Fantasy Premier League

Rare market move boosts Irish manager

By The Scout 14 Feb 2017
Arsenal v Hull City

After making one swap in 19 Gameweeks, the FPL Manager of the Week owes success to two smart transfers

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When Barry McKervey returned to the Fantasy Premier League transfer market ahead of 2017, he could not have anticipated the revival that was to follow.

Having made only a single player swap up until Gameweek 19, he opted for the Wildcard chip to boost his squad.

However, Barry then embarked on a further hiatus, making only his second and third transfers of the season ahead of last weekend.

But both deals proved masterstrokes that capped an unbeatable 121-point Gameweek 25 tally. 

FPL Gameweek 25 Manager of the Week

Barry's first transfer was Manchester United's Antonio Valencia (£5.6m), who, in tandem with David De Gea (£5.4m) in goal, provided a clean sheet from the 2-0 victory over Watford.

The move for Burnley's Robbie Brady (£5.5m) was perhaps more impressive.

Owned by only 2,766 FPL managers, his Irish compatriot provided Barry with immediate rewards courtesy of a home-debut goal against Chelsea in Sunday's 1-1 draw.

The contributions of these two Gameweek signings were key factors, although it was the impact of captain Alexis Sanchez (£11.8m) that was to power Barry's triumph. 

With the Triple Captain chip deployed, Arsenal's Chilean (a mainstay in Barry's squad since Gameweek 1), provided a 45-point haul from a 2-0 victory over Hull City.

Sadio Mane's (£9.2m) brace and 16 points in Liverpool’s win over Tottenham Hotspur provided able support to Sanchez, before Barry sealed his Gameweek victory on Monday night as Manchester City's Raheem Sterling (£7.8m) and Sergio Aguero (£12.7m) combined to return another 15 points.

In his fourth FPL campaign, his unrivalled triple-figure tally helped Barry climb almost a million places in the overall rankings.

As Manager of the Week, Barry wins a copy of FIFA 17, a Nike Ordem 4 match ball and an FPL mug, all packaged in a Fantasy Premier League rucksack.

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