Fantasy Football Failures

 

So its that time of year again. If your Fantasy Football team (like my own) is floating aimlessly with players you were SURE would come good….still yet to come good its time to get some transfers in! Below is my squad from hell, the players who you may well have thrown in your side as the season began, then regretted it as your players regularly topped the “Transfers Out (Gameweek)” column! Whatever transfers you make, avoid this unlucky 11.

1. Paul Robinson – While his “goals conceded” tally may only be eighteen,(albeit the 3rd worst in the league) his “matches thrown away with untimely errors” must be much greater.
2. Luke Young – The fact that Young sat on the bench for England in Russia despite gaining his team a fantastic ten fantasy points in 630 minutes of football says a lot for Steve McClaren.
3. Pascal Chimbonda – Covering at left back for my side purely because Spurs have conceded 21 goals with him on the pitch this season, more than all the rest of the Spurs squad (and all but 2 of Derby’s!)
4. Tal Ben Haim – He was said to be one an Abramovich signing, proof if proof were needed just how little the Russian knows about football
5. Phil Jageilka - Priced at the start of the season at 5.5m, you can now pick him up for 5.0 (dont)
6. Lassana Diarra – Wenger’s £2m summer purchase has played 19 minutes, don’t be fooled into following his lead.
7. Steve Sidwell - What did he expect. Seven Chelsea midfielders have played more minutes than Sidwell this season. That’s everyone except Ballack!
8. Kevin Boateng – When Tainio, Jenas, Zokora, Stalteri and even Gardner play more than your signing you know its time to sell.
9. David Nugent - Harry’s £6m signing has been outshone by Benjani, Kanu and Utaka, who are all far better buys.
10. Andriy Shevchenko – If you were buying him in the hope that he would come good eventually he hasn’t!
11. Morten Gamst Pederson - Follow the lead of the other 2297 people on fantasy.premierleague.com and sell the Norwegian winger, especially since he’s being outscored and outshone by David Dunn!

Notable mentions should also go to Eduardo, Bywater, Mendieta and Earnshaw!

~ by Peter Evans on November 10, 2007.