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Dugout Discussion – Friday

12 May 2017 3419 comments
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The first of seven days of double Gameweek 37 action gets underway at Goodison Park this evening as Everton take on Watford in the 7.45pm kick-off.

Sold by more Fantasy Premier League managers than any player since last Friday’s deadline, the Toffees’ Romelu Lukaku looks to extend his three-goal lead over Harry Kane in the race for this season’s Golden Boot.

The Belgian collected 3% of votes in our Captain Poll – more than any single-Gameweek player – and has already returned 12 points against the Hornets back in December.

Chelsea head to The Hawthorns for an 8pm kick-off knowing that a win over West Brom would clinch the Premier League crown.

Essentially, we’re looking for the Baggies to do us a favour and keep the title race alive, forcing Antonio Conte to field his big-hitters in Monday’s plum home clash against Watford and giving Spurs extra incentive in their final match at the Lane against Man United on Sunday.

Despite those concerns over potential rotation, both Eden Hazard (14%) and Diego Costa (9%) found a place in the top five of our Captain Poll – the latter is second only to Manchester City’s Gabriel Jesus for transfers in this week on the back of three goals and as many assists in his last five outings.

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

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  1. KUNingas
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Best forward below 7.0 for GW38? Planning to play AOA and need some one for Anichebe

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    1. *sigh*
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Swansea

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    2. kalmoffit
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Benteke or Llorente depending on Sunday.

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  2. barracuda
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Morning troops

    Next GW forward line:

    Hazard Sanchez Eriksen Coutinho Siggy

    Kane Jesus

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    1. *sigh*
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Captain?

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      1. barracuda
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        Between Siggy and Jesus

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        1. *sigh*
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 6 months ago

          Yeah I'm probably going with Jesus also

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          1. barracuda
            • 8 Years
            8 years, 6 months ago

            Watford did a good job yesterday but they will be spanked at home 1:4 .

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            1. *sigh*
              • 14 Years
              8 years, 6 months ago

              Depends on what's left to play for of course.I may go this with 2free transfers:
              Hazard Sanchez Alli Sane
              Batsuayi Sturridge Jesus (c)
              Bats and Sturridge in just for a laugh.

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    2. Pep says
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      I can see Liverpool bottling it tbh and I think Boro will want to leave the Premiership with some bit of dignity left and will just sit back and hope they don't concede. I'd scratch Coutinho and go with Fab or Vardy tbh

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      1. barracuda
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        Think they will bottle it tomorrow and try to get 3 points next week..We shall see.

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      2. Albrightondknight
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        As a Pool fan how gauling will it be to know the only chance of CL will be for utd to win Europa. I hope it does not come to that.

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  3. Jafooli
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Start today's games FPL, need to get over the Holgate headache asap.

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    1. Whats the Huth
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      It was a shame. Would've been a nice six points.
      Couple players in my ML had double Everton defence! Baines and Williams.
      Unbelievable

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    2. kalmoffit
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Straight on to the Jesus headache

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      1. Whats the Huth
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        Three goals won't be a headache

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    3. Earn your Spurs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      I feel so robbed and he wasnt even in my team

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      1. Jafooli
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        😛

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  4. Whats the Huth
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Incredibly tight in my mini league.

    20 points separating top to 6th

    I've captained Sanchez.
    One who's 5 points ahead has also.
    One who is further behind has him triple captained.

    One has captained KDB. Was hoping he'd be a differential.

    One has captained Jesus.

    There only differential for me. Is Kane!!!
    So I hope he smashes it!!!

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  5. The Overthinker
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Will be doing ozil to Firmino and anichebe to llorente for -4 with AOA
    This may change as we get close to the last deadline.
    Yeah last 🙁

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    1. Whats the Huth
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      My defence is too strong for AOA 🙁

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      1. The Overthinker
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        My defence is weak.
        I had this planned

        Also if you have a good defense it's worth wasting aoa

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    2. Legomane
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      No point taking a hit for AOA, virtually worthless chip

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      1. The Overthinker
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        Agree. But by taking a hit I'll have
        Hazard Alli king firmino. Sane
        Jesus llorente Kane

        Cahill and alonso at the back . Defenders who'll be benched. - holgate, Stephens, Maguire

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  6. Jafooli
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Does HoF live update?

    For example, join FFS league couple days ago, so will I be in HoF already?

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    1. Gregor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      You wouldn't be added until after the GW has finished.

      The HoF doesn't seem to have been updated for a couple of GW's now though.

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      1. Jafooli
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        Cheers Ali....

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    2. mojoindojo
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Aye, If you have done anything fameworthy

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  7. kalmoffit
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    More teamsheet fury later as Navas gets a surprise runout.

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    1. Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Yes he gets paid as a professional footballer so technically there is no reason why he could not actually play football - it's the getting paid for it bit I find weird.

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  8. Legomane
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    ML rival has TC'd Jesus...I knew he would so why did I captain Sanchez?!!! 41pt lead after last night..he's got BB for next week..

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    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      BB for next week - silly imo. You should be OK assuming that this week is not too damaging. Coincidentally I was chasing 41 before yesterday .... up to 49 now.

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    2. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      BB next week will surely end in tears. We'll be lucky to get 11 starters, never mind 15.

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  9. Alonso14
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Anyone think Chelsea will play a strong side Monday and weak one v sunderland? Or weakended in both?

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    1. kalmoffit
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      I think they'll rest key players against Sunderland.

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    2. Gregor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Weak against Watford and strong against Sunderland would be my guess.

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    3. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      No, t'other way around I reckon. They'll want o celebrate in style in 38 will a full squad but there will be early withdrawals for the likes of Hazard etc. Purely based on my gut feeling, nothing else.

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    4. Jafooli
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Why risk star players with FA Cup to play. For me it's as much about injury prevention than anything.

      Courtois, Alonso, Cahill, Azpil, Luiz, Hazard all to get reduced minutes. Possibly Costa also.

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      1. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        True, but aren't injuries more likely when players push themselves in two games juts three days apart? I'd be surprised if the likes of Bat, Zouma and even Ake don't feature on Monday.

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        1. Jafooli
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 6 months ago

          Agreed......I reckon reduced minutes in both games.....

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      2. Gregor
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        Rhythm, 12 days between Watford and the final is a long gap.

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        1. Jafooli
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 6 months ago

          Also true.....risk management I suppose....

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      3. Pocky
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        Azpil would want to play...hasn't missed a single minute up to now. Surely Conte will allow him that honour. (One of the reasons I got him, not Cahill in this week).

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        1. 32chickens
          • 15 Years
          8 years, 6 months ago

          Incorrect
          He has not played every minute he has played in every match

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          1. Pocky
            • 16 Years
            8 years, 6 months ago

            Tell me in which league game he has not played 90 mins then.

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            1. Pocky
              • 16 Years
              8 years, 6 months ago

              http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/15284125.Chelsea___s_season_in_numbers/

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    5. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Strong team on Monday for the home coming celebrations, rotation in GW38 with FC Cup Final in mind.

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    6. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Team for Watford and Sunderland:

      Begovic
      Zouma Terry Ake
      Aina Chalobah Fabregas Kenedy
      Willian Batshuayi Loftus-Cheek

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      1. Jafooli
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        And will still hammer them.....

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      2. Pep says
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        No chance he gives the players a 2 week break. They'll be rusty as he'll and Arsenal will have played 3 very competitve games in the meantime.

        If he gives them 2 weeks, they'll get complacent and start feeling like they're on holidays. You can't honestly believe he rests them for 2 weeks. Sunderland game will be an exhibition match in front of the home fans on the last day of the season where they lift the trophy. They won't be killing themselves, just keeping fresh. One or 2 nil up and they'll just sit back and pass the ball around for the last hour and enjoy the atmosphere, getting me tally prepared for the buzz of the FA Cup final

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    7. Pep says
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      I think they rest against Watford. Makes more sense to give them an 8 day break and a 5 day break than it does to give them a 2 day break and an 11 day break.

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      1. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        this!

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  10. Tshelby
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    My differential in my ML were Costa and Hazard.. FPL can be so hard sometimes

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  11. The Overthinker
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Is this the pic where he was asking for a yellow in first 5 minutes?

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  12. Pep says
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    I'd just like to say a special Thanks to Marcus Alonso. After signing him before for 5.9m before scoring his 1st Premier League goal with the League Champions, he's been a treat sitting in at left back of my FPL team.

    His 13ptr the week after I signed him brought a smile to my face. His 21ptr brought tears of joy to my eyes after so many non-believers deserted him.

    His run of no clean sheets was ignorable due to his 2 assists and goal and countless chances, some cracking the goal posts and more efforts inches wide.

    Another goal, 2 clean sheets and 4 bonus over the last 180 minutes, he has once again, confirmed his status as the best asset in my team all season.

    So thank you MA..

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    1. 32chickens
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      This

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    2. Creedey
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      I agree. Most reliable asset. #thankyouMA

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    3. Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      I don't think I ever considered losing him through the lack of CS. Even on WC I nver co side red swapping him out.
      FPL better not go and reclassify him next year as a mid.

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      1. Albrightondknight
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        That pretty much unreadable. Please excuse typos. Sorry.

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    4. Viper
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      McAuley Coleman Alonso

      My holy trinity this season

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  13. Viper
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Would an Albrighton goal be far more beneficial in the top 2k or so than a City clean sheet?

    I presume so? I need to know what I want here 😆

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  14. battystutor
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Love Jesus!

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