My draft which I haven’t touched for a month:
Sanchez
TAA AWB Digne
Salah Fernandes Sarr Raphinha Grealish
Toney Iheanacho
Virginia - Coady Idah Omobamidele
You'll only have 3 playing defenders when Vestegard is ready to take Amarteys place. (And 2 when Robbo is back)
You could drop Hojberg to a 4.5 and bump Dallas to Benrahma maybe?
You could drop Vardy to Antonio if you need to find funds to improve your defense
I like the Zaha shout and I'll be grabbing him a couple of game weeks as well
Looking for feedback please. Keep going around in circles with this one. Not too many going for Schmeichel or Jorginho, and I am unsure about having Mane and Bruno, but am starting to panic and just wanted to get started with one.
I look forward to drawing you in the cup when you have only 5 fit players, but still trounce me.
Dallas is out of position in the wrong way this season. I think Emile Smith Rowe is the same price.
I like that team. Yes, no Fernandes, but just seems more balanced. I’m seriously toying with the idea of leaving him out too.
First time posting, looking for feedback
Against my better judgement, I want to have at a decent back up midfielder who I'm not moaning about having to play if needed. This will probably end up me getting a few annoying bench points, but I did the opposite at the start of last season and it fucked me. So I'll keep him until wildcard and assess from there.
I think I like having Smith Rowe for bench cover if you're going with Mahrez. Are you holding onto him for a while?
TAA - Shaw - Tsmikas
Salah - Son - Raphinia - Mahrez
Ings - Toney - Antonio
Subs: Steele, Smith-Rowe, Ayling, White
I'm happy enough with this, but will no doubt end up changing it again. Not entirely happy about not having Fernandes, that's pretty much my only reservation at the moment. Solid enough bench. Not sure if it's needed, but can sort that out on wildcard if need be.
schmeichael
tsmikas shaw white stones
salah son mahrez jota
DCL lacazette
Foster toney ayling bissouma or brownhill
not sure on DCL injury, mahrez n jota rotatiin riska, tsmikas only over toney while there is a chance he'll play the first few weeks.
Other consideration is toney to a 4.5m, concentrate on the 11 starters early and wildcard wk 4-5
surely white will start given the transfer fee?
He was granted extended leave to stay in South America after the copa america for family reasons.
Pictured on the bench with his arm in a sling after some odd impact injury. The fact he wasn't taken straight for an x-ray indicates it might not be too long term
Ooh, think I will too so
What's the story with Cavani?
A) Benrahma & Ings & 1 million
or
B) Greenwood & Wilson
Assuming Greenwood will play the first 3 or 4 games with Rashford injured and Cavani missing.
If it’s set and forget for the season I’d go for Jimenez over Antonio.
looking for some feedback on the above team.... this will be a set and forget GW1 Team, so a team for the season. Thanks
Feels very very template but I like it.
Almost tempted to downgrade Coufal and keep more ITB, other option is Benrahma in or go 4 5 1, but that feels a step too far
How bad was the injury?
I would say 10.5 or 11.
Any indication of what Lukakus price will be yet
There goes zyiech after a good pre season. Back to the drawing board
I’d appreciate some thoughts on this team. I think it’s overloaded on Liverpool and maybe Utd, but I can’t see alternatives.
True, but I'd say Watkins could possibly eat some of his mins. For 6 million you'd want to be sure he's a starter in a non top 6 team.
My draft so far, thoughts welcome: (3-5-2)
Sanchez - (4.0)
TAA - Shaw - Dunk - (Amartey) - (4.0)
Salah (c) - Fernandes - Jota - Greenwood - Balbuena
Ings - Antonio - (4.5)
Sanchez (Begovic)
TAA Shaw White Tsimkas Amartey
Salah Bruno Townsend Rapinha Gilmour
Ings Antonio Toney
3m in bank for Lukaku. Trying not to play Pep Roulette for the moment
Any love for Traore?
Villa have 3 nice games to start, he had 7 goals and 7 assists in 2315 mins last season.
Can see him having even more of an impact with Grealish gone. Seems an ok option at 6mil.
Going to play 5 at the back, only one premium forward in Salah but I will captain him most weeks.
Sanchez/Bachmann
James/TAA/Dias/Shaw/Coufal
Mount/Gilmour/Raphinha/Salah/Greenwood
Ihenacho/Ings/Antonio
Sweating over Kane now. I am happy to keep him in reserve till his future is confirmed, but want to hit the ground running. Starting Iheanacho and Toney up front in a 4-4-effing-2, but I genuinely can't see any higher priced alternative to bring in short-term.
Still 2 days to go and I keep flip flopping. The logical thing is to include Bruno which gives:
Sanchez/Steele
TAA, Shaw, White. Tsimikas, Amartey
Salah, Fernandes, Mahrez, Harrison, Gilmour
Antonio, Ings, Toney
However, if I was to be brave (stupid?) and leave Bruno out my team would be:
Salah, Son, Mahrez, Barnes, Gilmour
Antonio, Ings, Wilson
Martial himself has spoken about his fitness issues now also.
What's people's thoughts on Fabainski? Would he be a guaranteed starter now that west ham have also got Areola?
