First and foremost a very happy new year to all our readers from us here at Soocersouls and hope that 2013 would be a brilliant year for all of you Fantasy Premier League managers. The worst thing about being a Fantasy Premier League manager is that you cannot be out even on the new year because there are a line of games scheduled today and the best thing is that even on the first day of the year you are able to pull your socks up and indulge in some cut-throat competition. With many important games to happen, some of the most important features of this gameweek are as follows.
Dzeko a bright Fantasy prospect- With Tevez and Aguero being strikers of similar nature and Balotelli falling out of favor of Mancini, Dzeko can do wonders to the City attacking options like he did the other day against Norwich. This should cement his place in the starting eleven for sometime to come and if given his fair share of chances, he might be a brilliant acquisition for Fantasy Premier League managers at a meagre price of £7.3m. Although, he plays Stoke and Arsenal next, he may still return points to his owners with the kind of form he is in.
Theo Walcott a must-buy
Wenger obliged to a long time demand of Walcott to play as the centre forward and just look at what he did operating from there. Provided, he plays from there and gets the support of the teammates, he can be a gem of a purchase right now with Arsenal having a double gameweek in gw 23. His price tag of £8.9 is definitely on the rise, and the moment he signs the contract, if at all he does, his value as a Fantasy Premier League player would be sky-high. So if you can afford him, do not waste any more time, and assemble him in your team.
Mata looking absolutely vital- Juan Mata is looking absolutely indispensable to the Chelsea team at the moment and it is his form that is seeing Chelsea go past it’s opponents. For the last five matches he has continuously provided returns without any exception and with QPR and Stoke in the coming gameweeks, it is quite a sure fact that he would be raining in points for his owners. So at the current juncture, he is the primary man if the managers are looking for a high price midfielder and spending a fortune on him would be totally worth the money.
Bale out, Fellaini returns- It is a gameweek with mixed fortunes for the Fantasy Premier League managers. Gareth Bale, who has been in tremendous form this season, has been ruled out of gameweek 21, after receiving a fifth yellow card in his last encounter. This must be hard to take for the managers who had expected to see some firings from him on the very first day of the new year. While Bale has been ruled out for gameweek 21, Fellaini makes a comeback after his three match suspension and is looking to make a mark from the opening day of a fresh year. So, all the managers who had transferred him out after his suspension, should watch his performance of week and then decide whether he is worthy of a place in their team once again.
Team of the week- Lloris, Ivanovic, Agger, O’Brien, Walcott, Fellaini, Mata, Lennon, Van Persie, Suarez, Dzeko