Dugout Discussion

The Dugout Discussion – Man City vs Southampton

Sunday treats us to just a couple of fixtures, with our attentions first turning to the Etihad as Man City entertain Southampton.

Benched for the last two matches, Sergio Aguero returns to Pep Guardiola’s starting XI as the hosts look for a first win in five.

Having scored in just one of his previous four Premier League appearances, the Argentine’s armband appeal, allied with Guardiola’s recent team sheets, is on the slide – only 14% of voters backed him in this week’s Captain Poll.

With the fixtures set to turn in their favour, Kevin De Bruyne and Raheem Sterling also have the chance to stake a place in our plans having averaged 7.0 and 5.9 points per match respectively.

Claude Puel’s side have conceded just once in their last four away fixtures in all competitions but are once again without first-choice full-backs Ryan Bertrand and Cedric Soares, who remain sidelined through injury.

Charlie Austin is the visitors’ chief threat. Having bagged four goals and an assist in the last four Gameweeks, the Saints frontman has been subject to a price hike in each of the previous three.

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  1. Greenbackbøøg…
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Boufal oo, could be good option

    1. Lecky Legs FC
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Yeah Antonio > Boufal 🙂

  2. Give The Todd Some Love
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Boufal to get the winner

    1. Jay_
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Left back, in the changing room.

        1. Jay_
            7 years, 7 months ago

            Right back, in the team 🙂

            1. Ziro
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 7 months ago

              best comeback ever

        2. Declan
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          *Nolito

      • Je suis le chat
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        League looks between Liverpool and Arsenal. City may struggle to finish in the top 4.

        1. SW6
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Tottenham still the best team in the league

          1. TheShinKicker
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            Agree, Spurs will be right in it

            1. TheShinKicker
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 7 months ago

              Maybe not best team though

          2. GREENDREAMS11
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            Pool for me atm

            1. GREENDREAMS11
              • 14 Years
              7 years, 7 months ago

              defence is shoite but great going forward, just need to start ironing things out at the back and they will be right there at the shake up

          3. Worzel Gummidge
              7 years, 7 months ago

              lol

          4. Revival
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            wouldn't discount Spurs either

          5. Granville
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            Spurs are the favourites imo.

            1. Je suis le chat
              • 10 Years
              7 years, 7 months ago

              Feel Spurs don't score enough. Liv my favourites as they've no distractions.

          6. tm245
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            The parity at the top makes it impossible to justify any of those four as being much better than the others.

        2. tm245
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Really excited to see my forwards in action as an Aguero and Austin owner. When does the match start?

          1. TheSteel
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            Hehehe i get it

          2. Rolls-Royce
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            In about 15 mins

        3. Lone Wolf FPL
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          First time I actually seriously think about selling Kun

          1. Nomar
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            This

        4. Granville
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          KDB was crocked after than Romeu challenge.

        5. Greenbackbøøg…
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Puels got some balls to do subs like that

        6. Henryyy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          I really need Chelsea to score today

        7. Costa Nostra
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Tadic back to useless

        8. Pochecinno
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Aguero has been sighted in the penalty box.

          1. GREENDREAMS11
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            lol

        9. EDEN THE MAN
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Any ideas on this midfield. I feel like I need a few changes. 2FT's. 0 ITB

          Sanchez-Firmino-Sterling-Antonio-Capoue

          PLEASE HELP

          1. Champione
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            Sterling > Coutinho, Antonio > Shaqiri. Seems like at chase of points, I agree, but both with brilliant fixtures going forward

        10. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Ihenacho having a go at aguero whose just standing around, not making a run

          1. Nomar
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            This is why Aguero is not doing anything under Pep and why he's looking to sell him in January.

        11. TheSteel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Kun wins this with a cheeky PK.

        12. makaveli123
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Lovely counter attack.

        13. Ravager
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Yup. Kun showing why he didn't start at Barca. Not enough runs, doesn't press enough for the system. Iheanacho been on for 25 mins and he's been way more active.

          1. the axolotl
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            probably didn't help him not being in the barca squad tbf

        14. Ziro
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Chelsea: Courtois, Azpilicueta, Luiz, Cahill, Moses, Kanté, Matic, Alonso, Pedro, Costa, Hazard,

          Manchester United: de Gea, Valencia, Bailly, Smalling, Blind, Herrera, Fellaini, Lingard, Pogba, Rashford, Ibrahimovic,

          1. Hybrid.power
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            No Costa!

            1. Hybrid.power
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              7 years, 7 months ago

              Sorry, just wanted to get some pulses racing 🙂

            2. Ziro
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 7 months ago

              wut !

            3. Worzel Gummidge
                7 years, 7 months ago

                You do this too many times. Either read it more carefully or go to Specsavers..

                1. Hybrid.power
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 14 Years
                  7 years, 7 months ago

                  lol, first time I've ever done it 😛

                  1. Worzel Gummidge
                      7 years, 7 months ago

                      It really isn't as I have read this nonsense from you before.

              • Ziro
                • 9 Years
                7 years, 7 months ago

                rip Shaw owners

              • SW6
                • 11 Years
                7 years, 7 months ago

                Moses getting hard to ignore

                1. TheShinKicker
                  • 8 Years
                  7 years, 7 months ago

                  Been on my watchlist since pre season, if he does well today then will be tempted to make a move

              • tm245
                • 12 Years
                7 years, 7 months ago

                First time I can remember not having a player from either of these teams.

                1. Ravager
                  • 9 Years
                  7 years, 7 months ago

                  Same here

              • goriuanx
                • 13 Years
                7 years, 7 months ago

                Another bus then. 😆

                1. Rolls-Royce
                  • 10 Years
                  7 years, 7 months ago

                  Similar to the bus to which steveG slipped.

            4. Nomar
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              7 years, 7 months ago

              -4 to do Redmond and Firmino to Walcott and Milner on Friday night.

              I'd have been a damn sight better off if I'd have left my team alone and banked the FT!

              1. JÆKS ⭐
                • 9 Years
                7 years, 7 months ago

                Even on paper that was an awful transfer

                1. Nomar
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 14 Years
                  7 years, 7 months ago

                  I wanted Walcott and no other way to get him in.

                  Still have my wildcard and tempted to use it to get rid of a lot of useless players.

                  May be time to sell Kun too.

              2. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
                • 7 Years
                7 years, 7 months ago

                Bandwagon.

              3. Les Bleus
                • 12 Years
                7 years, 7 months ago

                Getting Milner in was a big mistake to be honest.

                1. Nomar
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 14 Years
                  7 years, 7 months ago

                  Yeah, I know that now.

            5. Royal5
              • 12 Years
              7 years, 7 months ago

              Kun captain % anoyone?

            6. Moin
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              7 years, 7 months ago

              Anyone else (C) Aguero?

              With the way he is playing..I am starting to worry that Pep might start to bench him..

              1. how now brown cow
                • 9 Years
                7 years, 7 months ago

                Yep. And have raheem.

                Bit disappointed.

            7. SW6
              • 11 Years
              7 years, 7 months ago

              City miss Yaya

              1. Lone Wolf FPL
                • 8 Years
                7 years, 7 months ago

                actually Yaya miss City

            8. frenchfries
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 7 months ago

              Front:

              Sterling Firmino Sanchez Walcott
              Kun Austin Benteke

              Thinking of going Sterling > Coutinho, is it mad going double mid from arsenal and liverpool?

              1. Champione
                • 8 Years
                7 years, 7 months ago

                good idea imo, especially a Liverpool double

              2. Big Ronnie
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 10 Years
                7 years, 7 months ago

                Na I'm think of having the same mid. I'm between Antonio to Lallana for free or Coutinho for -4

            9. Ryan Naysmith
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 7 months ago

              Austin

              1. Ógie
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                7 years, 7 months ago

                Tame effort

            10. Royal5
              • 12 Years
              7 years, 7 months ago

              Arteta warming up

            11. Rolls-Royce
              • 10 Years
              7 years, 7 months ago

              Austin should score there

            12. Gerd Mueller’s thighs
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              7 years, 7 months ago

              Don't like it when coaches like Pep make it all about them...

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

              If stanislas is fit for next gw

              Stanislas or Shaqiri?

            14. Jimmy Boy
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 7 months ago

              Where do you suppose Boufal will fit in now he's back to full fitness? You've got to think he'll start, but Tadic is also a key player for Southampton

            15. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
              • 14 Years
              7 years, 7 months ago

              Southampton look the better team

            16. TheTinman
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 7 months ago

              Shocking

            17. DA Minnion (Former great)
              • 11 Years
              7 years, 7 months ago

              What ever happened to yaya

              1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
                • 10 Years
                7 years, 7 months ago

                Pep