WC planning was fun, this is the end result. Haaland + Salah team, trusting / hoping Salah will do well with good fixtures and before AFCON. Invested all budget in defense and midfield (+Haaland). Plan is to attack the fixtures short term (incl FH13). 1/2

Final stages of FPL WC12 planning 😅 It's been fun and exciting, but also difficult now to make the 'right' decisions. There's so much good content out here, I've been collecting bits and pieces during the IB. 1/3

Big thanks to @robtFPL, @FPLMeerkat, @CharlieVantFPL, @FPL_TomHadley and many others for the brilliant content. I've also been listening to several podcasts, like @TheFPLWire, @SolioAnalytics and @aboveaveragefpl. 2/3

#FPL thought as we're preparing for GW6; I'm surprised nobody is mentioning Doku as differential pick. He's really been looking good recently and seems to have worked on his game, making him much more effective. I'd love to fit him in, I'm just not sure who to drop... (not on WC)

1/3 Green Grass FC GW3 review and thoughts: 63 points (15 above average) Overall thoughts: · Quite a good gameweek, mostly thanks to strong performance by defenders · NFO double clean-sheet down the bin in the 85th minute was painful · Doubting if Kudus-in was the right transfer… Didn’t seem to be very involved in the game (at least not in the highlights), Semenyo looked much more dangerous, so did Sarr · The Bruno late penalty goal was nice as I have him in my team, but probably my GW rank would have been better without that goal, as my gap vs Bruno captainers would have been bigger (I captained JP) · Will be patient during the IB now, price changes will happen, but I think it’s more important to wait for information and save the transfers until the end. Many players will play 2 games for their national teams, injuries can happen.

2/3 GW3 review: · NFO defense; Double defense hasn’t helped me this season yet, they were close to the CS though. Will at least keep them for the next 3 fixtures which include BUR and SUN · VVD: Master of the LIV defense, in such great form. Didn’t expect the CS · Munoz: Very nice 9 points, no assist this time, but CS, Defcon and bonus · Cucurella: Chelsea defense looking good, Cucu is so involved going forward as well · Reijnders: The City form is a concern, and there are enough alternatives in midfield. No change for now though · Kudus: Disappointing performance from Spurs and Kudus, but still good upcoming fixtures · Gakpo: Good game, very involved in Liverpool’s attacking gameplay, happy to own. I believe his spot is secure as well, Slot likes him · Bruno: Very involved, running the show at UTD. Different routes to points · Watkins: This is becoming a concern now, Villa had good opening fixtures, but performed really poorly. Don’t see improvement · Joao Pedro: Another goal from the Chelsea striker, perfect

1/3 Green Grass FC GW2 review and thoughts: 61 points (10 above average) Overall thoughts: · Doubted a lot about BB, in the end I did it. The Palmer injury messed it up from the start, end result = 9 bench points, I’ll take it. · Bruno missing the penalty had quite a big impact on total score. · Team still looks quite strong, even without Palmer (if he’s out). Tempting to save the transfer and have 3 for the IB. · If I would go for a transfer, I do really like Richarlison and maybe also Semenyo in midfield, for Wirtz or Palmer (depending on injury news).

2/3 GW2 review: · NFO defense; Wasn’t expecting them to keep a CS vs Palace, but I wasn’t sure about starting Dubravka either. So, the BB helped here. · VVD: Quite fun to watch the game live on TV and cheer for all his defensive headers. 2 Defcon points again, but also no CS again. · Cucu: Nice assist from corner kick flick-on, strong performance by Chelsea, happy to own. · Munoz: First assist from him, that’s why I have him in the team. Palace looking good overall. · Palmer: Really unfortunate he got injured, especially knowing the end result now. Will probably keep him for now. · Liverpool midfield: As said last week, currently Wirtz doesn’t look too good for FPL points, even though we know his track record from the Bundesliga. He might be a sell for now. Gakpo doing the job again, with 2 assists. · Reijnders: He won’t score goals each week, but I’m still quite convinced he’ll have a good season at City. · Bruno: Penalties was one of the reasons to pick him… He’s still very involved, but UTD have more options now. Will keep for BUR for sure, then reassess. · Joao Pedro: Very good player in a strong team, no doubts about him. · Watkins: Villa just have looked quite poor overall, not creating much. Very good upcoming fixtures, but I am getting a bit worried. · Evanilson: Expected a bit more from him in this game, unlucky to get tackled when he was through on goal (defender got the red card for it)