Dugout Discussion
9 April 2017 1534 comments
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The first of two Sunday fixtures gets underway at 1.30pm this afternoon as Sunderland welcome Manchester United to the Stadium of Light.

The most popular captaincy choice for Gameweek 32, Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been handed the armband by 15.7% of Fantasy Premier League managers ahead of a visit to the basement-dwellers.

Encouragingly for his owners, the veteran delivered his highest haul of the season against the Black Cats, with a goal and two assists helping him to 15 points back in Gameweek 18.

With eight fixtures remaining in the final six Gameweeks, including a double Gameweek 34, the likes of Paul Pogba and Henrikh Mkhitaryan can play their way into our plans for the run-in today.

Those holding the hosts’ Jermain Defoe will be buoyed by the absence of David de Gea, who misses out for the first time this term with “a little problem, according to his manager.

Meanwhile, Antonio Valencia’s 17% owners are left frustrated yet again, as the Ecuadorian is omitted from the squad for the second match in succession.

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  1. Stats Don\'t Lie
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    So who else only has 10 men????

    1. martyhan
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Yeah. Two weeks in a row

    2. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Me

      Have had 10 men for the last 3 gameweeks

    3. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Sunderland

    4. Greenbackbøøg…
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      9

    5. Odikostar
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      My rival has 9 :))

    6. Ben the Mee
        8 years, 8 months ago

        o/

    7. martyhan
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Would you wildcard this team?

      Heaton jaku
      Valencia brunt Alonso Jones Dann
      Alli Sanchez deRoon Erickson siggy
      Costa vardy lukaku

      1. Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        No, sell Jones for a DGW player and it be fine

    8. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Elbows booked

    9. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      What products does Romero use? Flawless hair.

      1. MTPockets
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Gentleman's relish?

      2. Somalion
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Manquillo with a lovely take down. Then he remembers he's Manquillo, so balloons it.

      3. Iceball
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        No baps for Ibra or will change since winning goal?

        1. the snazzy viking
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          will probably get 1 after winning goal

          1. rivercityransom
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 8 months ago

            he won't

        2. Holmes
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Will change

        3. Bubz
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Nah he wont get any

        4. McQueen
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          3 baps added for him if they don't concede. Not guaranteed a bonus though.

      4. F4L
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Best two defenders for 11.8 mil? Cant be Spurs or United

        1. diesel001
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Yoshida and Alonso

          1. F4L
            • 11 Years
            8 years, 8 months ago

            soz got Alonso, forgot to mention

        2. Revival
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Gibson and Yoshida

          1. diesel001
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 8 months ago

            This

        3. Odikostar
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Valencia and pieters

      5. JJeyy
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Is it time to get rid of Valencia?

        1. Ben the Mee
            8 years, 8 months ago

            Holding for DGW. Then ditching after

            1. JÆKS ⭐
              • 11 Years
              8 years, 8 months ago

              Home to Swansea?

              1. JJeyy
                • 10 Years
                8 years, 8 months ago

                why is he not playing?

                1. JÆKS ⭐
                  • 11 Years
                  8 years, 8 months ago

                  We don't know, but prob rested AGAIN for EL

              2. Ben the Mee
                  8 years, 8 months ago

                  Need the funds to upgrade Siggy

          • Team Cruel
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 8 months ago

            Martial card magnet picks up another yellow.

            1. Cork Eagle
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              8 years, 8 months ago

              Really harsh that. Curved run away from the keeper I thought.

              1. Odikostar
                • 11 Years
                8 years, 8 months ago

                Yeah just a fk

          • The Bandit
            • 15 Years
            8 years, 8 months ago

            Martial just got booked because Pickford kicked him?

            1. Somalion
              • 15 Years
              8 years, 8 months ago

              Yep

            2. faver
              • 10 Years
              8 years, 8 months ago

              basically story of my week

          • Ambu
            • 12 Years
            8 years, 8 months ago

            Whys Valencia not playing?

            1. HVT
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 15 Years
              8 years, 8 months ago

              Europa

            2. MTPockets
                8 years, 8 months ago

                To be fair Mourinho did say he'd focus on the EL. I just didn't believe him.

            3. Team Cruel
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              8 years, 8 months ago

              Ibra dangerous FK incoming

            4. HVT
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 15 Years
              8 years, 8 months ago

              Looks like rotation city is starting early.....

            5. Lucky_Z
              • 12 Years
              8 years, 8 months ago

              Would you give Anichebe chance in XI against WHU?

              Holebas, McAuley and T.Carroll on the bench.

              A) Yes
              B) No

            6. muc1999
              • 11 Years
              8 years, 8 months ago

              Ibra must have something in his contract that says he plays every prem minute when fit

              1. twoplustwo
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                8 years, 8 months ago

                Who else is gonna play there that's any good whatsoever

                1. muc1999
                  • 11 Years
                  8 years, 8 months ago

                  Just saying doesn't even be brought off even the odd game they are cruising

              2. Dr Dream
                • 13 Years
                8 years, 8 months ago

                That actually sounds like something he may well have stipulated.

            7. Grounderz
              • 14 Years
              8 years, 8 months ago

              That tongue by Pickford.

            8. Royal5
              • 14 Years
              8 years, 8 months ago

              Pogba >:(

              1. Bun Rab
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                8 years, 8 months ago

                He's no Alonso.

            9. HazardAGuess
              • 9 Years
              8 years, 8 months ago

              Ibra woulda scored it :'(

            10. HVT
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 15 Years
              8 years, 8 months ago

              Darmian in trouble-Tony V on?

              1. Revival
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                8 years, 8 months ago

                all 3 subs used anyways

              2. SirStevieG
                • 13 Years
                8 years, 8 months ago

                He's not even on the bench.

            11. Ógie
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              8 years, 8 months ago

              Anyone spot that trash tornado on the pitch?

              1. Bubz
                • 12 Years
                8 years, 8 months ago

                Rashford?

              2. Bun Rab
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                8 years, 8 months ago

                The Sunderland trash vortex.

              3. HazardAGuess
                • 9 Years
                8 years, 8 months ago

                They call 'em willy-willy's down-under.

              4. The Bandit
                • 15 Years
                8 years, 8 months ago

                Doesn't he play for Boro?

            12. Mic
              • 8 Years
              8 years, 8 months ago

              Didier Ndonkey

            13. F4L
              • 11 Years
              8 years, 8 months ago

              Best 5 man midfield from here on in:

              Currently own:

              Sanchez Haz Alli Eriksen Sane, anything to change?

              1. diesel001
                • 9 Years
                8 years, 8 months ago

                Eriksen to Coutinho. Then Kane up front.

                1. F4L
                  • 11 Years
                  8 years, 8 months ago

                  I've got Kane, Eriksen , Alli atm

              2. Revival
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                8 years, 8 months ago

                Son King Sterling Coutinho JWP

            14. The Wizard of Ozil
              • 10 Years
              8 years, 8 months ago

              Choose 2 strikers to have and to hold until the end of the season...

              Think mine is: Kane & Lukaku

            15. HVT
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 15 Years
              8 years, 8 months ago

              Mourinio smilling!

            16. Business Cat
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              8 years, 8 months ago

              So much garbage drifting around the pitch...litterbugs!

              1. The Bandit
                • 15 Years
                8 years, 8 months ago

                But enough about Pogba..

            17. tm245
              • 14 Years
              8 years, 8 months ago

              Very disappointing second half.

            18. JogaSemmedo
              • 11 Years
              8 years, 8 months ago

              Kun owners are you keeping him?

              Kun > Kane (C) makes sense right?

              I'd then do Lukaku > Ibra for gw34

              1. JÆKS ⭐
                • 11 Years
                8 years, 8 months ago

                Doing those moves myself

            19. F4L
              • 11 Years
              8 years, 8 months ago

              do we think Spurs stay in a 4-2-3-1, even when Wanyama is fit due to Son's form?

            20. Goodricke
              • 10 Years
              8 years, 8 months ago

              That could have been awesome. Rashford has pace but no intelligence!

            21. jia you
              • 9 Years
              8 years, 8 months ago

              Was cursing my luck with Walker not playing, but now with Valencia not playing also I will get Yoshi's haul for the second week running 🙂

              1. Jay_
                  8 years, 8 months ago

                  Nice 🙂