Dugout Discussion
14 January 2017 2031 comments
Mark Mark
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With the Spurs assets delivering in the early kick-off, we move our attention to six more encounters to seek out further returns.

Arsenal’s trip to Swansea City undoubtedly provides the key interest, with more than 700,000 (16.5%) FPL managers turning to Alexis Sanchez as their Gameweek 21 captain.

With Olivier Giroud earning more than 350,000 transfers ahead of today’s deadline, it’s fair to say that Fantasy managers will be willing Arsenal to follow Spurs’ lead and produce goals and points aplenty.

Paul Clement’s first home game in charge provides an unwanted x-factor, however. It remains to be seen if he can lift a Swans side that has shipped 23 goals at the Liberty Stadium, the worst home record in the Premier League.

Elsewhere, Sunderland’s Jermain Defoe is heavily backed ahead of a home encounter with Stoke City. Brought in by 266,000 FPL managers ahead of Gameweek 21, more than any other FPL forward, Defoe has returned a goal or an assist in five of his last six Stadium of Light encounters.

Meanwhile, at the KCOM Stadium, a host of mid-price and budget assets go head to head with our focus on the likes of Robert Snodgrass, Junior Stanislas and Charlie Daniels.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

  1. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Carroll missed a sitter he is useless

    1. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Hardly a sitter, Ogie

      1. Ógie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        That should be bread and butter for a striker

    2. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Since when has a volley from the pen spot been a sitter ?

  2. TheSteel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Carroll close. Volley

  3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    30 mins and arsenal don't even look like scoring

  4. Venom Snake
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Giroud going on a scoring run is the worst thing to have happened to Wenger and Arsenal.

    Media will eat him up if he doesn't play him because he's 'in form' but god he kills their flow.

    Arsenal played much more fluent football when Sanchez was CF

    1. funnyoldgame
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      +1000

    2. Guba
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Completely agree and that's as someone who's just got Giroud in.

    3. sillyhilly69
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Word.

  5. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Any know how Arsenal are playing?

    1. JIM BOB
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Look up

    2. Gazza2000
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Yes

    3. Conte Cristo
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Paul Clement did it
      \

  6. Smarty Pants
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    looks like the whole Arsenal team was approached by the Chinese this morning

  7. The Overthinker
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    This game is all set for a late giroud equaliser or the winner 😛

  8. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Spurs' form shows why England need to build off the Spurs team. Add in Lallana to the mix and there are good players. CB is a real problem though. Shame Poch can't be England manager.

    1. Differentiator
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Dier - Smalling - Cahill
      Walker - X - Y - Rose
      Alli - Lallana
      Kane

    2. Polo
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Yeah cos Kane up top with alli just behind, Dier holding and walker and rose full backs worked so well last summer.

      1. GreatCarragherReef
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Manager makes a big difference in that system... Woy isn't that man

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

        As I said - we need Poch as manager. There was also one problem and it still exists - Rooney.

    3. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Half of the Spurs team who started vs Iceland? Means nothing!

    4. Funkdoc
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Did you miss the euros last year?

  9. Venom Snake
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Sanchez shot saved

  10. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Arsenal come out yet?

  11. Lizard Lips
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Wenger won't be manager next season if they keep this up, top 4 looks unlikely on this showing!

    1. ronty
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Never say that

  12. Venom Snake
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    At least all my ML rivals have Sanchez(c) as well

  13. Lizard Lips
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Arsenal match looks like a friendly!!!

    1. sillyhilly69
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Please tell us again!

  14. liiusions
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    One positive to take from today... Justice for Jakupovic!!

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

      Agree. Phelan showed his ineptitude by dropping him and not playing Mason.

  15. Moin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Stanislas scored, was about to get him, but got someone else...hope I won't get punished..

  16. internal error
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Diego Costa currently has no interest in a move to the Chinese Super League, per ESPN-Brasil reporter @j_castelobranco

  17. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Gru struggling

    1. MTPockets
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Take him off!

    2. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Le Donk to come off before 60

      1. funnyoldgame
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        hope so

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

        Agree

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

      FPL irrelevant - but James Vaughan 4 goals in 27 mins for Bury. Ridiculous.

    4. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      fabio down

    5. rivercityransom
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      jaku on 3 saves

      1. liiusions
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        I normally always play Jaku ahead of my other keeper just to have them extra points come on but didn't do it this week as I thought he may actually ... Foolish

    6. Numb
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Sanchez struggling

    7. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Benteke is a shadow of Villa Benteke. Might be on the way out and not interested, but hes so bad now. Dont know why i have him

    8. Lizard Lips
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Cherries clean sheet gone 🙁

    9. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      I rang up Sanchez this morning and put on a Chinese accent and offered him £50m a year 🙂

    10. Annie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Bournemouth CS gone!!!! Yes

    11. IL Fantasista
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Amat not even on the bench!
      Is he injured?

    12. fedolefan
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Smith, you are utterly useless.

    13. ekul the lokonga enthusiast
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Rose or walker??

      1. Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Walker, but only because of Rose's YC situation

    14. Kaneyonero
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Damn Ake CS gone 🙁

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

        Haha