MLS Fantasy: How to fill the void left by players lost to FIFA international fixture date
A total of 39 MLS players will miss action this weekend because of international call-ups. And for MLS Fantasy Soccer managers, that means some serious rearranging is in order to maximize your point totals for Round 4.
There are a few ways to handle it, and if done properly, you could gain signifcant ground on the rest of the competition.
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Using extra transfers and incurring the deductions is one way to play it. Or you can go ahead and use one of your two wildcards to rearrange your entire roster free of charge. Last year players were only allowed one wildcard all season, which might make the decision an easy one for this weekend. But remember, there will be plenty more international fixture dates this season primed to give you selection issues.
To help you manage through a challenging weekend, the table below lists all the players who will miss Round 4 due to the FIFA international fixture date. In the center column, you'll see the teammate listed who will likely be filling their role. And the final column lists the names of players you can afford if you decide to replace them with someone from another team.
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International Duty |
Substitute (Team) |
Subsitute (Price) |
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Sean Johnson ($5.0m) |
Paolo Tornaghi ($4.0m) |
Dan Kennedy ($5.0m) |
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None |
N/A |
N/A |
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None |
N/A |
N/A |
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Jairo Arrieta ($8.0m) |
Ryan Finley ($5.5m) |
Juan Agudelo ($8.0m) Sammy Ochoa ($7.5m) |
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Marcos Sánchez ($7.0m) |
Perry Kitchen ($6.0m) |
Sebastian Velasquez ($7.0m) |
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Blas Pérez ($9.0m) |
Fabián Castillo ($8.5m) |
Marco Di Vaio ($8.5m) |
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Brad Davis ($9.8m) |
Andrew Driver ($7.5m) |
Patrice Bernier ($8.0m) |
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Omar Gonzalez ($6.1m) Robbie Keane ($10.5m) |
Leonardo ($5.0m) Jose Villarreal ($5.5m) |
George John ($5.5m) |
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None |
N/A |
N/A |
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Jerry Bengtson ($9.0m) |
Chad Barrett ($7.0m) |
Marco Di Vaio ($8.5m) |
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Tim Cahill ($7.5m) |
Juninho ($7.8m) |
Davy Arnaud ($7.2m) Chris Korb ($4.5m) |
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Keon Daniel ($6.0m) Bakary Soumaré ($4.7m) |
Bye Week |
Perry Kitchen ($6.0m) Chris Korb ($4.5m) |
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Donovan Ricketts ($5.0m) |
Bye Week |
Chris Seitz ($4.7) Davy Arnaud ($7.2m) Juan Agudelo ($8.0m) Bobby Burling ($4.4m) |
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Álvaro Saborío ($10.1m) |
Joao Plata ($7.0m) |
Federico Higuaín ($9.2m) |
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Víctor Bernárdez ($6.0m) |
Nana Attakora ($5.0m) |
Aurélien Collin ($6.0m) |
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Eddie Johnson ($9.1m) |
Sammy Ochoa ($7.5m) |
Darren Mattocks ($8.8m) |
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Graham Zusi ($9.8m) |
Bobby Convey ($7.3m) Lawrence Olum ($4.4m) |
David Ferreira ($9.0m) |
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Darren O'Dea ($5.0m) |
Bye Week |
Matt Hedges ($5.0m) |
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Kenny Miller ($8.0m) |
Darren Mattocks ($8.8m) |
Juan Agudelo ($8.0m) |
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