Everything you need to know about GW12, wildcard special β
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1. Pros and cons of a wildcard in GW12 β
PROS 1. Many engaged managers have used their wildcards already from GW4-8 range, this gives you an edge
2. Fixture swings for teams like AVL, BRI, CHE, MUN, NEW
3. If things go south, you will have another wildcard available in 7-8GWs
4. International break and wildcard allows you to assess players and remove them who are doubts or get injured over the international break
CONS 1. You might not wanna lose some of your existing players who have delivered
2. GW16 is also another decent week to wildcard with great fixture swings for good teams
2. A word of caution before picking player punts
There are 8GWs in the span of 1 month starting from GW12, that is 1GW every 3-4 days
Don't punt on too many players on wildcard who are
1. Benched often 2. Minutes risk 3. Too injury prone
Players like
Timber
Liverpool attacker other than salah
Man city wingers or CBs
Chelsea wingers, even Jackson
Arsenal fullbacks
Man united wingers, striker
Not specifically them but you have an idea what players from which teams to avoid
Best rotation plan to accommodate premium midfielders in your team till GW20 β
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NOTE : Just a few things before we jump in
1. It's just impossible to own more than 2 premiums without sacrificing Haaland
2. I would "currently" consider haaland & palmer as untouchables
3. I wouldn't recommend anyone booking transfers in advance but this is still a nice way to accomodate all 4 at different point in time
4. Hopping on and off is easier said than done but this season being able to roll 5 free transfers gives us a lot of time to accomodate all 4 midfielder
1. Bukayo saka
Saka needs to be owned for these 3 fixtures atleast and you can straightaway move palmer to saka
He is the hottest topic in town and rightly so, 2nd highest scored in FPL after haaland and was the top scorer last season
People are moving mountains selling salah and saka to accommodate palmer in their teams using transfers and hits
The crazy part is 8 out of his 10 attacking returns have come against 2 teams Brighton and wolves
The next 5 fixtures for him are
β’ GW7 vs NFO : Top 5 for xGVC
β’ GW8 vs LIV : Top for least goals conceded
β’ GW9 vs NEW : Can frustrate any team
β’ GW10 vs MUN : He will hang
β’ GW11 vs ARS : 2nd best defence
Now is not the time to invest in Palmer stocks
2. What to do with Eze? Hold or sell?
Eze was been a frustrating hold for everyone since the start of the season
He was one of the popular midfielder to start the season but hasn't done much regardless the decent fixtures
However the underlyings are still there with him scoring just 1 goal from 3.5 xGI
Fixtures are not that bad, if you have other major issues, he is a hold at the moment
Best rotation plan to accommodate the premium midfielders in your team for the 1st half of the season β
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I know i wrote this thread in pre season but now feels like the perfect time to post it again with more information and palmer and Foden back
1. A few things to consider before we jump in β
1. It's just impossible to own more than 1 without sacrificing Haaland & salah
2. I would consider haaland & salah as untouchables
3. I wouldn't recommend anyone booking transfers in advance but this is still a nice way to accomodate all 4 at different point in time
4. Hopping on and off is easier said than done but this season being able to roll 5 free transfers gives us a lot of time to accomodate all 4 midfielder