Dugout Discussion

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. Gooner Kebab
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Studge doesn't get the assist??

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

      nope

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

      Was an OG.

    3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      No

    4. Gooner Kebab
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Hmm it's not on target i guess.

      1. Jimmers
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        LAmbert had shot and then in from Zaba on rebound from Hart

        1. Gooner Kebab
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Then it should be an assist?

          1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 8 months ago

            To lambert

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

      It can still be updated again later.

    6. Podge
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      he was the 4th last person to touch it !

    7. Jairzinho
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      He'll get it if you write into FPL.

      I did it last year for Hazard and it worked.

  2. DRIZ ✅
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Steve Gerrard, Gerrard.
    He slipped on his f*cking a*se.
    He gave it to Demba Ba.
    Steve Gerrard, Gerrard

    1. Heydudes13
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Slippy G.

  3. You've got red on you.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    How do I get Aguero in? Guessing dropping one of the United players and Dzeko.

    Bego

    Terry - Wisdom - Chambers (Duff - Moore)

    Hazard - Mata - Ramsey - Siggy (Marney)

    Rooney - Costa - Dzeko

    1. TD Champ
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Dude i like basically have that exact team

    2. MARVELLUS
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Only way is losing Rooney.
      Unless you want a fairly poor midfield and drop Mata.

    3. You've got red on you.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Am thinking:

      a) Rooney and Dzeko ---> Naismith/7m and Aguero

      b) Hazard and Dzeko ---> Chadli and Aguero

      c) Mata and Dzeko ---> 5.4 mid and Aguero

      d) No Aguero

  4. Daniyal
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    And Jovetic is the highest scoring player of my team this GW too good

    1. Owd Big 'Ed
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      A happy Jovetic owner here too! Spent the day trying to figure out who to ship him out for. Not anymore, I'm continuing to monitor.

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

        how likely is it that he will go back to 8.0 ?

    2. OShaughnessy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Didn't drop Mata & didn't drop Jovetic...
      🙂

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

        Same here. High five brother

  5. Waynoo
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    own goalos of zabavile will award the gods

  6. Adderz
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Classic PabZab

  7. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Give second to Yoyo!!!

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Lol

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

    Well this game couldn't have gone any better

    1. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      👿

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

        Whats with the grav?

        1. Wilshere Knowledge
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Lost a bet.

  9. zoli0506
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Rodgers, what a clown 😀

  10. Dr Dream
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Yaya lucky to still be on...

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

      Lol ser?was unlucky to get even d first one

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

      He shouldn't have been booked and that last one wasn't a foul either!

      We have been well beaten today although I thought we played well in parts. Fair play to City. 🙂

  11. BabyB
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    surely there is no assist with an OG? would be counted as a deflection?

  12. Aurora
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Despite that goal are we overlooking the City defence, especially Kompany.

    They have looked solid this game and with only 2 clean sheets less than Chelsea last year, 16 vs 18, AND with Fernando the octopus protecting them with his 8 tentacles, are we overlooking City?

    1. Aurora
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      They look solod

    2. Feanor
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Kompany gets too many cards.

    3. dribbler
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      are you overlooking fixtures?

    4. Gimli son of Gloin
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      I just hate seeing them do well I guess.

  13. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Skrtel down, Liverpool down to 9 man

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Johnson and Skrtel off

      No impact

  14. Poseidon. Not arrogant, jus…
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Just seen we've got Burnley next. If we don't win that, Moysey has to go. Enough will be enough.

    1. Bøwstring The Carp
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      😆

    2. dribbler
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      lol...he's been worse than ever this season

    3. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      MK Dons next

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

        Another first ?

  15. Gooner Kebab
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Reds wagon wheels coming off literally.

    1. 4vets
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Literally????

      1. Bolivian Seaman
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        he's basically probably from the south

  16. mojoindojo
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Another city goal will be lovely. strip 1 more points from pool defs

  17. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Brilliant.

    One of the rivals has Jovetic coming on for Kolarov...

    I do play some muppets.

  18. waitinginthelonggrass
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Ade or Jovetic? Gotta be Ade right?

  19. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Aguero against a 2 man Liverpool defence

  20. Jairzinho
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    This reminds me of the Hazard / Luna incident of last year - gameweek 1 (was a double gameweek for Cheslea).

    A Hazard assist was eventually given.

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

      No way won't be zab og

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

    Show of hands for those who have used the WC? After two early WCs I said I wouldn't do it again but...

    Di Maria in Manchester
    Aguero back
    United faulterig defensively and offensively (I have De Gea and Rooney)
    Dzeko not in great form (possibly injured)
    QPR looked poor as a cohesive unit (I have Caulker)
    Bruce injured and Cork not anywhere near the Southampton starting XI

    Enough of a reason to activate the WC?

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

      The starting XI isn't bad by any means by the way! it just could be better based on what's now. Ome to light.

    2. waitinginthelonggrass
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Pondering it.

    3. Bolt-on
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      What I would say is why did you say never again? Must not have worked for you to say that - if that is the case then don't

    4. dribbler
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      your team is good just a couple of subs to sort out...doesn't even need a hit

  22. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Darn, my week had started so well too

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

      Me too was rank 20k after Saturday lol

  23. darko
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Zab o.g on the fpl site

  24. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    OG given and no assist on FPL

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Will be a Lambert assist

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

    Luckily it's far easier tearing your UFPL team apart to fit Aguero in. Rooney-Costa-Aguero-Ade will do nicely.

    1. Beavis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Do u want injury prone Aguero in UFPL when transfer window shuts?

      1. Fray Bentos
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        I'd rather leave him out of that one

  26. Kowalski
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Freaking out and taking point hits to get Aguero isn't essential. There are other stepping stone players that can gain the points whilst bringing him over the space of a few weeks.

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

      dont kid urself

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

      Home to Stoke next week who don't do cleanies. Could be big haul...

    3. Reedy
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      That's true but he's bound to rise in price. Time to act for those who can only just afford him.

    4. OShaughnessy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Or just get Jovetic for 4mil less? 😉

    5. Kowalski
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      I agree if it is the price rise people are worried about. But crippling a team and dropping points for him is dramatic.

  27. Jimmers
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    That og keeps Spurs top of the table 😉

  28. Aurora
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Oh dear

  29. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Lol no Liverpool def left