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Dugout Discussion – Leicester vs Liverpool

Gameweek 26 concludes at the home of the champions for a match-up which became a very different proposition only late last week with news of Claudio Ranieri’s departure.

The Foxes now hand the reins to caretaker manager Craig Shakespeare in a bid to halt a dismal run that has seen them lose all of their last five, with not a single goal scored in the six.

On paper, this seems a formality for Liverpool, then, although Jurgen Klopp’s men will surely be anticipating a reaction both from the team and the vociferous Foxes faithful tonight.

Nonetheless, the Reds arrive in buoyant mood. They come fresh from a fine 2-0 victory over Spurs back in Gameweek 25, a match that saw Sadio Mane emerge as a two-goal hero and a Fantasy hot property ever since.

Mane has been involved in 17 goals (scoring 11, assisting 6) – more than any other Liverpool player and is backed by more than 366,000 new owners, with over 113,000 FPL managers handing the Senegalese the captaincy.

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

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  1. TorresMagic™
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    • 14 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Last Man Standing GW26 🏆

    Safety score = 47
    Top score = Ephurion 96
    LMS average = 59.63

    488 : 61 eliminated
    427 through to GW27
    Up to 14% or minimum 60 out next GW.
    Congrats to all the survivors 🙂

  2. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Back into the top 100k for the first time since GW1 😎

    1. TorresMagic™
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      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Well done.

      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Not too shabby yourself

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

      My highest rank since GW1 too WR, lol 😉

      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Nice. Was down to 551k 9 weeks ago!

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

          419,015 GW17 lol

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

      Nice one WR 😀

      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        You still nailing it Lawro?

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

          Nope, lack of Kane and Eriksen ruined it for me! Small red 🙁

          1. Wild Rover
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Unlucky, Kane was huge this week.

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

      TC Kun with a good haul could half it 🙂

      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Haha, it will all end in tears but gotta go for it 😀

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

    70,409, highest of the season... drinking heavily on here is working, cheers all lol 😉

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

      Haha well done Netley

  4. TorresMagic™
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    • 14 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    1501st 🙂

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Killer rank...

      My climb continues...658 k, 7 greenies in a row!

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

      Congrats

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

      Epic stuff TM 😉

    4. Arctic monkeys
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      If only I convinced you to captain Kane the other day :p

    5. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Brilliant, congrats!

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

        Ridiculous week from you RCA, congrats

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

          Cheers Lawro!

    6. TorresMagic™
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      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Thanks everyone. 🙂

  5. Zlat-man
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    For long term, preferreed midfield draft (3-4-3):
    1 kop, 1 tot, alexis,?, bench-fodder

    Who is preferred for 4th mid?
    Sterling
    Siggy
    Pedro?

    1. Lovren an elevator
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Siggy for me

  6. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    dropped 55k to 300k this GW, could have been worse

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

      Hit the DGW hard mate, spend a few points.

      1. Bruno Bruno!!
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        That was my problem i tried to be clever an save my transfers which in the end cost me in GW 26. This week im looking to be a bit more aggressive and take a hit or two to set me up nicely for GW27 and 28

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

    Alli > Snodgrass & Defoe > Aguero for -4? Need to move before Defoe drops.

  8. SpinyNorman [*_*]
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Have just looked at the fixtures for GW 11... WTF?!?!

    1. SpinyNorman [*_*]
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      For March 11th even / GW 28

      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        It gets worse 😉

        1. SpinyNorman [*_*]
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          When?

          I don't ever remember it being as bad as this. FIVE GAMES?!

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

            If Man City beat Huddersfield on Wednesday City vs Stoke will almost certainly be moved to GW27 as well 😉

            1. Wild Rover
              • 13 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              Not almost certainly, confirmed

          2. Wild Rover
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            If Man City beat Huddersfield on Weds their game is off too, although they will have a dgw in 27

  9. The Overthinker
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Top3 mid below 6 to have in your team

    1. TorresMagic™
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      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Watchlist has 2 of them.

    2. SpinyNorman [*_*]
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Capo.... no wait

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

      Snodgrass and King immediately spring to mind... Fraser is ticking over nicely for Bournemouth but not sure how nailed he is

    4. SpinyNorman [*_*]
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      How about Michu?

  10. El Libe
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Your thoughts about Llorente? Some good fixtures upcoming.

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      May give him a run out in gw28

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

      Deeney, Gabbiani the alternatives.

      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        They both blank in 28, Llorente plays

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

      Meh v LEI, scored @CHE... we have a real troll here.

    4. Arctic monkeys
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Gabbiadini is the better pick around that price, Siggy is the better pick from Swansea.

  11. The Overthinker
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone considering a city defender? 😀

    1. Arctic monkeys
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Yes me, an 8 points hit including Aguero Sané and Stones in for Defoe Eriksen and a fodder.

  12. UnitedFan
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Down 58,000 places 🙂

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

      * 🙁

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

        Ouch, hitting the DGW hard as well as the drink?

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

          Haha

  13. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Has there been an article / hot topic on Sané vs Sterling? With many expected to go with Aguero and one other Man City attacker, whom provides the most threat?

    a. Sané
    b. Sterling
    c. Both
    d. Just Aguero

    What surprised me with Sané is that he's played all 90 minutes of Man City's last 4 league games. The perception is that he is more of a rotation risk than Sterling, but over recent weeks he has played more minutes.

    http://members.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/my-stats-tables/view/18526/

    It's a very close comparison looking at the Opta stats. Without giving too much away, a generalisation would be that Man City look to move the ball out to Sané and for him to carry the ball into the final third. Sterling looks to be taking up more positions in the box to be on the end of things.

    Who most appeals for you?

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      I may get all three as I have the luxury of 10 gw28 players already 🙂

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Now that's just greedy 😛

    2. Lovren an elevator
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      I think they're both pretty nailed now. With Jesus injured, the team is picking itself, hence why Pep is trying to squeeze fernandinho into the defence somehow...no space for him in the mids!

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Yep, I agree. I've not really been convinced with Sterling as a finisher but he's definitely getting into positions where he'll be tee-ing up Aguero or a late arriving Silva / De Bruyne, and having a few tap-ins at the far post himself. Perhaps there's more to come from Sané than Sterling, and he's scored a couple now by running in behind (Spurs, Palace, Monaco).

        I think it's a really close call between them.

    3. NATSTER
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Leaning to D and slightly B

  14. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    In the end my downfall was trying to be clever and saving a transfer for GW 27 rather than taking a more aggressive approach and taking a few hits. Seems the majority that took hits did decent

  15. JasonG123
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Is there a reason to wait on Defoe and Sanchez to Kun and Sterling (-4)? City will be a good option for the next two whether they get a DGW or not. I only have 0.2m left when doing that transfer and Defoe is dropping tonight.

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

      They could feature v HUD and get crocked?

  16. Schwarzer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    What happens if City DONT Huddersfield?
    Does that mean they play sun then STO i.e. no DGWs or blanks, business as usual?

    Cheers

    1. Bruno Bruno!!
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      if city dont win they play sunderland away in 27 and stoke at home in gw 28

    2. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Yep

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

      Thanks guys.

  17. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Would Aguero TC be considered a differential or not?

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

      Yeah, overall, yeah. Probably even in the upper ranks.

      1. Bruno Bruno!!
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        need a big scoring GW 70 points plus ideally

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

          I'd be extremely disappointed to get less than 70 when TC a dgwk player.

          I know it all depends on context but I'd be disappointed with less than 90 tbh

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

            that's extremely ambitious for any player with any fixtures. 90 points from a triple captain DGW....I'd be very very happy with that

  18. JustPark
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    4 players(2 mid, 1 att, 1 def) are dropping in red bracket but none rising with blue bracket. Weird.

  19. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    which is the better route to double city?

    A)
    Alli to Sterling
    Lukaku to Aguero (would mean switching back for GW28)

    or

    B)
    Hazard to Davies
    Alli to Sterling
    Anichebe to Aguero (-4 HIT)

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

      Might not be popular but I leaning toward B. Hazard's fund could be better off somewhere else, with more justifiable output/price ratio.

  20. Lovren an elevator
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Feedback for the following team?

    Jaku Pickford
    Coleman Walker Yoshida Mawson Holgate
    Alli Mané Sané Sterling Fraser
    Kane Gabbiabdini Llorente

  21. SuperMane Returns
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Should MC & Stoke have DGWs.....2FT, £0 ITB....

    Current squad...

    Jaku
    Coleman/Brunt/McAuley
    Eriksen/Siggy/Mane/Antonio
    Defoe/Kane/Lukaku

    Subs- Valdes/Phillips/Amat/Ake...

    What do you think of these changes for GW27? :-
    Antonio/Phillips/Lukaku/Defoe>Capoue/Sterling/Aguero/Crouch.....
    Could do these for a -8 hit but would have 3 DGW's, then could take
    out Aguero/Sterling wk after for a -4 and get lukaku + wk28 teamer back to play...but would only have 6/7 for GW28....is this bad planning?

  22. NATSTER
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Has OR been updated yet ?

    1. Bruno Bruno!!
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      YES

      1. NATSTER
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Thanks

  23. Viper
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Just in from work and seen the result.

    Was Mane poor and hence his substitution?

    Also,

    A. Carroll & Alli - > Aguero & Sterling

    B. Lukaku & Philips - > Aguero & Sterling

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

      Got a bit of a knock.
      A

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

        I presume it's nothing to be concerned about?

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

          Just a knock, precautionary sub etc, see how it goes.

    2. Bruno Bruno!!
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      mane was poor almost non existent but you could say the same of coutinho and especially firmino

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

        At least Coutinho brought home some points though. Did Mane at least have any chances? I heard Liverpool were awful

        1. Bruno Bruno!!
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          liverpool were diabolical, Leicester looked the team from last season full of energy playing more direct balls over the top for vardy to run onto. Liverpool looked like the team that were on a bad run of form

  24. Stimps
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    People bringing in Sterling and Sane, not afraid one may get rested?

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

      Nah, best flippin' width they've got bud, rest 'em in the cup.

    2. ChelseaGuy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Sane to play 180
      Sterling to get subbed off
      Both will play

  25. I Have No Idea What I'…
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    2FT: Aguero & Brady in for Phillips and who?

    Lukaku or Costa out?

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

      Kaku

  26. ChelseaGuy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Have Aguero
    Eriksen and Phillips to Sane and Sterling (-4)?

  27. SpinyNorman [*_*]
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Thank you captain Kane.

    Chickened out out of triple captain last minute though 🙁

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

    Think I´ll to Lukaku->Aguero even if City loses to Hudderfield

  29. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Are city priced to short @1/9 to beat huddersfield who are 14/1 seems a bit too heavily skewed in City favour

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

      Bookies covering wedge, not a gambler but a quid on HUD whilst drinking might be fun? lol 😉

  30. The Overthinker
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Suggestions?
    Would only bring in sterling if I had to. Just gonna go through this 2 weeks and then build my team

    Jaku
    Azpi / alonso / pieters / coleman / Brunt
    Alli / Firmino (Phillips / Tarroll / Stanislas)
    Costa / Defoe / Lukaku

    1. Bruno Bruno!!
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      That midfield looks very week

      1. The Overthinker
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        First thing I need to sort out.
        Sanchez will be straight in for firmino
        Phillips and stanislas should be replaced, but by whom is a big question mark

        1. Bruno Bruno!!
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          depends how much you have in the bank?

          1. The Overthinker
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            After bringing in sanchez, 1.7 ITB

        2. Bruno Bruno!!
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Josh King and Snodgrass look good picks

          1. Bruno Bruno!!
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            in terms of gw28 options

    2. Marc OverMata
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Consider snoddy and if you cash itb siggy

    3. Jay_
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Get Aguero, only one hit away