 |
| Di Matteo saved Premier League's pride by progressing to quarter finals of Champions League. |
Liverpool's 3-0 victory over Everton certainly salvaged many double gameweek gamblers. Gerrard got a whopping 22 point gameweek thanks to his hat-trick, while Suarez provided 2 assists to score 14 points. Defenders like Skrtel and Enrique got a clean sheet too. Those who bought them certainly won't be disappointed, although they might expect more.
Meanwhile, Chelsea progressed through the last eight of Champions League in the expense of Napoli after extra time. Di Matteo is certainly on the run now as the new Chelsea coach, having won all games since he took over. Chelsea's players definitely should be on your radar by now.
Game of the Week: MANCHESTER CITY v CHELSEA
 |
| Frank Lampard: The evergreen ace. |
The former Italian international is rejuvenating the Blues at the moment, as Roman Abramovich's army won in all games under his charge. People are being reminded of Mourinho's era with him - resolute defense, strength battle and aerial advantage all reappeared under Di Matteo.
Senior players like Lampard and Drogba should lead the team again after a fantastic performance against Napoli. Huge pressure for City then, which will be without captain Kompany who is fantastic in positioning.
On the other side, City are losing grip in this concluding stage of the season, suffering two consecutive defeats at Europa League and Premier League. Aguero is unable to show us the super Aguero at the opening stage of the season, while Silva's form is also pretty woeful and has already been overtaken by Dempsey in terms of fantasy scores.
It will be a tough game to call, but as long as Chelsea continues to play Mourinho's style of football, I believe City will slip points again and hand the title to United.
Prediction: MCI 1-1 CHE
Pick: Lampard, Drogba
Drop: MCI defence
Fantasy Game of the Week: WOLVES v MANCHESTER UNITED
 |
| Rooney still has hopes for Golden Boot. |
Wayne Rooney scored both goals in their victory against West Brom last week. The forward has 20 league goals now and still has chance to pressure Robin Van Persie (25 goals) in the golden boot race. Great motivation then, apart from grabbing the 20th league title for Manchester United.
Another man on form is Rooney's compatriot Ashley Young. The former Aston Villa's ace has got 26 fantasy points in his last two games and is expected to continue such fine run to demolish Wolves. Certainly a tough time for Wolves defenders to mark them both.
I am 50-50 about United's likelihood of a clean sheet, but nevertheless having at least one of the duo mentioned above is a must at this stage. Victory for Red Devils.
Prediction: WOL 0-2 MUN
Pick and Captain: Rooney, Young
Drop: WOL defence
Pick and Drop
Pick and Captain:
- Van Persie - An automatic choice.
- Ba/ Cisse - Norwich's defensive history makes them mouth-watering choices.
- Gerrard - The captain is inspirational.
- Suarez - He will make QPR defenders look silly.
- Dempsey/ Pogrebnyak - The partnership is impressive.
Pick:
- Bale - Still reliable, but not reliable enough to be captained.
- LIV defence - QPR's attack shouldn't be tough for them.
Drop:
- STO defence - Tottenham is not expected to disappoint their fans.
- EVE defence - No one stops RvP.
- QPR defence - To stop both Gerrard and Suarez is not easy.
Transfer Traffic
Green light (buy):
- Young/ Rooney - On their high.
- Gerrard - In his cheapest price in these few years and still has skills.
- Suarez - Points are assured with Gerrard around.
Yellow light (watch):
- Bale/ Adebayor - Lacking consistencies at the moment.
- Cleverley - Returned finally and we shall see how he cope with in these few gameweeks.
Red light (sell):
- Silva/ Aguero - Not in form and subject to heavy rotation.
- Kompany - Injured.
Gameweek 29 Dream Team
Schwarzer
Evans -- Skrtel -- Assou-Ekkoto
Dempsey -- Gerrard (VC) -- Young -- Lampard
Rooney (C) -- Van Persie -- Suarez
Subs: Al-Habsi -- Moses -- Simpson -- Cuellar
Nice preview. I´m captaining Rooney myself.
ReplyDelete