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The Numbers Game – 2015/16 Review – Southampton

19 July 2016 3047 comments
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We continue our series of members’ articles, which review the numbers behind the 2015/16 season, with a look at Southampton.

To get underway, we assess the Saints’ team statistics in Ronald Koeman’s final year in charge and compare them to the rest of Premier League, before analysing their first-team squad, main goal threats and creative sources in an attempt to gain insight on their prospects for the upcoming campaign.

The Saints finished in sixth position after embarking on a superb run of form that harvested seven wins and a draw in the final nine league fixtures.

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  1. crazyasianac
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Heaton, Foster
    Shaw, Dawson, Friend (Francis, Holebas)
    Mkhi, Ozil, Townsend, Shaqiri (Hojbjerg)
    Aguero, Kane, Long

    0.5 left, not sure if i should upgrade shaw to a chelsea defender.
    also, thinking of kane to lukaku and upgrading shaqiri/townsend to firminio/alli.

    Thoughts???

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  2. ♤TeddyBear♤
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    With McGregor out is Jakupovic nailed?

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    1. Respect My Authoritah
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Unless they sign someone, yes

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  3. TwiggsJameson
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    No one looking at Nolito?

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    1. Total Slotball
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      One of my first names on the teamsheet

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

    aside from obvious can anyone convince me why Lukaku isn't worth the extra over Barkley or the other Everton mids?

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    1. Sweetpea
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Cos he's a well known Troll.

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    2. ♤TeddyBear♤
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Hes worth it. Barkley always a let down over the course of a season.

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  5. liambwfc
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Does anyone know if you will be able to filter a mini league by quarter as has been the case in previous seasons? I run a cash league at work and we usually have a Manager of the quarter prize.

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    1. Kings of Lyon ★
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      No idea. I would imagine so though

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  6. Iceball
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    DDG Jaku
    Baines Dawson Morgan Friend Souare
    Alli Mahrez Fabregas Martial Fletcher
    Kun Deeney Carrol/Wilson
    What do you think?

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  7. Total Slotball
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Bottomed 🙂 opinions?
    Foster (Jakupovic)
    Shaw, Clichy, Baines (Friend, Evans)
    Nolito, Mki, Firmino, Bojan (Hojbjerg)
    Aguero, Lukaku, Long

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  8. Lateriser 12
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    End of season form for mids. Posting this again because of Lamela talk.

    MID

    Alexis 69
    Mane 62
    Tadic 51
    Townsend 49
    Eriksen 49
    Fabregas 47
    Ayew 45
    Alli 43
    Siggy 43
    Noble 43
    Wijnaldum 43
    Lamela 42
    Payet 41
    Hazard 38
    Mata 38

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    1. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      How many GWs is that? Are DGWs included?

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      1. Lateriser 12
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        8 gws.

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        1. Piggs Boson
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          7pts difference between Lamela and Eriksen is a decent trade off if it means you can upgrade a crappy 5.5m mid to a 7.0m.

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    2. Dokdok666
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Any List with PPG?
      Firmino was on fire, but didn't play too many games

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    3. Chris_White
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Townsend has to be one of the kindest priced players in the game.

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

        yeah, looks like a good 4th mid to me

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        1. Chris_White
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Indeed. How's the team shaping up?

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

            Pretty good

            am set on

            Boro defence, Kone, Souare, Shaw, Mkhi, Firmino, Kun, Costa

            I like Townsend but I am waiting to see who Palace buy up top

            Everton have nice fixtures but Lukaku with Kun and Costa seems overkill and the mids are a minefield

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  9. Elniñorules
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Hahaha nice grav Baldy.

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    1. Elniñorules
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Oops reply fail

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    2. Sweetpea
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      I hope you're playing seriously this year after last years disappearance!

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    3. ​
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Just for you 😘

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

    Threw together this bad boy, thoughts? 😀

    Foster - Jakupovic

    Shaw - Baines - Azpi - McAuley - Friend

    Mkhitaryan - Fabregas - Townsend - Feghouli - Gradel

    Aguero - Ibrahimovic - Long

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    1. Reiko
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Think can let go off Ibra to strengthen midfield

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  11. DantheManinaPan
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    1.) Best £4.5 keeper to go alongside Jakupovic? Foster doesn't seem to have the best rotation with him....

    2.) What £4.0/£4.5 defenders are you picking?

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    1. Reiko
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      1) Valdes
      2) WBrom & C.Palaca are good options for 4.5

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      1. DantheManinaPan
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        thank you!

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

    Kun, Costa, Kaku looks nice on paper, but it kills the midfield

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  13. Just A Hat
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Do we have to "sign up again" or just log in as usual?

    Keep getting wrong username/password but I'm 90% sure that was my password and I'm not getting an email with "forgot your password?"

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    1. Clump
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      I just logged in.

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    2. Dokdok666
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      ctrl+F5 should do the trick

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  14. Lateriser 12
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    With this at the end of day 1.

    Foster Jaku
    Fuchs Shaw Pieters Friend 4.0
    KdB Martial Alli Bolasie 4.5
    Aguero Costa 6.0

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

      Like it though I remain unconvinced on Foster

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    2. Chris_White
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Base looks good. I'd downgrade Fuchs and get a 6.5/7 striker

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      1. Lateriser 12
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Thinking about it. Though i really like Fuchs. A lot.

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        1. Chris_White
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Understandably so. Maybe Alli to Siggy/Ayew?

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          1. Lateriser 12
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            I like Alli too. I want to keep a Spurs and Lei player in there if possible.

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            1. Chris_White
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              Fair enough.

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    3. Exdeo
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      I am wondering could KDB somehow become last year's Hazard? with new coach and arrival of Nolito, also if Silva's fit and running...with Kante departure I don't think Lei defs is a good option, however Schmeichel may shine

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      1. Lateriser 12
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Na. guardiola teams score a lot.

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      2. Chris_White
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        I expect KdB to outscore the other City mids with quote some margin.

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    4. Ayew Serious
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      The 6.0's are ugly

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      1. Lateriser 12
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Only day 1 🙂

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    5. Irish Madridista ⭐
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Kdb seemed tired to me during the Euros..

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    6. NATSTER
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      I have 8 of them too.

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  15. nevertrustbony
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Do many people change the team ratings on the season ticker? Surely Leicester shouldn't be the hardest team.

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  16. Iceball
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    If you would pick one 5,5 def who would it be, Baines or other?

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    1. Whazza
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Shaw/Terry before Baines imo

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    2. Chris_White
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Shaw.

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  17. Reiko
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Any changes that can be made? 0.0 in the bank.

    Valdes, Jakupovic
    Shaw, Morgan, Funes Mori, McAuley, Souare
    Mkhi, Ayew, Eriksen, Hazard, Snodgrass
    Aguero, Wilson, Long

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    1. I Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      I like it. Very similar to mine.

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  18. Dušan Citizen
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    There are the 8 teams that I think are worth investing in defence at the start and their best options:

    CHE: Azpi or Terry if 0.5 matters
    EVE: All of them are really right choices, you can't be wrong
    LEI: Morgan as he seems the fittest and most nailed on. Wouldn't want to give another 0.5 for Fuchs
    MCI: Otamendi until we sign another RB/LB.
    MUN: Shaw is likely to be very offensive, so he is a bargain at 5.5
    MID: Friend is budget friendly and nailed on.
    SOU: Fantastic home fixtures for them. Cedric is fantastic option for 5.0, I am just not sure if he will be ready for the start as played in the final of EURO. Maybe it's too much to spend 5.5 on Van Dijk and Bertrand although they can earn some attacking points.
    WBA: Evans for 4.5 is nice, tho Dawson with his attacking potential is tempting for 5.0. Also, he could be swaped for Brunt when he is fit.

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

      Evand would have to be 2.0 before I would buy him

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      1. Taffer
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        McCauley at 4.5 is a bargain, before last season his goal scoring stats are great.

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        1. Dušan Citizen
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Look reply down.

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    2. Whazza
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Why not McAuley for WBA, 4.5? Massive goal threat

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      1. Dušan Citizen
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        I am not sure if he will be nailed on once everybody are fit. He is 37. Imagine Chester-Dawson-Evans-Brunt.

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        1. Whazza
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          37!! Gtfo my team, Ibra is my old dude 😀

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          1. Dušan Citizen
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            😆

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      2. Ziegler1988
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Evans had higher PPG

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  19. POGBOOM KEBABOOM
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Please RMT

    Foster(Jaku)
    Friend, Shaw, Souare, (Fernandez)(Paredes)
    KDB, Micki, Fabregas, Leko (Gradel)
    Ibra, Aguero, Long

    Def looks light..can someone give me the idea..

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  20. Jay_
      9 years, 5 months ago

      In your opinion, the best 3 players for each of these positions;

      A: 6.0m or less forwards

      B: 6.5m or less mids

      C: 4.5m or less defenders

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      1. Ayew Serious
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Hernandez

        Townsend

        Friend

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        1. Jay_
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Meant 3 players for each slot, but thanks

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        2. RustyBz
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          did FPL open?

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          1. Camp No No
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Not sure, but from the number of RMT's and player price discussion, and Daniel going juuuuhuuuuuu, I'd guess yes it did.

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            1. Jay_
                9 years, 5 months ago

                Is Daniel back?

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                1. Camp No No
                  • 12 Years
                  9 years, 5 months ago

                  http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2016/07/19/the-numbers-game-201516-review-southampton/?hc_page=3#hc_comment_13564157

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                  1. Jay_
                      9 years, 5 months ago

                      Top man, legend is back

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                2. RustyBz
                  • 10 Years
                  9 years, 5 months ago

                  haha makes sense. I've not had the chance to read anything because I've been busy at work.

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            2. Dušan Citizen
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              A: Hernandez, Vokes only. Sakho and Valencia if they sign for other club.

              B: Townsend, Feghouli, Redmond

              C: Friend, Evans, Mee/Ward

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          2. RustyBz
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Got tickets to the Charity Shield. Can't wait for Vardy to show Zlatan how to play football 😉

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          3. Azathoth
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Just renew my league but can't find the code .What am i doing wrong?

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            1. cutch
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              Go to the Leagues page and, for each of your leagues, you'll see an envelope icon. Click there.

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          4. DantheManinaPan
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Nailed £4.5 West Brom defenders?

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            1. Chris_White
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              Evans

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              1. DantheManinaPan
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 5 months ago

                cheers

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            2. michudagawd
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              Evans

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            3. Ziegler1988
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              Evans and McAuley

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          5. Boo Ya Ka Sha
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Digging this team.. But the 4.0 ITB is a bit strange

            DDG Heaton
            Bellerin Shaw Gabriel (Robertson | Wilson)
            Mkhitaryan Mane Firmino Gradel (Hojbjerg)
            Costa Ighalo Carroll

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            1. Costa's Counsellor
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              Ighano.

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            2. DantheManinaPan
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              I've seen Hojbjerg in a few teams. Is he nailed?

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              1. Camp No No
                • 12 Years
                9 years, 5 months ago

                Nobody can know that yet.

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              2. Boo Ya Ka Sha
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 5 months ago

                Should be.

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                1. DantheManinaPan
                  • 11 Years
                  9 years, 5 months ago

                  I hope he is... Would be nice to get a decent £4.5 in there

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          6. Costa's Counsellor
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            So, apart from Giroud, who are your nailed strikers?

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            1. Simon69
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              Anyone but Giroud.

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              1. Camp No No
                • 12 Years
                9 years, 5 months ago

                Thanks! That's good to know! Starting with Emnes, Hennings and Balotelli then! 😀

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                1. Irish Madridista ⭐
                  • 15 Years
                  9 years, 5 months ago

                  You crazy dude.

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                  1. Camp No No
                    • 12 Years
                    9 years, 5 months ago

                    You kiddin? All nailed on, Emnes and Hennings cheap as sheet and with good first few fixtures, Balotelli with Coutinho, Firmino and Mané behind him in the Klopp team that is going to dominate the league. And it allows me to go all premium on def and midfield. What's not to like?

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            2. Boo Ya Ka Sha
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              Ighano.

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              1. Costa's Counsellor
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 5 months ago

                Fair.

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          7. Simon69
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            First side I've been somewhat pleased with and able to fit Zlatan and Kun into. Any thoughts? Not mad on Grabban..1m ITB.

            Heaton

            Terry, Shaw, Friend

            Martial, Tadic, Eriksen, Townsend

            Aguero (c), Zlatan, Grabban

            Subs: Foster, Pieters, Fernandez, Leko

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            1. Milner4eva
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              Good team, very similar to mine actually. Don't like Grabban though, maybe you could downgrade Ibra because you already have Martial?

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          8. michudagawd
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            A) KDB, Fabregas and Townsend

            or

            B) Silva, Hazard and Fischer

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            1. Jonny HOW SON?
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              A

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          9. Special Mou
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Courtois/ Jakupovic

            Bailly / Stones / Sagna / Taylor / Paredes

            Mkhitaryan / Coutinho / Willian / Alli / Downing

            Aguero / Musa / Wilson

            any suggestions?

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          10. Frank Black
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Really want Rose but 6M is a bit too much with Everton and Liverpool in the first three.

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            1. Chris_White
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              I really want Rose, Shaw and 3 fillers, but can't manage atm.

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              1. Frank Black
                • 12 Years
                9 years, 5 months ago

                I can get three 5.5 DFs but not two plus Rose.

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                1. Chris_White
                  • 14 Years
                  9 years, 5 months ago

                  Mmm. Currently on Shaw with 2x2 rotating cheapies.

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          11. DantheManinaPan
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Which Stoke defender should I get?

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

              Probably Pieters

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              1. DantheManinaPan
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 5 months ago

                cheers

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