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10 September 2016 2447 comments
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Saturdays’s events conclude at Anfield when Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool will host champions Leicester City.

The big teamsheet news is that Klopp has made the decision to keep Philippe Coutinho on the bench, despite flying him back early from international duty with Brazil. That allows Daniel Sturridge to earn a second start of the season, whilst Lucas has to come into to central defence with Dejan Lovren ruled out with an injury sustained in training.

Claudio Ranieri’s Leicester City are unchanged as they bid to build on their 2-1 win over Swansea City in Gameweek 3. There’s no place on the bench for new signing Islam Slimani.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

  1. Everyday im Schneiderlin
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    My midgield this morning was antonio firminio caupoe sterling cazorla
    Wc firminio and antinio out and benched capoue grrr

    1. Big Mac 24
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Ouch, that stings. Not sure i really understand the wildcarding Antonio OUT when every man and his dog was wildcarding him IN!!

      I did the latter, along with Tekkers & Cazorla, but also benched Capoue!! Thing that really frustrated me was taking Inneanacho out at the last minute and replacing him with Lukaku, I guess a brace from the Troll will fix that!

  2. JayBomb
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Having a bad start this year need help. Pick 2 to start next GW?

    A Rondon
    B McAuley
    C Valencia
    D Capoue

    Have Foster in goal so would be doubling up on WBA defence if I go with B. Thanks in advance for help??

    1. Geezer
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      B and C

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

      Valencia and Capoue, just for the hell of it

    3. Smudger’s Dirty Dozen
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      CD

    4. pokern1nja09
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Never bench capoue

      1. Pointless
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Will we even remember Capoue by Halloween? Or is he a Seasonkeeper?

        1. Diva
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Scenario A is more likely than Scenario B.

  3. Smudger’s Dirty Dozen
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Hmmmm 15pts this week...crap.

    A Kante to Capoue
    B VVD/Kante to Smith/Antonio
    C WC

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

      A

  4. Geezer
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Does anybody know when Gray`s personal hearing with the FA will be?

  5. Bøwstring The Carp
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Keeping Aguero and benching him for Capoue has worked well 😎

    Shame the other 7 players got a combined score of 11.....

    Foster (3), Evans (1), Friend (1), Valencia (1), Sanchez (1), Redmond (2), Gray (2).....

    Disaster of a week....

    1. Diva
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      If you had Capoue's points your Gameweek was not a disaster.

    2. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      I have capoue from the start and still haven't got any points from him.

    3. Hibbo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Your just ahead of me in the Irish Contingent!!

  6. Too Mane Men
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    This benching Capoue business has got to stop. I'll forgive myself for the first two but there's no reason why I couldn't have considered his threat over Friend, Diomande or Valencia this week. Etienne, welcome to the starting 11.

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Will get 2 points next week.

  7. jurgenklopp.8
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    is antonio worth a -4 to catch the price rises?

    1. Geezer
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      -4 can soon be -12 if some injuries are coming

  8. andy85wsm
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Decent stats from Ibra again today. Antonio's not half bad either!

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

      Wonder if Ibra's starting to shed his reputation as someone who doesn't show up at the big games

      1. andy85wsm
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Should have had 2 today!

  9. Everyday im Schneiderlin
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    How was cazorla today did he look threatening apart from the penalty?

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

      He was fantastic, best Arsenal player by a mile.

  10. ViperStripes
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Aargh, 2 possible punts I was considering I didn't go with

    Captain Antonio instead of Hazard....that might still pay off
    http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2016/09/09/scout-picks-gameweek-4-5/?hc_page=14#

    Play Capoue instead of Sterling
    http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2016/09/07/the-scout-squad-gameweek-4/?hc_page=4#hc_comment_14001735
    12 points benched

  11. Mr. Meeseeks
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Can someone explain the psychology behind this?
    Is it the bandwagon syndrome? Somehow i seem to think that whoever has performed this week will do the same next week.
    My starting team for next GW contains the likes of; cazorla, antonio, capoue, benteke, ibra, mané, eriksen, walker.

    surely, theyre in form, but who am i kidding? we always see new dream teams for every GW. Am i scared of differentials? Am i playing it safe? Am i bound to always be a step behind? Can someone explain the bandwagon syndrome? Does it work? What is going on in my head? Many questions. .

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

      Is that your WC team or has your team always looked like that?

      1. Mr. Meeseeks
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        always looked like that...

    2. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Maybe you don't know what to look for other than past scorers.

      1. Mr. Meeseeks
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        maybe i dont..

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

      Bandwagon: Noun - To buy a player who has just scored well along with the masses.

      Bandwagon - Diagnosis: Being on a bandwagon can be good or bad. The key is working out which bandwagons have V8-powered underlying statistics and which have rubber band-powered underlying statistics.

      1. Mr. Meeseeks
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Great, thanks!

  12. WDT
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Went for it on WC, Payet (C) and Cazorla, avoided Ozil and Sanchez.

    Just pissed about Antonio...

  13. Dutchboy
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Haven't watched West Ham a lot. Is Antonio essential?

    1. andy85wsm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Not sure about essential but looks like he's going to provide excellent value

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

      Is Snodgrass essential?

  14. Ronnies
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Best replacement for Townsend ?

    6.4m to spend, I have redmond

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

      Snodgrass

    2. Birdman Transfer
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Snodgrass? I'd be looking for ways to free up the extra £0.6m to get to Antonio.

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

        People overlook Snodgrass because of his low value, but Hull's fixtures from GW8 onwards are excellent

    3. 8ball
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      are you keeping redmond over townsend because of funds?

      1. Ronnies
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        selling townsend cause he has blanked 4 games in a row and I have benteke and i dont want double palace attackers

  15. andy85wsm
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Dembele back next week. Lets say Spurs continue this good result today and Kane scores a brace next week.....What on earth do we do striker wise?!

    1. Pompel
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Ditch Ibra for HurriKane and boost midfield 🙂

    2. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Man City, West Brom, Arsenal in the 6 after, with the other 3 composed of 2 away games and Leicester.

      Ignore.

      1. andy85wsm
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Leicester is at home and they're not exactly keeping many clean sheets

        Shame the good match ups are all away really

        1. Wilshere Knowledge
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          If they can shut out Arsenal, they'll have no trouble with Spurs. 😉

    3. Frank Black
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Spurs are going to have some bad fixtures soon, so we'll simply go with the one who has the best fixtures.

    4. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      CL coming up and fixtures are not the best after next week. I'll continue to ignore with optimism.

    5. WDT
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      It's the same time with midfielders. How we're supposed to fit Capoue, Antonio, Payet, Caz, Sanchez, Ozil, KDB, Hazard, Mane/Firmino in is dizzyingly stressful

    6. TokyoRisingSun
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Can't fit in every striker, Kun is more essential for me so either way I'm ignoring Kane

  16. 8ball
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    repost -

    rank -
    a) redmond vs swansea at home
    b) townsend vs stoke at home
    c) antonio vs wba away

    1. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      C, A, B

    2. Cecil The Lion
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      CAB

    3. Frank Black
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      C
      B
      A

  17. Capoue
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Ozil or mane

    1. Oliver Tockman
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Ozil

  18. SMOOTH
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    i think i need to wc

    need to get rid of redmond lamela gray stones - have aguero money to upgrade all of those. i know redmond and lamela have good fixtures but the likes of mane cazorla antonio are so much better. should i do it?

  19. Tuchap - Lurker
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Someone in my work league captained Capoue and benched Eriksen......

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

      I find it hard to believe that was a deliberate decision.. More likely he forgot about his team

      1. Tuchap - Lurker
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        I would assume you are correct

      2. Diva
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        If he had the armband on Capoue he had to have made the deliberate decision to put it on him at some point this season...

    2. Lanley Staurel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      There are an idiot. A clever one mind.

  20. Cecil The Lion
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Has Firmino been reclassified as a forward in Dugout?

    1. ONSIDE 9
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      You can play him as either mid or forward

      1. Cecil The Lion
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Just says F next to his name now. And I;m not getting any of his points from today

        1. ONSIDE 9
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Oh, if you use the chat on dugout they're usually fairly quick with their replies 🙂

          1. Cecil The Lion
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Cheers. Sent a message half an hour ago 🙁

  21. Lanley Staurel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Surprised there isnt a new article ready to go within an hour of the end of the final game.

    1. Cecil The Lion
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      The Stock Check reviews the day's best/worst performers. It doesn't surprise me it doesn't come out right away.

      1. Lanley Staurel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Agreed. Just 'surprised' there isnt a written review of the game - a from the gut view. Journos do it all the time on t'web.

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  23. ANON.
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Awful week. Should I wildcard or wait till next week?

    0.5 in the bank so could take a punt on Iheanacho in for Gray

    Foster
    Valencia, Stones, Evans
    Hazard, Ozil, Mahrez, Lamela
    Ibra, Lukaku, Gray

    Jaku, Capoue, Friend, Amat

  24. Smudger’s Dirty Dozen
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Team is
    Foster Heaton
    Shaw Morgan Amat VVD friend
    Haz Sanchez Barkley Fletcher Kante
    Ibrahimovic Gray Lukaku

    A Kante to Capoue
    B VVD/Kante to Smith/Antonio
    C WC

  25. Jimmy Boy
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    After Zlatan scored once again today, I'm thinking of using the £1.2m spare Aguero money elsewhere.

  26. kinghenry14
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    A) lamela to antonio to catch price rise
    B) wait what happens in CL/EL games

  27. Dušan Citizen
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Where have I gone wrong?

    Foster Pickford
    Koscielny Williams PVA Pieters Amat
    Hazard Ozil Sterling Bolasie Capue
    Ibra Costa Zaza

  28. ComeonChelsea
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Why do City and West Ham have new ugly logos? Shouldn't someone tell them they are wrong?

  29. machickenz
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    So who are the penalty takers of each team?

    Arsenal - Carzorla
    Bournemouth - ?
    Burnley - Gray?
    Chelsea - Hazard
    Crystal Palace - Benteke?
    Everton - Baines
    Hull City - ?
    Leicester - Vardy?
    Liverpool - Milner?
    Man City - Aguero (when back)
    Man Utd - Ibrahimovic
    Middlesbrough - ?
    Southampton - ?
    Stoke City - Bony?
    Sunderland - ?
    Tottenham - Kane?
    Watford - Deeney?
    West Brom - ?
    West Ham - ?

  30. zues
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    I need to know.........is it time to replace vardy with costa?
    Or do i have to plan something to get aguero back by gw6