Diary of an FPL Addict

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Salah is an interesting one.

We know he'll get 200+ points but at 12.5M & with Haaland perma-captain, can we really justify having him?

Which one?
- SON, BRUNO, Maddison, Saka, Mitoma, TRIPPIER, Alvarez = 54.4M
- SALAH, MBEUMO, Maddison, Saka, Mitoma, BOTMAN, Alvarez = 54.3M

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As a non-owner I will be bringing in Solanke for the replay.

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Thankful to everyone who still maintains that Haaland is not perma-captain - please continue

Lucky to get out of this GW with the tiniest of red arrows after a few dumb decisions

Leaving Mbeumo on the bench and bringing in Gabriel for a -4 was not my finest hour 😂

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@FPLDake Thoughts and prayers

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93 this week and I'll say it again...

Salah is NOT ESSENTIAL if you're not captaining him every week

Would I like to be able to fit him in? Absolutely

Would I consider getting him if he keeps on this way & Haaland doesn't return to high output? Of course

But he's not a must

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@MickySpaniels Yeah he'll be back soon though and he'll be a good cheap option to rotate in for decent fixtures

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I've already made my 2 free transfers earlier this week.

Avoided the price rises but this strategy can easily backfire.

Like it did when I brought Botman in earlier a few weeks ago - he still hasn't yet played a game since he's come into my team.

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Watkins was just killing me every week.

And I wanted Bowen alongside him. But not enough cash, so Luiz will have to do for the next 3.

His 4 yellows worry me, so another risk there.

Bowen in after 2-3 weeks.

You can't play this game effectively without calculated risks.

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Essential is someone killing your rank every week

Right now - Trippier, Son & Watkins are becoming closer to essential than Salah

They WILL kill your rank

Haaland too. Because when he scores 3 again, most will have him captained

I kinda like that most people will ignore this

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@FPLJersey Absolutely. But easier to get high scoring mids than high scoring forwards.

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Last 5 gw's:

Salah (12.7m): 49 points
Trippier (6.9m): 52 points

Unless you're captaining him every week, Salah is not essential

Without him, you can get a midfield of Saka, Son, Maddison, Odegaard, Bowen that covers Salah's points

Plus Haaland, Alvarez/Watkins AND Trippier

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@NinjaFPL1 💯 exactly the same principle

If you're not captaining either most weeks, the other isn't essential.

However, the no of quality midfield options & Trippier is what makes it interesting.

Get ready for people to freak out when Haaland scores consecutive hat tricks again

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Number of players per position with 47+ points:

GK: 0
DEF: 2
MID: 11
FOR: 3

It's never been more critical to pick the right defenders & forwards.

This will make or break your rank every week.

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@FPLDake Already have Saka. Will be adding either Odegaard or Martinelli depending on budget

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Praying Bruno doesn't go down in price before the deadline.

Plan on saving transfer this week and then next week doing:

Bruno -> Odegaard
Mbeumo -> Bowen

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These international breaks are brutal.

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@Pras_fpl Yes. People should stay away

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40 points & a drop of nearly 250k in rank - not the best week

I'll decide on whether I'm making a transfer after the IB

Odegaard, Bowen, Saliba & Estupinan on my radar over the next 3-4 weeks.

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Sterling is an explosive asset.

At his price, these are the types of players you want to consider holding long-term.

Because their upside far outweighs their (potentially many) blanks.

Your 9m+ players should be the ones who consistently deliver every week.

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Jammy bench points are not luck

Leaving Botman in last week worked well to get Andersen's points off the bench

Doing the same this week and hoping Archer hauls, should Saka not play

All set for the weekend unless something catastrophic happens with injuries late on.