Dugout Discussion

Dugout Discussion – Sunday

The curtains are closed on the weekend action as Liverpool face Watford at Anfield and Manchester City battle Arsenal on home turf. The latter fixture carries the most gravity in terms of league positioning, with both sides still searching for a guaranteed top-four berth.

Man City place joint-third for goals (10) across their last four outings, despite mustering the third-fewest attempts (37). They ultimately profited from the best shot accuracy (62%) and shot-conversion rate (27%) of any side. Conversely, the Gunners charted third for attempts (71) and shots inside the box (44) yet chalked up just four goals, giving rise to the fifth-worst shot-conversion rate (5.6%). Nonetheless, no team conceded fewer goals (one) than Arsenal over the last four matches.

Liverpool’s attack was the busiest during their last four, ranking joint-fifth for goals (nine), top for attempts (80) and top for shots on target (26). The Merseysiders’ defence failed to hold up its end of the bargain, though, conceding six goals. Shifting our focus onto Watford, they placed joint-third for shots conceded (38) and joint-top for big chances conceded (11) across their previous four match-ups, underlining the obliging nature of their back line and offering further encouragement to the Reds attack.

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  1. Leaf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Who to get for Sturridge
    Aguero ,Kane , Rooney ,Costa

    Can get anyone , the one I'd like would be Giroud but can't

    1. Rhinos
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      so you cant get anyone

      1. Leaf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Technically no 🙂

    2. Mortal.Swinbat
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Id go Aguero, always a safe bet

    3. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Simply aiming to get a high rank or have you got rivals to contend with?

    4. Kun Tozser
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Long, Defoe in the mix too

  2. ADucksBehind
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Sold Aguero & KDB
    Benched Sanchez

    Hurry up next seasom

  3. Leaf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Did we get any word on Ozil ?
    Likely to make next week or done ?

    1. Numb
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Likely

  4. Numb
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    My bench is not proving much of a boost yet. Oh well, at least I finally got my bench right!

  5. Shultan
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    lap of honour to a practicaly empty stadium!

  6. Slam
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Any chance Clyne gets benched vs Chelsea?
    Want my Sanchez points 😡

    1. Lecky Legs FC
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Liverpool fan here no last home game of the season he'll start vs Chelsea surely then have his rest on th Saturday to WBA (a)

    2. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Unlikely

      1. Slam
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        😕

    3. Rhinos
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      unless Klopp gonna give him 2 weeks off then no

  7. Epic Fail
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    I think we should all make our own decisions for the final GW. Probably not a popular idea I know.

    1. Slam
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Good idea

  8. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Horrible how few people stayed for Pellegrini 🙁

    1. Numb
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Typical Citeh lack of class

    2. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Lots of empty seats, that's how they show their appreciation for big occasions at Citeh.

  9. Slam
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Scorecheck.
    33(-8)

    1. Rhinos
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      36-4

    2. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Fiddy minus four.

    3. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      45(-4)

    4. KingNidge
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      37 -4

    5. yemzinho
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      52

    6. Les Bleus
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      41(-4)

    7. Bartowski
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      42

    8. Ayew Serious
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      53

      No hits

    9. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      42-4

    10. Dušan Citizen
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      48 (-8)

    11. Jay Jay Okocha
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      46-8. 10 to play

    12. drughi
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      38

    13. Kun Tozser
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      -47 (-20) 12 to play

    14. Celt Abroad
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      52 (-20)

  10. Dušan Citizen
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    How on Earth FFFix predicting me fall on rank from last night when I got 16 pts today?

    1. Numb
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      It's wrong

    2. Ayew Serious
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      10k average 17.7

    3. Numb
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Unless you're highly ranked

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Top 100K is similar to 10K

      2. Dušan Citizen
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        10k

  11. JÆKS ⭐
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Rojo my highest scoring player so far 😀

  12. Jay Jay Okocha
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Martial better stay on the bench midweek.

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Should be ok for a cameo appearance.

  13. *sigh*
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Pellegrini deserved so much better than that.

    1. Mark
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 17 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Yep, I'm gutted for him. You can see he's choked up. Such contrast to Leicester yesterday. Understandable in someways - I get their disappointment but you'd hope they'd show some defiance and support to Pellegrini regardless, particularly after it appeared he'd been ill-treated by the Pep announcement.

      1. Rolls-Royce
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        True. Pathetic Fans.

    2. Shultan
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      lack of class from city fans! no matter what the result today, he got them 3 trophies & furthest in the CL in their history

    3. Celt Abroad
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Would totally serve them right to pick the reserves next week and ensure no CL.

  14. Bartowski
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Why do I have a feeling this week will be a constant coin flip between Tadic and Mane and ultimately probably picking the wrong one.

    And then realizing I should have gone for Westwood instead...

  15. Ayew Serious
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Sanchez shares 1 bonus with Aguero

    1. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Lovely jubbly!

    2. Mortal.Swinbat
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

    3. drughi
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      not final

  16. Eden Azzzar
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Sanchez benching went well

    1. Sess!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      It was never going to end well.

  17. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Dropping Kun for Iheanacho has predictably backfired. Likewise spending to get rid of Coutinho and Milner for Noble and Hazard (though there's still a chance for that to come good). Should have just done Coutinho > Firmino like originally planned, although that would have me sweating Martial's fitness. Hopefully he won't play against WHU and I'll get Sanchez off the bench...

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      You brought in Nacho for Kun? 😮 Dafuq

      1. Sess!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Ha, was thinking same thing.

      2. Drop Dead Tsimikas
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        67K rank, went for differential.

  18. Dušan Citizen
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Oh, I see why. Stupid Firmino scored a goal...

    Sanchez on my bench, but couldn't bench anyone other.

    1. Sess!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      If you had Townsend you could have benched him. Newcastle lowest scorers away in the league.

      1. Ayew Serious
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Nah, one of the most in form players in the division against the worst team

        1. Sess!
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          I suggested benching him to couple of people. I still had a mare this GW though.

  19. FrankieTheGent
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    3 cleanies, 2 assists, 2 goals, 1 no show from 15 = 52pts.
    Potentially 14 to play.
    First ever work league title in my grasp.
    First year membership of FFS.
    I'll buy ye all a pint if I win.

    1. Eden Azzzar
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      2 cleanies 1 assist here you did well to get so many points

    2. Sess!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I honestly think membership has been more of a hindrance than a help this year. Not saying membership is bad, it's a great tool. Just stats have been very deceiving this season.

      1. Bubz
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Agreed

      2. FrankieTheGent
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Trust me. I benefitted a lot in so many ways.
        I think the podcast is great.

    3. Pasqualinho
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      You are indeed a gent. Good luck.

    4. Pasqualinho
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      This is probably where I differ from the general FFS crowd.

      All those in the thread above were concentrating on the points total, goals, assits etc, and the use of stats. Whereas I was focusing solely on the pint.

  20. skies.the.limit
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Guys what's the link to bonus points?

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Depends on how well they perform.

    2. KJT123
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      bonuspoints.com

      1. FrankieTheGent
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        That domain is available

  21. zerinot
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    how has other Gw 36 +37 wildcard into benchboost done??

    dont think i'll get any bonus today so im at 57 with up to 13 to play.

    1. zerinot
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      nevermind sanchez is on for 1 bonus now to 58

      1. Eden Azzzar
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        God double my score and I have 10 to play

  22. KJT123
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    I really should have benched Townsend over Sanchez ffs

    1. GuyIncognito
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Benching Townsend against Villa would have been insanity.

  23. Eden Azzzar
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Will 8 points today be red arrow

    1. chilli con kone
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Probably

      1. Eden Azzzar
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Great stuff I'll be out 500k at this rate

    2. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Depends where you are ranked.

      1. Eden Azzzar
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Around 470k don't laugh

  24. camarozz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Kun, sanchez, and firmino goals for me today. And surely Sturridge + firmino will play Chelsea nxt wk.

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Kind of regret selling Studge and Firm now. However I looked at with GW38 in mind. Maybe that was a tad silly.

  25. SKENG
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone know the average number of DGW players in top 10k?

    1. Ayew Serious
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      8.4

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      8.4 including TC being 3 etc.

    3. SKENG
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Thanks

  26. Mortal.Swinbat
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    People moaning about selling Aguero and benching Sanchez need to learn from their mistakes and stop clogging up the feed

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Da fuq? Without any sort of post there would be no "feed"...

    2. SouthCoastSaint
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Understand Sanchez frustration given he did little in the game but you can't be annoyed at selling Aguero and him scoring.

      Kept both 😉

  27. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Robbie Savage -

    "City might finish outside the Top 4"

    The man is a genius

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Well he does work with Owen...

  28. drughi
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    I'll take an assist from payet

    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I don't own him but I hope he gets 4

  29. SouthCoastSaint
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Wondering how many people are in money leagues? Stand to gain 300 squids if I hold on to first in mine (40 entry, 30 teams, pays out top 10)

  30. edfiasco
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    32 -8

    Not going very well this week. Should be able to stay inside top 250 and hope my DGW's deliver (or even play!)