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No idea, I was at work, but I'm actually really happy with my team given I spent about 5 minutes earlier putting together a quick watch list :lol:

 

Dubravka, Pope

 

Moses, Lascelles, Rose, Smalling, Dalot

 

Keita, Lingard, William, Pogba, D.Silva

 

Rashford, Kane, Giroud

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I love that the first trade offers are coming in! I would probably accompany them with a PM, lads, as I completely missed that Son one.

 

Haha I deleted it...decided not to go mental yet.

 

Yeah, too early to blow it up. I’m not really interested in Son yet though - he’ll be away for the Asian Games then completely shattered for a while afterwards. It would need a really big offer to make that change right now.

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Week One Review

 

 

Week one, and the teams are feeling each other out. One big score and one small (thanks, Autodraft), and the rest pretty solid. It will take a couple of weeks to get a true feel for the teams, but a couple of things are already evident.

 

Firstly - jonny_sniper has a really strong team. Richarlison will not score double figures every week, but equally, he will expect more from Mahrez and Aguero - particularly with KDB out for a while. Everybody else contributed with at least five points, which would probably ensure victory in any given week. Top scorer Mendy looks like a lock for team of the season, while the backups look decent too, especially if Leno can stake a claim ahead of Cech. jonny_sniper has clearly decided to ride with Manchester City, already swapping out Bertrand for Stones (with Laporte as backup) and looking to trade for Bernardo Silva. The question with Man City is, as ever, who will actually play, so this is a bit of a risky proposition. As for his keeper, he missed out on Kepa on the wire and must hope that Pepe doesn't rotate Ederson as long as Leno stays on the bench.

 

Secondly - Autodraft was not kind to 54. While nearly all of jonny_sniper's players got on the pitch, a full seven players on team 54 completely missed out, including four players from Manchester and his entire bench. While Pope and Dalot will expect to return from injury soon, he chose poorly at fullback and in midfield. He has already started to remedy this by replacing Lingard with Mata, although if Rose and Moses cannot get a more regualr berth he may have to make changes at the back too. There is light at the end of the tunnel, however. Dubravka and Lascelles will see better days, and a return of three points from Kane and Rashford should be the exception rather than the rule. Morata was unconvincing, pushing Giroud up the ladder, and KDB's absence should mean more opportunities for David Silva. Pogba looks like he will be significantly more productive this year too.

 

The second-top scorer this week was Ketsbaia, although it was something of a mixed bag. Remarkably, he had both the joint top scorers for the week, and perhaps even more remarkably, they were Pereyra and Mane. His defence was also terrific, but there are a number of concerns brewing. Most obviously, KDB's injury will take his best player out of the equation for a while, maybe until Xmas and beyond. His forwards struggled, with Jesus and Lacazette barely playing and Mitrovic missing one of his better opportunities to rack up some points. Two bench players did not feature at all, but there is room for optimism there - Trippier and Young can expect to play more regularly, and Maddison looks like a promising understudy for KDB in the midfield. That said, it was a surprise to see Ketsbaia inactive on the wire.

 

The other winner was me, in the tightest battle of the week. I managed 52pts thanks almost entirely to my defence and keeper - even though I left Van Aanholt's 11pts on the bench. Most encouragingly, the win comes despite the big guns not firing - it's not every week that Eriksen, Ozil, Arnautovic and Lukaku will combine for just seven points. In contrast to Ketsbaia, I may benefit from KDB's absence, as Bernardo Silva looked really impressive. I may also benefit from being slightly above jonny_sniper in the waiver wire queue, as I beat him to Kepa and now have the luxury of choosing between Kepa and Alisson in goal.

 

The man who can probably consider himself most unlucky to lose in week one was Sima. He finished just seven points short of me, but can still take a great deal of confidence from his performance. Sane is another who may benefit from KDB's absence going forward, while his two West Ham midfielders will have more encouraging matchups than Liverpool away. His defence was excellent, although concerns will centre around whether players will have a regular position - Rudiger and Aurier can expect to be rotated, and Otamendi and Alderweireld did not get onto the field. Perhaps most worrying is his forward line. Ings and Rondon had decent cameos without achieving anything, but Morata did not look comfortable. Sima may have to head to the wire soon, as there could be weeks where he struggles to put eleven on the pitch.

 

Last up is our illustrious leader Kasper, who had a peculiar start to the season. He was unfortunate to run into jonny_sniper's big week, but even so, he only managed to cobble together the second lowest amount of points - 44. It was encouraging to see the performances of Alli, Jota, and Zaha, while Pereira looks like being a good pickup. Alonso started as he finished last season, while Auba and Lloris will have better weeks to come. Concerns center around Son, who will be missing for a few weeks, and whether Hazard stays at Chelsea. Kasper will need more reliable cover than Mkhi, particularly if King continues to misfire and Cresswell cannot get on the pitch.

 

 

There will almost certainly be at least one team with a 100% record going into week three, as I'm playing jonny_sniper. He can expect another big score, with Man City at home to Huddersfield and Everton at home to Southampton. I will hope that Fulham draw another blank, and that Vardy and Arnautovic exploit juicy-looking home games. There will also be a team guaranteed to be winless through the first two weeks, as 54 faces Sima. 54 will hopefully have better luck this week as although Man U and Newcastle are away, it's only against Brighton and Cardiff. He will hope that Kane breaks his August duck too. Sima will be very confident, as Salah will be supported by midfielders who play Huddersfield and Bournemouth at home.

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