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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
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 7 months 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 …
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      It's against their own rules

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

        Zlatan laughs at rules

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    2. thepeen555
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 7 months 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
      9 years, 7 months 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
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 7 months 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…
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

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

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  2. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 7 months 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
        9 years, 7 months ago

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

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    2. johnnymorrocco
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months 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
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

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

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        1. johnnymorrocco
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 7 months 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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    3. thepeen555
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

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

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    4. James LeBron
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

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

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    5. Kudo Warrior
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months 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
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Sponsor pressure, same for England.

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    6. Garlana
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

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

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      1. FPL Puppy
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

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

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

          "Intended destination" is how they'll do it

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        • glufs
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

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

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      2. VS10_
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 7 months 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
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Weird GW, nothing makes sense.

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

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

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        2. WINNING!
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Ibra assist, an injustice it is...

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      4. VS10_
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 7 months 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
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          HAHA!

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      5. CostaCoffee
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

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

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        1. Ziro
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 7 months 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
            9 years, 7 months 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
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 7 months 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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      6. Numb
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

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

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        1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Save you breath 🙂 .

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      7. The Tinkerman
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

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

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        1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

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

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      8. Desperately Seeking Dusan
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 7 months 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
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

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

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          1. Desperately Seeking Dusan
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 7 months ago

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

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      9. Puyol Pants Up
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Anyone have a link to the goal?

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      10. Hybrid.power
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        20 mins for an ibra goal. Come on

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      11. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Telegraph game not even had it as an assist

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      12. Desperately Seeking Dusan
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

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

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      13. Differentiator
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        It's criminal if that assist stands.

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        1. dcarlito
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          *justice

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        2. Hect.OR 98th
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Call the police...

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      14. PvA
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 7 months 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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      15. Optimus.
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

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

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

          should have had a NSFH tag

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      16. some witty pun
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        im writing a letter to FPL regarding that assist

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        1. SW6
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Good I've just sent them a fax myself

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          1. funnyoldgame
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 7 months ago

            and I was about to release a messenger pigeon

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        2. Eskimooo
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Email them before tonight otherwise it will stand

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      17. Ricky - it doesn\'t ta…
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Pieters injured or dropped?

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        1. Pierce34
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Dropped looks like

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        2. Robben Mee Blind
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Presumably dropped as he's on their bench

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        3. thepeen555
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Dropped he is on bench by looks of it

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

          Dropped. He's on the bench.

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      18. the dom 1
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Lukaku is claiming Zlatan's assist lmao

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      19. PvA
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        First Lukakugate now this

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      20. Carlton P
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 7 months 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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      21. Hybrid.power
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        I really dont see why United paid that much for Pogba

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      22. Clump
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

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

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        1. FPL Puppy
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

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

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        2. Krul Runnings
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Amen 2 that Brudda

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      23. Chucky
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Hands up if you are not playing FPL next year?

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        1. Krul Runnings
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Quit now mate if I was you.

          Save us reading your moany posts all the time

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          1. funnyoldgame
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 7 months ago

            🙂

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        2. FPL Puppy
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          How do you do a hands down-symbol?

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        3. Hect.OR 98th
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Oh dear

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