FF247 McDonald’s Fantasy Football World Cup Team
A 23 man squad? Rules that contradict themselves? A site we can’t trust to load up properly come transfer time? Players we have never heard of? Players valued at £1.0m? This all looks a bit odd… Must be World Cup time, bring it on, we love it!!!…. Welcome to our first ever World Cup ‘Rate My Team’ and to kick proceedings off FF247 has it’s very own fantasy team that is entering the competition!
The site address to enter is Mcdonalds Fantasy World Cup, you can register here. The official site league is called FF247 – simply enter this in the search bar on the league section and press JOIN!
Here is the FF247 team as it stands. FF247 welcomes suggestions and criticism aplenty but don’t be offended if you get it back! We jest, of course. Sort of. He has been known to bite though! FF247 himself will be around to discuss the team itself on this article thread and will take on board your thoughts and suggestions for changes ahead of the deadline on Thursday and there will be updates throughout the tournament as to the teams progress and hopefully thoughts on selection and strategies as it progresses.
And the subs…
This is by no means the final squad that FF247 will go into the competition with but rather an initial attempt at building a squad. A lot will depend on the feedback tomorrow and what is learnt from your own submissions and findings. The final squad will be published later in the week.
We also welcome your own Rate My Team posts on here as you begin to finalise those squads and starting line ups. Thoughts on formations, players or teams to watch, bargains, strategies or just whatever you want to post are welcome as always.
Anyone know if Dos Santos for Mexico is nailed on?
Thanks.
I’m not sure, but I think he is.
He is.
Thanks.
Right, just to be sure, we can change our (c) even if they have played, once the replacement has yet to play, correct?
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Cheers Tekno, it can safely be left on Neymar now just in case he goes off on one, haha.
Ok, any chance of a RMT? I have 6m unspent and no Germans or Spaniards (or English!!) yet. Thoughts appreciated! Pretty happy with GK/DEF. Could bring in Lahm for Cabaye, Valbuena for Garcia, Vargas to Diego Costa? I like Vargas though…
Cillessen | Karnezis | Zemmamouche
Zabaleta | Yepes | Alderweireld | Blind | F.Johnson | Manolas | Mahini
Di Maria | Cabaye | De Bruyne | Dzagoev | Garcia (HON) | Bedoya | Bentaleb | Haghighi (IRA)
Neymar | Benzema | Vargas | Postiga | Mahrez (ALG)
Pippin, team is solid, IMO. With the extra 6m, I’d look to bring in a Spanish and German player…best wishes
My attempt at a squad:
Cesar
Alba blind Baines
Iniesta debruyne Rodriguez dimaria
Neymar costa messi
Any advice?
Where are the cheap subs ATF? It seems like having playing subs is important.
First team seems great though, although you might want to add in French/German defenders.
Cheap subs’ names keep getting botched by my autocorrect.
Karzenis escobar
Sadeghi shchennikov cholevas bougerra
Palacios bentaleb bedoya beizkadeh
Shojaei slimani
Hi ATF. Thanks for your thoughts- who would you lose from my lineup for ESP/GER? Like your starting Xi very much- you look like you’ve prioritised attack over defence/recovery? Who’s in your bench though- I think you need another 4-5 decent options to sub in.
Not too sure for whom…perhaps the US defender and / or the French / Russian mids
Hey guys can you please take a look at my team.
Cesar (2 x cheap)
Pique Zab Merts (Tzavelos & Monolas) 2 x cheap
Schweinsteiger Di Maria Valbuena De Bruyne (Izaguirre Bentaleb) & 2 x cheap
Messi Fred Dzeko (2 x cheap)
4M in bank. Should I;
1) Upgrade a cheap keeper to a playing one
2) Upgrade a forward to a playing one
3) Something totally different?
I no nothing about any footballer who plays outside the BPL so any help is good help.
Thanks.
Get Karnezis of Greece as a cheap playing keeper. People are also rec’ing Sillessen of Holland as an alternative to Cesar. With him and Karnezis (my current choices) you’d be well set I think. Cesar is good too. I’d aim for a 4th forward too- maybe Vargas of Chile (6m) is a good option for you?
FT you could probably upgrade both a keeper and a fwd with 4mil. Defo get yourself a second keeper who plays, there’s no point in not having the option. Likewise there are plenty of fwds who will play and are cheap. Just pick 1 that always plays after your main 3 in the schedule.
Thanks guys will try and upgrade both then.
Thinking over 3 issues, any help?
1. Ramos vs Alba.
Alba is only 0.5M cheaper, but allows me to fit in Pogba and replace Valbuena. Ramos has a recovered ball machine, but Alba is attacking.
2. Evra vs German defence.
3. Benzema the best 8.5M striker?
1. Toss a coin?!
2. I worry the Germans will concede in each game. Their defence is expensive too, and I’m not sure the lineup is fixed?
3. Will he outscore Costa, who is 7.5m? Or Neymar, who’s only .5m more expensive?