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Dugout Discussion March 3

Rodgers makes tactical changes in his first match as Leicester manager

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Watford take on Leicester City in the first of three Premier League matches to be contested on Sunday.

Kick-off at Vicarage Road is at 12:00 GMT.

Brendan Rodgers takes charge of the Foxes for the first time and there is plenty of intrigue as to what impact the former Celtic boss can have on Leicester’s most-popular Fantasy assets.

Rodgers has made one change to the team that beat Brighton in midweek, replacing Demarai Gray with Wes Morgan.

That would appear to signal a move to a 3-4-3 system, with Ben Chilwell and Ricardo Pereira deployed as wing-backs.

Harvey Barnes and James Maddison will flank Jamie Vardy in a front three.

Javi Gravia has also only made one change to his starting XI, with Jose Holebas – back from a two-match suspension – replacing Adam Masina.

Holebas has been directly involved in more goals (three goals, seven assists) than any Fantasy Premier League defender this season.

The Hornets have kept clean sheets in each of their last two league matches at Vicarage Road.

Maddison and Vardy were both on the scoresheet when Leicester triumphed 2-0 in the reverse fixture in December, while Pereira banked maximum bonus points.

Watford XI (4-4-2): Foster, Holebas, Mariappa, Cathcart, Janmaat, Pereyra, Capoue, Doucoure, Hughes, Deeney, Deulofeu.

Leicester City XI (3-4-3): Schmeichel, Chilwell, Maguire, Evans, Morgan, Pereira, Ndidi, Tielemans, Barnes, Maddison, Vardy.

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  1. 1justlookin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Those playing their FH in GW 32, what are you doing with your Wolves players?

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    1. Eddie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Holding for doubles.

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

        Selling doc, keeping jim.

        If they get through in cup might sell both.

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    2. Stoic
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Selling Doh and Jiminez..
      32 will have more options to choose from and Wolves are bad at CS

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    3. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Keeping Doherty And shipping Jimenez, have 0.6m tied up in Doh and 0.3m in Jimenez

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    4. GoingUpUpUp
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Binning them. Pure frustration! First clean sheet in forever yesterday and neither Doherty or Pat there to hoover up the points,

      Of course, I might calm down as well.

      I have three. Binning Pat; keeping Doherty and Jimi

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    5. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Benching I guess. Got Doherty at 4.5M but conflicted as TV is less and less important.

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    6. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Keeping Jiminez and Doherty on the bench (along with Pogba)

      Will sell Jota for someone...dunno who yet

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  2. Demel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    As a non-Salah owner this afternoon could be fun.

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    1. FlyingWithoutIngs
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      As salah owner and captain should also be fun

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      1. Tshelby
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Same! looking forward to the match

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    2. Point-one short
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      98%EO in 10k. As a non-capping owner it doesn't matter what he does!

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      1. Demel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        It has a huge impact on me! Although if Hazard outscores him today I will be happy.

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  3. OPTA FPL
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Pereira bandwagon derailed?

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    1. FlyingWithoutIngs
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Well and truly cannot wait to ship him out Leicester’s defence is shocking

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  4. Liberate HK - antichinazi
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Why I bought Pereira instead of Schar? Why i played Pereira over AWB this week? FML

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    1. Eddie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Early days, could get a couple assists yet...

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      1. Liberate HK - antichinazi
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        And I have got Foster as my GK. So an assist from Pereira would lose me 1 point

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    2. kennethrhcp
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      what age are you... a bit over dramatic 12 mins in

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    3. TAArt
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      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Schar was poor yesterday and may get a yellow card ban

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  5. Goat
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Last 3 transfers in:
    Pereira, Anderson, Rondón.
    All because of GW31 fixture.
    Lesson learnt. Do not prioritise blank GW players

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    1. Tshelby
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      This! Just did the same moves..

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    2. Ould Onion Bagger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Or you could try and get good ones.

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      1. Goat
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        I have the good ones too. Hopefully having 11 will pay off but it’s currently back firing

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    3. camarozz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah got Pereira in. No good.

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    4. kennethrhcp
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      we'll do it every year 🙂

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      1. Goat
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        I know 😆

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  6. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Leicester looking awful at the back

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    1. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      When they try to leave 3 there when attacking

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    2. AuFeld
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Wes Morgon is an atrocious defender.

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  7. andrewe63
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Rodgers out 😉

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  8. camarozz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Pereira has some absolutely nothing for me since I brought him in many weeks ago. Useless. Really think I'm gonna sell him. A differential my eye.

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    1. camarozz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Done *

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  9. The Royal Robin
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Deulofeu is becoming an FPL player I'm starting to love.

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    1. Jack Burton
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah glad I didn't ship

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

    People don't buy Leicester defenders for clean sheets anyway do they?
    #twoInFifteen

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    1. kennethrhcp
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      this

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  11. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Deeney essential 😆

    TG finally benched Pereira at right time

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    1. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      This but I did for Doherty :/

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      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Well my other two benching were Uber-fails. JWP and Jota!

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        1. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Oh mate :/

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          1. Don Kloppeone
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Yep! Burns!!

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        2. Ask Yourself
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Oh no mate i’m Sorry that is huge. Wouldn’t worry about JWP’s tho his goal was ridiculous and unexpected. Jota had been terrible previously too. I dom’t Blame you x

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          1. Don Kloppeone
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Cheers bro. I don’t think I would’ve made a different decision. It just burns! I need OR gains!

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      2. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Digne 3rd on my bench and I think we know what that means...

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  12. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Pereira with a nice cross into the box there.

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  13. zotter
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    What to do with two FTs. Zero in bank. Gonna sell Aguero 31 but really want to keep this week

    Pogba out?

    Alisson
    Vvd. Digne. Diop
    Almiron. Anderson. Salah c. Pogba. Hazard
    Aguero. Jiminez

    Speroni. Awb. Doherty. Ashley Barnes

    Thanks

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  14. NABIL - FPL otai
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Deeney 😎

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    1. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Nice punt tbh

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  15. The Tinkerman
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    This game is more like pinball than football. Could be loads of goals if this carries on.

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  16. Ask Yourself
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    After 4 years of playing one formation I don’t think we should expect Leicester to adapt to a new style too quickly. Just wasn’r Expecting 5 atb as that team suits a rodgers’ Liverpool style diamond beautifully

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    1. The Tinkerman
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Was it a 442 diamond he played before? we don’t really have any wide midfielders bar Albrighton

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      1. Ask Yourself
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        This is what makes most sense to me in that style

        Gray Vardy
        Maddison
        Barnes Tielemans
        Ndidi
        Chilwell Maguire Evans Pereira
        Schmeichel

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        1. Ask Yourself
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          A narrow 442 diamond

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    2. zotter
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Wasn’t it mainly 433 Liverpool. Sterling sturridge Suarez ?

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      1. Ask Yourself
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Sterling more central. Suarez Sturbridge drift wide sterling runs and creates space. Maddison would do well here with gray and vardy drifting

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  17. TAT
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Thanks for nothing, Perieira. GW31 planning has destroyed the little hope I had left for an OK OR…

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  18. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Vardy down

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  19. FPL Pillars
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Vardy injured

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    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Of course he is......

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  20. Jack Burton
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Ouch hope they ok

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  21. drughi
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Vardy down

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  22. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Vardy and Foster look done

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  23. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Vardy and foster dead

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  24. OPTA FPL
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    vardy dead

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  25. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Foster x Vardy Royal Rumble

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  26. Magumbo
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Vardy hooked

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    1. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Nope

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      1. Magumbo
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Looked a left hook from the keeper

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  27. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Vardy looked unconscious 🙁

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    1. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Seemed ok, held his head then did the ‘i am dead’ impression to avoid getting booked

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  28. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Both back up

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    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Game on.

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  29. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Vardy looks ok

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  30. Hy liverpool
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    C'mon jamie

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