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            <p><em>FPL Triple Gameweek 35 tips from former HOF Number 1 FPL Manager <a href="https://twitter.com/richclarkefpl">Richard Clarke</a>. Rich is an FPL veteran and has one of the most enviable records out there, notching 2 top 500 finishes, 8 top 10k finishes and has never finished outside the top 0.5% in every single one of his 14 seasons. </em><em>Rich will be revealing his team on a weekly basis in 2020/21 season; providing observations and strategy comment where appropriate.  </em></p>
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<h3>Blank Gameweek 34 Performance: 43 points</h3>
<p><strong>(Rank change = Up 2,000 places to 18K )</strong></p>
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<h3>Brief review of Blank Gameweek 34</h3>
<p>The recent instability caused by owner behaviours and fan demonstrations took another disruptive turn as the <strong>Manchester United v Liverpool</strong> fixture was postponed on Sunday.</p>
<p>Impact on FPL team scores largely depended on how many players from these two teams fantasy managers owned. A <strong>Harry Kane captaincy blank</strong> and several other notable absentees meant there were some very low scores last weekend. The forthcoming gameweeks look more open so we should see more variance with the armband.</p>
<p>Elsewhere, there were a few individual highlights for returning players to note. A hat-trick for <strong>Gareth Bale</strong> and a brace for <strong>Michail Antonio</strong> stood out in particular! Both could be key performers in the run-in.</p>
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<h3><strong>My Team in Blank </strong><strong>Gameweek 34</strong></h3>
<p>I fared better than some last week, largely owing to my transfer of <strong>Heung-Min Son</strong> for <strong>Diogo Jota</strong> and moving the (injured) <strong>Antonio Rudiger</strong> out for <strong>Joel Ward</strong> (a Crystal Palace 4.3m enabler for Son).</p>
<p><strong>Late team news</strong> confirming the Rudiger absence and confirmation of the <strong>remaining double gameweek fixtures</strong> helped me to make these moves with confidence.</p>
<p>These transfers ultimately meant I was able to field ten players overall - well above average. Once again, the<strong> importance of a deep, playing bench</strong> this season was demonstrated - <strong>when bad luck strikes you need back-up</strong>.</p>
<p><strong>43 points</strong> was above average and gave me a small green arrow - the fourth in a row to an overall rank of <strong>18.5k.</strong></p>
<p>The <strong>Top 10k</strong> is now <strong>20 points away</strong>.</p>
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<h3><strong>Triple Gameweek 35 - Strategy  (1 free transfer)</strong></h3>
<p>I went into some depth with <em>last week's article</em> over transfer options and their dependency on fixture certainty. With weeks running out, information is paramount and the value of remaining transfers is very high - particularly for managers with no chips remaining.</p>
<p>Much to the surprise of the FPL community, a triple-gameweek was announced on Wednesday with <strong>Manchester United now playing Aston Villa, Leicester City and Liverpool</strong> in the space of <strong>five days</strong>!  <strong>Man </strong><strong>United</strong> will subsequently <strong>still blank in Gameweek 36</strong>. This makes it difficult to load up on their players unless fantasy managers have a free-hit or wildcard chip left or enough players for Gameweek 36 to get a full side out next week.</p>
<p>The<strong> impact</strong> of these changes <strong>on my squad</strong> are that they give me <strong>eight players with a double fixture,</strong> <strong>Bruno Fernandes with a triple</strong> and <strong>Son and Kane</strong> playing away to Leeds United.</p>
<p>The <strong>big decision</strong> I need to make is whether to <strong>go after Manchester United assets</strong> and their three<em> potential</em> fixtures, or<strong> save my transfer</strong> to help me navigate Gameweek 36.</p>
<p>Due to prioritising the transfer-in of Heung-min Son last week, I am reluctant to sell him again as part of an upgrade plan (for a hit!). I only have one transfer and nothing in the bank!</p>
<p>My option here is to move out <strong>Son and Wesley Fofana</strong> (still at risk of limited minutes due to fasting), for <strong>Mason Greenwood and Harry Maguire (-4)</strong>.</p>
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<h3>Status for Gameweek 36...</h3>
<p>Whilst the above moves give me <strong><em>3 additional 'man weeks'</em> </strong>this week - my list of <strong>players who blank next week</strong> would be:</p>
<p><strong>Mendy</strong></p>
<p><strong>Holding</strong></p>
<p><em><strong>Maguire</strong></em></p>
<p><strong>Fernandes</strong></p>
<p><em><strong>Greenwood</strong></em></p>
<p><strong>Maddison</strong></p>
<p><strong>Iheanacho</strong></p>
<p>From the above it is easy to see that I'm going to be in <strong>big trouble in Gameweek 36</strong> getting anywhere near a full team out.  With <strong>Fraser Forster</strong> no more than a<strong> 50/50 chance</strong> to start for Southampton that week, I may need to take <strong>additional 12 point hit?</strong> to form a team.</p>
<p>The <strong>conservative play</strong> here is to roll with what I have, take no hits this week and <strong>take two transfers into Gameweek 36</strong> to help with the restructure.</p>
<p>One way to make this seem less scary is to <strong>consider</strong> that Gameweeks' <strong>35 and 36 are one set of fixtures</strong> and look at the total returns from this block. Taking rotation and blanks into account, this makes keeping the Tottenham assets seem much more sensible.</p>
<p>I will make a final call on a transfer once we know team news. Like last week, if I find I have an injured player for Gameweek 35, this gives me an option to change the mix.</p>
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