Is it just me or has this international break completely killed the momentum of the Premier League?
It feels like the pre-break excitement has completely gone…
Here’s my updated #WorldCupFantasy draft:
With the present draft, I plan the following chip strategy:
MD1: None
MD2: 12th Man (Mbappé)
MD3: Wildcard
R32: Qualification Booster
Later stages: Maximum Captain & Mystery Chip
I’ve decided that the Maximum Captain chip is probably best used later on, and importantly, the fixtures of the squad are spread out so nicely that I won’t need to get up in the middle of the night (CEST) to change captaincy at any point, at least for MD1.
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Compared to my initial draft, I have made the following changes:
GK:
Rangel --> Galindez
DEF:
Porro --> Kimmich
Munoz --> Wesley
Widmer --> Elvedi
MID:
Unchanged
FWD:
Havertz --> Embolo
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With rumors emerging that Ochoa may be the starting keeper in the first match of the World Cup, Rangel is no longer an option. Similarly, Porro vs Llorente for the Spain RB spot is a 50:50 call, and Elvedi is slightly more nailed than Widmer. I also didn’t like having 3 COL players in the very last fixture of the matchday, so Wesley was an obvious swap for Munoz.
The midfield seems pretty locked.
I needed to find a replacement for Havertz with a brilliant MD1 fixture, and I reluctantly went for Embolo with two big ifs: 1) his ownership must not pass the 5% scouting bonus, and 2) he’s not been allowed to travel to the US yet (😅).
I still left exactly 2.0m ITB for a booked MD2 transfer (Musiala --> Vini Jr), and I will still use the 12th Man chip on Kylian Mbappé in MD2, both suggested by @TheFantasyTool_ transfer solver 👏
If all my players stay fit, my second MD2 transfer will be a luxury transfer (most likely Embolo --> Enner Valencia), giving me a brilliant captaincy option vs Curacao.
Again looking forward to hear your thoughts on chip strategy, players I might have overlooked, and more 🤗
Here are my first Predicted Lineups for some of the big teams for World Cup Fantasy!
Brazil 🇧🇷
England 🏴
France 🇫🇷
Germany 🇩🇪
Portugal 🇵🇹
Spain 🇪🇸
I’ve indicated the likelihood of players to start and even the penalty, free-kick and corner takers for each team 🎯
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No need to anymore!
@FPL_TomHadley has saved us all (like usual) with this amazing graphic!
Full credit to him, we’ll see if anything changes during the friendlies
Potential GW1 £4.5m defender Dael Fry
12.04 defensive contributions per 90 👀
Also has 2 goals this season, but who cares. Lock in those guaranteed 4 points and enjoy your zombie team next season.
#FPL#BiggerPlayersPool