<p>Its been a turbulent couple of weeks since my last post. I slipped outside the top 1,000 for the first time before bouncing back with a ton score over the weekend. There&#8217;s little time to reflect, though, as we head into yet another bumper double.</p>
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<p><strong>Transfers remaining: 20</strong><br />
<strong>Bank: 0.7m</strong></p>
<h3>Last gameweek</h3>
<p>Regular readers will notice that I now have a new Sanchez double act. Unfortunately, they have been far less successful than hoped. I opted for <strong>Alexis Sánchez </strong>over <strong>Pogba</strong> as he has more captaincy options over the next few weeks and looks to be getting close to his former self. The smart money would probably have been a move for De Bruyne (I&#8217;m not quite sure how I&#8217;v not drafted him in yet!). Despite missing out on the Belgium, <strong>Alexis </strong> has at least bagged a couple of goals and would of had more if it weren&#8217;t for a wonder save from De Gea.</p>
<p><strong>Davinson Sánchez</strong> on the other hand has been another transfer down the drain. At the time I brought him in, he looked like a canny investment &#8211; nailed on in a historically impressive Spurs back line and racking up bonus points for a cut price 7.9. Frustratingly, though, he&#8217;s gone and picked up a red card and Im now faced with having to make another transfers.</p>
<p><span style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">The Spurs defender turned out to be a small blip on an otherwise excellent week. Captains </span><strong style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">Hazard</strong><span style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> and </span><strong style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">Otemendi </strong><span style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">fired big hauls while Coutinho continued to repay my faith (stubbornness) in keeping him. Those three combined to score over 90% of my teams points as</span><b style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> </b>my other eight players could only muster 10 points between them.</p>
<h3>Replacing <strong>Davinson Sánchez</strong></h3>
<p>With Davinson Sánchez facing a three match ban, I&#8217;m eyeing up replacement options. There&#8217;s a few options within my budget, including Arsenal&#8217;s <strong>Monreal. </strong>&#8220;Nacho&#8221;<b>, </b>as he&#8217;s often known as, picks up passing bonus with the odd tackle bonus thrown in. Supporting his claim is that he&#8217;s assured of starts and Arsenal also have a decent run of fixtures over the busy festive season.</p>
<p>Despite the Spaniard&#8217;s appeal, I&#8217;m finding myself drawn to Chelsea&#8217;s new young talent <strong>Andreas Christensen</strong>. Coming in at a dirt cheap 6.4 and playing in the heart of a resolute Chelsea backline that has a kind run of fixtures stretching well into the new year. The Dane has also racked up tier 3 passing last time out and seems to be Conte&#8217;s good books (unlike Luiz). He might get rested a couple of times, but at that price and with those fixtures, I&#8217;m very tempted to roll the dice. That said, I don&#8217;t need the extra cash (not yet anyway) and Monreal does offer a certain security of starts that someone with my transfer count should be seeking. One to ponder before kick off on Saturday.</p>
<h3>Missing my transfer target</h3>
<p>The goal was 20 by Christmas day. With the Sanchez move, I&#8217;ll be down to 19. Not the end of the world, but, barring injuries or suspensions, I&#8217;m now on a self imposed transfer embargo. I&#8217;m not quite sure how I&#8217;v ended up with no attacking options for City, but at least I don&#8217;t have to put up with Pep&#8217;s rotation roulette.</p>
<h3>Captaincy</h3>
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<p>I&#8217;v lost faith in <strong>Kane. </strong>Even though Stoke at home looks like a plumb fixture, him and Spurs seem to be lacking something. As a result, I&#8217;m probably going to stick with <strong>Hazard</strong> on Saturday.</p>
<p>My Liverpool duo <strong>Salah</strong> and <strong>Coutinho</strong> are tempting on Sunday, but I fancy big Sam to get a full of confidence Everton side in shape to cause Klopp&#8217;s men a few issues. As a result, I may roll the dice on <strong>Sanchez. </strong></p>
<p><strong>Hazard</strong> is locked in again for Tuesday. Wednesday is far more difficult, as <strong>Kane</strong>, <strong>Sanchez</strong>, <strong>Salah</strong> and <strong>Coutinho </strong>all vie for the armband. Each of them have their merits and its likely to be a last minute decision when I see the lineups.</p>
<h3><span id="Some-useful-Sky-tools" class="ez-toc-section">Some useful Sky tools</span></h3>
<p>If you haven’t already, check out Ian’s <a href="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/ian-parrins-sky-transfer-toolkit/">popular planning tool</a> and Carl’s super clever <a href="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/forecasting-model-fantasy-football/">forecasting tool</a> – both very useful for members as we head into the busy Christmas period.</p>
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<p>I’d love to hear from you. How are you doing this season? What transfers are you mulling over? Who’s on your watchlist? Let me know in the comments!</p>
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