Last weekend’s matchup was a real rollercoaster. It had ups
and downs and twists and turns right up to, and beyond, the final whistle. I
knew the odds were stacked against me when I was up against last year’s table
topper @RotoZdroik, and going into Sunday’s games I was down on points and only
had two (Stoke City) players to play compared to Adam’s five. But Joe Allen
covered every blade of grass while getting near 30 points and Marko Arnautovic
banged in a late goal to get me with my nose in front. A bit of adjusting of the score tally by
Fantrax, and a premature awarding of the tie to @RotoZdroik by @THE_IEFSA on
Twitter, and I had picked up my third win of the season, to move into 8th
place in the standings.
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| Joe Allen was pretty much the only Stoke player trying against Palace |
This week sees my side face off against @DFS_Hambazaza. There are a number of positives for Hesh though, because
while his side currently prop up the league, his team has never actually scored
the lowest points total in any week; plus he has a total of eight goals in his
squad compared to my side’s meagre four. Also, @DFS_Hambazaza would have won
last week if he had swapped in George Friend for the benched Phil Bardsley,
that mistake is hardly going to be repeated. So what I’m saying is, yes, the
fixture computer is doing everything in its power to screw me over again this
week.
@DFS_Hambazaza’s Team
I’ve already mentioned two of his defenders. The remaining
pair are Charlie Daniels of Bournemouth and Fernandez Federico of Swansea.
Friend might be his highest points scorer at the back, but four into three doesn’t
go and you have to weigh up how busy a defender will likely be in order to
score points in this league. Will Friend have enough on his plate against a
Kane-less Spurs? All his defenders will kick off at three on Saturday, so if
only three are starters anyway, his choice will be made. In goals he has
Southampton’s Fraser Forster, fresh off his best performance so far this
season. He does have Ryan Bertrand on Injured Reserve though, if he wanted to
do a bit of juggling and go with two Saints players.
In the Midfield and Forward positions nearly every player
has scored for him so far. Those to miss out have been Deulofeu of Everton, who
has only started two games; and Sam Clucas at Hull, who plays mainly in front
of the back four. Getting most of his goals has been his other Hull player,
Robert Snodgrass. Three goals so far this season means he is a certain starter,
but he does have a tricky tie away to Liverpool on Saturday. Looking elsewhere
for goals then, he will have James McClean heading to Stoke, who can barely
keep from letting in four goals a game never mind just one. Andre Gray of Burnley will look to score his
second league goal against Watford on Monday night. @DFS_Hambazaza might just
keep that one up his sleeve in the OF position if things aren’t going his way
on Saturday.
What I Need To Happen
I have the Burnley Goalkeeper and a Defender in Michael Keane
playing in that game on Monday night. If I’m still in the matchup by then I’ll
be happy. Of course Hesh could have played all his players by then and be out
of sight. I’ll need to pick up some points in the early games. A strong
performance from my Stoke players would be a good start. I also have a couple
of Everton players traveling to Bournemouth, and if they were to score a goal
or two against Charlie Daniels, I might get a little edge in the tie come 4:45.
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| One of these players is due a goal...... |
A trio of Arsenal players round off my team. Two of them
host Chelsea in the Saturday evening game. Santi Cazorla and Hector Bellerin.
While the third will be playing for Bournemouth, and is due a goal (or an
assist) any day now. My bench pretty much picks itself, as Pedro can’t get into
the Chelsea side, while Mkhitaryan and Lingard can’t dislodge Wayne Rooney from
the Man Utd team, so another week in the wilderness beckons.
Predictions
Five correct and four wrong last week for the predictions.
Lots of really close games again, but there was also a few blowouts.
@SmokeyLoogy got 165.5 points, but @nealjthurman topped that by getting over
190. I predicted both of those sides would lose of course! To follow all the
action please seek out all these guys on Twitter, and @THE_IEFSA will also keep
you up to date with all the scores. To hear about how the system is trying to
keep my side down, you can also follow me @GarryIrwin
Good Luck Everyone
@TAMc10 over @BenDinnery
@wrigavin over @TRKingston
@FantasyYIRMA over @jasonuk17
@nikarg over @jforquer11
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