Dugout Discussion

Dugout Discussion – Burnley vs Man United

Following Middlesbrough’s failings, two more double Gameweek sides are on show on Sunday afternoon, with Manchester United first to make their bow.

They travel to Turf Moor to take on a Burnley side who have been formidable on home turf – indeed, 32 of their 36 points have been gained in front of their own fans. With both Hull City and Swansea City earning victories, Sean Dyche’s combative side will also have every motivation to earn a result in today’s encounter.

For United, there is no doubt that the main Fantasy interest surrounds striker Marcus Rashford who it is presumed will accept the responsibility of scoring their goals with Zlatan Ibrahimovic now sidelined.

However, having attracted more than 457,000 new owners ahead of Saturday’s deadline, the 19-year-old is only selected for the bench as Jose Mourinho is mindful of preserving Rashford ahead of Thursday’s Manchester derby with City. Over 279,000 of his owners handed the starlet the armband for Gameweek 34, including 20 of the top 100 FPL managers.

Wayne Rooney takes Rashford’s spot in the United starting line-up, leaving Fantasy managers looking to their defence for potential returns.

Eric Bailly was the top transfer target, finding his way into 102,000 new squads, while Antonio Valencia was snapped up by another 99,000+ FPL managers. However, the Ecuadorian is again omitted as Mourinho continues to spare the right-back from burn-out.

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

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  1. barracuda
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 4 days ago

    CP not saved by any means- got to get something out of the next 2 matches...

    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      Exactly

      They will be up for the 2 games

  2. Business Cat
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 days ago

    Is Valencia rotated or dead?

    Either way...quite possibly the worst transfer I've in a long time...must've played a whopping 2 games in the last 6 GWs 🙁

    1. nkhoughton
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      Valencia almost seems incapable of being a dgw player

    2. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      Struggling for breath, so rested.

    3. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      I am getting rid of him for an Arsenal defender

  3. DR0GBA
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 4 days ago

    This GW has almost ruined my whole season...

    1. Sims
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      U sound like BUBZ now

  4. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 4 days ago

    C'mon Valencia and Ibra!!

    1. nkhoughton
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      Points from their homes?

  5. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 days ago

    DDG CS PLZ

  6. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 4 days ago

    Score Burnley!

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      Yes

  7. Vamonos
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 4 days ago

    Activated my WC:

    Pickford, Cech
    Bailly, Stones, Yoshida, Gabriel, Adam Smith
    Firmino*, Eriksen, Zaha*, Sanchez, Capoue
    Jesus, Kane, Gab

    *Will take Zaha out for Hazard after GW35, although need to hope Haz doesn't increase in value before then as I have left myself exact amount to do this. Will take Firmino out for Sane after GW36. Then TC Sanchez in 36, BB 37 and have 1 ft to play around with for 38.

    Of course Jesus is a concern, and Capoue is really only there for money saving and the DGW 37. Not too happy about Stones but think he'll be a certain starter once he's back (to the dismay of all City fans no doubt).

    Any suggestions on major changes I should make?

    Thanks!

    1. Sterling is £11Mill..…
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      Double arsenal defence, lol... one is too many

      1. Vamonos
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 4 days ago

        Haha I meant Forster, not Cech. Do you think 0 Arsenal defence then haha

        1. Sterling is £11Mill..…
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 4 days ago

          Idk they have two doubles but I'm not confident in any cs.

    2. Lone Wolf
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      gabriel wont play

      1. Vamonos
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 4 days ago

        Mustafi and Holding instead you reckon?

    3. grumpyman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      I think one Arena defender is fine. Gabriel unlikely to play much though I would have thought? You want nailed on players for 37.

      1. Vamonos
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 4 days ago

        Yeah you're absolutely right, will have a rethink around Arsenal defence then. Could maybe switch Bailly to Blind and free up a bit of cash

  8. Reed_Rothchild
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 4 days ago

    I hope Heaton stands on his head today.

  9. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 4 days ago

    Pogba down

  10. Dr Dream
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 4 days ago

    For one day only I shall be wanting Burnley to score a goal.

    Apologies to all my Blackburn friends and relatives...

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      Me too, anything to bring Rashford appearance earlier

  11. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 4 days ago

    Cmon Tekkers

  12. Reed_Rothchild
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 4 days ago

    Do you think United will win Europa without Ibra?

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      Iago Aspas says hello 🙂

    2. andymck
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      Hope they don't.

  13. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 days ago

    Gray you absolute wonker

  14. tm245
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 4 days ago

    Looks like I might get maybe 4.5 matches out of Pogba, Mkhitaryan, Valencia. Could be worse, I guess.

  15. Karan14
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 days ago

    Alli or Eriksen for the last 4 GWs?

    1. Mark-O
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      Flip a coin

      1. Karan14
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 days ago

        By getting Alli I can block everyone under me in my ML.

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

      I'm swapping Alli to Eriksen on WC!

      1. Karan14
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 days ago

        Eriksen is much more involved tbh. But everyone one below me in my ML have Alli so maybe I should just go with Alli and block them?

    3. MTPockets
        7 years, 4 days ago

        I may do Alli > Eriksen for the 0.2m

    4. Mark-O
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      http://i66.tinypic.com/e0gfn.jpg

      This picture is going viral now

      1. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 4 days ago

        Negredo captainer?

        1. Mark-O
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 4 days ago

          Ouch

    5. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      Going to be some hideous rotation in GW37 as well isn't there

      1. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 4 days ago

        Yerpo

      2. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 days ago

        Best dealt with by playing the BB

        1. bitm2007
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 4 days ago

          Surely that's the worse way to deal with it, you will have nobody to replace those who don't play.

      3. Ziro
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 4 days ago

        can't take a chance even then, gotta get at least 11-12 DGWers to be on the safer side just in case the managers try to surprise us again by picking the same team.

        1. Hotdogs for Tea
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 4 days ago

          Just get the full 15 DGWers and be done with it, you will sleep much better

      4. Dr Dream
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 4 days ago

        Oh yes indeedy.

    6. andymck
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      Burnely I know you don't do this much but please just score one goal today...

      1. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 4 days ago

        The early goal they scored V Liverpool at Anfield literally had me on my feet and a few inches away from the TV in utter disbelief....

    7. Sims
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      Cmon DDG make me the happiest man on the planet by keeping a CS

    8. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      Arsenal vs Man City will be on which channel?

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 4 days ago

        BBC1

        1. Holmes
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 4 days ago

          Cheers, not available I guess... BT will do the job

      2. KingNidge
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 days ago

        Yes

        1. Holmes
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 4 days ago

          "which" 😛

          1. Jafooli
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 4 days ago

            😀

      3. nkhoughton
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 days ago

        Bt sport

        1. Holmes
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 4 days ago

          Thanks

      4. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 4 days ago

        Yeah BT Sport 1, I'm afraid.

    9. jimmy.floyd
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      Valencia to:

      Bailly
      Darmian
      Blind
      Clicy
      Other

      I have: Alonso, Holgate, Stephens and Gibson

      1. nkhoughton
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 days ago

        Bailly or blind

    10. nkhoughton
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      Siggy to martial looking likely

      1. FCRS1991
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 4 days ago

        Why? Jose already doesnt like Martial and now he rotates his teams like crazy

        1. nkhoughton
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 4 days ago

          With Ibra out he could cement a starting position

          1. FCRS1991
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 4 days ago

            Could be a good punt, but I would not bet on it

    11. FCRS1991
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      RANT:
      Since Jose kept both Valencia and Rashford out, I hope Utd lose 4-0 and Heaton saves two penalties in the process!

      1. Sims
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 4 days ago

        Where is the rant?

    12. Ziro
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      has DdG previously had any assists via those long goal-kicks? asking for a friend...

      1. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 days ago

        Had one in the CL 15/16.

        1. Ziro
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 4 days ago

          thanks for the info. Need one desperately this week.

      2. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 4 days ago

        😀

    13. liiusions
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      I've took -4 in 4 of the last 5 weeks so I didn't have to play Naughton. He's outscored the replacement every single time I have done this...

    14. Brap.
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      Heaton taking all these free kicks, must be an assist coming

    15. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      Rashford would have buried that

      1. Ziro
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 4 days ago

        Ashford owner? 😉

        1. Ziro
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 4 days ago

          *Rashford

          1. Wild Rover
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 4 days ago

            Capper 😀

            1. Ziro
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 4 days ago

              still could do better than Negredo if he comes on and assists 😀

    16. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      Rooney fluffer

    17. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      Rooney in form

    18. SpaceCadet
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 days ago

      Do ddg or blind look like scoring?