FF247 Site Team Game-week 5 FPL Tips
Welcome to the FF247 Site Team Game-week 5 FPL Tips article. Well, that was fun while it lasted. Our rank took a proper beating last week unfortunately, so thank gawd our transfer of Costa worked otherwise we’d be in deep poo poo. We scored just 38pts in GW4 vs an average of 43, which saw us fall from a rank of 22,450 down to 78,944. There are very few highlights for us to be brag about – Costa was clearly the best performer with his 12pt return from a Sunday in Wales, while Baines chipped in with a clean sheet and two baps on Monday night at Sunderland. Zlatan was the only other performer who managed to notch more than 2pts as the Swede scored his customary goal in the derby but blotted his copybook with a reckless yellow card. Pape Souare was so desperate to get out of our team (or Pardew’s) that he smashed up his car on the M4 and looks to be missing for a while. So, much to ponder for this week.
TRANSFER DECISION THIS WEEK
Sometimes in FPL your transfer stares in you in the face, it’s an easy call, you do it and walk away happy. Other times you look and see so many combinations and possibilities that it actually seems impossible to pick the right one. The latter was where we ended up this week. The reason for this was that we had not only £4.0m in the bank (£3.0m of that being Kun money) but also 2 FT’s to play with and the possibility of a wildcard to utilise at some point.
We had that many possible scenarios and suggestions floating around that we had to strip it back to the basics and these were our realistic options this week –
Using just one transfer
– Sell Gray for a one week punt on Iheanacho
This would leave us with enough next week to swap both him and Costa for Kun and possibly Benteke depending on price changes.
– Sell Souare for someone.
We never got as far as discussing who!
Using two transfers
– Sell Costa and Gray for some combo of Kane / Lukaku / Iheanacho
This was dependant on then wildcarding next week and the theory was that we could just do anything this week really given that the Kun money was up for grabs and wouldn’t matter. Basically the fun option!
Eventually it was decided that a WC wasn’t really necessary at this stage for us and also the one Liverpool fan we have on the panel insisted that we keep Costa because he was adamant he would score against them! And on that we couldn’t really disagree. And so we went back to the one transfer option and Iheanacho won the vote given the limited options at that price range and staying within our allocated ‘Kun fund budget’. He is purely a one week punt and we wouldn’t recommend people follow suit unless you have a clear exit strategy like we do – 2 FT’s next week with the intention of selling him for Kun along with another move. And having the funds to do so.
Our transfer this week – Sell Gray, Buy Iheanacho
THE TEAM IN FULL FOR GW5 –
Our captain is Zlatan Ibrahimovic and our vice-captain is Kelechi Iheanacho
Now that took some spelling! It also took a good deal of work arriving at the decision too. Full disclosure here we were about 2 minutes away from a vote deadline and young Kelechi had it in his grasp. And then America woke up! A certain fantasy manager from across the pond had fallen asleep at the wheel of his lawn mower but woke up in a start at the sound of a hundred WhatsApp messages and as he wiped the sleep from his eyes he then lazily typed ‘Ibra’ and that was that, Zlatan had his majority. Hey, what can you do, said manager is after all on the verge of finishing 2nd in MLS for the 2nd year running so we do kind of have to listen to his wisdom sometimes.
Given our rank thus far it probably isn’t the worst decision to stick with the pack and given that Zlatan’s ownership is so high and that one would expect a good majority to go with him this week as captain then if he was to get a good haul it would do us a fair bit of damage. On the other hand the thinking with the complete differential was probably all about how much ground we would make up if he nailed it. It’s a fine balance. Let’s hope we got it right or the lawnmower man may be getting some stick!
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Great tips thanks guys, brought in young Iheanacho on my FT too.
Just hoping Mahrez springs into life this weekend.
I could bring Walker in for Van Dijk but it would be for a -4 hit, if Spurs run riot on Sunderland like Everton did then Spurs cover would be good to have for this week.
Any suggestions welcome.
I wouldn’t bother myself. Are you playing a 4-4-2? It’s a fairly strong back line as it is with Virgil with 3 home fixtures out of 4 and all 3 with a relatively high % chance of a CS.
This is the team I am going with Innit, I am actually benching Van Dijk; not because he’s a bad player but this Saints team aren’t a shade of what they were last year under Koeman. 4 games in and yet to keep a CS. Maybe they can do it against Swansea but last week Fer and co ran riot on Chelsea!
If i did bring Walker in I’d drop him for Valencia probably, Spurs at home… Sunderland. Bloodbath waiting to happen I feel.
I’d agree there are better options than VvD , especially as you already have 3 decent defenders.
But not for a hit – unless it was to enable a significant striker/mid upgrade.
If you are looking to take him out Watford & bournemouth offer value from gw6 & middlesborough have a back up shout too. Most expensive is just 5.0,4.6 and mostly 4,.5. & probs a couple of 4.4 come Sat.
Could then afford a + on Fletcher or Barry.
thanks Tiger
getting rid of Redmond is more important then a locked Souare
Just reporting what was actually discussed in all honesty. Selling Redmond ahead of a home game with Swansea never came up. Selling Souare who is likely gone for a good while did. It didn’t have legs but it came up in light of ‘if we don’t deal with him now we probably never will’. Which is a very valid point. But we didn’t.
I have two defenders I need to shift myself & I have an FT whistling to itself this week.
But like the site team I dont HAVE to replace them yet, and the value defenders dont see Clean sheet chances till gw6,7, by which time their price will probs have dropped to 4.4 just in time for them to start earning proper points & rise again :>
He’s not locked either, just FYI, in case you have him.
Tnx for sharing the team. Wasn’t it hilarious how Feyenoord beat United tonight? I think the Pogba transfer alone was more money spend than Feyenoord maybe has ever on transfers? Just shows you how stupid football is. We are talking about 1 player here, by the way. 😉
Funny thing is, that apart from using Zlatan, this is their strongest 11. I don’t think Rashford and Martial both starting is much of a downgrade.
Great team guys, I might captain Iheanacho this week myself.
#troll
2 in a night, delight…
After a week of mulling it over, I’ve settled on these two WC drafts, leaving enough money to get in Aguero next week for 1ft. A or B?
A) Foster (Jaku)
Shaw Williams Walker (Amat Kingsley)
Hazard Cazorla Antonio Bolasie (Capoue)
Lukaku Ibra Benteke
*Lukaku becomes Aguero
B) Foster (Jaku)
Shaw Williams Walker (Amat Evans)
Sterling Cazorla Antonio Bolasie (Capoue)
Lukaku Ibra Benteke
*Benteke becomes Aguero
I like a part with hazard..but i think u shud try to plan to have arsenal defend if on WC coz the fixture turn into a good one..i can only think this..its my humble opinion..cheers..
Erlanger – so it’s basically:
Kingsley, Hazard and Benteke
vs
Evans, Sterling and Lukaku
I would narrow that down to Hazard & Tekkers vs Sterling & Trolkaku……
Team A for me – Hazard and Tekkers. Don’t trust either Sterling or Lukaku and would prefer to keep Hazard.
Agreed
Hazard and Tekkers it is. Thanks Cookie/Kop!
After watching ManU last night seriously considering Iheanacho as captain ahead of Ibra! But as article suggested better to go with Ibra if you have good rank and no need to take risks