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2016/17 FPL Rate My Team Thread
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Thanks for the feedback!Scorpion Sting wrote: »Robertson is attacking but the problem is the team he plays for. Can't see Hull keeping too many clean sheets. Oxford is a risk, Bilic could sign someone before the season starts.
I like the midfield picks. Bolasie is a bit of a risk but if he is a regular starter, he should weigh in with good point scores.
The attack is good too. Is your plan to rotate Gray, Wilson and Bolasie for the first few weeks?
Agreed on Robertson. I think I'll change him to be honest, I don't imagine when push came to shove I was ever gonna keep him. I think it's too risky having a Hull defender coming into a new season with a new manager IMO.
I think I'll keep Oxford until I see whats the plan with Bilic's new transfers.
With Bolasie, I've read some reports that he will be playing the number 10 role. I dunno if this is true yet so I'll do more homework before the season starts but if he is, happy days. I like the look of that Fischer guy for Boro too. Scored plenty of goals in the past and if he starts, should be a steal.
And yeah, the plan is to rotate them 3 going with a 3-5-2 or 3-4-3.
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My very first draft. NOTE: squad is based on playing WC after GW3
Foster/Heaton
Shaw/Terry/VVD/N.Taylor/Wilson
Mahrez/Mkhitaryan/Ayew/Tadic/Bolasie
Aguero/Gray/Carroll or a.n.other 6.5 with a good GW2 fixture
Logic:
Keepers: Rotate perfectly, so gives me 3 home fixtures from teams who should be good defensively at home.
Defenders: a bit more expensive than I'd normally go. However VVD has 2 lovely home fixtures and Taylor has Hull in GW2 when VVD is at Old Trafford. Wilson is a low owned placeholder to generate funds elsewhere.
Midfielders: I'm going against my rule of no new PL players in my team by picking Mkhitaryan. Truth be told I ran out of cash for Hazard! I think Mahrez will start well but these two could become Hazard and Eriksen yet. Ayew and Tadic have nice fixtures and are capable of double digit scores. Bolasie might be playing as a '10' and has a goal in him.
Strikers: if I need to explain my Aguero pick I'm on the wrong forum. Grey has 2 home fixtures and I'm not sold on anyone on the 7-9m range (looking at you Romelu). Carroll is a placeholder as he has a nice GW2 fixture when Tadic is at Man U.
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That is a pretty tasty midfield IMO, but I had to weaken the defence in order to do it. I had to do:
- Shaw & Gabriel out
- Friend & Evans in
...in order to bring Coutinho in for Townsend. I'm not sure it was worth it, especially since Liverpool have a tough opening. I also brought Gray in for Negredo.0 -
Necronomicon wrote: »
That is a pretty tasty midfield IMO, but I had to weaken the defence in order to do it. I had to do:
- Shaw & Gabriel out
- Friend & Evans in
...in order to bring Coutinho in for Townsend. I'm not sure it was worth it, especially since Liverpool have a tough opening. I also brought Gray in for Negredo.
I'd be happy with those changes made at this point in the season. Overall it may not but for now go with what you currently have (IMO)0 -
Okay, here's my first draft that I have put any significant thought or time into. I suppose just to note here that this team is built with the first 3GW's in mind as I will be wildcarding during that international break ahead of GW4 unless I miraculously hit a home run with the below:
Goalkeepers: I'm happy to go as cheap as possible here and a pick for Foster is a pick for Pulis, and a pick for Pulis is a pick for clean sheets. They open the season with 2 home games out of the first 3, taking on pal, EVE, and newly promoted MID. Jakupovic should start the season as Hull's #1 due to injury and while I'd expect them to have a very rough season, he gives me a playing bench option at the cheapest price possible for a few weeks. You can't ask for more than that.
Defenders: I had it in my mind to go as cheap as possible in defence with 4 or 5 £4.5m options as I remember saying to myself last year that I was never going to put significant investment into my DEF early on, however, I did some research last week that actually showed the average amount of clean sheets for premium options over the first 3 weeks of a season is 2. That's worth investment IMO, despite there being obvious flaws in what I came up with. Conte and Mourinho should have both their sides very solid and the nice early fixtures for both looks set to give them the a great opportunity to claim clean sheets. Due to injuries, I think Terry for the first 3 weeks and then switching to Zouma for the season looks a strong move if things go as planned, while Shaw should also be a season keeper. Boro kept clean sheets in almost 50% of their games last season and had 9 in a row at one stage. Obviously it's a huge step up, but Karanka loves to keep things nice and tight and STO, sun, wba gives them a solid start. I would expect Soure to be one of the first I ship out after GW3, but there's simply not many other £4.5m DEF with a better first 3 games than WBA, tot, BOU, though Swansea coverage is a consideration here too with bur, HUL, lei. I'm happy to roll with a £4m DEF who may play in Smith though I'll consider him non-playing for the purposes of planning.
That defence will give me the following games for the first 3 weeks. Terry and Shaw obviously playing constantly:
GW1 - WHM, WBA, bou with the bench option giving me STO
GW2 - SOU, wat, sun with the bench option giving me tot
GW3 - BUR, hul, BOU with the bench option giving me wba
I think Zouma, Shaw and Stones (when he inevitably moves to City) will ultimately be 3 cracking DEF options for the season and a kind enough price too.
Midfield: De Bruyne doesn't need explaining, especially with SUN, sto, WHM to play in weeks 1-3. Tadic admittedly didn't immediately register on my radar, but I read from those far more knowledgeable than me on Southampton that their new gaffer will line up with him playing as a #10 at the tip of a diamond. He should also have their penalties and a bulk of set pieces. With 8 goals and 13 assists last season despite only starting 20 odd games, he looks great value at £7.5m for the first 3 weeks with home games against WAT and SUN. Ayew should start as a striker for Swansea and with 2 games against promoted sides in bur and HUL to open the season, he looks a nice option for those planning an early wildcard. Interest from West Ham needs to be monitored of course, but there's a plethora of attractive options in this price range it's pretty much a straight swap to someone else if he leaves. Townsend ended last season on fire and has the pace to kill teams on the counter attack which should ensure he fits right in at Palace. Probably not someone I could see in my team long term if I'm honest, but WBA, tot and BOU are a good way to find out if he's a long term option. Capoue is the £4.5m placeholder.
Strikers: Not much explanation needed here. Aguero is simply must have. There's a slight risk with Ibrahimovic and Mourinho's propensity (or lack of) for attacking, but the way I see it is I'd much rather be on him early and able to downgrade to literally anyone else if things go south as opposed to trying to scramble to fit him in. They'll be partnered by a £6.5m option that I haven't decided upon yet, but Negredo holds that spot for now.
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Okay, here's my first draft that I have put any significant thought or time into. I suppose just to note here that this team is built with the first 3GW's in mind as I will be wildcarding during that international break ahead of GW4 unless I miraculously hit a home run with the below:
Goalkeepers: I'm happy to go as cheap as possible here and a pick for Foster is a pick for Pulis, and a pick for Pulis is a pick for clean sheets. They open the season with 2 home games out of the first 3, taking on pal, EVE, and newly promoted MID. Jakupovic should start the season as Hull's #1 due to injury and while I'd expect them to have a very rough season, he gives me a playing bench option at the cheapest price possible for a few weeks. You can't ask for more than that.
Defenders: I had it in my mind to go as cheap as possible in defence with 4 or 5 £4.5m options as I remember saying to myself last year that I was never going to put significant investment into my DEF early on, however, I did some research last week that actually showed the average amount of clean sheets for premium options over the first 3 weeks of a season is 2. That's worth investment IMO, despite there being obvious flaws in what I came up with. Conte and Mourinho should have both their sides very solid and the nice early fixtures for both looks set to give them the a great opportunity to claim clean sheets. Due to injuries, I think Terry for the first 3 weeks and then switching to Zouma for the season looks a strong move if things go as planned, while Shaw should also be a season keeper. Boro kept clean sheets in almost 50% of their games last season and had 9 in a row at one stage. Obviously it's a huge step up, but Karanka loves to keep things nice and tight and STO, sun, wba gives them a solid start. I would expect Soure to be one of the first I ship out after GW3, but there's simply not many other £4.5m DEF with a better first 3 games than WBA, tot, BOU, though Swansea coverage is a consideration here too with bur, HUL, lei. I'm happy to roll with a £4m DEF who may play in Smith though I'll consider him non-playing for the purposes of planning.
That defence will give me the following games for the first 3 weeks. Terry and Shaw obviously playing constantly:
GW1 - WHM, WBA, bou with the bench option giving me STO
GW2 - SOU, wat, sun with the bench option giving me tot
GW3 - BUR, hul, BOU with the bench option giving me wba
I think Zouma, Shaw and Stones (when he inevitably moves to City) will ultimately be 3 cracking DEF options for the season and a kind enough price too.
Midfield: De Bruyne doesn't need explaining, especially with SUN, sto, WHM to play in weeks 1-3. Tadic admittedly didn't immediately register on my radar, but I read from those far more knowledgeable than me on Southampton that their new gaffer will line up with him playing as a #10 at the tip of a diamond. He should also have their penalties and a bulk of set pieces. With 8 goals and 13 assists last season despite only starting 20 odd games, he looks great value at £7.5m for the first 3 weeks with home games against WAT and SUN. Ayew should start as a striker for Swansea and with 2 games against promoted sides in bur and HUL to open the season, he looks a nice option for those planning an early wildcard. Interest from West Ham needs to be monitored of course, but there's a plethora of attractive options in this price range it's pretty much a straight swap to someone else if he leaves. Townsend ended last season on fire and has the pace to kill teams on the counter attack which should ensure he fits right in at Palace. Probably not someone I could see in my team long term if I'm honest, but WBA, tot and BOU are a good way to find out if he's a long term option. Capoue is the £4.5m placeholder.
Strikers: Not much explanation needed here. Aguero is simply must have. There's a slight risk with Ibrahimovic and Mourinho's propensity (or lack of) for attacking, but the way I see it is I'd much rather be on him early and able to downgrade to literally anyone else if things go south as opposed to trying to scramble to fit him in. They'll be partnered by a £6.5m option that I haven't decided upon yet, but Negredo holds that spot for now.
Any thoughts or critique is most welcome lads so fire away.
Looks very solid throughout. I'm very similar in defence but may copy the Jakupovic as second keeper to Foster idea saving the 0.5. Otherwise I have Hazard over KdB and Gray over Negredo.0 -
Okay, here's my first draft that I have put any significant thought or time into. I suppose just to note here that this team is built with the first 3GW's in mind as I will be wildcarding during that international break ahead of GW4 unless I miraculously hit a home run with the below:
Goalkeepers: I'm happy to go as cheap as possible here and a pick for Foster is a pick for Pulis, and a pick for Pulis is a pick for clean sheets. They open the season with 2 home games out of the first 3, taking on pal, EVE, and newly promoted MID. Jakupovic should start the season as Hull's #1 due to injury and while I'd expect them to have a very rough season, he gives me a playing bench option at the cheapest price possible for a few weeks. You can't ask for more than that.
Defenders: I had it in my mind to go as cheap as possible in defence with 4 or 5 £4.5m options as I remember saying to myself last year that I was never going to put significant investment into my DEF early on, however, I did some research last week that actually showed the average amount of clean sheets for premium options over the first 3 weeks of a season is 2. That's worth investment IMO, despite there being obvious flaws in what I came up with. Conte and Mourinho should have both their sides very solid and the nice early fixtures for both looks set to give them the a great opportunity to claim clean sheets. Due to injuries, I think Terry for the first 3 weeks and then switching to Zouma for the season looks a strong move if things go as planned, while Shaw should also be a season keeper. Boro kept clean sheets in almost 50% of their games last season and had 9 in a row at one stage. Obviously it's a huge step up, but Karanka loves to keep things nice and tight and STO, sun, wba gives them a solid start. I would expect Soure to be one of the first I ship out after GW3, but there's simply not many other £4.5m DEF with a better first 3 games than WBA, tot, BOU, though Swansea coverage is a consideration here too with bur, HUL, lei. I'm happy to roll with a £4m DEF who may play in Smith though I'll consider him non-playing for the purposes of planning.
That defence will give me the following games for the first 3 weeks. Terry and Shaw obviously playing constantly:
GW1 - WHM, WBA, bou with the bench option giving me STO
GW2 - SOU, wat, sun with the bench option giving me tot
GW3 - BUR, hul, BOU with the bench option giving me wba
I think Zouma, Shaw and Stones (when he inevitably moves to City) will ultimately be 3 cracking DEF options for the season and a kind enough price too.
Midfield: De Bruyne doesn't need explaining, especially with SUN, sto, WHM to play in weeks 1-3. Tadic admittedly didn't immediately register on my radar, but I read from those far more knowledgeable than me on Southampton that their new gaffer will line up with him playing as a #10 at the tip of a diamond. He should also have their penalties and a bulk of set pieces. With 8 goals and 13 assists last season despite only starting 20 odd games, he looks great value at £7.5m for the first 3 weeks with home games against WAT and SUN. Ayew should start as a striker for Swansea and with 2 games against promoted sides in bur and HUL to open the season, he looks a nice option for those planning an early wildcard. Interest from West Ham needs to be monitored of course, but there's a plethora of attractive options in this price range it's pretty much a straight swap to someone else if he leaves. Townsend ended last season on fire and has the pace to kill teams on the counter attack which should ensure he fits right in at Palace. Probably not someone I could see in my team long term if I'm honest, but WBA, tot and BOU are a good way to find out if he's a long term option. Capoue is the £4.5m placeholder.
Strikers: Not much explanation needed here. Aguero is simply must have. There's a slight risk with Ibrahimovic and Mourinho's propensity (or lack of) for attacking, but the way I see it is I'd much rather be on him early and able to downgrade to literally anyone else if things go south as opposed to trying to scramble to fit him in. They'll be partnered by a £6.5m option that I haven't decided upon yet, but Negredo holds that spot for now.
Any thoughts or critique is most welcome lads so fire away.
Very solid and well thought out team and also very similar to what I'm aiming for. I want Lamela in over Townsend, who I'm hoping kicks on again this year. His under lying numbers last year were very good. But that leaves me short for KDB, so I have Silva at the moment. Still some decisions to be made.0 -
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Okay, here's my first draft that I have put any significant thought or time into. I suppose just to note here that this team is built with the first 3GW's in mind as I will be wildcarding during that international break ahead of GW4 unless I miraculously hit a home run with the below:
Goalkeepers: I'm happy to go as cheap as possible here and a pick for Foster is a pick for Pulis, and a pick for Pulis is a pick for clean sheets. They open the season with 2 home games out of the first 3, taking on pal, EVE, and newly promoted MID. Jakupovic should start the season as Hull's #1 due to injury and while I'd expect them to have a very rough season, he gives me a playing bench option at the cheapest price possible for a few weeks. You can't ask for more than that.
Defenders: I had it in my mind to go as cheap as possible in defence with 4 or 5 £4.5m options as I remember saying to myself last year that I was never going to put significant investment into my DEF early on, however, I did some research last week that actually showed the average amount of clean sheets for premium options over the first 3 weeks of a season is 2. That's worth investment IMO, despite there being obvious flaws in what I came up with. Conte and Mourinho should have both their sides very solid and the nice early fixtures for both looks set to give them the a great opportunity to claim clean sheets. Due to injuries, I think Terry for the first 3 weeks and then switching to Zouma for the season looks a strong move if things go as planned, while Shaw should also be a season keeper. Boro kept clean sheets in almost 50% of their games last season and had 9 in a row at one stage. Obviously it's a huge step up, but Karanka loves to keep things nice and tight and STO, sun, wba gives them a solid start. I would expect Soure to be one of the first I ship out after GW3, but there's simply not many other £4.5m DEF with a better first 3 games than WBA, tot, BOU, though Swansea coverage is a consideration here too with bur, HUL, lei. I'm happy to roll with a £4m DEF who may play in Smith though I'll consider him non-playing for the purposes of planning.
That defence will give me the following games for the first 3 weeks. Terry and Shaw obviously playing constantly:
GW1 - WHM, WBA, bou with the bench option giving me STO
GW2 - SOU, wat, sun with the bench option giving me tot
GW3 - BUR, hul, BOU with the bench option giving me wba
I think Zouma, Shaw and Stones (when he inevitably moves to City) will ultimately be 3 cracking DEF options for the season and a kind enough price too.
Midfield: De Bruyne doesn't need explaining, especially with SUN, sto, WHM to play in weeks 1-3. Tadic admittedly didn't immediately register on my radar, but I read from those far more knowledgeable than me on Southampton that their new gaffer will line up with him playing as a #10 at the tip of a diamond. He should also have their penalties and a bulk of set pieces. With 8 goals and 13 assists last season despite only starting 20 odd games, he looks great value at £7.5m for the first 3 weeks with home games against WAT and SUN. Ayew should start as a striker for Swansea and with 2 games against promoted sides in bur and HUL to open the season, he looks a nice option for those planning an early wildcard. Interest from West Ham needs to be monitored of course, but there's a plethora of attractive options in this price range it's pretty much a straight swap to someone else if he leaves. Townsend ended last season on fire and has the pace to kill teams on the counter attack which should ensure he fits right in at Palace. Probably not someone I could see in my team long term if I'm honest, but WBA, tot and BOU are a good way to find out if he's a long term option. Capoue is the £4.5m placeholder.
Strikers: Not much explanation needed here. Aguero is simply must have. There's a slight risk with Ibrahimovic and Mourinho's propensity (or lack of) for attacking, but the way I see it is I'd much rather be on him early and able to downgrade to literally anyone else if things go south as opposed to trying to scramble to fit him in. They'll be partnered by a £6.5m option that I haven't decided upon yet, but Negredo holds that spot for now.
Any thoughts or critique is most welcome lads so fire away.
Looks very strong and quite similar to mine, I dont have Zlatan,KDB,Townsand,Negrado. Instead I have Lukaku,Hazard.Mkhitaryan,Gray0 -
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Haven't spent long picking out a team yet but I'm happy enough with the shape of this team. Not sure if overkill with Mandanda in goals when I have a premium Man Utd goalkeeper instead. Burnley defender or Boro? I don't know much about these clubs at all. I think Hazard is a must have. Had to have Del boy in my team again, especially since my team name is 'JusticeforDeulofeu'
De Gea Mandanda
Terry Stones Gabriel McAuley Friend
Hazard Payet Deulofeu Bolasie Siggy
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