Finding Silver Lining After Bad Score in FPL GW38+ Sterling

GW37+ Points: 55PTS* (AVG: 53PTS). Three setbacks in a row! Top 100k could be gone, but there is a silver lining after the red arrows in FPL. Buy Sterling GW38+?

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FPL GW38+ Team

🚨 Final GW38+ Team! 🚨

***UPDATE:  I’ve moved for Sterling captain. Pieters also steps in for the injured Taylor. -8 hit to end the season with players I want to watch. Thanks and good luck!!! 👍💯 -Bruno

Previous updates: Waiting for those early lineup leaks! Most likely moving for Sterling if he’s set to start. I want to play all my attackers! See the transfer plan below.

PS: Season review blog post to come after GW38. Then it’s a nice break before the next season!

Mixed Emotions

This is it! One last push before this strange season is finally over. I’ve been holding on to a lot of tension, and now I’m laughing at the ridiculousness of the last three Gameweeks. I’ve put down the pieces I dislike about Fantasy (VAR) to uncover something new to enjoy.

Top 100k was right there for the taking and instead it escaped my grasp in spectacular fashion.

Three setbacks in a row.

I put everything on the line with differential captains in the last three Gameweeks. I bought and captained Vardy for Bournemouth GW35. Vardy scored and Ake was injured before halftime, then red card Soyuncu! Bournemouth went on to score four goals costing Vardy three bonus points. Bruno Fernandes (5PTS) was the popular captain pick, Vardy (7PTS) outscored him but it wasn’t enough.

Next was Salah versus a depleted Arsenal GW36. Salah (2PTS) failed to capitalize on his chances when managers captained Sterling (1PT). It was brutal watching time run out for Salah after Sterling blanked.

Lastly, I bought and captained Ings for Bournemouth GW37. Ings scored and was set for three bonus points, then he missed a penalty! 13 points dropped to 4 and for his captainers, 26 points to 8! A swing of 18 points in an instant. Ings (4PTS) still managed to outscore the popular captain Fernandes (1PT).

Those outcomes were some of the hardest I’ve ever had to accept in twelve seasons playing FPL. I was so excited to take a chance and it was right there!

I’m left frustrated and overwhelmed. When this happens, I ask myself, “Where is the silver lining?”

Silver lining.

I don’t know how to say this, so here it goes. In the same time I was losing in FPL, I was winning in Daily Fantasy. Two first place winners, one runner up. Money doesn’t solve problems, but I would be lying if it didn’t soften the blow. Daily Fantasy is a helpful tool for FPL and you don’t have to risk money.

These websites are useful to study which players are performing well and have good scoring odds. It took me at least a year before I started investing in Daily Fantasy. The learning curve can be costly. ⚠️

Behind every setback is an opportunity, I’m finding other pieces of the puzzle to enjoy.

⚽️ I’m considering adding Daily Fantasy content and stats next season. Does anyone else play DFS?

GW37+ Points.

⚽️ Upper 90 Studios dropped from 220k to 285k in the Overall Rank. Big red arrows with a -8 hit.

GW37+ Review

Let’s break down performances top to bottom.

Nick Pope (6PTS).

Another clean sheet for Pope who has a chance at becoming the first goalkeeper outside the ‘top six’ to win the Golden Glove award.

⚽️ No goalkeeper has more clean sheets in the league than Nick Pope (15).

Alexander-Arnold (13PTS).

How many defenders can concede three goals and still return double digits in FPL? Giving away a free kick just outside the box when Alexander-Arnold is on the pitch is almost the same as a penalty. You just feel like he’s going to bury it. A goal, assist and maximum bonus for my team’s top scorer GW37.

⚽️ No defender has more goals (4) or assists (15) than Alexander-Arnold this season.

Matt Doherty (12PTS).

Wolves kept out Crystal Palace with Doherty’s assist earning him all three bonus points. Only two defenders have provided more assists than Matt Doherty this season, Alexander-Arnold and Robertson. If Wolves fail to keep a clean sheet against Chelsea, I’m hoping for more attacking returns from Doherty on the final day.

Christian Pulisic (9PTS).

There was no sign of injury when he came on, so why did Lampard bench Pulisic in such an important game? Chelsea were on the ropes, then Pulisic came on and changed the game. Liverpool defenders couldn’t get near him when he set up Giroud. When he scored, that’s when I went from crying to laughing knowing I benched him in FPL and used him in DFS. 🙂

• USMNT captain Christian Pulisic at the 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup. Photo by Upper 90 Studios.

The bad.

Bruno Fernandes (1PT). Misplaced passes and giving away possession cheaply – his worst performance in a United shirt. Fernandes also got involved in an off-the-ball incident that could’ve resulted in a straight red card. He has an opportunity to bounce back GW38 against Leicester’s makeshift defense.

Riyad Mahrez (1PT) and Marcus Rashford (1PT). Mahrez was benched and looked disinterested when he came on. Rashford had a poor game and Solskjaer had enough when he yanked him off for Ighalo in the late stages. To rub salt in my wounds, the players I sold for hits delivered returns. Salah (5PTS) and Greenwood (9PTS) had plenty of chances and I’m fortunate that they didn’t score more points.

Charlie Taylor (0PTS) and Jamaal Lascelles (0PTS). Injured at the worst possible time. No urgency to replace them either with just one game to go. I’m swinging for the fences. 🔥💯

GW38+ Current Team

*Current team, not final. Final GW38 team will be posted at the top of the page.

NOTE: I’m kidding! Pulisic can’t play as a defender. Obviously I can’t start all 8 attackers. 🙂 Taylor or a new defender will come in and a midfielder or forward will either be benched or transferred out.

All the actual players in my squad are pictured above, so what’s the plan for GW38?

GW38+ Transfers

Transfers: 3 (-8 hit)

Transfers OUT: Taylor, Mahrez, Ings
Transfers IN: Pieters, Sterling c, Connolly

*Transfers depend on early lineups being released. For example, if Mahrez is benched, I may swap him out for Sterling.

⚽️ Keep an eye on @FPL_Rockstar on Twitter for early lineup news.

Raheem Sterling (17PTS).

Two goals from five shots on target and a missed penalty. Sterling was on a hat-trick and looked unhappy to be subbed off at 63 minutes. The extra rest would normally increase his chances of starting GW38. The concern is Guardiola throwing in a final surprise with his lineup.

⚽️ Only Vardy (23) and Ings (21) have scored more league goals than Sterling (19) this season.

Transfer Plans.

I’m currently toying with two ideas:

1. Sell Taylor for a cheap defender.
2. Sell Mahrez and Ings/Rashford/Jesus for Sterling and a bench forward.

Option 1. Straightforward defender swap, Charlie Taylor is a doubt. No transfer hits.

Option 2. Requires a -4 hit and sacrificing a player to free up funds: Rashford, Ings or Jesus. Ings needs two goals to have a chance at the Golden Boot, the concern is Sheffield United can be difficult to break down. Rashford didn’t play well, but his pace matches up well against Leicester’s center backs Jonny Evans and Wes Morgan. Jesus plays Norwich who have been on vacation since they were relegated.

I was considering benching Pulisic GW38, but I’ve changed my mind after his latest performance. Captain will likely be a Manchester City player versus Norwich. All final decisions depend on early lineups being released with probable late transfers close to deadline. 👍

GW38+ Top Cheats

Watchlist.

GK: –
DEF: Robertson, Tarkowski, Pieters, Rico, Branthwaite
MID: Sterling, Son
FOR: Greenwood

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Thanks!
-Bruno