Thursday, November 10, 2011

Fantasy League Classic 2011/12 match on the going

Something became shockingly clear when Fantasy League started picking test teams ahead of the launch of the new season's Classic and Professional games. For the first time in recent memory no-one was picking Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard, Didier Drogba or even Wayne Rooney. Could it be? Have the days of choosing these big-name, big-money points hoarders come to an end? Soccer Jerseys seems like it's always been the same at the start of the season, Gerrard or Lampard, Rooney or Drogba. But after all four suffered injury and loss of form during the 2010/11 campaign, Fantasy League managers may well look elsewhere when they pick their new teams over the coming days and weeks. There'll be other differences too, the emergence of Manchester City as a genuine challenger has changed the face of the Premier League because it's no longer all about the Big Four. In fact, the continued development of Tottenham and even Everton, plus Liverpool's reawakening, means the new season will be more competitive than ever. If we trun to La Liga,Real Madrid Jersey 2011 will also do that.
Last year Florent Malouda and Dirk Kuyt outshone and outscored the midfield talismen they were used to supporting, while January transfer activity could also impact Lampard and Gerrard's 2011/12 output. Chelsea changed their attacking focus when they chucked £50m at Liverpool for Fernando Torres and his replacement put in some spectacular performances during his first few months at Anfield. Luis Suarez brought a big reputation with him to the Premier League and he has certainly lived up to it, collecting four goals and seven assists in 13 dazzling displays. Joe Hart and Leighton Baines will be popular selections once again and Fantasy League managers will surely be tempted to sign Gareth Bale, especially now that he is on the Player List as a midfielder. It's difficult to predict what will happen at Arsenal, Cesc Fabregas may be on his way, but Robin van Persie and Theo Walcott will be worth picking, if they can stay clear of injury. Walcott added more consistency to his game last season and was rewarded with nine goals and nine assists, worth 45 points, while van Persie was untouchable in the second half of the campaign. After missing more than three months because of an ankle injury, van Persie scored 18 times following the turn of the year, finishing with a run of seven goals in seven games. And what of the champions, 19 times winners Manchester United? Sir Alex Ferguson's rotation policy makes it difficult to select a midfielder for your team, but Germany Soccer Jersey Nemanja Vidic will continue to rack up the clean sheets, even with new arrival David de Gea between the sticks. Going forward, Javier Hernandez will relish a full season as the first choice strike partner for a deep lying Rooney, and should pocket more than last year's 43 point haul.

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