The flex player may be a good thing. Its also like an extra bench spot you can put any position in, so could be handy that way too. I know the intent is you get your best 17 scores for 18 players, so can lose that odd small scorer from your score, who like gets HIA in the first minutes, or gets sent off. But i think it being an any position bench spot is more useful.
Im gunna put a DPP in there so it can cover 2 spots. Right now have Tino in there but still waiting to see how he comes up in the preseason. Second choice was De Belin who is solid and also DPP. Both about the same money too. Tino has much more upside if he comes back like he was in 2023