A ROUND of applause for Lee Bishop, Game Week 22’s top gaffer.
His team, the imaginatively named ‘Bishop FC’, posted an impressive score of 121 points.
Let’s take a closer look at how he did it…
Lee is a Manchester United fan but he didn’t go overboard on his own team in a week in which the Red Devils played twice.
David de Gea (£3.8m) earned eight points against Leeds on Sunday and escaped from the Nou Camp with two more despite conceding twice.
Makeshift centre-back Luke Shaw (£3.8m) wasn’t so lucky in Catalonia as he incurred minus one point but he still ended Game Week 22 as the best-performing defender because of his 15-point haul at Elland Road, achieved via a clean sheet, assist and Star Man gong.
The England international now has 100 points to his name, something only six other defenders have achieved at this stage.
Kieran Tierney (£3.3m) didn’t feature for Arsenal against Brentford or Man City so it has to be said that Lee got that one wrong – Oleksandr Zinchenko (£3.3m) is very much the Gunners’ first-choice left-back at the moment.
And it was a relatively quiet week by Kieran Trippier’s (£6.6m) immense standards too.
Newcastle’s vice-captain had to settle for three points as Eddie Howe’s side were held to a 1-1 draw at Bournemouth.
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That fixture proved to be a prosperous one for Lee overall though because his faith in Miguel Almiron (£3.7m) was rewarded with an eight-point haul.
The Paraguayan winger scored his tenth league goal of the campaign, which is more than he managed in his first four seasons combined!
Defensive midfielders are usually best avoided in the realm of Dream Team but Rodri (£4m) has to be considered an exception at this stage.
Manchester City’s reliable Spaniard earned a massive match rating against Aston Villa to claim the Star Man award on top of his goal for a 13-point haul, which he boosted to 16 with another solid showing at the Emirates – no midfielder produced more points in Game Week 22.
Kevin De Bruyne (£7m) came pretty close though thanks to his masterclass on Wednesday night.
The Belgium international exhibited incredible technique to open the scoring before reverting back to his familiar role as assist-provider for City’s third goal – he banked 15 points when all was said and done.
A return of 13 points meant Game Week 22 was the second-most profitable of the season for Bukayo Saka (£4.5m).
Arsenal’s No7 provided the assist for Leandro Trossard’s (£3.7m) goal versus Brentford before he converted a penalty against Pep Guardiola’s side in midweek.
Saka is now the third-best asset in his position.
It’s a trio of familiar names up top.
Erling Haaland’s (£9m) ownership of 74.5% means it’s rare to see an IX without him and a 13-point haul restored normal service after two consecutive blanks.
These days, Marcus Rashford (£6.4m) is just as inevitable as Man City’s No9.
Man United’s homegrown hero scored an important header at Elland Road before he squeezed one in from a tight angle at the Nou Camp.
He’s become the second player to pass the 200-point mark in 2022/23 – Haaland being the first of course.
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Mohamed Salah (8m) had mustered just two points in his five previous games leading up to the Merseyside derby but he came good for Lee on Monday night with a thrilling counterattack goal and subsequent Star Man award for a 13-point return.
Great work, Lee, good luck to you and every other gaffer ahead of Game Week 23!
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
