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Dugout Discussion May 11

Dugout Discussion – Arsenal versus Swansea

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Gameweek 36 comes to its conclusion tonight as Arsenal host Swansea at the Emirates. After a polished performance at Hull last Monday, the Gunners have now won nine of their last ten league outings, with only a goalless draw against Chelsea temporarily slowing their momentum.

With a double Gameweek against United and Sunderland just around the corner, Fantasy managers are afforded further opportunity to scout Arsene Wenger’s main men this evening.

Alexis Sanchez served up a second double-figure return in four league outings with a brace against the Tigers to persuade over 144,000 FPL managers to snap up his services ahead of this one. The Chilean isn’t the only one worth considering in an attack that looks full of Fantasy potential right now – up top, Olivier Giroud has seven strikes in the last nine, whilst Aaron Ramsey, Mesut Ozil and Santi Cazorla are also jousting for our attention. The Welshman has recovered from a knock sustained at the KC and will surely be set for significant investment on the back of three 10+ hauls in his previous six.

Garry Monk’s men have been in decent form, too. The Swans have won their last two matches since switching to 4-2-3-1, though with Nelson Oliveira missing out through injury tonight, the visitors are without a recognised striker in their starting line-up.

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  1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    here we go

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpKCqp9CALQ

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    1. sinik
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      let's go again!

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ

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  2. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    Rambo, Sanchez, Giroud. Lead me to the 100 club 🙂

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    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      This, minus Sanchez, plus Ospina.

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      1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        plus sanchez again, minus ospina, plus bellerin & caz 😛

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        1. Epic Fail
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 12 months ago

          https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/ce/9c/94/ce9c949d6c73dbfb889f6036bac022dd.gif

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    2. ​
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      Im on board with these 3 too. Currently on 78 and awaiting take off.

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    3. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      Good luck mate!

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      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        Cheers. You too:)

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        1. RoysCallerAnne
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 12 months ago

          (I think, barring a disaster, we'll both get there!)

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    4. Hamstergod
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      Good luck , I have Sanchez, Giroud and Cazorla so I' routing for you to get over the 100 mark

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  3. meerlight
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    Let's rock and roll

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  4. deathorglory
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    C'mon the holy trinity - Sanchez, Ozil and Giruid!

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    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 14 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      😆

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  5. Red Star Toro
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    Bellerin + Sanchez. I need your 17 points to break 100-points mark. Make me proud, would you?

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  6. JAC THE CAT
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    How nailed on is Ivanovic?

    Thinking Ivanovic ---> Terry

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    1. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      I think both will play both remaining games

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    2. ​
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      Told Mou he wants to play all 38 games and Mou said Okay.

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    3. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      tough to say, i wouldnt sell at the mo given their fixtures but youd better have a good sub

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    4. deathorglory
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      Mou said both want to play every game and it sounded like he would give them it.

      Though with Ivan I got the impression he just wanted to feature in every game, Terry wants every minute.

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  7. TheCurseOfRaheem
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    Need 13 points from Kos, Giroud and Siggy to make 100, fingers crossed.

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    1. BUZZBOMB
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      Need 6 from Ozil and Giroud for my first ever non DGW century. Sanchez saving points for next week would be nice for OR too though.

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      1. TheCurseOfRaheem
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        That would be ideal.

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    2. Obi Wan Elokobi
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      Looking good for you.

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  8. drughi
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    A bit worrying if giroud doesnt score today, that would be 5 straight games without a goal. Not the best form ahead of a DGW

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    1. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      Means he's due though 😉

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  9. Acquafresca
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    COYG!

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  10. usagooner
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    COYG!!!

    Good luck to all of you close to the century club this GW!!

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  11. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    Sanchez and Giroud reds in a 2-0 (Ozil, Cazorla) victory please. Cheers.

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  12. Red Star Toro
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 12 months ago

    Donkey already on YC?

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  13. Jay_
      8 years, 12 months ago

      Sanchez Ramsey Giroud

      30 points between the 3 of you please

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      1. Epic Fail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        Ramsey 14
        Giroud 14
        Sanchez 2

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    • Hibbo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      No clean sheet and a Giroud/Sanchez masterclass please.

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    • TheCurseOfRaheem
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      Siggy up front, let's do this.

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    • Demí
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      Cazorla, Sanchez, Giroud fail 🙁

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    • Bolt-on
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      Sanchez down

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      1. Bubz
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        RIP

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    • Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      Sanchez loses chewing gum shocker

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    • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      Sanchez rolling around on the floor

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      1. RoysCallerAnne
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        *ground

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        1. Pap Le Cissier
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 12 months ago

          *grass

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          1. RoysCallerAnne
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            8 years, 12 months ago

            Yes please 🙂

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            1. Pap Le Cissier
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              8 years, 12 months ago

              It was a statement, not a question 😉

              Well played sir

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    • The Machine
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      *Insert standard post about your players doing well*

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      1. ​
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        Mate it looks like something's up with your mail merge, its not displaying your players properly.

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      2. Sif
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        *insert standard question as to the performance of prospective transfer*

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    • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      Giroud miss

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      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        Ruins Bellerin assist

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      2. JK - Cønt ⭐
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        would have been Ramsey assist

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        1. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 12 months ago

          Or this

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    • The Machine
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      Sanchez off?

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      1. Obi Wan Elokobi
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        No just typical FFS injury reports.

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      2. usagooner
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        Nope, he's fine

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      3. Greenbackbøøg…
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        Decapitated

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    • Obi Wan Elokobi
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      I've decided to watch the game instead of refreshing this for updates. Never know if it's a serious injury or not on here.

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    • dogtanion
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      Fpl aside, as an Arsenal fan, we need so much better than Giroud.

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      1. The Machine
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        Not winning the premier league with him. Someone like higuain

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        1. Debauchy
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 12 months ago

          Dont rate Higuain

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      2. Obi Wan Elokobi
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        Disagree. Give him a whole season he can easily get 20+ goals. (Not an arsenal fan).

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        1. Royal5
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 12 months ago

          Way too slow.

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        2. The Machine
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 12 months ago

          Its not just about the goals, its about making the difference when it matters most

          Torres scored 17 goals in one of his useless chelsea seasons

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          1. Obi Wan Elokobi
            • 12 Years
            8 years, 12 months ago

            I meant in the premiership alone not Europa league. A strikers job in the end is goals. Goals win you games.

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            1. The Machine
              • 10 Years
              8 years, 12 months ago

              Not when most of them come in already won games

              A strikers job is.more than just goals

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              1. Camp No No
                • 10 Years
                8 years, 12 months ago

                Oh, but Giroud does so much more than just scores goals. His link-up play, passing, possession winning and his runs off the ball. Do you remember when Welbeck was useless upfront and Sanchez could make no dribbles. With Giroud hogging the defenders, there's space for the midfielders to get into the box.

                Anyway, there's the same myth as with Higuain about scoring only when match is already won. In fact, both score a lot of first goals and game winners. Giroud, recently, against Newcastle both goals in 2-1, against West Ham the first goal in 3-0, against QPR the first goal in 2-1 (QPR scoring the last goal in the end), against Everton the first goal in 2-0, against M'borough both goals, against Palace second goal in 2-1, against City the second in 2-0. All these were important goals, and that's just his recent goals in matches that Arsenal won, bar 1 goal in each of the big wins against Liverpool and Aston Villa where the margin was large, but even against Villa, he scored the first goal in that 5-0 rubbing. Definitely not goals scored when the match is already over.

                It's not true with Higuain either, by the way.

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                1. The Machine
                  • 10 Years
                  8 years, 12 months ago

                  His goals in the last month or two have been an exception but the rest of his career hes been doing what i said

                  His link up play is awful. Looks great when it works once every 20 times but the number of tkme he gives the ball away is unreal. Hardly ever works against the big teams as well. Had a decent run of form but tje monaco games showed hes not the player arsenal need to challenge for epl or ucl

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                  1. The Machine
                    • 10 Years
                    8 years, 12 months ago

                    The link up play hardly ever works in the big games**

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                  2. Camp No No
                    • 10 Years
                    8 years, 12 months ago

                    So a few misses in one match shows that he's not the player Arsenal needs, despite him putting up an excellent performance at Monaco in the next match?

                    There's no stats to back up your claim about lack of important goals really. Same about giving the ball away. Costa and Aguero lose possession more than Giroud. So do Hazard and Benteke. He's also scored against so many big teams already, that's another myth. No player scores in most matches against big opponents, because those are the matches where scoring is the most difficult.

                    Most importantly, Arsenal's current system works and he is essential for it and maybe the most difficult player to replace with whatever is available on the markets now.

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                    1. Debauchy
                      • 11 Years
                      8 years, 12 months ago

                      With you here Camp

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                      1. Camp No No
                        • 10 Years
                        8 years, 12 months ago

                        I think Wenger is with us too. 🙂

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      3. Red Star Toro
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        Balotelli might be available

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      4. Bolt-on
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        I think he's good tbh

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      5. Demí
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        Someone with more pace, but the same level of link-up play? Or just someone more clinical in general?

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        1. dogtanion
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 12 months ago

          All round pretty much. He's fine. But nowhere near ruthless or clinical enough. Also lack of pace is very frustrating..seems incapable of making and scoring a goal himself. And also regularly fails in the big games imo. I think Wenger is satisfied though and I actually can't see us signing a striker this summer.

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          1. Camp No No
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 12 months ago

            But he's been about the best finisher in the league this season. It's tough to think of a player who would bring his qualities with added pace and better scoring. Lewandowski is the only one that comes in mind. But I doubt he's available or willing to join Arsenal. Benzema and Suarez, too, but that's the same story. I think Arsenal has to content to him, unless they want to rethink their game plan, which in my opinion would be a mistake, as this game plan has started to work splendidly.

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      6. Debauchy
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        Yeah , but not an easy one . Giroud is great for our attacking mids.Prefer investment in defence myself

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    • It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      Who's more likely to play both games next GW?

      A) Caz
      B) Ramsey
      C) Özil

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      1. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        A

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        1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 12 months ago

          Thanks! Follow up question. Who in the bunch will get the most points?

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    • The Machine
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      Just reached 100

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      1. In Like Flynn.
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        Happy Birthday Nate.

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        1. Pap Le Cissier
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 12 months ago

          😆

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        2. The Machine
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 12 months ago

          Cheers. Not enough candles in the super store

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          1. In Like Flynn.
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 13 Years
            8 years, 12 months ago

            Big lols on me, just got there myself. 😀 Hadn't checked.

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      2. Corkyote FFS CWC Champion 2…
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        Loving your work

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        1. The Machine
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 12 months ago

          Thanks but its not looking good for us today

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          1. Corkyote FFS CWC Champion 2…
            • 11 Years
            8 years, 12 months ago

            Yeah we need some serious luck but fingers crossed

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      3. BigManBakar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        Great stuff.

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      4. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        Red cards, penalties missed.

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    • Gaztafari
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      Bellerin versus Montero.

      Round 1 to Montero

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      1. usagooner
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        Yup. If Bellerin gets an early booking we could be in trouble on that side.

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      2. Bolt-on
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        Hopefully Montero limits his forward runs

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    • Bolt-on
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 12 months ago

      One save for ospina need 2 more

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      1. Obi Wan Elokobi
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 12 months ago

        Such a waste of an arsenal player in my opinion.

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        1. HuttonDressedasLahm
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 12 months ago

          I agree

          I'm an Ospina owner

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        2. Bolt-on
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 12 months ago

          Not if he gets a cleanie

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    • Jay_
        8 years, 12 months ago

        Bit off topic but has anyone heard 'Bogan Aussies' commentary on football games lol

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        1. Pap Le Cissier
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 12 months ago

          Yeah, guy's a genius

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          1. Jay_
              8 years, 12 months ago

              Never fails to make me actually LOL:D

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        2. U-jin King™
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 12 months ago

          haha everyone is on bonus points

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