2021/22 FPL Rate My Team thread

For a moment there I thought you were referring to Shaw as the white version of Amartey! 🤦‍♂️

Sanchez/Bachman

Targett/James/Dias/Shaw/Coufal

Gilmour/Raphina/Salah/Greenwood/Son

Ihenacho/Ings/Antonio

I have gone with what I think gives a good 15 to rotate.

Gilmour might not be picked much by me but he is a 4.5 starter.

I will play with 5 at the back a good bit

James an attacking full back for a team who don't concede many

Shaw is the same as above

Dias is the most likely starter for City

Targett and Coufal have nice early fixtures

Son should start up front

I think Greenwood will start up front in the early games

Salah is a must have

Raphina should score and assist plenty

Antonio is flying in pre season

Ings should score plenty

Ihenacho might get rotated but should score plenty

The biggest concern I have is the strikers with two injury prone and one who could be rotated so I might change those

Close to final team.

Sanchez (Steele) - 2 Brighton goalies, fairly template I imagine but best of the 4.5 IMO.

TAA, Tsimikas, Amartey (White, Ayling) - TAA is essential IMO, Tsimikas 4.0 is too good not to have for the opening weeks. Amartey a 4.0 who should start with decent fixtures. White/Ayling are grand 4.5's to sub in over the coming weeks.

Salah, Bruno, Greenwood, Mahrez (Brownhill) - Salah again essential for the start of the season IMO. Bruno I'm not sold on but he'll have high ownership and 'safer' option is to keep him, lots of money to swap for someone else who starts well. Greenwood should start the season up front and with nice opening fixtures, could be good. In time, will swap to Jota after removing Tsimikas. Mahrez is a punt but I want City cover for the start and feel he could be great value as most likely will start (unless Pep overthinks it and starts him in goal), Brownhill the supposed best 4.5 option (maybe Gilmour instead?)

Nacho, Antonio, Toney - Nacho scored at the weekend, continuing the form he finished off with last season. Think he'll get goals again and priced nicely. Antonio, when he's fit, he's gold, WHU have a nice opening 4 fixtures. Toney I'm a bit iffy on, never normally like going for promoted players but he's a goalscorer at a nice price. They could surprise Arsenal on Friday.

Any thoughts or feedback very welcome.

Afterthoughts: No Villa, would like Buendia but injury concerns have steered me away from him. Ings too but feel himself and Watkins will share points, will keep an eye.

No Chelsea, Tuchel screwed me over ALOT last season so will wait and see with Lukaku, could be a beast.

Son could be value but struggling to fit all in.

Will get Raphinha in eventually, don't want to bench him first game.

Armstrong gone to Southampton, he'll be a great option, scored a mountain of goals last season but unlikely he'll be ready for the weekend

Think I finally have a draft I'm happy with

Sanchez Steele

TAA Shaw Tierney Reguilon Tsimikas

Salah Bruno Gundog Buendia Benrahma

Ings Antonio Obafemi

Will pay 352, Tierneys and Reguilons fixtures dovetail well the first few weeks. If Buendia is out the first week might change to Raphinha. Any thoughts or suggestions?

Yeah I heard that, I'll probably change him to another 4.5m striker but none of them are likely to get any minutes anyway.

Is Greenwood a guaranteed starter I wonder? I'd have him over Wilson but gametime is my only concern

Will be tricky alright but I was going through the GWs and I think there is an option to play 2 & bench 1 without too many headaches. Subject to form of course. Also, there is the injury worry hanging over both Antonio & Ings, so I should be able to absorb a 1 week injury without needing a hit in a panic.

GW1: Start: Ings v wat Antonio v new Bench: Toney v ARS

GW2: Start: Ings v NEW Toney v cry Bench: Antonio v LEI

GW3: Start: Ings v BRE Antonio v CRY Bench: Toney v avl

GW4: Start: Antonio v sou Toney v BHA Bench: Ings v che

GW5: Start: Ings v EVE Toney v wol Bench: Antonio v MUN

GW6: Start: Ings v mun Antonio v lee Bench: Toney v LIV

GW7: Start: Antonio v BRE Toney v whu Bench: Ings v tot

GW8: Start: Ings v WOL Antonio v eve Bench: Toney v CHE

GW9: Start: Ings v ars Toney v LEI Bench: Antonio v TOT

Cavani won't start the season, and either will Rashford. Martial has fitness issues and I don't think Sancho is fully up to speed yet, but both will probably still start. I don't think Lingard will play. Greenwood has the best fitness and probably has to start.

From what I can see, he has only played 45 mins of pre-season, coming back from an injury at the end of last season. So there's no real guarantee that he would last more than 60 mins yet. Now maybe he is getting the fitness work in behind the scenes, but there's no evidence of him lasting longer yet.

Would you go with Raphina and Toney, or Spacecraft and Iheanacho?

Not sure why I've ended up with that obscure conundrum but these things happen :-)

^^^ Will Kane play this weekend, if not that's a right pain,

Grealish/Smith Rowe may have rotation issues, not sure if spending 8m is wise on a player that is going to be in/out of a team over the next few weeks.

Manquillo won't get minutes I don't think as a 4.0 option. Would you go for Tsimikas or Amartey? Better chance to get minutes.

I like the Zaha punt. Kane is a punt too, not sure he will start tbh, rumours it'll be Son up front. Lot of money for a player not to get minutes.

Plan would be to move him on for a 4.5 fodder and upgrade Gilmour to someone like Raphinha/Buendia.

Martial himself has spoken about his fitness issues now also.