With the international break affording us time to reflect on proceedings, we roll out the first in a series of three members articles. Starting with the defenders, we assess some of the standout contenders across the first three Gameweeks of the 2014/15 campaign.
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Really not happy with my team at the minute! I am without Costa & Sterling, which seem essential right now. My team is:
DDG
Terry Debuchy Chester (Coloccini Duff)
Ramsey Siggy Mata Eriksen (Marney)
Adebayor Rooney Dzeko
Should I use my WC, or just take a -8 and do Mata, Eriksen & Dzeko ----> Tadic, Sterling & Costa?
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u could give Eriksen one more week to save 4pt and look to offload him next week maybe...
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That sounds like a good idea actually, I could just get Tadic and Costa in, but my only worry is I would have no Sterling which is a gamble. Cheers for the help, will need to have a think about what to do. Thankyou! 🙂
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take the -8 and make the change. Hold the wildcard for a double game week
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Prediction: Lovren to score more goals than Moreno this season.
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Nah.
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Lovren - 2 goals
Moreno - 3 goals 4 assists
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@jts dog
I noticed you sitting outside my house, looking very slick.
http://us.123rf.com/450wm/damedeeso/damedeeso1207/damedeeso120700013/14594091-olympic-dog-with-the-great-britain-flag.jpg-
Dude, I need your email address...
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Boom boom shake shake the room!
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I was in an elevator today, and it had a button for the floor I was on.
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I smiled
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The NFL is back peeps..... buckle up !!
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Today? 😯
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Meh. Reigning DZ NFL fantasy champion here. Really can't be arsed anymore. 😀
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Naked fighting ladies? Wouldn't have thought that would have been up your alley?
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What? Didn't it just finish last month
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Zzzzzz
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Boring
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Will probably just watch the first half to be honest. Can see Seahawks destroying the Packers.
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Pack will win it.
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I would love that! 😀 Just cant see it myself.
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Loved it back in the 80s. When it first arrived on Channel4, it was so exciting. I picked Indy Colts as my team because of Eric Dickerson.
Then after 3 or 4 years of watching it, realised it was completely shit 🙂
Football.. it's the worlds most popular sport for a reason.
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is it the 14th yet?
...................Begovic
........Ivanovic - Clyne - Moreno
Fabregas - Sterling (c) - Ramsey - Siggy
........Naismith - Rooney - Costa
Gilks; Marney, Chambers, Hutton
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No hulk 🙁
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reported
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Unreported
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Metareported
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Falcao to start straight away?
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Desperate times call for....
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Desperate measures!
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Really want to swap Rooney for falcao but will have to sell siggy or Naismith for the extra money. Who should I keep?
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Rooney
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Keep both. Keep Rooney. They should all start.
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You won't save much with those two. Can you not downscale a bigger gun?
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My defence is already weak.
Krul
Moreno clyne duff
Siggy Ramsey sterling fab di Maria
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The obvious thing would have been to not get Di Maria if you wanted Falcoa
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Jesus, keep both! Siggy along with Costa are probably the two must-haves this season so far. Naismith a great cheap striker option. I have Rooney also, keep him this week and asses how Man U line up/he plays vs QPR
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Falcao is not even guaranteed to start, and if he does (I think he will to be fair) he will probably play 60-70 mins. Rooney much more nailed on. The only reason I considered selling Rooney this week was to not lose team value when his price drops
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Don't take the bait. Stay with Rooney for now.
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Who is going Falcao (c) for GW4?
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Ryan re JWP/Tadic my point is JWP takes all the set-pieces away from him. If he weren't playing Tadic would be gold
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I agree. At the moment JWP is playing though.
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And should continue to. Reminds me of a young Beckham
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Wc activated. So far
Krul Guzan
Moreno Clyne Chester Pva wisdom
Fab Siggy ADM JWP Sterling
Costa Falcao Naismith.
How am I looking?
Guzan to Manonne?
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I'd stay with Krul/Guzan ... they rotate well
I think Ramsey will end with more points than ADM, but that's what makes this interesting ...
Very strong team.
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Seattle seems like a nice place.
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I've been there. Visited it when I was in Vancouver for a wedding.
Both places seem obsessed with rules. There are laminated sets of rules for everything. At a swimming pool. at a restaurant, at a parking lot, at a supermarket....
rules everywhere 🙁 screw that shit... No one ties me down 🙂-
Live free RCA, you make your own rules, although you probably should still not run at the swimming pool.
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well..thank goodness for that..
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2744351/Manchester-United-summer-target-Arturo-Vidal-breaks-knee-injury-again.html
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Probably the best box to box midfielder out there right now.
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just an animal from start to finish..hope he recovers..
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Dejavu 😯
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too tired to devote a personalized response to everyone 🙄
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Wait. How'd you do that? It's identical 😯
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it doesn't care about identical posts when they're replies
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Aha
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Yup
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He's class. One of my favourites
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just an animal from start to finish..hope he recovers..
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Chilean coach said he'd be a United player if not for the knee this summer.
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just an animal from start to finish..hope he recovers..
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Is having Sterling enough Liverpool attacking coverage?
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I'd argue Belotelli will be worth it as well. Most are just sticking with Sterling though or possibly getting Moreno too.
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Alright, thanks. I was considering Sturridge but he's overpriced imo and is too much of a burden on the rest of the team.
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Sterling is must have, Studge is optional given the price and Balo has potential but far from essential.
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Great argument.
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I knew Supermario will agree.
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Hmm, tough to say I cant help but feel Sturridge is overpriced at the minute and Balotelli is just too inconsistent, but if Liverpool start scoring for fun, then I think they will become close to must haves. I suppose time will tell, but right now I THINK it is, sorry for no definitive answer, but Im not so sure myself. Good luck mate! 🙂
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I'm actually considering doubling up on Gerrard and Sterling for Liverpool. Gerrard's a strange case - he's obviously declining as a player but seems to be actually improving as a fantasy option. City beat Pool 3-1 the other week but Gerrard got two bonus points and he got all three against Spurs even though Sterling was the best player on the field by a country mile. I can also see him plonking a few corners and free kicks onto Balotelli's head as the weeks go by. He retired from England so should be fresher as well. The negative aspect is concern over rotation around Champions League games.
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The savings of him vs Sturridge is such better value imo. Sterling is due for a massive season most likely.
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Henderson would be another outside bet. The gaffer wants him to get forward more and get more goals this season. Certainly good value at 6m
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Sterling is enough until Sturridge or Balo prove otherwise
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Best DF at 5.5? Edging towards Moreno over Shawcross, Debuchy, Lovren
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Moreno looks a class act. I think it'd be worth taking a punt on him.
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Moreno looked amazing Vs Spurs. I'm picking him ahead of Lovren. Maybe I saw in the summer time that BPs will favour attacking fullbacks ahead of CBs ?
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*article on here
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I think they found it was split pretty evenly. I like the fact that fullbacks get 1 BP per cross now as opposed to getting 3 for every 3.
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ok, cheers for that
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Cheers chaps- thought as much
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Not sure which is the best - they are all good, but based on upcoming fixtures I'd give the edge to Shawcross
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If you're on an island with no trees, how can you breathe?
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LOL what? Air doesn't care about borders man...
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lol at you for taking it seriously
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Is it a joke. I don't get it 😕
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Through your nose
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Air can hurt you too.
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@Katie
Does it bother you that Drew Brees is better than Tom Brady and my Saints are better than your Pats?
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I suspect she's not bothered.
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I think she's crushed.
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I have the perfect WC team.
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I have the perfect team.
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Perhaps, if it's the same as my WC team.
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I have a WC 😎
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But not my WC team. 😎
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I think mine is untouchable now.
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My normal team is better than your WC team
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We shall see. 😀
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pics of stfu
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Well that wouldn't be pleasant would it?
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called me on my typo, touche 😉
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just an animal from start to finish..hope he recovers..
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I've been a victim of identity theft. 😯
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just an animal from start to finish..hope he recovers..
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Can't give such sensitive info. Would be copied by many.
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DM it to me on TFPL, I'm not WCing until February
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So you can broadcast it to the world? Ha!
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we're fellow devils..I'm
I'm..
I'm..
so..
hurt..
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Have neither Sterling or Costa, which is the most essential? Or are they both essential? And should I just get both in?
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Sterling, yes. Most would say Costa is as well but I'm not sold yet.
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Both are as important as each other.
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Both are essential
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Tadic or Mirallas?
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Not Mirallas.
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Reason being?
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He's worse than the budget options.
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Tadic now, Mirallas later
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Agree based on upcoming fixtures.
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Cheers
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Thinking of this as a WC team:
Bego-Gilks
Moreno-Baines-PvA-Wisdom-Clyne
Fab-Ramsey-Sterling-Siggy-Boyd
Costa-Sturridge-Naismith
0.6 ITB at the moment. In the future, can upgrade Sturridge to Aguero. Or can do Moreno -> Colo & Naismith -> Welbeck.
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WC team without Aguero = fail
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Had him throughout but Sturridge is a better choice.. Alteast for the next 3 games.
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Pool has better short term fixtures. Not a bad idea to give him a few weeks then trade out to Aguero.
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Hardly. Sturridge could easily outscore Kun over the next 4 weeks.
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Billy can you give me a silver fern on my black background?
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2 FTs done. 11 players at home, if Blackett doesn't start, then i get a -1 from Ntaylor or Hutton 🙁
Foster
Moreno, Wilson, Blackett
Mata, Sterling, Ramsey, Fabregas
Costa(c), Rooney, Pelle-
Nice team. No Siggy this week actually looks beneficial. Not sure Blackett will start with Rojo available but he's honestly been no worse than the other CBs so who knows.
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Yeah, getting Siggy next week.
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I did Bony -> Pelle and Chambers -> Moreno. 2 FTs
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2 fairly contradictory scout tweets about Siem De Jong there 😆
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3am. awake. daughter has 38.5 fever. where is fpl when you need it...
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just wiped vomit from laminated floor...
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Poor thing. How old?
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7.5yrs
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urgh, i feel for ya. My son just went through 3 days of it
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Sorry to hear that Rudi 🙁 2 of my 3 are sick at the moment too 🙁 The joys....
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You've got to love how sickness gets into a home, works its way around everyone and leaves, and it doesn't even say goodbye. :/
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Ugh. Too bad. Hope she's well ASAP.
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Sorry to bang the same drum again lads but....do I transfer Mata>Sterling now or wait a day or two or until after internationals. Considering the price change vs squad injuries dilemna
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I'd wait,but that's just me.
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Boats n hoes.
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Tough call, but i'd probably do it sooner than later. Greater chance of prices changing than Sterling getting injured.
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Sterling or Sturridge? and why
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Sterling is essential. Sturridge is not essential IMO but a great option
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Sterling is far from essential, so is Sturridge fwiw.
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Yeah maybe you're right, not compared to Costa say. He'd be in my WC team though (perhaps Studge too)
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Tough. Going without Sterling carries a lot of risk due to his ownership but I like Sturridge better as I'd feel comfortable captaining him often.
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Sterling
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because he seems to be everywhere on the pitch. Sturridge isn't as good without Suarez, as Suarez always pulled an extra defender to free up Sturridge. If Balo and Sturridge start to click, that would change things
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Mata---> di maria -4?
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What's the rest of your MF?
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i've got the same dilemma, but am going to wait to see where LVG plays everyone.
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