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Dugout Discussion December 13

Dugout Discussion – Wednesday

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After Eden Hazard failed to deliver in Chelsea’s 3-1 win over Huddersfield, eight of the top ten captains in Fantasy Premier League are set to feature over this evening’s seven matches.

All eyes are on Harry Kane as Spurs welcome Brighton to Wembley Stadium – after a weekend home brace against Stoke, he’s the top armband pick for Gameweek 17, with 25.2% of managers handing him the captaincy – his biggest majority of the season so far.

Mohamed Salah is second only to Kane, with 17.8% backing after serving up seven sets of double-digits. Philippe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino are also back on the Liverpool team-sheet, though, after featuring as subs against Everton.

The latter was second only to Kane for transfers in ahead of Tuesday’s deadline – over 197,000 acquired Firmino in the rush to replaced the stricken Alvaro Morata.

Romelu Lukaku, Sergio Aguero and Alexis Sanchez will be hoping that history repeats itself this evening.

Lukaku is toiling for form right now, with a single goal in nine Gameweeks, but scored four at home to tonight’s visitors Bournemouth while at Everton last season.

Aguero, meanwhile, netted twice in Man City’s win at Swansea in 2016/17 – he returns to Pep Guardiola’s XI as Gabriel Jesus takes up bench-warming duties.

Sanchez heads to West Ham, where he ran riot on his way to three goals and an assist in the previous campaign.

Elsewhere, Charlie Austin and Dominic Calvert-Lewin were both subject to significant transfers in ahead of Gameweek 17, with 156,00+ and 172,000+ new owners respectively.

Both have the fixtures to strengthen their claims as budget third strikers.

Austin – with four goals in three starts – hosts a Leicester defence with one away shutout to their name.

Ranked top for points per million, Calvert-Lewin has a goal and three assists in the last four Gameweeks and visits a Newcastle defence that’s conceded an average of three goals per game over their previous five league fixtures.

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

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  1. Super Silva Haze
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Sane >> Mahrez ?
    Would leave me like this..

    Fabianski
    Maguire Otamendi Gomez
    Hazard Salah Richarlison Mahrez
    Kane Morata Calvert

    Speroni Ward Carroll Mbemba

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    1. acidicleo
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      good move..

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    2. acidicleo
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      but u have more pressing issue in defence esp if gomez is rotated again..

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    3. Lecky Legs FC
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      I've was thinking of doing before Tuesday didn't hit the trigger next three games have potential for returns I'd do it

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    4. Super Silva Haze
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Thanks all.

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    5. Old Gregg
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      looking at this myself.
      Leicester have 2 good and 2 bad fixtures in the next 4 with Liverpool, Man Utd.

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  2. villian-ty
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    A. Ward -> Kenny
    B. Foster -> Pope
    C. Save ft

    Foster (Elliot)
    Otamedia Marriappa Christiensen (Naughton Ward)
    Sterling Richarlison Salah Hazard(C) (TCarroll)
    Kane Lukaku DCL

    0 ITB

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    1. acidicleo
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      i wud luk at a with masuaku..

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  3. HD7
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    From 200k to 400k. Lost in the Cup by a player who had KDB as C and was around 5mil OR. Current team has Kane Salah Cout Hazard Morata DCL Walker Mee RLC etc... Some of them didnt even play... only player who did sth this week was Richarlison. 27pts for the GW...

    MASSACRE! However one thing I have learnt in this game is that sooner or later everything goes back to its normal ways and the logic rules!
    Endurance is key 🙂

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  4. acidicleo
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    ward to?

    a) smalling (better injury record)
    b) jones (better baps record)

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    1. Garth Marenghi
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      B, cause price. But wait, unless there’s been definitive news,

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      1. acidicleo
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        0.1 difference no issue..i have a feeling jones has higher ceiling to rise more though for TV sake..

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  5. Dr Dream
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    What's the story with Okazaki?....Why all the missing minutes and who is his competition?

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    1. Eton Rifles
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      He and Demari do the hokey cokey

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    2. OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      lots of.

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    3. acidicleo
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      doesnt he rotate with gray?

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      1. Dr Dream
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Dunno. I never take much notice. I thought Gray played wider.

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    4. George James
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Puel usually plays Vardy up top with alrbrighton, Gray, Mahrez behind. Can’t see that changing to be honest

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    5. Speédy
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      No 10 role. It's either him or Gray starting. Gray seems to be first choice

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      1. Dr Dream
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        6 goals this season with all those missing minutes is impressive.

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  6. George James
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    A sweet little rise from 155k to 73k last night with my free hit chip. Now back to this sorry bunch. Thoughts?

    1FT 0ITB

    Lloris
    Azpil / Mee* / Mustafi*
    Salah / Haz / RLC / Richo* / Ramsey*
    Kane / Morata

    JP/Kiko*/ Niasse/ Huney

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    1. acidicleo
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      after fh wont u get 2 ft??
      hope mee and richo are fit and maybe - mustafi to masuaku/kenny and ramsey to mahrez? is it not enough cash for that?

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  7. thomashl
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Though I had a good team on paper, but when the final score is 38...

    My H2H league took -8 and still crushed me (brought in Silva and Rooney)

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    1. acidicleo
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      h2h is so much luck...i lost by 2 points to a dead team in my ML who had silva and eriksen (C)..
      eriksen get an assist and baps in last minutes.. my alonso mises cs in last min..ward goes injured..kola benched!!!

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  8. Awesom-o
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    What's everyone doing with Coutinho?

    4 points from two games obviously a very disappointing return and a rotation threat.

    Don't own any City midfield assets

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    1. acidicleo
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      sterling or silva any day ahead of couti...

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      1. George James
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Easy to say that now lol

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    2. George James
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      I think the 18 points vs stoke had something to do with it mate

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    3. Over Midwicket
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Keep.

      Find a way to get a city mid or two though

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      1. thomashl
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Would you double up on Pool mids, though? Salah over him, I take it

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    4. thomashl
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      I brought Cout in to double up with Salah this round, having massive cold feet now...

      But they meet Bournemouth next week, so what to do

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      1. George James
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Defo stick bud he will come good again

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        1. thomashl
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          Cheers mate. I'll keep for at least another round. The problem is no City cover...

          Salah Cout Haz Richarlison

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      2. acidicleo
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        imo salah is enough pool cover...

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    5. Darklord_bg
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      I got him in for Sane two weeks ago.

      Still not sure if it's a good idea...we'll see in the next few weeks, I guess.

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    6. Expected Toulouse
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Sticking with for now. If he is rotated more than expected then may have to move him on.

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  9. ShaunGoater123
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Team is in absolute bits at the moment, any thoughts on what I should do with this lot?

    DDG / Speroni

    Christensen / Daniels / Kenny/ Zeegelaar / Mee

    Richarlison / Sane / Hazard / Salah / RLC

    Niasse / Kane / Morata

    1FT 0.3 ITB

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    1. Darklord_bg
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Too much uncertainty at the moment - wait for news on Morata and Rich.

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      1. ShaunGoater123
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        yeah will do. any idea when the pressers are?

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    2. thomashl
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      I wouldn't say that. Get rid of Mee perhaps, if still not fit, fixtures turn sour anyways

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      1. ShaunGoater123
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        yeah need to move him on. but he seems more likely to play then richarlison / niasse / zeegelaar so feel like i need to put those fires out first?

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  10. Fitzy.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    NEW ARTICLE

    http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2017/12/14/scout-notes-silva-shines-for-city/

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  11. Darthshearer
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Need help, worried about my team lol

    Foster
    Femina / Azpili / Jones
    Hazard / Richardlson / Salah / DSilva
    Niasse / Kane / Vardy

    Elliot / Mee / Ward / Milivojevic

    I have 2FT and 0.6 in the bank.

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    1. aleksios
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Good team.Just Kiko and Niasse out.

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  12. aleksios
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Best way to fit Silva here? 1.0 itb.

    Foster
    -Alonso-Kola-Jones-Kabasele
    -Hazard-Salah-Richa-Gross
    -Kane-Morata
    ---Elliot---Rlc--Lowton---CL.

    a) Alonso-Richa to Ota-Silva
    b) Kola-Gross to Ogbonna-Silva.

    Thanks guys.

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  13. Heiro
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Hi all.

    Big problems with my team.

    JWard,Ward,Mee,Elliot,Hennersey,Sane.

    1FT.

    Who is least likely to start next game. I’m thinking about putting in a nailed on GK?

    Thoughts?

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    1. cheeky_ash
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Rotation and injuries is a big problem over Xmas. ...I think your defence is a bigger priority than elliot. ...mee, and ward (burnley) may return soon....so would focus on others

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      1. cheeky_ash
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Actually just realised that you may have 2 non playing gks. ...scrub my last point

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  14. ZeBestee
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Jones or Smalling?

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    1. ILOVEBAPS
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      I went Smalling. Not as injury prone

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  15. Olle Donelius
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Richarlison, Morata, and Ward. Status on these? Who is worth transferring? Team looks like following:

    De Gea, Elliott
    Ward, Otamendi, Alonso,
    Gross, Richarlison, Salah, Hazard,
    Calvert Lewin, Kane, Morata

    Subs:
    Surman, Hünemeier, Kiko

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  16. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Fpl says Ramsey is expected back this week. But everybody here seems to agree he’ll still be out?

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  17. Oven Glover
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Should have TCed Kane 🙁 #Roughwiththerough

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