EPL Supercoach | Buy, Hold, Sell Gameweek 2


<p>The big winners in GW1 were those who paid up for Raya, took a punt on Hinshelwood or De Cuyper, and hit the Calafiori VC.</p>



<p>I did none of these, but I still managed to crack three figures with a 116 thanks to Palmer (26), Calafiori (19) and Ødegaard (19).  </p>



<p>Haaland as captain stung, as did playing Palestra over Vuskovic, but we move on to GW2.</p>



<p>Traditionally, this is a wait-and-see week as player price movements aren’t here yet, unless you have an injury to deal with or a major restructure is required and you need more than 3 trades for this next week.</p>



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<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Buy</strong></h3>



<p>We need to learn from our mistakes, but we also need to learn from other people’s mistakes. </p>



<p>Last season, our very own Harry West traded into Ballard after his goal and 30 points in GW1, who then proceeded to get injured and miss multiple games.  </p>



<p>Let’s hold off pressing that red T button and wait for the bubble; we can’t overreact too much to one week’s data.</p>



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<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Big Watch</strong></h3>



<p><strong>Josh&nbsp;King (£3.9M, Fulham MID, B/E -8)</strong></p>



<p>This one must’ve hurt Molchy and Matty Jurman after owning him early last season.  </p>



<p>To be fair, his goal should have been saved by Sánchez, but points are points, and he’ll make big cash from this low price point.</p>



<p><strong>Myles&nbsp;Lewis-Skelly (£3.9M, Arsenal DEF, B/E -4)</strong></p>



<p>Started in midfield and scored double figures.  </p>



<p>Big watch on the severity of Bruno G’s injury.</p>



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<p><strong>Dominik&nbsp;Szoboszlai (£10.42M, Liverpool MID, B/E -1)</strong></p>



<p>Looks like he’s the number one penalty taker over Isak.  </p>



<p>I thought it might’ve been due to the occasion, but he came out and said he’s been practicing them all pre-season.  </p>



<p>Could be our solid rock in midfield again.</p>



<p><strong>João&nbsp;Pedro (£8.98M, Chelsea FWD, B/E -1)</strong></p>



<p>Scored inside 30 seconds, which was a dream start for owners.  </p>



<p>Chelsea forward assets look gold early, but I’ll probably eat a price rise and wait for the Arsenal matchup to pass first.</p>



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<p><strong>Rayan&nbsp;Cherki (£9.17M, Manchester City MID, B/E 1)</strong></p>



<p>If he gets the start over Foden this weekend (which he should) and plays well again, he will become an immediate must-own next week with Coventry at home and a negative breakeven.</p>



<p><strong>Florian&nbsp;Wirtz (£6.97M, Liverpool MID, B/E 7)</strong></p>



<p>He looks like the one to downgrade next week after getting subbed off on 63 minutes, but watch this space.</p>



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<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Sell</strong></h3>



<p><strong>Patrick&nbsp;Dorgu (£8.44M, Manchester United DEF, B/E 17)</strong></p>



<p>That was a tough pill to swallow for owners.  </p>



<p>Starting LW against a promoted side and dishing up a negative score after a yellow card and early sub.  </p>



<p>Another promoted side at home this time could bring points.  </p>



<p>I’d probably hold if he’s starting again and sell next week, as Rashford might be here to stay, but I can’t fault people getting rid of him early.</p>



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<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>My Plans</strong></h3>



<p>Holding strong and saving trades with a likely 2-5-3 formation.  </p>



<p>I’m not moving off Bruno or Haaland and waiting to see if Palestra gets into the Chelsea side after his hiccup at training ruled him out.  </p>



<p>Lammens is on the chopping block if I don’t see drastic improvement from the red side of Manchester.</p>



<p><strong>VC</strong> Erling Haaland</p>



<p><strong>C</strong> Bruno Fernandes</p>



<p><strong>Bank</strong> £620k</p>


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