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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. My Name Is Prince
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Just realized JRod is classified as a mid and only 6.5m, could be (that's obviously a big IF) one of the differentials of the season, if he can regain his form from a few years back...

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

    RMT:
    Foster Heaton
    Baines Shaw Cedric Souare Friend
    Martial Siggy Tadic Townsend Gradel
    Aguero Costa Gray

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

      You think Souaré will actually start?

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  3. BB-8
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    NOBLE bandwagon

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

    I'm currently looking at picking Stones + 4 x £4.5 defenders. Currently on Pieters, Friend, Evans, Taylor. Looks great individually, but rotation isn't perfect. Anyone got any ideas for replacements?

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

      Stones to Shaw 😉

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

        Would if I could

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    2. BB-8
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Souare has some good fixtures

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

        Thanks! He works really well actually 😀

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

    Ayew or Sigurdsson? Thinking the former based on his start to the season last year

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    1. Tommytour
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      I going Siggy

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

        Probably the safer option.. How's the team looking TT?

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        1. Tommytour
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Only had a bit of time this morning but at the mo....

          Foster 4
          Shaw Evans Fernandez Soare 4
          KDB Siggy Townsend Phillips 4.5
          Aguero Zlatan Costa

          Squeezing the big hitters in 🙂 You?

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

      Pens and set pieces just edge it for Siggy imo.

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  6. Blurryface
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Here it is

    Forster Jaku
    Shaw Baines Friend Taylor Evans
    Haz Mikhi Firmino Bolassie Capoue
    Kdb Long Lukaku

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

      Kdb a forward?

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

    http://prntscr.com/buvejy Very interesting team could be made if all your defs are 4.5. 😀

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

      Aye. All my defenders are 4.5s in my first draft and I have 5 elite players (9m+) in the midfield and forward positions.

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

        Can you show me your team, please?

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    2. Tommytour
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Similar to mine but Im going Shaw and a 4

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

      such a waste...would only do that for Kun+Ibra

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

    Did anyone else just do an autocomplete team and has no intention of trying to create a draft for a couple of weeks?

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

      That's like an addict being given heroine and saying "Thanks, I'll take it in a few weeks"

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

        It's more like an addict being given a month's worth and being too frightened to start...

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    2. Jairzinho
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      No

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

      No. I made an acceptable draft and am intending on coming back to it in a couple of weeks. Doubt I'll manage it though!

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

      I left it a whole hour & thought I was doing well!

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  9. ZakAFC_
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Thought's on FDR?

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    1. EmreCan Hustle
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      ?

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

        Fixture Difficulty Ranking

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        1. Reedy
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Ah that 🙂 Depends whether they tweak it as the season progresses. Don't like anything that spoonfeeds casuals though.

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    2. Reedy
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Longest serving American president. Must count for something

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

        Haha, good one

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  10. Postman Ty
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Haven't seen any talk about KDB yet, surely still a good option at 10.5m. But could Silva be the better pick at 9m? Worried about Silva's fitness, as always, and the fact he only scored once all last season...

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

      Alexis is my first choice in that bracket, if fit.

      KDB looks the next best imo. Unsure on Silva.

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    2. halnone
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Silva was suffering an ankle injury almost all of last season.

      He's healthy now, so he should be much better, especially playing under Pep. Thinking of bringing him in myself.

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

      Lots going for Hazard instead.

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    4. applebonkers
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      too many good expensive mids it seems, which should at least keep things varied

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

      Silva isn't the fantasy option he once was. Pep could of course change that, but KdB's goal threat makes the decision easy for myself.

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  11. halnone
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    First draft of my team

    Jakupovic, WBA keeper
    Williams, Clichy, Friend, Stones, Cresswell
    KDB, Fabregas, Shaqiri, Payet, Bolasie
    Aguero, Wilson, Long

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    1. A.T
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Too much spent on defs and mids leaves you short up front

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      1. Tommytour
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Not enough big hitters

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  12. La Roja
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Temperatures hitting the 90s today, except for in Liverpool, where they're still stuck in the 80s..

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    1. A.T
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      I still don't get it?

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

        Due to higher elevation and greater distance from the equator, it tends to be cooler in Northern England.

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

          lol

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        2. La Roja
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          😀

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  13. Jay_
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Looking at a post gw3 wildcard, how's this look

      ---------------Mandanda-----------------
      ----------Baines Friend Shaw----------
      Townsend KDB Mkhitaryan Hazard
      ----------Wilson Aguero Gray----------
      -----------------------------------------------
      Mannone Hojberg McAuley Paredes

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

        Like it very much. Just Long or Rondon over Wilson.

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        1. Jay_
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Cheers 🙂

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        2. EmreCan Hustle
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Same front 3. Like it.

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      2. Sergeant Garcia
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Anyone who fancies Origi? Klopp has a soft spot for him and he was great before his injury.

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

          not nailed, not in my team. Would prefer any half-decent nailed striker (Deeney/Gray etc)

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

          If he was nailed on, I'd be all over him.

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          1. Sergeant Garcia
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Yeah, i get the worries.. I'm Belgian, so I'd like to have him in my team but the doubts put me off. Mane is his biggest rival probably.

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

          If Sturridge gets injured I imagine Origi will be straight in my team. Assuming he is is preferred to Ings of course.

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          1. Sergeant Garcia
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            I think there is place for Sturridge and Origi in that Liverpool team. But it'll probably be Mane who ends up upfront with Studge...

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      3. BLANKET DEFENCE
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        RMT Please

        Valdes Mandanda
        Williams Shaw Reid Mori Evans
        Mkhitaryan Hazard Siggy Bolasie Hojbjerg
        Aguero Lukaku Gray

        0 ITB

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      4. MB10
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Does anyone know if there is an Ultimate FPL this season or has it been scrapped ? Really enjoyed that edition of the game

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        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Scrapped

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

          It's been binned

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        3. A.T
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Scraped

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          1. MB10
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            🙁

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      5. The Abyss
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Probably already been asked a million times, so sorry, but any remotely likely 4M defenders???

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

        Why is this Friend fellow popping up in a few of these RMT's?

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

          cheap and nailed.

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

          We are on a website discussing fantasy football. We all need a few more friends

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

        Who is everyone's 3rd mid?

        I have 9,5 but I already have Mkhi and Firmino. Thinking Martial might be too much

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

          Eriksen

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

          I'm going all out in midfield at the moment... Hazard + Martial + Ozil + Payet. Maybe a bit too much of a gamble.

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          1. Sergeant Garcia
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Not worried Payet will need a GW or 2 before he settles in after the EC?

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

          Ayew right now.

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

            Ayew and Siggy have a lovely 1st 2

            After that the Arsenal and Everton mid situation might become clearer

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            1. Tommytour
              • 15 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              Siggy to Cazorla is a dream

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

                am leaning towards Ayew as Siggy had the Euros

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

          Ayew/Siggy

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

            I'd lean towards Ayew purely as Siggy had the Euros

            I love Siggy in FPL and those 1st games 😀

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      8. Jay_
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Watford 2-0, Deeney pen

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

            team sheet?

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            1. applebonkers
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 16 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              ---------------not gomes------------
              --------nyom - prodl - britos-------
              abdi------------------------------anya
              ----suarez- doucoure - capoue--
              ------------- deeney-ighalo---------

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            2. Jay_
                9 years, 5 months ago

                https://twitter.com/watfordfc/status/755421471313453057

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          2. EmreCan Hustle
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Draft #1

            Valdes Mannone
            Toby Shaw McAuley Souare Robertson
            Hazard Mkhitaryan Townsend Tadic Diame
            Aguero Wilson Gray

            Nothing itb.

            Thanks.

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

            Anyone stumbled across a £4.0 defender yet?

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            1. Epic Fail
              • 15 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              A

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              1. Epic Fail
                • 15 Years
                9 years, 5 months ago

                Oops. Nothing to see here.

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          4. S.Kuqi
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Bailly starter at ManU? Looking to double up their defence.

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

              Should be, aye

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              1. S.Kuqi
                • 13 Years
                9 years, 5 months ago

                Chees.

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                1. S.Kuqi
                  • 13 Years
                  9 years, 5 months ago

                  r**

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            2. Your Mum's Athletic
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              definitely, giggity

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

              Rumours that Jose wants Smalling and Jones to start the season at CB.

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              1. S.Kuqi
                • 13 Years
                9 years, 5 months ago

                Thanks hooky

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

              Shaw DDG for me

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          5. WolvesOnTop
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            De Gea -Jakupovic
            Baines-Shaw-Friend-Parades-McAuley
            Hazard-Bolasie-KDB-Fletcher-Firminio
            Long-Aguero-Gray

            I've used 4.5 rotation keepers for the last 2 seasons and have always ended up picking the wrong one so I want to do away with the headache this time. Doubled up on United defence because the seem solid at the back and I see the raking up cleanies under Mourinho. Baines seems like a bargain at 5.5 and my back 5 rotates well for a decent price, hence McAuley (Pulis defence), Parades (cheapie who can play) and Friend who can pick up a few offensive points as well at 4.5. I have overlooked Chelsea and Spurs defence because I could only afford 2 good defenders and doubling up on United+Baines feels like it would be profitable.
            Hazard and KDB pick themselves. Yes, having them together eats up a huge chunk of my budget but I feel their consistency can make up for that. I'm hoping for a successful season for Hazard as he looked to be getting back to the beast he once was in the euros and towards the end of last season. I like to keep a 4.5 midfielder who can get me 2 points when others don't play. Firminio looks to be the most obvious route for Liverpool goals and a fit Sturridge can only help. His fixtures are difficult but that seemed to actually improve his performance last season. Bolasie looks like a solid choice in the 6m bracket - feel free to recommend others (thoughts on Redmond and Townsend?). Aguero is Aguero and I've noticed that flipping around bargain strikers can actually get you 15+ goals which is the same as a Lukaku or Costa. Gray seems to be the best bargain striker followed by Long.
            Notable omissions: Zlatan and Mkhi, I prefer to pick players after I've seen them play. I'm sceptical of the United attack as of now and I don't mind taking a hit to get Zlatan in if he is firing. Arsenal: Sanchez wont start the season and they have difficult fixtures

            Sorry for the long post but I prefer to have opinions on my thinking than a flat out RMT where you just tell me to pick who you people have taken.
            THANKS IN ADVANCE, I'M DONE NOW!!

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

              Same front three. Liking the options it allows in midfield.

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

                thoughts on Firminio and Bolasie?

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          6. Your Mum's Athletic
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Giggity!

            Quite like this so far:

            Foster - every week

            Monreal Azpilicueta Shaw -

            Ozil Firmino Mkhitaryan Bolasie -

            Aguero Rooney Rhodes

            Pickford Hojbjerg Wilson Paredes - Most likely nailed on cheapies and I really fancy pickford to dispose Mannone at some point.

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            1. S.Kuqi
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              Rooney? Seriously?

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              1. Your Mum's Athletic
                • 14 Years
                9 years, 5 months ago

                gonna be nailed on surrounded by martial, ibra and mkh - might still be on pens too..... have i missed something?

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                1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
                  • 15 Years
                  9 years, 5 months ago

                  the last two seasons and the Euro's by the sounds of it 😉

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                  1. Your Mum's Athletic
                    • 14 Years
                    9 years, 5 months ago

                    but but but now he's gonna be further forward 😉

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                2. S.Kuqi
                  • 13 Years
                  9 years, 5 months ago

                  well isn't he pretty much useless nowadays?

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                  1. Your Mum's Athletic
                    • 14 Years
                    9 years, 5 months ago

                    no giggity, back to the drawing board

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                3. Wilshere Knowledge
                  • 12 Years
                  9 years, 5 months ago

                  https://youtu.be/7d2Xf8QINnc?t=23

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                  1. Your Mum's Athletic
                    • 14 Years
                    9 years, 5 months ago

                    Yikes that's bad

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          7. Squires FC
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Stick with ddg, shaw & mkhi or get cortoise in?

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          8. Aladdin Sané
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            My ones to watch:

            Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (SOU)
            A bit like Fàbregas in that he can play DM, CM and AM. Burst onto the scene with Bayern Munich a couple of seasons ago, but lost his way somewhat during recent loan spells, where he predominantly played in the double pivot. If he can nail down a place in the starting line-up, and depending on where Southampton choose to play him, he could be a bargain 5th MID.

            Juan Camilo Zúñiga (WAT)
            Could be a great choice, providing he comes into the game as a DEF and his price isn't prohibitive. Mazzarri always played 3-5-2 during his time in Italy, and Zúñiga particularly shone at right wing-back during Mazzarri's time in charge of Napoli.

            Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson (BUR)
            Racked up 11 assists last season in the Championship with Charlton. Again, could be a great, cheap 5th MID.

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          9. Blurryface
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            RMT anyone?

            Forster Jaku
            Shaw Baines Friend Taylor Evans
            Haz Mikhi Firmino Bolassie Capoue
            Kdb Long Lukaku

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          10. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            is hojberg essential?

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            1. Aladdin Sané
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              For now, I think so.

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

            This is worth reading btw:

            http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2016/07/06/fantasy-premier-league-top-tips/

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