Dugout Discussion

The Dugout Discussion – Leicester City vs Manchester United

After Gabriel Jesus downed Swansea with a double at the Etihad, we make our way to the King Power as Leicester City entertain Manchester United in the final fixture of Gameweek 24.

Despite back-to-back blanks, Zlatan Ibrahimovic was once again the most captained player for this round of matches – he was handed the armband by 20.5% of Fantasy Premier League managers.

The likes of Paul Pogba and Henrikh Mkhitaryan could emerge as differentials against a defence that’s conceded at least twice in five of their last six home matches.

With a blank Gameweek 26 and potential blank in Gameweek 28, though, Jose Mourinho’s men are far from our short-term plans right now.

Leicester’s unconvincing form at both ends of the pitch bodes well for the Red Devils – with a single goal scored in the last six Gameweeks, those holding the likes of David de Gea and Antonio Valencia will be optimistic of a clean sheet.

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

    I would sacrifice two midfield spots for one extra forward spot.

    1. F4L
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      funny how 3-5-2 was the thing not so long ago

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

        Liverpool and Arsenal's terrible form since the holidays completely broke 3-5-2, imo. Need at least two of the big teams to be in rampant form for it to work, imo. Right now only Spurs can offer that abundance.

        1. Fred54
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Everton seem to be killing it too.

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

            Yep, not so much in the midfield, though I wish I had Barkley right now.

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

    Leicester win = Great office banter

    1. F4L
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      this

  3. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Have you found out lord and saviour Jesus?

  4. Lawrø
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Ibra only has 56% effective ownership in the Top 10k 😀

    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      The other 44% had Lukaku (C) 😆

    2. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Wow. I need a goal from him. Only a small ask after the travesty of last week.

  5. martyhan
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Dann de roon and aguero to
    F. Mori siggy and Costa for -8?

    Madness or worth it.

    Have lukaku

    1. Chris_White
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Worth it.

  6. SuperDan
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Pick one:
    A) Snoddy, Costa
    B) Siggy, Jesus

    1. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      a

    2. Knowledgeable meerkat
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      I'd try to find a way for siggy and Costa if you can at all

    3. Butlanding
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      B

  7. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    I knew there was an up upside in owning Coutinho....so I could ship out damn fast for Siggy.

    1. Netley Lucas
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Same here, made no money or points but get a mill back lol

      1. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Yeah I was thinking about Barkley, but Coleman and Lukaku are enough.

  8. F4L
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Its Ibra time 😎

  9. TheBusDriver
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    WTF was Naughton doing?? Worst defender ever. There was no need for that 2nd Jesus goal, IDIOT!

    1. TheBusDriver
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      And Fabianski? WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT???!

      1. Tansey
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Jesus owner?

  10. Knowledgeable meerkat
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Would be very much appreciated if one of you wise folks could shed a bit of light on this "effective ownership" business with Ibra

    For me, sitting at 35k and someone who owns but hasn't captained Ibra, does this mean I don't actually want him to score? Cheers

    1. TheBusDriver
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      yes

      1. TheBusDriver
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        I think.,,

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

      take a guess....

      1. TheBusDriver
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Post something useful for once.

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          1. Knowledgeable meerkat
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Someone captained aguero

            1. Christina.
              • 14 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              Who? Not me.

      2. Knowledgeable meerkat
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        The point of my question was that I was unsure... Why would I ask something I could find out myself. Honestly, extremely unnecessary

    3. Lawrø
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Yes, you want him to do well as his EO is less than 100%

      1. Knowledgeable meerkat
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Wait what - yes I don't want him to score but I want him to do well? 😆 haha

        1. Lawrø
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Sorry I misread your question! Basically every point he gets for you other managers get ~0.56pts from him... so you want him to do as well as possible! 😀

          1. Knowledgeable meerkat
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            No worries, that's fab. Many thanks

        2. Ha.
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          You want him to get as many points as possible.

          1. Knowledgeable meerkat
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Cheers

    4. MTPockets
        7 years, 2 months ago

        % owned + % captained.

    5. Christina.
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Jesus won't start 3 games in 10 days they said, He's only 19 yrs old Kun only played 15 minutes last week. He HAS to therefore lay.

      Wake up and smell the coffee people.

      1. Ha.
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Mmmm, coffee.

      2. F4L
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        I'm more of a tea person

      3. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        I've just had my coffee, don't want to throw up.

      4. Spike ⚽️
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Decafe?

      5. Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        maybe like Wenger with Giroud earlier this season, Kun may be made by Pep to sit it out for a while longer it seems

      6. Dušan Citizen
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        In 8 days*

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

        He can rest GW26
        #mmmmmm Coffee

    6. liiusions
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Lukaku->Jesus?

      1. Tansey
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Zero kneejerk there

      2. Espen8
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Delete your team

      3. F4L
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        lol

    7. Espen8
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Ibra brace now and I´ll be top of my school league with 50+ managers.

      1. F4L
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        only thing that matters is the no.1 overall rank 😉

        1. Espen8
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Nope 😉 £500 in the mini-league 🙂

          1. F4L
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            not bad, Bragging rights as well

            1. Espen8
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              Btw nr. 1 in the world is a dad from Norway. He has his first serious season this year because he wanted to show that he was better than his sons. Crazy 😛

              1. F4L
                • 9 Years
                7 years, 2 months ago

                aha what a legend. Would love him to go all the way no

                1. F4L
                  • 9 Years
                  7 years, 2 months ago

                  *now

                2. Espen8
                  • 7 Years
                  7 years, 2 months ago

                  Haha, he´s used his Wildcard though 😛 Btw lovely to hear that Stefan Johansen is doing so well for you 🙂

                  1. F4L
                    • 9 Years
                    7 years, 2 months ago

                    🙂 he's a classy player and always gives his all. Love him, if only we had a decent striker...

                    1. Espen8
                      • 7 Years
                      7 years, 2 months ago

                      Haha yep, a better striker could send you to bpl. Hope to see you there soon 🙂

    8. MartialMatas
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Heaton Pickford
      Alonso Coleman* Brunt* Jones Pieters
      Sanchez Eriksen Alli Pogba de Roon
      Ibra Lukaku* Rondon*

      * = plays gwk 28
      2FT 0.2itb

      do Pogba, de Roon, Jones to Siggy, Snodgrass, Robertson for -4?

    9. Robe Wan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Selling siggy has been a huge fail

    10. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      2 Valencia assists to Zlatan goals

      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Source?

        1. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          You answered it so I assume you can read?

      2. Netley Lucas
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Oh Valencia assists, we can but dream... 1 will do lol

        1. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          I'll settle for 1

    11. F4L
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Pogba has to be the prime example of eyes over stats.

      1. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        I picked him up on both lol. Chance after chance not converted, but those chances created SoTs.

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

        Silva was that in years gone by, assisting the assister. Then had the breakout season when he added the goals to make him an fpl asset

    12. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Leicester are terrible, if united can't score at least 2 and win it would be slightly embarrassing

      1. The Big Fella
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        I need Leicester to score too

    13. Karan14
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Who is a bigger priority to get in?

      A) Chelsea defender. (but can't afford Alonso)

      B) Siggy

      Appreciate your thoughts!

      1. umerlfc
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        B right now

        1. Karan14
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          But he faces Chelsea at Bridge the week after.

          2 easy clean sheet for Chelsea in the next 2 (bur, SWA).

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

        B

        1. Karan14
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          But he faces Chelsea at Bridge the week after.

          2 easy clean sheet for Chelsea in the next 2 (bur, SWA).

      3. Crow
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        I still think A lol
        I'd double up if I could but happy enough with alonso

        1. Karan14
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Yes they such easy fixtures. Could be clean sheets in every match.

    14. umerlfc
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Kun + Lallana -> Lukaku + Siggy (-4) worth the hit?

      1. Ha.
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Just Kun > Lukaku, no need for the hit

      2. MTPockets
          7 years, 2 months ago

          I'm doing that for free. May also do Ibra -> Jesus for a hit out of annoyance.

          1. umerlfc
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            With Watford at home next? Plus Jesus has blanks incoming

            1. hannesdela
              • 12 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              This

            2. MTPockets
                7 years, 2 months ago

                Specifically held Aguero after watching city play spurs. That's obviously backfired, but either Ibra/Jesus will be benched anyway and would still like city attacker vs bou. I'll see how this game goes.

        • Fpl Richie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Bottomed.
          Foster Pickford
          Alonso Holebas Coleman Baines Mc Auley
          Sanchez Eriksen Alli Philips (Whelan)
          Ibra Lukaku Tekkers
          1.9itb 1ft

          What to do?
          Looking at Siggy, Jesus and West Ham cover in coming weeks if possible. Made a balls up by getting Tekkers over Carroll or Jesus

        • Revival
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Leicester 5 - 3 Man Utd, Vardy with 3 assists and a goal

          1. F4L
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            that seems so long ago now

            1. Revival
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              LVG's first season at Utd

              1. F4L
                • 9 Years
                7 years, 2 months ago

                yea, both teams have been thru a lot since then

        • Sonic Huth
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Choose one :
          A. Crouch+Sanchez - Costa+Siggy
          B. Ibra+Sanchez-Luka+Siggy

        • camarozz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Jones and Antonio «» brunt and siggy for a hit.
          I like it.
          What ye all think??

          1. Espen8
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Not Antonio, sell another mid.

            1. Ha.
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              +1

              1. hannesdela
                • 12 Years
                7 years, 2 months ago

                +2

        • Dušan Citizen
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Eriksen to Siggy for -4 (already on -4) not worth it, right?

          1. F4L
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            I might do it.

          2. Make United Great Again
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Tempting.

          3. Dušan Citizen
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Hmm

          4. Karan14
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            No way. Not Erikssen. Siggy faces Chelsea the week after.

          5. hannesdela
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Hmmm. Considering the same move, but really not sure about it. I saw Eriksen pretty much as a season keeper, but now with his probable blank in GW 28 en next GW against Liverpool, hmm. I'd lose 0.3 value if I sell him too..

            1. Dušan Citizen
              • 10 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              But need him for GW 26 when Siggy has Chelsea

              1. hannesdela
                • 12 Years
                7 years, 2 months ago

                Uhu yeah tbh, I wouldn't do it for a hit and certainly not for a second hit. I could do it on a FT, but I'm still not sure. Maybe Alexis should be dropped instead of Eriksen, he'll have two blanks...

        • Make United Great Again
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Can't see this 442 Mourinho has gone with working 🙂

        • Hybrid.power
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Anyone remember Mahrez?

          1. Hybrid.power
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Actually, ive just realised. I havent owned anyone from Leicester this season.

            1. Fred54
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              Me neither.

          2. Ha.
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Never heard of him

          3. F4L
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            mah-who?

        • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Ibra getting a talking to

        • Sonic Huth
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          One of these out for Siggy:
          A. Sanchez
          B. Erikson

          1. F4L
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Sanchez.....

          2. Ha.
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            B but wait until after Chelsea

          3. Sonic Huth
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            I'm so so confused

          4. Espen8
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            A, easy, Hull suddenly become a decent team and 2 blanks incoming.

          5. hannesdela
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Same problem here. With Sanchez having Hull at home next, it just feels wrong to ditch the highest scoring FPL asset. Might do Eriksen, he has a tough fixture with Liverpool.

            1. Sonic Huth
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              I've decided Sanchez, Safe for 2 blanks

              1. hannesdela
                • 12 Years
                7 years, 2 months ago

                Hmm yeah but if I were to replace him, surely next GW would be a better timing than this GW. Hull (H) is juicy for Sanchez.

        • Jinswick
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Best move?

          A) Sterling -> Siggy
          B) Benteke -> Defoe
          C) Stones -> Brunt/F Mori
          D) Save FT

          Cech
          Valencia, Coleman, Nyom
          Sanchez, Eriksen, Alli, Sterling
          Ibra, Benteke, Carroll

          Pickford, Capoue, Stones, Amat
          Bank 0.5m, 1FT