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Fantasy managers hope for more Kolarov magic against Switzerland

22 June 2018 472 comments
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Surprisingly, more World Cup Fantasy managers are backing Aleksandr Kolarov (£5.5m) and his Serbia team-mates than Switzerland in tonight’s evening kick-off.

Kolarov, scorer of Serbia’s only goal against Costa Rica in Gameround 1, will be on free-kicks again and has 7.8 percent of McDonald’s FIFA World Cup Fantasy players invested in him for Gameround 2.

But the most popular asset for the match is midfielder Nemanja Matic (£5.5m) with eight percent ownership. That’s despite the Manchester United being involved in just one goal during qualifying.

Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (£7.0m)’s performance will be of interest to 6.7 percent of managers after he impressed against Costa Rica. The three chances he created was the joint-most of any midfielder in the opening round of Group E matches.

Meanwhile, Switzerland’s penalty-taking defender Ricardo Rodriguez (£5.5m) sits in just 2.2 percent of squads. The AC Milan left-back netted three spot-kicks in qualifying and added another two assists. With VAR ensuring a higher number of penalties at this tournament, he is certainly one to watch this match.

The most popular asset in the Swiss squad is substitute goalkeeper Yvon Mvogo (£4.0m), whose 2.7 percent ownership is almost certainly based on his budget price.

Despite Xherdan Shaqiri (£8.5m) creating the same number of chances as Milinkovic-Savic in Gameround 1 and assisting Stephane Zuber’s (£6.5m) headed equaliser against Brazil, he sits in just 1.8 percent of squads.

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  1. Fred54
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Two yellows in two different games results in a one match suspension, but when is the amnesty. Reading the Wiki page there doesn't appear to be one. Is there one just for the final?

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  2. Louis_Sans_Balls
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Brazil Serbia should be a Kracker!

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    1. Kolarov Fpl Legend
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      And it will be

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  3. Waynoo
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    easy for Serbia

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  4. Louis_Sans_Balls
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Just gotta hope Mitro doesn't get tossed now

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  5. Alex_thekid
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Did many get the Uzuzo clean sheet points bargain at 4m

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    1. Louis_Sans_Balls
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I had him benched, already got the cleanie from Muslera 😉

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      1. Louis_Sans_Balls
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        good time to have played BB tho i suppose

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    2. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      o/

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    3. Longlatini
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Subbed him in for Cabellero
      Sweet!

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  6. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Cedric and Tadic looking like world beaters at this tournament. Seems like they've arrived at the elite stage. Will you be building your FPL team around these two?

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    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Only 40 Game weeks, a mini summer break and a tournament to late...

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      1. travis45
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        I'm sure tadic has let me down for at least 3 seasons

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    2. badgerboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Cedric could worm his way in yeah.

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    3. FPL_ANT
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I thought Tadic was off to Ajax?

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  7. MEGPAL
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    I fancy Serbia to get far in this tournament. Very underrated side

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    1. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Easy to say that now

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      1. MEGPAL
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Why, because they’re played stellar sides in Costa Rica and Switzerland?

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        1. Deulofail
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          They aren't bad sides. Serbia being 'underrated' is the consensus based on these two games. If the game ends how it is, Serbia have 6 points. I also predict they will get into the knockout stages, and possibly win another game or three 😉

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  8. travis45
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Why was there such a negative reaction to var when it was sued in England cup games?

    Didn't watch them but were they any different to how it's been used in this wc? Because I give it a huge thumbs u here

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    1. travis45
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Used*

      Up*

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    2. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Blatant pens not awarded to England. They weren't even allowed to be reviewed.

      Overall the ref in that match was one of the worst.

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      1. travis45
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        No I mean the fa cup games

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      2. travis45
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        I agree about the England game tho. That was a disgrace although I wanted eng to lose

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    3. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 17 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      VAR is immense. I don't understand how anyone would be against it. Each to their own but it will improve the game no end. It will also stop all the nonsense from biased refs.

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      1. Louis_Sans_Balls
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        I'm hopeful it will open the game up more, players less likely to foul or do something deliberately stupid because they know they'll get caught, should lead to more goals in play but right now it's just allowing for more pens which I never liked anyway. It's like watching a basketball game and opting for free throws. I like to see the game flow. There will always be corruption and paid off refs unfortunately. i don't think that will ever stop. They can't review everything. I still wonder what would've been the difference with VAR back in '02.

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        1. Deulofail
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          I agree with everything you said, but I think the reason there are more penalties are because the rules of football are easier to enforce with confidence. If you want fewer pens, you need to change the rules. Or change what the penalty is 🙂

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          1. Louis_Sans_Balls
            • 8 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            or hopefully players will smarten up

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            1. Deulofail
              • 10 Years
              8 years, 1 month ago

              This should definitely be a side-effect 🙂

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          2. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
            • 17 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            This ^^^

            With an increase of penalty then they may look at this a bit deeper.

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        2. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
          • 17 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          But if it's a penalty then it's a penalty wether folk like it or not and VAR is right in most cases. Think of all the teams that would have missed out in this world cup with poor decisions had VAR not been involved . wonder what the league table would have looked like last season with VAR .

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    4. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Just a bit slow. Viewers didn't understand it thoroughly. Not enough transparency (not showing the replays when the decisions are made).

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    5. badgerboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      It was used in a different way. The ref would stop the game and refer things to the VAR referee and no one knew what was happening. This time the play continues while the VAR team re look at everything and ask the ref to stop the game.

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      1. UshFPL
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        It also had major problems. Eg. the offside lines with Mata's disallowed goal

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        1. badgerboy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Ha ha yeah that was terrible.

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      2. Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Are you sure?

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        1. badgerboy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Think so. The ref would initiate the VAR process before if he was unsure about a decision, now the process is ongoing during the game and it only gets stopped if a decision needs to be reversed.

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          1. Deulofail
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            From a but of Googling, I can tentatively conclude that it was supposed to be the same as it is in the WC (and presumably everywhere else), which is that VAR constantly checks for clear and obvious errors, and will initiate when they spot them. So I think it was realy a problem of transparency and viewer/commentator ignorance.

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            1. badgerboy
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              8 years, 1 month ago

              Oh ok, there you go. Consider me ignorant 😀

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      3. travis45
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        That explains it. Hopefully that changes next time it's used in England

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    6. HamezMace
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Slowed the game down massively.
      Was early days to be fair, but made it a painful watch.
      Supporters inside the ground also didn’t like not knowing, they didn’t get big screen replays.

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      1. UshFPL
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        I don't know if the last point can be solved in England. Old Trafford, for example, doesn't have a big screen

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        1. HamezMace
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          I think once people get used to VAR they’ll accept a referees decision without needing to see a replay.

          In reality 99% of people watching the PL are watching on tv anyway.

          The referee gesture of the TV screen should be all a live stadium crowd need.

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  9. Alex_thekid
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Does anyone know why Ljajic was benched shall i transfer him out next FT and who's the best to replace him
    In the 6.5 for round 3

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    1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 17 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      He was woeful in the first game . May be that's why I dunno

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    2. I Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I'd get rid. Competing with Kostic, not nailed.

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    3. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Not really much available at that price bracket. You could punt but I'd spend the transfer upfront because I like hemorrhaging points.

      You get free transfers in R16 anyway.

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    4. Dušan Citizen
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Because Kostic is better in defence than him and we need that because Switzerland attack a lot on that side of the pitch.

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  10. Fantasy Gold
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Are the rumours that Salah has left the Egypt squad true?

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    1. Richd
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Probably. He doesn’t care about Egyptstan

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      1. Fantasy Gold
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        What a silly thing to say.

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    2. HamezMace
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Salah and the Egyptian FA have denied it.

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      1. Fantasy Gold
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks

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        1. HamezMace
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/11412850/liverpool39s-mohamed-salah-not-leaving-world-cup-early-egypt-fa

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    3. Louis_Sans_Balls
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I really don't see the pt of him playing if he's obviously not fit. He only risks getting further injured.

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      1. HamezMace
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        I agree with this, he was clearly still injured and played quite cautiously. And with nothing to play for it doesn’t make sense for him to play. Expect him to stay with the squad though.

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  11. Kolarov Fpl Legend
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Are yellow cards wiped out after the group stage?

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    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 17 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      https://www.si.com/soccer/2018/06/19/how-does-yellow-card-accumulation-work-2018-world-cup

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      1. Kolarov Fpl Legend
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers

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    2. rainy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Reset for semifinals

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      1. Kolarov Fpl Legend
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Ok, tnx

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      2. Richd
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        The Gazza

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        1. rainy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          He’s gone for his pocket. Suddenly I can’t hear anything. The world just stops apart from the bloke in black.

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    3. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I asked near enough the same question above, clearly my use of the word 'Amnesty' confused everyone.

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      1. Kolarov Fpl Legend
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        You are complicating things with no need, obviously.

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      2. badgerboy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Amnesty is a bit high brow tbf 🙂

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      3. Louis_Sans_Balls
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Amnesty pffff lol

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        1. Deulofail
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Amnesty on the word amnesty. Take it back!

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  12. HamezMace
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Round 3 wildcard.

    Argentina players, yes or no.

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    1. Kolarov Fpl Legend
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      It's a big no.

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    2. mir
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Great question to be fair. Think its probably a no but something tells me Messi will step up.

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      1. HamezMace
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers mate!

        Well they have to win, and as poor as they’ve been you still have to fancy them to beat Nigeria

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        1. mir
          • 16 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Actually the more I think about it i reckon if i was wildcarding I'd punt on Messi.

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          1. HamezMace
            • 12 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Well I’m almost certain on Ronaldo against Iran.
            He wants the golden boot, and he’s in form. But I do genuinely think Argentina will beat Nigeria (shocking I know, but imagine saying that two weeks ago)

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  13. travis45
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Can we use max cap and bb in the same week?

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    1. Kolarov Fpl Legend
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Y

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    2. Dušan Citizen
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Lol

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      1. travis45
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Why lol can't find anything about it in the rules

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    3. HamezMace
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Nope

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  14. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Seferovic to Gavranovic is the Swiss change? Really? 😀

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    1. tm245
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Thought this was an interesting read:

      https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2018/sports/world-cup-countries-of-birth/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.40a02cbdc983

      The tournament is an advert for 21st global politics and the fall of Yugoslavia a generation ago.

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      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Not UK friendly unfortunately

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        1. tm245
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Ah, sorry - really cool graphic on how wartorn family movements 20 or so years ago have created some very global squads. Switzerland-Serbia is a match with 11 players who have blurred lines. Adnan Januzaj had 7 different countries for which he was eligible.

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      2. Fred54
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Good read.

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        1. The Bandit
          • 15 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Are you in the UK? Not working properly for me

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          1. Fred54
            • 11 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Yep. There's a free options that let's you read a few articles a month without a sub,

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  15. Les Bleus
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Yes! Serbia CS gone.

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  16. tm245
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    What a goal!

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  17. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Great finish

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  18. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    WOW Xhaka

    Tidy finish.

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    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      No assist.

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  19. 420king
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Graniiiiiit!

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  20. Legomané
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Boom Xhaka

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  21. tm245
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Xhaka can

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  22. Fantastisk
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    XHAKAAAAA

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  23. Louis_Sans_Balls
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Xhaka with a shocker! How come he never does that for Arsenal?

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    1. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      A shocker? Are you saying it was a good or bad strike?

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  24. Patch
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Damn I worshipped Xhaka back in the Arsenal FPL days...

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  25. Chandler Bing
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Nice finish. Now give Zuber one.

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  26. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Boom Xhaka Laca

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  27. Deulofail
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Oh dear Ivanovic

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    1. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Did you gamble on Mitro?

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  28. Fred54
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Xhaka only 3 goals behind Messi in World Cup goals...

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  29. Richd
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Xhaka one more and I’ll keep you as captain !

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  30. Red Dagger ✪
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    I had no idea Xhaka did fantasy points.

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