After one week away for the International break, the Premier League returned this week with a few fantastic games. Chelsea vs Tottenham was a thriller and some other closely fought games contributed to a good Premier League weekend. A win for Norwich was surely the highlight over Wenger's Arsenal.
Formation: 4-4-2
GK - John Ruddy - Norwich and England keeper Ruddy kept a cleansheet against Arsenal, with help from his defence, they completed a total shut out of Wenger's wide and a few good saves mean he makes our team.
RB - Sascha Riether - The Cottagers ground out a tough 1-0 win at the weekend, and the clean sheet was in no small part down to this man. A gutsy effory in defence compounded a gritty victory.
CB - Gary Cahill - Replacing John Terry in the Chelsea side at the weekend, Cahill showed he is no mug, scoring the first goal and contributing well in defence. Will Terry really be missed so greatly?
CB - Fabricio Coloccini - Sideshow Bob lookalike Coloccini gave a clinic in how to defend this weekend, a teriffic display ensures that he cements a spot in this week's team. He won 96% of his aerial battles, a great statistic.
LB - Javier Garrido - Again a part of Nowrich's miracle on Saturday, Garrido helped greatly with the keeping of the clean sheet and proved a threat going forward, assisting a couple of promising attacks.
CM - Mark Noble - His two goals catapulted West Ham to 6th in the table for a time, their good start to their Premier League return is no fluke. A solid 4-1 win over Southampton with Noble starring means he makes the side.
RW - Wayne Routledge - Swansea's lively winger provided a great outlet down their flank throughout their game and return to winning ways. A large hand in their first goal and nearly an assist for Michu later on meant he find his way into the TOTW.
LW - Raheem Sterling - The Youngster wonthe game for Liverpool at the weekend with a well taken goal and epitomises the youth growth at the club right now. A real threat down the flank.
CAM - Juan Mata - For what seems like the umpteenth time, Chelsea's little Spaniard finds himself embedded in our TOTW. Yet another Man of the Match performance against Tottenham, with two goals and an assist, meant that he is the man to watch at the moment.
FWD - Wayne Rooney - Rooney's Saturday afternoon may have started slightly differently, but it ended on a high as the frontman grabbed his first two Premier League goals of the season in what turned out to be a fairly comfortable win for United.
FWD - Edin Dzeko - With City struggling and a man down at the Hawthorns on Saturday, the Bosnian super sub came on and completely turned the game around, Two goals in a 20 minute smash and grab means he was probably the most effective player in terms of time on the pitch last weekend.
Subs - Schwarzer, Jagielka, Riise, Nolan, Ramires, Michu, Van Persie
Manager - Chris Hughton
Wednesday 24 October 2012
Wednesday 3 October 2012
Premier League TOTW - Week 6
Some massive match-ups this weekend meant that outstanding performances from singular players would surely be vital to deciding between such close games. A hatfull of goals in other games meant that this week's choices were tough, with so few clean sheets meaning we were forced to deploy a different formation. Here is the side we decided on:
Formation - 3-4-3
GK- Ben Foster - West Brom held on to a draw this weekend, and he was instrumental in doing so, pulling off a number of saves that arguably kept them in the game at stages. If only he could produce this kind of performance week in week out.
RB - Seamus Coleman - Quietly going about his business, Coleman is rarely given too much limelight, this weekend; that changed. He was lively down the flanks and caused a constant problem to the Southampton defence, his assist helped Jelavic score his header.
CB - Jan Vertonghen - This man was the catalyst to Spurs' first win at Old Trafford since BC. His 2nd minute goal started a first half domination from Tottenham that Manchester United never got over. Belgium's centre half has impressed during his initial few performances in the Premier League.
LB - Carl Jenkinson - Arsenal have revived their defence this year with the noticeable help of Steve Bould. Jenkinson is one who seems to have benefitted a great deal. Having endured the massacre at Old Trafford last season, where he was hopelessly exposed, Jenkinson hasn't missed much this season and his performance in a losing effort on Saturday suggested he has real future potential.
CDM - Paul Scholes - They may have lost, but this man never fails to amaze even the most trained of Footballing eyes. Another masterful performances which saw him complete 132 passes of 141 attempted means United's maestro looks as good as ever. He ran the performance for United but couldn't quite inspire them to a win.
CM - Nuri Sahin - Liverpool may well have pulled off a gem of a signing with this fella. He has had a similar impact to that of Eden Hazard in the Chelsea side. His goals and assists are already proving useful and another top quality performance sees him feature in our picks this week.
CM - Leon Osman - Often the unnoticed member of Everton's midfield, Osman had a teriffic week this week. He controlled the tempo well and proved a passing threat. To top it off, a goal meant that his side drew level in what could have game for the Toffees.
CAM - Moussa Dembele - Yet again, Belgian players seem to be dominating this Fantasy side. Dembele is another one of them, his first half performance was, as shown by Spurs' 2-0 Half-Time lead, unstoppable. His power coupled with outstanding ability on the ball means he is a threat to most sides.
FWD - Luis Suarez - There isn't a player that divides an opinion more than the Uruguayan this week, you could be forgiven for saying he has proven his critics wrong. A Hat-Trick of goals at his favourite venue of Carrow Road puts him top of the goalscoring charts and means he strolls into this week's team.
FWD -Demba Ba - Last but not least this week is Senegal's talisman striker. Last season, he experienced a dry spell thanks to the form of Papiss Cisse, but one of his goals at the weekend showed he has far from lost his touch, a fantastic finish added to a goal he knew little about meant a brace, and a very happy Alan Pardew.
STR - Nikica Jelavic - Everton were looking in a ropey situation for a while on Saturday, but two goals from the Croatian hitman won the game for them. He is an all round finisher and seems to have a knack of scoring vital goals. What a buy he has been for David Moyes.
Subs - Mignolet, Wilson, McAnuff, Mirallas, Mata, Crouch, Fletcher
Manager - Andre Villas-Boas
Formation - 3-4-3
GK- Ben Foster - West Brom held on to a draw this weekend, and he was instrumental in doing so, pulling off a number of saves that arguably kept them in the game at stages. If only he could produce this kind of performance week in week out.
RB - Seamus Coleman - Quietly going about his business, Coleman is rarely given too much limelight, this weekend; that changed. He was lively down the flanks and caused a constant problem to the Southampton defence, his assist helped Jelavic score his header.
CB - Jan Vertonghen - This man was the catalyst to Spurs' first win at Old Trafford since BC. His 2nd minute goal started a first half domination from Tottenham that Manchester United never got over. Belgium's centre half has impressed during his initial few performances in the Premier League.
LB - Carl Jenkinson - Arsenal have revived their defence this year with the noticeable help of Steve Bould. Jenkinson is one who seems to have benefitted a great deal. Having endured the massacre at Old Trafford last season, where he was hopelessly exposed, Jenkinson hasn't missed much this season and his performance in a losing effort on Saturday suggested he has real future potential.
CDM - Paul Scholes - They may have lost, but this man never fails to amaze even the most trained of Footballing eyes. Another masterful performances which saw him complete 132 passes of 141 attempted means United's maestro looks as good as ever. He ran the performance for United but couldn't quite inspire them to a win.
CM - Nuri Sahin - Liverpool may well have pulled off a gem of a signing with this fella. He has had a similar impact to that of Eden Hazard in the Chelsea side. His goals and assists are already proving useful and another top quality performance sees him feature in our picks this week.
CM - Leon Osman - Often the unnoticed member of Everton's midfield, Osman had a teriffic week this week. He controlled the tempo well and proved a passing threat. To top it off, a goal meant that his side drew level in what could have game for the Toffees.
CAM - Moussa Dembele - Yet again, Belgian players seem to be dominating this Fantasy side. Dembele is another one of them, his first half performance was, as shown by Spurs' 2-0 Half-Time lead, unstoppable. His power coupled with outstanding ability on the ball means he is a threat to most sides.
FWD - Luis Suarez - There isn't a player that divides an opinion more than the Uruguayan this week, you could be forgiven for saying he has proven his critics wrong. A Hat-Trick of goals at his favourite venue of Carrow Road puts him top of the goalscoring charts and means he strolls into this week's team.
FWD -Demba Ba - Last but not least this week is Senegal's talisman striker. Last season, he experienced a dry spell thanks to the form of Papiss Cisse, but one of his goals at the weekend showed he has far from lost his touch, a fantastic finish added to a goal he knew little about meant a brace, and a very happy Alan Pardew.
STR - Nikica Jelavic - Everton were looking in a ropey situation for a while on Saturday, but two goals from the Croatian hitman won the game for them. He is an all round finisher and seems to have a knack of scoring vital goals. What a buy he has been for David Moyes.
Subs - Mignolet, Wilson, McAnuff, Mirallas, Mata, Crouch, Fletcher
Manager - Andre Villas-Boas
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