fantasy premier league GW25 – some early thoughts on the FFGeek team

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Here’s some early FFGeek team thoughts in this fantasy premier league GW25 article. We look at gameweek 24, some issues facing the team, transfer thoughts and early captain thinking

FANTASY PREMIER LEAGUE GW25 – SOME EARLY THOUGHTS ON THE FFGEEK TEAM

 So firstly it’s important to say I’m continuing with my 2 team theme as a result of my accidental free hit chip being used in GW23.

Team 1 is the team with the free hit chip lost.

Team 2 has the free hit team intact and was cloned  from one of my alternate FFGeek teams to be my original team through a -28 point hit.

Team 2 is to help people who were following my original team as a reference point so they can continue doing so.

Team 1 will help those people who used their free hit chip earlier in the season.

Both teams require totally different strategies to navigate through the potential blank and double gameweeks up coming

GW24 PERFORMANCE – FREE HIT LOST TEAM

GW24 points: 41 (average 50) Gameweek rank 4,392k Overall Rank: 50k red arrow 19k Team Value: £104.0m

Here’s the team points. A 19k red arrow to 50k OR.




fantasy premier league GW25

So statistically my worst gameweek of the season and also the worst in how I feel about it.  Why I put Firmino in when I’ve been such a sceptic is beyond me.  While I strongly believe that people must take responsibility for their own team selection I sympathise with anyone who put in Firmino instead of Aguero partly due to my decision.

The only plus is that I turned my phone off when I went out for the day on Saturday with my wife so the Aguero hat trick didn’t ruin that day as I know it would have.  I tried what seems to be called the “match of the day challenge”  when you don’t know the scores and watch match of the day for an “as live” experience.  Well Man City were on 2nd and after the Aguero hat trick I turned it off and went to bed unable to face any more.    Just as well as I would have then seen Christensen subbed at 57 minutes and Jones get a clean sheet which was the remaining part of the gameweek negativity.

I am conscious as I write this that I’m making a drama out of what is just a game and there is far more in the world to be concerned about than FPL but it wasn’t half painful even if unwarranted.

ISSUES WITH THE TEAM

I have 1 free transfer and £1.6m in the bank

No Man Utd defence

A priority fix.  Personally I think Mourinho has got a nerve raving about Luke Shaw and saying he doesn’t see any better left backs and then have him on the bench against Burnley with a guy playing left back who is a winger.  So Jones looks the safest target

Christensen

How on earth do you play 57 minutes for 2 consecutive weeks?  Come on.  Injury related sub but apparently should be ok.  I will probably have to stick given the price difference to get Alonso

Son HM

I’m a huge fan of the guy but to say he was invisible against Southampton was an understatement.  However this is mainly about fixtures over the next 3 and having 2 players in the team with Kane there.

Richarlison

Over the season Richarlison’s numbers look ok but to have 2 assists in your last 7 and your goal threat underlying stats fall off a cliff is not a good sign.  It’s when not if unless something drastically changes

Ogbonna

The main target for a Jones transfer in, as  double West Ham defensive representation is not required.

Niasse

I have been hoping that transfer interest would see him become an asset rather than a liability.  Unfortunately his goal vs WBA and Calvert Lewin being left out of the squad probably reduces the chances of him going to another club although Rooney or Walcott could be striker cover as well.

Transfer options




I think there is a chance that GW26 could be the home for postponed EFL finalists fixtures so my plan has been to carry over 2 transfers.  However we should know by the end of the gameweek whether it will be used.  Having said that I don’t think we will definitely know about GW28 blanks because if there are no conflicting 5th round FA Cup replays then they could just be played midweek GW28.  It’s all dot joining at the moment.

At the moment the only thing I want to do is rage transfer Firmino out but with the EFL semis and the FA Cup over the weekend any early transfer is fraught with risk.  He is also playing Huddersfield so it couldn’t be a worse time to take him out.

I won’t do Jones this week as I’ll take a view that Spurs will score v United.  Christensen I think will have to stay and I still believe he will play as apart from 1 rotation the rest has been about illness or injury.  Plus I don’t know where I would get the money from for Alonso without it spilling out issues for the rest of the team.

With Stoke next there’s no reason to remove Richarlison.

Niasse can wait until the transfer window is over and that would be a great time to make him Callum Wilson

Son is definitely in the frame to go.  He’s also a good funds generator.

Not sure who at the moment he would be transferred in for.

THE TEAM LINEUP BEFORE ANY TRANSFERS

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CAPTAIN IDEAS

Unless Aguero comes in to my team I think for me it will be Salah.

The captain poll is a tricky one this week.  Ideally I’d like to leave it until after the Man City FA Cup game as if Aguero plays in both the EFL semi and the FA Cup game that may influence peoples captain and transfer vote.   Man City’s game is on Sunday and with the gameweek Tuesday it’s seems a bit short for a poll.  Need to think.

GW24 PERFORMANCE  – FREE HIT INTACT TEAM

This team is as if I didn’t make an accidental free hit ie the same as my original team and was cloned  from one of my alternate FFGeek teams to be my original team through a -28 point hit. I will keep it to show how I would have navigated through the blanks with all the chips intact. I think that will be helpful for those who were using my original team as a reference point

GW24 points: 49 (average 50) Gameweek rank 2,928k Overall Rank: 116k red arrow 18k Team Value: £102.8m

Here’s the points:

 fantasy premier league GW25

Here’s the lineup without any transfers:

 fantasy premier league GW25

 So similar issues except no Son, Ogbonna or getting Jones to worry about.

Lingard’s last 2 games have been blanks and his underlying goal threat stats have been poor in those games but it is only 2 games.  Add on the Sanchez transfer and you have a watchout at the very least.  Either Lingard or Mata will be the fall guy for Sanchez I suspect.

GAMEWEEK 25 DEADLINE: TUESDAY 30 JANUARY 18.45 UK TIME

 So FA Cup 4th round this week so enjoy a non FPL weekend.  Set your team up in advance to avoid any work issues getting in the way of the deadline or if just the unusual deadline time means you may forget if unlike me you don’t spend a disproportionate amount of time thinking about FPL.

Also remember the EFL semis and the FA Cup take place before the deadline so if you do a transfer before those games are over you need to be aware of the additional injury risk

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