So like many FPL fans, I have been creating my FPL team ready for GW1. And like many, I started tinkering with my draft even before the fixtures were out. We now know that United, City, Burnley and Villa won’t be playing in the first gameweek.
This complicates things because many would have had a least one United player, one City player and many had Burnley keeper, Nick Pope. Before the fixtures were out, I had Greenwood in team and Sterling plus Pope. At least now its forcing me to get a cheaper keeper!
Here is my team/draft at the moment:
I think you have to have TAA. He scores so many points and so many will have him in team. 56% at the moment. And maybe underpriced at £7.5m?? VVD in my team at the moment as maybe need double LFC defence to make a difference – and he’s most guaranteed defender other than Allison to start.
I think an issue with Aubameyang where he never seems to do well for me but Arsenal have one of best fixtures. My Aubameyang, he is likely to score very well over the whole season but he (like Arsenal) are a bit inconsistent. Rest of team – Lamptey – cheap defender, did well last season considering young and debut season. Ryan – reliable keeper, ASM – exciting player who may be underpriced. Son – good fixtures, and one of my favourite non-United players. Salah – pretty much have to have him. Mane is an option and I think as a football a better player but Salah just takes lots of shots and also is on penalties. Soucek had good end of season, seems like could be a David Moyes type of player. Werner – top class player, improving all the time. Great stats but a risk as new to league. Antonio – I really like him and he had excellent end to last season. When GW1 team finalised it may be a case of Antonio OR Soucek – double West Ham seems wrong.
At the moment, I have no City, United, Burnley or Villa players in. Not sure what to do with getting them back in. Potentially will have Greenwood and bench him?? (I think Greenwood is the best value United forward. Can Bruno continue scoring so many points? Rashford not quite been same since injury, Martial has been great but on occasion can go missing – but thats happening less often nowadays).
And then GW2 get in City player. Can easily see me getting rid of Aubameyang and Son early on?? Greenwood, even though hes gone up in price, has potential to be a bargain. Although that could all change if United sign Sancho.
As for City players, who to bring in and when. GW2, City play Wolves so maybe do transfer in GW3? And if I get City player in, likely KDB, Sterling or Mahrez. KDB is best player in the league and probably most likely to play, Sterling is more explosive (more likely to score so more likely to get big huge points). I like Mahrez but he’s less likely to play but even if he doesn’t start, he often comes on and then gets some attacking returns.
Other players on my watchlist, who could get in my GW1 team:
- Jimenez
- Ings
- Martial
- Rashford
- Ziyech