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Following on from our assessment of those defenders presenting the strongest potential for goals, we now switch attention to look at those rearguard members contributing successful passes, crosses and creating goalscoring opportunities.

Using Opta data and our own ICT scores, we run the rule of the season standout performers – discuss the dominance of one key figure and examine those players who offer alternatives and possible routes for investment for the season climax.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

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    1. Menly
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      Oh come on

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  2. Davido989
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    3rd

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    1. halnone
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      Lol

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  3. Mull
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    Hi.

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  4. Demí
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    Glen Johnson.

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    1. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
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      🙂

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    2. Davido989
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      Bacray Sagna.

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    3. halnone
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      Is worse than Micah Richards

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    4. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
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      Is the best Liverpool defender to get? 😉

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  5. halnone
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    AVB will get sacked this season.

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    1. Davido989
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      He should get sacked after Chelsea lose on Tuesday

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    2. The Japanager: Roberto Newm…
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      I hope not. Chelsea might get better.

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    3. super zlatan
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      Probably. Chelsea suck.

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  6. Menly
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    Roysten Drenthe eh?

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    1. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
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      Meh 😉

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    2. Sleep Talk
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      No! We are not doing this Drenthe bandwagon yet another time! It does not work. It will not happen ever. Stop thinking about it!

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      1. Mílanista
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        5.4m though, think about it 😉

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  7. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
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    on last post........

    What are your thoughts on Yaya Toure?

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    1. Davido989
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      I'm buying him this week.

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    2. halnone
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      He will increase silva's output

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  8. Davido989
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    Why have my comments at the top been removed, I only commented 1st and 2nd???

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    1. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
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      They are unneccesary..

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      1. Davido989
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        But so are many other comments dude ..

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        1. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
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          Yep 😛

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    2. Somalion
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      Because you said 1st and 2nd silly buns.

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      1. megatronaldinho
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        coz firstage is a strong indication of idiocy

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    3. Top Heavy
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      You violated the biggest rule of the website..shame on you 😛

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      1. Davido989
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        Wooopsy 😉

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    4. halnone
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      Because some people have too much power and like to abuse it.

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      1. Davido989
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        Lol

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      2. King Eric, in America
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        😯

        Of the many forums I've been a part of, this site has the most liberal policy of all. They routinely allow off-topic posts, rants, banter bordering on abuse, etc.

        Pretty chill group, imo [the mods]

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        1. chinmusic
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          +1

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        2. halnone
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          I was joking...

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          1. King Eric, in America
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            Oh, sorry hal. Sarcasm detector on the blink. 😳

            "Chelsea really look like they're turning their season around."

            😉

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    5. Mark
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      Because you were posting consecutive comments on the same theme - we let the occasional comment of this type go but when one poster starts streaming a procession of them, we chose to delete them.

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      1. Davido989
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        Oh okay

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    6. ozone
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      So 2011.

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      1. Davido989
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        Yes it's old, but so is Kenny Dalglish.

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  9. Top Heavy
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    Is holt out injured today? Also is Surman just being rested?

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    1. In Like Flynn.
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      Surman on the bench. Holt rested as far as I know.

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  10. Captain Shirokov
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    Krul

    Taiwo - Richards - Caulker

    Bale - Dempsey - Silva - Sess

    Ba - RVP - Aguero

    Subs: Vorm, Moses, Senderos, Shotton

    Have 1 FT and .5m in the bank.
    Any suggestions?

    I am also thinking about playing Moses ahead of Dempsey, madness?

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    1. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
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      Yep madness, play Demps IMO.
      I would do Shotton>Evans, and then play him instead of Caulker.

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      1. Captain Shirokov
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        .1m short I'm afraid :/

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  11. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
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    Please don't tempt me with Baines Mark, had him all season up until WC in Jan, not going there again..although those stats look tempting arrrrggghhhh

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    1. Mark
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      Got to say - I was somewhat surprised as the comparison with the top midfielders. Particularly when you consider he's on spot-kicks too.

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      1. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
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        That's what is so annoying about him this year. I would be gutted if he starts getting decent returns. Congrats on the baby by the way, hope everything is going well

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    2. Ginkapo FPL
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      Its Everton time now, second half of the season and all that. I might be tempted to do it soon. Depends if anyone in midfield makes a case for replacing Dempsey or not. If not Moses and Baines can take their respective positions.

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  12. Rinseboy
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    can anyone give me a quick explanation on how to use FISO! how many transfers causes a price change and how do I check these?

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    1. Jimmers
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      Once the % on left side of page exceeds 100% price should increase that night

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  13. PL Ball
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    Norwich score

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    1. PL Ball
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      Hoolahoop

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  14. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
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    Who would you guys buy of the defenders in this article, if you HAD to buy one?

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    1. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
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      GJ

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  15. Ginkapo FPL
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    The Straq is making a damn good case for keeping Jelavic out of the team. About time that Moyes gave him a proper run in the team.

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  16. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
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    Mark, did you say some days ago, there was going to be an article on Yaya Toure next week?

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    1. Mark
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      Yep, Watchlist coming and I'm also looking at a Members article on him.

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      1. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
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        Okay, thanks! 🙂

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      2. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
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        Also, do you know when The Watchlist-article could come?

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  17. halnone
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    I thought Donovan would play in this match?

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    1. RoyaleBlue
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      he has the flu

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    2. Captain Shirokov
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      Has the flu apparently

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  18. lord_lucan
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    I know this is old but im bored and stumbled across it so thought I'd share
    http://www.sporcle.com/games/Ireland/fantasy-football-top-100-players

    anyone wishing to waiste 12 minutes ,,,, a game of naming last years top fpl players I think its quite strange that so many of the top players last year are struggling this year to even get minutes ...

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    1. Ginkapo FPL
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      Florent Malouda, whatever happened to him?

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    2. Gargamel
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      You got 73 out of 100 answers correct

      Not overly happy with that, blew a bunch of obvious ones

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      1. Ginkapo FPL
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        I got bored after getting the first column.

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        1. Gargamel
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          That's strange! It's only 12 minutes

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          1. Ginkapo FPL
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            Im young and incapable of sustaining concentration for that llong. Obviously

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    3. udit
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      I got 53 😕 Terrible really, looking at the answers, feeling really embarrassed at some of them.

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    4. Hate that rotation
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      Nice game. Got 66. Struggled to spell some of the names. Quite a few keepers.

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    5. Mílanista
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      78, low 80s had I been able to spell. Was a bit annoyed at some of the ones I missed.

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    6. ReinaMan
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      65 somehow managed to miss Dempsey but remember Piquionne
      +some spelt wrong

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    7. Andy
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      88 for me.

      I'm happy with most of the ones I couldn't get.

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  19. RoyaleBlue
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    was drenthe goal really good?

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    1. Epic Fail
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      Brilliant. You should buy him asap.

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  20. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
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    Anyone watching Swansea's games?
    Is Gylfi Sigurdsson playing as attacking midfielder/behind the striker?

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  21. Ginkapo FPL
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    Kamdjo own goal 🙁

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  22. Fancy Feet
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    A Richards, Kompany and Mc Clean
    B Richards, Santon and Nani?

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    1. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
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      A, for the next two.

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    2. Hate that rotation
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      B till the end of the season

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    3. RoyaleBlue
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      a

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    4. super zlatan
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      B

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    5. jimmythegent
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      B , although I see a lot of city clean sheets, Nani is a player who can get big numbers and surely he will come back to form soon

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    6. udit
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      B

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    7. Cubillas
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      B - Nani is going to light it up during this home stretch of the season!

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  23. jimmythegent
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    Afternoon gents,

    Boring without league football isnt it!

    So who to bench this week:

    Siggy (stoke) or Dempsey (qpr)?

    Stoke tend to have a euro league hangover and the swans are getting better away from home but QPR arent exactly the best defensivly but Fulham are awful away and Dempsey looks to have moved back into midfield.

    Thoughts much appreciated.

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    1. super zlatan
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      Siggs

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    2. King Eric, in America
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      Ugh. Toughie. I'd bench Siggy, of the two ... just going on Dempsey's current run of form.

      OK, he's American as well. That has an effect on me. 😛

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    3. Hate that rotation
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      Play Dempsey as he is in real form. Also think swansea will struggle. Vorm will struggle with set pieces. But that has nothing to do with Siggy.

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    4. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
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      Siggy

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      1. jimmythegent
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        Thanks for the advice guys, alot of my chasing rivals have dempsey too so would be very risky to bench captain america.

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  24. Locarno
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    I think I had Drenthe longer than anyone here. He and Moyes can go **** themselves.

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    1. udit
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      Kiss themselves? What? I don't get it.

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      1. udit
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        Forget it, was 'trying' to be idiotic, well I succeeded didn't I?

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  25. Manani
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    who to bench, taiwo, kelly, senderos, bench 2
    sess, mcclean, demp, bench 1

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    1. udit
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      Kelly and Senderos
      McClean

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      1. jimmythegent
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        I agree with Udit

        Taiwo assist ability and no point in doubling sunderland away from home

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      2. Manani
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        thanks

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  26. No Luck
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    I'm absolutely pumped for getting Drenthe and Miyaichi in soon. I resisted every bandwagon (OK almost every... ) but can't resist anymore!!! Gonna feel so good.

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    1. King Eric, in America
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      There Will Be Tears.

      But why not go for it? Makes the game exciting, if not overly successful.

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      1. udit
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        Trust me, there's nothing exciting about having drenthe come on for 30 minutes in a DGW when dyer is on my bench with 13 points

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        1. King Eric, in America
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          True story, there.

          But having the same 13/15 players as everyone else - though likely to avoid risk - can be boooooring.

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      2. No Luck
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        tears and 2222s but eternal glory when they get an assist, the feeling of vindication would be worth it!

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  27. Elniñorules
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    Great article, Mark. Really putting Baines into perspective here.

    Would it be too much to expect a Members Article on "Playing the 2nd WC". I know few proportion of the people have still saved it but I'd love more clarity after this week on:

    1) When's the right time to play it considering DGWs, etc?
    2) Which fwds, mids, defs, Gk rotation should we be looking at? (like the Jan WC)
    3) Differential players/Player projections for the last 10 weeks or so? (somewhat like Chris' last article on sleepers)

    Just a suggestion - I know it's too much to ask. But would be GREAAAAAAT.

    Thanks Scouts - keep up the great work! 😀

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    1. udit
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      Great Article???? You can't even read it 😉

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      1. Elniñorules
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        Eh? 😕

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    2. King Eric, in America
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      Perhaps a Members article on Hitomi Tanaka and/or differentials?

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      1. Elniñorules
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        Agreed, more members guaranteed that way 😉

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      2. Mull
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        Speaking of which what happened to Disparate Dan.

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        1. King Eric, in America
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          😆

          I think we all know what's happened with him. Amazing endurance, that lad ...

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          1. Elniñorules
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            😆

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  28. Henry Hill
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    What are the best odds you can on AVB being next Premiership manager to get the boot?

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    1. Davido989
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      50 million to 1 penny

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  29. PL Ball
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    Ngog. Bolton two up.

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  30. Demí
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    Sunderland: Mignolet Bardsley O'Shea Turner Richardson Larsson Gardner Cattermole Colback McClean Sessignon

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