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FPL team reveals: 5-3-2 with triple Arsenal and Perisic

With Gameweek 1 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) almost upon us, we’re welcoming back our stellar team of Pro Pundits, Hall of Famers and guest contributors for the new campaign.

Our writers will be providing regular articles and team reveals throughout the new season, with only Premium Members able to access every single one.

Next up is Sonaldo, who talks through his Gameweek 1 plans.

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The anticipation of the new Fantasy Premier League (FPL) season is nearly over as the opening matches are about to commence. With the World Cup sandwiched in the middle, coupled with a new ‘five subs’ rule, it should be another tricky campaign to navigate. Yet that is what makes FPL so entertaining and I personally can’t wait to get going.

Before you pick your team, there are a few principles that I like to follow:

  • A lot of who we pick right now should be based on fixtures and the eye test, as we don’t have enough data to confidently justify our picks. The mantra of ‘we know little’ is a good starting place for now.
  • It’s ok to have a ‘template’ team as, within a couple of Gameweeks, lots can change and being able to adapt quickly will be important.
  • In FPL, we tend to think of the good scenarios without often considering what could go wrong. Thus, I believe that it’s fine to make the wrong calls but you should always have a backup plan.
  • While we don’t want to plan ahead too much, it’s good to have a Wildcard plan in mind, knowing that we have 16 Gameweeks to use it before having a month of unlimited transfers during the World Cup. Pras and I have done a Burning Questions video on this very topic.
Team Structure
  • Early season is usually high-scoring. As a result, I really want to invest in attackers and high-potential midfielders. 
  • However, the value of attacking wing-backs is too great to ignore, therefore I am leaning towards having a strong line of defence.
  • When looking at the fixtures, all the strong teams (Man City, Liverpool, Spurs, Arsenal, Chelsea, etc.) have decent fixtures to start the season. So, it means that I want to load up on City and Liverpool assets (thrree of each) if I can.
  • While the main dilemma for Liverpool is Robertson v Diaz, the City triple-up is a bit trickier. This is because while I want to own Cancelo and Haaland, it’s hard to identify the third City asset. Ederson comes into the fold as well as another defender in possibly Dias or Walker. But what if a City midfielder/forward asset starts to explode? Therefore, I’m likely to optimize my squad with just Cancelo and Haaland for now.
  • Essentially as I look to Wildcard in Gameweek 7-9, I am deciding between a 5-3-2 or 4-4-2 formation.

If you can’t tell by my FPL handle, my favorite player is Son Heung-min (£12.0m). Not having him in my team seems so odd. But to get him means I must sacrifice one of Mohamed Salah (£13.0m) or Erling Haaland (£11.5m), as I do not like the idea of a threemium structure. It sacrifices too many valuable assets.

My team is subject to change before the deadline, but here is what it looks like now:

Who played the most minutes over the March international break?

1,045 Comments Post a Comment
  1. hotine
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    Son and Wilson (son becomes kdb next week) or Kane and Kulu Kane becomes Haaland next week?

    1. I am 42
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      S & W

  2. AC Yew
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    Hows this team looking?

    Sanchez
    TAA Dias Trippier Neco Ait Nouri
    Salah Son Martinelli KDB
    Jesus
    (Ward) (Andreas Archer Plange)

  3. Athletic Nasherbo
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    Which option?

    A) Alisson + Saliba

    B) Iversen (With Ward) + Matip

    1. Wheato182
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      A

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      A but sticking cash and Liverpool spot in goal

  4. Il Capitano
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    *
    TAA - Robbo - Cancelo - *
    Salah - Mount - Martinelli - Bailey
    Kane - Jesus

    Ward - Neco Andreas Archer

    A) Ramsdale + Trippier
    B) Iversen + James

    1. Q
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      B is my exact team

      1. WVA
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 7 months ago

        Its most peoples team

  5. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    A. Trippier, Neto
    B. Perisic, Bailey

    1. hotine
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      B for sure. I would say that. I have both

  6. kysersosa
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    For the next 3-4 weeks

    A) James
    B) Perisic
    C) Trippier
    D) other

    (Have Cancelo, Cash, Taa, and Robo)

    TIA

    1. Hairy Potter
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      A

  7. RVP 20
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    Help out guys!

    A) Saka + Rashford
    B) Diaz + Martinelli

    1. Hairy Potter
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      B

    2. Q
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      A

    3. hotine
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      B

    4. Chelsea Dagger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      A

  8. Boleyn Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    Sorry to repeat. I think I bottomed.

    Which option is better? Thanks in advance:

    a) Ward / Iversen / Bailey / Mount
    b) Ramsdale / Ward / Rashford / Neto

    1. hotine
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      A but I would choose someone other than mount. But having an 8m slot is wise imo

  9. Hairy Potter
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    Last decision

    A) Ederson & Gabriel

    B) Ramsdale & Perisic

    1. hotine
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      B just

  10. Jebiga
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    Do you think Grealish is nailed?
    For 100 millions he should be

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      He wasn't last season.

      Ederson and Cancelo and more or less KDB and Rodri are.

  11. Marshall96
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    A. Ramsdale , Roberson and rash
    B. Sanchez , walker and L Diaz

    1. Jebiga
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      A

    2. Hairy Potter
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      A

  12. PompeyUpNorth!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    I like it Sonaldo so thanks for revealing. It’s exactly the same as 1 of my 2 teams I need to decide on. This has convinced me to go that way now I think

  13. Sal8
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    Ward
    Taa robbo cancelo james trippier
    Salah bailey kulu
    Jesus haaland

    Sanchez pereira dasilva archer

    Thoughts??

  14. Atters
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    A) James and Rashford
    Or
    B) 4.5 def and Mahrez

    Really like Mahrez as a pick and feels he's being overlooked

    1. Hairy Potter
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      A

    2. Q
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      A

    3. Il Capitano
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      A

  15. Viva Ronaldes
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    Current team:

    Ward
    TAA | Cancelo | Trippier | Cash
    Salah (C) | Maddison | Martinelli | Mount
    Jesus | Kane (VC)

    Iversen | Neco | Andreas | Archer

    Final decisions:

    A) Cancelo & Cash
    B) Dias & James

    1) Maddison & Martinelli
    2) Saka & Rodrigo

    1. hotine
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      A then 1 without Maddison. 8m slot is good to have though

  16. Hurrikane
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    Jesus vs Saka help me 🙁

    1. I am 42
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      if you cant decide, then go with the higher ownership

    2. nolard
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      saka

    3. Wheato182
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      I've gone both

  17. sarnshawn
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    Good to go?

    Mendy
    TAA, Trippier, Robertson, James, N.Williams
    Salah, Rashford, Mount
    Jesus, Haaland
    Bench - Greenwood, Rice, Andreas

  18. Stu3y
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    So its come down to this…..

    A) Saka + Walker
    B) Martinelli + Cancelo

    1. Hairy Potter
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      B

  19. Salahlulijah
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    Last Dilemma, help appreciated please?
    A - Kane and KDB
    B - Haaland and Son

    1. Hairy Potter
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      A

    2. the dom 1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      had the same question an hour ago, I went for Kane & KDB

    3. Bob.
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      A

    4. hotine
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      Who do you all prefer out of son/Kane and Haaland/kdb?

      1. Salahlulijah
        • 5 Years
        1 year, 7 months ago

        KDB and Kane, but think I’d want Haaland wk2

  20. Vpan
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    a) Saka

    or

    b) Mount

    ?

    1. Tomlette Greggs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      B

    2. CoracAld2831
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      Mount, if you have Martinelli.

      Saka, if you don't.

      1. Vpan
        • 13 Years
        1 year, 7 months ago

        I have Jesus and James

    3. hotine
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      Saka

  21. Kiyoshi
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    A) Saka or
    B) Mahrez

    I already have Jesus in my team.

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      Depending on how ST.

      Not Mahrez

  22. Pedram
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    One hour until deadline, I'm ready to be disappointed

  23. DavvaMC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    What do you think please?

    A. James + Walker
    B. Cancelo + Walker
    C. Cancelo + Digne

    Thanks

    1. hotine
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      B for sure

      1. DavvaMC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 3 Years
        1 year, 7 months ago

        Cheers, thats what I was on for the last two days just flipping before deadline!

  24. selig
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    Mad to go no arsenal first gw or two? Got a few high value differentials I can move around if need be, I just don’t see palace being pushovers (leicester does worry me a little though…)

  25. the dom 1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    Digne or Cash?

    cheers

    1. hotine
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      Cash for me

  26. Bobby_Baggio
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    Right last one hopefully. Which do you prefer to have please?

    Ward
    Trippier - TAA - Cancelo - __B___
    Salah - Martinelli - Diaz - Bailey
    Kane - Jesus - __A___

    (Iversen) - Saliba - Andreas - Neco

    A) Wilson
    B) James

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      Wilson

    2. hotine
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 7 months ago

      Wilson just

  27. tabby98
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    Ramsdale
    TAA, Robbo, Cancelo, James, Perisic
    Salah, Martinelli, Bailey
    Jesus, Haaland

    Ward | Neto, Andreas, Archer

    Am I GTG?

  28. Bubbles1985
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    Current squad, how's it looking:

    Ward
    TAA Cancelo Robbo Tripp
    Salah(c) Mount Martinelli Bailey
    Haaland(vc) Jesus

    Iver Andreas Greenwod N.Williams

    GL all!

  29. Dynamic Duos
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    Seeing Neto and Rashford alot less in teams , thank god

  30. C_G
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 7 months ago

    happy with this, gtg?

    Ward

    TAA James Walker Tripp

    Salah(C) KDB Martinelli Bailey

    Kane(VC) Jesus

    Iversen Neco Andreas Greenwood