GAME WEEK 1 (2022/2023) RANT & DISCUSSION THREAD

Well folks. Another season is upon us.

Any arsenal experts able to give an opinion on whether zinchenko will get a lot of game time this season

ICT Rank for Defenders

Son got me 5 points, which is fine, I expect that from him.

Giving up Son for Haaland is dumb.

Been waiting for FPL for 3 months, so much excitement!

How did KdB play? Is he going to become an assist machine or he is just going to have an assist every now and then?

He and Haaland are gonna link up a lot this season. The assist was brilliant. But the fact he is the same price as Haaland and won't take any pens whilst they're both on the pitch has put me off so far

Scored 68 points and I know I should be happy but I'm fuming because I had Martinelli and Dasilva on my bench who outscored half my starters lol

Captain Salah or KDB for GW2?

Salah is on pens so yea

Salah would be the safe bet

Haaland unproven in premiere league lol

Thinking of taking Darwin + Bailey to Mitro + Kulu after GW 2. Looking for feedback on the swap and possible better alternatives than Kulu

Personally I wouldn't do anything at minute. After gw2 the best 8m asset is probably Saka in my opinion.

What the hell dude..... I believe............ Darwin delivered?

Banking your FT in GW 2 is the Xanax of FPL.

I Couldn't. Started Kane over Haaland.

Saka and Cucurella or TAA and Neto?

B

Ugh can't believe Kulu is so close to a price rise when the next game is Chelsea

Just w8 m8.

Kane at -102. Set to drop tonight if prediction is correct

Would seem logical, with the Haaland pricing and such.

Son + Jesus/Darwin to Kulu + Haaland? Kneejerky I know.. but I feel like it is what should have been there anyway.

I feel like moving away from Jesus is a big mistake considering fixtures and his potential

I went Kane over Haaland. Mount instead of Kulu. TAA and Robbo got me two points.But god I love this game and the banter surrounding it.

Exactly the same here. Haaland and Kulu owners won GW1. Not sure what my move is going to be. Kane to Haaland, probably.

I don't see a Villains of the Week post. Someone please make it. Preferably someone who scored <50 so we can feel the rage and hatred flowing through you

Fell for the United trap, who do I get in for Sancho?

Hold for a week. There are so many options around that price point I think more info is needed, plus I expect Sancho to start most games

If you have half a million spare, it's easy. Otherwise: keep him for next week, or Martinelli.

Thoughts on Dier -> Zinchenko for GW2 to make a cheeky £0.1mil, and then Trippier -> Dier for GW3? Spurs play at Chelsea GW2 whilst Newcastle play City GW3.

Transfers are so much more valuable than making a £0.1. You’re wasting TWO transfers just to get back to Dier. Bad move

I had Cucurella and Dubravka in my starting eleven. They both didnt play.

Cucurella played.

Scenes when those who’ve already played their wild card learn there’s three more weeks until the transfer window closes.

What do we think of bailey after that villa performance?

Just played wildcard. I feel awful.

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You're better than this mate.

you should

Reeally feeling like Sancho was a mistake now. If only I had the extra 0.5 for Kulu

He has Chelsea next. What's the point?

Should I get rid of Sterling and get KdB(WC)?

Get rid of Sterling, but for a Foden or someone you can keep for a long time.

See another week. Don't waste the wildcard.

Had Perisic and Cash in my XI (5 at the back). Both got a 1.

I am in the exact same situation as you. But I still believe Perisic has a chance to bring in points even if he enters late. It depends how late and how much the game is played on his side of the field. I'd hold on to Perisic at least for another couple of weeks. It depends how confident you are with the rest of your team imho, and how much you are going to adjust for each fixture.

Don't get fancy, just captain Haaland

I just checked...68k people transfered out Trent

i am seeing people actually using wildcards 😆 as if they only realized this weekend that haaland will score goals

I’m tempted to start A Pereira over Bailey next GW after this weeks showings

Same here but I think I'll give Bailey one more game.

Who do we think is more nailed between gabriel and saliba?

Gabriel, but pretty much equal right now

The last 2 seasons my TC has gone wildly wrong (both in DGW’s) and I swear to fuck I’m really tempted at Haaland at home to the leagues worst team after that

Walker or zinchenko?

Zinchenko surely won't be permanent starter (will rotate) once Tierney is back

walker is safer, more boring as he wont get many attacking returns but more CS.

Is it worth having Haaland, Salah AND Son in the team? I managed to squeeze them all in, but my defence now is: Walker-Jonny-Cucurella-Zinchenko. If I sacrifice Son I can have: Walker-Cancelo-Cucurella-James

i have all 3 and still managed to squeeze in TAA and robertson

3 premiums is never the way man. Premiums are only worth it if you're going to captain them regularly. Also think you're mad not having trent and/or robbo.

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Global. I believe the winner of last year was American.

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Im not sure anyone actually knows, i believe its roughly 3am gmt, you can check what prices change at

If i make two tranfers for a 4 point hit, then wildcard after, do i still lose those 4 points?

No it erases them

Not really advice or a rmt but castagne at 4.5 is crazy value

Yeah, he's definitely a good player. Don't really trust them for CS's though.

Is he nailed?

Jesus to Mitro?

Only if you take a -4 🍀

Hold those knees

No you fucking casual, did you even watch the arsenal game?

People shitting on people moving Kane out for Haaland but it really isn't a bad decision. A lot of people had it booked in anyway, others would be priced out of it not moving now, and I'll eat shit if Kane returns against Chelsea tbf.

Simply not a good use of transfers. Haaland vs westham was not a bad fixture at all. If you wanted him for bournemouth then you should have put him in gameweek 1.

Aaronson + walker + saka or martinelli + diaz + saliba?

Both for a -20

First one

Hey, if I start a new team for gw2, can I make unlimited transfers pre gw3 or do I burn -4’s with each transfer? Any idea?

Unlimited pre gw2

Should we just encourage the knee jerkers? Maybe the consequences will make them quit

Probably the best performance of a Template-esque team that didn't use chips this week:

a team like this getting 110 points this gw gives me hope

His teams kit is horrific though.

Bold captaincy gone correct

Impressive!

Very very nice. And coutino wasn't even template could have been KDH or maybe ward prowse if we're going more casual.

I picked Mahrez on the basis that, with Sterling and Jesus gone, the RW would be his. But Pep decides to go with Foden instead..

Definitely went up since Grealish put up another dogshit performance.

Pep absolutely could rotate foden or play him LW, the only thing you can be sure of is that no one will know if mahrez will start or not before the line up comes out.

As usual, 50/50 unless it’s ederson, walker, cancelo, and maybe Haaland

I took a punt on Lingard, I really don't like the look of him or Nottingham Forest. Best 6.0 or less mid to swap for him? I'm thinking a Leeds mid or Martinelli (though I already have Saka and Jesus)?

Martinelli for sure. Harrison maybe?

Who’s ready to see a Kane hattrick against Chelsea and Haaland to get injured in training now that I dropped Kane for Haaland?

Would be a deserved punishment. Knee jerking will not work long term I promise you.

Lol, Haaland to the press after the game: "It's been 30 minutes since the last goal, let's get this going already" 😂

Just realised Borges went for Waverson too, feel much better about it now.

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Make sure to take a -4 for kulusevski if you don’t have him too 🤡

Does anyone have a link to FPL Mate's team? If he kept his team as it was in his "final team" video on YouTube then he's been utterly fucked.

https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/1266/event/1

Anyone else not get vice captain points yet for Haaland?

Your VC gets 2x points only if your C doesn't play

With UCL Fantasy experience in mind, Haaland is an absolute fantasy beast. The only person who can stop him from dominating FPL is Pep himself.

Perisic OUT, Zinchenko In?

Anybody doing Diaz to Kulu??

I’m sticking with Diaz, Kulu has Chelsea and Diaz has palace.

is the wc viable this early on?

I think it is if you want to make sure you don't miss out on price rises. And remember there is an extra wildcard with the world cup this year. But it's up to you.

No, not enough data.

What are the chances that Kulu's price stays at 8.0 this GW?

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Martinelli

DBH

Agree Aaronson was good. Couple of Leeds players could be options tbf. Quite like Joelinton too.

Aaronson was good

Walker is very tempting at 5 mil but i'm thinking to give Cash one more opportunity at home vs Everton?

I'm in the same boat. Even Trippier is a good option for Cash.

I have him too and holding for now. Ming’s not playing kind of made Villa weak defensively imho

I just knee-jerked Cash out for Zinchenko; Aston Villa conceded 2 to Bournemouth ffs

He’s just really boring and he’s never going to get more than 6/7 or best

Wait and see if City sign another fullback. If not you can make the swap as Bournemouth is a likely cs

As someone who has failed this year after year.

Wise words but I don't think anyone is going to listen to you. This place is chaotic.

I already went Kane -> Haaland. Should I take a hit to move Mahrez as well (potentially Kulu, as I have no other Spurs attacking coverage)?

No! Mahrez has bournemouth.

I’m currently in the same boat, moved Kane to halaand. Now to decide whether to move mahrez or mount to kulu or wait till an easier fixture comes by the week after.

Hi everyone, how can i check who got week awards? Is there any way to check global rankings but to filter out people who used boosts? I had 110 points without boosts. Guess it's a good first week

The highest ranking player who didn't BB/TC got 109..

Already have 3 City players and Kane, should I,

You're fucked, just give up and delete your team

How do I get Kulu into my team?? Might wait till next week once Chelsea games over and 2 transfers

Neto or bailey for kulusevski

Darwin or Jesus guyss??

Why are you changing your team?

Jesus at the moment

69 points, all in 😏.

Nice. 69 gang going strong

Nice!

Is anyone keeping Kane and not going for Haaland? What are your reasons?

Yes. Kane not getting any returns while Spurs scored 4 goals was just unlucky and my plan was always to roll the transfer. My cheeks will definitely be clenched next week, but I'm sticking to my plan.

Got 3 city players, which means I need to take a hit to get rid of Mahrez and get in Haaland. Totally forgot about that scenario happening, even though I was planning on getting Haaland eventually, im such a moron.

How did I get 1pt off the bench and go from 480,000 to 140,000?

I guess that's how the first week be

The cheek of this balding fuck Andy trying to play it coy and saying "some weeks I will reveal my team and some weeks I won't..."

Some people are copying those teams into their ML's. And they don't necessarily even watch football ffs.

Why do you care what his team looks like? I only watch creators for more general advice, I couldn’t give a shit what players they actually have in their team

Are you only copying his team?

Well otherwise they’ll get like 500 people with the exact same score as them.

Havertz, Saka and TAA to Haaland, Martinelli & James for the -8 ?

No!

Absolutely not

Terrible move. No reason to remove Saka and TAA, who are two of the best assets in the game. Just do Havertz to Jesus or Mitrovic and take no hits.

68 points. I'll take it. Knee jerking Perisic out for Zinchenko and hoping to catch a price rise. I'm content with Arsenal's fixtures over the next few weeks although now I'm lacking some Spurs coverage.

No concern about rotation with Tierney?

Next week I've got 10/11 players with home games. I should be making up some ground.

Everyone does

I have Watkins but I need to downgrade him so I can go from sancho to saka, would toney be the best option or am I better to go with mitrovic and keep 0.5 ITB?

Will players prices rise?

fplstatistics.co.uk

Sancho replacement options ? I questioned myself many times when I put him , there has to be other players for a cheaper price, no? He’s £7.5

Same boat. Keep him for Brentford and reassess when you have 2 FT

wait a week and move him on with 2 FT so you can be more flexible

Rashford. Look no further.

I am going to keep my team. Got 0.5 in the bank as well.

He’s a 6 pointer max. I’d rather pick someone with a higher ceiling

To all the people asking if they should take a -4/-8 or make an early transfer:

Okay can anyone help me understand how is the average so high while out of 12 players who got double digits score only 3 had ownership of more than 10% before the GW started?

Haaland and Salah getting high points, Chelsea, arsenal and city clean sheets

At least 2 of the 12 were solid captain picks, virtually everyone has 1-2 City defenders who had a clean sheet + plenty of the popular picks returned (Martinelli, Saka, Kulu) with even a few of the enabler picks seeing returns (KDH, DaSilva)

Should I WC to get Haaland in? He looked incredible today.

No. A hit if if you have to

Waste of a wildcard just to get a single player in.

Think he will get points every week. Incredible player

Cucurella OUT, Ake/ Walker IN?

Why even select him? Copying Andy FPL?

walker is more nailed on than ake i think

I have Cucurella in my squad that I bought before the Chelsea transfer. I decided to keep him after Chelsea transferred him and took risk by putting him in my 11. That Cucurella blocked my 8-point Toney performance by blanking.

Im thinking of binning Cucurella off - just not sure who to swap him with. Walker is top pick right now

Should i swap Kane for Haaland? idk but it feels like a dumb move

I just did it. Vomit on my sweater already.

Against bournemout next week yes and captain him

Which 8M midfielder do I replace Mahrez for;

Have faith in the team you originally picked. I don't see a point taking him out before Bournemouth.