Dugout Discussion

Dugout Discussion – Southampton vs Man United

After Alexis Sanchez ended Double Gameweek 37 with a season-high 27 points, Wednesday night’s meeting at St Mary’s has a lot to live up to.

Southampton entertain Manchester United in the penultimate showdown of a seven-day round of fixtures, and it’s fair to say that Claude Puel and Jose Mourinho both owe us a favour after their recent penchant for rotation scuppered many best-laid wildcard plans.

The Saints’ boss reinstalls a number of regulars after the 2-1 win at Middlesbrough on Saturday. Snapped up by 40,000+ and 27,000+ respectively for their second successive Double Gameweek, Jack Stephens and Manolo Gabbiadini return to the first XI along with the likes of Dusan Tadic, Nathan Redmond and Cedric Soares.

Despite mustering just a single assist in his last six league outings, Gabbiadini is his side’s most captained player, with 15,000+ handing him the armband for the Double.

Fantasy faith in United is at a low as Mourinho looks to keep his main men fresh with one eye on next week’s Europa League final against Ajax.

Marcus Rashford continues to be used sparingly on the domestic stage and is handed a third successive appearance on the bench, though Wayne Rooney is named in the first XI for the fourth successive league outing.

Having found the net in three of his last four Gameweek appearances, the Red Devils’ skipper is the most captained FPL asset among Mourinho’s starting line-up, with almost 28,000 affording him the armband.

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  1. goriuanx
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Saints clean sheet.

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      100% ?

    2. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      -4

  2. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Come onnnnn Yoshephens!

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      YoCedphens more like

    2. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Its roll off your tongue and into your heart, Yoshephens.

    3. Chris_H
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Prowida for me

  3. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Hold!

  4. PvA
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    1 FT

    Willy
    Alonso, Monreal, Yoshida
    Sanchez, Eriksen, Siggy, Pedro
    Kane, Vardy, Gabbi

    Gabbi to Jesus

    What else?

    A) Eriksen to Coutinho
    B) Pedro to King

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

      May as well wait for all the info.

      1. PvA
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        What info?

    2. The Hobbit
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I would hold. Hits in GW38 could end painfully.

  5. The Hobbit
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    It's about time for Yoshida to take a penalty.

  6. Chris_H
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    28,000 captained Rooney?! What % dead teams?

    1. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      100%

  7. Sandy Ravage
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Come on Stepshida... erm where's David?

  8. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    For all the mocking, Gabbi is owned by 45% of the Top 10K.

    I'm domed if he does anything!

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      domed
      dəʊmd/
      adjective
      adjective: domed

      covered with or shaped like a rounded vault.

  9. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    A Gabbi goal is all I ask for

  10. Chasing Waves
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Come on Phil Jones....! Hope he ain't swimming like in last game according to G.Neville 🙂

  11. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Will Yoshida finally get an assist today?

    1. Skid Vicious
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      You'd love him to score eh?

  12. Skid Vicious
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Personally a man u goal would help my rank. Didn't play my soton defence. Gabbi to score would be amazing too.
    Fingers crossed.

  13. Whats the Mata?
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Would you do Alli to Coutinho with your FT?
    Current starting 11:

    Cech
    Yoshida Monreal Alonso
    ALLI Kdb Sane King Sanchez
    Kane Jesus

    Appreciate your thoughts

    1. Skid Vicious
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Coutinho IS the preferred transfer. And in theory Alli is the one with less to play for.
      Looks good to me.
      I might go leftfield again and do Hazard and Gabbi -> Vardy and Fabregas.
      Depends on gabbi tonight.

  14. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Cmon Stoshidens

  15. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Nobody in the game so I guess a Man U destruction of Saints is required? 😐

    1. shirtless
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Utd fan but have Yoshida & Stephens!

  16. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Shot off Targett

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Far too clever for this lot.

  17. Sandy Ravage
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Targett is old school

  18. shirtless
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    On our FB chat re the DGW 'You come out of nowhere at the end of every season.' Ha ha love it 9 greens in the last 10 weeks and up to second! Cash for first, second and highest score 🙂

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Amazing jovial correspondence.

  19. smitchlovesfunk
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Is Bertrand's abcense just rotation? That's annoying!

  20. Harper (No more Penandes)
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Is JRod playing? Sorry I don't have google

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Not sure. My internet is down.

  21. Jay_
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Pen Saints

    • Jam0sh
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Yoshida on pens?

    • La Roja
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Why did they put Trump's picture to New post?

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Saints PEN

    • Bubz
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Looool Bailly. Is that a Cedric assist?!

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

      Penalty lol

    • La Roja
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Soton Leno

      1. La Roja
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Or peno

    • goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Hahaha Bailly is a clown.

    • Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Come on Yoshiadini

    • Sandy Ravage
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Yoshida on pens?