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Dugout Discussion August 11

Dugout Discussion – Arsenal vs Leicester

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The 2017/18 season gets underway this evening as Arsenal entertain Leicester City at the Emirates Stadium.

With last season’s top scoring Fantasy Premier League (FPL) player Alexis Sanchez stuck on the sidelines through injury, the stage is set for new arrival Alexandre Lacazette to make an immediate impact.

Boasting an FPL ownership of 17%, he’s is the most popular Arsenal player after netting 28 times in Ligue 1 for Lyon last season.

Encouragingly for the hosts, Lacazette scored six goals in his last four opening day appearances in the French top division.

Fellow new arrival Sead Kolasinac also makes his Premier League bow tonight – he’s owned by 12% on the back of Sunday’s Community Shield strike against Chelsea.

With clashes against Man United, Chelsea and Liverpool also to follow in the first six Gameweeks, Leicester’s key assets have been mainly overlooked.

Only 4% have taken a punt on Jamie Vardy, who averaged a healthy seven points per appearance under Craig Shakespeare in the latter stages of 2016/17.

The Foxes also face promoted pair Brighton and Huddersfield over that period, though, affording us a chance to scout Vardy and new strike partner Kelechi Iheanacho as potential differentials up top.

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

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  1. FALCAO & MOU
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Iwobi fail.

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    1. el polako
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Iwobi to Fraser looks more and more likely.

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  2. Rote Teufel
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Lacazette in the hole.

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    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      LW

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      1. Rote Teufel
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Cheers. Meant to put a "?" on that.

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  3. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Ramsey close, would have been Laca assist

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  4. StalkingDwarf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Ramsey wagon back on?

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  5. FALCAO & MOU
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Ramsey essential.

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    1. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      He was in my team all pre-season until the injury...

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  6. FDMS All Starz
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    In all seriousness, is Vardy worth considering for your team? Even with those fixtures?

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    1. Evasivo
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      No

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    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      GW5 on.

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    3. Clump
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Only if you are chasing TV.
      Hold fire IMO. Save the magic transfer.

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    4. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Not for a while. 5% ownership makes me more relaxed about it.

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  7. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Laca big chance created, great cross.

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  8. Licky
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Laca very tempting now.

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  9. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Wenger finally realised he got his tactics wrong.

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    1. Sims
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      it's worked for 4 months. just the wrong players

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      1. Piggs Boson
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        He's playing a counter-attacking team. Back 3 and high line is suicide.

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    2. Turbolag
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Still has Kola at CB though.

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      1. Piggs Boson
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        All the good CBs are injured. Needs pace back there too to defend the counter-attacks.

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  10. Sims
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    damn how good is lacazette

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  11. FALCAO & MOU
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Ramsey injured in a minute.

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  12. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Sanchez missus has left him, poor bloke

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    1. Sánchez
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Leaving him for Vardy

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      1. Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Are you sad, have some Singha beer

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      2. DeathoftheParty
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Ha!

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  13. FALCAO & MOU
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Ramsey up.

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  14. Agger
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Holding wasn't even at fault on either goal though. Monreal and Kola and Holding is the scapegoat.

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  15. SilkySkills
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Ramsey thinks he's a dog

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  16. FPL ZB
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Starting to think this Lacazette fella might know what he's doing

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  17. Frank Black
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Sanchez wishing he was on the pitch so badly. He can't wait to play for Arsenal.

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  18. Yank Revolution
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    You just know Le Donk is going to score

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  19. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Kola CB 🙁

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  20. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    easy to forget in all this that its the old classic leicester and that system with similar personnel

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  21. FALCAO & MOU
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Bellerin actually looks dangerous.

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    1. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Always does , that's it

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  22. UshFPL
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    The reason I can't see Kolasinac becoming the Alonso is because Arsenal's defence is a mess. There's no point having a 6m defender who won't get clean sheets.

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    1. FALCAO & MOU
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      I can say this a 100 times, not one of the CB's right now is a CB.

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    2. Sims
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      based on one game?

      kos mustafi mert to return

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

        On 5 Live they said that there's nothing wrong with Mert...AW decided not to play him.

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    3. Keep Calm and Play On
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Is no one taking into account they are missing 2 of their regular CB's???

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    4. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Arsenal won't get CSs? There it is again! What are you on?

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    5. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Hardly their starting defence , no basis for your reasoning based on this game

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  23. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    How many Vardy owners?

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    1. DeathoftheParty
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      *tumbleweed*

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    2. Clump
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      3

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  24. StalkingDwarf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Bellerin and Kolasinac are really attacking in this side.

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  25. Deulofail
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Ramsey arrives late and prods it wide. Who says preseason doesn't translate into PL season?

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  26. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Kola CB and Bellerin LB

    Oh dear

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  27. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    thanks kola & wenger 🙁

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  28. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Maguire assist going overlooked. Seems to have gelled in then? Could be nice when Leicester have better fixtures

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  29. Jigger & Pony
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Ozil should have buried that

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  30. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Right, Laca needs to calm down.

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    1. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Don't listen to him. Score more goals Laca!!

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