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Dugout Discussion August 11

Dugout Discussion – Arsenal vs Leicester

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The 2017/18 season gets underway this evening as Arsenal entertain Leicester City at the Emirates Stadium.

With last season’s top scoring Fantasy Premier League (FPL) player Alexis Sanchez stuck on the sidelines through injury, the stage is set for new arrival Alexandre Lacazette to make an immediate impact.

Boasting an FPL ownership of 17%, he’s is the most popular Arsenal player after netting 28 times in Ligue 1 for Lyon last season.

Encouragingly for the hosts, Lacazette scored six goals in his last four opening day appearances in the French top division.

Fellow new arrival Sead Kolasinac also makes his Premier League bow tonight – he’s owned by 12% on the back of Sunday’s Community Shield strike against Chelsea.

With clashes against Man United, Chelsea and Liverpool also to follow in the first six Gameweeks, Leicester’s key assets have been mainly overlooked.

Only 4% have taken a punt on Jamie Vardy, who averaged a healthy seven points per appearance under Craig Shakespeare in the latter stages of 2016/17.

The Foxes also face promoted pair Brighton and Huddersfield over that period, though, affording us a chance to scout Vardy and new strike partner Kelechi Iheanacho as potential differentials up top.

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

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  1. Bellerinmondo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    What a game. Great to have PL back

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  2. Ravager
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Still don't understand why Shakespeare subbed off a mid for a forward while trying to hold a lead.

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    1. CostaCoffee
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Title could come down to goal difference this year.. Shakespeare wants more goals im sure

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    2. Bellerinmondo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      He likes drama

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    3. Foozeball
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Forgot Ihenacho was even on the field. dumb*** substitution that has cost the game

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    4. FPL Blues
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Think he wanted to keep the ball in the Arsenal's half and ease the pressure

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  3. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    am happy laca kept his cool

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  4. Pacer.
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    heart goes out to any Ozil owners

    what an absolute clegnut he is

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    1. thepeen555
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Just a cling on

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    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      They need a brain, not a heart.

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    3. walkman666
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Please translate -- never seen that clegnut word before.

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      1. Pacer.
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        "matted tried turd that gets caught in your arse hair, very small and hard to shift."

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        1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 9 months ago

          One for the word bank, cheers. The more you know!

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  5. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Arsenal wanted to sign Mahrez. That tells you Wenger's problem. Sign VVD first!

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  6. FPL ZB
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    • 7 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Had a £10 bet on arsenal to win and then a £10 free bet on lacazette to score first. Could be useful this.

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  7. Smoky Johnson
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Can someone please link to five top HOF teams? Much appreciated!

    http://members.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/hall-of-fame/career/

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  8. Ohhh Shola Ameobi
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    While it's probably contributed to a cracking final 10 minutes, what the hell was Shakespeare thinking putting on Iheanacho?

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    1. KLOPPTOMANIA
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Utterly no idea

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      1. KLOPPTOMANIA
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Maybe pre-planned to give him a run out following his transfer but didn't change his mind given tactical situation

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  9. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Wally offside

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  10. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Gru should have shot first time

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  11. Agger
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    It makes me cringe when people say it's the best league in the world because of this 1 game. Have you ever watched European club football?? Results like this happen in every league as well... It's football... People who only watch Italian, Spanish, German, French football all think their league is the best too 😉

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    1. laplana
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Agree, wait till English sides get battered in Europe, they'll be back in their shell.

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    2. SilkySkills
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      It's the most exciting league

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    3. Saint & Reevesy
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Yeah but they're wrong

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    4. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      It's the best league in the world because it is faster paced and more competitive. Not the best teams in the world like Real, Barca, Bayern. But when you have 6 teams who are fighting at the top of the table and then a mid-tier who don't give up even when they are 1-0 down then it is exciting.

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      1. Agger
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Bayern, Barca and whoever can beat prem teams 4-0 in the CL. When they beat a Augsburg or a Getafe 4-0 then the league gets branded "not competitive".

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        1. Velvet Owl Virtue
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 9 months ago

          Not the brightest are you?

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    5. Darthshearer
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      They need to read the numbers game. Eye opener.

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    6. ChelseaKTBFF
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      No one is saying its the most talented league, though a case could be made for that as well.

      When you consider a League, talent wise the Spanish La Liga is perhaps the best, with 2 perenial Champions League favourites in Madrid and Barcelona as well as Europa League pedigree in Sevilla

      But it is hardly competitive. And competition is what makes sports fun. No one expects any team other than Barcelona or maybe Atletico to beat Real. And most of the time you see them winning comfortably occasionally giving up a draw.

      In the premier league, while the top tier is not as great as Spains, the rest of the teams are much more competitive in relation to each other.

      This in my opinion makes it the best League.

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      1. walkman666
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        I'd buy that the intra league competitiveness is higher than what we might see in other European leagues. Sure makes it fun to follow.

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    7. The Mandalorian
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      The Spanish teams only win with offside goals and the ref sending a few opposition players off

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      1. The Mandalorian
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Barca and Madrid also dont have to pay taxes so they can afford to buy the best players and get around the FFFP rules that all the other clubs have to abide by.

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    8. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      I'll be willing to bet watching PSG win Ligue 1 by 30 odd points this season will be coma-inducing

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  12. SirStevieG
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    4-3 and no players

    #winning

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    1. thepeen555
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Losing? No goals scored etc or assists

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      1. Saint & Reevesy
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        I believe there was deep sarcasm intended

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        1. thepeen555
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 9 months ago

          I had hoped so lol

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    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      We've got away with it.

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  13. -GK22-
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Wenger IN

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  14. fedolefan
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Hold you fools. Dig deep!!!

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  15. TheSteel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    If arsenal manage 10
    clean sheets this season, Kolasinac will be the highest scoring defender

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    1. Chenku╰☆╮
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      They said that about Moreno and bellerin last few seasons

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    2. Postman Ty
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      you're really that quick to forget alonso...

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  16. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    how do the baps look?

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    1. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Vardy xhaka kola

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  17. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Kola has skillz

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    1. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      3 baps just for that

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  18. KOLASINA(C)
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    It's okay, I'm happy with my 4 points after this match...

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    1. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      8*

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  19. Deulofail
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    WALCOTT OFFSIDE AGAIN? How many decades does he need to learn?

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  20. Darthshearer
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Leicester just stunned atm lol

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  21. Klopp's Kids
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Xhaka essential

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  22. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Cristiano Kolasinac

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    1. cfizzle15
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      HAHA!

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    2. FALCAO & MOU
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Hell yeah.

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  23. FPL ZB
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Great knock for Kola. Annoying gru didn't bring it down

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  24. Keno
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Sead should get all 3 baps just from that move!

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    1. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      I might buy him just for doing that...that was class 😀

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  25. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    C'mon Leicester...

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  26. RLukaku
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    4 points for Kolasinac?? I'll take that to be fair

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  27. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    Where's Lawro with his links ?

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  28. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    3 baps for Kola showboating

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  29. fedolefan
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    C'mon Arsenal.. This is nerve wracking when you're not watching.

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  30. Old Bull
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 9 months ago

    After all these years, why hasn't Wenger worked out that you need a decent defence?

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    1. Keep Calm and Play On
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      He has one...they are just injured atm

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      1. FlockofSeagulls
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Corrected for you:

        He has one...they are just always injured

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    2. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Who cares. Just enjoy it.

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    3. Tinydancer
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Dude his 4 main CBs are all out ...... cmon man

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      1. Old Bull
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 9 months ago

        Mate, top European sides would tear his best defence apart

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    4. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Wenger has stood still as a manager IMO. He started ahead of the curve (20 years ago), then he was on the curve (10 years ago) and now he is behind the curve.

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    5. 32chickens
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 9 months ago

      Because it is given no priority and he has no plan ,

      It's fine to have no plan from mic/for but you need one in defence

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