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27 August 2016 2217 comments
Mark Mark
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Gameweek 3 gets underway in some style: on paper, the early kick-off at White Hart Lane has the makings of a classic. However, much depends on the version of the Liverpool side that turns up.

Jurgen Klopp’s men were spectacular in the season opener against Spurs’ north London rivals, Arsenal. They followed that display a week later with frustrating showing at Burnley, as they slipped to a 2-0 reverse having hogged 83% of the ball.

As for Spurs, they’ve certainly failed to spark to this point. A stalemate with Everton was followed by a stuttering display against Palace, which eventually saw them grind out a 1-0 win.

Harry Kane is back as the lone striker. Philippe Coutinho is fit and on the Liverpool teamsheet. The scene is set for the big Fantasy assets to come to the fore.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

  1. Basil1977
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    8.5 for a Liverpool centre forward
    Firmino is fantasy gold dust!!!
    Lol all the Firmino sellers!!

    1. Make United Great Again
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Settle down.

    2. Worzel Gummidge
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Gutted I dropped him and missed an assist.

      • Mull
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        It's an assist for a penalty. Calm down.

      • Rainer
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        100% agree, great post!

      • Pub Crawl to the Townsend
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Mate. Pipe down.

      • Keep Calm and Play On
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Yes a CF who has one assist in 3 games and has only played a part in 2 of liverpools last 15 goals?! Yes surely he is essential

      • Forza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        lol @ Basil for owning someone who's done nothing but get an assist in three weeks.

      • HVT
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        It was always gonna happen

      • Arteta
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Can't have them all.

      • Salah’s Sonnet
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        lol, troll

      • Basil1977
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Everybody thinks liverpool are going to score a shed load and 8.5 million oop is cheap as chips!!

    3. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      I know people like to see local kids given a chance to prove themselves but Spurs need to buy a big name striker before the window closes. This Kane kid just isn't up to the pace of the PL.

      1. rdamjan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        One year wonder.

      2. Make United Great Again
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Lol

      3. Dušan Citizen
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        They need a winger.

      4. Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        No need to when Dembele returns GW5

      5. @ocprodigy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        This is what we said this time last season...

      6. Keep Calm and Play On
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Agreed, once the premier league defenders learned his style they completely shut him down...good striker but not built for the premier league

        1. Bushido
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          He's scored 20+ goals two seasons in a row.

    4. pundit of punts
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Sturridge on for Mane gonna happen soon.

      1. Dušan Citizen
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        At 59th min, please

        1. pundit of punts
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          That would be nice. lol

    5. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Eriksen close...

      1. rdamjan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Close to corner.

    6. TheTinman
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      I think Firmino slips into the essential category now. Or as near to it as anyone.

      Probably outscore Ibra twice this weekend

      1. Valar(Keith)
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Wat is.going.on here

      2. Pub Crawl to the Townsend
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Just shut up.

      3. Keep Calm and Play On
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Did everyone who owns firmino just decide to take mushrooms this morning? You're all dreaming in technicolor

        1. Sif
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Have you not seen Firmino's Chakra stats?

    7. Geri-hatricks
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Give it to Lamela!

      1. Strawberry Jelavic
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Steady on, he's not in prison

    8. Jamie_GAWA
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Looks like Firmino has scored a brace going off the comments here.

      *checks score*

      Well that was a disappointment... Apparently it was genius too keep him.. He dropped in price and got 3 points lol

      1. Pub Crawl to the Townsend
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Mugs everywhere on here

    9. Lateriser 12
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Firmino owner. Even though Mane looks like getting a red i think he's the best pool option.

      1. zotter
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Yes. Though both good

      2. Keep Calm and Play On
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Yes needs to watch those wreckless challenges but my preferred option as well

      3. andymck
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Looks like everything is coming through Mane and Cout, also I imagine Sturridge will actually start next week so Firmino will be pushed out wide.

    10. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      LOL @ Firmino owners saying its only an assist. You would have erupted if you didn't sell...

      1. Worzel Gummidge
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Think you got this comment wrong. Unlucky

        • Keep Calm and Play On
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          If I start erupting for an assist after 3 games it's a very sad indication of how bad my FPL team would be

      2. cylus11 ( Manager) - Russia…
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        What happened to Walker.
        How bad is the injury?

        1. Demí
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Just ill, not injured

        2. Revival
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          He wasn't injured, just illness.

        3. Wot.A.Conte
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Worse than an injury-- he's "unwell"

        4. devils advocate
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Sore vag apparently.

      3. SilkySkills
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        lol

      4. Parm
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        I still don't know what players get out of arguing with the referee other than a yellow card.

        1. Somalion
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Some of them find challenging authority figures arousing.

      5. Somalion
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Matip almost in

        1. Jafooli
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          😆

          1. Somalion
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 7 months ago

            😉

      6. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Vertonghen used to have a massive attacking threat, what happened to it? 😕

        1. Wilshere Knowledge
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Belgian centre backs whose last name begins with a V tend to start well.

        2. devils advocate
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Is that code for something?

      7. Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Spurs defenders + Dier owned by casuals. Love It!

      8. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Matip inches away from celebrating

        1. GREENDREAMS11
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Matip entering the box

        2. Ziro
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Matip tired.

      9. zotter
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Once pool fixtures ease and can and karius back. Matip gold

      10. Lateriser 12
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Matip is such a giant.

        1. Fred54
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          That's what my mom said...oh wait.

          1. Wilshere Knowledge
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 7 months ago

            Interesting route to go with that pun... 😯

            😆

          2. devils advocate
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 7 months ago

            Can i meet your mum please?

      11. Jay_
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Will be gutted of Williams, Bolasie and Benteke start, wanted them on WC but left out because of managers comments.

          1. Dušan Citizen
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 7 months ago

            Benteke won't, don't worry. Unfortunately.

          2. Rainer
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 7 months ago

            I dont think any of the 3 will. Cant be WC'ing players in who aren't starting. Did the right thing!

          3. Strawberry Jelavic
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 7 months ago

            I'm in a similar boat, had bolasie and batshuayi in but only this morning is there more definite talk that they will start. Went with Mirallas and Rondon instead!

        • Bøwstring The Carp
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          A Spurs goal would be nice

          The thoughts of a Liverpool CS after Matip not conceding that penalty is painful.

          1. andymck
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 7 months ago

            It's ok, nobody has Liverpool defenders anyway.

            1. devils advocate
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 7 months ago

              Liverpool defender now essential.

        • Make United Great Again
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Still waiting for Liverpool to hit that's self destruct button

        • Golden Oldies
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Kone, Borini and Pienarr all off the Sunderland team bus at Southampton...look to have passed fitness tests

          1. Fred54
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 7 months ago

            The fitness test is simply stepping off a bus? Man they are really cutting corners at Sunderland now that Big Sam has left...

        • teddyp
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          The Liverpool assistant coach looks just like Klopp. Kloppleganger!

          1. Gaffa914
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 7 months ago

            Fitness coach

        • Somalion
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          I can lip read. Poch's comments to Eriksen.

          "Stop playing crap you puffy haired wa**er"

          1. Revival
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 7 months ago

            wow his English really has improved

        • Make United Great Again
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Mane offside

        • Les Bleus
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Thank God that's offside.

        • Somalion
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Mane offside goal

        • The Bandit
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Phew 😀

        • Revival
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Where is Chadli this season?

          1. devils advocate
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 7 months ago

            Running his own cheese shop in south London.

        • KingNidge
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Phew