Taking Charge of FPL After a Slow Start – GW12 Team Tips

Hi Grant,

Congrats on the OR at this stage. You’re in a great position able to make up ground quickly.

Liking your Watchlist. 👍

1. I should’ve listened to your 1st third strategy… I tried, but I’m not the most patient when it comes to transfers. 🙂 Excellent advice.

2. Rico feels a bit more nailed than Kelly, although Ward suffered a knock in the last game. Need an update. The problem is Bournemouth have difficult fixtures now. Crystal Palace are still not out of their tough run.

3. Not at this moment because they face Man City next. Mount has been playing well, but not bringing the same points as Pulisic.

4. Leaning toward Jimenez who is also stronger as far as injuries. Every factor counts.

5. Don’t know this one. KDB has a higher ownership with strong FPL managers and might be safer to keep.

6. Just glanced at it. I prefer to focus most of my attention on the next 2-3 GWs. With 2FTs, it shouldn’t be a problem. I may even call on the bench which is suddenly stronger with rotation between Jimenez, Mount, Lundstram and others depending on form.

Great team update, advice and plan.

-Bruno

Hi Malc,

Sorry for the late reply, I was on a short break.

Excellent score and OR. 👍

At the moment, it seems that Robertson and Salah could miss GW13 (according to Sky Sports News). I prefer TAA also for the attacking potential.

I can speak for my own team, and I’m currently on the idea to drop Sterling for Mane, then keep a close eye on KDB. If he fails to deliver and Spurs raise their game after Pochettino was sacked, I may swap out KDB to Son. It’s based on performances, and I’m likely to wait on Son because he can be benched after international duty with South Korea.

GW13 video talks about the transfer plan: https://youtu.be/TE6juyqqqfQ

If forced, I might sell Sterling first. As you said, he is on four yellows. Not that he’ll pick up a ban anytime soon, but every factor counts. Sterling has a decent chance against Chelsea’s defense. Depends on which City side turns up.

With the news of Salah being set to miss GW13, I wish we had all the info from Klopp before making transfers.

Currently, my strategy is to spread the risk over more players like Vardy and Maddison which requires cuts to premium assets. In my case, I sold Salah last week to fund moves for Vardy, Maddison, Jimenez and Robertson, which also improved the bench.

-Bruno

Hey Malc. I would say Vardy and Maddison are key players in the long run. This weekend is not the easiest against Brighton, although Brighton didn’t play well against United GW12.

I really didn’t want to take hits last week, especially after a few too many -4 hits recently. But I realized that there was no way to bring in both Leicester attackers without a -8 hit, and it involved dropping Salah to fund the moves.

Option 1 is reasonable if Salah’s minutes are managed with the ankle issue. Going without Leicester players this week could be ok as far as points. As you said, price changes are a factor and you could be priced out by waiting. Although by next week, the way to get the Leicester players you really want could be easier to see.

Option 2 would be easier if it meant Maddison. Before taking the big hit last week, I tried drafts without Maddison and always reverted back to him.

Option 3 would bring in all the players without worrying about prices. On the flip side, banking the WC could be helpful if Spurs raise their level, although you do have flexibility such as KDB to Son if needed.

I would say it’s between Options 1 and 3. With Option 1, you might have a clearer plan for Maddison next week (price changes annoying). We’re not really mentioning Mane, but he is the one key player in all the options.

I’m stuck on this decision. If it was my team, I would take time away from it and come back after clearing my head.

-Bruno