Community XI: Which formation to use in Fantasy Premier League 2019/20
The latest hot topic in the FPL community is which formation to use in Fantasy Premier League 2019/20.
Big at the back? Invest in midfield? All about premium forwards? It’s all covered right here for your Fantasy Premier League tips.
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1. Tools
Team structure and formation are the key topics for the latest article over on Premier Fantasy Tools. Instead of committing to one formation, flexibility could be the answer.
?Latest Post: Team structure and its impact on FPL
✍️@jkisthe1 contemplates different formation options and how to think about them: "… FLEXIBILITY IS KEY …"
➡️https://t.co/4r3jaUwabu pic.twitter.com/p2aTH42CzX
— PremierFantasyTools (@PremierFPLTools) July 29, 2019
2. Junior
FPL Junior is downgrading the attack, to make crucial upgrades in midfield and defence. Some high-profile managers deployed that strategy last season with great success, but it goes against historical conventions.
This may be the first season I start without a premium striker. I feel premium midfield are better options, some premium defenders are too good to go without and there's plenty of value in the mid priced forward range.
Do you agree or are you looking at a premium striker? #FPL
— FPL Junior (@FPL_Junior) June 29, 2019
3. Tips
Rather than a bold five at the back, many managers are opting for a more comfortable back four. FPL Tips studies this potential formation in his latest YouTube video.
? NEW #FPL VIDEO ?
?️ Time for 4 at the Back?
➡️ https://t.co/bECOxzkkDJ pic.twitter.com/nQtOMyGUyO
— FPLtips (@_FPLtips) July 26, 2019
4. Christensen
Rasmus Christensen puts plenty of analysis in to decipher which formation could be the best for the season ahead. There’s a convincing argument for 5-3-2 or a 5-2-3.
Which formation is ideal to start the new #FPL season?
Using preliminary @fplreview forecasts and 2500 projected lineups across GW1-5, I find a clear trend: pic.twitter.com/Tba3T7FEkj
— Rasmus Christensen (@wiscostretford) July 25, 2019
5. Prince
The FPL Prince breaks down the argument to look at the points differential between a premium defender and a mid-priced premium option. Could the value lie in the premium defenders?
The £6.0M defender VS £6.5M midfielder question is interesting….?
For example you could have:
?Azpilcueta – £6.0M – Clean sheets, assists and reliable
VS
? Brooks – £6.5M – Goals, assists but limited minutes last season
Who would you go for? #FPL
— FPL Prince ? (@TheFPLPrince) July 14, 2019
6. Tipz
FPL Tipz has put together a thread covering formation for this season. Those bench options could be important at least to begin with, when starting lineups are somewhat unknown.
FORMATION GUIDE
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Thread covering every formation in FPL and discusses their pros and cons. It gives a score on how it helps your starting line-up, your bench and an overall score and discussion!
This is MY OPINION.
Retweets are greatly appreciated!@officialfpl #FPL pic.twitter.com/ehA2pP3FXF
— FPLTIPZ (Harry) (@FPLTIPZ) July 19, 2019
7. Joe
Joe from Fantasy Football Scout feels uncomfortable with the big at the back strategy. It provides little flexibility in FPL squads and reduces the appeal of the overall game by chasing clean sheets.
I know lots are keen on 5 at the back.
Here’s why I’m not so keen.
1. It involves a non playing 4.5 striker, which makes bandwagon hopping tricky.
2. Fpl for me is about fun. Goals & assists are fun, cs less so.
3. 3-4-3 with 4-4-2 option teams seem more balanced & flexible.— FFJoe (@FFScout_Joe) July 7, 2019
8. Hopcroft
Adam Hopcroft looks at all players in a particularly price category to decipher which formation to go with. Defenders are top of the chart, at least from Liverpool, but some budget attackers aren’t far behind.
Players in 5.5-7.5m category seem key in deciding formation
Top scoring players sub 7.5m
Robertson 213
VVD 208
TAA 185
Fraser 181
Jimenez 181
Laporte 177
Milivojevic 166
Luiz 164
Alonso 161
Azpilicueta 158
Digne 158
Anderson 155
Walker 150
Pereira 146
Doherty 144
Zaha 143— Adam Hopcroft (@ahopcroft13) July 3, 2019
9. Murray
Neil Murray considers the number of players available at various price points in the game and considers the impact that this can have on the potential formation of your FPL squad this season.
0) Here's a {THREAD} on where I feel there are a significant lack of options (price wise) per position and how this subsequently influences how we could/should be thinking about lining up at the start of the season.
But why does this matter?
— Neil Murray #FPL (@roneildinho) June 30, 2019
10. Blake
Peter Blake returns with another detailed analysis, looking at optimal team structure. The fixtures are important here in making those assumptions and modelling future outcomes.
#FPL Analysis: What five seasons' data have revealed about predictive modelling, fixture impact and optimal team structure in Fantasy Premier League
(note: a long read, but with a TL;DR summary) https://t.co/7oaSlNCsEo pic.twitter.com/noz4Sska0Q— Peter Blake (@math_safe) July 1, 2019
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