Dugout Discussion
14 August 2016 4098 comments
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The Gameweek rolls on with a showpiece fixture at the Emirates.

Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal host Liverpool in the tea-time encounter with a host of Fantasy talent on show.

On paper, this could be a tight and cagey affair but Arsenal’s injuries at the back may just prompt both sides to go on the offensive.

Certainly Jurgen Klopp has named an attacking line-up, spearheaded by Roberto Firmino and supported by new signing Sadio Mane and the guile of Philippe Coutinho and Adam Lallana.

That quartet with surely stretch the Gunners backline with Wenger forced to start with a pairing of Calum Chambers and new signing Rob Holding.

Wenger will look to Alexis Sanchez and Theo Walcott to provide a response at the other end, with Aaron Ramsey set to start in the number ten role in the absence of Mesut Ozil.

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

  1. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    That Moreno guy will probably have great stats after today's game 😛

  2. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Ibrah had one touch inside the box today.just sayin

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      We get it. You don't like United.

      1. Worzel Gummidge
          9 years, 8 months ago

          No, I just think he is saying to relax with the Ibra love in.

          1. FPL Blow-In
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 8 months ago

            Well one click on his profile and just as far as the last 3comments even shows it's more than that.

        • Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          I really don't like them no. But is that not a useful stat to share with you all?

          1. FPL Blow-In
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 8 months ago

            It is a useful stat for sure.

      2. Rusty Nail
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        I've kane atm he had no shots that's worse

      3. Bubz
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        And he still scored

        1. Rich_20
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Kane (c) for me. Zlatan in the week after if he outscores kane.

    2. Jay_
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Will Wiilliams walk straight into the Everton team when fully fit?

        1. ★Kuntheman★
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Definitely. I went with Baines anyway

        2. Shearer & Sutton
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          For sure.

      • thep025
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Is Ibra getting 3 bonus?

        1. Syd.
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Yes

        2. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Probably

      • tm245
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        These dugout discussion pictures today are brilliant.

      • KeepCalm
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Come on Sanchez!! I've sacrificed so much for you

        1. DantheManinaPan
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          me tooo!

      • Mumble Pie
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Really need some points from this game...

      • Rolls-Royce
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        I smell Aaron Ramsey wagon!

        1. The Road to Turfdom
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Arsenal midfield minefield though

      • The Man Pastore
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        I have 1.5ITB, should I do Vardy --> Ibra before price rise?

        1. Rusty Nail
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          No point asking its your call do what your comfortable with

        2. Rich_20
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Yes

        3. jlut
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          I'm the same, will probably go for it in the end

      • Lateriser 12
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Guys. Daley Blind won't be dropped I reckon.

        Rolls Royce.

        1. The Road to Turfdom
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          At the expense of Smalling or Bailly? Can't see it, personally

          1. Lateriser 12
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 8 months ago

            He's been so good.

        2. RoysCallerAnne
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          He was really good today

        3. AcquiringSteak
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          smalling and bailly will play

        4. The Fantastic Mr Fox
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          IMO Fellaini is in the team bcos the height is missing. When Pogba and Schnei start, Smalling will replace Blind

      • Lateriser 12
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Also. I love Zlatan.

        1. BigManBakar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          You're not the only one 😉

      • Greenbackbøøg…
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Don't do this to me Mignolet..

      • TheCurseOfRaheem
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        As is typical with every opening day for me, got all the 50/50s wrong. God bless Firmino.

      • Essan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Unless Walcott (!) and Hazard both bag a hattie it looks like I will be waiting another 12 months to get a good opening week ..... One of these days 😀

        Mind, its only prices changes that may force me into making a transfer this week. At least all my squad (do far) played 90 minutes.

      • Venom Snake
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Have to admit, Zlatan getting 3 baps from a performance like that is pretty impressive..

        1. S.Kuqi
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Agreed. Did pretty much next to nothing

          1. Rich_20
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 8 months ago

            Shocking system

        2. Syd.
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          It was a strange game

          Martial getting 2 assists and 3 baps

        3. Odikostar
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Why?

      • Lone Wolf FPL
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        I think it may be best game of GW1

        1. Syd.
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Wouldn't take much to improve on the lot we have had so far

          1. Lone Wolf FPL
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 8 months ago

            heh, true

      • S.Kuqi
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        I just don't get why some of us went for Kane and Vardy over Zlatan

        1. Bubz
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Well Vardy was playing Hull

          1. TheCurseOfRaheem
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 8 months ago

            Pretty much this.

          2. FPL Puppy
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 8 months ago

            This

          3. S.Kuqi
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 8 months ago

            Was just trying to be funny 🙂

          4. Essan
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 8 months ago

            Exactly

            But I do have 1.5m in the bank to get in Zlatan .......

            Hmmm ......

        2. walkman666
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Vardy, hull. Kane, palace gw2.

        3. Big Sum
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Vardy had a lot of chances. Poor finishing

        4. Odikostar
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Hull and swa(H) and Arsenal without defenders

      • StayClasie
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        How does Zlatan get 3 bonus points? Martial was way ahead on the BPS? Noticed Redmond got given 3 also although Capoue was ahead.

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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          • 16 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          BPS deductions.

          1. StayClasie
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 8 months ago

            So will Martial score 2?

            1. TorresMagic™
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 16 Years
              9 years, 8 months ago

              Martial (35)
              Ibrahimovic (35)
              Rooney (34)

            2. StayClasie
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 8 months ago

              Ignore this, just seen the new scores

        2. FPL Blow-In
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Capoue and Redmond finished on the same Baps and both got 3

        3. Leaf
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Is it all locked in now ?

          3 for martial & Zlatan

      • Mark-O
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Anyone WC now for gw2? Or for gw3 instead?

      • Greenbackbøøg…
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Bad start for pool

      • Mumble Pie
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Anyone else have Fer and Capoue on their bench?

        1. FPL Puppy
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Well, I have Foster, Evans, Amat and Capoue on my bench. 🙂 Aka, 30 points I can never get back.

        2. La Vida Latte
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          McAuley, Capoue. And Monreal. Bet he gets an assist an clean sheet.

      • Goodricke
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        1-1 with anyone but Mane or Bellerin scoring will suit me fine

      • SW6
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        £50 on Firmino FGS, he's not in my FPL team but don't mind a goal from him 😉

      • Costa Nostra
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Those of you with both Kun and Ibra...are you resigned to the fact you won't be able to afford Sanchez without the rest of the team in shambles?

        1. Greenbackbøøg…
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          I've got 62 with firmino and hazard so it seems to be manageable tbh

        2. StayClasie
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Depending on how Hazard does, yes.

        3. Leaf
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Kane & Aguero here

          And yes go knows how I will squeeze Sanchez in

        4. Dr Dream
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Kun Ibra Sanchez and Hazard are affordable...

          1. Costa Nostra
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 8 months ago

            Really?
            If you had al four you'd have 54.5 left for 11 players. Good luck with that team.

        5. walkman666
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Not if:

          Lamela, Redmond and others in their price range produce

          Aguero and Ibra increase and others on your team increase in valueso that you can play the price arbitrage game to use increased wealth to afford other higher priced players over time

        6. RoysCallerAnne
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Yes I suppose but I'm rolling in points right now, so don't really care.

          1. Leaf
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 8 months ago

            🙂

        7. FPL Blow-In
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          It's feasible. I have them both and Hazard and Mahrez. Plus a defence of Courtouis, Stones, Valencia, Morgan. Downgrades can be made.

        8. CC22
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          I've got both and Hazard and the rest of the team seems OK so far. Not sure I could squeeze in Sanchez as well mind you but can't have them all...got to sacrifice somewhere.

      • Bøwstring The Carp
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Gotta be fair and unbiased

        If Aguero deserves 3 BPs then so does Zlatan. Both did hardly anything for the whole game.

        1. Syd.
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Exactly

        2. Greenbackbøøg…
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          finally people being fair. Ibra didn't do much but also didn't do much wrong

          1. walkman666
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 8 months ago

            And yet, he scored. It is about scoring. It is not figure skating or diving or gymnastics. Non Ibra owner here lamenting my non Ibra ownership....which will be changed soon.

        3. O Fenomeno
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          If Ibra got the winner, as Aguero did, I think he would have gotten 3 BP.

          1. lespaul
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 8 months ago

            Rooney got the winner anyway

            1. O Fenomeno
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 8 months ago

              Exactly what I'm saying. The winning goal bonus, if Ibra got it, would have meant he got 3.

        4. Rich_20
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Neither should've gotten 3

        5. Lateriser 12
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Take it easy. You celebrated redmond. Let us celebrate zlatan.

      • Dr Dream
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        As we've lost the numbers in the members section....

        Tadic top for ICT creativity so far and third for ICT threat. Remains a top pick.

        1. StayClasie
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          He really didn't do a lot yesterday tbh...

      • Syd.
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Does anyone own any defenders in this game???

        1. Bubz
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Surely not

        2. StayClasie
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Main rival is a Liverpool fan and has Clyne for some reason...

          1. Leaf
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 8 months ago

            Was just reading this as Clyne had a shot

        3. La Vida Latte
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          I have Monreal, but have him on the bench.

      • Rich_20
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Origi + 4 vs firmino (me)...

      • Puntillimon
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        good tempo to the game so far. arsenal looking the better of the two though

      • S.Kuqi
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Has Iwobi become regular starter?

        1. Chenku╰☆╮
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          not when cazorla ozil and giroud are fully fit.