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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. zoli0506
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    I am so desperate please guys, sombody help me what to do with my transfers. I am the last in most of my leagues 🙁

    Bego
    Cameron Ferdinand Lovren Baines
    Henderson Yaya Herrera Mata
    Rooney Jovetic

    Krul Bruce Barkley Wickham

    Thanks, good luck for everybody

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

      baines herrera barkley - do something with them.

    2. Takedog1
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Wildcard

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

      this needs either 3-4 hits or WC

      Lose Cameron, Ferdinand, barkley, Wickham..maybe Baines, Lovren & Bruce as well

    4. In Like Flynn.
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Wild card before it's too late. Keep Jovetic Mata, maybe find a better rotating pair of keepers, probably lose the rest.

  2. JK - Cønt ⭐
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    right I guess I'll do Austin to Naismith now

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

      Austin to Jovetic for me

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

    Lovren banging in the goals...

    1. Camp No No
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      You didn't expect him to do that at Etihad.

      1. Somalion
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Or many places, 2 goals last season.

  4. Mulder
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    I would 3 1 to be a Liverpool fan right now

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

      This is a rip of off when we beated arsnil 8- 2

  5. Kings of Lyon ★
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    So mixed reaction ... is Silva injured ?

    1. Mulder
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Meh dunno, prob just tired

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

    Urgh.

    I am definitely wildcarding after next week,

    Will hold onto Dzeko for now...

  7. Daniel Porridge
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Was that an own goal by zabaleta?

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

      yes

  8. Camp No No
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    The silver lining in the cloud for Liverpool is that if Skrtel really picked an injury that will give them a chance to pair Sakho-Lovren in central defence, which I think could be their best combination by far. Let's admit it, despite all his goals and legendary status, Skrtel is bringing that defence down.

    1. Billy Gilmore
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      More importantly, GJ.

    2. michaeld2054
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      I definatly agree and I think Rodgers does aswell

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

    Is Jovetic a viable alternative to Aguero?

    4.1 less, which is the value of one player...

    1. pundit of punts
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Third best player in the team after Kun and Silva. He'll have an immense season. Get him.

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

      Depends, it will still be rotation between their front 3

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

        at 8m is cheap and as in good form highly likely to start GW3.

  10. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Joveticccc!! 😎

    Some here said he was on borrowed time. 😆

    Big slap on the face of the kneejerkers and doubters.

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

      He is on borrowed time, his owners got lucky tonight.

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

    chester, davis, giroud => dummet, fabs, jove (-8) ??

  12. Gascoigne8
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Two things.

    Will Young go down in price tonight?
    Will Naismith go up in price tonight.

    I've just taken Cout out for Fab and my knees are twitching...

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

      Will Young goes down every night 😆

      1. Gascoigne8
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Haha. Problem is I can't get his replacement without putting in Naismith as third striker...

      2. Gascoigne8
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Lol. Thought that was a typo... 'Well' 'Will'... V. Good

    2. gravless
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      If total fpl are right: NO & NO

      1. Gascoigne8
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Thanks... I just hope they're right.

    3. In Like Flynn.
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Naismith went up last night.

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

        He didn't; he went up on Saturday night.

      2. In Like Flynn.
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Ignore this. Sorry. Lost the plot.

  13. Valar(Keith)
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Davis should survive the drop tonight right? on 90.7% at the moment. want to take a day atleast before decidin a replacement

    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      I've got him at 91.3% atm but I'm not sure totalfpl is working for me

      can you tell me what Austin is on?

      1. Valar(Keith)
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        -131.6 😯 .. yellow flagged though

        1. JK - Cønt ⭐
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          right he's gone

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

      How do you calculate that he is at 90%?

  14. NotAddicted
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Should the market now dictate my transfers?

    Krul Foster
    Terry Davis Bartley Caulker Yoshida
    Mata Siggy Hazard Eriksen Ramsey
    Jovetic Rooney Bojan

    2ft's : take out Bojan and Bartley because of imminent pricedrops??

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

      Definitely

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

    Rooney Out Aguero in?

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

      I think that's what everyone is considering, but Di Maria joining should only help him, right?

      Then again I'm already planning on Yaya > Di Maria

  16. Il Gladiatore
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    0.5 in the bank, won't be able to resist Sturridge to Aguero

  17. ArsenalHorse
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    What jovetic owners doing?

    1. Konig Luther
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      relax and enjoy our points.. still will do Jovetic to Ade in GW4

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

      Smiling 🙂

    3. The_Druid
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      What do you mean mate? Keeping, of course.

    4. pundit of punts
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Fecking enjoying the moment.

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

      OK, do we still think he's good for game time then yes?

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

        For Stoke at least.

    6. NotAddicted
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Loving it

  18. LewanGOALski
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    would you rather:

    A. Dzeko ➡ Jovetic
    or
    B. Dzeko ➡ Adebayor

    ??

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

      Ade

    2. Kevin Twine
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      B

    3. Ole Gunnar Kush
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      B

    4. chuckberry04
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Imo you should go for Adebayor. He had a good score this GW and has the better fixtures.

      1. Rats Ass
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Yeah but Liverpool is a tough fixture and Jovetic scored two.

  19. PogChamp
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    2 baps for Nasri. Nice.

  20. S.Kuqi
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Feck sake. Benched Hutton&Wisdom for Caulker&Chambers and took a hit to dump Jovetic for Bony 😀

    So close to knee jerk wc.

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

    Looking at
    Dzeko + Mata + Bego -> Aguero + Chadli + Krul

    classic knee jerk!

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

      Not sure about the Mata -> Chadli. MU definitely looking poor, but not sure it's time to dump Mata or Rooney. Bego -> Krul is a go.

  22. Van Dal
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    4 goals and no high ownership players scoring! Il take that.

    1. Camp No No
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      +1

  23. sinik
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    atm my planned moves are (in no particular order or timing):

    Kolarov > Dier
    Yaya > Di Maria
    Rooney > Aguero

  24. Ole Gunnar Kush
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Best 5.0 forward? Currently on Carlton Cole

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

      Aguero

      1. Ole Gunnar Kush
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Taking a hit to get him in hence why im looking for a cheap striker

  25. jonohenderson
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    2 FTs.

    A. Dzeko + Mutch --> Naismith + Sterling

    OR

    B. Rooney + Jones --> Aguero + Wisdom

    I intend to make all four transfers eventually, but I'd prefer not to take any hits this week at least. Which of those options should I do first?

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

      B. looks extremely tempting but wait for new on Dzeko first

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

        True true, looks like he'll be all right but you never know.

  26. AriseSirGiggsy
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Does anyone know if Dummett will get a price rise today?

    1. dodger49
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      No

  27. Worsey
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    A, city for city.

  28. Van Dal
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Gota give it to jova owners who stuck with him! Wish i had the patience!

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

      I did transfer him out for Naismith last min, but it said error, fantasy gods on my side

  29. Daniel Levy- Not the Chairm…
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Is silva still nailed-on???

    1. Mulder
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Yes

      1. Daniel Levy- Not the Chairm…
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        But is he fit?

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

      as long as he's healthy, he'll play. world class player and a real joy to watch.

  30. Honey_Badger
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Downing or Larsson? Which one is a better punt to bring in next week?

    1. dodger49
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Larsson

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

        Do you know if Larsson will go up in price tonight?

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

      Larsson. Takes corners and free kicks and is in good form

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

        Is he going up in price tonight do you know?

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

      Probably Downing