Community Chatter: How to manage Gameweek 17

The Gameweek 16 match postponement between Brighton and Spurs as a result of the Covid outbreak at Tottenham was a stark reminder to FPL managers of the need for a bench and to be able to react to changing news.

The news just ahead of midnight on Monday that the Gameweek 17 fixture between Brentford and Manchester United has been postponed, as a result of the Covid outbreak at Manchester United, puts FPL managers in greater turmoil.

Many managers sold the likes of Son Heung-Min, Harry Kane and Robert Sanchez when their Gameweek 16 fixture was cancelled, most bringing in the likes of David De Gea, Cristiano Ronaldo and Marcus Rashford who will now not be playing in Gameweek 17.

We took a look through Twitter to see how FPL managers and content creators are managing the uncertainty.

How to prepare for Gameweek 17

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— Sam FPL ? (@RegretFpl) December 14, 2021

⚠️ How to prepare for Blank Gameweek 17 {THREAD}

With one game already postponed and servers others hanging in the balance, how can we prepare? #FPL
— Holly Shand (@HollyShand) December 14, 2021

Might be obvious, but as much as I want to double up on some teams (i.e. city mid), de-risking and spreading your players across numerous teams may be a smart option with all the uncertainty right now.

With that being said: Bilva & Foden double up looking super sexy ?
— Sonaldo (Andy) (@FPL_Sonaldo) December 14, 2021

Transfer Tips

??The deadline has been moved 15 minutes later following the postponement!#FPL #FPLCommunity #GW17
— FPL Hit (@FplHit_) December 14, 2021

There are still a few hours to go before the #FPL GW17 deadline…

Get our latest transfer tips ?https://t.co/Yv1CHlEJMK
— Standard Sport (@standardsport) December 14, 2021

FPL team news: Gameweek 17 updates on City, Covid, Livramento, Toney and more

Impact of game postponements

How many MUN/BRE players do you have? ?‍♂️

Just Rashford for me.

Shame I brought him in last week for a hit.. ??#FPL https://t.co/luifj1kcrO
— Geoff Dance (@GeoffreyDance) December 14, 2021

Man city,Villa and Norwich options become really appealing now as at least by deadline we know those games are happening #fpl #FPLCommunity
— Richard McTiernan (@smallccapitalt) December 14, 2021

After take a hit on DDG, it's happen again ??‍♂️#FPL https://t.co/c7wMNQPIKC
— Akën (@FPL_Aken) December 14, 2021

With De Gea not playing, I'm really hoping Sanchez isn't one of the Brighton players with covid. Brought in 2 playing GK's specifically to avoid this situation happening!

I'd be needing an emergency 3rd keeper. Where's Stuart Taylor or Carlo Nash when you need them?!#FPL
— FPL TheAdam (@FPLTheAdam) December 14, 2021