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The Dugout Discussion – Monday

Last season’s top two go head-to-head at the Etihad this evening as Gameweek 2 is brought to its conclusion. Both City and Liverpool go in search of a second successive win, allowing Fantasy managers the chance to assess our options in midfield and attack, with Raheem Sterling, David Silva, Sergio Aguero and Daniel Sturridge looking to get amongst the goals once again.

Aguero remains on the bench for City, however, as Manuel Pellegrini makes just one change from the side that defeated Newcastle last Sunday. The City boss hands Stevan Jovetic and Edin Dzeko the chance to lead the line again, then, whilst Pablo Zabaleta is drafted in at right-back, with Gael Clichy swapping over to the other flank as Aleksandar Kolarov drops out.

Brendan Rodgers makes a couple of alterations to the XI that started against Southampton last time around. New signing Alberto Moreno is handed a debut at left-back, with Glen Johnson shifting to the right of defence as Javier Manquillo drops out. Elsewhere, Joe Allen comes in for Lucas in the centre of the park.

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  1. andres
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    A bego, davis, giroud => krul, fabs, jove (-8)
    B chester, giroud => dummet, aguero (-4)

  2. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Arguments against Aguero (Why I am considering not getting him till next week)
    1) He is not fit and will not get 90 mins
    2) Stoke . Bad form but the bus will be parked
    3) No need for points hits . Captain Rambo
    4) Save Free Transfer before international break
    5) I don't want to and you can't make me

  3. finkfankfunk
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    REPOST
    Currently have:

    Lovren / Chester / Rio / Debucy / Taylor

    I want to get rid of Lovren and ideally save some money. Who should i get?

    1. finkfankfunk
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      I have been very disappointed with Lovren. Seems like a different player compared to last year.

  4. Barry Woj
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    My defence is terrible. What should be my priority?

    Begovic (Gilks)

    Terry Clyne Moore (Duff) (Chester)

    1. JuveGeordie
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Newcastle play Palace at home, Beg out, Krul In or you put a Newcastle Defender in, I have Dummett

    2. Coaly
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      it's fine

  5. Chris_Fàbregas #DOOS…
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    What shall I do with Giroud.

    1. Whiskerz
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Send him to a sanctuary

    2. World XI
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Wait for more news on his ankle injury

    3. JuveGeordie
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Get him a Hotel with some models.

  6. davies
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Will Eriksen drop in price?

    1. World XI
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      I hope as a non owner.

  7. jonny77
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    What should I do with this team?? Defence worries me a bit with three 4.0m players.

    Begovic, Gilks

    Terry, Caulker, Hutton, Wisdom, Moore

    Mata, Ramsey, Fabregas, Siggurdson, Isgrove

    Rooney, Sturridge, Jovetic.

    Sturridge to Costa, then upgrade moore??

    1. Ady87
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      I've just done Caulker > Williams personally.

      1. Coaly
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        i went bertrand, williams a good shout though

        not sure taylor or colo for chambers next week

        1. Ady87
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          May do Colo > Bertrand myself next GW

          1. Coaly
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 8 months ago

            Why you shipping Colo?

        2. finkfankfunk
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          bertrand is a good shout! might bring him in instead of lovren

  8. We Go Again
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    People scrambling for Kun, I have a front 3 of Rooney Costa Sturridge, who will I ship out :O
    Got 1.5M in the bank.

    1. davies
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Sturridge. Get Sterling instead.

    2. Whiskerz
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Rooney. Utd look rubbish.

      1. JuveGeordie
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        I'd wait until GW6 to take out Rooney, look at their fixtures. The defence is terrible not the attack of Utd... Mata needs to raise his game too and supply more.

        1. aehii
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Fixtures don't mean much. Leicester gave chelsea a good game at stamford bridge for instance.

    3. aehii
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      rooney imo. Fpl wise he delivers. But mata or rvp could steal points.

  9. Davy_B
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Going ok so far with 127 points so far but have 2 free transfers and no faith in utd

    my current team

    De Gea
    Fonte Terry Louvren Jones Sagna
    Lamela Fabregas Sterling Mutch Davis
    Costa Rooney Naismith

    have 2 free transfers question is with utd having 3 easy games coming up do i leave jones and de gea in or swap out maybe de gea for krul and mutch for sigurdson .

    will clichy be a regular starter for city if so should i swap out sagna for him ?

    1. Ady87
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Forster looks a good pick if your shipping De Gea but I'm in the same boat. I'm going to hold for Burnley I think.

      1. Davy_B
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        was thinking forster too but krul saves me half a mil hes only 4.5 with an easy run for the next few games , hard to know .

        1. Ady87
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Yeah suppose! I have Coloccini but don't fancy the double up.

  10. Manu5
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Any news regarding girouds injury?

    1. Whiskerz
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      He might have to be put down. On the upside there'll be more glue available in London.

      1. JuveGeordie
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        LOL

  11. davies
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    I think Rooney has less of an appeal with Di Maria possibly moving Rooney to the wing to accommodate a 433. With that being said:

    Mata and Costa

    or

    Fab and Rooney

    1. JuveGeordie
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Good cal, I'd go A (I nearly said B, quite a toughie)

      I'd be doing: Hazard - Fab | Mata - DM : Assuming DM is £10M

    2. Coaly
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Fab and Costa

  12. aehii
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Young likely to start next game? Gonna do rooney to aguero, but means i still have young...

    1. JuveGeordie
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      After his acrobatics this week, if Van Gaal had sense, no. He produces nothing, he's just a money saver for people in FF, I know a few already who are wetting themselves at what to do now with DM on route (potentially), Rojo and Shaw returning.

  13. zennanfpl
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    henderson to sterling or vlaar to ivanovic

  14. Coaly
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    BEST FORWARD FOR LESS THAN 7.5? Re-repost

    1. finkfankfunk
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      naismith or remy

      1. Coaly
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Remy is 7.5, what about Jelly?

        1. Zasa
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          6.0

          1. Coaly
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 8 months ago

            'Less than 7.5'?

    2. mr messi
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Fletcher, Wickham, Ings, Naismith

      1. Coaly
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Who would you go for of those?

        Thinking Wickham or Jelavic

        1. mr messi
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Still haven't decided, currently thinking of Wickham

    3. aehii
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      someone stop me buying Chadli

      1. Coaly
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Fail

    4. Zasa
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Naismith

      SFletcher comes as #2 for his good run of fixtures

      Vargas at QPR on the watchlist

  15. The Wayfarer
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Thinking of swapping out Bego and Cahill to Courtois and 5m to save .5m.

    Any ideas on which 5m defender to bring in?

    1. nolard
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Rose or Bertrand, but I haven't looked at their fixtures.

    2. Wonderful Wizard Hazard
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Dang now you got me thinking of doing the same with Terry. Is Rose nailed on? I've already got Clyne. Other than that there is Williams at SWA, but TOT seem a good option at this point.

  16. petr cech yourself
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    First season doing fpl , not sure whether to use the wild card ? any suggestions would be very much appreciated ! Here's my team at the moment. Also I have 2 FT.

    Krul (Myhill)

    Vlaar, Debuchy, Lovren (Ward, Bruce)

    Sanchez, Hazard, Siggy , Sterling , Young

    Rooney, Costa (Fletcher)

    Need to get rid of sanchez and young so im thinking either get sanchez and young out for maybe ramsey and chadli, or take the -4 hit and take sanchez, young and hazard out for ramsey, fabregas and chadli ?

    Im saying chadli because he has the most points for what I can afford although they were only scored this week. Please help lol

    1. TyrannoSuarez Rex
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      no wildcard yet.

      pretty solid team for me. Perhaps chelsea defender missing.

      Sanchez-Ramsey
      Ward- Azplicueta // Debuchy - Cahill (Cahill more certain to start than Azpilicueta imo)

      1. JuveGeordie
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Here are my thoughts:
        I'm not sure why you'd have Krul as a lone keeper, (Myhill isn't nailed) - I'd have another GKP for rotation e.g. - Guzan or someone around that price 4.5-5.5 Max.
        - Defence is decent, Lovren, though? I'd never trust a Liverpool defence.
        - Young will be on the bench before too long with Rojo, Shaw and even Di Maria coming to Utd, potentially. Plus he has no end produce.
        - I think they're better options for that money on Sanchez e.g. Fabregas, Ramsey is a must.
        - Attack, again solid, and with any money saved you put into defence or that 3rd striker but Fletcher isn't a bad move.

        1. JuveGeordie
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Dont use WC yet, it's tempting but stay strong till after International week / transfer deadline

    2. JuveGeordie
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Here are my thoughts:
      I'm not sure why you'd have Krul as a lone keeper, (Myhill isn't nailed) - I'd have another GKP for rotation e.g. - Guzan or someone around that price 4.5-5.5 Max.
      - Defence is decent, Lovren, though? I'd never trust a Liverpool defence.
      - Young will be on the bench before too long with Rojo, Shaw and even Di Maria coming to Utd, potentially. Plus he has no end produce.
      - I think they're better options for that money on Sanchez e.g. Fabregas.
      - Attack, again solid, and with any money saved you put into defence or that 3rd striker but Fletcher isn't a bad move.

      1. petr cech yourself
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Thanks for the help boys, really needed it.

        Here's what im thinking of doing. Im able to take a -4 hit as I'm pretty sorted in my league at the moment. So to have a more reliable defence i'll take Lovren out for Azpilicueta, then Sanchez for Ramsey and then Young to either Ki Sung Yeung or Chadli ?

        Cheers again lads

  17. TyrannoSuarez Rex
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Ramsey v Silva v Hazard for the next Gw?

  18. JuveGeordie
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Ramsey. Chelsea are away to Everton and City are against a Stoke side that will park the bus.

  19. Super Frank
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Eriksen > Fabregas for -4 hit?

  20. BruLee
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Krul
    Cahill - Naylot - Hutton
    Hazard - Siggy - Ramsey - Mata - Hendo
    Rooney - Costa

    Foster - Chester - PVA - Bojan

    0.5m in bank with 1FT

    A) Ship Bojan Out
    B) Get Aguero in (means hendo out)
    C) Keep transfer for next GW

  21. Davy_B
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    will clichy be a regular starter for city ?

  22. nitroman887
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    need a replacement for giroud next week?

  23. Dempsey
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    If you're planning to have lets say 1 or 2 4m defenders to sit on the bench all season, does it really matter that much if that players price drops in value if you're not planning to sell them at all that season? or am i missing a really obvious point? to which i blame it on the time of night!

  24. Not Irish
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    ROJO DIABLO MIJO DE DI MARIA

    VIDAL PROXIMO

    VER EL ESPACIO

  25. HellasLEAF
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Is Bojan to Naismith basically a waste of transfer.

    Better to upgrade to Dzeko/Jovetic or Ade..