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The Technical Area – Liverpool Without Coutinho

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The recent departure of Philippe Coutinho from Liverpool has deprived both Jurgen Klopp and Fantasy managers of a top class midfield talent.

Prior to his transfer to Barcelona, the Brazilian had been in sparkling form, supplying seven goals and six assists in just 1,100 minutes of top-flight action. Yet with the Merseysiders now facing the prospect of enduring the latter half of 2017/18 without the playmaker, how are our evaluations of their other key attacking assets impacted?

This week’s Technical Area will examine how Liverpool’s key options have fared with and without the Brazilian, in an attempt to inform our expectations of their performances and value moving forward.

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  1. Now I'm Panicking
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    There are 10 types of people in the world – those that understand binary, and those that don’t.

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    1. Yellin' in my Ear
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Claßic top of the page comment

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    2. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Lets just call them 1 and 0 types.

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    3. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      I don't get it.

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      1. Dark_Mata
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Haha. Binary is a numerical system using just 1’s and 0’s. 10 means two.

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      2. Dark_Mata
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Essentially it’s just base 2 and it’s how computers calculate. Things are either on or off... until we get to quantum computing and then things get weird 😉

        https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_number

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    4. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Isn't that the Arsenal team under George Graham ?

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    5. Infamy, Infamy
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Gr1000 joke.

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      1. Dark_Mata
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Haha. Too far

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    6. swanseabaggie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Excellent! I also like "There are two types of people in the world; those who can extrapolate from incomplete information....." Other than that, is Salam fit or not?

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  2. Raf
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Hey guys,

    Best cheap keeper combo?

    Thinking Adrian and pope?

    Best cheap mid for 4.5?

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    1. Qaiss
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      If you can scrape to 4.6 I would get Milivojevic for Palace, on pens. Adrian and Pope is a good combo yes.

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      1. Punty McPuntface
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        This!!

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      2. Raf
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        0.1m short!!! FML

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      3. JohnR84
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Milivojevic and Adrian/Elliot for me. (To free up cash to spend on your defence). If you want to invest more in your keepers I'd go Pickford/Adrian.

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  3. Qaiss
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Is it too much having Pogba and Lingard?

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    1. Punty McPuntface
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Not for this week

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      1. Qaiss
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        for the next 5 weeks

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    2. JohnR84
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      I'd say that's fine. Based on value/points per game, they're both great value in that price range. (Providing you're also covered with two other high scoring Mids, e.g. Salah and Sterling).

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      1. Qaiss
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        thanks

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  4. Viper
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Good evening gentlemen/ladies. Anyone want give me their thoughts on this?

    A. Mee - > Alonso - 4

    B. Christensen - > Alonso - 4

    C. Do either next week for free (Start three of Jones, Mee Christensen, Otamendi).

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    1. GAMBIT
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Do B for free next week and start Christensen, Otamendi and Jones

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      1. JohnR84
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Agreed.

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  5. Weeb Kakashi
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Would you get rid of Sane and Firmino for Kun and maybe Shaqiri??

    That would leave me with no Pool attack unless i do Hazard > Salah (-4)

    So what to do?
    A Stick with Firmino and Sane?
    B Go for Kun

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    1. Speédy
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      A

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    2. Punty McPuntface
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      A

      I shifted hazard thou

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  6. GAMBIT
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    I still can't decide if I should do Arnautovic>Lingard or not. Will use the extra funds to get Alonso in for Azpi next week (provided nothing goes wrong). Thoughts anyone?

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    1. Punty McPuntface
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      I did

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    2. Viper
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Looks fine to me although Wed Hams fixtures are better than Man U's

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    3. JohnR84
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Sounds good. Alonso for Azpi will be lucrative for the extra 0.3.

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    4. Gangula
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      I wouldn't do it. Actually Im biting my nails for doing that before R23 🙂
      1. Arnautović's price is going up, and he has great fixtures coming up
      2. In my opinion, its not worth spenting transfers and funds to get Alonso over Azpilicueta (Azp will start bringing points once Morata starts firing again)

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  7. Pep's Money Laundry
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Help me out here people, I got benching problems.

    Courtois,
    Ota, jones, schindler, vert
    Salah, sterling, eriksen, lingard
    kane, firmino

    elliot, arnie, ogbonna, quener

    Have I got it right?

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    1. Viper
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Arnie over Schindler

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  8. New Article Posted
    Rupert The Horse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    NEW ARTICLE

    http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2018/01/10/festive-line-up-lessons-part-two/

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  9. Weeb Kakashi
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    DDG
    Vertonghen Dunk Masuaku
    Hazard(C) Sterling Sane Arnautovic Richarlison
    Kane Firmino

    Elliot... Otamendi Fernandez Andersen

    0 ITB
    Saving this week.

    Early thoughts on transfers for next week?

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  10. invertebrate
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Salah has lost 489,201 owners according to the Net Transfers column on his info page. I assumed many of those were free hitters for the DGW so I emailed FPL to ask them. The answer:

    "No. Free hit transfers are not included in the Net Transfers list."

    So Salah's lost 15% of his actual ownership without dropping once. No algorithm can account for that. I get that FPL have no obligation to tell us how prices are done but I'm getting fed up of playing a strategy game where a key rule is deliberately obscured.

    And yes, I'm just venting.

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    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Well that certainly changes things then. I assume WC transfers aren't included either on the Net Transfers info...slightly less useful than it was then.

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      1. invertebrate
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Yeah, should've asked about wildcards at the same time but I assume so. Think I'll get back to them and ask.

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    2. Dr Dream
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      I keep saying it. I see no other reason than FPL deliberately throw in a curve ball algorithm sometimes under certain circumstances......or at other times just plain manually decide...

      It's impossible that those working on the pirate sites could be so far out with somebody like Salah whilst being so close to others...

      It has to be that way.

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  11. George Sillett
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Sanchez not starting tonight would answer a question.

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  12. Coaly
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Best route to Aguero?

    a) Ota to Stones
    b) Jones to Moreno/Zanka
    c) DCL Fabianski to Quaner Elliot -4

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    1. Lazarus Star
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      How does C get Aguero?

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      1. Coaly
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        They are all to free up the funds for Morata to Aguero and all free up a very similar amount ..

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  13. Gangula
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Any thoughts?

    DDG
    Alexander-Arnold Otamendi Jones Cresswell
    Salah(C) Sterling Lingard Son
    Aguero Kane

    Speroni Ogbonna McBurnie RLC

    1.1 ITB FT spent on Eriksen to Salah move (i resisted from getting Salah for too long I'd say)

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