634x258 Dugout Discussion

Dugout Discussion – Community Shield

12 August 2012 2794 comments
Mark Mark
Share:

We’re back. As the Olympic flame begins to flicker, the football season crunches through the gears to take up the pace. Today’s Community Shield is the official curtain raiser and offers up a Man City vs Chelsea clash that will surely whet the appetite for the feast to come.

The first Dugout Discussion post of the season is here, then, with our Chatroom also open for those who fancy some real-time exchanges.

The team news from Villa Park goes a lot like this…

Chelsea are without one of their new midfield signings, as Marko Marin continues to nurse a hamstring which threatens to derail his double Gameweek prospects. Without the option of Marin, Roberto Di Matteo looks to be going with a 4-3-3, which could similarly shift to pack the midfield with a 4-5-1. Significantly, Juan Mata starts along with Eden Hazard: the Spaniard looks to be playing on the right of compatriot Fernando Torres, with Hazard given the left flank role. Mikel holds a midfield start, with Frank Lampard and Ramires alongside him. John Terry skippers the side in a familiar back four which has Branislav Ivanovic in the right-back role and David Luiz given the nod over Gary Cahill who sits on the bench.

City are without both Gareth Barry and Micah Richards through injury, while reports of a back problem for Joe Hart are confirmed as Costel Pantilimon starts in goal. Ahead of him it looks like a familiar 4-4-2, although there is talk of Roberto Mancini lining up in the 3-5-2 that he’s used throughout the pre-season. Stefan Savic is given the nod alongside Vincent Kompany who recovers from a knock to start: Lescott is presumably being preserved for next weekend. Pablo Zabaleta and, interestingly, Aleksandar Kolarov both get starts, with Clichy benched. It could be we see Zabaleta employed as a defensive three, with Kolarov and James Milner used as wing-backs. David Silva is kept on the bench after his Euro 2012 campaign and, with Barry also absent, Nigel De Jong gets the nod alongside Yaya Toure. Carlos Tevez will be expected to provide the support for Sergio Aguero up front; Mario Balotelli is out of the equation through conjunctivitis, apparently.

Let’s hope the match is a sight for his sore eyes. Enjoy the game.

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

2,794 Comments Login to Post a Comment
  1. The Finnisher
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Yaya haha

    Open Controls
  2. TeamSteam
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Fantastic Yaya. No response, did Rodwell switch clubs today?

    Open Controls
  3. La Roja
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Did FORCA say something about Yaya??? He did, didn't he? have it

    Open Controls
    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Even Heskey scored every now and again...

      Open Controls
    2. Mull
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Morons can be correct sometimes.

      Open Controls
  4. cuzco
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    yaya is playing too deep not a threat................

    Open Controls
  5. Henry Hill
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    I told ye Yaya was a good option at 8.0!

    Open Controls
    1. Evs
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      NaNa

      Open Controls
  6. Title20
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    sooo GW2 Ramires -> Yaya anybody?

    Open Controls
  7. FORCA INTER
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    i still dont consider yaya as good fantasy potential

    even Allen or Modric score now and then

    Open Controls
    1. crystalpalaceRus
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Yaya was in great form come end of season, scoring some vital goals.

      Open Controls
    2. Sir_Dunc
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      What? Yaya is immense, and he's attacking all the time in this new formation. At 8.0, he's a steal.

      Open Controls
      1. Scroobius Mac
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        He hardly got forward in the first half.

        Open Controls
  8. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Yaya and aguero or tevez gw1?

    Open Controls
    1. The Finnisher
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Wait to see if one scores 🙄

      Open Controls
    2. Art Vandelay
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Yaya and Tevez for me.

      (I actually wrote that before he scored)

      Open Controls
  9. Sir_Dunc
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Criticisms are welcome:

    DDG / Federici

    Ferdinand / Clichy / Koscielny / Tomkins / Harte
    Yaya / Ramires / Song / Pienaar / Allen
    Torres / Tevez / Jelavic

    The only weakness I can think of is Allen, as he'll be playing deep. ?

    Open Controls
    1. lfcserg
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      swap allen with dyer

      Open Controls
      1. Sir_Dunc
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        ahh, interesting, might just do that.

        Open Controls
    2. frogville
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      I think you can find better players than Song for the same price. For 6.5 you could get Larson from Sunderland who will take all corners, penalties and free kicks, pretty much.

      Open Controls
      1. Sir_Dunc
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        True, but the lack of a form striker at Sunderland puts me off.

        Open Controls
  10. harmonica
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Terry, liability

    Open Controls
  11. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    AM I HAPPPYYY? AM I HAPPPYYY???

    *runs around nodding!!!*

    Open Controls
    1. MJ6987
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      You got Yaya then? What's your team?

      Open Controls
      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Federici
        Koscielny, Hughes, Taylor R
        Lampard(c), Yaya Toure, Kagawa, Song
        Adebayor, Torres(vc), Pogrebnyak
        Subs: Friedel; Dyer, Rangel, Cuellar

        3.0 in the kitty.

        😎

        Open Controls
        1. Cheggers
          • 16 Years
          13 years, 5 months ago

          Looks awful

          Open Controls
        2. Somalion
          • 16 Years
          13 years, 5 months ago

          What happens when Song leaves? 😉

          Open Controls
          1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            13 years, 5 months ago

            Problem. Larson or Gutierrez.

            Open Controls
        3. MJ6987
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 5 months ago

          Pretty solid. Obviously depending on what happens to Ade.

          Open Controls
          1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            13 years, 5 months ago

            Absolutely. Cheers! 🙂

            Open Controls
    2. Billy Gilmore
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      😆 😆

      Open Controls
    3. blue cheese
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      😀 😀

      Open Controls
    4. GREENDREAMS11
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Would have been a nice start to the league, Yaya and Torres (c). With no Chelsea or city defence. Cue nothing when it all kicks off. :p

      Open Controls
      1. GREENDREAMS11
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Now tevez as well. Lol

        Open Controls
    5. Billy Gilmore
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      There goes a differential for you!

      Open Controls
      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Have you looked at the ownership recently? 😕

        Open Controls
  12. iCon
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Just in; anyone know why no Lescott or is just as scout says above: rested for next week?

    Open Controls
  13. Corrigan
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    I'm not buying Torres and I'm not buying back Yaya.

    So there.

    Open Controls
    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      I'm definitely not getting Yaya. I don't care that he just happened to score a goal. People do that from time to time. Doesn't make him a good prospect.

      Open Controls
    2. little_wizard123
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      You tell 'em.

      Open Controls
    3. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Hahaha! Suit yourself. Nose. Face. 😉

      Open Controls
  14. Sarnab
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Who gave the assist ??
    Milner ?

    Open Controls
    1. The Shadow
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Assist = Chelsea defense.

      Open Controls
      1. Sarnab
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        no i mean who gave the cross?

        Open Controls
  15. frogville
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    I had literally JUST taken yaya out for Sess, and then he goes and does that. It's not even the start of the season and I'm already annoyed and confused! Welcome to fantasy football.

    Open Controls
  16. crystalpalaceRus
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    FORCA INTER SAYS:

    he was never good fantasy prospect anyways

    i dont get why ppl have him in their teams…

    --LOL--

    Open Controls
    1. Cheggers
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Hes right

      Open Controls
    2. FORCA INTER
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      FORCA INTER says:

      i still dont consider yaya as good fantasy potential

      even Allen or Modric score now and then

      Open Controls
      1. little_wizard123
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        That's rubbish. Look at Yaya's PPG. He's worth £8m.

        Open Controls
    3. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Oh dear.

      Open Controls
      1. crystalpalaceRus
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        If you cant see that he is a great attacker when he does, you should call yourself your username in real life.

        Open Controls
    4. Mull
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      😆

      Open Controls
    5. MJ6987
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      It's a pre season friendly against 10 men. He was a solid but unspectacular pick before and he still is now.

      Open Controls
  17. Van The Man
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    RMT on 10! have taken few punts here n there, but then, tats wat this game's all about!

    DDG | Henderson

    Gunter | Demel | Zabaleta | Ivanovic | Cuellar

    Noble | Hazard | Yaya | Holman | Nathan Dyer

    Aguero | Torres | Defoe

    +2mn fa Wayne to step in! feedback plsss.. quite new to this

    Open Controls
    1. MJ6987
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Think you are letting a pre season charity game influence you too much!

      Open Controls
      1. Van The Man
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        why?? :/

        Open Controls
      2. Van The Man
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        this was d team b4 d charity game!

        Open Controls
    2. Derailed Bandwagon
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Nice. I like the Holman pick

      Open Controls
      1. Van The Man
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        some ppl think he's not nailed on!

        Open Controls
    3. Cantona90
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Ivanovic...

      Open Controls
      1. Van The Man
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        ssupp wit him??

        Open Controls
    4. Van The Man
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      nitin! noDi saar idanna!

      Open Controls
    5. Chinchinnati
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      7/10

      Holman and Ireland didn't start in Villa's friendly against Bremen yesterday - Ivan is going to be banned for 3 games, Hazard is not up-to-speed yet (looked awful today) so I would be doing something like;

      Holman - Maloney
      Noble - Larsson/Pienaar

      Ivan - Terry or A Cole (if you still want chelsea DGW coverage)

      Hazard - Mata, Bale or Dempsey

      Open Controls
      1. Van The Man
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        thanks fa d reply... cole it is then! i doubt maloney doing well wit wigan somehow(at d start esp)!

        Open Controls
  18. HappyAnkit
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Which game is going on currently?

    Open Controls
    1. lfcserg
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      In the mens table tennis Qu Kim Ng v Linchy Qin

      Open Controls
    2. blue cheese
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      😯

      Open Controls
    3. Billy Gilmore
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      😯 Really?

      Open Controls
      1. HappyAnkit
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Yes

        Open Controls
  19. The Finnisher
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    To be fair, Yaya had a decent PPM last season.
    Still not buying him, but he wasnt an awful pick last year.

    Open Controls
  20. MJ6987
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    How I wish there was no Chelsea DGW! I don't think I would want any of their players otherwise!

    Open Controls
    1. Somalion
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      I'd still want Torres.

      Open Controls
      1. Declan-
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        same

        Open Controls
  21. Henry Hill
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Yaya Toure is an excellent midfielder, his ability to play from deep to attack and provide quality finishing makes him excellent.

    Open Controls
  22. Duck
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    I wish torres and yaya had saved those goals for GW1 rather than wasting them in the curtain raiser!

    Open Controls
  23. Davido989
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    TEVEZ

    Open Controls
  24. Kostja
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    The worry with Yaya and Kolarov is what happens to the formation when Silva returns?

    Open Controls
    1. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      this

      Open Controls
  25. Cuddlestone
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Not convinced by Chelsea's defence. Though ACole was locked-in but don't trust Terry and Luiz not to blow it.

    Also thrown by City's defensive line-up. I would still be surprised if Lescott isn't first choice next week (if fit).

    I had both these two marked down as the best source of CS's this season? Perhaps Utd (DDG) as well...

    Open Controls
    1. Derailed Bandwagon
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      We have a week to find out. Dont make any hastey changes 😉

      Open Controls
  26. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    OMG tevez

    Open Controls
  27. frogville
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    TEVEZ!!!! Time to swap out Aguerro???

    Open Controls
  28. mo 10 years on FFS? Join my…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Ffs now everyone will have tevez

    Open Controls
  29. blue cheese
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Tevez!

    Open Controls
  30. Drip Doctor
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Dammit that is both my strikers who have scored!

    Open Controls

You need to be logged in to post a comment.