Week 28 - My Team

Myhill

Ferreira  Berra  Bale

Arteta  Modric  Bullard  Malouda

Bendtner  Tevez  Torres

I found it quite tough to pick my team this week, especially after news of Pavlyuchenko's tight hamstring ruined the plans for my strike force, but I've settled on a team I'm quite happy with.

Myhill has a chance of a win against a tired Fulham team, so at a under £2m he was a no brainer for me. I think a lot of us have been burnt by spending big on keepers (e.g. Friedel) so I decided not to spend the 7.5 on Given & expect others will do the same.

Bale at 2.xx needs no explanation, I barndoored Ferreira as he's set to start as Chelsea's right back for the next few weeks, costing me just 6.5 & the final pick is a real stab in the dark. I had 6.9 to spend on one defender & settled on Christophe Berra, who seems to get a lot of blocks in & score ok even when Wolves lose.

Arteta & Malouda were always staying after last week's performances, which meant I had 2 spots to fill. I wanted a Spurs midfielder but couldn't stretch to Bentley, so I'm hoping my boy Luka Modric will do the business at home to Portsmouth. Final spot goes to Jimmy Bullard, who should be bang up for Hull's vital home game, shoot from distance & generally run around like maniac winning tackles & getting crosses in.

You may be surprised to see I've gone without a Spurs striker, but I decided I didn't want to lose Bendtner once Wenger confirmed he was fit for the Birmingham game. He's held at 5.xx & is the focal point of an attack that features Fabregas, Arshavin & Nasri. Had he been injured I would've brought in Gudjohnson, but if Eidur or Crouch score I'll be delighted, so it's a no lose situation!

Tevez was barndoored at 15 & should do well at home to Wigan, while my final spot goes to Fernando Torres, who is hitting form when it matters & should get plenty of chances at Anfield vs Sunderland.

So that's my team - not perfect but it has a chance of a good week.

On the barndoor I'll be looking at Arsenal, Man City & Everton players given it's a single week containing the following fixtures:-

Saturday, 3 April 2010
Arsenal v Wolverhampton, 15:00
Bolton v Aston Villa, 15:00
Burnley v Man City, 17:30
Man Utd v Chelsea, 12:45
Portsmouth v Blackburn, 15:00
Stoke v Hull, 15:00
Sunderland v Tottenham, 15:00

Sunday, 4 April 2010
Birmingham v Liverpool, 15:00
Everton v West Ham, 16:00
Fulham v Wigan, 15:00

Good luck to all, especially if you're still in the Blog Cup! Let me know the team you settled on...

Cheers,
AM