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Thursday Dugout Discussion

22 December 2011 1703 comments
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Gameweek 17 concludes tonight at White Hart Lane, as third in the league Tottenham Hotspurs play host to fourth placed Chelsea. For the last time before Christmas and for the third night running, the Dugout Discussion is here. The team news for the game is in, and is as follows…

Spurs XI: Friedel, Walker, Gallas, King, Assou-Ekotto, Modric, Parker, Sandro, Bale, Van der Vaart, Adebayor.

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

The home side have the fortune of being able to call upon the services of the injury-plagued Ledley King and Gareth Bale, who was rated as “very doubtful” by manager Harry Redknapp earlier this week. Emmanuel Adebayor also shakes off a slight foot injury to start upfront with Rafael Van der Vaart.

As the visitors, Andre Villas-Boas makes the bold (according to some media outlets) decision to name Frank Lampard and Fernando Torres amongst the Chelsea substitutes. Elsewhere, he’s boosted by the availability of the Brazilian Ramires, who returns to the side after missing the weekend’s game at Wigan.

The Dugout Discussion chatroom will be open for the entirety of tonight’s game, and can be accessed right here.

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  1. mouldy_uk
    14 years, 10 months ago

    (a)
    Jones
    Mata
    Ba

    (b)
    Smalling
    Nani
    Sturridge
    (+0.5m)

    ?

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    1. Shatner's Bassoon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 10 months ago

      Def B

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    2. Forest4Life
      14 years, 10 months ago

      B

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  2. Hooper is a Bull.
    14 years, 10 months ago

    A Welbeck to Studge

    B T Cahill to Drenthe

    C Both

    D Neither

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    1. zenfilade
      14 years, 10 months ago

      Both. Why not? If Drenthe stays fit he'll be well worth it once that double swings around...

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    2. Shatner's Bassoon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 10 months ago

      Both

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    3. tevezthetroll
      14 years, 10 months ago

      Both for sheezy

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  3. DV8R
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Surely it has to be Ba -> Sturridge next week...

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    1. ColeHole
      14 years, 10 months ago

      Already is... 🙂

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    2. zenfilade
      14 years, 10 months ago

      Sadly, yes. I'd axe Ba before the trip to Anfield, but he's probably good for a goal at Bolton.

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    3. gravless
      14 years, 10 months ago

      tonight

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    4. AP
      14 years, 10 months ago

      Good shout that.

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  4. big oak
    14 years, 10 months ago

    ferreira bandwagon on 4.7?????

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    1. ColeHole
      14 years, 10 months ago

      Behave!

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    2. tevezthetroll
      14 years, 10 months ago

      Haha he is so bad. The Portuguese physio lady is better off playing at right back

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

        Excuse me. 3 times Premier League winner + CL winner right there.

        I agree I'm not sure how, but you can't argue with medals.

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        1. big oak
          14 years, 10 months ago

          so does gary neville that dsnt mean he's fit to play now

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      2. big oak
        14 years, 10 months ago

        he's actually playing at CB tonight.... thats even worse!

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  5. Fudge
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Only player playing today is VDV.................... great.

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

      Who do you have sub? Maybe FPL won't notice he's on the pitch; I haven't.

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      1. Park the bus
        14 years, 10 months ago

        he will do something

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        1. Keep calm and hoof me the b…
          14 years, 10 months ago

          A hamstring hopefully 🙂

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    2. gravless
      14 years, 10 months ago

      The man's a prat.

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  6. Fudge
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Adebayor is gonna get sent off this half at this rate

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

      Praying he does. Went Ade-Ba for this week and would be a genius!

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  7. Park the bus
    14 years, 10 months ago

    FFS Ade settle down!!

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  8. Baby Face Nelson
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Ade will see red this match

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  9. zenfilade
    14 years, 10 months ago

    OMG heart was right in my mouth at that Ade tackle. Don't send off my captain Howard! 🙁 🙁 🙁

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  10. Optimus.
    14 years, 10 months ago

    ade living dangerously

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  11. big oak
    14 years, 10 months ago

    ok now adebayor deserved his 1st YC
    can we get on to football now?

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  12. paul ince
    14 years, 10 months ago

    adebayor is surely getting sent off or subbed in this game.

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  13. Johnny Unitas
    14 years, 10 months ago

    VDV is anonymous, not going to be hard to ship him at this rate.

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    1. Fudge
      14 years, 10 months ago

      already gone

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  14. Viper
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Adebayor on very thin ice.. two fouls since been booked

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  15. Keep calm and hoof me the b…
    14 years, 10 months ago

    'arry might need to get Ade off at this rate, could easily get a 2nd booking

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  16. Dimitar
    14 years, 10 months ago

    I'll definitely transfer VDV out, if Tottenham score some and he isn't involved.

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  17. Optimus.
    14 years, 10 months ago

    need ade to get 1 more goal before he gets sent off 🙂

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  18. Fudge
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Paulo Ferreira needs to get on the weights (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTYdPMWr3rY)

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  19. big oak
    14 years, 10 months ago

    ooohhhh bale

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  20. zenfilade
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Uh. Oh.

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  21. Keep calm and hoof me the b…
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Bale injured. Just saw him mouth "that's my bad ankle". Darn!

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    1. Jukesy
      14 years, 10 months ago

      I saw him mouth "See if I can see the Chelsea physio instead"

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      1. wozza
        14 years, 10 months ago

        nice one 😀

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      2. Forest4Life
        14 years, 10 months ago

        LOL 🙂

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    2. Keep calm and hoof me the b…
      14 years, 10 months ago

      Back on the pitch. Hope he can hold out till half time

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      1. wozza
        14 years, 10 months ago

        He looks fine...

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  22. Johnny Unitas
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Ah jaysus Bale, you're better than that, it wasn't that bad.

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  23. Whistle
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Hmm starting to think my Bale and Adebayor to Drenthe and Aguero transfer might not payoff

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    1. Shipstontrev
      14 years, 10 months ago

      nice rank though.

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    2. Keep calm and hoof me the b…
      14 years, 10 months ago

      Drenthe and Aguero must have got some decent points though surely? You getting the back for the dgw though?

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  24. THE Wild Rover
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Awful fk bu Modric.... 🙄

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  25. Smarty Pants
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Modric is an awful set-piece taker

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  26. Says
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Merelish looks like he had to leave the barber in a hurry.

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  27. Guinney
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Bale starts WTF and sets up Ade, WTF. Well at least he set up Ade and got Drenthe in and now can afford Strurridge

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  28. DementedFlamingo
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Decision to start Ramires over Bale seemed correct at the time!!!!

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    1. Fudge
      14 years, 10 months ago

      Why would you even have Ramires

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      1. DementedFlamingo
        14 years, 10 months ago

        Also seemed like a good idea at the time. Picked him up from Tescos in a sale

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  29. Yossi
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Oooh, Ade

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  30. Fudge
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Modric looks 10 times as threatening as VDV, i genuinely dont think he's touched the ball.

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    1. Park the bus
      14 years, 10 months ago

      we get the point!!

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    2. Retro
      14 years, 10 months ago

      VDV doesn't need to play well to be a good fantasy player. All he needs is one good pass or one piece of goal hanging.

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      1. futbolnotsoccer
        14 years, 10 months ago

        He's not even doing that...I pray he has a better half, or else he doesn't deserve a spot on my squad.

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      2. Guinney
        14 years, 10 months ago

        that's the best way to describe VDV

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