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. marcus2704
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    My earth shattering GW transfer plan of Mbemba to Marriappa can wait a bit, Moreno to Gomez it is.

    1. InSaneMan-e
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Bit surely Gomez is prone to rotation with TAA?

    2. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Keep him, he'll be back soon

      1. InSaneMan-e
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        6 weeks according to sky...

        1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Oh. Missed that. Moreno out then!

  2. Spike ⚽️
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    That's where Pool miss Couts on dead ball situations

  3. Nightf0x
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    ddg (elliot)
    simpson christensen francis kola (lowton)
    rlc hazard mahrez richarl (salah)
    niasse kane (murray)

    salah will be rested next GW, so what to do?

    a) play 442, replace francis
    (will get gomez or jones/smalling/lindelof or tarkowski)
    b) play 433, replace francis & murray with a hit , bench rlc
    (in defence same as a), forward firmino/rooney/rashford/dcl/austin)
    c) play 343, replace rlc & murray with a hit, bench francis
    (sterling & dcl/under 5.3 forward)

    1. InSaneMan-e
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Salah won't start but I reckon he will come on, As couts and firminho probably will. So id still start salah

  4. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Niasse is poor

    1. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      piss poor*

      1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        I stand corrected

    2. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Has more money than me.

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

      Not according to this

      https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/jan/10/hull-oumar-niasse-everton-loan

      £55k a week suggests he's rich

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

    Looking forward to the news that Aguero and KDB have been benched

    1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Not a chance

    2. InSaneMan-e
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Especially king kev. Guy runs the show against big clubs

  6. FPL Mentor
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    A, B or C?

    2FTs 0.1m itb

    Foster Elliot
    Christensen Daniels Mee Ward Mbemba
    Hazard Salah Coutinho Groß RLC
    Kane Morata Wood

    A. Daniels & Groß 》 Mariappa & Richarlson.

    B. Foster, Groß & Hazard 》 Gomes, Son & Sterling

    C. Other suggestions

    1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Hazard out? What you drinking!

      A

  7. RED PILL
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Big Sam playing with his ear piece. Talking to Niasse must be lonely being on his own miles away from team mates.

  8. internal error
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Good save by Pickford. Was going right in the corner of the pitch

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

      Magnificent technique.

  9. GOTHAM City F.C.
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Rooney just killed Milner.

  10. Spike ⚽️
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Milner looks drained!

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

    Roberto Robertson

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

    Football fans need to act more civilised

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

    Kenny deserves 3 BAPS

  14. Ask Yourself
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Kenny a solid Daniels replacement?

    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Definitely

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

    Liverpool fans must be delighted with the Moreno injury. Robertson looks a much better all round player.

    1. internal error
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Moreno has been done pretty well on the whole tbf

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

        Yeh he's done alright but had a few clangers. Robertson just looks a very solid player. Think he'll excel in the coming few weeks

        1. internal error
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Depends on how long Moreno is out for.

          1. InSaneMan-e
            • 12 Years
            8 years, 4 months ago

            Didn't sky report 6 weeks?

            1. internal error
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              8 years, 4 months ago

              Will be confirmed next week. Thats worst fears unconfirmed

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

    40 million pounds gone to waste

  17. Jimmers
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    The Ox is a donkey

  18. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    My team needs more Kenny & Masuaku. Both look steals at those prices. Chilwell too potentially. Who needs 6.0 defs

    1. Pierce34
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Same, I still have a nagging feeling Kenny will be rotated though.

      1. Fresh_From_Desh
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Gone with Holgate myself

    2. InSaneMan-e
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Yea. Fancy this Everton to keep some clean sheets.

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

    The Ox still can't cross

  20. LeKing083
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Want an Everton Forward, should I get Niasse or DCL?

    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      I would say Niasse at the minute

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

      DCL if going there. Suits the system.

    3. InSaneMan-e
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      I own DCL but it's hard to tell. Don't know if Sam will like niasse but he's playing up top

    4. Monkey Hanger
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Lookman.

    5. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      DCL by a mile. Niasse is really not a good footballer.

  21. Viper
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Foster & Wilson - > Gomes & Austin. 2Fts

    Yay/Nay?

  22. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Ox is so bad!

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

      Arsenal laughing all the way too the bank

  23. Do I Not Like Orange
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Chamberlain is Liverpool's Sissoko. Grossly overpriced rubbish who seems to hamstring all their attacking moves.

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

    A lot of crosses but none of them any good.

  25. sillyhilly69
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Bringing in Kiko and Couts wasn't the best of moves this week.

    Schindler coming off the bench though.

    Rough with smooth.

  26. Arteta
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Wenger on Ramsey's injury: "He couldn’t play at the end, he had a slight hamstring problem."

    1. InSaneMan-e
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Haha and I got him in for a hit

      1. InSaneMan-e
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Mind you, a I have a easy way to get Son in now

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

      Cya next season, Rambo!

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

      He is out for at least a couple games you'd think.

  27. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    35 mins gone and not a single shot on target and the OX looks poor.

  28. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Coutinho playing so wide he's actually on the bench

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

    Siggy YC

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

    So many blanks this gw surely some won't have a singe return so far ?

    a few on here might miss out on fpl cup even with double entries

    1. sillyhilly69
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      56 points

      1. sillyhilly69
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Ironically the best week for some time!!

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

      I have nothing so far. WC is going well!

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

      Haha

    4. Forza Papac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      My team is filled with 1's and 2's apart from Kane (C)

    5. Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Me for outfielders. Pope got me 6 but on 17 points now 🙁

    6. Rover
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Very true... Pope and Zaha my only returns so far