[sbu_large_image] Dugout Discussion
17 August 2013 4613 comments
Mark Mark
Share:

There are five three o’clock kick-offs to follow Liverpool’s early Premeir League victory, with United’s trip to Swansea to follow at tea-time.

The team news from the Emirates finds Theo Walcott in the Arsenal lineup, although there is no start for Santi Cazorla who is rested to the bench following his recent international exploits. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain earns a start in midfield, along with Aaron Ramsey and Tomas Rosicky: Mikel Arteta is absent through injury. Up front, Olivier Giroud is given the opportunity to lead the attack with no place for Lukas Podolski. As for Villa, they have budget pick, Nathan Baker alongside Ron Vlaar in defence, as expected.

Chris Hughton is without Seb Bassong and playmaker Robert Snodgrass so hands a start to Elliot Bennett and Nathan Redmond on the flank, with Steven Whittaker in defence. They go with a 4-5-1 with Wes Hoolahan supporting new signing, Ricky van Wolfswinkel up top. Everton’s lineup is as expected – Ross Berkley is given the opportunity to fill in for Darron Gibson in midfield, while Nikica Jelavic’s pre-season form is enough to earn him the nod up front.

There are few surprises as the Hawthorns. The home side lineup with both Nicolas Anelka and Shane Long up front in what looks like a regular 4-4-2. Opponents Southampton have Luke Shaw fit to start at left-back, although Nathaniel Clyne is only able to make the bench: Calum Chambers starts at right-back. James Ward-Prowse is preferred ahead of Guly, Steven Davis and Gaston Ramirez in midfield.

Paolo Di Canio’s teamsheet includes a host of new signings as Ondrej Celustka, Valentin Roberge, Cabral, Emanuele Giaccherin and Jozy Altidore all earn debuts. Kieron Westwood gets the nod in goal over Vito Mannone. The Fulham lineup includes a debut for Derek Boateng and a surprise start or Adel Taarabt: Bryan Ruiz only makes the bench.

The West Ham back four lines up with both Guy Demel and James Collins earning starts as Razvan Rat and James Tomkins are kept on the bench. The midfield sees Mo Diame earn a start along with Joe Cole, while Modibo Maiga leads the line in the absence of the injured Andy Carroll. There are few surprises in the Cardiff lineup, with Matt Connolly preferred to John Brayford at right-back and Ben Turner alongside new signing, Steven Caulker.

Our Dugout Discussion chatroom remains open to take you through the afternoon matches into this evenings clash at the Liberty.

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

  1. Touré De Force
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 7 months ago

    My 'B' team is on 33. 😛

    You win this round God.

    Open Controls
  2. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 7 months ago

    Good:

    Migs, Sturridge

    Bad:

    Swapping out Coleman for Rat.

    Picking Clyne over Shaw

    Probably not the only one with these.

    Open Controls
    1. Chef Ramsey
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 7 months ago

      baines for coleman
      Rat for G.Johnson

      ugh

      Open Controls
    2. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 7 months ago

      Would you have started Shaw anyway?

      Open Controls
      1. get_in
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 7 months ago

        Shaw is warming my bench, and unless I've another no show...

        Open Controls
      2. denial
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        12 years, 7 months ago

        Nope, would've played Coleman. Just didn't want 2 Everton to start with.

        Open Controls
  3. Paz12
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 7 months ago

    Laudrup: "Bony will take part in the game ... 90 minutes was beyond him"

    Open Controls
    1. Sánchez
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 7 months ago

      Haha. Token point

      Open Controls
    2. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 7 months ago

      Why not start him then??

      Open Controls
      1. Jairzinho
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        12 years, 7 months ago

        Jet lag

        Open Controls
        1. Jimmers
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          12 years, 7 months ago

          Yeah - but that's not going to disappear sitting on the bench

          Open Controls
  4. Somalion
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 7 months ago

    Laudrup confirms that Bony is jet-lagged but should feature.

    Open Controls
  5. Acquafresca
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 7 months ago

    Ivan+Lukaku > Coleman+Negredo. 😎

    Open Controls
    1. halnone
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 7 months ago

      what about Ivan and Negredo? That's what I'm hoping for!

      Open Controls
    2. SuperOsçarBaby
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 7 months ago

      too late for negredo, 😉

      Open Controls
  6. Chu Young Ping Pong
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 7 months ago

    Welbeck starting. Oh dear...

    Open Controls
    1. Somalion
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 7 months ago

      Kagawa is literally made for that position. Raging but I expected it.

      Open Controls
      1. The Light Knight
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 7 months ago

        Danny has great pass success though....

        Open Controls
        1. Somalion
          • 16 Years
          12 years, 7 months ago

          Kagawa won two Bundesliga titles with his pass success rate...

          Open Controls
      2. Chu Young Ping Pong
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 7 months ago

        Yea, maybe cuz he's tired. Still, anyone but Welbeck!

        Open Controls
      3. RÏɠBY
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 7 months ago

        https://twitter.com/evilkagawa 🙂

        Open Controls
  7. Egg noodle
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 7 months ago

    Valencia AGS £2 @ 7/1
    Flair

    Open Controls
    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 7 months ago

      😎

      Open Controls
  8. Paz12
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 7 months ago

    Good:

    Migs Coleman

    Bad:

    Koscielny Kim Coutinho Walcott Caulker Bony

    Open Controls
  9. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 7 months ago

    Lukaku to Lambert?

    Open Controls
  10. Cruicky
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 7 months ago

    Benching clean sheets already. How I've missed FPL...

    Open Controls
    1. beric
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 7 months ago

      me too

      Open Controls
  11. Rivaldo
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 7 months ago

    Not sure whether to be happy with from 29 from 4 :S

    Open Controls
    1. Parm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 7 months ago

      F**k off.

      Open Controls
    2. Grimmaldi - Send in the Clo…
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 7 months ago

      You've got 29 points whether you're happy or miserable, so you may as well be happy.

      Open Controls
    3. Nice1Cyrille
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 7 months ago

      Shut up. That's an average of 7.25 per player! A good score!

      Open Controls
    4. halnone
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 7 months ago

      are you serious?? You're average 7.25 points per player. In the end that could be a bout 77 points.

      Stop trying to get attention.

      Open Controls
  12. LewanGOALski
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 7 months ago

    I have 3 Chelsea with blank on GW3.

    Am I ditching Mert or Ivanovic first ?

    And for who - Debuchy or Coleman ?

    Open Controls
    1. Touré De Force
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 7 months ago

      Ivanovic man. One bad result is just that.

      Open Controls
    2. RVP IS Essential
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 7 months ago

      Ivan for Coleman.

      Open Controls
    3. Jairzinho
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 7 months ago

      Ivan.

      Open Controls
    4. Chef Ramsey
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 7 months ago

      Ivan, i expect wenger to make signings now that this happend

      Open Controls
  13. quarky
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 7 months ago

    (lost at bottom of last page)

    When do prices change? From early hours of tomorrow morning, or when all the round games are done?

    Open Controls
    1. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 7 months ago

      Go to

      http://www.fiso.co.uk/crackthecode.php

      There won't be any price changes tonight

      Open Controls
  14. FACUPARSE
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 7 months ago

    Lambert should get 3bps, if it was RVP he would.

    Open Controls
    1. Parm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 7 months ago

      🙄

      Open Controls
    2. Sánchez
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 7 months ago

      I think he is.
      Goal that won game clinches it

      Open Controls
    3. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 7 months ago

      Nice start.

      Open Controls
  15. 13allack
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 7 months ago

    I did Collins -> Rat this morning because he was yellow flagged
    and Coleman to Kosc. FPL agony!

    Open Controls
  16. JPeg
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 7 months ago

    All my players scoring is scuppering my plans to wildcard gwk 3. Annoying.

    Open Controls
    1. Tangogooner
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 7 months ago

      Save it then???

      Open Controls
  17. Heytch
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 7 months ago

    wish I had Michu going for me right now. beer would taste better. Love that man and featured in my pre-season team so often. so tough with walcott, coutinho etc.

    Open Controls
    1. Somalion
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 7 months ago

      Once they get going I could see myself owning him and Bony.

      Open Controls
    2. Sheep Flavour
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 7 months ago

      Wait and see if he does anything first.

      Open Controls
  18. Kieranduru
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 7 months ago

    Shame Bony's not playing. Wanted to see how he'd fair again United, was going to swap him for Lukaku after GW1.

    Open Controls
  19. Thick Of It
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 7 months ago

    From twitter:

    Wenger walked straight through the tunnel after today's game because he needed some space. He was later found in Arsenal's trophy room.

    Open Controls
    1. Liastro ⭐️
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 7 months ago

      😆

      Open Controls
  20. Mull
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 7 months ago

    Szczesny and Toure: 12
    vs
    Mignolet and Kos/Mert: 13/16

    Could have been a whole lot worse 🙂

    Open Controls
    1. Parm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 7 months ago

      Mignolet and Toure: 17 😎

      Open Controls
      1. SuperOsçarBaby
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 7 months ago

        +1

        Open Controls
    2. beric
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 7 months ago

      foster + turner = 2

      d'oh

      Open Controls
    3. Seamy
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 7 months ago

      I made this exact point a few pages back. Feel a lot better now + no enforced transfer

      Open Controls
    4. get_in
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 7 months ago

      Didn't see the match - though sczcesny was going to be around 1. Thank christ.

      Open Controls
  21. Podge
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 7 months ago

    Done Luna to Rat for safety, that worked well 🙁

    Open Controls
  22. Chu Young Ping Pong
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 7 months ago

    My rival benched Coleman, Lambert and Boruc.

    Open Controls
  23. Bobo_V
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 7 months ago

    What is happening with Snodgrass,he wasn't even on the bench?

    Open Controls
    1. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 7 months ago

      He was having a baby apparently.

      Open Controls
  24. GunsnRoses
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 7 months ago

    My sister has 45 from 7 (Tonev and Rat did not play)
    And still has a certain dutchman 😮

    Open Controls
    1. Sheep Flavour
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 7 months ago

      If shes hot she may just be a perfect women 🙂

      Open Controls
  25. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 7 months ago

    Short season for Arsenal then.

    Open Controls
    1. Sheep Flavour
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 7 months ago

      End of season party come Xmas.

      Open Controls
  26. El Berbossa - \\\"El b…
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 7 months ago

    Dump Mirallas? Useless git.

    Open Controls
    1. Parm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 7 months ago

      Not clinical enough.

      If I didn't have Chelski to get rid of I'd get in Barkley for him...

      Open Controls
      1. Thick Of It
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 7 months ago

        Will Barkley start when Gibson is fit though?

        Open Controls
    2. Licky
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 7 months ago

      He played very well apparently, I wouldn't knee-jerk just yet.

      Open Controls
  27. Exilizer
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 7 months ago

    So,

    I have a Koscielny dilemma.

    Got Ivanovic and Jagielka, and trying to find a replacement for Koscielny. (Coleman isn't really an option) So I am looking at:

    Toure
    Walker
    Collins
    Mertesacker
    Right now.
    Any other suggestions? Thoughts?

    Open Controls
    1. Bambi
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 7 months ago

      he is only out for one game so why would you waste a transfer to bring in mert? i am benching him

      Open Controls
      1. Exilizer
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 7 months ago

        He will drop in price. Might not be the worst thing. Maybe I am overreacting. But I don't like the Arsenal defence at all.

        Open Controls
    2. Adderz
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 7 months ago

      Keep him. Arsenals fixtures are great for a while.

      Open Controls
  28. Poseidon. Not arrogant, jus…
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 7 months ago

    Negredo --> Benteke for another 4 point hit?

    Already done Kaboul --> Whittaker and Mbiwa --> Luna.

    Open Controls
    1. beric
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 7 months ago

      yeah good thinking

      Open Controls
  29. FollowFollow
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 7 months ago

    Am I the only one that has Whitakker? 🙂

    Open Controls
    1. Sánchez
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 7 months ago

      Haha. Loyalty to your former player pays off I see.

      Open Controls
    2. A.
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 7 months ago

      Yes.
      He's a good pick, but will lose his place once Bassong comes back

      Open Controls
  30. Touré De Force
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 7 months ago

    Any views on how Kim played?

    Open Controls
    1. Paz12
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 7 months ago

      No idea on him individually but Cardiff didn't manage a shot on target ... worrying for us Kim owners, especially those of us who play a game with no subs ... (TFF).

      Open Controls