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Dugout Discussion – Arsenal vs Leicester

11 August 2017 3415 comments
Mark Mark
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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. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Giroud essential

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  2. kuriko
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Xhaka 2 assistssss

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    1. FPL Husaria
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      That is all for season

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  3. A Team Of James McCleans
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Ramsey bandwagon... oh no

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  4. Hect.OR 98th
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    I hope the other games live up to this. Could be a fun opening game week.

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  5. Podge
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    😆

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  6. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Monreal on a heck of a lot of BAPS for shipping two goals.

    AND LOL GIROUD.

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  7. ★Kuntheman★
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Arsenal fans need to shut tf up about Giroud. This guy comes up clutch every time.

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    1. Red Devil Swede
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Always the super sub then does nothing when he starts

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    2. FlockofSeagulls
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      I agree. I don't even care that he's French.

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    3. Debauchy
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      yep , no doubt

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    4. Nascimento
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      You need to stfu tbf

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  8. Darthshearer
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Hahaha vardy won't be partying anymore

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  9. FlockofSeagulls
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Giroud will be telling the boys about this one for hours when he boards the Everton team bus straight after this match.

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  10. Debauchy
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    5-3

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  11. SilkySkills
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Coutinho wants to leave this, why?

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  12. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    4-3 sitting here with no players...

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    1. markmcr
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Same here, Kola only on 4 and Laca 6, no one has anyone else

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  13. Pacer.
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    devastating substitution from shakespeare

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  14. dvdguy
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Donkey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  15. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Shakespeare knew he would need an extra striker on to salvage a draw. Genius pre-emotive sub

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    1. ★Kuntheman★
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Jokes aside, he's thrown away the game with that sub

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  16. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Wow!

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  17. Keep Calm and Play On
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    That'll do Donkey, that'll do....

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    1. zizoo10
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      can i hum?

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  18. Ricky - it doesn\'t ta…
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    The dzeko of this season like his was last with his goal to minutes ratio being so good

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    1. Hect.OR 98th
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      The similarities are there. With Dzeko, it was about holding your nerve, knowing he wouldn't always start but knowing he'd come on and get chances.

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  19. England23
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Thank god for my Xhaka differential

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    1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Link?

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  20. Cok3y5murf
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Imagine if Sanchez had played this game!

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  21. How Mina You
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    UTTER MADNESS. GET IN ARSENAL!!!

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  22. Darthshearer
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Lacazette looking mint

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  23. FPL Blues
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Yeah, why bother defending

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  24. SirStevieG
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Leicester what even.

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

    One more goal please

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  26. Stats Don\'t Lie
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Same old arsenal, always cheating...

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  27. thepeen555
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Great opening match of the premier league

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  28. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Xhaka means business

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  29. The Tinkerman
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Handball for the third Arsenal goal.. ah well

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    1. Nascimento
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      How?

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      1. Gnu
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        The man is back 🙂

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        1. Nascimento
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          😉

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      2. The Tinkerman
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Ozil controlled it with his arm

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        1. Nascimento
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Yeah, seen it now. Cheers!

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  30. KLOPPTOMANIA
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Are those ppl who have said they have done 8 or 12 point hits already on glue or taking the p***?!

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    1. Darthshearer
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      A

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    2. thepeen555
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Really what?

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    3. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      the latter

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    4. FlockofSeagulls
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      I'm guessing glue.

      I tried it once, and whilst it tastes terrible, it is surprisingly addictive.

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      1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Strange. You wouldn't really expect that.

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    5. KLOPPTOMANIA
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      The Vardy brace seemed to precipitate some trannies

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