Puppet Masters FPL · Champion’s corner

Interview with the
defending champion.

Last season’s winner discusses pressure, preparation and the challengers hoping to take the crown.

Preparation. Instinct. A highly sophisticated advisory network. The defending champion explains how last season happened—and why everybody else should be worried.

The defending Fantasy Football champion studying his plans for the new season
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The full conversation

Heavy is the head.

How does it feel to be champion?
Exactly how I expected it to feel. Heavy is the head that wears the crown, but thankfully I’ve got the neck strength for it.
What was the secret to last season’s success?
Preparation, instinct and knowing exactly which “experts” to listen to after they’d already done all the hard work.
Did luck play a part?
Apparently so. Funny how luck kept happening to me and not to them.
Were you ever worried someone would catch you?
Catch me? They were too busy making their own decisions. That was their first mistake.
How are you preparing for the new season?
Same as any elite manager: AI analysis, several premium YouTube subscriptions and absolutely no original thoughts before the deadline.
So you rely heavily on experts?
I prefer to say I operate a highly sophisticated advisory network. Some of them just happen to have ring lights and affiliate links.
Would you recommend people enter the league this season?
Absolutely. A champion needs challengers. Preferably ones who still think “going with your gut” is a strategy.
Is there anyone you see as a serious threat this year?
I’ve reviewed the competition thoroughly. I’m confident the biggest danger remains an unexpected Wi-Fi outage at 10:55 on deadline day.
Any advice for new managers?
Never panic. Never chase last week’s points. And if your AI, three YouTubers and a bloke with 180,000 subscribers all agree on the same captain, call it instinct.
Can anyone stop you retaining the title?
Of course. Theoretically. That is what keeps the competition legally classified as a competition.

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