Gameweek 28 Overview
By Puvan Raj
What wouldve been a good week for my top 5 predictions kinda got stuffed by Norwich's little slip up agaisnt Wigan. With both Pilkington and Holt failing to shine, my points per player fell to a mere 5.4 from a good 8.7 for my other three predictions. Rooney put in an excellent shift against WBA, netting him a pretty solid 2 goals. Enrique meanwhile managed to get the predicted clean sheet, although to be honest, I was hoping for a few more points from the match against Sunderland. My most random pick of the week was one whom i was sure would get more than the usual 2 or 3 points, Ryo Miyaichi, and he did not disappoint, getting in an assist as well as a 1 point bouns for a decent total of 6 for a player most fantasy managers would not have even considered.
My other picks were a bit up-down this week, with 3 players doing well and the other three doing next to nothing. With Pogrebnyak, he, like Dempsey before him, seems to reflect Fulham's form, amazing at home and absolute rubbish anywhere else. In case any genius out there failed to get the hint, GET THEM FOR NEXT WEEK. As such, it is hardly surprising that he only got 2 points this week. Jarvis on the other hand was just a case of what couldve been. With the number of chances he had or those he created, he couldve got a good 30 points, leaving me quite gutted with the measly 2 that he did get. As for Song, i was just hoping he'd continue his recent run of assists, but no such luck there.
Now onto my others who actually did decently this week. Van Persie is hardly surprising given his form at the moment. If anything, I am slightly disappointed that he only came away with the one goal, although the 3 point bonus was something I was never going to complain about. De Gea on the other hand, has not been as convincing as I thought he would be, but finally seems to be fulfilling his potential with a haul of 7 points this week. The player I was most pleased with this week, other than Rooney of course, was Suarez. Despite not scoring, he put in a tremendous shift against Everton and managed to bag himself 2 assists and a pretty sweet 2 point bonus for his troubles for a solid 12 point haul. With a nice run of fixtures coming up and the return to form of Stevie G, expect that partnership to turn up a decent points return.