Dugout Discussion

The Dugout Discussion – Monday

In a Gameweek blighted by numerous injuries, Fantasy managers will be looking for Southampton to come to the rescue at Villa Park this evening. Ronald Koeman’s side roll up to the midlands on the back of four straight clean sheets and with the hosts having scored just one goal in seven Gameweeks, another shut-out for the Saints could well be on the cards.

Nathaniel Clyne (22.4%) and Ryan Bertrand (32.5%) are amongst the four most popular defenders in the Fantasy Premier League (FPL) game right now but with the fixtures turning against Koeman’s outfit, many have a dilemma on their hands ahead of a run of matches against City, Arsenal and United.

Further up the field, Dusan Tadic and Graziano Pelle could also be on their last outing for many. The Serbian’s underlying stats continue to impress but, aside from his incredible 23-point haul at home to Sunderland in Gameweek 8, he’s struggled for any semblance of consistency and has blanked in seven of the first 11 rounds of fixtures.

Pelle’s drop in shooting accuracy has been a real concern to his owners. The Italian has failed to register a single attempt on target over his previous three appearances and has now netted in only one of his last five league outings. Another blank this evening may well be the final straw, though with Villa beset by backline injuries (Ron Vlaar, Philippe Senderos and Nathan Baker are all out), Pelle will be confident of grabbing the goals before the fixtures take a turn for the worse.

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  1. Pompel
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    2nd thoughts on Cyne -> Azpi now ... but really like a Chelsea defender for Christmas.

    1. Leaf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      I think it's the sensible move

    2. Wag the Drog
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Luis will see time in December

  2. Black Knights
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Tadic getting his customary number of points in games that aren't complete freak shows. And people will still love his underlying stats.

  3. icywrists23
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    well i have bertrand and he got more bps than clyne so I'll take it. damn wish tadic or pelle did something as well this is like 4 straight weeks tadic hasn't produced any valuable points and pelle hasn't scored in a while.

  4. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Pelle to Bony
    Forster to Fabianski

    Or both for -4?

    1. Leaf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Just the bony one

  5. FPL Alaska
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Current Team:

    Guzan
    Baines - Clyne - Chambers (Dummet, Wisdom)
    Sanchez - ADM - Fab - Downing (Boyd)
    Kun - Pelle - Austin

    Considering these transfers for the week. Thoughts please?

    A) Clyne > Azpi
    B) Pelle > Rooney
    C) Pelle, Wisdom > Costa, Yun (-4 hit)
    D) Hold

  6. Lallana_
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Things I learned today:

    Give Clyne a chance against City
    Drop Pelle

    Did Clyne get a YC?

    1. jackluhg
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Agree with Pelle, time to ship

      thinking Bony

    2. Parm
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Yeah

  7. Heydudes13
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Graziano Selle.

    Dusan Taditch.

    1. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Nice

    2. Pompel
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      😀

    3. KISSES
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Nice

    4. John t penguin
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Sado mane I wish I had never bought him instead of chadli

      1. John t penguin
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Not really as catchy

  8. Valar(Keith)
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Worst WC ever last week.. sigh

  9. Park the bus
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    What a crock of s**t!!!!

    Just needed for Pelle & Toby to score the same as Clyne and Forster... Screw this game!!!

  10. Buck
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Sakho or Austin?

    1. Pompel
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      either a good choice

    2. AlCapwnUK
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      I prefer Austin.

  11. tm245
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    BPS are still provisional for about a half hour after the match -- I think they can change quite a bit in games like this, though Agbonlahor 32 looks safe.

    Clark 24 Clyne 24 Bertrand 25 is too close to call...

    1. MJ6987
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      They will probably end up with 2 apiece

      1. John t penguin
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Don't full backs normally drop more than centre half

  12. FISSH
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    right then

    Who's on for BAPS? If it's Bertrand I'll be fuming because he made a fair few errors

    1. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      bert was on for 2 30 secs before FT

    2. Christina.
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      rabies

    3. BuK II
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Desperately need something from Bert. One of only two non-blanks this week!

  13. Leeroy Jenkyns
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Not ditching Southampton defenders or Clyne specific in my case. Southampton's backline was solid. Goal was Forster's fault just a brainfart. D looked solid regardless their upcoming fixtures.

  14. Lord Flashheart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Any point in caulker or should yun do?

    1. tm245
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      I am getting Caulker so I don't have to ship Yun when he goes to the Asian Cup in early January.

    2. Bellerinmondo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      the hope of goals

  15. Not Irish
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Pelle = season keeper

    1. Big_Andy_GAWA
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Lol.

  16. Redhulkster
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    3 Points (32 BPS): Agbonlahor
    2 Points (25 BPS): Bertrand
    1 Point (24 BPS): Clark Clyne

    1. FISSH
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Could change

  17. Total Foot 5
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Best move pls? Replies appreciated, thnx. given the injuries

    1.2FT adm + pelle > sanchez + austin
    2.(-4) chadli + downing + pelle > sanchez + ameobi + kane
    3.2FT adm + baines > sanchez + aspi
    4.2FT chadli & downing > eriksen + ameobi
    5.2FT moore + obertan > Yun/bartley + ameobi

    * curently have no bench literally in Obertan (injured), Moore (bench)
    + 3 injuries in Baines, downing, chadli

    haz sanchez adm fixt.
    CHE (sun-TOT-new-HUL)
    ARS (wba-SOU-stk-NEW)
    MNU (HUL-STK-sou-LIV)
    NEW (wha-bur-CHE-ars)

    1. Buck The Trent
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      I am considering something similar to 2

      1. Total Foot 5
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        i was 100% for option 1 until these 3 injuries chad-down-baines...
        u reckong any of these 3play next gw? if so, defo opt 1 but if not then 2 is the way to go

      2. Total Foot 5
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        hardball ure considering both ameobi and kane in opt 2??

  18. S.Kuqi
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    I ll take my words back. Not a single reason to keep Pelle any longer.

    1. KISSES
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Im eyeing up austin, yourself?

      1. S.Kuqi
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Did yesterday Pelle -> Austin.

  19. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Bugger, got overexcited with the Clyne goal.

    Forgot I bet on Southampton to win 🙁

  20. Every Dog Has Its Day
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    54 Points 🙂

  21. The Machine
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Quick look at the stats

    Clyne to lose his bap. Bertrand to stay in 2

    1. Big_Andy_GAWA
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Yeah? Buggar!!!!

    2. The Machine
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      On 2

    3. Beavis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Please be right. Need to win my h2h.

    4. FISSH
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      NOOOOO

  22. Park the bus
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Pelle is gone from my team this weekend. For the first time this season I am raging with this game!!

    1. Big_Andy_GAWA
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Why raging ? I am raging all the time with it. Selling Eriksen this week, Siggy last week, intending bringing in Haz and Downing a few weeks ago and they got loads of points. I could be well into top few in the world, ffs.

  23. Ady87
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    So Bertrand 2 pointer would have been better for me than the assist. Funny how FPL works.

  24. SweeSwee
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Best Pelle replacement?

    Considering Kane, then replacing Chadli

  25. Sess!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Clyne on one bonus. Hope he doesn't move up to two bonus and take one from Bertrand. Only 1point in it at the moment.

    1. Big_Andy_GAWA
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Why would he get BPS added? Highly doubtful!

  26. laGan1n1
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    66 pts!

  27. A guy
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Same number of points as my rival for the second consecutive week...

    1. A guy
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Or not...Clyne 1bp and he's 1 point ahead. Kaboul goddammit -.-

  28. Parm
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Blimey, Sadio Mané is one greedy fecker...

    1. Costa in Wengerland
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Sturidge 2.0

  29. Willis.
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    60-65 points