The less said about last week the better. These weeks can be tricky to pretty and all, but my god I never expecting to register a score as lowly at 7. Thankfully I'm more confident about this week, but then again, isn't that what I said about last week too...?
This week is all about the strikers in the squad. We've got a terrific looking bronze target-man, the legendary Kim "Koreahimovic" Shin Wook, as well as a man that stands over a full foot shorter than the Korean in the form of the "Atomic Ant" and finally, the incredibly talented but incredibly half-arsed Ignacio Scocco.
So, the "Atomic Ant", otherwise known as Sebastian Giovinco; is he the best player in MLS at the moment? Despite being overlooked for the likes of Obafemi Martins and David Villa by the fans of MLS in the recent AT&T MLS All-Star Game Fan XI, he's certainly up there and he proved that in a stunning 4-4 draw over the weekend in which himself and the aforementioned David Villa were on fire. The Spaniard managed a meager two goal haul, compared to Giovinco's hat-trick and assist; he also missed a penalty! Let's hope he eventually makes it into the All-Star squad because that would be one hell of a special item!
The other standout players for me in this week's prediction are both Argentinians. Philly's Cristian Maidana shot up the overall assists leaderboard in MLS as he registered 3 in Union's comfortable 3-0 victory over Portland Timbers and River Plate's Ramiro Funes Mori scored an awesome free kick as they drew 1-1 at home.
Enjoy folks - remember we've got FUTTIES hitting packs on Wednesday too! #PACKPARTY
First XI
GK: David Mitov Nilsson (IKF Norrkoping) - 6 saves, including a penalty save, 0-0 vs IFK Goteborg
CB: Kevin Ellis (Sporting Kansas City) - 1 goal, 1-0 vs Vancouver Whitecaps
CB: Ramiro Funes Mori (River Plate) - 1 goal, 1-1 vs Temperley
CB: Kjetil Waehler (Valerenga) - 1 goal, 2-0 vs Sandefjord
RM: Lloyd Sam (New York Red Bulls) - 1 goal & 1 assist, 4-1 vs New England Revs
CAM: Cristian Maidana (Philadelphia Union) - 3 assists, 3-0 vs Portland Timbers
CDM: Vincent Nogueira (Philadelphia Union) - 2 goals, 3-0 vs Portland Timbers
CAM: Song Jin Hyung (Jeju United) - 2 goals, 4-3 vs Pohang Steelers
ST: Ignacio Scocco (Newell's Old Boys) - 2 goals & 1 assist, 3-0 vs Racing Club
ST: Kim Shin Wook (Ulsan Hyundai) - 2 goals & 1 assist, 4-1 vs Daejeon Citizen
ST: Sebastian Giovinco (Toronto FC) - 3 goals & 1 assist, 4-4 vs New York City
Substitutes Bench
GK: Per Bratveit (Haugesund) - 8 saves, 1-0 vs Molde FK
LB: Dane Massey (Dundalk) - 1 goal, 4-2 vs Galway United
RM: Dominic Oduro (Montreal Impact) - 2 goals, 3-0 vs Columbus Crew
CM: Ole Selnaes (Rosenborg) - 1 goal & 1 assist, 3-0 vs Odds BK
ST: Stevica Ristic (Jeonnam Dragons)- 2 goals, 3-2 vs Daejeon Citizen
ST: Jon Dadi Bodvarsson (Viking) - 2 goals & 1 assist, 4-1 vs Aalesunds FK
ST: Henok Goitom (AIK) - 2 goals & 2 assists, 4-1 vs GIF Sundsvall
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