FPL 2023/24: Best fixtures for the new season

No fair. I posted first. 😡

Sexist. In school, the boys used to spin around and exhale as much as possible to get light-headed for fun. Oh wait, that's dizzy, not giddy. Sexism wins again

So giddy that you're shifting your nodule up and down?

This is an absolute crucial article. If there is one article that you should refer back to as a beacon amongst the avalanche of pre season content that's coming our way, it is this. Amidst all the noise and recycled opinions from the FPL content creators who are trying to take money off you, this should be your source of truth as you draft your gameweek 1 team.

Just make sure you don't go into a hysterical fit if City face Luton in GW1, virgin.

A few James punts was the only thing written on Flamps' tactics board too.
Need to see how square James is over the summer. If he still looks like a Roblox character then those poor knees aren't going to hold out.

And no Kepa CSs

I disagree.

Once Neymar signs for Luton, he should do quite well with those fixtures.

No FPL podcasts would make the working day in the office very boring.

In all seriousness, I tend to agree.

Too many self-proclaimed "experts" out there, many of whom are just regurgitating info they've read elsewhere, or re-wording it as though it's their own work.

Plagiarism is really serious in the fpl influencer biz. I demand you take this down

Maddison? That's gone a bit quiet lately.

I could see Havertz in the L8 position with Rice/Partey/Caicedo/Jorg behind and another DM inverting from FB, e.g. Partey/Caicedo from RB or Rice from LB (not ideal as a right-footer). Finding the idea of him as a 9 at Arsenal quite hard to stomach.

Many Arsenal commentators seem to have randomly sprung a new idea that Arteta wouldn't want a more "traditional", direct, prolific, goalscoring, target frontman, and that Havertz is as close as he would want to get to that kind of profile (because he's tall). I guess bidding for Vlahovic was an accident then? And you could say the same about Pep until Haaland was available.

I don't think Havertz is ruthless enough in front of goal, similar to Jesus, and eventually Arteta will want a better finisher there, but they tend to be expensive and/or lacking in other domains. That's why he has faith in Nketiah, who is more ruthless in front of goal than Jesus, and yet bred by Arsenal to have many qualities that he's looking for. He can bridge the gap until he improves or Arsenal improve on him.

I hope Havertz is third choice 9 at best, if he comes, or otherwise, that I'm wrong in general, of course. We don't need another winger; it's the 8s that need more attacking quality and quantity right now.

hello mate

Martinelli Mbappe Saka/Jesus looks good, better than Havertz, but not sure about Mbappe's personality or wages

Rio chatting wham on 5Live when he hasn’t got a scooby - all just rumours at this stage and will drag on for a while yet.

RMT

4.5
4.5 - 4.5 - 4.5
Salah (13m)- 4.5 - 4.5 - 4.5
Haaland (13m) - Mbappe (12m) - Kane (12m)

4.0 / 4.5 - 4.5 - 4.5

0.0 itb

Yes, well spotted.

Math(s) not my strong point.

Needs more triple Luton

By my detailed calculations (guesswork), that comes in at 0.5m over budget.

5.0
7.0 - 5.5 - 5.5
9.0 - 9.0 - 7.0 - 6.5
13.0 - 9.0 - 7.0

I must've forgotten to multiply the square root of pi or something.

MacAllister playing the Henderson role at Liverpool is a dead pick.

I think that's about 1m over, and also mbuemo may be reclassified as a mid

Go with that.

Probably Rashford

Bruno if we sign a striker, Rashford if not.

Rashford

Rashford

Will be somewhere in settings under user profile

Why would you want to do that after 11 years?

I cancelled mine, it's there somewhere(auto renew?)

Mine says it's going to expire even though they informed me it would renew. So there's no way to actually know for sure until you pay or lose access. They truly guffed up the new profile area and haven't fixed it still, and whoever was working on service clearly wasn't in the know when I contacted them about it.

Go to profile (which you can't on desktop right now without typing in the URL - at least not for me on chrome, since the new update), then "edit profile" and scroll down: If there's no option to cancel where it says "expiry date", then your premium membersip is not suppose to auto-renew. At least, I believe that's how it's supposed to work, but last year it seemed everyone was getting charged regardless. Otherwise, there's supposed to be an option to cancel renewal (and it will still have an "expiry date", I believe, even though it should say "renewal date").

Gosh some pretty harsh feedback there. Would anyone from the site care to comment?

Tbh mate I wouldnt read too much into this. I’m a Newcastle fan and we had a holding company set up by the Saudis 2 years before the deal went through (Zebra holdings).

Cool then I can post this:

The way I see Arsenal transfer priorities (after Rice (and Caicedo??)):

Martinelli Nelson↓ ESR↓ Trossard↓ ___4___ Nketiah Marquinhos Jesus Saka
___3___ Vieira Odegaard
↑Zinchenko↓ ↑Rice↓ ↑Caicedo↓ [Partey↓ Jorginho] Elneny
___1___ Gabriel Saliba Kiwior Holding ___2___ White Tomiyasu
Ramsdale Turner Hein

[] = One would be likely to leave if Ricedo happens
↓↑ Can also comfortable cover these areas

1. Non-inverting FB option to replace Tierney if he goes. DMs can cover FB positions and invert, particularly RB, while White and Tomiyasu can play RB in a variety of ways. The closest to a traditional LB Arsenal would have with no Tierney might be Kiwior, but I think another option would be needed.

In reality, it seems Arsenal are actually in the market for a RB, but maybe that's just opportunism, or maybe it would see White playing more as a CB.

Probability this window: reasonable
Desperateness: mid-high if Tierney leaves

2. Either (i) a CB who is similar in profile to Saliba. Could be a young Kiwior-type or experienced cover. Or (ii) or non-inverting RB who competes with White, ideally more traditional and not an old guy that blocks White and Tomi from gaining experience. Would help solve the CB shortage as well with White (and Tomi) being able to cover it.

Linked with Fresneda. He is young, but perhaps too young and inexperienced. Still, you can't have it all.

Probability this window: reasonable
Desperateness: Middling if Holding stays (Yes he's not ideal, but he's low down the pecking order now and you don't want too many players on the books). High if Holding leaves

3. L8 who is a more creative and attacking option than Rice and/or Caicedo & better in this position than ESR, Nelson, Trossard and Vieira. Ideally, this player would be genuine competition for Odegard's R8 spot as well.

Could this be Havertz? My intuition says no, but it's also the only place I would want him at Arsenal (unless, of course, his versatility is needed due to injuries).

Probability this window: Reasonable
Desperateness: Mid-high if one of Rice and Caicedo joins. Not high if Ricedo happens.

4. CF who is better than Jesus (especially at finishing). This would allow Jesus play on the right and give Saka much-needed competition and rotation, as most attacking players are better on the left.

This is the Toney, Vlahovic or Osimhen type and would likely be expensive. Balogun isn't there yet and isn't likely to stick around to see if it's him down the line.

Probability this window: very low
Desperateness: low for now, but could become necessary to level-up