Fantasy managers are masochists – and here’s why that’s a good thing

Ex-FPL champion Simon March argues that feeling a bit of pain may not be a bad thing in our quest for a lofty overall rank
| Player | Team | Price | Progress | Tonight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haaland | MCI | 14.6m | 105.7% | Very Likely |
| Groß | BHA | 5.5m | 98.4% | Likely |
| Saliba | ARS | 6.1m | 98.4% | Maybe |
| Mitchell | CRY | 5.0m | 87.4% | Unlikely |
| Verbruggen | BHA | 4.5m | 80.0% | Unlikely |
| Aaronson | LEE | 5.4m | 80.6% | Unlikely |
| Leno | FUL | 4.9m | 77.0% | Unlikely |
| Doku | MCI | 6.4m | 71.9% | Unlikely |
| O'Reilly | MCI | 5.2m | 71.9% | Unlikely |
| Okafor | LEE | 5.6m | 69.6% | Unlikely |
| Truffert | BOU | 4.7m | 69.1% | Unlikely |
| Gabriel | ARS | 7.2m | 66.9% | Unlikely |
| F.Kadıoğlu | BHA | 4.4m | 65.9% | Unlikely |
| Isak | LIV | 10.3m | 67.5% | Unlikely |
| Richards | CRY | 4.4m | 60.1% | Unlikely |
| Aït-Nouri | MCI | 5.7m | 59.4% | Unlikely |
| Gakpo | LIV | 7.3m | 59.1% | Unlikely |
| Ngumoha | LIV | 4.3m | 58.7% | Unlikely |
| Richarlison | TOT | 6.3m | 54.5% | Unlikely |
| Alderete | SUN | 4.1m | 56.7% | Unlikely |
| Ndiaye | EVE | 6.2m | 54.6% | Unlikely |
| Osula | NEW | 5.4m | 53.3% | Unlikely |
| Mateta | CRY | 7.6m | 49.7% | Unlikely |
| Casemiro | MUN | 5.8m | 49.9% | Unlikely |
| Shaw | MUN | 4.5m | 50.5% | Unlikely |
| Wan-Bissaka | WHU | 4.1m | 50.4% | Unlikely |
| Frimpong | LIV | 5.7m | 48.9% | Unlikely |
| Bijol | LEE | 3.9m | 47.6% | Unlikely |
| Tavernier | BOU | 5.4m | 48.2% | Unlikely |
| Brobbey | SUN | 5.3m | 45.7% | Unlikely |
| Hermansen | WHU | 4.2m | 44.4% | Unlikely |
| Bruno G. | NEW | 6.8m | 43.4% | Unlikely |
| Ødegaard | ARS | 7.8m | 43.6% | Unlikely |
| N.Williams | NFO | 4.8m | 41.8% | Unlikely |
| Kroupi.Jr | BOU | 4.6m | 38.2% | Unlikely |
| Beto | EVE | 5.0m | 39.1% | Unlikely |
| Damsgaard | BRE | 5.6m | 38.1% | Unlikely |
| Minteh | BHA | 5.5m | 37.6% | Unlikely |
| Bassey | FUL | 4.4m | 37.7% | Unlikely |
| M.Fernandes | WHU | 5.5m | 37.8% | Unlikely |
| Player | Team | Price | Progress | Tonight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thiago | BRE | 7.4m | 104.9% | Very Likely |
| Gusto | CHE | 4.9m | 104.1% | Very Likely |
| Schade | BRE | 6.9m | 97.9% | Likely |
| Mbeumo | MUN | 8.4m | 98.4% | Likely |
| Merino | ARS | 5.4m | 99.3% | Maybe |
| Andrey Santos | CHE | 4.5m | 98.6% | Maybe |
| Tchaouna | BUR | 4.8m | 96.4% | Maybe |
| Piroe | LEE | 4.9m | 93.1% | Unlikely |
| Reijnders | MCI | 5.0m | 92.5% | Unlikely |
| Emenalo | CHE | 4.5m | 88.9% | Unlikely |
| Salmon | ARS | 4.0m | 90.5% | Unlikely |
| Cullen | BUR | 4.9m | 89.1% | Unlikely |
| Estève | BUR | 3.9m | 88.8% | Unlikely |
| Grealish | EVE | 6.3m | 88.9% | Unlikely |
| John | NFO | 4.0m | 88.7% | Unlikely |
| Lucca | NFO | 5.4m | 87.9% | Unlikely |
| Slonina | CHE | 3.9m | 87.8% | Unlikely |
| Tolu | WOL | 5.2m | 83.3% | Unlikely |
| Trafford | MCI | 4.5m | 83.0% | Unlikely |
| Keane | EVE | 4.5m | 82.1% | Unlikely |
| Kilman | WHU | 4.1m | 80.9% | Unlikely |
| Woltemade | NEW | 6.7m | 79.3% | Unlikely |
| Longstaff | LEE | 4.8m | 80.0% | Unlikely |
| McAidoo | MCI | 4.5m | 77.5% | Unlikely |
| Enzo | CHE | 6.5m | 74.5% | Unlikely |
| Calafiori | ARS | 5.6m | 77.3% | Unlikely |
| Palmer | CHE | 10.4m | 70.7% | Unlikely |
| Cairns | LEE | 3.9m | 76.0% | Unlikely |
| Mee | MUN | 3.9m | 75.8% | Unlikely |
| Byfield | TOT | 4.0m | 75.6% | Unlikely |
| Bowen | WHU | 7.8m | 67.5% | Unlikely |
| Rogers | AVL | 7.5m | 68.7% | Unlikely |
| Obi | MUN | 4.2m | 71.8% | Unlikely |
| Scott | BOU | 5.1m | 68.8% | Unlikely |
| Steele | BHA | 4.2m | 70.1% | Unlikely |
| Johnson | CRY | 6.5m | 71.0% | Unlikely |
| Iwobi | FUL | 6.2m | 66.7% | Unlikely |
| Ebere | EVE | 4.4m | 67.0% | Unlikely |
| Caicedo | CHE | 5.7m | 66.1% | Unlikely |
| Strand Larsen | CRY | 5.9m | 68.4% | Unlikely |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change | ARS | B, Vs | |
| No Change | MCI | B | |
| Up | CRY | C | |
| No Change | EVE | C | |
| No Change | BHA | B | |
| No Change | LEE | B, Vs, £ | |
| Down | SUN | B |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change | ARS | B, Vs | |
| No Change | MCI | A | |
| Up | CRY | A | |
| No Change | EVE | C | |
| Up | BHA | B | |
| Up | LEE | B, Vs, £ | |
| Up | BOU | C, £ | |
| Down | SUN | C | |
| Down | LIV | A | |
| No Change | NEW | C | |
| No Change | AVL | C |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change | MUN | A | |
| Up | MCI | A | |
| Up | ARS | C, Vs | |
| No Change | FUL | B | |
| No Change | CRY | C, Rest | |
| No Change | AVL | B | |
| No Change | NFO | A | |
| No Change | EVE | A, £ | |
| No Change | CHE | C | |
| Down | LIV | C | |
| No Change | BOU | C, £ | |
| No Change | BHA | B, £ |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change | MCI | B | |
| No Change | BRE | B | |
| No Change | WHU | A | |
| No Change | AVL | A | |
| No Change | BHA | B | |
| No Change | LEE | C, Vs | |
| No Change | CHE | C | |
| Up | LIV | B |

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