Dugout Discussion

Dugout Discussion – Wednesday

The festive fixture list finally draws to its conclusion this evening as Tottenham Hotspur welcome Chelsea to White Hart Lane at 8pm.

Four of the top seven captains for Gameweek 20 – Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Alexis Sanchez, Sergio Aguero and Romelu Lukaku – have already found the net earlier in the week.

The remaining three, Diego Costa, Eden Hazard and Harry Kane, have it all to do, then, with Costa the most popular of that trio – 11.6% have backed the Spain international, compared to Hazard (4.7%) and Kane’s 2.8%.

Costa, certainly, has been the more impressive of the Chelsea pair on his travels – the Spain international has scored eight away goals compared to Hazard’s two.

Yet the league leaders won’t have it easy – Spurs boast the tightest home defence in the top-flight, with just five goals against in front of their own fans.

Chelsea, meanwhile, have been similarly resilient, conceding just one goal in six away matches since Antonio Conte switched to a 3-4-3 set-up.

Nonetheless, many Fantasy managers will be keeping a keen eye on Kane along with Deli Alli and Christian Eriksen, with the fixtures set to smile kindly on Spurs from Gameweek 21 onwards.

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  1. LewanGOALski
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Pieters ➡

    A. Ake
    B. Friend
    C. Chambers
    D. save FT

    ??

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      D

    2. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I'd keep.

    3. liiusions
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Why would you want to get rid of him?

    4. Legomane
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Why? Been getting plenty cleanies and occasional bonus. Odd assist too. One of my most consistent performers and has Sunderland up next. Why?

    5. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Keep, he's good

  2. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Chelsea 0-5 at 60 minutes (3xCosta, 2xAlonso)

    Alonso subbed. Eriksen responds with a hat-trick.

  3. goriuanx
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Playing wing back again today, but I think Danny Rose may just be the best left back in the league. (On the assumption Azpilicueta is no longer a left back)

    1. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I prefer Bertrand.

      1. goriuanx
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        That's the Southampton babysitters making him look better than he is. (Fonte, VVD and Romeu)

        Was similar with Shaw. (Fonte, Wanyama, Schneiderlin)

        1. Wilshere Knowledge
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Not sure how you could apply that logic to Bertrand yet not Rose, who is in a better team with a better defence.

          1. goriuanx
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            That's also very true to be fair. Sheeeeet. Lols

    2. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Probably true, but that does not say much. However, much you hated him, Ashley Cole was much better.

      1. goriuanx
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Ashley Cole by far the best LB in PL era.

    3. Del Griffiths
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I'd plump for Milner, funnily enough. Not that funny, I suppose.

    4. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      The league is full of quality left-backs if you pile on Baines, Brunt, Daniels, Bertrand, Fuchs, Cresswell...

      Rightbacks, not so many 🙂

  4. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    This is great, really feisty. Worrying for Costa and Alli owners 😀

    1. squits
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Chelsea Spurs always really feisty! Should be great : )

  5. Danstoke82
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Repost;

    Which is better?, currently on WC

    Team A;
    Heaton
    Baines Jones Ake
    Sanchez Alli Lallana Phillips
    Kun Ibra Costa

    Subs; Robinson McAuley De Roon Holgate
    £0.0ITB

    Team B;
    Heaton
    Azpi Walker Ake
    Sanchez Hazard Lallana Phillips
    Ibra Costa Defoe

    Subs; Robinson Evans De Roon Holgate

    £0.0ITB

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Watch the game

      1. Arctic monkeys
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        lol

      2. Danstoke82
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        What if I don't want too? 😉

        1. Grand Thibauto
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          to*

          1. Danstoke82
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            *to

            ....sorry 😉

    2. Ready Manager One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Prefer B but would downgrade one of azpi and walker to baines and upgrade evans to brunt.

    3. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      A every time.

      1. Danstoke82
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Cheers all

  6. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Alonso is a shocking player. If I suffered memory loss and someone showed me a highlights montage of the guy and asked what he costs fantasy wise, I'd say 4.3 maximum.

    1. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      😆

    2. squits
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Wasn't he awful at Bolton? I barely remember him playing

    3. Arctic monkeys
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      4.3 is definitely not fair.

      1. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Agree. For 4.3 you at least get a half decent defender like Nyom. 4.1 is more fair.

        1. Arctic monkeys
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          A 4.3 option would struggle to give you half of his cs points.

          1. Team Cruel
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            Well how would I know about his CS potential if I suffered memory loss!

            1. Arctic monkeys
              • 10 Years
              7 years, 3 months ago

              True

    4. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Wouldn't you say "what's Fantasy wise mean"?

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

    Are people on Costa or Hazard or Both?

    1. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      \o/ both

    2. Pierce34
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Both. If I had to have only one it would be Costa.

    3. Bleach †
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Both soon

    4. Ready Manager One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Both! Really hoping they'll turn my gw round, been shocking so far...

  8. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Game worth watching?

    1. Arctic monkeys
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Very

      1. Rolls-Royce
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        How much did I miss?

        1. Arctic monkeys
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          A fight between Pedro and Costa 😉

          1. Rolls-Royce
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            Not really
            😉

    2. FPLtfs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      depends on the alterntives.

  9. Shultan
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    With 4 players in this match realy need this to be a goal fest!

  10. Morgs
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Kane, Hazard, Rose and Alonso... not really sure what I want to happen tonight...

    1. walkman666
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      It's not like your wishes control the outcome, so enjoy it, and if your guy scores points, be happier.

      1. The Great Statuto
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Beautifully brilliant

        1. walkman666
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Thank you, sir Statuto.

    2. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      You want the least owned to score well and the highest to blank for your OR

  11. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Pedro yellow

  12. Arctic monkeys
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Some crosses from Eriksen

  13. Wilshere Knowledge
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Great dive by Rose there.

  14. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Where the goals at?

  15. Alan Sugar
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Rose is a great player but he's so hard to like, already dived at least twice this game

    1. Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      OK mate. Total dive that second one I guess?

      1. Alan Sugar
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        the one on pedro he was fouled 100%, though even there he was over half way down before contact came. 30 seconds later he should have been booked and the 2 before arguably could have been booked too

    2. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Cheers Alan Sugar, but isn't your expertise firing people?

  16. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Too much head tennis. Midfields need to get the ball down and play

  17. Bleach †
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Come on Chelsea lose that clean sheet 😎

  18. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Bute his knees Pedro 😀

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Bite 🙂

  19. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    lol Costa

    Poor pedro

  20. ekul the lokonga enthusiast
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    A draw would be nice. Looks like its heading that way. Both defences are playing good.

    Currently they're cancelling each other out

    I got vertonghen Luiz hazard costa but I really dont want Chelsea to win cos that basically means they've won the prem

  21. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Pedro & Costa lol

  22. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Take Pedro off. Already on a YC and thinking he knows better than Costa.

  23. Postman Ty
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Luis just gave Alderweireld a fist bump. That's cool.

  24. Les Bleus
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Eriksen close!

  25. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Eriksen wide 🙁

    1. makaveli123
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      :)*

  26. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Eriksen...... close

  27. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Should have played in Dalli

  28. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Omg, Eriksen looking lively

  29. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Spurs need to be taking those chances

  30. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Gosh that was close from Eriksen

    1. makaveli123
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Are you coming back to United, Pat?