Here’s our fantasy premier league transfer tips GW28 article where we analyse the teams of 10 top FPL managers. These 10 managers have not finished outside the overall rank of the top 10k in the last 3 seasons. Considering how variable the last 3 years have been this is remarkable consistency and shows an ability to adapt strategy in different seasons. It also gives you a view other than my own on strategy and player selection.
fantasy premier league transfer tips GW28 – Analysing the teams of 10 top FPL managers
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Introduction
The criteria I’ve always been looking for is managers who’ve finished in the top 10k for the last 3 years when FPL has become considerably harder due to the amount of people playing and the information available.
The 10 managers stats
I’ve given the identities and FPL IDs of the 10 FPL managers in the FFGeek Patreon site
It includes our very own Yaniv Salomon who you can follow on twitter here
These managers are incredible and every bit as impressive as last season.
1. The overall average finishing overall rank of the top 10 managers in the last 3 seasons is 3,860
2. The top 10 FPL managers have not been out of the top 10k in the last 3 seasons (ie 30 times playing)
3. 7 of the 10 have finished in the top 1,000 in the last 3 seasons
4. 1 of the 10 have finished in the top 100 in the last 3 seasons
Their basic stats after GW27 Sunday
There were 5 green arrows and 5 red arrows
The average points score in GW27 after Sunday was 44 net of point deductions for extra transfers. With it being a DGW and games everyday Monday and Wednesday there’s alot more to come
The average overall rank of the top 10 FPL managers is 37k.
The median overall rank was 9k
The average total points are 1,807.
The average team value was £106.0m.
The combined total of individual players
I’ve generally only included where there is a minimum of a player in 3 out of the 10 FPL managers teams
Goalkeeper/Defence by player
Martinez is in 9 of the 10 FPL managers teams
Dias is in 8 of the 10 FPL managers teams
Dallas and Cancelo are in 7 of the 10 FPL managers teams
Digne is in 6 of the 10 FPL managers teams
Areola and Stones are in 4 of the 10 FPL managers teams
Konsa and Shaw are in 3 of the 10 managers teams
Goalkeeper/Defence by team
I have stripped out non playing GKs
Man City are represented 19 times in the 10 FPL managers teams
Villa are represented 12 times in the 10 FPL managers teams
Leeds are represented 8 times in the 10 FPL managers teams
Everton are represented 6 times in the 10 FPL managers teams
Burnley and Fulham are represented 5 times in the 10 FPL managers teams
Southampton, Man Utd and West Ham are represented 3 times in the 10 FPL managers teams
Midfielders
Salah and Gundogan are in 10 of the FPL managers teams
Son is in 9 of the 10 FPL managers teams
Raphinha is in 8 of the 10 managers teams
Fernandes is in 7 of the 10 FPL managers teams
Lookman is in 3 of the 10 FPL managers teams
Forwards
Kane is in 8 of the 10 FPL managers teams
Calvert Lewin, Bamford and Watkins are in 6 of the 10 FPL managers teams
Antonio is in 3 of the 10 FPL managers teams
GW27 Captain Choice
10 managers captained Gundogan
The FFGeek Captain Poll showed Gundogan at 50% , De Bruyne at 11%, and Kane at 10%
Formations
4 managers played 3-4-3
5 managers played 3-5-2
1 manager played 4-5-1
Transfers
0 managers wildcarded
0 managers carried over a free transfer
2 managers took a 4 point hit
transfers in
Son and Antonio were transferred in 3 times
no other player was transferred in more than once
transfers out
Fernandes and Calvert Lewin were transferred out 3 times
No other player was transferred out more than once
Wildcards and Chips
0 managers used their 2nd wildcard in this gameweek. 5 have now used them in total
0 used their Triple Captain Chip in this gameweek. 7 in total have now used their triple captain chip
0 managers used their Bench Boost Chip in this gameweek. 8 managers in total have used their bench boost
0 managers used their Free Hit Chip in this gameweek. 6 managers in total have used their Free Hit Chip
The top 10k overall rank vs the 10 FPL managers
Here’s a comparison between the top 10k overall rank ownership % and the 10 top FPL managers.
The top 10 managers favour Areola, Digne, Dias and Raphina significantly (25%) more than the top 10k
The top 10k favour Targett, Stones and Bamford significantly more (15%) than the top 10 FPL managers
The template
I use the 10 managers as a proxy for serious managers teams and have a basic rule of thumb that if 7 of the 10 managers have a player or a team defence then I will seriously consider getting that player .
Here’s the template on that basis. The difficulty with tracking the template is that you’re 1 game behind it as you obviously can’t see what their transfers are leading up to the gameweek opening.
Villa defence – Martinez
Leeds defence – Dallas
Man City defence – Dias and/or Cancelo
Salah
Fernandes
Gundogan
Son
Raphinha
Kane
That’s 9 players.
One managers team
Here’s the top gameweek point scoring manager so far this week:
His score after Sundays games was 55. His total points are 1859 and his overall rank is 1k. His team value is £106.5m. His last 3 seasons ranks are 9k, top 500 and 2k. He has used his Free Hit, Triple captain and Wildcard chips. He has all 9 of the template players mentioned above.
The combined 10 top FPL managers teams
Here’s a team which tries to make a combination from the most represented players. Please note that it is meant to be a menu of players to help you choose your transfer rather than a realistic team and it’s value is not necessarily achievable. This week it is not achievable at around £108.1m
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