Cucurella and Palmer OUT
Gabriel and Saka IN
Obviously, taking out Palmer is a risk, however, when he came on against Leeds in that semi-final he looked so off the pace. Joao Pedro, on the other hand, I thought played quite well. So I'm very much acting on eye-test here.
Again, it's risky, but I needed to free up cash to bring in Gabriel, and I'm going to want more than one Arsenal player over the coming weeks. Saka, if he stays fit, is the choice attacker. I had two free transfers and just the right amount of money. So it feels like the perfect move at the moment. Let's see how it looks by Monday night though.
The other big decision this week is who to bench. In the end I'm playing an extra Bournemouth defender ahead of Gross simply because Crystal Palace played midweek. Plus it's a home fixture. I've went Truffert and Senesi over Hill because the ceiling is a bit higher. These are all close calls. It feels stupid benching Gross given how consistent he's been. Contrariwise, if Bournemouth keep a clean sheet it could be stupid putting him first on the bench.
It's a nice problem to have overall though.
The GW34 Free Hit
The free hit was a bit underwhelming. My 60 points did get me a small green arrow though. I'm now sitting at 51,444.
Given the bench boost in GW33 I'm actually quite happy with my team. It isn't far off what I would've went with anyway. It's literally just Palmer that's worrying me, what with so many other GW33 bench-boosters owning him this week. After that it's just a case of getting another Arsenal player before GW37.
Oh, and I'm just ignoring the Crystal Palace double. Which could be another unwise move, but I'm just not feeling it.
