Premier League Fantasy

[icopress]

That's it, I'm here again ... I'm already done with the New Years celebration! 

I finally decided to use one of my chips, and I confess I'm a little confused because I want to add Tielemans to the main roster, but I don't know with whom to change it, (as you can see, all the players of the main squad will play twice in the coming week). I also thought about putting into operation Lukaku, but no matter how I save on reserve players, I can't choose three expensive players at the same time. With Ronaldo, everything seems obvious to me, with Kane too (since Son is out of the game), the same is the case with Maddison (Vardy/Daka is not available), + King (since Dennis is on sick leave).

[Trofo]

I finally decided to use one of my chips, and I confess I'm a little confused because I want to add Tielemans to the main roster, but I don't know with whom to change it,

Who is your first keeper, De Gea? If affirmative, I would probably not have Varane in the team as well, I would rather play Cucurella in his position. Sort of spread your eggs to different basket case

I would ditch Lucas Moura, Spurs don't look good to me and my choices from Spurs would be as follows:
Son, unfortunately injured
Kane
some defender, probably Davies, since I feel Regullion and Royal will not play both games.

So you can change Tielmans for Moura, but I would probably take my chances with Lookman, I sort of think he will play the striker in the absence of regular strikers.
 
Also double Chelsea defense? One game is against City so I would rather keep Trent in the squad, Liverpool is against Brentford at home. Should be an easy fixture and I will keep Trent and Jota in my team for sure.

Of course not doing anything until last half an hour to get max info. Previous game week is still not over and I have several players to play yet. Who knows what can happen.

[icopress]

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Do you want me to tell you a funny joke?

I took your advice about Lucas Moura and took the Tielemans, so I had three Leicester players on my first team (Maddison, Lookman, Tielemans)  ... but damn it, the Burnley match was cancelled. As for Chelsea, the Rüdiger - Alonso duo did not upset me (although Chelsea lost by a narrow margin). I am of the opinion that Alonso will soon prove himself with a goal or two, given that statistically Chelsea defenders have scored more goals than attackers (not to mention that Alonso, although listed in the FPL as a defender, actually plays an important role in attack).

In general, summing up, I can say that this is my karma, especially since even my captain is a Leicester player.  

[Trofo]

[...]

Do you want me to tell you a funny joke?

I took your advice about Lucas Moura and took the Tielemans, so I had three Leicester players on my first team (Maddison, Lookman, Tielemans)  ... but damn it, the Burnley match was cancelled. As for Chelsea, the Rüdiger - Alonso duo did not upset me (although Chelsea lost by a narrow margin). I am of the opinion that Alonso will soon prove himself with a goal or two, given that statistically Chelsea defenders have scored more goals than attackers (not to mention that Alonso, although listed in the FPL as a defender, actually plays an important role in attack).

In general, summing up, I can say that this is my karma, especially since even my captain is a Leicester player.  

To be fair, Spurs vs. Arsenal is cancelled as well so you did not make that bad decision.

This week will be bloodbath, I am very happy I did not pull free hit. This way I still have good single game players and it paid off with Cancello today.

[icopress]

This week will be bloodbath, I am very happy I did not pull free hit. [...]

Here's what I got this round...

All in all, 5 out of 11 players played only one match...although I really hoped that I would earn more than 100 points. I understand that I am hopelessly behind the leader, but I continue only for the sake of pleasure (yes, in principle, there are not so many rounds left).

Btw, are you way behind 1st place? ^{[I don't insist on exact numbers]} 

[Trofo]

Btw, are you way behind 1st place? ^{[I don't insist on exact numbers]}  

I am in striking distance for sure, less then 100 points, with almost all chips still to use. 3rd place and 2000 EUR reward is quite near so that is my goal for now and we will see how far I'll manage to get. This was a bad week for me, as it was for all of us without Fernandez. But if I had to make the decision again I would still choose Ronaldo/Madison over Kane/Fernadez.

[icopress]

I am in striking distance for sure, less then 100 points, with almost all chips still to use. 3rd place and 2000 EUR reward is quite near so that is my goal for now and we will see how far I'll manage to get. This was a bad week for me, as it was for all of us without Fernandez. But if I had to make the decision again I would still choose Ronaldo/Madison over Kane/Fernadez.

It's really cool... besides picking the right moment and the right player along with activating the triple captain can give you a lot of points (keep me posted, then I'll also take the time to analyze to tell you the best option). By the way, I didn't choose Fernandez as captain, but he and Kane gave me 44 points out of 66.

My peak this week: Dennis, Saint-Maximin, Toney, Jota, Tielemans, Bernardo

But it seems to me that only Bernardo is suitable for the role of captain, since he has not scored for a long time. + I don't pick forwards as captains + Leicester vs Brighton (who are known to be good defensively), that's whyI ruled out the Tielemans as a possible candidate.

[Trofo]

My peak this week: Dennis, Saint-Maximin, Toney, Jota, Tielemans, Bernardo

But it seems to me that only Bernardo is suitable for the role of captain, since he has not scored for a long time. + I don't pick forwards as captains + Leicester vs Brighton (who are known to be good defensively), that's whyI ruled out the Tielemans as a possible candidate.

Bernardo Silva is not a captain pick for me, not even an option at all. His time has passed with return of De Bruyne, that totally destroyed him as fantasy asset. Now he is playing much closer to his own goal and taking more defensive duties. Also De Bruyne is main play maker so he lost that as well. He will get some points here and there but I am quite sure a lot of City players will outscore him regularly. Mahrez is also coming back from AFCON promptly so even more competition.
My City picks in order of importance:
Cancello - essential could not imagine my team without him
De Bruyne - by far the best attacking option at the moment, but I did not find way to get him in my team yet

Everything else is prone to rotations but I like Foden most from the rest of the pack.

[icopress]

Well, I try not to sell players that I bought for less than their current value (I think I'm doing the right thing, although judging by my points you can't tell). The current value of my team is 102/5 million and those defenders that I have been completely satisfied with for a long time (Rüdiger, Cancelo, Dias).

A couple of times I was tempted to trade one of them for Alexander-Arnold, but paying 8.4 million for a defender after the 20th round seems like overkill to me. As for Bernardo... I'm talking about the upcoming week, given that I don't have Free Transfers and have to build on what I have, and as I said about the inflated cost, I feel sorry for selling Salah or Son, so until February 10 they will simply occupy the reserve slots, in fact I have only 29million at my disposal.

[Trofo]

Well, I try not to sell players that I bought for less than their current value (I think I'm doing the right thing, although judging by my points you can't tell). The current value of my team is 102/5 million and those defenders that I have been completely satisfied with for a long time (Rüdiger, Cancelo, Dias).

A couple of times I was tempted to trade one of them for Alexander-Arnold, but paying 8.4 million for a defender after the 20th round seems like overkill to me. As for Bernardo... I'm talking about the upcoming week, given that I don't have Free Transfers and have to build on what I have, and as I said about the inflated cost, I feel sorry for selling Salah or Son, so until February 10 they will simply occupy the reserve slots, in fact I have only 29million at my disposal.

Not sure you should be giving so much thought to player prices. They are not really important and they are just a consequence of good/bad moves. It is always prudent to get on bandwagons early and that gets you more money for future transfers as well. I have almost 105M in the game now and I am taking players that I expect will do well no matter the cost.

For instance few players I am looking at just now:
Elanga - very cheep and I feel like he will play more minutes than Rashford/Sancho
Edouard - best striker in the game at the moment, what Dennis was last couple of months
Olise - in form player for C. Pallace and I can't believe more people did not take him already

Trent/Cancelo/Bowen - essential, I can't imagine any team without them

De Bruyne/Ronaldo - Good options for 2 weeks and perfect place holders for Salah/Kane later on

Get rid of all Chelsea players guys, they have one game in next month only due to world club championship.

[icopress]

So... there are about 400 points of difference between me and the first place, but I'm not upset because it was my first gaming experience.

Preparing for the upcoming games, I still leave Bernardo captaining as he hasn't scored in a while and Manchester City have some pretty easy games ahead of them. (unfortunately I can't afford De Bruyne, because seeing that MU had a double game week, I preferred Ronaldo). I also got rid of the Arsenal goalkeeper by replacing him with Sánchez (for at least 4-5 weeks). So most of the players on my team are playing twice this week and next, the only thing I'm not sure is who to replace Maupé after the weekend (I think Dennis or Edouard as both will play twice).

[Trofo]

(I think Dennis or Edouard as both will play twice).

Dennis is probably more nailed but my pick is Edouard. Have them both at the moment. Pallace is playing much more attacking football and Watford has decided to go the route of parking the bus. Their new manager, Roy Hodgson, opted for defensive approach so I am looking to remove Dennis from my squad soon. It could open up some picks in Watford defense though, and they are dirty cheap.

Bernardo Silva stopped being an option the moment De Bruyne got back. He is playing more deep and he lost big deal of his offensive duties. I am expecting him to continue getting 2-3 points per game for the rest of the season.

[Trofo]

Bump

Big double game week in front of us, should be plethora of points. Best games for Liverpool and Arsenal but be careful both of them are not playing next week so you have to have a plan in place, you can just bench 4 of them. No matter I went with 3xArsenal and 3x Liverpool and then I will decide weather to free hit or not next week.

If you still have tipple captain chip this is the week to use it on Salah. There has never been a better double in history of PL - Norwich and Leeds - both at home. Can't get better than that. I don't think there will be a serius team without captaining Salah and having Arnold. Third Liverpool place is up for grabs and I took Robertson, Van Dijk is maybe more nailed but less potential and Jota is a slight injury concern.

[icopress]

I sympathize that three of your players never played a single minute, in my team only Fabio remained out of the game, (I guess while there is a possibility, Klopp decided to give a rest to some players before the next match). Nevertheless, you are in an acceptable position as you have the possibility of replacing four players, + free transfer + 1 paid transfer. If I were you, I would think about taking one of the attacking Southampton, Aston Villa, Newcastle in the future, since all these three teams have a chance to win in the upcoming round, moreover, immediately after that these teams have double game weeks.

I didn’t have a single chip left for this until the end of the season, I will slowly either go down in the ranking or go up (by the way, the first part of the round brought me 57 points, but six players still have one match to play). This is what my team will look like next game week + 3 Liverpool players in reserve.

[Trofo]

Anybody still playing this except for me? This is a thoug week, only 4 games so I activated free hit. So far so good, I had three wolves players and managed to end up with -2 points What is worse that actually ended up ok for me since some players got it even worse.

@icopress
Just saw your personal text. So are you really from ukraine or just giving support? Hope you and your family are fine man, can't even imagine how it is in Ukraine right now.

[Joy_learns_crypto]

I played my Bench Boost chip this DGW36 and I got 121 points,
I’m currently leading my mini leagues.

[Trofo]

I played my Bench Boost chip this DGW36 and I got 121 points,
I’m currently leading my mini leagues.

I am also on bench boost and was perfectly happy, green arrowing up the tables until DeBruyne show yesterday. I am gonna hazard a guess and conclude that you have DeBruyne in your team and probably even as captain.

I am on 100 points without him in the team, so as good as it could be.

[morvillz7z]

I only found this thread a few days ago but didn't want to post here till the final gameweek was complete. I had a position to defend and didn't want to jinx myself...lol

How did everyone's year go, what is your overall rank, and did you guys win your mini-leagues?

This was my first time playing FPL, and i must say i quite enjoyed it, OR 31k (2576 points), which isn't bad considering everything. Going triple Chelsea for -8 in GW34 was one of my worst decisions all season, forcing me to sell Son, and preventing me from getting Maddison. They both hauled like crazy after that, 100+ point swing based on one lousy move. There is a lot of room for improvement for me next season, starting with taking less hits and not making kneejerk early transfers. 

I finished third in Sportsbet's Clubhouse League, and i was wondering if anyone else from the forum made the TOP 10 (paid positions)? I think i recognized buwaytress and Steve's accounts, but they both give up on playing after only a few gameweeks.

We should absolutely make a forum mini-league next season!

[icopress]

Trofo, I'm sorry but the last few months I haven't been up to football. Yes, I am from Ukraine and from those places where for some time it was quite tense. By the way, I'm sorry that you did not manage to get into the top 10, although I really hoped that you would be on horseback this season. Next season (if everything goes well) I will also take part and will not make those mistakes that we have discussed with you for the last half a year.

[buwaytress]

Haha crap yeah, I think I was actually doing well in first few game weeks, but wasn't yet in the gear to properly make picks, and then gave up some time after that, even though found myself still ahead without changing teams for a while.

Used to play Fantasy in office with some friends but that time seemed easy breasy, we all made picks, as I recall, together on Friday back when social media wasn't really on anyone's plate.

It's going to be hard for me to make it a habit with such an increasing amount of shitty things to take up my time, but I'll definitely make a stab at joining if I remember (well done morvillz!).