Month: September 2017

Manchester City have started the season with the intention of starting Gabriel Jesus and Sergio Aguero as a front two. There were teething problems, but it has started to click and they look a terrifying team in the final third. On Saturday, they ran out 6-0 winners against Watford and it could have been even more. Pep Guardiola’s men had 67% possession and attempted 28 shots. They are looking like real title contenders and their two strikers are key to their chances. They have both impressed during the opening five matches and have nine goals between them. Aguero took...

Harry Kane – Tottenham He started the week at 99 goals and midway through the week, he is at 103, with the four goals coming against Everton, perennial top six contenders, and Borussia Dortmund, perennial dark horses. Kane has, so far, had 99 touches in the final third, of which 33 have been inside the penalty area. These 33 touches have led to 21 shots. These are league high numbers for forwards in the Premier League. Swansea cannot play Tottenham and Kane at a more inopportune moment. That conversion from touches to shots would make any businessman proud. Draft...

The Waiver Wire article just about writes itself this week with all the strong performances – let’s look at some of the players who are widely available. Pascal Groß, MID, Brighton Groß (1% owned) exploded on Saturday against West Brom to the tune of two goals and an assist, thereby playing a role in Brighton’s first three Premier League goals. That’s more than a dozen points in a single game, 11 more games like that and he’ll have a proper “gross.” This is certainly no knock on teammate Davy Pröpper (1%), who had two goals for the Netherlands the...

Wow, who doesn’t just love the international break? After the excitement and drama brought on by the brilliant England national team, I’m sure all you football fans will be disappointed to return to the comparative dullness of the Premier League. Draft Fantasy for the Champions League is coming soon! Register your interest now! Have you got what it takes? I really hope everyone could detect the ever so subtle sarcasm there. As much as we love to pretend we are still interested in the failures of our national team, we’ve all been counting down the days to the return...

With the Premier League restarting after the International break, we provide draft managers with five picks that could steal the show this weekend. Draft Fantasy for the Champions League is coming soon! Register your interest now! Have you got what it takes? Sadio Mane – Liverpool Mane already has three goals. His shot accuracy of 70% is highest among people to have taken more than five shots. He has also had 21 touches inside the penalty box, which is higher than his Liverpool counterparts and just behind Kane and Lukaku. All these point to the fact that Mane is...

Arguably the biggest signing of transfer deadline day last week came in the form of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, with the England midfielder moving from Arsenal to Liverpool in a £35 million switch. The 24-year-old topped off a productive summer for the Merseyside club, joining Mohamed Salah, Andy Robertson and Naby Keita – who will arrive from RB Leipzig next year – as Liverpool’s signings. Draft Fantasy for the Champions League is coming soon! Register your interest now! Have you got what it takes? But as they say there’s no rest for the wicked and Oxlade-Chamberlain can expect a baptism of...

One of the most eye-catching transfer swoops of deadline day was Swansea City’s signing of Renato Sanches on a season long loan from Bayern Munich. The youngster demanded a £40 million fee only a year ago after being named the best young player at Euro 2016, so is he worth adding to your Draft Fantasy Football team? There is no doubting that Sanches is a player of immense quality, but for Draft Fantasy, it is hard to tell exactly where the points will come from for Sanches. An attacking midfielder in nature, unlike the typical low scorers like N’Golo Kante, his defensive...

In Draft Fantasy Football, it is better to aim for long-term rather than short-term gains and it is crucial not to be too hasty when deciding to get rid of a player based on poor form. That said, a player with depreciating value could be worth trading out for one that is on the rise. Every move you make is risky, but it is necessary to be pragmatic if you want to come out on top. Draft Fantasy for the Champions League is coming soon! Register your interest now! Have you got what it takes? Here are three players...

It is probably fair to say that Mamadou Sakho’s Liverpool exit was a long time in the making after falling out of favour with Jurgen Klopp upon the German’s arrival at Anfield in the summer of 2015. The 27-year-old was outcast from the Liverpool squad – let alone the starting eleven – and eventually enjoyed a short loan spell at relegation battlers Crystal Palace, rejuvenating his career. After what seemed like an eternity of negotiations this summer, Liverpool finally lowered their initial £30 million valuation of the French defender and allowed Palace to secure a deadline day deal. Draft...

Antonio Conte is a very particular manager, and he wants his Chelsea players to be in synch with his playing philosophy. His three-at-the-back formation last season made a star out of Marcos Alonso who played so far up the pitch he could often have mistaken for an out-and-out winger instead of a defender. With Chelsea leading the league in clean sheets and Alonso leading all defenders in goals scored, he was the 7th highest scorer overall on a points-per-game basis – top defender by some distance. For Draft Fantasy managers who took a gamble on Alonso on the waiver...