FPL Wildcard Thread 2019/20

Ace2007 wrote: »

If we believe that Liverpool and city are going to run away in the league again, would be mad to put all eggs into one basket and just load up with Salah, Mane, Sterling, KdB and Aguero and get bargain basement for all other positions?

There's always mid ranged players and other higher priced also who do very well despite poor results. People who skimped more on the big two teams will pick points up from here while your bargains hit long barren periods. They'll also jump between the big two teams' players depending on form taking away some advantage again.

On top of that Liverpool and City could run amock in one game week but you're looking at two of your players from them sitting there on 2 points apiece alongside your struggling bargains. Points between players may not be scored evenly among them in individual GWs and during streaks alike.

Taking individual players' prospects versus their price as a player selection process should take precedence over boxticking and name checking your City and Liverpool players in. Sometimes these align and you get that anyway. Most times though I think you'll find fantasy teams with 11 decent potential point scorers (adjusted for expectation of their ability) will get the better of those with players clinging onto the coat tails.

On a wildcard and currently on this:

Button Pope
TAA Digne Zinchenko Kelly Lundstram
Mount Salah KDB Sterling Cantwell
Pukki Haller Joelinton

Only problem is that I took out Martial to facilitate that midfield. Would have to weaken the defence to get Aguero in for KDB.

naughtb4 wrote: »

Getting more and more tempted by this

Pope, Button

TAA, Montoya, Digne, Lundstrum, Zinchenko

Salah, Sterling, Martial, Cantwell, Dendonker

Aguero, Haller, Greenwood

Little worried about having 4 bargain basement players - but feel like Aguero will explode (should have had 3 pens in 3)

I don't like Greenwood because my team with Martial and Aguero and no KDB was pretty much that. Trade off between Martial/Dendonker/Aguero/Greenwood vs Mount/KDB/Pukki/Joelinton. I do like the former but I don't want a non playing striker in my squad going forward.

naughtb4 wrote: »

If Martial is out this week, isnt there a good chance Greenwood starts?

Get where you are coming from - i have just been treating it as a dead spot so far

I think I have a blind spot now with Greenwood - just having Kane and King the first 3 weeks with no other striker has put more pressure on my midfield and my defence. Got away with it the first 2 weeks but Kane blanking has made me think I would like more flexibility up front.

Nerdlingr wrote: »

Thinking of :

Pope-Button
Digne-VVD-Soyuncu-Mings-Lundstrum
Salah-Sterling-Maddison-Ceballos-McGinn
Aguero-Pukki-Greenwood

Players in bold are incoming

I like the Aguero & Sterling double up. I’m thinking of doing the same. Don’t think many will have both.

I have Mings too, would of went Soyuncu but hadn’t enough & had to 3 x 4mil defenders in Lundy, Kelly & Hanley

Had two shockers of weeks after a great first week so have gone for a rage WC - currently have this as my first draft - would love to somehow be able to get Robertson in (not really sure about the Matip gamble but he is playing really well and could be nice cheap Liverpool cover, could also be a transfer waiting to happen) but happy enough apart from that..

Pope - Button
Digne - Matip - Mings - Kelly - Lundstram
Sterling - Salah - Mount - Ceballos - Cantwell
Aguero - Pukki - Haller

Not on WC but was messing around with trying to pack in premiums and I actually quite like this

Pope/4.0
TAA/Montoya/Soychu/Guilbert/Lundstram
Salah/Sterling/KdB/Cantwell/Dendoncker
Aguero/Pukki/Ayew

7 starting places nailed down each week and then the others rotate based on fixtures.

ShimSlady wrote: »

trigger pulled

Pope/Heaton

VVD, Digne, Guilbert, Pieters, Lundstram

Sterling, Salah, KDB, Ceballos, Cantwell

Haller, Barnes, Abraham

Seems to be fairly close to template at this stage

ShimSlady wrote: »

trigger pulled

Pope/Heaton

VVD, Digne, Guilbert, Pieters, Lundstram

Sterling, Salah, KDB, Ceballos, Cantwell

Haller, Barnes, Abraham

Would Prob go with Pukki over Abraham

Just hit the wildcard button....
Currently have
Pope ( McGovern)

Van dijk. Wan biassa dunk Lindstrom (Pieter's)

Salah sterling de bruyne. Cantwell ( d luiz )

Aguero pukki ( greenwood)

Have I put too much faith in the city players?
Should I downgrade Van dijk to an Everton defender?

j timber wrote: »

Have I put too much faith in the city players?

Come wildcard, I'd have 5 City players if I could.

Deleted User wrote: »

Afraid I don’t like it.

I think 2 of the 3 City lads would give you a lot more balance.

I think any WC team should have Salah. Sterling and TAA and take it from there.

I don’t like Pukki. I think that train has sailed. I’m quite alone on that one though I think. Don’t like AMN either. Don’t like Kane either.

I really like Mount. Looks a fantastic player.

I also think there could be great value in 3 strikers this year. Unlike other years there seems to be a lot of viable choices between 6-8m (so can hop around) and we could be looking at 3-4-3 being the best formation again.

I’d only go for one 4.5m keeper and a 4.0m.

I’d have TAA, 4.5m, Kelly, Lundstram, 4.0m

Cantwell or Dendoncker as 5th mid.

Edit - obviously there’s also fantastic midfielders in that price range too but 3-5-2 leaves you with a dead striker on bench whereas 3-4-3 leaves you with a better bench option.

I pretty much agree with all of this, I would like to have Aguero instead of KDB but I think it would weaken the rest of the team too much. Definitely want to have TAA. I agree with Pukki, quite happy to have him for this week though and then put in Barnes after the break cos Burnley's fixtures are very nice for a few weeks.

First draft I've done messing around, Italics are current players

Pope/Heaton
TAA/Soyuncu/Zinchenko/Montoya/Lundstram
Salah/Sterling/KDB/Cebellos/Dendonker
Pukki/Haller/Barnes