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Best set-pieces and penalty takers for World Cup Fantasy semi-finals

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We are down to just four teams left at the World Cup, with set-pieces and penalties still expected to have a big impact on the outcome of the remaining matches.

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 semi-finals and final.

It still looks like England are the most likely to score from set-piece situations in the last-four, while France could get some joy against Belgium.

READ NEXT: Our transfer tips and stats for the World Cup Fantasy semi-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 6 is at 19:00 BST on Tuesday July 10, so make sure you sort your team in time.

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

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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. Eden Wizard
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Plot twist: Pep goes to a back 3, Zinchenko leaves and Sane/Mendy rotate as wing backs 😆

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    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Mendy was Pep’s man for last year, he couldn’t wait to get him in so I presume he will be a regular. He is also lethal.

      Maybe the return from jury will limit his early participation, but he looks a potential steal at 6.0, could be goals, assists, clean sheets, baps

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      1. goriuanx
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        I agree - he's in my team unless Pep says otherwise (in regards to his fitness)

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        1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 9 months ago

          I’m watching very closely... my two elite def slots are currently VVD & Alonso, but Alonso could easily be Mendy if it looks like he’s nailed and/or if Chelsea look in disarray by GW1

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    2. FPL ZB
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      • 7 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      a back 3 would be amazing for Mendy

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      1. goriuanx
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        One less attacker though - unless he shifts Fernandinho, who is very capable, into the back 3 and drops KDB+D.Silva deeper into CM.

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        1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 9 months ago

          I actually think that Mendy and Walker as wingbacks would make up for having one less attacker in any case.

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      2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        To be fair,I think no Mendy was a big part of why Pep played a back 3 at times last year, Sané could do WB but FB would be. Stretch too far (and a waste of his talent)

        Mendy might allow him to play back 4 more regularly which I think Pep prefers.

        But yeah Mendy in a back three would be points central.

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  2. Oven Glover
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Fixture difficulty rank from FPL out. Maybe posted already, though.

    https://www.premierleague.com/news/783106

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    1. noquarternt
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      There's a better one on this website

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      1. Oven Glover
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        Really? This one is free.

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    2. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Excel version would be great but nice piece of data anyway.

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      1. Twelve years a slave
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        Im struggling to understand why Chelsea at home to Bournemouth and City at home to Newcastle are not green fixtures

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        1. goriuanx
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 9 months ago

          Yeah, agreed. Especially Bournemouth.

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          1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 9 months ago

            Hazards favourite whipping boys

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        2. AndyCook
            5 years, 9 months ago

            Chelsea got hammered last time?

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            1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 9 months ago

              That was Watford no?

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    3. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Fulham really need to get their act together.

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      1. Bun Rab
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        To be fair it's most of SW London teams as Chelsea have done fa squared too.

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        1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 9 months ago

          True. Chelsea need a move on as well, but having lost Targett and without even Mitrovic on their books yet, they seriously need to get a move on.

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          1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 9 months ago

            I’d be very happy if Chelsea made no further signings (including staff)

            Alonso & Morata very good options if so at their prices, and Azpi

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            1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 9 months ago

              I assume you also mean not losing anyone either, which is fair enough. I still think you have three strikers, none of whom quite fit with the rest of the team.

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              1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                • 14 Years
                5 years, 9 months ago

                Yeah I’m not a Chelsea fan, but I see Giroud & Morata as a key 2nd striker price point after Firmino & before a 6.5-7.0!

                Vardy, Giroud, Morata look to be great value, maybe Lacazette... but if Chelsea sign Higuain and he’s 9.5 or greater that just makes it more difficult

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

                  I agree, if either one of Morata or Giroud nail down a starting spot, they will definitely be in my team at that price.

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

              Giroud*

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      2. Bragazeti
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        The squad looks threadbare. For a moment I thought it was an error from fpl

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    4. quayle99
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Any Belgium defenders missing a game due to cards?
      Any chance Boyata will start?

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      1. Feed tha Sheep
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        Meuiner suspended

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      2. AndyCook
          5 years, 9 months ago

          No chance he will start

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      3. #FPLBhuna
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        Thoughts on initial draft?

        Begovic
        Alonso - PvA - Robertson
        Salah(c) - Sane - Siggy - Mili
        Firmino - Tosun - Zaha

        McCarthy - Daniels - Bednarek - Masuaku

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        1. dimo_fpl
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 9 months ago

          Weak attack, not many captaincy options. I would bring in Aubameyang / Aguero. Also you have no Man City...

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

            Think you missed the Sane pick?
            Personally I agree with happy_player, the attack is too weak, I'd dial down one of Alonso/Robertson, and probably one of your mids to get a better striker.

            That said, everyone will change their RMTs in a few weeks anyway when we have more pre-season info, and transfers.

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        2. Fantastisk
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 9 months ago

          A

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      4. Gringo Kid
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        Bavies for first two rounds, yeah or nah?

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

          Rest of the Spurs team may be depleted due to the WC but I still fancy Davies doing well especially with Rose likely having an extended rest

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

          I don't like to plan transfers at the start when there's so much uncertainty and random bandwagon to jump on.

          I'm interested in Sanchez - nailed and back from the world cup. Could be a solid pick in a 4/5 at the back for example

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        3. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 9 months ago

          He's in my side for the first 2GW's

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      5. goriuanx
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        Karius and de Gea had the same points per match last season - 4.6

        Eh..

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        1. AllanM
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 9 months ago

          It just feels a waste of a Liverpool spot. He will get his fair share of clean sheets.

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          1. goriuanx
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 9 months ago

            Oh, I'm not trying to say get Karius - far from it. I'm just a bit surprised really, for me DDG is way better than any GK choice in FPL and he's firmly in my team.

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

              Why? You've just said yourself Karius had equal PPM for 1.0 less.

              Ederson is also cheaper, and his stat is 4.45, and statistically (someone posted a table once) City's defence actually faced a lot less attacks, so has the potential for more clean sheets than Utd this season.

              For me, it is clear that though De Gea is a solid option, there are players cheaper than him who offer the same potential, and hence he isn't worth it.

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              1. goriuanx
                • 13 Years
                5 years, 9 months ago

                Because Firmino and Salah are a shoe in for me. A third Pool spot on Karius doesn't feel like the best way to utilise it - TAA costs the same as Karius, Robbo 1m more, triple up on Pool attack etc. I want to keep those options open.

                I don't see myself having 3 United players, and DDG probably outscores most of their attackers anyway - he outscored all of them last season.

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

                  OK fair, that is an understandable reason.

                  De Gea won't be joining my team, but I can appreciate your thinking

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                  1. goriuanx
                    • 13 Years
                    5 years, 9 months ago

                    🙂

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        2. Je suis le chat
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 9 months ago

          And post VVD, Karius had a better tally. Much better value.

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          1. goriuanx
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 9 months ago

            Signing Fabinho will sure up the defence a bit more but whilst there's Karius and Lovren as first team starters, there's not much hope in conceding fewer goals. Ironically, Pool do keep a fair few CS's though - which is probably why Karius did well in FPL.

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            1. Je suis le chat
              • 10 Years
              5 years, 9 months ago

              Huge amount of home cleanies. Pool batter so many teams who retreat into their shells. We're lucky to get Karius at 5.0m.

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              1. goriuanx
                • 13 Years
                5 years, 9 months ago

                Let's see if the situation is still the same this time next month, few weeks left in the transfer window yet.

                I would personally have DDG and Fabianski over Karius in FPL, for a few reasons.

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                1. Je suis le chat
                  • 10 Years
                  5 years, 9 months ago

                  I'll take the extra 1.5m to use elsewhere. Avoiding De Gea.

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

                  I can't see a logical reason for that choice. How are you actually backing that up?

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                  1. goriuanx
                    • 13 Years
                    5 years, 9 months ago

                    See my above reply to you - I may want 3 Liverpool attackers.

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

                      Replied. Understood 😀
                      Good luck!

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                      1. goriuanx
                        • 13 Years
                        5 years, 9 months ago

                        And you 🙂

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

          You think Karius will be No1 next year, or was Klopp just saying that to get the prices of his real targets lowered?

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          1. goriuanx
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 9 months ago

            Probably the latter. Till then he's number 1. He was decent when he got into the side but his CL performance should be the end of him as number 1 tbh.

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

              Who would you like to see come in? I think Jack Butland is an obvious choice, he's too good to be playing in the Championship and Stoke can't realistically expect more than £20-25m.

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              1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 9 months ago

                Is Butland really an upgrade on Karius? I don't think so

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              2. goriuanx
                • 13 Years
                5 years, 9 months ago

                I want to see a world class GK, or borderline at the very least so Oblak/Alisson for me. Butland is a no from me - just can't see us winning anything with him.

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

                  That's fair enough, I would consider Butland an upgrade on what you currently have, but I understand why you'd want one of the those two, both a level above again.

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

              Karius was actually a very solid keeper last season.

              He messed up in the final, yes, but he had concussion. I'm not sure two concussed mistakes in a champions league final should counteract the solid work he put in over the course of a season

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      6. JamieC180
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        Thoughts on these two permutations of my team?

        Subasic (Alison)
        Hernandez Pavon Lovren Maguire Trippier
        XX Modric XX XX
        Kane XX XX

        A) De Bruyne, Lingard, Fellaini, Mbappe, Lukaku/Hazard/Griezman

        B) If I swap out Alison for Kalinic, I'll take a four point deduction, but can put in Pogba for Fellaini.

        Which of these do you think looks best? Is it too much to go with both Griezman and Mbappe up top?

        Cheers.

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        1. 420king
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 9 months ago

          A

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      7. QuintonFortune25
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        Plan on bringing in Lingard, Fellaini, Pavard, Hernanadez and Courtois. Good investments for semis and final rounds?

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

          Yeah fine.
          Although whichever teams are involved in the third place playoff games will rotate heavily I suspect.

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      8. FPL ZB
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        Starting to think i have Mkhi just because he's underpriced rather than thinking he'll actually return many points early on

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        1. goriuanx
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 9 months ago

          Wait until GW3 at the earliest. Yet to be seen how Emery will set up, and whether he goes for the PL or EL. Don't think many teams can go for both - it's quite tough. Chelsea, Pool, United, Spurs and Arsenal themselves have all had to prioritise one competition.

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          1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 9 months ago

            Hey Berbs. Are you guys still after another CB you reckon? I had a nosey about on all the usual vaguely trustworthy rumour places but couldn't find anything that smelled right. Plus Lovren has looked decent enough recently.

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            1. goriuanx
              • 13 Years
              5 years, 9 months ago

              I would hope so, we're short in that area. I wouldn't look much into journalists or rumours these days - nobody knew we were signing Fabinho until he had medical.

              Lovren is an accident waiting to happen, there's 3 seasons worth of evidence.

              Wouldn't mind Maguire, but I'll let yous keep him 🙂

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              1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 9 months ago

                Very kind of you, much obliged 🙂

                Here's to hoping you manage to get one then. Do you reckon Liverpool would have a chance at getting Pavard?

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                1. goriuanx
                  • 13 Years
                  5 years, 9 months ago

                  I think I read somewhere that Bayern are after him - decent player him.

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        2. Christina.
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 9 months ago

          Stretch it to Ramsey.

          i honeslty never considered Mkhi. Not even at 7m.

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          1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 9 months ago

            Why no Mkhi?

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            1. Christina.
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 9 months ago

              I just don't rate him when compared to Ramsey. he reminds me of Ozil. Often seems disinterested.

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        3. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 9 months ago

          I don’t think it matters whether you start with Mkhi, Martial, Ramsey, Siggy, Theo, Milivojevic, as long as if it’s one of the 7.0 or 6.5’s you leave enough ITB to stretch to a 7.5

          One or two of that bunch will come good & become a bandwagon

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          1. FPL ZB
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 9 months ago

            I have siggy and mkhi, expect them to be the ones that move around early season

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            1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 9 months ago

              Martial here (assuming we get Utd team sheet just before GW1 deadline) but he could swiftly become Lingard if Martial isn’t starting. Or Any of the others if Martial doesn’t score v Leicester.

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

          Is not the definition of underpriced: "Priced more cheaply than his expected points would warrant?"

          In which case, if you don't think he'll return many points, even for that price, then that means in your opinion, he isn't underpriced, even if he's priced less than most people expected.

          Ramsey is the way forward anyway (or maybe both :O)

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          1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 9 months ago

            The time when Mkhi landed in FPL with a 9.5 price tag following a 25 Assist bundesliga season (mostly to Auba) is still fresh in the memory for most!

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      9. Fassy
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        Last years I always WC after 3 GWs. But with a early transferdeadline I tought I won't need an early WC. But with so many players returning late from World Cup I think WC after 3 GWs is a good choice. Opinions?

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        1. AllanM
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 9 months ago

          Depends how many of them you want in. Looks a good approach at the moment.

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        2. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 9 months ago

          Always

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

          I said exactly this yesterday.
          General feedback I had was that really the players still involved in the world cup will probably be back in contention from GW2, or GW3 at the latest.

          I was tempted with some left field picks like Shaw, Lamela, Martial, and WC ahead of GW3...but it's going to be so difficult to predict the early season line ups.

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      10. Cooper123
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        Just a quick one.

        A) Ederson & 4.0 // Robertson // Daniels

        B) Fabianski & Begovic // TAA // Mendy

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        1. Cooper123
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 9 months ago

          I prefer B but there is the added risk of TAA and Mendy not starting GW1 due to the world cup.

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        2. jimmy.floyd
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 9 months ago

          B

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

          A - all 3 nailed every week from the start, and good options in themselves.

          TAA and Maendy still at the world cup

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      11. rdamjan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        Which keeper to get?

        A. LLoris
        B. Courtois
        C. Trippier
        D. Subasic

        McD

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        1. Ten Season Wonder
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 9 months ago

          C Trippier

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

            Lol. Pickford 🙂

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      12. quayle99
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        Captain Mbappe or KDB? Feel like its a coin flip but leaning towards Mbappe

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      13. Ten Season Wonder
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        What are we saying then guys?

        Fabianski
        Bellerin - TAA - Cedric
        Salah - D.Silva - Mkhi - Neves
        Kane - Firmino - Gru
        -----------------------------
        Subs: Smithies; Schneiderlin, Saiss/Boly, Bednarek.

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

          Don't like Fabianskis early fixtures, and you can't rotate him.
          I like Bellerin...but is he under threat from Lichensteiner...genuinely don't know?
          Don't think Neves is a fpl option, he's just Xhaka, but playing for Wolves?
          Kane probably won't start GW1.
          Like Giroud...again if he's first choice....but still at the WC so like Kane, not sure he starts GW1.

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      14. dunas_dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        Can only bring one in for WC semi. Would you pick

        A Hazard
        B De Bruyne

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

          Tough choice! No idea! Let's say Hazard for penalties

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

          Hazard

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      15. Christina.
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        Noone worried about Tosun's high conv rate? Sustainable?

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        1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 9 months ago

          I think he will thrive in a more attacking team. Until preseason proves me otherwise he is in.

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        2. Andy_Social
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 9 months ago

          You'd take a high conversion rate over a low conversion rate, wouldn't you?

          But seriously, pre-season will indicate the tactical tweaks that will affect the number of chances he's likely to be presented with. I'd expect Everton to be more attacking than they were under Fat S.

          Conversely they might be more defensively suspect, which is why i'll be monitoring them t see if I want Pickford or a 4.5 Toffee defender.

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          1. Christina.
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 9 months ago

            I just find amusing that Doucoure wont match last year's output due to his conversion rate being unsustainalble, yet every Tom, Dick and Hairy has Tosun.

            Doucoure's conv rate is lower than that of Arnie btw and similar to Zaha's.

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            1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 9 months ago

              There's a difference though. Gracia by all accounts seems more defensive than his predecessor, which could see less goals coming from Watford as a whole. Everton on the other hand are in an opposite situation

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              1. Christina.
                • 14 Years
                5 years, 9 months ago

                Thanks, appreciate response.

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            2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 9 months ago

              Tosun is an educated gamble though, he’s in that magic 7.0 slot that can easily swap to Zaha, Arnie, King, Austin depending on how things go, and has great fixtures.... I think he’s a good bet, I may yet start with him but at the minute going for Austin + money ITB.

              If there’s one thing we know about Chaz Austin it’s that when he plays he scores.. it’s just getting him on the pitch that’s the problem!

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            3. Mikeharbrw
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 9 months ago

              You're wrong.

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              1. Christina.
                • 14 Years
                5 years, 9 months ago

                Btw, I suggest you stop making references to Cancer. Wait until you get diagnosed with Cancer, then you come and chat to me.

                So run along.

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                1. Mikeharbrw
                  • 11 Years
                  5 years, 9 months ago

                  Looks like I caught myself a fish!

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              2. Geoff
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • Has Moderation Rights
                • 11 Years
                5 years, 9 months ago

                Wrong about what?

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      16. IcedLemonTea
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        Thoughts? /10?

        Fabianski - Stekelenburg
        Alonso - TAA - Cedric - Dunk - Peltier
        Sane - Eriksen - Salah - Gross - Deulofeu
        Aubameyang - Arnautovic - Kamara

        Cheers!

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        1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 9 months ago

          Goal: 8/10
          Defence: 5/10
          Midfield: 7/10
          Attack: 5/10

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      17. JamieC180
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        Last post was too long, here's it is condensed:

        Who's best to put up top for semis? Already have Kane and Mbappe.

        Is it too much to put Griezmann in too? Obvious other options are Lukaku and Hazard, but Lukaku tends to go missing in games like these, and Griezmann is on pens..

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

          I'm going both Mbaps and Griezz with Hazard.

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

          'Lukaku tends to go missing in games like these" - did you not watch his absolutely incredible QF performance VS Brazil?

          Honestly, all of Haz, Lukaku and Griezmann are cracking options. I don't know how to choose

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      18. Manumana
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        Hi All. Ive just become full member after 2 season of just lurking about. Hopefully will be my best season high finish so far

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      19. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        Coleman, Baines double up first 9 gw´s looks enticing(bar arse in gw6)

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        1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 9 months ago

          Toffees are looking for a new LB

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          1. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 9 months ago

            Really? Any names been mentioned/rumoured?

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            1. johnnymorrocco
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 9 months ago

              Tierney from Celtic

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              1. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
                • 10 Years
                5 years, 9 months ago

                Cheers

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              2. Andy_Social
                • 11 Years
                5 years, 9 months ago

                I read yesterday that Toffees had abandoned the chase for Tierney - Celtic priced him too high.

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            2. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 9 months ago

              I'm not incredibly well informed but will go rummage on a couple of forums and see what comes up

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              1. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
                • 10 Years
                5 years, 9 months ago

                Cheers

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                1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
                  • 7 Years
                  5 years, 9 months ago

                  Juan Bernat is another they've been linked with

                  Side note, after visiting some forums briefly, I can say that Everton fans are deluded 😛

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                  1. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
                    • 10 Years
                    5 years, 9 months ago

                    Haha 🙂

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            3. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 9 months ago

              Would it not be more as an understudy to Baines? I’d say when Baines is fit he’s heir first choice, no question. Particularly for the first half of the season

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              1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 9 months ago

                We will see. He is a lot older these days.

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        2. goriuanx
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 9 months ago

          Coleman is very tempting for sure. Those fixtures are very good.

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          1. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 9 months ago

            Yeah. Fiddling with block defences. 2 Everton, 2 City and 2 United(if I can find a 2nd nailed one).

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            1. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
              • 10 Years
              5 years, 9 months ago

              Then switch those Everton ones to Newcastle as fixtures swing

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            2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 9 months ago

              Hard to pick 2 nailed from Utd/city without going way over budget though? Doubling up on defenders never works well for me

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        3. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 9 months ago

          My initial draft had both Coleman & Baines 🙂 thinking now to start with Alonso & can always go down to Coleman/Baines if they look good.

          You can go wrong with those two for 11.0 though, great use of funds & loads of ways to score points

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          1. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 9 months ago

            It could go very well also 🙂

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          2. Eden Wizard
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 9 months ago

            Just need a pre-season penalty to confirm who's on them!

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            1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 9 months ago

              I’d say it has to be Siggy... Baine sis unlucky to be in the same team as the best deadball specialist in the world

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              1. Eden Wizard
                • 5 Years
                5 years, 9 months ago

                Cannot believe you just called him that.

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                1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                  • 14 Years
                  5 years, 9 months ago

                  I went there

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                  1. Eden Wizard
                    • 5 Years
                    5 years, 9 months ago

                    Silva, KDB, Coutinho, Ozil, Eriksen, CR7...Nope i don't agree.

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                    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                      • 14 Years
                      5 years, 9 months ago

                      One of the best. You get my point 🙂

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                      1. Eden Wizard
                        • 5 Years
                        5 years, 9 months ago

                        I'm thankful that you backpedalled! PKs are a different skill to the others but i generally agree Baines will suffer. My fundamental point was that, Coleman > Baines if he's on no set pieces!

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              2. Eden Wizard
                • 5 Years
                5 years, 9 months ago

                I genuinely expected that sentence to end "outside the top 6"

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          3. Andy_Social
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 9 months ago

            Well you could. I'm waiting to see how Silva sets up the team. It could be that he focuses much more on attack at the expense of defence. He's not know for tight defences - is that because he's never had quality to work with or because of his tactics?

            I've got Pickford. Coleman and a 4.5 CD all on my watchlist, but it's a wait-n-see for me at the moment.

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        4. Eden Wizard
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 9 months ago

          Costly defence when I consider City & Pool defence essential

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      20. Salah'd n Sauce
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        Only a couple of points in it for my WC ML. I'm currently 2nd and have used all my transfers in my McDonalds Team

        Pickford
        Pavard Varane Lovren
        Lingard KDB Modric Chadli
        Griez Haz Kane

        Not much of a bench especially now I've spotted Meunier is banned for yellows

        Would you take a hit or 2 to have some bench cover or would that starting 11 do ok for the semis?

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        1. johnnymorrocco
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 9 months ago

          almost identical to mine but i have maguire and courtois also. How did you end up with so many eliminated? I've thought about hits for mine too but I find it almost impossible to justify. you could end up not even subbing them in

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          1. Salah'd n Sauce
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 9 months ago

            Ah man I hedged my bets a bit too heavily on Brasil for starters. Really fancied them for that tie and had a couple of swedes still on the go. Happy that I have a starting 11 at least.
            I'm not so keen on taking any more hits.

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      21. LewanGOALski
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        punty FWD for semi-final only, next to Hazard & Kane:

        Sterling?
        Mbappe / Griezmann?
        Mandzukic / Rebic?

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        1. johnnymorrocco
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 9 months ago

          french pair are not very punty. any of the others or mertens / giroud would be punts

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      22. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        Am I reading it correctly that Burnley will have played SIX Europa League games by GW4, and that’s before the group stage has even started?!

        If so I will be going nowhere near Burnley defenders this year.

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        1. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 9 months ago

          Unless they pull a West Ham and throws away the chance of a lifetime early

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          1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 9 months ago

            They’d be better off losing to Aberdeen, that competition is a joke, it’s going to wreck their season

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            1. Andy_Social
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 9 months ago

              It's a good compie if you have a chance of winning it; otherwise, it's a burden. For Burnley, it's a burden for sure.

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            2. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
              • 10 Years
              5 years, 9 months ago

              While I agree, there is also a case of making the club look attractive to future prospects/players.
              One would assume playing in the EL group stage would make it easier to sign young talent needing a good shop window. It´s a fine line as like you said, it will most likely wreck their legue season

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      23. cigan
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        When I use all 5 transfers I've got this

        Courtois *
        Pavard Hernandez Trippier Young Lovren
        KDB Lingard Modric * *
        Kane Griezmann Lukaku

        Looks solid, right?
        Still got a lot itb so I could improve on Lingard but I think he's got better potential than Rakitic/Pogba/Alli.
        Maguire or Stones over Young maybe?

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        1. johnnymorrocco
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 9 months ago

          it's gonna be the template. similar to mine and i'm top of cash league. if you are defending a lead it's perfect, it you are trying to overtake people then you need others. Young is a good start

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          1. cigan
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 9 months ago

            5 points behind the league leader tbf but he has like 5 non-eliminated players left so he's bound to make at least 1 hit. Thinking it's best to play it safe this round and then get adventurous with the 3rd place match players if needed (saving max captain for that too)

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            1. johnnymorrocco
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 9 months ago

              100% agree on that strategy

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      24. boc610
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        kaku has outplayed kane in this world cup

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        1. FPL ZB
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 9 months ago

          one has Hazard and KDB feeding him, the other has Lingard and Alli..

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        2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 9 months ago

          Kaku has peaked though, Kane hasn’t even got near top gear. If Kane is saving a big performance for the semi (or final) he could actually brace or hattrick against any team in the world

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        3. goriuanx
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 9 months ago

          Both are one game away from a final - doubt they care about which one has played better.

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      25. Jarnathan
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        Who rotates well with Wolves?

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        1. Siva Mohan
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 9 months ago

          Foxes

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

            can we get a 4.5 goalie?

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            1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 9 months ago

              NO!!!! 😡

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            2. Andy_Social
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 9 months ago

              Patricio could be a bargain 4.5m.

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      26. rdamjan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        It`s to early to go with Sterling over Kane differential (15 points behind in my ML)?

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

          I think the Croatian back line will be worried about Sterlings pace, and will probably play a little deeper, and the game will favor Kanes strengths.

          I still expect both of them to score hattricks, so you can't really lose.

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      27. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        I really don't understand why all the starting Leicester defenders are at least 5 mil. They really didn't show that they were worth it last season.

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        1. goriuanx
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 9 months ago

          Well they're about to have a world cup winner commadning the back four 🙂

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          1. Siva Mohan
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 9 months ago

            and Schmeichel too.. had a decent WC

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        2. Andy_Social
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 9 months ago

          To be fair, the cheaper ones (4.5m) mostly sport premier league winners medals!

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          1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 9 months ago

            Well yeah, but that's not how they should price assets. They were 16th or 17th worst for goals conceded last season or something abysmal like that. At the very least Evans should be 4.4

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      28. Salah'd n Sauce
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        Did I just read that Yarmolenko is borderline about to sign for WHam?
        What a signing that would be. Cracking player.

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        1. Andy_Social
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 9 months ago

          Except it's supposed to depend on Dortmund getting Zaha. Is that likely?

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          1. Salah'd n Sauce
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 9 months ago

            That's interesting. I just don't see them getting rid of Zaha. Even for Yarmolenko as bottom line, he's an unproven EPL asset and that's always a risk.

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