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Monitor – David Silva

Having failed miserably to defend their title last time out, City’s decision to install Manuel Pellegrini at the helm is a deliberate move away from the more conservative approach favoured by Roberto Mancini. The Chilean’s summer acquisition of forwards Alvaro Negredo and Stevan Jovetic, however, while good news for City fans, has led to fears that the up-front rest and rotation policy so favoured by Mancini will once again rear its head.

With a goal and assist over the first couple of Gameweeks, David Silva has thrown his hat in the ring as a real alternative route into an attack that has already racked up six goals – more than any other side in the top-flight. The little Spaniard affords a far greater security of game time, with his creativity crucial to creating chances for Pellegrini’s frontmen and ahead of a home clash with Hull, his Fantasy bandwagon is in overdrive as Eden Hazard and Juan Mata owners look to the City playmaker as a premium midfield alternative.

In this latest article for members, we analyse Silva’s performances so far. Check on his progress compared to last season and assess his credentials at the most sought-after midfielder in the Fantasy Premier League (FPL) game ahead of the weekend’s fixtures.

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  1. SuperOsçarBaby
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    do you plan to have eto'o in future?
    drogba II

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    1. Al Pacino
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      More like Shevchenko II

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      1. Heels_Over_Head
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        Please

        Torres is Schevchenko II

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        1. MCH
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          Shev III then?

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    2. Sarnab
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      No still a rotation risk. Other strikers in 8-9 range are much better value

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    3. TorresMagic™
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      Drogba ii is Lukaku.

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      1. Heels_Over_Head
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        should be, but Jose's got to let him play

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  2. Sarnab
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    Best Sigurdsson replacement?

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    1. J0E
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      Perhaps the one Spurs have bought in, Eriksen. Have to see what his price is.

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      1. Sarnab
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        Will be 8 atleast

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    2. LOCO ABREU
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      cheap mid maybe

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      1. Sarnab
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        Yes thats what I want. I have RVP and Kim will rotate with the new guy

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        1. LOCO ABREU
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          brady

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          1. Heels_Over_Head
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            this

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    3. Get up ya bum
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      Snodgrass/Chadli/Whittingham

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    4. David Brains - OH NO!
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      Nolan gets big points at home, but none away, so might rotate well with Kim

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    5. Chris_White
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      Lamela.

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      1. Sarnab
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        This is tempting.

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  3. RUUD!
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    Hows this for a WC for GW4?

    Mig 4.0

    Vidic Chester Hangeland Walker Shaw

    Walcott Coutinho Brady _______ ________

    Benteke Rooney Soldado

    12.2 to spend on 2 other mids, thing of playing 4-3-3 anyway due to defender baps? .

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    1. Mull
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      Nolan and Whittingham

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    2. Dr Dream
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      Coutinho > Michu/Silva/Hazard (9.0 ish take your pick)....Soldado > Studge...Paulinho (7.0) for Spurs cover...Parker for a solid 5th mid with good fixtures (4.5)....

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  4. Freshy
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    JWP is not guaranteed to keep his starting position.
    Lambert sat a fair # last year
    JWP has been a top mid for Saints.
    Anyone can play themselves out of a starting position

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    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
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      ramirez and osvaldo need to come into the side meaning jwp unfortunately may miss out even though he has played well

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      1. Parm
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        No chance Ramirez, Osvaldo and Lambert will all start.

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        1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
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          but if ramirez comes in jwp is favourite to drop out?

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  5. khanh
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    Sorry for the repost, lost at last page.
    I need some helps, will Nastasic start this weekend? Only have 5.5 to do Toure --> Lescott but Kompany may come back soon.

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    1. Mojo Rojo
      • 11 Years
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      Nastasic will play against Hull. He was an unused sub during the Cardiff game.

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      1. khanh
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        Thanks, so Toure --> Nastasic then.

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        1. Mojo Rojo
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          Go for it. Good luck for the gameweek

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  6. caio89
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    Repost from last night, hope to get an opinion or two!

    Not sure which defenders to play this week (besides Zabaleta), need to play 2 out of these 4:
    Mertesacker (TOT) - CS unlikely but likes to score against Spurs, picks up BPS
    Clyne (nor) - Norwich have struggeled offensively but he may not play 90 minutes
    MTurner (SOU) - Bassong will be back for Norwich so they should improve defensively
    Ward (STK) - one of the very few games you'd fancy Palace to get a CS, also offers some offensive potential.

    Currently on Mert + Clyne, what do you think?

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    1. ZaKNaFeiN
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      I would go with Murner and Ward actually

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    2. Yes Don
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      clyne

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  7. Mojo Rojo
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    Who to play?
    A) O'Shea vs Crystal Palace
    or
    B) Wanyama vs Norwich

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    1. ZaKNaFeiN
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      A

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  8. Chris_White
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    Eto'o signing makes staying away from CHE attacking coverage even easier. Unless he goes mental early on and can rack up the starts.

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  9. gentlemanlyconduct
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    Can anyone tell me who to rotate RVP with?

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    1. Chris_White
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      RVP

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    2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
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      why would you want to rotate rvp?

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    3. No Luck
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      Demel

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      1. SuperOsçarBaby
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        +1

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    4. Freshy
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      Kun

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    5. Al Pacino
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      If you're spending 14m on a player, you don't rotate him

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      1. TuttiFrutti
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        well, this gameweeks second top scorer did 😉

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    6. Bubz
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      rotate?

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    7. Heels_Over_Head
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      good joke

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      1. Heels_Over_Head
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        that is not a hat

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        1. Dr Dream
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          and nor is it a pipe...

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          1. Just A Hat
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            -_-

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    8. gentlemanlyconduct
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      No player is bigger than the club. He'll learn if I bench him.

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      1. Your Mum's Athletic
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        😯

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    9. ZaKNaFeiN
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      Rooney, best rotation ever

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  10. Sarnab
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    Anyone who lives in France or have visited France, Which is in your opinion the best city in France (in terms of tourist spots,culture etc etc)

    Paris?

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    1. Bubz
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      Paris is amazing. Loved it when I went on holiday there last October

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    2. Heels_Over_Head
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      lived there for 5 years and plotting to move back

      Paris

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    3. Chris_White
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      Paris.

      Nice is nice too 😎 (especially in the summer)

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    4. LewanGOALski
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      Paris is too touristic, I lived there for the last year. And people are not nice.

      I am in love with Bretagne and generally Northern France - Le Mont Saint-Michele is a must see place!!!

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      1. Namtab Nomolos
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        I've always found it amusing/odd to see that and the Cornish one be so similar.

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      2. Heels_Over_Head
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        a) he said "best city"

        b) Mont Saint-Michele is a nice day out, and a good one, but nothing more

        c) there's tons of amazing countryside; Bretagne is great and certainly has the best butter, caramel, cider and crepes; but I'd rather be in a village in the Pyrenees in the Pays Basque

        d) there's plenty of nice people in Paris but it's up to you where you go and who you meet

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    5. Sarnab
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      Thanks all.

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    6. olidooley
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      Montpellier for sure

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    7. Just A Hat
      • 14 Years
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      Toulouse

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    8. pompeyfan
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      I was in Paris & Granville last week. Highly recommend Granville, the Monaco of the north, great seafood everywhere.

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    9. olidooley
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      I lived there for 8 years.......Paris is a dive, Toulouse and Bordeaux and horrible. The weather is bad anywhere in the north....

      Head for the south of France - Montpellier. You will not regret it

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  11. Sarnab
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    Draw has started

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    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
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      Unfortunately it won't start till about 5:15

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      1. Sarnab
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        Yeah Now they are showing last season's clips

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        1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
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          alot of talking and more talking, I will watch though just waiting as could start anytime

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  12. SuperOsçarBaby
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    UCL draw live stream -
    http://t.co/Ek8fEoC2Mr

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    1. Namtab Nomolos
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      No streams a... wait, this one's ok 🙂

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  13. LewanGOALski
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    I think I will still stay away from CHE fwds and mids. Ivan & Terry are the ones. Eventually Lamps

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    1. ManofKent
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      Oscar?

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      1. LewanGOALski
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        if Mata stays, there will be so much rotation!

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    2. Get up ya bum
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      Luiz is the one

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    3. Dr Dream
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      Chelsea have so many mids/fwds that even Mourinho won't know his team...what chance do we have ?

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    4. SuperOsçarBaby
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      keep calm & double-up on chelsea defence this season.

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  14. TeddiPonza
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    • 13 Years
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    Anelka and Hazard out.

    Giroud and Pablo Hernandez in....thoughts?

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  15. Mílanista
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    Thanks all for the replies last page.

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  16. OPTA FPL
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    who is that chick?

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    1. Chris_White
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      my gf

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      1. OPTA FPL
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        nice gf

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        1. Chris_White
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          ty sir

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          1. OPTA FPL
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            name/?

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            1. Chris_White
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              Honey Rider

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    2. Namtab Nomolos
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      Miss Vinegar

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        1. Namtab Nomolos
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          I think she spells it Winiger

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          1. OPTA FPL
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            nice
            https://www.google.com.vn/search?q=Winiger&oq=Winiger&aqs=chrome..69i57&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

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  17. Chris_White
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    Tottenham update: Erik Lamela and Vlad Chiriches have completed their medicals/deals. Christian Eriksen finalising move now. #THFC

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    1. LOCO ABREU
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      eriksen could be a assist king

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      1. Chris_White
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        ...and Lamela a bit of both. 15 goals and 5 assists in 30 starts last season for Roma.

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        1. LOCO ABREU
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          will be overpriced i expect

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          1. Chris_White
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            May come in at 9, in which we'll have to wait and see. Hoping for 8.5

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  18. Corrigan
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    I'm off for a while but it's an interesting debate with Silva so I'll leave you with these two points:

    - if he scores it will be rare, so when he does you want maximum bony. He got just 1 v New. 5m defenders have done nothing more than break wind and come out with 3. Bonus is of course a pattern and we need patterns for predictability.

    - some talk of fear. I'm the opposite as never fear him detonating. He's not an explosive captaincy option either. Not owning a Walcott for example strikes fear.

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    1. Shifty
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      owners will definitely get a maximum bony if he scores 😆

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    2. David Brains - OH NO!
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      We need to replace Hazard with someone.

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      1. ViperStripes
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        Paulinho

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        1. David Brains - OH NO!
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          I'm not sold on defensive midfielders

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  19. MattB
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    A) sturridge and giroud
    B) sturridge and benteke or
    C) benteke and giroud
    After gw3 so benteke hasnt got a blank?

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    1. OPTA FPL
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      B

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    2. S.Kuqi
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      B) If you have walcott otherwise C

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    3. Tobiathan
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      Long term I'd say Studge and Benteke

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  20. S.Kuqi
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    Havent seen Rmt:s "long" time so here is mine 😀 I would really appreciate your help

    Westwood (Boruc)

    Coleman-Nasty-Collins (Ferdinand,Turner)

    Silva- Walcott-Nolan-Coutinho (Whittingham)

    Negredo- Soldado- Lambert

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    1. LOCO ABREU
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      great team, hits?

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      1. S.Kuqi
        • 11 Years
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        WC 😀 got so horrible start with Anelka, Rat, Snoddy,Lukaku,Ward too much to handle.

        Negredo to Benteke will be my next move.

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  21. TorresMagic™
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    Anyone got a pillow.

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    1. Namtab Nomolos
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      One year it is going to mess up and need re-drawing. Just cross your fingers it's not this year 🙂

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  22. Strawberry Jelavic
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    • 11 Years
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    Afternoon gents! Here's a puzzler for ye for GW 4, prob gonna make three changes and the new team would look like one of these two, transfers in/out are in brackets......

    (Vert/Zabs) Coleman Shaw

    Mirallas (Chadli/Snoddy) Silva Coutinho

    (Lambert/Soldado) Aguero Benteke

    OR

    (Toure K/ Zabs) Coleman Shaw

    Mirallas Snoddy Silva Coutinho

    (Lambert/Soldado) (VP/Aguero) Benteke

    Any thoughts??

    Significant difference between the two would beSoldado instead of VP

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    1. Strawberry Jelavic
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      Disregard last sentence, is unchecked rubbish!!

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  23. Tim Canterbury
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    Why are Arsenal in the big boys pot? They qualified

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    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
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      because they are big boys

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    2. Del Monte
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      coefficient done from the previous 5 years

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    3. Chris_White
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      So that's where Wenger's money has gone. Cheeky.

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    4. Sarnab
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      Because they are the big boys

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  24. Al Pacino
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    It's crazy how RvP was 14m in FPL, in La Liga fantasy, Messi and Ronaldo are 14m, and i don't think RvP is head and shoulders above the rest like those two are.

    For example, if Ronaldo had gone to Man Utd, would he have been 14m? Because i think in FPL everyone would agree Ronaldo is a far greater prospect

    Random thoughts

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    1. David Brains - OH NO!
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      Ronaldo would be £15m

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    2. Heels_Over_Head
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      Conclusion: Messi & Ronaldo are too cheap in La Liga Fantasy

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    3. Oflow
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      18m minimun. Provides way to many points to be affordable without seriously damaging the rest of your team.

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    4. Frazek
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      Chrissy Boy got priced at £14m in his old OT glory days but I don't think any player has been priced higher in FPL. I wonder what it would take... we'll find out when Harry Kane starts showing his true colours. 🙂

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  25. ViperStripes
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    Take a hit for Silva before his prioce rises too much? Already missed out a little so tempted to wait anyway. It would be MIrallas making way and would impact on my ability to upgrade Lambert on my front line or to upgrade any of my 3 x 4.0m defenders.

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    1. David Brains - OH NO!
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      Took a hit for Silva (c) to field 11 this week, but in your situation I'd probably give Mirallas another week

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    2. Frazek
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      How about the Rickie to Edin curve ball?

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      1. footy4life
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        noo

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  26. Sleep Talk
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    This will take hours. The balls are impossible to open. 😛

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  27. Optimus.
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    OMG Arsenal

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  28. Your Mum's Athletic
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    BILLY 😯

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  29. FPL Daniel
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    Arsenal first to be selected in Group F

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    1. Optimus.
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      F for free 😉

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  30. Namtab Nomolos
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    F Arsenal? How rude.

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