2 FTs so, Maddison in, Richarlison out very likely.
I'm kind of leaning towards doing the MID rotation now for a couple GWs. Can switch out Bowen again for his tricky ones. Just leave Estupinan rotating with my AVL defender. Yeah I agree with the Newcastle defence. That CL draw has to be factored in.
This can allow me pick the best one per GW, and have the others ticking along hopefully. I'm fairly happy with my team overall and if I didn't have a transfer burning a hole in my pocket I might have rolled or switched up my bench.
I like Bowen and the game is meant to be fun so he might win out just on that! He has the form lines, and a very nice fixture this GW.
I wouldn’t be in a mad rush to sell a defender for a Newcastle defender and especially with their CL involvement. Eddie Howe had a lot of things go right for him last season.
Sterling v Bowen is tough but I’d probably go with Sterling because they don’t have Europe and he wasn’t called up for England. It’s also a safer EO pick even though I try not to pay attention to that myself.
Yeah I can easily bench him in either but Man City at home might not be the worst fixture either.
And there is always the option of switching him again for Rashford / Sterling / Bruno if they kick on from their GW3 scored. I already own Maddison so I'm not chasing that transfer this week.
Anyways, as per the rules of FPL, whichever player(s) I don't bring in will score big this GW! 😂
Bowen an option if you feel the need to bench him in harder fixtures then just have a decent bench option.
M City the only difficult fixture in his next 6.
There's so many different routes to go down this week for me, it's hard to pick which one. I fear that I'm being forced into rushing because of the rampant price fluctuations.
Estupinan -> Newcastle defender. Newcastle's fixtures swing soon but there is a Botman injury to deal with and also the tough CL group which will result in rotations. I already own Man City + Chelsea defenders and unsure of the Arsenal defence. Won't go near Liverpool yet.
Bowen or Sterling in. It's the classic case of Form v Fixtures. Bowen has the form, Sterling has the fixtures. One just played Luton, and hauled, and has the nice run of fixtures. The other is about to play Luton but has 3 very tough fixtures directly after it before a nicer run again.
Rashford is probably the most sellable of the midfielders to free up this spot, because of his form, but he is moving back to his better suited position and has 4 or 5 fixtures in a row where he could return.
Maddison / Mbueno / Saka / Foden are not as sellable.
Watkins / Jackson then upfront. Watkins is returning in every game and has a high chance of scoring against Liverpool given style of play. His fixtures are very nice. Jackson also has the nice fixtures, but not the form so much, even though he looked dangerous in other games. There is a sense of FOMO of Chelsea attack also if I do not buy Sterling and only owning Chilwell who is very templatey now himself.
Is Bowen too much of a risk, given his tougher fixtures? When other options have more of a long term feel about them.
Aye, don't know where I got 20th from.
7 September actually.
Went for Sterling - love a short term gamble, but if he becomes one of the main men in a good Chelsea side he could become vital.
Will mull over whether Chilwell is worth the -4, most of my main competitors have him so will lose ground if he gets a haul.
Team is in pretty decent shape, aside from having Pickford and needing to change my 4.5 striker who has gone on loan. May WC early enough all the same!!
With the news of Joao Palhinha to Bayern gathering momentum, I'm leaning more towards Foden now instead of Maddison.
He could feast if he starts....
Nothing credible
I’ve not heard what Klopp has said but saying ‘he’s not going anywhere’ means nothing.
Klopp won’t lose face if Salah does leave. He can just say ‘the player changed his mind and I only want players here that want to play for the club’.
Clubs don’t dictate to players anymore. Those days are long long gone. If a player really wants to leave he will.
I think Liverpool would be crazy to turn down anything above 150 million. They could probably take advantage of the situation and get 200 million for him.
Every player is replaceable. Many players have left clubs and those clubs have continued to win trophies. I’ll never get the fuss over players leaving a club.
Saudi window closes on the 20th of sept., plenty of time for him to leave.
Personally, I don't believe the Salah transfer nonsense. Klopp said he's not going anywhere.
Yeah it’s all over the tabloids, lots of reports on Twitter. Nothing concrete but I’m holding off my 2FTs for the week just in case
Plenty of rumours online, £129m transfer fee and £1.5m per week wages.
Where are you getting this from?
Sterling not even on Chelsea's bench tonight. I wonder how long the injury is for? 😆
Sounds more and more likely that Salah will leave Liverpool this week for those of us still trying to figure out what midfielder to sell for Maddison/Sterling. Might be worth holding off till Friday
2 FT's Rashford/Pedro out for either Sterling/Wissa or Mbuemo/Jackson
Just on the Sterling / Luton thing.
Is it a case of Luton being really poor down their LHS (attackers RHS), or is a case of Sterling being really good and just about to hit a big run of form in terms of returns? If it is Luton being poor as the RWs do well in those games, Bowen might be the play. If it was Sterling, then he is the play.
Solly March was the RW against Luton, but posted some good numbers in a couple games.
Jarrod Bowen plays RW against Luton in GW4 and has some good form going into this GW.
Sterling so far this season. The Luton game was a real outlier here. He plays Notts Forest in GW4 and the only RW to return against them so far this season was the Saka cracker in GW1.
Anyone else that have only made enforced transfers so far this season? I've done three already and all defender. Ugh!! Mings to Chilwell, Shaw to Henry and Gabriel to Udogie.
Tempted to do a -4 just to make a transfer that I actually want to make!
Firstly, I'd say don't take a -4 this week as we're going into the international break and injuries could play havoc on your team meaning you need to WC and don't see a return on the -4. Who's your bench?
Secondly while I think Sterling looked great, it's still only a small enough sample size v a very poor Luton side. Forest will probably be a tougher test as they've shown v Man United & Arsenal.
I'd be inclined to do Saliba to Chilwell for his attacking output and potential CS's. Re assess then.
That said, Sterling does have a high ceiling so if you're going to WC soon, he could be a great gamble short term.
Mitoma to Sterling or Saliba to Chilwell or both for a -4
I already have Jackson and as nice as Chelsea's run of fixtures are - not sure I am ready to triple up
Pulled the trigger early for price rises
March & Rashford -> Madison & Sterling
That's not a team that needs a WC, very strong chance your team will look worse at some point between now and Christmas.
I'm so tempted to WC, but know its too early.
Onana, Turner
Chilwell, Estupinan, TAA, Gabriel, Botman
Saka, Rashford, Mitoma, Foden, Lukic
Haaland, Watkins, Semanyo
Gabriel, TAA definitely need to go. Would love City defence cover, so I'd happily ship Onana to Ederson. Rashford could also go, considering how good other midfielders are playing. Watkins could also move to Alvarez or Jackson.
I have 2 FTs, so maybe a -4 will sort my team out short term. But very tempted to WC.
I guess this would be my 3 transfers this week, but open to suggestions:
TAA>Ruben Dias
Lukic>Sterling
Rashford>Mbuemo or Maddison
I got rid of Salah at weekend for Sterling. Just not fully at the races for me and with his price tag felt better value elsewhere and use the cash to strengthen my team. Could come back to bite me but good start from Sterling albeit at his price could have afforded to keep Salah and get Sterling in for another midfielder.
Time will tell :)
I've been debating it myself, thinking of holding for now, he's returned in every game, and two of the games Liverpool were down to 10 men.
I also have the players you mention and Rashford seems the one I'm most likely to move.
Thinking of moving Salah out for Sterling. Already have Haaland upfront, Saka and Rashford in the middle.
Ill jinx myself now, but Salah's head doesnt seem to be in it so far.
Have gone from 442 to 343 and now thinking 352 is the formation to go with. Gabriel is still a problem but as I have the funds in the bank I'll upgrade Ahamaha to Sterling/Maddison.
Have Rashford/Saka/Mitoma/Foden so will mean dropping Watkins to the bench for this GW though
