I’ve had Pickford from the start. Everton are top of the defensive fixture ticker for the first 14 gameweeks and get clean sheets. Pickford is a set and forget keeper that is guaranteed to play, makes saves, gets bonus, has a 4m backup and is worth the money. He’s not leaving.
"If you don't watch football". Ross I think if you watched a 35 min fpl show to the end in pre season then you probably do watch football 😂. Great pod mate
Brentford fan here. Just a minor point but there is no certainty that Valdimarsson will be our second choice keeper. I suspect he might be but he's been sharing minutes with Cox in pre season and the pecking order isn't fully clear.
I hadn't realised Cox wasn't even in the game. If I had to put money on it I'd say Valdimarsson but, as I said, Cox has had equal minutes in pre season and some experience in the Football League so I can't be sure.
I have Haaland and Salah... The major difference between my team and yours is (Watkins/Saka/Trent) for (Haaland/Johnson/Porro). And this is a sacrifice I'm okay with. 😉
I don’t understand teams without depth. Rotating even the keepers helped me so much last season. I want all my bench players to play regularly so that I can rotate according to the fixture. Good selection.
The way Arsenal played against Leverkeusen was without a fixed central striker. Jesus, Havertz & Trossard all took turns playing through the middle. I think Arteta wants this fluidity
I am just anxious about not having Haaland or Salah, the structure you talk about is fair point but if Haaland or Salah start to pop off you are cooked and then trying to scrape them back into your team will take either multiple weeks or hits and at that point structure doesnt matter as you will ruin it trying to get those assets in. The question is what kind of manager are you, can you live with yourself if Haaland starts to bag hat tricks or will you panic and try to get him anyway. My view is that i would rather have worse structure but cover Haaland and Salah which are proven Fpl essentials and sleep tight.
exactly. people dont seem to realise no matter how good u think u built ur team, ultimately it comes down to haaland vs salah. unless u pick both, u wont be doing good if ur pick the wrong side on this.
Lmao this was basically my starting 11 last week but I shat the bed and have gone with Haaland & Salah, going to see if Bobb starts the community shield might be the one for me
I feel like I’m one of the few that thinks Nkunku is actually a very very risky move. 6.5 is cheap but we have Gibbs-White, Garnacho, Bailey, Kudus who are all quality. I get the upside etc but I don’t think he’s a shoe in our teams
All of my drafts before yesterday only had Salah, but I recently switched to both Salah and Haaland. I do miss Trent, but other than that I made some sensible downgrades, like Kulusevski for Son (might play up front for Spurs and only 6.5M), and Kamada for Eze (has worked with Glasner before and I expect him to start GW1). As much as I want Son and Eze, it's easier to sell Haaland once the fixtures swing and reinvest the funds in your midfield than make 4 transfers to afford haaland. Plus both he and Salah have such great fixtures and missing out on either could be catastrophic.
If you can cover Watkins and Palmer with Rogers (assuming he keeps that second striker position he’s currently playing in) and Nkunku, it’s not bad at all. We can assume Solanke signs for Spurs and then Son becomes a worse pick, and you can definitely go without Trent
FINALLY got a Salah/Haaland draft that I’m happy with and feels like mine (even if the template I’ve had for the last week has now been caught on to) Henderson (Virginia) Trent Gvardiol Hall (Pinnock) (Barco) Salah Eze Nkunku Elanga (Luongo) Haaland Isak Muniz Keeping an eye on which pair of Wood/Andreas and Muniz/Elanga will be the better one, and on Newcastle’s defence to decide between Burn, Hall, Livra, and Guehi (if his transfer goes through), otherwise I feel amazing for getting through the first 7 or so weeks with minimal need for transfers outside injury/suspension/changes in info
I've got both in my current squad - Flekken, Saliba, Gabriel, Gvardiol, Salah, Andreas, ESR, Minteh, Haaland, Issak, Havertz, Bench: Areola, Barco, Cozier-Duberry and one more 4.0 defender yet to decide.
Thanksgorithm, was waiting for that one. Just have Havertz instead of Watkins and currently Managed to place Porro instead of Munoz. Big question for me is: Johnson & Saka vs Son & another 6.5 (Bailley/Gibbs)
Son has better early fixtures. But the Wolves game is good. Go Son for 2 weeks then change him to Saka maybe. But of you have Porro then do Saka as Sours fixtures change after GW 3.
@@FPLRaptor Big fans Ross! We have just started our channel/podcast. It is definitely not as experienced and knowledgeable as yours, but we are having a laugh doing it! Got a great little section called Match of the A.I which is well worth a look.✌
Look at this team (0.5 itb) Saka in after gw 6 Henderson Gvardiol Andersen Mykolenko Nkunku ,Eze, Mo salah , Rogers Watkins ,Isak,haaland Bench barco + 4 mil def +4.5 mil mid So it's basically haaland Rogers mykolenko vs Muniz saka trent
This guys work rate is insane! thanks for the content as always Ross At 22 I’m hoping Amad is gonna have his moment for us this season, he’s starting in my team
super happy cus I have pretty much the exact same draft but Watkins, minteh and Flekken out for pope, bailey and solanke. (Keep in mind this is only if solanke moves to spurs.
Its a good draft. Structure is similar to mine. I wouldn't pay £5m for a defender who is rotation. I think either Munoz can be downgraded to Andersen or Davis to a £4m.
I really like Jacob Murphy @Newcastle. But no one wants him. Why won’t he get minutes? Will he not start? Is there an obvious reason which I’m missing?
I am going with Raya. He 5.5 but he's a cheap way into the arsneal defence and he is a set and forger keeper, playing with the best defence in the league.
I have both. gone for a lot rotation in defense with TAA the staple with Robinson/Muñoz/Barco/Hall. Midfield is weaker though with Salah/Eze/Gordon/Nkunku/Rogers and a throwaway slot in stewart up front w Haaland & Isak
@FPLRaptor after seeing your video I couldn't believe it mate, had to have a little chuckle considering the context 🤣 I've joined the league through the link, so hopefully he serves me well🙏
Hi Ross, I was at a similar draft and a similar position about having extra funds where I couldn’t find better options over having a strong bench, until I considered having Son over Watkins and opening the door to getting Son for the first two fixtures and then getting Watkins after his tougher first 2 (which also works to switch Wood early to avoid his rotation period with Awoniyi). Thoughts on that or do you prefer your current draft?
If Solanke goes to Spurs what if you do Trent down and Muniz to Solonke and keep Watkins? Besides that tho I can’t imagine taking Isak or Watkins out of my drafts they are both just fixture proof and so consistent which makes them invaluable especially for their price
Really struggling to pick between Haaland and Salah, Salah is cheaper but i feel this season he will be more of a creator and will stay wider than usual 🤔
Undecided with my midfield! Ideally wanted to go without both Salah & Haaland however for a one game punt I’m with Salah. Unsure of a double up with palmer & Nkunku with son or do I drop Palmer until gw2/3 with a double up of Salah & Elliot with son 🤦♂️🤷♂️
Delighted to be working with you, @@FPLRaptor 🤩
So excited for the Fantasy United game this season (11:17)! 👊
The pleasure is all mine! I'm ready to win it all!
Pls sign de ligt mazraoui and a cdm
amad 5m is taking me to top this season
Can you put Kobbie on pens so I have a cheap pen taker pls
No United players in his team 🥲
I’ve had Pickford from the start. Everton are top of the defensive fixture ticker for the first 14 gameweeks and get clean sheets. Pickford is a set and forget keeper that is guaranteed to play, makes saves, gets bonus, has a 4m backup and is worth the money. He’s not leaving.
"If you don't watch football". Ross I think if you watched a 35 min fpl show to the end in pre season then you probably do watch football 😂. Great pod mate
😂😂😂😂😂
You have outdone yourself here 👏🏻😂
Brentford fan here. Just a minor point but there is no certainty that Valdimarsson will be our second choice keeper. I suspect he might be but he's been sharing minutes with Cox in pre season and the pecking order isn't fully clear.
There's no Cox in the FPL game now. Who you think will be edging to be the 2nd choice ?
I hadn't realised Cox wasn't even in the game. If I had to put money on it I'd say Valdimarsson but, as I said, Cox has had equal minutes in pre season and some experience in the Football League so I can't be sure.
Congrats on the link up with United.... you are smashing it !
Thank you bro, feel like I'm dreaming!
Thoughts on Anthony Gordon
Congrats on Partnering with Manchester United. Crazy 👏
Thank you very much!
I have Haaland and Salah... The major difference between my team and yours is (Watkins/Saka/Trent) for (Haaland/Johnson/Porro). And this is a sacrifice I'm okay with. 😉
Yep
I don’t understand teams without depth. Rotating even the keepers helped me so much last season. I want all my bench players to play regularly so that I can rotate according to the fixture. Good selection.
My 3 forward are Watkins, isak and havertz . What would u rate it
same, i like the idea of havertz over saka in the team
I used to like it as well but Jesus has been playing well in preseason + seems to start at the 9 over havertz. Too much uncertainty imo
The way Arsenal played against Leverkeusen was without a fixed central striker. Jesus, Havertz & Trossard all took turns playing through the middle. I think Arteta wants this fluidity
I am just anxious about not having Haaland or Salah, the structure you talk about is fair point but if Haaland or Salah start to pop off you are cooked and then trying to scrape them back into your team will take either multiple weeks or hits and at that point structure doesnt matter as you will ruin it trying to get those assets in.
The question is what kind of manager are you, can you live with yourself if Haaland starts to bag hat tricks or will you panic and try to get him anyway.
My view is that i would rather have worse structure but cover Haaland and Salah which are proven Fpl essentials and sleep tight.
exactly. people dont seem to realise no matter how good u think u built ur team, ultimately it comes down to haaland vs salah. unless u pick both, u wont be doing good if ur pick the wrong side on this.
Lmao this was basically my starting 11 last week but I shat the bed and have gone with Haaland & Salah, going to see if Bobb starts the community shield might be the one for me
No city attack and no Arsenal defence seems brave,both excelled last season 😅
Nkunku for gordon with that extra mil on your bench has to be worth it no?
I feel like I’m one of the few that thinks Nkunku is actually a very very risky move. 6.5 is cheap but we have Gibbs-White, Garnacho, Bailey, Kudus who are all quality. I get the upside etc but I don’t think he’s a shoe in our teams
All of my drafts before yesterday only had Salah, but I recently switched to both Salah and Haaland. I do miss Trent, but other than that I made some sensible downgrades, like Kulusevski for Son (might play up front for Spurs and only 6.5M), and Kamada for Eze (has worked with Glasner before and I expect him to start GW1). As much as I want Son and Eze, it's easier to sell Haaland once the fixtures swing and reinvest the funds in your midfield than make 4 transfers to afford haaland. Plus both he and Salah have such great fixtures and missing out on either could be catastrophic.
i’ve got haaland, salah, isak and saka because i’m not wasting 6 and 7 million on defence
You don’t have Watkins, Palmer, Trent, Son, Foden
Horses for courses and all that innit.
If you can cover Watkins and Palmer with Rogers (assuming he keeps that second striker position he’s currently playing in) and Nkunku, it’s not bad at all.
We can assume Solanke signs for Spurs and then Son becomes a worse pick, and you can definitely go without Trent
And Foden obviously isn’t the best choice for the first few GWs anyway
It’s not a waste when Trent is likely to out score any 6.5/7m midfielder anyway over the season.
@JB17658 we always say that but he's only done it once in his career.
30:14 since they got merino I think havertz will be the striker and jesus be on bench or even sold
I’ve had Minteh for ages and now I feel like you’re putting people on game
FINALLY got a Salah/Haaland draft that I’m happy with and feels like mine (even if the template I’ve had for the last week has now been caught on to)
Henderson (Virginia)
Trent Gvardiol Hall (Pinnock) (Barco)
Salah Eze Nkunku Elanga (Luongo)
Haaland Isak Muniz
Keeping an eye on which pair of Wood/Andreas and Muniz/Elanga will be the better one, and on Newcastle’s defence to decide between Burn, Hall, Livra, and Guehi (if his transfer goes through), otherwise I feel amazing for getting through the first 7 or so weeks with minimal need for transfers outside injury/suspension/changes in info
Trust me kudus will get 36 GA next year come back to this at the end of the year
aight bruv
@@Thechosenone12319 aight settle down Behzinga
I suspect you won't if he doesn't
Maybe not 36 but i trust him also, he doesn't really fit in my team yet tho
Found the West Ham fan
Thoughts on Jacob Murphy as a differential? Seems he'll get the nod over Almiron surely.
Very good idea tbh!
MInutes risk, great if you're comfortable with 50-60 xMin per game
I've got both in my current squad - Flekken, Saliba, Gabriel, Gvardiol, Salah, Andreas, ESR, Minteh, Haaland, Issak, Havertz,
Bench: Areola, Barco, Cozier-Duberry and one more 4.0 defender yet to decide.
Thanksgorithm, was waiting for that one.
Just have Havertz instead of Watkins and currently Managed to place Porro instead of Munoz.
Big question for me is: Johnson & Saka vs Son & another 6.5 (Bailley/Gibbs)
Son and another 6.5 for sure! Bailey, Gibbs White, Kudus, Mitoma, Hee Chan, Nkuku, Garnacho, Szoboszai, there are many options
@@ballon442 yeah you are right! Also Kudus and mitoma are being disrespected ;) no one mentioning them
Thanks for the great pre season content Ross!
My pleasure!
Hi Ross. Do you prefer son or saka to have in squad for gameweek 1 ?
Son has better early fixtures.
But the Wolves game is good.
Go Son for 2 weeks then change him to Saka maybe.
But of you have Porro then do Saka as Sours fixtures change after GW 3.
I have haaland no salah think no one can match haaland upfront, if you pick saka in midfield could come close to matching salah
Regarding Son - he will keep pens if we sign Solanke. Likely won't play as the 9 regardless, it will be Kulu through the middle and him from the left
Not overthinking the goalkeeper spot, personally. See whoever's going to start for Forest and put them in for the first 10 or so weeks.
I sat looking at the same crisis. I took out Munoz to find the 0.5. Really wanted him but lots of defenders to pick from and not so many keepers
Best content available. lots of things to think about!
Thank you!
Great video once again Ross. Loved the draft. Keep it up!
Thanks! Will do!
Will start with Onana as my GK - nailed, loads of saves and decent CS potential. Worth the 0.5 upgrade from all the 4.5s!
Love a morning Raptor update! ❤
Thanks mate! Hope you enjoy!
@@FPLRaptor Big fans Ross! We have just started our channel/podcast. It is definitely not as experienced and knowledgeable as yours, but we are having a laugh doing it! Got a great little section called Match of the A.I which is well worth a look.✌
Haaland salah trent and gvardiol is defo possible, im on it rn
It's possible if you're happy with the rest of your team being dog shit
Great thank you, one of, if not the, best FPL TH-camR in my opinion.
Thank you!
Currently on the Everton pair in goal
Interesting, I have your goalkeeper combo but am opting to keep the .5 in the bank, think thats more powerful than the upgrade to a 5m goal keeper
Look at this team (0.5 itb) Saka in after gw 6
Henderson
Gvardiol Andersen Mykolenko
Nkunku ,Eze, Mo salah , Rogers
Watkins ,Isak,haaland
Bench barco + 4 mil def +4.5 mil mid
So it's basically haaland Rogers mykolenko vs Muniz saka trent
This guys work rate is insane! thanks for the content as always Ross
At 22 I’m hoping Amad is gonna have his moment for us this season, he’s starting in my team
Thanks bro! I agree, this is Amad’s year
We have enough to think about with out messing about with MU cards!!!!!!!!
Hahahaha NEVER TOO MUCH!
Glad you put Trent AA
super happy cus I have pretty much the exact same draft but Watkins, minteh and Flekken out for pope, bailey and solanke. (Keep in mind this is only if solanke moves to spurs.
Congrats on #1 overall rank! What a team 🤯
Lisandro Martinez (cheap route into uniteds defence at 4.5m and nailed on ) saves the 0.5m for your 5.0m keeper
Thoughts on Jesus at 7m. ? Arteta speaking very positively about him. And he’s been on 🔥 pre season .
Its a good draft. Structure is similar to mine. I wouldn't pay £5m for a defender who is rotation. I think either Munoz can be downgraded to Andersen or Davis to a £4m.
what do you think about calafiori in defence ?
for GK, im tossing between Flekken and Muric
Areola is the standout 4.5 GK for me. Would not be shocked if West Ham pull off 2 clean sheets in the opening 5 with areola on bonus
Ross I managed to make a draft with Haaland and salah rated at 94 on the hub but the trade off is saka
I really like Jacob Murphy @Newcastle. But no one wants him. Why won’t he get minutes? Will he not start? Is there an obvious reason which I’m missing?
Barnes over murphy that's why minutes concerns
Barnes
Barnes is great ofc but Murphy can’t stop scoring in pre season. I’m thinking put him on the bench as a sleeper, surely Howe has noticed his form.
GJ looks great every preseason, don’t be moved by it
Thinking of Havertz as a punt !!
I am going with Raya. He 5.5 but he's a cheap way into the arsneal defence and he is a set and forger keeper, playing with the best defence in the league.
I have both. gone for a lot rotation in defense with TAA the staple with Robinson/Muñoz/Barco/Hall. Midfield is weaker though with Salah/Eze/Gordon/Nkunku/Rogers and a throwaway slot in stewart up front w Haaland & Isak
Since trippier is staying at Newcastle would you say livramento or hall still viable options
Av put rashford in a draft but debating wether it’s worth it no one else doesn’t seem to be him so could be a bonus if he does well
United fantasy on the fantasy fpl main page, never been that
Hi Ross, congratulations on the collaboration with Man Utd.
More grease to your elbow.
Regards
Tony
Neto at 6.5 for Chelsea??
If you were taking part in a fantasy auction league, which off radar players would you focus on?
Pretty set on Raya as my keeper atm
Minteh is ballsy pick, he seems like an exciting player 👍
Yeah I like him a lot
At least barco made the cut into your draft I was having doubts about him and all
Luck of the draw, ultra rare Bruno in my 1st pack;)
Set's me up nicely for the rest of the season.
NO WAY!!!! I have opened about 30 packs and didn’t manage that 😭 congrats
@FPLRaptor after seeing your video I couldn't believe it mate, had to have a little chuckle considering the context 🤣
I've joined the league through the link, so hopefully he serves me well🙏
Who is your vice raptor?
This is so close to my current draft. I have Forrest GK, wood instead of muniz and ESR instead of Mintah. Rest is same
thoughts on 5 4.5m rotating defenders
United fantasy code shows invaild
Thoughts on ESR/Pedro vs Minteh/Muniz to save 0.5?
I've downgraded Gvardiol to Porro to upgrade my GK to a 5.0, I just couldn't settle on a 4.5GK
Ignored the Fantasy United part...
Could you do a video on the most attacking defenders that would be good for FPL. From the high end down to the bargains.
1:57 I think u could downgrade munoz to robinson(fulham) or even get havertz for watkins
What has happened to Calafiori?
Villa fixtures are so good. Watkins 🎉🎉🎉
Hi Ross, please rate the draft. Raya, Fabianski, Munoz, TAA, Porro, Barco, Faes, Maddison Salah, Saka, Bailey, KDB, Muniz, Isak, Jebbison. Out of 10.
Id be surprised if Barco or any 4m was 4.6-4.7m after 4 or 5 gameweeks. He's a good call but wont go up that much if he does well i don't think.
Think I’m pretty set on Raya in goal
I'm very tempted myself
Love the vid Ross, by far the best fpl content creator, keep them coming😉
Appreciate it!
I am wary of having a City defender at the start of every season, we seem to never keep clean sheets.
the way many people slept on Watkins is really scary !
Hi Ross, I was at a similar draft and a similar position about having extra funds where I couldn’t find better options over having a strong bench, until I considered having Son over Watkins and opening the door to getting Son for the first two fixtures and then getting Watkins after his tougher first 2 (which also works to switch Wood early to avoid his rotation period with Awoniyi). Thoughts on that or do you prefer your current draft?
35 minutes?! This is an outrage. Scandalous, even! The most it should have been is 34 minutes. How can you even look in the mirror after this? 😝
I'm so sorry... I will do better next time
@@FPLRaptor Not sure an apology cuts it to be honest, Ross! Nah, loving the content, keep it up!
zinchenko seems like winning left back spot. Would you consider him for so much cheaper than other Arsenal defenders?
should I go for raya I can afford him but I don’t like the fixtures?
Any newcastle fans? Is hall nailed or likely to start? Thanks
after like making 100 drafts i am finally happy with my draft which has both haaland and salah in it
Manged to get 94% from the AI rating, but with Haaland, Salah in the team.
If Solanke goes to Spurs what if you do Trent down and Muniz to Solonke and keep Watkins?
Besides that tho I can’t imagine taking Isak or Watkins out of my drafts they are both just fixture proof and so consistent which makes them invaluable especially for their price
this Man Utd fantasy looks sick Raptor congratulations on the sponsor 🔥🔥
Thanks so much! Hopefully you join!
Salah + Maddison or Saka + Son?
Good video Ross, congrats on the United partnership you deserve it 😃
Thanks so much!
Really struggling to pick between Haaland and Salah, Salah is cheaper but i feel this season he will be more of a creator and will stay wider than usual 🤔
Palmer vs Saka is tricky
Have u a league to enter please ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Think Trent might be rested GW1
Undecided with my midfield!
Ideally wanted to go without both Salah & Haaland however for a one game punt I’m with Salah.
Unsure of a double up with palmer & Nkunku with son or do I drop Palmer until gw2/3 with a double up of Salah & Elliot with son 🤦♂️🤷♂️