Marc Jobling: Gameweek 10 Team Reveal
Each Gameweek brings an FPL community team reveal. As a result, that person gives insight into their transfers, captaincy and future plans.
Ahead of Gameweek 10, it’s the turn of Marc Jobling to tell us what is happening to his team.
Hi Marc and thanks for the team reveal. How did Gameweek 9 go?
It felt quite good. I owned the week’s top-scorer player Bryan Mbeumo, as well as the goals of Cole Palmer and Bukayo Saka. There was a Rico Lewis clean sheet, while highly-owned players didn’t own like Ollie Watkins and Trent Alexander-Arnold blanked.
Yet it was STILL a small drop, with 59 points taking the team from 2.17m to 2.18m.
Honestly: end the season now, please. The misery is never-ending.
What does your defence look like?
One regret of last week was bringing in Nathan Collins before Rayan Ait-Nouri. In hindsight, it should’ve been the other way round, as the latter scored his third goal of the season.
That rate is unsustainable but I’ve still moved for the Wolves full-back and stuck to the plan. Making way is Rico Lewis, even though he’s finally delivered a clean sheet. I just don’t trust Man City to keep any more, even if his place seems nailed for now.
I back Arsenal to shut out Newcastle but it’s unlikely that Gabriel is passed fit for it. Would still like him long-term, mind.
Meanwhile, what about your midfield and attack?
It looks good, on paper. The theory behind my squad is absolutely spot on, it’s just that FPL is mostly luck-based. There’s a ‘threemium’, plus room for Mbeumo, Dominic Solanke, a £6.0m forward and Morgan Rogers’ fifth midfielder depth.
I don’t really get the mass rush to sell Haaland for Mohamed Salah. Ok, the Liverpool star has six double-digit hauls from nine matches but why is Brighton being treated like an easy match?
So what are your transfer plans for Gameweek 10 and beyond?
I think Solanke and Dominic Calvert-Lewin are about to depart – I can’t stand owning them. Expect the next two arrivals to be Matheus Cunha and Danny Welbeck for some outrageously appealing fixtures. That reason went well for Calvert-Lewin, right?
Finally, what about captaincy?
A lack of stand-out matches this week. I’d be tempted to hand my armband to Saka versus Newcastle’s awful defence. If Erik ten Hag was still at Man United, maybe it’d have been Cole Palmer.
Alas, it’ll probably just go to Haaland again by default. I’ve pretty much given up now anyway.
Good luck and thank you for the team reveal!
