Dugout Discussion

The Dugout Discussion – Monday

We head to the Emirates this evening as Gameweek 3 comes to its conclusion with a head-to-head between two of last season’s top six. Despite scoring just twice so far, Arsenal have offered a significant threat in the final third – although they’ve played only two matches, Arsene Wenger’s side still sit joint-top for shots inside the box, firing 32 close-range attempts.

Liverpool arrive in London in impressive defensive form, though. The Reds have registered back-to-back shut-puts this season and chalked up eight clean sheets away from home in 2014/15 – joint-top with West Brom. With three very favourable home fixtures in the following four, Fantasy managers will be keeping a keen eye on the Merseysiders’ main men at both ends of the pitch.

Given that Arsenal are missing both Laurent Koscielny and Per Mertesacker, Christian Benteke owners will be hopeful of another goal for the Belgian, after he opened his account against Bournemouth last Monday evening.

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  1. The Chosen One...
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    lol Chambers

  2. Syd.
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    MNF is not good for Linesmen

  3. Cilly Bonnolly
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Some horrendous defending on show here.

  4. Jay_
      8 years, 10 months ago

      This is a great game with the dodgy centre backs evening it out, lots of goals to come

    • The Machine
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Rubbish from the two centre backs

      Just clear the fcking ball!!

    • Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      AVB got his tactics all wrong tonight

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

        The old guard just have no respect for him. He's too young to be a top team manager.

    • Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      *Rubs chest ...*

      1. meerlight
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        *pats head

    • Royal5
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Arsenal full panic

    • Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Coq hurt

      1. Cilly Bonnolly
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        I've had that before. It's no fun.

        1. Jafooli
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 10 months ago

          😀

      2. JK - Cønt ⭐
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        well tell her you need a break then

        1. Jafooli
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 10 months ago

          😆

    • Lingardium Leviosa.
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Anyone scored yet?

      1. Wouter
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        Ramsey. Didn't count, though.

        1. Lingardium Leviosa.
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 10 months ago

          Cheers

      2. meerlight
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        Jafooli

        1. Lingardium Leviosa.
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 10 months ago

          🙂

        2. Jafooli
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 10 months ago

          😛

    • Ludo
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      There's goals in this one!

    • Bubz
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      This is very bad to watch as a Benteke seller

      1. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        Never owned.

      2. Greenbackbøøg…
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        same 🙁

      3. Declan
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        benched 🙁

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

          😯

    • The Train Driver
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Coq doing the Gomis celebration without having scored a goal?

    • AverageJoe
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Where Kosc?

      1. The Train Driver
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        Stiff back!

      2. Forza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        Where's Wally was too hard so they're using the CBs to find instead.

      3. Psychos got ya number
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        In the stands

      4. The Train Driver
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        In the stands...

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

        bad back

      6. TK74
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        Sick

      7. Cilly Bonnolly
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        Sitting in the stand.

      8. Syd.
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        Phoned in sick with a bad back

      9. d1sable
        • Has Moderation Rights
        8 years, 10 months ago

        He just knocked on my door told me I could shove my FPL team up my a**e and ran off

    • _nod
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Think I'm going to need a bigger sofa for this one!

      1. Gazpilicueta
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        agreed

    • Harper (No more Penandes)
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Why Koscielny Why????

    • The Machine
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Great tackle from coquelin

    • The Train Driver
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Benteke either limping or just walking weird...

      1. d1sable
        • Has Moderation Rights
        8 years, 10 months ago

        Huge shlong

        1. The Train Driver
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 10 months ago

          😀

        2. Heydudes13
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 10 months ago

          🙂

        3. Lingardium Leviosa.
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 10 months ago

          OMG

    • Nickk
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Hey guys, I've just come home from work so I've missed the build up to the Match. Why isn't Mert and Kos playing? And, did we know they wouldn't anyway, or was it last minute announcement?

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

        I just found out and it really screwed me

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

        Mert - sick
        Kos - bad back

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

          Doesn't inspire confidence when everyone in my ml has Benteke!

      3. Gnu
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        Wenger caught them both in the showers, not a pretty sight by all accounts.

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

          I didn't think they were the type.

    • Heydudes13
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Delighted to notice Chucky is back few pages back 🙂

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

        This. Not so delighted to hear he has no idea what's happened in football though 😆

        1. The Light Knight
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 10 months ago

          Not changed much then?

          *Chucky leaves for another year*

        2. Heydudes13
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 10 months ago

          Hahaha yeah bless him he had a 'sabbatical year' apparently 😀

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

            Only just found out the team he supports sold their best goalkeeper of all time to Arsenal

            1. Heydudes13
              • 12 Years
              8 years, 10 months ago

              😆

      2. The Machine
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        He posts once every 2 months. Will now post in october

        1. Heydudes13
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 10 months ago

          Think it's work related tbf

          1. The Machine
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 10 months ago

            Work over fpl??

            1. Lingardium Leviosa.
              • 9 Years
              8 years, 10 months ago

              Pshh what a nerd

            2. Heydudes13
              • 12 Years
              8 years, 10 months ago

              😉

    • Harper (No more Penandes)
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Is it okay to have taken an extra -4 point hit to bring in Kolarov for Kosc?

        • 10 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        If you did it last week it'd have paid off brilliantly

        1. Harper (No more Penandes)
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 10 months ago

          Was set on bringing him in against Watford but then he scored against Everton which sent me a bit barmy to say the least.

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

        Are you the one who messed up his back?

    • SC not pearls before swine
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      I think if Mane is out, Ramsey may be who I bring in.

    • pundit of punts
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Such dull atmosphere at the game.

    • Puyol Pants Up
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Can't believe I had Huth (TOT) 2nd sub over Targett (wat) 3rd sub.

      4 points dropped 🙁

    • SW6
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Zzzzz

    • JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      There looks like there should be goal in this one

      Nailed on 0-0 then

    • The Train Driver
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Coutinho looks much more confident going for the shot this season, this was the main reason he wasn't a good FPL prospect before. Worth considering...

    • Robe Wan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Sorry about a really Nooooob question but if I'm playing my Wildcard do I just buy all the players going up on fplstats every night?

      Until Sat deadline obviously

      1. TK74
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        No buy the player that are going down.

        1. Robe Wan
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 10 months ago

          If you're going to be chippy you need to be funnier

      2. The Train Driver
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        They have to go up 0,2 if you want to earn anything on them...

        1. Robe Wan
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 10 months ago

          Ah yes thanks

    • The Light Knight
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Weird that they've held the game at the Emptihad, isn't it?

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

        That would work for city not the Emirates......

    • Bodie
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      What happened to the BFG!

      1. The Train Driver
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        Who's that?

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

          Mertesacker big f:-:cking German