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Dugout Discussion December 2

Shaqiri back in the Liverpool attack as Klopp continues with a 4-2-3-1

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The final match of Gameweek 14 is the third local derby of the day, with Everton making the short trip across Stanley Park to face Liverpool.

The Reds are unbeaten in the Premier League this season and have only conceded one goal in six top-flight matches at Anfield.

Marco Silva’s side have only lost one of their last seven Premier League fixtures, meanwhile, keeping four clean sheets along the way.

There were no major shocks upon the release of the teamsheets, with Everton indeed unchanged from the side that beat Cardiff City 1-0 in Gameweek 13.

Richarlison (£7.0m) leads the line for Everton again, with Yerry Mina (£5.4m) continuing at centre-back.

Xherdan Shaqiri (£7.0m), Trent Alexander-Arnold (£5.2m) and Fabinho (£5.5m) all return to Jurgen Klopp’s starting XI after missing out in midweek, with the Reds looking like they will again line up in a 4-2-3-1.

This formation will presumably see Mohamed Salah (£13.0m) leading the line, with Roberto Firmino (£9.2m) dropping into “the hole” and Shaqiri playing out wide on the right.

Andrew Robertson (£6.5m) and Virgil van Dijk (£6.0m) also start for the third time in a week, while Joe Gomez (£5.1m) moves over to centre-back at the expense of Dejan Lovren (£4.9m).

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson, Fabinho, Wijnaldum, Shaqiri, Mane, Salah, Firmino.

Everton XI: Pickford, Coleman, Mina, Keane, Digne, Gomes, Gueye, Walcott, Sigurdsson, Bernard, Richarlison.

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

    Wally being Wally

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

      What a Walcott

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  2. TAT
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    How’s this for a -12?
    Richarlison/Hazard/Kun/Arnie > Sterling/March/Kane/Auba

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    1. Stevie B
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      - 12 is too much. Sorry!

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      1. TAT
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah, probably. I'm always a -12 away from a decent team.

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    2. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      -12 the alarm bells should start ringing

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      1. TAT
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Would preferably only do a -8, but need that additional transfer to make this lineup possible.

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    3. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      March madness

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      1. TAT
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Is he?

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    4. Chenku╰☆╮
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Worth it

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      1. TAT
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Didn't expect that!

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    5. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      -12 to take out 4 of best in the game? You can't be serious hahaha

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      1. TAT
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        I'm struggling enough to pick up points, so I need to do something different at some point.

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        1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          -12 is certainly different, also terrible

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          1. TAT
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            One of my mini league rivals took a -12 this week, and doing just fine.

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            1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Congratulations to him, just because it can work out doesn't mean you should

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              1. TAT
                • 6 Years
                5 years, 4 months ago

                Of course. Yet, I say that every GW – "avoid hits!", and every time I lose out on point hauls.

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  3. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Omg Shaq, YC and then missing a sitter...... Nice differential..

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  4. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Walcott wastes my Siggy's assist.

    Grrr.

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  5. Stevie B
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Hazard and Agüero ->

    A) Sterling and Aubameyang
    B) Sane and Kane?

    Thank you!

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    1. LIARS POKER
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Wow tough one

      I prefer A as a pair but think Sterling will be benched this week and Auba has United away

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    2. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I'll have all 4 by the end of the week ^_^

      I'd marginally prefer A...ckose though

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    3. emodabi
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      A

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  6. Rash
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Theo wasting brilliant siggy assist 🙁

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    1. Third Eye Vision
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      It was just good goalkeeping.

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  7. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    This is tempting over the next few weeks:

    Kun to Aub GW14
    Haz to Sane GW14/15
    Salah to Rich GW15
    Jimenez to Kane GW15, to give:

    Sane DSilva Rich Fraser Diangana
    Kane Auba Arnie

    w/ 1.6 ITB. Only problem, is no Liverpool attack (or CHE for that matter). Thoughts?

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    1. LIARS POKER
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Can't have them all. Not particularly bothered about having no Liverpool attack and think I'd prefer City mids to Hazard

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      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        That's my thinking... risky, but the second WC will come around soon if it fails massively (or just take hits)

        Very tempting now that I've seen I can do that

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  8. oi no professionals
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Considering Aguero, Hazard and Arnie > Kane, Auba and Pedro for a -4?

    Already have Sterling and think having him and Sané might be overkill and Peps rotation has me worried over the Xmas period.

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    1. L Ron Cupboard
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I'm thinking the same ref Sterling and Sane.

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  9. Monkey Hanger
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Breathtaking afternoon of football.

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  10. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Liverpool tempo just much slower than last season

    Also firmino less effective playing in this role

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    1. Pino
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      But they are much better in defence

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    2. emodabi
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Firmino is not in form in all positions

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  11. LIARS POKER
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    How's this for a -4 ? Could be priced out if both Sane and Auba rise tonight.

    Salah, Aguero, Arnautovic -> Kane, Auba, Sane

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

      Not for me. Salah and Arnie are captain material...

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    2. oi no professionals
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I would do that in a heart beast if I could

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      1. oi no professionals
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        And yes I meant to put heart BEAST

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  12. lespaul
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Gonna be Nil nil :-/

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

      Nah

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  13. Boomerang V
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    I was all set for doing Kun to Kane but now... can't decide between Kane or Auba 🙁

    Thoughts os Kane vs Auba?

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    1. Jules Rimet
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Would you captain Auba next gameweek? If no. Get Kane (C)

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    2. oi no professionals
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Get them both

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  14. The Big Fella
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Fab / Hamer
    Alonso, Robertson, Laporte, WB, Bennett,
    Sterling, Mane, Fanderson, Richarlison, Stephens (lol)
    Auba, Arnie, Wilson
    0.4m ITB

    Thoughts on this lot please guys for my wildcard?

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    1. FDMS All Starz
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Spurs missing

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      1. The Big Fella
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Yes I know but can't have them all. Who would you get then and who would you kick out?

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  15. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Would appreciate it if you could check my team and give opinions on when i should wc?

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    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      team doesn't look to bad. could sort it using FT or a -4 this week.

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    2. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/team/734893/event/14

      You don't make it easy for us do you

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    3. Indpush
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Aguero to Laca with your one FT

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  16. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Liverpool look afraid to pass the ball forward quickly. They don't mind playing the diagonal or the ball over the top though.

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  17. FDMS All Starz
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Would you WC this team?

    Fab/Stek
    Gomez/Bellerin/Doherty/Wanbisa/Bednarek
    Salah/Sane/Hazard/Paterson/Billing
    Kun/Jimenez/Arnie

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    1. thunder_mike
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      No

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    2. Dannyb
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      No

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    3. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Nope

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  18. thunder_mike
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Do we know if Barkley is injured? Or is likely to start midweek?

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    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Seems RLC is ahead of him in the pecking order so I wouldn't be so sure.

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

        Not sure we can draw this conclusion

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        1. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          When I'm hoping people can still think for themselves, its just an opinion 🙂

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

            Ditto

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  19. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Salah would want to wise up & score a goal or two here...

    It's amazing how Salah, Kun, Haz can all go off the boil together - While Kane, Auba, Sterling all look in form

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    1. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I love the sweet smell of templates burning in the morning ^_^

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  20. Mysterion
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    What happened to Cloudsky's post? It may - MAY - have been modded...

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

      Something was. Was it juicy?

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      1. Mysterion
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Aguero update from our lord and saviour JJ

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  21. 1314
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Richarlison or Anderson ?

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    1. estheblessed
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I've gone Anderson. West ham fixtures are excellent.

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    2. Jules Rimet
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Siggy over Richarlison
      Arnautovic over Felipe

      Richarlison over Anderson.

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    3. mixology
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      tough. You'd have to make the call, whichever one you wouldn't regret. have richi personally

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  22. estheblessed
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Played my wild card how does this look? Any amendments to be made?

    Pickford
    Rudiger, Laporte, AA, Wan-Bissa
    Hazard, Sterling, Mane, Anderson
    Auba, Wilson

    Boruc, Kayal, Kiko, Kamara

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    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Ditch Hazard get Kane

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      1. Chenku╰☆╮
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Keep hazard and save ft

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    2. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      You need a decent bench over Xmas for the inevitable rotation.

      That is not a decent bench.

      Plus there's no Spurs in there

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      1. estheblessed
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        True. My bench is a bit lame. I'll have to look at that. Funds are just stretched so can't upgrade any atm. I may swap hazard for a spurs Mid

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  23. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Sane+Richarlison (1.6ITB) vs Sterling+6.4m

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    1. thunder_mike
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Do you have Fraser? If not go for Brooks maybe

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      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        i do have fraser

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        1. thunder_mike
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          There isn’t a lot of good options below 6.4. Brooks is or Gudmundsson are probably the best.

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    2. estheblessed
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Sterling is a must have imo

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    3. OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      ster

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  24. balint84
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Is Richarlison good? Did he do anything in first half?

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    1. estheblessed
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Good running but nothing else really. It'll be tough for him today tbf

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  25. CloudSky
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Did you just seriously mod me because I copied a tweet from Jackson?

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    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Yes I did.

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    2. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      😆

      Was it this one? "Aguero trained with Man City squad as normal today so at moment is on track to be available for Watford..."

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    3. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      https://twitter.com/JamieJackson___/status/1069264657939132417 saves the copy.

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      1. CloudSky
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        What?

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      2. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Please use full sentences

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      3. Mysterion
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        https://twitter.com/DavideHansen/status/1069267040622522368 😆

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

          😆

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  26. Hemant
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Agüero or Auba ?

    Fabi / robo / Doherty / alonso/ Awb
    Sterling / mané / Paterson
    Kane / Agüero / Arnautovic

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    1. Jules Rimet
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Auba at the moment. He just hit the form of his life.

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    2. estheblessed
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I've switched to Auba... Just think he's the man for them. Aguero isn't always needed/the finisher at city.

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    3. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Auba...Sterling is where it's at for City

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  27. Vlad Tepes
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Pool looks bad

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    1. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Whole season we are but we have incredible luck.

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  28. Totalfootball
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    How has Everton managed to get the likes of Gomes , Mina , Digne etc ?

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    1. Dannyb
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Money

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      1. OPTA FPL
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        lol

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    2. OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      money

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    3. Make Arrows Green Again
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Money

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  29. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Robbo limping

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  30. TAT
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Ederson
    Robertson - Alonso - Wan-B
    Richarlison* - Sané - Hazard* - Fraser
    Arnautovic - Jiménez - Agüero*
    (Hamer - Camarasa - Doherty - Vinagre)

    Suggestions? Auba is one of my favourite players. so Kun>Auba as my one free transfer is tempting. Not having Sterling or Kane feels risky, and I can't make up my mind on what to do. £4.5 itb.

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