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Mondogoal – The FFS Strategy Guide

As we announced on Monday, we’re supporting Mondogoal, a brand new daily and weekly Fantasy Football game, over the forthcoming season.

Mondogoal covers the Premier League and all the major top flight leagues – Serie A, La Liga, Bundesliga, Ligue 1 and Major League Soccer (MLS). You can play games for each one, or even global contests that span across all the leagues. You can also enter contests Champions League and the Europa League to scratch your Fantasy Football itch in midweek.

The game has also just gone mobile, with the brand new site now available to allow tinkering on the move.

You can seek out our announce article for the very basics behind the game but, in this follow-up, we’ve listed some of the key strategies that will help you plunder the player list and compile a starting XI capable of reaping rewards.

Scan for Bargains

While we’ll all have our favourite big-name targets ahead of each Mondogoal contest, it will be your ability to search out budget talent that will set you on the path to success. Mondogoal shifts the player prices week to week, based on each player’s recent performance and their popularity in the game. With that in mind, the form options will always come at a hefty price. On the flipside, players returning from injury, earning a rare start or even coming into form, will often be undervalued and will be ideal for helping you free up funds for your top targets.

Use Mondogoal’s tools to sift the player list and hunt out the underpriced. Sort the player list by “Salary” and use the excellent filter tool to narrow the player list to those players that fit within a certain price range. Mondogoal also has two further features to help here: you can sort the list by Points Per Game (PPG), plus, if you click on an individual player, you can profile his scoring in recent matches.

Consult the Teamsheets

Mondogoal allows us to select our lineups right up until ten minutes before the first kick-off that day. On Saturday and Sundays this will often be ahead of the early fixture but, even so, we can get a view on the teamsheet from that match and use these to help us unearth some gems. This tactic is even more significant when there’s no early Saturday kick-off: all the three o’clock teamsheets will be published ahead of the deadline and can be used to help select a lineup made of certain starters, and a cast of undervalued bargains.

By all means select your team early in the week or the night before, but be ready to make crucial changes and shift to “Plan B” nearer to the deadline when you’re armed with the all-important teamsheets.

Limit Your Risks

Taking a risk with one or two selections can make your Mondogoal lineup stand out and steer you to success. However, it’s also essential that you hunt out certain starters.

Build your team around a spine of players who are set to earn 90 minutes – it’s obvious that you need goals, assists and clean sheets but it’s even more obvious that players can’t achieve these from the bench or the stands.

If there’s even a chance that a player will be rested, rotated or has a knock, then consider a rethink. There’s nothing worse than missing out on winning a contest because you had one player stuck on the timber.

Fouls Make Points

Mondogoal awards a point for every foul won by a your players. That’s a significant reward when you consider that a striker must make 33 successful passes in a match to earn the equivalent (typically only half a dozen achieve that). With this in mind you should target those players who, amongst the potential to earn goals, assists and clean sheets, will also draw fouls from their opponents.

Opt for raiding full-backs rather than dominant centre-backs, seek out those “number 10’s” that run at opponents, the towering target man who will win those free-kicks and those attacking players, that, at times, literally have to be flattened to be shackled. Be aware of those players who commit fouls and back any attacker likely to come up against them.

Avoid the Cloggers

You’ll also be losing points for every foul your team commits: another reason to steer clear of that centre-back clogger. Every foul conceded by a player loses a point, with two more points docked for a yellow card. Keep clear of those players likely to tempt the referee’s wrath and consult the fixtures and consider the one-on-one duels so you’re wary of those defenders and midfielders up against tricky opponents.

Three Men At the Back

As a rule of thumb, Mondogoal favours attacking players. Goals and assists are the meat and drink of your team, while clean sheets can be easily lost down the back of the defensive sofa. What’s more, even if you find some shut-outs, a defender who concedes four fouls will lose four points – that’s his clean sheet gone. With this in mind, we’re favouring setting up with three at the back – a growing trend, even amongst Premier League bosses.

Check Out Our Player Picks

We’ll be bringing you a weekly dose of player recommendations, helping you to form the foundations of your Mondogoal lineup. Don’t go spending your winnings in advance but, at the very least, check out our thinking so you know what not to do!

Look out for the first picks article on Friday and, in the meantime, sign up and enter a Saturday, Sunday or weekend contest for Gameweek 1. Mondogoal have also launched an introductory FFS £2 game for the opening Gameweek with 50 spots available.

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

2,370 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Hibbopotamus
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    I shouldn't change Dzeko to Bony when I already have Siggy in there, right? ...Right?

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    1. Reeker
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      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Ah go on do it for the craic

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      1. Hibbopotamus
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        It's tempting. If he will a mil cheaper I think I'd do it in an instant.

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    2. The Arsenal Homie
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Right.

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    3. SW6
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      You shouldn't not change it just because you have Siggy 😉

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  2. The Arsenal Homie
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    There's no Ramsey in the Captain poll... :O

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    1. Lucy.
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      vs rock solid palace?

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    2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      There are a lot of little slip-ups at the mo.

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      1. The Arsenal Homie
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Giroud and no Ramsey... that's a HUGE slip-up.

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  3. nibby
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    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Bojan or Fletcher ?

    !st to get 5 votes.Now start.

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    1. The Arsenal Homie
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Bojan

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    2. Nice to Finally Michu
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Fletcher

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    3. The Missing Link
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Bocher

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    4. AWESOME-O
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      neither, lol

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      1. Nice to Finally Michu
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        why neither?

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        1. AWESOME-O
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Sunderland have tough opening fixtures and I don't rate Bojan, but that's just me.

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  4. ManTree(v2!) or just JAY!
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Duff or Moore for my 4.0 defender?
    (already have wisdom)

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    1. Nice to Finally Michu
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Moore

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    2. The Arsenal Homie
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Moore.

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    3. AWESOME-O
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Moore, but has a tough start

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    4. Winston.
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      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Duff

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  5. AWESOME-O
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Eriksen and Cahill or Fabrigas and Jones?

    Already have Terry and Costa.

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    1. ManTree(v2!) or just JAY!
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Eriksen and Cahill

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      1. AWESOME-O
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        ta

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    2. The Arsenal Homie
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Fab and Jones.

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      1. AWESOME-O
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        thanks

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  6. Big Col
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    a) P.Jones (Evans if fit), Ward, Clyne, Ferdinand, Wisdom

    or

    b) Caulker, Ward, Clyne, PVA, Chambers

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    1. The Arsenal Homie
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      b) hands down.

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    2. mango_chutney
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      I would say A but change P Jones to Lovren for the same money. If your team will allow it that is

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  7. Takedog1
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    now that evans and shaw is injured I'm thinking of staying clear of man u defines and gk. they were good defensively at the best of times never mind when there best 2 are out.

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    1. Takedog1
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      defense *
      weren't*

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  8. Chu Young Ping Pong
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Immobile is the worst striker I've ever seen.

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    1. Lucy.
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Think it shows how much Serie A has fallen behind.

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      1. copps
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        PL > La Liga > bundesliga > Ligue 1 > Championship > Serie A

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    2. Sting
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      After one game? Drogba was poor for 1.5 seasons before he clicked at Chelsea

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    3. Ronny Hotdog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Zigic?

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    4. Not Irish
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      They said the same about Lewandowski early doors at Dortmund.

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    5. Gooner97
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Shut your mouth.

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  9. Sting
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    When did you first consider Henderson?

    'Bout a week agooooo

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  10. Volk
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    I am no fan of Darren Bent, but I know he used to premium priced in FPL even in a garbage team. Surely he's a shout at £5m back at Villa? Is he gonna play, though? I am seeking some clarity...

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    1. AWESOME-O
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      he'll play, but whether he scores goals is another question. He's a punt, but at £5 not an expensive one so he could be worth a risk.

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      1. AWESOME-O
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        ha, £5, probably what he's worth in real life. £5m even.

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      2. AWESOME-O
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        he'll start i believe in the absence of Benteke. Villa have nobody else really to play down the middle.

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    2. The Arsenal Homie
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      He might come on as a sub for a few times. If he does well, he'll continue as a sub. If he fails, he'll stop altogether.

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  11. Red Devil Swede
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Won't be going Young, already have Mata+Rooney. Too many other options all around!

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  12. mango_chutney
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    This might have got lost at the end of previous page would like some opinion on this?

    I am thinking of rotating keepers Mannone & Krul and also rotating budget defenders from each team O'shea and Collocini my other defensive picks are Lovren and a Chelsea defender and a 4 mil defender. In my head I think this tactic might work in that I am doubling up on cheap defence which rotate well or will this back fire?

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  13. jwaltz86
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    RMT

    Bego (Gilks)
    Debuchy-Luis-PvA (Chester, Wisdom)
    Rambo-Mata-Sterling-Siggy (Wanyama)
    Costa-Rooney-Dzeko

    Thanks!

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      GK - 0/1
      DEF - 1/3
      MID - 2/3
      STR - 3/3

      6/10

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  14. Kerz
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Did Hazard look lively and energetic last night? Still unsure about going with him over Fabregas...

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    1. Reedy
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Apparently, yes. Would rather have him than Fabs but actually I've gone without either.

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    2. Gazza2000
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      A bit rusty imo but Cesc played deep 2nd half when Oscar was playing in the hole...

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  15. Stupendous
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Ok I now feel I am FARTHER away than ever picking my squad with all the injuries and unfit players.

    Half the bloody league is out!!

    I Friday is gonna be mega for last minute picks. This place will be a complete madhouse!

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    1. The Arsenal Homie
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      +1 Totally agree.

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    2. Stupendous
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      You could pick an entire squad of big hitters all out!!!

      Kompany. Mert. Kosc
      Ozil. Theo. Lallana. Lampard (haha)
      Aguero. Lukaku. Rvp

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  16. ManTree(v2!) or just JAY!
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Mata and 4.0

    Or

    Young and Terry

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    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      B, if you will be playing the 4.0

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      1. ManTree(v2!) or just JAY!
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Defence is currently:
        Luis, Chambers, Cameron, Wisdom, Moore

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  17. truckingtanker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Rate My Team Please

    Krul Mannone

    Terry Debuchy Ward Wisdom Davis

    Mata, Matic, Ramsey, Eriksen, Mutch

    Rooney, Costa, Nugent

    1.5 mil spare for quick changes when it all goes wrong on week 1

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      GK - 1
      DEF - 2/3
      MID - 2/3
      STR - 2/3

      7/10

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  18. nigel
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    why do I see a lot of Dzeko but so few Silva, Nasri, Yaya

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    1. Klopp's Kids
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Price. Would you rather pay 8.5M for a striker or midfielder? And Yaya is 2.5M higher than Dzeko/Nasri.

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    2. Sting
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      I have Silva.

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      1. Sting
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Although he repeatedly trolled me last season with his little injuries

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    3. SC not pearls before swine
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      More sexy midfield options than striker options. Adebayor's place is somewhat doubtful, Giroud's Giroud, Sturridge is expensive etc etc

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  19. Klopp's Kids
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Kolo Toure commits his future to Liverpool...As if we don't have enough CBs...

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    1. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Oh feck off already you old git

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  20. The Darkest Knight
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Alternative of BOJAN (Fantasy Legend either MICHU or BOSELI)...?

    I am looking for cheap 3rd striker and surprise to see everyone so convinced about Bojan.
    Bojan is playing reverse OOP and his previous season with Ajax was dull.

    There are many other options available like
    FLETCHER, DIOUF, AUSTIN, NUGENT, JELAVIC, WICKHAM.. etc.

    I think these are not so bad that we can't even compare with BOJAN...

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    1. Herman Toothrot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Austin.

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  21. Mindless Freak
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Which 4m defenders are people using, nailed on?

    Also what's the popular 4.5m 2 defender rotation people are thinking about starting with?

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    1. Lucy.
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Hutton, Wisdom, Duff... And some others.

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  22. rocrocodile
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    The news on Shaw has made me make some changes. Stupid, a couple of days before the season starts, or actually a decent team? Is Young a dumb idea? And is it more the price than the qualities of Debuchy and B. Davies who is tempting? Any advice appreciated.

    Begovic (Gilks)
    Cahill - B. Davies - Debuchy - (N. Taylor) - (Hutton)
    Hazard - Ramsey - Mata - Henderson - Young
    Rooney - Costa - (Jutkiewicz)

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    1. Frank Black
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Too many United attacking players.

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  23. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    At least LVG will have an already made excuse when United get duffed

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    1. The Missing Link
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Thought they were challenging this year and tgeir defense looks like a bunch of english rejects and kids

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      1. Syd.
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        And that's the 1st choice lot

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  24. Sting
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    If Young gets an assist on the weekend this site will be crazy.

    A goal and the site crashes for sure.

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    1. Klopp's Kids
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      You'll see so many....
      "I was just about to put him in" posts

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    2. Heytch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Nuts. Never seen so much POO love. Young and Bojan this year rife.

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    3. Reedy
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      5.1% ownership and they probably all use this site 🙂

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  25. Gooner97
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Dzeko or Giroud?

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    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Dzeko

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  26. 50shades of o'shea
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Why are there so little votes for studge? I have the big 3 but I am going for him considering that sotton haven't yet signed a new cb and gardos will not keep out Sturridge.

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    1. Sting
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      I was all set on captaining him. But is there a need for a differential captain on GW1?

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    2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Just as you have a prejudice against Young, many other people have a similar prejudice against Sturridge.

      It is all unbelievable to me.

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  27. hagop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    What a headache 🙂

    A) Mata + Austin/Bojan or
    B) Young + Dzeko + decent defence
    C) Young + Stu + castrate defence

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  28. MountainBeach
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    De Gea
    Debuchy Davies Luis
    Ramsey Sterling Mata Sigurdsson
    Remy Rooney Costa

    Bench: Duff, Cameron El Ahmadi

    thoughts?

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  29. Demel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Could someone please explain why Henderson is considered a better pick than Siggy?

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    1. 50shades of o'shea
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Aloud to play further forward and a class player in a goal scoring team.

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    2. The Missing Link
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Liverpool fans dreaming is my guess

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    3. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      He plays for a team who scores lots of goals as opposed to a team that will be fighting relegation

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    4. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      I don't think he is.

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  30. Timtastic03
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Does this make sense? With Ramires initially banned, Mourinho won't play 4-3-3 and so I think it will be Matic/Fab double pivot with Oscar in the hole. At least until Ramires is back?

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    1. Lucy.
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Nobody knows. It's frustrating isn't it? 🙂

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    2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      This is actually a fantastic point. Well said!

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