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The Numbers Game – Community Shield Match Analysis

5 August 2015 2569 comments
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With only three days remaining until the 2015/16 Premier League campaign gets underway, we thought we’d take an in-depth look at the first match of the domestic season, which took place last Sunday. Arsenal’s 1-0 Community Shield victory over Chelsea finally broke Arsene Wenger’s winless streak over nemesis Jose Mourinho, thanks to Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain’s first-half wonder strike.

As Fantasy managers start to fine-tune their final 15-man squads for the campaign ahead, our next members article delves into the data from Wembley’s weekend showdown.

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  1. JogaSemmedo
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Please RMT

    Note: GW 1-3 then WC for GW4

    Panti

    Azpi Huth Bellerin

    Depay Mane Cesc Walcott Sterling

    Rooney Benteke

    Rudd Targett Saylor Graham

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    1. Exeter Gently
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      bellerin not nailed with debuchy as competition
      midfield is strong but that's assuming you want to play a 3-5-2 every week, otherwise graham isn't a great choice.
      wc gw 4 to bring in kun for rooney i suppose?

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  2. Wings Fan
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Basically all I have left to decide:

    A) Cech + 4.0 GK + Def up to 5.5

    B) Buddy/Rutland + Koscielny

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    1. Daniel Levy- Not the Chairm…
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      B

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    2. Ludo
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      B

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    3. Exeter Gently
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      B

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  3. gtf
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Henderson

    Or

    Payet

    Or

    Chadli

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    1. Daniel Levy- Not the Chairm…
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      1. Payet
      2. Chadli
      3. Henderson

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  4. Acquafresca
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Chadli + Lukaka (swap to Sakho GW2)

    or

    Cazorla + Sakho

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    1. Jaffalicious! #SomosCubanos
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      A

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    2. Donhush
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Caz Sakho easily

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    3. Evs
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      what's the rest of you midfield ?

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    4. Exeter Gently
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      B, especially as you'd be spending a ft on losing luka anyway

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  5. Jaffalicious! #SomosCubanos
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Little over half way and there's definitely a lot of interest 🙂

    http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2015/08/05/the-watchlist-updated-gameweek-1-defenders/?hc_page=4#hc_comment_10730880

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    1. S.Kuqi
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Still room for me?

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      1. Jaffalicious! #SomosCubanos
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        Yep! Just getting interest atm so pop a comment over there 🙂

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    2. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      There's a gap for this type of tournament since FFS Uefa disbanded...

      I'm really keen on this! 🙂

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      1. Exilizer
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        Have they really disbanded it?? 🙁

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        1. Piggs Boson
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 6 months ago

          Well they haven't been running a Champions League tournament....

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      2. Jaffalicious! #SomosCubanos
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        Yeah, thought it was strange that nobody was doing it anymore 🙂

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    3. Azzy
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Can I join!?

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  6. Mr. Grv
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    For those who are bored-
    http://www.sportskeeda.com/football/video-hitler-reacts-chelsea-jose-mourinho-loses-arsenal-arsene-wenger-community-shield

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    1. Exeter Gently
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      been done to death that one. still funny in a dark kind of way.

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    2. Moin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      This hitler video has become overused....only The Shadow knows how to properly use them

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  7. Connor's Calling
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    any chance at all that a defence of Targett, Huth, Francis and STaylor can get me through the first few gameweeks?? Not sure Chels and Ars will keep more than 2 cleansheets in their first 4...which i can live with missing...i think...

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    1. Mr. Grv
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      I think huth targett are nailed on for first 3 weeks . You will get through but not so sure about the points

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  8. stachman
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Who is more likely to start at Old Trafford at saturday? Mata or Depay?

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    1. Exilizer
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      both

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    2. Mr. Grv
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      both

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  9. SheBangsTheDrums
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Hi lads

    I'd appreciate your thoughts on my team.

    Ruddy / Butland

    Azpil / Kos / Huth / O'Shea / Saylor

    Haz / Sterling / Ozil / Tadic / Wanyama

    Benteke / Rooney / Sakho

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    1. JogaSemmedo
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Solid team all round but too much Soton in midfield oerhaps.

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    2. eish
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      is sterling worth 9m

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      1. Exilizer
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        Yes

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  10. Mr. Grv
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Rate this backline out of 10

    Ruddy/buttland

    Ivan bellerin Shaw huth targett

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    1. SUAREZ_MESSI_COUTINHO
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      6

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      1. Mr. Grv
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        Why so less 😛

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        1. SUAREZ_MESSI_COUTINHO
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 6 months ago

          Targett, shaw, bellerin are very bad picks.

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          1. Exilizer
            • 12 Years
            10 years, 6 months ago

            Targett agreed shaw remains to be seen but bellerin is a good pick until debuchy is fit.

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          2. Mr. Grv
            • 11 Years
            10 years, 6 months ago

            ok 😀

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    2. Exilizer
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      9/10 only dislike in there is Targett.

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    3. Donhush
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      B ok if Bellerine is nailed on every week. Otherwise Mert is safer.

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  11. kanoakita7
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Feeling good to go, any changes you'd advise with 1M in bank?

    Courtois
    Cedric Morgan Mertesacker O'Shea
    Mane Hazard Silva
    Rooney Benteke Wilson

    Subs: Schwarzer, Baker, Chadli, Sinclair

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    1. Donhush
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Might as well upgrade chadli to Mane if he would be benched.

      Also maybe downgrade sinclair to 4.5 and upgrade Mert to Kos

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    2. peng
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Would probably keep the 1m in the bank, its the perfect amount for an emergency Aguero transfer in the early weeks:

      Rooney + Silva + 1m -> Aguero + Depay / Mata
      Nice and clean, especially as you'll want both United and City coverage over their good fixtures.

      Would probably start Chadli over O'Shea though.

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    3. svgcr
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Good team. I have a similar front 3 with 1M to spend. Still deciding between Benteke and Kane. Going with the latter ATM

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  12. Adro3
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    A):Ivanovic and Milner

    B):Azpi and Cazorla

    ((0.5 million in the bank))

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    1. Exeter Gently
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      tough one. my gut feeling says A, but its close

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    2. Donhush
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      A.

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    3. Adro3
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      I was thinking A as well. Think Ivan will be worth the extra million

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  13. Razer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Biggest under-the-radar player who will do well week 1? I think Eriksen

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  14. Mr.What?
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Rate My Team PLEASE THANKYOU

    Ruddy/Butland

    Kos Azpil Huth Targett Muniesa

    Haz Ozil Mane Chadli Ritchie

    Roon Lukaku Sakho

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    1. LAMB TEA
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      not keen on the def, prefer caz to ozil, not a fan of lukaku at all

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      1. Mr.What?
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        you prefer Caz to Ozil but in your team you got Ozil???

        hmmmm

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    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Looks like a bench headache weekly. Targett won't be much use in a few GWs.

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      1. Mr.What?
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        Targett untill Bertrand is fit

        Bench headache for sure but I think its better than having Wanyama and not using him at all?:)

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  15. S.Kuqi
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Help me to fill the hardest part. I could get Chadli in for Lens but not sure if I even want.

    A) Lens & Pelle

    B) Mane & Sakho

    Haz - Walcott - Sterling - ???

    Rooney - Bentele - ???

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    1. SUAREZ_MESSI_COUTINHO
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      B)

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      1. S.Kuqi
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        Thanks.

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    2. JogaSemmedo
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      B

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      1. S.Kuqi
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        Cheers.

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    3. S.Kuqi
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Anyone else care to vote?

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      1. Exilizer
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        B

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        1. S.Kuqi
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 6 months ago

          Cheers mate.

          B it is then

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    4. Donhush
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      B

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    5. Whazza
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      B

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    6. S.Kuqi
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Thanks all really appreciate!

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  16. Essrick
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Someone tell me this team is fantastic so I can go to bed without a headache at night please;

    Ruddy (Butland)

    Kosc, Cedric, Huth (PVA, Richards)

    Haz, Sterling, Ozil, Hendo, Ritchie

    Rooney, Pelle (Deeney)

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    1. Exilizer
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      its fantastic

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      1. Essrick
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        I hope you're not just saying that! Where could it be improved? (If possible)

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        1. Exilizer
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 6 months ago

          I guess pelle and in defense.

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    2. La Roja
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Fantastic

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    3. Home Run Baker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Start again. Sleep well. 😉

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      1. Lebowski85
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        one of the worst ive seen

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  17. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Theo Walcott has scored more top-flight goals against the Hammers than versus any other opponent (5).

    Olivier Giroud has scored 5 goals against West Ham, 4 being at the Emirates

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    1. Exilizer
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Such stats can be very misleading.

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    2. The Sarjeant
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Not including last season. Looking at the teams in that league. Arsenal v West Ham was the highest scoring Derby.

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  18. Millar55
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    How will swansea midfield line up?

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  19. The Sarjeant
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Walcott's a transfer waiting to happen. In FPL, you shouldn't plan transfers. So it seems a waste. Especially early on when we'll be needing transfers for Agüero.

    Walcott isn't 100% nailed on. In FPL, you have to pick nailed on players.

    Yes, he is very explosive. But is the risk too high?

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    1. Exilizer
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Risk too high in the beginning for me.

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    2. KLOPPTOMANIA
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      A transfer in or out waiting to happen though? Not yet clear, but can you risk missing an explosive start?

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      1. Evs
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        It is,yes.

        Feeling his he'll start GW 1 - does allow a downgrade sale to fund a Kun

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    3. Mr. Grv
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      I am shifting himfor kun in gw 2 🙂 unless he becomes 100% nailed on

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    4. Hibbo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Depends on how many other risks your taking.

      I wouldn't be taking too many in a gw1 team.

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    5. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      have you considered that Walcott being a transfer waiting to happen is an advantage when it comes to gettting Aguero?

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      1. The Sarjeant
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        That would mean Walcott > 6.5 mid. I'd only want Cabaye at that price. Doesn't seem too exciting.

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        1. JK - Cønt ⭐
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 6 months ago

          you only want Cabaye NOW

          By the time GW4 comes around there may be another mid priced bandwagon to jump on

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          1. The Sarjeant
            • 12 Years
            10 years, 6 months ago

            Hmmm...I suppose.

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          2. Geoff
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 13 Years
            10 years, 6 months ago

            like ritchie

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    6. Coaly
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      agreed

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  20. Isco Disco
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Which combo would you choose and why?

    A) Hendo/Milner & Kane
    B) Chadli & Benteke

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    1. Sergeant Garcia
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      B for me

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  21. Fernando Torres
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    I'm not really backing my Ozil pick currently... somewhere persuade me it's a good one.

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    1. KLOPPTOMANIA
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Depends if you're a safety man who like assuredness of being nailed on, and perform well relatively consistently. Or someone with explosive potential with risk, which he isn't.

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    2. Daaf
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Arsenal play against mid level opposition. He might not play centrally because of Ramsey at CAM, but expect him to be at the center of everything Arsenal does. It will be a different match than the one against Chelsea, so expect him to do well.

      And he looks sharp.

      If you need more convincing, watch this:

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAfglOweJd8

      And pay special attention to the would be assists he would have if some of his teammates would actually finish his chances!

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  22. Who Ate All Depays?
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Azpi or Ivan if budget not a constraint?

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    1. Coaly
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      The pricing is a clue

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    2. KLOPPTOMANIA
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Ivan, all day, all night and twice on Sundays

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  23. Coaly
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Best 4.5 other than Wanyama?

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    1. Ëð
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      I gambled on Anya if just to fill the bench up, looked pretty exciting last season but he may have lost his place

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      1. Coaly
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        im on westwood atm

        anya could be a shout i'd need to know he's nailed though

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    2. Mr. Grv
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      cattermole 😀

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      1. Coaly
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        too many bookings

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    3. eish
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      bentaleb

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  24. The Gambler.
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Teams taking risks playing friendlies this close to GW1!!

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  25. Big4FPL
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    There's too many midfield choices this year!

    I have:
    Hazard Walcott Depay Mane

    Yet you could argue that it needs Sterling, Chadli, Silva, Ozil, Ramsey, Ritchie...not forgetting Sanchez in a few weeks! I think I might just stick to stop myself regretting changing

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    1. Coaly
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Depunt

      Walcott minutes at risk

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  26. JimmyB
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Will Max Gradel start for Bournmouth?

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    1. Neilio66
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      `Hes 6mill. Kind of highly priced for an unproved team member. I would go for Richie or maybe Atsu.

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  27. QGOONER
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Since joining Chelsea, Eden Hazard's Points per Minute has decreased each year.

    Take that as you will

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    1. Hibbo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      He's also turned in the best player in the league and the top FPL option.

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      1. Beavis
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        Aguero disagrees

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      2. QGOONER
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        Because he's on the field for the majority of the season. The more he plays, the less production he'll provide. Sure, it's still exceptional but the way Mourinho plays him suggests that you'll need to keep him basically the entire season since Hazard's capable of doing nothing against Swansea and then exploding against Man City.

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  28. Caesar, Hot Mustache
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    do we think Sakho will do well against Arsenal?

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  29. woodca04
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Has anyone ever gone 5 at the back. Been looking and I think that in terms of points/£ it may be the way to go. Put together something like this....

    Cech (McCarthy)
    Jagielka Koscielny Azpilicueta Ivanovic Cedric
    Mane Sinclair Chadli Hazard (Wanyama)
    Aguero (Wilson Hooper)

    Wondered what poeple's thoughts are, as looking at last year's points, I really think this is the way to go for high points scoring throughout the year.

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    1. KLOPPTOMANIA
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Groundbreaking but not for me a strategy likely to be competitive

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  30. Sergeant Garcia
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Sorry for repost, but would like to get some feedback 🙂

    A: Lens + Sinclair + Sakho
    B: Chadli + 4.5 + Sakho
    C: Chadli + Sinclair + Vardy

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    1. Coaly
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      b

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