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Dugout Discussion April 18

The Dugout Discussion – Stoke City vs Spurs

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Rounding off the first wave of fixtures this Gameweek, Stoke City attempt to curtail Tottenham Hotspur’s title charge at the Britannia Stadium. The Potters suffered a heavy defeat at the hands of Liverpool last time out, while Spurs lost just once in their last 12 fixtures.

Stoke’s attacking recruits have come up short in home fixtures this season, charting fifth-bottom for attempts (189), bottom for shots inside the box (91) and joint-fifth-bottom for shots on target (53). Conversely, their rearguard has provided a solid foundation, conceding the seventh-fewest shots inside the box (98) and the fourth-fewest big chances (18). Moreover, the fact they’ve conceded the fewest attempts from set plays (35) in home ties could be significant given that they’re pitted against the team ranked top for set-play goals (17).

Aside from recording nine goals in their previous four outings, Tottenham ranked top for attempts (70), top for big chances (11) and top for shots on target, limiting the clean-sheet prospects of the hosts. Looking strictly at their attacking prowess away from White Hart Lane, no team has managed more attempts (233) or shots on target (88) in road clashes than the Lilywhites, portending a high-tempo contest at Stoke.

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  1. Cheltnamshire LaLaLa
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    make it stop! make it stop!

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    1. Cheltnamshire LaLaLa
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAUY1J8KizU

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  2. Beanz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Did people really get rid of Alli, Kane and Toby A for a bunch of rotation risk Liverpool and injured Everton players and can't score a goal Man Utd players and too scared to win Arsenal players?

    What did they expect?

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    1. Les Bleus
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Stop Mr. Hindsight please. No one likes these posts.

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    2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Yes we are fools

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    3. MikeyMitz
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      • 14 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      I hate being the a-hole who agrees, but Spurs are the best team in the league...so exactly, what was expected?

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      1. Beanz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        FWIW i had 8 DGW players but kept Toby, Alli, Kane and Mahrez. Chasing a league title and scoring for fun. I could not remove them.

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    4. andy85wsm
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      • 13 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Did people really keep Alli and then bench him? lol

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    5. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Lol

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    6. Mark
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      • 17 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Perhaps for Stoke and Man United not to capitulate and ship seven goals in two games or Ali to score twice for the first time in his Spurs career and get his biggest haul of the season to follow Toby A's biggest haul of the season.

      Perhaps that.

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      1. fusen
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        PERHAPS

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

        But haven't we all just ignored the golden rule of "form over fixtures" which gets talked about on any normal gameweek - particularly when we were still trying to look at GW33-35 as a block? were Liverpool going to start keeping clean sheets & Spurs going to stop? Were Lukaku & Martial going to start scoring & Kane stop?
        I'll confess to being weak-minded and letting the huge numbers of DGW players people on here were talking about getting influence how I wildcarded in the end.
        Although rotation-free big wins for Liverpool & Arsenal this week will change it all again.

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    7. getfunky
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      it's not even hindsight as all the risks were laid out beforehand - city & liverpool rotation risks due to playing in europe, utd's inability to score goals, everton & liverpool who rarely keep clean sheets.

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      1. Mark
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        • 17 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        The real rotation risk for Liverpool wasn't really obvious till they progressed past Dortmund. That's been a bit of a killer tbh. I'd already committed to Liverpool players by then, albeit just a couple of them. Clearly should have kept Kane over going or Lukaku's four matches. Can't say even if I'd kept Ali that I would have played him. Lots didn't by the looks of it and are now relying on a DGW not turning up again for him to come off the bench.

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  3. BobB
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Chasing premium DGW players not already in your team on wildcard is fools gold. Too much rotation. Will we learn and apply?

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  4. Lateriser 12
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Stoke goal incoming.

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    1. Toast
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Please!!!

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    2. Danstoke82
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Not even n your nelly mate. We are embarrassing

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  5. Danstoke82
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Ok, Coutinho > Alli -4?

    Just brought back Kane

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  6. andy85wsm
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    • 13 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone saying they won't do the exact same for next seasons bumper double game week is a liar! 🙂

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    1. Bøwstring The Carp
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      9/10 times it works

      This season is just a complete enigma. It really keeps getting worse and worse.

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      1. rozzo
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        The resting of players was insane but selling the stars from the top two teams was idiotic

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    2. Epic Fail
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      • 13 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      I will continue to do it every year. Normally pays off.

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    3. Sharkytect
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      • 9 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Absolutely agree. We have been properly punished here but I wpuld still take the same risk 100 times over

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    4. La vida FPL
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Learnt a big lesson

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    5. Sif
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      We won't learn. Won't be the same teams; Spurs DGW, European games. Alli & Kane rested, meltdown 2017.

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    6. Costa's Counsellor
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      2 games is better than 1, right?

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      1. andy85wsm
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        • 13 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        Exactly!

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

      I don't regret doing it because bench boost with millions of DGW players was too much fun to pass up but I will certainly think twice before clearing out players from the two teams fighting for the title if such a situation arises again.

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    8. walkman666
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Naaa, there is a lesson learnt here in not going all in on DGW players, at least not dropping all studs from the hottest/top team. Next year, or even in gw37, I imagine quite a few of us will not categorically sell all sgw players. We should keep the few prolific scorers, even if they have fewer games.

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    9. Lets Talk About 19 Baby
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      • 9 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      My pint is always half empty, but I don't regret doing 15 DGW GW 33 WC GW 34 BB. Next season I will be doing the same

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  7. Bøwstring The Carp
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    I'm that annoyed I'm going to play a game of Football Manager to cheer myself up.

    That says it all.

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    1. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      That's like pulling the knife out of your leg to put it into your stomach.

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  8. Malkmus
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Jesus, this gw is a sick joke. Actually tempted to delete my team...

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  9. Pedram
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Blow the whistle ref!

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  10. 12BeatFC
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    I'm pissed about tonights result but I still have 13 players over the next 3 days. I'll be back!

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  11. Keno
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Coutinho---->Ali done

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  12. skodaole2
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Damn DGW first time to sub Alli now i need Coutinho to get rested again to get the points

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  13. Leaf
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    • 14 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Terrible result

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  14. TorresMagic™
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    • 15 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Hopefully no jammy autosubs.

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    1. Numb
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Good luck with that

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    2. Mark-O
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      I hate this

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    3. SamH123
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      quite a few people whose bench boost had been a bit crappy until now are happy I think

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      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        Why?

        Didn't they all sell Spurs players so that they vould have 15 DGW'ers for the bench boost?

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    4. Fowler23
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Main rival has Alli first sub. Moreno better show up against everton

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  15. S.Kuqi
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Only one of my rival owns Kane and no one owns Alli. Doesn't feel so bad 🙂

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  16. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    I still Blame Klopp and Lvg.

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  17. La vida FPL
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    My wildcard strategy has been a complete and utter shambles

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  18. Jøssy ⭐
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Maybe need a third Kane goal to avoid a red arrow 😐

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  19. rozzo
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Just take a -24 to get the form players back in if you have to and enjoy the final 4 gwks.

    Fantasy football is all about form not if Milner has a double gamesweek or PVA is essential because he happens to play twice

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  20. Mickey Tyrion™
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    KDB or Coutinho to Alli?

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    1. Les Bleus
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Coutinho. Liverpool are now useless in the league.

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    2. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Can you do both?

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    3. Keno
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Coutinho, with Silva and Nasri out I think KDB is guaranteed to play

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  21. Gaffa914
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Proud of alli tonight Lennon to alli For a hit was worth it then
    Gloat post :)))))

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  22. Mark-O
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Dembele taking a tea break with scones right now

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  23. Niemi
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Özil and Martial to Alli and Kane for -4? -8 to bring in a spurs defender (not toby) for Sakho/Evans/Reid as well?

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  24. KISSES
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Ffs. See you next season.

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  25. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Stoke should be fined. Embarrassing performance, gave up after 2-0

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    1. Dynamic
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      This.

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  26. Jay_
      8 years, 2 months ago

      My predicted rank has dropped a steady 10k with each goal, just about holding onto a green for the week, I fookin hate Spurs

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    • Licious Lizard
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Only having Alli tonight.

      How red will it be?

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      1. Les Bleus
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        Not as red as those with nobody.

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    • Tommy J
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      At least I kept enough back to switch Martial and Lanzini to Kane and Alli for this weekend.......

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    • brianutd-why always we? 20
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      It's only a game Saint..remember that!

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    • Baines on Toast...
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      BBers who kept spurs are the huge winners here.

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      1. Bøss ⭐
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        I should have been in that group, well and truly messed up failing to play the bench boost chip!

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        1. Relaxing
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 2 months ago

          *shudders*

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