Dugout Discussion

The Dugout Discussion – Man City vs Crystal Palace

Gameweek 17 begins on Manchester, as Manuel Pellegrini’s City unit gather themselves to face Crystal Palace at the Etihad.

The Chilean has his work cut out. With all three recognised strikers laid up, we’re expecting Pellegrini to roll out something that resembles “false nine” setup.

Neil Warnock and us Fantasy managers can only speculate on what form that will take, with the possibility that either Samir Nasri or David Silva will be the central fulcrum for City’s waves of attacks from midfield. Meanwhile, Palace’s free-styling wingers have a stage to make a name for themselves. It’s going to be interesting.

Following this, a batch of six afternoon kick-offs follow, with no evening match to see us out. Presumably Christmas shopping takes precedence. Bah humbug.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

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  1. Heydudes13
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Benched Siggy. 😎

  2. Mull
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    SILVA!!!!

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

      high five x2

  3. Your Mum's Athletic
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    #WHUFC Xi to play #LCFC: Adrian, Jenkinson, Tomkins, Reid, Cresswell, Song, Kouyate, Nolan (c), Downing, Sakho, Carroll. #SkyFootball

    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Sakho (c)

    2. Woy of the Wovers
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Need all my players now.

  4. tm245
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Siggy out for a hit doesn't hurt as much now.

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

    Will that goal stay as Silva goal and Zaba assist. Huge deflection

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

      Yes

  6. Goodfella
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    🙁

  7. Your Mum's Athletic
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    #SaintsFC team vs @Everton: Forster, Alderweireld, Fonte (c), Yoshida, Clyne, Reed, Ward-Prowse, S. Davis, Bertrand, Long, Pellè.
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  8. Costa in Wengerland
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Silva 2 😮

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

    silva brace. there goes that differential.

  10. fusen
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Imagine if Zaba gets another assist or scores o.o

  11. lifeofTy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    BRACE!!! Silva 🙂

  12. Cheggers v2
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Silva again

  13. Gooner97
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Joke gameweek

  14. Judas
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Silva

  15. Moin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Silva 2nd Goal!!! Should've followed my gut and captained him!

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

      you need big testicles to make that decision.. picking him up is differential enough

  16. fedolefan
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Silva essential.

  17. RyanC
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Bony meltdown.

  18. Captain Shirokov
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    As a Bony non-owner and Siggy bencher, this is brill.

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

      make 2 of us. Shirokov, were basikally in same boat.

      S A K H O C. feel it,

      1. Captain Shirokov
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Please get a haul, what a differential

    2. Redhulkster
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Same 🙂

  19. Your Mum's Athletic
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    SWANS TEAM NEWS: Sigurdsson has picked up a minor knock (foot injury) and misses out today. Bony on the bench. #HULSWA

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

      bony on bench 😯

    2. mipola
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Stay on that bench Bony 🙂

  20. Ady87
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    You know when you just know after 1 game your going to have a terrible GW?

  21. JK - Cønt ⭐
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Low ownership for Silva, thankfully

  22. LewanGOALski
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Silva goal
    Lolarov assist

  23. Your Mum's Athletic
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Four changes for Villa - Lowton, Vlaar, Delph and Weimann in for Hutton, Cleverley, Richardson and N'Zogbia. #AVFCLIVE #AVFC #MUFC

  24. Randy_Marsh
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    OMFG my rival has Silva lol 😀

  25. leo_messi
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Kolarov baby!!! 🙂

  26. jordinho23
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    8.8 SILLLVAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

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

    everyone and their mother w/ YAYA.

    and silva says " I am here"

    1. Simon69
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Plop.

    2. RubeRx
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      32K picked up Silva this week

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

    where bony?

  29. tm245
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Wow, David Silva.

  30. JK - Cønt ⭐
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Kolarov assist

    FML

    1. Captain Shirokov
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      😆