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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    A Zinchenko 4-4-2
    B Barkley 3-5-2

    I don't really like City's opening fixtures

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

      B

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    2. I Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      B

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

      City are fixture proof.

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

    Simple question:

    Coleman or Zinchenko for the first 2gws?

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    1. Ohh1454
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Coleman

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

    A or B?

    A) Dunk/Cathcart (rotating) or Ake or KWP, Barkley & Kane
    B) Digne, KDB & Jota

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

      Tough, go with your gut

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

    Anyone else struggling with picking the forwards?

    Kane/Auba not affordable for me with Salah+Sterling+double LIV defence.
    Laca injury doubt?
    Brighton maybe signing new striker which makes Murray/Locadia risky.
    Wood with poor fixtures
    Abraham is he 1st choice?
    Kean probably not ready yet but his signing also rules out DCL imo.
    Jimenez/Jota with Europa League games, also not the best fixtures.
    West Ham/Villa don't like GW1 fixture.

    So that only leaves Wilson/King/Vardy and maybe Deeney?
    Can't see 3-4-3 being an option with so many doubts, what are your thoughts?

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

      lead striker should be vardy/rashford/wilson and support striker deulo/jota/king

      if abraham gets the shirt then he’s in
      localism could be a good cheap 3rd forward

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

        locadia*

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        1. Lyonnais
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          I'm considering Locadia as a 3rd striker who I could rotate with a 4th defender like Walker-Peters/Zouma.

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

      Wood is at home to Soton and away to Arsenal in his first two so I'm happy to punt on him considering his preseason form!
      So going 433 with Auba/Wilson/Wood for the first two GWs and very content to do so 🙂

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

      My two main forwards were the first two players in my team I was 100% on. The third one however has been a mare.

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  5. Evil Genius
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Here we go again.....

    Ederson
    VvD, Digne, AWB, Targett, Diop
    Salah, KdB, Pepé, Perez, Mount/Yarmolenko
    Wilson, Jota, Greenwood

    Any good?

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

      too light up top that mate

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

      I think balance is fine, I would just be a bit worried about minutes for Pepe, Mount and Yarmonlenko

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    3. Evil Genius
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Thanks for the feedback. Appreciate it.

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  6. Ohh1454
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    One obvious weakness but thoughts ?
    Henderson
    Coleman Taa Vvd Zinc
    Salah Sterling Siggi Barkely Dendo
    Kane
    Bench - Button Lundstram greenwood nketiah

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    1. Marmalade Forest
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      What’s the one obvious weakness?

      The bench?
      Barkley risk?
      Dendonker as a starter?
      451?
      Zinchenko risk?

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

    Which mid combo?

    A) Moura, Salah, KDB, Fraser

    B) Barkley, Salah, Sterling, Perez

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

      B

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

      B

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    3. Ohh1454
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      B

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

      So Sterling edges it, also with Kane?

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

        B with Kane is explosive

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

    not happy with my strikers. current team is:

    pope (button)
    taa robertson digne kwp (kelly)
    salah sterling siggy perez (dendoncker)
    wilson deulofeu (wickham)

    best two strikers for 14.5m?
    downgrade siggy to spend more up front?

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

      downgrade siggy to a 7.5, TAA to VVD and Digne to Coleman

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

      I went a different direction from this point. There's so many good midfielders at good prices and so few forwards... I did King as my striker, two 4.5m on bench. It's let me have Salah/Sterling/Siggy/Perez/Barkley in midfield, VVD/Robbo/Digne/Walker in def and Ederson in goal.

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

    I might be a bit late with this but anyone considering Mahrez? Looks like Sane took a knock yesterday

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

      With the african nations he isn't ready. In any case, Bernado silva will fill in for him like he did towards the end of last season with likely jesus starting up top

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    2. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Telegraph said there's concerns he's failed a drugs test.

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

    Final dilemma is
    A) King and KDB
    B) Wilson and Siggy

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

      KDB looked great yesterday but as a pair I'd still go B.

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  11. Ziyech on the Bench
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    How she looking fellas?

    Pope / Heaton

    TAA, Stones, Digne / Guilbert, Lundstrom

    Salah, Sterling, Perez, Lucas / Hayden

    Wilson, Jota, Wood

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

      Decent!

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

    A) Wilson Tielemans Zinchenko
    B) Ings Fraser VVD

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

      A

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

        Cheers

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  13. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Thoughts on this? Leaves 0m

    Pope Heaton
    Digne Taa Stones — 2 x 4m
    Siggy Sterling Salah Pérez Gross
    King Wilson

    - balanced
    - slightly risky going with both Bournemouth strikers but can’t choose between them and can’t see too many better options non premium options. Will get rid one of them in gw3
    - Gross to risky? Good fixtures, high goal involvement
    - worth changing Gross to a 6m def and move to 442?
    - worth downgrading siggy and use funds for somewhere else

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

      I was on Groß when game opened, but doesn't look nailed at all.

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

        Yep likewise. Now halfway between Trossard and Barkley

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

      I guess Trossard will be better than Gross

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

    A or B?

    A)
    Ryan (Button)
    VvD Digne ZINCHENKO Rico (Diop)
    Salah Sterling Moura Perez (DENDONCKER)
    FIRMINO WILSON (Greenwood)

    B)
    Ryan (Button)
    VvD Digne ROBBO Rico (Diop)
    Salah Sterling Moura Perez KDB
    KING (Greenwood, WICKHAM)

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

      B

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    2. Evil Genius
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      A) Zinch, Dendoncker, Firmino, WIlson
      B) Robbo, KdB, King, Wickham

      B

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

    Three drafts - which one do you think is best?

    A

    Pickford
    VVD - Digne - Zinch - Robertson
    Salah - Fraser- Sterling - Perez
    Wilson - Adams

    B

    Pickford
    VVD - Digne - Zinch - Robertson
    Salah - Fraser- KDB - Perez - Moura
    Wilson

    1.5itb

    C

    Pope
    VVD - Coleman - Zinch - Robertson
    Salah - KDB - McGin
    Wilson - Kane - Haller

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

      C for me

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

      All good, go with your gut!

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  16. Pompey92
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    I think I'm nearly there, any possible tweaks I should be thinking about?

    Ederson
    VVD - TAA - Digne - Guilbert
    Salah - Sterling - Fraser - Siggy
    Jota - King

    Button - Lund - Dendoncker - Greenwood

    The only doubts I have is maybe drop Siggy to upgrade King to Wilson? I had Siggy for a bit last season and was rather frustrating, yet you can't argue he scored a lot of points, and consistently has done over the years.

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

      Siggy to Perez
      King to Wilson
      Hopefully the Fraser/Wilson combo fires again this season.

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

      Good team, yep personally I won't be going Siggy, but could easily be proven wrong!

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  17. Do I Not Like Orange
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Is Origi still expected to start this GW? Playing around with a Sterling/KDB draft & have 6M left for a 3rd striker, but don't like any of their GW1 fixtures. Start with Origi & move to Wesley GW2?

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    1. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Probably get 60 mins.

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

      1 GW transfer not worth the risk this early on.

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

    It’s draft day for me today in an 8 team league - any big tips?

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

      8 teams means 24 Fwds selected. Not that many decent forwards in the game so prioritise getting yourself at least two along with your premium picks. Sort defenders (other than Pool options) at the end.

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

        Thing is from last season some of the hot budget forwards weren’t taken at all in draft I played. They were the one category where in season transfers worked for me. For instance the Newcastle pair were both vacant. Perhaps will work differently this time.

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

      I went last and ended up with power defence

      Vvd Robbo Ederson Digne Pereira

      Given it’s an almost set and forget no captain format I’m feeling ok about that. I’ll be playing it as the reverse of my FPL team whee I’d like a big 5 but never do it.

      Ederson and Alisson I think are worth their weight in gold given there’s such a large step down in season points after them.

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

        Oh got Laporte too

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    3. Marmalade Forest
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Pick players who’ll play. Sort out your selection otherwise it might knacker up and you get bad picks.

      Mahrez, Jesus, Lingard etc. High value players but won’t necessarily play. Go for talismans.

      Go for Salah number 1.

      A few tactical write offs could mean you pick up the Liverpool power back three.

      Pick the best

      24 forwards
      40 mids
      16 keepers
      40 defenders

      Order appropriately

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

        Thanks!

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        1. Marmalade Forest
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Let us know the team you got.

          I spawned number 1 in my 8 team league and picked up:

          Allison/Ederson

          Robbo/TAA/VVD/Walker/Azpi

          Salah/Siggy/Gudmundson/McNeil/Stanislas

          Kodja/Murray/DCL

          Obviously this was a month or so ago so some of the lads are now awful picks. But you can waiver them in/out.

          I’ll offer out Allison and a forward in exchange for a 4.5 keeper and a premium forward.

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  19. bulbuf
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    What would you do?

    Pope - Heaton

    Zinchenko - Lundstram - ? - ? - ?

    Sterling - Perez - Fraser - Robinson - ?

    Wilson - Wood - ?

    a) VVD - Robbertson - Coleman - McGinn - Aubameyang

    b) Ake - Digne- TAA - Salah - Greenwood

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

      Some from the top and some from the bottom?

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

      A is only 1 bench fodder right? Think that's wasted value, B for me. Nice team though!

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  20. DASHING FC
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    If Barkley is playing as a no.10 and is on penalties this season then this will be my team:

    Pope Button
    VVD Robbo Zinchenko Kelly Aarons
    Salah Sterling KDB Perez Barkley
    King Jota Nketiah

    Thoughts?

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    1. Geevious
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      How do you know that by the start of GW1 though?

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      1. DASHING FC
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Monitoring pre season minutes. We will never know anything for certain in this game :’D

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        1. Geevious
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Think your def and mid look good then. Can't bring myself to like King but seems a very popular choice.

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          1. DASHING FC
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            He seems to have penalties over Wilson. I guess I can always do KDB + King > Siggy + Wilson if I need to.

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  21. dansmusen
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Any love for Capoue as fourth playing mid? Cheap and do have a nose for goals.

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    1. marrog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Hmm. Only .5 more than Dendonker and much more likely to score.

      I might just switch...

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

        .5 goes a long way in fpl

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        1. marrog
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Really? How far, exactly?

          [answers may be in Metric or Imperial measures]

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

            This far.
            https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/20524191

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  22. Frank Koscielny
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Heaton's opening game vs Spurs could mean a lot of save points and after that the schedule looks amazing, but people seem just as interested in Pope - any particular reason?

    Pope or Heaton?

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    1. Kante Touch This
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I'm going for both

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      1. Frank Koscielny
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Cheers

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    2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Heaton.

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    3. Geevious
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Think a lot of people are going for Pope because Burnley have a good defensive track record under Dyche. Villa def is unknown and therefore more punty. They both should have good save points no matter what though.

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

      Pope cause he's more nailed

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    5. Frank Koscielny
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Cheers for all input, guys!

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

      Heaton for me

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  23. West Hammered
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Thoughts on my team?

    Guiata
    TAA Zinc Coleman Holebas
    Salah Sterling KDB Perez
    Wilson Deeney
    Subs: Button, Hayden, Rico, Wickham

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    1. JT11fc
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Not sure on Guiata or holebas otherwise solid

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      1. West Hammered
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Feel safer with Guaita over any of the 4.5s tbh and hoping Holebas can start like he did last season

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  24. JT11fc
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Pretty sure im set. Any issues?

    Pope / Heaton
    Trent Digne Walker CTaylor / Guilbert
    Salah Sterling BSilva Perez / Mcginn
    Wilson Murray / Wickham

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

      Nice!

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  25. drilsby
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    OK can someone help shed some light on the "Nailedness" of these two players:

    Emerson? - who competes and is he just half a bad match away from being dropped?

    Ibe? - with Brooks out long term, who else would play?

    Cheers

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    1. Differential C (Mark)
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Cant say anything about Ibe, but I think its Emerson's place to lose.

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    2. El Puqi
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I think Frank prefers Emerson, but Alonso could always play.

      I think that new signing Danjuma Groeneveld could get a chance.

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

      Bournmouth just signed a new winger, Ibe will probably be rotated

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

      Thanks for the updates. Very helpful

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  26. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Palace were all ready to sign off on a loan deal for Víctor Camarasa and were waiting for Camarasa to arrive in London today to finalise the deal, but Burnley swooped in at the last minute and caused ‘a blockage in the negotiation’ [Diario de Sevilla]

    https://twitter.com/CPFC_NEWS_HQ/status/1158326591698677760

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    1. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      They can’t even get rid of the AWB money they have. They could struggle if they can’t get players in and zaha leaves

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  27. El Puqi
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Any Villa fans? (Or anyone)

    Who is the best Villa attacker?

    McGinn? Wesley?

    Cheers.

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  28. tjostolv
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    ABCD pls??
    A)
    Heaton
    VVD, Coleman, Lundstram
    KDB, Perez, Salah, Barkley, Pepe
    Kane, Wood

    Bench: Button, Long, Kelly, Guilbert

    B)
    Same
    Ceballos, Salah, Bilva, Perez, Pulisic
    Auba, Kane
    Bench: Same

    C)
    Same
    Barkley, Salah, Sterling, Perez, Fraser
    Wood, Kane

    Bench: Same

    D)
    Same
    Lucas Moura, Salah, KDB, Perez, Fraser
    Wood, Kun

    Bench: Same

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  29. Regin
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    who is more nailed for spurs?

    Vertonghen, toby or d sanchez?

    I guess only 2 of those 3 will play? OR will spurs play all 3?

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    1. Shark Team
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Imo vertonghen

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

    Hello my fellow FPL disciples,

    I'm intrigued to know, if anywould like to share obviously, what your current RMT totals are currently sitting at? Within the £100m budget of course. Currently my yardstick is 356pts.... I can only see in red and green after this weekends deliberations.

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    1. Laporte of the Gods
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Same - 356 seems to be the number I get to

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

        Been driving me round the bend trying to eek out the few points I've been able to get haha

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        1. Laporte of the Gods
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          But my current team is 353...

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

            Think there are still some players that aren’t properly represented on there

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            1. Laporte of the Gods
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

              Agree - don't think predicted points have been updated for transfers (e.g. Heaton)

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              1. Laporte of the Gods
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 5 Years
                4 years, 8 months ago

                Just seen Heaton has been updated...

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