Dugout Discussion

Dugout Discussion – Southampton vs Leicester City

Sunday eases us back into the Gameweek 22 action with a tie that, in truth, offers scant interest for Fantasy managers.

Viable and consistent assets have largely been a rarity within the Southampton and Leicester City ranks, although today’s midday kick-off does at least grant us the opportunity to scout out a pair of emerging Saints assets.

With Jose Fonte’s departure to West Ham United now confirmed, Maya Yoshida is currently unrivalled for his starts alongside Virgil van Dijk in the Southampton backline. The Japanese international starts his seventh successive match in all competitions today, and at just 4.2 in the Fantasy Premier League, he would represent an obvious value route.

However, Claude Puel’s defence is without a clean sheet in five Gameweek outings, suffering defeats in their last four.

Jay Rodriguez is the other Southampton candidate on view. Still struggling to cement regular starts, he will get another opportunity to further his stock as a 6.3 midfield option, deployed in a central attacking role by Puel.

Elsewhere, the performance of Dusan Tadic could also be of interest.

The Serbian earned recognition in our Spot the Differential article for Gameweek 22, having fired in seven goal attempts in the defeat at Burnley last weekend.

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

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  1. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    VvD down again.....not looking good...

    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Boot off.....Yoshida nailed?

      1. Ógie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Yoshida is nailed regardless

        1. Lawrø
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          Surely he's nailed subject to Southampton not signing another centre back...

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

      No cs points

      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Yep, subbed off...

  2. moz_1983
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    As a VVD owner, sigh.

    1. Robben Mee Blind
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      🙁

    2. Lawrø
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Unlucky bud 🙁

    3. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Group hug

    4. RED PILL
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Thanks Vardy you one season wonder, bang goes my clean sheet for VVD.

  3. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    "Mike Dean, demoted to the Championship this weekend, has just given a penalty for a handball outside the penalty area."

    Could he please start referering Everton every week?

    1. Syd.
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      The man is an idiot

  4. fedolefan
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Please score Leicester

  5. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Vvd being subbed

    1. Knowledgeable meerkat
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      What minute of the match?

      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        55

        1. Knowledgeable meerkat
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          Don't own him myself but ouch

      2. Jimmers
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        55

  6. Syd.
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    VVD subbed

  7. Ravager
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Want Leicester to wipe this clean sheet.

    1. moz_1983
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Yep.

    2. Kagawa-san-mia
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Yep i can proudly say that, Vvd owner

  8. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Stephens bandwagon

    1. tisza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Had him at Coventry last year on loan - not sure he's ready for Prem yet.

  9. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Stephens bandwagon?

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      dial up 🙁

  10. Chris_White
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Suddenly concerned about my Yoshida CS 🙁

  11. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Stephens bandwagon?

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Fibre optics?

    2. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      4.0m 😮

    3. michudagawd
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Without Van Dijk, what's the point?

  12. moz_1983
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Evans owner, pickford owner, VVD owner, Allen owner, Holebas owner.

    Time for a premature widlcard i think 🙁

    1. Sailboats
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      just take a -8 or -12

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

        No, just wildcard. Better off pressing the button if your team is in a mess.

  13. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Benched McAuley for VvD 😎

    1. XabiAlonso
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Benched McAuley for matips 1 min cameo high 5

  14. Numb
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    VVD off, RIP Soton CS most likely.

    1. Weilong7
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      probably but still hoping they can hold on for the next half an hr

  15. Robben Mee Blind
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Kept VVD on wildcard a couple of weeks ago rather than getting Baines 🙁

  16. Ravager
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Sidenote: Am I the only one who hesitates to bring back in a player you've sold previously? Like it's a mark of poor planning...

    1. Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Yh, no-one else

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

      No, I'm the same

    3. Lawrø
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      You're not the only one but it's definitely a mistake to think that way. Play the board and don't make emotional decisions...

      1. Ravager
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Nice way to look at it. Thanks!

    4. moz_1983
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Nah not at all poor planning, i had Alli and Baines at the start of the season. Had to ditch them both because they were blanking constantly. The last couple of weeks have been painful.

      1. Ravager
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        True. But considering different halves of a season, that's a bit better for me to swallow.

        But if you get a player out and two weeks later he goes on a run, lol, that's where I feel silly.

    5. Venom Snake
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      I sold and bought Pieters back.

      True story.

    6. Weilong7
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      depends on who is the player

  17. Duffy Dunk
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Hey guys, it's my first FPL season and I think I haven't understood what happens with double gameweeks, could someone explain a little on what is a good plan in order to take advantage of a dgw?

    1. Third Eye Vision
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      You need to balance stocking up on DGW players with their subsequent or preceding blanks. Bench Boost, Triple Captain and Wildcards can also have a decent impact. There will be really useful articles prior to them happening AND NO END of chat based around them.

      1. Duffy Dunk
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Thank you very much 🙂

  18. The Polymath
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Get ready for the Van Dijk Meltdown (No CS points for 55 minutes) 🙂

  19. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Arsenal unchanged

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      🙁

    2. Wild Rover
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Smelly gits

      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        😀

  20. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    56mins 🙂

  21. Venom Snake
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    If it's any consolation to you VVD owners, anyone else who has a saints defender, including myself, will most likely lose the CS now without him

    1. Wild Rover
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      If Leicester are as bad as they sound I doubt it

  22. Pinky Blinders
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Big help if anyone has a recommendation for a site that I can look at line up formations of the two teams matched up against each other on the same page. For some reason I have mental issues when trying to flip the formation page of one of the teams to see match ups. Thanks, much appreciated!

  23. Ziro
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Arsenal: Cech, de Abreu, Mustafi, Koscielny, Monreal, Ramsey, Xhaka, Iwobi, Özil, Sánchez, Giroud,
    Subs: Welbeck (23), Oxlade-Chamberlain (15), Bellerín (24), Coquelin (34), Gibbs (3), Ospina (13), Pérez Martínez (9)

    Burnley: Heaton, Lowton, Keane, Mee, Ward, Boyd, Marney, Hendrick, Defour, Gray, Barnes,
    Subs: Vokes (9), Kightly (11), Darikwa (27), Flanagan (4), Tarkowski (26), Robinson (17), Barton (19)

    1. Lawrø
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Giroudddddd 😀

    2. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Bellerin bench 😮

    3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Bellerin fail

    4. Arteta
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Thank you! San(c)hez, Özil, Giroud: check 😎

      1. EmreCan Hustle
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        😯

  24. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Where's that guy who wrote a letter to the FPL towers when you need him? Please write one about VvD.

  25. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    No Barton for burnley

  26. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    VVD>Yoshida will be a nice sideways move for his owners and it will free up a lot of cash

  27. Champione
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Bellerin...

  28. Jigger & Pony
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Giroud up top

  29. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Hojberg doesn't know how to shoot