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Schade	BRE	6.9m	96.5%	Maybe
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Petrović	BOU	4.5m	85.9%	Unlikely
Lammens	MUN	5.0m	85.6%	Unlikely
Mainoo	MUN	4.6m	82.8%	Unlikely
Henderson	CRY	5.0m	80.2%	Unlikely
B.Fernandes	MUN	10.2m	69.6%	Unlikely
Kayode	BRE	4.5m	77.4%	Unlikely
Welbeck	BHA	6.1m	63.8%	Unlikely
A.Becker	LIV	5.4m	77.6%	Unlikely
Gakpo	LIV	7.3m	75.2%	Unlikely
Thiaw	NEW	5.1m	73.8%	Unlikely
Bowen	WHU	7.5m	69.3%	Unlikely
Garner	EVE	5.2m	70.6%	Unlikely
Alderete	SUN	4.1m	73.1%	Unlikely
Rodon	LEE	3.9m	70.0%	Unlikely
Leno	FUL	4.9m	69.2%	Unlikely
Szoboszlai	LIV	7.0m	62.8%	Unlikely
Wan-Bissaka	WHU	4.1m	64.9%	Unlikely
Anderson	NFO	5.5m	64.7%	Unlikely
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	61.9%	Unlikely
Aït-Nouri	MCI	5.7m	59.3%	Unlikely
Igor Jesus	NFO	5.8m	55.1%	Unlikely
Justin	LEE	3.9m	54.5%	Unlikely
Frimpong	LIV	5.7m	52.9%	Unlikely
Damsgaard	BRE	5.6m	51.4%	Unlikely
Thiago	BRE	7.3m	46.7%	Unlikely
Aaronson	LEE	5.4m	47.8%	Unlikely
Bassey	FUL	4.4m	47.1%	Unlikely
Cucurella	CHE	6.0m	46.7%	Unlikely
Sarr	CRY	6.3m	45.7%	Unlikely
Kelleher	BRE	4.8m	43.0%	Unlikely
Gravenberch	LIV	5.5m	44.2%	Unlikely
Richards	CRY	4.4m	41.1%	Unlikely
Shaw	MUN	4.5m	40.9%	Unlikely
Barry	EVE	5.7m	40.7%	Unlikely
Iwobi	FUL	6.4m	42.0%	Unlikely
Amad	MUN	6.2m	38.3%	Unlikely
Robinson	FUL	4.9m	38.1%	Unlikely

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Tchaouna	BUR	4.9m	101.9%	Very Likely
Carvalho	BRE	4.7m	100.0%	Very Likely
Isidor	SUN	5.1m	99.4%	Maybe
Scott	BOU	5.1m	96.5%	Maybe
Soler	BOU	4.0m	99.5%	Maybe
D.Leon	MUN	4.2m	98.5%	Maybe
Trossard	ARS	6.6m	93.3%	Unlikely
Lucca	NFO	5.5m	93.4%	Unlikely
Lewis-Skelly	ARS	5.1m	92.9%	Unlikely
Clarke	ARS	3.8m	92.6%	Unlikely
Marc Guiu	CHE	4.1m	90.8%	Unlikely
Benitez	CRY	4.0m	90.5%	Unlikely
Haaland	MCI	14.5m	91.3%	Unlikely
Abraham	AVL	6.0m	85.5%	Unlikely
Diakité	BOU	4.2m	88.9%	Unlikely
Pope	NEW	5.1m	86.1%	Unlikely
Rogers	AVL	7.5m	82.6%	Unlikely
Saliba	ARS	6.1m	85.5%	Unlikely
Bruun Larsen	BUR	5.3m	87.1%	Unlikely
Gvardiol	MCI	5.9m	83.0%	Unlikely
Summerville	WHU	5.6m	76.8%	Unlikely
Gyökeres	ARS	8.8m	82.7%	Unlikely
Ramsay	LIV	3.8m	81.5%	Unlikely
Malacia	MUN	3.8m	81.4%	Unlikely
Valdimarsson	BRE	3.9m	81.4%	Unlikely
Weiss	BUR	4.3m	80.2%	Unlikely
Burrowes	AVL	4.4m	79.7%	Unlikely
McAidoo	MCI	4.5m	79.0%	Unlikely
Spence	TOT	4.2m	78.3%	Unlikely
Keane	EVE	4.6m	79.4%	Unlikely
Areola	WHU	4.3m	77.0%	Unlikely
Tarkowski	EVE	5.7m	83.5%	Unlikely
Kevin	FUL	5.8m	76.5%	Unlikely
Travers	EVE	4.3m	72.4%	Unlikely
Strand Larsen	CRY	6.1m	70.6%	Unlikely
Merino	ARS	5.4m	71.7%	Unlikely
Longstaff	LEE	4.8m	70.3%	Unlikely
Piroe	LEE	4.9m	69.7%	Unlikely

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	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	van Dijk	LIV	B
No Change	Gabriel Magalhães	ARS	A
No Change	Hill	BOU	A, £
Up	Thiaw	NEW	B
No Change	O’Reilly	MCI	A, OoP
No Change	Andersen	FUL	B
No Change	Muñoz	CRY	C
No Change	Kayode	BRE	B
No Change	Cash	AVL	C, Vs
No Change	Rodon	LEE	B, Vs, £

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No Change	Bruno Fernandes	MUN	A
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Up	Gordon	NEW	B
No Change	Wilson	FUL	A
Down	Semenyo	MCI	B
No Change	Dango Ouattara	BRE	B
No Change	Rogers	AVL	C, Vs
No Change	Ismaila Sarr	CRY	B
No Change	Rice	ARS	C
No Change	Tavernier	BOU	B, £
No Change	Anderson	NFO	B, £
No Change	Stach	LEE	B, Vs, £

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No Change	Haaland	MCI	B
No Change	Thiago	BRE	B
No Change	Ekitiké	LIV	B
No Change	João Pedro	CHE	A
No Change	Bowen	WHU	B
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Dugout Discussion

6 December 2022 243 comments

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The final last-16 game of the 2022 World Cup takes place tonight, as Portugal meet Switzerland at Lusail Stadium.

The winner will go through to play Morocco in the quarter-finals after they beat Spain on penalties earlier today.

Kick-off is at 19:00 GMT.

Cristiano Ronaldo is only on the bench for Portugal after coach Fernando Santos said he “really didn’t like” his reaction to being substituted against South Korea.

He sits alongside Joao Cancelo, with Raphael Guerreiro preferred at left-back.

Elsewhere, Diogo Costa, Diogo Dalot and Pepe are the only players to retain their places from Matchday 3.

As for Switzerland, Murat Yakin makes two changes to the side that dramatically overcame Serbia in Matchday 3, with goalkeeper Yann Sommer and Edimilson Fernandes coming in for Gregor Kobel and Sven Widmer.

MATCHDAY 4/ROUND-OF-16 LINE-UPS

Portugal XI: Costa, Dalot, Pepe, Dias, Guerreiro, Carvalho, Otavio, Bernardo, Fernandes, Felix, Ramos

Switzerland XI: Sommer, Fernandes, Akanji, Schar, Rodriguez, Freuler, Xhaka, Shaqiri, Sow, Vargas, Embolo

YEAH PITCH!
3 years, 3 months ago
Got 3x transfers left for MD4.
Do I need to use them by the end of this game, or by Friday?
Thanks.
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1. chocolove
  3 years, 3 months ago
  My question as well.
  Pls help us
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2. chocolove
  3 years, 3 months ago
  My gues is use it before this game end
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3. Baps Hunter
  3 years, 3 months ago
  You will lose them if you don't play them now.
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4. YEAH PITCH!
  3 years, 3 months ago
  Matchday 5 Opens:
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5. RogDog_jimmy
  3 years, 3 months ago
  End of MD2 into MD3 they had a count down clock on the site (like there is now).
  It was wrong.
  The change happened immediately after the game ended (I'm pretty sure).
  
  So I'd be making my moves during this game just in case. (I already have).
  
  So it says MD5 opens in 2d, 21hrs....but I bet we can edit that team after this game.
  
  Unless you don't know what you want change and are willing to lose them, I'd use those transfers ASAP.
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Vovhund
3 years, 3 months ago
I think you need to use two of them and will carry one over, but not 100% sure - I'm in the same position 🙂
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1. YEAH PITCH!
  3 years, 3 months ago
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2. Baps Hunter
  3 years, 3 months ago
  Md5 shows me 4/4 + "locked sign". I won't risk anything hoping that it's possible to carry one over.
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FFscouter
3 years, 3 months ago
Olmo and Alba to who?

Alisson - Noppert
Shaw - Militao - Hernandez - Otamendi - Alba*
Saka - Perisic - Bruno - Klaassen - Olmo*
Messi - Mbappe - Richarlison

0 itb. 2/4 free transfers left. Popular defenders would be Marquinhos, Dumfries. I've no idea on mids at the moment.
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1. Saka Punch
  3 years, 3 months ago
  Dumfries and Paqueta or Marquinos and Foden
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2. RogDog_jimmy
  3 years, 3 months ago
  Mids I'm interested in (that you don't have);
  
  - Foden, Paqueta, Bellingham
  
  Defs I'm interested in (that you don't have)
  
  - Pepe, Dalot, Guerreiro
  - Hakimi
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3. Baps Hunter
  3 years, 3 months ago
  I am planning Foden and Guerreiro atm
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Vovhund
3 years, 3 months ago
Don't we get to carry over 1 FT?
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1. Vovhund
  3 years, 3 months ago
  The rules says: "You will be able to roll over one unused free transfer per Matchday."
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  1. Baps Hunter
    3 years, 3 months ago
    Nope: "*During the group stage* one transfer can be carried over into the next group stage matchday however, due to the unlimited transfer limit between the last game of Matchday 3 and the start of the Round of 16 you will not be able to carry a transfer over at this stage.
    
    *During any stage* of the tournament, you are able to exceed your transfer allocation for that round but each additional transfer you make will deduct 3 points off your total points. This deduction will be applied when the next fixture in the Matchday commences."
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    1. Baps Hunter
      3 years, 3 months ago
      But nothing is certain in this game 🙁
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  2. Piggs Boson
    3 years, 3 months ago
    I assumed that was only during the group stage.
    
    "During the group stage, one transfer can be carried over into the next group stage matchday "
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dunas_dog
3 years, 3 months ago
Alba to

A Militao (triple Brazil defence)
B Dumfries
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1. Saka Punch
  3 years, 3 months ago
  B
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2. Assisting the assister
  3 years, 3 months ago
  Can you do it now and keep Alba points. Am so confused
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  1. dunas_dog
    3 years, 3 months ago
    Yes you can as locked players
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Gizzachance
3 years, 3 months ago
So the next games are Friday an Saturday, but we have to use our transfers now?
Seems bit of a mad rule
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1. dunas_dog
  3 years, 3 months ago
  Well not really as you are using round of 16 transfers- you will be able to use your 5 quarter final free transfers once that round opens ( probably from end of this game)
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  1. Gizzachance
    3 years, 3 months ago
    Cheers
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Piggs Boson
3 years, 3 months ago
Ramos g
Dalot a
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1. Piggs Boson
  3 years, 3 months ago
  Ronaldo and Cancelo not missed...
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Gizzachance
3 years, 3 months ago
Ramos again
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Zimo
3 years, 3 months ago
Portugal so good without Ronaldo holding them back
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Saka Punch
3 years, 3 months ago
Noppert -> Bounou worth a transfer? Martinez my other keeper.

Otherwise can do Martinez -> Costa and keep Noppert?
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1. Louis_Sans_Balls
  3 years, 3 months ago
  Currently have both Nopert and Bonu
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jacob1989
3 years, 3 months ago
Ok so now we can make transfers but not able to buy anyone from Portugal. Ugh
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1. dunas_dog
  3 years, 3 months ago
  You will need to do very quickly after game finishes before next MD opens ( if you are lucky as we don’t know when that will be)
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  1. Paqueta Rice
    3 years, 3 months ago
    Says it opens in 2days and 20hours
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    1. dunas_dog
      3 years, 3 months ago
      It usually says that but closes anyway- not worth the risk in waiting
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  2. jacob1989
    3 years, 3 months ago
    I am able do transfers but Portugal players are locked. Cant get them in. Cam get other teams players
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    1. Gizzachance
      3 years, 3 months ago
      I just done peresic to Bruno
      Bruno shows in md 5 team
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      1. jacob1989
        3 years, 3 months ago
        Thanks. I didn't realize i was 0.5 short.
        I sold olmo and rabiot for bruno and casemiro
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Baps Hunter
3 years, 3 months ago
Pepe was the target player in that corner again. I think I am going to have fun and just get him over Guerreira.... ...That aged poorly, didn't even manage to send it. New idea:

Dalot assist, maybe it's him I get after all 😉
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1. dunas_dog
  3 years, 3 months ago
  I think Guerreira is the one!
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  1. Gizzachance
    3 years, 3 months ago
    He’s not nailed is he? Didn’t play last game I don’t think
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    1. Paqueta Rice
      3 years, 3 months ago
      Young lad is out injured. However good performance
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Cantonesque
3 years, 3 months ago
Messi Mbappe Richarlison with Neymar 12th man. Switch Messi or Neymar or neither to Ramos?
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Shark Team
3 years, 3 months ago
Gonçalo Ramos to Manchester United here we go soon I’m from the future
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1. Piggs Boson
  3 years, 3 months ago
  Joao Felix to United in January
  
  Then replace Martial with Mbappe in the summer 😉
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2. Paqueta Rice
  3 years, 3 months ago
  Wolves surely
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  1. NotNowKato
    3 years, 3 months ago
    Newcastle
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    1. Paqueta Rice
      3 years, 3 months ago
      Where is the link to Newcastle?
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Gizzachance
3 years, 3 months ago
Double Brazil defence or Portugal?
Best and most nailed
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They are eating the dogs
3 years, 3 months ago
Ronaldo will never start a match again on this world cup. He is better as a coach anyway.
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NotNowKato
3 years, 3 months ago
Ramos 0% owned (except by my son
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Paqueta Rice
3 years, 3 months ago
Portugal cs go bye bye
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Paqueta Rice
3 years, 3 months ago
I got Guerreira in for Cancelo when he was benched. Excellent
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EmreCan Hustle
3 years, 3 months ago
Guerreiro did soften the no-Dumfries blow, but CS gone.
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Gizzachance
3 years, 3 months ago
Which Brazil defender to pair with Marquinhos?
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1. They are eating the dogs
  3 years, 3 months ago
  I have Militao. Can switch him for Sandro if he starts.
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  1. Gizzachance
    3 years, 3 months ago
    Cheers
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They are eating the dogs
3 years, 3 months ago
Is Messi essential for quarter finals?
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1. Piggs Boson
  3 years, 3 months ago
  Not for me. Fancy Netherlands to win that one.
  
  Plenty of other good forwards options like Neymar, Vinicius, Richarlison...
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  1. Baps Hunter
    3 years, 3 months ago
    Mbappe, Neymar, Richa for me
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Gizzachance
3 years, 3 months ago
Wow ramos
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Paqueta Rice
3 years, 3 months ago
Hattrick hero
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1. Gizzachance
  3 years, 3 months ago
  Assist to, bandwagon coming !
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Saka Punch
3 years, 3 months ago
Final decision:

A) Otamendi + Martinez -> Acuna + Alisson?

B) Noppert + Otamendi -> Bono + Militao

Thanks
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bso
3 years, 3 months ago
Man City rep already in Qatar for Ramos signature lol.
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FFscouter
3 years, 3 months ago
Is there any nailed Portugal fullbacks? Is it Dalot and Guerreiro?
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1. Paqueta Rice
  3 years, 3 months ago
  I thought it was Cancelo…
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  1. FFscouter
    3 years, 3 months ago
    Dalot has been far better all season to be fair.
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Vovhund
3 years, 3 months ago
Don't we get 5 transfers for next matchday?
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1. Krafty Werks
  3 years, 3 months ago
  Shows 4 so maybe not 5 after all?!
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2. dunas_dog
  3 years, 3 months ago
  That’s what rules say but showing 4 for me too
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dusky
3 years, 3 months ago
Who to transfer for Guerreiro?
A) Shaw
B) Otamendi
C) Hernandez
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1. Baps Hunter
  3 years, 3 months ago
  A
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DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
3 years, 3 months ago
Portugal coming in with a World Cup winning performance.
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