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What impact will Aké have on Man City’s FPL defenders in 2020/21?

25 August 2020 1634 comments
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The arrival of Nathan Aké (£5.5m) at Manchester City could improve the club’s defensive prospects in 2020/21.

Pep Guardiola’s men were missing consistency and strength in depth at centre-back last season but Aké can be stabling influence this time around.

We have assessed the former Bournemouth defender’s credentials ahead of the new campaign, what impact he will have on the City defence and whether or not that can make him a viable Fantasy Premier League asset.

As we have used Opta data, only those with a valid Fantasy Football Scout subscription can access this article in full.

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  1. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 2 days ago

    Best thing would be to just not add Messi in FPL cause everyone would own him

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    1. ☈☾
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      Blimey top post

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    2. 7shadesofsmoke
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      i think people might be disappointed if his price is 14/15m like many would predict

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    3. Kun Tozser
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      16m they won’t

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  2. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 2 days ago

    https://imgbox.com/nnnAjHsF

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  3. Azathoth
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 2 days ago

    Stop the nonsense.If Messi comes to England,he will join Spurs.It's his childhood dream to play under Mou.

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    1. hornetjb
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      Take a closer look at my grav....you can see who Messi really wanted to play for. Shame we got relegated

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    2. Party time
      6 years, 2 days ago

      Why would he leave Barca for Spurs? That won’t happen. Spurs trophy cabinet is too dusty for Messi

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      1. Gomolon
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 2 days ago

        He's fed up of scoring goals, wants to shift his game to a more defensive sided approach to extent his career *taps head*

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  4. Moderately content penguin
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 2 days ago

    My super secret differential is now oop. May need to get him in after all 🙂

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    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      Schlupp

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    2. ☈☾
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      I doubt he's oop and doubt he'd get any attacking returns xD

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      1. Moderately content penguin
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 2 days ago

        Benteke is injured so it could happen yet.

        But truthfully the only Palace player I’m interested in right now is Guaita with Michell half possible I guess but PvA news puts the kibosh on that

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        1. ☈☾
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 2 days ago

          What's the PvA news?

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          1. Moderately content penguin
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 2 days ago

            Back earlier than expected. Matter of a couple of games only at LB for any stand in perhaps.

            Not firm news that yet.

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        2. ☈☾
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 2 days ago

          Wait, Schlupp played up front?

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          1. Moderately content penguin
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 2 days ago

            Yep

            Just one match in preseason of course

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    3. Gomolon
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      Messi gonna be classified as a midfielder??

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  5. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 2 days ago

    Massive for Messi to say he wants to leave. He's been so loyal to the club.

    For him to make this decision now, he will surely go now. He has a clause in his contract to say he can leave at the end of the season if he chooses to but barca dragging it out saying the clause is invalid due to season extension will just make it even worse.

    No way Barca are getting the £700m release clause so they will be stuck with a miserable messi paying him over a £1m a week.

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    1. FOO FIGHTER
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      I dont see anyone being able to afford Messi to be honest. There is one feck load of money involved. Do not think he can just pack up and leave. The contract Barca and Messi have is probably like a lif sentence between the two.

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      1. 7shadesofsmoke
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 2 days ago

        two words

        Paris Saint Germain

        I might not be good at math but those guys spend a metric f tonne on playing staff

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        1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 2 days ago

          Three words?

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          1. 7shadesofsmoke
            • 13 Years
            6 years, 2 days ago

            ...

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          2. 7shadesofsmoke
            • 13 Years
            6 years, 2 days ago

            followed by "I might not be good at math but"

            😆

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            1. Sad Pablo Arsecobar
              • 10 Years
              6 years, 1 day ago

              Excellent

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      2. yousunkmybattleship
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 17 Years
        6 years, 2 days ago

        Wherever he goes the shirt sales, publicity, massive boost in fan following etc will be worth a sh*t load though.

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    2. Party time
      6 years, 2 days ago

      Now he is acting more like a man. Glad he chose to leave Barca

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  6. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 2 days ago

    Klopp to Barca in a swap deal with Leo going to Pool.

    Yay or nay?

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    1. Threat Level Midnight
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      Would never happen so why even debate it?

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      1. Azathoth
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 2 days ago

        Which came first: the chicken or the egg?

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        1. Threat Level Midnight
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 2 days ago

          The farm

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    2. FOO FIGHTER
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      No fecking way.

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  7. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 2 days ago

    Maybe I missed this, but why is everyone assuming Messi would come to the PL?

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    1. Flair
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      Refusing to train and wants to terminate his contract

      Coming to City and Pep 🙂

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      1. diesel001
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 2 days ago

        Why not Bayern though or PSG or Inter?

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        1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 2 days ago

          Because they don’t have that kind of cash

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        2. Camzy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          6 years, 2 days ago

          Only PSG and maybe Inter can afford him other than City.

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    2. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      Two teams can afford him. One has his favourite manager.

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      1. Lovren an elevator
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 1 day ago

        What, he's going to Leeds?!
        I think he'd rather to go City

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    3. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      If he leaves it has to be for City. Only PSG and City can afford him.

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    4. Threat Level Midnight
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      Because people on here are very bored

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  8. Botman and Robben
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 2 days ago

    Well, I could always upgrade Davis to Messi.

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    1. Gomolon
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 1 day ago

      A - Davis

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  9. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 2 days ago

    That 700 million euro release clause really messes things up for Pep. Won’t be able to make all desired transfers this window when Messi joins.

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    1. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      On the flip side imagine what damage Koeman could do to Barca with a £600m transfer budget !

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  10. ManofKent
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 2 days ago

    The Baggies could do with a goal scorer - I'm sure the culture of Barcelona can't be that different to Brom

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  11. sully29
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 2 days ago

    Leaving aside your own club, who would you like Messi to join of the realistic options?

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    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      PSG

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    2. Teror
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      Considering the only realistic options are PSG and Citeh I want him to join PSG so I don't have an FPL headache.

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    3. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      There are only two realistic options. I’d prefer Man City as he’d be available in FPL.

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    4. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      City to see him in the prem or Juve to see him with ronaldo

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      1. SADIO SANÉ
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 2 days ago

        actually Ronaldo Messi winning the CL with Juve would be cool

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        1. FFSbet.com
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 2 days ago

          Both wont work,they dont help with defense

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          1. yousunkmybattleship
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 17 Years
            6 years, 2 days ago

            Meh. Who needs defence when you can score 10 goals a game.

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      2. GENERATION X
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 2 days ago

        There would be less passes than between Salah and Mane...

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    5. antis0cial
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      City. Would love to see him playing in the prem.

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    6. SADIO SANÉ
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      City so he can prove himself in a more competitive league

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      1. Davido989
        • 16 Years
        6 years, 2 days ago

        Lol at the reasoning

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    7. Azathoth
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      Atalanta.

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    8. Mario Balofail
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      I do not think he will play in PL...ever

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    9. Miguel Sanchez
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      Parma

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      1. Miguel Sanchez
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 2 days ago

        11th places Serie A side 2019/20.

        Napoli finished 11th the season before Maradona joined.

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    10. 7shadesofsmoke
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      Juventus

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    11. ☈☾
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      Juventus. Would like to see him play with Ronaldo for once.

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    12. Wild Card this!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      Messi bought a house in Milano so...I guess Inter 🙂

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    13. Amey
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      PL
      Want to see whether he can do it .....

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  12. Flair
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 2 days ago

    Messi would hit 60+ goal contributions easily at City with the chances we create

    Would break FPL

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    1. 7shadesofsmoke
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      he'd be on the bench every other week. Too lazy for Pep

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  13. Shaw must go on
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 2 days ago

    Bale&messi heading to west brom??

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    1. Azathoth
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      to Stoke City.

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  14. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 2 days ago

    So which of the Palace 4.0 defenders started today then?

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    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      Neither

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      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 2 days ago

        Damn

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    2. Moderately content penguin
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      Mitchell came on early

      Ferguson not in squad and someone else got RB minutes.

      PvA back sooner than expected. Riedewald started LB (bit odd that) but got injured early. Mitchell got most of game.

      Kouyate started in the centre (as he does for Senegal) and Kelly came on half time. Reasonable to assume that was plan for Mitchell too I think. RH looking at options at LB and CB

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      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 2 days ago

        Thanks mate

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        1. Ser Davos
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 2 days ago

          That is a real stinker

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          1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 1 day ago

            It is

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  15. adstomko
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 2 days ago

    Messi FPL price tag prediction if he joins City?

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    1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      4.5

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      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 2 days ago

        *45

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    2. ☈☾
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      15m

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    3. Party time
      6 years, 2 days ago

      Should be 13.0 but fpl would make him 12.5

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    4. 7shadesofsmoke
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      12.5

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    5. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      Messi hugely overated....wouldn't swap out Lingard for him.

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      1. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        6 years, 2 days ago

        That's silly - you just don't like him.

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    6. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      8.0 IMO, not as consistent as Jimenez

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    7. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      12m forward. I wouldn't want him.

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    8. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      14.5 mid

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    9. yousunkmybattleship
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      13.0 minimum

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  16. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 2 days ago

    Can Messi do it on a freezing Tuesday night in Stoke? That is the question!

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    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      Stoke better get a move on and get promoted then if we're ever to see that. (maybe cup matches I suppose)

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      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 2 days ago

        West Brom’ll do

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    2. 7shadesofsmoke
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      threre's pills for that sort of thing now

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  17. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 2 days ago

    Would be interesting if Messi and Barcelona end up in court over the contract. Which set of lawyers would win and did Messi's lawyers do a good enough job with the wording in the contract?

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    1. Flair
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      I suspect Barto will let him go just to get rid of his wages

      Might settle for 60-80 million from City

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    2. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      Even if Barcelona won they would have lost. Messi has huge influence at that club, taking him on in a legal battle would forever damage the reputations of those at the club involved.

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    3. Amey
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      Hopefully messi gets the City lawyers 😆

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  18. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 2 days ago

    Haller hat trick (and Soucek goal) plus Brewster brace in the friendlies today.
    Wagons roll!

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    1. sandman58
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      Brewster would be golden if loaned to another premier league club

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      1. 7shadesofsmoke
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 2 days ago

        would take him at Villa

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    2. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      Comes to a screeching halt once people check their fixtures

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      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 2 days ago

        Soucek fixture proof

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    3. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      Bowen brace too

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  19. Silecro
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 2 days ago

    After a lot of tinkering, I am fairly satisfied with my team. Rate it please and of course give some suggestions. Too much of good choices this year but i've covered all bases i've wanted:

    McCarthy
    Trent/KWP/Lascelles
    Auba/Salah/Son/ASM
    Jimenez/Mitrović/Ings

    Nyland/Taylor/Mitchell/Gordon

    0.5 itb
    City&UTD plan:
    GW2 - Ings > Martial
    GW3 - Auba > KDB

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    1. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      Lascelles > Saliba

      Start with Martial on the bench instead of doing the hokey cokey.

      Nice team overall.

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      1. Silecro
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 2 days ago

        Martial on the bench means practically 2 players less for GW from starting 11:
        - No Ings (Since Martial is on the bench)
        - Would have to play Mitchell or somebody who is not assured of start

        I think free transfer before GW2 is less painful option

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        1. Camzy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          6 years, 2 days ago

          Then get rid of Taylor. Easy enough to find playing 4.5ms.

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  20. sandman58
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 2 days ago

    He wants to return home to Argentina

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  21. Azathoth
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 2 days ago

    Even if Messi joins MC,i won't own him,but KDB....just imagine the number of assists Kev will provide Leo and the number of goals he will score (Leo's assist ofc)

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  22. fusen
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 2 days ago

    This time next year after Messi joins City and we learn if he was able to do it on a cold wet night in Burnley

    https://imgbox.com/GWwwvM0l

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  23. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 2 days ago

    OMG Messi is coming

    https://twitter.com/tacticoad/status/1298325100626731009?s=12

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  24. Jealous Viper
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 2 days ago

    Messi just followed Man City on Instagram by the way

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    1. Z
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      7 days ago

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  25. Hy liverpool
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 2 days ago

    Rodrigo expected price?

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    1. Amey
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      6.0

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      1. Hy liverpool
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 2 days ago

        I'd take him over mitrovic in this case

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        1. Amey
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 2 days ago

          Is he that good ???

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          1. Hy liverpool
            • 12 Years
            6 years, 2 days ago

            Yep...that's actually a great singing for leeds

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            1. Amey
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 2 days ago

              Thank you....
              One to watch out for then..30m is some amount 😮

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    2. ☈☾
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      6m

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  26. Amey
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 2 days ago

    Really hope Messi doesn't come with his idiotic fan boys in PL 😆

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    1. Siva Mohan
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      jealous? 🙂

      he is going to Stoke

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      1. Amey
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 2 days ago

        Don't care. I don't see City as a threat. They're artificial.
        Bound to break down. 😉

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        1. Siva Mohan
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 2 days ago

          they are superior to Utd in this decade.. there is no hiding.

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          1. Amey
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 2 days ago

            No argument that 🙂

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  27. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 2 days ago

    Suarez!!

    https://twitter.com/luissuarez9/status/1298326342476468226?s=12

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    1. Flair
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      Wow

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  28. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 2 days ago

    Where would Messi actually fit - city, Utd maybe the new Chelsea - doubt Chelsea have the cash. So it’s Utd or city, surely he doesn’t want to move to Manchester!!!

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    1. Siva Mohan
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      Inter Milan 60% - Man City 40%

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      1. Eat my goal!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 2 days ago

        The Italian league doesn’t have that kind of cash

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        1. Siva Mohan
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 2 days ago

          Inter with Chinese backing is possible .. they already have a plan

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    2. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      There is zero chance he moves from a Barca who need rebuilding to a United side who still need rebuilding.

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      1. Eat my goal!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 2 days ago

        Missing piece of the puzzle!

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  29. Z
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 2 days ago

    Messi, Messi, Messi 🙂 🙂

    Would we stop soon or....?

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    1. Siva Mohan
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EgSPoI0U0AABX9K?format=jpg&name=900x900

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  30. ScotsmanAbroad
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 2 days ago

    Premium priced DEFs like Doherty - would you ever bench them?
    Example: Doherty v ManC in gameweek 2
    would you consider Justin v WBA instead?
    Cheers.

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    1. ☈☾
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      Never bench Doc

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    2. Z
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      I would not concider Liester deff wo Pereira, Chilwell and Evans

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      1. ScotsmanAbroad
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 2 days ago

        Yeah I'm thinking about dropping Justin after looking more closely at that Leicester back line.

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    3. SADIO SANÉ
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 2 days ago

      he's scored a few against better teams, I'll be playing him I think

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