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Dugout Discussion – Chelsea vs Arsenal

Sunday could actually be a “super” one in Gameweek 5. It begins at Stamford Bridge where Chelsea host Arsenal with an array of major Fantasy assets taking to the turf.

Alvaro Morata is perhaps the key attacking option on show. The Spaniard has recorded three goals and two assists – all with his head – since arriving at Chelsea and is supported by 912,000+ owners, with 182,000 (20%) of those backing him with the captaincy.

Alexandre Laczette is in opposition and, surprisingly perhaps, remains well backed in Fantasy terms.

Despite suffering 92,000+ sales heading into Gameweek 5, the French striker is still retained by 600,000 managers and has 141,000 (23%) of those trusting him with their Gameweek captaincy.

Elsewhere, the performances of wing-backs Marcos Alonso and Sead Kolasinac will be closely tracked.

The Chelsea man is owned by 21.2% of FPL managers having picked up another 40,000 new managers ahead of yesterday’s deadline.

Kolasinac’s following is more modest (10.7%) and yet, following his goal in the midweek Champions League tie, he is building momentum ahead of two favourable home fixtures (WBA BHA).

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

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  1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Lol at Walcott's reaction to the lacazette

    Sit down Wally and shut it. Like you would have done any better

    1. Seb Wassell
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Unnecessarily harsh.

  2. Leeds2116
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    What do we think about this team i have atm

    Elliot Foster
    Tripper TAA Jones Bertrand Long
    Silva Gross Ritchie Salah Carroll
    Vardy Kun Kane?

    thoughts boys?

    1. Red Dagger ✪
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Bit of a soft midfield for me....

      1. Leeds2116
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        yeah for sure but thought forward line covered well and i could play a 4-3-3 tooo

        1. Red Dagger ✪
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 7 months ago

          Yeah forward line is good...

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

      Looks good!

    3. Yozzer
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Don't like TAA. What's your thinking?

      Pool defence crap
      Rotation.

  3. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    How are we suppose to be any good at FPL when the players & managers are constantly being tw@t5?

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

      You mean twats?

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

        😆 thought it would be marked for review 😀

        FFS chilling out a bit?

  4. FirminoIsBetterThanYou
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Should we be worried about Bavies minutes from now on?

    1. H-SF
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      no

    2. R.C
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Yes I think so

    3. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      No

    4. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Yes. I said for 3 weeks he was under threat from Son, not just Rose. And now he's even under threat from Trippier! I'd have thought he'll start next week though

    5. HoserHut
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      No clue... nobody has it seems

    6. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Pochettino reveals the reason behind Ben Davies' omission yesterday: "He got a big knock on his ankle against Borussia Dortmund."

  5. Big_Andy_GAWA
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Come on Alonso, give me a parting W/C cleanie, big man. 🙂 😎

  6. Kolasinac - it's all in a name
    Mike Wall
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Its ridiculous to hear a renowned and well paid commentator announce that he now for real knows how to say Kolasinac.. and then he says it totally wrong 🙂

    Will the real Kolašinac please stand up?
    I repeat, will the real Colasheenuts please stand up!

    Lets finish this once and for all: repeat after me: It reads as "Cola-shEEnuts". In the original language (Bosnian) it is written as Kolašinac. The letter š is pronounced as -sh-. like in dash, slash, mash. the "a" in kolAsinAc is read as short "a" in british english pronounciation of "can't" or u in "stunt" or A in Arsenal or A in Arsene (Wenger). So its -Kola- like coca cola, then -šin- like Charlie Sheen, finished with -ac- similar to -uts in peanuts.

    The pronounced vowel is i (read it as ee) - all the others are short. Cola-shEEnuts.

    Funny trivia: Kolašinac does not know how to pronounce his own surname correctly. I'm sure Mane and Kane would have the same problem if they would be named Kolašinac or Alderweireld. Luckily, all of them are really good at playing footbal.

    Cola-shee-nuts. Cocker poo butts. Clash peanuts. Cool sheet guts.

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

      Brilliant post

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

      This should be a hot topic.

      1. Mr. Grv
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Done.

        1. Every Dog Has Its Day
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 7 months ago

          cheers parm

    3. Mr. Grv
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Kola shee rov

    4. HoserHut
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Haha i enjoyed reading that

    5. L'Aeroplanino
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      +69

    6. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Have an upvote for language skills

    7. Total Foot 5 - romario 11
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      well put mate

    8. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Cashew nuts

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

      The ee is also short, unlike English. Bosnian doesnt have a sh sound. Sorry, this post is so ironic.

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

        Now I don't know what to believe any more

      2. Fitzy.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Sheesh 🙄

      3. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Also, I'm quite sure that the As are not reduced to a schwa like in "cola", as you say, but actually more like the full vowel realisation in English equivalent "cat".

        1. Deulofail
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 7 months ago

          Not certain though, as I've not read up on stress/vowels in Serbo-Croatian

      4. Kolarov Fpl Legend
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        I am from Bosnia and you are wrong.

    10. Seb Wassell
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Chill out.

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

      😆 😆

    12. VS10_
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Prety sure he knows how to pronounce it. There was an older video of him pronouncing it like you say, guess he just knew the struggle of the English with these things so tried to simplify it as much as possible.

      1. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        He purposely tried to anglocise it with his own misconceptions about English. However this post is also misguided.

    13. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      You should be Marks (Captain mispronouncation) media secretary.

    14. tm245
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Halftime entertainment at its finest.

    15. OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Kolarov

    16. ChelseaGuy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      I just wanna know the mod who HTed this

      1. Jairzinho
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Read the replies and you might find out!

      2. J0E
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        o/

        🙂

    17. FlockofSeagulls
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      I promise you'll never hear me say it so try not to stress yourself about it.

    18. FlockofSeagulls
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Nice write up but the real question is how do you pronounce MIKE WALL!

      1. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        aɪmɹɒŋ

        1. FlockofSeagulls
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 7 months ago

          Yes, that's how I pronounce it also.

          I asked the question more for the other readers. 🙂

          1. Deulofail
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 7 months ago

            Haha you're wrong

    19. Sleep Talk
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      I just refuse to believe that 'ac' is pronounced 'uts'.
      I'll keep pronouncing the ending like 'ach', as in nachos.

      1. Mike Wall
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Mirko Norac - the croatian general is also pronounced Norats. and not NoraCH. You can find youtube coverage on him, (in)famous enough 🙂

        Southern slavic languages pronounce the -c at end of the worsd as -ts. When they want to pronounce -ch, like Nemanja Matic, they put a caron on it: "Č" like Nemanja Matič. Or Matić, to be precise.

        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%8C

        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caron

    20. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      It's pronounced throat-warbler-mangrove

    21. Mike Wall
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      You can also read the ending as Kola-shee-natz. Its kinda difficult to know how somebody else will read words unnatural to his language.

    22. 3 A
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      At first I thought i will see some stats. But its ok.

    23. eoan
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      "Kolašinac does not know how to pronounce his own surname correctly"

      Doesn't he get to decide how he wants to pronounce his name?

    24. Page 302
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      What about the "Sead" bit? Is it like CE-lery AD-dict ?

  7. ahak9
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    As a fan of Chelsea and a non owner of Chelsea/Arsenal top dogs, I would love to see Batshuayi scores 2 off the bench and a goal from Giroud.

    1. ahak9
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      and no assists

  8. Alex1111345
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Foster, Elliot
    Alonso, Kola, Mendy, Davies, 4.0
    Hazard, Mhiki, 4.5, 4.5, 4.0
    Kane, Jesus, Firmino

    Messing around with draft for wildcard.

    1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Mbemba for Def
      Midfield scarily week
      I'd rejig the defence and invest in the midfield better

  9. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Is Bavies to Kolasinac worth it for a -4 next week?

    1. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      God no

      1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Ok. Hopefully Bavies starts next week! Thanks

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

      no. Bavies rested rather than dropped.
      Mistake in the end as Spurs were far less threatening going forward on the left and Vertonghen wasn't convincing defending wide left.

      1. J0E
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Bavies had a knock so. It risked. Should b fine for next week.

        poch decided against telling us this in his press conference, annoyingly.

        1. J0E
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 7 months ago

          * not risked

          1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 7 months ago

            Thanks Jonty will stick

  10. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Any other Lukaku owners hoping for a straight red card later? Even double RC, banned 6 games.

    As a non capper, would ease the pain of Kane uselessness and easy transfer to Kun.

    1. Red Dagger ✪
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Funny I was just thinking / hoping for the same thing....

  11. Leeds2116
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Elliot Foster
    TAA Bertrand Tripper Jones Long
    Moting Salah Gross Ritchie Silva
    Kane Kun Vardy

    can play 4-3-3 or 3-4-3

  12. FlockofSeagulls
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Yesterday I made some comments regarding American pundits attempting to talk about 'soccer' that I now realize were wrong and I apologize. They are not the worse pundits at all.

    Today I'm watching the match on a Canadian channel with Canadian pundits and I've already thrown up in my mouth a little like 3 times.

  13. Coaly
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Best cheap mid?

    a) Gross
    b) Ritchie
    c) Brady
    d) Atsu
    e) Richarlison

    1. Leeds2116
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      ritchie

    2. R.C
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Gross and Atsu

    3. HoserHut
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      I really like Richarlison, he's involved and attacking but just hasn't delivered recently ...
      Maybe Ritchie then

  14. MarkoSD
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    fabianski vs ddg till gw 13?

    also, is fabianski + naughton a bit overkill?

  15. Gazza2000
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Do you want a Lukaku haul so that you can settle on him again or blank so you have a good excuse to swap to Aguero ?

    1. Leeds2116
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      already swapped. city look too good

    2. ahak9
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      The former. I want to save the wc until the second international break

    3. RÏɠBY
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      i want him to troll his owners but a miss fire this gw would be great and keep the avg. score down

    4. FlockofSeagulls
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      I just want him to be happy.

  16. Lone Wolf
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Kola, Alonso, Bavies will defo be in my defence at WC. Maybe 4-3-3 is the way to go too.

    Alonso, Kolasinac, Bavies, Jones
    Eriksen, Salah, Ritchie
    Morata, Lukaku, Vardy

    How's that look?

    1. seewhyaxe
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      looks good, hope Kane doesnt punish

    2. Leeds2116
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      nice team

    3. Leeds2116
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      no city is bad though

    4. @fpl_phenom
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Morata to Jesus or Kun

  17. R.C
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Richarlison + Alli to Pogba + Son?

    (When Pogba returns obviously)

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

      No

    2. Make United Great Again
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      No point planning for Pogba.

    3. RÏɠBY
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      😆

  18. Leeds2116
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    good or just trash haha?

  19. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Bakayoko with a long warm-up. Coming on for Fabregas?

    1. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      for Pedro

  20. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Bakayoko on Pedro off

  21. magnolia21
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    phliips> d.silva
    or

    chicharito> firmino

    1. rivercityransom
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      the former, phillips is useless

    2. VFORVANDETA
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      A

  22. Mike Wall
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Meanwhile, I took a risk with Hazard so hopefully Conte stops horsing around with pedro, willian and Fathergas.

  23. Leeds2116
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    boys please rate

    Elliot Foster
    TAA Bertrand Tripper Jones Long
    Moting Salah Gross Ritchie Silva
    Kane Kun Vardy

    can play 4-3-3 or 3-4-3

  24. Yozzer
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Fabregas a genuine option now?

    1. skriniar
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      ->Eden

    2. Leeds2116
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      nah

  25. skriniar
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    for my best result luiz and kolašinac own goals 🙂

  26. only2
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Otamendi safe starter? Great value for 5,5!

    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Sorry. I have already got him. You will have to choose somebody else. 😉

    2. Yozzer
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Wont get many baps?

    3. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Not that safe.. Rotation will hit him next imo.

      1. walkman666
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Who would play? Stones, Kompany, and otamendi is more or less all they got back here.

  27. Eton Rifles
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Pedro owners not happy

  28. El-Kloppico
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Relief for Bavies owners, me included.. he might be back next GW!

    Pochettino reveals the reason behind Ben Davies' omission yesterday: "He got a big knock on his ankle against Borussia Dortmund."

    1. R.C
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Legit?

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

        Yes

    2. VFORVANDETA
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Nice.

    3. MTPockets
        6 years, 7 months ago

        He should be flagged for injury then.

    4. R.C
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      What do I do with these players?

      Alli
      Bavies
      Richarlison
      Firmino

      1. Pierce34
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Keep all of them?

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

        Keep
        Keep
        Keep
        Sell

        1. R.C
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 7 months ago

          Sell Firmino for?

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

            Depends on your formation. I prefer salah

      3. Lone Wolf
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        keep all

    5. HoserHut
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Come on arsenal save my game week