Dugout Discussion
2 October 2016 1330 comments
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After United’s 1-1 draw against Stoke at Old Trafford, we now have a couple of 2.15pm kick-offs to continue a busy Sunday schedule.

Man City’s trip to Spurs is the pick of the two matches as Pep Guardiola’s side seek to maintain their 100% Premier League record.

Sergio Aguero’s performance is eagerly anticipated after Zlatan Ibrahimovic blanked once again earlier today.

Drafted in by more Fantasy Premier League managers than any player last Gameweek, he has served up 13 points in each of his two away appearances so far but faces a tough task against the league’s most resilient rearguard.

Heung-Min Son is the home side’s form player.

The South Korean has bagged four goals and an assist in the previous three and fired a midweek Champions League winner in Moscow. Deliver against Pep Guardiola’s side and we can expect the bandwagon to pick up speed over the international break.

Champions Leicester welcome Southampton to the King Power on the back of a midweek Champions League win over Porto.

The Foxes have only failed to win one of their first three home fixtures – a goalless draw against Arsenal – though face a tough task to break down a stubborn Saints’ rearguard that have racked up five successive clean sheets across all competitions.

Whilst Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez struggle to reprise last season’s form, new boy Islam Slimani has wasted little time in settling into life under Claudio Ranieri. He bagged a brace in his previous league appearance at the King Power and also netted the winner on Tuesday evening.

Charlie Austin was rested for the Saints’ Europa League clash with Hapoel Beer Sheva on Thursday and returns to the starting XI today, having netted five times in his last four across all competitions.

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  1. Thomas Magnum
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Would that have been an Alli assist?

    1. Cocky Spaniel Alves
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Yep

    2. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Yep

    3. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Yes

  2. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Surprised Eriksen doesn't take the pens with his free kick ability

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Pens is mostly down to mental strenght.

    2. Turbo Timo
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Willian, Payet also don't

  3. Rains of Castamere
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Ibra (c), Sterling and Kun today with no Alexis :O

    Grim.

    1. The Donald
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      RIP

    2. Ravager
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Same

  4. money face bandwagon
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    agueroo

  5. SKENG
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Zlatan > ??? (have Aguero and Lukaku)

    1. The Mighty Hippo
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Diego

    2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Either Kane if you can afford, or go 5 in midfield - much more value & form mids doing well than strikers at the minute. Or maybe Deeney either.

    3. Pierce34
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Costa, or Benteke if you want to upgrade elsewhere.

  6. Goodricke
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    I dropped Walker due to clean sheet chasing. Though Williams had a better chance...

    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      It's not finished yet...

    2. Turbo Timo
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Same here!

  7. ekul the lokonga enthusiast
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    That was so bit. If ur left footed. Go to the left. Everyone knows if ur left footed its easier to go right.

    Silly pen from lamela

    1. Blue&White85
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      No power and a decent height for keeper is the biggest problem.

    2. VS10_
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Doesn't really work like that. It was a crap pen, that was it.

    3. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Trick is to send the ball the opposite direction to where your standing foot is pointing... if you take a pen & aim right, your standing foot points right unless you consciously correct it & same if you aim left. It's a very hard skill to perfect, but if you can point your standing foot to the left & put the ball to the right, or vice-versa you send the keeper the wrong way 🙂

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        and obviously if you're left footed, you will be standing on your right foot, and if right footed, you'll be standing on your left etc.

  8. Declan
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Vardy subbed 67min

    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Changed days

      1. Declan
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Should've joined us

        1. Count of Monte Hristo
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Yeah

  9. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Should've let Son take the pen

  10. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Keep that cs Redmond

    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Played Capoue over him.

      Should have AOAed. 🙁

      1. Dimen
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Are you really regretting stuff over 1 point? You definitely should NOT have AOAd, since Redmond is only on 3 points.

  11. Ziro
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Posted earlier that my rival has Forster, VvD, Fuchs.

    Just had a look again and he has Walker too. 😆

    Full house of cleanies as it stands. He will go about 25 points clear at the top after we were level after yesterday's matches while I don't have a single CS in my team. Couldn't make this up.

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Burn the witch....

    2. KING_ZLATAN
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Pray for a LEI goal

      1. Camp No No
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        ...and So'ton goal too. And City. And then it's ok.

  12. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Zabaleta, time to retire mate.......

    1. OPTA FPL
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      😯

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        😛

  13. Wouter
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Need City to score to win my H2H. Come on.

  14. walkman666
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    You'd think Spurs were chasing a lead. What a force they have been this game.

  15. Jay_
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Gundogan can't hack the tempo, been way off the pace since coming on.

    • ibenji
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Aguero > Costa or defoe?

      1. The Donald
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        lol

      2. Forza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        😆

    • Forza Papac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Walker on 3 baps

      1. Turbo Timo
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Of course, he's on my bench 🙂

        1. Konig Luther
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          I sold him

      2. KING_ZLATAN
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        How is he today

    • Net Gains
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Son or Coutinho???

    • ★Kuntheman★
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Pep really doesn't have faith in Sane, does he? 😐

    • Camp No No
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Make me proud, Son, score daddy a goal or two.

      1. Jay_
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Go and do Lamelas dad. Nicked ya boys peno

          1. Camp No No
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            Yup. It's buggering that he should already have got the goal. The good part is that we know he's now on penalties. 🙂

          2. Camp No No
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            ...and City won't give up, which means there will be chances for Son to score from counter attack.

      2. fedolefan
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Please grab a consolation City! Can't believe I'm typing that out.

      3. Gamst - Up (?) the Rovers
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Did Lamela > Lallana this week :/ 🙁 🙂

        1. OPTA FPL
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          winner

        2. The Enlightener
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Iheanacho fouled. By Iheanacho.

          1. The Enlightener
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            Gdamn post fail. Second one today. I quit FFS.

      4. SirStevieG
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Pretty happy I didn't captain Kun but owning him and Sterling sucks today.

      5. Danno - Emre Canada
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Walker I 3 BAPs is killing me, time to get him in?...... in the meantime an Aguero goal please

        1. niko mate
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Damn, I benched him.

        2. Jasoooooooo
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          I'd get Rose over Walker personally, same price now and he has more attacking ability, based on last season

      6. SirStevieG
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Wow Lamela and Son fighting over the penalty!

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

        Lamela and Son fighting for penalty ... surely that sealed Mela's future

        1. Camp No No
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          He just won't take them again. Having a bad day, but his pressing definitely is still much appreciated by Poche.

      8. DA Minnion (Former great)
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        My head to head opponent has kolarov and lamela.bad day for him.

      9. VS10_
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Bravo will take the 3 bonus, once pen save is added.

      10. DantheManinaPan
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Is it time for Ibra to go...?

        1. Worzel Gummidge
            9 years, 6 months ago

            4 GW ago was the time!

        2. adibo
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Walker on the Bps?