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While a 38 gameweek season provides plenty of time to recover from a bad start, it’s certainly best to start strong. Getting your team structure right in Gameweek 1 can be pivotal to early season success.
Clinching premium attackers from each of Manchester City, Liverpool and Spurs will be tempting in Gameweek 1, but could upset the balance of your squad in the long run. The extra wildcard this season could allow fantasy managers to take some more calculated risks at the start of the season though.
Aim for two expensive attackers (preferably a midfielder and a forward), plus a couple of the more expensive defenders and then you’ll be flexible to hop on and off the form players. Saving £0.5m of the £100m initial budget also allows managers time to examine the transfer market in the early weeks of the season.
Full-backs have changed football and FPL over recent seasons, so fantasy managers should be much more open to defensive formations than they have in the past, with 4-4-2 perhaps being a good compromise for the start of the campaign.
It’s always tempting to start the new season by selecting all the hot new Premier League acquisitions, who have been hyped up in the media for their potential prospects.
However, we’ve seen on countless occasions that it takes time for players to adjust to the demands of the Premier League and only a rare few start strong.
A world-class player like Erling Haland (£11.5m) could be the exception, but don’t take the risk on more than one player who is new to the Premier League.
It’s a similar picture with assets from promoted teams: the Premier League is very different to the Championship and it can take a while for teams and players to adjust.
Given that Bournemouth and Fulham are towards the bottom of the fixture ticker with poor opening fixtures, and Nottingham Forest have a very different look in terms of personnel from their previous campaign, there are enough reasons to avoid them.
Proven fantasy assets are the ones to invest in for Gameweek 1, particularly those that have performed well over a number of seasons and have a good injury record….
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