Gameweek 16 - Transfer Thread for one week punts

Something similar I'm thinking - Alvarez to Nunez. Leave me the pool triple up then; Salah, Firmino and Nunez.

Is Perisic gonna play as a forward again this week I wonder?

Last weeks disastrous punt of DCL to Nunez

I don't think haaland will play so might bring Kane in for him and make him captain

Will likely do Wilson & Foden to Kane & any 4.3 mid. You'd think that Spurs would put a couple past that leaky Leeds defence. Though Justin being injured throws a potential spanner in the works.

It’s a tricky one for me. I genuinely have no obvious moves (a symptom of dead ending into the unlimited with a threemium of De Bruyne/Salah/Haaland)

Pope/Ward: I could do Pope to Alisson and Alisson definitely has the higher expected points, but it doesn’t feel that sexy, with Liverpool still being a bit off defensively and Southampton having a new coach. Pope’s chances against Chelsea feel high enough to hold, even if Chelsea are never a good fixture no matter the current form of both teams.

Cancelo/Trippier/White: Feel like obvious avoids for a move out. All great shouts this week

Neco Williams: I’ve only .8 in the bank so 4.9 doesn’t feel like an obvious budget for a sexy one week move. I’m not ruling out a move to Konate which would see me benching Bailey, but again, Liverpool defensive doubts are definitely a thing.

Doherty: I’m quite disappointed to be .1 short for Perisic because it absolutely feels sexy enough. Gabriel is the affordable alternative and might just be the way to go. It’s high on my list of transfer options.

Salah/De Bruyne/Martinelli: I’m obviously not getting rid of these for a 1 week move unless team news comes out

Bailey: Not much that can be done with 5.3 really.

Rashford: I’m .1 short of Zaha so the obvious move would be out of the question. Don’t see any other upgrades

Haaland: Wouldnt move even if he was confirmed out

Solanke/Archer: There’s nothing even remotely appealing at 6.5 or below in the striker bracket

Feels like that unless there is team news that someone I wanted to keep isn’t starting, I’m almost tied to a Doherty to Gabriel move, unless there’s a better move I haven’t thought of, that someone else sees?

Would leave me with a conundrum of whether to start Trippier or Bailey (leaning towards the latter).

On another note, I’m feeling like the lack of huge upside moves has me more than willing to risk a server crash in terms of team news. The potential gains from finding out KDB is benched for example seem much bigger than having to play one of Bailey or Trippier off your bench instead of Gabriel.

Is that something others are working into the timing of their Saturday morning strategy also?

Really like the look of Mitoma, scored again tonight. Tempted for this week and he might make my wc team. Brighton look like they are going to score plenty of goals under RDZ.

I don’t think there are clear conclusions to be made from it. He is clearly in the bad books. He may well play on Saturday, but I still wouldn’t look at tonight as being a rest. How tired can he be having not started a premier league game since the Liverpool game on the 16th October?

Yeah ye looked solid alright, that is the one thing putting me off Brighton players this week.

Brighton will have 2 DGWs after the WC too.

Looking at Firmino & Mitrovic out

Darwin and Solanke in

Feels a bit sideways but Firmino has got me 4 x 2 pointers.

Darwin Nunez has 14 points in 4 games (didn't play 1 game) Feels like his ceiling is a bit higher as well.

Not convinced by it yet.

Seems that he will be missing the first game of the WC.

I think Darwin is the perfect example for a 1 week punt. Not reliable going forward but serious upside for this week.

I don’t know how to view Liverpool against Southampton this week. Should I be looking at Konate as my 1 week transfer rather than Gabriel? I’d say he has just as much attacking threat from set pieces to be honest.

Wolves don’t have the new manager in until after the World Cup, they’re in the same limbo they were in the last few weeks.

In terms of midfielders and strikers, I think Darwin and Zaha are great options but I can’t move to them without getting rid of one of Salah, Haaland or De Bruyne. I deadended with a threemium that I won’t keep after the World Cup unlimited, but it means I’ve been working with Bailey, Pereira, Solanke and Martinelli, who have done great for their price, but don’t lend themselves to sexy 1 week transfers.

Im fairly destined to move a goalkeeper or a defender and while I can have any keeper, I’ve only a 5.4 budget to work with at the back.