Here’s our FPL wildcard tips article with another FFGeek contributor, Costas Chari, who’s activated his wildcard. There’s his wildcard team as it currently stands with some comments on each selection. Costas finished with an OR of 29k last season and 27k the season before.
FPL wildcard tips – Costas Chari with his GW13 wildcard team
Hello guys! So… I have pressed the button (about time) and have prepared a team which will probably be subject to changes. You know how it goes with wildcards, when you change the team a million times. I would just like to get a feel of what most of you think.
Here’s where I’ve ended up with my team. Please leave any comments and suggestions in the comments section below and I’ll try and come back.
The Team
GK
Hart/Fabianski.
2 cheap Gk’s with good save points and good fixtures coming up. Nothing more to say really
Defence
Alonso
Anyone not owning him is mad in my view. Some say he is overpriced for a defender… BUT he already has more points than…. let’s say Salah who is around double his price!
Robertson
Fixtures are not great so I might switch to Alexander Arnold to save the extra £1.5mil but still has good clean sheet and attacking returns. Robertson’s ownership is also high so Alexander Arnold would give me cover in any double figure week that Robertson can have at anytime.
Digne
Good fixtures, good stats and set piece responsibility.
Lindelof
A bit of a bargain here I think as he has good fixtures coming up. Yes the United defence is not performing this year but I could gamble with a £4.8m Lindelof who has been pretty secure in the defence this season. Alternatively I could switch to a Newcastle defender and save some funds as well.
Bennett
Only £4.2m with good returns.
Midfield
Mane
Hasn’t really performed in OCT and NOV but I need Liverpool cover and I said I wouldn’t pick Salah this year so I will continue with my strategy.
Hazard
Player of the season for me. Got him in GW3 and I don’t see him leaving my team unless there is a serious injury.
Martial
Great form, great and great fixtures for United so it’s a no brainer. Although saying that, I still have some fears regarding his rotation risk.
Richarlison
One of the seasons surprise packages especially now that he has cemented his striker role
Kenedy
Cheapie to rotate with great fixtures.
Forwards
Aguero
Even though he only seems to play an hour every game he stays in my team.
Arnautovic
With all the bad fixtures and niggling injuries this year, he is still delivering. I cant wait to see what a fully fit Arnautovic will do during the good fixture run West Ham have got.
Jimenez
Will rotate with Kenedy but still great value for money.
I hope you find it useful if you’re wildcarding this week. I’ll hopefully give my final team with the contributors articles next week.
See also the most popular transfers in our bandwagons and sinking ships article, also Andrew Ferguson’s teams. Andrew finished 715 OR last season.
Plus our fixture ease article, early thoughts on the FFGeek team and the 10 top FPL managers article
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