Sell High
Wayne Rooney, Aaron Ramsey
No need for prices, fixtures or even reasoning here. They're out for three matches and four weeks plus respectively. Drop like a bad habit and don't look back.
Eden Hazard (9.9) -- ARS (H), CRY (A), MUN (A)
Some people think their facebook "friends" care that they just bought a cucumber. Others are convinced everyone's noticed their new haircut. I can't believe it when no-one remembers that stunning volley I scored at five-a-side three years ago. My point is people are deluded. For example, this guy thinks he looks like George Clooney...
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He really thinks that. So let me riddle you this: Are you that guy who thinks his team looks awesome "on paper"? Are you that guy who won't accept Hazard as a flop because he topped 200 points last season? Well wake up and smell the roses, gibroni. Less than 4 points per game is not a good return for a 10m (that's what you paid for him) midfielder. Chelsea's upcoming footballings aren't exactly impossible given their ridiculous form but they 'ain't no picnic either. Trading in horizontally for the marginally cheaper Fabregas (9.5) is a risk given that his deeper role in the last two fixtures hasn't provided the opportunity for points so a move to David Silva (9.0) or Raheem Sterling (8.9) is probably best.
Fool's Gold
Craig Dawson (4.5) – LIV (A), MUN (H), CRY (H)
A goal in the 4-0 mauling of Burnley landed Dawson 13 points and a second clean sheet in two weeks so surely he's bumper value? Not quite, Shaun White. Free-scoring Man United come to town soon, preceded immediately by a trip to Anfield, so it’s best to leave Dawson on that pile of stuff you're never going to get round to for now ever.
Buy Anyway
Sergio Aguero (12.1) -- AVL (A), TOT (H), WHU (A)
Dude's price is higher than Charlie Sheen on the weekend but he's had a goal for every start so far. The Argentine superstar is being nursed back slowly and only has one 90-minute spell under his belt but still boasts ridonculous production stats - 19 minutes per chance and 92 per goal. The latter is only bettered by Costa Del Gol (I made that up and I want all the credit, please) of players you'd actually put in your Fantasy team and if I'm being totally honest with you, you're gonna need to have both to have any chance of not sucking.
Puntsville
Stewart Downing (5.6) -- QPR (H), BUR (A), MCI (H)
You may not forgive him for getting Rooney sent off. It wasn't his fault. Maybe you blame him for going to Liverpool. Come on, wouldn't you have? Money buys pretty much all the nice things! You're probably holding against him that he's been awful for absolutely ages. Well, that's pretty fair actually. But you still shouldn't overlook a cheap mid who plays sieve-style-leaky QPR at home and features prominently in an attack that's scored in every week since GW2, not to mention three against Liverpool.
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