Dugout Discussion

The Dugout Discussion – Everton vs Manchester United

After Liverpool’s second-half collapse in a seven-goal thriller at the Vitality Stadium, we now make our way to Goodison Park as Everton entertain Manchester United in the 4pm kick-off.

With five goals in as many outings across all competitions, Zlatan Ibrahimovic carries the hopes of many Fantasy managers heading into this one.

Up against a defence with one clean sheet in nine, the Red Devils’ frontman was the second most captained player in Gameweek 14 with just over 13.1% of Fantasy Premier League managers handing him the armband.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Anthony Martial are rewarded with starts after both excelled in the midweek cup win against West Ham.

The Toffees recent downturn in form saw over 231,000 FPL managers part company with Romelu Lukaku last week alone – only Philippe Coutinho was subject to more transfers out ahead yesterday’s deadline.

Now down to 9.5 in price, the big Belgian has netted just once in the last five Gameweeks compared to six goals in his first seven appearances.

Nonetheless, with United managing just two shut-outs in the previous 10 league matches, Ronald Koeman’s side will be optimistic of getting back amongst the goals today.

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  1. Epic Fail
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Strange fact #7

    Fellaini is a professional footballer.

    1. Syd.
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Put that drink away

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

      If I was United manager I'd just sack him on the spot.

    3. Cok3y5murf
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Why #7?

      1. Epic Fail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        It's number 7 in my list of strange football facts. Available in paperback at all good book shops.

    4. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      This had me in stitches !

  2. Lone Wolf FPL
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    who would you choose:

    a) iheanacho
    b) defoe
    c) benteke

    1. bojack
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      B.

      But personally I went A because I am bloody hopeless at FPL 😀

      1. Lone Wolf FPL
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        you bought Nacho? Bold move. Good luck mate. This may by maverick.

      2. Ibracadabra
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        I also went with Nacho only because I couldn't afford Defoe, Benteke or Austin (by 0.1m!) so the decision was easy. Can swap to Origi or Austin if necessary in a few weeks.

  3. Joggers Nipple
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Negative manager makes negative substitutions in two league and loses points. Deserved

    1. Joggers Nipple
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      *last 2 league games

  4. Dr Dream
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Is Fellaini nailed on for United now?

    1. Syd.
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Put of his loan agreement was to help out his parent club

      1. Syd.
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        Part

      2. Neeskens Under Matip
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        Loan, they paid about £30m. Haha

  5. EmreCan Hustle
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Gueye with a lovely pass.

  6. Toure The Route
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    On a random note ,if Zaha had got onto points this week in the 3-0 win, which he should have , he might have had the best form for any midfielder , regardless of fixtures.
    Can is being talked a lot here but Zaha at a little higher price surely has the potential to outfox Can's points considering he is an attacking winger and probably one of very few pacy and strong in and out wingers in the league right now.
    Till Gw 20 , he has the tough fixtures at home and easy fixtures away alternatively I think and from week 19 or 20 palace have one anazing run .
    Thoughts?

    1. Toure The Route
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Amazing run *

    2. Karan14
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      He leaves for AFCON after GW20.

      1. Toure The Route
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        That was too good to be true haha

    3. Atimis
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      2017 Africa Cup of Nations

      1. Toure The Route
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        Cheers
        That was too good to be true haha
        Probably Benteke then . Might just end up giving value for his 7.5 now that Defoe is 7.6 .

  7. tm245
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    That was a great 10 minutes after an awful first 85.

  8. hackneylad
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Ake best option for 4.3 or under? Already have Amat

    Cheers!

    1. Toure The Route
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Def
      He has an eye for goal over previous seasons too

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

      he nailed?? looking to ship coleman because i need the money and everton can't get a cs anyway..

    3. hackneylad
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Seems like a solid choice - would be downgrading from Holebas for me to enable getting in Sanchez. Don't know if he's nailed though, any Bournemouth experts around?

  9. George Sillett
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Fellaini really is a game changer.

  10. Bubz
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Why would you bring on Fellaini

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

    Sunday scorecheck : 4 from 4 😎

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      2 from 2

    2. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      2 from 2 😎

      1. Knowledgeable meerkat
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        Firmino and clyne?

        1. Epic Fail
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 11 months ago

          Lovren instead of Clyne.

    3. Stats Don\'t Lie
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      11 from 1

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

        Ah ya ruined it!

    4. tm245
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      4 from 3 here.

    5. Iceball
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      2 from 1

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

      2 from 1

    7. George Sillett
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      2 from 2 feels good.

    8. Grand Thibauto
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      2 from 1

    9. Le _ Professeur
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      2 from 2

    10. ONSIDE 9
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      8 from 2

    11. bojack
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      2 from 1. Still love you, Bobby F.

    12. The 12th Man
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      10 from 3

    13. Oven Glover
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      20 from 2

    14. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      16/4 Cannnnnnn

    15. EmreCan Hustle
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      3 from 3

    16. rainy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Nil from none

  12. Sif
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    More hits this week then 🙁

    1. Oven Glover
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Works wonders for me

    2. Toure The Route
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Same here,
      Third hit in a row
      totally enjoying this , using the bookies odds for CS/Goals also has helped

    3. Eden ACCOUNT CLOSED
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Already done ✅

  13. the axolotl
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Just imagine fellaini's call home to his mum who's not really into the football this week. How did it go son? Well....

  14. Jay_
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Up by 3 points from a -16 with just DeRoon (in) vs Snodgrass (out) to go. DeRoon is on my bench however and that doesn't include Kane (C) doubled. Only Mike Dean can ruin it for me tomorrow. Pleased with that, worked out like 5 FT's.

    • Syd.
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      That was a very poor quality game of football

      1. Epic Fail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        You seem surprised.

      2. Freshy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        Like 2 mid table teams bumping each other around?

      1. Epic Fail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        The replies 😀

        1. Syd.
          • 15 Years
          7 years, 11 months ago

          Not many in English

      2. La Roja
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        😀

      3. Syd.
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        Won't see 101

    • thevikings
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Currently on wildcard (lucky me) and have this team:

      Foster/Pickford
      Walker/Lauren/Alonso/Cedric/Amat
      Sanchez/Firminho/Pedro/Fer/Capoue
      Kane/Costa/Austin

      0,6m in the bank, around 90k overall

      What can i do with this? Help is very appreciated... Especially with this Pedro guy...

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

        Pedro to siggy for good Swansea fixtures

      2. Delhidynamo
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        You got a super rare Lauren there

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

          😀

        2. Eden ACCOUNT CLOSED
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 11 months ago

          Haha good one

      3. Speédy
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        siggy for pedro,not sure about lauren,and hazard essential

      4. Ibracadabra
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        Capoue too expensive for the bench - go for de Roon or Carrick, etc. and use the funds to potentially upgrade Pedro - who may risk rotation with Willian... don't love Foster either with Nyom/Evans available but could do worse.

      5. thevikings
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        Yes, but i already have Fer.. And hazard could be difficult, dont wanna let go of my sanchez boy.. Who for Lauren then?

        1. Speédy
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 11 months ago

          there's a o in that name

          1. thevikings
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 11 months ago

            Lovren, sorry mr speedy

            1. Speédy
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 11 months ago

              ideally a fit george friend there

      6. Eden ACCOUNT CLOSED
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        Lauren essential

    • Speédy
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      MOM performance from felliani

    • Bouncebackability
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Mourinho is going to moan about the penalty and then say he didn't see the Rojo challenge in the first half isn't he?

      1. bojack
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        Of course he is.

        If he ever smiles again I'll fall off my chair.

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

          Haha. He'll get to the League Cup final and may smile then if they win it. MAybe!

    • RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      My GW : -1 (one player) 0 (one player) 1 (five players) 2 (two players)

      deserves another 😎

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

        Its only the 46 that matters RCA!

    • Sims
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Are United the most pathetic excuse for a "team"?

      Just a bunch of high profile names put together

    • bojack
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Snodgrass brace at the Riverside tomorrow night will do nicely.

      1. Cok3y5murf
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        Yes please!

      2. George Sillett
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        Hope not. Chambers cs and goal.

      3. Eden ACCOUNT CLOSED
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        Hull are garbage, especially away....I've Captained Negredo lol

    • Nabs Kebabs
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Zlatan the legend gets me the ton!

      1. Epic Fail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        Only just noticed your GW1 rank 😮

        Nice start

        1. Nabs Kebabs
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 11 months ago

          BB played though.

          1. Epic Fail
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 11 months ago

            Ahhhh I see, but still.

            1. Nabs Kebabs
              • 13 Years
              7 years, 11 months ago

              Yeah very happy with it..was 60 overall after the Saturday games then Ibra pushed me back a bit. Funniest thing is heaps of trolls on here have been saying I wasted my BB 😆

              1. Epic Fail
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                7 years, 11 months ago

                Looks like a successful BB to me. I know people will say use it in a DGW, but that doesn't guarantee success.

                1. Nabs Kebabs
                  • 13 Years
                  7 years, 11 months ago

                  Not at all and I believe the “advantage” of DGW is actually not worth it...

                  My summary of Ruth NZs post from pre season:

                  Value of BB in a SGW – 12pts
                  Value of BB in a DGW – 24pts
                  (estimations)

                  So is it worth chasing that 12 point “advantage?”

                  No because:

                  -You have to compromise your WC by playing it a week early and selling players that you wouldn’t want to sell early. Eg Hazard may have SUN a week before the main DGW. But He doesn’t have a DGW. So you sell him for a DGW’er on your WC a week before the DGW and miss his haul vs SUN.

                  -Likely points hit(s) required to fix side after BB DGW.

                  -Almost impossible to get 15 players players twice in a DGW. Near the end of the season, rotation, injuries and even suspensions start catching up to players. I will play my second WC in the actual week of the big DGW and will get 11 “nailed on” DGW’ers.

                  1. Epic Fail
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 14 Years
                    7 years, 11 months ago

                    I'd have to look into it a bit more, but can't really argue with any of them points. It's true though that we tend to forget that we've had to make changes that also affect the other GW's due to having a team specifically for the DGW.

                    1. Nabs Kebabs
                      • 13 Years
                      7 years, 11 months ago

                      Yep, the whole point is to be open minded and look into it more yourself, just giving you my justification of doing it.

                      Exactly it, you end up making a lof of comprimises in your actual WC the week before the DGW BB and you likely bring in DGW players that end up needing hits as they may have blanks after the DGW or you only really wanted them for the DGW..

      2. Syd.
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        Well ton

        1. Nabs Kebabs
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 11 months ago

          😆

      3. Albrightondknight
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        Nice one. Have not seen you here in awhile.

        1. Nabs Kebabs
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 11 months ago

          Have been posting a lot less as I was writing my final exams for second year civil engineering..also got a bit sick of this place as I was getting trolled by certain posters everytime I posted lol..impossible to have a proper discussion

      4. Eden ACCOUNT CLOSED
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        1 short of the half century - cmon Negredo (C)

    • Jimjam
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Have exact money for:

      Aguero, Allen, Holebas -> Kane, Hazard, Ake

      Worth a -8?

      1. general_franco
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        Not sure Ake will play when Daniels comes back. He's sort of a utility player. But if he's your 5th def then why not.

      2. HurriKane
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        no brainer

      3. JustPark
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        For 5th def, personally prefer Amat rather than someone with very limited time on pitch.

        1. JustPark
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 11 months ago

          and cheaper too

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

            Thanks - already have Amat though

      4. Old Man
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        Looks good to me

    • Bouncebackability
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      I transferred in Kane and Eriksen this week which finally seemed like I did something right, but then I didn't have Sanchez! So didn't really go anywhere.

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

        one thing about being in the a league full of Arsenal supporters, everyone has Sanchez, most captained him, going without is a no no

    • GGMU11
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Hate fellaini with a passion, completely blew another game for us. I am rattled!!!

      1. Joggers Nipple
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        Felani is dog poo but your manager chose to use him

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

        Look on the bright side

        That will be the last time you ever see him in a United shirt again

        He signed his own exit with that cameo

    • Too Mane Men
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Any news on the Mane knock?

      1. Epic Fail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        That'd be just lovely.

      2. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        goal

      3. Ibracadabra
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        no chance - will claim was accidental and wasn't with malice.

      4. Epic Fail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        Such a weird article. They appear to just make things up.

      5. Wild Rover
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        They'll never prove any intent. Non story

      6. Ibracadebruyne
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        Will never happend in this case

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

        Wouldn't get him in until you know for sure though - And Coleman going off injured may add weight to it.

        Personally, think he'll get away with it though. Depends what the media do mind.. If they push it, he may get a ban.

        Just don't think there is enough nailed evidence though.

        1. Smarty Pants
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 11 months ago

          seemed neither serious nor intentional to me, plus he apologised immediately

    • Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Fellaini sold to China Monday Morning

    • Knowledgeable meerkat
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Lukaku didn't have a single shot in that match