Rate my team 22/23

Thinking of going with De Bruyne over Haaland. Currently on:

Meslier (Ward)

TAA Cancelo Botman Dalot (Williams)

Salah KDB Aaronson Bailey (Pereira)

Jesus Kane (Archer)

Looking at this:

Sanchez (Ward)

TAA - Cancelo - Zinchenko - Trippier (N.Williams)

Salah - Grealish - Bailey - Martinelli (Andreas)

Kane - Haaland (Greenwood)

The bench obviously isn't hectic, but one or two of them should play each week which should hopefully be enough with 5 subs this season. I'm pretty happy with how that looks, fitting in Salah, Kane and Haaland.

Best 4.5 mid after A.Pereira? And is Greenwood the best 4.5m forward?

So I've done an occasional tinker over the past few weeks, and this is where I'm currently at:

Mesiller - Ward

TAA - Walker - Collins - Williams - Patterson

Salah - Sancho - Neto - Bailey - Andreas

Kane - Jesus - Haaland

0.0 ITB

There's an element of template, with a side of traditional Prodston 3-4-3. More big hitters, and more bargain basement than a few other squads I've seen, but I'm almost happy with the balance! Obviously I'll need goals to justify it!

Goalkeeper:

Mesiller could be any 4.5, and Sanchez may even be a better bet? I don't think I trust Brentford to go with Raya though. Also hopeful of Ward being the starter for Leicester here. Had Mendy in til my last tinker, and I've often contemplated Ederson as set and forget.

Defenders:

Trent obviously. Walker is 2.0 cheaper than Cancelo, and while there's no fullback signed, I'd hope for at worst 3/4 of games played. It's a punt-ish choice but reasonably astute hopefully? Collins could be any 4.5 but you'd imagine that aside from the Irish bias, he should slot in immediately considering the money paid, and Wolves are solid. Neco Williams seems like a no brainer 4.0. Nathan Patterson more of a risk, and it's Everton so clean sheets are unlikely, but at 4.0 it's another enabler.

Midfield:

Salah obviously. Maybe it's a slightly inherent Man Utd bias, but Sancho has been my preseason eye catcher. I feel like it's an itch I need to scratch, although if push came to shove then Rashford at 6.5 could be good, if he returns to form. For now Sancho remains. Starting two of Bailey, Neto and Andreas is a concern. Podence could be a Prodston alternative to Neto - just for something different. Bailey is probably a trap too, an injury trap rather than anything else, but a good couple of weeks would justify it? Andreas is 4.5, and offers potential assists once every 10 weeks. His ownership being high is my biggest concern but the obvious 4.5 choice right?

Forwards:

Permission to say "Hubba Hubba"? It's a big sexy front 3. I don't like any of the cheap forwards, and I don't like not having 3 starting forwards. Old school perhaps? Jesus is a necessity at this point at his ownership, and is also just obvious, despite the trap we've all been seduced by. Haaland is Haaland, and I think is even more likely to score after the criticism he got last weekend. Kane is someone I've settled on a few weeks ago. He's cheaper than Son, and I think Spurs could start really well. But yes, it's just a big sexy strike force and I'm smitten, captaincy conundrums be damned!

Opinions very welcome :) Especially on goalkeepers and my 4.5 defender. Midfield alternatives in that 5/5.5 range too? Any other thoughts outside of those are probably what I need to hear, even though I can already hear those seductive whispers from my big hitters... hubba hubba indeed 😇

Read somewhere recently that Southampton were looking for a permanent move for Delap but City prefer a loan. Stoke were favourites.

Looks good, could you go sanhco / neto to Rashford/martinelli?

Midfield of Bailey , Salah, Rashford, Martinelli looks a bit more balanced then and then obviously the frontline is amazing, tempted to have a look at something similar myself now!

Very similar to my draft, I like it as when I'm weighing up Kane/Haaland/Jesus against Cancelo/Robbo/Diaz I keep thinking they will edge the points even though the team is imbalanced and I'm playing a 4-3-3. The way I see it is that I can downgrade Kane or Haaland in week 3 with 2 FTs if I need to get Robbo or Cancelo in, plus the plan of a WC around week 8 or 9 is there too.

I'm 90% going to stick with this (might go Dewsbury-Hall instead of Bailley yet as I'm not fully convinced):

Sanchez (Ward)

TAA Zinc Trippier Dalot (N.Williams)

Salah Neto Rashford (Pereira Bailley)

Kane Jesus Haaland

Team is looking like this, leaves me with €0.5m in the bank.

Is €5m too much for a keeper, would the €.5m be better used and have Sanchez for example? Also can't decide between Doherty and Perisic or Haaland and Kane

Mendy (Ward)

Doherty TAA Cancelo James (Patterson)

Neto Salah Martinelli Diaz (Andreas)

Haaland Jesus (Archer)

Hoping they'll add the second Leicester keeper at 4m as well. An 8m pair would be sweet.

Would it? Would you be playing a Leicester keeper? Their opening fixtures aren't great, there is a possibility that Schmeichel doesn't leave and then you most likely would have two non playing keepers?

Would only be advisable if Schmeichel leaves before Friday of course. The 4.5 keeper options aren't great anyway, the extra .5 saved could be handy elsewhere.

A lot of teams with Periodic, can't see why you'd go him over Doherty. A proven PL asset, was a starter in Contes team last season and has less competition than perisic. Conte has pretty said Spence wasn't his choice and is an investment, they're talking about Moura as competition to Doc.

0.5 cheaper and score better IMO