Gameweek 9 Review
Gameweek points: 66
Gameweek average: 54
Overall points: 567
Overall rank: 398,072
Gameweek rank: 1,790,613
Free transfers: 3
Transfers made: 0
Let's start with the main positive: I was 12 points above the average and found myself with another green arrow of 66,665. However, I did make a serious error before this week as I missed that there was a Friday night game and therefore missed the deadline and was unable to use my two free transfers. On the positive side though, three free transfers ahead of Gameweek 10 allows me to make a major move this week that I believe really improves my team but I will come onto that in a little bit. For now here is how my team did.
In goal, Dean Henderson finally returned for just the third time this season. Crystal Palace’s clean sheet against Spurs, one save point and one bonus points meant he finished the Gameweek with 8 points- his second highest total this season. Unfortunately, before the Gameweek started he went down to 4.4 million meaning I will lose value on him if I sell now.
In the defense I feel like I say the same thing every week so I will say this week that only Lucas Digne returned with his seven point haul from the clean sheet he earned as he was subbed before Bournemotuh scored against Aston Villa and he also notched two bonus points. Elsewhere, Trent Alexander-Arnold only managed one point as Liverpool conceded two away to Arsenal and Pedro Porro only managed two points as Tottenham lost 1-0 to Crystal Palace. I surprisingly may move on either or both of the formers this week.
Midfield was where my team really shone this week with three players notching returns. I was beginning to get frustrated with Emile Smith Rowe but his assist and clean sheet this week for six Gameweek 9 points have caused these doubts to subside somewhat, he also has a kind upcoming fixture run. Bryan Mbeumo once again managed a double digit haul in the game classic 4-3 victory over Ipswich Town. Mbeumo put Brentford ahead with a penalty in the 51st minute before scoring the winner in the 6th minute of stoppage time at the end of the game. Mbeumo also received all three bonus points for 15 in the Gameweek. Mohamed Salah was the other midfielder to return with the equalizer for Liverpool in the 2-2 draw with Arsenal, he too picked up all three bonus points.
My other two midfielders were a little disappointing. Morgan Rogers was taken off early for the first time this season- only managing a single point. While Harvey Barnes also only managed two points for Newcastle against Chelsea- he is another play I am probably selling this week.
Finally in attack, Kai Havertz blanked for the first time at home this season only managing two points. It may seem weird to sell him after a tough fixture but the reason for this is that I can get one of the best players in the game currently by doing so. Finally, my captain stayed on Erling Haaland this week as again I missed the early deadline, however, I probably still would have captained him against Southampton anyway. Haaland scored the only goal of the game for a six point haul doubled to 12 as captain.
Overall I am very happy with the green arrow despite not using transfers and I have a major plan for the three free transfers this week which almost feels like a mini wildcard. The plan is to sell Trent Alexander-Arnold, Harvey Barnes and Kai Havertz in order to get Cole Palmer. The other two players in will most likely be a 4.5 defender such as Rayan Aït-Nouri and the striker will most likely be Danny Welbeck.