Dugout Discussion
17 April 2017 4192 comments
Mark Mark
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After Diego Costa and Zlatan Ibrahimovic managed a single point between them at Old Trafford yesterday, all eyes are on Alexis Sanchez as Arsenal roll up to the Riverside in tonight’s final Gameweek fixture.

Recently shuffled onto the left flank, a run of three matches without a goal has knocked our confidence in the Chilean ahead of the Gunners’ double Gameweeks 36 and 37.

Indeed, only 5.9% have handed Sanchez the armband as he attempts to reclaim his spot as top scoring player in Fantasy Premier League, having been knocked off his perch by Romelu Lukaku at the weekend.

Tonight’s team selection looks to have handed Sanchez a change of role. To everyone’s surprise, Arsene Wenger appears to have set up with a 3-4-2-1 formation or even a 3-4-1-2, with Sanchez perhaps joining Olivier Giroud up front – a concern perhaps for the 91,000+ who sold the Chilean ahead of Gameweek 33.

Tonight’s encounter also gives us the chance to run the rule over the hosts as they prepare for a potentially profitable double Gameweek 34 against Bournemouth and Sunderland.

Both Victor Valdes and Ben Gibson currently sit second for transfers in among keepers and defenders since Saturday’s deadline, though in the four matches under new manager Steve Agnew, Boro have been somewhat hot and cold – keeping two clean sheets and conceding at least three times in the other two.

Valdes misses out this evening with a rib problem sustained at Burnley last time out – an injury kept under wraps until tonight: Brad Guzan claims the keeper’s jersey.

Sitting six points from safety, the Teesside team are in desperate need of wins now. Having failed to score in six of their last eight, though, most will likely steer clear of the hosts’ attack unless they can punish the Gunners this evening.

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  1. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    Downing.

    What year is this?

  2. the snazzy viking
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    NEGREDOOOOOO

  3. Jay_
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Possibly injured whilst scoring 🙁

    • SuperMane Returns
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Sanchez and Kos fail. Hello Negredo for DGW

    • fedolefan
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Ugh, this is terrible. Come on Alexis! One more now.

    • The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Lovely, even more Aguero sellers 😎

      1. tm245
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Gab is coming for his spot.

    • DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Negredo and Sanchez rescuing my gameweek!

      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Lol at your gameweek before tonight 😀

    • drughi
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      lol arsenal are so bad

    • Sterling is £11Mill..…
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Arsenal making Negredo look like a DGW must have. LOL

    • tm245
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      If anyone needs any money, I am about to have 6.5M pounds in the bank.

      1. nkhoughton
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Oh?

      2. Top 210 Club
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Funnel some my way plz

        1. tm245
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Wish I could roll it over to next season somehow.

    • Rainer
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Kane -> Negredo (-4)?

      1. BRFC1883
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        No brainer

      2. nkhoughton
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Can I have some other friends whatever you're taking

      3. Burger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Going to be the popular pick this week 😎

      4. Bubz
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Done

      5. Dazzler365
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Essential

    • vectorman
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Brilliant.. Negredo scores is on my bench, on comes Wally for 1 point.. Good times

    • BadgersBoys
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Ibra > Negredo?

      1. BRFC1883
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Has to be done

        1. BadgersBoys
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Thought so. Done

          1. BRFC1883
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 8 months ago

            Good lad. You won't regret it. Man City and Chelsea after the DGW.

    • Differentiator
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      This is brilliant. Now people will bring in the donkey Negredo for the DGW 😀

      1. The Overthinker
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Benteke or negredo.
        Who wins? 😀

        1. Differentiator
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Hope everyone buys them. Absolute 2 point merchants 😀

      2. Coen bros.
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Benteke, Zaha, Negredo...who is the next?

    • Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      get a grip........negredo wont play arse every week 😉

      1. Sonic Huth
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Shh.. Let them do whatever they want 😉

    • Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Wegner may already be writing his resignation letter

    • Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Best just avoid Arsenal defenders for the doubles, can't keep cleanies at all

    • TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Negredo goal dropped the averages 🙂

      1. The Overthinker
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        That's nice

      2. Bubz
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Did it drop the top 1k average?

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 16 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Sanchez lost a bap so slightly

          1. Bubz
            • 12 Years
            8 years, 8 months ago

            Oh I own Sanchez 🙁

    • Wilshere Knowledge
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      How much would it take to resign Andres Santos?

    • Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Change the ruddy formation Arsenal

    • Bubz
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      It is really hard to understand what the point of Giroud is in this game

      1. Sonic Huth
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Hes playing? XD

      2. vectorman
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        of football? 😀

      3. tm245
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        I'm hoping for 30 minutes of Walcott in for him.

        1. vectorman
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Nooooooooooooooo.. Got Negredo sat on my bench and Walcott in the team. Can't we share these points somehow? if only

      4. Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        I concur wholeheartedly

      5. Smurf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Hardly had more influence than Walcott.

        1. Bubz
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Stick Lexi up top and Walcott wide

          1. Smurf
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            8 years, 8 months ago

            100%

      6. Wilshere Knowledge
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        3 redundant words in that sentence.

        1. Diva
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          5

      7. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Haha this

      8. Smurf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Wenger being stubborn about having Alexis out wide is the only reason he's playing.

      9. toystory2wasok
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        he's very photogenic

        1. Bubz
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Thats true. He is a beautiful man

          1. Jethrik
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 8 months ago

            You're joking he looks like joey from friends

            1. Bubz
              • 12 Years
              8 years, 8 months ago

              I love Joey from Friends

            2. rivercityransom
              • 10 Years
              8 years, 8 months ago

              weren't good looks the whole point of that character?

    • FrankieTheGent
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Origi->Negredo->Gabbiadini
      Mawson->Gibson->Yoshida
      Back in 3 weeks....

    • Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      My defence for DGW34 🙁

      Valencia * / Alonso (inj?) / Bellerin (dropped?) / Cedric (CHE) / Yoshida (CHE)

      1. Chris_H
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Sot CS ftw 🙂

    • tm245
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Half the Arsenal team are afraid of the ball...so little steel.

    • Top 210 Club
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Friend the new Messi

    • toystory2wasok
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      this displeases the Mighty Sanchez. he may be forced to cast his dark hatty magic.

    • La vida FPL
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      someone talk me out of Negredo Tc

      Great fixtures, boro need the points, better than the other options and it needs to go in the next few gameweeks...

      1. FrankieTheGent
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        He's rotatable

      2. Paul
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        go for it 😉

      3. SuperMane Returns
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Donkey TC? Neigh from me.

    • SuperMane Returns
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      This is pub football defending by the Gooners

    • Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Almost dropped both Aguero and Sanchez this week. Decided to keep. Phew!

      1. drughi
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        dropped aguero for kane

    • Harper_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Plays 3 at the back

      Still concedes vs Middlesbrough

      😆

      1. Smurf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Well to be fair 3 is 1 less than the usual 4.

      2. Greenbackbøøg…
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Its embarrassing to concede to Boro even if you start with 9 men