Dugout Discussion

The Dugout Discussion – Manchester City vs Liverpool

A busy Sunday comes to its conclusion at the Etihad now as Manchester City and Liverpool go head-to-head at 4.30pm.

Two of the top eight captains for Gameweek 29 take to the pitch now, with Sergio Aguero and Sadio Mane handed the armband by 8.33% and 2.12% respectively.

Owned by 21.6% of FPL managers, the Argentinian has found the net just twice in his last ten Gameweek appearances but history is on his side, having scored in all four of his home league appearances against the Merseysiders.

Both Raheem Sterling and Leroy Sane boast far better form than the South American as Pep Guardiola’s side look to recover from their midweek Champions League exit in Monaco.

The former has produced returns in nine of his last 11 league outings, while Sane has finally settled after a frustrating first few months after arriving from Schalke last summer – the German wide man has racked up six goals and four assists in his last 11 starts across all competitions.

Residing in over 23% of squads, Mane has delivered double-figures against Spurs and Arsenal in the last four Gameweeks to emerge as Liverpool’s most reliable FPL performer.

Sold by over 118,000 FPL managers last week, Roberto Firmino recovers from a minor groin problem to return to the Reds’ XI.

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  1. Benster
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone know what the winning goal bonus adds to BAPS score? Hoping it will lift Alli onto 2 BAPS.....

    1. Bruno Bruno!!
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Bonus points for the purs game are already confirmedd

    2. XabiAlonso
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Seems a shocker for the match winner to not get any bonus

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        He gets 3 bps. Terrible bps wise for rest of game.

    3. Benster
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Pants

  2. makaveli123
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Should I be happy with 4 points for Firmino?

    1. dark91
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Yes you should. Just compare him to the outcome of Mane, Coutinho, Sane or Sterling

    2. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      He really should have scored and Lallana should have buried his assist. Frustrated with 4 points but I'll take it.

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

    So the Liverpool midfield lottery still has no answer. Very close this week. Bobby 4, Coutinho 2 and Mane 1. 😐

  4. goriuanx
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    The genuine respect Klopp and Guardiola have for each other is wonderful.

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

      *vomits*

      1. Uncle Gamst
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        The genuine respect that Mourinho and err, err 😉

        1. Somalion
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          and Mourinho 😉

          1. Uncle Gamst
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Boom!

    2. XabiAlonso
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      They both love to play with as many mids on the pitch as possible high 5

  5. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Went from selling Kun to maybe even captaining him real quick!

  6. JogaSemmedo
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    10pts gained today if Kun gets 1pt bonus. Is that enough to avoid falling in rankings today?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      fall

  7. Sweetboi
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Sell Coutinho or Sterling?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Wait 10 days.

    2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Coutinho

  8. Deulofail
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Bottommmmed: What a crazy game. What a crazy week. Only 36 points

    What should I do with these three: Mane, Firmino & Kun

    I have 2FTs and 3M ITB, but I don't think it's worth spending a FT on Kun to Lukaku, nor Pool mid to Spurs mid. I'm likely gonna keep them all for the time being. Can't be a horrible idea can it? Pool could do well against an attacking Everton side. Kun is like a placeholder for Ibra or Kane unless he starts to perform.

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Chill for a week.

      1. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Certainly will 🙂

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

    Best Coutinho replacement, no Mane or Alli

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Alli. If you meant 'not' then Eriksen.

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

        Indeed, have Alli

        Cheers! Want Sanchez ideally but not enough funds for that

    2. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Pedro

    3. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Mahrez maybe. I'd be tempted by Ayew if I knew he'd get starts.

  10. bitm2007
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Dreadful day 4 point for 3 players, over half my 63 points this GW came from Kaku (c). It's surely not going to be enough to make the top 500 qualifiers for the members cup.

  11. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    If baps stay as they are I finish with 95 points. Hell of a week!

  12. Original Sin
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    93 all out, good one for me after a while 🙂

  13. Athletic Nasherbo
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Rubbish week for me especially when it was so good for others. I'm contemplating my wildcard.

  14. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Top 10K avg 69.1(-1.5)

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Whoah!

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        • 14 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Pretty low considering imo.

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

      Time to gatecrash the top 10K again...outscored that average by 15 😎

  15. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Good lad Jhames, you cant defend but you do slot a good pen!

  16. dark91
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Feeling very lucky as a non-owner with the likes of Walker, Mane, Coutinho, Sane, Sterling and Gabbi blanking today. Really expected much more from some of them today

  17. The Mighty Hippo
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Kane to Vardy tonight to avoid a possible 0.2M price swing?

    1. liiusions
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      and what if Vardy gets injured on international duty?

    2. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Do you desperately need the cash?

    3. The Mighty Hippo
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah, good points. I should cool my jets, I've got decent team value so I guess I'll hang fire.

      Cheers

  18. Somalion
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    If only Aguero had buried that volley and Lallana not forgotten how to play football in front of an open goal.

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Ifs and buts

    2. fedolefan
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Very unlucky this game for you.

      1. Somalion
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        30 points from Mané, Firm and Kun needed for the 100.

        Mané one on one denied, Firm assist ruined and opportunity wasted, Kun close range volley blazed over.

        Woe is me! 😉

        1. dark91
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Expecting 30 points from 3 players in a derby match was not right in the first place 😉

          1. Somalion
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Once again, if Lallana and Aguero hadn't forgotten how to kick a ball I'd have run it very close 😉

            1. dark91
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 1 month ago

              True, but on the other extreme, Aguero and Firmino could have blanked

        2. fedolefan
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          I had Andy Carroll and Antonio. Just watch the chances missed on MOTD. Just happens.

          1. Somalion
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Antonio owner here too.

            In fairness, I had Sunderland and Burnley defence and the chances missed in that game have to be seen to be believed.

  19. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Didn't Mane win the pen?

    1. liiusions
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Firmino

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Ah! Just caught the end! Commentator said Mane man of the match as won the pen

    2. dhamphiir
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Firmino won it

    3. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Firmino

      1. joeydordon
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        What cut off range in lms tm?

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          60 something probably.

          1. joeydordon
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Cheers

    4. Les Bleus
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Maybe according to G. Neville, but not according to the rest of the world.

      Firmino did.

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Yes! He said that at the end didn't he

    5. Somalion
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah, just nipped to the changing rooms real quick to have a skin pigment change and his teeth capped.

  20. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    What's the name of that fpl site where it tells you top 100k captain %ages etc??

      1. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks

  21. Deulofail
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Too early to make the move, but rank these potential targets of mine?

    A) Alonso
    B) Cahill
    C) Valencia

    1. liiusions
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      CA don't get B

      1. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Why?

    2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      ACB

    3. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      How do you not have A already??

      1. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Never owned che def. Always been convinced of great value elsewhere. Usually proved wrong though (I call it being unlucky!)

  22. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Armband remains on Lukaku. The derby will be carnage next GW.

  23. TheTinman
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    A very disappointing 10pts from Kun Mane and Son

  24. Sif
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Thinking of going without a Liverpool mid to get Alli back in (If no Sanchez news)
    Go from pot luck points to always involved player.

  25. FPL Maldini
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    The sooner I realise 60% of this game is luck the sooner il start not raging at these futile things

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      It's more like 25% luck.

    2. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Nah. A lot less than that.

    3. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      It's 50-50 luck and skill

      1. FPL Maldini
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        50 / 50 I agree

    4. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      most decent players set their stall out with good fpl bets. what happens after that is very much a lottery

    5. Pariße
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Luck actually has little to do with the game. It's a factor inside gameweeks and certain matches, but the players you pick based on statistical facts, probability, and reason will actually determine your success.

      1. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        over a long enough run yes. you can still effectively have a string of bad beats

        1. Pariße
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          You used a good term in the comment above. FPL success derives from a sequence of good bets, luck is a factor for each bet (player), but with more bets the impact of luck decreases.

    6. MagnetBPS
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      20-25 percent luck. I have been getting around the top 10k for a few years. To reach the 1k mark, you need luck with your transfers and captain choices.

  26. Rupert The Horse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Evening all. Have a huge acca that has two games left.
    What do you think the score between:
    PSY v Lyon
    Barca v Valencia
    Will be?

    1. dark91
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      2-1
      2-0

    2. Sweetboi
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      2-1
      3-0

    3. ★Kuntheman★
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      2-1
      3-0

    4. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Thank you guys. I'll hold.

  27. liiusions
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    I have no idea who to captain next week. Don't own any Chelsea and doubt that'll be a goal fest anyway

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Couple of weeks to decide.

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Kun 😛

    3. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Siggy

    4. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Sigster

  28. Sweetboi
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    I know it's early, but who'd you start?

    a) Heaton (TOT)

    b) Jakupovic (WHU)

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Jaku. Silva's home record is impressive.

    2. dhamphiir
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Heaton

  29. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    if you had an attacking player in that last game you basically feel disappointed bar milner owners. tons of points somehow not taken it was a basketball game.

    note to mane owners this is what he does. you have to ride it.

  30. ejaknian
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Final point
    90pts (-4)

      1. Original Sin
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        93 here (with 2 BPS of Eriksen) 🙂 🙂