Rate my Team Thread 2017/2018

bodking

Foster / Fabianski
McAuley / Cedric / Trippier / Rangel/ Daniels
Sane/ Coutinho / Alli / Fabregas /RLC
Lukaku / Benteke / Batshuayi

Monitoring Sanchez and Costa

343 or 352

Thoughts please

Miley Byrne

I'd appreciate any feedback. Have fiddled aorund a bit and replaced Lindelof with Walker as I had no Citeh cover. I think I'm happy enough but I await expert analysis:o

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Forster

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Walker

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Luiz

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Trippier

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RLC

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Salah

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Alli

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Pogba

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Rodriguez

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Lukaku

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Lacazette

Begovic
Rangel
Carroll
Ake

Gaillimh1976

Gaillimh1976 wrote: »

Ozil & Fabregas

or

Sane & Pedro

No other Chelsea/Arsenal/City attackers apart from above

I can understand the logic of Fabregas but I can't start the season with any doubts in my team. Fabregas is a doubt.

The Sane & Pedro combo looks better anyway.

The real mccoy 91

Deleted User wrote:

I can understand the logic of Fabregas but I can't start the season with any doubts in my team. Fabregas is a doubt.

My thinking on fabregas is that without hazard he will have a starting spot possibly in the hole and his returns last year from limited time were fantastic at 7.0 I think he's definitely worth a punt

sheroman01

Miley Byrne wrote: »

I'd appreciate any feedback. Have fiddled aorund a bit and replaced Lindelof with Walker as I had no Citeh cover. I think I'm happy enough but I await expert analysis:o

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Forster

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Walker

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Luiz

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Trippier

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RLC

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Salah

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Alli

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Pogba

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Rodriguez

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Lukaku

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Lacazette

Begovic
Rangel
Carroll
Ake

Not a bad team but too much money in defence imo. You have 4 premium defenders. I would downgrade Walker, Ake and either Luiz/Trippier to 2 x 4.5 and 1 x 4.0m defenders. This frees up lots of funds to upgrade Rodriguez and/or RLC.

Miley Byrne

sheroman01 wrote: »

Not a bad team but too much money in defence imo. You have 4 premium defenders. I would downgrade Walker, Ake and either Luiz/Trippier to 2 x 4.5 and 1 x 4.0m defenders. This frees up lots of funds to upgrade Rodriguez and/or RLC.

Thanks for the input Sheroman. Wasn't sure about Rodriguez(think he could have a good season) so i had the option of 442 with a strong enough defence until it became clear if he will start/score well.

You are of the school of thought thatputs minimum resourses into defence I take it?

sheroman01

Miley Byrne wrote: »

Thanks for the input Sheroman. Wasn't sure about Rodriguez(think he could have a good season) so i had the option of 442 with a strong enough defence until it became clear if he will start/score well.

You are of the school of thought thatputs minimum resourses into defence I take it?

Yeah I usually go for a 3-4-3 and a GK + DEF of the below, maybe adding 0.5 or 1.0, but no more.

GK: 4.5, 4.5
DEF: 5.5, 5.0, 4.5, 4.5, 4.0

Miley Byrne

sheroman01 wrote: »

Yeah I usually go for a 3-4-3 and a GK + DEF of the below, maybe adding 0.5 or 1.0, but no more.

GK: 4.5, 4.5
DEF: 5.5, 5.0, 4.5, 4.5, 4.0

Took your advice on board and I definitely think this team has a better look to it

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Forster

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Cedric

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Luiz

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Trippier

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RLC

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Salah

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Alli

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Pogba

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Firmino

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Lukaku

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Lacazette

Begovic
Rangel
Carroll
Mariappa

km79

Miley Byrne wrote: »

Took your advice on board and I definitely think this team has a better look to it

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Forster

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Cedric

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Luiz

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Trippier

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RLC

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Salah

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Alli

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Pogba

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Firmino

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Lukaku

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Lacazette

Begovic
Rangel
Carroll
Mariappa

Salah and firmino is way too much spent on Liverpool attack
Downgrade firmino
Upgrade RLC or Tom carroll

Is that foster west brom at 4.5 or Forster Southampton at 5ml (along with cedric) ?

Miley Byrne

km79 wrote: »

Salah and firmino is way too much spent on Liverpool attack
Downgrade firmino
Upgrade RLC or Tom carroll

Is that foster west brom at 4.5 or Forster Southampton at 5ml (along with cedric) ?

Forster Southampton, was going by their opening run of fixtures really

km79

Miley Byrne wrote: »

Forster Southampton, was going by their opening run of fixtures really

Not sure I'd double on their defence with anew manager though
I'd downgrade Forster and go with 2 4.5s if you want two playing keepers
Find one that rotates well with begovic
There is one team but I can't think who it is
Possibly Swansea
West brom have nice fixtures though so a lot are going foster and myhil/Elliot

bodking

km79 wrote: »

Not sure I'd double on their defence with anew manager though
I'd downgrade Forster and go with 2 4.5s if you want two playing keepers
Find one that rotates well with begovic
There is one team but I can't think who it is
Possibly Swansea
West brom have nice fixtures though so a lot are going foster and myhil/Elliot

Bournemouth rotate with Southampton
Swansea with WBA

extra gravy

Only problem I see with Bournemouth/Soton rotation is that you'd be rotating 5m defenders every week. If I spend 5m+ on a def I'd want to be playing him every week especially early on in the season when funds are tight. Could go Forster/Begovic for 9.5 but doubt I'd want to bench Forster for any of those opening fixtures.

Who_8_Paul?

extra gravy wrote: »

Only problem I see with Bournemouth/Soton rotation is that you'd be rotating 5m defenders every week. If I spend 5m+ on a def I'd want to be playing him every week especially early on in the season when funds are tight. Could go Forster/Begovic for 9.5 but doubt I'd want to bench Forster for any of those opening fixtures.

Francis at 4.5m?

extra gravy

Who_8_Paul? wrote: »

Francis at 4.5m?

Forgot about Francis actually cheers.

Scorpion Sting

Who_8_Paul? wrote: »

Francis at 4.5m?

Possible rotation risk now Ake is there?

Who_8_Paul?

Scorpion Sting wrote: »

Possible rotation risk now Ake is there?

Yeah, not certain starter. Ben Mee might be the only safe 4.5 until we know more. From FFS:

The Fantasy Premier League (FPL) is now exactly seven days old and our analysis of the player list turns to take a first look at defenders.

These players will play a vital role in our seasons. Two, or even three, budget defenders – perhaps operating in rotation – can free up valuable funds.

Clean sheets remain the core of a defender’s points, but there are other factors at play.

It’s important to consider FPL’s Bonus Point System (BPS), which is used to allocate extra points to players.

This will favour defenders who complete passes and crosses, make recoveries and clearances, blocks and interceptions (CBI), and win tackles.

Rotation pairings are also crucial for this position at the budget end of the market.

By switching two or three budget defenders according to fixtures, we can attempt to maximise the points potential from our backline.

Alongside goalkeepers, budget defenders are the key position when considering a rotation strategy.

We’ve discussed the basic principles involved in this article.

THE 4.0 MARKET

It’s currently impossible to find a defensive option that offers assured starts among the 4.0 price bracket. They just don’t exist.

However, as we saw with Swansea City’s Jordi Amat last season and Liverpool’s Joe Gomez in 2015/16, they can materialise for short spells.

Pre-season will be crucial in identifying these candidates, and injuries may yet unearth one or two options prior to August 11.

As it stands, many FPL managers will still look at a 4.0 target just as a means of liberating that precious 0.5 in loose change.

Swansea City’s Angel Rangel has already proved the top target here, claiming 18.7% ownership, even though he is unlikely to wrestle starts from the 4.5-priced Kyle Naughton.

AFC Bournemouth’s Brad Smith and Adrian Mariappa of Watford are also options, with the latter perhaps having the strongest opportunity to claim a starting role having featured heavily towards the end of last season following a run of injuries. He is also under a new manager in Marco Silva, who will have fresh ideas on the Hornets’ defensive line-up.

Burnley’s Kevin Long is another possibility. In the short-term, he could benefit from Michael Keane’s departure. However, James Tarkowski, at 4.5, is perhaps more likely to get the nod alongside Ben Mee, with Sean Dyche surely set to buy in this position.

Axel Tuanzebe of Manchester United is another possibility. But, by opting for him, you’re tying up a United slot and limiting your options elsewhere in your squad.

It pays to stick with the “unfashionable” sources of Fantasy talent when selecting bench fodder.

That could see us turn to the promoted teams and, early on, Uwe Hunemeier has attracted 8.1% ownership to rank second behind Rangel. The German started 11 matches for Brighton and Hove Albion last season, but is expected to be back-up to Lewis Dunk and Shane Duffy, who are both priced at 4.5.

UP THE BRACKET

While we may accept an inactive 4.0 player in defence, we need to stretch to 4.5 in order to get ourselves a guaranteed starter.

Looking at the early ownership levels, it’s the aforementioned Ben Mee that has earned the majority of attention. The Clarets’ centre-back has been snapped up by 13.6% as the most desirable of Dyche’s defence.

Mee was second only to Bournemouth’s Steve Cook for CBI last season but, despite that, he picked up just six bonus points.

Goalkeeper Tom Heaton dominated with 21 in the Burnley rearguard, but with Michael Keane departed, Mee may step up further and be even more dominant next season.

His credentials as a 4.5 option look sound, although Matt Lowton is also a consideration.

If you’re overlooking Heaton at 5.0, then one of that pair, with their opening home fixtures, appear worthy options even without Keane in the Clarets’ defence.

Clean home rotation is not an option for Burnley, with Chelsea their partner. But if we look beyond this, there are some other potential pairings.

We should immediately point out that if you’re willing to rotate a West Brom 5.0 option – either Craig Dawson or Gareth McAuley – then this looks a very strong avenue to explore.

The combination with Burnley would provide seven successive home fixtures to open the season (BOU WBA STO CPL WHM HUD WAT).

The issue here is that you’ll need to shell out for a 5.0 option and be willing to bench a West Brom defender who offers clear goal threat at set-pieces away from home. It’s a major blow that Allan Nyom was hiked to 5.0 this season. It leaves us hoping that new signing Ahmed Hegazi can gain regular starts as the only Baggies backline option at 4.5.

A Burnley defender could also be rotated with a Crystal Palace 4.5 option to offer an attractive opening burst (HUD WBA SWA CPL SOT HUD).

The partnership derails in Gameweek 7 with the choice of Everton away or a home tie with Manchester United, but then it gets back on track.

However, the weapon of choice in Frank de Boer’s Palace backline is far from clear. We need more of the pre-season to discover the pecking order and we will be relying on starts for either James Tomkins or Martin Kelly.

Stoke City perhaps provide a better option alongside Burnley (eve WBA wba CPL new HUD SOU WHU BOU NEW), with Geoff Cameron the player to monitor.

The American international was favoured in central midfield by Mark Hughes last season, though with Darren Fletcher now at the Potters, his starting role is far from assured while Stoke retain a back four.

The impending signing of Kurt Zouma on loan muddies the water still further.

Phil Bardsley and Glen Johnson are alternative 4.5 candidates for the Potters, although they may rotate over the season.

The promoted teams play a major role in this price bracket, with Newcastle United and Brighton both supplying strong candidates.

De Andre Yedlin and Jamaal Lascelles have picked up ownership (5.3% and 3.6%) and are arguably the most assured starters in Rafa Benitez’s defence.

Lascelles edges it, with Benitez perhaps likely to rotate at full-back. Much depends on his pre-season tactics, however, with the possibility of Yedlin deployed as a wing-back in a 3-4-3. That would also bring new signing Florian Lejeune into the equation.

Newcastle pair up with Leicester City to offer 38 successive home matches, although the fixtures are far from favourable, forcing us to consider away ties early on (TOT BHA WHM swa STO bha bou WBA CPL brn)

With Danny Simpson available for 4.5, there’s a clear duo on offer. However, Foxes boss Craig Shakespeare could consider Harry Maguire for right-back to scupper those plans. Wes Morgan is also priced at 4.5 and with Robert Huth (5.0) sidelined for the season openers following ankle surgery, his stock has improved.

Swansea City provide another able partner for early Newcastle’s fixtures and, in the aforementioned Naughton, they do provide a secure starter at 4.5 – if you’re willing to overlook Alfie Mawson’s goal potential at 5.0 and are ignoring Lukasz Fabianski (4.5) in goal.

A Lascelles/Naughton partnership offers a very solid opening ten Gameweeks (sot hud WHM NEW STO WAT whm HUD CPL brn).

Goal threat and CBI potential mean that Lewis Dunk is the most attractive candidate in the Brighton defence, although we have to hope that his disciplinary record improves – 12 bookings last season is a concern.

The Seagulls partner with Huddersfield Town to offer clean home rotation. Christopher Schindler is perhaps the more assured starter, though centre-back partner Michael Hefele has the far greater goal threat and would be our choice to accompany Dunk.

Chris Lowe is also an attacking option for the Terriers, but he’s now under threat from new signing Scott Malone.

Bournemouth’s Simon Francis could also be paired with Dunk.

The Cherries’ skipper faces a battle for his starting role following Nathan Ake’s arrival but, if he overcomes that, he has to be a consideration for those turning down the attacking appeal of Ake and Daniels in the 5.0 bracket.

Working with a Brighton man, he offers a decent opening ten Gameweeks (wba WAT wat WBA BHA NEW LEI EVE sto SOT).

Up until West Ham’s re-arranged fixture with Southampton was announced, the Hammers provided perfect home rotation with Watford – two clubs that also serve up 4.5 defensive options.

They could be considered here, although we need pre-season to decipher Marco Silva’s plans.

Sebastian Prodl may emerge as a possibility, though Younes Kaboul fares better in the BPS when fit and selected.

For West Ham, Angelo Ogbonna looks more assured of starts than James Collins, although that will depend on Slaven Bilic running with a three-man defence and that is far from certain.

Everton’s Cuco Martina is a new consideration as a potential one-stop shop at the 4.5 price point.

Manager Ronald Koeman has been re-acquainted with the former Southampton right-back who provides cover for the injured Seamus Coleman. We would now expect Martina to get the nod over the inexperienced Mason Holgate and Jonjoe Kenny. However, Everton’s evil early fixtures are a major deterrent.

Nonetheless, a rotation pair with Lascelles, in particular, appears to be an effective ploy while Coleman remains sidelined and if Holgate and Kenny are kept out of the frame.

Our current appraisal of this price bracket has us leaning towards a series of assured starters.

Mee/Lowton with Dunk and Naughton appear the most likely, with a Lascelles/Yedlin combination also in the mix. Francis is also another candidate for those willing to overlook the 5.0 Cherries.

If you’re looking to risk saving funds with a 4.0 option and two premium defenders, you’ll be limited to a two-way rotation.

Extending to three and forgoing the 4.0 defender is certainly a solution to explore.

Burnley and Dunk don’t work particularly well as a pair but, if you factor in Naughton, we’re given a very reasonable single fixture to work with two heavy-hitters (Sot WBA wat WBA bou HUD whm HUD whm NEW).

Similarly, we can look to Mee, Lascelles and Francis to get (wba WBA WHM CPL STO HUD LEI WHM CPL NEW). Or Naughton, Lascelles and Francis to get (wba WAT WHM NEW BHA WAT LEI HUD CPL brn).

As a side note, if you’re looking for further reading on three-way rotation, I heartily recommend Peter Blake’s early pre-season work here.

As the pre-season develops and as further moves in the transfer market transpire, our thinking in this area will surely shift.

In particular, we need to monitor Cameron’s stock over the summer, along with Hughes’ preferred right-back. That could open up a very favourable three-way rotation with Francis and Naughton.

Equally, the defensive selections from De Boer, Silva and Bilic look vital.

Palace, in particular, not only work well with the Burnley options, but they are also a component of several attractive three-way rotations.

caviardreams

Scorpion Sting wrote: »

Possible rotation risk now Ake is there?

Ake must be nailed on as first choice?

Scorpion Sting

caviardreams wrote: »

Ake must be nailed on as first choice?

Yep but his arrival further complicates the issue of who will be the regular starters because I think Cook is pretty much nailed on as well. Francis may be moved to right-back or Howe may decide to go for 3 at the back. Pre-season should tell us a lot.

NoviGlitzko

@F1ngers;1040912983-4-3

Sorry I can't quote your post this new site layout has me all confused.

GK - No problems there. You could free up a .5 by putting in Myhill as back up for Foster as you know but that's more well rounded.

DF - I think Trippier is a must have and if Lindelof plays every game for United at the start of the season happy days, but United have the champions league to consider now so I'm not sure any United defender is a banker now (even De Gea). Yedlin for Newcastle probably would offer more points than the other 4.5 Newcastle defender you have. He likes to get forward a lot.

MD - See no problems here. Is Walters guaranteed to start? Is Fabregas? That's what I always have to make sure before the season starts. They probably will though.

FD - Awesome. I think Harry Kane will know by now that he's had slow starts to the season before and he will address this. Plus coming off on the back of no summer tournament. Wembley is a worry, but their away form was great last season anyway. Lukaku speaks for itself with the good start United have.

Finally, it's very risky not having City cover. I think they'll win the league this season.

racso1975

Pickford

Dawson/Francis/Rangel

Pedro/Sane/Alli/Mkhitaryan/Coutinho

Laca/Firminho

Darlow
Martina
Mee
Rodriguez


Might possibly look at downgrading Alli and bring in Lukaku for Laca?

Would love opinions either way

F1ngers

NoviGlitzko wrote: »

Finally, it's very risky not having City cover. I think they'll win the league this season.

Thanks, like the look of Foster/Myhill.

Have Trippier + 4 x 4.5m, had changed to Yedlin, dropped Lindelof.

Have Sane, they will be dangerous this year.

racso1975 wrote: »

Pickford

Dawson/Francis/Rangel

Pedro/Sane/Alli/Mkhitaryan/Coutinho

Laca/Firminho

Darlow
Martina
Mee
Rodriguez


Might possibly look at downgrading Alli and bring in Lukaku for Laca?

Would love opinions either way

Did you look at Evertons opening fixtures? Get rid of Pickford, Forster for same price has decent fixtures(ger rid of Martina for same reason).
Keep Alli, you need spurs coverage.
Downgrade Mkhitaryan/Coutinho for Lukaku.

NoviGlitzko

My team so far is:

GK - 

Foster / Myhill - Can't see WB conceding as many goals this season. Good fixtures

DF -

Lindelof - I'll have to see if he's first choice but he's in for now. Could nab a few goals too.
Trippier - Attacking threat and at 5.5 a good price for me. Depends if Spurs will strengthen in the meantime though.
Cedric - Southampton cover for the opening fixtures. Tried so hard to fit in Bertrand but couldn't do it. Pellegrino is a defensive coach too.
Yedlin - Wing back who could get points. Could work well for home fixtures.
Hunemeier - Bench fodder who could start. Probably not.

MD - 
De Bruyne - Banker to start out of all of City's mid's and I expect a big season.
Alli - Couldn't fit in Kane so the next best Spurs cover. If Son was fit he'd be in ahead of Alli.
Salah - Possible starter up front. I'll have to see more pre-season for Lpool before making my decision. If not I'll revert to Coutinho or possibly try fit Mane in.
Stanislas - Huge finish to last season and I expect him nailed on to start. Bournemouth like to get forward and have some decent opening fixtures.
RLC - Must have surely if he starts.

FD - 
Lukaku - Seems like a banker. I'll keep an eye on pre-season though.
Jesus - Depends on if he plays as the number nine or not. Scary potential for points IMO but I'll probably switch to Aguero if the latter is further forward.
J Rod - Good opening fixtures and he's back fully fit. Knows where the goal is and will get assists. If Charlie Austin was gonna start for certain I'd go with him instead.

Thoughts?

Dubliner28

Taughts here please folks...

Forster/Begovic
Lindelof Bertie Holgate ( Daniels Mee )
Sane Klassen Coutinho Pedro (RLC)
Lacazette Gabbi Firmingo...


Two I'm having concerns with for opening fixtures.. Klassen Unknown and Gabbi(Southampton have tasty fixtures but will he start) .? With Morata in London for Chelsea he's also tempting

The real mccoy 91

Foster-Begovic

Trippier-Mee-Cedric-Marriapa- Francis

De bruyne-Coutinho-Pedro-Lanzini-RLC

Lacazette-Benteke-Jesus

Looking at a 3-4-3

The real mccoy 91

Dubliner28 wrote:

Forster/Begovic Lindelof Bertie Holgate ( Daniels Mee ) Sane Klassen Coutinho Pedro (RLC) Lacazette Gabbi Firmingo...

Dubliner28 wrote:

Two I'm having concerns with for opening fixtures.. Klassen Unknown and Gabbi(Southampton have tasty fixtures but will he start) .? With Morata in London for Chelsea he's also tempting

No problems with the gks Holgate might be behind Martina for Everton and they have a brutal start. Same with klaasen and will want to see him before adding him in. Gabbi made alot of enemies last year and Austin should be back and I'd worry about firmino not producing enough goals. You could downgrade gabbi and firmino to benteke and Austin freeing up funds to swap the 2 Everton lads around

alchemist33

The real mccoy 91 wrote: »

Foster-Begovic

Trippier-Mee-Cedric-Marriapa- Francis

De bruyne-Coutinho-Pedro-Lanzini-RLC

Lacazette-Benteke-Jesus

Looking at a 3-4-3

The only thing that really stands out is you have neither Kane or Lukaku. The three forwards you have are fine but the two expensive lads are heavily owned and it's a gamble to have neither. I've also seen Liverpool fans say Coutinho may be playing deeper this season. And is Mariappa nailed on? He's never been on my radar so haven't paid any attention to him.

Otherwise it's solid.

LizardKing82

Anyoone have any feedback on my current team?

I have purposely omitted Spurs players by the way ;-)


De Gea

Yoshida, Holding, Bailly

Sane, Salah, Fabregas, Tadic

Lukaku, Lacazette (may change), Benteke


Bench: Elliot, Ake, RLC, Rangel

Gaillimh1976

LizardKing82 wrote: »

Anyoone have any feedback on my current team?

I have purposely omitted Spurs players by the way ;-)


De Gea

Yoshida, Holding, Bailly

Sane, Salah, Fabregas, Tadic

Lukaku, Lacazette (may change), Benteke


Bench: Elliot, Ake, RLC, Rangel

If VVD stays is Yoshida nailed ?

Stephens looked decent last year & could take his place

LizardKing82

Good point

Its a toss up between Yoshida and Stephens anyway. Yoshida usually gets a few goals a season to boot

The real mccoy 91

alchemist33 wrote:

The only thing that really stands out is you have neither Kane or Lukaku. The three forwards you have are fine but the two expensive lads are heavily owned and it's a gamble to have neither. I've also seen Liverpool fans say Coutinho may be playing deeper this season. And is Mariappa nailed on? He's never been on my radar so haven't paid any attention to him.

Yeah its a risk I'm looking at it as I want to see how kane and spurs adapt to playing in Wembley I think they might struggle and im just not a fan of lukaku tbh it may come back to bite me. I've read marriapa is the most likely starter out of all the 4.0 defenders he's just a filler really. Coutinho you'd imagine will still be influential in most of the good things Liverpool will do but I could downgrade him if needed

The real mccoy 91

LizardKing82 wrote:

Its a toss up between Yoshida and Stephens anyway. Yoshida usually gets a few goals a season to boot

What about cedric? You'd imagine he will be first choice right back

Father Hernandez

LizardKing82 wrote: »

Good point

Its a toss up between Yoshida and Stephens anyway. Yoshida usually gets a few goals a season to boot

He doesn't though, only had 1 last year in the league and it was a fluke IIRC.

I had him and he one of my faves last season but only cause he was a cheap way into Southampton defence at 4.5. I don't think he's 100% nailed on and at 5.0, you'd wanna be certain he is.

Would Cedric not be a better option for you? Loves bombing forward and could do well in the opening games at 5.0 too

LizardKing82

Cedric it is!

Thanks!

Who_8_Paul?

The real mccoy 91 wrote: »

Yeah its a risk I'm looking at it as I want to see how kane and spurs adapt to playing in Wembley I think they might struggle and im just not a fan of lukaku tbh it may come back to bite me. I've read marriapa is the most likely starter out of all the 4.0 defenders he's just a filler really. Coutinho you'd imagine will still be influential in most of the good things Liverpool will do but I could downgrade him if needed

Every blank draft I've started with so far - Kane is the first player I stick in. Given last season and his ownership I think he's as close to a must have as you can get this year. Agree on Lukaku, Utd may not score as many as the other top 6 teams and he's an expensive question mark.

castletownman

Current draft:

GK: Foster Elliot
DF: Trippier, Lindelof, Martina, Yedlin, Long
MF: Alli, Sane, Coutinho, Ramsey, Ward-Prowse
ST: Lacazette, Lukaku. J Rod

Planning on going with three up top where possible, so considering swapping JWP for RLC to raise funds for Chicarito.

Any opinions on Knockaert actually? Widely regarded as the best player in the Championship last year and could be a useful cheap option.

Scorpion Sting

castletownman wrote: »

Current draft:

GK: Foster Elliot
DF: Trippier, Lindelof, Martina, Yedlin, Long
MF: Alli, Sane, Coutinho, Ramsey, Ward-Prowse
ST: Lacazette, Lukaku. J Rod

Planning on going with three up top where possible, so considering swapping JWP for RLC to raise funds for Chicarito.

Any opinions on Knockaert actually? Widely regarded as the best player in the Championship last year and could be a useful cheap option.

I'd be wary of choosing Martina at the start as Everton have brutal fixtures.

I think I prefer Newcastle's Ritchie and anyway Knockaert is injured at the moment so might not be ready in time for GW1. Ritchie has an injury also but I believe it's only a minor one.

Trimm Trabb

Father Hernandez wrote: »

He doesn't though, only had 1 last year in the league and it was a fluke IIRC.

I had him and he one of my faves last season but only cause he was a cheap way into Southampton defence at 4.5. I don't think he's 100% nailed on and at 5.0, you'd wanna be certain he is.

Would Cedric not be a better option for you? Loves bombing forward and could do well in the opening games at 5.0 too

Yoshida was doing well with bonus and had had good CBI. Had him too for the run in and seem to remember him going close to goal a few times in the last couple of months.

The real mccoy 91

Scorpion Sting wrote:

I think I prefer Newcastle's Ritchie and anyway Knockaert is injured at the moment so might not be ready in time for GW1. Ritchie has an injury also but I believe it's only a minor one.

Ritchie takes penalties too

The real mccoy 91

Who_8_Paul? wrote:

Every blank draft I've started with so far - Kane is the first player I stick in. Given last season and his ownership I think he's as close to a must have as you can get this year. Agree on Lukaku, Utd may not score as many as the other top 6 teams and he's an expensive question mark.

I could swap around a little and get alli in for spurs cover and also looking at hernandez too now. Kane is probably a bit expensive unless I dropped lacazette and jesus for hernandez and kane. I like city and arsenals opening fixtures though

sheroman01

I'm liking this team at the moment. So funny how many times it has changed though :P

Foster, Elliot
Cedric, Lindelof, Ward, Naughton, Long
KDB, Miki, Tadic, Lallana, Carroll
Kane, Lukaku, Gayle

1m ITB

bodking

I'm slowly getting there can you comment please .

Fabianski /Foster - Rotate all season
Cedric / Trippier / Naunton / Mee / Dawson
Alli / Sterling / Willan /Pedro / RLC
Kane / Lukaku / Depoitre

One will go from Willan or Pedro

Comments please

ShaneU

bodking wrote: »

I'm slowly getting there can you comment please .

Fabianski /Foster - Rotate all season
Cedric / Trippier / Naunton / Mee / Dawson
Alli / Sterling / Willan /Pedro / RLC
Kane / Lukaku / Depoitre

One will go from Willan or Pedro

Comments please

Sterling won't start every game.

km79

ShaneU wrote: »

Sterling won't start every game.

I would add only one of that midfield will

UKLad

Hi would appreciate feedback on the below team

Courtois
Naughton, Dunk, Mee
Willian, Alli, Salah, Iwobi, Sane
Kane, Lukaku

Subs
Holgate, fletcher, Elliot, Britos

Clearly haven't invested in subs and defence is weak. Probably will take out a premium midfielder for Tom Carroll and reinvest but am happy overall.

The real mccoy 91

UKLad wrote:

Courtois Naughton, Dunk, Mee Willian, Alli, Salah, Iwobi, Sane Kane, Lukaku

That is a very weak back line and I think alli is your only midfielder guaranteed 90 mins each week so I'd be a little wary

Rushty

UKLad wrote: »

Hi would appreciate feedback on the below team

Courtois
Naughton, Dunk, Mee
Willian, Alli, Salah, Iwobi, Sane
Kane, Lukaku

Subs
Holgate, fletcher, Elliot, Britos

Clearly haven't invested in subs and defence is weak. Probably will take out a premium midfielder for Tom Carroll and reinvest but am happy overall.

Could downgrade Courtois as well if trying to free more funds, plenty of good 4.5 options. I agree with Kane and Lukaku and yes defence is very weak, also good value options available there though, Cedric and Daniels both 5.0

Rushty

Fabianski -- Foster (rotate)

Cedric -- Lindelof --Daniels -- Lascelles (sub) -- Hünemeier (sub)

Coutinho -- Sané -- Pogba -- Fabregas -- RLC (sub)

Lukaku -- Kane -- Jay Rodriguez


Happy enough, have changed so many times already. If Alli starts well I could see myself trying to get him in. Have gone for expensive Spurs and Chelsea defenders in the past but that hasn't really worked so going for two expensive forwards instead. I think Fabregas could be a real bargain and reckon Rodriguez is great value as well. Being a United fan has influenced putting Pogba in there but a nice run of fixtures at the start so great potential for points. Could put Mkhitaryan in for same price if he starts better, I reckon he'll have a good season.

Sané seems to be very much liked by Guardiola and Coutinho has potential for regular double-digit gameweeks. 2 sub defenders have reasonably nice first 10 games to rotate with Daniels because Bournemouth have Arsenal, City, Spurs and Chelsea in their first 10.

Might be getting a bit too far ahead of myself thinking 10 games dwn the line though, could be resorting to using my wildcard by then if things get off to a bad start!

eagle eye

I've had it up on the browser for days but only got back to it now. Like people's thoughts on this squad.....

Foster Heaton
Rudiger, Trippier, Simpson, Yedlin, Muniesa
De Bruyne, Son, Ritchie, Herrera, Mooy
Kane, Jesus, Iheanacho( Slimani placeholder until the move happens)

Big issues are no United defender, no Chelsea attacker and no Arsenal at all.

Benimar

eagle eye wrote: »

I've had it up on the browser for days but only got back to it now. Like people's thoughts on this squad.....

Foster Heaton
Rudiger, Trippier, Simpson, Yedlin, Muniesa
De Bruyne, Son, Ritchie, Herrera, Mooy
Kane, Jesus, Iheanacho( Slimani placeholder until the move happens)

Big issues are no United defender, no Chelsea attacker and no Arsenal at all.

I haven't really looked at my own team yet, so I can't really comment on improvements. However, I think you could run into trouble with that team. Is Rudiger nailed on? I understand Simpson is under pressure for his spot and Muniesa isn't guaranteed to start.

In midfield, Son probably won't start the season due to injury and I think Ritchie and Herrera (in particular) aren't strong enough to be the 3rd and 4th mid, unless you plan on a 4-3-3, which it doesn't look like. Mooy is an intriguing pick and could be a nice differential for you.

The forward line looks good to me. No Lukaku, but someone has to miss out.

Random suggestion - swap Rudiger for A Man U defender and Herrera for a Chelsea mid?