da bet sport： This week sees something every Fantasy player yearns for – a double gameweek. Liverpool and Everton play Sunderland and Spurs respectively before facing off against each other next Tuesday evening. Bearing this in mind, should your captain be from one of the Merseyside clubs or is it best to stick with someone who’s been bringing in regular points?
da dobrowin： The Captaincy Debate
Let’s start with a consistent point scorer – Robin van Persie. The Arsenal striker is the Premier League’s top scorer with 25 goals. He netted in midweek against AC Milan before missing a golden opportunity to tie the game. The latter is a very strange occurrence these days as he continues to carve out a reputation as one of the best forwards in the world. Newcastle come to the Emirates on Monday night. The Toon have conceded 10 goals in their last two visits to London which bodes well for van Persie to extend his recent scoring record.
However, Ashley Young has hit form for Manchester United since returning from injury. In his last two games against Norwich and Spurs, he has helped to produce match-winning moments. He crossed in for Ryan Giggs’ late strike at Carrow Road whilst last weekend, he netted two and provided the assist for Wayne Rooney in United’s 3-1 victory at White Hart Lane. Even though United have an array of talent in the final third, Young will be a key player in the final third against West Brom on Sunday.
Then again, with the lure of a double gameweek, Royston Drenthe is a very tempting option. The ex-Real Madrid midfielder has been deployed irregularly by David Moyes. When he has been on the pitch for the Toffees, Drenthe has excited Everton fans. He scored a superb long range strike against QPR last week, his second wonder goal in West London this season having netted at Craven Cottage in October. The Dutchman will be hoping to reproduce this form in Everton’s next two, as David Moyes side come up against tough opposition in Spurs and Liverpool.
Yet Drenthe hasn’t started too many games this season so perhaps it’s worth looking to Luis Suarez. The Uruguayan perhaps hasn’t been as prolific as many expected this season with only six league goals. If Liverpool are to make a push for the Champions League spot, Suarez needs to be netting more often than he is currently. Suarez remains a very dangerous proposition though and his opponents will be wary of this.
The Captain: Luis Suarez – Back the Uruguayan in this double gameweek – it’s a gamble which might just pay off
Vice Captain: Robin van Persie – If in doubt, keep RVP in mind for the sole reason that he can’t stop scoring.
Long Term Look
When Bobby Zamora left Fulham on Transfer Deadline day, Pavel Pogrebnyak’s arrival at Craven Cottage was seen by some as a puzzling replacement. He’d only scored one goal, that being a penalty, in 14 Bundesliga appearances. It’s been a different story for Pogrebnyak in England though.
The Russian international has five goals in his first three appearances including a hat-trick against Wolves last weekend. What’s more, Fulham’s new striker has only had five shots on target. The man now known at Craven Cottage as “the Pog” is priced currently at £6.3 million on the Fantasy Premier League which makes Pogrebnyak a must have as the season enters its final eleven games.
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