Fantasy Premier League Ramblings 2018/19
Sometimes I have thoughts and on occasion I am allowed to express them on here. Not sure where this article is headed, but let us just type away and see what comes of it.
There has been some mention of Keita on the site recently and he has started to appear on some of the teams managers have been posting. I have been particularly interested in him and have been trying to monitor the commentary on top of whatever I can watch of him. His previous numbers tend to reveal that 10 goals and 10 assists is not a huge ask for this season, assuming he gets between 2800-3000 minutes. In fact, an uptick on assists is very possible, since when we look at his previous assist tallies we are not looking at FPL assists, which are a bit different.
On paper, it feels like he could be a bonus point magnet, but it is hard work winning them bonus points with the kind of players he will have alongside him. So he can have many a standout game and fall short in bonus points because the front three combined for four goals. Plus, there is also yellow cards. Keita doesn’t mind picking one up which will also cut into his chances at bonus points. Despite those things though, he is still likely to get his fair share. He should make a key pass or two per game and on this team, it could be more. Plus if he carries on like he did in the Bundesliga he will be elite at completing dribbles which the BPS system loves. Add his capacity for recovering balls and if he does get about 10 and 10 on goals and assists, he should be near 20 bonus points for the season.
My biggest reservation about having Keita is not his price (that’s perfect) it is that he takes up a LFC spot and when there is a huge interest in having a defender of theirs and possibly Salah and Firmino, tough decisions have to be made. There feels like there is similar value and similarly priced players, where we wouldn’t have to take a coveted LFC player spot up with Keita. Ramsey and Mkhi, Pogba and Lingard, Groß and some a bit cheaper that could also pan out. So why tie up the spot when we could just go somewhere else for similar results?
I am asking you! Wait…you are waiting on me to answer that?
The thing is, do any of us know, I am sure we all have an opinion, but there is a lot of guesswork to this. Here is my guess, Keita will outperform just about everyone in his price bracket, which we will call the 6-8 million bracket. I do think Pogba will finally score well in FPL, but that’s a topic for a different day. So that means that if I set up my team right this minute, he be in. Who would I sacrifice? Probably my LFC defender, if I decide I want Firmino from the start. Yeah, Salah is definitely in, he is the most terrifying player since Suarez to watch play when you don’t own. Well that went a bit long, I wanted to write a paragraph on Keita and move on.
So instead of making some long winded opinions on other topics like I just did with Naby, let me offer some quick takes. Some of these will be familiar to people who frequent the board if you have seen any of my comments over the last couple of days.
– Zaha creates a lot of penalties for his team, second only to Sterling last season. Milivojevic is unlikely to replicate the goals from last season anyway, but if Zaha leaves there is no chance he will.
– City play the three newly promoted teams and the three promoted teams from last season right after Arsenal. So make sure you have some nice City coverage for GW’s 2-7 or it will likely lead to lots of misery.
– I did a set piece takers list HERE so don’t forget to check that out. Be aware though, don’t get too excited about who takes direct free kicks for a team. There was only 17 goals scored from said shots last season and two of those were scored by Coutinho. Having said that, every little bit helps and I still prefer whoever I own to be on them if possible.
– #DaveSaves I get it, set and forget. There is a lot of nice in not having to ever worry about that position, no transfers, no hits. I will say one thing, that might be considered negative. What is more likely, that he has another FPL season of 172 points or that he returns closer to what he averaged (136 by the way) the previous four seasons?
– I was going to make a point or two about Ralls from Cardiff, but that Cookie wrote an article on it, so just go check that out. HERE > Cookie loves Cardiff
– Besides Azpilicueta and maybe Alonso, there seems to be little to no interest in Chelsea on RMTs. However, I would advise to keep a closer eye on them. In particular if Hazard and Willian leave, there could be some real bargains in there. Pedro scored in their first game under Sarri in a 1-0 win and Fabregas was sitting higher then we have been accustomed to, in Cesc’s case he might get decent minutes even if the Belgian and Brazilian stay.
Thanks for reading Fantasy Premier League Ramblings 2018/19. This article was written by Mito21
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Mito the rambler is back. Many thanks mate, some good observations in there.
Thanks Blue!
Brilliant stuff Mito some great observations and some things I’ve been mulling over myself. Cheers mate.
Cheers Matt, I suspect most LFC fans will approve of me, for now.
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I prefer when you, and everyone else for that matter, is talking negatively about us
Yeah it makes it weird when people other than us are saying it could be our year hahaha
I thought you were not supposed to walk alone?
Cheers for this, Mito. I’m currently on Naby, and toying with Fab and Pedro.
Does Rosco know about Fab and Pedro?
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Checked them out, still a no from me 😉
Because of appearance or footballing ability?
Bit of both, you know me, if it were any other way I would certainly say so!
Giroud is more his type. 😉
Now you’re talking 😉
Now Barca have signed Malcolm I don’t think Willian is going which may rule Pedro out. Still Hazard possibly. Do we think Fabregas will nail that 3rd spot. Jorginho and Kante will play every game as it is
Very good point, Smash. I read somewhere that Willian is looking for a move anyway.
Only other side I can see him going to is United. If that happens I can see Chelsea asking for Martial in return
Love to see Martial go to Chelsea and tear up the league.
@Smash, think he is fighting for the spot, but he was captain the other day (probably means nothing) and he might be who Sarri likes. If he does start he will be gold, with Jorginho and Kante behind him.
Yeah this is true, if Fabregas nails the spot along side Kante and Jorginho he will rack up the assists. Just too early to tell ain’t it
Thanks for this Mito,soild rambling and certainly gives me food for though re Keita!
I already have him in my current draft but the figures you mention above make that decision even more compelling.
I know that the above is all hyporthetical but lets say he does get the 10 goals & Assists ( 80pts) he gets the 20 bonus points, plays similar minutes to Salah (32 matches = 64pts) and gets similar number of clean sheets (15pts) thats 179pts.
Whilst there is the possibility of Yellow cards, there is also the possibility of more clean sheets. So at 179 points he would have only been 2pts behind Firmino but for £2m less. If the above comes to fruition I would say he’ll be well worth one of your coveted Liverpool spots!
Thanks Rosco, yeah that is my thinking about his points, but he is knew to the league, so if he don’t look right or comfortable I will move on quickly and not have him take up a LFC spot.
Agreed, I think it’s a good price fortunately and there are other options that look promising at Arsenal in GW3 in particular. I think I’d rather take a chance on Keita than say Martial.
You are not counting the customary -3 though.
Great analyses Mito :thumbup:
Keita has been in my plans from day one and I expect him to do better than some of the bandwagon pool selection. There is always a risk to start with someone new to the EPL but I think he will be a fast starter.
To balance it out Keita does have a horrible discipline record. He picks up cards and will get sent off at some point
That is true Smash but I think Klopp will find a way to tame him.
Yep time will tell. He’s certainly a decent option
4 red cards for club and country last season, I read somewhere!
He did, but the three he got for his club were his first since his only other in 13/14.
Yes Mito let’s go rambling great write up but I would still have reservations on picking up 3 attacking Pool players , to many eggs & all that
His stats do stack up though there will be rotation issues & would there not be an argument that Robertson could pick up more points say 30-40 they have strengthened there def in a new Keeper & @ 1m less could help in other positions
Enjoyed the read good stuff
Cheers Silvers!