Dugout Discussion
9 April 2017 1534 comments
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The first of two Sunday fixtures gets underway at 1.30pm this afternoon as Sunderland welcome Manchester United to the Stadium of Light.

The most popular captaincy choice for Gameweek 32, Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been handed the armband by 15.7% of Fantasy Premier League managers ahead of a visit to the basement-dwellers.

Encouragingly for his owners, the veteran delivered his highest haul of the season against the Black Cats, with a goal and two assists helping him to 15 points back in Gameweek 18.

With eight fixtures remaining in the final six Gameweeks, including a double Gameweek 34, the likes of Paul Pogba and Henrikh Mkhitaryan can play their way into our plans for the run-in today.

Those holding the hosts’ Jermain Defoe will be buoyed by the absence of David de Gea, who misses out for the first time this term with “a little problem, according to his manager.

Meanwhile, Antonio Valencia’s 17% owners are left frustrated yet again, as the Ecuadorian is omitted from the squad for the second match in succession.

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  1. Stats Don\'t Lie
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 days ago

    So who else only has 10 men????

    1. martyhan
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 days ago

      Yeah. Two weeks in a row

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

      Me

      Have had 10 men for the last 3 gameweeks

    3. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 days ago

      Sunderland

    4. Greenbackbøøg…
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 days ago

      9

    5. Odikostar
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 days ago

      My rival has 9 :))

    6. Ben the Mee
        9 years, 3 days ago

        o/

    7. martyhan
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 days ago

      Would you wildcard this team?

      Heaton jaku
      Valencia brunt Alonso Jones Dann
      Alli Sanchez deRoon Erickson siggy
      Costa vardy lukaku

      1. Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 3 days ago

        No, sell Jones for a DGW player and it be fine

    8. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 days ago

      Elbows booked

    9. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 days ago

      What products does Romero use? Flawless hair.

      1. MTPockets
          9 years, 3 days ago

          Gentleman's relish?

      2. Somalion
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 3 days ago

        Manquillo with a lovely take down. Then he remembers he's Manquillo, so balloons it.

      3. Iceball
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 days ago

        No baps for Ibra or will change since winning goal?

        1. the snazzy viking
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 3 days ago

          will probably get 1 after winning goal

          1. rivercityransom
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 3 days ago

            he won't

        2. Holmes
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 3 days ago

          Will change

        3. Bubz
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 3 days ago

          Nah he wont get any

        4. McQueen
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 3 days ago

          3 baps added for him if they don't concede. Not guaranteed a bonus though.

      4. F4L
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 days ago

        Best two defenders for 11.8 mil? Cant be Spurs or United

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

          Yoshida and Alonso

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

            soz got Alonso, forgot to mention

        2. Revival
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 3 days ago

          Gibson and Yoshida

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

            This

        3. Odikostar
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 3 days ago

          Valencia and pieters

      5. JJeyy
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 days ago

        Is it time to get rid of Valencia?

        1. Ben the Mee
            9 years, 3 days ago

            Holding for DGW. Then ditching after

            1. JÆKS ⭐
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 3 days ago

              Home to Swansea?

              1. JJeyy
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                why is he not playing?

                1. JÆKS ⭐
                  • 11 Years
                  9 years, 3 days ago

                  We don't know, but prob rested AGAIN for EL

              2. Ben the Mee
                  9 years, 3 days ago

                  Need the funds to upgrade Siggy

          • Team Cruel
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 3 days ago

            Martial card magnet picks up another yellow.

            1. Cork Eagle
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 3 days ago

              Really harsh that. Curved run away from the keeper I thought.

              1. Odikostar
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                Yeah just a fk

          • The Bandit
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 3 days ago

            Martial just got booked because Pickford kicked him?

            1. Somalion
              • 16 Years
              9 years, 3 days ago

              Yep

            2. faver
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 3 days ago

              basically story of my week

          • Ambu
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 3 days ago

            Whys Valencia not playing?

            1. HVT
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 15 Years
              9 years, 3 days ago

              Europa

            2. MTPockets
                9 years, 3 days ago

                To be fair Mourinho did say he'd focus on the EL. I just didn't believe him.

            3. Team Cruel
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 3 days ago

              Ibra dangerous FK incoming

            4. HVT
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 15 Years
              9 years, 3 days ago

              Looks like rotation city is starting early.....

            5. Lucky_Z
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 3 days ago

              Would you give Anichebe chance in XI against WHU?

              Holebas, McAuley and T.Carroll on the bench.

              A) Yes
              B) No

            6. muc1999
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 3 days ago

              Ibra must have something in his contract that says he plays every prem minute when fit

              1. twoplustwo
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                Who else is gonna play there that's any good whatsoever

                1. muc1999
                  • 11 Years
                  9 years, 3 days ago

                  Just saying doesn't even be brought off even the odd game they are cruising

              2. Dr Dream
                • 13 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                That actually sounds like something he may well have stipulated.

            7. Grounderz
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 3 days ago

              That tongue by Pickford.

            8. Royal5
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 3 days ago

              Pogba >:(

              1. Bun Rab
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                He's no Alonso.

            9. HazardAGuess
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 3 days ago

              Ibra woulda scored it :'(

            10. HVT
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 15 Years
              9 years, 3 days ago

              Darmian in trouble-Tony V on?

              1. Revival
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                all 3 subs used anyways

              2. SirStevieG
                • 13 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                He's not even on the bench.

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

              Anyone spot that trash tornado on the pitch?

              1. Bubz
                • 12 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                Rashford?

              2. Bun Rab
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                The Sunderland trash vortex.

              3. HazardAGuess
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                They call 'em willy-willy's down-under.

              4. The Bandit
                • 15 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                Doesn't he play for Boro?

            12. Mic
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 3 days ago

              Didier Ndonkey

            13. F4L
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 3 days ago

              Best 5 man midfield from here on in:

              Currently own:

              Sanchez Haz Alli Eriksen Sane, anything to change?

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

                Eriksen to Coutinho. Then Kane up front.

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

                  I've got Kane, Eriksen , Alli atm

              2. Revival
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                Son King Sterling Coutinho JWP

            14. The Wizard of Ozil
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 3 days ago

              Choose 2 strikers to have and to hold until the end of the season...

              Think mine is: Kane & Lukaku

            15. HVT
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 15 Years
              9 years, 3 days ago

              Mourinio smilling!

            16. Business Cat
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 3 days ago

              So much garbage drifting around the pitch...litterbugs!

              1. The Bandit
                • 15 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                But enough about Pogba..

            17. tm245
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 3 days ago

              Very disappointing second half.

            18. JogaSemmedo
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 3 days ago

              Kun owners are you keeping him?

              Kun > Kane (C) makes sense right?

              I'd then do Lukaku > Ibra for gw34

              1. JÆKS ⭐
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 3 days ago

                Doing those moves myself

            19. F4L
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 3 days ago

              do we think Spurs stay in a 4-2-3-1, even when Wanyama is fit due to Son's form?

            20. Goodricke
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 3 days ago

              That could have been awesome. Rashford has pace but no intelligence!

            21. jia you
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 3 days ago

              Was cursing my luck with Walker not playing, but now with Valencia not playing also I will get Yoshi's haul for the second week running 🙂

              1. Jay_
                  9 years, 3 days ago

                  Nice 🙂