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  1. nolard
    • 10 Years
    4 months, 9 days ago

    How good is my team on a scale from one to ten?

    Henderson
    TAA, Gvardiol, Hall
    Jota, Eze, Saka, Nkunku, Kudus
    Haaland, Isak
    4.0 palace goalie, Robinson, Barco, 4.0 striker

    Thanks for your time!

    1. Mozumbus
      • 3 Years
      4 months, 9 days ago

      Don't think there's a striker for less than 4 5

      1. nolard
        • 10 Years
        4 months, 9 days ago

        Should be 4,5 mill, apologies.

      2. The Knights Template
        • 11 Years
        4 months, 9 days ago

        There isn’t. 0

        1. nolard
          • 10 Years
          4 months, 9 days ago

          Typo.
          Is this Comedy Central?

    2. Dennis System
      • 6 Years
      4 months, 9 days ago

      invalid team - so 0/10 sorry

      1. nolard
        • 10 Years
        4 months, 9 days ago

        Typo. See above.

    3. boroie
      • 6 Years
      4 months, 9 days ago

      Don’t like Hall or Kudus picks but the rest looks good… except for the impossible £4m striker

      1. nolard
        • 10 Years
        4 months, 9 days ago

        Thanks.
        Template here seems to have Solanke and ESR, Winks bench rather.

    4. Ze_Austin
      • 6 Years
      4 months, 9 days ago

      Avoid the 4m Palace goalie

      Locks you out of an extra Palace spot in your XI who'll actually get points, if you need one later

      Imagine having to burn an extra transfer to switch to a different 4.0 GK when you want to jump on Mateta or Munoz, if that comes up

      Rest is fine, assuming you know the mid/long-term risks with Jota and Hall

      1. nolard
        • 10 Years
        4 months, 9 days ago

        Thank you!

  2. Mozumbus
    • 3 Years
    4 months, 9 days ago

    A. Bobb
    B. ESR
    Got Haaland and Muniz

    1. boroie
      • 6 Years
      4 months, 9 days ago

      B

    2. Stranger Mings
      • 4 Years
      4 months, 9 days ago

      B more secure

  3. boroie
    • 6 Years
    4 months, 9 days ago

    Nor many on Mykolenko… am I missing something?

    - Nailed
    - Amazing fixtures for first 14 GWs
    - very defensive manager who is known for clean sheets
    - decent attacking threat from left back

    Lots of people going for the likes of Hall and Quansah over him, both of which could easily be dropped after GW1…

    1. aapoman
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 9 days ago

      He is in my team. I like his fixtures when I plan to play him

    2. Mozumbus
      • 3 Years
      4 months, 9 days ago

      Agreed
      I'm having him
      A great first team enabler I'm relying on to fit in Haaland, Salah, and Saka

    3. nolard
      • 10 Years
      4 months, 9 days ago

      Toss up for me on him or Robinson

    4. Emiliano Sala
      • 8 Years
      4 months, 9 days ago

      Almost zero attacking threat

      1. Ze_Austin
        • 6 Years
        4 months, 9 days ago

        Hmm?

      2. boroie
        • 6 Years
        4 months, 9 days ago

        Scored as many, or more, goals than the likes of other popular £4.5m defenders like Guehi, Konsa, Anderson, Robinson, Burn, in a lot less minutes last season…

    5. Emiliano Sala
      • 8 Years
      4 months, 9 days ago

      And everton may concede in each of first 7 game

      1. boroie
        • 6 Years
        4 months, 9 days ago

        So could Arsenal? Or City?

        Everton are as likely as anyone for clean sheets, especially if you look at their defensive form at the end of last season…

    6. Stranger Mings
      • 4 Years
      4 months, 9 days ago

      Agree

  4. Dennis System
    • 6 Years
    4 months, 9 days ago

    Has there been one team including Haaland and Salah that looks any good? They all seem to look terrible

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • 8 Years
      4 months, 9 days ago

      This is as close as I could get:

      Hendo
      TAA Myko Hall
      Salah Jota Nkunku ESR
      Haaland Isak Solanke

      Fodder bench

      1. Parm
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 months, 9 days ago

        i've got this but with Bobb & Rogers in place of Nkunku & fodder with 1.0 itb.

        planning Haaland -> Watkins GW3 to upgrade the Bobb spot

    2. Jimjam
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 months, 9 days ago

      I think you can get to a team that is fine, and has some potential gems - but for me it involves too many punts/compromises, and isn't very flexible (i.e. multiple transfers required to re-structure).

    3. Podorsky
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 months, 9 days ago

      My try:
      Pickford/Virginia
      Barco-Munoz-Robinson-Van de ven-Ait Nouri
      Odegard-ESR-Nkunku-Salah-Gordon
      Solanke-Jao Pedro-Haaland

      A bit worried about the defence buttrie dto have attacking defenders. Only Arsenal do clean sheets!

    4. We Go Again
      • 10 Years
      4 months, 9 days ago

      Too many compromises for me tbh

    5. marpy016
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 months, 9 days ago

      This is mine

      Raya
      Gvardiol - Andersen - Myko
      Salah - Nkunku - Eze - ESR
      Solanke - Isak - Haaland

      Valdi - Robinson - Winks - THB

  5. Dutchy
    • 6 Years
    4 months, 9 days ago

    Amazing what no Haaland can look like.

    Would you prefer Eze / Jota over Son / Rogers?

    Henderson
    Trent / Porro / Gabriel
    Salah / Saka / Son / ESR
    Isak / Solanke / Pedro

    Slicker / Robinson / Barco / Rogers

  6. Miguel Sanchez
    • 8 Years
    4 months, 9 days ago

    Any thoughts on Saliba vs Gabriel?

    Saliba ever so slightly more nailed but Gabriel better goal threat?

    1. nolard
      • 10 Years
      4 months, 9 days ago

      I think both are nailed. Gabriel more dangerous like you say.

    2. Jimjam
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 months, 9 days ago

      I think that's about the nub of it. For what it's worth, I'm not starting with an Arsenal DEF, but if I were I *think* I would lean towards Gabriel. He may prove to be a minutes risk, but I think he'll be starting at the beginning of the season - in which case I would take the goal threat until he looks at risk of replacement.

    3. Paddy Gooner
      • 9 Years
      4 months, 9 days ago

      I've gone with Gabriel for the last couple of seasons and am doing so again. Less hype, more action.

      1. Merlin the Wraith
        • 8 Years
        4 months, 9 days ago

        So did I & suffered all those 1pointers. Not going back there again til Arsenal fixtures turn & I upgrade Porro

    4. Skalla
      • 8 Years
      4 months, 9 days ago

      Yeah they are very close but with Calafiori that can play LCB I think Saliba is better and White is worth the extra 0.5m too

    5. JBG
      • 6 Years
      4 months, 9 days ago

      I'm still scarred by last season, so can't go for Gabriel instead of Saliba again -_-.

    6. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 months, 9 days ago

      I don't think Saliba's goal threat is really that much lower. Maybe 1 attacking return over the season?

      I think his nailedness outweighs Gabriel's extra threat for me. So I'm on Saliba.

      1. Ze_Austin
        • 6 Years
        4 months, 9 days ago

        Gabriel's xG was more than double Saliba's last season, from 4 fewer starts

  7. Make Arrows Green Again
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 months, 9 days ago

    Good article Simon as ever.

    I'm interested in the apparent contradiction though between only needing the likes of Haaland for a few gameweeks, and paying up for the likes of Saliba who we know has patchy fixtures and probably only offers value over the medium to long term.

    If we're fixture spotting, as we should, I'd imagine that similar points could be scored in defence by an alternative who costs a fair bit less - Hall, Munoz etc.

    1. The Knights Template
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 9 days ago

      I love you Simon, whack!

      1. Make Arrows Green Again
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 months, 9 days ago

        Tis but a flesh wound

    2. Simon March
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 months, 9 days ago

      Thanks! Yeah I see your point and I could probably be convinced that the 1.5 difference might be better used in attack. I think where we disagree is on the difficulty of Arsenal’s opening fixtures. They look patchy on paper but I see the potential for maybe 3-4 clean sheets in their first six and Saliba will almost certainly start them all so, in a part of the season where there are a lot of unknowns, in my mind that justifies the premium.

  8. Jimjam
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 months, 9 days ago

    Complete my midfield:

    Salah - Saka - Eze - ???

    (A) Jota

    (B) Gordon

    1. Rex Adam
      • 8 Years
      4 months, 9 days ago

      A

    2. nolard
      • 10 Years
      4 months, 9 days ago

      S

      1. nolard
        • 10 Years
        4 months, 9 days ago

        A

    3. El_Matador
      • 13 Years
      4 months, 9 days ago

      B

  9. Stranger Mings
    • 4 Years
    4 months, 9 days ago

    Hall v tino v burn nightmare?!

    1. Skalla
      • 8 Years
      4 months, 9 days ago

      Hall for GW1 , nightmare after that 🙂

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 4 Years
        4 months, 9 days ago

        Cheers seems waste getting him if then not secure gw2 onwards

    2. Boz
      • 12 Years
      4 months, 9 days ago

      Hall but I'm going without. Lots of other 4.5s

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 4 Years
        4 months, 8 days ago

        Surely burn secure?

    3. Merlin the Wraith
      • 8 Years
      4 months, 9 days ago

      I'm seriously fed up with the nightmare & thinking of binning out on them altogether. I don't trust anything that comes out of Howe's mouth & don't think even he's got a clue as to his best back line.

    4. The Abyss
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 9 days ago

      Anyone with any sense is surely staying well clear.

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 4 Years
        4 months, 8 days ago

        Burn safest

  10. Egg Fried Reus 69
    • 7 Years
    4 months, 9 days ago

    opinions on this team boys
    raya
    gvardiol porro konsa
    palmer odegaard eze rogers
    haaland isak solanke

    1. The Iceman
      • 2 Years
      4 months, 9 days ago

      I like it but I think there are better 4.5 options in defence than Konsa.

      Also consider Odegaard > Jota and upgrade Rogers.

    2. Boz
      • 12 Years
      4 months, 9 days ago

      Needs more Liverpool

    3. We Go Again
      • 10 Years
      4 months, 9 days ago

      IMO the extra 0.5 you get from downgrading Palmer to Saka gets you Rogers -> ESR, then you could pick someone else than Odegaard like Bruno, Jota or Gordon

  11. ball c
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    4 months, 9 days ago

    Which option for front 8:

    A) Saka - Jota - Diaz - ESR - Eze
    Solanke - Haaland - Isak

    B) Saka - Jota - Son - CHO - Murphy
    Muniz - Haaland - Isak

    So essentially it’s
    A) Diaz - ESR - Eze - Solanke or
    B) Son - CHO - Murphy - Muniz

    1. The Iceman
      • 2 Years
      4 months, 9 days ago

      A

  12. Boz
    • 12 Years
    4 months, 9 days ago

    352 or 343

    A) Jota/Diaz
    B) Solanke

    1. The Iceman
      • 2 Years
      4 months, 9 days ago

      A (Jota)

  13. RUUD!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 months, 9 days ago

    Start with CHO and transfer to ESR game week 2 or just start with ESR and play him against Man U?

    1. Boz
      • 12 Years
      4 months, 9 days ago

      ESR. Don't book a transfer.

    2. Skalla
      • 8 Years
      4 months, 9 days ago

      Just play ESR need those transfers for premiums or bandwagons

    3. El_Matador
      • 13 Years
      4 months, 9 days ago

      Booking a transfer rarely pans out how you planned.

  14. Whats the Mata?
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 months, 9 days ago

    Leaving money aside, purely based on potential -

    who is the better asset between Havertz and Solanke for the first 2-3 weeks?

    1. ball c
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      4 months, 9 days ago

      50/50 call that

    2. Skalla
      • 8 Years
      4 months, 9 days ago

      Solanke better on potential alone if he starts GW1 with Havertz possibly playing in midfield too at some points

    3. And nothing else Mata'…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 months, 9 days ago

      Only gut feeling: Havertz

  15. Kane Train
    • 9 Years
    4 months, 9 days ago

    Which team is better?

    Saving 0.5 to do Son to Palmer in GW2

    Team 1)
    Henderson
    Gvardiol / Gabriel / Konsa
    Jota / Son / Nkunku / Gordon / Eze
    Haaland / Isak

    Team 2

    Henderson
    Gvardiol / TAA / Porro
    Son / Eze / Jota / Nkunku / ESR
    Haaland / Isak

    1. The Iceman
      • 2 Years
      4 months, 9 days ago

      Team 2

    2. ball c
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      4 months, 9 days ago

      Team 1

    3. Merlin the Wraith
      • 8 Years
      4 months, 9 days ago

      Team 2 with Son-Foden instead of Palmer. You already have Nkunku & will want to max your City slots before Ipswich in GW2

  16. And nothing else Mata'…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 months, 9 days ago

    Pick better combo:

    A) Solanke + Gibs White + Guardiol
    B) Son + Wood + Quansah

    1. The Iceman
      • 2 Years
      4 months, 9 days ago

      A

    2. dragen5
      • 5 Years
      4 months, 9 days ago

      A by a mile

    3. luk46
      • 6 Years
      4 months, 9 days ago

      B

  17. Muscout
    • 5 Years
    4 months, 9 days ago

    Is Bobb nailed or just temp? If so how long roughly

    1. The Iceman
      • 2 Years
      4 months, 9 days ago

      Not nailed unfortunately with Bernardo and Foden coming back into the fold + the addition of Savinho.

    2. Dynamic Duos
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 9 days ago

      60mins

    3. Skalla
      • 8 Years
      4 months, 9 days ago

      Almost nailed just for GW1 and then should still get 30/60min vs Ipswich and no go from GW3/4 onwards

  18. The Iceman
    • 2 Years
    4 months, 9 days ago

    Pick one from each 🙂

    A) Garnacho
    B) Nkunku

    1) Minteh
    2) João Pedro

    1. dragen5
      • 5 Years
      4 months, 9 days ago

      B2

  19. FPL_trail_runner
    • 4 Years
    4 months, 9 days ago

    Question

    If i Freehit in week 2, do i have 1 or 2 FT in week 3

    1. lilmessipran
      • 12 Years
      4 months, 9 days ago

      1 FT

      1. FPL_trail_runner
        • 4 Years
        4 months, 9 days ago

        why not 2?

        As i would have 1 going into week 2, which isnt used, and should be 2 then in week 3 no?

  20. Paddy Gooner
    • 9 Years
    4 months, 9 days ago

    Thinking about selling a kidney so I can keep Haaland on my team. Right now it looks like:

    Pickford (Turner)
    Andersen Burn Gabriel VVD (Myko)
    Salah(c) Eze Gordon CHO (Winks)
    Haaland Isak (Vinicius)

    Any thoughts (Pickford? Gordon? Haaland? ...)

  21. lilmessipran
    • 12 Years
    4 months, 9 days ago

    Fairly settled on a WC 4 strategy, for the first 3 gws only if you could only get one which option?

    A Solanke
    B Jota

    1. Whiskerz
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 9 days ago

      B definitely if for the short term.

    2. We Go Again
      • 10 Years
      4 months, 9 days ago

      B for sure. More explosive option

  22. dragen5
    • 5 Years
    4 months, 9 days ago

    Which is better:

    A) B. Fernandes + Barco

    B) B.Johnson/Nkunku + Gvardiol

    thanks

    1. lilmessipran
      • 12 Years
      4 months, 9 days ago

      B imo with Nkunku

      1. Whiskerz
        • 11 Years
        4 months, 9 days ago

        This

    2. The Iceman
      • 2 Years
      4 months, 9 days ago

      B (not a fan of Brennan Johnson so pick someone else IMO).

  23. Bury94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 months, 9 days ago

    Solanke or Gordon?

    1. Whiskerz
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 9 days ago

      Solanke imo

      1. Fuddled FC
        • 13 Years
        4 months, 9 days ago

        Gordon safer but Solanke is very tempting

    2. lilmessipran
      • 12 Years
      4 months, 9 days ago

      Similar dilemma above.. I have Gordon who I rate higher, looking at one b/w Jota and Solanke

  24. Whiskerz
    • 11 Years
    4 months, 9 days ago

    I feel pretty set, but would like some feedback, if you don't mind.

    The plan with ERS and Murphy is to rotate for fixtures unless one goes bonkers or is dropped, then I'd reinvest.

    Henderson
    Gvardiol . Porro . Hall
    Saka . Jota . Diaz . Murphy
    Haaland . Isak(c) . Solanke
    (Slicker . ESR . Robinson . Bellis)

    1. DavvaMC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      4 months, 9 days ago

      On paper looks good, Diaz and Jota double up, been thinking he same.

      1. DavvaMC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 3 Years
        4 months, 9 days ago

        I wish this site had an edit button for replies!

      2. Whiskerz
        • 11 Years
        4 months, 9 days ago

        I had Diaz as Gordon for quite some time, but Murphy's stats over limited minutes and during pre-season have been excellent and easily comparable with Gordon, which freed up a 7.5 spot for Diaz. There's obvious risk, but I think the short-term upside is good enough to take it.

        1. DavvaMC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 3 Years
          4 months, 9 days ago

          Like it.

  25. Dutchy
    • 6 Years
    4 months, 9 days ago

    Son + Rogers
    or
    Bruno + Nkunku

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 9 days ago

      BN

    2. Bobby Digital
      • 7 Years
      4 months, 9 days ago

      Pass the dutchy on the left hand side...

      Son Rogers

  26. Fuddled FC
    • 13 Years
    4 months, 9 days ago

    Which combo do you prefer?

    a) Hendo & Gabs
    b) Pickford & Porro
    c) Hendo & Porro (saving £0.5m)

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 9 days ago

      C but you will soon need Arsenal defence

  27. Hansel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 months, 9 days ago

    A) Quansah, Nkunku, Saka, Solanke
    B) Quansah, Bruno Fernandes, Saka, Muniz
    C) Porro, Gordon, Saka, Muniz

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 9 days ago

      A

    2. DavvaMC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      4 months, 9 days ago

      Tough, between A and C, does not help right 🙂

  28. Dynamic Duos
    • 11 Years
    4 months, 9 days ago

    Wish I hadn't seen this 🙁

    A(current) v B

    A) Bruno, Quansah and Robinson(bench)
    B) Nkunku/MGW, TAA and Johnson(bench)

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 7 Years
      4 months, 9 days ago

      A

  29. The Knights Template
    • 11 Years
    4 months, 9 days ago

    Xxx
    Xxx/xxx/xxx
    Xxx/xxx/xxx/xxx
    Xxx/Haaland/xxx

    Xxx/xxx/xxx/xxx

    Help fill in the blanks please.

    1. Sandy Ravage
      • 8 Years
      4 months, 9 days ago

      Autopick & BB?

    2. Dynamic Duos
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 9 days ago

      Matthews
      Johnson Bellis Faes
      ESR CHO Minteh Andrea's
      Wood Muniz

      Vladimarsson Barco Hall Diaz

    3. DavvaMC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      4 months, 9 days ago

      Spot on, I think.

      Xxx XG was so good last season, essential.

  30. Roy Rovers
    • 10 Years
    4 months, 9 days ago

    I have 1.0 ITB…what would you do with it?

    Flekken Vald
    Hall Andersen Robinson Quansah THB
    Salah Saka ESR Bobb Winks
    Haaland Isak Solanke

    1. We Go Again
      • 10 Years
      4 months, 9 days ago

      One of the 4.5 defenders -> Porro