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Dugout Discussion August 19

Few line-up surprises as Wolves host Man United

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Wolves and Manchester United have both named largely unsurprising line-ups for the first Monday night clash of the 2019/20 season.

As expected, Nuno Espirito Santo has made no changes from last week, retaining a 3-5-2 shape for his key men.

The majority of them were not involved when Pyunik were seen off 4-0 at Molineux on Thursday, so Raúl Jiménez (£7.5m) and Diogo Jota (£6.5m) have both had seven days since their last start.

Popular budget midfielder Leander Dendoncker (£4.5m) continues to be involved in the heart of Wolves’ engine room, alongside Rúben Neves (£5.5m) and Joao Moutinho (£5.5m).

Matt Doherty (£6.0m) holds onto his right wing-back berth following injury in pre-season, with Jonny (£5.5m) on the opposite flank.

While Jota and Jiménez boast 19.3% and 11.4% ownership each, the wider Fantasy world does appear to be backing a Manchester United clean sheet.

That’s according to the ownership anyway, with Aaron Wan-Bissaka (£5.5m) the most popular player in the Monday evening meeting.

He currently sits in 36.1% of teams while David de Gea (£5.6m) is owned by 20.4% and Harry Maguire (£5.5m) by 19.2%.

The Gameweek 2 captaincy debate also concludes with Marcus Rashford (£8.6m) getting the final say.

He comes into Gameweek 2 skippered by over 220,000 managers, making him the most fashionable captain at Molineux today.

Meanwhile, Daniel James (£6.0m) comes in for his first–ever start for Manchester United in the Premier League.

“He has made an impact since day one. In pre-season, in training and he came on last week to get a goal. We’re going to chop and change at times. Andreas did well last week but today Daniel James is the right choice. Dan is Dan. He’ll give us the X factor of his pace, his attributes also off the ball will be important as he’s incredibly hard-working.” – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

Wolves XI: Patrício; Boly, Coady, Bennett; Jonny, Neves, Moutinho, Dendoncker, Doherty; D Jota, Jiménez.

Man United XI: De Gea; Shaw, Maguire, Lindelöf, Wan-Bissaka; McTominay, Pogba; Rashford, Lingard, D James; Martial.

Lessons learned from Gameweek 2

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  1. potatoace
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    You didn't do your silly runnup.
    Only yourself to blame

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  2. JustPark
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    That was obvious dive though. Thought VAR was playing today?

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    1. el polako
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Coady didnt even protest.

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

    Pogba don't get near pens mate

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

    Come on Jota

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    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Inb4 subbed

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

    Shaw on corners?

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  6. The Royal Robin
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Any chance Kean gets his debut on Friday?

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    1. FourLokoLeipzig
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      There is... but I’m still wary of getting him in just yet: https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/moise-kean-gbamin-everton-news-16776257

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

    Martials turn for a pen vs Palace?

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

      Isn't it win it take it?

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      1. Free Hat
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        I hope Mctominay gets fouled then

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

        What kind of tomfoolery is that? Never heard anything more stupid. How can they have that approach lol...

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    2. gedda
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Rashford ahead of him, no?

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  8. Four Hit Wonder
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    James didn't see Rashford wide open in a goalscoring position. He had the angle. Awful, awful player.

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    1. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      He looks like a championship player with some pace.

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  9. GE
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Jota -> Pukki (-4)?

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    1. The Man Pastore
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Horrible

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    2. The Royal Robin
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I still like Jota.

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      1. Macam Dave
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        How's Jota looking anyone?? Being unlucky or should we be looking to get him out?

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  10. Herman Toothrot
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    If VAR was to disallow a penalty, similar to Aguero's cs WHU in GW1.

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

      Ahh never mind

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

    Is Pukki, Jota, Greenwood a too lightweight front line?
    Would play 442 with midfield of Sterling, KDB, Salah, Martial

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    1. radawson
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      It’s what I’m looking at except maybe Barnes for Jota

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      1. mattk lfc
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Could avoid using a WC if I go for this and have 0.5 ITB. Surely would get enough goals from that midfield anyway

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        1. radawson
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Sounds good. Allows for decent defence too

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    2. Macam Dave
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Martial is essentially playing forward so you really have 4 forwards there!

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  12. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    That was a pen. Pogba made the most of it, but there was contact and even Coady knew he fouled him. None of the Wolves players even complained about it being given.

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    1. Four Hit Wonder
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      It wasn't a pen, you troll.

      Pogba dived and then barely touched the foot of the defender - while diving.

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      1. Four Hit Wonder
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        While completing his dive routine.

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      2. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        This is just anti-Man Utd bias. I am not a Man Utd fan, but even I can see that is going to get given 99 times out of 100.

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      3. ‘Tis the Season
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        probably not even watching the game. Clear dive

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

      Agreed. I’m not a Utd fan but there is some serious ABU on here

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

        Not Utd either but agreed - this lot really hate us

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    3. Free Hat
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Agree

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    4. JohnBlack
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Clear pen

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  13. Sammy S
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Only way I can afford KDB is to take out Auba. What do people think?
    KDB is 1.4mill cheaper currently and I think he will get similar points to Auba across the whole of the season

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  14. zamorac69
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Best defender 5 milion or less for next 3-4 weeks? Already have lundstram

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

      KWP?

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  15. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    It was a dive but it was also a pen

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

      It wasn’t a dive he was tripped.

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      1. Four Hit Wonder
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        By air

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      2. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        He was already in Superman mode when the contact was made

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      3. Konstaapeli
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        lol

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    2. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      There was clear contact and no protest from Coady. Obvious pen. The theatrics after the contact is irrelevant

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      1. Four Hit Wonder
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        You should see a dpctor

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        1. Four Hit Wonder
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          *doctor

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          1. IRBOX ⚽
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            Are you stupid or just ignorant?

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      2. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Which bit of also a pen is confusing you?

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        1. IRBOX ⚽
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          I was agreeing with you.. it was more justification to the delusional

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          1. Wild Rover
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            Fair enough 🙂

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  16. Peter Ouch
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Jota goal for a perfect night

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    1. Not again Shirley
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      How is Jota playing? Worth keeping if already have Pukki and Wilson up front?

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

        He is not great but if you have him front ditch him.

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      2. Macam Dave
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        I've just got rid Wilson for pukki free up money. Jota next!

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  17. FPL DONKEY
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Seems like not even VAR can stop the Old Trafford penalty nonsense.....

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

      Molineux

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      1. FPL DONKEY
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Ooops

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

          Easily done 🙂

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

    Kane and soyuncu

    or

    Son and digne

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    1. FPL DONKEY
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      B

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    2. Dr. Rog
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      B with kdb

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

        hav kdb already

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  19. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    These offside VAR decisions are ridiculous. They clearly dont have the technology to make a correct decision. This time they hardly had a camera view to see the "offside" player at all, and the resolution is absolute trash. The camera isnt positioned in a way to make it clear for a human eye. If they want video refereeing for offsides they need technology like they use in 100m dash or cycling sprints to see clearly whos ahead of who.

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    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      That's why they draw straight lines, so the camera angle doesn't matter

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

        It doesnt matter that the lines are straight when the line is on the ground and players have other body parts above ground AND theres just some dude looking at grainy pictures deciding where the line goes. The intent is good, the technology is abysmal.

        Its also up to the discretion of the VAR people exactly when the offside line is set (when the ball is hit) which is very arbitrary and will decide if a player is a millimeter above or below the line.

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        1. diesel001
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          It does matter. The straight lines allow you to access the vertical plane so that you can see where everything is in relation to the ball / defender.

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    2. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      It may be that you don't understand the rule?

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    3. TOBY1
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      They'd need cameras all the way down the pitch... The reason the 100m sprint camera works is because it's right on the line but that line is moving all the time.. apparently its calibrated for the angle but the human error part is the human selecting the point on the man himself. It could easily be done by pixel and automated from the different colour to the pitch but no, a human takes a mouse and clicks where he thinks it is...

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    4. Pedersen
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      What? you dont understand the offside rule mate 🙂
      Playing ball to a player behind you (backwards) can never be offside, regardless of opponent team position 🙂

      Thats why they didnt check for the ManU player, they just checked the ball was played backwards and it was

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    5. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Dash :p

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    6. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Or at least have a margin of error deferring to the original call like cricket.

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    7. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      They are making it up.

      You can see when they project the should line down, they're just guessing in an amorphous blob of pixels (squinting whilst doing so probably) where the line should be drawn.

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

        I am sure they do some calibration of the line setting before a ball is ever kicked.

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

          or just tilt the screen 😆

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

          The pictures sent to broadcasters are trash.

          Problems:

          - there's quite often motion blur on the frame they're analysing...subjectivity there

          - the framerate comes into it too. When Trossard's first goal was ruled out on the weekend, they were flicking back and forth between two frames cos the moment the ball was played didn't occur exactly when the frame was captured.

          If they want to do it properly, they need high-rate sensors running at 100s measurements per second, probably aided by a sensor in the ball the detect when it's kicked and reflective patches on shoulders/boots or something to pinpoint exact locations in 3D space.

          But that's just my opinion 🙂

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

            So much this.

            Some great ideas about how to make it better there.

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

      Resolution looked fine on my TV and the VAR officials are surely getting their feed in 4k+ with a high frame rate.

      The perspective lines work pretty well for me and it looks easy to make the right call using them.

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

        Nah, the VAR guys have old 15' screens in black and white with a dodgy analogue connection.
        They just like the old school method. 😉

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  20. IRBOX ⚽
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Pukki rising again tonight!

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

      Let the casuals have it. Pukki will come crashing down in price when casuals get bored and sell after 3 consecutive upcoming blanks.

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      1. el polako
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Happy to cash in some profit on top of my points.

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      2. IRBOX ⚽
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Calling me a casual? His stats are beast and has been by far the best striker in the league based on eye test also

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      3. Four Hit Wonder
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        I casually got 17 pts and a 0.2 price rise which will soon be 0.3, 0.4, maybe 0.5.

        Meanwhile, you wait.

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

        Perhaps, but easy enough to then cash in and move on to a diff 6.5m striker

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    2. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Wow

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  21. TOBY1
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    VAR problem is that it's afraid to overrule the referee... It's only being used to stop goals at the moment...

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  22. Totalfootball
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    What is f*** luke shaw good at ?
    Like seriouasly ?
    Attacking ? Defending ??
    Or just taking miserable loopy corners .
    Get out of utd .

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    1. Johnny 8
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Is that you Jose?

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    2. Jet5605
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Couldn't agree more. Utd should have bought Tierney (a huge upgrade on Shaw) and sold Shaw to Arsenal.

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  23. ZakyJ
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Ok think iv got it, right?

    Perez, Jota & Auba > Martial, Firminio and Pukki (-4)

    Right?

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    1. The Man Pastore
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Just the 2 first, no neex to take a hit for jota to pukki with those fixtures...

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

        Jota not playing well and has rotation risk. If I'm moving to Pukki it probably needs to be today with all the price rises he will have.

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  24. Ha.
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Any chance of a Pogba RC too?

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  25. The Truth Is...
      4 years, 8 months ago

      United will fall back into the poor attitude of a team they have been for many years.

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    • Kell_oggs
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Wilson, Robertson, Barkley > Pukki, Martial, Soyuncu?

      Leaves 2.2mill in bank for Moura to KDB week after.

      Team is:

      Pope
      Robbo VVD Digne Montoya Lunds
      Sterling Salah Moura Perez Barkley
      King Wilson Greenwood

      Any suggestions?

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

      Wan bissaka with the conversion

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    • circusmonkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      What was Doherty's injury like?
      Auction prep for tomorrow.
      Biggest night of the year.

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    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      AWB close

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    • Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Bisaka wtf was that?

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