I hope everyone is enjoying their Christmas festivities and
are adequately prepared for the thick and fast football coming over the New Year.
Unfortunately the holiday period got off to a bad start last weekend as @nikarg
defeated my side by an agonising 3.3 pts after my players failed to register a
single goal or assist. @nikarg had a Wayne Rooney assist to thank for his win,
the first time Rooney has helped a team to win since….. ummmm, I don’t know,
perhaps September?
This week I get a chance to get back to winning ways when I face
@TomSunderland_ Tom might be second from bottom of the league, but he did win his
previous matchup and he would have beaten me last week too. A win could see my squad move up to ninth, but
a loss would more than likely move me team down to eleventh and far too many points
off the summit to worry about winning the league for another year.
@TomSunderland_’s Team
A great Goalkeeper in Arsenal’s Petr Cech sits behind a back
three of players who are pretty much nailed on starters for their clubs for Tom’s
side. Two of these four players, Azpelicueta and Walker, have home fixtures
that look like they could throw up a clean sheet or two. His Midfield is a bit
harder to pin down. The player with the most appearances for his side this
season, Leicester’s Daniel Drinkwater, will be unavailable this week. The rest
of his options could well be propping up benches up and down the country this weekend.
On the flipside though, three of them could well start, and then I’ll be in
trouble.
Nine of his goals have come from his two Forward players,
Arouna Kone and Anthony Martial. Martial should start up front for Manchester
United when they travel to Stoke City. But Kone could have his place under
threat for Everton’s trip to Newcastle from Kevin Mirallas. The Belgian scored
last time out against Leicester, whereas Kone hasn’t scored since his hattrick
against Sunderland on November first.
What I Need To Happen
If @TomSunderland_ is hoping for Martial to shine against
Stoke on Saturday lunchtime, I’ll be hoping that Memphis Depay does the same.
Martial’s place is surely more secure than Memphis’s, but with Luis van Gaal
really needing to pick up a win, perhaps the manager will try attacking en masse
for this game. If he does go this route, and I’ll be delighted if he does,
perhaps this will cost Schweinsteiger, another player on my roster, his chance
of starting. |
| Will the Guus get cooked this Holiday season? |
That would leave my midfield scrambling around for starters.
Aston Villa have a home fixture against West Ham. And after a promising result
last time out for the Villains, I could play my two Villa players (I know, I
know!). Hopefully I will need only one,
as Wijnaldum and Andre Ayew have home games, and are due a goal or two before
the year is out. In goals I will be hoping for a clean sheet from Chelsea to
mark Guus Hiddink’s first game in charge.
Predictions
Only three correct predictions from seven last week.
@Smokey_Loogy was toppled by @FantasyYIRMA in a really tight game. While
@DanRiccio590 was beaten by @RotoWireAndrew in another closely fought contest.
This week will be easier to predict surely! Follow @THE_IEFSA on Twitter to keep track of all this week’s games, and don’t
forget to follow me on Twitter also @GarryIrwin.
@Smokey_Loogy over @BenDinnery
@RotoZdroik over @DanRiccio590
@cjradune over @GalinDragiev
@wrigavin over @nealjthurman
@nikarg over @DFS_hambazaza
Good Luck Everyone.
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