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The Dugout Discussion – Gameweek 1 – Monday

18 August 2014 2720 comments
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The final match of Gameweek 1 arrives this evening as promoted Burnley prepare for the visit of Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea. The Blues are heavily backed heading into this one, with both Eden Hazard and Cesc Fabregas currently sitting in more than 20% of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) teams, while up front, summer signing Diego Costa will be looking to grab the goals and strengthen his armband credentials ahead of next week’s home encounter with Leicester:

Certainly, the stage is set for Costa to deliver after a disappointing series of displays from a number of forwards over the weekend, where only one (Saido Berahino) managed double-figure returns.

At the back, Jose Mourinho opts for Thibaut Courtois between the sticks, with Petr Cech relegated to the Blues’ bench. The Chelsea manager keeps faith with the familiar defence that earned 18 shut-outs last term, with new boy Filipe Luis amongst the substitutes.

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  1. Acquafresca
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 8 months ago

    Oscar is poor.

    Doesn't fit into this Chelsea team. When Ramires is back should be:

    - - - - - Costa - - - - -
    Haz - Fabs - Schurrle
    - Matic - - Ramires -

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    1. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      Exactly. Sadly, Mourinho loves him.

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    2. super zlatan
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      Agreed

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    3. Heydudes13
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      Fabregas seems to be doing great in his current position.

      Just sign a new no. 10.

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      1. Az
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        • 16 Years
        11 years, 8 months ago

        Mata may fancy another move

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    4. Aston Villa-Boas
      • 12 Years
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      oscar will play imo

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  2. Pea Soup
    • 14 Years
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    Schurrle never passes to Costa.

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    1. Brutus619
      • 14 Years
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      Bloody hate him for it too.

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  3. copps
    • 14 Years
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    Mou needs to bring filipe luis on for his debut

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    1. Home Run Baker
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      • 15 Years
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      Will do it at the bridge

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  4. davies
    • 11 Years
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    What'll be the best midfield partnership?

    A) Matic and Fabregas
    B) Fernando and YYT
    C) Carvallho (if he signs) and Ramsey

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    1. Hazard for Ballon D'or
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      A easily. Could be biased tho

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    2. Banana Shaqiri - HMD, PUP
      • 11 Years
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      Scnei + Wanyama

      Maybe

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    3. SC not pearls before swine
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      Shelvy and Ki

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  5. Chu Young Ping Pong
    • 13 Years
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    Ok Doos, we got it. You have Ivanovic.

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    1. Sting
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      • 13 Years
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      I want to hear more about his Sanogo and Young picks

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  6. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 8 months ago

    Apart from the goal Costa has done nothing

    And this is against Burnley

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    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      Costa bandwagon de-railed?

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    2. Pedram
      • 12 Years
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      He need service, he can't create on his own.

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      1. Not Irish
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        He's slowing them down.

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    3. toerag
      • 15 Years
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      was thinking just that...

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    4. Acquafresca
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      He scored.

      What more do you want?

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    5. JayBomb
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      That's coz Schurrle won't bloody pass him the ball

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    6. Miracallas
      • 14 Years
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      Yep

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    7. Owd Big 'Ed
      • 16 Years
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      Don't mind if that's the case every game!

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    8. 4vets
      • 15 Years
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      Shades of Studge

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      1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 14 Years
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        the terriffying sequel to shades of grey

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  7. super zlatan
    • 15 Years
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    Is costa due any baps?

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    1. The Bandit
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      2

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    2. Chu Young Ping Pong
      • 13 Years
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      2 atm

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    3. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
      • 13 Years
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      2

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      1. super zlatan
        • 15 Years
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        Cheers

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    4. DonTheSpecialOne
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      • 15 Years
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      2

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    5. Pedram
      • 12 Years
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      2 at the moment

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  8. supperspout
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    • 13 Years
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    i think id be top 100 if it wasn't for saturday morning tinkering!

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    1. Mr Smith
      • 15 Years
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      I think I'd be first, if I had picked the best team possible.

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      1. Az
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        • 16 Years
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        Nah

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  9. nibby
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 8 months ago

    Coloccini or Kelly ?

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    1. Az
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      • 16 Years
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      Kelleh

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  10. Djerbil
    • 14 Years
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    Could have had 4 midfielders in double digits if I started Siggy..

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    1. 4vets
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      I could have been winning the whole thing if I'd chosen a different team 🙄

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      1. Djerbil
        • 14 Years
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        blimey

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  11. Brian (Not the Messiah)
    • 16 Years
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    Burnley are going to score a lot of goals playing like this...

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    1. Djerbil
      • 14 Years
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      true

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    2. Ginkapo FPL
      • 14 Years
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      And concede a whole lot more

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    3. Sess!
      • 15 Years
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      Like Blackpool from a while back.

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  12. Demel
    • 14 Years
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    This has been a really dull second half!

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    1. Defcons are for Kinnear
      • 12 Years
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      Blame Mourinho

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    2. The Chosen One...
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      Tends to happen when there is a high scoring first half

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  13. Defcons are for Kinnear
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 8 months ago

    If Chelsea are going Sir back in games, their attackers lose the appeal. City don't stop scoring, even if their 3-0 up. Is this a good reason to get Silva over Fabregas?

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    1. steevouk
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      Try and get them both

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      1. Defcons are for Kinnear
        • 12 Years
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        There's only space for one

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  14. JayBomb
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 8 months ago

    Any chance of a Haz goal Costa assist ?

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    1. Az
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      • 16 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      There was earlier!

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      1. Towsor44
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 8 months ago

        Nah, was a Fab goal Costa assist

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    2. Aston Villa-Boas
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      if a situation presents itself, sure

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  15. super zlatan
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 8 months ago

    Costa or fab for captain in gw2?

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    1. Owd Big 'Ed
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      Fabregas

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    2. Home Run Baker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      Hazard

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    3. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      Schurrle

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  16. Ginkapo FPL
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 8 months ago

    Oh man, that could have been goal of the season. If someone had hit it

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    1. SC not pearls before swine
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      Trickeration!

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    2. In Like Flynn.
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      • 15 Years
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      For Burnley or Chelsea?

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      1. Ginkapo FPL
        • 14 Years
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        Burnley

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  17. Royale-with-Cheese
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 8 months ago

    It's 4:33am and I'm sitting on my couch, eyes bloodshot like a crackhead's, shouting at the TV for Cahill to score goal to make up for lost cleansheet points. Ah, how I've missed FPL!

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    1. Defcons are for Kinnear
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      Australia?
      Nothing beats that feeling

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      1. Royale-with-Cheese
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 8 months ago

        South African in Penang, Malaysia.

        Sleep is for casuals.

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    2. super zlatan
      • 15 Years
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      😉

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    3. meeark
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      Certainly don't miss Australian Premier League times

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  18. elkunaguero
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 8 months ago

    Hazard has same bps score than Ivanovic, just sayin

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    1. Aston Villa-Boas
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      them dribbles

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  19. shiffo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 8 months ago

    Anyone knows why Neil Taylor (Swansea) got replaced at the 52nd minute? Is he expected to play next game?

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    1. elkunaguero
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      I think it was tactical, yellow card and Januzaj was torturing him

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    2. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      should do

      Was on a yc and Januzaj was destroying him

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    3. Towsor44
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      Was on a YC and getting battered by Jacuzzi

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    4. Owd Big 'Ed
      • 16 Years
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      Because Januzaj was ripping him a new sphincter. Yes.

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      1. Cheggers
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 8 months ago

        sounds a bit like me and ur mum

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      2. shiffo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
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        Cool, thanks guys.

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    5. Uncle John from Jamaica
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      Had been booked and was being destroyed as a result. Sensible sub

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  20. JayBomb
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 8 months ago

    Chelsea look like there happy with 3-1

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    1. Aston Villa-Boas
      • 12 Years
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      I would be

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  21. Art Vandelay
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 8 months ago

    Disappointing to see Chelsea taking their foot of the accelerator when in a winning position. Same as last season.

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    1. Defcons are for Kinnear
      • 12 Years
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      See above

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  22. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 8 months ago

    I might complain that I couldn't do transfers before the deadline so should have a free WC this week.

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  23. Heydudes13
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 8 months ago

    Come on Hazard. Pete's sake.

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    1. Mata-Is-The-Juan
      • 12 Years
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      ^This.

      Hardly taking up attacking positions.

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  24. Brutus619
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 8 months ago

    Schurrle is ruining everything for Costa (C) 🙁

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    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
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      Not any more

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      1. Brutus619
        • 14 Years
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        Wish it happened much earlier. I don't think Costa will grab another with the pace Chelsea are playing at.

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  25. BobB
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    • 16 Years
    11 years, 8 months ago

    I like that Costa stays on for most or all of the game when they are cruising - I wonder how many such games Aguero will stay on as long for?

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  26. dmcqt
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 8 months ago

    Schürrle is about due to come off. He's lost his pace and drive and is mostly passing backwards. And not to Costa! Willian on instead for a while.

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  27. Andre W
    • 11 Years
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    Willian on for Schurrle

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  28. Djerbil
    • 14 Years
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    Schurrle off

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  29. Syd.
    • 16 Years
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    Shirley off

    William on

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  30. An Púca
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 8 months ago

    How has Jutkiewicz looked for Burney?

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    1. Cheggers
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      dreadful

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    2. Demel
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 8 months ago

      Like the lower league striker he is.

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