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The Dugout Discussion – Spurs vs Middlesbrough

4 February 2017 2202 comments
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A breathless afternoon delivering goals and points aplenty now turns to White Hart Lane to provide a fitting climax.

A match that could have huge bearing on our Gameweeks, it features Spurs striker Harry Kane burdened by more than 484,000 (11.2%) captains armbands, including 26 of the top 100 Fantasy Premier League managers.

Meanwhile, Dele Alli heads into the clash with Middlesbrough backed by more than 188,000 managers and, following Romelu Lukaku’s devastating haul against Bournemouth, the pressure will be on the pair to deliver for their owners.

Aitor Karanka’s men will be no pushovers: they have allowed just 12 goals in 11 away trips, with only Spurs and Chelsea boasting a superior defensive record away from home.

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

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  1. The Enlightener
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Seems every time I captain someone, the other teams parks the bus to good effect. Balls!

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

      So it was because you!

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      1. The Enlightener
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Oh man. It's always me. And I ain't even kidding. I am a disaster these days. Maybe I will get some joy finally second half. Ha ha. Shah reet!

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

    Who to drop for Lukaku, Ibrahimovic or Costa? Was thinking about getting him in even before today.

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

      Ibra with two blanks and harder fixtures comparatively. Look at Leicester match and assess.

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    2. MTPockets
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Costa doesn't blank in gw26

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      • Holmes
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        None, GW26 Ibra

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      • Yank Revolution
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        If you have to, Ibra (Blanks)

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      • rivercityransom
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        i'd wait a week with that move either way

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      • Cilly Bonnolly
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks guys.

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

      Eriksen with his 6th potential assist

      Dam it.

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      1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Lol you could say that every time a player tries to pass into the box

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

          No these are actual chances that just haven't been converted

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    4. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Must be about 5 mins added time with all the time wasting Boro have done

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    5. We Will Klopp you
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Horrific season so far and now my mini-league rivals have my eve fullback differentials and two of my striker picks (Kane, Ibra)...

      A) Lukaku, Cahill, Siggy in for Ibra, Baines (have Coleman), Lanzini
      B) Lukaku, Morrison, Siggy in for Ibra, Lanzini, Davies
      C) Cahill, Siggy, Lukaku, Costa in for Kane, Ibra, Lanzini, Baines
      D) Siggy and Costa in for Lanzini and Ibra
      E) Lukaku, Siggy, Morrison for Kane Lanzini, Davies
      F) Siggy and Hazard for Lanzini and Sanchez

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    6. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Sunderland sell PVA and they get 2 clean sheets

      Crystal Palace sign PVA and ship goals for fun

      Is there something in this?

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      1. Holmes
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Van Aan is surely not a good defender, he is more of an attacking player

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      2. DROP IT LIKE IT'S HART
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Tbh Palace have been shipping goals all season.

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      3. Van der Faart
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        He's not very good at defending but attacking wise is decent

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        1. We Will Klopp you
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Basically an Alberto Moreno who can take free kicks

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

      10mins additional time to make up for Valdes' time wasting?

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      1. Van der Faart
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        To be honest Valdes shouldnt even be on the pitch. Should have seen red early on

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    8. F4L
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Messi or Son?

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      1. Yank Revolution
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        I thought he was the Korean Messi?

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        1. F4L
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          but is he the Brazilian Messi?

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          1. Yank Revolution
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Then who is the Argentine Son?

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            1. F4L
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              gotta be Marcos Rojo

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              1. Yank Revolution
                • 14 Years
                9 years, 3 months ago

                And there you have it...

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                1. F4L
                  • 11 Years
                  9 years, 3 months ago

                  😎

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

      Can't stand Hoddle. Having a go at Middlesborough for not playing expansively and saying they should bring another striker on. Yeah, let's change our gameplan that's working well so that we can lose.

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      1. Fred54
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        He must have triple Spurs.

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      2. Syd.
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        BT have some bad pundits and idiots who talk crap but he takes it to a completely new level

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

          This is the same Glenn Hoddle who bought a faith healer called Eileen Drewery into the England camp when he was England manager and said disabled people were paying for sins from a past life...hardly unexpected that he talks crap 🙂

          Pray he doesn't start singing again...

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      3. F4L
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        ik. These commentators cant tell that small teams cant play expansive football against teams that spend hundreds of millions a year

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      4. Van der Faart
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        He said Spurs should bring on a striker, and even mentioned Janssen

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

          I'm pretty sure he said they need to bring someone on to give more support to Negredo

          Also: "Boro have an incredible defensive record"
          Hoddle: "Yeah but that's the easy part of the game"

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      5. THFC4LIFE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Wow he was clearly talking about Spurs

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    10. Somalion
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Spurs' tactics are to keep bombing down the left wing with Son and blast the ball at Chambers until he presumably dies.

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

        😆 😆

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      2. We Will Klopp you
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Pretty accurate

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

        And out for 1 week or 2 weeks or 3 weeks and suddenly alive

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

        Lol

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      5. Clifford☯
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        x) x)

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    11. GoonerByron
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Can't believe I forgot to change my team this morning and didn't end up captaining Lukaku... Ibra better deliver something! 🙁

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      1. Richd
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Need to be more dedicated. My Saturday morning is pure fpl.

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      2. Yank Revolution
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        I highly recommend everyone puts their team to bed on Friday nights...

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

          Tucking them in and telling them a bedtime story too?

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    12. JustPark
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Went Mirallas instead of Barkley. Being cheapskate doesn't do well at the moment.

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

      Defensive masterclass from boro

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

      Boring, boring 'Boro.

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    15. MTPockets
        9 years, 3 months ago

        McAuley bp

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        1. Leaf
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Really

          Nice 🙂

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        2. Fred54
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Walker (??)
          Alonso (8)
          Coleman (4)

          McAuley (7) - Benched.

          Only a small loss, but it all counts.

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        3. NATSTER
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Bad news for me. 🙁

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      • Bruno Bruno!!
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        the consolation for any eriksen owners who didnt captain lukaku is he is on 3 bps

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        1. Holmes
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Wont get any once their defenders get CS

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      • Rolls-Royce
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        That was defending masterclass in the first half from boro

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      • Netley Lucas
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        That was a frustrating half, for us with 3 TOT "attackers".

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

        Son the new navas?

        Everytime he gets the ball he runs head down and then crosses as hard as he can

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

          Yet they go to him again and again

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

          I love Navas. No end product but his eyes are so beautiful.

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        3. Pipermaru
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Unlike Navas, Son can actually score

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

        Throw away half for Spurs captainers

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      • DROP IT LIKE IT'S HART
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Boro looking solid. Spurs are finding it hard to break them down and create clear cut chances.

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      • dark91
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        I have to admit this 2nd half of the season is more interesting with the likes of Hull, Swansea and Boro stepping their game up

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      • Syd.
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Spurs

        135 minutes v Boro & Sunderland = 0 Goals

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

          Embarrassing

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        2. F4L
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          the formation. People don't seem to be able to understand this

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      • F4L
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Kane, Alli, Eriksen -> Barks Lukaku Obiang for a -4?

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

          Yesterday, yea 😛

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

          No interest in 3 Hull defenders?

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          1. F4L
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            was thinking this, already have the TC on Jaku for next week

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      • Carlton P
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Gw26 1FT
        Sanchez > (have siggy)
        A) hazard
        B) Barkley
        C) other
        Ibra > (have Lukaku) -4
        1) Costa
        2) other
        Sanchez will be straight back in gw29, Ibra probs wont

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      • bojack
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        I know Pedro played well today but he still doesn't convince me as a medium term asset.

        Who to buy, though, with no cash itb..

        Antonio perhaps?

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        1. Kroosin'
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          I think Antonio played at RB today. Someone mentioned that earlier.

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

            Right.

            Need to consult Match of the Day before I make any hasty moves I guess.

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      • SuperDan
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Yoshida, Robertson or Nyom?

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      • Pumpkinhead
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Too much to do Ibra (H to Hull) to Kaku (Who I want during the blanks)

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        1. Van der Faart
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Do it next week, after 25 before 26. Ibra is home to Watford

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          1. Pumpkinhead
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            H to Watford. My mistake.

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      • Kroosin'
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Chambers has requested for an oxygen tank at half time.

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      • Leaf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Can we all stop talking about the game and move on to my Giroud & Pogba to Barkley & Lukaku captain transfers last week
        It's the only good thing I've done at this game this year
        🙂

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        1. Holmes
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          All will be nullified next week, so... 😉

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