Spending all of your budget in Gameweek 1 leaves no flexibility when making a transfer. You will only be able to buy a player of the same value or less, than the player being transferred out. Especially if price changes affect your players.
2️⃣ Not picking a premium player in each position.
Having one of the most expensive players in each position means you can easily transfer to any other player in one move.
E.g If all of your defenders are £4.5m, you will have to find spare cash elsewhere if you want to upgrade.
3️⃣ Tripling up on players from one team.
In Gameweek 1 we have very little idea of how teams will perform. Putting all your eggs in one basket will pay big if you get it right, but could put you behind the pack if you don't. Spreading the risk is a safer option.
4️⃣ Going for too many differentials.
Differentials are important, but in Gameweek 1, protecting yourself against highly owned players can be smart. You don’t want to fall too far behind the pack after just one or two Gameweeks.
5️⃣ Buying last week’s points.
What happened last week is not necessarily an indicator of what will happen next week. Instead of focusing on outcomes (goals, assists etc) focus on underlying statistics (xG, shots in the box etc) to try to find next week’s haul.
📊 You can use the tools and data provided inside the Fantasy Football Scout members area to try to do this.
The pair of Salah and Fernandes don’t really need much justification so I will instead talk about the players that didn’t make the list, the likes of Kevin De Bruyne (£12.0m), Sadio Mane (£12.0m), Raheem Sterling (£11.0m) and Son Heung-min (£10.0m).
Kevin De Bruyne actually had a disappointing season by his high standards. Sterling’s starting role is unclear and I don’t like the noises he’s making during EURO 2020 about his game time with the champions.