Here’s our FPL team tips GW28 article where the 1st group of the FFGeek contributors show their teams for GW28. In this part there’s Jordan Sadler, Joseph Crilley, Rob Reid, Costas Chari Yaniv Salomon and Sergio Torija.
FPL team tips GW28 – FFGeek contributors show their GW28 teams part 1
Here’s part 1 of the FPL managers who contribute to the FFGeek site with good histories who show their teams each week. This will give people a feel for what other managers are doing. It’s a fairly informal thing with no obligation on anyone and these teams may change at anytime before the deadline without further notice. It also wont cover early transfers. It’s just to give an idea of the trends for the week no more.
At the end of each commentary I’ve included a transfer summary.
Jordan Sadler
Jordan finished with an overall rank of 76k last season
GW27 points: 43 -4 (average 35) Total points 1,727 Gameweek rank 1,662k, Overall Rank: 1k, no rank movement, Team Value: £106.0m
Jordan has used his 2nd wildcard
Gameweek 27 review:
The gameweek started with late news of Wan-Bissaka’s injury so I decided to take a -4 to bring in Pereira for Digne. It didn’t work out unfortunately as Palace somehow managed to put 4 past Leicester away from home… but I’m not annoyed as I still think it was the right call from a mathematical standpoint. It was generally quite an average week for me. I was rescued by the Liverpool clean sheet as it brought me 18 points from Alisson and Robertson meaning I ended up only dropping 300 places rather than 2000 if United had managed to score. I only had 4 returns: Alisson, Robertson, Doherty and Jimenez but fortunately with it being such a low scoring week it didn’t matter.
Gameweek 28:
Transfers:
The switch around of the Man City and Man United postponed fixtures has thrown me a little bit on my planned transfers. I definitely want to have at least 2 of each team in my gameweek 32 squad so it’s going to require a bit more thought. Right now my thinking is to bring Aguero in for Aubameyang asap as I will definitely want to triple captain Aguero for that gameweek as a Fulham, Cardiff double gameweek is what dreams are made of and that’s looking very likely for 32. I’ll also want to bring in a City defender for that week and maybe even Sterling if I can work out a way to do it without costing myself too many points. As things stand I’ll be holding my transfer for this week unless I get chance to fully think about it tomorrow as I’m a little short on time currently.
Bench:
My subs are Luiz, Wan-Bissaka and Puncheon in that order. I’d expect Luiz to end up playing as Rashford seems to be injured.
Captain:
This week I think I’ll be captaining Salah. I’ll likely look at the polls tomorrow and go with whoever is most captained (assuming I have them) but as of right now I think Salah is a good call against Watford.
Transfer summary: Possibly Aguero for Aubameyang
Rob Reid
Rob finished with a rank of 94k last season 22k in 16/17 4k in 15/16 and 7k in 14/15.
GW26 points: 47 (average 35) Total points 1,548 Gameweek rank 1057k, Overall Rank: 296k, Green arrow 43k, Team Value: £104.3m
Rob has used his 2nd wildcard and triple captain chip
See also his GW28 player picks article
GW27 review
GW28 Team
Joseph Crilley
Joseph finished with an overall rank of 7k last season and 13k in 16/17
GW27 points: 51 -4 (average 35) Total points 1,601 Gameweek rank 634k, Overall Rank: 106k, Green arrow 17k, Team Value: £104.6m
Joe has all his chips
GW27 review
Blank gameweeks often produce bizarre results and that was certainly the case in GW27 with a remarkably low scoring week with the top 6 sides only scoring 3 goals between them. From a personal point of view, I was certainly fearing the worst on Friday night as my differential captain of Felipe Anderson failed to contribute during his side’s 3-1 win over Fulham. I had presumed this would effectively end my hopes of a rare green arrow, but a clean sweep of points for my defence helped edge me over the 50 point barrier which was enough for a rise in rank.
The defensive points included a clean sheet for my late Friday night transfer of Schar who I decided to bring in following the news of Wan-Bissaka’s injury and was therefore replaced in my squad. With Newcastle’s positive fixture run starting with the visit of the league’s lowest scorers and their decent defensive record, it seemed a fairly routine move while it also gives me another player for the blank gameweeks. The other returns in my team came from Doherty and Jimenez combining for Wolves’ only goal along with a clean sheet and two bonus points for Kolasinac and Robertson – Arsenal finally didn’t concede a 90th minute goal! It was blanks for the rest of my attackers, but an 18k green arrow was a pleasant surprise and now I look to planning for the future blanks and doubles.
GW28 Team
My original plan for this gameweek had been to replace the recently out-of-sorts Hazard with a City attacker, but the League Cup final has thrown a spanner in the works as their key men have played considerable minutes, increasing the rotation risk. I still haven’t completely decided on whether I’m using my transfers to bring in DGW32 players or BGW31 players which will ultimately affect my Hazard decision. I currently have 6 BGW31 players which means I can get 10 players purely by using free transfers, suggesting that this should be my chosen route. Right now, I’m leaning towards holding on to Hazard and hoping he can keep up with the City attack over the next 3 weeks as it would take 8 points to move him in and out of my team (I’d like him for GW31 & 33). Given that he plays a hapless Fulham in this time and a Wolves side who struggle for away clean sheets, I have my fingers crossed!
The other concern is Rashford as I write on Sunday night and it depends on the length of his injury – if there is a chance for either midweek or the weekend then I may hold him given my decent bench of Schar and Anderson this gameweek. If it is a more serious injury, then I will likely transfer him out for a player playing 31 and 33, probably Rondon or Barnes, which will confirm my plan to play the free hit in DGW32. So in summary, my strategy is either to hold the transfer or replace Rashford with a blank gameweek striker if the injury is serious.
For captain, I would ideally go for a City attacker or the rested Aubameyang, but if I own neither then I will have to settle for the default option of Salah. He wasn’t great against United, but he typically excels in home games against non-top 6 sides and he does have a great record when facing Watford – another 4-goal haul certainly would be well received!
Best of luck to everyone this gameweek and may your arrows be green!
Transfer summary: To be confirmed. Possibly Rashford for Rondon or Barnes
Yaniv Salomon
Hi guys,
So unbelievable week for me, as I had a record of 35 points in my bench at a BGW – that was the problem with full squad not like others, as 23 points came from Deulofeu, 8 from Robertson and 6 from Shaw, after that kind of stuff, you want to shot straight in your head, funnily add to all of this I had Auba as my Captain who came in 15 minutes to go and gave me 2 points. You would think I would get a big red arrow but somehow I got 48 points, 13 above the average and green arrow from 34k to 28k, thanks to 4 clean sheets (+5 bonus points from Alisson and Kola) and another goal from hot Jimenez. I am disappointed for missing the Deulofeu show and for not lifting my team more in the OR due to the fact that I didn’t prepare my team for BGW31.
Regarding that I still have thoughts weather use my option (“Yaniv’s option”) with WC 30, FH 31 BB 32 TC 35. The main issue here for me is not the early WC before GW32, it’s all about having a decent team for GW33. If I go with the “Traditional option 2” I can have only 8 players in GW31 (I really can’t see this GW as a high score one) or more than 8 with hits, FH in 32, WC in 34 and BB in 35. Two problems I see here is that I can’t bring in players that don’t have a game in GW31, and that means also City players who has good fixtures between GW 28-30, and second problem is that you have your TC in not a DGW, probably Salah vs a relegated Huddersfield team in GW36. I think that whatever option you will choose you will have your upsides and downsides, but unfortunately I really can’t decide.
If I would use my option so the normal sub would be Kun for Auba, but Kun played 120 minutes in Sunday and Auba only 15, so if Jesus is available there is a chance he might start finally in a league game, and Auba comes in very fresh for Wednesday, so I will keep him, and keep the chance for both options.
Lineup
Again full squad, again Deulofeu will stay on the bench, he won’t have another 23 points in Anfield, Rashford seems to be injured and if he will be fit he might play as a sub , so he will be out, and Jota is the 3rd sub, again all of my starters has odds to return less than 3, so I hope there is another green arrow.
Captain
It’s between Salah and Auba, very tough call, as I think Auba can shine when he will be more fresh than the rest of the players. it will be last minute call, I hope Kun will finally be rested and is not gonna hit me for the third time
Best of luck!
Yaniv
Transfer Summary; Likely to carry over a free transfer
Costas Chari
Sergio Torija
GW27 points: 41 (average 35) Total points 1,432 Gameweek rank 2,021k, Overall Rank: 1,450k, Green arrow 68k, Team Value: £101.8m
Sergio has all his chips
Finally a green arrow this weekend to stop the horrible run of 4 reds in the bounce in which my rank more than doubled. My week wasn’t spectacular by any means, but at least I got the captain call right with Lacazette, with all other popular captains blanking this week. Robertson and Doherty were my only other two players to add more than appearance points.
For the midweek games we will all get our Man City players back, and I am hoping for a Sane haul after so much patience holding him over the last month. He should start this one. Good fixtures for the rest of my team except a couple of guys playing each other and Firmino likely injured. So in principle saving the transfer this time.
Salah captain
Good luck for GW28 Geekers !
Transfer summary: Carrying over a free transfer
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