Dugout Discussion
10 December 2017 1757 comments
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After a 1-1 stalemate at St Mary’s, we now move to Anfield as Liverpool and Everton square up in the first Merseyside derby of the season.

The big news is that Jurgen Klopp has named both Philippe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino on the hosts’ bench for the 2.15pm encounter.

The Reds’ Brazilians were among the top four players for transfers in last week, with 293,000+ and 220,000+ new owners respectively.

Mohamed Salah owners can breathe a sigh of relief, though, as he’s named on the teamsheet up front along with Dominic Solanke and Sadio Mane.

Second only to Harry Kane for the Gameweek 16 captaincy, the Egyptian has been handed the armband by 15.8% of Fantasy Premier League managers on the back of three sets of double-digit hauls in his last five league outings.

Mane, meanwhile, has two sets of 10+ hauls in his last three league starts and netted twice at home to Spartak Moscow in midweek.

For Everton, the form of budget frontman Dominic Calvert-Lewin has caught the eye of late. He was the sixth most transferred in (157,000+) player for Gameweek 16 after bagging a goal and assist against Huddersfield last time out.

The youngster retains his start, though Sam Allardyce also names Oumar Niasse on the Toffees’ teamsheet for the first time since Gameweek 12.

Gylfi Sigurdsson is another to monitor ahead of back-to-back encounters with Newcastle and Swansea – the Toffees’ playmaker has served up attacking returns in each of the previous four league fixtures.

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  1. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Any chance Austin gets the 2 bonus over Giroud? Find it strange Giroud has more atm when he didn't even start.
    Or are the BPS final for the Southampton game?

    1. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Final

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        OK thanks

    2. Duke Silver ☑
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      That's the broken striker bps system. The less minutes they play the more likely they are to get baps once they score.

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        That's weird, certainly needs sorting out

  2. Sterling is £11Mill..…
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    What’s funny is in the press from now all we will hear about is the the referee decision that cost them the game. When In actual fact 1-0 is far from a comfortable or safe lead and they should be questioning klopps team sheet more. Let the distractions begin

    1. Red Dagger ✪
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Agreed. 100%

    2. Dr Van Nostrand
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      His teamsheet completely dominated the game. They simply did not kill off the game and were unlucky with a super soft pen

    3. Rash
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      It's happened quite a few times now where Liverpool surrender a lead. The press are far too easy on jurgen plopp

  3. JJO
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Oh just STFU
    Klopps tactict was great and he did all alright
    They should have lead 3-0 and that was a shite decision for that penalty

    1. JJO
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      *right

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

      Great tactic indeed, no need to field your best 11 in a derby

    3. Somalion
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Clearly wasn't great tactics if they pummeled Everton and wound up 1-1.

      1. Licky
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        I'd say it was more wastefulness in front of goal than any tactical mishap. One of Coutinho or Firmino should have started though.

    4. Red Dagger ✪
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Wrong.

    5. Give The Todd Some Love
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      They drew, therefore he got it wrong

      How it works I’m afraid

    6. Sterling is £11Mill..…
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Get real, who would leave Cout and Firmino both on the bench and play solanke. He has either seriously under estimated Everton or just stupid

      1. Red Dagger ✪
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Again 100% agree.

      2. Dr Van Nostrand
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Everton were awful Solanke and Ox were more than enough. His rotation has been working fine

    7. Sims
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      pickford made 2 saves

      1. JJO
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Its not Klopps fault Mane shot from 3 on 1 attack

      2. Dr Van Nostrand
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        You didn't watch the game did you

    8. HurriKane
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      klopp will go on hugging his players. untilhe win trophies wont consider him as a top manager

      1. Dr Van Nostrand
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        He already has loads of trophies!

      2. Dr Van Nostrand
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Having trouble counting all those trophies falling out of Kane's pockets

    9. Rossonero
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      I agree...sometimes you can go all in with pocket aces and still lose, and the fact that you lost doesn't mean you made the wrong move. Klopp is aware what happened last year with his team around this time (i think it was 5-6 game without win in a row) and he has to rotate. I watched only sexond half today but from what i saw Pool shold have won comfortably.

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

    Football is such a joke sometimes.

    Liverpool absolutely dominate and somehow draw off the weakest penalty ever.

      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Liverpool are a joke

    1. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Blame Mane for not passing

  5. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Utd 2-1 City

    1. Limbo
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      1-2

    2. Scout Pics
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      0-0

    3. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      4-1

      1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        to city

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

    Mods & Mark.
    Can we have some sort of basic IQ test to log on to FFS.
    It would be of massive benefit to the vast majority of posters on here.

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

      are you okay ?

    2. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      There would be a handful left.

    3. Scout Pics
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Liverpool fan?

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

        Been posting on here for about 9 years and never been asked that.

        What part is tough to understand?

    4. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      2 posts below a prime example of an IQ test fail.

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

        Ban

        1. George Sillett
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Bans cannot be administered for telling the truth.

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

            Haha ... you've added yourself to the 2 posts below ... FAIL

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

        😆

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

          You failed

          1. George Sillett
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 4 months ago

            Is that the very best you can come up with ?

  7. Rik Waller
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Klopp's lineup and subs were very odd in that game. Dropped 2 points.

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

    Sterling to get a hat-trick today

    1. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      And a 4-3 united win

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

        i'm happy with that.. Sterling points DDG -pts

  9. The HurriKane
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Salah (c) + Rooney = Happiness

    1. HurriKane
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      why you copying my username ?

      im the one and only original hurrikane 😉

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

        A fan probably 😉 glad I captained Kane my friend 😉

        1. The HurriKane
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Yep, a fan! 🙂

          Kane as captain was a great choice, I have him of course but I captained Salah. Its basically only 1 point difference. I have both so if I captained Kane would be 24 + 11 = 35 and I did 34 by captained Salah 22 + 12 = 34

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

            Then you are fine 😉 Sorry for laughing of you then 😉

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

            Thought you captained Hazard 😉

            1. The HurriKane
              • 12 Years
              8 years, 4 months ago

              No problem! 😀

              Btw, I captained Salah and have Rooney too so this game was perfect for me, hahaha. That´s why I did my comment and are happy

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

                Haha 😉 Nice one!

      2. The HurriKane
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        I don´t know who is the orginial but the name is because I´m a huge Kane fan! 😀

  10. Chenku╰☆╮
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Anyone have a link to that dive?

    1. Limbo
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Pen

      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Wasn't a dive, made the most of Lovren's sloppiness.

    2. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Don’t think it was a dive in my opinion.

    3. Steve Stiffler
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      pushed on the back, and do all attackers not play for the foul, dont be bitter

    4. Scout Pics
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Nailed on pen

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

    Only Klopp to blame for that!

    1. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      This.

  12. Lemongrab
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Play 2 from DLC (new) RLC (WAT) and Richarlison (cpl)

    1. Lemongrab
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      DCL even

    2. Magic Andrés
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Dcl richa

    3. Catastrophe
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Will have the same 'problem' when I get DCL in for Quaner. Probably bench RLC, reluctantly.

  13. HashAttack
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    DCL assist snatched away by Coutinho coming on .... what a * week

  14. Davido989
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Lovren is the biggest shithouse that's played for this club. Can't wait to see the back of him.

      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Henderson closing the gap real quick

      1. HurriKane
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        mignolet?

      2. Davido989
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        He's a f******* coward.

    1. Donkey_Sanctuary
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah what he did was stupid. Plenty of people saying it's not a pen and I can see that argument but Lovren could have easily avoided any contact and we wouldn't be having this discussion

    2. Scout Pics
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Ox

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

    Klopp and Lovren are idiots

  16. Fingerspitzengefühl
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Klopp got what he deserved. Field your best team, especially in a derby, and then take them off for rest once the game is sealed. Bad tactical decision, simple as that.

    1. Davido989
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Allow it. He got it right. Lovren cost him, not his tactics.

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

        His tactics included benching half of the fab four, thus weakening the team - he most certainly didn't get it right. With that being said using Lovren as your CB is also part of the tactics, wouldn't you say? He should've addressed that issue before the season.

  17. wbm
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    I think Everton will get a decent amount of cleanies going forward.
    Looking much better at the back than before.

    1. wbm
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Martina awful tho

  18. ZeBestee
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Mourinho is really happy today. Drubbing incoming.

    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Hopefully (DDG owner)

  19. FPL ZB
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    61 points with only Sterling to go. This game could give some big OR swings

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

      great score

    2. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Wow that's great.

      1. FPL ZB
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks guys! Recovering from a nightmare last week!

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

      good job.

  20. DAZZ
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    So Harry Kane is picking up some form

  21. super zlatan
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Niasse owners...

    Are you replacing him for DCL?

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

      No

    2. We Will Klopp you
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      No, he's my third sub, can stay on the bench for now. Will probably go for Crouch due to funds at some point

    3. Rash
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Think I may keep until saints fixtures pick up then switch to chaza

    4. SC not pearls before swine
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Possibly. I've had too many holes in my defense to make the transfer since I bench him every week anyway.

    5. The Butch
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Yes clearly first choice and fitting Sam's tactics

  22. F4L
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Maybe this will give Klopp a boot up the arse and he will stop with all the rotation

  23. dark91
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    FPL over for me and can enjoy the Manchester derby now

  24. Sims
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Brilliant attacking stuff from liverpool

    Pickford didn't even get a save point today.

    1. ChelseaGuy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Ha!

  25. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    What is the likely FFS members cup qualifying score ?

    1. ChelseaGuy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      It was last week?

      1. ChelseaGuy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Sorry that was non members I guess

      2. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Members is this week.

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

        Was there a join code? I totally missed it.

        1. Old Man
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Me too

    2. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Are members automatically entered or have I missed the boat?

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

    All joking aside, DCL was very good. Perfect for Sams system!

    1. wbm
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      He just needs some help from the other players going forward more.
      He was very lonely up there most of the time.

      Great enabler, happy to have him in my team.

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

    Ramsey injury serious?

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

        Thanks! Maybe skipping out then?

        1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
          • 15 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          I'm going to be patient but this isn't good

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

            I also have Moreno, Mee and Niasse 🙁

  28. Woy_is_back
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    46 with Sane left. Horrible GW. 🙁

    1. I Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      I'm sure many did worse.

      1. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        o/

    2. thunder_mike
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Average is 33 so it is okay.

  29. Greenbackbøøg…
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    And everyone preferred buying Niasse on here 2 gameweeks ago even when he was banned

    1. ChelseaGuy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      He did look good though

      1. ChelseaGuy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Then

    2. wbm
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      There was quite a few on here pointing out that Big Sam might prefer DCL for his system.
      Jonty brought it up during a scout cast among others.

      Niasse did look like a good enabler tho, but don't think he'll fit in very well now.

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

    Salah - 3
    Rooney - 2
    Gomez - 1