WEEK 1: PLAYER PICKS

Hooray hooray ... after some tough work by MelG, he finally manage to invite me in as Author / Admin, so here I am. Well, just wanna start things of by congratulating Man U as WE finally gotten RVP and we have managed to assemble a lethal strikeforce, reckoned to be the best in Europe and some say it's as good as the old Fantastic Four!! Naise, okay ... I am a Man U fan so you will see many of these here and there ... if you hate me, I'm sorry but it's time to support the WINNER, not LOSERS!

The wait is finally over and we are just 24hrs away from the season opener. Note that Chelsea and Reading have a double game week so whack your fortunes on the players from these 2 teams to return the points. Here, I will be giving you the options that actually gone through my thinking hat .. just for reference :)

GK:
Cech
Federici

I was originally comtemplating of opting for Federici as 1, he has a double game and 2 he has the best stopping-goal conceded ratio out of the 3 teams that were promoted. Well ... not until I saw many others start choosing Cech that convinced me that he is the better choice ... a proven guardian between the posts and at his peak, he is stopping everything that comes towards him.

DEF:
Ivanovic
Cole
Harte
Terry

Ivanonic, Cole and Terry are guaranteed starters for Chelsea for both games and that will be two games in the bag for each of these players. But wait, there is the ever great Ian Harte that scores free kicks and penalties at will ... At the age of 36, there might be a concern of whether he will starting both games but I will just take the gamble. Life is a gamble anyway.

MID:
Ramires
McAnuff
Kagawa
Cazorla
Nolan
Marin

Ramires and Marin were the only confident picks I had a week ago until I learnt that Marin could be an injury doubt. That prompted me to look elsewhere for good midfielders to fill this week as the other Chelsea mids do not really appeal to me ... Mikel do not pick up any points imo and Lampard could be rested for a game after England's midweek friendly.

Kagawa and Cazorla are two exciting players brought into EPL this season and I certainly hope that both will carry on where they left off in their previous clubs and turn in a dream performance on their debuts.

I am not that familiar with the players from the promoted clubs but I have heard good things about McAnuff and Nolan. Your choice, your bet ... 

FWD:
Aguero
Hazard
Torres
Tevez

Man City has an easy game against Southampton and I am certain that Aguero/Tevez will score at least a goal or two (maybe even a hat-trick). At this moment, I am still wondering why SAF did not challenge Chelsea for Hazard's signature as he is the hottest prospect in recent years but well, life goes on and I will continue to support him in fantasy soccer. Torres is a certain pick in the forwards department as he is the only out and out striker for the Blues and yes, he has a double game too ... I am keeping my fingers though as I am not certain if he can rediscover his old form (during early Kop days).

My team so far: