Friday, March 4, 2011

Gameweek 29 Fantasy Preview

Martin Kelly
Guess that he's not lonely with so many players such as Van Persie, Fabregas, Cahill etc. accompanying him on the sidelines.
Thank you for staying loyal with FPLZ as we now enter the decisive period of the season. The following weeks will be very crucial in determining your fantasy excellence.

February has been a fantastic fantasy month for me as I am scoring a hefty 338 points in this single month, resulting a February rank of 548. My overall ranking has also rocketed from 218,183 to 27,445. It must be the best fantasy position I have ever achieved ever since I played FPL.

But there will be hell lots of headaches in managing my fantasy team in March, with the number of injuries and suspensions. And I believe it will cause a lot of trouble to you as well. Now let's see some of the best fantasy commodities who are with the red cross army currently:
  • Van Persie (six weeks)
  • Kelly (three weeks)
  • Tim Cahill (three weeks)
Combined with the suspension of Adam and Vidic, those who own plenty of them must be feeling the pressure of doing multiple transfers. Do remember that Everton and Birmingham are playing twice this week. Good luck.



PART I: PRE-MATCH ANALYSES
Dimitar Berbatov
Will he score goals start?
Liverpool v Manchester United
Kenny Dalglish will like to seek for a revenge for the defeat his suffered from his debut return as Liverpool manager this week against Manchester United.

Numerous big stars will miss out on this grand fixture including Kelly, Agger, Ferdinand and Vidic. Carroll is expected to feature on this game and it is sure that he will capitalise on the absence of United's best centre backs if he does feature.

Meanwhile, the one and only player who has hat-tricked Liverpool this season - Berbatov is doubted to get a spot to play against Liverpool. United is expected to play with five midfielders and if that's the case, I have to say that Rooney who's in better form should start.

In the absence of Vidic and Rio, I think it's hard for United to get away from Anfield with any points. Neither Smalling/O'Shea nor Smalling/Brown combination makes me feel confident.

Prediction: Liverpool 2-1 Man Utd

The Rest
  • Birmingham v West Brom (2-1) - The Brums to win. A solid one.
  • Arsenal v Sunderland (3-1) - With Bendtner on form, the Gunners can forget about Van Persie now.
  • Bolton v Aston Villa (2-2) - The Villans clearly have better form, but remember that Bolton is fighting for a Europa spot currently.
  • Fulham v Blackburn (1-0) - Time to escape from draw streaks for the Cottagers.
  • Newcastle v Everton (1-0) - Somehow I feel that Everton will fall on this one.
  • West Ham v Stoke City (3-0) - Demba Ba and Hitzlsperger are too strong at the moment.
  • Man City v Wigan (4-0) - Clearly the most fantasy friendly match of the week. But it's still unsure who will lead the line.
  • Wolves v Tottenham (1-2) - It will not be easy for Tottenham against a team that fights for survival.
  • Blackpool v Chelsea (2-3) - The win against United will give the Blues a lot of confidence to win this one.
  • Everton v Birmingham (1-1) - It's expected to be a narrow scoreline.


PART II: SQUAD SELECTIONS
Nikola Zigic
The tower is on red hot form.
Captain Picks

  • Tevez/Balotelli - Obvious choices this week. Of course, Tevez is always the safest bet.
  • Bendtner - Arsenal's supply will focus on him.
  • Zigic - Huge potential with a gameweek double.
Buys-In
  • Everton players - Good run of fixtures ahead.
  • Birmingham players - Same reason as Everton.
  • Bendtner - Leading the line for Gunners.
  • Hitzlsperger/Demba Ba - On their highs.
Sells-Out
  • Van Persie/Kelly/Tim Cahill - Injured.
  • Kolo Toure - Suspended due to drug violation.
Squad of XV
GK: Foster
DF: R Johnson, Baines, Zabaleta
MF: Arteta, Hitzlsperger, Lampard, Nasri
F: Zigic, Tevez, Bendtner
Subs (in order): Szczesny, Coleman, Dempsey, Djourou

Captain: Tevez
ECS: Value

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