The first player I bought in Fantasy Football this season, was Sead Kolašinac.
I had only watched him in pre-season, but that was enough to persuade me. He got an assist in his first game against Leicester which gave me confidence for my purchase.
However, for the next two games he was nullified, first by being placed in the wrong position and second by not even playing!
Despite this affecting my overall FF points in the Daily Cannon league I stuck by him, and his performance against Bournemouth proves I was right.
His defending
Bournemouth didn’t really threaten Arsenal’s goal, so it was difficult to see Kolašinac defensively in the game.
At least we know he isn’t a centre back, thanks to Mr Wenger’s decision to play him there in previous games.
From what I could see, despite getting forward numerous times, Kolašinac did manage to track back and help Monreal, though a few good crosses by Bournemouth did come from that left-hand side.
The real test will come against Chelsea next week.
Another benefit of Kolašinac in defence that was evident in this game was his aerial duals. The combination of his strength and height at 6ft helped him win 60% of his headers and will be important at set pieces, where Arsenal have struggled in the past.
If Kolašinac can stay this consistent for the whole season, then I can’t see why he can’t be a potential player of the season for us.
The first real test for him in this position will be against Chelsea next week. Hopefully he can replicate his performance against them from the Community Shield and get on the scoresheet.
Kolašinac got 11 points this week in fantasy football, and I expect he’ll get a lot more.
Unfortunately, that hasn’t prevented me from dropping down the league tables (currently 111 in the Daily Cannon Classic league), with other players being great disappointments. Perhaps the smart thing to do is just to make Kolašinac captain.
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