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FPL team reveals: My best Bruno-less draft and aggressive transfer plan

FPL team reveals: Scoutcast regular Seb is poised to pick a prudent plan

The first thing to address with this ‘team reveal’ is that I would not necessarily call it that. This is more of a ‘draft reveal’.

My approach this pre-season has been to draft a number of teams, each based around different strategies, such as big at the back, heavy in midfield or a three £10m+ player team. From these, I will select my final team to start the season. Whilst some tinkering will naturally occur, and even be necessary in the case of late team news, I will generally avoid this in favour of switching between entire drafts rather than individual players.

The idea here is to remove those last-minute, ill-formed, impulsive player swaps that more often than not make our teams worse than they do better. I know I can be prone to second-guessing myself come the deadline, so I’m going to attempt to remove that to some degree by allowing myself to select only from some pre-formed, well-reasoned and rationally researched teams.

In this way, if I do suddenly fancy a player from a certain price bracket or wonder what happens with an extra premium, I’ve got the broad answer already thought-out and primed for implementation, complete with all the considerations that come with that, rather than needing to rejig an entire team with minutes to go until the big kick-off.

This does of course mean there may be some players that I have intentionally or unintentionally rejected out of hand, due to them being neither in, nor attainable in, any of my drafts, but I am okay with that. We all do that to some degree, whether we realise it or not. No one considers all 500+ players at once when thinking about their line-up. We shorten this list to something more manageable in our heads and pick from there, be that because they are players we are familiar with, players we have seen mentioned elsewhere or because they have already appeared in one of our many drafts over the summer.

With that being said, in this article I’d like to share the team I think I am most likely to go with on Friday night: the ‘BruNO draft’.

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  1. Joyce1998
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Right guys g2g??
    0.5 itb

    Bachmann
    Taa, Coufal, Tsi
    Salah, Son, Havertz, Mahrez, Buendia
    Ings, Toney

    Foster, Veltman, White, Obafemi

    1. O12
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Like it. Playing hard with out Penandes

      1. Joyce1998
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        will be getting sancho in when he's settled in for mahrez thats my plan

    2. Pacer.
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      All good players but are you planning an early WC. Because a team with only one premium could have to be torn up if/when Kane and Lukaku become vital. I wouldn't want to start the season with only one cash cow

      1. Gomolon
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        You can easily get to Kane/Lukaku with 2 fts, one on Son/Mahrez/Havertz and one on Ings or am I missing something here

        1. Pacer.
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          I guess it depends if you think Son will be expendable. I don't, and on that assumption you're looking at 3 transfers

        2. Big Ping
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Nah you're fine mate, great team.

      2. DARE TO BISCAN
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Might be working the same way as the article.

    3. Wild Card this!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      It’s ok. You’re G2G.
      Btw, we don’t know what’s going to happen…if Kane will go, when Lukaku will start - do we want him with those fixtures in first few GW’s…I think we are all into early WC this year, so you might as well pre-plan it.

  2. Louis Van Gaalstones
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    I paid for membership last season and it says it auto-renews, but will it auto-renew at the current discounted price or full price? (I'm assuming full price)

    1. BraveJ1
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Whatever price you paid for membership last season.

  3. pls
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    A: Wilson, Raph
    B: Toney, Greenwood

    Thoughts?

    1. Cojones of Destiny
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      B

  4. internal error
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    I saw someone tweet about Klopp saying he had difficult decisions to make regarding Jota/Firmino but cant see it anywhere else? Does anyone know what he said exactly?

  5. Bonus magnet
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    who is more "essential"?

    salah

    bruno

    1. Gazpilicueta
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Yes

    2. Psakhotherapy
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I’ve gone both, but given the new rules on pens & offside…salah

  6. NIGHTHIKER - I Kane, I Shaw…
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Wissa at Brentford (6.0 MID) is the new Sadio Mané - you heard it here first (Noting that Mané also started as a 6.0 MID when he joined Southampton)

  7. gunner1994
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    GTG?

    Martinez
    TAA Amartey Shaw
    Barnes Gundogan Fernandes Smith-Rowe Benrahma
    Watkins Lukaku

    Sanchez Toney Coufal White

  8. Solly The Seagull
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Gtg with this team?

    Sanchez
    TAA Shaw Tsimikas
    Salah Bruno Mahrez Barnes Benrahma
    Ings Toney

    Steele White Veltman Perica

    1. aapoman
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Looks fine

    2. Warby84
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I’m on same but with Ayling over Veltman

  9. Your Man With The Hair
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Pick one please

    A) Pulisic
    B) Mount
    c) Havertz

    1. O12
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Havertz

    2. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      A

    3. Gazpilicueta
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Mount

    4. Your Man With The Hair
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      lol 1 each so far

    5. Cojones of Destiny
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      С

  10. Gomolon
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Man U fans- With Rashford out for a while with surgery, is Greenwood the backup in that position? So even as Sancho/Cavani come back will he be nailed on the left?

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Could be Jesse when he's back, Ole likes him. Could be James in certain games... like Leeds. Could be Martial. Could be Pogba. Could be Sancho.

      We just don't know atm. I imagine there will be different players for different games.

      1. Gomolon
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers! That's annoying but I'll probably still pick him lol, good for the start at least then

    2. Ranger3
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Not nailed, there are many options now, but for the 1st game he is safe

  11. Wakanda
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Last man in my lineup

    Son or Mane ?
    Have no spurs, have salah and taa

    1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Mane

    2. O12
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Always good to have different team

    3. Your Man With The Hair
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Mane

    4. aapoman
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Mane if you really can afford him.

    5. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Mane

  12. yanky
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    a) Barnes Mahrez Toney
    b) Sarr Mahrez Ings
    c) Barnes Grealish Ings
    d) Barnes Greenwood Ings

  13. Gazpilicueta
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Press conferences,
    I have never watched them much myself, but just read overviews etc. This year I would like to start watching them myself, can anyone tell me where to find them? And is there a list of who is on when? My Google fu is failing me, cheers everyone and gl this weekend.

    1. Gomolon
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      FfScout Twitter puts up the times of each press conference, however idk where to watch them

    2. Joey Tribbiani
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      some of them are shown on youtube

  14. Bubbles1985
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Aarons
    White
    Best other 4.5m def ?!

    Cheers

  15. quickstop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    For the first time ever I think I will go with 1,0 in the bank for GW1.

    Sanchez
    TAA Shaw Tsimikas
    Salah Bruno Gundogan Raphinha
    Ings Antonio Toney

    (Foster Brownhill White Omobamidele)

    1. MESSINHO
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Upgrade Omobamidele to a 4.5 imo, you'll end up with 2 non-playing 4.0 defender in 3 weeks.

    2. aapoman
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Omobamidele is a transfer waiting to happen so I'd just upgrade him to a 4.5

  16. DAZZ
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Toney or Buendia?

    1. Sᴄʜᴜ̈RRʟᴇ ⓝ
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Toney

    2. BERGKOP
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Buendia

    3. Pipermaru
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Toney

  17. how many hits?!!
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Really split:

    1 - Sanchez and Meslier - excellent rotation
    or
    2 - Martinez and Steer - set and forget

    Many thanks and good luck

    1. O12
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Hard to rotate the perfect way. Make it easy. Set and forget.

  18. Lfc91
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Sanchez
    TAA Tsimikas Shaw Targett
    Salah Fernandes Barnes Mahrez
    Toney Ings

    ????

  19. kysersosa
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    I think I'm there, thoughts... TIA

    Sanchez,
    TAA, Digne, Shaw
    (S)alah, Barnes, Buendia, Bruno
    Ings, Antonio, Toney

    Steels, Gilmour, White, 4m Def

    1. MESSINHO
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Solid, but if you don't go Tsimi, have Jota instead imo.

      1. kysersosa
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        I’m on him at the moment. I’m just worried over Jota’s minutes with Bobby banging in a brace. I think he’s a solid shout. Buendia would have to become Benrahma, which isn’t the worst transfer.

    2. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Digne to 4.5 (Everton no form)
      Buendia to Jota

      1. kysersosa
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Pre season is hard to judge form. We don’t really have form to go on, only fixtures. Going on firm you wouldn’t have Salah in your team.

  20. Pep Roulette
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    GTG?

    Sanchez
    TAA Shaw Amartey
    Salah(C) Bruno Jota Greenwood Benrahma
    Ings Antonio

    Steele White Ayling Scarlett

    1. aapoman
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      good team

      1. Pep Roulette
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers mate

  21. Sᴄʜᴜ̈RRʟᴇ ⓝ
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Veltman or White?
    Need a nailed def

    1. aapoman
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Veltman but I have both

    2. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Veltman

  22. McSlu
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    5th midfieldspot:
    a: Gray (Everton)
    b: mbeumo (Brentford)

    Playing 352

  23. CheesyZoot
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Do we think having Benrahma makes up for not going with Antonio?

    Been set on Tony all week but thinking about ditching him now in order to spread funds

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Sort of, but lack of forward options means Antonio for me
      If Utd, Pool or City had a striker option it would be easier

  24. Ruudy Van
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Do people own Toney for what reason below. Could be a combo?

    A) Believe that he is good and will get big points
    B) Fear of ownership
    C) Only one at that price

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Just dropped
      Might regret it, but better options in midfield imo

    2. CheesyZoot
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      B and C combined, can’t say I’ve watched much Brentford

    3. Sᴄʜᴜ̈RRʟᴇ ⓝ
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      A and B

    4. Big Ping
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      A/C

    5. WHUFCSmith23
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      C with the hope of returns. Brentford have had a fair few decent results against Premier League teams the last couple of years in the cups. They might not be awful

  25. WHUFCSmith23
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Need some help guys

    1) Son and rotating 4.5s from Brighton and Leeds with 1 playing bench option (352)
    2) Antonio and Digne with 2 playing bench options (343)

    Really stuck

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I think Son is being overlooked
      Oop without Kane, or deadly with Kane
      Maybe on pens

    2. Aussie Rules
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Option 2

  26. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    That’s it
    Going Bruno-less it is

    Sanchez
    TAA Tsimi Shaw
    Barnes Greenwood Salah(c) Son Gundogan
    Antonio Ings

    Foster JRod Ayling Livramento (.5 itb)

    1. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Bruno-less after one article? Come on man:D

      1. Gomolon
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Tbf I don't think he's the best captaincy until GW4

    2. NIGHTHIKER - I Kane, I Shaw…
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Why not just spend the 0.5 on upgrading Livramento? Far from a guaranteed starter at this stage ..

      1. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Won’t need him anyway

  27. vincentwsho
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Raphinha or Buendia?

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Raph on fitness

    2. CheesyZoot
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Buendia on fixtures

    3. MESSINHO
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Prolly Buendia to start with, but I cant decide too.

      1. vincentwsho
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Thinking whether it is worth a transfer to get Buendia out after GW3

  28. DANCING_ROSE
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Hey fellas!

    Foster
    TAA shaw tsimi
    *Salah bruno mahrez havertz rapinha
    Antonio toney

    4.0 , amartey, manquilo, davis

    GTG???

  29. Double Daka
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone going Toney, Toni, Antonio up top?

  30. Athletic Nasherbo
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    On bench boost. Do we think Amartey starts?

    Or should I upgrade by doing Barnes > Buendia