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LIV: They must be blaming themselves for not taking care of their rivals. They did play well, especially in the last 10 minutes of the game, but the finishing was basically... sucks. Until Andy Carroll hit the expectations on him Liverpool will continue to struggle with this fact.
Adam played extremely well - one of the best game I've seen so far, and is WITH Gerrard on the field. No coexist problems. Great sign to hold him, and certainly bad sign for Carroll.
MUN: Ferguson benched most of his aces - while it's understandable, it's surprising as their opponent is none other than Liverpool. Played overly defensive in my opinion as they were pressed by Liverpool throughout the game.
Welbeck and Chicharito combined for the equaliser. Both are good but I can't see them on the field together frequently with Rooney certainly will dominate one of the two starting forward spots.
Pick: Adam, Welbeck, Chicharito
Watch: Gerrard
Man City 4-1 Aston Villa
MCI: Splendid even without starting Silva, Nasri and Dzeko. Balotelli played an important part in it with an instinctive bicycle kick. Talented but fierce competition upfront will continue to limit his playing time as Aguero returns.
Same goes to Adam Johnson and Milner. Cheap in fantasy, super productive, but will spend a lot of time on the bench.
Captain Kompany scored a goal and a bonus. Still the best City defender to own in my opinion.
AST: Outclassed by Man City. Agbonlahor got a good one-on-one chance but somehow failed to score. His speed and form should continue to produce more fantasy scores though.
Warnock scored the consolation and had another good chance before that. But don't get blind to own him as Villa's defence is not as solid as expected.
Pick: Kompany, Agbonlahor
Watch: Warnock, Balotelli
Norwich 3-1 Swansea
NOR: Great game by Pilkington and Morrison after they squandered so many chances at Old Trafford last week. Pilkington certainly has good finishing. Holt can only blame himself after failing to impress. He lead scorer last season really has no place to stand currently.
SWA: Scott Sinclair continued his fine form as he assisted one for Danny Graham who scored in two games in a row. Both deserve to be monitored.
Pick: Sinclair
Watch: Pilkington, Morrison, Graham
QPR 1-1 Blackburn
QPR: Two rather unpopular players (Helguson and Mackie) combined for the goal. Nothing much to tell here.
BLA: 11 points for Samba, but you must be gutted to pick him based on just one game.
Stoke 2-0 Fulham
STO: Britannia continues to become an untouchable stadium. I believe that owning a Stoke defender (or more) is a must at this point. Shawcross and Begovic are the best choices.
In terms of offence, it's heavily focused on Walters and Etherington - nothing much to confuse you once you've decided to pick a Stoke attackers.
FUL: Not very similar to the level they played last week. Perhaps due to the frightening Britannia's aura.
Pick: Etherington, Shawcross, Walters, Begovic
Wigan 1-3 Bolton
WIG: Al-Habsi's owners must feel happy as the stopper picked up 8 points thanks to his fantastic performance which includes a penalty save.
Having said that, nothing else in Wigan has really impressed me.
BOL: N'gog is showing some great football here with a goal and a foul which earned Bolton a missed penalty. Give him some more time and he might push Klasnic away from starting XI.
The same goes for Eagles. He overpowered Wigan on his own feet. Tremendous.
Pick: Eagles
Watch: Al-Habsi, N'gog
Avoid: WIG players
Chelsea 3-1 Everton
CHE: Sturridge has once again become the key man to the victory. Incredible. Ramires scored one too as he continued to provide good fantasy return with his great runs.
No clean sheets again - Bosingwa owners will surely be frustrated.
EVE: Osman played some good football there. Drenthe was more offensive than what I'd expected. And Vellios' 2 goals in just merely 35 minutes of Premier League exposure is just admirable.
Pick: Sturridge, Ramires, Mata
Watch: Vellios, Drenthe, Osman
West Brom 2-0 Wolves
WBA: Clean sheet are never bad but I doubt people will actually pick their defenders.
Brunt was the main man of the show as he finally showed the display of a key offensive midfielder should have.
WOL: They lost for 5 consecutive games after a great league opening. Big troubles, big confidence crisis.
Get rid of them.
Pick: Brunt
Watch: Odemwingie
Avoid: WOL players
Arsenal 2-1 Sunderland
ARS: Hail captain Van Persie for his great all-round performance. A quick opening goal and a free kick goal are enough for the victory.
But the team in general are still very disappointing - the cohesion is not good enough.
SUN: Seb Larsson scored through a free kick as he once again shown why spot kick takers are worth to be held in your team.
Pick: Van Persie, Larsson
Newcastle 2-2 Tottenham
NEW: Rock solid. I certainly like the way they play. Dominated despite not earning 3 points.
It's also a must to hold a Newcastle defender or goalkeeper at this point, and I think Krul is the best choice.
Ba scored 5 in 3. From a possible flop at gameweek 1 he has developed into a monstrous presence.
TOT: Hail those who didn't drop Adebayor as he started and earned 8 points after being classified as doubtful before the game.
Van der Vaart and Defoe were the usual suspects again, nothing too surprising.
Pick: Ba, NEW defence, Adebayor, VdV
Watch: Defoe
Do you like Brunt for a long-term pick? I was excited about his potential this season and am wondering whether this is the right time to pick him up.
ReplyDeleteMaybe observe him for one or two more weeks.
ReplyDeleteNo question about his ability, but he has spent quite an amount of time on the bench so far, thus I think one should wait and see how 'solid' is his starting XI status in Hodgson's formation.
Good point. Any other tips for midfielders in the same price bracket I could pick up this week. I already have Ramsey.
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