Dugout Discussion
14 January 2017 2031 comments
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With the Spurs assets delivering in the early kick-off, we move our attention to six more encounters to seek out further returns.

Arsenal’s trip to Swansea City undoubtedly provides the key interest, with more than 700,000 (16.5%) FPL managers turning to Alexis Sanchez as their Gameweek 21 captain.

With Olivier Giroud earning more than 350,000 transfers ahead of today’s deadline, it’s fair to say that Fantasy managers will be willing Arsenal to follow Spurs’ lead and produce goals and points aplenty.

Paul Clement’s first home game in charge provides an unwanted x-factor, however. It remains to be seen if he can lift a Swans side that has shipped 23 goals at the Liberty Stadium, the worst home record in the Premier League.

Elsewhere, Sunderland’s Jermain Defoe is heavily backed ahead of a home encounter with Stoke City. Brought in by 266,000 FPL managers ahead of Gameweek 21, more than any other FPL forward, Defoe has returned a goal or an assist in five of his last six Stadium of Light encounters.

Meanwhile, at the KCOM Stadium, a host of mid-price and budget assets go head to head with our focus on the likes of Robert Snodgrass, Junior Stanislas and Charlie Daniels.

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

  1. Sailboats
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 20 days ago

    3 goals from Arsenal. 0 from Sanchez ARGHHHH

    1. NATSTER
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      2 OGs too

    2. Debauchy
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      plenty time

    3. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      Standard. We should look to see how well the top captain pick on the FFS poll has done over the last 3 seasons. Will be interesting reading.

      1. That Was Easy!
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        Very very well.

  2. Dante
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 20 days ago

    Should have captained Own Goal.

    1. NATSTER
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      He's on fire this week!

    2. MTPockets
        9 years, 20 days ago

        🙂

      • Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        Should have captained Goal

    3. makaveli123
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      Murphy's law for Swansea

      1. Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        He's quite a pundit

      2. Business Cat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        More like Newton's law of gravitation...

        What comes up, must go down 🙂

    4. Hect.OR 98th
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      Anyone else struggling this season? I just can't catch a break and am making wrong 50:50 decisions a lot. Just about in the top 100k but was up at 20k in October and have just had red arrows almost every week since then. Can't seem to get a GW rank in the top million.

      1. Simon Says...
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        That's not an awful rank. Just got to keep trusting your gut. This site can sway you big time away from that. You're in a good position to move up with DGWs etc to come.

        1. Hect.OR 98th
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 20 days ago

          Cheers. Just feels like wading through treacle at the moment.

      2. Rainer
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        Quite similar. Can't move inside the Top 100k but never drop further than 115k, very stagnant. Looking forward to the DGWs to try get a real edge.

      3. diesel001
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        That isn't struggling - ranked around 1m - finished Top 30k last 3 seasons.

      4. Forza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        Yeah, every week there's one player who I don't own (Kane this time) who turns an average week into a rubbish one.

      5. southernpacific
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        Yep wildcarded early, following week. Ake goes back to Chelsea, Costa scenario> giroud who goes off, was .2 Short for Kane

      6. fusen
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        copy a top 10 team's lineup if you don't know what to do. they have the luck, just have to get the captains right

      7. Magic Bean
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        Pretty similar here

      8. Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        I've been around 1M OR for 8 GWs. Don't sweat it. I've been making decisions I shouldn't regret, but that punish me for not copying everyone else. On the upside. ALEXISSSSSS

    5. Kevin Malone
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      Is there a more injury-prone GK than Gomes? He always seems to get injured somehow

    6. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      FWIW Giroud just fell way down the rankings on BAPS....

      1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        Good

    7. Declan
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      Loic Remy coming on for Palace

      1. Venom Snake
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        Benteke off?

        1. Nabs Kebabs
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 20 days ago

          still on townsend came off

          1. Venom Snake
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 20 days ago

            Cheers

      2. Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        Firmly on the watchlist

    8. twoplustwo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      As a Derby fan the appointment of Clement to Swans is absolutely ridiculous

      1. Debauchy
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        Going down

    9. Conte Cristo
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      4 OG in a day

    10. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      China made a bid for OG yet?

    11. Dimen
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      I'm getting rid of Sanchez, its just not the same with Giroud on the field, he's not worth the money FPL wise when he's not on attack.

      He still plays great, just not for FPL..

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        LOL! i have no words sometimes....

        1. Dimen
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 20 days ago

          Why so. I know he scored now but I'm still getting rid. I'll hang around to see if Giroud is injured but if not he's gone.

      2. Lawrø
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        Okay

      3. Porkchops Johnson
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        Giving him max 2 GWs more. Same with Hazard

      4. twoplustwo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        Burnley and Watford next...

      5. S.Kuqi
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        Look at those fixtures

      6. George Sillett
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        So what happens now Giroud is injured ?

      7. Simon Says...
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        Perfect mockers

      8. Ayew Holding Mee Cork
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        sell him NOW moron

    12. UnitednationsXI
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      sigh, 3 goals and no sanchez involvement!! captain fail again

      1. grig
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        If I had known it is 0-3 at 67min I would've still captained Sanchez. Varianceeeee.

    13. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      Where is Sanchez?? Absolutely gutted if he blanks!

    14. Declan
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      People selling Sanchez before Burnley and Watford at home.

      😆

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        agreed, more points for moi

      2. Debauchy
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        Just crazy hattie next week

        1. diesel001
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 20 days ago

          don't think so - think he will score a brace in two weeks time.

      3. twoplustwo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        Can't see lots of people doing it tbh with the fixtures

    15. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      sanchez c fail, can't get c right this season 🙁

      1. That Was Easy!
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        Nor can I. Playing well otherwise. 12 captain blanks.

      2. Goodricke
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        erm...

    16. TaiwanHC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      Same question as last GW:

      Could someone PLEASE justify Sanchez's price?

      1. BabyB
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        He is the top scorer for mids?

        1. TaiwanHC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 20 days ago

          I don't think he is worth it with Giroud playing

      2. Drip Doctor
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        He's the top scoring player in the game. Is that enough?

      3. Forza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        Didn't he score 7 points last week? Isn't he the top scorer in the entire game so far?

        Feel free to go for value, if you want someone lime Victor Anichebe to be your best captaincy option...

      4. Tansey
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        Highest scoring player in all FPL this season?

      5. Forza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        😆

        1. TaiwanHC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 20 days ago

          I don't think he is worth it with Giroud playing

    17. Turbo Timo
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      IT'S RAINING OWN GOALSSS

      1. Business Cat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        ...hallelujah

    18. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      Holebas going to get a CS - haha

      1. Shultan
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        A non owner trying the jinx

      2. George Sillett
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        Sorry what's funny ?

      3. Fred54
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        Sold him a while ago for Ake, Ake loses FPL potential.

        50:50 between Barnes and Crouch, brought Barnes!

        Took a hit on Alli. (Okay that one worked ish.)

        Took another hit for Costa > Giroud, who scores but goes off injured.

        Last couple of GWs have been really strange.

    19. Venom Snake
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      70 player and Benteke without a single shot on goal.

      Should have taken that hit.

      1. Venom Snake
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        Played*

      2. NATSTER
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        Need him to score and get rid West Ham CS.

    20. Goodricke
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      McBurnie has almost got a full beard!

    21. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      liam remy on for palace according to merson

      1. La Roja
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        lol

    22. Sandy Ravage
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      Messi goal

      1. Debauchy
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        Moving on

    23. La Roja
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      Any reason why Holebas not booked yet?

      1. Rainer
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        ALEXISSSSSSSSSSSSS

      2. Clump
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        Easier to ask someone to explain astrophysics.
        No idea.

    24. rivercityransom
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      thank you alexis

    25. Lawrø
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      SANCHEZZZZZZ

    26. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      OMG Sanchez

    27. Cocky Spaniel Alves
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      Alexis lucky!

    28. The Enlightener
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      Sanchez goal

    29. NATSTER
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      Alexissssssssssss

    30. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      Sanchez goal

      1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        Gettin

      2. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        *** Plants a huge smacker on TM **** 😀

        1. George Sillett
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 20 days ago

          Not for the first time.

        2. Ógie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 20 days ago

          On which cheek

      3. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        Mercifully