New Fantasy Premier League Transfers 2018/19 Alireza Jahanbakhsh and André Schürrle
Hello and welcome to New Fantasy Premier League Transfers 2018/19 Alireza Jahanbakhsh and André Schürrle. A couple of relatively budget friendly but potentially also relatively good value midfielders wondered into our FPL lives this week. One is a household name, the other not so much. For many reasons. One is a World Cup winner who has played here before and actually won the league with Chelsea (despite being somehow unaware of doing so!). The other has just featured in the World Cup recently in Russia but we doubt anybody actually noticed. From that snappy synopsis it appears one is a shoe-in for our FPL teams and the other you should just forget about. But don’t let history fool you, necessarily. Here’s why…
Alireza Jahanbakhsh
Brighton
FPL price: 7.0mln
First things first, a bit of housekeeping. Can anyone actually pronounce that surname? We rather suspect not, and so in time honoured tradition we need to christen him with an easy to remember nickname, a bit like Dave (Azpilicueta). We knocked a few around the office and having dismissed Chemical Ali as being maybe too controversial we landed on the more comical Ali J. And so he will hence forth be known!
Ali J has finally arrived at Brighton for a club record fee of about £17m from AZ Alkmaar. We say ‘finally’ as he very nearly signed for them 3 years ago but decided that the time wasn’t quite right and that he needed to develop more in an easier league. And develop he did. He was last seasons top scorer in the Dutch league (we know, we know!) with 21 goals but he also added in 12 assists to that, and all in just 33 games.
All in all for AZ he scored 34 in 85 games (1 in 2.5) and prior to that got 17 in 55 for NEC (1 in 3.2). Add in that he is still only 24 he achieved some pretty impressive statistics at an early age, perhaps culminating in him convincing himself after last season that he was finally ready to move on and test himself properly.
His underlying stats were equally impressive as he notched 144 shots last season, the same as Mo Salah, and he created 80 chances for team-mates. Let’s just hope the Brighton forwards are up to his standards or they won’t be his ‘mates’ for too long. Or ours.
All sounds good yeah?! What’s not to like, well we shall tell you that bit too! Anyone looked at Brighton’s fixtures?! Not that great. They start off ok with a visit to Watford (we say ok – they only scored 10 away all last season) and then it takes a turn the worse with Man Utd, Liverpool, Spurs and Man City in 4 of their next 6. They do have Fulham and Southampton back to back in GW’s 4 & 5 though in between that lot so if you can rotate then great but if not then perhaps wait until GW8 as their run from then until GW16 looks very promising.
André Schürrle
Fulham
FPL price: 6.0mln
Ok, so a bit of house-keeping here too, in the interests of fairness. Who can pronounce Schürrle? Probably most people. Who can spell it regularly though? Probably less. Either way we probably need a nickname. Atomic Andre was suggested, but that was deemed too explosive, all things considered. Something gentler perhaps? Maybe just Shirley? Done.
Our illustrious World Cup winner comes in at a full £1 million cheaper than Ali J (and perhaps crucially £0.5m less than team mate and fellow Fulham midfielder Sessegnon), but there’s perhaps a reason for that… In the last few years Ali J has been scoring, assisting, playing at World Cups and generally doing everything he can to progress his fledgling career. Shirley has been doing his nails.
He’s been at Borussia Dortmund for the past two seasons and made only 33 appearances in total, and only 19 of those were starts. He managed 3 goals and 9 assists in those though, so probably not too shabby for such an underused player. Prior to that he was at Wolsburg for a season and a half when he played 53, scored 12 and got 5 assists.
Criminally underused again at Chelsea, prior to all this, he did manage 53 appearances, 13 goals and 2 for them in his last spell on these shores. Before he was told to go and sit on the naughty step by Jose, before eventually being hounded out of town altogether, presumably for being too attacking. Don’t worry though Andre, it’s an illustrious looking and pretty crowded step right now, you can go bitch about the moody one with with likes of Mo, Kevin, Juan and Joe.
Given his sporadic playing time as of late it’s probably worth a quick look at his overall total career stats. They show in all games for club and country (whoscored.com) 315 appearances, 75 goals and 32 assists. So about a goal in 4 and an assist in 10, roughly.
At Fulham it looks like he will probably occupy the right flank of a front three alongside Mitrovic and Sessegnon, which to be fair sounds fairly deadly if they can hit it off. You can own the entire trio for £19m if you wish, although we probably wouldn’t recommend it as an actual strategy!
Their fixtures are a bit mixed with Palace and Burnley at home in the first three, Spurs away in between those, before again sandwiching a toughie with City away between two slightly better looking ones in Brighton away and Watford at home. You could also look at it as four favourable in the first six, but that depends on whether your glass is half full or half ‘Silvers’.
Thanks for reading New Fantasy Premier League Transfers 2018/19 Alireza Jahanbakhsh and André Schürrle. This article was written by Inittowinit
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Great article thanks Init.
Here’s the latest draft if anyone has any thoughts – this leaves £1m in the bank so quite flexible for returning WC players and I usually play a mini wildcard after GW2 anyway.
You sure you don’t want to go to triple city attack after the arsenal game?
Also, 3 palace seems a little overkill
@Robbo, I don’t think Sorloth is worth the extra .5, think I rather have a useless 4.5 player and bank the .5 than have Sorloth. I have a problem with Silva long term, but my guess is that you will feel that one coming and he probably won’t be around long. Although, Triple City at Arsenal does feel heavy to me, in particular if there is a good possibility that you might not get to enjoy Silva for the much better fixtures right after GW1.
Labby, you basically only have one main striker in there and if you are going 3 Citeh attack i think you need a better 2 than those. Go KDB and have him and Kun. Mail me.
E-mail sent Elle
Thanks for the thoughts all.
The e-mail bounced back – what’s the address? (or just e-mail me on pcs.robbie@gmail dot com)
RMT Please
Ederson
PVA Azpi Luiz Robertson Wan Bissaka
Mane Pedro Salah Richarlison Ward
Kun Arnautovic Kamara
Hi: Not really sure the formation you’ve settled on – Goalie (set and forget I’m assuming) Defenders – quite a pricey bunch in there which makes me think you’re going with a 4-4-2 or 4-3-3; I like the team but the front line seems a bit weak. Perhaps give up a little from the backline and invest in a better forward line. I’m thinking Kamara. Cheers
Think it is a 4-4-2
Not sure on Ward or Kamara game time and I am starting to have my doubts on Azpilicueta’s value. I know…I know. He always does well in FPL, but having watched him under Sarri, he really does not even attempt to go forward. Maybe that will change, but I watched him a while vs Arsenal and I can’t remember him being in a position to ever in cross a ball. Anyway, that could be one spot where you could go a bit lighter to free up some cash. But I understand if Azpi feels immoveable.
ty all for the input.
Hi All,
PRMT
ederson(Patricio)
cedric-saw-robertson(WB-Malone)
Sane-salah-neves-Stephens(Jorginho)
auba-kun-arnie
0.5 mil ITB
>I am concerned over midfield and Malone among my defenders.
Suggestions please!! Thanks.
Watch for Cedric news, because he might not make GW1. I assume that is Shaw? I think he makes a couple of games, but make sure Jose didn’t leave him behind in the U.S. just to be safe 😉
You are paying for a heavy strike force with a very weakened midfield. Malone won’t start, don’t think plays anywhere near the same minutes he did last season, what’s more, I wouldn’t be surprised to see him leave loaned out. Assuming you leave your money distributed as is, think I rather take a punt on Ralls, Kenedy or Cairney at 5.0 than Jorginho.
I with Smash on this one regarding Hudson O. Great option as the cheap MID.
Please provide feedback on the lastest incarnation. Cant have everything, but seems light on City, unsure about Luiz amd have a couple newbie doubts for Keita.
Bailly to Jones in time.
Change Luiz to ?
Find 0.5m to swap sane for KDB
Thats the plan for GW1-4
Just drop Fabianski to a 4.0 and ride with Patricio, there is your .5
Excellent XI, rest of the team is crap, but the XI is nice. Bednarek won’t make it long in the XI that’s if he even makes week 1. The other two are punts that many of us would take to have your XI, so they could be worth it. At least if they don’t work out they are not eating any extra money that could be used elsewhere.
Yeah drop Fabianski and stick Cedric in there for Bedribkak unless you want to roll the dice with Peltier and then you have your 0.5 for KDB
Cheers Mito. Sometimes the route one punt proves effective, but it aint pretty
The 0.5 isnt urgent, not until KDB returns to full time employment
I like this team a lot
Draft 65!
Ive been tinkering vs forecasting single transfer moves over the course of four GW in an attempt not to WC after GW4. My usual MO!
Or drop Patricio and stick with Fab, who hasn’t a bad track record. I can see Fab racking up a lot of save points and the sporadic monster CS points’ haul.
However read some lurid speculation somewhere that Fab isn’t 100% nailed – that Adrian is still in the game. Whether or not that is true I have no idea but one to keep a vague eye on.
Just a though: Keita –> Jota & the keepers –> Ederson & 4.0m
Also gives you 0.5m for Sane –> KDB
Yeah, that’s nice
Zorro, is the My Rules league up and running yet? What’s the code? Cheers!
Morning guys & Girls which team do you like any changes, what players need shipping out any hidden gems to have
I don’t think there’s a lot between the teams.
Nice to see King in a team, could work out well. There are so many forward choices between 6 and 7m this season. Zaha and Arnie lead the way by some distance in terms of ownership in that range. The likes of King, Austin and Wood are practically differentials.
Hudon-Odoi may not start that much.
Morning Silverinho
I like the cut of that second squad there.
I mean the more I look at it the more I really like it.
GP, fitba eh? https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/45037847
Wha’s like us?
I loved the Motherwell manager, no remorse, regrets, 70 years old when punching an official.
https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/transfers/josh-king-eddie-howe-bournemouth-striker-transfer-news-newcastle-a8374656.html
King might be a bit dodgy pick if this is anything to go by… Could be all good, but last season he wasn’t the same player he was in 16/17…
Been busy this morning thanks for the responses , Kralin , GP , Secret & Zed
@GP and Zorro and anyone else who follows Scottish Football. What are your views in Armstrong (6.5m midfielder for Soton). He played for Celtic last season. Apparently he bossed the game against Celta Viga the other night and scored one.
Yeah, he’s been great in pre-season!!! Looks very solid, at times seems like there are three of him on the pitch
I think he could be the play maker we have been missing for ages… Tadic was more of a winger, Armstrong is more everywhere and can score from distance as well! I have very high hopes for him this season, but obviously it’s a wait and see at 6.5m, there are so many others in that price bracket as well!
Cheers Zed. Belated welcome to the site. It’s good to have more people from Hampshire on here.
Where do you hail from?
Helsinki, Finland 😉
WTF?
You don’t know Finland? It’s a country in Northern Europe… 😆
I know Finland thanks. Why do you support Soton if you’re not from there?
Long story, involves the fact that there’s nothing to support here in Finland in terms of football (it’s an ice hockey country, sadly), involves the love of English football, involves the fact Soton played some great football in seasons 13/14 to 15/16, involves a friend from Southampton, involves the fact that Soton are a small team, and so on…
At least no one can claim you’re a glory hunter. #paintpottrophywinners
Do you get over here often for the matches?
If we combine his assists/goals then he’s slightly better than 1 every 3 games. If that was for Aberdeen/Hearts then I’d say get him. But he was at Celtic/CELTIC who haven’t had proper opposition since Dinosaurs roamed the planet. Brendan currently has the best record as a manager in the world ffs. He might take to our Prem like a duck to water, but I want to see him in action (not friendlies) first. I think Fulham or Wolves have better punts for opening day mate.
Indeed, unlike all the other Finnish premier league supporters, who support the big teams, United, Arsenal and Liverpool are very popular
No, I don’t go there very often… Rather busy at work here!
@Zorro Yeah, one to monitor for me! Deulofeu if he gets match fit is intriguing as well…
Haha AT.
I am in a mini league sponsored by a small clothing company where the prize is an article of clothing with any design on. If I had better IT skills like you youngsters I could probably send it from the boards but an pdf etc if the design would make it much easier.
Hey guys he’s £5.5m … and keep it down will you he’s been going under the radar ! 😉
Indeed he is, I hadn’t even checked his price… That’s a game changer!!! 😉
Rosco don’t tell Banjo!!!
Can you email me Pompey kit player in the FF247 team when you get a chance. Cheers
You lost the page he sent it on, Horse?
I did mate at the start of the week! Might have went to your junk? Have a check and if not I’ll send it again!
Sent it on Tuesday at 9.44am if that helps!? The rocket mail address?
Cheers Rosco. Found it!!!
Sorry it’s been a manic week.
It’s brilliant
13 million hey!!!!!
You got a price hike, not sure I can afford you but its easier to go with the masses for now! 😉
Horse
Pretty much the same as the lads have covered above.
I’m watching for now.