Game Week 1 Review

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I guess I can say I'm not surprised... But that would be a lie as I'm quite bloody surprised at how it worked.
I started the fantasy premier League last season and joined the hive fpl competition last season just for the kicks...
But it's this season that I'm really going in with the prize in sights.

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Firstly I got this idea from our jolly Irish, @tengolotodo, and since I feel my post schedule has become a bit monotonous lately, why not add another community to the posting list.
In this post I'll talk about the last game weeks, my players, the points and the plans for the next.

My choices might seem odd to some, in actuality to my friends they brought a fair amount of ridicule.
Yet when choosing these players on Wednesday night, I made my choice like how I do when placing a bet; based on last results and quite frankly my guts.

I'll be clear, making choices because of the influx of new players and sheer rowdiness in this summer transfer season wasn't easy.
Yet I was chanced to watch a few matches and it's from those matches that I made my decision.

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The first thing I thought of when filling my team last week was.. Don't choose Salah.

Now don't get me wrong, Salah is phenomenal. His work rate alone is stupendous and that smell of a goal is beautiful and renowned.
That's exactly why I didn't choose him. He is well feared and rightfully so.

Hence the defenders of opposing teams would be high pressed to block him.
Nunez who was turning out to be his new Firmino has been sold-and apparently doing wonderfully in his new club (Slot I won't soon forgive you!!!)

So instead of Salah, I took my bet on the new Liverpool lads and at least one of them made my day.

Hugo Ekitike is a talent, and I wonder just how far he would go, surely someone that would be captained for a long time.
After choosing Ekitike, Alisson and Wirt, I moved on to sign the keeper that kept Liverpool out of the community shield. His saves made me get him and it seemed to have stop Chelsea too.

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After these 4 players, the rest were made simply on guts.

Reijnders was one bet I didn't expect to win but was really glad it did. I hardly watch Man City, nor do I keep track of their movement unless of course when they play Liverpool. So I really didn't know anything about Reijnders, I just saw his form and price and boom.
Kudus, Cucurella and Gabriel were safe choices though, these were people I know could safely anchor 4 points and above due to their work rate and past matches.
I know Nottingham for its defense and I remember Traore in particular to be awesome in midfield....
...and gbam my starting 11 was all set.

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I think the real miracle is the fact that all my benched players are got 0 points. We thank God for that😂😂

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This massive luck in team selection made me win my first hive fpl pvp...

... Against who I can only guess to be @deraaa or someone who found it fitting to use her name as his team name.

And landed me at the 20th spot in the team table..

... down with the other 61's...

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Overall it was a good football week with the only downside being Chelsea disgracing themselves on the 1st day.

Community Shield holds World Club Cup winners down to a goalless bout 😔

Which is sad because I wanted to trouble @blanchy some more in the Last Man Standing Draw...

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Changes for next week haven't been decided yet but it would most likely be from the bench, cause why can four players in a row get 0 points?
That's just lazy of them...

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