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Rate my Team Thread 2017/2018
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First time I've had a chance to properly sit down and look at completing a draft. It will no doubt change a bit between now and the big kick off, but for now I think it's solid enough. Any thoughts and critique would be appreciated:
Overall: I usually wildcard quite early and while it would be ideal to hold on to it for as long as possible, I have shaped my team heavily with players who have good starts on paper. Just something to bare in mind when analysing my selections.
Goalkeeper: . I know the West Brom defence was a let down in terms of clean sheets last year, but I do expect Pulis to have a bounceback year here. That, coupled with West Brom have to be in the top 3 for easiest starts from a defensive perspective, along with the fact that I never spend big on goalkeepers and I don't do rotation, means I am happy to roll with Foster here. Myhill was originally going to be my backup just to cover all bases, but it looks like Elliot will get the nod for Newcastle for the start of the season so an extra playing body for the same price will do. I won't rotate unless in very obvious circumstances but for the first 6 weeks there's only one week where I would, week 6 in which West Brom are away to Arsenal and Newcastle away to Brighton.
Defence: I want Manchester United coverage in defence, midfield and attack due to their extremely kind start and Mourinho's excellent second year record. I was a lot more confident about Lindelof's playing time prior to reading pre-season reports, so I may have to squeeze an extra £0.5m to get Bailly in, but I'll wait for now. I am cautious about Spurs and Wembley this season, but they have a relatively solid start fixture-wise and Trippier should be an assist magnet based on last season. Cedric is another who may not be ready to go week one, but can easily be switched to another Saint depending on how the next two weeks go. Overall, I know I need to do some work here on determining who will start for each respective club, but regardless I will likely be going with United/Spurs/Southampton defensive coverage either way. Newcastle have decent fixtures after their opener, and Yedlin is a £4.5m bench player who likes to get forward playing for a manager who should see them being relatively solid. I'm always happy to roll with one £4m filler so Long gets the honour.
Midfielder: I really, really wanted Sanchez as my big hitter in midfield, but the fact he hasn't even returned to training yet after having 3 summers in a row of international tournaments is concerning, as is the fact that his future is unclear. For £12m, there can't be any chances taken. That said, I wil; concede I could dismantle my whole team next Thursday night to have him in for the start :pac: Going with de Bruyne as my big hitter gives me City coverage for their nice start. He is as close to a guaranteed starter as it comes in that City midfield minefield and 6 goals and 21 assists last season says it all about his attacking threat. Willian is a very short term punt in the absence of Hazard. For anyone on the fence about him, have a look at his stats when Hazard is off the field. Pogba still managed 5 goals and 4 assists last year and with United signing Matic it should free him up to play further forward. I'm admittedly not fully convinced about his FPL potential, but there is promise there all things considered and I'll take a chance at £8m with their opening fixtures. I had Tadic at the start of last season and how he didn't manage to turn his creativity into points in those first 3 weeks I will never know. It still annoys me now! :pac: I really rate him and while he certainly wasn't bad last year, I think he will have a bounce back year to his 2015/2016 form. Again, that coupled with Southampton's opening fixtures have taken my fancy.
Attackers: Lukaku and Kane don't need any explanation really. As mentioned before, I am cautious about Spurs and Wembley but at that price point I would much rather be able to downgrade Kane than trying to scramble to fit him in if he continues where he has left off the last 3 seasons. The third striker spot is more tricky. I like Rodriguez and Austin at this price point starting off too, but West Brom's chance creation concerns me and Austin is not guaranteed to start. That leads me to Hernandez. A tricky opener, but the type of game where he could well score against his former club as we have seen happen with players in the past often. Next games are sou, new and then HUD. It's not ideal with 3 away games in a row, but apart from the opener they are hardly extremely tricky fixtures either. I do accept that this a bit risky as he will have high ownership and could drop, but at the moment I think I'll take the chance.
I think this team has both strong coverage from big teams and those who have strong starting fixtures and should see me keep up at the start if nothing else. Defence needs work in determining the starters but it will be United/Spurs/Southampton regardless of the personnel. Main worry would be no Arsenal coverage, but they traditionally don't start to well anyway, so really most specifically it's no Sanchez.0 -
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First time I've had a chance to properly sit down and look at completing a draft. It will no doubt change a bit between now and the big kick off, but for now I think it's solid enough. Any thoughts and critique would be appreciated:
Overall: I usually wildcard quite early and while it would be ideal to hold on to it for as long as possible, I have shaped my team heavily with players who have good starts on paper. Just something to bare in mind when analysing my selections.
Goalkeeper: . I know the West Brom defence was a let down in terms of clean sheets last year, but I do expect Pulis to have a bounceback year here. That, coupled with West Brom have to be in the top 3 for easiest starts from a defensive perspective, along with the fact that I never spend big on goalkeepers and I don't do rotation, means I am happy to roll with Foster here. Myhill was originally going to be my backup just to cover all bases, but it looks like Elliot will get the nod for Newcastle for the start of the season so an extra playing body for the same price will do. I won't rotate unless in very obvious circumstances but for the first 6 weeks there's only one week where I would, week 6 in which West Brom are away to Arsenal and Newcastle away to Brighton.
Defence: I want Manchester United coverage in defence, midfield and attack due to their extremely kind start and Mourinho's excellent second year record. I was a lot more confident about Lindelof's playing time prior to reading pre-season reports, so I may have to squeeze an extra £0.5m to get Bailly in, but I'll wait for now. I am cautious about Spurs and Wembley this season, but they have a relatively solid start fixture-wise and Trippier should be an assist magnet based on last season. Cedric is another who may not be ready to go week one, but can easily be switched to another Saint depending on how the next two weeks go. Overall, I know I need to do some work here on determining who will start for each respective club, but regardless I will likely be going with United/Spurs/Southampton defensive coverage either way. Newcastle have decent fixtures after their opener, and Yedlin is a £4.5m bench player who likes to get forward playing for a manager who should see them being relatively solid. I'm always happy to roll with one £4m filler so Long gets the honour.
Midfielder: I really, really wanted Sanchez as my big hitter in midfield, but the fact he hasn't even returned to training yet after having 3 summers in a row of international tournaments is concerning, as is the fact that his future is unclear. For £12m, there can't be any chances taken. That said, I wil; concede I could dismantle my whole team next Thursday night to have him in for the start :pac: Going with de Bruyne as my big hitter gives me City coverage for their nice start. He is as close to a guaranteed starter as it comes in that City midfield minefield and 6 goals and 21 assists last season says it all about his attacking threat. Willian is a very short term punt in the absence of Hazard. For anyone on the fence about him, have a look at his stats when Hazard is off the field. Pogba still managed 5 goals and 4 assists last year and with United signing Matic it should free him up to play further forward. I'm admittedly not fully convinced about his FPL potential, but there is promise there all things considered and I'll take a chance at £8m with their opening fixtures. I had Tadic at the start of last season and how he didn't manage to turn his creativity into points in those first 3 weeks I will never know. It still annoys me now! :pac: I really rate him and while he certainly wasn't bad last year, I think he will have a bounce back year to his 2015/2016 form. Again, that coupled with Southampton's opening fixtures have taken my fancy.
Attackers: Lukaku and Kane don't need any explanation really. As mentioned before, I am cautious about Spurs and Wembley but at that price point I would much rather be able to downgrade Kane than trying to scramble to fit him in if he continues where he has left off the last 3 seasons. The third striker spot is more tricky. I like Rodriguez and Austin at this price point starting off too, but West Brom's chance creation concerns me and Austin is not guaranteed to start. That leads me to Hernandez. A tricky opener, but the type of game where he could well score against his former club as we have seen happen with players in the past often. Next games are sou, new and then HUD. It's not ideal with 3 away games in a row, but apart from the opener they are hardly extremely tricky fixtures either. I do accept that this a bit risky as he will have high ownership and could drop, but at the moment I think I'll take the chance.
I think this team has both strong coverage from big teams and those who have strong starting fixtures and should see me keep up at the start if nothing else. Defence needs work in determining the starters but it will be United/Spurs/Southampton regardless of the personnel. Main worry would be no Arsenal coverage, but they traditionally don't start to well anyway, so really most specifically it's no Sanchez.
Really solid team, key picks similar to my own.
You could look at De Gea and Hegazi instead of Foster and Lindelof closer to kick off, don't think Lindelof will start initially, wouldn't need the 0.5 then0 -
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First time I've had a chance to properly sit down and look at completing a draft. It will no doubt change a bit between now and the big kick off, but for now I think it's solid enough. Any thoughts and critique would be appreciated:
Overall: I usually wildcard quite early and while it would be ideal to hold on to it for as long as possible, I have shaped my team heavily with players who have good starts on paper. Just something to bare in mind when analysing my selections.
Goalkeeper: . I know the West Brom defence was a let down in terms of clean sheets last year, but I do expect Pulis to have a bounceback year here. That, coupled with West Brom have to be in the top 3 for easiest starts from a defensive perspective, along with the fact that I never spend big on goalkeepers and I don't do rotation, means I am happy to roll with Foster here. Myhill was originally going to be my backup just to cover all bases, but it looks like Elliot will get the nod for Newcastle for the start of the season so an extra playing body for the same price will do. I won't rotate unless in very obvious circumstances but for the first 6 weeks there's only one week where I would, week 6 in which West Brom are away to Arsenal and Newcastle away to Brighton.
Defence: I want Manchester United coverage in defence, midfield and attack due to their extremely kind start and Mourinho's excellent second year record. I was a lot more confident about Lindelof's playing time prior to reading pre-season reports, so I may have to squeeze an extra £0.5m to get Bailly in, but I'll wait for now. I am cautious about Spurs and Wembley this season, but they have a relatively solid start fixture-wise and Trippier should be an assist magnet based on last season. Cedric is another who may not be ready to go week one, but can easily be switched to another Saint depending on how the next two weeks go. Overall, I know I need to do some work here on determining who will start for each respective club, but regardless I will likely be going with United/Spurs/Southampton defensive coverage either way. Newcastle have decent fixtures after their opener, and Yedlin is a £4.5m bench player who likes to get forward playing for a manager who should see them being relatively solid. I'm always happy to roll with one £4m filler so Long gets the honour.
Midfielder: I really, really wanted Sanchez as my big hitter in midfield, but the fact he hasn't even returned to training yet after having 3 summers in a row of international tournaments is concerning, as is the fact that his future is unclear. For £12m, there can't be any chances taken. That said, I wil; concede I could dismantle my whole team next Thursday night to have him in for the start :pac: Going with de Bruyne as my big hitter gives me City coverage for their nice start. He is as close to a guaranteed starter as it comes in that City midfield minefield and 6 goals and 21 assists last season says it all about his attacking threat. Willian is a very short term punt in the absence of Hazard. For anyone on the fence about him, have a look at his stats when Hazard is off the field. Pogba still managed 5 goals and 4 assists last year and with United signing Matic it should free him up to play further forward. I'm admittedly not fully convinced about his FPL potential, but there is promise there all things considered and I'll take a chance at £8m with their opening fixtures. I had Tadic at the start of last season and how he didn't manage to turn his creativity into points in those first 3 weeks I will never know. It still annoys me now! :pac: I really rate him and while he certainly wasn't bad last year, I think he will have a bounce back year to his 2015/2016 form. Again, that coupled with Southampton's opening fixtures have taken my fancy.
Attackers: Lukaku and Kane don't need any explanation really. As mentioned before, I am cautious about Spurs and Wembley but at that price point I would much rather be able to downgrade Kane than trying to scramble to fit him in if he continues where he has left off the last 3 seasons. The third striker spot is more tricky. I like Rodriguez and Austin at this price point starting off too, but West Brom's chance creation concerns me and Austin is not guaranteed to start. That leads me to Hernandez. A tricky opener, but the type of game where he could well score against his former club as we have seen happen with players in the past often. Next games are sou, new and then HUD. It's not ideal with 3 away games in a row, but apart from the opener they are hardly extremely tricky fixtures either. I do accept that this a bit risky as he will have high ownership and could drop, but at the moment I think I'll take the chance.
I think this team has both strong coverage from big teams and those who have strong starting fixtures and should see me keep up at the start if nothing else. Defence needs work in determining the starters but it will be United/Spurs/Southampton regardless of the personnel. Main worry would be no Arsenal coverage, but they traditionally don't start to well anyway, so really most specifically it's no Sanchez.
Have to be honest - You'll be lacking big time for points from your midfield there.0 -
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My second attempt. I'm fully aware that I'm not that strong in midfield but I think it's a good squad for the first six gameweeks and I'm also definitely using my wildcard before gameweek 7 at the latest. Thoughts on this one please...0
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My second attempt. I'm fully aware that I'm not that strong in midfield but I think it's a good squad for the first six gameweeks and I'm also definitely using my wildcard before gameweek 7 at the latest. Thoughts on this one please...
Well just from a quick look you are VERY reliant on a small number of teams
Triple Newcastle and double Brighton would not be something I'd be advising for a start0 -
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