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There may be under a week left under the 2014/15 season gets underway but for many Fantasy managers, the midfield dilemma is yet to be resolved. In the Fantasy Premier League (FPL) game, in particular, the player price list has handed us numerous options to consider for our five-man midfields, with ten players coming in at 9.0 or over:

In this, our latest article for members, we take a look at four of the main contenders – Eden Hazard, Aaron Ramsey, Juan Mata and Raheem Sterling – currently on Fantasy radars.

Sterling has netted in two of his last four appearances and, after notching nine times last term, is backed by many to step up for Liverpool after Luis Suarez’ departure. Ramsey’s 10 goals and nine assists in just 23 appearances last season has catapulted the Welshman into the premium bracket at 9.0, with his strike in yesterday’s Community Shield handing us a timely reminder of his talents. Mata (9.0) has been one of Louis van Gaal’s star performers in the role in “the hole” in a new 3-4-1-2 formation, whilst the 10.0-priced Hazard, despite only returning to pre-season action last week, sits in 22% of squads ahead of fixtures against promoted pair Burnley and Leicester in his first two fixtures.

Casting an eye back to last season, then, we delve into the data and compare their respective displays. First up, we assess each player’s creativity and distribution.

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  1. SaintBegbie
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    A) Ramsey/ Coutinho

    or

    B) Cazorla/ Sterling

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    1. The_Smoking_Salmon
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      B) But in the long run Carzorla will lose game time when ozil is fit.

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  2. Townsends Tactics Truck
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Best striker under £6m? Here's my shortlist:

    A) Long

    B) Ings

    C) Austin

    D) Bojan

    E) Ulloa

    F) Jelavic

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    1. Respect My Authoritah
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      E long term, C or D til then

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      1. Respect My Authoritah
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        *til the fixtures turn

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    2. The Missing Link
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Neismith

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

    I'm nowhere near deciding who to put in my team. Struggling to get up for FPL this year. The game is a big commitment as I seem incapable of playing it casually.

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    1. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Don't be daft, you nearly won it last year. Pull yourself together boy! (And let me know your team)

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

        I'm probably gonna come on here late in the week and copy someone's team i like the look of 😆

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    2. Hibbo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Get the head into it.

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  4. Lallana_
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Any fantasy leagues with good prizes?

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

      Sky game has 25 grand i think

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      1. Lallana_
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Any mini-leagues for FPL?

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

      You don't want to win a trip to Liverpool? 😉

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  5. Sting
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    A lot of the 3-5-2 teams lack captain options aside from Rooney.

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    1. teej
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Hows this for captain options
      DDG (4.0)
      Terry - Ward- Glue (Coloccini, Wisdom)
      Mata - Hazard - Rambo - Siggy - Wanyama
      Roo - Studge (Bojan)

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      1. Sting
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        I would have expected Siggy to be 5th mid in a 3-5-2. Wanyama has to start a game?

        DDG is too expensive for a keeper. You're forgetting save points.

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  6. jordinho23
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    I think 10 m for a gk he must be first. Boruc prob leave

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    1. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Have you really done seven reply fails in a row or just throwing out fantasy nuggets for us all to lap with great enthusiasm?

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      1. RoysCallerAnne
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        * lap up

        oh, the irony

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  7. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Serious headache now staring at the screen getting nowhere.. Which do ye prefer:

    A)
    DDG, 4m
    Debuchy, Ward, Caulker, Hutton, Wisdom
    Fabregas, Ramsey, Mata, Sterling, Davis
    Bojan, Rooney, D.Costa

    or

    B)
    Krul, Foster
    Shaw, Ward, Caulker, Hutton, Wisdom
    Siggurdson, Ramsey, Mata, Sterling, Davis
    Dzeko, Rooney, D.Costa

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    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Basically
      A) DDG, Debuchy, Fabregas and Bojan
      vs
      B) Krul/Foster, Shaw Siggy and Dzeko

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      1. spoonlord
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        AAAAAAAAA

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

      A

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  8. teej
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Ward injury
    http://i.imgur.com/NnrLKXU.png

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    1. Valar(Keith)
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      😯

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  9. jordinho23
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Jelovic in that bracket

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  10. mattmobster
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Ok, Im 80% there. Any thoughts? My defenders are all 4.0 or 4.5 on purpose. A tactic Im trying this year. Any other low priced defenders I should have?

    Krul Mannone

    Chester Wisdom Morgan Long Simpson

    Ramsey Mata Fabregas Rodwell Albrington

    Sturridge Rooney Costa

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    1. Sting
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Simpson is a bad pick, Isla has signed.

      Rodwell 4th mid?

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  11. Do I Not Like Orange
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    A) Sterling, Hazard & Bojan
    B) Henderson, Fabregas & Costa
    ?

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    1. Whats it all about??
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      A

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  12. For Fuchs Sake
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Robin Williams has died!!! RIP Legend

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    1. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      No waaay

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      1. For Fuchs Sake
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        yep suicide by the looks of it

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        1. Bubz
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          Oh bloody hell 🙁

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    2. Chu Young Ping Pong
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      WTF!

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    3. Hibbo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      RIP. Brilliant in Mrs Doubtfire and Peter Pan oh and Insomnia.

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      1. Birds of Prey
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        you guys never had to watch Bicentennial man both ways on a trip to Europe.

        Deserved that academy award though.

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  13. White Hart Kane
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    A) Luis and B.Davies

    B) Cahill and 4.5 defender (and who?)

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  14. Gimli son of Gloin
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Robin Williams died apparently. RIP.. loved him in Good Morning Vietnam.

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    1. teej
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      No f'in way 🙁

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    2. Cheeseoid
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Suicide. What a shame Nanoo! Nanoo! He was a brilliant man what a shame.

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      1. Hibbo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Jesus.

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      2. Gimli son of Gloin
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Such a shame that depression is such a real thing, and that it's quite hard for those who don't suffer from it to understand it.

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        1. Cheeseoid
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          So true

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    3. Mull
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      That really come out of the blue. 🙁

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    4. Woy of the Wovers
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Dead Poets was a classic.

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      1. Cheeseoid
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Quite a few great films and an awful lot of crap. But always came across as a thoroughly nice bloke and extremely funny person

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      2. Gimli son of Gloin
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah, great film actually.

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    5. Rolf Harris Saint Germain
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Sad news

      Such a funny bloke

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  15. gdog2244
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    RMT

    GK: Bego, Hamer
    DEF: Terry, Yoshida , Mariappa, Hutton, Chester
    MID: Ramsey ,Fab, Mata, Isgrove, Siggy
    ATT: Rooney, Dzeko, Costa

    Will Yoshida start? Can't see the own goal master hooiveld making it over him.

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

      Redo the whole back line barring Terry.

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      1. gdog2244
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Chester nailed, Hutton nailed, Who will start over Yoshida? Pulis's commetns suggest Mariappa is nailed.

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      2. Birds of Prey
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Don't bar Terry.

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  16. Rolf Harris Saint Germain
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Naughton nailed on for GW1?

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    1. gdog2244
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      most likely, 80%

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  17. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Literally just watched the family guy on BBC 3 where everything Peter touched turned into Robin Williams.

    RIP

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    1. The Light Knight
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Same here, shocking

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    2. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      wow, just googled when I saw this.
      🙁
      he was a funny guy

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    3. maglia rosa
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      that's terrible news

      RIP Robin Williams

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  18. Prisoner FC
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Please help. Best 4.5 forward? Playing with only two up top. Have Rooney and sturridge. Help!

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    1. White Hart Kane
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      I'm wondering the same, Zamora maybe? or Wood?

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      1. Cheeseoid
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        I got Wood. Hur Hur

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        1. White Hart Kane
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          I'm a New Zealander, my dad used to work with Chris Wood's father. Very tempted to go that way

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      2. Rolf Harris Saint Germain
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Wood is off to Wolves so that eliminates that option

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    2. gdog2244
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Really no one, but Zamora I guess

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  19. LeedsUnited21
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    would i 3-5-2 work with 5 big mids and one big forward and a cheapie

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  20. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Robin Willams 🙁 Very sad.

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  21. White Hart Kane
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    A) Sterling + 4.5 forward

    B) Dzeko + 4.5 mid

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  22. For Fuchs Sake
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    DeGea or a United defender. Don't normally do expensive keepers, convince me 🙂

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  23. The_Smoking_Salmon
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Any love for Isca. Oop in what I imagine will be an attacking side.

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  24. thorvaldsson
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    I’m looking for a 5m midfielder who is the best option? Currently messing with Hoillet.

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    1. spoonlord
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      ward prowse or davis SOU

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    2. CoolBeans
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Hoillet under threat from Much so I believe.

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  25. Whats it all about??
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    What's Arsenals back line for the beginning of the season? I heard one or two might still not be ready because if the World Cup.

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    1. The_Smoking_Salmon
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Most likely debs, kolsc, ?chambers? , Gibbs I'd imagine.

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      1. Whats it all about??
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        That's what I was thinking. I've put in Gibbs and already had Debuchy. Cheers for reply.

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  26. Aubamazette
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Hoilett, Ward-prowse or Mulumbu? (Not considering price)

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  27. Chris_White
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    So...every man and his dog captaining Rooney?

    (Sturridge here)

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    1. Hazard for Ballon D'or
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Hazard

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      1. Chris_White
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Grande cojones! 😉

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        1. Hazard for Ballon D'or
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          What does that mean??

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          1. Chris_White
            • 14 Years
            11 years, 4 months ago

            That you have huge balls.

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    2. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Costa, maybe.

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      1. Chris_White
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Too risky for me. Can see it being a 0-1 with a random goalscorer.

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    3. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      My dog is captaining Steven Fletcher. No Idea why. I'm captaining Rooney.

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      1. Chris_White
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Hmm. Your dog may be a genius!

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    4. Rum Ham
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Ramsey.

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      1. Chris_White
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Good shout!

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    5. PAIRIDAEZAN
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      DDG

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  28. Hazard for Ballon D'or
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Thoughts on holtby?? As many replies as possible. Last decision I really need to make. Reply plz

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    1. The_Smoking_Salmon
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      He's my backup to siggy. Though I'm not ready to jump ship just yet.

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      1. Hazard for Ballon D'or
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Just played around with siggy hendo and holtby in my midfield and my defence was sick!!

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    2. wilsonito
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Unlikely to play IMO

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      1. Hazard for Ballon D'or
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        That was my issue. But he has had a good pre season. Could earn him a place??

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      2. The_Smoking_Salmon
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        How do you see the mids lining up?

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        1. Hazard for Ballon D'or
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          What mids?? Fpl or real life football??

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  29. Hailzter
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Is there any reason why Sterling is so heavily favoured over Coutinho other than the latter's low conversion rate which is bound to improve this season?

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    1. The_Smoking_Salmon
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Isn't he cheaper? I don't wanna check right now. Mobile.

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

        Sterling is actually 0.5 more expensive.

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        1. The_Smoking_Salmon
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          It's probably based on fantasy points then. Though he's taking up Suarez's spot so there's talk that he might play similarly with Sturrs.

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      2. spoonlord
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        cout is cheaper 8.0.. both looked cracking preseason.. coutinho looks ready to step up but is notoriously bad away from home..
        Sterling will score more, Cout assist more.
        Sterling is playing very advanced so i'm leaning towards him.

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    2. Prisoner FC
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      I am thinking couthino. His display yesterday was awesome. Thinking more br will give him more freedom

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    3. SC not pearls before swine
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      I think just because he had more points last year in less minutes. Coutinho could improve his conversion ratio as you say and prove to be the better option but based on what we've seen Sterling is more productive.

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  30. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    My favourite Robin Williams performance has to be Good Will Hunting. Or What Dreams May Come.

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    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      No way! has he died? 😮

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      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        not being sarcastic btw, i genuinely want to know.

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      2. Bubz
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah, suicide apparently 🙁

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        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          my god! what a huge shame, especially to go by suicide 🙁

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          1. Salah’s Sonnet
            • 14 Years
            11 years, 4 months ago

            on sky news right now.

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          2. Bubz
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 4 months ago

            I know, the suicide part makes it 1000x worse

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            1. Salah’s Sonnet
              • 14 Years
              11 years, 4 months ago

              it really does.

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    2. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      And how could I forget JUMANJI

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

        I loved Jack as a kid.

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      2. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        'good moooooooooooorning vietnam! epic...

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    3. The Light Knight
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Alladin for me, great actor, named his kid Zelda, what a guy

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    4. Rolf Harris Saint Germain
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Mrs Doubtfire still makes me chuckle when its on the tv

      Really sad news

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