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Dugout Discussion November 2

Cooper back for Leeds as Rodrigo enters self-isolation

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Liam Cooper (£4.4m) makes a much-anticipated return to Leeds United’s defence for their Gameweek 7 meeting with Leicester City.

The centre-back returns to the heart of the back-four, allowing Luke Ayling (£ to resume right-back duties and pushing Stuart Dallas (£4.5m) to left-back once more.

However, Leeds will miss Rodrigo (£5.8m) in the middle of the park as the club revealed in their team news bulletin that the player is self-isolating “having been in close contact with a person who has subsequently tested positive for coronavirus”.

They have confirmed the Spaniard is now isolating in line with government guidelines, although no specific date was given for the positive test and, therefore, end of the isolation period.

Pablo Hernández (£5.8m) replaces Rodrigo in midfield, while most of the attention is likely to be on Patrick Bamford (£6.0m) tonight.

Only Ben Chilwell (£5.9m) earned more new owners than the Leeds forward for Gameweek 7, although just 34.7% of his FPL points have come at Elland Road this season.

Indeed, the former Chelsea man has blanked twice from three matches there since earning promotion to the Premier League.

By contrast, Jamie Vardy (£10.0m), still owned by 17% of Fantasy managers, has netted in every single away league match in 2020/21, averaging 12.3 points per game on the road.

Harvey Barnes (£6.9m) and Dennis Praet (£5.5m) support him from attacking midfield in a 3-4-2-1 formation while James Maddison (£7.0m) drops to the bench.

Jonny Evans (£5.5m) does not feature, so Brendan Rodgers is forced into a makeshift back-three of Christian Fuchs (£4.5m), Luke Thomas (£4.3m) and Wesley Fofana (£5.0m) while James Justin (£4.8m) and Marc Albrighton (£5.3m) are the left and right wing-backs respectively.

Leeds United XI: Meslier; Dallas, Cooper, Koch, Ayling; Shackleton; Harrison, Hernández, Klich, Costa; Bamford.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel; Fuchs, L Thomas, Fofana; Justin, N Mendy, Tielemans, Albrighton; H Barnes, Praet; Vardy.

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  1. JBG
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Come on Leeds, score!

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    1. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Get back in your box.

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

      Thissssd

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  2. Bruce Lee
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Leicester City 2nd in the PL as it stands

    Soak it up

    Breathe it in

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    1. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      “You won’t see this ever again”

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

      Pretty sure they were 2nd for a long while last season. (not sure if you were being sarcastic).

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  3. Robson-Canoe
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    TAA + Saiss + Maupay > Coufal + Bellerin + Werner for a -8

    Madness or madness?

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    1. The Mandalorian
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Solid moves

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  4. C_G
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Have 2 FTs, help pls

    Jimi & TAA ---> Vardy & Chilwell?

    Rest of team:

    Martinez Steer

    Zouma Mitchell Justin Lamptey

    Jorginho Salah Son Podence JRod

    Kane DCL

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  5. THFC4LIFE
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    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    My green arrow keeps shrinking.... sigh

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    1. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Better than red.

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    2. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      that's what she said

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  6. C_G
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    or TAA ----> Bellerin

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    1. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      TAA isn’t that bad surely. 😉

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  7. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Leicester is a strange team.

    They are like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get.

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    1. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Lots of young kids. In a couple of years they will be pretty damn good.

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      1. FPL_trail_runner
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        They are top 4/5 in pretty much all metrics over the past 15 months in PL

        Still under estimated

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        1. Forever In Our Shadow
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Very much so but can go missing sometimes. When they are on it they are really good.

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  8. liner
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    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    LEI are counter atack team and they do well vs teams that plays high defence (man city, sot, leeds). Thats all about it

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  9. Danno - Emre Canada
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    What Hammers defender is everyone’s favourite to get in then?

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    1. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Coufal. Cheaper price fits my squad better. Although if I had the .6 I would seriously consider Cresswell.

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      1. Danno - Emre Canada
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Yeah I’m liking the look of Coufal but Cresswells set prices are appealing, tough one

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    2. NETFLIX & CHILWELL
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Cresswell

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  10. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Why no one from us has Vardy?

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    1. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      because everyone has Kane and both is too much money

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    2. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Because Kane was the man to have.

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      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        but we have an expensive defense and a lot of us are planning to get Bruno but not Vardy

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        1. Forever In Our Shadow
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Best of British with that. KDB is the man to get.

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    3. The Mandalorian
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Because he's old and injury prone

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  11. Jet5605
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    How is Vardy looking? Am looking for an Ings replacement but can't afford Kane

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    1. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Best player on the pitch.

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    2. Utopsis
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Very very tasty

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  12. FPL_trail_runner
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    I have no idea what to do with my team and 2 FT has made no difference

    Get Kane in for one week for captain and fund it by selling TAA

    Ignore him and do Antonio to Wilson

    Keep double liverpool defence or ship them out for as part of -8

    Lost.

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    1. Buck The Trent
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      If you care about EO, getting Kane makes sense as he will be most captained

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      1. FPL_trail_runner
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Yes im mulling over it

        Hard to predict that game

        Can see Kane grab a hatrick in a 5-0, or can equally see him deep and spurs struggle then not wanting him longterm after.

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    2. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Kane in and remove TAA as a move away from double Pool def and work from there. no hits

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  13. The Mandalorian
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Somebody tell Bielsa LEI are a counter attacking team before our green arrows disappear.

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    1. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      He might change it soon. He is very tactically astute as you know.

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  14. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Thoughts on this GW9 WC?

    Martinez Steer
    Justin Lamptey Coufal Kilman Mitchell
    Salah Sterling Son Ziyech Riedewald
    Vardy DCL Watkins

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    1. Je suis le chat
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      I think Kane is essential, I may sacrifice Son.

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      1. George Agdgdgwngo
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        I’ve reached that conclusion too

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      2. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        the week after I sold Son, he scored 24. I'm not making that mistake again

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    2. George Agdgdgwngo
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Where is Kevin?

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    3. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Looks decent. Justin could be an issue. I’d want a Che defender in there. And I’m not sold on Watkins. Also, sterling over KDB? Monitor them all this GW

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    4. Pep Roulette
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Thanks for your input everyone! Cheers!

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  15. Begbie.
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Bamford is rubbish. A few fluke games fooling people.

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    1. OverTinker
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      i hope thats the case

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  16. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Leeds just don't seem up for this at all. Apart from the clear gulf in quality as well.

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  17. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Ayling and Bamford owner, have to cry seeing that...

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  18. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Bamford is awful player tbf.

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    1. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      He is but in this team he will get many chances and they can’t afford better so they have to work with what they’ve got.

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      1. The Mandalorian
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        This

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      2. AnfieldLad
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        This. Yeah he probably is an awful player, but still a good fpl pick

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  19. Forever In Our Shadow
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Leicester really making Leeds look bang average.

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    1. teki0s
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      They are average. They will finish 12th-15th

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  20. Free Hat
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Scary to think what they re capable of with Pereira, Castagne, Evans, Soyuncu and Ndidi.

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  21. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Bamford’s head has dropped

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  22. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Bumford

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  23. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Fair to say Granville wont be showing up tonight to brag

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    1. Pep Roulette
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Lmao

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    2. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Could do a Grealish

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  24. That Was Easy!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Saiss + Jimmy > DCL + Chilwell (-4)?

    Ryan
    TAA Robbo Saiss
    Salah Bruno Son Podence
    Bamford Maupay Jimmy

    Steer; Alzate, Mitchell, Konsa...0.5 itb, 1FT

    Got lots to fix and am not opposed to a -8, but would like to take a few hits over the next 3-4 weeks instead. Horrid start, trying to steer the ship in the right direction and play a little more aggressively.

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    1. That Was Easy!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Obviously Ryan, Alzate, Saiss, Jimmy, Podence, Maupay the weak links in total

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    2. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Wouldnt remove Jimmy in a situation where you have other fires to put out.

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      1. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Ryan has to go, you cant play with no GK

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  25. DRIZ ✅
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Bamford looking like championship striker today

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  26. Bruce Lee
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    When someone says something bad about Bamford https://twitter.com/DovySimuMMA/status/1322537117520662530

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    1. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Yes us non owners know how it ends. Painfully.

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  27. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    How many assists and goals for Justin so far?

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    1. Utopsis
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Haha he's just warming up to the task

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  28. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Leicester up to second if they win

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  29. Ha.
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Any danger of a Dallas goal or two?

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    1. Begbie.
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      No.

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      1. Ha.
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        R u shore?

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    2. DRIZ ✅
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Who?

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    3. Free Hat
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Maybe if they are owngoals

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    4. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Yes

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  30. MyBall MyRules
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Is Mitchell at CPL still an option?

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    1. DRIZ ✅
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Yes

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