Dugout Discussion

Dugout Discussion – West Ham vs Liverpool

Liverpool’s top four ambitions come under scrutiny in Sunday’s next encounter, as Jurgen Klopp’s charges make their way to the London Stadium to face a buoyant West Ham United.

Boosted by last Friday’s 1-0 victory over London rivals Spurs, Slaven Bilic’s side will provide a stern test of Liverpool’s credentials; the Hammers have kept three successive clean sheets heading into this match.

The Reds will surely look to Philippe Coutinho for inspiration.

The Brazilian is comfortably the top owned asset on show in this afternoon kick-off, with the midfielder still part of 18.8% of squads.

He has suffered from significant recent sales, however: more than 221,000 managers have moved Coutinho out of their squads over the previous two Gameweeks. A modest 14-point return over his last four Gameweeks, featuring just a single goal, proved damaging.

Coutinho’s profit from this match is likely to have the main impact on our Gameweeks, then, with only minor interest elsewhere.

Roberto Firmino – part of 10.5% of squads – misses out, while Daniel Sturridge earns a rare start, his first since Gameweek 20.

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

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  1. Ziro
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 hours ago

    Coutinho 🙁 casuals win again

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 hours ago

      All about the ownership game.

    2. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 hours ago

      Nothing Casual about playing Coutinho over DGW players that are likely to be rotated

      1. Alan_T
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 7 hours ago

        Precisely. He's a top player in good form with good fixtures

        Them casuals just think more clearly.

        1. Holmes
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 7 hours ago

          Not really a good fixture

          1. GreennRed
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 7 hours ago

            West Ham and their great defence?

          2. Sebbo29
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 7 hours ago

            Agreed. WHM DEF has improved in the last games. Could not see this coming

  2. Pep says
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 hours ago

    Coutinho sellers in the house? I did my ft to Sané

    1. KISSES
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 hours ago

      It hurts

    2. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 hours ago

      Me too :-/

    3. Johqvist
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 hours ago

      GW 36 on WC so it feels okay. Even better as a Liverpool fan.

    4. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 hours ago

      I did last week for Hazard, fortunately the trade involves getting Jesus, some compensation 😮

    5. nkhoughton
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 hours ago

      This is what I did

    6. Deus
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 hours ago

      Sold him for Hazard after injury

    7. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 hours ago

      Did mine to Fabregas....

  3. TheRealDog
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 hours ago

    The refs are so bad it's hard to believe. Pen and also head injury

  4. Harper (No more Penandes)
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 hours ago

    Coutinho price next season? £9.0 or £9.5?

    1. Tansey
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 hours ago

      9.0

    2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 hours ago

      Lol he ain't staying at that trash

      Off to barca

      1. Tansey
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 7 hours ago

        Not good enough for Barca

        1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 7 hours ago

          He's already signed mate

        2. Somalion
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 7 hours ago

          Agreed but if they sign him maybe they'll bring him along.

      2. Harper (No more Penandes)
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 7 hours ago

        A man can hope

      3. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 7 hours ago

        The bitterness is rife today 😆

    3. acidicleo
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 hours ago

      will be in spain..

    4. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 hours ago

      Fantasy La Liga?

      1. Harper (No more Penandes)
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 7 hours ago

        Yeah, meant to say €9.0 or €9.5 obvs

  5. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 hours ago

    All the Single Gameweekers,
    All the Single Gameweekers
    Put your points up.
    Put your points up.

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 hours ago

      Too much emphasis on fixtures over form.

      Coutinho and King are better to have then some of these double gameweekers.

    2. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 hours ago

      King
      Zaha
      Coutinho
      Benteke
      Jagielka
      Llorente

  6. Mickey Tyrion™
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 hours ago

    My pre-wildcard team going nuts right now.

    1. Pigsinblankets
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 hours ago

      This a thousand times

  7. Mark-O
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 hours ago

    Coutinho broke my heart so deeply

  8. We Will Klopp you
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 7 hours ago

    Coutinho hat trick? Or am I being greedy?

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 hours ago

      Should happen because I sold him on friday.

  9. Tansey
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 hours ago

    Origi crossbar

    1. sunzip14
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 hours ago

      Whose pass was that?

  10. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 hours ago

    Did Wenger see the handball?

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 hours ago

      Need that Coutinho jinx, Mr Cruel

  11. Son of Rambo
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 hours ago

    Sold Cout two weeks ago, shame

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 7 hours ago

      Same here ...

  12. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 7 hours ago

    Next year is our year.................

  13. tm245
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 7 hours ago

    I sold Coutinho in gw28, before it was cool.

  14. makaveli123
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 7 hours ago

    Well, that pretty much decided the outcome of my ML.

  15. gorilla
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 7 hours ago

    will coutinho get 3 baps

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 hours ago

      Lol

    2. barracuda
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 hours ago

      No question

  16. Harper (No more Penandes)
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 hours ago

    damn was expecting a close game, defo not 3-0 after 65 mins

  17. Shifty
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 hours ago

    DGWs this season have been complete traps...and crap.

  18. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 7 hours ago

    Coutinho 1 point @ Watford...

  19. sunzip14
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 7 hours ago

    Did Gabriel+>Gibbs+Willy (facepalm)
    resisted myself from doing Coutinho+Zaha>De Bryune+Albrighton 😀

  20. liiusions
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 hours ago

    The crossbar has done a better job than Collins today

    1. Alan_T
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 hours ago

      Good one

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

        Good what? Have you watched him play today?

        1. La Roja
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 7 hours ago

          Good joke he meant.

          Chill

  21. Kaneyonero
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 7 hours ago

    DGW is a scam

    1. GreennRed
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 hours ago

      It's a conspiracy cunningly devised by FPL sponsors. Completely ridiculous. A bit like porridge.

  22. Pompel
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 hours ago

    Was just playing around how to get Couthino in fo GW38 when he scored the brace 🙂 Now, do I ship Hazard or Eriksen for him?

    1. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 hours ago

      Haz only a cameo next week

  23. You Must Be Jokin Ere
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 hours ago

    Not sure how deliberate that hand ball was?? 50/50 for me and not easy for ref.

    1. Alan_T
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 hours ago

      Lol

    2. Somalion
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 hours ago

      Given against Pogba earlier in the season.

    3. You Must Be Jokin Ere
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 hours ago

      Wijnaldm misjudged flight of ball- not sure you can give those. Pogba one more obviously delibrate

  24. Mark-O
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 hours ago

    Coutinho(c) >> Sanchez / Hazard / Jesus 🙁

    1. Jazz!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 hours ago

      Sanchez has SUN, Jesus has WBA, Hazard has WAT left

  25. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 hours ago

    Despite this avalanche of points for certain players the average today is stupidly low.

    10K avg 2.1 pts
    Overall 6.8 pts

    1. Sims
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 hours ago

      Because nobody owns these crappy SGW players

  26. Sebbo29
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 hours ago

    Amongst all this DGW talk, well done to all Coutinho owners, well played

  27. We Will Klopp you
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 7 hours ago

    Coutinho has earnt my gw38 captaincy

    1. acidicleo
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 hours ago

      mine too

  28. Sims
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 7 hours ago

    That effort to "defend" from Collins for the 3rd goal...

    If anyone wanted to know what a player on the beach looked like

  29. Krafty Werks
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 hours ago

    In second in one of my cash mini leagues, he was 125 pts ahead 3 weeks ago, managed to close the gap to 50 yesterday and with a better overall squad for next 2, who's his main diff?...Coutinho!!...over the moon.

  30. Egyptian Giza
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 7 hours ago

    Coutinho > Hazard for a hit paid off big time!