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How a tactical change affects Salah’s Wildcard credentials

9 April 2019 1212 comments
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Liverpool’s formation change earlier this season holds the key to whether Mohamed Salah (£13.2m) deserves a place in Wildcard squads for Double Gameweek 34.

After going six Premier League matches without a goal, the Egyptian finally found the net against Southampton in Blank Gameweek 33 – just in time to cause a dilemma for managers overhauling their teams.

Judging by the relief he showed at St Mary’s on Friday night, there is a case to be made that Salah could now return to his incredible points-scoring form from earlier in the campaign.

However, we have uncovered a few tactical factors that could have a bigger impact on his chances of impressing between Gameweek 34 and the end of the season.

As we have used data from the Fantasy Football Scout Members’ Area, only members can read on to enjoy our analysis.

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  1. pjomara
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    My two main trollers all season have been Eriksen and Jota but I'm finding it hard to resist getting them back in again.
    I think I've got Stockholm Syndrome.

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    1. Tsparkes10
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Jota? How? He's had a great season, mustve been awful timing. I'm honestly not sure on Kane

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      1. Pegboy
        • 15 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        I owned for first 8 GWs and got 1 assist. Haven't touched him since, but I'll probably bring him back on WC.

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      2. Stats Don\'t Lie
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        Kane has been a massive troll for me this year

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      3. pjomara
        • 15 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        Got him in soon after his hat trick and he got 1-1-3. Looked like he was going to be dropped then so I benched him and he got 11.

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  2. theroadrunner
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    how is deulofue's fitness? reckon he is captain material for dgw35.

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    1. Jamb0
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      No thanks, not after trolling the previous DGW

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  3. simong1
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    How many City players are people holding on a WC? I currently only have Sterling but am scared without Aguero. I know their fixtures aren't great but just feel like City can score against anyone. And the defences of Spurs and MUN aren't really all that great!

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    1. Amey
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Raz + Laporte

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    2. Neetan
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Sterling and KDB for me, but I think I might be a bit over kill

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    3. Trilly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Currently on just Raz.

      Will most likely finish with Raz + Laporte/Mendy once I confirm that Salah isn't back with a bang.

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  4. Slippy
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    If going Salah-less - could it be worth TCing Kane this week vs HUD?

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    1. Slippy
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      scratch that. forgot i can't when playing WC haha

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      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        Haha 🙂 Kane(TC) 38! Or get Salah with your 2FTs for 36

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    2. Amey
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Wait for CL match
      If he plays 90, I'd be concerned

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      1. Miguel Sanchez
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        You gonna captain Kane Amey?

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        1. Amey
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 10 months ago

          Torn between him & Raz mate.

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          1. Miguel Sanchez
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 10 months ago

            Sterling could be great. GL

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            1. Amey
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 10 months ago

              GL to you too mate 🙂

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      2. Pegboy
        • 15 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        Concerned by what? Tiredness? He'll definitely play 85mins+ against Huddersfield unless we're 3-0 up, but even then he'll want to stay on for easy goals.

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        1. Amey
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 10 months ago

          Thank you 🙂
          Nice to hear from a fan.
          Kane © looks good to me now

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

    Is it crazy going without a Liverpool attacker for 34 & 35?

    Have Robbo & TAA as coverage...

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

      It's not crazy, and has nothing to do with whether you have a defender or not.

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    2. Pegboy
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      I don't think I'll have Mane or Salah, but will probably bring both in for GW36.

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  6. Jimmy Boy
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Looks like my FPL Cup opponent and I are both playing our wildcards this week. The battle for the Round of 16 is one of pure wits..

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  7. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Draft #5. How’s it look? Unsure if Robbo is worth 6.8m now. Perhaps I go TAA and invest elsewhere. Torn on whether to get Lloris too.

    Foster. Ryan
    Robbo. Laporte. Duffy. Boly. Valery
    Sterling. Mané. Eriksen. Jota. JWP
    Kane. Jiménez. Deeney

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    1. Invincibles
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Nice team, g2g

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    2. Pumpkinhead
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      TAA came off on 58 last game just imagine how much that would have heard if they had a cleanie going.

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    3. Pompel
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      If investing elsewhere, I'd consider upgradeing on gk to Lloris - should be good for a few cleanies for the run-in. Or JWP to Doucoure/Deulofeu

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      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        Yeah, that’s the option. Lloris I think as I like the JWP and Jota end of season rotation.

        Might just stick with Ryan and keep Robbo. Expensive like

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    4. bialk
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Needs more Camarasa.

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      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        Really??

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        1. jomikijiq
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 10 months ago

          nah, you'd have to bench Jota/Deeney this week which isn't ideal. Have the same front 7 myself

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  8. Invincibles
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Foster Ryan
    Doherty kolas TAA valery duffy
    Sterling son mane Jota Camarasa
    Kane Jimenez deeney

    Bb35: Kane, Camarasa > Eriksen, Lacazette

    Good plan?

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    1. Pumpkinhead
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Why are you taking Kane out before a DGW?

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      1. Invincibles
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        Can’t go without him for Hudd (H).

        Will need to upgrade Camarasa.

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  9. listentochaos
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Wildcard draft 1. Any issues?

    Lloris / Foster
    TAA / Duffy / Valery / Laporte / Dunk
    Jota / Doucouré / Eriksen / Sterling / Mané
    Kane / Jiménez / Deeney

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    1. Invincibles
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Solid.

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    2. Kuzser
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Nice. Very similar to others, but nothing wrong with it

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    3. Jimmy Boy
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Doucoure over Deulofeu will be an interesting differential

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  10. Stats Don\'t Lie
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    All this really tells me is that Salah HAS to be classified as a fwd next season

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    1. Amey
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Mane will have a definite upper hand on him then.
      CS point + 1 extra point for goal

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    2. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Ha ha - this was argued for most of the Summer 🙂

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    3. azz007
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      imaging a fwd line , Kune Kane Slaah

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  11. frenchfries
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    For everyone going without Salah on WC, whats your plan for TC?

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  12. rnrd
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    we make a big thing out of the Spurs - Hudd fixture but this is sandwiched into two UCL rounds in which kane will play 2x90 for sure.
    Poch has not stared Son in the last two games against City. Looks like he prefers to re-inforce his midfield against Pep's side.

    I actually think Son might get a reduced game time during the two UCL rounds which leads me to think that Son might actually be a better option than Kane until GW36

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    1. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Kane/Eriksen/Son and hope two of them are on the pitch...

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      1. Il Papera
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        Agree, but I think the entire 3 are good options from here onwards. Lose to City, then good fixtures against big conceders!

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  13. Kuzser
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Will appreciate some comments on the options below to close the gaps in my WC:
    Chasing in a ML and rivals have mane(not Salah!), so Salah could be a good differential.

    1) robbo laporte Doherty- mane Eriksen JWP
    2) taa laporte kiko/jonny- Salah Son JWP
    3) Taa benett Cathcart- Mane Eriksen son
    4) robbo Vertongen kiko/Jonny- Salah Eriksen Hojberg 

    Foster Ryan
    XXX XXX XXX valery Duffy
    Sterling Jota XXX XXX XXX 
    Kane Jimenez Deeney

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  14. pjomara
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Are Watford players worth getting? Aren't they just going to be lame ducks until the Cup final?

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    1. Tsparkes10
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Why? Will be motivated from semi, will want a strong finish and all fighting for a place to start in the final

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    2. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Possibly, possibly not. They are still a mid-table team at the end of the day so as likely to disappoint as they are to excel.

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    3. Pukki Party
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Disagree. Final after gw38, they will keep up the momentum and fight for 7th place.

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  15. Tsparkes10
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Honestly tempted to avoid Kane on wc. I know he's on pens but surely he gets some rest with maybe Moura up top. Hes also playing quite deep atm, like his ball in the Liverpool game was a free kick from the half way line. What's he doing there? He's obviously got potential but his last serious haul was in GW21.

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    1. fenixri
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Kane doesnt get rest. Is he going to haul is another thing

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      1. rnrd
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        Kane actually gets pitch time but you can clearly sees when he is "resting" himself during games, dropping deep etc..

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    2. Pumpkinhead
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      All valid points but Kane is one of those players that could score 4-ish goals over two games with max bonus and propel you with a massive green arrow. It's FOMO because he's done it before.

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      1. Tsparkes10
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        Yhhh igy. Guess it's worth it just to be safe as so many seem certain on him. It's one of them ones. Not picking him up and improving your team with the money saved could be huge. But then going without him and he hauls twice would drop me crazy amounts. Difficult

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    3. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      That wasn't a deep position in the Liverpool game considering the whole team was transitioning from defence to attack, it just looked deeper because the rest of the team had an extra 4 seconds or so to sprint up the pitch whilst he won the foul.

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    4. Il Papera
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Kane will be itching to score at the new stadium. What better opportunity than versus Hudds? Yes, it is a CL sandwich, but the best possible options - Tuesday, 1230 Saturday, Wednesday.

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      1. Pompel
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        I was hoping that he was itching to score against Palace. Didn't help much.

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  16. Neetan
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    A) Trippier + Ryan
    B) Dunk + Lloris

    Already have Duffy.

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    1. Tsparkes10
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      B

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      1. #FPLBhuna
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        what he said ^

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    2. JohnCarewCarew
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      I have all of them including Duffy. Not particularly illuminating, Laporte and Boly other defenders.

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  17. TaiwanHC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Thoughts on this WC team?

    Foster - Ryan
    Robertson - Laporte - Trippier - Dunk - Valery
    Sterling - Mane - Eriksen - JWP - Jota
    Kane - Deeney - Jimenez

    Thanks guys!

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    1. Neetan
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      I think I prefer Tripper + Ryan > Duffy + Lloris

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  18. fenixri
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    A) Deulofeu, KDB, Rashford

    B) Deulofeu, JWP, Aguero

    C)JWP, Sterling, Deeney

    Rest of team:
    Salah, Eriksen, Hojbjerg, ___, ____
    Kane, Jimenez, _____

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    1. Invincibles
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      C

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    2. Invincibles
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      I’d lose salah though

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  19. Pumpkinhead
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Bit out there but Firmino in for the rest of the season? Ticking away nicely.

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    1. Tsparkes10
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      I like him. Maybe Vardy for now and then swap 36.

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  20. FPL_Hazards
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Anyone considering getting Murray in on WC and changing to Deeney in GW35?

    I mean do we have any evidence that Murray wont play both games?

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    1. Eze Really?
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Age

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      1. FPL_Hazards
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        Heard of Ryan Giggs?

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        1. Eze Really?
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 10 months ago

          Hardly Ryan Giggs!!

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    2. Jamb0
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Murray is 35 years old...

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  21. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    I have Sterling and Mane in my team but I'm unconvinced to be honest. Something feels off having them, but there's nobody I'd rather have in the category.

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    1. fenixri
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      KDB and Salah?

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      1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        de Bruyne is a fools bet, and Salah remains even more unconvincing than Mané.

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  22. Bambi
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    A) Jota, Valery, Gunn (Saints defence double up)
    B) Deulofeu, Bednarek, Foster

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    1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      A tbh

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  23. Eze Really?
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    my TV is 106.2.
    My SV is 106.2
    weird?

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    1. The 12th Man
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Not really. Youve probably sold everyone youve made money on.

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      1. Pumpkinhead
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        You've paid current price for everyone in your team and no one has risen or fallen.

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  24. jtreble
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    RMT's Pogba numbers seem a tad too high.

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    1. Differential C (Mark)
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Are they good? Eye tests dont back it up if they are.

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  25. b91jh
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Quite sure this is template at its best

    My wc team:
    Lloris Foster
    Robbo Laporte Duffy Doherty Bednarek
    Mane Raz Eriksen Jota Deulofeu
    Kane Deeney Jimenez

    0.0itb
    Any change to improve this team?

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    1. Yankee Toffee
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Too much Watford imho. One or the other, not both

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  26. Differential C (Mark)
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    How many SGW players on 35 are we talking?

    Im on 3 with TAA, Mane and Vardy.

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    1. JohnCarewCarew
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      None. Go small or go home.

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    2. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Zilch

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    3. jtreble
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Robertson, TAA, Mane and Vardy.

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  27. money face bandwagon
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Any reason to get sterling ahead of aguero? For the last 2 dgw sterling is benched in one of the games

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    1. Pumpkinhead
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Both are risk of rotation given how many competitions they are still in - depends how your team is structured. I have Kane so Aguero is a no.

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  28. Dave Dreamer
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Best 4.2 mid for next weeks DGW Bench Boost?

    I was thinking Romeu or Hudson Odoi Vs Burnley.

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    1. OldBenKenobi
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Romeu

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    2. Pumpkinhead
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      4.2 ugh.

      Romeu will get 4 points in the DGW - If you think HO will get more then him.

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      1. Dave Dreamer
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        I know. the extra money allows me to go Ryan > Foster next week.

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    3. Pukki Party
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Hudson Odoi

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  29. MGD
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    The benching headache will be enormous for GW34 haha. Goddammit

    Ryan/Lloris? (Probably Ryan)

    Bench who?
    TAA
    Doherty
    Jota
    Deeney
    Kola

    Unbenchable
    Sterling
    Mane
    Eriksen
    Laporte

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    1. jtreble
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Wait until CL matches are finished?

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      1. MGD
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        Yeah, of course but still 🙂

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    2. Tsparkes10
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Lloris, Kola, Deeney and Doh probs

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  30. simong1
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Think I'm almost set on the below WC team unless anyone can recommend any changes?

    Ryan Foster
    TAA Duffy Valery Doherty Cathcart
    Sterling Mane Eriksen Son Jota
    Kane Deeney Jimenez

    The plan would be to roll the FT in GW35 and then for GW36, go Jota & Catchcart > CHO & Laporte to upgrade my defence. Thoughts?

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