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Wednesday Dugout Discussion

22 August 2012 2492 comments
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The first gameweek of the season concludes tonight at Stamford Bridge, as Chelsea look to take an early lead at the top of the Premier League with victory over Reading. Their commitments in next week’s Super Cup brought this fixture forward, and the Dugout Discussion opens in anticipation of delightful double-gameweek points.

The team news for tonight’s encounter is in, and the sides will line-up as follows…

Chelsea XI: Cech, Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Cole, Lampard, Ramires, Mikel, Mata, Hazard, Torres.

Reading XI: Federici, Gunter, Pearce, Leigertwood, Harte, Karacan, McAnuff, Guthrie, Gorkss, Pogrebnyak, McCleary.

Both teams make two changes from their opening day line-ups. For the hosts, Ramires has recovered from the illness that kept him out at Wigan, with Ryan Bertrand making way, and Gary Cahill replaces the injured David Luiz. Reading replace Hal Robson-Kanu and Adam Le Fondre with Jem Karacan and Garath McCleary.

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  1. COMH
    14 years, 2 months ago

    Well well well. Reading are not messing about. Cracking header from the Pog. Ian Harte delivering set pieces like a champion.

    As a Lampard owner I am thinking of keeping long term. Penalties are massively on the increase with Hazard about. Committing defenders in the box whenever he feels like it.

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    1. THE Wild Rover
      14 years, 2 months ago

      Lampard is essential with hazard in the team...

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    2. mufc802
      14 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah Lampard looks like value at 9.0 if he keeps getting penalties from hazard. He even pushes forward quite a lot. Torres on the other hand needs shipping asap.

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    3. Balotellitubbies
      14 years, 2 months ago

      Disappointing not to have gotten more points from Harte

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  2. Valar(Keith)
    14 years, 2 months ago

    i captained lampard.. but honestly, never expected so many points 😯 ..

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    1. Valar(Keith)
      14 years, 2 months ago

      lucky for the rest of the world the rest of my team got w@nkall 🙂

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    2. Smakies
      14 years, 2 months ago

      I captained Torres, Never expected points!

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    3. Nice1Cyrille
      14 years, 2 months ago

      must be his best start to a season for a while... eve if they were penalties!

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      1. Valar(Keith)
        14 years, 2 months ago

        honestly.. expected 8-9 max

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        1. Jimrod™
          14 years, 2 months ago

          Yeah, I was fortunate enough to captain him too, result! 94 points so far, tough week... 😀

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          1. Valar(Keith)
            14 years, 2 months ago

            just 57 so far.. as i said rest of my team did w@nk

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    4. Thick Of It
      14 years, 2 months ago

      Ditto Valar, he is so reliable though. Have never understood why the Chelsea fans canonise JT so much more than Lamps

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    5. Milan
      14 years, 2 months ago

      Me too. 30 pts so far. And some claim he is too old.

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  3. Bunji
    14 years, 2 months ago

    Still a half to go, and Torres has looked dangerous has he not? Was unlucky not to get one when Ramires didn't play him early when he had acres of space in the box. His header was just wide just then, and when he skinned 3 players and purely miss kicked the ball it was nothing short of magic. Some people have got to look at the positives in players when the stats aren't in their favour!

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    1. Midtable
      14 years, 2 months ago

      must stay positive, must stay positive, must stay positive...........

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    2. Valar(Keith)
      14 years, 2 months ago

      🙂 ..

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    3. thischarmingman
      14 years, 2 months ago

      He looks harmless!

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  4. Captain Berbarossa - arrrrr…
    14 years, 2 months ago

    At least the guy on top of my ML isn't looking so smart now with 3 Chelsea defence

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  5. Flavorito
    14 years, 2 months ago

    Feed the Pog and he will score!

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    1. Smakies
      14 years, 2 months ago

      They are feeding him well

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  6. Essan
    14 years, 2 months ago

    To be honest, currently on 68pts and expecting over 70pts come end of this game. Which isn't actually all that bad for the first week. Could be better but could be much worse. So not disappointed by my Chelski failings.

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    1. Smakies
      14 years, 2 months ago

      I'm at 70 right now, and i'm pretty happy

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    2. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 2 months ago

      "Which isn’t actually all that bad for the first week."

      ...Lord, give me patience.

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    3. Nice1Cyrille
      14 years, 2 months ago

      it's very good

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    4. Granville
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      • Has Moderation Rights
      14 years, 2 months ago

      I'm scraping 50 points.

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      1. Gigging Order
        14 years, 2 months ago

        Same here...

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  7. Baby Face Nelson
    14 years, 2 months ago

    Gotta love Torres. 3 years in a row he has burned people on here and they still stick the (C) on him

    hahah

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    1. Paul
      14 years, 2 months ago

      lol... 😛

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    2. Fancy Feet
      14 years, 2 months ago

      THIS

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    3. Chris_Fàbregas #DOOS…
      14 years, 2 months ago

      Haha yeah, I cannot understand the Torres bandwagon..

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    4. threeputt
      14 years, 2 months ago

      i have him but there was no way I was ever gonna capn him, not after last year....
      I only got him cos i was worried, I swore I would never get him again

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    5. Namtab Nomolos
      14 years, 2 months ago

      He only came off the bench for me because Boselli wasn't playing 😉

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  8. Charlie Bronze
    14 years, 2 months ago

    One and a half games into the season and I hate Chelsea more than anything/anyone I have ever hated. I can't recall getting this worked up over this game (ff) before. What the hell?

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    1. Midtable
      14 years, 2 months ago

      deep breaths

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  9. Optimus.
    14 years, 2 months ago

    right what wise ass just activated my w/c?

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    1. Shipstontrev
      14 years, 2 months ago

      Torres?

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      1. Optimus.
        14 years, 2 months ago

        indeed

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    2. beric
      14 years, 2 months ago

      😆

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    3. Jax
      14 years, 2 months ago

      2nd half to come plus newcastle at home sat evening. newcastle are playing 2 games in less than 48 hours. chill.

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    4. Baby Face Nelson
      14 years, 2 months ago

      Torres did it

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  10. Cheggers
    14 years, 2 months ago

    Wow goals from lamps n guthrie. Deffo didnt expect the later...

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  11. FC Tinker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    14 years, 2 months ago

    Here is something to soothe the Post-Torres depression:

    14835 people have actually drafted him in this game week after the DGW.

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    1. blue cheese
      14 years, 2 months ago

      Thanks for that! 😀

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    2. mufc802
      14 years, 2 months ago

      they probably thought he would be in their teams if they got him before this game started.

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    3. Thick Of It
      14 years, 2 months ago

      Jesus, must have sold Kun and got him in, what were they on?

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  12. I taught Ashley Young how t…
    14 years, 2 months ago

    I was right about Hazard, I was right about Guthrie and by god I think I am right about the euro

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    1. Gigging Order
      14 years, 2 months ago

      🙂 🙂

      The twins...the bloody twins, i'm always going on about the twins, I bloody love them two.

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      1. I taught Ashley Young how t…
        14 years, 2 months ago

        🙂

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    2. threeputt
      14 years, 2 months ago

      wot about the euro ?

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      1. I taught Ashley Young how t…
        14 years, 2 months ago

        It is a peaceful currency

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  13. Lateriser 12
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    14 years, 2 months ago

    Now you doubt him. This is when Fernando will score 2. Its a story.

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  14. Jax
    14 years, 2 months ago

    lampard captain, pg goal, mcanuff assist. love it. 🙂

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  15. Spiritof76
    14 years, 2 months ago

    Final score?

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    1. Jax
      14 years, 2 months ago

      ht

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    2. beric
      14 years, 2 months ago

      7-2 Chelsea (Torres x 6)

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      1. Holy See
        14 years, 2 months ago

        😛

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    3. Podge
      14 years, 2 months ago

      4-4

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    4. blue cheese
      14 years, 2 months ago

      1-2 at HT.

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  16. mdog
    14 years, 2 months ago

    Just lost my link - anyone got another??

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  17. Andy1
    14 years, 2 months ago

    I have 5 players not playing in gw3. Which should I keep.?

    A. Lampard
    B. Torres
    C. Pog
    D. Cole
    E. Federici

    I was thinking lamps, fed and cole, but now I am not sure whether to swap cole out rather than pog?

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    1. Podge
      14 years, 2 months ago

      Honestly wouldn't keep any, at a push Pog.

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      1. Andy1
        14 years, 2 months ago

        Why not keep any? Federici can be kept, as can at least one of the players - lampard seems a decent choice.

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    2. blue cheese
      14 years, 2 months ago

      Torres is a season keeper.

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      1. threeputt
        14 years, 2 months ago

        yes agree he'd do better as a keeper....

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    3. Thick Of It
      14 years, 2 months ago

      Lampard

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  18. Tim Canterbury
    14 years, 2 months ago

    What do you expect the number to be for 'wildcards played' when the status page is updated?

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    1. beric
      14 years, 2 months ago

      45,000 is my guess, based on nothing.

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      1. Valar(Keith)
        14 years, 2 months ago

        🙂 ......

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  19. Gnubuntu
    14 years, 2 months ago

    Well the good news is that Chelsea have to score which most likely means a goal from Torres 🙂

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  20. Jax
    14 years, 2 months ago

    torres hat trick 2nd half anyone?

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  21. ViperStripes
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    14 years, 2 months ago

    Torres out, Mata out or CAshley out?

    Torres screaming out to me of those 3 to get rid.

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    1. kennethrhcp
      14 years, 2 months ago

      a.cole will be my 1st out but i'll wait until after this half

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  22. shegull
    14 years, 2 months ago

    Was soo excited about the Guthrie goal. Until i logged in and saw that he only would've came in if Ramires didn't play.

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    1. Podge
      14 years, 2 months ago

      Ouch

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    2. Jax
      14 years, 2 months ago

      why put a DGW player on the bench? madness.

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      1. kennethrhcp
        14 years, 2 months ago

        +1

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  23. Syd.
    14 years, 2 months ago

    So who will be the next Chelsea manager 😉

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  24. COMH
    14 years, 2 months ago

    Upson Downings - Torres is at the wind up. Bag of nerves out there. He seems to make the wrong kind of runs just for the sake of moving about. Not committing to balls in the air and just letting the CB win them all and miscontrolling every ball he gets. If he keeps that up his team mates will just avoid giving him the ball because they know what's going to happen.

    Glad I did Torres > Rooney on Saturday.

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  25. Blando
    14 years, 2 months ago

    Insight of the day: American adverts are so American.

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  26. SneakyPete
    14 years, 2 months ago

    If i reach 50 Points i will be satisfied.

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  27. Spalda
    14 years, 2 months ago

    This must be the best opening week in FF history!

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  28. Captain Berbarossa - arrrrr…
    14 years, 2 months ago

    Who else has the fail combo of Mata and Torres(C)?

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    1. Flavorito
      14 years, 2 months ago

      Me.

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    2. thischarmingman
      14 years, 2 months ago

      Me.

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  29. Reed_Rothchild
    14 years, 2 months ago

    Spain national team coach. I would rather play without a sticker than start Torres. Nuff said. People here still keep hanging on his sack.

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  30. Fernando Torres
    14 years, 2 months ago

    Apologies everyone, I have let you down.

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    1. Spalda
      14 years, 2 months ago

      Your sacked son!

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    2. Spalda
      14 years, 2 months ago

      What happened to you! Two years ago you was a 12 Mill striker!

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