It's the most wonderful time of the year! (Christmas Voice)
1 day break! That's right all you crazy fantasy football fanatics. We only had 1 day to recover from this weekend. This is why we love this time of the year!
So, with the influx in fixtures over the November December period, the biggest concern for us fantasy football managers is the squad rotation that managers will adopt. Especially for the bigger teams. With a few big teams having seemingly 'easier' fixtures this gameweek, we could be in store for a goal frenzy over Gameweek 14.
Manchester City do not look like stopping winning their last 18 games straight in all competitions! That's astounding! With the inconsistent Southampton coming to visit, fantasy managers will be looking at Manchester City players to turn to. For me, Chelsea might be the team to look at with a home game against struggling Swansea. The fixture of the mid week though has to be Stoke vs Liverpool. With Liverpool's defensive issues and attacking prowess, not to mention a November windy night at Stoke to set the scene, this fixture promises goals!
Let's get into the detail!
3 Week outlook
As you know, i usually throw in a 3 week outlook in every second post and it is due in this edition! The 3 week outlook is used to identify the best possible fixtures for teams in their next 3 games. This will help with transfering in long term investments rather than changing a player for the Gameweek.
Chelsea- Swansea(Home), Newcastle(Home) and West Ham(Away). These are Chelsea's next 3 fixtures, need i say more??? I'll leave you with this, Chelsea's fixtures look good right up until 2018 and this could see them go on a run that will ensure their top 4 spot. Trust me, Chelsea players should be your number one transfer priority.
Manchester City- Manchester City look so flawless at the moment i feel that they should be in every 3 week outlook. That being said City is in my list because of 2 home games that i think they will dominate, Southampton and West Ham. Granted their 3rd fixture is Manchester United, but still City still look very good and could pick up a minimum of 7 points in the next 3.
One's to Watch
Alvaro Morata- The Spanish striker has settled into life in London really well and is beginning to link up better with Hazard game on game. I mentioned early Chelsea's superb run of fixtures. Alvaro Morata could be bagging up the goals right up until the new year!
Alexis Sanchez- The top scorer in fantasy football last year is only selected by 2.8%! Yes, it's taken Sanchez long to get going but he now seems to have started scoring. The only issue is Sanchez comes in at a hefty 11.8M, but, if you are playing a game of catch up, he could be the one that allow you to bounce back.
Marvin Zeegelaar- The Watford wing back has only started the last 2 games, and what a brilliant 2 games it's been. 2 clean sheets and 2 assists he looks bright, solid defensively and energetic going forward. with a small cost of 4.4M and only selected by 0.4% of fanatsy, he could also prove to be a key differential. Let's keep an eye on him!
Captain Picks
Last Gameweek majority of Fantasy owners selected Romelo Lukaku as their captain which didn't pay off! This week we will look at the 3 best possible Captains in my opinion.
Eden Hazard - With 2 goals and 2 assists in Hazard's last 2 games bagging 26 points, the Belgian is hitting some mean form! Swansea City at home could be his next victim!
Alvaro Morata- The spaniard will look to keep up the pace being among the leagues top scorers. The nice thing about Morata is that he's not just about the goals. His link up play means that he also gets assists, bagging 4 thus far this season.
Raheem Sterling- Sterling has been in superb form this season and watching him you realize how often he gets into the box, this proves to be a threat and that is why he is a captain choice this week. The only risk though, is Pep's rotation philosophy.
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Goodluck! :)
Abdu84 out! :) 