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[VashaUdacha777]

Hi

Round 15 turned out to be the toughest one for me. A lot of the teams I considered outsiders managed to win or at least draw. Scoring 4.5 points for the round is a disaster ) Chelsea and Liverpool disappointed once again. And honestly, I won’t be surprised if Manchester loses to Wolves today as well ) The Premier League is incredibly unpredictable, but I’m hoping luck will help me out )

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But if you ask me, it shouldn’t really matter because it is basically the same as buying two entries (the difference is the progress).. Still like I said, I won’t sell this to user who is already part of this pool.

I did not know this was possible, well that clears it up. It will also be counter productive to have more than one account in, this will only be helpful in a knock out styled tournament.

Kept one cleansheet from last six games ; it looking more like the entire Arsenal defensive structure is built around Gabriel this season.

The league is demonic - you lot went too hard this season and are only 2 points from Manchester city. Crazy

Saliba and Gabriel I will say. I personally prefer Saliba defensively and Gabriel offensively in set pieces, but it is a narrow difference between both in those cases.
It is a very competitive league where things can change with one game and consistency will always win.

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[igebotz]

Kept one cleansheet from last six games ; it looking more like the entire Arsenal defensive structure is built around Gabriel this season.

The league is demonic - you lot went too hard this season and are only 2 points from Manchester city. Crazy

Saliba and Gabriel I will say. I personally prefer Saliba defensively and Gabriel offensively in set pieces, but it is a narrow difference between both in those cases.
It is a very competitive league where things can change with one game and consistency will always win.

Saliba did the most last season, he just hasn't been it this season IMO - it all being Gabriel doing the most defensively and offensively.

Liverpool are 3 points from the top 4 after winning 2 games from 9 fixtures - I don't know if this is good thing or bad thing for tbe league. Maybe the clubs are inconsistent and not tough as we believed.

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Saliba did the most last season, he just hasn't been it this season IMO - it all being Gabriel doing the most defensively and offensively.

He has still been efficient for me this season. Goes about his job quietly and calmly, I hardly see attackers go past him. I do not think about it much, good to have such good options in the team.

Liverpool are 3 points from the top 4 after winning 2 games from 9 fixtures - I don't know if this is good thing or bad thing for tbe league. Maybe the clubs are inconsistent and not tough as we believed.

A tough league will be so for everyone in it, not just Liverpool. Matches are more even these days as more clubs get more money to inject into their squads.

I will rather just experience each season as it comes, the only guarantee is that you will be entertained with the games.

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[igebotz]

Liverpool are 3 points from the top 4 after winning 2 games from 9 fixtures - I don't know if this is good thing or bad thing for tbe league. Maybe the clubs are inconsistent and not tough as we believed.

A tough league will be so for everyone in it, not just Liverpool. Matches are more even these days as more clubs get more money to inject into their squads.

I will rather just experience each season as it comes, the only guarantee is that you will be entertained with the games.

I meant one could easily go winless in two months, win two consecutive games and somehow found their way back to Top 6- this is not our standard, it's getting shit everyday. Not too worried about our current position when all we need is 3 consecutive wins  to Compete again.

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I meant one could easily go winless in two months, win two consecutive games and somehow found their way back to Top 6- this is not our standard, it's getting shit everyday. Not too worried about our current position when all we need is 3 consecutive wins  to Compete again.

Yeah, I got that. I was trying to say the other teams around them are also losing cause they are finding matches equally difficult. It also helped that they picked up 15/15 after the first 5 matches, this gave them a little bit of a buffer from the run of bad matches, until it got too bad. Draws are also almost as bad as losses when they pile up.

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Ekitike... scored 2 goals last night.

Liverpool seem to be on the up and Salah is back in the squad after being left out of the UCL, but tonight he only made one assist.
Anyway, glad Liverpool won which means we won't sink too far.

Arsenal's last goal was benefited by a header from Mosquera.

[Ryu_Ar1]

Ekitike... scored 2 goals last night.

Liverpool seem to be on the up and Salah is back in the squad after being left out of the UCL, but tonight he only made one assist.
Anyway, glad Liverpool won which means we won't sink too far.

Arsenal's last goal was benefited by a header from Mosquera.

At least for now their unfavorable trend is reduced even though there are 2 draws in their last 5 matches but Liverpool is currently starting to return to form as expected.
Ekitike with a brace and a quick goal in the 1st minute (the fastest goal in the EPL for this season) that made them manage to secure back 3 points.

Arsenal? Should I say it was a lucky break for them? Arsenal won when their players couldn't score lol. But apart from that 3 points still managed to get them which makes Arsenal a little bit away from the chase at the moment because Manchester City still haven't played.

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Damn, feels weird waking up in a different timezone and only finding out Arsenal won a game without scoring a goal themselves (two own goals from Wolves? What a way to never catch a break!).

I did watch Liverpool's game though, snatches of the second half anyway -- Salah had a nice cross from Chiesa he blew over, and seemed bright enough, just maybe not sharp enough? Am I concerned? Nah.

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Arsenal's last goal was benefited by a header from Mosquera.

2 own goals but yeah, we will take it. The team just has to reflect now on the past results and performances and be prepared for the tight end to the year with 4 matches in 10 days.

Good to see Saliba back in the squad but then sucks to have White pick up another injury after his brilliant return, perhaps how light we at the back meant he had to play too many games within a short time. These are normal parts of a season that any team that wants to be Champions at the end of the season has to navigate. Maybe we may see some January transfers to help boost the team for the run-in.

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[cryptofrka]

Yeah, LFC looked decent. Early goal surely helped to calm down the nerves, and now Bradley returns so Szoboszlai will not have to play RB as well.
Slot has a difficult task now - we are winning without Salah so he'll have to manage that one carefully. I think he's off soon though - maybe even in January.

We now have Spurs away - they are in a really bad period so it seems like a good time to play them. Win there and we have some momentum for the upcoming easier games.

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Arsenal? Should I say it was a lucky break for them?

Yup because the scorer is not an Arsenal player.

Good to see Saliba back in the squad but then sucks to have White pick up another injury after his brilliant return, perhaps how light we at the back meant he had to play too many games within a short time. These are normal parts of a season that any team that wants to be Champions at the end of the season has to navigate. Maybe we may see some January transfers to help boost the team for the run-in.

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It is very unfortunate that Ben White is injured, indeed now the match schedule is rather tight so that many players are tired and cannot maintain player fitness, this has become a routine schedule where the match breaks are too short.

There are still no rumors whether this winter Arteta will recruit players for the back line?

[igebotz]

2 own goals but yeah, we will take it. The team just has to reflect now on the past results and performances and be prepared for the tight end to the year with 4 matches in 10 days.

Good to see Saliba back in the squad but then sucks to have White pick up another injury after his brilliant return, perhaps how light we at the back meant he had to play too many games within a short time. These are normal parts of a season that any team that wants to be Champions at the end of the season has to navigate. Maybe we may see some January transfers to help boost the team for the run-in.

If this had been a lower division game, I would have argued that it was fixed because how do you score two vital own goals to help your opponent win?  Why are opponents getting "an assist" for an own goal ?  Saka ruined my FPL team.

We now have Spurs away - they are in a really bad period so it seems like a good time to play them. Win there and we have some momentum for the upcoming easier games.

Spursy against top teams are different breeds but Liverpool are not different from them this season too. It's a clowns to clowns fixture.

[buwaytress]

Haha clown to clown fixtures is  precisely what I would call it too padi Igeh. Just the season to be in a circus so we might as well.play our full part in it. Chelski better stop clowning around though or they might join our camp


Hoping for Manure to do just that though. Misery needs company

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There are still no rumors whether this winter Arteta will recruit players for the back line?

January transfers usually come in unplanned, they are not always discussed before the window opens. I do not expect a panic buy if the team assesses that the injured players will be back withing a reasonable enough time-frame.

If this had been a lower division game, I would have argued that it was fixed because how do you score two vital own goals to help your opponent win?  Why are opponents getting "an assist" for an own goal ?  Saka ruined my FPL team.

Both own goals were force by the deliveries and movements in the box. I do not see assists credited to Saka for either of the goals and rightly so.

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[igebotz]

Haha clown to clown fixtures is  precisely what I would call it too padi Igeh. Just the season to be in a circus so we might as well.play our full part in it. Chelski better stop clowning around though or they might join our camp


Hoping for Manure to do just that though. Misery needs company

We're not far from the conversation but not shit enough at the moment. Theater of dreams is getting shattered and turning to theater of nightmares by Bounermouth. They're one of the clowns we don't talk about.

Both own goals were force by the deliveries and movements in the box. I do not see assists credited to Saka for either of the goals and rightly so.

I knew you'd say that- there's always justification for anything Arsenal  btw Saka was awarded 2 assists points in the FPL.

That is not how league titles are won.

[Ryu_Ar1]

Both own goals were force by the deliveries and movements in the box. I do not see assists credited to Saka for either of the goals and rightly so.

I knew you'd say that- there's always justification for anything Arsenal  btw Saka was awarded 2 assists points in the FPL.

That is not how league titles are won.

lol but this really happened and he even became MOTM in this match due to 2 assists for Wolves players in this match

There were some interesting things created this week where the tyne derby was worn with all forms of Sunderland's mockery of Newcastle even they started attacking from the start where the scoreboard was used as "visitors" instead of club names and logos
Saka's 2 assists are also quite interesting because things like this rarely happen.

Now the closing match between Manchester United and Bournemouth is like a big match.
2 times Bournemouth fell behind and 2 times they also equalized the score + 1 comeback to allow them to surpass Manchester United on the scoreboard.

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I knew you'd say that- there's always justification for anything Arsenal   btw Saka was awarded 2 assists points in the FPL.

Well, it is justified in this case 
There are own goals you could see that are entirely a product of poor defending and some others where the attacking play puts the pressure which forces the error to be made. They could have defended both situations better but margins like that happens in football.

That is not how league titles are won.

Come on, everyone has bad days and slip ups, Arsenal and every one in and around the top of the table now has had a couple of those days
One thing that is certain is whoever wins the title in May would have deserved it.

Now the closing match between Manchester United and Bournemouth is like a big match.
2 times Bournemouth fell behind and 2 times they also equalized the score + 1 comeback to allow them to surpass Manchester United on the scoreboard.

Tough game this. Both teams need a win.
What a brilliant free-kick from Bruno while I was typing this. The foul was harsh, a wrong decision in my opinion, but it was a peach of a strike. 2 free-kicks in one game and time for more.

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What’s new with this fcking Man United? It’s always like this. You think they’re about to win, then they end up losing or draw again just like this last game. I really needed Man United win for an extra 1 slam point, but it still ended in draw.

Well, at least I’m still top 1 on the leaderboard. But it’s just a bit disappointing because last matchday I got the yellow cap, but there was no more freebet reward. The moment I finally win the yellow cap, that’s when there’s no more freebet anymore. Lucky at the time unlucky lol

[darxiaomi]

What’s new with this fcking Man United? It’s always like this. You think they’re about to win, then they end up losing or draw again just like this last game. I really needed Man United win for an extra 1 slam point, but it still ended in draw.

Well, at least I’m still top 1 on the leaderboard. But it’s just a bit disappointing because last matchday I got the yellow cap, but there was no more freebet reward. The moment I finally win the yellow cap, that’s when there’s no more freebet anymore. Lucky at the time unlucky lol

Is nearby to impossible to guess what is gonna do Manchester United in their next game, worst of it this only worsener day by day, at least before they lose more than draw or win, but now a broken clock have more certainty than them.

I hate them i have them in my black list form a long time but damn i still cant believe what they do week after week.