Honestly this GW2 has to be one of the most satisfying gameweeks I have had in a very long time on FPL because I've been suffering since last season with average points and red arrows every week. My team name is ADRIANO FC and for Gameweek 2 I ended up with 72 points on the official app but with bonus and the way I calculated after the final whistle it felt like 78 for me because I had a lot of contributions from unexpected places, and this is my second highest points this season so far. The average for GW2 was 81 which was actually higher than my score but trust me in my mini leagues I still climbed because most people around me blanked heavily. I had Raya in goal with 8 points, that man saved me with that clean sheet and save points against his old team, and my defence had Gabriel with 8, Cash with 2, Virgil with just 1 and Konsa with 3, not perfect but at least Gabriel delivered that goal threat from set piece.
The midfield is where the magic really happened for me this week and I'm not even going to lie I was so scared before deadline on Saturday 10th because I thought of transferring out some players but I decided to just stick with my gut. I had that guy from Brentford with 13 points, Szoboszlai with 8, Ndiaye with 3 and Semenyo with 5, that midfield gave me like 29 points combined which is crazy when you consider that last GW my midfield only gave me like 12 points total. Szoboszlai scoring that free kick against Newcastle was the highlight for me, I jumped off my chair when that ball hit the net. And up front Haaland captain with 26 points man, that guy is just inevitable, two goals and bonus, plus Havertz with 2 points supporting him, even though Havertz was a bit disappointing I still managed to get a decent return from the attack.
If you check my bench you will see Verbruggen, Keane, Savio and Welbeck all sitting there, and I was so tempted to start Welbeck over Havertz but I decided to trust Arsenal at home and it backfired small, but luckily my starting XI still delivered. The screenshot I took was at 23:21 at night after all the games finished and I was just staring at the 72 total points, highest in my league that week was 161 which is insane, someone must have used bench boost or triple captain early. My overall points in GW5 I had only 41 points with average 48, so you can see why this GW2 result means a lot to me, from 41 points in GW5 to 72 points in GW2 in terms of replay viewing, it's a big bounce back. It feels good to finally see green arrows again.
What I love about this team is the balance, like I have Arsenal defence with Raya and Gabriel double up, then Aston Villa with Cash and Konsa, Liverpool with Virgil and Szoboszlai, it's like I spread the risk across top teams instead of putting all eggs in one basket like I used to do with Man City triple up. GW2 taught me that sometimes you don't need to chase price changes and fixture difficulty rating too much, just pick players who are nailed and have attacking threat. My formation was like 4-4-2 with Haaland and Havertz up top, and it worked perfectly because Haaland did the heavy lifting while everyone else chipped in with small points that added up to that 72/78 feeling. Even Ndiaye with 3 points was important because in previous weeks he was giving me 1.
So yeah overall this is my second highest points per match week in a long while this season and I'm really happy with how ADRIANO FC is looking going into GW6 deadline on Saturday 10 Oct at 11:00, I already did my transfers and I'm ready for the next one. If I can keep hitting around 70+ every week I will definitely climb into top 100k, and with Haaland still in my team I have that captaincy safety net every week. I recorded this screen with my phone to show my friends that finally my FPL is back, no more suffering with 41 points gameweeks, this GW2 is the turning point for me and I hope I can keep the momentum going.
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