New FPL Transfers Everton Jordan Pickford and Michael Keane
Hello and welcome to New FPL Transfers Everton Jordan Pickford and Michael Keane. Having covered Everton’s attacking transfers in the previous article we now make our way back to the defence and look at new keeper Jordan Pickford and central defender Michael Keane. Both are young (Pickfrd is 23, Keane 24) and Koeman will hope that both will serve the club for seasons to come – well, at least until the manager has hopped off to Barcelona anyway. It’s the trendy thing to say, but I make no apologies for repeating myself – ignore Everton until GW6 (unless you fancy a GW1 punt home to Burnley) – GW2-GW6 fixtures read Man City (a), Chelsea (a), Spurs (h), Man Utd (a). It’s ugly folks, but it changes for the better from GW6, which gives us time to assess and see if for example if Keane can establish himself as a regular starter alongside Ashley Williams or Phil Jagielka or if maybe Koeman plays all 3. Anyway, that’s all for the future, let’s take a quick look at Pickers and Keano.
Jordan Pickford
Goalkeeper
FPL Price 5.0mln
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[/three_fifth]Pickford is of course well known to most FPL managers after his heroic season at Sunderland last season despite the Black Cats’ unsuccessful fight against relegation. There weren’t many clean sheets last term but Pickford impressed with his never-say-attitude and endless saves which contributed to decent returns for those managers who owned him. It was a busy summer for the young keeper who represented England U21s at the Euros as well as becoming England’s most expensive keeper when he sealed a £30mln move to the blue half of Merseyside. Pickford will be immediately installed as Koeman’s first choice keeper and is heavily tipped to become England’s no.1 sooner rather than later also. Pickford is a traditional northerner – tough, resolute and loves a battle, highlighted by the words of Sunderland’s goalkeeping coach Adrian Tucker: ‘I remember I went to Yeovil to do a scouting report on him. I was working for England Under-20s at the time and Jordan was playing for Bradford. The game was only five minutes in when a cross came in and he got clattered by one of Yeovil’s strikers. He got up straight away, shook it off and did not show he was hurt. I thought to myself, ‘You’ll do for me, son’.
Michael Keane
Defender
FPL Price 5.5mln
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[/three_fifth]Keane signed for the Blues in a deal worth £25mln, arriving from Burnley where he spent two season after being released by Man United in 2015. The defender was a shining light at the back for Burnley last term, impressing many which resulted in him gaining two England caps. The Blues are reported to have fended off competition from several other clubs in purchasing Keane and the player identifies the manager himself as a big reason why he chose Everton: ‘the manager was a big factor in me coming to the club. He played in my position when he was a world-class player for a great Barcelona side and a great Dutch side and the style of football he likes to play will suit me, I believe. I watched a lot of Everton last season and I believe I really suit how the team likes to play. I feel like this is a great place to come and continue my development as a player. He’s convinced me that he can still improve me in certain areas of my game.’ Nothing like getting on the right side of the boss from day 1. Anyway you know the form, watch the first few fixtures, see how he settles in etc etc etc. Keane isn’t cheap at 5.5mln, especially as he only scored 7 goals in 100 games for Burnley, I feel he may just be a tad over priced at 5.5mln to be a value pick in FPL terms – Pickford is cheaper at 5.0mln as is Jagielka, while Mason Holgate and Jonjoe Kenny are even cheaper at 4.5mln, one of whom will probably deputise for the injured Seamus Coleman until the Irishman returns.
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Other than the opening day fixtures brighton have a good run of games upto 1st October against arsenal..so knockaert could rack up a few point’s for a cheap rotation mid
I agree competely dc.
Brookyboy.
While you’re hopefully still about ….
Do you live in Huddersfield and you’re doing the preview for them aren’t you?
Cheers.
Yes Gp i live in in the Hudd.Am on with the preview mate should hopefully have it done by the middle of next week.
You’ll realise why I’ve asked in good time.
Thanks mate.
Ok.I’m intrigued……!!
What do you guy’s think of this team with the thinking I could play 433 or 352 .
I have problems with the midfield. It is far too weak IMO. Even for a 4-3-3.
Love the three strikers.
Thanks for the feedback.
Thoughts on Zaha?
I’m not a fan I’m surprised 20% have him. Not enough end product
I like him, especially as he improved towards the end of last season, but under a new manager, who knows?
Got badly stung by him and Tekkers at various points last season so they can both fuck right off as far as my team is concerned this season.
Tekkers let me down too. I can see him being my first transfer out.
In fairness to them, one of them generally went on a major scoring streak when I had the other one in my team…
And so the season begins again. Bring it on :manic:
This is my early draft from the last few days. Whilst I’ve no doubt it will radically change over the next few weeks, I quite like it.
I’ll need to look into it more (unless any Terriers here can advise) but I think Kachunga might actually be a striker, so could be worth a punt over the first few games.
Good balance. The things that would worry me are where is Milner going to play, and how much time is Fabregas going to get. Is Stankovic likely to get any game time?
There’s a few there with dodgy game time. It’s pretty hard to guess until the last couple of pre-season games really. Stankovich is an enabler so unless any 4m defenders become apparent he’s as good as any in there. A lot seem to be going for Rangel – I’ll join them if he looks like getting regular game time.
Looks good I like it
Hey Robbo I doubt Kerchunga will start any games up front as Town have signed 2 new strikers and still have Wells, but he may get pushed up front from time to time by Wagner as a tactical switch.Interestingly he took the penalty today in the friendly at Bury even though Ince was on the pitch who I expected to grab spot kicks.He’s a good price at 5.5m but, even as a Town fan,I do worry about us scoring goals though the signings of Mounie and Deloitte should add some fire power.
*Depoitre
If Aguero gets a move to Chelsea as is rumoured in the press, that is going to shake things up a bit isn’t it!!
@Goat, for fpl reasons I love to see it, but that be a difficult pill to swallow for some. In particular Arsenal fans.
It would make Jesus very nailed on, wouldn’t it ?
I have not even seen it reported and can’t see it happening. Chelsea will sign a striker which I’m hoping Aubameyang will be the man
I’ve seen it reported but I’d be astonished if it happened. I’d rather have Kun over Auba simply because he’s proven in the PL.
I like Auba better, but yeah Kun proven in the PL, so hard to argue against that. Having said that, I still prefer Morata over no first touch Kaku.
Auba is being heavily reported on sky now
The Aguero thing appeared first in the Spanish press, apparently.
We lie and we lie for fun.