Pep Guardiola caused a lot of commotion under Dream Team managers when he stated that Erling Haaland (£ 7.8 million) fit for the Gameweek 35 Deadline.
Since Manchester City would visit the relegated Southampton in demonstrably the biggest mismatch of the Premier League weekend, many Gaffers hurried to recruit the Big No9.
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Haaland came out of nowhere as the second most popular recruit for Gameweek 35, barely defeated by Bryan Mbeumo (£ 4.6 million) for Brentford’s trip to Ipswich.
It was a smart move on paper.
The prospect of one of the most productive goal scorers in the world football that was unleashed in the worst defense of the top flight was a wonderful, but dream team bosses that they now have nothing to be taken for granted.
Haaland only collected two points (for playing 60+ minutes) at St. Mary’s to make many Gaffers bitter impressed.
The popular syruper was almost anonymous because saints yielded a star resistance than to be expected for a 0-0 draw.
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After being put aside at the end of March, a small ring rust is to be expected.
Moreover, Haaland is the type of player that is only as good as the players behind him and it is probably honest to say that Man City may have had one eye on the FA Cup final on the south coast while playing at a relaxed pace.
More intensity is expected from Guardiola’s troops in Wembley next Saturday, when they start as favorites against Crystal Palace – they defeated the Eagles 5-2 in the competition last month.
If Haaland had gone against Southampton, he would almost certainly be the most popular recruit prior to Gameweek 36, with Man City because of the fulfillment of two games (Palace at Wembley Plus a home competition against Bournemouth).
But a rusty comeback performance can cause Gaffers to think twice.
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The threat of ‘Pep Roulette’ also looms that the term is to describe the unpredictable rotation policy of Guardiola.
Omar Marmoush (£ 4.8 million) scored four goals and offered two assists in nine trips prior to the return of Haaland, a fruitful run that yielded 71 points.
It will be no surprise if the Egyptian attacker leads the line from the road against the cherries after Haaland starts at Wembley – or maybe even the other way.
This means that the Norwegian striker is in no way guaranteed 180 minutes this coming game week.
Yet it will be difficult to resist prior to Friday’s deadline.
After missing seven games due to injury, Haaland remains third in the overall ranking with 352 points.
And only Mohamed Salah (£ 6.8 million) has scored more goals (33 to 30) in all competitions at this late stage.
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Haaland is currently the second most highly recruited player for Gameweek 36, behind only Ebereechi Eze (£ 5.1 million).
His property is back to 37.5%, making him the fourth most selected player in the game, but he is on schedule to jump to the third the deadline.
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