Rate my Team Thread 2017/2018

Wildcard activated.

Foster Fabianski
McAuley Lindelof Cedric Daniels Luiz
RLC Redmond Wijnaldum Alli Ritchie
Defoe Lacazette Lukaku

Had to get rid of autopick.

DDG
Luiz, Bertrand, Daniels
Sanchez, Sane, Pogba, Walters
Aguero, Lukaku

Dud, Carroll, Dud, Dud.

Foster / Elliott

Bellerin / Cedric / Dawson / Lindelof / 4.0

Sanchez / Salah / Mooy / Carroll / RLC

Lukaku/ Kane / Deeney

Can we make a rule this year that you need to review someone else's team before you post your own team? Otherwise it just becomes everyone posting their team

PARlance wrote: »

Had to get rid of autopick.

DDG
Luiz, Bertrand, Daniels
Sanchez, Sane, Pogba, Walters
Aguero, Lukaku

Dud, Carroll, Dud, Dud.

Is 3 duds very risky with Walters not nailed to start ?

Gaillimh1976 wrote: »

Is 3 duds very risky with Walters not nailed to start ?

Might also be a bit risky to go with just 14.

Gaillimh1976 wrote: »

Is 3 duds very risky with Walters not nailed to start ?

Will make a couple of hundred changes over the next few weeks.

Shanotheslayer wrote: »

Thoughts for first week:

https://gyazo.com/40ec5d602558e32c2a9ab594c7f971fb

Looks very average imo no doubt many changes will be made.

it helps to know who your subs are. Also better to have the pic visible in the thread if possible. First XI looks ok - very decent looking back-line and having PVA and Cedric will earn you some forum kudos :pac: I said my piece on Walters in general chat. Possibly great value if he turns out to be nailed. McArthur i'm so-so on. Will he be safe with RLC's arrival? Tom Carroll is probably the safest bet with potential for 4.5. RLC could prove good value also. Rest of your attack looks very good hard to argue with any of those picks. You have 3 good captain options every week also which is always good.


Now on to my team:

So here we go. First draft but i'm surprisingly happy with it

Fabianski (Elliott)
Alonso Bellerin Trippier Lindelof Milner
Sanchez Mané Zaha (RLC Carroll)
Lukaku Llorente (Murphy)

Feels a bit weird to be seriously considering 5-3-2, but then again i see serious points potential in the 5 i picked! Of course some of those may no longer be nailed by the time teams' transfer business is done.

Captaincy options i'm looking at Lukaku and Sanchez (Mané possibly if he has a very nice fixture). Zaha at 7m i like - if he carries on his form from last season he should be great value. I'm favouring Llorente as my 7.5m forward. Was very good in the 2nd half of last season. Nice to know there's some other decent options at the same price - King, Rooney, Rashford - as well as some decent cheaper options.

Carroll and RLC bench fodder starting off, but who knows there could be some decent points scoring in there. Then Murphy as my 4.5m forward just because (doesn't look like any of the 4.5m options will be starters).

Budget limits me to 8.5m for keepers then so picked Fabianski but that could change. He's nailed on at least and Swans fixtures are mostly decent til around GW14. Sacrifices needed to get the rest of the team i wanted and last season proved cheap keepers can score above their price-bracket.

bodking wrote: »

1st draft

Foster / Fabianski
McAuley / Cedric / Keane / Milner / Mawson
Matic / Coutinho / Alli / De Bruyne / Xhaka
Lukaku / Benteke / Depoitre

3/5/2

I wouldn't go near Matic or Xhaka. They offer very little in fantasy terms. Your defence is too expensive if going 3 at the back, get rid of some of the dearer ones and get some 4.5s in there.

Iused2likebusts wrote: »

Im sure I read somewhere he would've been the 3rd highest scoring defender last year if classed as a defender

I read that too - and that is even with Liverpool's defensive problems which will surely be tightened up a little this season. I think Milner is a good pick.

I see a lot of Sanchez in teams - is nobody concerned that he may be eased back in after the Confed. Cup? Especially if he is still at Arsenal?

I like the look of that team CSF. Early doors, there's no need for a balanced team. Find 11 of the best starters and try and get some price rises on the board.

spock. wrote: »

Have been thinking about trying 5 at the back since last season and this is what I've come up with so far:

Foster (Myhill)
Alonso Milner Kolasinac Trippier Lindelof
Sanchez Fabregas Walters (RLC Carroll)
Aguero Lukaku (Fletcher)

3 big captaincy options with the rest of the 11 in the 5.5-7.0 bracket.

Interesting but there was no defender in the top 10 points scorer last year and none in the top 30 outside of Chelsea.

MagicIRL wrote: »

Pickford (Fabianski)
McAuley, Aké, Trippier, Shaw (Holegate)
Eriksen, Sané, Pogba (Loftus-Cheek, Walters)
Jesus, Benteke, Lacazette

Unsure on the forwards tbh.

Shaw won't be fit for the start of the season seemingly. Also I would be wary of going without Kane. If he starts well his price could start to rise and he's expensive enough already. Would Jesus be a guaranteed starter with Kun?

Also wondered about Tripper myself, have him I'm draft but would he be a guaranteed starter?

Edit : also no Lukaku? :eek:

Yeah I see Holgate in a lot of teams, and understand that he's a cheap way into the Everton defence, but they've a horrible start, unlikely to get any clean sheets for the first month. Might as well go with a 4.5 defender elsewhere.

I've 2 very rough drafts

a)
Pickford/ Foster
Cahill, Keane, Trippier, Bellerin,McAuley (who I just see now is flagged)
Alli, Pogba, Walters, Herrera, Brunt
Lukaku, Rooney :eek: Firmino


My concerns here- MF a bit weak, no Kane, Rooney is a big risk. Also feel like I've too many WBA players. I could probably downgrade some defenders and strengten MF. I am also unsure about Sanchez, I see alot have him but is he guaranteed to even be at Arsenal at end of transfer window?

Incidentally- I presume when a player transfers out of the league he's just flagged and you need to use a transfer to sell him at the next opportunity?
or

b)
Pickford/Foster
Cahill, Linfdof, Daniels, Cedric, McAuley
Alli, Pogba, Walters, Loftus-Cheek, Wanyama
Lukaku, Kane, Gayle (or another 6.5)

I feel this is a bit more balanced though unsure if Wanyama is a guaranteed starter? MF is still weak but attack is stronger so it may make up for it to some extent.

Also I've no Arsenal/Liverpool cover here (or City cover in either)

Any pointers? Also opinions on other GK options would be appreciated. Thinking of Forster as his starting fixtures seem handy.

Cookie_Dough wrote: »

I've 2 very rough drafts

a)
Pickford/ Foster
Cahill, Keane, Trippier, Bellerin,McAuley (who I just see now is flagged)
Alli, Pogba, Walters, Herrera, Brunt
Lukaku, Rooney :eek: Firmino


My concerns here- MF a bit weak, no Kane, Rooney is a big risk. Also feel like I've too many WBA players. I could probably downgrade some defenders and strengten MF. I am also unsure about Sanchez, I see alot have him but is he guaranteed to even be at Arsenal at end of transfer window?

Incidentally- I presume when a player transfers out of the league he's just flagged and you need to use a transfer to sell him at the next opportunity?
or

b)
Pickford/Foster
Cahill, Linfdof, Daniels, Cedric, McAuley
Alli, Pogba, Walters, Loftus-Cheek, Wanyama
Lukaku, Kane, Gayle (or another 6.5)

I feel this is a bit more balanced though unsure if Wanyama is a guaranteed starter? MF is still weak but attack is stronger so it may make up for it to some extent.

Also I've no Arsenal/Liverpool cover here (or City cover in either)

Any pointers? Also opinions on other GK options would be appreciated. Thinking of Forster as his starting fixtures seem handy.

GK: Have a look at Pickfords fixtures, you might want to rethink him. You can get Myhill for 4.0 giving you the two West Brom goalkeepers which will allow you to upgrade elsewhere.

DEF: Assuming you going to be playing 343 most weeks, you are going to be leaving 2 on the bench each week. Most of us here would aim to spend a bit less on our back line. All of yours are 5.0 or above i think. Might be worth rethinking that and having one or two strong that play most weeks (5.5+) with two or three cheaper options (4.5) that can rotate depending on fixtures. Trippier is a great price, as long as he is first choice, so we'll need to monitor the Walker transfer saga.

MID: Again you can't play all of your front 8, so having a cheap enabler like RLC is a good option. I'm a Spurs fan and Wanyama was a brilliant for us last year, but he's not a good FPL pick, he's a defensive mid who rarely gets goals or assists. Herrera would be close to this also.

ATT: Both look good. Rooney's fixtures aren't great but you never know, point to prove and all that.

Thanks folks, I would probably get rid of Pickford anyway as he's £5m so I could get a better option for that. A lot more tinkering to do

First draft of many many drafts

De Gea / Elliot: De Gea is in as he is guaranteed to start and cheap with Uniteds nice start, Elliot a bench fodder

Tripper/ David Luiz/ Francis/ Cedric/ Long: Tripper is in for Spurs coverage as is David Luiz for Chelsea, the cheapest I could afford. Cedric has a lovely start and rotates well with Francis, Long is in as a bench fodder

Pogba / Tadic / RLC / Walters / Sane: Pogba's in as I think with Uniteds nice start and Lindelof in the team, he'll be more attacking and complement Lukaku, second season too. Tadic is in as Southampton have a lovely start, been burned in the past with him so taking a gamble. RLC is already the favourite 4.5 here as is Walters at 5.5. Sane is in as I mentioned in the post above, i THINK he's a Pep fave and had a great end to the season, City coverage too

Lukaku / Kane / Firmino: Going for Lukaku, he's proven goalscorer, in a relatively better team and I think this step up in club stature will spur him on to be even better. Kane as top PL GS last season, wary of Spurs August slow start and the Wembley effect and Bobby Firmino is nice & cheap in a team that is renowned for scoring goals, he should be at the front and centre of it

Wary over having too much United, no Jesus or Aguero but not sure who'll start, Coutinho be nice to have and if I have Kane, I won't go Alli. Would love Azpi in but sure Luiz had a great defensive record last season.

Last time I went with a premium GK with a cheap bench fodder was with Courtois 2 seasons ago when he was sent off early in the season so wary of history repeating itself!

Father Hernandez wrote: »

First draft of many many drafts

De Gea / Elliot: De Gea is in as he is guaranteed to start and cheap with Uniteds nice start, Elliot a bench fodder

Tripper/ David Luiz/ Francis/ Cedric/ Long: Tripper is in for Spurs coverage as is David Luiz for Chelsea, the cheapest I could afford. Cedric has a lovely start and rotates well with Francis, Long is in as a bench fodder

Pogba / Tadic / RLC / Walters / Sane: Pogba's in as I think with Uniteds nice start and Lindelof in the team, he'll be more attacking and complement Lukaku, second season too. Tadic is in as Southampton have a lovely start, been burned in the past with him so taking a gamble. RLC is already the favourite 4.5 here as is Walters at 5.5. Sane is in as I mentioned in the post above, i THINK he's a Pep fave and had a great end to the season, City coverage too

Lukaku / Kane / Firmino: Going for Lukaku, he's proven goalscorer, in a relatively better team and I think this step up in club stature will spur him on to be even better. Kane as top PL GS last season, wary of Spurs August slow start and the Wembley effect and Bobby Firmino is nice & cheap in a team that is renowned for scoring goals, he should be at the front and centre of it

Wary over having too much United, no Jesus or Aguero but not sure who'll start, Coutinho be nice to have and if I have Kane, I won't go Alli. Would love Azpi in but sure Luiz had a great defensive record last season.

Last time I went with a premium GK with a cheap bench fodder was with Courtois 2 seasons ago when he was sent off early in the season so wary of history repeating itself!

Nice team, Fr H. My only quibble, and its tiny, is that Elliott is proving so popular that he's bound to lose value unless he unexpectedly starts. You might also find it hard to get in Sanchez if he a) starts the season b) does well and c) doesn't go out of the league

razorblunt wrote: »

Begovic, Heaton
Walker, Azipilicueta, Lindelof, Cedric, Cresswell
Pogba, RLC, Walters, Iwobi, Alli
Lukaku, Lacazzette, inanimate carbon rod

I just made your team 50% better

(Apart from that, you've invested a lot in defence. I'd downgrade there and upgrade Iwobi)

I like this.

Fabianski Foster
Trippier Lindelof Cedric Dunk Long
Sanchez Fabregas Sane Walters RLC
Lukaku Aguero J-Rod

Lack of Spurs attacking cover is the only worry.