2018/19 FPL Rate My Team Thread

castletownman · 20-07-2018 10:56PM

Patricio/Fabianski

Win-Bissaka/Bednarek/Coleman/Emerson/Shaw

Jota/Mata/Sane/Felipe Anderson/Mahrez

Aubameyang/Lukaku/Niasse

1m left in the war-chest.

Obviously early doors, but any thoughts?. Heard Emerson could be in with a shout to start left for Chelsea, while Shaw seems set to start the season at LB according to Jose's comments anyway. I think Bednarek and Win-Bassaka will be cheap rotation options and are close to regular starters, while Coleman is nailed on.

Jota I suppose is the unknown quantity but lit up the championship for Wolves last year. Mata at 6.5 seems reasonable as he looks to be a starter early on (from what I read on here anyway). No World Cup for Mahrez and Sane suggests they will be in from the start, while Anderson's stats for Lazio look decent, although he'll be firmly a benchwarmer for GW1.

PAA and Lukaku take up 22% of the total budget between them, but Kane at 13.5 is too much considering he looked knackered at the WC and is notoriously slow to get going. Niasse is a "fill spot 15" inclusion based on a hunch that he might lead the line for Everton.

I think it's balanced enough overall, although lacks another "wow factor" player, in a position I cannot quite put my finger on.

Wilberto · 21-07-2018 11:51AM

^^

No Liverpool attack? I'd definitely look to rectify that anyway. Even if it's Mane instead of the pricey Salah.

Bednarek looks a little dodgy given that Southampton are strongly linked to bringing in a centre half (unless that deal fell through (I haven't kept tabs on it)) Bennett of Wolves, Peltier of Cardiff, and Wan Bissaka are apparently the best of the 4m options. Granted you probably won't go with Bennett though because of Patricio.

Lukaku could be dodgy to start the opening few week or two as well. As for Niasse, I've personally decided to stay away from the whole Niasse/Tosun choice as I have no idea who's likely to start between them.

Few cheap (relatively speaking) big team punts in there like Emerson, Shaw, and Mahrez. They could work, but they could equally go the opposite way.

extra gravy · 21-07-2018 12:44PM

First proper draft...

Fab/Foster
Azpi Robertson Shaw Tomkins Bennett
Salah Mahrez Martial Mkhi Chalobah
Auba Arnie Austin

km79 · 21-07-2018 12:55PM

extra gravy wrote: »

First proper draft...

Fab/Foster
Azpi Robertson Shaw Tomkins Bennett
Salah Mahrez Martial Mkhi Chalobah
Auba Arnie Austin

Austin is an interesting one and firmly on my preseason radar

21-07-2018 01:18PM

km79 wrote: »

Austin is an interesting one and firmly on my preseason radar

Not sure where Gabbiadini will figure but if they do buy Ings then it’ll be a case of alternating between Ings and Austin depending on which one is injured.

km79 · 21-07-2018 01:35PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Not sure where Gabbiadini will figure but if they do buy Ings then it’ll be a case of alternating between Ings and Austin depending on which one is injured.

Damn didn’t know Ings was linked
That’s a no go for the start so

extra gravy · 21-07-2018 02:05PM

km79 wrote: »

Austin is an interesting one and firmly on my preseason radar

True...Wilson at 6m is a straight replacement though

km79 · 21-07-2018 02:10PM

extra gravy wrote: »

True...Wilson at 6m is a straight replacement though

NO

CSWS101 · 21-07-2018 03:53PM

A new draft I'm quite excited about..
DDG (Button)
Bailly Coleman Robertson (Wan-Biss, Peltier)
Martial Salah Jota Siggy Gerry
Firmino Aguero (Quaner)
Went for Martial over Dilva as I want to see what city start like, hoping Martial starts up front. Will WC first international break I think.
Edit - Thoughts on going with - Salah Sane Siggy Kenedy Cairney in midfield instead?

Pogue eile · 21-07-2018 04:11PM

CSWS101 wrote: »

A new draft I'm quite excited about..
DDG (Button)
Bailly Coleman Robertson (Wan-Biss, Peltier)
Martial Salah Jota Siggy Gerry
Firmino Aguero (Quaner)
Went for Martial over Dilva as I want to see what city start like, hoping Martial starts up front. Will WC first international break I think.
Edit - Thoughts on going with - Salah Sane Siggy Kenedy Cairney in midfield instead?

Liverpool x 3 and Man Utd x 3 with only one player from City, Arsenal, Chelsea and Spurs combined seems like a very risky approach and putting a lot of eggs in the two baskets!

farranreeboy · 21-07-2018 11:12PM

Another Draft I want to keep Kane and De Bruyne from the start don't fancy trying to get them in when i use my WC

Fabianski

Cedric
Coleman
Shaw Jose said he start the season???

Salah
De Bruyne
Miki
Jorginho

Kane
Firmino
Arnautovic

Speroni Stephens Peltier Wan-Bissaka

skippy15 · 22-07-2018 12:11AM

farranreeboy wrote: »

Another Draft I want to keep Kane and De Bruyne from the start don't fancy trying to get them in when i use my WC

Fabianski

Cedric
Coleman
Shaw Jose said he start the season???

Salah
De Bruyne
Miki
Jorginho

Kane
Firmino
Arnautovic

Speroni Stephens Peltier Wan-Bissaka

Looks good on paper- but why risk Shaw. Go for someone nailed as your sibs may not play either-
With Kane and De bruyne, why not get say Aguero and Sane and bank the cash if you wanted to change in first few weeks. But should easily outscore them. Not fan of jorginho either like the rest

bodking · 22-07-2018 11:31AM

Comments please

selassie · 22-07-2018 11:56AM

Ederson

Bailly Shaw Coleman

Sane Martial Sigurdsson Mkhitaryan Mane

Aubameyang Firmino

Bench:Steele, Cedric, Wan-Bissaka, Madine.

Pippool23 · 22-07-2018 07:59PM

Draft 2.
Fabianski/Ryan
Robinson/Cedric/Daniels/Wan-Bissaka/Ogbonna
Salah/Sane/Eriksen/Mkhitaryan/Neves
Firmino/Arnie/Woods

Anybody any ideas or suggestions about this team

An Ciarraioch · 22-07-2018 09:03PM

Begovic/Fabianski

TAA, Bednarek, Wan-Bissaka (Zanka, Bennett)

Salah (C), Son, Milovojevic, Sané (Neves)

Aguero, Vardy, Arnautovic

23-07-2018 12:34AM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

From the OP -

‘If people are posting their teams could they offer some reasons why they chose some of the players and also offer advice to others, cheers.’

This still seems to be relevant.

tomwaits48 · 23-07-2018 09:39AM

An Ciarraioch wrote: »

Begovic/Fabianski

TAA, Bednarek, Wan-Bissaka (Zanka, Bennett)

Salah (C), Son, Milovojevic, Sané (Neves)

Aguero, Vardy, Arnautovic

I've always followed the mantra of "never chase last weeks points" and for me, you can extend this to Milovojevic this season. Just a gut feeling.

Son is a waste for the first few weeks, his game time will be limited.

bodking · 23-07-2018 09:43AM

An Ciarraioch wrote: »

Begovic/Fabianski

TAA, Bednarek, Wan-Bissaka (Zanka, Bennett)

Salah (C), Son, Milovojevic, Sané (Neves)

Aguero, Vardy, Arnautovic

Son is going to be at the Asian cup after GW1

eagle eye · 23-07-2018 02:19PM

A re-jig, thoughts very welcome.
First and foremost I see myself using wc by gameweek 6 at the latest but more likely after gamweek 4.

Keepers,

Alisson: I think he is a great keeper and I expect Liverpool to now keep a lot of clean sheets. He'll be staying for the season I'd expect.
Pickford: Rotates perfectly with Alisson and even though they are costing me 10.5m I feel there is value in this pairing.

Defenders:

Azpi: Just solid and worth every penny imo.
Janmaat: Two good fixtures in the first four weeks opposite the cheapy I'm hoping gets games.
Wan-Bissaka: The cheapy I'm hoping gets games with two friendly home games.
Daniels: A frustrating player but goes well at home and a couple of nice fixtures.
Perreira: The second gameweek was looking a bit tricky and they are home to Wolves. I feel this lad is going to do very well at Leicester so suits me to have him from the start.

Midfielders:

Salah: Must have
Sigurdsson: Nice opening fixtures, hoping he will find his form now.
Sessegnon: Classy kid, willing to take the chance on him from the start.
Wilshere: Two nice home games in first four weeks. Great coach at the club, expect to see him in a David Silva type role.
Neves: Really impressed by him in the Championship last year, bonus point whore is what I'm hoping for here.

Forwards:
Aubameyang: Class act and I expect him to be the top forward this season.
Tosun: Taking a bit of a chance that he'll start but nice fixtures if he does.
Firminho: Liverpool's early fixtures mean I must have two of them.

Father Hernandez · 23-07-2018 02:40PM

eagle eye wrote: »

A re-jig, thoughts very welcome.
First and foremost I see myself using wc by gameweek 6 at the latest but more likely after gamweek 4.

Keepers,

Alisson: I think he is a great keeper and I expect Liverpool to now keep a lot of clean sheets. He'll be staying for the season I'd expect.
Pickford: Rotates perfectly with Alisson and even though they are costing me 10.5m I feel there is value in this pairing.

Defenders:

Azpi: Just solid and worth every penny imo.
Janmaat: Two good fixtures in the first four weeks opposite the cheapy I'm hoping gets games.
Wan-Bissaka: The cheapy I'm hoping gets games with two friendly home games.
Daniels: A frustrating player but goes well at home and a couple of nice fixtures.
Perreira: The second gameweek was looking a bit tricky and they are home to Wolves. I feel this lad is going to do very well at Leicester so suits me to have him from the start.

Midfielders:

Salah: Must have
Sigurdsson: Nice opening fixtures, hoping he will find his form now.
Sessegnon: Classy kid, willing to take the chance on him from the start.
Wilshere: Two nice home games in first four weeks. Great coach at the club, expect to see him in a David Silva type role.
Neves: Really impressed by him in the Championship last year, bonus point whore is what I'm hoping for here.

Forwards:
Aubameyang: Class act and I expect him to be the top forward this season.
Tosun: Taking a bit of a chance that he'll start but nice fixtures if he does.
Firminho: Liverpool's early fixtures mean I must have two of them.

You've already mentioned why you're doing it and you feel there is value but surely you could downgrade 1 to a 4.0/4.5

10.5 is so much money on two goalies and in fairness, both Liverpool & Everton have good opening fixtures so you're giving yourself an unnecessary headache of who to play? Even GW2 is a toss up between vs South or vs Palace and potentially leaving points on the bench where could be better spent elsewhere? Just my two cents!

Pogue eile · 23-07-2018 03:01PM

eagle eye wrote: »

A re-jig, thoughts very welcome.
First and foremost I see myself using wc by gameweek 6 at the latest but more likely after gamweek 4.

Keepers,

Alisson: I think he is a great keeper and I expect Liverpool to now keep a lot of clean sheets. He'll be staying for the season I'd expect.
Pickford: Rotates perfectly with Alisson and even though they are costing me 10.5m I feel there is value in this pairing.

Defenders:

Azpi: Just solid and worth every penny imo.
Janmaat: Two good fixtures in the first four weeks opposite the cheapy I'm hoping gets games.
Wan-Bissaka: The cheapy I'm hoping gets games with two friendly home games.
Daniels: A frustrating player but goes well at home and a couple of nice fixtures.
Perreira: The second gameweek was looking a bit tricky and they are home to Wolves. I feel this lad is going to do very well at Leicester so suits me to have him from the start.

Midfielders:

Salah: Must have
Sigurdsson: Nice opening fixtures, hoping he will find his form now.
Sessegnon: Classy kid, willing to take the chance on him from the start.
Wilshere: Two nice home games in first four weeks. Great coach at the club, expect to see him in a David Silva type role.
Neves: Really impressed by him in the Championship last year, bonus point whore is what I'm hoping for here.

Forwards:
Aubameyang: Class act and I expect him to be the top forward this season.
Tosun: Taking a bit of a chance that he'll start but nice fixtures if he does.
Firminho: Liverpool's early fixtures mean I must have two of them.

I was also very keen on Wilshere at that price but the latest quotes from the player himself and from the local press is that he will be played more as a holding midfielder at West Ham.

SlickRic · 23-07-2018 03:12PM

eagle eye wrote: »

A re-jig, thoughts very welcome.
First and foremost I see myself using wc by gameweek 6 at the latest but more likely after gamweek 4.

Keepers,

Alisson: I think he is a great keeper and I expect Liverpool to now keep a lot of clean sheets. He'll be staying for the season I'd expect.
Pickford: Rotates perfectly with Alisson and even though they are costing me 10.5m I feel there is value in this pairing.

Defenders:

Azpi: Just solid and worth every penny imo.
Janmaat: Two good fixtures in the first four weeks opposite the cheapy I'm hoping gets games.
Wan-Bissaka: The cheapy I'm hoping gets games with two friendly home games.
Daniels: A frustrating player but goes well at home and a couple of nice fixtures.
Perreira: The second gameweek was looking a bit tricky and they are home to Wolves. I feel this lad is going to do very well at Leicester so suits me to have him from the start.

Midfielders:

Salah: Must have
Sigurdsson: Nice opening fixtures, hoping he will find his form now.
Sessegnon: Classy kid, willing to take the chance on him from the start.
Wilshere: Two nice home games in first four weeks. Great coach at the club, expect to see him in a David Silva type role.
Neves: Really impressed by him in the Championship last year, bonus point whore is what I'm hoping for here.

Forwards:
Aubameyang: Class act and I expect him to be the top forward this season.
Tosun: Taking a bit of a chance that he'll start but nice fixtures if he does.
Firminho: Liverpool's early fixtures mean I must have two of them.

I would just struggle to justify no City attack, unless the plan is to bring them in after the first week when the likes of KDB, Walker and Sterling are back.

I really want Aubameyang, but having him, Salah and Aguero seems impossible if you want balance, and I really can't shake the Aguero itch.

SlickRic · 23-07-2018 03:20PM

SlickRic wrote: »

I would just struggle to justify no City attack, unless the plan is to bring them in after the first week when the likes of KDB, Walker and Sterling are back.

I really want Aubameyang, but having him, Salah and Aguero seems impossible if you want balance, and I really can't shake the Aguero itch.

This is my best shot at it.

Begovic
Fabianski
Cedric
Robertson
Jagielka/Williams/Holgate (all 4.5 and one will start if there are no signings)
Wan Bissaka
R Bennett
Salah
Mané
D Silva
Demarai Gray
Will Hughes / Tom Cairney
Aubameyang
Aguero
Quaner

it's not the worst. I'm assuming that Bennett, Wan Bissaka and Hughes will start.

castletownman · 23-07-2018 03:23PM

castletownman wrote: »

Patricio/Fabianski

Win-Bissaka/Bednarek/Coleman/Emerson/Shaw

Jota/Mata/Sane/Felipe Anderson/Mahrez

Aubameyang/Lukaku/Niasse

1m left in the war-chest.

Obviously early doors, but any thoughts?. Heard Emerson could be in with a shout to start left for Chelsea, while Shaw seems set to start the season at LB according to Jose's comments anyway. I think Bednarek and Win-Bassaka will be cheap rotation options and are close to regular starters, while Coleman is nailed on.

Jota I suppose is the unknown quantity but lit up the championship for Wolves last year. Mata at 6.5 seems reasonable as he looks to be a starter early on (from what I read on here anyway). No World Cup for Mahrez and Sane suggests they will be in from the start, while Anderson's stats for Lazio look decent, although he'll be firmly a benchwarmer for GW1.

PAA and Lukaku take up 22% of the total budget between them, but Kane at 13.5 is too much considering he looked knackered at the WC and is notoriously slow to get going. Niasse is a "fill spot 15" inclusion based on a hunch that he might lead the line for Everton.

I think it's balanced enough overall, although lacks another "wow factor" player, in a position I cannot quite put my finger on.

Bit of a redux....swapped in Mane for Mahrez and Pereira for Emerson. Guaranteed starters both. Swaying towards subbing in Firmino for Lukuaku, wil make the call closer to GW1

SlickRic · 23-07-2018 03:25PM

castletownman wrote: »

Bit of a redux....swapped in Mane for Mahrez and Pereira for Emerson. Guaranteed starters both. Swaying towards subbing in Firmino for Lukuaku, wil make the call closer to GW1

Lukaku won't start the season. just get him out.

Pogue eile · 23-07-2018 03:34PM

castletownman wrote: »

Bit of a redux....swapped in Mane for Mahrez and Pereira for Emerson. Guaranteed starters both. Swaying towards subbing in Firmino for Lukuaku, wil make the call closer to GW1

I absolutely definitely would, two Man Utd attacking players would be crazy, I'm finding it hard to justify one!

ScummyMan · 23-07-2018 04:17PM

SlickRic wrote: »

This is my best shot at it.

Begovic
Fabianski
Cedric
Robertson
Jagielka/Williams/Holgate (all 4.5 and one will start if there are no signings)
Wan Bissaka
R Bennett
Salah
Mané
D Silva
Demarai Gray
Will Hughes / Tom Cairney
Aubameyang
Aguero
Quaner

it's not the worst. I'm assuming that Bennett, Wan Bissaka and Hughes will start.

I really like this one

MattD · 23-07-2018 04:27PM

I have a similar one now, trying to fit Salah, Aguero and Auba:

Ederson/Button

Coleman/Bailly/PVA/Daniels/Bennett

Salah/ Mhki/ Pedro/ Redmond/Richarlison*

Aguero/Auba/Kamara

Have Richarlison in for now assuming he transfers to Everton, but I also have 0.5m ITB, not sure what I want to do... I've been scared off Sanchez and back to Salah!

uRbaN · 23-07-2018 05:14PM

My first draft, and a week later I'm still struggling to tear it up.

Ederson / Fabianski

Daniels* / Azipilicueta / Coleman / Alexander-Arnold / Cedric*

Salah / Mihitaryan / Sane / Neves / Lingard*

Zaha / Firminho / Barnes*

Playing 3 5 2 with * all benched GW1

I want MC cover in defence so felt Ederson is worth it, with a good backup in Fabianski who I had at the end of last season and really got value out of.

I like Coleman...he's had a good break and is excellent value. Worth the punt. I also wanted some solidity hence Azpi for the splurge with Daniels & Cedric good backup options. I want some Liverpool cover so happy to go with AA.

I don't want Salah, but somebody made the excellent point already on this thread that its easier to get rid of him than to try and get him in if he's pulling up trees. I could change Salah and Lingard to Sanchez and Mane for an exact swap. I'd prefer this but its risky. Sanchez is great value for 2016 Sanchez. Not so much for 2017 Sanchez.
Lingard may have a WC hangover.

I'm not wild on my strikers. I've always had at lease Kane or Kun. Firminho is a lock for now as my main striker. Barnes was a very handy bench option 2nd half of last Season so I'm happy to stick with him.

I've no Spurs at all....I'd like Erikssen, and had great value out of Bavies last year.

Open to suggestions/criticisms