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Dugout Discussion January 1

Dugout Discussion – Arsenal vs Crystal Palace

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After Harry Kane and Dele Alli ran riot at Vicarage Road, we now make out way to the Emirates as Arsenal entertain Crystal Palace in the final fixture of Gameweek 19.

With Theo Walcott ruled out once again due to a calf complaint and Mesut Ozil sidelined with illness, all eyes are on Alexis Sanchez to deliver after a number of captaincy contenders turned in some disappointing hauls.

Certainly, a big performance from the Chilean would have a significant effect on the overall Fantasy Premier League standings – he’s been handed the armband by 11.5% of managers.

Arsene Wenger’s decision to retain Olivier Giroud up top means that Sanchez looks set to start on the flank once again. Despite failing to notch at home to West Brom last time out, his underlying stats still afford us optimism – Sanchez registered more goal attempts and efforts in the box than any player in Gameweek 18.

With Wilfried Zaha looking set to depart for the African Cup of Nations with Ivory Coast shortly, we’re monitoring the form of Christian Benteke and Scott Dann and looking for signs of improvement under new manager Big Sam as the Eagles prepare for some promising fixtures from Gameweek 20 onwards.

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  1. liiusions
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Glad I did Kane->Aguero on Friday night now, would be so in between doing it or not now

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    1. Bleach †
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Low-key not glad 😀

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    2. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      I just did it. Him scoring high doesn't change anything. I already knew he an score high.

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      1. Epic Fail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        he *can*...

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  2. EDEN THE MAN
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Would you guys do:

    Hazard+Holebas+Siggy to Pogba+Baines+Alli next week for a -4.

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    1. Sweetboi
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Not Hole > Baines, the others look good.

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  3. Bleach †
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    RP
    Thinking of going for a frontline of Costa Ibra Lukaku soon.
    Thoughts?

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    1. Lav
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      If Lukaku can get into goalscoring form that could be a deadly trio and a good differential from Kane/Kun owners.

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      1. Bleach †
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Yep.

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    2. ANON.
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Looks good

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  4. Lav
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Pick one.

    2 FT 1.4 ITB

    Foster
    Alonso // Cedric // Ake
    Sanchez // Haz // Eriksen // Zaha
    Ibra // Costa // Anichebe

    Subs: Pick // Capoue // Friend // Holebas

    A. Eriksen & Zaha ~> Alli & Phillips
    B. Haz & Zaha ~> Lallana & Phillips
    C. Zaha & Anichebe ~> Phillips & Diomande
    D. Zaha & Holebas ~> Phillips & Pieters

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    1. Sweetboi
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Zaha has Swansea, keep for sure.

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    2. ANON.
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      I'd probably do hazard to lallana and anichebe to benteke

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    3. Harper (No more Penandes)
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      B looks best of those but you really need to sort out Anichebe/Capoue so that you don't play one of them every week

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  5. ANON.
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Good to go? Captain in right place? Saving transfer and potentially doing Mane + Origi to Phillips + Costa tomorrow night

    Heaton
    Alonso, Holebas, Evans
    Sanchez(v), Hazard, Mane, Lallana
    Ibra(c), Benteke, Origi

    *Pickford*, Fletcher, Cedric, *Amat* ...1ft, 0.5itb

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  6. Karan14
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Choose:

    A) Mkhitaryan

    B) Pogba

    C) Alli

    Appreciate your thoughts!

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    1. Rolls-Royce
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      B

      Easy.

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    2. TokyoRisingSun
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      A or B

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    3. ANON.
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      C

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  7. Niemi
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Best cheap midfielder besides Phillips?

    A) Allen
    B) Stanislas
    C) Redmond
    D) Mirallas
    E) Other?

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    1. EmreCan Hustle
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      B

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    2. Karan14
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      None.

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    3. Kun Tozser
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Cabaye, Snodgrass

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    4. Akeem
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      B or C

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    5. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      B is a great pick in my eyes

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    6. skeyrd
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      chadli, snodgrass come to mind as great picks due to pens... but out of those options I will always love allen (bit biased as an owner)...he will be crucial to stokes success this season and hughes gives him a lot of freedom to get forward

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      1. Niemi
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Already own Phillips, won't double up. Snodgrass looking for a move away in january.

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        1. Kun Tozser
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          Might be looking for a move but Hull will still play him

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          1. Niemi
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 5 months ago

            Don't want to buy a player I have to sell in 1-3 weeks time.

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    7. WVA
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      B

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    8. rivercityransom
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      b

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    9. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 15 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Stanislas is just too injury prone.

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      1. Niemi
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        That's my worry, but looks great value at the moment at 5.1 and with good fixtures coming up

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  8. sthelenslad92
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    WC team options:

    A) Valdes - Grant
    Alonso - Dann - Brunt - Gibson - Ake
    Sanchez - Hazard - Lallana - Phillips - De Roon
    Aguero - Costa - Carroll

    B) Valdes - Grant
    Alonso - Ward - Brunt - Friend - Ake
    Sanchez - Hazard - Lallana - Allen/Stanislas - De Roon
    Aguero - Ibra - Afobe

    No Tottenham I know isn't great, plus only 1 Arsenal player.

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    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Change Dann and Gibson to Ward and Jones and upgrade Carroll to Rondon and I like A.

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    2. Our Tiny Windows
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Wait a minute. I have an active Wildcard. Player values change over night. So if players in my current team increase in value overnight I can make profit until the week ends, no?

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      1. Our Tiny Windows
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        I have no idea why that comments is a reply to you!

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      2. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Yes - but remember the 50% sell on fee.

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  9. EmreCan Hustle
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Bench ONE please.

    A) Holebas
    B) Cedric
    C) Alonso

    Thanks.

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    1. The Mighty Whites
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      A

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    2. Lav
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      B

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    3. ANON.
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      B

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    4. Akeem
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      C

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  10. The Mighty Whites
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Who to bring out this week?
    Origi
    Walcott
    Siggy
    Holebas

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    1. battystutor
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Done Siggy > Alli.

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    2. EmreCan Hustle
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      To sell? Walcott if rules out. Otherwise Save FT.

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      1. EmreCan Hustle
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        *ruled

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    3. ANON.
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Walcott if out

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  11. Simon Says...
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Going without aguero currently. Thoughts on a Eriksen to Sterling, and Pickford to Valdes for free? Have Kane. Would like some City coverage for next game.

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    1. King Kohli
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Also looking to get Valdes.
      MID have excellent fixtures and they are decent defensively

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  12. battystutor
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Good defender for £5.0 or less? Already have Ake, Alonso and McAuley.

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    1. TokyoRisingSun
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      One of the Boro guys

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      1. FPL_Sponge
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        This.

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    2. EmreCan Hustle
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Boro or Reid.

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  13. TokyoRisingSun
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Thoughts on this team?

    Valdes
    Alonso / Azpi / Brunt
    Sanchez (C) / Mkhi / Lallana / Phillips
    Ibra (VC) / Costa / Benteke

    Heaton / Jones / De Roon / Amat

    1.4 ITB

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    1. wulfrunian
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Hi Happy new year!
      I moved gw18 Alonso for Gabriel because i thought and i think Chelsea will concede goals and has tough fixtures for clean sheets[TOT(A),LEI(A),LIV(A),ARS(H)].So i think you should at least move one Chelsea defender.

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    2. df34
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Cheers Tokyo for help with Phillips and Allen. Very solid team, happy to go without Aguero? No transfers needed imo ( unless you want Aguero )

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  14. Earn your Spurs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Is Alonso a doubt from some of the comments I'm seeing?

    thanks 🙂

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    1. Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      ankle knock

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  15. Weeb Kakashi
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Pick one
    A Kun Philips Valencia
    B Benteke Firmino Alonso

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    1. Slartibartfast
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      A

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    2. FPL_Sponge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      A

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  16. Lisboa 1967
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    is george friend going to play more ?

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  17. Lone Wolf FPL
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    2 questions:

    1. how
    a) Clyne, Haz, Origi -> Friend/Ake, Phillips, Kun (C)
    b) Clyne, Origi, Ibra -> Ake/Friend, Kun, Carroll/Gray/Negredo

    2. when
    A) now for -8 (have exact money to do a) option)
    B) risk it and make it tomorrow for -4 (no Kun vs Burnley)

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  18. Henning
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Hmmm where should i spend my 2,4m

    Foster Boruc

    Holebas McAuley Alonso Ake Kingsley

    Phillips Zaha Sanchez Antonio Lalla

    Ibra Costa Defoe

    1. Giroud or Lukaku in for Defoe

    2. A 8.1 mid instead of Zaha

    3. Get rid of Holebas or Kingsley for an upgrade on my def

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    1. FPL_Sponge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      2

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    2. Captain Blanks
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      2. Replace Zaha (don't have to spend all the 8.1)

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  19. Oven Glover
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    KOBRA requires an exceptional team value. I can't do it without the rest of the team looking like utter crap. I'm going with the less trendy "RoCoKu". Anyone with me?

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    1. Blunderland
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      I'm sporting a NeBraKe forward line. Much fancier than this KOBRA talk.

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  20. bojack
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Match of the Day tonight at 11:00pm and tomorrow at 10:30pm. Loving this feast of football.

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    1. FPL_Sponge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      FF taking over my life (even more than usual) loving it despite appalling performances

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    2. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Been good football on TV since Boxing Day. A feast of football that doesn't end until Wednesday!

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  21. RohanVaswani
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Friend or Chambers??

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

      Friend

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  22. WhatsInAName
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Best combined replacement for Defoe, Can? 0.1M ITB + 2 FTs.

    Rest of the team is

    Heaton
    Alons // Cedric // McAuley
    Sanchez // Haz // Lallana // Can
    Ibra // Kane // Defoe

    Bench: Pickford // De Roon // Holebas // Amat

    Was thinking Negredo & Phillips. Should I be looking to ship any other 2? All suggestions welcome because I am too confused! Thanks lads!

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    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Keep Defoe.

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  23. -SB-
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Foster (Jakupovic)

    Friend | Alonso | Baines

    Sanchez | Eriksen | Alli | Zaha | Fletcher

    Ibra | Costa

    Subs: Jones | Walker | Barnes

    2.4 in bank.

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  24. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    A: kane >> kun
    B: Carroll >> Teke
    C: Walcott >> Sterling

    Grant
    Valencia Mcauly Holebas -- Smith Naylor
    Sanchez Hazard Philips Walcott -- Fletch
    Kane Ibra Carroll

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  25. df34
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    HI all, anyone think Allen is ok for a two week punt instead of Phillips. Can't afford Phillips. It helps gets Aguero in.
    Many thanks

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    1. TokyoRisingSun
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Would really want Phillips home to Swansea

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  26. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    I've been stuck in the 20k- 50k region for 8 GW's now and can't seem to get out.

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    1. bojack
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Boo hoo!

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    2. Harper (No more Penandes)
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Remain patient and don't take hits

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  27. F4L
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Pick two of:

    A- Kun
    B - Ibra
    C - Costa
    D - Kane?

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    1. Oven Glover
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      A & D for the fun of it

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    2. EmreCan Hustle
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      A and B for me.

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    3. ANON.
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      B and C or D

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  28. The Mantis
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Giroud or Aguero in? 2 FTS but would still need to take a -4 and take out Hazard

    Would join Ibra and Costa up top for me

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    1. ANON.
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Neither for a hit

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      1. The Mantis
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Really? Both got decent fixtures coming up and I have no arsenal or city players. Current team is:

        Heaton (Pickford)
        Valencia, alonso, Walker (Ake, Amat)
        Hazard, Eriksen, Antonio, Lallana (Capoue)
        Ibra, Rondon, Costa

        Got 2 FT so didn't want to waste one

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  29. J.Litmanen
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Is Giroud nailed now?

    I have:

    De Gea (Jakupovic)
    Walker Daniels Alonso (Kingsley Lenihan)
    Siggy Sanchez Eriksen Mané (De Roon)
    Defoe Ibra Llorente

    Want to get rid of Llorente for a cheap forward, and maybe replace Defoe with Giroud, and upgrade De Roon. I also need to get rid of Mané and Siggy within the next game weeks.

    Llorente/Defoe for Giroud/Anichebe (or Diomande) for my 2FT? And next week, get rid of Mané for Lllana (or Coutinho if he's fit), and Siggy for someone else?

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  30. Yellin' in my Ear
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Had a terrible week, thinking of taking a risk, worth a -8?
    Siggy, Eriksen, Anichebe to Phillips, Lallana, and Benteke?
    Thanks

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