GW9: Defcon Deep Dive with Tom Hadley | The New FPL Template
Summary
Joe and Tom Hadley analyze the FPL template shift from midfield to defense, highlighting a proposed Wild Card team for Game Week 11 that prioritizes safe assets like Gabriel and Isak. They review recent defensive clean sheet and bonus point performers, with a focus on Bournemouth’s James Hill and Antonio Silva, and discuss the high ceiling of goalkeeper rotations involving Kinsky and Trafford.
Topics discussed
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Weekly recap: Injuries and unexpected results
Channel promotion and wildcard strategy intro
Template shift: Moving value to defense
Timing the wildcard: GW9 vs GW12
Building the wildcard team: Attack and Midfield
Defense picks and early wildcard feasibility
Cash cow strategy: Gabriel and Leaf Davis
Fixture analysis for GW10 and GW12
Listener strategy: Wildcard timing and assets
Chelsea attack analysis without Pedro
Risk assessment: European competition fatigue
Def Con points: Top defenders this week
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Bournemouth defense: Hill and Silver analysis
Liverpool defense: Jaka and upcoming fixtures
Algorithm bias in fixture difficulty ratings
Def Con points: Top midfielders this week
Bournemouth midfield and Palacios value
Bonus Point System: Strikers and Baselines
Bonus Point System: Defenders and Midfielders
Bonus Point System: Key players highlighted
Goalkeeper rotation: Trafford and Bruggen
Deep dive: Double rotation keeper strategy
Conclusion and good luck for the week
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