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            <p>This is a How To Win at Telegraph Fantasy Football members' guide, updated ahead of the 2024/25 season.</p>
<p>We will be covering everything from team structure, winning tips, fatal errors, managing your team over the season, secret TFF weapons and mini-league play.</p>
<p>This will teach you everything you need to know to play Telegraph Fantasy Football…and win.</p>
<p>If you are new to Telegraph Fantasy Football you will want to read our <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/how-to-play-telegraph-fantasy-football/">How to Play Telegraph Fantasy Football</a> guide first.</p>
<p>Once you have read this, make sure you visit and bookmark the <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/telegraph-fantasy-football-tips-the-ultimate-guide/">Telegraph Fantasy Ultimate Guide</a>, written by the very best Telegraph fantasy players.</p>
<p>This gives you the best Telegraph Fantasy Football tips and content to help you become a better fantasy football manager and dominate your mini-leagues.</p>
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<h2><strong>What you get in the </strong><strong>Telegraph</strong><strong> Fantasy Football guide:</strong></h2>
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<li>Winning formations and team structure.</li>
<li>10 winning principles (including the golden transfer rule) and five fatal errors</li>
<li>Managing your team over a season and key resources.</li>
<li>Transfer checklist and mini-league tips.</li>
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<p>You can either read each section in order (advised for beginners) or skip to a section of your choice (intermediate and advanced players).</p>
<h2><strong>Section 1: Winning formations and team structure</strong></h2>
<p>There is no golden formation for Telegraph Fantasy Football. Each season is different and your formation should change and evolve as the season progresses.</p>
<p>Based on previous seasons, heavy investment in defence had been a sound basis for a successful team, however in the last couple of seasons the lack of clean sheets has meant a more balanced team has worked well.</p>
<p>Formations such as  4-4-2, 4-5-1, 5-3-2 and 5-4-1 were the favoured formations to maximise team value, but 3-5-2, 3-4-3 and 4-3-3 have been successful in recent seasons.</p>
<p><img class="size-large wp-image-65712 aligncenter" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/FFStuffImage-2024-08-07T130803.634-1024x834.png" alt="" width="1024" height="834" /></p>
<h2><strong>Five</strong> <strong>Telegraph</strong><strong> Fantasy Football structure tips</strong></h2>
<h3><strong>Ability to switch between positions</strong></h3>
<p>This is an obvious one for those who already play the game but is nevertheless important to remember.</p>
<p>For example, you can switch out a midfielder for a striker or vice-versa, as long as it remains a valid formation.</p>
<h3><strong>Have flexible price points</strong></h3>
<p>We can’t stress how important this is. Even experienced players restrict their ability to bring in new players.</p>
<p>As an example, having five midfielders priced between £4.0m and £5.0m means that it requires two precious transfers to bring in a midfielder of £5.5m+.</p>
<h3><strong>There is no correct formation</strong></h3>
<p>Don’t be rigid in your thinking and say ‘I always play 3-4-3’. There are likely to be times across a season where all formations are valid.</p>
<p>Good managers will recognise these shifts and adapt their formation accordingly.</p>
<p>There will be times in the second half of the season where 3-4-3, for example, will maximise the current fixture run better than other formations.</p>
<h3><strong>Think long-term</strong></h3>
<p>Set yourself up for the long-term particularly in the first half of the season. Have you looked at the long-term fixtures? Have you considered what will happen if a player gets injured or drops out of form? Are you able to bring in a big hitting player in one move if they hit a hot streak?</p>
<p>Planning ahead is crucial to this and something we’ll come back to later in the series.</p>
<h3><strong>Jump on cheap players</strong></h3>
<p>A few weeks into the season there are often some value gems that emerge. <strong>Cole Palmer</strong> was the bargain of the 23/24 season; it’s crucial to jump on these players when the opportunity arises as it frees up a ton of budget and flexibility for your squad.</p>
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<h2><strong>Types of players you need in </strong><strong>Telegraph</strong><strong> Fantasy Football</strong></h2>
<p>In the TFF game, all positions now have decent options thanks to the change of awarding midfielder bonus points.</p>
<h3><strong>Nailed-on and unlikely to get injured</strong></h3>
<p>With no bench and limited transfers, it's crucial to have players that are not only regular starters but are unlikely not to get injured.</p>
<h3><strong>The big point-scoring midfielders and forwards</strong></h3>
<p>Make sure you book two or three spots in your team for the likes of <strong>Mohamed </strong><strong>Salah, Erling Haaland, Buyako Saka, Son Heung-min, Bruno Fernandes, and Kevin De Bruyne</strong> who will all score well at different points in the season.</p>
<p>It's impossible to own them all but by ensuring you have their price-point covered means you can rotate them at will when injuries occur or the fixtures turn.</p>
<h3><strong>Cheaper bonus enablers</strong></h3>
<p>To afford those big hitting midfielders and forwards, you’ll need some cheap players. Midfield tacklers can provide value and go under the radar.</p>
<p><strong>Joao Gomes </strong>of Wolves racked up 136 tackles up last season in addition to a handful of goals and assists, making him one of the best value players in the game.</p>
<p><img class="wp-image-65710 size-large aligncenter" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/FFStuffImage-2024-08-07T130241.752-1024x834.png" alt="" width="1024" height="834" /></p>
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<h2><strong>Section 2: 10 tips and winning principles for </strong><strong>Telegraph</strong><strong> Fantasy Football</strong></h2>
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