The Weekends International Fixtures

Well the hectic start to the Premier League continues to throw up some surprise results. I had felt at least one team would suffer a champions league hangover, unfortunately for me, I chose the wrong teams.

Arsenal it seems are the inconsistent members of the top 4. It’s often said that true champions are judged on how they respond to defeat. Well Arsenal have responded to poor results with resounding victories, however, true champions respond with several wins rather than solitary ones! So this could be an interesting trend to keep an eye on as the season progresses.

This Weekend sees the resumption of World Cup qualifying and we need to search for value in this particular market. The obvious wins are just that and the bookies have them priced accordingly.

Which is precisely why my eye has been drawn to Sweden hosting Portugal. Both teams have their injury woes so I see this as a contest of who has the best strength in depth. Both teams have had a fairly indifferent start to the campaign and I feel both will have a ‘don’t lose’ mentality, which makes the draw priced at 9/4 with Coral an attractive proposition