Euro 2012

Euro 2012 – Captain Poll – Matchday 2

So…stick or twist? That’s the quandary facing Fantasy owners of Robert Lewandowski in the McDonald’s game after the Polish forward grabbed a goal and 12 point captaincy return in this evening’s 1-1 draw with Greece.

The Borussia Dortmund man was quick out the blocks, grabbing the opener after just 17 minutes and vindicating the 44% who voted him top of our Matchday 1 Captain Poll. Nodding home a cross from Jakub Blaszczykowski, Lewandowski looked primed to notch more after Greece were reduced to 10 men but the co-hosts failed to make their advantage pay before Wojciech Szczesny’s dismissal made the numbers even.

With Holland squaring up to Denmark tomorrow and Germany facing Portugal, there are plenty of options to consider. We rolled out the Captain Poll for Matchday 2 just after 5pm and already Robin Van Persie is an overwhelming favourite for tomorrow’s matches, acquiring 69% of the votes cast so far. Wesley Sneijder, Ibrahim Afellay and Arjen Robben also look in strong form heading into Saturday’s early kick-off, with Sneijder just sneaking into second place.

Later tomorrow evening, Germany’s clash with Portugal affords plenty of options, too. Mesut Ozil, Thomas Muller and Lucas Podolski all look certain starters for Joachim Low’s side, while uncertainty still remains over who will lead the line – Miroslav Klose or Mario Gomez? Cristiano Ronaldo is also likely to pick up some support prior to tomorrow’s deadline in the McDonald’s game but one thing’s for sure – if it’s filled with half the incident of this afternoon’s encounter, we’re in for an entertaining day.

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

    im using my WC for GW 2.

    Really tempted to hoy in Dzagoev instead of Shirokov right now.

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    1. Manani
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      one shall choose player by form

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    2. HVT
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      + 1

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  2. Sess!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    So you can't sub out a goalie?

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    1. beric
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Not if he got sent off.

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    2. 4vets
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      You can, but not one with a red card. Read the rules 😕

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    3. Willis.
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      11 years, 11 months ago

      Lol.

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  3. Optimus.
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    funny and original video here..give it a chance best ive seen in a while

    http://www.break.com/index/hilarious-human-puppet-act-2332585

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    1. Bielsa’s bucket
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Nice, i saw her on Monday at the the Bath fringe. Those masks seem to be quite popular in stand up atm.

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  4. Kanus hat trick
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Most nauseating pundit/presenter Savage, Chiles or literally Jamie Redknapp?

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    1. Mull
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Chiles.
      I don't mind Robbie Savage though.

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      1. Kanus hat trick
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        I can't stand the preening prick!

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      2. heroicxv
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        i like savage

        garth crooks is the worst

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        1. Twisted Saltergater
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 11 months ago

          Yep, don't mind Chiles or Savage. Crooks and Murray are awful though.

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    2. beric
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Chiles

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    3. isacki: full casual
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Chiles. Still.

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      1. isacki: full casual
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        By the way Chiles was born in the same West Birmingham suburb I was. And Bill Oddie too! Quinton (population 20,000). Feel free to throw abuse

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        1. beric
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 11 months ago

          I live near Quinton now. Chiles is a disgrace to our area.

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          1. isacki: full casual
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 11 months ago

            Maybe we can disown him

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    4. 4vets
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Chiles... I turn over to Cbeebies when he's on.

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    5. HVT
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Eamonn Dunphy.

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  5. Messiah Hazard
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    • 12 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    If I play my WC today, can I make unlimited changes until GW 2 deadline?

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    1. heroicxv
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      yes

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    2. Cell_Omega
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Yes you can

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    3. 4vets
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Now, what do you think a wc is for?

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      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        to piss in? I don't know, some people!

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  6. Cell_Omega
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Shirokov is my captain, scored 8 points. So, is it advisable to change RvP to captain and expect he will score+assist or duble score to make higher points than Shirokov?

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    1. beric
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      I wouldn't, and won't.

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      1. Cell_Omega
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        Then I won't either 😀
        It's too risky

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    2. Le Gooner
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      I would and will 😛

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    3. Captain Shirokov
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Nope, stick imo.

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    4. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Not on your nelly

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  7. HVT
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    any help on use of my free transfer ;
    Ozil, SNeidj , INiesta , Shirtoff
    Rvp , Muller , Jelly
    to whom > Ibra , Benz , Ribery OR Other
    Any Feedback Thanks.

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    1. beric
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      I'd wait and see how everyone does. At the moment, I'd say Benzema or CR7, but they might both get sent off later in the GW.

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      1. HVT
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        Yea ive 4 playing tomorrow, and then 3 to go and being realistic Shirtoff and jelly are cheap and i aint got any money left so essentially after tomorrows games ;
        Ozil , Snei , Muller , Rvp > ???
        Im now thinkinking (Same as JK1) wc for gw3
        This is a dilema facing us all ,
        any thoughts ?

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        1. beric
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 11 months ago

          Do you not want Fre/Ita/Eng/Spa/Por attackers though? Your attack is the same as mine except I have Zlatan instead of Jelly. I'm wildcarding.

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          1. HVT
            • 13 Years
            11 years, 11 months ago

            Heads to drawing board......

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

    Anyone else notice a points drop. Went from 20 to 18.

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

      Back to 20 now!? Looks lik RC calculation.

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    2. isacki: full casual
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Bizarre.... maybe they reviewed recovered balls?

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

        Yep...RC was supposed to be RB.

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  9. Big Sami says: Sack Beni!
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    My plan was to make only 1 transfer ibra->Benzema.

    Now, with Sczczezny case, I'm concidering to make loooszszszczer keeper -> Hart

    That will be -3 for extra transfer. In case Ibra scores that will be -4 from Hart's score and -4 for not having Ibras score.

    What ever happens in gw2, or rest of the Euro cup, or in my personal life and even in my family's life, I'll always blame Sczsczsny for all negative things to happen.

    And I won't forgive him, ever.

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    1. HVT
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Get over it.

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  10. Kanus hat trick
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Who's anyones favorite pundit? Other countries seem to have hot women in the studio while we get Gareth Southgate!

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    1. Le Gooner
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      John Burridge 😀

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  11. Matakuko
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Just want to gloat.

    Winning my work mini league by 15 after day one! Little victories 😀

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    1. Captain Shirokov
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Winning my league by 13 AND I had Shirokov on the bench by accident.

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      1. Le Gooner
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        Is Shirokov your first sub?

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        1. Captain Shirokov
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 11 months ago

          Yeah.

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  12. ...---...
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    I'm obviously missing something here but why exactly is Peter Cech the most subbed in player at this point??

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    1. heroicxv
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      look at his subbed out figures too

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    2. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Noticed that too. Most probably Szczesny owners looking for an alternative and thinking the Czech Rep have played the toughest game in their group?

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    3. isacki: full casual
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Where are you seeing these subbed stats?

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  13. Parm
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    😆 @ David James leaving Young out of his England team.

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    1. Kanus hat trick
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Did he have himself in goal?

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    2. Call Me Old Fashioned
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      I thought Mark Bright, Chiles etc were morons. Now there is a new most idiotic pundit in my books. Staggered to see that

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  14. isacki: full casual
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    One of the downsides of being a host country is the foreign media get to stereotype you mercilessly... like right now on BBC1

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  15. Canadian Football
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Can u substitute a substitute? Ie i sub ward for periquis......if ward fails, can i sub him again?

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    1. isacki: full casual
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Yep. Only restriction is a sub must not have played

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

        thx isaki

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    2. Mull
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      I'd do it and yes you can sub Ward out to a Group D defenders. Btw you and Archie and thrashing us at the moment.

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

        lol.....its still early. we were texting this afternoon.....long way to go!

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  16. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Christ. My eldest son is stuck at Heraklion Airport, on the way to Malia. Any expertise on here? 😕

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    1. 4vets
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      None at all... find a floor to sleep on? 🙁

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    2. Spike ⚽️
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Well he's on the right Island so whats the prob with that 🙂

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      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        There is that. 😐

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    3. isacki: full casual
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      No... how on earth did that happen? How long's he got there? Surely they are obliged to provide for him?

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      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        Olympic Travel. Who knows?

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        1. Spike ⚽️
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 11 months ago

          Were there no transfer arrangements there

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          1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            11 years, 11 months ago

            Who knows. He is 21 and a feckwit, so we will see.

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    4. Menly
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Oh dear. The only time that happened to me was in Naples but they arranged a hotel for us to stay in. Is the airline doing that for him?

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      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        Apparently not.

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  17. Van Dal
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    how many times can you change ur captain lads?

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    1. Van Dal
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      once. sorry lads.

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      1. paddym25
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        once per day

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      2. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        Each day of the 'matchday' or round... not just once.

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        1. Van Dal
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 11 months ago

          ahhh rite gotchya. thanks. that is kinda shit. feels like cheating, dont like that rule!

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          1. Twisted Saltergater
            • 14 Years
            11 years, 11 months ago

            It's certainly caught a few of my mates out in our ML. Not complaining at all 😉

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          2. paddym25
            • 11 Years
            11 years, 11 months ago

            I know what you mean. I have the distinct impression that I am the only person in my private league who has actually *read the rules* or as us IT folk say RTFM (Read the F*****g Manual)...

            Only two of the teams out of 12 in my league captained anyone today.

            And I say maybe the other guy was a fluke?

            ~headshake

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  18. CABAYE4
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Not the greatest start to the Euro campaign for me, only Shirokov came up with the goods (although I suspect most on here had more than my 4 Group A players going off the RMT's).

    At least I didn't captain Szczesny like I considered. Could have been a whole lot worse...

    On with 2moro and c'mon RVP!

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  19. Kanus hat trick
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Speaking of David James he probably has the best nickname. Calamity James is all that springs to mind when i see him

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  20. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Anyone else who was planning wc after gw1 now thinking of waiting a week? My four Dutch and German are all attacking, Chesney out for free and the rest don't look too bad, allows to cover day 2 injuries and day 3 rotation

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    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Yep me. Hoping to just do Szczesny out this week with my freebie, although Afellay's hamstring looks a worry. Any thoughts on the keeper replacement?

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      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        Affelays Hammy? Tell me more

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        1. paddym25
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 11 months ago

          http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvENPGCFJ6I

          also check out sneijders goal... awesome.

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          1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
            • 14 Years
            11 years, 11 months ago

            Sick goal. Someone should really report Robben though

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        2. Twisted Saltergater
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 11 months ago

          Video link was posted a few pages back... let me look now... here you go.

          http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvENPGCFJ6I

          Could mean an appearance from the bench, or miss GW1 entirely. Hamstring injuries are rarely ever slight.

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    2. HVT
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      See my above post ^^^^

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    3. isacki: full casual
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Yeah I'm considering waiting. I might do one transfer now and WC later if need be.

      It's hard to see how you'd gain an advantage doing it for GW3 as opposed to GW2 though. Perhaps there is truth in the idea you should save it for a particularly bumpy knockout round.

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      1. paddym25
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        "Perhaps there is truth in the idea you should save it for a particularly bumpy knockout round."

        +893

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    4. beric
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      I have double Polish and Greek defence, I don't really want either of those, or Ibra or Konoplyanka, or Mandzukic. And I'd like some English, Spanish French and Italians.

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      1. 4vets
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        +2

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  21. Smarty Pants
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Advocaat: 'Kerzhakov will start the next game too. He had a good game, just didn't score. I think he was useful. A goal was the only thing missing.'

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    1. Kanus hat trick
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Thats a misquote, he said use-less!

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    2. isacki: full casual
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      That's interesting. Advocaat looked extremely frustrated with him on the bench and I thought that was curtains for him when Pav killed it after coming on. But I agree with him, Kerzhakov did the job of hold-up striker very well.

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      1. Smarty Pants
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        Well, I guess many people thought so. In fact, this quote was Advocaat's answer to the question of a reporter whether Pavlyuchenko would start the next game after his performance today.

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        1. isacki: full casual
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 11 months ago

          Shows Advocaat is putting tactics before knee jerk reactions... Russia have a terrifying band of four midfielders behind a false nine striker. Kerzhakov's movement was very good and did help them create all those easy opportunities, it's unfortunate he blazed half of them in random directions

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    3. Menly
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      From what I saw he held up quite well but his taking of chances was dire

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  22. Parm
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    All gone well so far for Freddie.

    Chesney, Obraniak & Samaras gone so far 🙂

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    1. Kanus hat trick
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      I was just going to ask how he was doing! Looks like they might run out of Freddie badges!

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    2. Call Me Old Fashioned
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      It is ok Abate will pull things up for him

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      1. Menly
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        😆

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  23. CABAYE4
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Anyone on WC trying to gain team value by getting Dzagoev etc. in now?

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

      see below.....cant do the lateral move now

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

        shirk a d zhrik might rise too

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  24. Menly
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Good evening

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    1. beric
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Evening Menly, How did you get on today?

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      1. Menly
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        Not too bad. I believe I am top of my league so far 😀 and yourself?

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        1. beric
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 11 months ago

          Yeah not bad, rubbish defence but Shirokov(c). Top of my two personal leagues, but looking at their teams, they haven't got a clue.

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          1. Menly
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 11 months ago

            Same. Sort of makes me feel I am cheating by being on here, as I wouldn't have a clue either

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            1. WorldCupDanB
              • 12 Years
              11 years, 11 months ago

              +1 but having lost my FPL mini league by 4 points this year I decided to come here and do something about it

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    2. Spike ⚽️
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Ello Menly 🙂

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  25. ★A-O-Chamberlain★ COYG …
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Can somebody help me?

    I need a Forward, Midfielder & Defender for 23.0. Any suggestions?

    They cant be Dutch or German, my other Forward & Mids are Özil, Sneijder, Ribery, Andrews, Podolski & Robben.

    Thanks lads

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    1. Kanus hat trick
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Benz for GW2 definitely

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    2. MICHELIN
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Podolski-->Muller, and
      Benzema, Young, Lescott with 23.5

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  26. Canadian Football
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Anyone else noticed that once shirokov scored, and russia went ahead by 2 he dropped off pretty deep and was not really involed offensively? hense the difference in price between him and dzagoev!

    I have shirokov......

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    1. Demí
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Think Shirokov played well all game. Less of a threat from an attacking perspective mainly due to the introduction of Hubschmann at HT imo rather than Russia going ahead by 2.

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    2. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      What do you want? Blood? He cost 6m in the game and gets you a goal, ffs.

      Moan when your 10m+ men return 2 points.

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  27. Baines on Toast...
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Captained Lewandowski but think I'm gonna move...between RVP, Xavi and Zlatan I think someone can outscore him, most likely Robin.

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    1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Probably all of them imo

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  28. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    God. How I hate modern life.

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    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      What's up, MMW? 🙂

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  29. Captain Shirokov
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    First time I've ever linked my team. 😛

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    1. Menly
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Respect for doing it, tho you should have done it through the fpl season as well

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  30. Desange
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Is there a website like fiso or totalfpl to see the risers and fallers for the euro 2012 mcdonalds game?

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