Arsenal dominate Stoke but cant finish and the game ends 0-0. Mancini rolls out 3-5-2 for the first time in fantasy premier league as Carlos Tevez produces a goal and assist to get City on level terms twice.
There were no great surprises in the stoke line up. Arsenals main surpirse was Walcott on the bench as Giroud came in.
Two consecutive clean sheets even if against limited attacking opposition bodes well for that ed of the pitch from Arsenal and will make fantasy premier league managers regret not purchasing Jenkinson at £4.5m. Despite cazorlas best efforts and Arsenal dominating possession and shots the game ended 0-0.
Mancini left Silva and Lescott on the bench. Attacking wise then it seems that no one except YYT and Tevez are safe from rotation and Nasri and Silva have to have a cloud over them as rotation fodder in at least away games. It seems also that only Kompany and Zabelata are safe in defence although how much of a big deal it is when the so called (by me mainly!) best defence in the league has conceded 2 goals in consecutive weeks is a moot point. The next home game to QPR will be very interesting clean sheet wise.
Rodgers also shows he can rotate with the best with Coates coming in and Enrique on the bench for Kelly. Downings game time seems seriously under pressure after the performance fro cheapie £4.5m Raheem Sterling. However I wouldn’t jump on this bandwagon as new signing Sahin will be first in line I would have thought.
The game swung back and forth but it was Tevez who showed how deadly he can be and how he can influence a game with a goal and assist. On the other and Suarez despite his fantastic free kick showed again for all his excellent build up play he just cant hit a barn door in front of goal.
On to GW3 then and Im hoping my Ro0ney decision hasn’t set me back too far
