Agreed.
There are 3 players in this team that are must holds atm.
The cheat code defender who scored last time out, as well as the returning Swiss conductor...I think he starts after his cameo from the bench.
Based on recent rises, I expect the latter to the be the big winner in the weeks ahead.
Enjoying reading this autobiography by Gordon Ramsay.
Chapter 2 *Football
Felt a real sense of affinity when he wrote :
"Soaking, battered and bruised in the bath tub, repeating in my head - It doesn't hurt, I'm fit to play next Saturday".
How many readers here put themselves out for being "too hard" ?
I look at players going down/off easy these days and think, wise decision.
He's quite right, we can maintain love for the game, whilst striving for excellence in new and different challenges.
I enjoyed reading that Rangers make their players practice set-pieces with their weak foot and that his was garbage.
Me I take corners with whichever foot provides an in-swinger (a proper no slice one) and it took many, many hours practice, along with a lot of angry protests from team mates whilst I got the hang of it.
I'd agree with him on utility players, share his frustrations. If I were coaching any young players now, I'd be suggesting they nail down a single position, like Ramsay's choice LB. Getting games in CM or on the wing can be a critical detriment, in stepping up through the ranks.
There were times when I would have demanded - I wear 7 and play RW.
I mellowed out, but with hindsight I think I would have developed more, in pro terms, if not as a better all round player.
As mentioned (the former twice) I'd go with Griezmann and also Rashford.
Lower down the price range I'd throw in Benito Raman and Inaki Williams.
Hiding out on the West Wales coast, in a rain splattered teepee with a gas bottled stove, water from a spring and not a phone charging socket for miles.
It isn't that my shares don't appreciate, or that I'm against consumption.
I just choose to reinvest in more shares, to pay for my decadent retirement :)
52p vs Canales @ 96p playing in the no10 position vacated by Lo Celso.
I'll stick.
Pedraza was in my pre-season port until I saw where he was playing.
Which encouraged me to top up on Bartra.
Still, a far better shout than Mandi, who's not going to return much sitting on the bench - some are lacking in their due diligence looking at these rises.
If his Mrs moves to England he'll become the MB king :p
@BradleyD
This was due in large part to pre-season.
Whilst most teams were getting some sort of attention and coverage, Betis played their pre-season in Mexico against their club sides, whilst there were high profile games in the US. After returning they played a couple of teams from the Segunda.
I couldn't get any details from these games and it was tough to guess as to how they would set-up and perform.
I think we have the answers now.
I'm not a big fan of the over rated Lo Celso.
Fekir is a better player and will get the best out of those around him.
I think both Pep and Klopp are both fighting really hard behind the scenes.
So hard I suggest, that is has even scared off the big two in Spain.
That's what the most recent talk I've heard is hinting at, for me it goes a long way to explaining the relative "spike" of £2
Why isn't anyone pointing out that these two upcoming international fixtures are against such solid opposition.
France couldn't possibly score against Albania and Andorra without Mbappe.
Could they ?
Added to which these testing home qualifiers will be on the "double match days", where there is greatest value - only 7 eligible games.
So Messi is injured. Suarez is injured. Mbappe is injured. Martial is injured.
Someone has the horrible burden of helping himself to tap ins against the might of Osasuna, Valencia, Grenada and Villareal.
I anticipate a lot more sprinkling of glitter and strumming of banjo's yet.
If he has a good month, his price will continue to fly.
Fortunately after stating that my only pre-season loss was down to the Spanish FA moving the goalposts on fixtures.....On Betis !!!
I reinvested after they once again moved the goalposts.
I took another punt a few days ago....Bartra, Canales, Tello, Fekir and the Moron.
I don't do twitter, I don't identify as a male birdy and I'm neither in the habit of preening or performing a dance for my potential mates. It simply doesn't sit right with me.
Today however it seems I have reason to thank the tweeters.
A word of caution. When the Spanish announce fixtures, they are prone to changing them around.
Added to which Borja Iglesias has a dodgy ankle, the risk that he's rushed back into action too soon, and subsequently out for a few weeks as a result, put me off.