New Fantasy Premier League Transfers 2018/19 Liverpool Edition
Hello and welcome to New Fantasy Premier League Transfers 2018/19 Liverpool Edition! This is our year! Only joking I’m too much of a realist to get swept up in that stuff and I’m sure fellow Red and resident pessimist Kop would agree with me on that. Even though I do not feel as optimistic as the majority of fans, it seems that other fans from teams around the league are getting involved in and really feel Liverpool have made a great push to challenge defending Champions Man City. Liverpool have looked at some key areas of their team and improved immensely. They have spent £164 million this summer on improving weak spots which could prove money well spent if Alisson, Fabinho, Keita and Shaqiri hit the ground running. With this new level of depth in the squad Liverpool should improve on their performances last season and it should make having Liverpool assets a very smart move. Whether you choose an old player or one of these new ones it’s up to you, but I am here to give you the low down on the new boys, so without further ado…
Alisson – 5.5 mil
This was a must do transfer for Liverpool, but I’ll be honest I didn’t think it was going to happen! Klopp was giving his backing to Karius and defending him, so I feared we would be looking at Loris Karius between the sticks for another season but finally Klopp had enough of his compatriot who has had a horrid time ever since the Champions League final. Not only did he make the high-profile mistakes that night but Karius has made mistakes in nearly every friendly Liverpool have played this summer! Enough was enough and led Liverpool to splash the cash, returning to Roma where they grabbed the amazing Mo Salah, to make the Brazilian number 1 Alisson, the most expensive goalkeeper in the world. Alisson has been highly sought after this summer and in the last year or two. His stats can make you see why the young goalkeeper has demanded such a high price. Last season he played 49 games between Serie A and the Champions League where he kept 22 clean sheets; over the course of his entire career Alisson has played 120 games and kept 49 clean sheets. This is not bad reading for the fans of a team who have had problems after problems at the goalkeeping area; so with a new shot stopper coming in there is reason for optimism for plenty of clean sheets with the likes of VVD and the “best defender in the world” Lovren sitting in front of the Brazilian. Not only do they have a new goalie to protect the net they have two new mids to strengthen the defence who are…
Naby Keita – 7.5 mil
I’ll start off with a new addition that was technically bought last season, the Guinean Naby Keita. The robust central midfielder has earned a lot of admirers during the short amount of preseason he has had. Keita is very well-known for his meandering runs towards the opposition box and causing trouble. Keita scored 9 goals and grabbed 7 assists in all competitions last season which is decent returns from a central midfielder. Keita seems to have brought a bit of steel into a Liverpool midfield that really needed it as he is a young man who loves a tackle so I’d expect him to earn plenty of plaudits for his no nonsense style of play. The one downside to Keita is the act he’s a bit of a card magnet over his 5 year career he has received 31 yellow cards and 3 red cards in club football. 9 of those yellows and 2 of those reds came last season but I suspect that maybe have come from frustration at not being allowed to move directly to Liverpool and having to stay in a RB Leipzig side that struggled throughout the season. Keita is making his way into more and more drafts as an alternative to Firmino or as a 3rd Liverpool attacking cover so this could seriously pay off if he settles into English life quickly.
Fabinho – 6.0 mil
Another addition to the Liverpool midfield is the Brazilian defensive midfielder from Monaco who many feel should have been at the World Cup. Fabinho is the first proper defensive midfielder Liverpool have had for a while and have been calling out for. This should allow Henderson and Keita to get higher up the pitch with Fabinho providing the much needed cover in the deeper role. While Fabinho has been brought in to solidify that midfield he is also adding to Liverpool’s attacking threat as he has 33 goals and 23 assists so far in his career and grabbed 7 goals last term with 4 assists. Fabinho is not too shabby at penalty kicks which make up 19 of the 33 goals he has scored in his career. You would possibly think he might take over penalty duty but with the likes of Mo Salah, Bobby Firmino and Sadio Mané up top that might be a wait and see. Fabinho may turn out to be like his compatriot, Fernandinho, in the fact he can pop up with goals but at 6.0 mil there are likely to be better options out there.
Xherdan Shaqiri – 7.5 mil
Now onto yet another midfielder who is new to Liverpool but very familiar to us FPL managers, the little Swiss who is shaped in the weirdest of ways has proven he can do it on a rainy night in Stoke so a nice trip on the Mersey should be just right for him! Shaqiri has had a brilliant career playing for Basel, Inter Milan, Bayern Munich and the mighty Stoke City so he has plenty of experience and adds more power to the already stacked Liverpool front line. I don’t see Shaqiri pushing his way into the team, especially not replacing Player of the Year and Egyptian God, Mo Salah, on the right wing. Shaqiri will probably be more of a sub player and someone who has been brought in to give the likes of Salah and Mané a rest. Shaqiri will also give Liverpool that little something they always missed when Salah was injured or rested; obviously the key players Mane, Firmino and Salah link up well but right now as I write this I am picturing a backup front three of Lallana sliding a through ball into Shaqiri who slides it across for Oxlade-Chamberlain or Sturridge (when they are fit!). Shaqiri has 66 goals and 63 assists in his career so with some very good players around him Shaqiri could flourish or flounder but it is definitely a wait and see for me as I don’t feel he is completely nailed.
Thanks for reading New Fantasy Premier League Transfers 2018/19 Liverpool Edition. This article was written by MattX
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Many thanks Matt, shockingly you covered the Liverpool players for us. 😉
Looks like they made some fantastic additions. Should make their failure to win anything this upcoming season even funnier. :hippo:
I want them to lose the Cup Final to Utd, League Cup Final to Everton & Champs League Final to, to, to, hell to Celtic
Mito, on your set piece takers thingy, you have Maddison on everything for Leics…. Pity he didn’t even play last season matey.
Not sure what you are talking about. His stats from last season look pretty darn good to me.
From official site mate
He was bought from Norwich. Took pens for them and as I understand it he is supposed to be very good on set pieces.
So what do we put for Wolves, Fulham and Cardiff all of them also look like that.
Oh come on Mito, Sessegnon’s stats are valid because he still plays for Fulham, and same idea for the other newly promoted squads.
How many games has Maddison played in the Prem? How many games has he ever played for Leics? Ergo, those stats are not relevant yet. Come Xmas you could be a genius if an article of yours had flashed him up, Jota at Wolves too should be in there for example, then OK.
I seriously don’t think that a player that hasn’t played ever in the Prem should not be on that list, YET! I know your status in the hierarchy, and I think you know that I’ve always respected you bud, but… On this site there are peeps in money leagues, English is their 2nd or 3rd language…
Maddison is what , nearly 21? He ain’t going to play every week anyway. Thx for listening to my 2 cents matey, I’ll not say anymore about this subject onsite.
Maddson has been on most set pieces for Leicester preseason and has been bought to be Mahrez’s successor at the club.
Not sure what his age has anything to do with it nor his PL experience.
As I understand it, the list is of who takes their set pieces (Maddison) not if they’ve played over 50 PL games and are over 25.
Silly, unnecessary post SZ. And you know it.
Not sure if you were after a bite or just looking to cause trouble.
The latter won’t be accommodated on here.
It wasn’t to cause trouble blue, a subjective discussion more like. My apologies to all.
Hmmmm ok SZ. As part of this ‘subjective discussion’ who would you have as Leicester’s primary set piece taker?
Pens would be one of the FWDs, VAR as 1st choice: free kicks around the area, ALB? if fit in time, OKA/GRE if he’s not. Corners? No idea/don’t give a shit tbh. LEI are trying to bring in another mid apparently (unsubstantiated for now, hey blue, are Monaco selling another attacking mid? I heard a rumour there). When Maguire goes, unless replaced then LEI will play low from out wide on the set plays, won’t be Evans imo ‘cos it’ll take him an eternity to get back. LEI need some legs at the back and a wide man upfront. I think that makes about 10 cents, lol. 😉
SZ, indeed Vardy will be on pens….as per Mito’s set piece table.
Agree, Albrighton will take some free kicks and corners, but Maddison is their main man for these. Mito has both Maddison and Albrighton on there.
Please, please stop trawling the site nit-picking for the hell of it. You should know, more than most, that this FPL community isn’t like that and won’t tolerate it. You’ve been around long enough to know that.
Monaco have just bought Golovin, which should work out well.
Re Leicester – don’t ignore Maddison, great things are expected of him. Spurs, City, West Ham and Southampton were also sniffing around him last season. Puel really rates him and has high hopes for him.
What they do in the transfer market remains a mystery until the futures of Maguire and Schmeichel are sorted I guess. Much could change in the next week or two, not sure how it will all play out. I’m surprised United went straight in with a 65mln bid….seems crazy money to me.
Correct me if I’m wrong, which I’m sure you will, but Albrighton has only ever scored one and assisted two from free kicks for Leicester. Maddison got at least a goal and three assists last season alone.
I must say though I was surprised to see Gross on everything for Brighton last year given he had zeros in all his fantasy columns before the season began. :no-mouth:
Cookie, I’m not ignoring MAD, just think it’ll be a couple of GWs for him to settle in, then he could be on everything, if they buy another attacking mid. If not, he’s better in the box maybe. I already apologized for the other stuff mate.
Of course it will take him time to settle into the PL, he’s never played in it! It took Henry, Bergkamp and Zola a few games!! That doesn’t stop him being the club’s primary set piece (minus pens) taker, as things stand.
Mito doesn’t make these things up, they’re all researched thoroughly. As all the player profiles, including the Maddison one which I’m sure you cannot wait for!!
cookie, I love Mito to bits, his humour can be so left field it almost becomes appearing in right field ffs. He knows that & he has my personal email if he has a problem. I know he’s a serious writer! I still think that a debutant in the Prem gets an asterix on opening day until the dust settles, so to speak, then AND only then do we have the facts. But I heed your advice to just keep quiet in future. Can we stop now, please?
yep, stop the nitpicking and you won’t hear from me.
Who is nailed utd back 4 or 5 ?
Bailly and Shaw will surely start ?
Lampard, yes Smalling, Bailly & Shaw will start barring further injuries!
I think JM has said as much about Bailly and Shaw. I’ve currently got the latter in my side. Whether or not I’ll have a headache in a few weeks I’m not sure yet. But I can’t resist a 5m Man U defensive starter.
I think Shaw could be worth a punt, for the short term at least. As Cookie said, Bailly and Smalling will also play. Hopefully one will nail down a place, just can’t be 100% at the moment. Smalling at the end of last season had a good run, but personally I feel Bailly is the better player.
Yeah Bailly is far better than Smalling, Mourinho had the hump with Bailly for pulling out of a game late with an illness, then he used the excuse that Smalling and Jones were still playing for World Cup places which is why they played together at the end and Bailly hardly featured.
Bottom line, until he gets shot of Smalling and Jones I would be very wary of any United defender and that includes DDG at 6mln! However, I accept that Shaw at 5mln could prove great value at 5mln, until Mourinho gets the hump with him or Young returns.
Yeah think I will take a punt on Shaw. Surely he starts the season. If he gets dropped the Liverpool options of Lovren and TAA will be back and I’ll have to downgrade Robertson. Starting to doubt Bailly with United heavily linked with Maguire and Alderweireld. I think Smalling is first choice currently though I agree Bailly is better player but it’s how Jose sees it
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again TAA is nailed over clyne ?
I think TAA is number one but certainly not nailed. Certainly won’t play every game I doubt
agree with Smash here – I’d be wary of TAA early doors due to his World Cup involvement and then when Champions League starts.
got it guys won;t take a punt on him!
Thanks for taking the trouble to write this article.
Alisson may be good for an assist now and then as well.
Thanks for this, Matt! Great read. It’s a shame Shaqiri isn’t nailed. £7.5m in an attacking Liverpool side would be golden.
If Mane or Salah gets injured in season he could become a great option
Yes, good point!
which team guys?.
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I like team two there. Personally I would swap De Gea and Coleman. Ederson and Smalling or something like that
The first one for me, couple of reasons:
1) Ederson or Allison to me are better picks at 5.5m than DDG, he’s just too expensive given Ederson or Allison can easily outscore DDG, who’s to say that United will keep a lot more clean sheets than City or Pool?
2) There’s a City mid in the first team, no City mid in the second
3) I think one 11m forward is enough, and Neves will likely be a very defensive mid, so I don’t fancy him as a good pick
Any cheap 5.5 attacking players?.
Not a lot Gray at Leicester and Delafeau
Deulofeu could be a great pick… You could go for a 5.0m mid too though, Cairney, Ralls, Costa, etc…. Costa if he starts would be my pick…
Yeah agreed Costa and Ralls could be good. Not sure Wolves are done spending yet. I’m not convinced by all this Cairney love
I’m not convinced by Cairney, either. Dealt with in the Fulham article which will be posted soon!