A third loss in a row sees my side drop to
fifth in the table. I have the worst form in the top half of the table at just
the wrong time of the season. In true premier league manager fashion, I need
someone to blame for the latest loss, and unfortunately that someone is my player
of the season Joe Allen. The Stoke midfielder went off injured against his old
club Liverpool after only gaining a paltry 5.45 points. If he had been replaced
in the lineup with the two midfield players that sat on the bench, my side
would have picked up the win. Kevin Mirallas had two assists on his way to 31.6
points, while Luka Milivojevic converted a penalty against Arsenal when he
scored 22.25 points. I also had to content with @RotoWireAndrew lucking out and
getting a third start of the season from Kieran Trippier, who posted a total of
37.55 points. This total is the highest Trippier has ever gotten in Fantrax
Fantasy Football. Amazing how the IEFSA/Fantrax Points Computer rates a clean
sheet against Watford. For those wondering, Plan B Jack Wilshere scored 13.45
points (his second highest score in over two months). I never said Plan B was a
good plan.
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| Deeney was on the bench and Trippier wasn't? Bizzaro world at White Hart Lane |
This week my side is made face @jforquer11.
The IEFSA/Fantrax *cough* biased *cough* fixture computer knows that Joel has
one of the most inform strikers in his squad at the moment in thirteen goal
Joshua King. My highest scorer is seven goal Chelsea man Pedro. If all
@jforquer11’s players simply get to their average points total, I will need to
score 117 points to beat him this week. That’s a total which my side has failed
to achieve sixteen times this season already. Did I mention that I have three
midfielders on Injured Reserve too?
@jforquer11’s Team
Joshua King is key to success or failure
here. The Bournemouth Forward has scored 10 goals since the turn of the year.
None of these goals have been assisted by Jack Wilshere by the way, so I’m
going to presume he gets all his chances from defensive mistakes, meaning King
puts in lots of work and gains lots of points. In goals he has Stoke keeper Lee
Grant. They may have let up two goals last weekend, but this week they face
Hull City, who are the lowest scorers away from home in the league with only
eight goals so far. He also has Erik Pieters at the back for Stoke, as he looks
to double up on the cleansheet.
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| It wont matter who @jforquer selects if my players can't stop getting injured |
Also at the back he has West Ham’s new
signing Jose Fonte. He hasn’t had the brightest start to life with the Hammers,
but this weekend gets to play against Sunderland, which is pretty much a gimme
these days. Filling out @jforquer11’s backline is Man Utd’s Daley Blind. The
Dutchman averages a little under 16 points per game, and on Sunday faces
Chelsea at home. Two players in Midfield will be playing for Josh on Monday
night. Marten de Roon of Middlesbrough and Alex Iwobi of Arsenal. If I’m not 25
points clear at that stage, (if I’m in the lead at all!) my side will be in big
trouble.
What I Need To Happen
Hull City need to improve on their average
of half a goal a game away from home against Stoke. When pressing for those
goals, if they could let Marko Arnautovic sneak in at the other end for a goal
or two, that would be great. Kevin Mirallas must surely be certain of a start
for Everton. But who knows the mind of Ronald Koeman. Unfortunately, if he does
start, and score, he will be taking points from my goalkeeper, Burnley’s Tom
Heaton. I also have two Burnley and Everton defenders in Michael Keane and
Leighton Baines, so this will be an interesting match. Hopefully they will keep
each other busy and rack up the points.
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| I feel Moyes' struggle in getting the best out of Fabio Borini |
With three midfielders injured now in
Allen, Winks and Cazorla, it looks like I will have no choice but to start Jack
Wilshere. But there is an upside. Bournemouth are playing Spurs, and the
Arsenal man will be doubly determined to score. He is a due a goal after all. Perhaps
he has been saving it for this game. Some of my other players will be playing against
each other on Sunday too. Pedro travels with his Chelsea teammates to Old
Trafford to face Henrikh Mkhitaryan. Neither of these two players are assured
of ninety minutes though, so I might have to fall back on Plan… ummm… C. That
would be… aaah… Fabio Borini…
Predictions
Six correct predictions last Gameweek as
the league tightened up again. Nine points separate second from tenth.
@RotoZdroik is still 12 points clear at the top and faces a stiff test against
@BenDinnery this week. That’s not the tie of the round though, which is probably
the fixture between @TRKingston in third and seventh placed @TAMc10 who is six
points behind him. Don’t forget to follow @THE_IEFSA on Twitter to see how my
side is being screwed… every one of the matchups is panning out. Here are
this week’s predictions.
Good Luck Everyone.
@TRKingston over @TAMc10
@SportsByGotti over @jasonuk17
@jwl_15 over @DFS_Hambazaza
@RotoZdroik over @BenDinnery
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