Anyone who has actually threatened Ross over his FPL choices, needs their head well and truely wobbled, this man creates FREE content to aid all us FPL players. He is NOT responsible for YOUR FPL choices!! Big up yourself everyday Ross nothing but greatness for you sir
I saw you on Man City's TV channel for the Community Shield, the camera spun to you when Garnacho scored - you need to work on your celebration! Great content tho 😃
My draft is quite similar, Salah only and no Haaland draft. If you sacrifice Jota, you can kind of fit in more players you want with an attacking 8. Raya, Trent, Gvardiol, Gabriel, Salah, Saka, Eze, Nkunku, Isak, Solanke, Muniz, with Smith Rowe, Barco, Faes on the bench.
I much prefer Gabriel and Jota for the first three gameweeks if you believe Jota plays 70min in gw 1 and gw 2. Porro is a transfer waiting to happen. Arsenal are good for CS
I would go with Muñoz and Raya just for the increased attacking threat for Muñoz over Gabriel, but I also think that having Mykolenko over Robinson as the fixtures become good after GW5 as you said could be useful. Love the video and the in-detail analysis of the team, thanks!
@@FPLRaptor I'm going Munoz simply because I think it's going to be more fun watching him, hoping for assists and goals, than the fun Gabriel would bring.
@@FPLRaptorHendo and Gabriel are the better combo for me; the Palace keeper will make more saves than Raya and Gabriel is just a better defender than Munoz playing for a superior team with greater clean sheets and attacking returns. Really don’t feel it’s that close. Great video btw: I’ve been on Håland from the start but prefer the Salah only drafts given how much further that £2.5m can go. I’m also not as high on Gvardiol as most seem to be: just feel he won’t be as attacking early doors and prefer Porro for the opening exchanges. Best of luck as a fellow United diehard: if the club can get Ugarte in and either a second CM or attacker (would love Toney), should have a decent season.
It is ridiculous the team you can have without the big Norwegian. I kind of like it. Haaland is just one guy. There are games he goes completely missing and barely has even a handful of touches (see Community Shield for most recent example). So can the additional upgrades to your team cover the times he goes nuts and bags a few? Probably. Especially if you get captaincy right. But that’s my problem. Because a Haaland haul as captain (which you’re going to do most weeks) means big pain for those without. And his expected stats are over a return a game. So a blank week for Haaland just means higher probability of a haul the next. But it is tempting to take that on.
@@FPLRaptor But that's just the FOMO thought process Ross. So as a psychologist, you know the fallacy with that😃 I'm a much weaker man. So the meat shield is in 😔 His ownership is nowhere near levels of previous seasons, so whats the worst he can do to your rank....
@@Pete-tr4zvso true. Haaland will score goals and that will hurt my rank. But others will score too. If I had Haaland I would be just as nervous that if he doesn't score I will be heading backwards due to investment size. Great video
@@RichardDD999 Exactly right. Haaland owners are so invested in him, that there's just as much FOMO having him - a blank hurts bad. And my problem with Haaland is he is a guy very dependent on supply. Which predominately comes when KDB and Grealish are on the pitch for City. When they aren't involved, he does look a bit lost when its all these small, tricky, technical, teammates buzzing around behind him. (I'm talking myself into divesting like Ross here!)
do you own Haaland? I don’t have him personally cause i wanna really fund my midfield with Son Salah Palmer and two premium defenders Just hope Haaland doesn’t haul too much in the first 5 weeks
Ange has already stated that Solanke will likely start on Monday. He also stated that last summer they got Van de Ven 3 days into the season and he started. So considering Solanke came in about 9 days to the start of the season and Richarison is also injured, its safe to say he likely starts.
Great content bro. 3rd FPL season now playing from New Zealand, always used you, Harry and Andy to keep me up to date due to our time difference. Good luck for the season 🤝
Looks very solid. Haaland obviously being the only caveat, and you'd have to save up two free transfers to get him in. That City game against Ipswich might be a pain in the butt. :p
Personally i dont watch your content as much in pre season but back now and i like seeing your team just so i can get a gauge on the template and if my team is differential at all , good vid
I like that team Professor Raptor. I followed you in game week 8 last season and sold Haaland. Went on to win my mini league by 140 points and collect the prize money.
Another solid video Ross. I have a similar team to you but am leaning towards a Henderson & Sels rotation to cover NFO for those nice fixtures. That rotation works well for the first few weeks. Something to consider.
love the team. quality throughout and still a decent bench. similar to my own. you've convinced me to get Salah back. i had him, then ditched him for Jota to get Solanke. now dropped Wood for Jebbison. and dropped Gordon. still got Porro rather than Gabriel which gives me that 0.5 wiggle room after any wk1 price changes.
Thank you for everything you do for the community! I had a listen to the podcast yesterday and loved it. Keep up the great work. Every fiber in my body wants to go Salah but I don't know if I can do it. As a liverpool fan i'm worried about his output. He was off it a little last year.
No hate of your team here, I am of a VERY similar mind. Only real differences to my team are I am playing it "safe" with Gordon instead of Jota which allows me to have Quansah as my 4.5m defender (actually starting him over Gvardiol in GW1). (Also 98% on FFH)
This is very similar to my team. I have Areola, Joao Pedro, Gordon, and Livramento instead of Henderson, Gabriel, Eze, and Jebbinson. I like the luxury of being able to bench Nkunku GW1. I think if West Ham can sort their high line issue defensively, they could do very well. The managers intent and signings are right... AWB being so defensive could end up pushing Emerson up the pitch too. 👀
Rn my team is: Henderson, Vald TAA, Gvardiol, Mykolenko, Robinson, Barco Saka, Nkunku, Jota, Eze, Rogers Muniz, Haaland, Isak A couple things I'm thinking: Rogers to ESR and Muniz to Joao Pedro, and Mykolenko/Robinson to Quansah. I feel that Liverpool fixtures and 4.5 might be too good to pass up on, but I don't know what 4.5 mil defender to drop. Any ideas?
I'm pretty set. Still weighing up Gabriel / Salah / Sangare (bench) vs. TAA / Saka / Smith Rowe (bench) for my Haaland/Isak/Solanke draft. I have Jota and Quansah as my other Liverpool picks, and Bobb as a 2 week differential that I would most likely sub in GW3 in first scenario (as 7th attacker), and maybe not in second (as 8th attacker), assuming he's likely to lose his place to returnees.
GK:/Valdmirson DEF:Robinson/Gvardiol/Quansah/Konsa/Barco MID:Eze/Salah/Gordon/Nkunku/Winks ATT:Haaland/Isak/J.Pedro What do u think of the squad?? Suggestions pls
This video was excellent as usual and I appreciate all your effort before pre-season! I suggest just two transfers which you may have thought about already, J.Pedro as 3rd striker instead of Bournemouth backup, plus downgrade Gvardiol to any of Munoz, Hall or Murillo for upside in gw1. Robinson and Barco (if starting) seem like no brainers given their fixtures to start.
If I can only pick 1 of them I will go with Haaland over Salah, Salah and Son are on a downhill. Watkins and Palmer are quite risky so a no Salah Haaland team is also not ideal. Here is my team so far, what do you think, should I pick Raya +4.5Def or Henderson + Saliba, should I pick Odoi + Muniz or Wood + ESR? Many thanks! Henderson - Bentley TAA - Saliba - Barco - Robinson - Greaves Bruno - Saka - Eze - Rogers - Odoi (ESR) Haaland - Isak - Muniz (Wood)
Hey Ross, should I am wondering whether any of these options are worth it to get Solanke: Option 1: João Pedro -> Solanke Gvardiol -> Harwood-Bellis (I will have TAA and two 4.5s) Option 2: João Pedro -> Solanke Nkunku -> Winks (Play ESR every week) Option 3: Eze -> Bobb/Rogers João Pedro-> Solanke (Bench Bobb/Rogers most weeks, playing ESR) Are any of these groups of transfers worth it and if so, which do you think is best?
They did such a great job with pricing this year. I’m stuck on a Haaland-Salah draft because I just can’t ignore the big two having Ipswich in consecutive weeks. I’d rather target those matches and be able to sell down than be trying to chase by buying up to either of them.
Awesome content as per usual. Question I haven't heard discussed much: Assuming you're expecting to own Haaland at some point throughout season. Is the fact that his overall ownership is lower than usual, and hence potential entry point could be 15.2/15.3million if he starts well a consideration that's being overlooked? Or am I overthinking this as a reason to potentially start with him?
Morning mate, I like your squad very much and your midfield is killer. But for me I have serious FOMO with Haaland. So in my draft I have both Salah and Haaland, with a good 8 man attack and a decentish defence. It scores 96/100 and I'm happy with that. Good luck for the season pal and congratulations on your starring TV appearance at the Community Shield! 👍
Still on both. I see your proposition but extracting data historically and projecting them so far ahead seems like building a house on sand! I'm expecting to lose out initially but gain in the long term.
One thing I struggle with is any premium players, I find it hard to bench them. Wondering if it's better getting more midrange players I feel more comfortable rotating. Examples: with your defence, how often do you play Robinson or barco? Players like Trent feel like you're always playing them, gvardiol the same since he's attacking, and arsenal best Def in league so can clean sheet Vs anyone. Midfield I have the same sorta issues. If I have Salah Saka and Bruno/KDB, I feel I would never change those as they are top quality, which means hard I'm only really rotating the two cheaper midfielders and a striker. It just feels a bit stale having players you never change. The idea of Saka all season is a bit boring, the only dynamism would be swapping him for other 10m players certain weeks for fixtures, but then I'm losing value so that feels a bad idea too. Any thoughts on this @fpl_raptor ?
Thanks Ross! I got a very similar team (bobb instead of eze and 3rd forward muniz) gives me a little comfort that there is at least 1 CC out there that goes without Haaland 👌
I’m playing a mini league with friends and family. Only one person has Halaand as of right now. I think I’m more worried about the non-Halaand teams than I am any team with Halaand. The extra 2.5 is so useful and if you aren’t going for the Salah/Halaand double up , imo Salah is the clear choice.
Keeping 0.5 itb incase I want to easily change Eze to Gordon or Nkunku to Rashford. Hendo Trent Gvardiol Porro Saka Smith-Rowe Nkunku Eze Jota Haaland Isak Bench is trash lol Good luck this season, since watching you for the last 2 seasons we're 1-1 going into the tiebreaker season!
Great vid Ross. I'm in a similar conundrum about Raya + Munoz vs Henderson + Saliba/Gabriel. At the moment I'm looking at Munoz + Raya because of the extra attacking threat of Munoz and the guaranteed minutes from Raya. Either option could be so good but I think I just prefer the attacking threat of Munoz.
This is why I love your videos, you don't just create a load of content and then end up sticking to the same 'template' Haaland team that most other content creators are going for. Also, spotted you on TV at the Community Shield ;-)
Hi Ross, I have a few questions. First, I have a few question marks next to several players in my team. 1. bobb (I want to take the punt on him and feel like I could easily switch him down the track if he gets rotated out. 2. Is Roger’s going to be good at all? Or would it be worth trying to upgrade him to a 5.5 (like smith Rowe or Minteh). I’ve got a salah x haaland format but am going back and forth with salah because I can downgrade him to jota but then my season long term might be impacted. But if I free up the cash I can bring in Saka. 3. Out of guardiol, Pedro porro, Gabriel and Trent, who is the most overrated and how would you rank them. 4. What is your overall opinion on my current team. Henderson, hall, quansa, Pedro porro, eze, nkuku, Rodgers, salah, bobb, haaland, Isaac. Bench = muniz, barco, gvardiol
1) Bobb is fine as a pick, no issues | 2) Rogers is okay but wouldn't really want to start with him ideally, try to get to ESR | 3) Trent, Gvardiol, Gabriel, Porro in order of importance | 4) Team looks great!
Trent and Salah vs Haaland and a 4.5m defender basically. Prob score similar point. Just have less of a headache with captaincy with Haaland but that’s all.
Beautiful team mate. I would be somewhat tempted to go for Wood/JP over Muniz or a different £5.5m MID, just so that your attackers rotate a bit better and you don't have double Fulham attack
Don’t over think it. We could keep changing our teams up to the deadline. This looks a strong team. I think we are all going to be unsure this season, it’s going to take a few weeks to see who’s on fire. Good luck. Love you content 👍
Accidentally hit play before my headphones were on but whilst getting them I said your intro out loud as you moved your lips....Think i watch your vids too much :D Keep up the good work!
Great video Ross. Love the draft. Currently on a 94% rating but not putting too much effort into AI rating. I'm currently on Salah but who knows what will happen. Keep up the good work!
Hi Ross great video )) just wondering would you consider Havertz and Son instead of Saka and Solanke… the latter will probably score better over the course of the season but could also possibly be minutes risks in the first gameweek… thanks )
Love the pre-season content, and really love the new podcast as well! Since you said that you are gonna answer to some comments, here are my two questions 😅 Almost everyone has Nkunku and Barco in their drafts but I’m more cautions with them. With Nkunku, I don’t like his injury record, I don’t think Chelsea are gonna do well in the first weeks (maybe even months) and also, they have like 10 players that can play where Nkunku plays. I know he is great for his value, but doean’t it worry you that you might use a transfer quite early if he doesn’t perform or doesn’t play much? And about Barco, for his price offers a lot, but now that Kadioglu looks like he is gonna come to Brighton, and although he can play anywhere, he seems to be the best at the left back. So it is a possiblity that even if Barco starts in the first couple of games, he probably won’t be set to start regularly afterwards. And with the defence that you have, I can’t really see him getting into your starting eleven. So if he starts to get benched more, people are gonna sell him, and he might just decrease your team value. I might be wrong, but I think it’s something to think about. Anyway, love your work and wish you all the best in the upcoming season ❤
Thank you very much mate! I agree thoroughly with your reservations around Nkunku and Barco. Absolutely think there is justification to go for a safer £4.0m DEF, I will think about it. Thanks mate, appreciate you! Good luck in GW1!
Hello Raptor, keep up the good work: Currently on- Raya, 4.0 Trent, Porro, Robinson, Mykolenko, 4.0 Salah,Saka, Son, Eze, ESR Isak, Pedro, Wood been trying to squeeze bailey in a my last midfield spot? Is this worth it? would have to do one of the following... Son to Bruno then ESR to bailey, or Downgrade raya to 4.5 or should i just stick
1st of all Ross your awesome & have always made FPL fun for us all so thank you for all your hard work and can't wait for the deadline stream :) To those being rude and abusive to Ross, Get a life and grow up!! If you disagree with his explanation then do your own thing, Don't have to be abusive and disrespectful!!
Watkins, Solanke, Eze, Bruno Fernandez, Son, Saka, Trent, Gabriel, Porro, De Ligt, Henderson Bench: Doku, Andersen, Jebbison. Fading Haaland and Salah expecting a big year for Tottenham, Arsenal, Man United
Similar set up, defense is almost exactly the same barring Robinson for Faes. I'm then going Salah, Nkunku, Bruno, Diogo, isak, Watkins, Solanke, Sangare.Would you go Solanke and Jota or De Bruyne and J. Pedro?
My current Team: Pickford, Valdimarsson TAA, Quansah, Porro, Gvardiol, Barco Salah, Nkunku, Mbeumo, Fernandes, Smith-Rowe Solanke, Havertz, Isak What do you think?
You were one of the few persons last season that went without Haaland and it worked. I’m honestly not comfortable with my midfield and might take a similar approach.
On Gabriel & Henderson(GH) v Raya & Munoz(RM) I see more uncertainty with GH than with RM in terms of being absolutely nailed Also dunno the stats but Munoz was more attacking than Gabriel last season wasn't he?(I might be wrong on that) So if you're covering both teams CS either way you'd rather have the more attacking defender and more nailed keeper in RM in my opinion
I’m on Haaland atm, but it is very close and I’ve changed my mind about 62 times🤯 also like having 8 attackers, but it can cause selection headaches which you’ve basically negated
Hey Ross what's your thoughts on starting with Gabriel and booking in a transfer for Gvardiol in GW2 (I have Raya, TAA, Porro, Gabriel for GW1)?. I just really love that opening Wolves Fixture and see Gabriel getting on the end of some crosses for that one, but feel Gvardiol would be great to have for that IPS fixture for reasons you said if walker comes back in......
Interested to see what people think of this draft (The No-City draft) GK: Henderson, Valdimarsson DF: Gabriel, TAA, Porro, Davis, Faes MD: Saka, Salah, Gorden, Nkunku, Rogers AT: Isak, Solanke, Pedro 1.5mil in the bank
I’m happy with my team. Only contemplating is Bailey + Minteh or Jota + Winks. I refuse to buy Newcastle players, so am worried about Isak. But it’s much more enjoyable to not root for your rivals (basically if you own an attacker and defender of the same team you are rooting for them to *score + keep clean sheet = win*)
I believe I have a truly well rounded team with salah + haaland Raya Gvardiol, Munoz, quansah Salah, Jota, Eze, Smith-rowe Haaland, isak, muniz Bench: Valdermarssen, barco, robinson, winks I want to sus out Liverpool for the first 2 weeks and then I’ll bring nkunku in after a couple of weeks probably for Jota. And then get quansah out once I see konate getting subbed in. What are your thoughts?
Morning Ross 🦖 What is your opinion on Nedeljkovic as a £4.0 enabler? He could be Johnson instead if the Geertruida transfer happens, but I need two £4.0s to fund this two premium draft: Henderson TAA Porro Robinson Nedeljkovic Barco Rodgers MGW Salah Nkunku Eze Haaland Isak Pedro
@@FPLRaptorno worries boss! Appreciate the response 👊 Good luck this season! I’m hoping I have the guts to stick with two premiums, but we’ll see since backing against a good start for Arsenal could be costly.
I have the same team but did gabriel, trent and jota to porro, a 4.5 and palmer. Really think everyone is overlooking Palmer this season, especially with the fixtures from GW2 onwards
Palmer has over 40% ownership, a good amount of people have him. I think it all comes down to the Haaland factor, if you have Haaland, you're probably not going to have Palmer because the 10.5 million price point is awkward. You can obviously still have him with Haaland, but most likely at the expense of Saka, and someone else being downgraded. If don't have Palmer and you have a balanced team, you'll still do ok.
I think you are wrong on the 'must have haaland or salah' for captaincy. I have Watkins, Son, Saka (and later Foden) who all scored more points than them last season. Moving captaincy more this season may well work better than sticking to one player
hey i have basically the same team as you, except smith-rowe for jota allowing me to upgrade henderson to raya, the 3rd forward to muniz (replacing robinson for harwood bellis). Do you think raya is worth the extra 1m or maybe joao pedro over muniz for some depth in defence in robinson? Would love to hear your thoughts.
Is trent vital? Has he done well in pre season? Why are so many people picking him. You could use your money from him to upgrade other positions and still have solid defense
Excellent Team! Quite similar to mine with the one - big - exception that i got Haaland instead of Salah. But that´s up to personal taste. Defensewise i went for Pope and Porro instead of your Henderson and Gabriel. I think you could go for Raya and Porro by downgrading Robinson. Just a thought. All the best!
I’m actually feeling really good about my team, however seeing your Jota is making me question whether he’s a better pick then Gordon for the first 5 GWs. If they were guaranteed the same minutes, I’d prefer Jota, but surely Jota is far more prone to rotation with Nunez in the squad?
97% ranking on my similar Salah draft, vs your 94% ;) Difference is that I have: - ESR instead of Nkunku - Hall instead of TAA - Havertz instead of 4.5m striker
Do you think Bobb is a good way to get into City attack, hence any other option is almost twice as expencie and don't have nailed down starting sport same as him
I asked the same before as people are ignoring Haaland and I felt you need to get a part of the city attack. But now I just see it as the players individually and actually someone like smith Rowe or Hudson odoi for .5 mil more I think will have much more returns, and won’t have to be transferred after 2 weeks
Yeah I quite like him, but he's probably a bit of a non-option as soon as Foden is back and Grealish is fit. I just think there is too much competition
Anyone who has actually threatened Ross over his FPL choices, needs their head well and truely wobbled, this man creates FREE content to aid all us FPL players. He is NOT responsible for YOUR FPL choices!! Big up yourself everyday Ross nothing but greatness for you sir
Appreciate you
An unfortunate result of society becoming a victimhood culture. No-one is responsible for their own actions anymore.
A1 elite glaze 😂😂
You sucked that shit dry
@@notmyself5340straight to the glurpin
I love the 40 minute team reveal. The detail really helps.
Thanks mate, I feel like it owe to you all to give you a detailed analysis of why I have chosen the players I have
I saw you on Man City's TV channel for the Community Shield, the camera spun to you when Garnacho scored - you need to work on your celebration! Great content tho 😃
You didn’t see his full body flex?
@@NinjaDad724 And I thank god for it
The template has never been so varied. So happy to only have 7 out of 15 players here. Best pricing since ive started playing
So so so many different options and varieties this season, it’s very fun
It’s so good, usually I feel bored or guilty at having the same players as everyone so it’s nice to see such a variety of good picks
I'm still not happy with my team
You're not alone with that!
FPL is like body dysmorphia - the more time and effort you spend on it, the less you like what you see and you’ll never truly be happy with it 😂
@@timmygates8859 😂😂😂
good, its better if most people are not happy with their team as it means its harder and we dont all have pretty much the same starting 11
@@timmygates8859 nailed it!
My draft is quite similar, Salah only and no Haaland draft. If you sacrifice Jota, you can kind of fit in more players you want with an attacking 8.
Raya, Trent, Gvardiol, Gabriel, Salah, Saka, Eze, Nkunku, Isak, Solanke, Muniz, with Smith Rowe, Barco, Faes on the bench.
99% on Hub
@@minsokparkwho is your gk because i have the same team as u at 98/100?
@@zakm3308 My GK is Raya and Valdimarsson, GW1 rating is 95%
You sure about that what if halaand hauls as captain
I would do Nkunku for ESR and Joao Pedro.
Chelsea is still uncertain while Joao Pedro is on pens and ESR is flying. Better cover and rotate well.
My team is the same as yours but i have pickford, porro and gordon instead of henderson, gabriel and jota. Rated 97 percent.
I much prefer Gabriel and Jota for the first three gameweeks if you believe Jota plays 70min in gw 1 and gw 2. Porro is a transfer waiting to happen. Arsenal are good for CS
I would go with Muñoz and Raya just for the increased attacking threat for Muñoz over Gabriel, but I also think that having Mykolenko over Robinson as the fixtures become good after GW5 as you said could be useful. Love the video and the in-detail analysis of the team, thanks!
Thanks mate, this is some excellent feedback, thank you!
@@FPLRaptor I'm going Munoz simply because I think it's going to be more fun watching him, hoping for assists and goals, than the fun Gabriel would bring.
@@FPLRaptorHendo and Gabriel are the better combo for me; the Palace keeper will make more saves than Raya and Gabriel is just a better defender than Munoz playing for a superior team with greater clean sheets and attacking returns. Really don’t feel it’s that close. Great video btw: I’ve been on Håland from the start but prefer the Salah only drafts given how much further that £2.5m can go. I’m also not as high on Gvardiol as most seem to be: just feel he won’t be as attacking early doors and prefer Porro for the opening exchanges. Best of luck as a fellow United diehard: if the club can get Ugarte in and either a second CM or attacker (would love Toney), should have a decent season.
Carvalho in brentford for 5m worth a shout? What do u think, with Toney staying it could be a nice combo?
Definitely if he's getting decent minutes.
It is ridiculous the team you can have without the big Norwegian. I kind of like it. Haaland is just one guy. There are games he goes completely missing and barely has even a handful of touches (see Community Shield for most recent example). So can the additional upgrades to your team cover the times he goes nuts and bags a few? Probably. Especially if you get captaincy right. But that’s my problem. Because a Haaland haul as captain (which you’re going to do most weeks) means big pain for those without. And his expected stats are over a return a game. So a blank week for Haaland just means higher probability of a haul the next. But it is tempting to take that on.
You have just typed out my exact thought process!
@@FPLRaptor But that's just the FOMO thought process Ross. So as a psychologist, you know the fallacy with that😃 I'm a much weaker man. So the meat shield is in 😔 His ownership is nowhere near levels of previous seasons, so whats the worst he can do to your rank....
@@Pete-tr4zvso true. Haaland will score goals and that will hurt my rank. But others will score too. If I had Haaland I would be just as nervous that if he doesn't score I will be heading backwards due to investment size. Great video
@@RichardDD999 Exactly right. Haaland owners are so invested in him, that there's just as much FOMO having him - a blank hurts bad. And my problem with Haaland is he is a guy very dependent on supply. Which predominately comes when KDB and Grealish are on the pitch for City. When they aren't involved, he does look a bit lost when its all these small, tricky, technical, teammates buzzing around behind him. (I'm talking myself into divesting like Ross here!)
do you own Haaland? I don’t have him personally cause i wanna really fund my midfield with Son Salah Palmer and two premium defenders
Just hope Haaland doesn’t haul too much in the first 5 weeks
Great detail and explanation Ross, glad the season is round the corner. Lets jump into this. See you at the live stream on Friday
You are a star mate thank you, see you on Friday!
Ange has already stated that Solanke will likely start on Monday. He also stated that last summer they got Van de Ven 3 days into the season and he started. So considering Solanke came in about 9 days to the start of the season and Richarison is also injured, its safe to say he likely starts.
Great content bro. 3rd FPL season now playing from New Zealand, always used you, Harry and Andy to keep me up to date due to our time difference. Good luck for the season 🤝
Looks very solid. Haaland obviously being the only caveat, and you'd have to save up two free transfers to get him in.
That City game against Ipswich might be a pain in the butt. :p
He's got Salah against Ipswich, so that could cancel it out.
@@hearmenow909 Yeah, it's probably just fomo talking. :P
Also saw you on the front row @ Community Shield. WTG!
Same I saw him on the telly, I knew it was him straight away
Personally i dont watch your content as much in pre season but back now and i like seeing your team just so i can get a gauge on the template and if my team is differential at all , good vid
I like that team Professor Raptor. I followed you in game week 8 last season and sold Haaland. Went on to win my mini league by 140 points and collect the prize money.
97/100 for my team rating, cheers Ross and good luck for the season
Yes your right Ross, nonone else on a Salah only draft. Im with you my friend, thanks for the excellent pre season content 👍
Good looking team! I'd avoid a Liverpool double attack & switch Jota to Gordon, to add some Newcastle stripes to the mix.
Loving the team!! Only change I would try and complete is Jordan Pickford for Dean Henderson. ⚽️⚽️
Another solid video Ross. I have a similar team to you but am leaning towards a Henderson & Sels rotation to cover NFO for those nice fixtures. That rotation works well for the first few weeks. Something to consider.
@FPL Raptor, do you think Smith Rowe/ any 5.5m midfielder + Wood is better than Eze and Jebbison?
love the team. quality throughout and still a decent bench. similar to my own. you've convinced me to get Salah back. i had him, then ditched him for Jota to get Solanke. now dropped Wood for Jebbison. and dropped Gordon. still got Porro rather than Gabriel which gives me that 0.5 wiggle room after any wk1 price changes.
Decent bench is a bit of a stretch 😅
Thank you for everything you do for the community! I had a listen to the podcast yesterday and loved it. Keep up the great work. Every fiber in my body wants to go Salah but I don't know if I can do it. As a liverpool fan i'm worried about his output. He was off it a little last year.
No hate of your team here, I am of a VERY similar mind. Only real differences to my team are I am playing it "safe" with Gordon instead of Jota which allows me to have Quansah as my 4.5m defender (actually starting him over Gvardiol in GW1). (Also 98% on FFH)
This is very similar to my team.
I have Areola, Joao Pedro, Gordon, and Livramento instead of Henderson, Gabriel, Eze, and Jebbinson.
I like the luxury of being able to bench Nkunku GW1.
I think if West Ham can sort their high line issue defensively, they could do very well. The managers intent and signings are right... AWB being so defensive could end up pushing Emerson up the pitch too. 👀
Rn my team is:
Henderson, Vald
TAA, Gvardiol, Mykolenko, Robinson, Barco
Saka, Nkunku, Jota, Eze, Rogers
Muniz, Haaland, Isak
A couple things I'm thinking: Rogers to ESR and Muniz to Joao Pedro, and Mykolenko/Robinson to Quansah. I feel that Liverpool fixtures and 4.5 might be too good to pass up on, but I don't know what 4.5 mil defender to drop. Any ideas?
I'm pretty set.
Still weighing up Gabriel / Salah / Sangare (bench) vs. TAA / Saka / Smith Rowe (bench) for my Haaland/Isak/Solanke draft.
I have Jota and Quansah as my other Liverpool picks, and Bobb as a 2 week differential that I would most likely sub in GW3 in first scenario (as 7th attacker), and maybe not in second (as 8th attacker), assuming he's likely to lose his place to returnees.
GK:/Valdmirson
DEF:Robinson/Gvardiol/Quansah/Konsa/Barco
MID:Eze/Salah/Gordon/Nkunku/Winks
ATT:Haaland/Isak/J.Pedro
What do u think of the squad?? Suggestions pls
Great team mate, no major issues other than I don't love starting JP every week
This video was excellent as usual and I appreciate all your effort before pre-season! I suggest just two transfers which you may have thought about already, J.Pedro as 3rd striker instead of Bournemouth backup, plus downgrade Gvardiol to any of Munoz, Hall or Murillo for upside in gw1. Robinson and Barco (if starting) seem like no brainers given their fixtures to start.
If I can only pick 1 of them I will go with Haaland over Salah, Salah and Son are on a downhill. Watkins and Palmer are quite risky so a no Salah Haaland team is also not ideal. Here is my team so far, what do you think, should I pick Raya +4.5Def or Henderson + Saliba, should I pick Odoi + Muniz or Wood + ESR? Many thanks!
Henderson - Bentley
TAA - Saliba - Barco - Robinson - Greaves
Bruno - Saka - Eze - Rogers - Odoi (ESR)
Haaland - Isak - Muniz (Wood)
Hey Ross, should I am wondering whether any of these options are worth it to get Solanke:
Option 1:
João Pedro -> Solanke
Gvardiol -> Harwood-Bellis
(I will have TAA and two 4.5s)
Option 2:
João Pedro -> Solanke
Nkunku -> Winks
(Play ESR every week)
Option 3:
Eze -> Bobb/Rogers
João Pedro-> Solanke
(Bench Bobb/Rogers most weeks, playing ESR)
Are any of these groups of transfers worth it and if so, which do you think is best?
Ik I’m not Ross but eze to Bobb sounds good to get solanke in
I would agree!
I would suggest Nkunku to Winks, Eze seems more nailed for points IMHO.
They did such a great job with pricing this year. I’m stuck on a Haaland-Salah draft because I just can’t ignore the big two having Ipswich in consecutive weeks. I’d rather target those matches and be able to sell down than be trying to chase by buying up to either of them.
Excited to see the final lineup, hope I don't miss it!
Awesome content as per usual. Question I haven't heard discussed much: Assuming you're expecting to own Haaland at some point throughout season. Is the fact that his overall ownership is lower than usual, and hence potential entry point could be 15.2/15.3million if he starts well a consideration that's being overlooked? Or am I overthinking this as a reason to potentially start with him?
Morning mate, I like your squad very much and your midfield is killer. But for me I have serious FOMO with Haaland. So in my draft I have both Salah and Haaland, with a good 8 man attack and a decentish defence. It scores 96/100 and I'm happy with that. Good luck for the season pal and congratulations on your starring TV appearance at the Community Shield! 👍
Still on both. I see your proposition but extracting data historically and projecting them so far ahead seems like building a house on sand! I'm expecting to lose out initially but gain in the long term.
One thing I struggle with is any premium players, I find it hard to bench them. Wondering if it's better getting more midrange players I feel more comfortable rotating.
Examples: with your defence, how often do you play Robinson or barco? Players like Trent feel like you're always playing them, gvardiol the same since he's attacking, and arsenal best Def in league so can clean sheet Vs anyone.
Midfield I have the same sorta issues. If I have Salah Saka and Bruno/KDB, I feel I would never change those as they are top quality, which means hard I'm only really rotating the two cheaper midfielders and a striker.
It just feels a bit stale having players you never change. The idea of Saka all season is a bit boring, the only dynamism would be swapping him for other 10m players certain weeks for fixtures, but then I'm losing value so that feels a bad idea too.
Any thoughts on this @fpl_raptor ?
Thanks Ross! I got a very similar team (bobb instead of eze and 3rd forward muniz)
gives me a little comfort that there is at least 1 CC out there that goes without Haaland 👌
I’m playing a mini league with friends and family. Only one person has Halaand as of right now. I think I’m more worried about the non-Halaand teams than I am any team with Halaand. The extra 2.5 is so useful and if you aren’t going for the Salah/Halaand double up , imo Salah is the clear choice.
Keeping 0.5 itb incase I want to easily change Eze to Gordon or Nkunku to Rashford.
Hendo
Trent Gvardiol Porro
Saka Smith-Rowe Nkunku Eze Jota
Haaland Isak
Bench is trash lol Good luck this season, since watching you for the last 2 seasons we're 1-1 going into the tiebreaker season!
Great vid Ross. I'm in a similar conundrum about Raya + Munoz vs Henderson + Saliba/Gabriel. At the moment I'm looking at Munoz + Raya because of the extra attacking threat of Munoz and the guaranteed minutes from Raya. Either option could be so good but I think I just prefer the attacking threat of Munoz.
And isn't Munoz also the more fun choice?
This is why I love your videos, you don't just create a load of content and then end up sticking to the same 'template' Haaland team that most other content creators are going for. Also, spotted you on TV at the Community Shield ;-)
Haha. I have almost the exact team. Feel better about my selection now. Thanks
The only changes i would make is
eze for smith Rowe
Robinson For faes
Jebinson for Muniz
Hi Ross, I have a few questions. First, I have a few question marks next to several players in my team. 1. bobb (I want to take the punt on him and feel like I could easily switch him down the track if he gets rotated out. 2. Is Roger’s going to be good at all? Or would it be worth trying to upgrade him to a 5.5 (like smith Rowe or Minteh). I’ve got a salah x haaland format but am going back and forth with salah because I can downgrade him to jota but then my season long term might be impacted. But if I free up the cash I can bring in Saka. 3. Out of guardiol, Pedro porro, Gabriel and Trent, who is the most overrated and how would you rank them. 4. What is your overall opinion on my current team. Henderson, hall, quansa, Pedro porro, eze, nkuku, Rodgers, salah, bobb, haaland, Isaac. Bench = muniz, barco, gvardiol
1) Bobb is fine as a pick, no issues | 2) Rogers is okay but wouldn't really want to start with him ideally, try to get to ESR | 3) Trent, Gvardiol, Gabriel, Porro in order of importance | 4) Team looks great!
@@FPLRaptoramazing! Thanks so much for your help good tips
Would you go for muniz or Pedro up front?
Trent and Salah vs Haaland and a 4.5m defender basically. Prob score similar point. Just have less of a headache with captaincy with Haaland but that’s all.
Would you go for B. Ferandez + Muniz or Havertz + Nkunku ?
Wood and ESR, or Muniz and ESR? Think ESR is significantly better than the forest mids
What do we think to Henderson, Turner, Trent, Gvardiol, Gabriel, Barco, Mykolenko, Eze, Palmer, Salah, Nkunku, Smith rowe, Solanke, Isak, Muniz
Im also going no salah or haaland
Turner is 3rd choice now after Nottingham buy Sels.
Beautiful team mate. I would be somewhat tempted to go for Wood/JP over Muniz or a different £5.5m MID, just so that your attackers rotate a bit better and you don't have double Fulham attack
@@M8donald yh I think there’s better value players
@@VoltbeatZero ok maybe fabianski then?
Im having both salah and haaland. I think they will both smash it more than upgrading a few lowers to mids.
Don’t over think it. We could keep changing our teams up to the deadline. This looks a strong team. I think we are all going to be unsure this season, it’s going to take a few weeks to see who’s on fire. Good luck. Love you content 👍
Thanks so much mate, good luck to you too!
Accidentally hit play before my headphones were on but whilst getting them I said your intro out loud as you moved your lips....Think i watch your vids too much :D Keep up the good work!
Great video Ross. Love the draft. Currently on a 94% rating but not putting too much effort into AI rating. I'm currently on Salah but who knows what will happen. Keep up the good work!
Thanks mate! Best of luck for GW1!
Hi Ross great video )) just wondering would you consider Havertz and Son instead of Saka and Solanke… the latter will probably score better over the course of the season but could also possibly be minutes risks in the first gameweek… thanks )
Love the pre-season content, and really love the new podcast as well! Since you said that you are gonna answer to some comments, here are my two questions 😅 Almost everyone has Nkunku and Barco in their drafts but I’m more cautions with them. With Nkunku, I don’t like his injury record, I don’t think Chelsea are gonna do well in the first weeks (maybe even months) and also, they have like 10 players that can play where Nkunku plays. I know he is great for his value, but doean’t it worry you that you might use a transfer quite early if he doesn’t perform or doesn’t play much? And about Barco, for his price offers a lot, but now that Kadioglu looks like he is gonna come to Brighton, and although he can play anywhere, he seems to be the best at the left back. So it is a possiblity that even if Barco starts in the first couple of games, he probably won’t be set to start regularly afterwards. And with the defence that you have, I can’t really see him getting into your starting eleven. So if he starts to get benched more, people are gonna sell him, and he might just decrease your team value. I might be wrong, but I think it’s something to think about. Anyway, love your work and wish you all the best in the upcoming season ❤
Thank you very much mate! I agree thoroughly with your reservations around Nkunku and Barco. Absolutely think there is justification to go for a safer £4.0m DEF, I will think about it. Thanks mate, appreciate you! Good luck in GW1!
Mine and your team are really similar. I have bailey and not jota and then joao pedro for jebbison. 97% team rating for gw1
Hello Raptor, keep up the good work:
Currently on- Raya, 4.0
Trent, Porro, Robinson, Mykolenko, 4.0
Salah,Saka, Son, Eze, ESR
Isak, Pedro, Wood
been trying to squeeze bailey in a my last midfield spot? Is this worth it? would have to do one of the following... Son to Bruno then ESR to bailey, or Downgrade raya to 4.5 or should i just stick
Nice Team Ross.
I got the same team as you, but i have Gordon instead of Jota - feels a bit safer to start the season 😅
1st of all Ross your awesome & have always made FPL fun for us all so thank you for all your hard work and can't wait for the deadline stream :) To those being rude and abusive to Ross, Get a life and grow up!! If you disagree with his explanation then do your own thing, Don't have to be abusive and disrespectful!!
Thank you so much
Watkins, Solanke, Eze, Bruno Fernandez, Son, Saka, Trent, Gabriel, Porro, De Ligt, Henderson Bench: Doku, Andersen, Jebbison. Fading Haaland and Salah expecting a big year for Tottenham, Arsenal, Man United
Love your content, Ross! I actually started following you and subscribed when you sold Haaland last season.
Great video, Ross! I'm between Saka and Joa Pedro vs Solanke and 7.5m mid (currently Diaz). Thoughts?
Seriously considering gvardiol to zinchenko (short term) and upgrading 4.5 gk to Raya (set n forget), opinions?
Similar set up, defense is almost exactly the same barring Robinson for Faes. I'm then going Salah, Nkunku, Bruno, Diogo, isak, Watkins, Solanke, Sangare.Would you go Solanke and Jota or De Bruyne and J. Pedro?
Solanke and Jota for me!
@@FPLRaptor Excellent, cheers Ross. I'm setting this in!
My current Team:
Pickford, Valdimarsson
TAA, Quansah, Porro, Gvardiol, Barco
Salah, Nkunku, Mbeumo, Fernandes, Smith-Rowe
Solanke, Havertz, Isak
What do you think?
This is a solid team nice Ross
I really wanted to go with Salah but most of the people in yt & X are going with Haaland. So your team really helps with my cause 🙂❤️
You were one of the few persons last season that went without Haaland and it worked. I’m honestly not comfortable with my midfield and might take a similar approach.
On Gabriel & Henderson(GH) v Raya & Munoz(RM)
I see more uncertainty with GH than with RM in terms of being absolutely nailed
Also dunno the stats but Munoz was more attacking than Gabriel last season wasn't he?(I might be wrong on that)
So if you're covering both teams CS either way you'd rather have the more attacking defender and more nailed keeper in RM in my opinion
Attack :- haaland pedro and isak
Mid :- slah eze gordon...(Smith rowe , winks)
Def - trent quansah udogie martinez (konsa)
Gk :- henderson
Is it good enough??
Absolutely, nice team mate! I would maybe remove some money from the Gordon spot to allow JP to Wood or Muniz, but it is nice :)
@@FPLRaptor in ross we trust😜😜, definately doing that. 🤘
I’m on Haaland atm, but it is very close and I’ve changed my mind about 62 times🤯 also like having 8 attackers, but it can cause selection headaches which you’ve basically negated
Thanks for this, I needed confirmation that my Haaland less team was fine
Do you like downgrading Saka for Gordon, and then it improves joao Pedro to Havertz?
I have a similar team. I got cold feet on solanke. I changed Solanke and Jota for Son and Joao Pedro, safer option and two penalty takers more.
Front three is Joao pedro, Muniz and Isak. Brighton and fulham rotate very well, so Pedro and Muniz rotates as the eight attacker
I had 98% as well. If Haaland struggles, we will score big
Wow, our teams are very simular, though i have the Everton GK pairing, Smith-rowe, son and Muniz
Great draft great video but isn't Solanke Jota Nkunku and Henderson one too many rotation risks?
Hey Ross what's your thoughts on starting with Gabriel and booking in a transfer for Gvardiol in GW2 (I have Raya, TAA, Porro, Gabriel for GW1)?. I just really love that opening Wolves Fixture and see Gabriel getting on the end of some crosses for that one, but feel Gvardiol would be great to have for that IPS fixture for reasons you said if walker comes back in......
Great video Ross! I’ve a fairly similar team except starting with Muniz for first 3-4 then switch to Nkunku for the fixture swing
Thanks mate, and I quite like that plan!
Great walkthrough Ross!
Would you prefer Porro + Hall/Robinson over Udogie + Munoz?
Thanks mate, I prefer Porro and Robinson
Thanksgorithm Legend for all the content! Good luck for the season and enjoy!
Thank you very much!
Interested to see what people think of this draft (The No-City draft)
GK: Henderson, Valdimarsson
DF: Gabriel, TAA, Porro, Davis, Faes
MD: Saka, Salah, Gorden, Nkunku, Rogers
AT: Isak, Solanke, Pedro
1.5mil in the bank
Smith Rowe and Eze over Nkunku and Rogers imho
@@mattishidayeo Yeah I've already made loads of changes. I hate not having Palmer
I’m happy with my team. Only contemplating is Bailey + Minteh or Jota + Winks. I refuse to buy Newcastle players, so am worried about Isak. But it’s much more enjoyable to not root for your rivals (basically if you own an attacker and defender of the same team you are rooting for them to *score + keep clean sheet = win*)
I believe I have a truly well rounded team with salah + haaland
Raya
Gvardiol, Munoz, quansah
Salah, Jota, Eze, Smith-rowe
Haaland, isak, muniz
Bench: Valdermarssen, barco, robinson, winks
I want to sus out Liverpool for the first 2 weeks and then I’ll bring nkunku in after a couple of weeks probably for Jota. And then get quansah out once I see konate getting subbed in. What are your thoughts?
At the stage where I'm considering mad stuff like Saka + Nkunku vs Palmer + Rice! Perhaps too risky?! 😬 Also going Salah not Haaland ☺️
Palmer v Saka could go either way, Nkunku Vs Rice however, only 1 winner...
Rice isn't a great fantasy asset.
Morning Ross 🦖 What is your opinion on Nedeljkovic as a £4.0 enabler? He could be Johnson instead if the Geertruida transfer happens, but I need two £4.0s to fund this two premium draft:
Henderson
TAA Porro Robinson Nedeljkovic Barco
Rodgers MGW Salah Nkunku Eze
Haaland Isak Pedro
I honestly don't know enough about him sadly. Johnson, Greaves, Faes, Harwood-Bellis, Barco are probably your best options
@@FPLRaptorno worries boss! Appreciate the response 👊 Good luck this season!
I’m hoping I have the guts to stick with two premiums, but we’ll see since backing against a good start for Arsenal could be costly.
Gordon is on the front of the Newcastle United announcement for the first game, he's playing.
He'll be wanting to make a point after getting only 4 mins during the Euros, and he'll be fresh.
I have the same team but did gabriel, trent and jota to porro, a 4.5 and palmer. Really think everyone is overlooking Palmer this season, especially with the fixtures from GW2 onwards
Palmer has over 40% ownership, a good amount of people have him. I think it all comes down to the Haaland factor, if you have Haaland, you're probably not going to have Palmer because the 10.5 million price point is awkward. You can obviously still have him with Haaland, but most likely at the expense of Saka, and someone else being downgraded. If don't have Palmer and you have a balanced team, you'll still do ok.
I think you are wrong on the 'must have haaland or salah' for captaincy. I have Watkins, Son, Saka (and later Foden) who all scored more points than them last season. Moving captaincy more this season may well work better than sticking to one player
hey i have basically the same team as you, except smith-rowe for jota allowing me to upgrade henderson to raya, the 3rd forward to muniz (replacing robinson for harwood bellis). Do you think raya is worth the extra 1m or maybe joao pedro over muniz for some depth in defence in robinson? Would love to hear your thoughts.
Is it worth having saka and someone like muniz/joao Pedro or have bruno fernades and solanke?
I prefer Saka and Muniz out of those combinations
Saka and Joao Pedro
@@darraghp5940 Pedro's fixtures aren't great, and minutes are a concern. Not worth the risk.
Imo you should really reconsider your appreciation of Sells and Flekken.
Is trent vital? Has he done well in pre season? Why are so many people picking him. You could use your money from him to upgrade other positions and still have solid defense
Excellent Team! Quite similar to mine with the one - big - exception that i got Haaland instead of Salah. But that´s up to personal taste.
Defensewise i went for Pope and Porro instead of your Henderson and Gabriel. I think you could go for Raya and Porro by downgrading Robinson. Just a thought.
All the best!
Thanks mate, definitely a possibility!
I’m actually feeling really good about my team, however seeing your Jota is making me question whether he’s a better pick then Gordon for the first 5 GWs. If they were guaranteed the same minutes, I’d prefer Jota, but surely Jota is far more prone to rotation with Nunez in the squad?
Do you have any plan to get Watkins in GW3 or GW4 ?
97% ranking on my similar Salah draft, vs your 94% ;)
Difference is that I have:
- ESR instead of Nkunku
- Hall instead of TAA
- Havertz instead of 4.5m striker
What does the ranking even mean anyway?! It doesn't translate to real life.
Do you think Bobb is a good way to get into City attack, hence any other option is almost twice as expencie and don't have nailed down starting sport same as him
I asked the same before as people are ignoring Haaland and I felt you need to get a part of the city attack. But now I just see it as the players individually and actually someone like smith Rowe or Hudson odoi for .5 mil more I think will have much more returns, and won’t have to be transferred after 2 weeks
Yeah I quite like him, but he's probably a bit of a non-option as soon as Foden is back and Grealish is fit. I just think there is too much competition