Friday, August 27, 2010

Gameweek 3 Fantasy Preview

Theo Walcott - 21 points
First twenty-pointer of the season. Surprised me actually.
Three six-nils. Two hat-trickers. City thrashed Liverpool. So unusual. That's gameweek two of EPL. Carroll was another sparkling star last gameweek with 17 points. Great bargain don't you think? And here's my score last gameweek. Improved, but not that good since I've used my wildcard.



PART I: PREVIEWS
Richard Dunne
Needs to fortify Villa's defence.
Aston Villa v Everton
An encounter at such pathetic time. The Toffees are yet to record their first single win but the Villans are worse. A 0-6 humiliation by Newcastle has completely erased their morale gained from the beautiful victory at their first game.

At Everton we got our mid-priced favourite Cahill who's as good as ever. In fact, they aren't playing that bad actually. They controlled the game against Wolves well but one mistake plus zero in luck equals to one point.

As for Villa, I seriously don't know what are they playing. It's unacceptable to lose 0-6 away, given that they have the best Premier League away record last season and are renowned for defence.

But this time, they will return to their home ground again, against their Europa spot rivals. Since there is no Martin O'Neill, I will reckon a draw.

Prediction: AST 1-1 EVE

The Rest
  • Blackburn v Arsenal (1-1) - The Gunners fear brutal plays. And Blackburn is. A good game to observe Fabregas anyway.
  • Blackpool v Fulham (1-3) - Fulham looking good, Zamora looking good. The more Blackpool attacks, the more they doom themselves.
  • Chelsea v Stoke City (3-0) - Three 6-0s in a row? I bet not. Still should be an easy win for the Blues.
  • Tottenham v Wigan (5-0) - Wigan doesn't own Hart. It's impossible for them to hold down Tottenham's attack. Captain Bale anyone?
  • Wolves v Newcastle (1-1) - Should be close and tight. I believe Carroll will score again though.
  • Man Utd v West Ham (3-0) - Avram Grant is struggling to manage his squad. Will Rooney find back his form?
  • Bolton v Birmingham (2-0) - Birmingham weak at away.
  • Liverpool v West Brom (2-1) - Time for Liverpool to claim their first victory. Will Torres shine?
  • Sunderland v Man City (0-3) - A lot of problems for Steve Bruce's squad. Time to check up who's the primary point scorer for City.




PART II: SQUAD SELECTIONS
Captain Picks
  • Bale - Impressive volley last week. More than 50% of Tottenham's goals in official matches this season are related to him, and Tottenham had thrashed Wigan before.
  • Drogba - Didier all the way!
Buy-Ins
  • Carroll - England's new hope has both body and technique. Should give you a lot of points and an extra £1m of team value at the end of the season.
  • Richards - A cheap clean sheet collector with Joe Hart behind him. Expires in one month (when Jerome Boateng recovers) though.
Bad Bargains
  • Wigan players - It's almost impossible for them to survive Tottenham's attack.
  • Koscielny - Squillaci coming soon. Wait for Wenger's finalized best XI.
Squad of XV
GK: Gomes
DF: Dawson, Alex, Richards
MF: Bale(C), Malouda, Chung-Yong Lee, Scholes
F: Drogba, Berbatov, Zamora

Subs (in order): Jaaskelainen, Duff, Steinsson, Jones
Captain: Bale
Emergency Captain: Value
Starting XI Value: £78.7m
Total Team Value: £98.7m

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