Week 2 Quick Recap
Belated...
- Aston Villa –WTF ??!! Another win and near the top of the table. Seems that Martin O’Neill has them motivated and inspired. Angel bagged another goal, but for me, he’s a little too hot-n-cold and could easily lay an egg next time out.
- Portsmouth recorded a huge 4-0 win over a lacklustre Boro, making it 3 clean sheets to open the season. File this one under another surprise to start the season.
- Liverpool allowed a goal to the Hammers, but struck back for 2 to grind out a win. Gerrard was very solid in the MF, but failed to register a YFF point. His distribution was excellent and he tackled and got forward well, but unfortunately that did not equate to any points. I look for him to break out soon and find his shooting boots, but the derby match against Everton is not the place to risk 15-odd units, as it could be a card fest and likely a tight game. New signing Kuyt came on at 60mins for Crouch and looked very good in my opinion. I saw him fire 4 shots, 2 on target, win 2 or 3 corners, intercept some passes and even set up Bellamy for a goal that was dubiously disallowed. In short, he was all over the pitch and if a starter, looks to be a solid YFF points earner.
- ManU were good again, and Saha continues to do the business, with a nice 14 point outing. Giggs looked great as well and was in a fine attacking mood. Ronaldo continued to fire away, but did not get any on target, LOL.
- Jimmy Bullard was on fire again, with a 4SOT, 6SC day. His 30+ score propelled him to top scorer in YFF thus far. The challenge here becomes when to jump off the wave. Away to Newcastle presents a reasonably tough proposition, as I think Scott Parker won’t give him the space to create, but as set-piece taker, Bullard will still get some chances.
- Chelsea were workman-like in dispatching Blackburn at Ewood Park. It was the first real look at Ballack, as he got a 90-minute run-out in the midfield. He looked more defensive than Lampard, and even claimed that he played deeper after they scored the opening goal. He managed 3 fantasy points on 6 tackles won with 4 fouls committed, also taking 2 off-target shots. My initial impression is that he may be a bit of a hard man (compared to Lamps) but could still hit for big points on occasion. Overall, it seemed that the Chelski midfield has yet to gel and get comfortable in their roles. Plus Robben was still injured, so they lacked width. BTW, new defender Boulahrouz was very solid, barely putting a wrong foot. A sub-par performance from Sheva, but for his low price, I’m not willing to ditch him yet, and home to Charlton should be a great chance to rack up some stats.
Belated...
- Aston Villa –WTF ??!! Another win and near the top of the table. Seems that Martin O’Neill has them motivated and inspired. Angel bagged another goal, but for me, he’s a little too hot-n-cold and could easily lay an egg next time out.
- Portsmouth recorded a huge 4-0 win over a lacklustre Boro, making it 3 clean sheets to open the season. File this one under another surprise to start the season.
- Liverpool allowed a goal to the Hammers, but struck back for 2 to grind out a win. Gerrard was very solid in the MF, but failed to register a YFF point. His distribution was excellent and he tackled and got forward well, but unfortunately that did not equate to any points. I look for him to break out soon and find his shooting boots, but the derby match against Everton is not the place to risk 15-odd units, as it could be a card fest and likely a tight game. New signing Kuyt came on at 60mins for Crouch and looked very good in my opinion. I saw him fire 4 shots, 2 on target, win 2 or 3 corners, intercept some passes and even set up Bellamy for a goal that was dubiously disallowed. In short, he was all over the pitch and if a starter, looks to be a solid YFF points earner.
- ManU were good again, and Saha continues to do the business, with a nice 14 point outing. Giggs looked great as well and was in a fine attacking mood. Ronaldo continued to fire away, but did not get any on target, LOL.
- Jimmy Bullard was on fire again, with a 4SOT, 6SC day. His 30+ score propelled him to top scorer in YFF thus far. The challenge here becomes when to jump off the wave. Away to Newcastle presents a reasonably tough proposition, as I think Scott Parker won’t give him the space to create, but as set-piece taker, Bullard will still get some chances.
- Chelsea were workman-like in dispatching Blackburn at Ewood Park. It was the first real look at Ballack, as he got a 90-minute run-out in the midfield. He looked more defensive than Lampard, and even claimed that he played deeper after they scored the opening goal. He managed 3 fantasy points on 6 tackles won with 4 fouls committed, also taking 2 off-target shots. My initial impression is that he may be a bit of a hard man (compared to Lamps) but could still hit for big points on occasion. Overall, it seemed that the Chelski midfield has yet to gel and get comfortable in their roles. Plus Robben was still injured, so they lacked width. BTW, new defender Boulahrouz was very solid, barely putting a wrong foot. A sub-par performance from Sheva, but for his low price, I’m not willing to ditch him yet, and home to Charlton should be a great chance to rack up some stats.
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