FPL Ramblings
I don’t do intros if I can help it and that will not change today.
Here we go.
Team of the Week
David de Gea led all keepers this week in points with 7, a couple of great saves helped United to their first clean sheet of the season.
Varane made his first start and went out and had the highest score for any defender with 12. His assist, three bonus and clean sheet all helped him stand out this GW. Perhaps a little lucky though to get the six extra points. Think most of us would give Greenwood a lot of credit for the goal as he had a ton of work to do after receiving the pass from Rafa.
Seamus Coleman made the team after snagging a clean sheet accompanied by an assist for winning a penalty. The last one on this list
Sergio Reguilon was perhaps the most impressive one as he had no aid from attacking returns and still managed to grab the three bonus to help him make the team of the week.
In midfield we have City’s Ferran Torres with 18 points. That score easily made him the top scorer this week. His movement looked great and he got into some great positions to score, having said that, they won’t be playing Arsenal every week. At his price point though he certainly is intriguing if you are willing to play Pep roulette.
Gallagher from Palace also made the side. He scored a brace and grabbed the 3 bonus. At 5.5 he also seems very interesting for managers, but his fixtures say otherwise. Despite passing the eye test, I still want to see him put in another decent score or two before I contemplate ownership.
Buendia scored a goal and took home the top honours for bonus points. No consideration in buying here as Villa’s fixtures turn cruel and he is joining the Argentinian team so will have to quarantine when he gets back, which means he is definitely out GW4.
Son is the last of the mids. Sometimes it is better to be lucky than good. Make a cross and watch the keeper watch it go in. Earn yourself a goal and some bonus for a mistake, life is good. With Palace in his next fixture, Son does seem like a good player to own right now, perhaps a back to back appearance on the team of the week could be in his future.
Gabriel Jesus is once again in the team after scoring, picking up an assist and the 3 bonus. All that despite only playing 60 minutes which is impressive but also a problem as his minutes could get very irritating if you are an owner.
Jamie Vardy matched Jesus with 12 points collecting them in a similar manner in the Leicester 2-1 win over Norwich.
The last man on the team hasn’t left the best XI since the start of fpl. That is three straight weeks for Michail Antonio on here. Just incredible, something we will touch on a bit more later.
Quick Notes
– Adama Traore has become to this article what Giroud is to GABO. He must be mentioned!!
– Traore is top 10 in expected assists, expected goals, shots, expected fpl points and trucking defenders. Yet he is on six points. FFS!
– Last week I showed concern for Ings owners by mentioning he only had 3 shots in 2 games (1.5 spg), well he brought that average down, now he has 4 shots in 3 games (1.3 spg).
– Wolves are extremely unlucky to have zero points so far, Arsenal is extremely lucky they don’t allow teams to have negative points in the standings.
– Richarlison provides great drama.
– Last week I said “Let me repeat, DCL on pens, sign me up please.” assuming he is fit, I am still on this bus, have been since GW1.
– Antonio is leading fpl by 10 points, scoring double digits in all 3 fixtures so far with at least one goal and one assist each game.
– Michail also leads in shots and shots in the box, plus all that XGoals stuff, if you are still holding out, ufff.
– TAA is exactly what we thought he was. His fixtures, underlying stats and fpl points scream keep him at all costs. Figure out a different way to get Ronaldo.
– Gallagher is not just pretty hair, put him on your watch list.
– Last week I made fun of Norwich for only managing one shot vs City, well Arsenal did the same.
– Grealish attempted six assists, the most for GW3, second was TAA with five.
– Matip and Van Dijk both have 7 shots already.
– Laporte had 5 shots vs Arsenal, that was the most on the team.
– Salah is first and Mane is tied with Traore for second in shots taken for mids.
– Newcastle is shocking defensively.
– Leeds defends set-pieces like nothing depended on it.
– Leicester should have probably lost all three games so far, Norwich gifted their game to them.
– Champions League starts between GW4 and 5, keep that in mind.
– Antonio and DCL on their own currently have a higher expected goal rate than 7 teams.
– Defensively Spurs is best in the league with 0 goals allowed; however, I think they are catfishing us, they are not what they appear.
– If you activated your wildcard already, don’t forget to play the market and try and make a little bit of cash before the deadline hits.
Transfers in so far. (Top 10)
Transfers out so far. (Top 10)
It’s a Trap!!
Last week I picked out 2 guys who I didn’t like the trend they were headed in. One was Tsimikas being bought and the other was Luke Shaw being sold. Tsimikas came in for a four minute cameo and got himself a point and Shaw got a clean sheet and grabbed himself 6 points. So looks like I was right on both last week. Let us see if I have the same luck this time.
A possibly controversial one, Marcos Alonso being bought feels very iffy to me. Ben Chilwell is going to get minutes, Champions League is on the way and we don’t know who will start what, plus once Alonso gets torched by some winger he might lose the confidence of Tuchel. Short term (GW4) it might work, but fixtures in gameweek 5 and 6 are not great and midweek CL could mean some frustration for new owners, for me, IT’S A TRAP!
I have been in the non-Bruno camp this season as I have not owned him. Still, if I did own him, I absolutely would not be selling him before a game versus Newcastle at home. Toon have been terrible in conceding chances, just one right after the other. Long term I can see why people might try and sell, but surely it be a lot safer to wait a week at the very least. So if you selling Bruno this week, for me, IT”S A TRAP!
D’oh trophy
Once again there are many candidates/teams that could win this. Harvey Barnes sucking the life out of owners, Antonio deniers still about, the double down on Bruno for captain after watching him score one point in GW2, taking hits for Kane or Lukaku, we can go on and on.
But, my D’oh of the week has to be Arsenal. As mentioned before they only had one shot on City. They had less than 20% possession for the game and in the second half they had less than 10%. It got so bad that their own fans cheered a City goal. It came close to being the first time I have ever felt sorry for them.
Thanks for reading FPL Ramblings. This article was written by Mito21
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Will he stop the rot…
He better be good if he is to. Like Van Dijk good. And bearing in mind I’d never heard of him until today and that nobody else seemed to be linked with him…. probably not!
The hair is a bit 1970s. As is the general feel of the photo. They haven’t signed a player from the past, have they? Someone the manager’s girlfriend saw in a film once.
Now a middle-aged man with a slight limp.
and who exactly is he?
bologna?
probably will be a bench warmer.
Spurs had been after him all summer. Having watched online clips and some of the Olympics he definitely passed the eye test and I’m a little disappointed he’s gone to the arse. Could be just who they need
Evening all! Considering the WC and would appreciate opinions on this team! Would be taking out Ings, Bruno, Grealish, Cresswell, Tsimikas and Foster.
It’s got a bit of oomph, one of those where I wonder how the manager has done it then see, no TAA.
Things I’d change would be – just one 4.5 goalie, save yourself .5; Alonso’s place may not be nailed. I’d be half-tempted by White instead.
Thanks Kralin! I had white to begin with but soon got rid! Think I’d like to see an improvement with Arsenal before bringing anyone in. I get the rotation with Alonso but could always opt for a safer option should his game time be limited! As for TAA, it’s a case of can’t have them all I think. I’d have to weaken the misfield or forward line to get him in!
Fair enough re White, Arsenal have not exactly torn the league up yet. However they drew the short straw a bit I think with their first fixture, followed by very difficult games, so may yet do enough to warrant some interest in their players.
I was going to suggest Wolves’ defenders as well but again, probably wait and see.
Not having TAA does give your side an enviable balance, though limiting yourself to two premiums also helps.
I think if you’re going with two premiums, you’ve got to get TAA in. Also, Torres and Greenwood worry me a little. I like them both, but it could easily happen one week where neither play
Team looks decent.. only concern would be Greenwood’s playing time
Smash,
A belated thanks for your comments on Son last week. He proved to be a good captain, too. I think he may be the Spurs attacker to have this year.
Hey team. So excited with CR7 back. GGMU.
As mentioned earlier.l, WC is on.
Ronaldo is in. Is it too Wolves heavy? I think those decent Traore stats could give good returns in future.
What do you say?
Nice draft. Actually a bit refreshing to see someone thinkin a bit different way. By that I mean those Wolves assets. I would say it’s not too Wolves-heavy, given the fixtures. Still, as they haven’t scored yet this season in the League, I would call it a bit punt – a nice one.
Another approach, would you consider downgrading Alonso to a Wolves 4.5def and spend it to another attacker instead of Jimenez?
And one more note, in my opinion Dier (£4.6) is a bit more nailed than Sanchez (£4.5), cos of Romero.
Thanks for the reply Mid-priced. I think I needed some confidence on the Wolves choices that you’ve given me now. I think Touchel likes Alonso he could prove to an FPL gold, just like yesteryears. I think Smash can put a little light on it. Their defence is great and Chelsea have awesome fixtures ahead. I get the point of getting Dier for Sanchez. Done.
I like it, just wouldn’t go double wolves attack when they haven’t scored. Traore would be my pick. Maybe try to stretch to DCL?
+1 I don’t think double wolves attack is a good idea.. unless they start firing
0.3m itb
When did we start collecting trolls on the site? Some strange uns on the previous couple of pages.
Despite being set nicely enough for next gw, I’ve hit WC and won’t forgive myself for not havin cr7 on his second debut.
Will be squeaky bum time whether or not he starts from the off but I really don’t see any reason why he doesn’t. Hoping ole gives a categorical answer for us all before the deadline.
Hi Webstar.. I’m thinking the exact same I can’t see him not starting and I can’t see any reason barring injury for that to change.. I’ve brought him in as well as Kane rather than lukaku as Kane is on pens
As good reason as any from the Kane/Luk conundrum.
I think it’ll be a season of rotating between them and leave Ronaldo set.
Yeh my thinking also and as Kane’s price dropped to 12.3 it’s a easy shift to Lukaku if needed but not so easy the other way around
We are accepting applications for trolls. I know they irritate people, but I always get a bit of a laugh at the interaction on here with them.
I miss Waxys.
No, no, no. You’re not having him back!
Yesss
Hahaha. Waxys. I miss him too.