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4 March 2017 1776 comments
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Saturday’s events come to an end at Anfield as Liverpool play host to Arsenal.

While the Gunners sat out Gameweek 26, Jurgen Klopp’s side suffered a reverse at Leicester City on Monday night having been heavily backed by Fantasy managers through Sadio Mane, who had claimed 366,000 new owners.

Mane will look to revive his fortunes following Monday’s blank, after scoring a spectacular strike against the Gunners at the Emirates Stadium back in Gameweek 1.

Philippe Coutinho scored 15-points on that occasion, triggering a huge early season bandwagon. Notably, the Brazilian scored his first goal since Gameweek 11 in Monday’s defeat to the Foxes and fired in six attempts – signposting another big performance this evening, perhaps.

For Arsenal, the pre-match build-up is dominated by Arsene Wenger’s team selection, with Alexis Sanchez left on the bench as Danny Welbeck and Olivier Giroud start up front. The Gunners look set to play more direct, in a bid to counter Liverpool’s high pressing game, with Sanchez presumably to feature as Wenger’s “plan B” this time around.

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

  1. southernpacific
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Did wenger say why Sanchez is benched

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Rested for Bayern

    2. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Ask his daughter

    3. Jay_
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Wanted aerial threat

    4. fedolefan
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Bobby points are the most beautiful points for me. Have owned him for so long now and he's tortured me so much, so every goal feels like a watershed moment knowing I'm one of the very few who's celebrating them.

      1. Davido989
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Aye. I've had him since GW1.

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

        Same mate. Had him since gw1

      3. fedolefan
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Well done to you guys.

      4. Dreams
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        I did keep him for a long time but sold him before that 10 point haul. Guess I deserve it.

      5. makaveli123
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Had him, Amat and Foster since day 1 🙂

    5. Lionel Ronaldo
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Early ideas for Phillips? Want to get that fecker out before drop today. 1.6M in bank.

        1. Les Bleus
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Siggy if you can. King if not.

          1. Lionel Ronaldo
              9 years, 1 month ago

              Already have Siggy.

              Sterling-Mane-Siggy-Eriksen-Phillips

          2. MTPockets
              9 years, 1 month ago

              One more week...

              1. Lionel Ronaldo
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  Since I brought him in GW21, he's brought me 5 blanks and 2 non-starts. Not sure I have enough patience for that.

                  1. MTPockets
                      9 years, 1 month ago

                      Got him earlier, but know what you mean. I can't afford to lose potential non-blanker though.

                • Hotdogs for Tea
                  • 10 Years
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  Carroll as a proper 5th mid and spend the difference elsewhere

                  1. Lionel Ronaldo
                      9 years, 1 month ago

                      Cheers 🙂

                • Ninja Škrtel
                  • 12 Years
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  ‘We’re going with Giroud and Welbeck up front because we will need to be a bit more direct and strong in the air,’ Wenger told BT Sport.

                • mad_beer ✅
                  • 11 Years
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  A Sanchez 1 pointer would be nice.

                  1. Gamst - Up (?) the Rovers
                    • 16 Years
                    9 years, 1 month ago

                    Why no yc?

                • JoeSoap
                  • 12 Years
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  As an Arsenal supporter seen the teams & done Firmino & Liverpool to win 2-1.

                • HurriKane
                  • 13 Years
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  McAuley assist surely ?

                • A Betting Man
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 9 Years
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  8 points from 5 players, what a start to the gameweek 😐

                  1. LakhaneeFC
                    • 9 Years
                    9 years, 1 month ago

                    If it's post hits, that's actually a good score at the moment

                    1. A Betting Man
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 9 Years
                      9 years, 1 month ago

                      It's not lol. 0 after hits.

                      Aguero TC though it's all fine...

                  2. slamdunk
                    • 9 Years
                    9 years, 1 month ago

                    Mine is 10 from 5 players and that includes phillips and Heaton..-8 points tho so not good for me

                  3. Cookie Kid
                    • 9 Years
                    9 years, 1 month ago

                    2 from 4 for me, not be ungrateful

                • The special 5
                  • 9 Years
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  I'm writing to fpl that was a Cout assist no question

                  1. FPL_Hazards
                    • 13 Years
                    9 years, 1 month ago

                    Dummy you mean?

                  2. Les Bleus
                    • 14 Years
                    9 years, 1 month ago

                    Good luck.

                • FPL_Hazards
                  • 13 Years
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  We are Liverpool tra la la la la

                • Sim Simma
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 15 Years
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  Giroud looks injured

                  1. Desperately Seeking Dusan
                    • 14 Years
                    9 years, 1 month ago

                    No, that's just his usual ponderous movement and lack of ability.

                • Team Cruel
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 10 Years
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  Alexis might get 60+ mins

                • Lizard Lips
                  • 13 Years
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  Giroud is a walking sick note.

                  1. Ha.
                    • 10 Years
                    9 years, 1 month ago

                    He's no Darren Anderton

                • Game of Throw_ins
                  • 10 Years
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  It feels so right to have TC Kun, Sanchez is no more Unbenchable !

                • Lawrø
                  • 14 Years
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  Sanchez looking happy on the bench now that Arsenal are losing! 😀

                • Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
                  • 16 Years
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  No way gru injured? Please don't bring Alexis on that would be annoying

                • A Betting Man
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 9 Years
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  Absolutely shocked at the lack of Aguero in my mini leagues. 7th in my big ML... not a single person above me even HAS him :O

                  Going to be praying to every God tomorrow and Wednesday.

                  1. BooYaKasha
                    • 14 Years
                    9 years, 1 month ago

                    Did u TC?

                  2. Point-one short
                    • 9 Years
                    9 years, 1 month ago

                    My ML rival couldn't afford him and got KDB. Please, just 2 x 15 pointers for kun and kdb to blank both.

                  3. Sjaugen
                    • 10 Years
                    9 years, 1 month ago

                    Like 40 % of my ML tced Aguero

                • Arctic monkeys
                  • 12 Years
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  Why is Alexis benched ??!

                  1. Sim Simma
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 15 Years
                    9 years, 1 month ago

                    Her name is Lea

                    1. Sim Simma
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 15 Years
                      9 years, 1 month ago

                      but happens to have the surname Wenger

                • NestorC
                  • 9 Years
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  Red arrow incoming

                • Sebbo29
                  • 11 Years
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  Alexis laughing on bench

                • Pep says
                  • 10 Years
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  Sanchez in before half time

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

                    He's not warming up yet the other subs are

                    1. Pep says
                      • 10 Years
                      9 years, 1 month ago

                      Yes he is

                • fedolefan
                  • 11 Years
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  Liverpool beating big teams just makes sense given Klopp's record in cup competitions. He just somehow seems to get his teams ready for the big games. May be he's not up for the lesser games himself and that translates to his players?

                  1. Somalion
                    • 16 Years
                    9 years, 1 month ago

                    I think it comes down to ego and tactics. To beat Pool, crowd the midfield and hit them hard on the counter, aim to frustrate and stifle their creativity.

                    Many small teams will do that, bigger teams have more ego and don't want to adapt how the play specifically to get the better of Pool. As such they leave themselves susceptible to the high press/high attack game by giving their mids more time to thread together attacks.

                    1. fedolefan
                      • 11 Years
                      9 years, 1 month ago

                      Yeah, agree with this. Don't think they have too much creativity to be honest. They seem to rely a lot on winning the ball when the opposition teams are out of position and then hitting them on the counter.

                • KJT123
                  • 15 Years
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  Anyone remember this goal?

                  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chjcnpl4RK0

                  Barry was given the assist, I had Deulofeu...i was fuming.

                  1. Rhodes your boat
                    • 9 Years
                    9 years, 1 month ago

                    Remember it well was in exactly the same position

                • Greenbackbøøg…
                  • 11 Years
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  Gabriel not enjoying Alexis' banter

                  1. Les Bleus
                    • 14 Years
                    9 years, 1 month ago

                    I wouldn't either if my team was losing.

                • CABAYE4
                  • 14 Years
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  How do doublers appear in the FPL Discovery average players played? Do they count as played after one game?

                  1. Les Bleus
                    • 14 Years
                    9 years, 1 month ago

                    Every season I ask the same question, and every year I forget the answer 😀

                    1. CABAYE4
                      • 14 Years
                      9 years, 1 month ago

                      I feel exactly the same!

                • Team Cruel
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 10 Years
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  Alexis telling Gabriel how much he will be enjoying Italian gelato in the summer.

                  1. Les Bleus
                    • 14 Years
                    9 years, 1 month ago

                    😀

                • JÆKS ⭐
                  • 11 Years
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  The more I think about it, the more I'm leaning towards taking a hit to do Alli to Coutinho/Firmino (already have Mane). Only need an assist to gain something from the move, so might as well take that risk then!

                  1. walkman666
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 11 Years
                    9 years, 1 month ago

                    Agree. Sterling to that choice for me.

                    1. JÆKS ⭐
                      • 11 Years
                      9 years, 1 month ago

                      Yea already doing Sterling to Snodgrass, part of my plan to do Phillips + Aguero to Sanchez + Kane in gw 29 and keep Snoddy as my new 5th mid. Sanchez on the bench is a worry now though 😀

                  2. Pep says
                    • 10 Years
                    9 years, 1 month ago

                    Ya but the Liverpool midfield is a lottery. When Spurs fire, Alli is always in the points

                    1. JÆKS ⭐
                      • 11 Years
                      9 years, 1 month ago

                      Yea good point, but I'm bringing Kane in for gw29 so have that covered though

                • itwaswritten
                  • 9 Years
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  Suddenly I'm rooting for L'pool.

                  Anywho, Wengerat can choke.

                  1. LakhaneeFC
                    • 9 Years
                    9 years, 1 month ago

                    Wow, you're taking this really personally 🙂

                • Marv87
                  • 11 Years
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  Can samchez get cs points if he plays 60 mins?

                  1. Les Bleus
                    • 14 Years
                    9 years, 1 month ago

                    Won't be the case anyway.

                  2. Pep says
                    • 10 Years
                    9 years, 1 month ago

                    Not anymore

                  3. MTPockets
                      9 years, 1 month ago

                      yes

                    • CloudSky
                      • 9 Years
                      9 years, 1 month ago

                      Yes. But its over 30.00 already.

                  4. Pep says
                    • 10 Years
                    9 years, 1 month ago

                    Yes

                    1. Lionel Ronaldo
                        9 years, 1 month ago

                        No

                        1. Somalion
                          • 16 Years
                          9 years, 1 month ago

                          Maybe?

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

                            Probably

                      • Sim Simma
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 15 Years
                        9 years, 1 month ago

                        No comes before Yes