The FPL Brief

Your mini-league won’t know what hit them. Smarter FPL picks, transfers & deadline insights in 5 minutes or less.

One of them: Luis Suárez — Colombia 2.1% selected Fixture: Uzbekistan Price: $5.7m Most managers looking at Colombia will start with Luis Díaz or James Rodríguez. But Suárez gives you a different route. He is a central striker, cheaper than the premium Colombia names, and has a clear path to points if Colombia dominate Matchday 1. He does not need to be the most famous player in the team. He just needs chances. And as a forward in a strong opening fixture, that is exactly the kind of hidden gem profile I’m looking for. I broke down all 10 hidden gems here: thefplbrief.com/p/10-hidden-ge…

If your World Cup Fantasy draft only has the obvious names, you are probably already late. The template will form quickly. So I looked for the players still being ignored. 10 hidden gems. Low ownership. Clear upside. Before everyone else catches up.

Tomorrow’s newsletter is all about the HIDDEN GEMS for WC Fantasy 👀💎 The underrated picks. The overlooked enablers. The players nobody talks about… until they haul. Question for you: Which player is a MUST-HAVE that people are currently sleeping on? 👇🔥

Haaland is still the captain to beat. But Wirtz and Oyarzabal are the two fixture-based alternatives I’m watching closely. Ronaldo and Mbappé are dangerous, but I don’t think they are the cleanest armband routes for MD1. And Díaz is the aggressive swing. Full breakdown here: thefplbrief.com/p/the-matchday…

My current World Cup Fantasy Matchday 1 captaincy tiers. Explanation 👇

@rahul_prasad74 Ryerson or Schlotterbeck

@TheFPLBrief Probably Ryerson. Attacking threat with defensive nous. Numbers in Bundesliga campaign are eye-catching. Who is your favourite?

I analysed the World Cup Fantasy Matchday 1 fixtures and found 8 low-owned players I really like. Not random punts. Players with strong opening fixtures, low ownership, clear routes to points, and real upside before the template forms. The first example shows the type of edge I’m looking for.

@rahul_prasad74 Thank you, who is your favorite?

@TheFPLBrief This is a well thought out list of low owned players with a potentially high ceiling. Subscribed

@Stock_Minded Thank you!

@TheFPLBrief Good written newsletter!

@Stock_Minded Thank you!

@TheFPLBrief Good written newsletter!

I analysed the World Cup Fantasy Matchday 1 captaincy options. The obvious captain is strong. But captaincy is not just about picking the biggest name. I’m looking at: - fixture - role - minutes - ceiling - route to a haul One player is clearly the captain to beat. But the shortlist gets interesting very quickly.

My current captaincy shortlist starts with Erling Haaland. Fixture: Iraq It is hard to overcomplicate this one. Norway have a strong opening fixture, and Haaland gives you exactly what you want from a fantasy captain: goal threat, penalty-box dominance, minutes security, and multiple-goal upside. If Norway score two or three, it is very hard to imagine Haaland not being heavily involved. That is why he is still the captain everyone else has to beat. But he is not the only name I’m considering. I broke down the full Matchday 1 captaincy shortlist here: thefplbrief.com/p/the-matchday…

Name me a better striker than Oyarzabal for WC Fantasy? Try it.

“I’m just casually watching the games.” 5 minutes later on WC Fantasy: analyzing xG checking weather reports reading insider leaks building 17 transfer scenarios We’re all cooked

My first draft. Which player did you also choose for your first draft?

@Neduszn8 Cancelo

Guess the player? VERY DIFFICULT 🤯

@FPLjamieee For 4.2 ryerson would be a very good pick

Who’s the best £3.5M defender in World Cup Fantasy?😩 I haven’t even heard of half of these players.. #WorldCup | #WorldCupFantasy

@willtoon88 😂

@TheFPLBrief Isak 🤣🤣🤣

My auto pick team looks like this, which one would you hold?