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Sky Sports Fantasy Game – Bonus Points Analysis

As mentioned previously, our Fantasy football coverage will also include a weekly article on the Sky Sports game as we look to broaden our analysis of the various games available to Fantasy managers this season. Having already assessed the Rules, the Player List and broken down last season’s Man of the Match awards, the next article analyses the introduction of the new bonus points system, which awards players who make 60+ completed passes and/or 4+ successful tackles in any given Gameweek.

Unlike the Fantasy Premier League (FPL) game, Sky Sports use Opta data for analysing player performance – making it a perfect accompaniment for our Members section data. For that purpose, we’ve created custom tables in the Members Area which highlights the main protagonists from 2011/12, indicating the respective haul each player would have accrued in bonus points alone were the rule in place last season. These statistics are not available in the Sky Sports game, or anywhere else, giving our members a real edge when it comes to selecting their initial squads.

With two points for 60+ passes and another two points for 4+ tackles, it’s clear that the new bonus system will have a definite impact in how we approach the task of setting up our teams for the season ahead. Bearing in mind that the Points Scoring system allocates five points for a goal or a Man of the Match award and three points for an assist, identifying those players who are capable of producing the bonus points looks almost as vital.

Unsurprisingly, given the bonus criteria, nine of the top ten are midfielders, while Swansea’s passing game under Brendan Rodgers sees as many as three of their players also feature in the upper echelons, with one hovering just outside…

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baulchy
11 years, 10 months ago
A.) Friedel/Schwarzer and Gerrard
or
B.) DDG and Santi/Tony/Nani??
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1. Jonny
  11 years, 10 months ago
  Has to be DDG and TonyV, assuming you have no other MU coverage
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2. Chris_White
  11 years, 10 months ago
  B, and Valencia
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MY DJ NAME IS PIMP CURRY
11 years, 10 months ago
Should I start Fed over DDG for the DGW?
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1. Jonny
  11 years, 10 months ago
  Fed
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2. FiveStar
  11 years, 10 months ago
  Im going DDG, not really confident but reading are versing Chelsea, really the main factor is that I don't want to not see any of my chelsea players score cause it will ruin my CS.
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3. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
  11 years, 10 months ago
  Ffs. Why have you got him, else?
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  1. MY DJ NAME IS PIMP CURRY
    11 years, 10 months ago
    Rotates well. Plus DGW, but was just confirming 😀
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  2. Brian (Not the Messiah)
    11 years, 10 months ago
    because hes a backup... its possible that he ends up in the negative in a double!
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4. Chris_White
  11 years, 10 months ago
  I'm quite torn by this to be honest, tempted to go with DDG. They are tight with Vidic.
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temme1000
11 years, 10 months ago
The Fanasy Team of 2012 I present

I would really appreciate hearing your views

jaasky/fed
Zab/A.Cole/hangeland (Demel, Clyne)
Bale/Mata/Lamps/Dyer/Guthrie
Aguero/Tevez/Graham

£0 in the bank

goalies suck, who cares. No one wins this off the back of the goalies and CLs are getting few and far between

Defence, strong, balance

2 x Chelsea mids – Torres is an unreliable arse. seriously, would anyone really be surprises if he gets 4 points for the dgw?
The points will come from midfield as usual. Hence Mata and Lamps

forwards….graham..ok standard. but Aguero and Teves, they will tear Southampton apart. and i refuse to be the guy to make the wrong pick between the two.

now this is where the magic happens… i see lamps as a wild card, in combination with either Cole, Teves and Aguero. lamp plus one of them can be pretty much any 2 players i wont them to be. rooney, Rvp… who ever.

so i milk the dgw, milk the city game, no Tevez Aguero mistake. i can sit back swap lamps +1, for the form man u player or what ever with no gw 3 head aches – boom!!
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1. JK - Cønt ⭐
  11 years, 10 months ago
  wouldn't have Dyer AND Graham.
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  1. welshyoo
    11 years, 10 months ago
    i second this..try get piennaar or nzog
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2. ASAP Rocky
  11 years, 10 months ago
  ummm... you should have 1.0 in the bank with this squad.
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3. llamaZA
  11 years, 10 months ago
  I read your team and was worried I had posted this.
  
  Same GK, defenders, 3 mids and Aguero/Tevez
  
  I've gone for Pienaar, Noble and Torres over Lampard, Graham and Dyer - but I can see your arguments for your side.
  
  If I were to go Torres -> Graham, I'd get Ireland for Guthrie (don't like the 4.5 in the team) and keep the 3.0 for optionality all around.
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4. Mr. Greedy
  11 years, 10 months ago
  How will you get Rooney or RVP for their home game GW2 without a 4pt hit?
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miggy
11 years, 10 months ago
Schwarzer & Al Habsi seem to have good rotation for 10m. anyone have a better recommendation?
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1. Piggs Boson
  11 years, 10 months ago
  Schwarzer Green
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सनकी
11 years, 10 months ago
okay, Vertonghen come on in!
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kazza
11 years, 10 months ago
kruel
vermalern, vertonghen, zabaleta, s taylor
hazard,toure, noble
graham, podolski, aguero

what do you think ?
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Lussun
11 years, 10 months ago
Likely to get most game time in first 3 GWs:
A) Nasri
B) Cazorla
C) Kagawa
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1. Jonny
  11 years, 10 months ago
  a
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2. MY DJ NAME IS PIMP CURRY
  11 years, 10 months ago
  Most game time? B
  Score? A
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ReinaMan
11 years, 10 months ago
Is Friedel likely to stay and play?
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1. MY DJ NAME IS PIMP CURRY
  11 years, 10 months ago
  He won't leave. If Lloris comes, Friedel will be backup to Lloris. But I don't think he'll leave.
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  1. Billy Gilmore
    11 years, 10 months ago
    Why would a 41 year old want to be a backup keeper? If they sign someone else then he'll leave/retire.
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    1. MY DJ NAME IS PIMP CURRY
      11 years, 10 months ago
      Who would buy a 41 year old?
      He might play the cups or something.
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    2. Mr Blue
      11 years, 10 months ago
      Dont agree, if anyone could be happy being a backup keeper, with salary, one more year.. I think he would be pretty happy with that. Anyway, in an article a few days ago he said that he would accept any role at the club (or something like that, cant quote it).
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Brian (Not the Messiah)
11 years, 10 months ago
Vidic or Vermaelen for first 2 fixtures?
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1. Bubbles
  11 years, 10 months ago
  Oh that's a tough one. Just about Vidic.
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2. YingYang
  11 years, 10 months ago
  Vidic
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Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
11 years, 10 months ago
Captain Cole or Terry...? only chelsea players I have
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1. rvp786
  11 years, 10 months ago
  terry
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2. YingYang
  11 years, 10 months ago
  Terry because of his goal threat from corners
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  1. La Roja
    11 years, 10 months ago
    terry, also ivan no cole
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Iain Dowies Love Child
11 years, 10 months ago
Done the Serge - Carlos move and although very pleased with my team, I can't help feeling that I've lost a great captaincy option. Can't have it all I guess.
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1. JK - Cønt ⭐
  11 years, 10 months ago
  I don't why people don't think Tevez is a captaincy option.
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  1. Iain Dowies Love Child
    11 years, 10 months ago
    Guess we're still looking at last season really when Serge was a great home pick - Carlos was my favourite FPL player in 2010-11 so hopefully that'll be the case again 😉
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ReinaMan
11 years, 10 months ago
Former Arsenal midfielder Fran Merida urges Alex Song to consider joining Barcelona. Merida, who left the Nou Camp to join the Gunners in 2007, struggled to make an impact in the first team and eventually moved to Atletico Madrid in 2010.

Now playing for Segunda Division side Hercules, the 22-year-old tells COMRadio: "I think he is a player who can contribute a lot to Barcelona because he's a very good player. He has the physical characteristics and is not short of quality."
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1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
  11 years, 10 months ago
  My God, you must be bored. 😉
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  1. ReinaMan
    11 years, 10 months ago
    Kind of 🙂
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2. Abominable Snowy84
  11 years, 10 months ago
  Puyol will start crying about Song's Barca DNA if we play hardball when selling him.
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3. Eoin
  11 years, 10 months ago
  Song's career's gonna go down the drainpipe if he goes to Barca imo. Alexandr Hleb exhibit number 1. (I know he didn't go to Barca but...) Fran Merida exhibit number 2.
  
  Don't get too cocky Alex...
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  1. La Roja
    11 years, 10 months ago
    song is where he is now, only because of Wenger. he made him a cracking holding midfielder.
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Christina.
11 years, 10 months ago
how serious is Bale injury?

Are we getting an article on yest Int friendlies?
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1. Bubbles
  11 years, 10 months ago
  He's fine. He played on for 10 minutes or so after, and after the game he said he was fine.
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rvp786
11 years, 10 months ago
RMT

ddg fed

zabs cashley hangeland cuellar demel

bale mata guthrie pienaar nzogs

graham torres (+2m) tevez
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JK - Cønt ⭐
11 years, 10 months ago
lost at bottom of last page

ok folks can we afford to have Rooney AND RvP alongside Tevez, do we settle for one or the other (with Tevez or Aguero) or do we say that it’s not worth having either.

I have the Torres, Tevez, Rooney axis atm, can dump Torres for RvP for GW2 by dropping Lamps and Zabaleta to Ramires and Hangeland/Williams. Still have VdV as a midfield big hitter? Worth it, or dump Rooney to Bent/Petric and get Nani?
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1. Messimerized- Join My FPL L…
  11 years, 10 months ago
  Whats your full team?
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  1. JK - Cønt ⭐
    11 years, 10 months ago
    Migs, Fed
    
    Terry, Zab, Fabio, Clyne, Demel
    
    Lamps, VdV, Michu, Maloney, Guthrie
    
    Rooney, Torres, Tevez
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2. MY DJ NAME IS PIMP CURRY
  11 years, 10 months ago
  Bent please.
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  1. JK - Cønt ⭐
    11 years, 10 months ago
    plan is currently to get him GW3 for Torres or GW4 for Tevez
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3. Sheffield Rules
  11 years, 10 months ago
  I wouldn't bother with Rvp. Go Rooney-Tevez/Aguero-Bent/Petric and a better midfield i.e Nani
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4. Call Me Old Fashioned
  11 years, 10 months ago
  no I cant. Dont really want Tevez myself.
  
  I am still going for Rooney until a situation arises that forces my hand to get RVP (or both)
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Sheffield Rules
11 years, 10 months ago
Mata or Lampard?
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1. Lussun
  11 years, 10 months ago
  Mata
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  1. Sheffield Rules
    11 years, 10 months ago
    Why?
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    1. That's Groß
      11 years, 10 months ago
      Chelsea ST holder told me last week the onus will be on Mata and Hazard to get the midfield goals this year because Lampard will play from deep midfield.
      
      But I'm not saying that Mata and Hazard will get the goals/assists because we all know how Lampard manages to get on the end of so many Chelsea moves.
      
      And he's on penalties too.
      
      So good luck with that decision 🙂
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2. Mr. Greedy
  11 years, 10 months ago
  I had Lampard, then Mata then Lamps again. If money is no object than Mata is better but I needed that £0.5m
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That's Groß
11 years, 10 months ago
Have £18m for two midfielders. So pick two out of these lot:

Santi Cazorla
Bale (can only be combined with Pienaar due to 9.5m price)
Valencia
Nani
Sigurdsson
Pienaar
VDV
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1. Doctor X
  11 years, 10 months ago
  Valencia and Cazorla. I want both. But I'm having Valencia for now.
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2. Back on the horse
  11 years, 10 months ago
  Bale + Pienaaaaaaaar
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Messimerized- Join My FPL L…
11 years, 10 months ago
Where can I get the full EPL fixtures including date & time (I want to print it out)?
Can't find it on FPL..
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1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
  11 years, 10 months ago
  BBC
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COMH
11 years, 10 months ago
Has anyone spent any time getting their Sky team right or not too fussed?
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1. Eoin
  11 years, 10 months ago
  the latter...
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Doctor X
11 years, 10 months ago
How many of you are planning to go with the Newcastle/Sunderland rotation in defence? I'm almost set on S. Taylor and Cuellar but I'm a little wary of the Sunderland defensive situation.

GW 3 onwards, Newcastle's fixtures look promising and as you all know rotate perfectly with Sunderland's. Thoughts?
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1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
  11 years, 10 months ago
  I am punting on Raylor instead. Going Norwich/Southampton.
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GoonerByron
11 years, 10 months ago
Do people think it would be crazy to completely forget about saving money for Rooney or RVP going into GW1 and instead plan to bring in a Nani/Valencia in GW2?
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1. FORCA INTER
  11 years, 10 months ago
  that's exacly what i am doing
  
  RVP and Rooney would share 2 manny atacking pts
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2. Billy Gilmore
  11 years, 10 months ago
  It's what I'm doing. We don't know how RVP arriving will effect both of them so I'm planning to get Valencia who should get plenty of assists to those 2.
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blue cheese
11 years, 10 months ago
New post.

http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2012/08/16/moving-target-robin-van-persie/
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1. MY DJ NAME IS PIMP CURRY
  11 years, 10 months ago
  Oh come on! Where's the post about the international friendlies!
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1569Tippins
11 years, 10 months ago
Gary Cahill first choice over David Luiz???
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The Rock
11 years, 10 months ago
DDG, Federici
Cole, Zabaleta, Hangeland, Cuellar, McCartney
Bale, Mata, Nasri, Taarabt, Noble
Torres, Tevez, Graham.
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1. YingYang
  11 years, 10 months ago
  Solid team rock
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Jonny
11 years, 10 months ago
lescott and 4.0mil defender - if so who is the 4.0 defender, have noble already for WH, have stevens already

or

zabs and 4.5mil defender - if so who is 4.5mil defender - have hangeland already, jenkinson?, cuellar? other?

thanks alot
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1. welshyoo
  11 years, 10 months ago
  id go lescott and clyne myself..+as u already have hang eland, southamption rotate well with fulham
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  1. Jonny
    11 years, 10 months ago
    or clyne --> demel
    noble --> maloney?
    
    just a thought, loads of options
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सनकी
11 years, 10 months ago
decent 4.5 mids?
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1. Jonny
  11 years, 10 months ago
  none really, kaca if he starts, guthrie?
  
  better options if you go to 5.0mil, worth it imo
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2. welshyoo
  11 years, 10 months ago
  kackleniec guthrie Al-Hamidi (Hes cdm but for 4.5 not a bad option)
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IfYouTinkerYou'llHaveA…
11 years, 10 months ago
Hmmmm how to spread some cash.....

A) Cuellar + Yaya or

B) Verm + Maloney

(already have 2 big hitting defenders)

Thanks
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vishmister
11 years, 10 months ago
Ok i'm done for GW1.
Any glaring errors?
http://gyazo.com/13479640a7082f6a4b498ce28625f8fa
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1. IfYouTinkerYou'llHaveA…
  11 years, 10 months ago
  start Demel surely?
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  1. IfYouTinkerYou'llHaveA…
    11 years, 10 months ago
    and fed
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  2. vishmister
    11 years, 10 months ago
    Anything else?
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    1. IfYouTinkerYou'llHaveA…
      11 years, 10 months ago
      I'd swap fonte and noble around on the bench, with Cuella 3rd sub
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      1. IfYouTinkerYou'llHaveA…
        11 years, 10 months ago
        sorry - cuella 2nd, fonte 3rd
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        vishmister
        11 years, 10 months ago
        Thank you very much you kind kind man
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The Shadow
11 years, 10 months ago
I'm still saving money for Rooney, but admit its not as attractive now. No chance of bringing in RVP at 13.0 even though I think he's going to have agreat year at MU.
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1. The Shadow
  11 years, 10 months ago
  reply fail 🙁
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The Pep Revolution
11 years, 10 months ago
Which two would you pick for the dgw?:

Torres, Lamard or Mata.
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1. Manani
  11 years, 10 months ago
  i picked hazard, due to nail on ness, and increasingly lower ownership
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  1. The Pep Revolution
    11 years, 10 months ago
    Yeah good differential. Not sure if two Chelsea attacking options are necessary.
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