FPL Wildcard Thread 2019/20

eh i dunno · 22-08-2019 9:16pm

CSF wrote: »

A question I asked in another thread, what is the basis of McGinn ahead of Ceballos?

Arsenal’s fixtures are terrible in fairness

CSF · 22-08-2019 9:24pm

eh i dunno wrote: »

Arsenal’s fixtures are terrible in fairness

They’re not so bad, and Arsenal’s goal expectation is probably similar enough against decent teams than Villa’s will be against middle of the road teams.

McGinn is a class act and beloved by myself and all Villa fans but I think if we’re looking for a player to turn their unproductive stats season/class actual season from last year into a better year for goal production it’s Grealish IMO.

carnie · 22-08-2019 9:29pm

CSF wrote: »

They’re not so bad, and Arsenal’s goal expectation is probably similar enough against decent teams than Villa’s will be against middle of the road teams.

McGinn is a class act and beloved by myself and all Villa fans but I think if we’re looking for a player to turn their unproductive stats season/class actual season from last year into a better year for goal production it’s Grealish IMO.

Fair point about Grealish. He was in a couple of drafts. Is he still on free kicks?

ShagNastii · 22-08-2019 9:35pm

I haven’t seen much football this year so going off the sites. What’s with the 🙂Thossard love? Are Brighton looking sharp? I’ve wildcarded and have him in my team +1m.

I know Zaha was poor but was thinking Zaha or Maddison who is always impressive.

CSF · 22-08-2019 9:41pm

carnie wrote: »

Fair point about Grealish. He was in a couple of drafts. Is he still on free kicks?

Hourihane is the free kick master when he plays. Grealish might take some of the crossing ones, but Hourihane is better at those also.

With that said, with Douglas Luiz coming in, Hourihane will probably spend more minutes on the bench than the pitch. Nakamba will provide competition also.

irishrepeat2 · 23-08-2019 2:21am

galwaylad14 wrote: »

Surely if ye're going rotating keepers one of them has to be Adrian? 4.5 and playing for the best defence in the league from last season.

galwaylad14 wrote: »

Love the midfield, don't think there's much need for Rashford though when you have Martial.

Maybe Barnes there and an extra premium defender ahead of Pieters or Dunk?

Green&Red wrote: »

Haven’t changed in a day

I like your team's, am I making a mistake with my budget defence?
And focusing on attack?

dazzday · 23-08-2019 1:17pm

Thoughts on this team? Very happy with the midfield but still on the fence about upfront and defence.

Options: Downgrade pukki to a 4.5m and use the 2.3 to upgrade the defence (play 4-5-1 every week rotating Aub and Kane)

Downgrade Kane to Rashford or the likes and use the 2.5m to upgrade defence

Playuers on my radar - Zinchenko, Matip, Emerson, Lacazette, Keane,

eagle eye · 24-08-2019 5:05pm

Thinking of using the wildcard this week.

This is what I'm looking at right now,

Pope, Heaton,
Digne, Maitland-Niles, Dunk, Soyuncu, Lundstram
Salah, Sterling, KDB, Mount, Ceballos
Abraham, Haller, Pukki

What do people think?

PARlance · 24-08-2019 5:23pm

eagle eye wrote: »

Thinking of using the wildcard this week.

This is what I'm looking at right now,

Pope, Heaton,
Digne, Maitland-Niles, Dunk, Soyuncu, Lundstram
Salah, Sterling, KDB, Mount, Ceballos
Abraham, Haller, Pukki

What do people think?

Looks great if it was last week.

extra gravy · 24-08-2019 6:54pm

Catastrophic wildcard so far. Don't even want to calculate how many points I'm down. But it's judged over a number of weeks right?!

machiavellianme · 25-08-2019 11:40am

extra gravy wrote: »

Catastrophic wildcard so far. Don't even want to calculate how many points I'm down. But it's judged over a number of weeks right?!

Yes. The next 35.

mdwexford · 25-08-2019 3:56pm

Half thinking of Wildcarding to

Pope (Button)

Zinchenko - Mings - Lundstram

Salah - Sterling - KDB - Cantwell - Dendoncker

Kane - Pukki - Wesley

Leaves 9.9 for two defenders.

Although Aguero instead of Sterling and switched a mid also in my thoughts after today.

Ace2007 · 25-08-2019 8:12pm

Think I need to wild card to survive in the LMS going forward - must be the only one without Salah. Will also help me get rid of Zomua, Maguire and Siggy.

Would you keep Kane or Auba, if dumping one for Aguero?

Scorpion Sting · 25-08-2019 8:24pm

Ace2007 wrote: »

Think I need to wild card to survive in the LMS going forward - must be the only one without Salah. Will also help me get rid of Zomua, Maguire and Siggy.

Would you keep Kane or Auba, if dumping one for Aguero?

Auba

km79 · 25-08-2019 8:25pm

Ace2007 wrote: »

Think I need to wild card to survive in the LMS going forward - must be the only one without Salah. Will also help me get rid of Zomua, Maguire and Siggy.

Would you keep Kane or Auba, if dumping one for Aguero?

Auba
But tbh I think with so much value and options in midfield there id spend my money there and just go with one premium striker
Not Kane

ThunbergsAreGo · 25-08-2019 8:52pm

Ace2007 wrote: »

Think I need to wild card to survive in the LMS going forward - must be the only one without Salah. Will also help me get rid of Zomua, Maguire and Siggy.

Would you keep Kane or Auba, if dumping one for Aguero?

Neither. Aguero or no premium

Chesty08 · 25-08-2019 10:21pm

Wildcard activivated

Pope (Stekelenburg)

VvD Mings Kelly (Hanley, Lundstram)

Salah Sterling KdB Pepe (Cantwell)

Pukki Haller Wesley

————

I’m happy with the attackers and all set on them. Only up for debate is VvD to Everton defender & Pope to Adrian then

dsmythy · 25-08-2019 10:26pm

So tempted but I'd like to see a fourth game. Forced to do one transfer early so any midweek injuries might force my hand.

Ace2007 · 25-08-2019 10:33pm

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?

Chesty08 · 25-08-2019 10:52pm

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?

Is it possible.

Don’t think it is a strategy. All things considered and good fortune your looking at about 1400 points from those 5 with same captain picked.

Where do you want to finish.. is Top 5k another 800 points I’d say... would bargain players contribute that... no is the short answer

dsmythy · 25-08-2019 11:00pm

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.

Mr.Prodston · 25-08-2019 11:49pm

My name is Mr P and for once I haven't held onto my wildcard until November!

claw · 26-08-2019 8:38am

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.

ThunbergsAreGo · 26-08-2019 9:02am

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)

claw · 26-08-2019 9:27am

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.

ThunbergsAreGo · 26-08-2019 9:28am

claw wrote: »

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.

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

claw · 26-08-2019 9:36am

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 · 26-08-2019 4:30pm

Thinking of :

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

Players in bold are incoming

Chesty08 · 26-08-2019 10:15pm

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

Chesty08 · 26-08-2019 10:24pm

Pope ——> Adrian
Van Dijk ———> Keane
DeBruyne ——-> Choudury
Wesley ———> Aguero

Cantwell is my 8th attacker so he would come in instead of Choudury.

So it won’t become

Adrian (Stek)

Keane Lundstram Mings (Kelly, Hanley)

Sterling Salah Pepe Cantwell (Chodury)

Aguero Haller Pukki.

Is that too risky starting Cantwell? Will Adrian & Keane cover Pope & VvD.

Will Aguero outscore DeBruyne... Yes ... will it be enough to cover the aforementioned potentials?

These are my current thoughts

supasoumi99 · 26-08-2019 10:25pm

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

Chesty08 · 26-08-2019 10:30pm

supasoumi99 wrote: »

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

Very close to my team that I just posted.

Same strikers
3 mids & 3 defenders the same.
Liverpool & Everton defence coverage!

I think by you not having Pepe gives you more balance but I like Pepe and think he’ll explode

KevIRL · 27-08-2019 9:02am

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 · 27-08-2019 10:12am

trigger pulled

Pope/Heaton

VVD, Digne, Guilbert, Pieters, Lundstram

Sterling, Salah, KDB, Ceballos, Cantwell

Haller, Barnes, Abraham

The real mccoy 91 · 27-08-2019 10:33am

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

Tipsy McSwagger · 27-08-2019 11:22am

Current squad now has Kun, Sterling, Salah, VVD, Laporte, Digne, Pukki & Barnes. Really need a good haul this weekend as I’m at 1.8m overall, a disaster.

dr.kenneth noisewater · 27-08-2019 11:47am

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

Chesty08 · 27-08-2019 12:02pm

Tipsy McSwagger wrote: »

Current squad now has Kun, Sterling, Salah, VVD, Laporte, Digne, Pukki & Barnes. Really need a good haul this weekend as I’m at 1.8m overall, a disaster.

Bloody hell what is the rest of the team

j timber · 27-08-2019 12:16pm

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?

eoghan104 · 27-08-2019 1:05pm

Pope, Heaton

Maitland-Niles, Digne, Lundstrum, Mings, Kelly

Mane, Sterling, KDB, Mount, Cantwell

Aguero, Pukki, Greenwood

What are peoples thoughts on the above?

Happy enough with it but wondering should I go Salah & Kane/Auba over Mane & Aguero

elefant · 27-08-2019 1:09pm

j timber wrote: »

Have I put too much faith in the city players?

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

eoghan104 · 27-08-2019 1:18pm

I have added Adrian in for Heaton to cover pool defense. I am worried about having none of their defenders going forward though.

27-08-2019 1:31pm

eoghan104 wrote: »

Pope, Heaton

Maitland-Niles, Digne, Lundstrum, Mings, Kelly

Mane, Sterling, KDB, Mount, Cantwell

Aguero, Pukki, Greenwood

What are peoples thoughts on the above?

Happy enough with it but wondering should I go Salah & Kane/Auba over Mane & Aguero

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.

munster87 · 27-08-2019 1:40pm

Pope Heaton
Matip Christensen Soyuncu Ake Dunk
KDB Salah Martial(tbc) Mount Noble
Pukki Aguero Barnes

No Sterling may be an issue.
Think Matip will hold his spot.
Noble probably won’t appear for me much but penalty threat at least when he does now back to fitness.
Think Christensen will start ahead of Zouma when Rudiger is back.

claw · 27-08-2019 1:45pm

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.

FHFC · 27-08-2019 1:52pm

mdwexford wrote: »

Although Aguero instead of Sterling and switched a mid also in my thoughts after today.

Toying with this idea myself. Aguero and KdB will pick up a lot of City points and give a solid City captain option.

dr.kenneth noisewater · 27-08-2019 1:58pm

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

FHFC · 27-08-2019 2:04pm

Talk to me about this Soyuncu lad. Have him in my draft cause he's in everyone's!!

Have hardly seen any of Liecester. Nailed and attacking I presume?

27-08-2019 2:09pm

FHFC wrote: »

Talk to me about this Soyuncu lad. Have him in my draft cause he's in everyone's!!

Have hardly seen any of Liecester. Nailed and attacking I presume?

Maguires replacement so not attacking.

Pereira and Chilwell are the attacking ones.

FHFC · 27-08-2019 2:19pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Maguires replacement so not attacking.

Pereira and Chilwell are the attacking ones.

Thanks. Didn't even know he was a CB.

Saw he had an assist. Whats the attraction of Leicester defence then!?

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