The Premier League is returning — here’s how to dominate your fantasy league, according to a man who beat 3.5 million people

Prioritise flexibility

Emre Can’s spectacular bicycle kick goal for Liverpool against Watford last season.Dan Mullan / Getty Images

“The biggest lesson I’ve learned from my years of playing fantasy football is that you can’t anticipate everything,” March said. “Flexibility is, for me, the crucial hidden quality in a fantasy team that will translate into points over the course of a season.”

“[F]or example, you could splash out on your strikers and have a great-looking forward line but this inescapably means you’ll have budgeted in other areas. This imbalance could prevent you from moving quickly enough on, say, an emerging form midfielder or it could reduce your options if you have injuries or suspensions in your defence.

“Alternatively, if the game you’re playing has a limit on the number of players you can pick from a single team, maxing these out means you might struggle to bring in another player from that team should they become a ‘must have’.”