First Ups and Downs of Segment 2
Paul Ellis/AFP/Getty ImagesLiverpool's Daniel Sturridge, left, and Steven Gerrard are currently providing good value for fantasy owners.
The first value adjustments since the start of Segment 2 offer insight on the form of teams and players. Fantasy managers can have their budgets increase if players' values rise and are sold. Conversely, if player values drop, the manager’s budget is reduced when those players are transferred.
Here is a look at selected players and their new values beginning with increases:
| GOALKEEPERS | |||||
| Player | Value | Gain | Pts. | Of note | |
| Julio Cesar | QPR | 5.6 | +.3 | 62 | Seven saves in his last two matches |
| Petr Cech | Chelsea | 7.6 | +.2 | 100 | Spotty performances - increase is a puzzle |
| Artur Boruc | S’hmptn | 4.8 | +.3 | 21 | 12 saves in 3 games for new Saints' wide-bodied #1. |
| DEFENDERS | |||||
| Nemanja Vidic | Man Utd | 7.7 | +.3 | 34 | Fit again and scored two games ago. |
| Cesar Azpilicueta | Chelsea | 7.0 | +.3 | 61 | Rafa’s choice and capable of assists. |
| Glen Johnson | Liverpool | 6.6 | +.3 | 93 | Starts and finishes; solid choice. |
| Maya Yoshida | S’hmptn | 5.1 | +.3 | 61 | Starts every game; getting clean sheets. |
| Luke Shaw | S’hmptn | 4.5 | +.3 | 50 | Future star; poised and strong. |
| MIDFIELDERS | |||||
| Juan Mata | Chelsea | 8.7 | +.3 | 134 | Goals, assists and clean sheets. |
| Eden Hazard | Chelsea | 8.3 | +. 3 | 126 | In great form until League Cup red card |
| Frank Lampard | Chelsea | 7.7 | +.3 | 86 | Near certain on penalties and now starting despite La-La land beckoning. |
| Others: Ramires, Chelsea 6.9 (+.3); Adam Johnson, Sunderland 6.5 (+.3); James Milner, Manchester City 6.5, (+.3) | |||||
| FORWARDS | |||||
| Robin van Persie | Man Utd | 10.2 | +.2 | 145 | The best and should have increased more. |
| Demba Ba | Chelsea | 8.5 | +.3 | 116 | Only drawback is sharing playing time with Torres. |
| Rickie Lambert | S’hmptn | 6.9 | +.3 | 109 | A throwback goal machine. |
| Romelu Lukaku | WBA | 6.0 | +.3 | 79 | Simply a monster talent. |
| Jason Puncheon | S’hmptn | 5.1 | +.3 | 83 | On a roll. |
| Others: Pavel Pogrebnyak, Reading, 5.6 (+.3); Franco Di Santo, Wigan 5.7 (+.3); Adam Le Fondre, Reading 5.5 (+.3)
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And here are selected players who have dropped in value with possible reasons for their lower value:
| GOALKEEPERS | |||||
| Player | Value | Loss | Pts. | Of note | |
| Asmir Begovic | Stoke | 5.9 | -.3 | 100 | Conceded 13 goals in 4 matches after allowing 4 in 8 |
| Pepe Reina | Liverpool | 6.0 | -.3 | 77 | No apparent reason for drop but didn’t start v. Norwich; Liverpool has conceded two goals in the past four matches. |
| DEFENDERS | |||||
| Robert Huth | Stoke | 5.6 | -.3 | 84 | Part of shaky Potters defense. |
| Ryan Shawcross | Stoke | 5.5 | -.3 | 81 | Another member of the leaking dam. |
| James Tompkins | West Ham | 4.2 | -.3 | 43 | Big Sam’s defence was indefensible vs. Arsenal. |
| MIDFIELDERS | |||||
| Steven Gerrard | Liverpool | 7.8 | -.2 | 133 | Mysterious drop; 55 points in 6 weeks; a career resurrection. |
| Clint Dempsey | Tottenham | 6.1 | -.3 | 84 | Once a fantasy machine has played infrequently & produced little under AVB - until Sunday that is. Adebayor who? |
| Santi Cazorla | Arsenal | 7.9 | -.2 | 142 | Little man who took fantasy world by storm had done little since hat trick, then posted 15 points in double game week. |
| Ashley Young | Man Utd | 6.9 | -.3 | 45 | Simply an awful fantasy pick. |
| Antonio Valencia | Man Utd | 6.8 | -.3 | 55 | Reduced playing time and even less impact. |
| FORWARDS | |||||
| Lukas Podolski | Arsenal | 7.5 | -.3 | 111 | Dismal until going crazy against West Ham. |
| Olivier Giroud | Arsenal | 6.6 | -.3 | 81 | Other half of the puzzle who came to life against West Ham. |
| Mario Balotelli | Man City | 6.5 | -.3 | 26 | Why is it always up to me to explain? |
Best values: Theo Walcott, Arsenal; Luis Suarez, Liverpool; Dempsey; Gerrard.
Worst values: Young; Emmanuel Adebayor, Tottenham; Samir Nasri, Manchester City; Wayne Rooney, Manchester United; Sergio Aguero, Manchester City; Nani, Manchester United; Oscar, Chelsea
Likely to increase: Theo Walcott, Arsenal; Podolski; David Silva, Manchester City; Daniel Sturridge, Liverpool; Loic Remy, QPR; Gerrard
Likely to drop: Hazard; David Luiz, Chelsea; Eden Hazard, Chelsea; Marouane Fellaini, Everton; Kevin Nolan, West Ham; Fernando Torres, Chelsea; Nikica Jelavic, Everton; Papiss Demba Cisse, Newcastle
Values change at each Gameweek lock, so the next adjustments will be Tuesday, Jan, 29.
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