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Assessing Shakespeare’s Leicester City

29 March 2017 2260 comments
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Leicester City’s decision to part company with Claudio Ranieri back in late February came in for some harsh criticism at the time yet the impact under Craig Shakespeare has forced a sharp reassessment of the Foxes’ potential.

Four straight wins in all competitions, scoring three times in their trio of Premier League matches since the Italian left the King Power Stadium, bodes well ahead of back-to-back home encounters with Stoke and Sunderland and a trip to Crystal Palace in the next four rounds of fixtures.

With that in mind, we take a look at the Foxes’ displays since Ranieri was relieved of his duties as Fantasy Premier League managers consider a short-term move for their in-form assets.

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  1. Mince n Tatties
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 11 days ago

    Evening Lads n Lassies

    So Coleman to Valencia is done
    Would you take a -4 hit and do Antonio to Tadic?

    Heaton
    Alonso Valencia McAuley (Pieters Amat)
    Sanchez Alli Coutinho Sigurdsson (Antonio)
    Costa Lukaku Llorente

    Cheers!

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    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 days ago

      how much itb?

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      1. Mince n Tatties
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 11 days ago

        0.1 itb - so have exact funds (7.0) to bring in Tadic

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        1. F4L
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 11 days ago

          I wouldn't personally. Was gonna suggest Mcauley ➡ Walker for a hit personally, if you had the funds

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          1. Mince n Tatties
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 11 days ago

            Could get Ben Davies in - hadn't looked at that - will have a think - Cheers

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    2. FPLtfs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 11 days ago

      Not for a hit, you are gtg

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      1. Mince n Tatties
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 11 days ago

        Cheers

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    3. AceKn1ght
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 days ago

      Personally don't think it's worth it.... Getting Tadic would cause a huge benching headache... And tbh, out of that lot, Tadic would probably be the one I would choose to bench!

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      1. Mince n Tatties
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 11 days ago

        That has been bothering me - so you'd play Llorente over Tadic?

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        1. AceKn1ght
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 11 days ago

          Yeah, I think I would... It is a tough call though! The 4 point deficit would swing it for me though! I'd be much happier having Llorente + 4 points, over Tadic - 4 points....

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  2. Corona Macallan
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 11 days ago

    Bench 1
    King, Verto, Yoshida

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    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 days ago

      Yoshida

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      1. Corona Macallan
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 11 days ago

        Thanks

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    2. Pique boo
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 11 days ago

      Yooda

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      1. Corona Macallan
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 11 days ago

        Yo thanks.

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    3. McQueen
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 days ago

      Yoshida

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  3. F4L
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 11 days ago

    Tick Tock goes the clock......getting closer to FPL, must hold out

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  4. Tronity
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 11 days ago

    Team currently looking like

    Foster/Pickford
    Williams, McAuley, Azpilicueta, Pieters, Maguire
    Mane, Alli, Sterling, Siggy, Carroll
    Aguero, Lukaku, Llorente

    £1.4m ITB with 2FTs

    Thinking about Aguero and Sterling > Vardy and Sanchez.

    Good moves?

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    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 days ago

      yea

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  5. Pique boo
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 11 days ago

    Arsenal fans need to start letting go of the Hazard/Sanchez comparisons...it'll be an inside matter for Chelsea Twitter next season.

    Here are a few comparisons for you Arsenal fans:

    Mustafi/McAuley
    Bellerin/Nyom
    Giroud/Lampost
    Coquelin/Potato

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    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 days ago

      One would prefer to have Sanchez over Haz , end of. If you think otherwise, you don't know footie

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  6. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 11 days ago

    Ndidis stats look impressive there given his price i wonder if he will start to produce though i would have never considered him without seen those numbers

    Pity Mahrez is not closer to the £8m mark he was priced out of the market up until now at least

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    1. Tangerine Army XI
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 11 days ago

      Shhhhhhh

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  7. F4L
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 11 days ago

    Chances of Origi starting?

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    1. Pique boo
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 11 days ago

      Not likely imo

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      1. F4L
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 11 days ago

        cheers, heres hoping

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    2. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 11 days ago

      If Henderson doesn't make it then its him vs Lucas.

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      1. F4L
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 11 days ago

        just hoping he doesn't. Kills Pool's mids options when he does play

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        1. Rainer
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 11 days ago

          Ye he is a pain, I reckon Henderson will be risked, leaving the 3 boys up top.

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  8. drughi
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 11 days ago

    Coleman > Valencia done

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    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 days ago

      Good short and long term move

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      1. drughi
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 11 days ago

        yeah it's so sensible it was giving me second thoughts but had exactly the money so just went through with it

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  9. Corona Macallan
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 11 days ago

    Thoughts on this

    Pickford
    Walker Valencia Azpi
    King Sanchez Siggy Alli
    Costa Luka Gabiadini
    Bench- Jaku Vertonghen Yoshida DeRoon

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    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 days ago

      tasty. Gabbs is out tho

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      1. Corona Macallan
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 11 days ago

        Yeah I am being too optimistic. Have Vertonghen as his replacement if he doesn't start

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    2. Magic Bean
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 days ago

      If Gabby starts, very nice.

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      1. Corona Macallan
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 11 days ago

        Yup fingers crossed. Have Vertonghen to replace him

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    3. Pocky
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 11 days ago

      Very similar to my team...probably gonna end up doing Gabbi to Deeney.

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      1. Corona Macallan
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 11 days ago

        How long is gabbi out?

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  10. FPL Maldini
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 11 days ago

    Do I ...

    A) Get Tadic, have 1 of Sanchez / Zlatan next week

    B) Get Redmond, afford both Sanchez and Zlat next week

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    1. Corona Macallan
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 days ago

      A

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    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 days ago

      B

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    3. Magic Bean
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 days ago

      Redmond is a player that is blacklisted for me. A

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  11. WrightnBright
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 11 days ago

    Is Holgate pretty much a nailed on starter now?
    Would have exact funds to do
    Baines > Holgate
    De Roon > Alli -4

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    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 days ago

      I like it

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      1. F4L
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 11 days ago

        altho wouldn't be expecting Eve to get many Cs from now on

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        1. Foozeball
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 11 days ago

          Yeah, Everton as a whole will suffer, aside from a potential short-term galvanizing effect from Coleman being injured

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          1. WrightnBright
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 11 days ago

            Sadly I also have Williams! But no other def options can allow me Alli. Mid would be
            Alli Sanchez King Mane Siggy

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  12. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 11 days ago

    Good to go? Who's the best Captain?

    Jaku
    Walker - Alonso - Valencia
    Siggy - J. King - Mane - Capoue
    Costa - Kun - Lukaku

    (Heaton, Pieters, Evans, Antonio*)

    Next GW plan to do Antonio+Costa > Gabbi+Sanchez (if Gabbi is fit), otherwise Mane+Kun > Ibra+Sanchez

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    1. Corona Macallan
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 days ago

      Looks good apart from capoue

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      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 11 days ago

        Yeah, could do Antonio to Tadic for a -4 but got a big head to head so didn't really want a hit! And at least Capoue has SUN so there is some hope.

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        1. Lord.
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 11 days ago

          As it happens my H2H fixture in the league I'm leading is against a ghost team, so I'm prepared to take a hit to generate the funds for Ibrah/Sanchez next week.

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          1. RAFA THE GAFFA
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 11 days ago

            Nice! Good luck mate 🙂

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  13. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 11 days ago

    any advice/thoughts appreciated guys
    was looking at a spurs or sou def, or
    bring in utd def ready for dgw 34?
    cheers

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    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 days ago

      Valencia for me

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      1. Gizzachance
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 11 days ago

        cheers

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    2. Netley Lucas
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 days ago

      TOT is a sea of green... bur swa WAT BOU cpl.

      https://fantasyfootballfirst.co.uk/team-performance/game-difficulty-checker-2/

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      1. Gizzachance
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 11 days ago

        cheers, that was my thinking, but thinking of dgw 34, keep w/c for the big dgw ! tot def very tempting, utd have everton and chelsea before dgw, then two away games in double, tot have palace 34, so their def could get more points than utds up till that time, good luck

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  14. Gooner97
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 11 days ago

    Play Tadic or Llorente(already playing Siggy)?

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    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 days ago

      Tadic deffo

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    2. liiusions
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 days ago

      Why would you transfer Tadic in the bench him? I assume you didn't have him prior to this GW

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      1. Gooner97
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 11 days ago

        I'm looking for the long term tbh.. I have Lallena out and looking for a replacement but I might get a benh fodder assuming King is not a perfect 4th mid

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  15. SADIO SANÉ
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 11 days ago

    Looks like I'll be doing Coleman -> Walker..but then would anyone take a hit for:

    a) Sane -> Sanchez?
    or
    b) Llorente -> Vardy?

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    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 days ago

      Do A for tuesday

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      1. SADIO SANÉ
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 11 days ago

        Yeah, makes sense. I might just do B now too, I can afford both moves. Llorente is already annoying me, Vardy is a pretty decent captain option.

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        1. TLF
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 11 days ago

          I'm deliberating the same, i won't consider Llorente captaincy this week but Vardy feels appealing which tells me I should probably make the move

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          1. SADIO SANÉ
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 11 days ago

            Yeah, I'd want to bench Llorente next week anyway and Vardy couldn't have a much better fixture (SUN).

            Then I can hopefully upgrade him to Ibra for GW34 when possible.

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  16. lordkippe
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 11 days ago

    cheap players with dgw 37 : please name the ones you would go for. its to bench boost

    GK

    MID

    ATTACK

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    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 11 days ago

      No WC left?

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  17. Like an Egyptian Magician
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 11 days ago

    A) Llorente McAuley Valencia
    B) Vardy McAuley Yoshida (-4pts)
    C) Vardy Bertrand BDavies (-8pts)

    All I care about is the next 2 gws. Thx

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    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 11 days ago

      C is most fun.

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      1. Like an Egyptian Magician
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 11 days ago

        Thx

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  18. Foozeball
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 11 days ago

    Who do I bench?

    A) Llorente
    B) King

    If it's relevant, currently about 40 points behind in ML, and leader has King

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    1. Gooner97
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 11 days ago

      A

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    2. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 11 days ago

      I'm benching king out of them 2

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    3. Team Bobcat
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 11 days ago

      Same q here.

      Polls say 50/50

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      1. Foozeball
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 11 days ago

        One thing I've considered is only a small handful of players have a 5 game streak of returns, while llorente is seemingly due for something being on a streak of blanks... Law of Averages is a statistical misconception of course, but it's still something to consider :/

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  19. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 11 days ago

    .2 in bank. Which is best?

    Coleman and Antonio to

    A Vertonghen and Tadic
    B Walker and Redmond
    C Gibson and Alli

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    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 days ago

      B

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    2. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 11 days ago

      Depends on rest of defence but C looks good

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      1. dunas_dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 11 days ago

        Thanks. Valencia Yoshida Brunt Kingsley are rest of defence

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        1. Pat Bonner
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 11 days ago

          C looks good but would look at doing brunt to Spurs defender next week

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    3. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 11 days ago

      C

      I'd look to get the best mid option over the best defence option

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  20. F4L
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 11 days ago

    Baines ➡ Valencia for a hit?

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    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 11 days ago

      Not for a hit

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    2. Netley Lucas
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 days ago

      Yeah gone of Baines massively, doing something similar here.

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    3. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 11 days ago

      Not for a hit mate. Small chance Valencia could get rested. Baines may even get a pen

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      1. F4L
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 11 days ago

        been thinking this for weeks. Yet he hasn't and just gets dragged off at HT; i'll be sensible and wait I suppose

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    4. walkman666
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 days ago

      I did it, cos I see it as a longer-term play. I am also a bit leery of Baines' since he tweaked his back, see a penalty as a small probability, and a clean sheet for Man Utd as significantly more probable. That said, it's a gamble that may not reap immediate returns.

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  21. FPL Maldini
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 11 days ago

    Those who don't own Zlatan or Sanchez, what are your plans?

    Are you going to naturally bring them both in with normal transfers or use WC to get them?

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    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 11 days ago

      Struggling to find a way to get Sanchez in without losing mane of Ali. Aguero to zlatan next week then mane to Sanchez after Liverpool play Bournemouth

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    2. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 11 days ago

      Coutinho to Sanchez next GW. Ibra in for 34 and buying a couch for the Sunderland game.

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    3. Lord.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 days ago

      I will get them both for a hit, but it will mean losing Mane.

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    4. MANGE TOUT RODNEY
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 days ago

      I have money in the bank so it's going to be Hazard > Sanchez and then Vardy > Ibra.

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  22. FPL Mentor
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 11 days ago

    RMT

    Jakupovic
    Alonso Cresswell Walker
    Alli Sanchez Sigurdsson Son
    Costa Llorente Vardy(C)

    (Heaton, Barkley, Pieters, Amat)..

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    1. McQueen
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 days ago

      Good to go, mate.

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    2. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 11 days ago

      Nice team

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      1. FPL Mentor
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 11 days ago

        Cheers both

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  23. McQueen
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 11 days ago

    Coleman -93% on Fpl statistics and -62%?

    Hoping he's not dropping tonight?

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    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 11 days ago

      Be surprised if he doesn't, tomorrow if not.

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    2. McQueen
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 days ago

      -62% FFFix

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    3. liiusions
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 days ago

      fplstats is much more reliable

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  24. nkhoughton
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 11 days ago

    Do we expect Valencia to rise tonight?

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    1. McQueen
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 days ago

      Most likely.

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    2. liiusions
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 days ago

      We do

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  25. Foozeball
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 11 days ago

    Anyone think Everton could potentially play much better than expected against Pool? Injuries like Coleman's could have a motivating effect on a team in the next game or two

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    1. AceKn1ght
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 days ago

      I'm hoping for a goal fest....

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    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 days ago

      I think it will be a tight game fo sure. Poss 1-1

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    3. Annie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 days ago

      wouldn't be surprised if they win. We know what Pool are like after a break and Lallana is a big miss

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  26. F4L
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 11 days ago

    Price really doesn't matter anymore. Wait till pressers to do transfers fo sure

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    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 11 days ago

      Yep agreed, I'll take Coleman drop and wait until Friday or sat morn

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  27. Magic Bean
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 11 days ago

    Sanchez 9th in the Captains poll

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    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 days ago

      where he should be imo

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      1. Magic Bean
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 11 days ago

        Nah now way. Top 5 anyway

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    2. nkhoughton
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 days ago

      I'm more surprised hazard didnt crack top 5

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  28. Team Bobcat
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 11 days ago

    Leicester won the premiership last year. They led at Christmas. Everyone still thought they would crumble. Leicester won it the hard way and with plenty to spare. People are very fast to forget that.

    Of course they didn't follow it up this year but they remind my of a team that were sleeping for whatever reason.

    There is recent evidence to suggest that they got their mojo back.

    The players are now fighting not for Leicester survival which might not mean a whole pile to some of them but their own worth. A chance for a champions league medal that none of them will ever compete for again ( maybe)!!

    Vardy mahrez et al all have half an eye on summer tranfers and now is the time for them to prove their worth. The sleeping giant has awoken.

    Couple that with the fight for starting places ahead of a champions league semi final and you can see why everyone from 1 - 30 will lift their game both in training and completion. The starting team for that semi final champions league is still up for grabs.

    Expect fireworks from them for the next few weeks at least especially from fringe players but that alone should have a positive knock on effect on vardy and mahrez fpl returns.

    Very exciting times for leicester fans and leicester fpl owners.

    I am not a fan of any team really just football in general.

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    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 days ago

      leaving them alone here. Make or brake I suppose

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      1. TLF
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 11 days ago

        What is deterring you from investing ?

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        1. F4L
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 11 days ago

          stats and alternatives. Would have to take a hit for Vardz, and I want Ibra next week

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          1. TLF
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 11 days ago

            Fair enough, makes sense, i wouldn't take a hit for a 1 week punt on Vardy either.

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    2. Team Bobcat
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 11 days ago

      I am only trying to justify my vardy and fuchs move 🙂

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      1. F4L
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 11 days ago

        the rational behind the move was obvious. Should pay off

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    3. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 days ago

      That is it really in a nutshell
      +1 🙂

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      1. TLF
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 11 days ago

        Evening Ogie, you all set on your Tadic captaincy plan ?

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  29. Park the bus
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 11 days ago

    Squad is a shambles, struggling to stay afloat. Any ideas?

    Valdes Jakup
    Alonso Bellerin Brunt Holebas Amat
    Coutinho Alli Son Barkley Allen
    Aguero Lukaku Llorente

    1 FT, 1.4 itb

    I'm keen to get Sanchez back but would mean shipping Aguero. Perhaps tidy up elsewhere this week then do a -4 in gw31. Even save and transfer this week??

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    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 11 days ago

      Have you got wc?

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    2. FPL Mentor
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 days ago

      Sanchez and Vardy in for Aguero and Cout?

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  30. AceKn1ght
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 11 days ago

    Thoughts on Mane (C)? Or should I play it 'safe' and go Costa (C)?

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    1. Chris_White
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 11 days ago

      Costa

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    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 days ago

      (C)osta

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