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The Knee Jerk – Robin’s Double Dutch Makes Perfect Sense

15 January 2011 1491 comments
Mark Mark
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While Carlos Tevez left his Fantasy owners feeling warm and smug once again – Robin Van Persie waltzed gracefully back onto the scene this evening to turn heads and leave even Tevez owners pondering their striking options.

Re-introduced back into the Gunners lineup back in Gameweek 21, we all knew Van Persie’s qualities. It seemed inevitable that they would bring him to the fore soon enough, and so it proved. Exploiting the seemingly relentless promptings of Cesc Fabregas in midfield, the Dutchman was the chief tormentor with two goals, as Arsenal simply toyed with West Ham at Upton Park in their 3-0 win.

Van Persie’s brace and impressive showing has seen him blink decisively on the radar tonight; his emergence as Arsenal’s new attacking consideration now threatens to banish the Fabregas vs Samir Nasri debate to sideshow status.

Arsenal have a run of exceptionally kind fixtures – they have a dream double fixture in Gameweek 27 and this evening we saw them reinstated as potentially the most devastating attack force in the league. Fantasy Managers will urgently need reminding of Van Persie’s propensity to pick up injuries in order to help resist what already appears to be a considerable pull towards the 9.6 valued striker.

Nasri owners will hope that this was simply Van Persie’s turn in the sun; that their man will be able to soon reinstate himself as Arsenal’s key goal threat. Investors in Fabregas meanwhile will be downbeat having watched Van Persie step up to their man’s spot-kick duties and claim the Arsenal skipper’s customary 3 Bonus Points.

The solution to such a problem is simple – buy in Van Persie and cover more bases. You can throw around talk of “eggs” and “one” basket, but on tonight’s evidence, Arsenal have the tools to exploit their forthcoming fixtures in devastating style and Van Persie looks the sharpest in the box.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

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  1. Zizo
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 11 months ago

    Tevez, RVP, Carroll for me

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  2. alfast1c
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 11 months ago

    My WC team:

    ——— Begovic(Kingson)
    Rafael/Coleman/Pantsil(Djourou/Crainey)
    —-Fabs/Nani/Adam/Albrighton(VDV)
    —–Torres/Rooney(c)/Rodallega

    All exept Begovic and Colemen got DGW for the upcoming week and it is pretty solid team for afterwards IMHO. Planning on going
    Torres > RVP for next week and bench Albrighton/Pantsil/Crainey.

    Thoughts will be appreciated.

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  3. Jordan.
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    • 15 Years
    14 years, 11 months ago

    me and a few others are doing the unimaginable this week and benching VDV for gw 24.

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    1. donners
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 11 months ago

      Very brave. I would bench a lot of DGW'ers before VDV.

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  4. alsybach
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 11 months ago

    any team news for the early kick offs!!!!?????

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  5. AP
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 11 months ago

    Benching VdV for GW 24? Fffffffffffff. that! He's a points machine.

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    1. gunners2011
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 11 months ago

      agreed, benching VDV is screwed up, Gets points no matter what

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    2. Jordan.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 11 months ago

      hes gonna have to produce at new away ,whereas a dgwk player may easily outscore him ,thats the dilemma.

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      1. AP
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 11 months ago

        I'd prefer VdV for 20 mins than some dgw sh*tter for 180mins personally.

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        1. Jordan.
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 11 months ago

          my other front 7 all on dgwk ,thats why ive done it,
          young/nzog/adam/nani
          rodellaga/ torres/ rooney(c)
          may weaken and bench rod (no sleep for a week)lol

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          1. 7923dos
            • 15 Years
            14 years, 11 months ago

            vdv will probably outscore torres

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  6. alfast1c
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 11 months ago

    Albrighton got DGW, so i also dont think will stand ot have VDV on banch even thou he only has 1 game ...

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    1. donners
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 11 months ago

      Yep, 90 mins of VDV > 180 mins of Albrighton (and that's if he even gets 180 mins)

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      1. alfast1c
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 11 months ago

        convinced! 🙂

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  7. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 11 months ago

    Is konchesky likely to play again for Liverpool as I've got him at the moment but can't decide if I should keep him for the double gameweek or sell him

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    1. Arse Craic
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 11 months ago

      i reckon konchesky will be in the dole queue very soon.

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  8. Arse Craic
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 11 months ago

    anyone reckon kelly for liverpool is a good short term investment? ... for next double gameweek only.

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    1. Grimmaldi - Send in the Clo…
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 11 months ago

      Seems like it to me.

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      1. Manamongst
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 11 months ago

        Don't like it, he may get more ambitious this week, but I don't think they (Liverpool) come out of the DGW with any cleansheets at best against Wolves. I say Djourou, Coleman and an Evra, and let the DGW's shout themselves in the foot with those marginal teams with 4 pts at the end of the week. And that's 0 if you burned a transfer on them.

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        1. Manamongst
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 11 months ago

          Besides, he's sure to play the Greek as well as Agger more, especially the Greek. I say Kelly will get 145 minutes at the most.

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  9. Perthite
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 11 months ago

    Which are the two games that one of which could be postponed depending on who is playing in the Carling Cup final?

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    1. donners
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 11 months ago

      Ars v Tot GW 28

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      1. Perthite
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 11 months ago

        Thanks. I thought there was something like one of the Birmingham GW27 games (v Everton?) or a West Ham game around that time.

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  10. Subham Ghosh
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 11 months ago

    Select 1 to bench this week among
    1)Tevez
    2)Fabregas
    3)Van Persie
    4)VdV

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    1. Manamongst
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 11 months ago

      I have a similar problem, but I think this is the week to probably rest an Arsenal player. I have Tevez, Nasri and VDV as well as Berbs and Rooney. My decision is easy, I sit Nasri, something tells me Wenger is going to start giving the Chamakh's, Rosicky's as well as Denilson and Arshavin. I think Walcott and Fabs play it out to keep fluidity...and Van P is probably going to start, but I doubt he plays for than 60 if at all. I bet a lot of fantasy managers holding Arsenal will get burned this week.

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  11. Gaz_b
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 11 months ago

    Bench Adam or nasri this week???

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    1. Gaz_b
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 11 months ago

      or bench adam, nasri, tevez or berbatov is a better question?>

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