EPL Weekend Review

Sturridge makes at 3 from 3 at Anfield!

Liverpool vs Manchester United
Final result: 1-0

Player Analysis: Séamus Coleman

Can Coleman produce the goods for our fantasy sides?

By the Stats...

Price: 5.0
Average per 90 minutes: 3.1
Bonus Points: 5
Goals: 0
Assists: 5
Total Minutes: 2165 (24.1 full games)
Owned by: 5.3%

Coleman, 24, is one of the few value backs that may be somewhat misclassified. Don't take last seasons statistics into calculation too much when deciding whether Coleman is right for your side. The reason being that with Martinez coming to the helm, the likelihood that Coleman will play the right midfield role in a 3-4-3 system is far greater, allowing him to have more attacking potential. With all this in mind, and at a bargain price of 5.0, he must be considered.

Reasons to start with Coleman

• If Martinez plays his preferred 3-4-3 system, Coleman is likely to play in a right midfield role, thus allowing him to be a more attacking threat
• Value selection
• Has produced a season in the midfield before (2010/11), in which he scored 4 and assisting 4 others over 34 appearances
• Started all of the last 11, and is guaranteed to be starting 11

Reasons to not start with Coleman

• You're very reliant on Martinez's tactics which potentially could change to suit Everton
• Has had some re-occurring hamstring and thigh problems as lately as last season
• May play in the defensive line if someone gets injured

Synopsis

This pick is reliant on a few things happening, but needless to say when you consider the price and the likeliness of these things happening, I think we can safely choose Coleman for our starting sides. Playing in an Everton defence automatically means a number of clean sheets. Couple that with a misclassification, Coleman could be producing goals whilst earning the 4 points from the clean sheet. At this stage, with the lack of cheap defenders that can offer offensive points, Coleman will be starting for my side and I expect thousands of others!

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Player Analysis: Kevin Mirallas

Mirallas, can you go without him?

By the Stats...
Price:7.5
Average per 90 minutes: 4.73
Bonus Points: 13
Goals: 6
Assists: 5
Total Minutes: 1827 (20.3 full games)
Owned by: 4.6%

Kevin came to Everton from the Greek giants Olympiakos late last year, and it proved to be a great get for the Merseyside club. He scored 20 in 25 matches before the move, suggesting that he has the potential to be a deadly striker. The 25 year old had an injury plagued year including a hamstring injury which kept him out for 5 matches. After a strong second half of the campaign, Kevin showed that he'd adapted to the rigours of English football and put together 11 games on the trot. Potentially misclassified, Mirallas must be on everyone's watch list!

Reasons to start with Mirallas

• Great value
• Martinez prefers a 3-4-3 formation. This means Kevin should play in a more advanced role
• Potentially misclassified as a midfielder rather than a striker
• Started the last 11 matches of last season, contributing with 5 goals and an assist
• Very strong early draw
• Strong pre-season form

Reasons to not start with Mirallas

• Has had re-occuring hamstring problems in the past
• There are still question marks over what formation Martinez will play

Synopsis

It looks as though Mirallas is a player with fantastic upside. Personally he is a lock for my side, as a very strong finish last season, coupled with a strong opening draw this time round, I'd be very surprised if he didn't produce wonderful numbers early on. Expect his value to increase quickly if he has a few strong outings, so if you choose not to start with him, don't wait too long to get on!

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