FPL assistant manager chip: When to play and which manager has the best game?

There are three important things to consider when planning your chip purchases, in addition to making sure you have some spare cash.

Play another chip

Firstly, once the chip is active, you cannot play any other chip. So think about when you might want to use Triple Captain and make sure you have a rough plan for using your wildcard.

Wildcarding for a few weeks before you play the Assistant Manager chips can be a good plan.

Change manager

Second, playing chips has no transfer fees but you can change your assistant manager within a three-week period, the transfer costs the same as if you were buying a player.

So it’s an opportunity to be cute if you like and go for the ultimate with attractive fixtures.

Top managers have fewer advantages

Because of the prize money on the table, it is not necessary to pay the highest price if choosing the manager of a title-chasing side.

Mikel Arteta, Arne Slot and Enzo Maresca have three-week best scores of 32 points or less this season. But Bournemouth’s Andoni Iraola leads the way with a total of 47 points, thanks to wins over Arsenal and Manchester City.

Of course, predicting those wins is difficult!

So do you play it safe or go for glory?