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The impact Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has had on United’s Fantasy assets

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The jury is still out on Manchester United’s Fantasy assets going into the new campaign.

The new manager bounce that the club experienced after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s appointment in December gave way to some middling form in the final nine Gameweeks of the season.

Their pre-season results (five wins from six) have been quietly encouraging, at least, with Inter Milan and Spurs among the teams already beaten in July.

This latest Numbers Game piece differs from the usual format as we focus on the impact Solskjaer had on United’s assets in the second half of last season.

The Norwegian first took charge of the Red Devils in Gameweek 18, so we will examine United’s stats before and after the departure of Jose Mourinho.

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  1. JakeTheRed
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    RMT

    Pickford - (Stekelenburg)
    VVD - Digne - AWB - (Rico) - (Ramsey)
    Salah - De Bruyne - Maddison - Barkley - (Hayden)
    Kane - King - Haller

    Any obvious red flags in there? I understand my subs a

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    1. UnluckyXI
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      As long as you are comfortable with Kane over sterling as your 2nd premium pick it's a good team

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    2. Igor-Stimac
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I like this - unsure with Barkley if he'll rotate with Mount, but the rest looking decent.

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  2. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    So Maguire from the start...casuals pick or sensible to cover likely high ownership?

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    1. Flaming Flamingo
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I don't believe picking highly owned players is necessarily sensible. In any case, he's English and plays for United which is usually a good recipe for some inflated ownership.

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  3. El Copo
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Any thoughts?

    Ryan
    TAA VVD Coleman
    Salah Sterling Moura Perez
    Vardy Jota Adams

    Subs: Button Dendonker Lundstrum Rico

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    1. le flem
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Who's Adams?

      Looks good otherwise.

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      1. El Copo
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Che Adams. Bit punty.

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    2. Ole's at the wheel
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Going with Adams too. Bandwagon foreseen

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    3. bobwils
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Very impressed, looks good and I've got Adams as well (Saints supporter).

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  4. le flem
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Best 4m defenders? Currently have Kelly and Lundstram but far from convinced.

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    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      there isn't anyone convincing in that range, that's why they are priced at 4. I may take the risk with Kelly but palace have been poor

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      1. le flem
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Yeah, might downgrade Coleman and get a couple of good 4.5s instead.

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        1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          issue with kelly is, I believe he's been playing cb and tomkins/sakho could be back soon

          The question is which 4.5 defenders.

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          1. UnluckyXI
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            Chambers looking likely to start for arsenal as holding won't be back for the first 4 or so gameweeks and mustafi is slipping down the order

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            1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
              • 13 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

              interesting option thanks, I will look into that. I think for all the Arsenal defence is a shambles notes their home record for clean sheets was pretty good. The fixtures are not great though

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          2. le flem
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            Couple of good ones. Targett and Chester at Villa, Charlie Taylor rotates well with Villa too. Dunk has aerial threat..

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            1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
              • 13 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

              yep targett is one I am considering but currently on Heaton

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              1. le flem
                • 10 Years
                4 years, 8 months ago

                1 goal and 3 assists last season in just over 1100 minutes ain't bad. Seen him play and has good delivery. Just a matter of whether the donks up front can convert.

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    2. n14mul
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Been alot talk about Rico I think it is

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

      Rico maybe

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    4. Winston.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Rico and possibly Gibson

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  5. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Thoughts on Barkley? Worth taking a punt on? Will be quite difficult to shift if he flops as it will require two transfers due to his low price.

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    1. le flem
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I'd wait and see. Man U not a good first game anyway.

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    2. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Tempted, think i'll go Tielemans over him for 0.5 more.

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    3. FPLMartial
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      If you're not confident that you'll be able to shift him then I'd avoid.

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    4. Ole's at the wheel
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Barkely is easy swap. Had him then took him out for Pereyra now thinking of going with a 5.5 possibly McGinn or co.

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    5. Winston.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      wait and see...

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  6. Pukki Blinders
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    How many Bournmouth assets do people have in their teams?

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    1. Oooof
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Just Fraser

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    2. le flem
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Wilson and King.

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    3. FPLMartial
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      The two up front

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    4. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Wilson and Rico

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    5. The Man Pastore
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      none for now

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    6. Ole's at the wheel
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      1

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    7. LSK
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Wilson.

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    8. HNI
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      With the attacking record bou had vs teams in first 7 gws they facing, I am tripling up for sure and then maybe downgrade Fraser/Wilson to.fund Son

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      1. Pukki Blinders
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Damn and I thought doubling up was too much

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  7. Dyballer
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    RMT please?

    Pope (Heaton)

    Robbo, Van Dijk, Laporte, Digne (Aarons)

    Salah, Sterling, Perez, Trossard (Barkley)

    King, Jota (Greenwood)

    In reality, I could downgrade one of the midfielders to upgrade an attacker or another mid, because I have tried teams with Siggy or Wilson, but I feel this gives me a stronger first bench option and rotation possibilities

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  8. Messiah Hazard
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    A) Fraser and VVD
    B) Zaha and TAA

    Robbo is already in my team

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    1. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      A.

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    2. Pompel
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      A - too much doubt with Zaha

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    3. Oooof
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      A

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  9. Pompel
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    With the emergence of viable 4.5 keeper options , only one final(??) decision for my GW! team to be done:

    A) Fraser + Zinchenko
    or
    B) KDB + Dunk/Montoya

    Been on A for a while, but Zinchenko is a transfer waiting to happen, and KDB gives flexibility to swap to Son or Pépé if doesn't work out.

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  10. Ole's at the wheel
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Ryan
    AWB, VvD , ____
    Salah, Sterling, Perez, Fraser, _____
    Kane , ____

    Repost. Appreciate it lads.
    Currently on Coleman Pereyra Adams
    Adams is differential pick would u...

    1) Digne + 5.5 mid(who)
    2) Coleman + 6.0 mid (who)
    3) other (which 3 )

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    1. FPLMartial
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Digne, Robinson

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    2. UnluckyXI
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Digne, mcginn
      Coleman, barkley

      I prefer 2

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  11. simong1
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    A or B?

    A) Dunk/Cathcart (rotating) or Ake or KWP, Barkley & Kane

    B) Digne, KDB & Jota

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    1. Ole's at the wheel
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      B

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  12. The Chosen One...
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    anyone going with Haller and Wesley and just playing them GW1?

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    1. ★Kuntheman★
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I’d love to have Haller but GW1 puts me off so badly. Might make him my first move in GW2

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    2. Taff1952
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Haller yes and possibly wesley or adams.

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    3. Pompel
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Starting with Wilson, might swap for Haller later

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    4. jia you
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Those two are high on my watchlist but wont start with either

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    5. LSK
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Haller.

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  13. HAMMERTIME107
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    A | Salah | Perez | Greenwood
    OR
    B | Auba | Moura | Wilshere

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    1. UnluckyXI
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      A

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    2. Ole's at the wheel
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      A

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  14. ★Kuntheman★
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Pretty stuck between these two teams, would love some thoughts!

    A)
    Pope (McGovern)
    Vvd COLEMAN ZINCHENKO AWB (Rico)
    Salah Sterling Fraser Perez Barkley
    KANE (Greenwood, Wickham)

    B)
    Pope (McGovern)
    Vvd TAA LAPORTE DIGNE (Rico)
    Salah Sterling Fraser Perez Barkley
    WILSON (Greenwood, Wickham)

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    1. SpaceCadet
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      A

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    2. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      A

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

      B

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    4. Boberella
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I prefer B personally.

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    5. PeteMorr
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      B

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    6. ★Kuntheman★
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      😆 the reactions to these two teams are always so divided haha this decision is killing me

      I think every defender in B outscores their counterpart by 30 points minimum, I think Kane outscores Wilson by 50 or so points and he’s a better captaincy candidate.

      One point in favor of team 1 is that I can easily do Kane>Haller and Barkley>Son which is a move I might be making eventually.

      The drawback with Kane for me is there are very few weeks I’d captain him over Salah or Sterling

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  15. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    If Leicester didn't sign a replacement - would their remaining cb's be valid options or just a no go?

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    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I'd prefer the fullbacks

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    2. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      for 4.5, wouldn't pay any more than that.

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  16. SMOOTH
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    A. wilson and bilva
    B. King and KDB

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    1. The Man Pastore
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      B

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    2. PeteMorr
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      A

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    3. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      B

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  17. The Man Pastore
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    I think I am done, what's your thoughts on this team?

    Heaton
    VVD Digne Guilbert
    Sterling Salah Moura Perez Mcginn
    Aubameyang Wood

    Button Taylor Lundstram Greenwood

    (Taylor / Guilbert rotation)

    Thanks

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  18. royals forever
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Help is needed please

    If you had to have a Arsenal DF which one would you have?
    If you had to have a Man U DF which one would you have?

    Any ideas would be welcomed

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    1. The Overthinker
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Monreal/ mustafi or Leno(Gk). Holding once he is back

      Any one of the back four will be good. Maguire for set piece threat

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    2. Boris Bodega
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Sokratis or Chambers the best shouts in defence, I don't see Mustafi starting. Monreal might rotate with Kola and AMN possibly at threat if Arsenal manage to sign a decent RB.

      Probably AWB, sounds the most attacking from what I have read (not seen a Utd PS game I am afraid)

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    3. OFord
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Please don't pick an Arsenal defender
      AWB from United, as he picks up a lot of bonus points

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  19. jia you
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Well chaps, it boils down to this for me and I'm set:

    A. Ederson + Fraser
    B. Heaton + KDB (no City defence)

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    1. The Overthinker
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      A

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    2. SpaceCadet
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      B

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    3. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      A

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      1. Holmes
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Actually B might be better since it allows KDB to Son switch

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        1. jia you
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Yeah, that what I'm thinking mate, allows me to get the likes of Son or Pepe easily. And if I got Pepe then I could swap Auba to Kun (if both Pepe and Kun look the business). Might add more flexibility but I do like the idea of Ederson as set and forget for the season...toughie!

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    4. Oooof
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      A

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  20. thewisewon
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Any thoughts on this?

    a) Salah + Coleman
    b) Sterling + Digne

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    1. Ibra
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      B

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    2. Bucket Man
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      B. Salah and Stelring will be close. Digne should outscore Coleman

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    3. jia you
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Easily b) for me but I'm a bit biased

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    4. PeteMorr
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      A for me, purely because of fixtures

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  21. CheadleBlue
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Hi all, any thoughts on this starting 11?

    Lloris
    TAA, Zinchenko, AWB
    Jorginho, De Bruyne. Salah, Perez
    King, Rashford, Kane

    Thanks

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    1. PeteMorr
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Downgrade someone to sort Jorginho for me personally

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  22. Ibra
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Which combo?

    A) TAA + KWP + Barkley
    B) Digne + AWB/Vertonghen + Tielemans

    Rest of the team:

    Ederson - Button
    Robbo - Taylor - X - X
    Salah - Sterling - Bilva - X
    Rashford - King

    Button - Kelly - Dendonckner - Greenwood

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    1. Bucket Man
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      B

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  23. OLLY G
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    (A) Coleman and Heaton for 4.5m rotation

    (B) Digne and Button

    Thanks.

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    1. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      A

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    2. HNI
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      B especially as its difficult to time gk rotation and moist signing will help digne assist potential. Can advice me below mate?

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  24. HNI
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Thoughts on Zinchenko? Was he decent vs Liv in community shield to extent he wont lose his place? Mendy looks to have just returnee from injury and always looks one fall away from back to treatment table anyway

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    1. jia you
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      He looked shaky enough imo but then again he had to deal with Salah who he wont face every week!

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    2. OLLY G
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I just don't know what to do about City. Every defensive asset looks a tiny bit punty now. Zinchenko will certainly start GW1 imo, but from there who knows.

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      1. OLLY G
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        I'm starting to feel that Stones is a more nailed pick that Zinchenko.

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  25. Messiah Hazard
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    What Chelsea assets are you guys gambling on? Mount looks good to start at no. 10 and seems to have had a pretty good pre-season. Is he good for 6.0m?

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    1. Sting
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      barkley could easily start at no10. i’m gonna wait and see with chelsea players

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    2. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Competition with Barkley

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    3. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      none really, but if I have to, Pulisic and Azpi

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    4. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Pedro is the one to go.. Selfish as we like it and tend to go fwd.

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  26. Dacra
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    After weeks of being sure 442 is the best this year..

    Back to 343:

    Pope (4.0)
    VVD - Coleman - Zinchenko (4.0, 4.0)
    Salah - Sterling - Barkley - Perez (4.5)
    Auba - Haller - Ings

    How does this look?

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  27. Wolfman180
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    A) Digne, Walker, King (Keep 0.5 to swap Walker back to Laporte)
    or
    B) Coleman, Zinchenko, Wilson

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  28. Van der Faart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Changed my mind from 10 mins ago and tinkered again. Salahless team. Feel the balance is better though.

    Pope (Heaton).
    TAA VVD Digne (Dunk Aarons)
    KDB Perez Moura

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    1. LangerznMash
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Not seen many 3-3-0 formations before...

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      1. Van der Faart
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Its a Bold strategy cotton. Let's see if it pays off

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    2. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Damn, clicked post by accident

      Rest of team is
      Fraser (Barkley)
      Kane Wilson Wood

      It leaves 1.5 ITB which I'm not sure is a great move. Thoughts please?

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      1. LangerznMash
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        It's very strange mate. You've got £1.5m sat in the bank and have £19.5m sat on the bench.
        Starting squad value should be around £83m in my opinion yours is way too low.

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  29. Skribblah88
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    RMT

    Heaton(Button)

    Laporte/Robertson/Coleman/VVD(Lundstram)

    Salah/KDB/Sigurdsson/Fraser/Perez

    Vardy(Greenwood/Wickham)

    Always the option of going Sterling + King, however I feel Vardy + KDB will score higher and I'm happy to captain Salah every week until I wildcard.

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    1. PeteMorr
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Nice 7/10, I would be a little worried about Vardy personally, but go with your gut.

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      1. Skribblah88
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Thanks, I don't feel the appeal of a lot of the 6.5's. In Vardy I have a striker that isn't too far from an 11m forward so can always upgrade if it isn't going well.

        Can't remember where I saw this but Vardy averaged over 7 points a game under Rogers. I can see him being very good value this season.

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  30. Teror
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Pope or Heaton?

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    1. Werner Bremen
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Partizane volimo teee

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      1. Werner Bremen
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Pope brate

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        1. Teror
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Napred Partizan!

          Da, za sada imam Pope i Targett umesto Heaton i Lowton

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    2. NestorC
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Oba, lepa rotacija

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      1. Teror
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        GDE STE BRACA SRBI!

        Ja volim da igram sa 4.5 i 4.0 GK. Kad sam imao Fabianski i Foster prosle godine popizdeo sam kad sam izabrao pogresnog golmana.

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    3. Firmino
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Heaton

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    4. PeteMorr
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I like Heaton

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