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Dugout Discussion – Liverpool vs Stoke City

27 December 2016 4638 comments
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Gameweek 18 rolls on this evening as Liverpool welcome Stoke to Anfield in a 5.15pm kick-off.

Owned by over 21% of Fantasy Premier League managers, Sadio Mane’s home form suggests he’s the man most likely to wreak havoc against the Potters – the Senegal international has scored or assisted in six of seven Anfield appearances since arriving from Southampton over the summer.

Divock Origi, with goals in all but one of the last five Gameweeks, retains his starting berth, with Jurgen Klopp set to unleash Daniel Sturridge from the bench once again.

Roberto Firmino also keeps his place as he attempts to end a run of six straight blanks.

For the Potters, Joe Allen is the form player – he’s bagged a goal and assist in the last three Gameweeks as he prepares to face his former club for the first time since moving to the bet365.

Between the posts, Lee Grant has produced at least one save point in each of the last four and should be kept busy again as the hosts look for the win that would see them leapfrog Man City into second.

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  1. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 11 months ago

    Finally getting some luck from my bench players with Pieters coming in for Amat.

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    1. Parm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      Could still miss a pen and get sent off.

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  2. Camp No No
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 11 months ago

    That Stoke team isn't half bad, but I honestly find it hard to believe that Crouch and Walters keep Bony and Bojan on bench. I understand why they do, though. Walters in particular, he's a work horse, something you can't say about Bojan for example. He's a fecking fancy show pony.

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    1. Parm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      But sometimes a show pony will put you 3-0 at home to Arsenal.

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      1. Camp No No
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 11 months ago

        Sure. And sometimes your show bony does it to arse.

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    2. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      Bony is the laziest player I have ever seen. If a match was slowed down like the Matrix he would do well.

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      1. Camp No No
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 11 months ago

        Yeah. kinda tried to say that Walters is a starter because he actually plays better than the others, while nobody would dispute that by their skills he's the worst of the lot.

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  3. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 11 months ago

    Is this Stoke or Bayern Munich? And is Pieters peak Arjen Robben?

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    1. Jay_
        8 years, 11 months ago

        Peak Roberto Carlos, Walters is Raul and Crouch is Morientes

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    2. Arctic monkeys
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      Lovren Loool

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

      This should be a field day for a rested Kun against Lovren + Mignolet.

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    4. *sigh*
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      Aguero sitting watching this with his feet up at home is probably onto his second can by now

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    5. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      This is abysmal from Pool

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

        We were due an awful performance

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        1. Arctic monkeys
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 11 months ago

          How can a bad performance be due ?

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

            Liverpool cannot go extended periods of time only playing well, it is law

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    6. sminkypinky
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      Such a good chance for Stoke there. Allen looks promising.

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    7. Siva Mohan
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      Pieters owners.. enjoy the game..

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    8. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 16 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      Plenty of boos at halftime likely.

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      1. Fred54
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 11 months ago

        Lay off Firmino.

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    9. sambyy
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      God Allen

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    10. PvA
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      When did Peiters turn into a peak David Alaba?

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    11. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      Cant believe what im seeing here from Pieters

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    12. JÆKS ⭐
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      Really can't decide between Jones and Cedric

      Jones: MID whm LIV sto HUL

      Cedric: WBA eve bur LEI swa

      Think Jones has a bit better fixtures, but Cedric makes up for that with his attacking potential

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      1. Siva Mohan
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 11 months ago

        get Pieters..

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        1. JÆKS ⭐
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 11 months ago

          Have him

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      2. sminkypinky
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 11 months ago

        Cedric not nailed on.

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        1. JÆKS ⭐
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 11 months ago

          He was rested and ill, apart from those 2 games, he plays no?

          Think he is more nailed on than Jones actually

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          1. Clifford☯
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 11 months ago

            https://mobile.twitter.com/jair1970/status/810641471200264193/photo/1

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      3. Clifford☯
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 11 months ago

        Cedric might get rotated. Jones is more nailed on

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    13. Kibas
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      Pieters ONFIRE!!!

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    14. MesQueUnClub
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      Sold Kun a couple of weeks before his red, but he will come back hungry and City scores goals so I'm torn between the these two options, any advice?

      A) Kun & Can
      B) Hazard & Rondon

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      1. *sigh*
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 11 months ago

        Think the choice is really Hazard or Costa bud

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        1. MesQueUnClub
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 11 months ago

          I can have

          Alonso-Cedric-Mcauley (Holebas, Amat)
          Sanchez-Walcott-Siggy-Can (4.2)
          Ibra-Costa-Kun

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      2. Canary_Kid
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 11 months ago

        A

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    15. tm245
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      I have Holebas instead of Pieters. This is shocking to watch.

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      1. JÆKS ⭐
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 11 months ago

        I have both!

        Still playing Holebas instead of Pieters next week though

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      2. PvA
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 11 months ago

        Mate Holebas is on corners and free-kicks. Watford are normally solid at the back but haven't had the luck

        Trust in your players

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        1. tm245
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 11 months ago

          I've trusted him for about 10 weeks, just not seeing the results anymore.

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    16. NATSTER
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      Why has Kloop kept starting Henderson ?

      Slow down the counter-attack with some poor passes.

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      1. Siva Mohan
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 11 months ago

        coz he is the poor man's Gerrard and captain

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        1. NATSTER
          • 15 Years
          8 years, 11 months ago

          🙁

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      2. Lawrø
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 11 months ago

        I was just internally slating him. Goalkeepers aside that's the position we need to strengthen the most, he's far from good enough.

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        1. Neeskens Under Matip
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 11 months ago

          Henderson has good opta stats, but isn't actually good...

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    17. M.A.G
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      Is Stoke playing with 3 at the back ?

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      1. Siva Mohan
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 11 months ago

        3-5-2

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      2. andy85wsm
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        • 15 Years
        8 years, 11 months ago

        Yup

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      3. M.A.G
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 11 months ago

        That's why pieters is pushing up so much ? he looks so good and he's the last one on my bench 😀

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    18. andy85wsm
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      • 15 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      Play to the whistle....you learn that at about 7 years old

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    19. tm245
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      This shape from Liverpool, giving away so much space.

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    20. PvA
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      Mane completed stopped playing lol

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    21. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      Mane getting told off by Klopp for giving up

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    22. Earn your Spurs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      Lovren -> Dann?

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    23. andy85wsm
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      • 15 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      Lallana goal

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    24. Canary_Kid
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      How much worse is Friend/Fabio/Chambers than Barragan/Gibson

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    25. Lawrø
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      lallana, no assist

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    26. Somalion
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      Lallana goal

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      1. Somalion
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 11 months ago

        GJ assist

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    27. PvA
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      1-1

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    28. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 11 months ago

      Lallana goal

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