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8 December 2014 2352 comments
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A disappointing Gameweek 15 finally comes to its conclusion this evening as Southampton brace themselves for the visit of in-form Man United. Louis van Gaal’s side roll up to St Mary’s on the back of four successive wins and will be looking to take advantage of their injury-hit hosts.

Despite the loss of Angel Di Maria to a hamstring complaint, United will be confident of another victory after Wayne Rooney recovered from a knee problem late last week. The Red Devils skipper has scored in each of his last two league appearances and has the chance to stake a claim as a possible replacement for Sergio Aguero in our three-man frontlines tonight.

Robin van Persie, Juan Mata and Marouane Fellaini have all been amongst the goals in the last two matches and have the platform to cement a place in Fantasy managers’ thoughts ahead of Gameweek 16.

For the Saints, Ronald Koeman faces a tough task to steady the ship. Southampton have lost each of the last two without finding the net, and with the likes of Morgan Schneiderlin, Jack Cork and Toby Alderweireld ruled out, a ninth clean sheet of the season looks hard to come by.

The misfiring Graziano Pelle – still owned by 22% of Fantasy Premier League managers – attempts to score for the first time in seven Gameweeks this evening, whilst the inconsistent Dusan Tadic may struggle to improve upon a record which has seen him blank in 10 of his 14 league appearances.

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  1. Punty
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    LvG outsmarting himself

    1. Dr Dream
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      All of tonight's performance is about his bad management...

      1. For Fuchs Sake
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Can;t blame LvG for Fellaini's poor touches and Ashley Young's crossing ability

      2. Punty
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Nah maybe 60-70%

  2. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    What do with Aguero?

    A) Await news and try not to mind the price drops.
    B) Costa (-4)
    C) Bony (-4)
    D) Someone else (-4)

    1. World XI
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      A+E (see how Dezko plays vs Roma)

    2. Seb Wassell
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      A = minimum 4 weeks

      B for me

      1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Is that confirmed now?

        1. Ice
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 5 months ago

          No but obvious seeing as it's a knee ligament injury....

      2. RÏɠBY
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        4 weeks not confirmed yet is it?

    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    That's why Pelle cost £12m and Di Maria cost £60m.

    Di Maria's scuffed shots turn into very good assists. Pelle's don't quite.

    1. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      😆

    2. RubeRx
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      how creative

  3. Ron Swansea City
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Hey ya'll! If you were to replace Aguero with a striker who's NOT on this list, who would you choose and why?

    -Costa, Austin, Rooney, Bony, Sakho, Lukaku, Lambert-

    (I'm in a small, Draft Style league, and I'm transferring out Aguero. These seven are taken, at least until New Year's when my league re-drafts.)

    1. Make United Great Again
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Go Costa

      1. Ron Swansea City
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Actually, I need a player who's NOT on the list.
        Costa's already Taken (By me).
        Thanks for the input though!

    2. lespaul
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Dzeko or Jovetic for sure

    3. Judas
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      benteke, rvp

    4. Seb Wassell
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Benteke? Good fixtures and perhaps back to form.

      Maybe Pelle? 3 decent games coming up and has looked better tonight.

      Dzeko/Jovetic after tomorrow night?

    5. Pumpkinhead
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Tekkers?

    6. copps
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      dzeko

    7. MadridistaRants
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Benteke

    8. copps
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      is this how you normally play or do you have a second team?

      1. Ron Swansea City
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        I've got a regular team that I manage, too. But a competitive draft league get's super intense, and stops us from all having the same players. We've been working on the rules over the last few seasons. 🙂

    9. n-doggg
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Dzeko is the best option regardless

    10. The ghost of a Pug's g…
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Kane..for £££

      Pelle for puntasaurus

      Rvp for giggles

    11. topmandan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Carroll?

    12. GetYerYayasOut
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      What site do you use for draft? I can't find one that looks good.

      1. Ron Swansea City
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Well, we do the draft ourselves (which is a lot of work, but is fun), and base that league on ESPN, because its simplicity works better for that sort of competition than Sky or Classic (although it has major differences regarding transfers- limited transfers, but no minus points).

        Then we have a forum where we claim transfers, so no one else will take them. We have house rules regarding draft order, how not to go over our initial budget, and calling (limited) dibbs on players who aren't in the league yet during transfer windows... then we do it all again after GW20.

  4. Iceball
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Anyone still have Pelle?

    1. Sess!
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      22% apparently

    2. NissA
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      I switched him out this week for Benteke -__-''

  5. Dr Dream
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    What a shocker...One of the worst 45 mins of any team I've seen this year..in fact no..the worst...

    1. Bolivian Seaman
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      chill winston

    2. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      I dunno, Arsenal vs Stoke was pretty bad...

      1. Wilshere Knowledge
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        😎

    3. slurzy
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      And they STILL bloody scored!

      1. Dr Dream
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Good job Soton set them up for one then. They had no clue what each other was doing...none....

    4. Make United Great Again
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Chill out mate

      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Saints v Sunderland second half? 😯

      1. Dr Dream
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Aye..on a par...United could easily have gone in three or four down tonight if Soton had finished better,

          • 12 Years
          11 years, 5 months ago

          I think the substitutions made it look a bit shambolic.. especially Carrick being clueless! 😆

    5. Seb Wassell
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Sunderland vs Southampton might disagree with you

      1. Dr Dream
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Nope..not sure...Soton might have scored more on that occasion but tonight is an absolute mess so far for United...on a par...rubbish, total rubbish.

    6. davies
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      United's second half vs Leicester?

      1. Dr Dream
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        We have a winner...just...

  6. Del Monte
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Utd play best when they play a 442 diamond.

    Carrick

    Herrera--Di Maria

    Mata

    RVP--Rooney

    1. Make United Great Again
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      This all day. But our back 4 gets too exposed

      1. Del Monte
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        It wouldn't with Carrick shielding instead of Blind

      2. Del Monte
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Back four would be Smalling Jones Rojo Shaw

    2. Elniñorules
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Fellaini over Mata

      1. Del Monte
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Strootman > Mata 😉

  7. Mile Plankton - Myth and Ch…
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    After beeing VERY lucky last week, it sucks to own Mata, again.

    1. mouldy_uk
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Amen to that brother

    2. Sess!
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Mata is so over rated. Mourinho is no fool.

      1. Wilshere Knowledge
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        He was Chelsea player of the season for a reason. He showed his quality in the right environment, and outshined Hazard.

        1. Old Man
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 5 months ago

          *outshone

  8. Not Irish
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Poor McNair. What he gets for expecting one of our lazy arsed CM to show for the ball.

  9. Captain Shirokov
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    I can only imagine the kind of abuse Moyes would be getting if he was making these tactical blunders.

    1. VougieDipond
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      exactly.

    2. Mull
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      You mean Dávide Moyès?

      1. Captain Shirokov
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Moyseh

      2. Wilshere Knowledge
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Just lost 4-0 in La Liga. 😆

    3. JJO
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      I sad Moyes was better choice when utd signed LVG but people here lauhhed at me
      And I still think all this shiit Utd is in right now is Fergies fault

      1. Captain Shirokov
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Agree on the Fergie part

  10. copps
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Plane flying over Old Trafford soon

  11. Elniñorules
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    United very lucky to be in the game at HT

    Reeks of the Arsenal game tho

    1. Not Irish
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      No, we're not. Saints are crap going forward.

      1. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Lol.

        You're gonna get beat.

    2. Seb Wassell
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Agreed

  12. Van Dal
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    As long as rooney assist gets added.

    1. Podge
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Clyne assist

      1. Ice
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Fonte mate

    2. Seb Wassell
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Not sure it will I'm afraid. He didn't really assist it.

  13. Lallana_
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Dat Tadic assist

    1. RubeRx
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      that was a shot lol but he will take the deflection

    2. sweensa
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Assist seems to be a grey area . Shot defection. And nobody challenged for it but Pelle. Individual goal imo but im just bitter

  14. Nickofoz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    So aguero and bony falling today, are people making the trade?

    1. World XI
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Bony FALLING??

    2. Miracallas
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      bony falling?
      got aguero for 12.2 so ok for now

    3. John Nerdelbaum
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Bony's going up

    4. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Bony is rising.

    5. Nickofoz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Sorry, meant bony going up

    6. Mr Arsenal
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Why can't people just wait til after the CL games? Why?!!!

  15. Sponge-worthy
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Clyne needs a yellow. Bet 3€ for that.

    1. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      This would please me

      1. Sponge-worthy
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        As a non-owner?

  16. mouldy_uk
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Thoughts on a -4

    Hazard IN - Oscar OUT
    Sanchez IN - Mata OUT
    Sakho IN - Aguero OUT

    1. Miracallas
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Oh yes

      How have you got Mata?

      1. mouldy_uk
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Brought him in last week for ADM as a one week punt (that's turned into two). Want to get rid now.

        1. Miracallas
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 5 months ago

          fair enough

    2. Black Knights
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Yep

  17. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    LVG trying to confuse Koeman

    1. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Confusing his own team

  18. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    I love Gary Nevilles punditry.

  19. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Rooney seems oblivious to the fact that he is auditioning for the role of our Aguero replacement 😕

    1. Punty
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      He's just impersonating his own form so far this season

    2. Seb Wassell
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      He's already transferred Aguero to RVP 😛

    3. Lallana_
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      haha RvP is trying to get a look in

    4. Miracallas
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      It's like going from a Lamborghine to a Renault Espace

    5. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Must want to keep himself as a differential

    6. Crouching Tiger
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      No service from midfield.

    7. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      He doesnt want casuals catching on early! 😉

  20. For Fuchs Sake
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    How many taking a -8 this GW?

    1. Lallana_
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Planning to not take a hit to have that extra advantage. Been some low scoring gameweeks!

    2. Declan
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      -4 here

    3. Podge
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      o/

    4. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Me

    5. Jax
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      not taking a hit. got 11 players

    6. Iceball
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Already did. Aguero,Chambers, Fab out->Costa, Azpi, Hazard in. If not now the minus than just more trouble next week

    7. Seb Wassell
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Had 2 FT fortunately, so managed to avoid a hit.

    8. nevertrustbony
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      I'll probably save a transfer

    9. KISSES
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Playing wildcard

  21. The Badger
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Fabregas worth holding onto if got for £9m?
    Need to shift Kun and krul and that will cost -4 as it is?

  22. AgentRed
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Re-post sorry:

    Guzan
    Naylor, Clyne, Baines, Wisdom, Dummett
    Sanchez, Siggy, Chadli*, Fabregas*, Albrighton*
    Aguero*, Austin*, Costa

    0.3 ITB, 2FT

    Aguero, Chadli, Albrighton > Bony, Yaya, Boyd?

    1. Miracallas
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      No need to do Albrighton to Boyd?

      1. Miracallas
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        ...for a hit

      2. AgentRed
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Play 5 at the back instead? Thinking I'll need squad depth over Christmas and Boyd likely to rise this week.

    2. In Like Flynn.
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Looks OK. Seems a lot have the same idea, so it shouldn't be too bad.

      1. AgentRed
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Thanks

  23. ZakAFC_
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Foster (Krul*)
    Baines, Hutton, Wisdom (Chambers*, Clyne)
    Downing, Sanchez, Hazard, Siggy, Boyd
    Agüero*, Bony (Austin*)

    2FT, 1.5m ITB

    Any Ideas?

  24. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    You used to be good,
    But now you're sh**

  25. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Two more Van Persie, come on!

    1. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Did you cap him again?

      1. Jax
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        vice captain

  26. PMC3
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Didn't even consider bringing Pelle back for Aguero.

    1. Miracallas
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      3 good fixtures now it's really annoying

  27. LewanGOALski
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    DEF to get for max 4.5 mln ?

    1. Miracallas
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Yun and keep 0.6

  28. DickieRay the Dullard
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Aguero's replacement? Have Costa and Berahino.

    a. Rooney
    b. RvP
    c. Bony
    d. Carroll

    1. RÏɠBY
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      carrol could be a great diff

  29. rozzo
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    This is exactly what Southampton do at home, make it impossible for the other team to play, I find it funny a few people thought it was a United gimme before kick off

    1. Lallana_
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Utd's away form is bad, Southampton's home form is good

      Didn't think they'd be much in it. Predicted 1-1.