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Dugout Discussion September 21

Villa debuts for Watkins, Cash and Martínez as Burke deployed OOP

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Aston Villa have handed Premier League debuts to three key new signings for their first match of the 2020/21 season.

Ollie Watkins (£6.0m) slots straight in at the apex of Dean Smith’s front-three, flanked by Jack Grealish (£7.0m) and Trézéguet (£5.5m).

Fresh from defensive improvements during Project Restart, the Villa defence features Matty Cash (£5.0m) at right-back for the first time while Arsenal’s post-lockdown goalkeeper Emi Martínez (£4.5m) is between the sticks.

Interestingly, Villa’s two most-popular Fantasy assets in Ørjan Nyland (£4.0m) and Keinan Davis (£4.5m) both miss out on a place in the starting XI.

Jed Steer (£4.0m) has been turned to as the second-choice goalkeeper, while centre-forward Davis backs up Watkins from the bench, where is joined by Anwar El Ghazi (£6.0m).

The exciting news coming out of the Sheffield United camp is a the position deployment of FPL midfielder Oliver Burke (£4.5m) up-front.

Chris Wilder has handed him a Blades’ debut in the front-two of his 3-5-2 formation alongside David McGoldrick (£5.5m).

Oliver Norwood drops to the bench as the Sheffield United manager goes with a midfield trio of John Fleck (£6.0m), Sander Berge (£5.0m) and John Lundstram (£5.5m).

John Egan (£5.0m) is therefore handed the captain’s armband in Norwood’s absence, as he sits at the heart of an unchanged defence.

Aston Villa XI (4-3-3): Martínez; Targett, Mings, Konsa, Cash; Hourihane, D Luiz, McGinn; Grealish, Watkins, Trézéguet.

Sheffield United XI (3-5-2): Ramsdale; O’Connell, Egan, Basham; Stevens, Fleck, Berge, Lundstram, Baldock; Burke, McGoldrick.

FPL Lessons Learned from Gameweek 2

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  1. Zinedine
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 hours ago

    Terrible week this week! Two free transfers with 1.0 in the bank. Any thoughts on what the obvious moves are?

    McCarthy, Steer
    TAA, holding, Justin, Johnson, Mitchell
    Aubameyang, Salah, fernandes, S-M, Romeu
    Werner, Adams, Nketiah

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    1. FPL Dakes
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      Bruno will probably come good. ASM Nketiah probably the main issues imo

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    2. Pukki Party
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      ASM to Podence

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  2. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 hours ago

    Egan owner here, just logging in to say fml!
    Owned him post lockdown for his red card, sold him before his 2 goals
    Bought him over Saiss just because of this weeks fixtures
    Major fail

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    1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      Egan owners now know who to blame! 😀

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  3. ivantys
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 3 hours ago

    How did foden start ahead of mahrez

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    1. The Wise Owl
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      Mahrez not fully fit

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    2. TomSaints
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      The future plus pep roulette

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      1. ivantys
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 3 hours ago

        At least my jesus safe for 2 months

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    3. Gerd Mueller’s thighs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      Isn’t Foden more likely to play in the middle?

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      1. ivantys
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 3 hours ago

        Yeah, kdb usually plays behind too.

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      2. Dthinger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 hours ago

        No

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  4. FPLShaqiri
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 hours ago

    Assuming he’s fit, how many games does Ake start? 8/10, 9/10?

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    1. Piggs Boson
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      When Laporte is fit 0/10

      He's a left-sided CB.

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      1. FPLShaqiri
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 hours ago

        Ah right, it’s that simple? I get that Pep likes a right footed and a left footed pairing, but if Ake and Laporte are the best defenders (remains to be seen) surely Pep has to consider playing them together. Can’t imagine it’s too detrimental to have 2 lefties. But then I’m not Pep 🙂

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  5. Niho992
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 hours ago

    Sheffield is falling to Championship where they belong.

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  6. Gerd Mueller’s thighs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 hours ago

    Since Sunday, 8 from 6:

    Werner 2
    McCarthy 0
    ASM 1
    Egan -2
    Doherty 0
    Justin 7

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    1. FFSbet.com
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      Let me guess you are on 50+ points

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      1. Gerd Mueller’s thighs
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 3 hours ago

        Ha-ha.....right..... 47 on Saturday all from Jaime, Mitrovic, and Auba....along with three United knuckleheads.

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    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      Mine must be worse. Can't even check 😀

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    3. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      I have all of them too except Doherty

      But I also have Mane Son and Ings 😎

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      1. Gerd Mueller’s thighs
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 3 hours ago

        The score is not the worst.....I went Kane and Son to Rashford and Martial after week one.......

        I should know better.

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  7. BlueMan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 hours ago

    Fernandinho’s classification as a defender make him one to watch if he makes that CM field shirt his own again this season? (Or will he be the one to give against weaker teams?)

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    1. FPL Dakes
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      Surprised if Pep plays 2 DM’s often

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      1. GreennRed
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 hours ago

        He doesn't even like defensive defenders...

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  8. FFSbet.com
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 hours ago

    Both RWs Mahrez and Torres on bench and Foden starts as RW...very strange.

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    1. dimo_fpl
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      Mahrez still recovering and I guess pep wants to ease Torres

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    2. Rainer
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      Not fit & system to learn.

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  9. GOTHAM City F.C.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 hours ago

    Too many Portuguese in one team that.

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    1. BenDavies
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      5!? Wolves have fielded 8 sometimes

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    2. BobbyV
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      One more to come soon...Semedo

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    3. Dthinger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      What’s really shocking is that city have more English players than wolves!

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  10. TheSteel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 hours ago

    Ive been watching Ramsdale with particular interest as i own him. Hes a bad shot stopper. Is nowhere near shots a lot of the time and is lucky that they are on target. That last goal was well placed but slow and he was nowhere near it.

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    1. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      Off target*

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  11. ManofKent
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 hours ago

    All eyes on Ake?

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    1. Rainer
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      How long is Laporte out for?

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    2. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      Ake n believe it

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  12. el polako
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 hours ago

    Konsa and Mings what a fecking pointless goal !

    - salty Grealish owner.

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  13. OrmskirkFC
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 hours ago

    Fernandinho is the new team captain, why is there no interest in him for fantasy? I grabbed him in my draft league very late, no one seemed to want him.

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    1. Rainer
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      Has he got the legs to play every week? Especially when CL is back.

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    2. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      Means nothing at City. Will be rotates and sits back. Not worth a City spot for me

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    3. Pukki Party
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      Got him in draft too.

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    4. Dthinger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      He’s a defender

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  14. FPL Daniel
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 3 hours ago

    Excited to see Foden and KDB in this attacking CAM role

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    1. Zimo
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      Foden on wing right now probabaly

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      1. FPL Daniel
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 3 hours ago

        Foden in the Messi role, and KDB "in the hole". Lovely potential

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        1. Zimo
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 3 hours ago

          Indeed

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        2. el polako
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 3 hours ago

          Foden plays in the hole only with England.

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          1. Rinseboy
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 3 hours ago

            nice

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  15. BigBillyBass
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 hours ago

    Who would you rather play every week?

    A) Ake
    B) Bamford

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  16. OPTA FPL
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 hours ago

    Rory Delap on the City bench

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    1. JIMMY TUGGINS
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      It's his son.

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      1. ManofKent
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 hours ago

        Does he do a good throw in though?

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        1. JIMMY TUGGINS
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 3 hours ago

          Not that I'm aware of, he's a striker, highly rated.

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    2. Dthinger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      The whole bench is a bit nutty. Only one defender, and no fullbacks!

      Plus an American keeper

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  17. sandman58
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 hours ago

    A) Willian & Werner
    B) Son & Jimenez
    Which one?

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    1. El Platano
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      B

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    2. ash and swanson inc
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      I would rate B highly over A for the season, and have them!

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  18. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 hours ago

    Cancelo has a foot injury

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    1. Rainer
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      Couldn’t play vs his own national team anyway.

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      1. JJO
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 hours ago

        Haha good one 🙂

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  19. BENOIT
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 hours ago

    How have Villa looked?

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  20. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 hours ago

    *I will not activate WC until at least GW 7*

    *Scores 140 points in two GWs. Looks at next week's team. Holds nose.*

    *Activates WC*

    Martinez
    VvD - Digne - Saiss
    Salah - KdB - Son - Podence - Anguissa
    Kane - DCL

    Steer, Justin, Mitchell, Brewster

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    1. FPL Dakes
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      Strong

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    2. JIMMY TUGGINS
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      Sky were reporting today that Milan are interested in Anguissa and Fulham are open to offers.

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      1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 hours ago

        Ceballos, then?

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        1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 3 hours ago

          Or Hendrick, even.

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          1. JIMMY TUGGINS
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 3 hours ago

            No idea, just letting you know.

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            1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
              • 12 Years
              4 years, 3 hours ago

              Cheers

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      2. GreennRed
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 hours ago

        They need him. They made hard work of Shamrock Rovers last week and coughed up to the runners up of a part-time league. How the mighty have fallen.

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    3. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      I’m very close to pulling the trigger on something very similar- looks good

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    4. ash and swanson inc
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      Nice team, I personally would go jimi over kane and upgrade anguissa or brewster, if enough change get second keeper. On here I hear Justin will get booted sooner rather than later so that would put me off to a newc/villa/brighton/ston defender. I am on 165 with jimi to go but gutted took out son for fernandes, son back in now...admit my mistake on that one

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  21. FPL Dakes
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 hours ago

    Stuffed it. Shoulda kept Son on WC til late as he’s likely to rise twice and I could have banked 0.1 there. Oh well

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    1. Vazza
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      It is rare these days for players to go up in price twice in a week

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  22. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 hours ago

    Hmm. Podence & Neto on opposite wings to the lineup pic last week.

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    1. Rainer
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      Semedo in already too much of a put off.

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    2. Ze_Austin
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      It's a trap once they get Semedo

      Traore comes to RW and they rotate LW, with one of them used to rest Traore sometimes

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  23. Iceball
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 hours ago

    Wait with WC until GW5 triple ManC vs Leeds including Foden?

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    1. FPL Daniel
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      I am waiting till GW 5 at least too. I like Salah then too and I dont have him

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  24. Vazza
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 3 hours ago

    How is Burke performing so far?

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    1. Rainer
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      Brilliant pass to Basham to win the pen.

      Can’t be judged in a game like this, staying on ahead of McGoldrick has to be a positive.

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  25. TheSteel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 hours ago

    Ramsdale wouldve been easily beat there had Watkins made any contact. Waaaay late getting there

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  26. FPL Dakes
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 hours ago

    Would you prefer Zaha DCL and 0 ITB (can’t get any United) or Hamez Mitrovic and 1.0 ITB (currently have)

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    1. Bielsa's Bucket
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      Zaha and DCL at moment - I've got all 4 at moment with 1.3 ITB haha

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    2. BobbyV
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      Hamez and Watkins. Surely the latter will be better than Mitrovic

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  27. Zimo
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 hours ago

    Will Ki Jana Hover be starting RB for Wolves u think? Or just bought him for emergencies?

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    1. Rainer
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      CB & RWB cover.

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    2. Brosstan
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      Cant wait for him to Hover up the baps

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  28. Rhodes your boat
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 hours ago

    On wc

    A) vvd saiss
    B) robbo Lamptey

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    1. Bielsa's Bucket
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      A

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  29. Danstoke82
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 hours ago

    KDB playing the number 10 role do we think?

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    1. Rainer
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      Yeah, plenty of freedom from midfield.

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    2. Bielsa's Bucket
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      100% - he's the needle of the team, all the thread will go through him.

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    3. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      With rodri and ferd playing i expect KDB to play behind Jesus.

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    4. Dthinger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      4-3-3 but the most attacking of the 3

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      1. potatoace
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 3 hours ago

        4231 I think.

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  30. Vazza
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 3 hours ago

    Just realised that only two players returned from scouts pick this week. Priceless!

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    1. Rainer
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 hours ago

      Pointless*

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