Rate My Team Thread

Been toying around with a lot of drafts and planning transfers into the first few GW's and have settled on the below. Don't think I'll change too much from this unless we hear something extraordinary.

3-5-2 to start GW1. 0.5 ITB

Onana - I quite like United's fixtures and feel he'll get saves and bonus. Set and forget.

Turner - starting keeper at 4.0 in case of emergencies.

Gabriel - I like Arsenal's opening fixtures and pfefer Gabriel to Saliba.

Estupinan - probably the one I'm not overly keen on but have him in due to high ownership. hard to look past their opening 3 fixtures and will most likely swap to Stones before GW3.

Chilwell - Chelsea are an unknown quantity this year. Difficult opening fixture on paper but Liverpool's left hand side could be got at for attacking returns.

Colwill - cheap 4.5 and I like Chelsea's fixtures for a potential double up in GW3/4/5

Beyer - playing 4.0 DF in case of emergency

Saka - disappointing end to 2023 season but can see past that, great opening fixtures and expect Saka to be at the heart of them starting well.

Martinelli - doubling up on Arsenal. Prefer Martinelli to Odegaard and 0.5 cheaper. Lower ownership and high ceiling.

Rashford - like United's opening fixtures and hopefully recreate last seasons form.

Fernandes - same as above, could be a season keeper. Expecting a big season with captaincy too.

Mitoma - good opening 2 fixtures and projected high ownership, will look to swap around GW3 to a Newcastle MD or Mbuemo depending on his start

Haaland - nothing more to be said

Gakpo - I like Gakpo as a differential to start the season. Liverpool could be kamikaze football this year where they score and concede in equal amounts. Want Liverpool cover for the Bournemouth game and have no Salah. Minutes a concern but he should start the season. Will swap to Jackson potentially for GW3.

Mubama - FWD fodder. Hopefully gets some minutes.

Tried a draft with Alvarez & Jota instead of Mitoma & Gakpo. Feels a bit more dodgy minutes wise so gone for the safer option to start the season rather than being overly risky.

Colwill only being 4.5 allows a bit of a gamble should he be dropped. Gives us some time to evaluate and there are some other good 4.5 options to jump on if it all goes títs up.

I made the mistake last year of going too big at the back and trying to steer away from that this year. Keeping it to 2 big 6 DF's, 5.0 & 4.5 that can rotate if needed and then 4.0 fodder.

Have to think so, now or never for Richy!...

Well looks like Harry is now staying, what a wild story.

My effort

I'm still undecided over a few, keep flipping between Foden and Grealish. I think Foden will score more goals if starting but it's hard to know how often he plays.

Enciso must surely get a lot more game time especially with MacAllister gone and is only 5.5M.

Garnacho could be anything, if he starts the first few games his ownership will shoot up.

I've 5m left so also pondering whether to swap Odegaard to Salah or keep it in the bank to see how things pan out in the first few weeks.

Anyone keeping Harry in? Could be a good punt with extra motivation to score if he is staying?

Double Liverpool defence is very risky, especially when they both play in the same position, so only one will play. And even then, Robbo is playing more of a LCB now, as opposed to his old LW type role. I'd get rid of both tbh.

You need some Arsenal, Man Utd & Man City starters IMO. Haaland doesn't count.

Why are people so keen on Stones? Where do you see him playing?

My new team after the Kane news overnight. 1.5m in the bank.

I always try to have a few differences compared to the majority of teams and then settle the team down around Christmas when you start to see players get into a run of form.

Kulu scored well last season but missed 15 or so games with injury. Spurs are going to be playing seriously attacking football this season and with Kane now gone I think Post. will adjust the tactics a little and get Son and Kulu playing more like Mane and Salah from a few years ago with Rici being the link man.

Gross had 150+ points last season and with Mac Allister and Caicedo now gone i think he'll be one 9f the main guys to step up this season. Brighton also have great fixtures to open with so potential for a decent score from him early doors.

Tielmans is a bit of a punt but he'll have a point to prove this season after phoning it in last season. I think Emery will give him every chance to be a really explosive box to box midfielder and we know he loves a stroke from distance. Villas fixtures are quite good for the first few weeks as well.

I've always picked Raul early in the season and with there some talk of Mitro looking to move I think Raul has a great chance 9f starting for Fulham.

Yeah. So you do know what you’re doing and I love seeing people dontheir own thing and avoid being influenced by ‘the template’

I would question Gross over March or Mitoma because Gross is likely to be playing RB and has seemingly lost penalties too.

^Joao Pedro on pens for Brighton apparently. He's the one currently enabling me to pick Salah and Haaland. 🙄

I find it's hard to give advice on 'deadline day' without relating back to my own team!

What I'd say is - you seem to have too much tied up in DF especially with Botman. Could downgrade to Beyer/Baldock and keep the extra 0.5.

I'm not sold on Stones tbh or any City DF. I've a plan to get Stones in but it's a wait and see. Their fixtures look quality on paper, the Pep roulette just puts me off and I'd rather 3 at the back that I'm convinced will get the minutes. City's defenders didn't score well last year for various reasons. Cancelo was the only one I ever went with usually due to attacking output.

Foden for the same reason above is why I'm going without him, not nailed and them pursuing Paqueta isn't good for Foden's minutes either. I don't think he'll start tonight judging by what I've seen so you're setting yourself up for a transfer already IMO. I like the Jota pick a lot (I've gone Gakpo) so the 3 transfers you've suggested look spot on. I like Watkins but going to wait and see with him. It's a spot in your team you can be a bit risky with, maybe a double up with Jota/Gakpo for the first 2 GW's and then a swap to Watkins or Jackson in GW3?

No, definitely appreciated.

I think the Foden one is inevitable really. Agree on his limited minutes centrally with Paqueta, and Pep seems to like Silva at RW now. I'm very dependent on team news this evening because I want a City differential against a promoted side as everyone will have Haaland. Foden always carries the haul threat, but the benching risk at the same time.

The Stones/Botman ones I am actually open to. I had thought that the DEF had too much money tied up in it anyways. I might keep a hold of Stones as he is somewhat secure (Pep, I know). Some talk that Dias is missing tonight for Man City with a head injury, and Gvardiol is cheaper but too risky for minutes just yet. I do have a planned Estupinan transfer for GW3 or GW4 so don't want to commit to too many DEF transfers either.

Botman -> 4.0 allows me to do Jackson-> Watkins and then decide between Foden (or 7.5) to a 7.5 or 8.0 (Jota) tonight or eventually.

Still sticking on 451 since earlier in the week Option was to switch Martinelli for Watkins (and 4.5 fodders), but I prefer Arsenal to start hot.

Onana

Saliba Chilwell Estupinan Baldock (Kabore)

Salah Rashford Saka Martinelli Mitoma

Haaland

Playing a 4m defender each week is my main concern, good few options this year tho.

Most of the picks pick themselves, gone a bit "talisman" with the main man as I see it for City, Liverpool, Arsenal and United. Might add Richarlison for Martinelli and make it Spurs new main man too. Would allow me the double up with Arsenal defenders for the first few weeks

My question is

salah or Diaz

If it’s Diaz I can get Sonny/Ricki/Maddison and move on Mbeumo

So Salah / Mbeumo

or

Diaz / Spurs

It's a great question.

Given how shrewd Brighton are, I'd assume they already have that boxed off and it isn't a massive worry. I am only having Estupinan for the first few GW's so not a massive concern. Ownership is way too high though.

Those opening 3 games for Brighton are hard to ignore though.

Going to forego Chilwell and keep 0.5m ITB.

Barring any late tweak I'm going with:

Johnstone, Turner

Gabriel, Estupinan, Henry, Ugogie, Baldock

Salah, Saka, Fernandes, Mbeumo, Chukuemeka

Haaland, Watkins, Joao Pedro.

Had finalised my team last night and it included TAA.

Ripped it to this morning and am on this....

Lack of Arsenal mid may be concerning...

Thoughts suggestions very welcome:

I've spent too long trying to figure out who EBH is. I presume it's not the cyclist Edwin Bossen Hagen

Who is it?