Monday Dugout Discussion
Filed under: Dugout Discussion - Posted by: Mark
The Gameweek rolls on with Monday night football under lights and a clash at St Mary’s made all the more spicy by last week’s shock dismissal of Nigel Adkins. The Mauricio Pochettino era at Southampton starts tonight, then, handing him a tough baptism against David Moyes’ rugged Everton outfit.
Fantasy managers will have eyes on the hat-stand attacking talents of Marouane Fellaini, with backers of Leighton Baines hoping for some set-piece joy and raids down the left. As for the Saints, Rickie Lambert will carry the burden of scoring the goals for his new boss and, with plenty holding tight after his double Gameweek success, he carries decent Fantasy interest going into tonight’s match.
Our Dugout Discussion chatroom is now open to follow their fortunes for those who fancy some real-time banter.
The team news from St Mary’s finds the new manager make two changes which come as no surprise: both Rickie Lambert and Gaston Ramirez earn recalls to the starting lineup having been benched for the 2-2 draw at Chelsea. Steven Davis and Jay Rodriguez drop out to make way. As for the visitors, they make one change as Victor Anichebe gives way to Steven Naismith. The big news for the Toffees is that the live-wire Kevin Mirallas is fit enough for a return to the bench.
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January 21 at 10:11 pm
Bit By Bit I'll Get There says:
http://www.fantasyfootballscou.....nt-4971334 NEW POST
January 21 at 10:11 pm
colonel shoe says:
hmmm captain fella against wba at home?
January 21 at 10:13 pm
NickyKids says:
Not if you watched the game tonight
January 21 at 10:13 pm
faulksp says:
Dgw arsenal / Chelsea ………standard points from them but Southampton I salute you, not so sure my mini league leader feels the same.
Reckon I might break into top 30 k soon ……maybe tonight ….was 34k and got 8 points pre bp …
January 21 at 10:14 pm
Hatter says:
Fellaini are annoying me lately! Would it be good to upgrade one of them to mata or gerrard and downgrading sturridge to someone cheaper?
January 21 at 10:14 pm
Hatter says:
*amd michu
January 21 at 10:15 pm
TheSharpeEnd says:
A. Fellaini + Zabaleta
B. Bale + 5.0m def (Cameron maybe)
Just trying to decide final places for WC
Mignolet/Bunn
Gibbs/Davies/Demel/Harte/???
Michu/Mata/Walcott/???/Kakanokikikilkilikli
RVP/Fletcher/Sturridge
January 21 at 10:17 pm
Johnny Unitas says:
Is Twitter acting up for anyone tonight? On iPhone and laptop. Very very slow.
January 21 at 10:22 pm
isacki - losing makes winning sweeter says:
Regarding Fellaini’s positioning tonight, he was unambiguously playing in the hole/striker for the first half. They were hoofing it to him but it wasn’t working today, the whole Everton team passed appallingly badly, Stoke would have been embarrassed.
In the second half Coleman came off with an injury and that forced Fellaini to play CM alongside Osman with Neville covering RB for Coleman. Anichebe came on and played in the hole.
Everton were getting pressed so badly it probably was necessary to bring Fellaini deeper in this game just to compete in midfield, until Saints tired in the second half, they made the pitch so small.
Assuming Everton have someone to play at RB next game and free up Neville to play CM, I’d expect Fellaini back in the hole. Even if they don’t, Hitzlsperger is available to play CM.
Finally, I am impressed with Saints’ pressing shutting down Everton’s generally impressive passing game. I would think twice before picking attackers against them.
January 21 at 10:26 pm
DH1982 says:
serious question… have you ever kicked a football in your life? or were you not allowed?
January 21 at 10:30 pm
DH1982 says:
Love it when BAP Chap predicts bonus points…. you always get someone (usually a cretin like Bemba) saying… “Oh, none for Lambert??”, or someone else who isn’t listed.
Ehh.. no, if he predicted some for Lambert he would have put it down!
January 22 at 12:28 am
highlanderfil says:
What do you guys think of this WC team?
Begovic-Guzan
Baines-Riether-O’Brien-Bassong-Davies(Swa)
Silva-DeGuzman-Mata-Walcott-JCole
Benteke-RVP-Pogrebnyak
January 22 at 12:31 am
highlanderfil says:
Or a punt on Henriquez instead of Pog.
January 22 at 8:28 am
andres says:
Bego bunn
Baines gibbs azp demel mariappa
Bale fellaini walcott mata marvaux
Rvp lambert ba
I have two 2 FT and 0.3£
Any suggestions how to improve?
Thx