Dream Team bosses making rookie mistake by recruiting hat-trick hero Justin Kluivert this week
JUSTIN KLUIVERT (£3.3m) is currently the second-most popular recruit ahead of Gameweek 21.
This may seem logical given the Dutchman is the most in-form player in Dream Team right now but are the gaffers in question making a rookie mistake?
Kluivert produced a sensational performance at St James’ Park on Saturday.
The Bournemouth midfielder bagged a hat-trick and provided an assist as the Cherries registered one of their most impressive away victories in the top flight.
Come the final whistle, with Newcastle vanquished 4-1, Kluivert left the scene with the match ball under his arm and 25 Dream Team points richer.
At the time of writing, he is Gameweek 20’s top performer.
More broadly, he’s plundered 49 points across his last three outings having also scored against West Brom and Chelsea.
It’s also worth noting his masterclass against the Magpies was his second hat-trick of the campaign – he converted three penalties against Wolves back in November.
Kluivert’s tally of 11 goals is only bettered by four other midfielders at this stage of the season.
The 25-year-old deserves plenty of praise for his efforts but Dream Team bosses rushing to recruit him this week are probably chasing lost points.
Transferring him into your XI ahead of Gameweek 19 would have been a masterstroke of sheer genius but what’s done is done.
If you use a transfer to enlist Kluivert this week then you’re backing him to provide plentiful points throughout the upcoming Gameweeks.
And while he certainly has form on his side, the schedule paints a more pessimistic picture.
Bournemouth are due to host high-flying Nottingham Forest in Gameweek 21 before they welcome league-leaders Liverpool to the Vitality Stadium in Gameweek 22.
Andoni Iraola’s side have proved themselves capable of stunning upsets but recruiting a player just before they face two of the Premier League’s top three is likely to be counterproductive.
Not only will Kluivert be up against two parsimonious defences in the next two Gameweeks, he’ll be on the wrong side of a fixture deficit as well.
Come the end of Gameweek 22, Bournemouth would have played twice in the same time Manchester City, Aston Villa, Newcastle and Manchester United would have fulfilled three fixtures; while Arsenal, Liverpool and Tottenham would have played FOUR times.
Simply put, Kluivert will have to produce something extraordinary to satisfy the gaffers recruiting him this week – it’s a low-percentage strategy.
For those keen on the second-generation star, he might be a smart differential option ahead of Gameweek 24, when the Cherries travel to lowly Southampton, before Gameweek 25 brings a rare double header against Wolves and Brighton.
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