Euro 2012

Quarter Finals – Day One – Dugout Discussion

21 June 2012 1123 comments
Paul Paul
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The first quarter final of Euro 2012 is less than an hour away from kick-off and, as Fantasy managers tinker with their last-minute transfer plans, we’ve rolled out the Dugout Discussion ahead of Portugal ‘s showdown with Czech Republic at 7.45pm.

This evening’s team news is in and is as follows:

Paulo Bento names the same XI that started all three of the group games. Cristiano Ronaldo has an incredible 82% of the votes in the Captain Poll after his brace against Holland in the previous match, with Nani a distant second with 8%. Can they maintain their strong attacking form or will the Czechs scupper the Fantasy plans of many and steal an unlikely victory?

For the Czech Republic, Michal Kadlec makes just one change to the starting XI that saw off Poland last time out. Tomas Rosicky has failed to recover sufficiently from an Achilles problem, allowing Vladimir Darida a role “in the hole”, with Petr Jiracek and Vaclav Pilar carrying the goal threat on either side in Kadlec’s favoured 4-2-3-1.

Portugal XI: Patricio; Pereira, Pepe, Alves, Coentrao; Veloso, Moutinho, Meireles; Nani, Postiga, Ronaldo

Czech Republic XI: Cech; Gebre Selassie, Kadlec, Sivok, Limbersky; Hubschman, Plasil; Jiracek, Darida, Pilar; Baros.

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  1. Parm
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Lovely rank of 888!

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    1. som3awy
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Mine is 888!!

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  2. Kingston
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Definitely twisting. Down to 47th from 18th with a score of 24, harsh

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  3. Back on the horse
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    moutinho 7. nice

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    1. Le Gooner
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Playing you in the DONETSK/KHARKIV.... head to head league. 31 points to your 33. Roll on tomorrow...

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      1. Back on the horse
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        stop trying to psyche me out! I'll tell you when tomorrow is

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        1. Le Gooner
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 5 months ago

          hehe

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  4. Ginkapo FPL
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    DENCCCCHH

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  5. FORCA INTER
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    my overal rank has droped

    with 2 CS and Ronaldo....feels wired

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    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
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      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      good news for JK 😀

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  6. BLitZ MaFiA SQuAD
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    got me 2 easy cleany's for jao periera and rui patricio :). although ronaldo's one goal captain points not enough. my ambitions tell me to gamble on gomez 🙂

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    1. GunsnRoses
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Le twist

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  7. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    25pts and a red arrow 😀

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    1. Diego Morethan
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Same 28 and drop!

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    2. Baines on Toast...
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Surely has to be wrong? I have CR captain, two Czechs on 3 and a Portugal clean sheet, unless the masses have loaded up on Portugal defence and all of that too...

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  8. JK - Cønt ⭐
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Captain Shirokov if you are around.

    Don't be mad but I shipped Moutinho

    But I didn't take your advice and lose a Portugal defender so swings and roundabouts

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  9. Infinite Sheldon
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Just about every post will be asking about whether to move the armband from Ronaldo. obviously you should twist and change captain, especially if you have any German or Spanish attackers. So people stop asking its boring

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    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      +1

      Do not stick on 12 points from a captain.

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    2. som3awy
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Don't see it as "obvious".

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      1. Infinite Sheldon
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Most people have 3 more chances to get more than 6 points from a captain. If you have decent players, it is highly likely one will score more than 12 points

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  10. Puzzle
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    I can sub in and out players as much as I want as long as they haven't played right?

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  11. VagnerLove
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    To captain or not to captain Gomez? That is the question.

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  12. Hazard267
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Neuer

    Boateng, Limbersky (3), Alba, Pereira(7)

    Ozil, Mourtinho(7), Darida(3)

    CR7(C 12), Podolski, Silva

    Subs - Burtland, Markos, Young, Lescott

    Great start what you think guys got some decent back up on the bench as well

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  13. Abominable Snowy84
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    24 and a red arrow!

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    1. Mull
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      18 and up 30k.

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      1. JK - Cønt ⭐
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        I reckon this has to do with number of transfers as well.

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  14. GunsnRoses
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    How many get to 200 today ?

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    1. Le Gooner
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      A paltry 180 for me.

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      1. GunsnRoses
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        same pinch. 8178 ? 😀

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        1. Le Gooner
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 5 months ago

          8733

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          1. GunsnRoses
            • 13 Years
            13 years, 5 months ago

            how many transfers you made ? More than 40 ? 😀

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            1. Le Gooner
              • 14 Years
              13 years, 5 months ago

              http://en.euro2012fantasy.uefa.com/my-leagues/267/standings/?ls-page=175 😀

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          2. GunsnRoses
            • 13 Years
            13 years, 5 months ago

            sorry. mine is 8718.

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          3. Le Gooner
            • 14 Years
            13 years, 5 months ago

            Probably because of my 49 matchday transfers. Only one person on 180 points made more transfers than I did 🙂

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            1. Manani
              • 14 Years
              13 years, 5 months ago

              😆
              I am on 181

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    2. JK - Cønt ⭐
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      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      yup 214 here

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      1. TheProfesssor
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        mind telling me who you'd captain for tomorrow out of Ozil and Gomez? 😉

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  15. Les Bleus
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Man the McD site updates very quickly!

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    1. ManUFan
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      only 555 thousand players, a quarter of FPL
      and only 2 teeams to update from 1 game, not 20 teams

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      1. Les Bleus
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Damn, didn't think about that. But even so, during the group stage was the same deal

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      2. little_wizard123
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        2 minutes vs 2 days though 😉

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    2. som3awy
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Cuz its McD! Same as with drive through ;p

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      1. Les Bleus
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        hahahaha. true dat

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  16. Riddler
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Can't recall who started that Oliveria Bandwagon but they should know I'm cursing them now !

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    1. som3awy
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Did u get him?;o

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    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Could be massive in the semi with Postiga out....

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      1. TheProfesssor
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Can't believe he didn't even come on though. Almeida was absolute shit

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        1. 4vets
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 5 months ago

          +loads

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    3. Ginkapo FPL
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      China mag started it, and we have a cheap striker about to get a lot of points against Spain after Ronaldo has opened up the door.

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  17. Tommytour
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    53 - 53 this is going to a tight tie Ukraine!

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    1. 4vets
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Too early in the gw to worry about things like this!

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      1. Tommytour
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Got Balotelli to ruin it for me 🙂

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    2. COMH
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Close contest indeed.

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  18. chosta
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    That awkward moment when someone made less transfers in his wildcard so that he can beat me for the first place in the FFS league...

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    1. Le Gooner
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Ah, but you've got M. Gomez to his T. Muller 🙂

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      1. chosta
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        yes and the other main battle is Silva vs Rooney. will be fun

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  19. Chazza
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Part of me wants France to turn Spain over to make the semi-final picks more varied.

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    1. Abominable Snowy84
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Benzema, Ribery, Debuchy. Wont be that varied.

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      1. Infinite Sheldon
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Cabaye, nasri, menez if he plays

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  20. Parm
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Although I had no Portuguese defenders at least i've got double German and double Spanish defence left.

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    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Double German plus Alba, if you have Busquets he kind of counts as well.

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    2. som3awy
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      The thing is both will concede 😀

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  21. FORCA INTER
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Brazil 59-44 Urugvay

    Forca and Epic has both double up at Portugal defence while both Emperikal and 4Vets double up at Nani

    Brazi is delighted with our score so far 🙂

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    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Switzerland 57 Mexico 51.

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      1. Abominable Snowy84
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Ye will win by 30!

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      2. FORCA INTER
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        big final getting closier and closier 🙂

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        1. JK - Cønt ⭐
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 5 months ago

          indeed. I am currently leading our H2H, but a long way to go.

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          1. FORCA INTER
            • 14 Years
            13 years, 5 months ago

            i fancy my chanses simply cause i dont get pirlo and gerrard pick

            both overrated(fantasy aspect)

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            1. JK - Cønt ⭐
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              13 years, 5 months ago

              we shall see. May the best man win

              Either way you and me will continue on in our present vein, we get on, either one of us could win over 1 week, but we always hit similar scores.

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  22. Infinite Sheldon
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    My assistant manager thinks I should captain badstuber over ozil, podolski and hummels

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    1. COMH
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Is he Czechoslovakian by any chance?

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      1. Infinite Sheldon
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Are you trying to insult bilek, because he isn't Czechoslovakian is he?

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        1. COMH
          • 13 Years
          13 years, 5 months ago

          Bilek is a Czech but I was talking about your little assistant guy.

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  23. Spoiler
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    pilac to a 4.0? or wait?

    currently have three 4.0's in my team

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  24. GunsnRoses
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    I made 36 transfers this week before quarter .
    Just realized I would be the last ranked at my score 😀

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    1. riot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      I made 52...now I understand why my rank has dropped so much.

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      1. GunsnRoses
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        😆

        I thought I am the only fickle minded person around 😀

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      2. Le Gooner
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Should be the other way around IMO. More transfers = more active player, so deserve a higher ranking 😉

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  25. Pratik
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Unlike other match days, I think if your captain fails tomorrow 2 points from your captain could easily be reality. Both Spain vs France and England vs Italy, are unpredictable in terms the sources of points will come.

    So thinking I might stick with Ronaldo this time.

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    1. FORCA INTER
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      i agree with your logic but dont agree with sticking for 6pts

      even if i fail to win CRO league i would always switch from 6 cause that not good for C

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      1. JK - Cønt ⭐
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        I think it depends. Guy in my ML has quadruple German defense. Not sure I'd swap CR7 (c) to a defender

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        1. Chazza
          • 16 Years
          13 years, 5 months ago

          To a German defender I would. They are almost guaranteed a clean sheet so that's 6 points already. Anything else is a bonus.

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    2. Chazza
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      I was thinking exactly this but 6 points just doesn't satisfy me 😉

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    3. COMH
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Yeah I like this idea. Gomez is a big decision 2moro but unlike Ronaldo being the main Portugal threat by a long way the goals could be shared amongst the German attackers. I definitely wouldn't switch to the captain from CR7 to Spain v France or England v Italy.

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    4. Infinite Sheldon
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Hello, do you not have any German players?! I'd say that's reasonably predictable and the only players to have scored for Germany are podolski, bender and Gomez. I'd say that a German win and the players who will score is reasonably predictable. It would be silly not to put the armband on a German, even if it's a defender IMO

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  26. JK - Cønt ⭐
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Mull if you are here. Hope you enjoyed my Group C review 😛

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  27. riot
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Can't believe everyone has such high scores. Thought my 12 point CR7 and Pilar would be at least average for where I am, seems not 🙁

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    1. little_wizard123
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Moving down in leagues with 25 is very frustrating.

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    2. Chazza
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Don't worry, 3 more days to come and we'll be above average.

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    3. Manani
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      you got loads to play then.

      I think people are ridiculous masturbating on their rank before a matchday end.

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  28. jez_wright
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    stick or twist from ronaldo?

    day 2: ozil, neuer, maniatis
    day 3: torres, jordi alba
    day 4: rooney, gerrard, pirlo, lescott, abate

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    1. Le Gooner
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      With those players, Twist.

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      1. som3awy
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Stick you mean.

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        1. Le Gooner
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 5 months ago

          Very definitely twist. Ozil on day 2, Torres on day 3 and Rooney/Gerrard/Pirlo on day 4

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  29. Spoiler
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    silly to ask but did anyone not have ronaldo in their team?

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    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      plenty did

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    2. riot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      The guy against me in the top 8 H2H of Aguero, our Hero 😀 😀 😀

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  30. Chazza
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    The game is about to get boring but I want a much higher rank. Hopefully the semis will be unpredictable.

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