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16th August 2019
12:59pm BST

"One thing I don't think people realise is that when you get off the pitch, no matter who you are playing and no matter what the result is, the first thing you checked is how you did [in Fantasy Football], what points your captain got and where they are coming in the fantasy league."[caption id="attachment_107413" align="aligncenter" width="647"]
Walters celebrates with Stoke teammate Robert Huth in 2012. (Photo by Matthew Lewis/Getty Images)[/caption]
Walters and Steve Sidwell, who was also on the show, said they often came up against opponents that they had in their fantasy teams that weekend. "A few questionable decisions going on," Walters remarked.
The 35-year-old was delighted when, for a few seasons, he was down as a midfielder in the game so got extra points for scoring. It was around the time that he was Stoke's designated penalty-taker so he was fully justified in picking himself for his fantasy team. There was one unforgettable back-fire too, but he quickly bounced back:
"I was in my team [when I scored two own goals against Chelsea]. And a penalty miss as well! "Minus points. Think I came bottom that week. But I scored in the mid-week game a few days later."Rewarded for keeping faith in himself. Walters and Sidwell also revealed wha the winners and losers in the Stoke mini league got for their troubles: https://youtu.be/f5Ds1t9tnXA As for that mini league with Walters and his son, he is leading by a point after week one. Making Salah his captain looks a solid choice.
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