FPL Ramblings
As you all know, unlike the others I actually hate these intros. So I am just going straight into it.
One Note: This is obviously written before the gameweek is all done so Hammers and Leicester players were not taken into account.
Here we go.
Team of the Week
Lloris makes an appearance after his 11 point performance. That is two clean sheets and max bonus both weeks for him.
The defenders are the sort of the players/teams you expect in there. TAA had a fantastic game with 7 key passes, 1 shot and 1 assist. Add the 3 bonus to his tally and he ended up on 12, the kind of performance you expect from the highest priced defender in the game. It was no surprise to see a City defender make the team, perhaps a little surprising though to see it be Laporte. Certainly not because the Frenchman Spanish International is not capable, just because it sounded like he would be on the move and might not get game time, but he did and duly delivered. Duffy (4.0) jumped in there and made many a Tsimikas owner dream of a smooth transition over. The thought is that Duffy still has a few weeks in the XI or that is the hope, more on him later. James got the start for Chelsea and he was electric. Great finish on his goal plus a well squared pass to Lukaku for the assist add to that a clean sheet and the 3 bonus and you have the highest scoring player this GW up to now. Mings also made it in. He had 2 assists and a clean sheet. You add the 3 bonus and he chalked up a real nice 15.
Mason Greenwood currently leads all mids this gameweek. He didn’t have a great score, it was still good though and his owners will happily take it, but 10 points is usually not enough to make the team of the week much less lead it in the midfield section. That is two 90 minute performances, where he scored both times and got some bonus both times. For 7.5 he sure is providing great value so far. Speaking of good value, the next 3 on the list are also definitely that, well at least for this week they are. Not sure if Klich, Gray and El Ghazi will ever be consistent enough even at their cheap price, but if you happen to own them this week, congrats, great call.
Jesus is the lone striker, which is sort of odd to say as he was not played there. Not sure how to treat his appearance on here. It could be a one off or he could be back here again quicker than we would all expect. Pep will decide that. Frankly any City striker/winger will do well in fpl if they get consistent minutes.
Quick Notes
– I said this last week “If Traore was even half-decent at finishing, he is the talk of fpl right now.” I stand by it.
– Ings has scored 2 goals from only 3 shots. Not sure if that is good or disturbing if you own him.
– Lukaku led fpl with 8 shots this GW, followed by Mane and Rafinha with 6.
– Duffy has seven shots this season, Tarkowski has five, easily in the lead for defenders.
– Bissouma not only had an assist with the big chance created he also almost took Etepo’s head off with a shot.
– Wouldn’t read too much into Brentford’s defence doing well, they faced a weakened Arsenal and Crystal Palace in their other game, two sides who are yet to score.
– Norwich had 1 shot versus City, 1 freaking shot!
– Also, Norwich had their full starting XI hold an average position in their own half.
– The top 20 players in fpl are made up of 4 keepers, 9 defenders, 6 mids, and 1 forward.
– Leeds defence looks very difficult to invest in, they look like they are trying to win every game 5-4.
– Liverpool and Spurs both have zero goals allowed, they have both been very lucky in both games to keep clean sheets.
– Villa, Palace and Everton have lower expected goals allowed than LFC and Spurs, yet they have all allowed three so far.
– Jesus was very impressive for City in the wide position had 2 assists, was unlucky to not have 4.
– DCL only scored the penalty, he had several really good chances, could have been a hatty.
– Let me repeat, DCL on pens, sign me up please.
– Lukaku (1 game) currently has a higher XG than 5 teams who have played twice.
– Alli took a penalty that he dived earned, if Bergwjin squares a ball to him correctly he would have scored a brace.
– Son was carrying some kind of knock, so just keep your eye out for that.
– Raphinha is in the could have had a better day category, if he just stop shooting from outside the box, the one time he did get closer, he scored.
– James had 4 shots and 4 key passes vs Arsenal.
Transfers in so far. (Top 10)
Transfers out so far. (Top 10)
It’s a Trap!!
Looking at the transfer market so far there are few names that stick out to me. I suspect that Tsimikas will be overtaken as the most bought player, but he should easily remain top 10 for the week. Considering that Robbo already made the bench, it looks like the Greek’s time in the XI is numbered. IT’S A TRAP!!
Luke Shaw is being sold. He plays Wolves and Toon next, those two teams have combined to score 2 goals so far and in the case of Newcastle they have been dismal at defending set pieces which Shaw has a share of, so if you are selling, IT’S A TRAP!!
A mini-trap? Yeah, Antonio is one. Relax, I don’t mean that he is a bad transfer, just that if you are bringing him in before he has even played this GW you are really tempting fpl fate. In particular when you consider his injury history. As an owner, I hope it works out for you. IT’S A MINI-TRAP?!
D’oh trophy
There are many candidates/teams that could win this. Could call attention to Arsenal’s performance at home. Could mention Norwich vs City. Perhaps I should talk about those who had Bruno captain and were gloating once Salah blanked. But my winner is…
Michael Keane who not only had an error leading to a goal last week, but decided that was not enough and once again gave away the clean sheet for Digne owners with another costly error that led to a goal against, so Michael, congrats you are the D’oh of the week.
Thanks for reading FPL Ramblings. This article was written by Mito21
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Hey guys. How many more GWs before the IB ???
GW3 is the last one before the International Break is on the fixture tracker
Will it be a wrong move to use WC then ??
Many will, there is a lot of factors that would go into that, I put it being the IB down on that list, think it be more based on how your team looks and how many players you want in that you currently don’t have.
IB is a good spot to use a WC, but it still has to be for the right reasons.
Fantastic executive summary Mito!
Seems like LuKaku might go up tonight. I have just enough (3.5m) for Ings->> Lukaku. Would you do it?
Hard to sell Ings before Brentford at home to buy Lukaku who plays Liverpool.
I don’t think I do it, but if you are just going to take a hit next week to afford him you might as well get him in now. As it be Lukaku plus 4 points (for saving the future hit) vs Ings this week.
Wonder if Villa is capable for creating enough chances for Ings although he doesn’t need many. Would it be fair to say over the next 5 games Lukaku would outscore Ings?
I be a little surprised if he didn’t. I am sure Ings will have his moments, but Lukaku’s upside is significantly higher.
Thanks Legend
Anyone think this Wildcard team is good to go without Salah?. I know it’s early but I really wanted to get Lukaku and Trent inn.
I wouldn’t wildcard to get just two players in.
Is have to question de gea, esr and white being in a wildcarded team.
Please rate my team below
I have 2FT
What about Adam Armstrong and Alli instead of Harrison and Toney ??
Or getting whom in defense instead of Femina as u know that Tsimikas will be on bench as Robertson is back
I am still struggling to make up my mind on Armstrong and Alli, I think you can certainly make a case for both. Almost all of Southampton’s goal threat has come through him. He has 5 shots the rest of the team has 9 and his XG is decent. He looks like he could do ok, think my problem with him is his team. Alli did nothing the first game, but that was against City so it can be excused. The second game his only shot was the penalty. Grant it, he could have had a brace if the ball was squared to him correctly and not behind him, but it still bothers me that he has only taken one shot. Plus his average position has him almost even with Hojbjerg both games, which means he is deeper than I would like for a midfield asset.
2FTs, 0.5 itb. Son for Dele, Oba for Wilson? I need to decide quickly, as Son’s price looks to rise tonight. This looked pretty obvious last week, but Dele got the penalty against Wolves yesterday, and took it, when it looked like Son might. Mito mentions Son may be nursing a knock.
Is Dele nominating himself for penalty duty? And he was also involved in a few attacks against Wolves (unlike the City game), looking like the Alli of his early days as Harry’s sidekick.
Sorry. My subs are Foster, Brownhill, Ayling and Veltman.
Smash captured the Dinnery tweet on Son for us, so he did have a problem.
Dele on taking the Penalty vs Wolves
Interviewer “I thought Sonny might take it”
Dele “Yeah it’s a conversation we have, at the start of each game the manager decides who will take it on the board. We are both (Sonny) confident and are happy to take them”
I think Alli looks better than he has in a while, but he still doesn’t look like sidekick material to me. I am a little intrigued by him though and have been watching him as he be great value if he gets rolling. Hard to know on Son, hammy issues can be complicated in particular with him as he has very good pace. I want to move for Son myself but I love to hear a little more reassurance on his hammy this week and as far as Alli goes, I am still in the wait and see category, he is going to need more than one shot in two games to convince me he is worth having.
Thanks. Good calls. I’ll have to sweat out the possible price rise.
Son
Hammy issue could be fine, but that type of stuff can really linger.
Thanks very much.
And a belated thanks to both of you for all the sage advice through the preseason. I owe a very decent start to all your feedback.
Yeah I would not be surprised to see him miss this week and then rest it