Dream Team bosses are wisely crossing the North London divide ahead of Gameweek 28
MANY Dream Team managers are switching their allegiance to North London from red to white this week.
At the time of writing, Bukayo Saka (£5.8m), William Saliba (£3.3m) and Gabriel (£4m) are among the most transferred players ahead of Gameweek 28.
Conversely, Son Heung-min (£4.6m), Pedro Porro (£3.6m) and James Maddison (£4m) are among the most popular recruits.
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At first glance this may seem strange considering Arsenal are currently top of the Premier League, but the players making the move to Tottenham are actually following sound logic.
The Gunners are one of only six teams not to play a match in matchweek 28. Bournemouth, Brighton, Crystal Palace, Everton and Sheffield United are the others.
This scheduling error is due to the fact that six top clubs will compete in the FA Cup quarter-finals this weekend, meaning their league matches have been postponed.
Mikel Arteta’s side are comfortably the main absentees in the upcoming Gameweek, with four players among the 20 most selected players at the moment. Saka and Saliba are in third and fourth place respectively.
After their clean sheet, Arsenal will face Manchester City at the Etihad in their first match after the international break.
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While they will be confident of a competitive match against Pep Guardiola’s side after being beaten 1-0 at the Emirates Stadium in October, it is clearly a difficult match.
Saka and his team will also face Luton (at home) in Gameweek 29, which is a more promising fixture, but it is understandable why the Dream Team bosses are distancing themselves from Arsenal’s assets this week.
Spurs’ league match with Fulham at Craven Cottage will go ahead as planned in Gameweek 28 and the smart money should be on the visitors after their 4-0 against Aston Villa.
Son is currently the best player this Gameweek after plundering 16 points at Villa Park, so it’s no wonder he’s an early favorite for Gameweek 28.
Porro scored eight points against the Villains, but the telling statistic about the Spanish full-back is his season average of 6.4 points per game – the highest among all defenders in 2023/24.
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In midfield, only three players are averaging more points per game than Maddison’s 7.2 this season, while only top strikers Erling Haaland (£7.9m) and Mohamed Salah (£6.5m) have better averages than Spurs’ South Korean superstar (7.5 million). ).
Postecoglou’s side also have a relatively favorable series of matches after the international break with Luton (home) and West Ham (away) in Gameweek 29 and Nottingham Forest (home) in Gameweek 30.
It may well be that Arsenal’s players will find favor again after the international break, especially if they are still active in the Champions League, but for now it certainly seems wise to make the switch to the Spurs stars.
A successful Dream Team manager knows that there is little room for loyalty in this game.
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