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Best set-piece and penalty takers for World Cup Fantasy quarter-finals

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Set-pieces are still proving important for World Cup Fantasy managers as we head into the quarter-finals.

Once again, we’ve pulled together all the relevant data so Fantasy Football Scout members can work out which nations are the best to invest in for the next round.

At this stage, it looks like England and Brazil are the most likely to score from set-piece situations in the quarter-finals, based on their respective match-ups while Croatia and Russia both look susceptible to balls into the box.

READ NEXT: Our transfer tips and stats for the World Cup Fantasy quarter-finals

Our research includes the penalty and corner-takers for each country, based on who has taken them either in Russia or, in some cases, in qualification. If there is no number next to a player’s name it’s because they took at least one in qualifying and/or warm-up games but are yet to take one at the World Cup itself.

We’ve also calculated which teams concede the most fouls and attempts from set-plays too to help you work out which nations are the most likely to get set-pieces in the first place.

To clarify, the ‘Attempts from set plays’ section combines those who have shot from direct free-kicks or those who have latched onto the end of a corner.

The deadline for Gameround 5 is at 15:00 BST on Friday July 6, so make sure you sort your team in time.

READ NEXT: Our transfer tips and stats for the World Cup Fantasy quarter-finals

World Cup Data

We’re delighted to offer World Cup data as an early addition to our regular season offering to help those playing Fantasy games over the summer.

We’ve secured Opta data, not only for the tournament itself, but also from the Qualifying Rounds for Europe and South America and for international friendlies involving the participating nations. This includes all the matches played right up to the tournament kick-off.

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  1. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Do moves below seem sensible or too much Brazil then in side (4) with cover from other sides too wide-
    2 French, Uruguay, Swedes, English and 1 Belgian, Russian and Croatian

    Alisson Olsen
    Granqvist Maguire Godin TSilva JAlba*
    Coutinho Modric Bentancur Isco* Quintero*
    Kane Lukaku Mbappe

    3 transfers
    Isco to Willian
    Quintero to Golovin
    JAlba to Hernandez

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    1. Back on the horse
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Looks sensible to me

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    2. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Looks good to me

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  2. Members Only - Set Pieces and Penalties data
    Geoff
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

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  3. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Ooh shiny above.

    Us plebs 😉 - would you prefer Willian and Kane or Neymar and Golovin. There’s 1.1 difference in price there which would either be saved for upgrading Quintero/Inui after the QF or picking a more expensive def than Pavard

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    1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      ^^^ for the cool kids

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      1. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Haha, I’m putting that 12.50 towards a rowing machine. I’ll just leech as per (although I like to think as give back too)

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    2. Buck The Trent
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      First one

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      1. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Cheers Jimmy

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    3. Geoff
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      😀

      I'd prefer the first

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      1. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Thanks Geoff 🙂 I must say it’s an effective method of piquing curiousity!

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        1. Geoff
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 10 months ago

          12.50 isn't really that much, is it? 😉

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    4. HamezMace
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Kane and Willian

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      1. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Ta 🙂

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    5. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Neymar and Willian

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      1. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Cheers - unfortunately just short of that!

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    6. DantheManinaPan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Kane better than Neymar - Willian better than Golovin. Not too difficult

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      1. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Cheers Dan, although my “it’s coming Home effect” radar is tingling with the first part of that 😉

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  4. AFC49
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Isco replacement? Have Modric and Coutinho

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    1. A19
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      I’m leaning toward Lingard.

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  5. Buck The Trent
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Which one ?

    A Rakitic (second Croatian)
    B Willian (fourth Brazilian)

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    1. Rust Cohle
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Willian

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  6. Urchin
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    #FPL Price reveal starting soon.
    Who is excited?

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    1. Eden Wizard
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      \O/ already over FWC

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    2. F4L
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      isn't it a bit early to be releasing player prices? so much time left of the transfer window

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      1. DJDave1979
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        If they wait for the transfer window.to close they will miss the first few gameweeks!

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        1. HamezMace
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 10 months ago

          Not anymore they won't

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    3. Urchin
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      https://twitter.com/OfficialFPL/status/1014472407464251392

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      1. DJDave1979
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        One of those 'polls' where the person asking the question knows the answer that is wanted!

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    4. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Nah. I’ll wait until the week before the season starts again.

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  7. More Cowbell
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Hi Folks,

    How do I know if I've still got a wildcard available on McFantasy? I didn't use one in the qualifying stages.

    Thanks

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    1. DJDave1979
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      That's how you know!

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      1. More Cowbell
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        I deserved that. I probably should have asked "how do I activate it", can't see any option anywhere.

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        1. Norman Conquest
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 10 months ago

          when you go to make transfers take out 2 players it appears then

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        2. DJDave1979
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 10 months ago

          Start making transfers and when you seem.to be using more than the freebies the button will appear.

          That's how I remember, anyway.

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    2. F4L
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      if you go onto the transfers page and make enough transfers worthy of taking a hit, its gives you the option

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  8. DJDave1979
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Sky game is GO.

    Prices look very flat on first glance.

    I have a feeling for Arsenal this season. Miki and Auba is my key attack pair in first draft.

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    1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      May have a go this season. See if I can find a cash league . Best format out em all

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      1. DJDave1979
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Looks like Sky are running cash leagues like Telegraph does.

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        1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 10 months ago

          Sweet. Don't have to swim with the Sky sharks then.

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    2. Geoff
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      I'm playing for the first time, can't wait

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      1. Junior ⚽
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        You’ll enjoy it

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    3. Louis_Sans_Balls
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Which one's the FPL game of choice, Sky, Telegraph? other?
      I played Dailymail one season, didn't do too bad actually

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    4. willl
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Never really played the Sky game properly, it a lot more effort than official FPL?

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      1. Junior ⚽
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Yes daily captains

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  9. melvinmbabazi
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    So, who's ready to see some #FPL player prices for 2018/19...?

    https://twitter.com/OfficialFPL/status/1014468913244135424?s=19

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    1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      If I had Twitter id vote Aguero. I'm starting with Kun

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      1. Urchin
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Looks like he is winning the poll to be the first player revealed

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        1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 10 months ago

          Cheers. He's nailed for me with Jesus still in WC and Kun home

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          1. DJDave1979
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 10 months ago

            I'm not picking anyone who is still in WC first XIs now. Have to expect them to be given a rest.

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            1. Urchin
              • 10 Years
              5 years, 10 months ago

              That is a lot of top players barring Sane, Sanchez, Mahrez, Alonso, Auba, Laca (just a few I could think of)

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              1. DJDave1979
                • 9 Years
                5 years, 10 months ago

                There's still plenty to choose from and at price points that the WC stars can come in when fit and firing.

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            2. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 10 months ago

              They got to final in 2014 and Kun was benched for gw 1. He was back gw 2

              I know this because I took the risk and ended up with my worse score in 11 seasons (21 pts). I'm confident he will be raring to go by gw 1

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    2. Bury94
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Who would pick Richarlison in that vote?

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      1. Ginkapo FPL
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Vote for the players who might move club so their prices are locked down early on....

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        1. Bury94
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 10 months ago

          That's a really good point to be fair!

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  10. The Yorkshire Pirlo
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    What’s the main priority here?

    Kane? Croatia? France?

    Subasic
    Meunier, Trippier, Godin, Miranda
    Coutinho, Lingard, Claesson
    Suarez, Lukaku, Hazard

    4.0 fodder, Isco*, Carvajal*, Pavon*

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  11. gauzah
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Griezmann Kane Suarez
    Lingard Modric Coutinho
    Lovren T. Silva Godin Trippier
    Muslera

    Fodder Granqvist Bentancur Cleasson

    Need to gamble a bit as 25pts behind ML leader.
    Think Croatia, England, Uruguay & Brazil will go through.

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    1. trinzoo
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      You're not going to catch a lot with this team, despite Suarez>Neymar it's template...

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    2. trinzoo
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      I have 25p gap as well and I'm tripling England and Croatia defences, also Pogba and Perisic in my team.

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  12. quayle99
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    I'm using the wildcard. And Bench boost this week.
    Thoughts on the team I'm building?

    Alisson, Pickford
    Trippier, Pavard, Granqvist, Miranda, Lovren
    Coutinho, Pogba, Golovin, Rakitic, Bentancur
    Mbappe, Kane, Perisic

    0.4 in the bank - use this to make any change?
    Ta!

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  13. KingZZ
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Is this the right time to use Maximum Captain?

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

      I don't think so. Game after

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    2. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Either now or the final. Most options.

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  14. More Cowbell
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    is anyone considering max captain in the GF's? If so, who are you going for?

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  15. kinghenry14
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    who are people captaining on day 2 if no kane?

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    1. Lovren an elevator
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Granqvist? I'm going Kane personally tho

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  16. Lovren an elevator
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Best Arsenal prospects for this season?
    I'm guessing Aubameyang, Ramsey and Bellerin?
    Maybe Lacazette and Mkhi too...

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  17. Bambi
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Willian or Modric?

    If you have Coutinho and Paulinho in mid already then Modric is a no brainer right?

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

      Yes, Modric will repay us

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  18. AFC49
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Willian or Lingard?

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

      Lingard

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

      Willian

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    3. quayle99
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Maybe Golovin if you fancied a cheaper option? Russia will be going all out and Golovins had a good competition

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  19. Norman Conquest
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    mo salah has been reclassified as a striker in the sky game

    i hope fpl don't follow suit

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    1. DJDave1979
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      I don't THINK he will be. He scored tons of goals but he was still playing winger. FPL is much wider on mid classification than other games. Sanchez has been striker in most other games for years and they effectively play same position as focal point of attack but not actually CF.

      If they reclassify Salah, they will have to do same for Sanchez and Sterling. I don't think they will.

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      1. Norman Conquest
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        ah thanks only played sky for a couple of seasons not too clued up on it really

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    2. Bambi
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      This is where the classifications become fuzzy with teams adapting to play wide forwards. The game has evolved from the times where strikers are expected to score majority of the teams goals. Most teams inside forwards should be classified as forwards in my opinion

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      1. DJDave1979
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        The problem is midfield becomes a wasteland if they do that.

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        1. Norman Conquest
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 10 months ago

          yea like this world cup fantasy

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          1. Ginkapo FPL
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 10 months ago

            Thats more because assists seem to be non existent,,,,

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      2. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        I have to agree . I'm hoping he's reclassified. Basically at moment if salah is 12 mil then we all effectively have 88 mil to spend. If they at least try and make him a little less essential ( less spots for big attackers) then I'm all for it . All having salah does is cancel each other out.

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        1. HamezMace
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 10 months ago

          There is no guarantee he will be able to replicate his form from last season.
          I would say Kane is far more important in FPL than Salah. Kane has scored 25+ goals 3 years on the bounce.

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          1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 10 months ago

            At the start I'm not going anywhere near kane. I'm as big a fan of Harry as the next man but this August voodoo isn't going to be helped by a long world cup. Harry is a slow starter when back from a lay off ,

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            1. HamezMace
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 10 months ago

              The world cup, and poor August history are going to make it tricky, but you'll need to factor his cost into your team from GW3 or so at the latest.
              14m Kane and probably 12.5m Salah won't leave much room for anyone else

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              1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
                • 14 Years
                5 years, 10 months ago

                I intend to wildcard early any way when all the big players are back after their rest

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                1. HamezMace
                  • 9 Years
                  5 years, 10 months ago

                  I will probably do the same...the first international break is usually a good time

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              2. Pierce34
                • 8 Years
                5 years, 10 months ago

                No way Kane is 14m, he'll be in the 12-13m range like last year.

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                1. HamezMace
                  • 9 Years
                  5 years, 10 months ago

                  RVP was 14m after his first season with United.
                  Kane scored 30 PL goals last season, and will likely be the WC goal boot winner.

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                  1. Pierce34
                    • 8 Years
                    5 years, 10 months ago

                    I don't think Kane is at the same (fantasy) level just yet - Salah just had the most successful fantasy season in history for example. And if Kane does turn out to be more than 13 (which I really doubt), he's not going anywhere near my team, especially if he's as unreliable a captain choice as last year.

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                    1. HamezMace
                      • 9 Years
                      5 years, 10 months ago

                      I don't know what more he can do to raise his level than 25+ PL goals for three years in a row, then winning the golden boot at the world cup, and coming into the best years of his career.

                      Salah was immense last year, no doubt, well we'll get the prices soon enough I'm sure.

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                      1. Pierce34
                        • 8 Years
                        5 years, 10 months ago

                        Scoring vs. the bottom teams would be a good start 😛 At that price you want consistency as well as explosiveness, and he didn't have that for a lot of the year. (only towards the end, where, ironically, there was no explosiveness)

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                      2. HamezMace
                        • 9 Years
                        5 years, 10 months ago

                        I had many captaincy rages with Kane myself. But the stats are there, he scores goals in the PL, and lots of them. He'll certainly be the highest priced FPL forward next season, and we've had players at 14m before.

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                      3. Pierce34
                        • 8 Years
                        5 years, 10 months ago

                        OK, well if he's 14m that will easily solve any dilemmas I might otherwise have!

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                      4. Pierce34
                        • 8 Years
                        5 years, 10 months ago

                        Though as I said, I still doubt he'll be over 13m - let's wait and see.

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                      5. HamezMace
                        • 9 Years
                        5 years, 10 months ago

                        Yep, won't be long until prices are out it seems.

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              3. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
                • 14 Years
                5 years, 10 months ago

                Salah or Kane is tough . Salah seemed to be the better option due to consistency but kane had Wembley to get used to and a nasty injury

                I'd probably go with Kane over salah myself. I'm one of them who can't go without Harry

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          2. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 10 months ago

            I expect salah to be priced as Ronaldo was.was it 14 million?

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          3. Pierce34
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 10 months ago

            The way Liverpool play, Salah would have to suffer a serious dip in form - as it is, he will get chances and put them away. Maybe to a lesser degree than last year, but enough of them I would think.

            Mane will be interesting as an option. In the beginning of last season for example, he was seen as the prime pick among Liverpool mids, with people like me only opting for Salah because he was cheaper at the time. If the roles can be reversed - or Mane can get closer to Salah in terms of output - it would be interesting to see the strategies.

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    3. Pierce34
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      I agree with above, classifications are fuzzy now with 'modern' systems like Liverpool's and Man City's for example. To be honest I think Salah should indeed be classified as a forward based on where he gets his touches, heat maps etc. But would prefer him to stay a midfielder.

      I'm not advocating they should all become forwards of course - Hazard and David Silva for instance are 100% midfielders and have no idea what possessed FWC to classify them as forwards. We can still have quality picks in the midfield like those two, Eriksen, Sane etc.

      Note I said 'forwards', not 'strikers' - Salah is indeed not a 'striker' in the traditional sense of the word, but he very much is a forward.

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      1. HamezMace
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Salah is no more of a forward than Hazard, Sanchez, Sterling, or Sane, if you're off data from heat maps.

        Based off heat maps Alonso was the third most forward based player at Chelsea last season.

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        1. Pierce34
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 10 months ago

          If you play at the front 3 of a 4-3-3, and you keep cutting inside the box, you're a forward, not a midfielder. As I said above, not a 'striker' in the traditional sense, but certainly a forward.

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          1. HamezMace
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 10 months ago

            I didn't say that you said striker, the players I compared Salah too above play in the same position.

            So at City you'd have,

            Forwards - Aguero, Jesus, Sterling, Sane, B Silva.
            Midfielders - Fernandinho, KdB, D Silva

            United - Forwards - Lukaku, Rashford, Sanchez, Martial
            Midfielders - Pogba, Fellani, McTomaney

            Chelsea - Forwards - Morata, Hazard, Willian, Pedro
            Mids - Kante, Bakayoko, Drinkwater, Fabregas

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            1. Pierce34
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 10 months ago

              I wouldn't have an argument there. Although just from the eye test I highly doubt Hazard and Willian play the same position as Salah - the latter was in the box a lot more often surely. But if not, sure, why not, they should be forwards too.

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              1. HamezMace
                • 9 Years
                5 years, 10 months ago

                But they are part of a front three, which was your argument.
                The problem with it would be that there are too many good attacking options to pick, and no one to choose in midfield who is likely to offer any attacking returns.

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                1. Pierce34
                  • 8 Years
                  5 years, 10 months ago

                  That's a bit of an exaggeration - as I said above, we'd still have guys like Eriksen. If Sane and Hazard are forwards, there's still KDB, D. Silva, Alli, Mahrez. Plenty of options, unlike in FWC where everyone of note is a forward.

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                  1. Pierce34
                    • 8 Years
                    5 years, 10 months ago

                    I think Fantasy Champions League had a good balance actually - with Salah and Mane as forwards, but Hazard and Sane as midfielders, to take two examples from each.

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                  2. HamezMace
                    • 9 Years
                    5 years, 10 months ago

                    I take your point, but I don't think FPL have it too far wrong.
                    They would also need to look at defenders who play higher up than holding mids as well.
                    Alonso, Moses, Young etc

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                    1. Pierce34
                      • 8 Years
                      5 years, 10 months ago

                      I'd like to see holding mids become relevant somehow actually, just to introduce a different element of strategy into the game. Maybe extra point for clean sheet compared to attacking mids, or extra point for every set number of successful tackles or interceptions or something. It won't happen because it would make the game too complicated, but I'd like to see something happen ideally.

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                      1. HamezMace
                        • 9 Years
                        5 years, 10 months ago

                        I agree, lots of quality players in that area of the pitch, Kante for example, hugely important to the team, but just not a fantasy option.

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  20. nick8070
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    How's this for QFs after using 3 FTs? Still have WC, should I use or save for semis?

    Subasic Sommer (x)
    Meunier Trippier Granqvist Pavard Carvajal (x)
    Coutinho Modric Lingard Bentancur Quintero (x)
    Kane Hazard Griezmann

    0.1 ITB

    Thoughts?

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  21. shirtless
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Already made two changes (Schmeichel & R.Rodriguez), would you recommend wildcarding or just change Eriksen and hope for the best re Cavani & Grosinky? It could be very useful for the semis..

    1.0m ITB.

    Lloris
    Menuier Godin Miranda
    ERIKSEN GROSINSKY Coutinho QUINTERO
    Jesus Cavani(c) Lukaku

    Akinfeev Modric Lovren Granqvist

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  22. sirmorbach
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    I'd really appreciate some help, lads

    I've got these 10 playing players:

    Alisson
    Miranda, Meunier, Lovren, Trippier
    Coutinho, Modric, Claesson
    Hazard, Mbappé

    Should I go with
    A. Pavard, Golovin, Kane
    B. Pavard, Golovin, Neymar
    C. Pavard, Rebic, Rakitic
    D. WC

    ?

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

      B

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  23. schlupptheweek
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    I know Sky fantasy works differently but 7.3 M for Redmond is very cheap compared to the other midfielders.

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    1. Pierce34
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      I don't know about Sky fantasy, but I do know that Redmond is very cheap for a good reason 😛

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    2. Funkyav
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      do you get points for sitting on the bench?

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  24. cigan
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    This is doing my head in
    I've got 0 Fra/Rus, 1 Uru/Swe 2 Eng/Cro/Bra/Bel

    What to do with Isco, Carvajal & Quintero?
    Can't seem to get a good combination. Would like to avoid Swe/Rus as I think they'll go out.
    The only mids I'm looking at are Rakitic, Willian and Lingard and there's no way I could afford 2 of them. Who to get as a 2nd mid? Casemiro suspended, Was thinking Henderson but it's more likely he'll get a 2nd yellow and miss the semi than score.
    For the def. spot - double up on Croatia or Brazil? Or get France or even Uruguay instead (only have Suarez)?

    Sell Lukaku for a hit and get Perisic? Could go with Pavard, Rakitic, Perisic and Willian then.

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  25. barracuda
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    So if England reaches semis, will they play on Wednesday?

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

      Yes.

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  26. Eden Wizard
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Those player reveals are completely irrelevant players!

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    1. ritzyd
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      I may be tempted with Aguero

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    2. stat
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Vardy is surely not irrelevant

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        1. Eden Wizard
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 10 months ago

          No Mahrez to provide the assist, I think he will be - Especially at 10+

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    3. LSP
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      What do you think?

      A) Costa + Isco + Carvajal > Neymar + Golovin + Pavard
      B) Costa + Isco + Carvajal > Griezmann + Lingard + Trippier
      C) Other

      Current squad:
      Muslera - 4.0
      Granqvist - Lovren - Miranda - Alderweireld - Carvajal
      Quintero - Modric - Coutinho - Claesson - Isco
      Hazard - Kane - Costa

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      1. DantheManinaPan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Hmmmmm, probably A I reckon - wouldn't usually recommend Neymar, but given the three transfers you can make, and the funds you have, it could be worth it.

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    4. Jake Donahue
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      off topic.....

      Any tour de france games on the go.......think wakey is usually involved?

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    5. ritzyd
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Who do we think progresses from each of the QF fixtures?

      France vs Uruguay
      Brazil vs Belgium
      Russian vs Croatia
      England vs Sweden

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      1. ritzyd
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Top half looks hard to call but plumping for France & Brazil. Bottom half Croatia and England for me

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      2. Funkyav
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        France
        Belgium
        Croatia
        England (i hope) but probably Sweden

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        1. Louis_Sans_Balls
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 10 months ago

          Yep

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      3. DantheManinaPan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Extremely difficult to call.
        Would probably say France, Brazil, Croatia, England, but would not surprise me if none of those teams made it.

        Just love how open this is

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      4. Pierce34
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Croatia and England are of course the favourites from the bottom half, but I think both their QFs will be close - Sweden have had more rest than England and should be fresher. Plus, everyone (here at least) expected England to be big favourites against Colombia and they just scraped through. I'd still pick England but it will be closer than people think in my opinion.

        From the top half, I pick Brazil and France, with the caveat that if Uruguay is fully fit, I'd back them instead.

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    6. DantheManinaPan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Ok, plan is to take a -4 to remove my non-players.

      Current team:

      Muslera, Subasic
      Pavard, Granqvist, Maguire, CARVAJAL, RROD
      Modric, Coutinho, Claesson, PAVON, ISCO
      Kane, Lukaku, Mertens

      Can just afford: WILLIAN + GOLOVIN + TRIPPIER + FAGNER.

      Any complaints there? Any obvious mistakes?

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      1. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Seems good. Shocked you didn't have any Brazilian defense before. They've looked the most defensively solid side in the competition.

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      2. Rust Cohle
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Wouldn’t take a hit in the QFs.

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