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Is a triple-up on Chelsea’s defence a good idea and do we need three Spurs assets?

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Sitting just outside the top 1k heading into the final quarter of the season, Let’s Talk FPL’s Andy looks at a number of burning questions facing FPL managers after the March international break.

Chelsea Defensive Triple-Up

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Given their recent defensive returns, it’s understandable that FPL managers are looking to double, or even in some cases triple, up on Chelsea’s defence.

Their upcoming fixtures are certainly looking appealing, with West Brom (h), Crystal Palace (a), Brighton (h), West Ham (a) and Fulham (h) to come.

For my own team, I already own Antonio Rüdiger (£4.7m) and am looking to add Edouard Mendy (£5.2m) to my squad. I’d provide a word of caution on the triple-up, though. While it looks good for the next few weeks, and I’m sure it’s something that Gameweek 31 Wildcarders will consider, you also need to think ahead about how to get out of it when the fixtures turn in Gameweek 35. You may not want to be lumbered with three defenders at that point and it might be easier to manage by avoiding it right now.

There are lots of other teams and players with good fixtures both in the short term and up until the end of the season which might work well, without getting stuck on a defensive triple-up on one team (something that also blocks the potential for bringing in an attacker, should you want to).

Kieran Tierney (£5.3m) is someone that I’ve already added to my team. Between Gameweeks 31 and 38, Arsenal play six sides that are in the bottom nine for expected goals (xG) so far this season.

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  1. FCSB
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    Martinez
    Shaw Stones Dallas
    Son Raphinha Gundogan Lingard
    Kane DCL Bamford

    Pope Konsa Soucek Dunk

    1FT, 10.7itb

    Soucek >> Fernandes, then play him over??

    Thanks guys

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    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      Gundogan
      And then we'll have same team 😆

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      1. FCSB
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 19 days ago

        haha... im actually thinking getting KDB instead of Bruno hmmm

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        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 19 days ago

          Great option tbh
          I thought about same for Lingard but think Lingard will outscore him this GW so dropped the plan

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          1. FCSB
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 19 days ago

            yes def keep Lingard for this week, do you still have WC?

            I might go Bruno this week then WC and get KDB ... i mean you'd think BHA is a better fixture for Bruno than lei is for Kevin ?

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            1. Amey
              • 5 Years
              3 years, 19 days ago

              I have WC yeah.
              Re Bruno vs KDB I think it'll be close because KDB will likely play false 9 IMO.

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  2. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    Hey fam! No WC remaining.

    Buy one

    1. Alonso
    2. Azpi
    3. Rudiger

    Sell one

    A. Cancelo
    B. Stones
    C. Maguire
    D. Dunk
    E. Targett

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    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      3D

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      1. Pep Roulette
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 19 days ago

        Cheers Amey!

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      2. SweepaKeepa
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 19 days ago

        The stand out choice.

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    2. SpaceCadet
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      2D

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    3. West End Exile
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      2A

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  3. FCSB
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    Start who (have Martinez):

    1. Coufal (wol)
    2. Konsa (FUL)

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    1. GreennRed
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      Coufal. They're much of a muchness on CS chance but Coufal has more attacking threat.

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    2. SpaceCadet
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      1

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    3. West End Exile
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      1

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  4. Holmes
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    tot, BUR, lee, LIV, avl, LEI, FUL, wol

    How many CSs would you expect Man Utd to keep? 3-4?

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    1. Ruth_NZ
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      2

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    2. Weeb Kakashi
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      3-4

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    3. Avery
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      2-3

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    4. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      Thanks all, not sure if 2-3 is good or bad 😀

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    5. Karan14
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      Don't see any teams who would keep more than that except Chelsea.

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      1. Holmes
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 19 days ago

        LEI / WOL / WHM / MANC?

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        1. Karan14
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 19 days ago

          Wolves I'm not sure at all. Their defensive stats aren't great at all.

          Leicester maybe but you get much more attacking potential with Shaw and they are all more expensive or same price as Shaw.

          West Ham's next 3-4 fixtures look tough but good options after GW33.

          Dias isn't going anywhere. Not sure about Cancelo or Stones with rotation.

          I like Chelsea, City & United for my 3 defenders.

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  5. Weeb Kakashi
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    Bench boost this lot? 1 FT 0 ITB

    Forster
    Cresswell Cancelo Dallas
    Salah Auba Mount Raphinha
    Kane Antonio Bam(C)

    Areola Toby AWB Lookman

    Uncertainty over Auba Forster Cancelo and Alder starting??

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    1. SpaceCadet
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      No, too much uncertainty

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    2. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      It can work but as you say, their are game time issues with some of them. Without WC, I'm not sure when you will be able to get a decent bench

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      1. Weeb Kakashi
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 19 days ago

        I have WC intact. Wanted to get this BB out of the way before that

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  6. vova
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    Ederson
    Dias Cresswell Reguilon
    Fernandes Bale Lingard Raphinha
    Kane (C) DCL Watkins

    Sanchez Konsa Gundogan Aina

    1.3 ITB
    1 FT

    Good to go right? Kinda unsure about Reguilon/Bale though since I can see both getting rested but not sure it's worth to waste a transfer either. Any advice?

    Thanks 🙂

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    1. SpaceCadet
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      G2g

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    2. Soto Ayam
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      I've got both bale and reguili and I was ready to ship em out after the Newcastle gave, but with the dgw, I've decided to keep em. It's because of games like Newcastle that we brought the players in, so might as well keep em as long as we've got bench cover

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      1. vova
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 19 days ago

        yeah it's a weird one, the fixtures are great but I'm not too sure they will start those good fixtures. You are right though, no need to waste transfers on getting them out.

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  7. SpaceCadet
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    Is Gundo > kdb for free this gw worth it before WC in gw31? Gundo played 3 international games and kdb was rested for the last one.

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    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      worth a shot. Mahrez might also work

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      1. SpaceCadet
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 19 days ago

        Forgot about him, cheers

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  8. Pukki Blinders
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    Who is safer for a start this week only?

    Azpi or Alonso

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    1. Avery
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      Safer Azpi more puntier Alonso

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  9. Von Lipwig
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    Hey people. Am I GTG? Lots of benching headaches and want to save my transfer:

    Martinez
    AWB Cresswell Dallas
    Lingard Bruno Bale Son Raph
    Antonio Kane (c)

    (Pope/Watkins/Targett/Cancelo)

    Cheers!

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  10. Eleven Hag
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    Still can't decide whether to BB this week or not, any help is very much appreciated.

    A) Get it done with BB ( Bale, Son, Grealish, Cancelo and Gundagon)
    - WC31 to catch the fixture swing and get strong first 11
    B) Delay both BB and WC further to BB in a DGW

    A or B plz

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    1. SpaceCadet
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      Same dilemma, still undecided. My bench is martinez stones gundo coufal. Uncertainty over the city players' game time might edge it towards B.

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  11. klopp4kop
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    Maja to Iheanacho? YES or NO?
    and will iheanacho play once barnes maddison gets fit. He is in red hot form though.

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  12. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    Thoughts on this WC31 team?

    Leno Lloris
    Rudi Alonso Shaw Coady Dawson
    Salah Son Jota Gundogen Raphinha
    Kane Vardy Iheanacho

    - Gundogan/Raphinha can be either Lingard/Neto/Saka
    - Convert Lloris/Vardy/Gundog >> Forster/Bruno/Antonio?

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    1. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      Similar set up to my WC draft only I have Bruno over Salah and Lingard over Gundo.

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      1. UnitednationsXI
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 19 days ago

        Fair call

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    2. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      Leno Lloris looks great on paper but will it transfer to grass? Despite fixtures they're two defences I'm deeply suspicious of - both more than capable of leaking goals when they shouldn't hence low clean sheet counts.

      No confidence at al in the Vardy call. There's a huge reliance being placed on the SHU fixture - his GI since GW17 disappears almost completely if you look past that one fixture - it's all been about the mids and Iheanacho. I'd do the Forster Bruno Antonio conversion myself.

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      1. UnitednationsXI
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 19 days ago

        Yeah vardy vs Bruno will be a tough call. The issue with the conversion is letting go for lloris so I will need to find a 3rd spurs player (Reg over alonso) but don't think reg is nailed

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        1. pingissimus
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 19 days ago

          Not convinced by the need of a 3rd Spurs player for that double especially if it's a defender. Both Everton and Southampton have goals in them - see City Southampton. The one fairly imminent fixture I'd really want Spurs defence for is 34 the other side of BGW.

          Lloris Leno does look great on paper doesn't it? But Mendy could yet get a DGW if they win in the semi and in any event I suspect he'll closely match the best of the two North London clubs.

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      2. UnitednationsXI
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 19 days ago

        Leno/Lloris will be temp. Will get rid of one of them if I need to raise funds

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  13. pingissimus
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    Curious what people think about Jota game time and what he might or might not do Mo productivity.

    There's very little data to go on for him given his extensive injury lay off. Does he simply replace Firmino? If he does come in does he make Mo a better or worse option or is there no effect? My memory of him from Wolves was that he was fairly negligible as a provider.

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  14. Karan14
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    Bench?

    A) Gundo (lei)
    B) Antonio (wol)

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    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      A

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  15. The 12th Man
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    No City in my current WC draft.

    Take out one of Lingard or Jota and get Mahrez?

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    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      I would get Mahrez for Lingard

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    2. Salan
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      Same here without City. I will not consider them until gw34.

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  16. Babit1967
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    How do we look lads, the plan is

    31 Bale to Jota
    32 DCL to Vardy
    33 FH
    34 BB

    Martinez
    Alonso(C) Tierney Dias
    Son * Bale Bruno Saka
    Kane Antonio DCL

    Sanchez Gundo Cancelo Coufal

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  17. Mikei
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    Martinez
    Cresswell Stones Dallas
    Bruno Son Aubameayng Gundo
    Bamford Kane DCL

    Subs: Antonio, Lingard, Targett

    No FT.

    Antonio => DCL
    Auba => KDB

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  18. vova
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    Play Cresswell or Konsa? Aston Villa have better odds to keep a clean sheet but Cresswell has a higher ceiling with his attacking returns.

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    1. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      Oh have we had CS odds?

      Can't be much in it surely? Wolves have scored 4 goals in the last ten excluding pens and ogs.

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      1. vova
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 19 days ago

        I usually check Bet365 and other bookmakers, takes a bit of time to find the odds sometimes as they are often hidden between a lot of other things.

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    2. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      Cresswell

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  19. Fernando Torres
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    Christensen or Rudiger?

    Christensen has played less over international break

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    1. Blue&White85
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      As a longer term option I’d say Rudiger.

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  20. Blue&White85
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    Thoughts for this week?

    1. Play
    A. Meslier (SHU)
    B. Martinez (FUL)

    Playing both Targett & Dallas already from those teams.

    2. Bench 2:
    A. Dias
    B. Lookman
    C. Aubameyang
    D. Coufal

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  21. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    Would you take -4 for Kane to get him already this week? Planning on wc 31. Move would require Salah or Son out. Latter out only if 100% injured.

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    1. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      Nope

      Newcastle at home have leaked goals but recently have extremely good XGC there (pretty much matching Chelsea in the last 6 at home!!) and Spurs have been less than lethal on their travels.

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      1. BobbyDoesNotLook
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 19 days ago

        Thanks!

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  22. The 12th Man
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    How does this look?

    Mendy,Forster
    Azpi,Rudiger, Shaw,Tierney,Lowton
    Fernandes,Son,Mahrez,Jota,Raphinia
    Kane,Vardy,Lacazette

    I’ll have Bamford this week instead of Vardy .
    Wk 31. Save
    Wk 32. Bamford > Vardy or Ineacheo ( if I need to push funds elsewhere with the 2 FTs.)

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    1. Milk, 1 Šuker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      Sure about Laca? EL participation and Arteta rotation?

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      1. The 12th Man
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 19 days ago

        He hasn’t moved from any of my drafts.
        On form. Good fixtures. Decent bench for any rotation with Mahrez and Lacazette.

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        1. Milk, 1 Šuker
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 19 days ago

          Then I reckon it's a decent pick. Plus he scored v Liverpool earlier in the season and he's in good scoring nick now.

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          1. The 12th Man
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 19 days ago

            I did have him on the bench but think I might play him over Jota

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            1. Milk, 1 Šuker
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              3 years, 19 days ago

              Likewise me with Antonio

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  23. MoSalalalalalalalalah
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    This team worth the WC or not?

    3.2 ITB

    Martinez
    Dallas | Rudiger | Digne
    Raphinha | Lingard | Bruno| Son
    Watkins | Kane | Bamford

    GK: Pope | Gundogan | Cancelo | Cresswell

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    1. MoSalalalalalalalalah
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      Not sure when else to use it

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      1. Rasping Drive
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 19 days ago

        Since you have 5 players from Leeds and Villa, GW31 seems a good time to use it.

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    2. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      No way would I WC that this week.
      I’m struggling to use your 1 FT with that side.

      Maybe take a one week punt and bench Watkins.
      Or Watkins > Richarlison

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      1. MoSalalalalalalalalah
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 19 days ago

        Oh alright, who would you bench Watkins for? Watkins to Richarlison could also easily work

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        1. HollywoodXI
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 19 days ago

          Grealish back. Keep Watkins and play him IMO.

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          1. MoSalalalalalalalalah
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 19 days ago

            You make a very good point. What would you do with my FT?

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    3. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      This week? Surely not

      You could get Mendy in for Martinez if you want to go next week or perhaps punt on Jota/Mahrez from Gundo. Cresswell is a great first bench option and would have him ahead of both City boys.

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      1. The 12th Man
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 19 days ago

        All these are decent suggestions.

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      2. MoSalalalalalalalalah
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 19 days ago

        Thank you. Think the Jota swap could be a good one, especially seeing that he's found form for Portugal.

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        1. pingissimus
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 19 days ago

          Yep

          Jota for me is a really streaky player - when he's hot he's hot. Different seasons and teams of course but I have happy memories of bringing him in on much less evidence than this in the past 2 seasons.

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          1. MoSalalalalalalalalah
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 19 days ago

            high risk = high reward, think I'm going to do it

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  24. Pukki Blinders
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    Giroud being the favourite in the entire league to score a goal this week has to be an absolute crime against humanity

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    1. Weeb Kakashi
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      Dont agree. He still remains one of the most underrated strikers in the league. They play Brom who have almost given up.

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      1. pingissimus
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 19 days ago

        WBA aren't conceding goals much though. It's the attack that doesn't function. The defence now works much like you'd expect a Sam defence to work and has for a while.

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  25. Slitherene
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    RMWCT 31 | BB unused

    Areola Johnstone
    Cancelo Soyuncu Coady Rudiger Dawson
    Salah Son Gundogan Lingard Saka
    Kane Vardy DC-L

    Low TV, any changes you'd suggest?

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  26. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    Buy Azpu or Rudiger?

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    1. Cojones of Destiny
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      Azpi if budget allows

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  27. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    Chelsea have added Timo Werner and Kai Havertz to their long list of forwards they’ve ruined.

    Shevchenko
    Crespo
    Torres
    Kezman
    Mutu
    Anelka
    Giroud
    Zola
    Sutton
    Weah
    Furlong

    Flopski FC

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    1. MoSalalalalalalalalah
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      Zola?

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    2. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      Zola was class at Chelsea.
      Chelsea didn’t ruin Mutu. Mutu ruined himself.

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    3. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      When you analyse it down it almost comes to Diego Costa and Didier Drogba on one side of the balance sheet and every other signing on the other.

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    4. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      All of that lot were ruined before they got to Chelsea bar Zola. Carry on believing that rubbish if it makes you happy.

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    5. Weeb Kakashi
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      Not even a full season and already branded as 'Flops'.

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  28. MoSalalalalalalalalah
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    Are there any DGWs of note left?

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  29. Cojones of Destiny
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    Bench one lads:
    a. Bale
    b. Antonio
    c. Gundo

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    1. lets talk about 6
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 19 days ago

      same problem - currently benching gundo

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      1. Cojones of Destiny
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 19 days ago

        what’s the reasoning behind it?

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  30. The Final Boss
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 19 days ago

    Guys no bb, planning to wc next week.

    Martinez
    Cancelo digne dallas
    Bruno raph lingard bale
    Kane bam dcl

    Areola gundo dias dunk

    1ft

    A) Bale to son for free
    B) gundo to mahrez free and bench lingard

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