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2701469, Pre-season futbol Posted by benny, Sun Aug-04-19 09:31 AM
uh not sure where to begin with this extended break lol. Is it still worth setting up fantasy premier league?
Oh and congrats to Arsenal for the Pepe signing, great move
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2701470, Klopp really needs to give up on Henderson soon Posted by benny, Sun Aug-04-19 09:51 AM
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2701480, I go back and forth Posted by smutsboy, Sun Aug-04-19 10:50 PM
Even though it won a damn CL trophy, on days when there's two or more of: Hendo, Milner and Gini in the midfield if means there's going to be almost no midfield creativity.
But then again, LFC's current system gets a lot of its creativity from its full backs, so the midfield's job is more just to be sound positionally and defensively, which is what Hendo excels at.
If Keita can bust out, or Ox regains his form (not holding my breath), that goes a long way towards justifying starting Hendo and Fabinho at the same time.
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2701476, PEPE!! Posted by calminvasion, Sun Aug-04-19 06:12 PM
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2701477, Is Pepe that good? Honest question. Posted by dillinjah, Sun Aug-04-19 06:55 PM
>Oh and congrats to Arsenal for the Pepe signing, great move
I just don’t watch that league, but obviously you do, so...?
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2701486, I think so Posted by benny, Mon Aug-05-19 08:44 AM
ofc it remains to be seen how Emery plays him but he's got a dynamite combination of pace, creativity and game smarts that is tough to mis-use IMO
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2701478, Imma be loud and annoying about Villa Posted by magilla vanilla, Sun Aug-04-19 08:57 PM
We byke. We kept the core of the squad that got us up. We practically stole Tom Heaton off Burnley. We have a big fucking Brazilian up front. Who likes to drop deep and play in wingers. Tyrone Mings cost a quarter what Harry Maguire did and he’s about to have a much better season. We’ve got people who grew up with the team as Manager and Captain. Speaking of, Jack Grealish about to make Levy real real sad that he didn’t say “fuck it, 50 mill” last Summer.
LET’S FUCKIN GOOOOOOOOOO
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2701536, AND MOTHERFUCKIN TREZEGUET Posted by benny, Tue Aug-06-19 09:09 PM
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2701559, (no, not that one.) Posted by magilla vanilla, Wed Aug-07-19 01:51 PM
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2701569, Not gonna lie, I got confused. Posted by dillinjah, Wed Aug-07-19 03:27 PM
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2701560, This is what we did last year Posted by magilla vanilla, Wed Aug-07-19 01:54 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSfD3fawyWc
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2701578, how many Villa players should I have on my fantasy team Posted by smutsboy, Wed Aug-07-19 05:42 PM
right now I have two
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2701639, Three. They're cheap and Dean Smith will have us attacking Posted by magilla vanilla, Fri Aug-09-19 11:55 AM
Likely set piece takers are Conor Hourihane and Matt Targett
Tom Heaton is the best keeper under 5 you'll find.
I wouldn't necessarily go for Wesley, as he's a) new to the league from the Belgian league and b) unlikely to fully replace the 25 goals Tammy Abraham scored last year. He likes to come get the ball and play his wingers and midfielders in-- John McGinn, Anwar El Ghazi, Jota and Trezeguet are the most likely to benefit from that approach.
But the starkest thing about the Smith turnaround is despite the odd 5-5 to Forest and 3-3 to Blades, Villa's defense tightened up a LOT under Smith, especially during the 10 win run. Tyrone Mings was essential to that, and he'll likely play every game so long as he's fit. He proved excellent in the air, stopping dribblers, and reading for interceptions. He should pop in a handful of goals too.
I didn't mention Jack Grealish-- I think McGinn will outscore him, but Grealish will likely benefit from key passes being included in the points tally. His job in this system is to operate the space between, and you'll likely see him and Wesley operating as a double pivot in the attack, weirdly. He's a special player, but I don't think he'll end up being that great for fantasy purposes (I still have him because I can't not).
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2701479, I have my fantasy PL team picked Posted by smutsboy, Sun Aug-04-19 10:46 PM
so I'd enter it into an OKP league if we have one
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2701535, ok league renewed Posted by benny, Tue Aug-06-19 09:09 PM
https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/869300/
League code: t8rn7d
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2701516, the most expensive defender in the world... Posted by smutsboy, Mon Aug-05-19 04:27 PM
is Harry Maguire.
Just want to make sure that gets mentioned.
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2701546, nonissue. shouldve bought him last summer but the imbecile Woodward Posted by BrooklynWHAT, Wed Aug-07-19 10:33 AM
thought he was clever.
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2701557, didn't say it was an issue. United need him Posted by smutsboy, Wed Aug-07-19 01:17 PM
but it's sure as shit hilarious
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2701558, Tyrone Mings cost a quarter and does all the things Slabhead does. Posted by magilla vanilla, Wed Aug-07-19 01:44 PM
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2701562, sounds about right. he averages about a quarter of a season too. Posted by BrooklynWHAT, Wed Aug-07-19 02:09 PM
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2701563, Missed no time after he signed for us on loan. Posted by magilla vanilla, Wed Aug-07-19 02:18 PM
Enjoy your second muppet-faced overpriced center-half.
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2701556, Looks like lukaku is gone thank god Posted by BrooklynWHAT, Wed Aug-07-19 12:30 PM
Not thrilled with the timing but addition by subtraction. Just useless unless you serve it up on a plate to him like KDB and Hazard do for him
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2701588, 2 summers in a row the manager hasnt been backed Posted by BrooklynWHAT, Thu Aug-08-19 08:04 AM
30m net spend this summer is a fucking joke. ah well it'll be fun to watch games w/ no emotional investment or standards of any sort.
hope they give out orange slices and fruit snacks after the game since we're just playing for fun now.
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2701592, sideshow bob joining the arsenal? go figure Posted by dillinjah, Thu Aug-08-19 08:33 AM
Koscielny forcing his way out leaves us no choice I suppose.
I'm just dreading the eventual pairing of Luiz and Mustafi at some point this season , due to injuries/suspensions...
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2701618, first few headlines I saw I assumed they meant another Luiz Posted by benny, Thu Aug-08-19 07:10 PM
like, some 19 yr old whiz-kid from Benfica or sthg
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2701595, Spurs sign yet another player Posted by smutsboy, Thu Aug-08-19 09:37 AM
move after move.
Sessegnon £25m
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2701621, <<< Posted by bshelly, Thu Aug-08-19 08:10 PM
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2701752, LEVY DA GAWD Posted by CliffDogg, Tue Aug-13-19 05:08 PM
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2701619, Living the summer of Raul, we've been mulling it Posted by calminvasion, Thu Aug-08-19 07:29 PM
No guarantees it actually translates on the field, but I've really likes or approach.
Will miss Alex, but I get it. Can't offload Mikki, so had to take the cash
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2701620, I'm hopeful Reiss Nelson and/or Saka seizes the chance. Posted by dillinjah, Thu Aug-08-19 07:32 PM
>Will miss Alex, but I get it. Can't offload Mikki, so had to >take the cash
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2701622, lol *loving* and *killing it* Posted by calminvasion, Thu Aug-08-19 09:23 PM
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2701684, Raul, Edu, and Fahmy = the holy trinity Posted by LA2Philly, Sun Aug-11-19 05:55 PM
Incredible work this summer
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2701631, HAPPY EPL KICKOFF DAY YALL Posted by benny, Fri Aug-09-19 09:43 AM
not sure the weekly posts will be required, at least at first. Maybe a monthly general futbol post to start?
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2701638, I'm ready. One of my last summer fridays from work. Posted by smutsboy, Fri Aug-09-19 11:21 AM
let's do it
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2701640, so weird, hope nothing comes of this Posted by smutsboy, Fri Aug-09-19 12:55 PM
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/aug/09/arsenals-ozil-and-kolasinac-withdrawn-from-arsenal-squad-due-to-further-security-incidents
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2701641, super bizarre Posted by benny, Fri Aug-09-19 01:09 PM
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2701642, very odd Posted by BrooklynWHAT, Fri Aug-09-19 01:10 PM
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2701646, some dope names on this Norwich squad Posted by benny, Fri Aug-09-19 02:13 PM
Stiepermann, Pukki, Cantwell, and of course Costa Rican nemesis Tim Krul
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2701654, Alisson out with a non-contact leg injury Posted by smutsboy, Fri Aug-09-19 03:59 PM
NOT GOOD
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2701662, Lol right by mings. Stick your chest in the way lad Posted by BrooklynWHAT, Sat Aug-10-19 01:01 PM
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2701669, How many blocks did he have before that? Posted by magilla vanilla, Sat Aug-10-19 05:36 PM
Getting ready to watch Maguire join the list of post-Fergie trash United have been wheeling out at center half.
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2701680, how many shots did he move out the way of that led to an L Posted by BrooklynWHAT, Sun Aug-11-19 11:07 AM
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2701694, thats incredibly unfair lol Posted by cgonz00cc, Sun Aug-11-19 07:54 PM
imo he was still MOTM even with the L
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2701695, it is but MV bought my boy Slabhead into it so im on his head. Posted by BrooklynWHAT, Sun Aug-11-19 08:33 PM
youre not gonna call my guy overpriced when the only reason why Mings was cheap is because he can't stay on the field.
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2701696, fair enough lmao. cant argue with that Posted by cgonz00cc, Sun Aug-11-19 08:58 PM
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2701699, That’s fair. Good job carving through a Lampard team. Posted by magilla vanilla, Sun Aug-11-19 09:57 PM
We put 9 on his Derby in three meetings last year. It’s pretty fun.
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2701679, Pogba needs a good slap Posted by BrooklynWHAT, Sun Aug-11-19 11:04 AM
worst 45 i've seen him play
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2701682, OT is lit today. Posted by BrooklynWHAT, Sun Aug-11-19 11:56 AM
rode our luck a bit in the first half but the desire and quality is showing today
pogba hasnt done any of his dumb shit allhalf either. simple play = success
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2701685, Make-shift squad on the road to start the season.... Posted by LA2Philly, Sun Aug-11-19 05:56 PM
and we get three points while having a clean sheet. I'll take it
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2701693, Wow, NBC managed to make their online service even worse? Posted by smutsboy, Sun Aug-11-19 07:12 PM
All game replays are now only available through the paid Gold package.
Which means tv subscribers can stream matches that are on tv live, but can't watch replays without paying $65 extra for NBC Gold.
Also the replays aren't even available until 9pm.
So even if you're not a TV subscriber, you can pay one fee to stream games live, then pay a SECOND fee to watch games on demand, but not until 9pm (so not really on demand)
Quite a consumer-friendly platform you're building there NBC.
No one wants to pay for NBC Gold so their solution is to double down on it.
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2701700, that’s that Comcast magic at work Posted by benny, Sun Aug-11-19 10:20 PM
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2701701, So that's what's going on Posted by calminvasion, Sun Aug-11-19 10:51 PM
I ended up watching Friday's replay on the app, but in Spanish. The feed was available not long after the Liverpool game finished. Obviously only an option when games are aired on telumundo. Or maybe it was a glitch.
But yeah that really sux. That said I paid for gold, but that 9pm is bananas. That throws off my whole routine
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2701767, Pulisic making shit happen Posted by BrooklynWHAT, Wed Aug-14-19 02:47 PM
an assist and a goal called back just a hair offside.
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2701786, that non-goal was a fantastic shot Posted by smutsboy, Wed Aug-14-19 07:49 PM
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2701797, he and Giroud have a lil something Posted by cgonz00cc, Thu Aug-15-19 09:33 AM
ive never understood why they just dont make Giroud the full time striker
he dragged their asses into CL almost singlehandedly
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2701807, pretty sure it's because they want their 9 to press Posted by RandomFact, Thu Aug-15-19 12:55 PM
and dude is too old to be running around like that all game
>ive never understood why they just dont make Giroud the full >time striker
but I agree, he deserves to be the first option considering the other question marks they have at the position.
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