Dugout Discussion
11 December 2016 1349 comments
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After Diego Costa fired Chelsea to a 1-0 win over West Brom at Stamford Bridge, we brace ourselves for a couple of 2.15pm encounters.

Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur go head-to-head at Old Trafford, with Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Harry Kane both in fine form.

The Red Devils frontman has scored four times in his previous three Premier League outings and, with the fixtures turning in his favour next week, has the chance to stake a claim for consideration.

Sergio Aguero’s suspension has seen many turn to Kane in their droves – the Spurs man was the top transfer target up front last week.

With six goals in five in all competitions since returning from injury, he looks poised for more investment with back-to-back home clashes against Hull and Burnley to follow.

In midfield, Henrikh Mkhitaryan is also on our radars. After netting in the Europ League on Thursday, the summer signing from Dortmund retains his place in Jose Mourinho’s XI.

We’re also keeping an eye on Christian Eriksen and Dele Alli after both impressed in the midweek Champions League win over CSKA Moscow.

In the other match, Southampton and Middlesbrough square up at St Mary’s.

Charlie Austin was the most popular FPL pick on offer prior to sustaining a shoulder injury on Europa League duties last Thursday.

His absence allows Shane Long the chance to stake a claim ahead of a very favourable run of fixtures, with the likes of Sofiane Boufal and Dusan Tadic also vying for our attentions.

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  1. Tommyg
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Don't know if it great management by marinho or just poor decision making for not having started the season with myki?

    1. Tommyg
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Ooowww my first ever top post! Ha.

  2. Fred54
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Mkhitaryan. Can we give him a strandard FFS name so we all know who we are talking about?

    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      You know like Toby, Ibra, Donkey etc.

    2. gawa11
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Mkhi

    3. Ayew Serious
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      He already has Mkhi

    4. Atimis
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Miki !

    5. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      The essential one?

    6. Tansey
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Slick Mkh

    7. ekul the lokonga enthusiast
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Micki

      1. FPL Maldini
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Mental Micky

  3. tm245
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Does anyone have him?

    1. Fowler23
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Mate captained him 2nd week in a row

      1. tm245
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Whoa.

    2. Thiga
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      o/

  4. Pub Crawl to the Townsend
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Firmino to micky? Erm no. Firmino hasnt played yet ffs

  5. Odikostar
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Hazard, firmino and sanchez to micky for -8?

    1. Knowledgeable meerkat
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Seems fine

  6. Demí
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    To think, Jesse Lingard was starting over this guy at the beginning of the season

    1. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I still think Carrick was the biggest sin.

    2. Ayew Serious
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Got a better dab

    3. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Him and Rooney out, Mkhi and Martial in

  7. Slam
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Now its just a case of Alli, Eriksen or Mkhi

  8. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Mhiky going to be nailed then?

    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Probably get rested in midweek, has been playing alot recently.

    2. Forza Papac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      More of a rotation risk than Firmino for sure

  9. Greenbackbøøg…
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Anything happening in the Soton game?

    1. Odikostar
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      It's 0-0 and it will stay 0-0

  10. CloudSky
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    This yellow for Valencia is great. Possibly stays 5.4,

    1. CloudSky
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      ...gets rested, loses the suspension tightrope and gets in after the goalscoring Palace.

  11. Parm
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Micky has the goal, but Martial has looked pretty dangerous so far.

    1. Ayew Serious
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Shhh

  12. Ravager
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Kane leading to Walker losing his clean sheet. Not exactly how I expected my Spurs assets to combine.

  13. davies
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Really hope Lallana starts today

    1. Ayew Serious
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      You and me both

    2. CABAYE4
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Surely will do.

  14. glufs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Should I do Sanchez -> Mkhitaryan (-16)?

    1. Canary_Kid
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Wait, taking out Sanchez for Miky FOR MINUS SIXTEEN. no way!

  15. Canary_Kid
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Is downgrading Wally to 6.4 worth it to upgrade Anichebe to 6.1? I already have Defoe and Sanchez. And if so, who are the best at those prices

    1. The Enlightener
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I would advise holding onto Wally. One the best values relative to price and production.

    2. Canary_Kid
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah I know but I really want to upgrade Anichebe because I already have Defoe
      Who should I take out?:
      Sanchez, Hazard, Siggy, Walker.

  16. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Who would you lose for mhiky?

    Sanchez, haz or firmino?

    1. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      None of the above

    2. Canary_Kid
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      None

    3. ★Kuntheman★
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      None of the above

    4. Tansey
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      None

    5. Worzel Gummidge
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Thinking of Firmino and bringing in Origi depending how Pool look today

      • Fred54
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        No, despite some half decent fixtures United not finished product yet and prone to rotation.

      • JÆKS ⭐
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        None for now Bemba, but def high on my radar

    6. Tansey
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      How long do you reckon it will take before FFS community learns how to spell Mkhitaryan

      1. Fred54
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        We just use short hand names most of the time.

        1. Tansey
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Can't see Mkhi getting spelled correct 100% of the time either. Let's play it safe with Micky

      2. Parm
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Mk-hit-a-ryan

      3. Forza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        A long time. Most still have trouble with Eriksen, Sigurdsson and McAuley.

    7. Tree House
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Any Defender for 4.2 or less nailed on for the foreseeable future? (Have Amat already)

      1. CloudSky
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        No.

      2. Just For Kicks
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Are seems only option

      3. Just For Kicks
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Ake (autocorrect)

        1. CloudSky
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          4.3

    8. Bolivian Seaman
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I bought valencia for fuchs,, oops

      1. Parm
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        for fuchs sake

        1. Sim Simma
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          You taking the micky?

    9. Mo Salah No Mane
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      3 angry transfers incoming 🙂

    10. TooDifficuIt
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      i'm playing 3-4-3
      nacho & allen to ?
      A) carroll & alli
      B) okaka/Anichebe & Mkhi (and which ?)

      1. S.Kuqi
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Would give them one more week. Allen got you assist btw.

        1. TooDifficuIt
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          i don't think pep will play nacho and don't fansy allen against a rested sou defense

    11. camarozz
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Has Alonso lost him 1bap???
      Wheres harry kane?

      1. PvA
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Yes
        Old Trafford playing a football game

    12. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Kane has been non existent

      1. Atimis
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Why the fk he doesn't play up front

      2. Ayew Serious
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        He has a habit of doing that and then scoring

      3. Forza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Probably because I just bought him.

    13. Ravager
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Lol

      ___ > Mkhitaryan post.

    14. TLF
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Any news on why Cedric hasn't started ?

    15. Canary_Kid
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Worth taking out Walker

      1. Atimis
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Maybe not before coming home games

      2. HazardAGuess
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        No. Look at the upcoming fixtures. Chances of rotation with Trippier, I guess, but wouldn't drop a Spurs defender.

    16. PlayPercentage
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Is Cedric injured?

      1. TLF
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        I think rotation....I broke the defender rule and took a points hit to bring him in this GW, thankfully Amat will be coming on

    17. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Kane scores most of this goals in the 2nd half anyway

    18. IL Fantasista
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      All Utd fans will be buying Mkhi so it is rather expectable for his price to rise before the dealine. Do you agree?

      1. Ógie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Yep

    19. FPL Maldini
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Mental Micky (from Only Fools)