Dugout Discussion

The Dugout Discussion – Monday

We head to the Emirates this evening as Gameweek 3 comes to its conclusion with a head-to-head between two of last season’s top six. Despite scoring just twice so far, Arsenal have offered a significant threat in the final third – although they’ve played only two matches, Arsene Wenger’s side still sit joint-top for shots inside the box, firing 32 close-range attempts.

Liverpool arrive in London in impressive defensive form, though. The Reds have registered back-to-back shut-puts this season and chalked up eight clean sheets away from home in 2014/15 – joint-top with West Brom. With three very favourable home fixtures in the following four, Fantasy managers will be keeping a keen eye on the Merseysiders’ main men at both ends of the pitch.

Given that Arsenal are missing both Laurent Koscielny and Per Mertesacker, Christian Benteke owners will be hopeful of another goal for the Belgian, after he opened his account against Bournemouth last Monday evening.

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  1. n-doggg
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    FPL statistic down?

    mahrez going up tonight?

    1. Egg noodle
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      No

    • 10 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    Overall Average - 44
    Top 10k Average - 48

    (bigggg jump)

    http://fantasyfootballfix.com/live/

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Wow 44 lol

    2. Jay_
        8 years, 8 months ago

        What was it last night ?

      • Costa in Wengerland
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        44 😮

    3. Declan
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Mertes and Sakho ➡ Sagna and Diouf, -4?

      1. Stats Don\'t Lie
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Just the latter

    4. Stats Don\'t Lie
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Baps
      Cech - 3
      Monreal - 2
      Chambers - 1

    5. Harper (No more Penandes)
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      So umm... I'm 1.5m at the moment, looking to drop to 2m. Realistically how high can I achieve?

      1. Stats Don\'t Lie
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        2nd

      2. Namtab Nomolos
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Rank is all so close still, anything is possible. I'm 2.9m until the game updates tonight.

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

      Chambers on bonus point 😎

      1. Woy of the Wovers
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Injustice. Possibly the worst player on the pitch.

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

          Yup, I agree

      2. Gaz Downright
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Ridiculous

    7. Captain Shirokov
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Benteke and Sanchez to share the 3 bonus points?

      1. Les Bleus
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        If only.

      2. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        1.5 each

    8. Back on the horse
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Didn't see the game. What happened with Sanchez

      1. Pep's Money Laundry
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Sharing the pockets of clyne & gomez

        1. Tuchap - Lurker
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Someone was watching the wrong game

          1. Pep's Money Laundry
            • 8 Years
            8 years, 8 months ago

            Don't think so. Sanchez did absolutely nothing

      2. Captain Shirokov
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Arsenal are just sh*te in general.

      3. Syd.
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Chicken lost its head

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

      Arsenal have failed to score in 5 of their last 6 home games in the league.

      Their previous 5 blanks at the Emirates came over 47 matches.

      1. Sánchez
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        But Girouds a world class striker. And Ozil is the best creative player since Maradona.

        1. The Machine
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Now youre talking rubbish as no one said that. Ever

          1. Sánchez
            • 11 Years
            8 years, 8 months ago

            In seriousness though, arsenal fans overrateboth big time

      2. How Mina You
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Wow, just wow! Our home form used to be what saved us, now it seems the other way round.

        • 10 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Tonight was just an equal game.

        But teams are parking the bus, and Arsenal aren't moving the ball quick enough to disrupt them. Any team coming to the Emirates now has 5 blueprints to copy if they want a clean sheet.

        1. How Mina You
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          You're absolutely right, we're far too easy to park the bus against.

        2. Ludo
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          They're so narrow... Get men behind the ball, clog up the centre of the pitch, and you're away. Agreed on the speed of the passing being key though - they can't afford to hesitate in the middle of the park - Wenger always insists on the importance of quick passing to prevent defences being able to settle - they're just not doing that at the moment.

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

      55 all out.

      Gomez on bench annoying.

      1. Syd.
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        55 all out

        Wilson on the bench

        More annoying

        1. GlamRock Chauffeurs
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Don't talk to me. 61 all out.

          Kolarov on the bench.

          Doesn't get more annoying than that.

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

            46 all out, Wilson and Target on the bench.

            1. Gentlemen Crier
              • 10 Years
              8 years, 8 months ago

              Nice. I have Wilson, Targett and Gomez benched.

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

            Why the feck did you bench the Kol

            Are you bonkers 😉

            1. GlamRock Chauffeurs
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              8 years, 8 months ago

              No, bought him in on Friday night but had one too many. Subbed him on but the computer hung when I hit confirm. Shite internet, might as well be on dial up. Lesson learned. Could have climbed from 1mil into top 50K.

          3. Harper (No more Penandes)
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            8 years, 8 months ago

            Wilson on bench is worse to be fair

          4. Colonel Shoe 肝池
            • 12 Years
            8 years, 8 months ago

            2 ppl with massive scores moaning................more annoying

            1. Too Mane Men
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              8 years, 8 months ago

              Agreed. Some of us are on 90 overall score for god's sake...

              *cries*

      2. Too Mane Men
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        32 all out.

        Hart and Clyne on the bench. WC this week., Previous team would have got 44.

        Count your blessings chaps.

    11. I Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Bonus?

      1. Syd.
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Brucie

    12. GlamRock Chauffeurs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Is Pedro price protected? And come to think of it, how does one know if someone is price protected?

      1. Stats Don\'t Lie
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Yes. If they are flagged at all, they will be price protected.

        1. GlamRock Chauffeurs
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Flagged?

          1. Egg noodle
            • 14 Years
            8 years, 8 months ago

            Yellow/Red injury icons.
            Once those icons go away, the price does not change for an X amount of days (5 days I think)

            1. GlamRock Chauffeurs
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              8 years, 8 months ago

              Injury flag? Damn, thought that just meant lack of match fitness. Thanks.

      2. Namtab Nomolos
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        New players to the game are protected for a week, if they do what they've done in past seasons.

    13. Dr Dream
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Arsenal doing exactly what United are doing. All charging in, and around, the box with no room to play at all. Tripping up over each other. Rubbish way to play.

      1. goriuanx
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Both playing as individuals.

      2. Gravless wonder
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        In and around

        • 10 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Yep. No width, just greedy goal hangers.

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

        Yeah, except if you're Arsenal it means you're going to win the league.

    14. Gravless wonder
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      If Moreno looked up and passed Liverpool could have snatched a win

    15. The Machine
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Coquelin motm from me. Brilliant taclking and interceptions

      Have to say oxlade chamberlain is an extremely useless footballer. All he can do is run. One of the worst shooting techniques in the league

      1. How Mina You
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        What nonsense, Chambo was superb in that 10 minute cameo!

        1. The Machine
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          No he wasnt. One good cross and ruined dozens of situations

      2. Too Mane Men
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Nonsense. He's brilliant.

        1. The Machine
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Based on what? His record even when starting is shambolic

          1. Too Mane Men
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 8 months ago

            Its about how he plays. Not his record. You can't apply just stats to a player like the Ox and conclude he is rubbish. Madness.

            1. The Machine
              • 10 Years
              8 years, 8 months ago

              Im saying there is a reason his stats are rubbish. He cant shoot. Rushes it in. His defending is non existent. He cant pass the ball if its not a cross.

      3. 7shadesofsmoke
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        ?

        crazy speak. Coquelin has been excellent since breaking into the first team proper but today he was a bit fortunate to not give away a pen - a couple of arguably reckless tackles that could've gone against him. That said, i do think he had a good game.

        I disagree on Ox, however. The kid can shoot with either foot, well, and has an excellent, direct and powerful style that can change a game.

    16. Demí
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Was a MOTM given?

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

        Cech surely

      2. Declan
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Cech i'd imagine

      3. Bolivian Seaman
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        I'm guessing cech

      4. Demí
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Cheers. Went for Sanchez

        • 10 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        I hope not

    17. Gravless wonder
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Only 6 home wins out of 30 premier league games this season

    18. CoutinYo
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      If you got points for hitting the post, I would be tops with Silva and Coutinho!!!

    19. eish
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Look good to go on a wc?

      Butland, myhill
      gomez, kolarov, cedric, azpi, steven taylor
      alexis, pedro, mahrez, yaya, redmond
      diouf, aguero, wilson

      0.3itb?

      What u guys think?

    20. The Hindu Monkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      has anyone been as much of a threat as ramsey to score zero attacking points so far... in a real quandry on my wild card to ditch him

      sanchez looked yards off

    21. Honeyman07 42
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      No scoutcast tonight?

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Hot topics

      2. Tuchap - Lurker
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Tmoro

    22. Somalion
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      West Ham United striker Modibo Maiga has joined Saudi Arabia side Al Nassr FC, according to the club’s official Twitter feed.

      1. Jay_
          8 years, 8 months ago

          6 million apparently 😀

        • Gatsby
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Happy days if true!

          I'd rather have no striker available than that lump..

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

          so what fit strikers do west ham have?

      2. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        We picked the wrong teams to invest in defensively pre-season. Every man and his dog on here had a Chelsea and Arsenal defender, when Man City, Man U and Liverpool are yet to concede this season.

      3. Les Bleus
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        We were one bad offside decision from a goal fest tonight 🙁

      4. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Anyone selling sanchez?

        Newcastle up next who looked organised v united

        1. Danstoke82
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Not a chance. Only his second game in. He will come good.

        2. How Mina You
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Seriously?

        3. Make United Great Again
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          They will attack at St James Park.

        4. Fifa las vegas
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Dunno, Silva is much more tempting, especially on wildcard.

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

          I will give more chances, most lively from Arsenal... But I have some concerns with price tag

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

          Lol no

        7. 7shadesofsmoke
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          lol

      5. Danstoke82
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Liverpool defence worth investing in?

        Gomez seems a worthy pick.

      6. Fifa las vegas
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        is Wilson a one week wonder or the new Mahrez?

      7. Piggs Boson
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Cech 29.2%
        Clyne 39.4%

        Not the result I wanted as a Sanchez owner 🙁 but the one that was expected from the lineups...

        http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2015/08/24/this-much-we-know-gameweek-3-2/?hc_page=15#hc_comment_11056094

        Urgh...

        1. Jay_
            8 years, 8 months ago

            I was close, lol

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

          38 all out, anyone worse?

          1. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 14 Years
            8 years, 8 months ago

            o/ 🙁

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

              I can't seem to catch a break right now, obstinately refusing to WC because my teams fixtures look incredible each week isn't helping, jenkinson's cumulative tally of -3 for me thus far is a particular highlight

          2. dgs2
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 8 months ago

            yeah much worse.. scored 46 but got -52 for not activating my wild card... so -6 total score for this gameweek lol

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

              WCing GW4 then? Ouch.

        3. Make United Great Again
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Butland
          Shaw Kolarov Gomez
          Yaya Sanchez Mahrez Pedro
          Aguero Benteke Wilson

          Ruddy, Westwood, Francis, De Laet.

          WC activated! Thoughts?

          1. Gatsby
            • 13 Years
            8 years, 8 months ago

            Very nice, covered all bases.

            Gomez/Kolarov could be risky in the next few weeks, but both have been pretty solid.