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The ScoutCast – Episode 228 – Countdown

10 August 2017 7234 comments
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The final countdown has begun with the new season kick-off now less than 24-hours away.

Earlier the week the ScoutCast grew gathered as the clock ticked down, with Jonty, Andy and Luke joining myself to tackle a raft of perfectly targeted questions from you – the community.

Each of us take turns to reveal our current line-ups, while the collection of queries allowed us to put each of the four positions under the microscope. On occasions, we even broke from the ScoutCast tradition to provide some definitive answers.

Pre-season gremlins struck as I dropped out in full flow on Paul Pogba, but I managed to return to steer the ship towards its final destination – the first weekend preview of the new campaign.

It’s good to be back.

This ScoutCast was first beamed live via our YouTube channel on Tuesday night. Be sure to subscribe to get notice of future live episodes.

If you’re a traditional type, you can acquire the mp3 audio version via this link on the first player below, or take in the full visual experience via the second player below.

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

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  1. C'mon the Fylde
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    After a lot of tinkering, I think this might be my final team.
    Any good?

    Forster

    Daniels/Cedric/

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    1. C'mon the Fylde
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Oops. Submitted by mistake

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    2. Professor Abel X
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      It's a bit thin

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    3. Jasoooooooo
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Might struggle to score some points.......

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    4. mcrayeps
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Not good enough

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    5. Live Lad
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Keen on Saint double up??

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  2. lornemalvo
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    A)
    Foster Myhill
    Alonso, Bertrand, TAA, Dummett, Long
    KDB, Mane, Fabregas, JWP, Carroll
    Kane, Lukaku, Abraham

    B)
    Foster Myhill
    Alonso, Bertrand, Ake, Dummett, Hunemeier
    KDB, Fabregas, Zaha, Phillips, Carroll
    Kane, Lukaku, Gabbiadin

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  3. Prøfeßör …
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    A different crowd.

    Pick one please (as a Trippier placeholder):

    (A) Danilo/ Stones

    or

    (B) Bertrand (would mean SOT defensive double-up)

    Cheers,

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    1. ahak9
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      B

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    2. Galza
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Can you just not get Davies? Perfect Trippier place holder.

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      1. Matamatics
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Davies works as a Trippier straight swap. Much lower ownership too so differential potential

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        1. Prøfeßör …
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Thanks, Davies it is for the time being.

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      2. billnats
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        This

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      3. Prøfeßör …
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Wasn't convinced about fixtures or squad harmony but certainly food for thought!

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  4. Leeds2116
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    kola worth keepin

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    1. Professor Abel X
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah

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  5. Waxys
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Bottomed

    Former Spurs boss Harry Redknapp has Rooney in his fantasy team.

    He also tips Spurs to win the title were it not for the wemberly factor he says their defence will suffer just look at their FA cup and Europa league games at Wemberly

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    1. Ginola14
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      this is worth a repost why?

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      1. Waxys
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        News and key insight from an expert manager

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        1. Ginola14
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          news??? you mean opinion

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          1. Waxys
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            His opinion is news mate.

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    2. Lanley Staurel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Aye going nowhere near their defence.

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    3. Concrete
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Cheers for this! Also, Spurs unrest in the dressing room, 38 away games...sell all Spurs assets!!!

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  6. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Pages are flying. Discussion not even once.

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    1. Siva Mohan
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      match day madness

      let us push everyone to have template players..

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      1. Over Midwicket
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Stark raving. You might also need a wheelbarrow for your cajones.

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  7. ChuckN
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Tell me I'm crazy

    DDG
    Bailly Bertrand Yoshida
    KDB Eriksen Pogba Willian
    Jesus Firmino King

    Bench: Elliot Mee Lejeune Carroll

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    1. Bushman
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      No Kane or Kali. Absolute fruit loop...

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    2. Bushman
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      *Kaku

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    3. MarvelouSuccess
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      3/10

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      1. ChuckN
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        interesting though, RMT spits out a 350+ for first 6 GW

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        1. MarvelouSuccess
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          you should know by now that stats aren't everything. robots don't take into account the wembley factor or form.

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  8. Sir_Durs8
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Foster (Elliot)
    Bertrand Yoshida Daniels (Suttner Mee)
    Salah Mhki Zaha KDB Carroll
    Lukaku (C) Kane (McBurnie)

    Would you guys say it's G2G?

    Could go a 4.0 defender to improve but as I'm going 2 strikers, I want as many starters as possible, and these defenders rotate reasonably well. Not 100% sure about 2 Man Utd attackers but Mhki's pre season has been very good.

    Could go Mhki > Ritchie and use 2m on the defence/get DDG. Or Mhki > Willian?

    I want to go with Lukaku & Kane as it's risky without either and easier to downgrade then upgrade them

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  9. lilmessipran
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    So kola from this season stands for kolasinac and not kolarov..ahh gone are those times!

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    1. TN
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Who is this Kolarov you speak of?

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    2. Waxys
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Lol good times with him

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  10. billnats
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Lokilo, RLC or Chalobah??

    Already have Carroll, yes I know

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  11. Chimeee
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    DDG
    Kompany Kolasinac Ake
    Kdb Salah Iwobi RLC
    Kane Kaku Gabbi

    Elliot Carroll Suttner Mee

    Midfield looking a bit weak. Any tweaks needed or gtg?

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    1. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      About £2.5m overspend in defense

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    2. MarvelouSuccess
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      shocking mid 4/10

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    3. Camp No No
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      With that midfield, I'd expect you to have Gabbi-less attack. Which means: downgrade KDB and upgrade either Gabbi or one midfielder. Iwobi/RLC/Carroll are not nailed on, you cannot count on 2 of them playing. This team is 4-3-3 very soon. And it works as that because your bench defenders will play, but if I played 4-3-3, I'd probably want three really big hitters upfront.

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      1. Chimeee
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        I see. Will swap out one of the premium mids or forwards to upgrade my midfield. Thanks!!

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  12. Coldplay
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    What would you prefer?

    A) Ritchie/Phillips + Abraham
    B) Jrod + Fraser/JWP

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    1. EmreCan Hustle
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      A

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    2. CFC1990
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Depends on press conference today.

      If Abraham fit then A

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    3. TN
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      A, Ritchie

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  13. EmreCan Hustle
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    How is priority judged during waivers in drafts?

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    1. Coldplay
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I think the one who went last in the original draft gets the highest priority.

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      1. EmreCan Hustle
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        So nothing to do with injury or suspension?

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    2. billnats
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Order of draft... last to first

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      1. EmreCan Hustle
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers, both.

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    3. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      First week is order of draft, after that it goes by ladder position prioritizing lowest position.

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      1. EmreCan Hustle
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers. So player availability has no bearing on it?

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  14. CFC1990
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Have 5.5 for my 4th mid but actually tempted by Matic.

    Had 8 assists last season and will get 3 points in a lot of games for the clean sheet.

    Anyone else with me on this one?

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    1. Ginola14
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      no

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    2. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Prefer Mili

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    3. Coldplay
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Unlikely to get many attacking points in a United side who don't look like they'll score many. Could be a decent pun though.

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    4. Bushman
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Absolutely not. Waste of a valuable Utd space and there's better FPL players at 5.5m (Atsu, Fer, Gross, JWP, Fraser.....)

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  15. Farke in hell
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    alexander arnold to start?

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    1. EmreCan Hustle
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      For a few games, yes.

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  16. Birds of Prey
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Will any of the 4.5 Liverpool backs start--- or just too risky? thx

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    1. MarvelouSuccess
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      TAA

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  17. kolejorz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    yoshi , stephens or cedric lads?

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    1. TheOneAndOnly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      me no know

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    2. super zlatan
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I went Cedric.

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    3. MarvelouSuccess
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      yosh for safe pick

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  18. The Red Devil
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Better combo than
    Kolasinac King iwobi?

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  19. That Fantasy Guy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Which does better over atleast the next 2 gameweeks?
    A. Valencia, Kompany, Kolasinac, Willian (2x 4.0 DEF bench)
    B. Kolasinac, Stephens, hegasi, KDB (2x 4.0 DEF bench)
    C. Kolasinac, kompany, Stephens, mhiki (4.5 and 4.0 DEF on bench)
    D. Other

    Thanks

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  20. C'mon the Fylde
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    After a lot of tinkering, I think this might be my final team.
    Any good?
    -------------
    Forster

    Daniels/Cedric/Danilo

    Ritchie/Zaha/Salah/Carroll/KDB

    Kane/Lukaku(c)

    Myhill, Ake, Goldson, Rodriguez

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  21. Joggers Nipple
    • 17 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    When it gets too fast in here go to the previous article, worked well last year for a sower chat!

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    1. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Who comments on an old article?

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      1. Joggers Nipple
        • 17 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        people who want respnses to comments

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  22. Charlie55
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Hi guys,
    What are your thoughts on the best team out of these please?

    Foster Elliot
    Stones Luiz Yoshida Lowe Suttner
    KDB Ritchie Ince Knockaert Ward Prowse
    Kane Lukaku Firminio

    Or

    Foster Elliot
    Ake Yoshida Holding Suttner Lowe
    KDB Ali Ritchie Ince Ward Prowse
    Lukaku Jesus Firminio

    Thanks!

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    1. MarvelouSuccess
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      A all day

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  23. Peggi
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    A) Fraser/JWP, Kompany & Bertrand
    B) Fraser/JWP, Valencia & Stephens
    C) Ritchie, Stephens, Kompany
    D) some other variation that costs the same

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    1. super zlatan
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      C

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  24. ahak9
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Is having double manchesters on mid/attack a bad shout?
    ex: Mkhi-KDB
    Kaku-Jesus

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    1. Outlier
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Quite the opposite, it is a very good shout!

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  25. super zlatan
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Morning lads.

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  26. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    I have a feeling this will be the year of the over hyped wing backs.

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    1. Farke in hell
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      alonso

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  27. Koflok
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Good to go?

    DeGea - Elliot
    Bertrand - Stephens - Mee - Lejeune - 4m
    KdB - Alli - Zaha - JwP* - Carroll*
    Lukaku - Lacazette - Firmino*

    Only doubts are in (*)
    a) Firmino JwP Carroll
    b) Mkhitaryan Willian 4.5m (+1m to upgrade 4m -> Dawson)

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    1. Leeds2116
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      id do that b. carroll can be 4th mid. upgrade that d

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      1. Koflok
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        It'll be a 4.5m fwd since I'll be playing 3-5-2 in b

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  28. #Swish41
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Right y'all, nearly settled on this:

    DDG (Elliot)
    Ake Davies Stephens (Mee 4m)
    KDB Zaha Fabregas Fraser (Carroll)
    XXX Kane Firminho

    Anything missing (can’t have all the big hitters – I’ve got 4)?

    1. XXX - Aguero / Lukaku or Jesus (plus £1m saved itb)

    2. Really torn on this:

    A. Mane Gabbi Foster

    B. Firminho Fabregas DDG

    Help a brother out!!

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    1. Prøfeßör …
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      A very close one. B without De Gea but upgrade the defence, IMO.

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      1. #Swish41
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers pal, the trio I don't pick will undoubtedly score more!!

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  29. Leeds2116
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    best 4.5 def?

    Dummett, mee, suttner, morgan, who else?

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    1. #Swish41
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Ive gone Mee, but Hegazi could be good for the first few

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  30. Hairy Potter
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Having cold feet about my Aguero, Jesus and Lukaku frontline.

    Which two from these would you pick if Jesus was the third striker?

    Aguero, Kane and Lukaku

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