even more.

RUBEN DIAS (MANCHESTER CITY): I am pairing Cancelo with Dias, in the light that Trent Alexander-Arnold is injured. This spot was originally going to the Liverpool man, but given that he could be out for a while, it is too long to be carrying an injured player for. Ruben Dias could score very well over the next few weeks, and is a favourite of Pep Guardiola’s.

MARCOS ALONSO (CHELSEA): This certainly isn’t a pick I thought I would be making on my Wildcard when Gameweek 1 started, but again Alonso has been almost an ever-present for Chelsea so far this term. He is extremely advanced, and is a key cog when Chelsea go forward. I love his price at £5.8m, but am very wary that rotation could happen. If you pick Alonso, I would advise a very strong bench.

CESAR AZPILICUETA (CHELSEA): Azpilicueta or Rudiger complete my starting defenders. I think it’s really close between the two, and comes down to personal preference. But given the fixtures Chelsea have over the next five Gameweeks, I think a double-up on the Chelsea defence could be extremely fruitful.

NELSON SEMEDO (WOLVES): Semedo completes my defence, again because of the aforementioned fixtures. Given that I will be playing a 4-3-3 most weeks, Semedo is likely to sit first or second sub, but certainly ready to come on when one of my starting XI doesn’t play (which I expect to be more than once over the next spell of games!)

MIDFIELDERS

MOHAMED SALAH (LIVERPOOL): An absolute certainty for me, probably for whenever I Wildcard. The Egyptian king is in the form of his life, and is my favoured early captain option for Gameweek 8. A must-have!

JAMES WARD-PROWSE (SOUTHAMPTON): Whilst starting with a tough game versus Chelsea in Gameweek 7, I can’t look past the next five after that for Ward-Prowse. He is also on all set pieces, including penalties, and is one of my favoured 90-minute men for the Saints. He will definitely be in my thoughts across my teams from Gameweek 7/8 onwards.

ISMAILA SARR (WATFORD): Sarr has been electric over the past few weeks, and has a really shaky-looking Leeds team this weekend! Sarr again fits the bill: nice and cheap at £6.2m, on penalties most likely, and usually gets the 90 minutes also. He also looks central to everything that Watford do going forward and I really like the look of him.

CHRISTIAN NORGAARD (BRENTFORD): Norgaard is my latest £4.5m midfielder of choice, after Billy Gilmour was benched last weekend and Yves Bissouma got injured. He has completed 90 minutes in five of the first six Gameweeks, so seems very reliable to just sit there on my bench and come on as and when needed.

ALLAN (EVERTON): As previously alluded to, I will be playing 4-3-3 on this Wildcard team, and so I need another budget midfielder. Out of the ones currently on offer, Allan seems to fit the bill nicely. He plays all the minutes for Everton, and has even chipped in with an assist or two recently. Just the kind of guy I want second or third on my bench to come on when required.

STRIKERS

CRISTIANO RONALDO (MANCHESTER UNITED): Now the team finally starts to get exciting. First up we have Ronaldo. I simply love his price at £11.5m, and think he will provide value throughout the season. He is a serious captaincy option for Gameweek 7, and then faces a Leicester side who haven’t started well in Gameweek 8.

ROMELU LUKAKU (CHELSEA): Someone I haven’t owned all season but decided I needed for this upcoming run of games! Lukaku is likely to get my armband this Gameweek, and looking ahead to Gameweeks 9, 10 and 11, he will be a serious option for me also. He has great fixtures and seems to have hit the ground running upon re-joining his former club.

MICHAIL ANTONIO (WEST HAM UNITED): Antonio completes my attack, and rightly so. The frontman has returned in all but one Gameweeks that he has played in so far this season, and is scoring goals for fun at the moment. At his price, I cannot see anyone around him having anywhere near his upside and he has started the season performing more like a £10m asset.


I hope you guys enjoyed hearing my reasoning for picking each slot.

The reason I have opted for 4-3-3 as opposed to my favoured ‘three at the back’ this time around is mainly because of the strength of the upcoming Man City and Chelsea fixtures. I think certainly over the next five, a Chelsea defender will outscore all of the budget fourth midfielders, for example. I also think that the extremely cheap midfield is worth it right now, given the value and potential provided by my three big hitters up top.

Please let me know what you think and good luck for the upcoming Gameweek everyone!

1,112 Comments Post a Comment
  1. tabby98
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Start Sanchez or Foster?

    1. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Sanchez

    2. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Sanchez

  2. Van der Faart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    For the armband, currently on Antonio

    A) Antonio
    B) Ronaldo
    C) Son

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

      Never been ot the dilemma like this

      Cristiano or Antonio

      If brentford concede 3 goals again antonio is our man idk Everton style but ..

    2. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      B

  3. smix
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Play Gallagher or Benrahma ?

    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Ben

  4. tabby98
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Sanchez
    Rudiger, Cancelo, Veltman
    Salah, Benrahma, Sarr, Raphinha
    Ronaldo, Antonio Toney

    Foster | Sissoko, Tsimikas, TAA*

    Gtg?

    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Yes

  5. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Good to go? 3.0 ITB

    Sanchez
    Rudiger Christensen Marcal White
    Salah Raph Gallagher
    Ronaldo Lukaku Antonio

    Steele Gallagher Livramento Mendy

    1. smix
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Lots of Gallagher in there !

      1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Gilmour*

  6. Jdpz
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    I have dilemma. Son or Wood one week punt... Who will score more? and why
    a) Wood (NOR)
    b) Son (AVL)

    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      That is close. Wood maybe

      1. smix
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Wood.. just

  7. Gazza2000
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Thinking ahead, would you bench Toney over ESR when Brentford play Chelsea and Arsenal play Crystal Palace?

    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Yes

    2. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Yep

      1. Gazza2000
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Mmm maybe I’m better off getting Mbeumo in..

  8. steven8991
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Jota or Greenwood out to Son?

    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Greenwood

  9. smix
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Marcal or Duffy on WC ?

    1. Erange
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      White?

  10. Erange
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    For the armband, currently on Lukaku

    A. Lukaku
    B. Antonio
    C. Son

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      B

      Or A

      Toss a coin.

      Throw in Ronaldo and Salah in the mix!

      1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Have all those four, and it is super confusing.

  11. Pi
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Gents, Is Christensen nailed in the Chelsea squad? Isn't he competing for a place with Thiago Silva?

  12. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Do we know if Lukaku is on Penalties??

  13. Kane Train
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Which option?

    A) Azpilicueta, Duffy
    B) Christensen & Son

    1. Kane Train
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Ignore this stuffed it up

  14. Jusx8
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Azpi or alonso? Last piece of the WC puzzle

  15. Iceball
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    All I ask for is Lukaku blank!

  16. ‘Tis the Season
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    lol....CR7 benched. cant make this stuff up. Lukaku swop ended well.