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Dugout Discussion – Watford vs Man United

18 September 2016 2824 comments
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Sunday treats us to four matches, kicking off with a noon encounter at Vicarage Road between Watford and Man United.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic carries the armband hopes of many Fantasy managers heading into this one – the Swede narrowly topped this week’s Captain Poll off the back of four goals in as many matches.

Etienne Capoue has the chance to prove himself worthy of a fourth midfielder slot today. Having scored against Southampton, Chelsea and West Ham, the Frenchman is set for a favourable run of matches that could bring in the points.

Similarly, Odion Ighalo, Troy Deeney and Jose Holebas are also under the spotlight after all three got amongst the goals in last week’s comeback win over the Hammers.

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  1. Drogo
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    Guys, if the assist is given wouldn't it be fair? He did everything in the goal except the tap-in.

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    1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 17 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      It's against their own rules

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      1. Zikry
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 5 days ago

        Zlatan laughs at rules

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    2. thepeen555
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      It wouldn't be as per the rules and would need to do it all the time

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    3. Alisson WondHaaland
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      No thats not how it works, if a player dribbled it all the way from his goal line to the opponents penalty box and then when he shoots it deflects 2 of his team mates, he might have done everything but he wont even get an assist

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      1. Drogo
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 5 days ago

        If an opposing player touches the ball after the final pass before a goal is scored, significantly altering the intended destination of the ball, then no assist is awarded.

        The pass was intended for Rashford, therefor assist is given

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    4. Greenbackbøøg…
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      Thats not how it works. If it is Deulofeu should have had 5 extra assists last year

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  2. THE Wild Rover
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    If they think the cross was intended for Rashford then it's an assist. Stupid but that's the rules

    If an opposing player touches the ball after the final pass before a goal is scored, significantly altering the intended destination of the ball, then no assist is awarded.

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    1. @persecuted_by_mods
      10 years, 5 days ago

      This, explains why some deflections are given and some aren't

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  3. johnnymorrocco
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    Not sure whether to WC guys.Its more strategic than desperate

    Would you WC this team?

    Foster/Heaton
    Evans/Shaw/Toby/Pieters/Friend
    Hazard/Firmino/Tadic/Capoue/Townsend
    Benteke/Ibra/Lukaku

    My first draft is

    Jakup/Heaton
    Morgan/Smith/Baines/Walker/Bellerin
    Antonio/Sterling/Snod/capoue/Firmino
    Aguero/Luk/Benteke

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    1. Desperately Seeking Dusan
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      I'm nervous about Jakup because his place could now be under threat.

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      1. johnnymorrocco
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 5 days ago

        that might be a good thing! my record for picking the right goalie from my two is awful. No choice might be better for peace of mind

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  4. thepeen555
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    Oh wait I am hearing bailly just scored but it went in Sunderlands goal

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  5. James LeBron
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    A) Williams + Walker + Deeney
    B) Williams + 5M Defender + Benteke
    C) Walker + Friend + Benteke

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  6. Kudo Warrior
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    Why does Rooney play every game? Is it a contract stipulation or something? I just don't get it!
    Mata is clearly better in that position...

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    1. Desperately Seeking Dusan
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      Sponsor pressure, same for England.

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  7. Garlana
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    Played aao just to play capoue...so glad it worked....

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    1. FPL Puppy
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      Congrats, good GW to use it. 🙂
      Wish I had your balls.

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  8. odotfenz
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    From the FPL rules page:

    "If an opposing player touches the ball after the final pass before a goal is scored, significantly altering the intended destination of the ball, then no assist is awarded."

    The ball has a 180 degree change of direction after hitting Behrami, how can that be an Ibra assist? It's absurd

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    1. @persecuted_by_mods
      10 years, 5 days ago

      "Intended destination" is how they'll do it

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    2. glufs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      His cross went too far and hit an opposing player. How is that an assist?

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  9. VS10_
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    I don't think that should be a Zlatan assist, but comparing it to Walcott is just stupid, completely different situation.

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    1. FPL Puppy
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      Weird GW, nothing makes sense.

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  10. PvA
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    FPL ‏@OfficialFPL 14s14 seconds ago
    Drum roll please...

    The assist for Rashford's goal has been given to IBRAHIMOVIC #WATMUN

    LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

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    1. some witty pun
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      what ?????????????????

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    2. WINNING!
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      Ibra assist, an injustice it is...

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  11. VS10_
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    FPL ‏@OfficialFPL 18s18 seconds ago
    Drum roll please...

    The assist for Rashford's goal has been given to IBRAHIMOVIC #WATMUN

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    1. FPL Puppy
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      HAHA!

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  12. CostaCoffee
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    Do Ibra non captain owners not realise this is a bad thing for their rank

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    1. Ziro
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      You are wrong. It is only bad if your captain does not outscore him. Otherwise it is ok.

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      1. glufs
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 5 days ago

        what? No, that's irellevant.

        The only two thinfs that matter: How many others have him? How many others captained him.

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    2. joinho
      • 17 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      ? How so? we'll see how bad it is for my rank when my captain Benteke gets a hat trick lol

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  13. Numb
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    I don't think some people know what "intended" means

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    1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      Save you breath 🙂 .

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  14. The Tinkerman
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    https://twitter.com/officialfpl/status/777485199932264448

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    1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 17 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      Ball came off defender..what does that even mean. So no ibrah assist?

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  15. Desperately Seeking Dusan
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    Ibra's cross was more of an assist than Lukaku's ghost goal. Surely the goals panel gives that to Bolasie.

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    1. joinho
      • 17 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      As long as it stays as Lukakus in fpl thats all that matters

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      1. Desperately Seeking Dusan
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 5 days ago

        Looks like FPL have so far given it as an assist to Ibra

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  16. Puyol Pants Up
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    Anyone have a link to the goal?

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  17. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    20 mins for an ibra goal. Come on

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  18. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
    • 17 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    Telegraph game not even had it as an assist

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  19. Desperately Seeking Dusan
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    So is Rashford now a starter? If so that has to be bad for Ibra?

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  20. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    It's criminal if that assist stands.

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    1. dcarlito
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      *justice

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    2. Hect.OR 98th
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      Call the police...

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  21. PvA
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    If you replace Zlatan with Leroy Fer in that situation he'd never get the assist

    This is why you don't go against the higher owned players

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  22. Optimus.
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEvUt2kUg0c

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    1. Ziro
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      should have had a NSFH tag

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  23. some witty pun
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    im writing a letter to FPL regarding that assist

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    1. SW6
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      Good I've just sent them a fax myself

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      1. funnyoldgame
        • 17 Years
        10 years, 5 days ago

        and I was about to release a messenger pigeon

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    2. Eskimooo
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      Email them before tonight otherwise it will stand

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  24. Ricky - it doesn\'t ta…
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    Pieters injured or dropped?

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    1. Pierce34
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      Dropped looks like

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    2. Robben Mee Blind
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      Presumably dropped as he's on their bench

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    3. thepeen555
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      Dropped he is on bench by looks of it

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    4. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      Dropped. He's on the bench.

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  25. the dom 1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    Lukaku is claiming Zlatan's assist lmao

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  26. PvA
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    First Lukakugate now this

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  27. Carlton P
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    Kun plan, please help guys
    A)Bellerin/Ozil/Zaza >holebas/snoddy/kun
    B)hazard/Ozil/Zaza > Firmino/snoddy/kun
    B has always been my original plan

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  28. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    I really dont see why United paid that much for Pogba

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  29. Clump
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    Hysteria over an assist. 🙂
    The clue is in the title "Fantasy" football.
    Perspective please, lighten up.

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    1. FPL Puppy
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      This.
      The assist has been confirmed. Let's move on. 🙂

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    2. Krul Runnings
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      Amen 2 that Brudda

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  30. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    Hands up if you are not playing FPL next year?

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    1. Krul Runnings
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      Quit now mate if I was you.

      Save us reading your moany posts all the time

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      1. funnyoldgame
        • 17 Years
        10 years, 5 days ago

        🙂

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    2. FPL Puppy
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      How do you do a hands down-symbol?

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    3. Hect.OR 98th
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      Oh dear

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