Dugout Discussion

Dugout Discussion – Man City vs West Ham

After a stilted stalemate at the Hawthorns, it’s fair to say that we’re looking forward to some fireworks from the tea-time kick-off.

Manchester City host West Ham United at the Etihad as they bid to keep pace with Manchester United and Chelsea and make it three wins from three.

Pep Guardiola makes two changes, introducing Gael Clichy at left-back for Aleks Kolarov and handing a start to Nolito at the expense of Jesus Navas.

The Hammers are again without Dimitri Payet, with his absence surely set to lead to another mass exodus in FPL terms.

Slaven Bilic has changed shape in a bid to repeat last season’s victory in Manchester, recalling Angelo Ogbonna to a three-man rearguard.

Former Manchester United starlet, Ashley Fletcher, makes his first Premier League start up front in a 3-5-2 setup. Sam Bryam drops to the bench, whilst Håvard Nordtveit misses out through injury. Manuel Lanzini is fit enough for the bench.

All eyes will be Sergio Aguero – he heads into this encounter backed with the captaincy by 32% of FPL managers, just 1% less than Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who stalled with a two-point return at Hull on Saturday.

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

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  1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Let aguero take it

    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      😆

  2. nibby
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Which move makes sense?

    A) Gaston > Ozil
    B) Gaston + Benteke > Alexis + 6.6 Forward (Suggest plz)

    Current Team:
    Foster
    Jagielka/Evans/Souare
    Hazard/Mirallas/Gaston/Redmond
    Kun/ibra/Benteke

    jaku/Friend/Smith/Watson

    TIA

  3. Numb
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    The only way I can see Kun scoring is from the penalty spot

    1. NATSTER
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Let's hope.

  4. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Prince Harry close....

    1. devils advocate
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Put George on!!

  5. sminkypinky
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Man. Suddenly my team isn't so hot anymore.

    1. Tatty Bojangles
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Pretty sure I say this almost every single week.

  6. RᴀᴄɪɴɢTᴏᴀᴅ
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    We've made a mistake captaining Kun lads...

    1. twoplustwo
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      60 mins for him today

    2. Numb
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Honours even with Ibra anyway

  7. tm245
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    So nice of West Ham to accommodate KDB's need for free kick reps.

  8. Lawrø
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Is Aguero still essential?

    1. Worzel Gummidge
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Yes.

      • RᴀᴄɪɴɢTᴏᴀᴅ
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        He's essential yes, just having an awful game.

      • Pedram
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        nope, planning to sell him for Rondon

    2. BenDavies
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Aguero out for Ibra 100%. Doing it RIGHT NOW. 20 minutes no goal= FAILURE.

      1. Worzel Gummidge
          7 years, 9 months ago

          or have both.

          1. BenDavies
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 9 months ago

            >Owning both Aguero AND Ibra in 2016

            1. Worzel Gummidge
                7 years, 9 months ago

                No idea what this means.

          2. devils advocate
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 9 months ago

            I agree.

            I don't watch the games and base all my transfers on the comments here, so based on that Aguero is terrible, can't score goals from anywhere but the penalty spot, and is so bad he'll be the first to be subbed off.

            Aguero out and Rooney plus cash in.

        • Jamie_GAWA
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          Hazard-Ozil-Snoddy-Puncheon
          Aguero-Ibra-8.0

          Too lightweight?

        • Kaneyonero
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          Kun out for Lukaku

        • Assisting you all day
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          Stones Injured... Yesss

          1. Les Bleus
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 9 months ago

            Ban

            1. Assisting you all day
              • 11 Years
              7 years, 9 months ago

              stones owner?

              1. Les Bleus
                • 12 Years
                7 years, 9 months ago

                Caring person*

          2. Team Cruel
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 9 months ago

            Reported

          3. The Gambler.
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 9 months ago

            kn0b3end comment alert

        • Jafooli
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          Stones down...

        • Les Bleus
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          Stones down 😯

          1. Les Bleus
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 9 months ago

            Stones up

            1. Jafooli
              • 12 Years
              7 years, 9 months ago

              Bad brickwork?

        • Numb
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          No Bemba, he's not

        • BPlease
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          Pep's half-time talk better encourage Kun get his name of the scoreboard.

          This is a matter of life and death bruh

        • Greenbackbøøg…
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          NOOOO STONES

        • VS10_
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          Masuaku should be off, probably ruining Stones cs. 🙁

        • MDunning
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          Get up stones

        • twoplustwo
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          Pleased for Sterling to be kicking on

        • tm245
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          If you can't handle Aguero not being involved in every City goal you are going to have a horrible time. You own and captain him because he is great and they score loads. The rest is up to the FPL gods.

        • Too Mane Men
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          I don't mean to spread hate but does anyone else loath the majority of Man City fans?

          40% glory supporters since the takeover and when I cast my eyes over crowd I see plenty of melty looking people who are shouting gibberish or have no idea what's going on.

          1. twoplustwo
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 9 months ago

            Happens at a lot of big clubs including Utd

          2. Clump
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 9 months ago

            I like them, and Leeds fans too 🙂

          3. devils advocate
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 9 months ago

            Lol.

            I like you. 😉

          4. Wilshere Knowledge
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 9 months ago

            Most football fans of all clubs are scum, tbf.

          5. Worzel Gummidge
              7 years, 9 months ago

              Please tell me this isn't a Man U fan calling other fan base glory hunters LOL

              1. Piggs Boson
                • 12 Years
                7 years, 9 months ago

                No one can call United fans glory hunters after the past 3 years 😀

              2. Too Mane Men
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 9 Years
                7 years, 9 months ago

                Newcastle United till I die. In Rafa we trust.

            • Polaris - The Mortal Coil
              • 10 Years
              7 years, 9 months ago

              The most bitter fans in the league.

              I can't bear my City supporting cousin who was a United fan until the age of about 16. He started supporting them around about the time the Sheikhs took over iirc. Now he despises United, go figure.

          6. Fred54
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 9 months ago

            I knew this was gonna happen. Choice between Lallana and Sterling, Sterling thrashing him this GW and no need to tell you who I went for.

            http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2016/08/27/the-dugout-discussion-spurs-vs-liverpool/?hc_page=5#hc_comment_13924123

            1. Les Bleus
              • 12 Years
              7 years, 9 months ago

              Don't know who advised you to go for Lallana, but that was always a poor choice.

              1. Fred54
                • 9 Years
                7 years, 9 months ago

                Most shots by midfielder in first two GWs and decent start to the season too.

          7. Pedram
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 9 months ago

            NOOOOOOO STONES

          8. indiangunner
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 9 months ago

            Barkley and gray or Lamela and Defoe??? I've used my wc pls help...

          9. Chucky
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 9 months ago

            Stones up and running

          10. BenDavies
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 9 months ago

            Stones injured

            1. Numb
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 9 months ago

              No

          11. Numb
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 9 months ago

            Rashford close

          12. Scholes Balls
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 9 months ago

            Jesus Fletcher how did not you score that

          13. NATSTER
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 9 months ago

            Stones is back. Just a minor injury.