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The Dugout Discussion – Monday

A disappointing Gameweek 15 finally comes to its conclusion this evening as Southampton brace themselves for the visit of in-form Man United. Louis van Gaal’s side roll up to St Mary’s on the back of four successive wins and will be looking to take advantage of their injury-hit hosts.

Despite the loss of Angel Di Maria to a hamstring complaint, United will be confident of another victory after Wayne Rooney recovered from a knee problem late last week. The Red Devils skipper has scored in each of his last two league appearances and has the chance to stake a claim as a possible replacement for Sergio Aguero in our three-man frontlines tonight.

Robin van Persie, Juan Mata and Marouane Fellaini have all been amongst the goals in the last two matches and have the platform to cement a place in Fantasy managers’ thoughts ahead of Gameweek 16.

For the Saints, Ronald Koeman faces a tough task to steady the ship. Southampton have lost each of the last two without finding the net, and with the likes of Morgan Schneiderlin, Jack Cork and Toby Alderweireld ruled out, a ninth clean sheet of the season looks hard to come by.

The misfiring Graziano Pelle – still owned by 22% of Fantasy Premier League managers – attempts to score for the first time in seven Gameweeks this evening, whilst the inconsistent Dusan Tadic may struggle to improve upon a record which has seen him blank in 10 of his 14 league appearances.

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  1. Rhys85
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    What to do!? I'm stuck, too many options!

    2FT and £1.5 in the bank:

    Guzan, Foster
    Janmaat, Baines, Caulker, Williams, Clyne
    Sanchez, Siggy, Hazard, Chadli, Larsson
    Pelle, Austin, Costa

    Is Larsson worth keeping? Or swop to Downing?

    Williams to Clichy maybe?......I just don't know!

    HELP!?

    1. MJ6987
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Larsson > Downing

      1. Birds of Prey
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        no way Downing fixtures are fine.

  2. MJ6987
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Best replacement for Aguero looks like Bony so far (pending the events of Weds night)

    Anyone disagree?

    1. Coaly
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Sagbo

      1. Fantasy Gold
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Nailed it 🙂

    2. davies
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Dzeko

      1. MJ6987
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Hence my comment in brackets.

        1. davies
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          What would it take from Dzeko to prove that he's a good option?

    3. Fantasy Gold
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Events of Weds night?

      1. MJ6987
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Citeh

    4. Dots321
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      nope

    5. Pompel
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Problem is doubling or tripling on Swansea - at least for me. Leaning towards Sakho, though Hammers fixtures are worse

      1. MJ6987
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Slight rotation worries there for me. Looks good though

        1. Pompel
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          yup - he doesn't rotate wirht Austin, who I have

    6. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      He will almost certainly miss a game for Gomis, IMO.

    7. Crouch Potato!
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Van Persie looks standout to me.

    8. Rolls-Royce
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Lukakuu??

    9. Birds of Prey
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      disagree, but not vigorously. Bad fix immediately. Lukaku makes sense immediately.

      I've been on RVP now differential won't be so bad. Bony gives you money for mids in 2 weeks right?

  3. Coaly
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    About to pull the trigger on Kun Boyd Chambers to Sakho Yaya Zaba (over Azpi), sound good?

    1. Keno
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      yes

    2. Black Knights
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Any need to hit now?

      1. Coaly
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Kun drop

    3. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Id wait to see what happens in Champs League if poss

      1. Coaly
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Will do Kun transfer now the rest can wait

    4. Total Foot 5 - romario 11
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      u think chambo will loose spot from starting xI?
      even w debuchy in, he could play cd or even in flamini's spot no??

      1. Coaly
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Has to be Chambers if I want zaba. Otherwise would have to do Duff/Dummett to Azpi. I prefer Zaba

        1. Total Foot 5 - romario 11
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          u prefer saba on potential CS for mci w/ their fixures or form also over aspi?

          1. Coaly
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Fixtures. Form not bad either

    5. BIG TONES
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Azpi a better option IMO

  4. Dots321
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Aguero + Austin ==> Sakho and Bony?

    Take a hit to get Yaya over Siggy then?

    1. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Keep Austin

  5. LE GOD(C)-AMERICAN DYCHO-(1…
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    I think I'm Going Aguero & Kane >>> Dzeko and RVP

  6. mike_89
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Is Chambers dropping tonight? And if I replace with:

    a) Azpi
    b) Clichy

  7. Moody1000
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    A)Aguero Bertand to Lukaku Zabelta +2.4 (-4)

    B)Aguero Bertand Downing to sakho yaya toure zabelta/Baines -8
    Sry for repost but no answer.

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

    The most expensive team in Premier League history and they're stuck with Antonio fecking Valencia.

  9. MisterMaster
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    keep in mind man u still didnt get a penalty... and when they do RVP is gonna score it 🙂
    thats the reason i transferred him in last GW 🙂

  10. Total Foot 5 - romario 11
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Edward Glazer announces he is selling 3m Manchester United shares (could make $40m) - during match v Southampton

    1. Fantasy Gold
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Ya what? 😯

    2. Crouch Potato!
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      I'll have 2 of em!

  11. Cojiro
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Can everyone stop transferring out Kun to tonight do I can watch Dzeko play tomorrow? Cheers

    1. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Plays Wednesday.

  12. CelticBhoy1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    How does this sqaud look for a -4

    Foster Elliot
    Baines Azp N Taylor Hutton Duff
    Sig Sanchez Yaya Fab Downing
    Sakho Costa Austin

  13. TheIndoBoy
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Is everyone doubling on Swansea's attack?

    1. GoonerByron
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Nah.. Going Lukaku (God help me..)

  14. Fantasy Gold
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Tadic 2 bonus likely to change?

    Also, did he pick up an injury? Strange for him to come off when he was playing well.

    Thanks

    1. SamH123
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      he had a knock coming in so he was probably subbed part as a precaution

      1. SamH123
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Tadic 2 bonus confirmed

  15. Miracallas
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    They honestly passed the ball better than this under Moyes

    1. Fantasy Gold
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Results are better.

      The only thing that matters.

  16. Tinmen
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Is it worth -4 to to swap Fab to Yaya folks? 4.6itb
    Or play Bartley

    Foster
    Wisdom Hutton Baines
    Sanchez Fab Siggy Hazard Boyd
    Costa Kane

    Subs- Myhill Bartley Austin Chambers

  17. GoonerByron
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Does Terry have any threat of rotation over the Christmas period?

    1. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Doubtful.

      Centre backs barely need rotation.

  18. Old
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Aguero def out for 2+ weeks?

    1. Fantasy Gold
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Minimum of 4 weeks

      1. Old
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Is it confirmed too?
        Not like we suddenly get a suprise, "wasn't as bad as we thought"-thing 🙂 ?

        1. Fantasy Gold
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Nope.

          100% confirmed

          1. Leaf
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Is it ?

          2. MJ6987
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            No, it isn't!

  19. inter the wild
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Fab, Kun and Austin for Yaya (lei), Lukaku (qpr) and Pelle (bur)

    -12

    1. inter the wild
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      -8

    2. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      You know that both Austin and Fab are back next GW, right?

    3. BIG TONES
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Noooooo... only Kun needs to go

  20. MisterMaster
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    score check 🙂 im on 59 after baps

    1. Fantasy Gold
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      There's always one.......

  21. oscardo
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    My frontline : rvp, costa, benteke, yummy 🙂

  22. Jonny Sutt
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    A)hazard, Kane, baines
    B)jedinak, van persie, clichy

    1. Costa in Wengerland
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      A

      1. Jonny Sutt
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Sound, y? Is it cuz u have them?

  23. Bakeyournoodle23
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Fabregas falling tonight....do we reckon he'll get to 9.4/5 by the time he is back?

  24. Costa in Wengerland
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    I have fabregas from day 1 , but now want to do Fab to Hazard , is this the right Time ?

    1. Birds of Prey
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      no get to Haz some other way.

      I started w/ Haz-Costa-Fab lost my way and started playin CHE def's.

  25. Norco
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    So pull trigger on this:
    Aguero + Chadli > Dzeko + Yaya

    1. Crouch Potato!
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Too soon.

      1. Norco
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        I'll check price drops to see if I can hold off with Agueros drop tonight

  26. MadnessMahn
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Need help with my defense.

    Terry, Chambers*, Hutton, Dummett, Moore.

    No FT, but can afford anyone.

    Azpi? Cresswell? Clichy?

    1. Birds of Prey
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Baines Clichy has good fix's right?

      Azpi switch just burned me. GL

      might hold Chambers until Debauchy def back.

      There are people here with bigger probs. IMO

  27. 420king
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Long losing his fist team place 😆

  28. Moody1000
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Aguero Bertand Downing to sakho yaya toure zabelta/Baines -8
    Yes or No?

    1. Jonny Sutt
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      No, I traded aguero and Ameobi for cisse and yaya

  29. Dots321
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Agureo and Albrighton ==> Sakho and Yaya

    Would leave me with

    Adrian Scheimchel
    Wisdom Baines Duff Azpilicueta Dummett
    Bolasie Hazard Siggy Sanchez Yaya
    Sakho Costa Austin

    1. Birds of Prey
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Why Sakho and not Carroll? He's on pens now that Noble is a memory.IMO GL

  30. Leaf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Dzeko

    I can't resist those fixtures

    1. Miracallas
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      I've been burned too many times...

      1. Birds of Prey
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        more by the manager I bet. Dzeko works w/2 up top not as the lone striker.