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Monday Dugout Discussion

12 December 2011 2539 comments
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A hugely significant fixture in the capital tonight, sees Chelsea host league-leaders Manchester City in the final outing of Gameweek 15. The Dugout Discussion has swung it’s doors wide open, so come and and digest the emerging team news…

Chelsea XI: Cech, Bosingwa, Terry, Ivanovic, Cole, Romeu, Ramires, Meireles, Mata, Drogba, Sturridge.

Man City XI: Hart, Zabaleta, Clichy, Kompany, Lescott, Barry, Yaya Toure, Milner, Silva, Balotelli, Aguero.

The visitors line-up exactly as expected, with Mario Balotelli partnering Sergio Aguero upfront, and Pablo Zabaleta replaces the injured Micah Richards. It’s the home side who make a couple of changes from the game at Newcastle, with the free-roaming David Luiz banned and the once guaranteed-starter Frank Lampard dropped. Jose Bosingwa comes in, pushing Branislav Ivanovic infield, as does Raul Meireles, slotting into the midfield.

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  1. Fitzy.
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Where is everyone?

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    1. Schwarzer
      14 years, 10 months ago

      6:46 Down under, I'm about to leave for work :'(

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      1. Fitzy.
        14 years, 10 months ago

        I'm going to watch the first half and then leave for work 🙁

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  2. Attila the Bum
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Hope this is a low scoring draw

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    1. AP
      14 years, 10 months ago

      Worst possible outcome is a City win without a clean sheet.

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      1. heartsattack
        14 years, 10 months ago

        Agreed.

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      2. Attila the Bum
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        14 years, 10 months ago

        All I have is Silva, so hope everyone else on the pitch gets 1 point. Not sure if that's possible though 😉

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        1. AP
          14 years, 10 months ago

          It's a very strange position that a Chelsea win massively helps Utd.

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  3. Schwarzer
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Prediction folks? Another insaneo goal thriller or a dour, cautious display?

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    1. No1Joker
      14 years, 10 months ago

      Someone is going to win 3-2 but I'm not sure which team.

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    2. Declan
      14 years, 10 months ago

      2-1 Chelsea

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      1. Fabreghastly
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        14 years, 10 months ago

        +1

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    3. Brian (Not the Messiah)
      14 years, 10 months ago

      not sure city do cautious anymore

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      1. Schwarzer
        14 years, 10 months ago

        True that..

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    4. Podge
      14 years, 10 months ago

      4-0 to city

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  4. Declan
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Gents, Sinclair to?

    A) Drenthe(if Moyes says he's 100%)
    B) Jarvis
    C) O'Hara

    6.2m to spend

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    1. SC not pearls before swine
      14 years, 10 months ago

      I might hold Sinclair actually, Newcastle's defense looked quite bad. But between the others, flip a coin, I went with Jarvis to replace Ramsey because he looked better this weekend...

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    2. super zlatan
      14 years, 10 months ago

      Ohara out of those three options

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    3. MILLICENT BYSTANDER: THE LO…
      14 years, 10 months ago

      Drenthe if fit. If not, then Jarvis who seems to have found a bit of form. O'hara not as effective playing deep compared to supporting the striker.

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  5. Fitzy.
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Hope it's a Silva master class... 🙂

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    1. Brian (Not the Messiah)
      14 years, 10 months ago

      I hope its a Mata master class! 😀

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      1. No1Joker
        14 years, 10 months ago

        As long as he lays them onto Studge.

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      2. Torrestar
        14 years, 10 months ago

        All of the above please!

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    2. RÏɠBY
      14 years, 10 months ago

      and a balo hattrick 😉

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  6. JK - Cønt ⭐
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    14 years, 10 months ago

    ok which of these options is best (of course tonight’s game may be a factor)

    a) Yakubu – Drogba

    b) Brunt -Nani/Mata

    d) VdV – Nani/Mata

    d) Brunt and VdV – Nani and Mata

    e) a and d (for a hit)

    f) Save transfer

    Team is linked

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    1. Declan
      14 years, 10 months ago

      B) - Nani

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    2. Jukesy
      14 years, 10 months ago

      I like the look of A as a differential, though against Wigan I would be wary of Torres getting a game.

      D seems pretty solid seeing as you already have Bale, so I'd go with that.

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      1. JK - Cønt ⭐
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        14 years, 10 months ago

        for a hit though? I'm sure AVB has said Drogba is first choice now though, but can't find a quote. Think if Drogba has another stunner tonight he may get a start. Surely Mata is a rotation risk as well no?

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        1. Jukesy
          14 years, 10 months ago

          Chelsea's best player, maybe see him being subbed after 60/70 minutes, but he's almost guaranteed starts.

          I'm in my rookie season though, so my knowledge of xmas rotation is poor.

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    3. super zlatan
      14 years, 10 months ago

      Just do vdv>nani. Wouldnt take a hit. Brunt has a decent fixture nxt gw.

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      1. JapBen
        14 years, 10 months ago

        Do you think Nani (QPR-A) will do better than VDV (Sun-H)?

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        1. super zlatan
          14 years, 10 months ago

          If vdv is off pens with a dodgy hammy then he is not with 10 mil.

          Brunt > nani if u wana keep faith in vdv

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          1. JK - Cønt ⭐
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            14 years, 10 months ago

            well swapping Brunt means I can give VdV one more game and Mata is cheaper than VdV, so I don't need to worry about affording it.

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        2. JK - Cønt ⭐
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          14 years, 10 months ago

          well Nani will play, will VdV? But I could go Brunt- Nani and keep VdV and get Mata in later for VdV?

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      2. JK - Cønt ⭐
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        14 years, 10 months ago

        he had a decent fixture this game week and did naff all.

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    4. Jafalad
      14 years, 10 months ago

      You want to boot the Yak out after one game? 😕

      Brunt->Nani is an improvement.

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      1. JK - Cønt ⭐
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        14 years, 10 months ago

        no I don't I'm just drawn to the Drog as a differential.

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      2. heartsattack
        14 years, 10 months ago

        They have 2 home games. I'd keep yak if I had him. Though I doubt I'd ever get him.

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  7. Henry Hill
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Is Fat Frank's Chelsea career over I wonder?

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    1. Jafalad
      14 years, 10 months ago

      No. He still averages 55 pts in Metro.

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    2. No1Joker
      14 years, 10 months ago

      He needs to phone up Stevie G and open a nightclub or something.

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      1. Attila the Bum
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        14 years, 10 months ago

        They wouldnt be able to get a DJ

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        1. Jukesy
          14 years, 10 months ago

          Haaa

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        2. Anti-Ipswich
          14 years, 10 months ago

          They can get DJ Campbell

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        3. FPL Daniel
          14 years, 10 months ago

          hahahahaahhaha Atilla post of the day :))))))))

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    3. Andy
      14 years, 10 months ago

      10 men went, went to lift frank lampard...

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      1. jimnastics
        14 years, 10 months ago

        You're doing it wrong

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  8. Sheep Flavour
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Come on Sliva and Sturridge!

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  9. JapBen
    14 years, 10 months ago

    when do the price changes happen, is it 3am, 4am?

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    1. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 10 months ago

      2am i believe

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    2. UnderstandablyDistraught
      14 years, 10 months ago

      3am GMT

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  10. Fernando Torres
    14 years, 10 months ago

    A) Shotton/Caulker/Kelly(fulham) + Mata
    B) Vermaelen + Sessegnon

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    1. No1Joker
      14 years, 10 months ago

      A with Caulker (if you don't have a swan at the back yet)

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    2. magic.inside
      14 years, 10 months ago

      Verm and Sess have AWFUL fixtures next week. This would be easier knowing what your team looks like though.

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    3. MILLICENT BYSTANDER: THE LO…
      14 years, 10 months ago

      A by a mile. Go with Shotton, short term of course. Had a great game yesterday.

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      1. Fernando Torres
        14 years, 10 months ago

        my team would be

        Vorm Ruddy
        Shotton Enrique Jones BAE R.Taylor
        Silva Mata Bale Silva Ferguson
        Ba RVP Adebayor

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        1. Declan-
          14 years, 10 months ago

          nice one 2 silvas

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  11. Anti-Ipswich
    14 years, 10 months ago

    God hate how the apartment I'm staying in doesn't have Sky Sports. Even though there's a pub down the road with the game on, I don't like the looks of the pubs in Brixton

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    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 10 months ago

      can't say I blame you

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  12. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    14 years, 10 months ago

    lol @ plasma on drogba's gravestone

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  13. Brian (Not the Messiah)
    14 years, 10 months ago

    wait a minute? Bosingwa? wtf. City will score 5 tonight! 😛

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    1. heartsattack
      14 years, 10 months ago

      +1. Chelsea are weak defensively on their right hand side. Sturridge also neglects his defensive duties at times.

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  14. super zlatan
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Mario to get booked tonight? Odds?

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  15. Henry Hill
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Hopefully Silva gets injured in the dressing room so Moses comes off bench for me 😆

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  16. Mr Sarcastic
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Little obsessed to get nani for next week, so I appreciate your view on this.

    a) jones + drenthe => smalling + nani (-4) (Keepers; Howard/Vorm)
    b) howard + drenthe => 4.0 goalie + nani (-4) (can keep Jones, but have to play Vorm every week)

    Everton has great fixtures, but not so convinced about clean sheets anymore and it seem that Howard don't get much save points..

    Cheers!

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  17. JapBen
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Should I :
    1. keep VDV as he is home to Sunderland
    2. Do VDV -> Bale (SUN H)
    3. Do VDV -> Mata (WIGAN A)
    4. Do VDV -> Nani (QPR A)

    My other midfielders are Silva, Walters, Sinclair and Drenthe.
    Possible longterm plan is to do VDV -> Bale, Richards -> Shotton and Drenthe -> Mata/Nani

    I am going with the first choice to get 3 votes!

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    1. charliec1903
      14 years, 10 months ago

      1. he will come good !

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      1. Mr Sarcastic
        14 years, 10 months ago

        +1 I'm keeping and hoping...

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    2. Declan-
      14 years, 10 months ago

      (4)vdv->Nani

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  18. jimnastics
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Just wanted to say, I bloody love Monday Night Football.

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    1. FPL Daniel
      14 years, 10 months ago

      +10 and early kick off too

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    2. Back on the horse
      14 years, 10 months ago

      I do tonight. But the "Wigan-Stoke" ones are boring. Then they are forced to analyse a shit match ad infinitum

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    3. super zlatan
      14 years, 10 months ago

      Me too

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    4. brianyboy 42
      14 years, 10 months ago

      Not me, love the footie it's just that I live in the RSA and we are 2 hours ahead so it's 10 pm here. Hopefully i'll see the second half!

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  19. Cruicky
    14 years, 10 months ago

    if there's a plasma on Drogba's gravestone I'd put this clip on it.

    Great analysis Gary 😀

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  20. Davido989
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Wish David Luiz was available for this match ... imagine Balotelli and Luiz going at each other lol

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  21. Drip Doctor
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Talent - Arteta.

    4 goals, 10 bonus points. He's quietly getting points.

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  22. eclipse
    14 years, 10 months ago

    1-1 with Silva scoring and a Kompany OG would suit me tonight.

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  23. Cruicky
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Let's get this game underway...

    'El Cashico'? 'Oil Farm Derby'? and so on...

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    1. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 10 months ago

      El Kerr-chinggg??? 😉

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  24. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    14 years, 10 months ago

    One more point ... sweet Jesus ... 🙂

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  25. Chris de Borg
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Plenty of room in the chat-room, come on down...

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  26. Ini
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Glad to see Lamps getting stuck in....

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  27. Jukesy
    14 years, 10 months ago

    BALOTELLIIII

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  28. RÏɠBY
    14 years, 10 months ago

    haha.. here we go..

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  29. JK - Cønt ⭐
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Well I'm happy City have scored, no Terry CS but COME ON CHELSEA

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  30. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Blimey! Ballotelli! 😯

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