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Dugout Discussion – Arsenal vs Leicester

11 August 2017 3415 comments
Mark Mark
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The 2017/18 season gets underway this evening as Arsenal entertain Leicester City at the Emirates Stadium.

With last season’s top scoring Fantasy Premier League (FPL) player Alexis Sanchez stuck on the sidelines through injury, the stage is set for new arrival Alexandre Lacazette to make an immediate impact.

Boasting an FPL ownership of 17%, he’s is the most popular Arsenal player after netting 28 times in Ligue 1 for Lyon last season.

Encouragingly for the hosts, Lacazette scored six goals in his last four opening day appearances in the French top division.

Fellow new arrival Sead Kolasinac also makes his Premier League bow tonight – he’s owned by 12% on the back of Sunday’s Community Shield strike against Chelsea.

With clashes against Man United, Chelsea and Liverpool also to follow in the first six Gameweeks, Leicester’s key assets have been mainly overlooked.

Only 4% have taken a punt on Jamie Vardy, who averaged a healthy seven points per appearance under Craig Shakespeare in the latter stages of 2016/17.

The Foxes also face promoted pair Brighton and Huddersfield over that period, though, affording us a chance to scout Vardy and new strike partner Kelechi Iheanacho as potential differentials up top.

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

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  1. Jonny Sutt
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Only going off one match but I might transfer kompany in for Kolasinac

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    1. BrutalLogiC
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      not even half a match!

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      1. Jonny Sutt
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Unless Kolasinac is played left wing, Kompnay will surely accrue more points from clean sheets and bonus points.

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    2. william prunier
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Kola will come good when able to play LWB

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      1. Jonny Sutt
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        And when will that be?

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    3. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Nah, save that transfer good sir

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  2. Guy Demel
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    FPL tip if they're watching.... how about an area similar to leagues where you can add other teams you want to keep an eye on, like a watchlist.

    They don't know you added them but an area where they are all in one place in a table showing points, game week points and transfers this week etc

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    1. GinjaWhinja
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      So simple to implement too!

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  3. FDMS All Starz
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Sanchez thinking "why am I still here?"

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    1. Davido989
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Because even in a crazy market, nobody is stupid enough to pay his wage demands.

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      1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Somebody will

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    2. Agger
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Was thinking the same!

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    3. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      His dogs would love Liverpool.

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      1. Third Eye Vision
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Aye. I can vouch for that. Dogs are still allowed to shit on the pavement here.

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  4. Farke in hell
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Arsenal. Groundhog Day

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  5. Agger
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Why on earth did I get Rob Holding.

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    1. william prunier
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Haha

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    2. Jeremy Corbyn
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Arsenal are not Holding

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      1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Weak but have an upvote

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    3. gers23
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Lol so much this

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  6. SilkySkills
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Tank

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  7. BobB
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Sanchez bird thinking she'll be in Paris next month

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    1. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Just need PSG to cough up £8-trillion to buy Sanchez...

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  8. Borran
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    When can you look at others teams in your league?

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    1. william prunier
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Later

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    2. KLOPPTOMANIA
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Now

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      1. KLOPPTOMANIA
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        I can anyway

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    3. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      You can currently view them on the fpl app.
      Haven't checked desktop yet

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    4. Boom Xhaka-Laca
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Now

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

    With Sanchez out and koscielny, mertesacker, gabriel and mustafi all out in defense, this should really not be too surprising...

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    1. Fred54
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      (Sadly) wouldn't even be that surprising if they were all playing...

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    2. FDMS All Starz
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Tbf they were decent vs chelsea

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      1. Fred54
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        My bro said this earlier to me and I was astounded that he put so much faith in a glorified friendly. Plus Chelsea always have a sub par pre season.

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

        They could still win! Just saying a CS for Arsenal was never on the cards... In any case, business as usual, Arsenal start badly and fans go mental demanding wenger out...

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

    The worst thing about taking this season serious again is my terrible OR last year when I wasn't trying

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  11. Boomerang V
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Okazaki could be a good 3rd striker at 5.5 to play occasionally

    I will think about it

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    1. Agger
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      He's usually the first player subbed off for Leicester.

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      1. Boomerang V
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        yeah I hate that

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    2. william prunier
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Can't tell if serious

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    3. Net Gains
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Think quietly please

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      1. Boomerang V
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        ok I am done thinking... nah

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    4. Mark-O
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Gonna have some nacho chips to burn

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  12. Debauchy
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Gawd , so many know it alls around. Same old same old
    Early season game , expect the unexpected , Laca brace will be cool though

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  13. FPL ZB
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Good to see after the community shield that Holding and Xhaka have completely forgotten how to play football

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    1. DeathoftheParty
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Funniest post on here in a while

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  14. leocarter27
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    I'm just here trying to find the guy who said on here Xhaka is the best CM in the prem. Any ideas?

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    1. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Was it waxys?

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      1. Hairy Potter
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Think he had a different player every day who he said was the best, so he may have said Xhaka at one point.

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        1. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Might be confusing Xhaka and Rooney...

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        2. leocarter27
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Hahaha

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    2. Lebowski85
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Haha. I remember this....

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      1. leocarter27
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        All I remember is he had a picture of Nasri

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  15. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Arsenal currently bottom of the league.
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/table

    Wenger out.

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    1. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Relegation battle!

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    2. nicoTours
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

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      1. Piggs Boson
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        ^ Arsenal's points total

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        1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Gold 😆

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    3. Sánchez
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Leicester 2 titles in 3 seasons

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  16. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Liverpool - Arsenal will be fun as long as you don't have any DEF involved.

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  17. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Why do we worship 11 chumps kicking a ball of air around earning millions?

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    1. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Worship?

      They are merely instruments for my success.

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      1. DeathoftheParty
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        This...

        But currently not Kola

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    2. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      I don't worship them; but I am utterly obsessed about an online game where I score points depending on how they get on Kicking said ball of air about

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    3. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      More entertaining than our previous Gods at least. At least most of these guys don't pretend to be altruistic, too.

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    4. Sánchez
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      We're all brainwashed

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    5. Net Gains
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Please leave

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  18. Manani
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    maguire is pretty good

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  19. Emiliano Sala
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Anybody saw mark's team?

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  20. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Kola chance coming up

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  21. FALCAO & MOU
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Chamberlain clearly can't play in that position, was obvious in the last match too, but who is going to tell Wenger. Poor Chamberlain can't even cross properly.

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    1. Fred54
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Didn't he say he wanted to leave near the end of last season? If I were him I would leave Arsenal, always seem to play better for England than his club, which is rare these days!

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      1. FALCAO & MOU
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        He is leaving next season for sure. But he doesn't strike as a great player anyway.

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  22. Too Mane Men
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Can we calm down and not jump to conclusions after seeing only 45 minutes of the new season. Thank you

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    1. Net Gains
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      No! Stop being unreasonable!

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    2. FrankieTheGent
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Vardy captain

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    3. Podge
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      WHAT !!!
      How much more do you want ??

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    4. Tony Warner Fan Club
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      I've paid my Sky Sports subscription therefore I'm entitled to jump to as many conclusions as I want - thank you very much.

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    5. Fred54
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Oh go and play The Telegraph postal version of Fantasy Football...

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  23. FrankieTheGent
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Arsenal are very ropey at the back.
    Like city and pool, steer clear but it does mean their forwards will have to keep working for 90mins

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    1. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      I have City and 'pool defenders but even I'm not silly enough to get an Arsenal defender!

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  24. FrankieTheGent
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Penalty all day long

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    1. Postman Ty
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      As a chelsea fan and a non-owner or Laca, I still agree.

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    2. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Behave.

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      1. FrankieTheGent
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Twice on Sundays

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    3. Nascimento
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Bizzare decision.

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  25. Licky
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    That could have been a Kola assist?

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  26. Davido989
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    What on earth are Mane and Salah going to do to this lot in GW3? Jheez.

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    1. Postman Ty
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      exciting things

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    2. Agger
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Same as last season at the Emirates. Destruction!

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    3. MarvelouSuccess
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      another 8-2 incoming 😉

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    4. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Wooo

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    5. H-SF
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      It might have helped them even more if they were playing at the emirates...

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      1. Davido989
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        True, but AW is naive enough to play high up the pitch away from home.

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        1. Debauchy
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Not to Pool Berbs, watch

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    6. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Hopefully Mane's still fit by then.

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    7. Debauchy
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Easy Berbs , 1st gameof PL often a bit crazy

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

      Assist Firmino! 🙂

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  27. MarvelouSuccess
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    ARS don't get a pen. Unluckeeee.

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  28. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Kola after switching over to the right wing.

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  29. FALCAO & MOU
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Ho ho Mike Dean not giving penalty is beautiful.

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  30. FDMS All Starz
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Maguire great goal threat, could be like Scott Dann but better

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