After a break for a week to accommodate international
matches, we are back to the bread and butter of the Premier League for Gameweek
9. Unfortunately that butter will have to be spread pretty thinly as the
international games has wreaked havoc on fantasy squads up and down the land. My
squad unfortunately is no different. There are injury flags staring out at me
from the computer screen like dogs begging to be let outside. Let me go, let me
run in the field of waivers out back, let me be free!! I just might..... I
just might swing open the door and let them go. But then there will be that
nagging fear….. who do you let in?
Courtois and Delph were already on the sidelines for me, now
they appear to be joined by Toivonen, Schweinsteiger and Nyom. To cap it off,
Louis Van Gaal appears to have lost patience with Memphis Depay and rumours
abound that he might not get the start this weekend against Everton. My
opponent this week, @FantasyYIRMA must be licking his lips in anticipation of
this match-up. He is coming off the back of three straight victories and has
relatively few injuries to worry about. My team is fresh from a rather limp
defeat in Week 8 and currently sit 12th with a lowly .375 win
percentage.
@FantasyYIRMA’s Team
Starting out at the back, I don’t think any of my defenders
would get picked ahead of his five defenders. Two from the Chelsea backline,
along with any one from Williams, Mertesacker, or Lescott should see him in
line to rack up clean sheet points. Chelsea have been off form to start the
season, but if they can’t keep Villa quiet at home then surely some of those
Blues players will be given the footballing equivalent of a P45 by Mourinho. I’m
also looking for Chelsea to keep a clean sheet because I have their
goalkeeper. But perhaps if that happens it would do me more harm than good!In Midfield he has two fantasy studs in Yaya Toure and Mesut Ozil. With Man City and Arsenal expected to pick up wins this weekend, these players are sure to be in the thick of it. James Milner as the third in his midfield is another solid player who might just shine in new Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp’s pressing game. Up front @FantasyYIRMA will look to Cameron Jerome to score the goals, and with Norwich playing Newcastle, goals are a real possibility. He also has youngster Kelechi Iheanacho to call upon. With Aguero one of the bigger casualties of the international fixtures, it is quite possible that Iheanacho will see more game time. If not from the start, then surely from the bench.
What I Need To Happen
Depay to start! Plain and simple. I need Memphis to start
proving why he is so highly thought of. He may have had a rather embarrassing
time with the Dutch squad this past week, but he is due a good performance, or,
at least, a half decent one! I have three Villa players in my squad (I know, I
know!) and because of injuries, I will have to play two of them. So a spirited
showing at Stamford Bridge would be good, yet having Begovic in goals means I’d
probably rather they didn’t score. But as I mentioned earlier, if they don’t
score @FantasyYIRMA will gain most of the points. |
| Will Memphis be getting the thumbs down this weekend? |
Predictions
A number of very close contests last gameweek and I only
managed to predict 3 from 7. It was an improvement over the previous week, but
it’s still not very good. Maybe it will be easier to predict this weekend with
all the injuries going around? We’ll see. As usual, if you want to keep track
of what’s happening in the league then simply follow @THE_IEFSA on Twitter.
Also, follow me on Twitter, because if I’m within sight of picking up the win, I
won’t shut up about it! @GarryIrwin
@wrigavin over @RotoWireAndrew
@cjradune over @RotoZdroik
@nikarg over @Smokey_Loogy
Good Luck Everyone.
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