The Secret Tournament
- Pirlo's Beard
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The Secret Tournament
Welcome to The Secret Tournament.
- From4corners
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Not so secret anymore now, is it?
- Pirlo's Beard
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Haha, thanks Taca, sorry there was no room for you in the end but I figured you'll have your hands full with chairing the 'League of 6".
- Pirlo's Beard
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No but don't ruin the mood.
- Stemania
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Big Phil!
- Pirlo's Beard
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- Pirlo's Beard
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Hennessey, Lössl
Van Dijk, Stones, David Luiz, Alderweireld, Adam Smith
Alli, Walcott, Mata, Schürrle, Kenedy
Agüero, Arnautović, King
Strengths: Agüeroooooooooooo and Arnautović in a sexy forward line. King with a great run of fixtures, Adam Smith too. Van Dijk and Stones giving the back line some weight, and a gamble on Toby reclaiming his place in the Spurs team and recapturing the form of old.
Weaknesses: A somewhat flimsy-looking midfield (Alli is unreliable, Mata's a very short-term pick, Walcott.... I really should know better ) and a defender being controlled by a 10 year-old on a PlayStation.
Who did you all get?
Van Dijk, Stones, David Luiz, Alderweireld, Adam Smith
Alli, Walcott, Mata, Schürrle, Kenedy
Agüero, Arnautović, King
Strengths: Agüeroooooooooooo and Arnautović in a sexy forward line. King with a great run of fixtures, Adam Smith too. Van Dijk and Stones giving the back line some weight, and a gamble on Toby reclaiming his place in the Spurs team and recapturing the form of old.
Weaknesses: A somewhat flimsy-looking midfield (Alli is unreliable, Mata's a very short-term pick, Walcott.... I really should know better ) and a defender being controlled by a 10 year-old on a PlayStation.
Who did you all get?
- dino1980
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Burnley Keepers
Sanchez, Sokratis, Lovren, Janmaat, Digne
KDB, Ramsey, Groß, Felipe Anderson, Sessegnon
Lacazette, Ings, Gray
Strengths: Being able to copy and paste Groß so I don't have to write Gros.
Weaknesses: Quite a few
Sanchez, Sokratis, Lovren, Janmaat, Digne
KDB, Ramsey, Groß, Felipe Anderson, Sessegnon
Lacazette, Ings, Gray
Strengths: Being able to copy and paste Groß so I don't have to write Gros.
Weaknesses: Quite a few
- Pirlo's Beard
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- Mav3rick
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Re: The Secret Tournament
Ederson, Ryan
Robertson, Rudiger, Pereira, Darmian, Aurier
Sterling, Sane, Barkley, Pereyra, Jahanbakhsh
Vardy, Iheanacho, Mitrovic
Strengths: Accounts
Weaknesses: Eczema
Robertson, Rudiger, Pereira, Darmian, Aurier
Sterling, Sane, Barkley, Pereyra, Jahanbakhsh
Vardy, Iheanacho, Mitrovic
Strengths: Accounts
Weaknesses: Eczema
- No Way Jose
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Leno, Cech
Azpi, Bailly, Young, Keane, Doherty
D Silva, Richarlison, Lucas, Delofeu, Hughes
Aubameyang, Zaha, Austin
Weaknesses: Aplenty, mostly midfield, lactose
Strengths: Aboutobanginaheapofgoalseyang and a reasonable forward line all things considered
Azpi, Bailly, Young, Keane, Doherty
D Silva, Richarlison, Lucas, Delofeu, Hughes
Aubameyang, Zaha, Austin
Weaknesses: Aplenty, mostly midfield, lactose
Strengths: Aboutobanginaheapofgoalseyang and a reasonable forward line all things considered
- Mo Bot
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Schmeichel, Begovic
Vertonghen, Coleman, Shaw, Mee, Mustafi
Salah, Lingard, Yarmolenko, Mkhi, Doucoure
Tosun, Morata, Rashford
Weaknesses: Not a single City player. Several risky/average picks
Strengths: Salah
Vertonghen, Coleman, Shaw, Mee, Mustafi
Salah, Lingard, Yarmolenko, Mkhi, Doucoure
Tosun, Morata, Rashford
Weaknesses: Not a single City player. Several risky/average picks
Strengths: Salah
- baganboy
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Pickford, Foster
Sakho, van Aanholt, Bellerin, Tarkowski, Mawson
Hazard, Sanchez, Willian, Sigurdsson, Elyounoussi
Benteke, Deeney, Mounie
Strengths: Midfield is very competitive.
Weaknesses: Rest of the team is meh.
Sakho, van Aanholt, Bellerin, Tarkowski, Mawson
Hazard, Sanchez, Willian, Sigurdsson, Elyounoussi
Benteke, Deeney, Mounie
Strengths: Midfield is very competitive.
Weaknesses: Rest of the team is meh.
- Archy
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My team:
De Gea, McCarthy
Mendy, Otamendi, TAA, Monreal, Peltier
Eriksen Mane Ritchie Mooy Milivojevic
Pérez Barnes Murray
To what extent do I believe my team has the skills to perform effectively?
Not at all
To some extent
Very much so
Don't know
- Mav3rick
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Always good to meet a fellow fan
- snakzz
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Good luck guys and have fun.
- Beerfuelledman
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Jesus wept; did any of you get a decent forward line?
- From4corners
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He didn't actually, as he is in a decent forward line in an even more decent overall team. Behold:
Alisson Dubravka
Trippier Kompany Bertrand Cresswell Rose
Pedro Fraser Keita Shaqiri Jota
Firmino Sturridge non-weeping Jesus
Strengths: decent forward line, amazing midfield, three attacking left-backs, best English man at the WC, Man City captain, best goalkeeper in the world
Weakness: only three attacking left-backs, injury concern Kompany and Danny "could-still-leave-Spurs" Rose
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- Tall Paul
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Here's mine
Fabianski, Patricio
Alonso, Laporte, Lowton, Smalling, Lindelof
Mahrez, Son, Bernardo Silva, Redmond, Martial
Kane, Wood, Rondon
Weaknesses - Lots
Strengths - errrm...
Fabianski, Patricio
Alonso, Laporte, Lowton, Smalling, Lindelof
Mahrez, Son, Bernardo Silva, Redmond, Martial
Kane, Wood, Rondon
Weaknesses - Lots
Strengths - errrm...
- Stemania
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Lloris, Etheridge
Walker, Davies, Valencia, Maguire, Jones
Özil, Pogba, Maddison, Townsend, Ghezzal
Lukaku, Wilson, Jimenez
Very strong looking defence/GK, decent front three, but extremely mediocre midfield. Have already panicked on Ghezzal and chucked him for a temporary Fabregas amid worries I won't actually be able to field 11 from the off.
Strengths: A lengthy, wordy, and heavily caveated style of writing that gives an exaggerated impression of the underlying level of competence and knowledgeability, whilst at the same time rarely leaving the fence.
Weaknesses: Only having room for one Phil Jones
Walker, Davies, Valencia, Maguire, Jones
Özil, Pogba, Maddison, Townsend, Ghezzal
Lukaku, Wilson, Jimenez
Very strong looking defence/GK, decent front three, but extremely mediocre midfield. Have already panicked on Ghezzal and chucked him for a temporary Fabregas amid worries I won't actually be able to field 11 from the off.
Strengths: A lengthy, wordy, and heavily caveated style of writing that gives an exaggerated impression of the underlying level of competence and knowledgeability, whilst at the same time rarely leaving the fence.
Weaknesses: Only having room for one Phil Jones
- Pirlo's Beard
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- Stemania
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I think that maybe in my opinion that perhaps you could be right to be honest as far as I see it. I'd have thought so anyway. Possibly.
- Pirlo's Beard
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But don't quote you on that, right?
- No Way Jose
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Interesting start! You definitely have to be crafty in a 10 player draft comp. Will be a very interesting season. Congrats to Mav on leading early doors
- Archy
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Well done Mav.
The rest of you guys must have had very bad weeks if my auto-pick team (with a total absence of craftiness) is in 2nd
The rest of you guys must have had very bad weeks if my auto-pick team (with a total absence of craftiness) is in 2nd
- dino1980
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I see my plan of having an awful first week to get the first waiver pick has worked.
- No Way Jose
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Is that how the waivers thing works? Good to know!
- Stemania
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I tried my hardest to get first pick, but three of you beat me to it.
- baganboy
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^ I am one of them.
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